Emotional declarative memory assessment of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and patients submitted to mesial temporal lobectomy Avaliação da memória declarativa emociona... by Lara De Vecchi Machado, Jean Edith Frank, Carlos Tomaz

“…Our findings showed that the epilepsy factor significantly compromised the performance in the emotional memory test. …”
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Communication on familial suicide: development of the Family Communication on Suicide Questionnaire by Sonja Radde, Stefan Gutwinski, Keith Harris, Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Felix Bermpohl, Konrad Schnabel, Frauke Stuke, Jonathan Henssler

“…Factor analysis indicated good factor structure and internal consistency, especially regarding functional communication patterns, while the Derogatory factor requires further analysis. …”
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Cognitive Rehabilitation: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Relevance of OTPF by Asha Vas, Anna Luedtke, Eryn Ortiz, Natalie Mackie, Samantha Gonzalez

“…Therefore, researchers and clinicians have developed and tested cognitive training protocols to address these challenges. …”
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Vegetative Filter Strips—A Best Management Practice for Controlling Nonpoint Source Pollution by Lei Wu, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Yuncong Li

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Fumarprotocetraric acid and geraniin were identified as novel inhibitors of human respiratory syncytial virus infection in vitro by Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Yi-Man Huang, Yi-Man Huang, Jun Zhao, Jun Zhao, Yi-Ming Bai, Yi-Ming Bai, Cai-Qin Yan, Cai-Qin Yan, Guan-Hua Du, Guan-Hua Du, Li-Shu Zheng, Li-Shu Zheng, Ai-Lin Liu, Ai-Lin Liu

“…Real-time PCR was used to detect inflammatory factor expression. ATP assay and JC-1 stain were used to evaluate mitochondrial protection function. …”
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Differential efficacy of olfactory neurospheres from deviated nasal septum and chronic rhinosinusitis patients in regenerating olfactory epithelium by Rong-San Jiang, Chiang-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Jing-Jie Wang, Jia-Bin Liao, Kuo-Ti Peng, Yao-Chang chiang, Pei-Ling Chi

“…DNS-ONS displayed superior self-renewal capacity and higher neurotrophic factor production compared to CRS-ONS, which showed impaired OSN maturation and lower neurotrophic factor levels. …”
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Daily routines, short-term priorities, and nurses’ role hamper self-management support in a hospital setting: A mixed methods study by Susanne van Hooft, Elke Berger, Cailey van Torenburg, AnneLoes van Staa

“…Objective: To gain a deeper understanding of the factors perceived by nurses to impede or promote their support of patients’ self-management within the dynamic environment of the in-patient hospital setting. …”
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Effect of Dietary Patterns on Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in the Very Old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. by Antoneta Granic, Carol Jagger, Karen Davies, Ashley Adamson, Thomas Kirkwood, Tom R Hill, Mario Siervo, John C Mathers, Avan Aihie Sayer

“…Men in DP1 and women in DP3 also had overall slower TUG than those in DP2 (β = 0.08, p = 0.001 and β = 0.06, p = 0.01, respectively), but similar rate of decline after adjusting for sociodemographic, lifestyle, health, and functioning factors. The results for HGS and TUG were not affected by participants' cognitive status.…”
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USE OF THE CASE METHOD DURING THE STUDY OF THE DISCIPLINE “MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS” by Volodymyr Fediv, Оlena Olar, Tetiana Biriukova, Orusia Mykytiuk, Victor Kulchynskyj

“…The case designed to study the course of medical and biological physics, given its specifics, may contain the following types of questions of a professionally oriented nature: 1) manifestations of physical phenomena and processes in the human body and the possibility of their study; 2) basic methods of determining physical quantities in medical practice; 3) principles of functioning of devices in diagnostic and medical practice; 4) the consequences of the interaction of physical factors with biological environments; 5) prevention of adverse effects of external physical factors on the human body and counteraction to occupational diseases. …”
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Computerized cognitive training in cognitively healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effect modifiers. by Amit Lampit, Harry Hallock, Michael Valenzuela

“…Computerized cognitive training (CCT) is believed to be safe and can be inexpensive, but neither its efficacy in enhancing cognitive performance in healthy older adults nor the impact of design factors on such efficacy has been systematically analyzed. …”
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The prevalence and long-term effects of PTSD and moral injury in Swedish military veterans by Sofia Nilsson, Alicia Ohlsson, Sofia Svensén, Gerry Larsson, Gerry Larsson

