Two studies were conducted to examine the implications of an apology versus a denial for repairing trust after an alleged violation. Results reveal that trust was repaired more successfully when mistrusted parties (a) apologized for violations concerning matters of competence but denied culpability for violations concerning matters of integrity, and (b) had apologized for violations when there ...

A 29-year-old man, with no significant past medical history, was in his usual state of health until the afternoon of admission. The patient was seated at work eating lunch when he suddenly noticed that his vision became blurry. He covered his right eye and had no visual difficulty but noted blurry vision upon covering his left eye. At this point, the patient tried to stand up, but had difficult...

A design algorithm is derived, for a calculating minimum allowable electrical clearances in alternating and direct current “permissible” equipments, which are authorized to operate in gassy mines and tunnels under Part 18 of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations [1]. The calculated clearances apply to operations at altitudes ranging up to 12 000 ft (3658 m) above sea level. The minimum allowabl...

What does it take for a subject to experience personal memory as being her own? According Fernández’ (2019) model of endorsement, this particular phenomenal quality our memories, their “sense mineness”, can be explained in terms the mnemonic content veridical. In article, I criticize two reasons: (a) evidence that is used by Fernández ground his theoretical proposal dubious; and more importantl...

Presentation A 67-year-old male resident of Florida initially presented to another institution with an 8-week history of fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and diarrhea that led to muscle wasting and a more-than-20% weight loss. The patient complained of poor appetite, early satiety, and intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting, but no hematem...

OBJECTIVE To compare the morphology of the hymen in adolescent girls who have and have not had sexual intercourse involving penile-vaginal penetration. SUBJECTS Female patients aged 13 to 19 years, recruited from an urban adolescent medicine practice. METHODS Subjects were interviewed in private after completing detailed questionnaires and then underwent a physical examination. External gen...

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Bariatric surgery may help improve outcomes in obese cirrhotic patients who have been denied evaluation for liver transplanta-tion primarily because of weight. which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Obesity is associated with an increase in mor...