OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of social isolation on oral mucosal healing in rats, and to determine if wound-associated genes and microRNAs (miRNAs) may contribute to this response. METHODS Rats were group housed or socially isolated for 4 weeks before a 3.5 mm wound was placed on the hard oral palate. Wound closure was assessed daily and tissues were collected for determination of gen...

This paper provides a welfare economic analysis of the problem of districting. In the context of a simple micro-founded model intended to capture the salient features of U.S. politics, it studies how a social planner should allocate citizens of different ideologies across districts to maximize aggregate utility. In the model, districting determines the equilibrium seat-vote curve which is the r...

Evidence supports the link between air pollution and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, exposure to indoor (IDP) is likely be associated with disease. The poor, refugees, migrant workers who live in feeble conditions are most vulnerable. pandemic has caused many people remain indoors, especially at-risk individuals (e.g., elderly, diabetics, obese, cardiac, chronic lung patients). ...

The main cause of a childless couple's lack societal support is the depressing ignorance and maltreatment causes childlessness its treatment. Childless couples are socially emotionally vulnerable in many parts world because this isolation. pressure to become pregnant may be directed at women various societies, she frequently one who suffers most from effects. One primary reasons for male infert...

PURPOSE The study examines various combinations of levels of social isolation in private life and peripheral work position as predictors of disability pension (DP). A second aim was to test the potential interaction effects (above additivity) of social isolation and peripheral work position on the future risk of DP, and to provide results for men and women by age. METHOD The study was based o...