“…Health- and deployment-related background variables were identified that may be related to indications of moral injury.DiscussionThe study results highlight the type(s) of stressful experience and the health- and deployment-related factors that should be monitored post-deployment, which may serve as risk factors in developing indications of moral injury. …”
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Performance exploration of multi-gene panels of alopecia areata susceptibility and drug-binding targets by Hongye Liu, Yang Li, Ling Ren, Xiaofeng Yang, Shuo Zhang, Hongmei Bi, Hongxia He, Jingyu Ren, Xiaoqing Lang, Shuping Guo

“…The functions of these genes in biological processes were analyzed to identify special multi-gene panels that may play crucial roles in AA. …”
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Phospholipase Cζ, the Molecular Spark of Fertilization and Male Infertility: Insights from Bench to Bedside by Aris Kaltsas, Maria-Anna Kyrgiafini, Zissis Mamuris, Fotios Dimitriadis, Athanasios Zachariou, Michael Chrisofos, Nikolaos Sofikitis

“…Phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ) has emerged as a pivotal sperm-specific factor responsible for triggering oocyte activation, a process essential for successful fertilization and early embryogenesis. …”
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The Role of Neurohypophysial Hormones in the Endocrine and Paracrine Control of Gametogenesis in Fish by Maya Zanardini, Hamid R. Habibi

“…However, growing evidence suggests that AVPand OXT also regulate gonadal functions in teleost fish. Their expression in both male and female gonads, the presence of their receptors in ovaries and testes, and their interactions with steroids and other gonadal factors indicate a role in modulating gametogenesis and steroidogenesis via autocrine and paracrine mechanisms. …”
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Bioenergetic profiles of peripheral mononuclear cells and systemic inflammation in women with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS). by Parveen Kumar, Robert A Oster, Dean G Assimos, Timothy J Ness, Tanecia Mitchell

“…Several cytokines and chemokines including Interferon-gamma (IFN-ɣ), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-ɑ), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Interleukin-8 (IL-8) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels were significantly elevated in the plasma of patients with IC/BPS. …”
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Analysis of Heat Transfer Performance in a Brayton Cycle Recuperator by Elvis Falcão de Araújo, Guilherme Borges Ribeiro, Lamartine Nogueira Frutuoso Guimarães

“…The matrix of tubes has a fixed count of 4 rows along the exchanger axis, while the number of tubes around the axis is variable, where the samples of 5, 7, 9, 12 and 16 are tested. The characteristic curves of heat transfer rate, effectiveness, convection coefficient and Colburn factor are built for each of the studied geometries in function of the Reynolds number. …”
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Age and weekly physical activity are correlated with ballistic VR decision making and reaction time shooting performance at rest by Alex Buga, Xavier El-Shazly, Christopher D. Crabtree, Justen T. Stoner, Lucas Arce, Drew D. Decker, Bradley T. Robinson, Madison L. Kackley, Teryn N. Sapper, John Paul V. Anders, William J. Kraemer, Jeff S. Volek

“…The first test measured decision-making as a function of shooting a series of correct shapes (squares/triangles/circles) and colors (green/red/blue), twice, in under 2 s. …”
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Bone mineral density and serum levels of 25 OH vitamin D in chronic users of antiepileptic drugs Densidade mineral óssea e níveis séricos de 25 OH vitamina D em usuários crônicos d... by Carolina A.M. Kulak, Victória Z.C. Borba, John P. Bilezikian, Carlos E. Silvado, Luciano de Paola, César L. Boguszewski

“…Medical history and physical exam were performed on all subjects with particular information sought about fractures and risks factors for osteoporosis. Blood samples were collected for total serum calcium, albumin, phosphorus, creatinine, total alkaline phosphatase, and liver function tests. …”
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Differing evolutionary histories of the ACTN3*R577X polymorphism among the major human geographic groups. by Carlos Eduardo G Amorim, Victor Acuña-Alonzo, Francisco M Salzano, Maria Cátira Bortolini, Tábita Hünemeier

“…It has been proposed that the functional ACTN3*R577X polymorphism might have evolved due to selection in Eurasian human populations. …”
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mRNA level of antioxidant genes and activity of NADPH-generating enzymes in rotenone-induced parkinsonism in rats by E. D. Kryl’skii, G. A. Razuvaev, T. N. Popova, L. E. Nikhaev, A. I. Akinina

“…A decrease in the activity of G6PDH and NADP-IDH led to a decrease in the availability of NADPH, which is a limiting factor in the functioning of the glutathione antioxidant system. …”
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