High levels of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) in various parts the world revamped debate about its impact on activity. Employing heterogeneous panel structural vector autoregressions, we test for EPU spillovers other countries’ reduces growth real output, private consumption, and investment, with from abroad accounting two-thirds effect. Using local projections, show that surges United State...

Objective: To determine the reasons for hesitancy against COVID-19 vaccine in Rawalpindi/Islamabadregion of Pakistan.Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration Study: The study was conducted at Department Microbiology, Army MedicalCollege, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from 1 June 2021 to July 2021.Materials Methods: A questionnaire socio-demographic variables factors leading vaccinationhes...

Introduction: Little information is available concerning the radiation exposure of anesthesiologists, and no such data have previously been collected in Iran. This prospective study was performed to determine the amount of radiation exposure of anesthesiologists for the purpose of assessing whether or not dangerous levels of radiation exposures were being reached, and to identify factors that c...

The study explored the relation of fear of death (Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale) to maternal grief (Perinatal Grief Scale-33) following miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, or infant=child death. The 400 women participants were recruited from the website, e-mail lists, and parent groups of an organization that supports bereaved parents. Fear of death had a statistically significant r...

The fear-avoidance model postulates that in chronic low back pain (CLBP) a fear of movement is acquired in the acute phase, which leads to subsequent avoidance of physical activity and contributes to the pain syndrome's becoming chronic. In the present event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study of the neural correlates of the fear of movement, 60 women (30 CLBP patients, 1...

Valerie Maupin’s best friend had a loved one who needed a kidney. In an act of extraordinary altruism, Maupin offered one of hers, but she was not a match. Then she wondered: If I’m willing to do this for someone I know, why not for someone else whose need is just as great? With that thought, Maupin, a 24-yold nursing student and hair stylist living in San Diego, decided to do something even mo...

background: radiology staff needs to justify the radiation exposures in order to protect themselves and others from radiation risks. the aims of this study were to examine the awareness level of radiation dose and protection amongst radiographers and to compare their performance between major jordanian hospitals. materials and methods: a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4 major jordanian...