Despite the importance of affectionate communication for relational development and maintenance, individuals expressing affection incur a number of risks, including possible misinterpretation of the expressions as sexual overtures. These risks appear to be magnified in the male-male relationship, where overt expressions of affection may be all but prohibited by normative expectancies. The prese...

BACKGROUND Symmetric polyarthritis associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection frequently displays a clinical picture like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) have high specificity for the diagnosis of RA. This study examined the frequency and clinical significance of anti-CCP antibodies in patients with chronic HCV infection, with and without manif...

The familial aggregation of rheumatoid arthritis was examined to determine factors modifying the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in first degree relatives of 165 cases ascertained from January 1, 1987, through March 31, 1987, using the Saint Margaret Memorial Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, without regard to previous information concerning the occurrence of rheuma...

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder affecting primarily the exocrine glands, leading to keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and xerostomia, but that can also include extraglandular features(1). Due the anatomical, physiological and pathological similarity between the pancreas and the salivary glands, it has been described that the pancreas it is not exempt from the damage produced by...

BACKGROUND We examined within-family variation in siblings' memories of experiences with parents and their associations with current positive and negative affect. METHODS Participants were 1,369 adults with at least 1 sibling, aged 26-74 years from 498 families in the MacArthur Study of Midlife in the United States (M(age) = 47 years, 59% women, 94% White). RESULTS There was considerable va...

potentiality the mature pattern of social behaviour depends upon the pattern of behaviour established in early family relationships. Normal behaviour presupposes that the child in the home should have met firstly with stable and secure affection. This is a biological need without which he cannot develop normally. In its absence, relative or, rarely, complete, he will be liable to a wide variety...

imam mohammed bin idris al- shafe‘i has had plenty of poetical talent and an extensive literal knowledge. it seems that his literal aspect has not taken into account much compared to other aspects of his personality. whatever exists are testimony by some of the pioneers in the fields of knowledge and literature confirming his erudition in poetry and literature. after introducing the poetical an...