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MRI of trunk muscles and motor and respiratory function in patients with myot...
Abstract Background Myotonic Dystrophy 1 (DM1) causes progressive myopathy of extremity muscles. DM1 may also affect muscles of the trunk. The aim of this study was to... -
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High Sch...
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High School Struggling Readers -
Effects of oxytocin administration on salivary sex hormone levels in autistic...
Abstract Background Oxytocin administration, which may be of therapeutic value for individuals with social difficulties, is likely to affect endogenous levels of other socially... -
Changes in the volatiles, chemical components and antioxidant activities of C...
Chinese jasmine tea, a type of flower-scented tea, is produced by repeatedly mixing the base tea with the aromatic flowers of Jasminum sambac. The aim of this study was to... -
Ratings of performance in multisource feedback: comparing performance theorie...
Abstract Background Multisource feedback (MSF) is increasingly being used to assess trainee performance, with different assessor groups fulfilling a crucial role in utility of... -
Children’s GPS-determined versus self-reported transport in leisure time and ...
Abstract Background This study aimed to examine both GPS-determined and self-reported walking, cycling and passive transport in leisure time during week- and weekend-days among... -
Effects of weight change on apolipoprotein B-containing emerging atherosclero...
Abstract Background and aims Non-high-density (HDL)-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-particle number, apolipoprotein B, lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), and small-dense (sdLDL)... -
Comparative study to evaluate the voluntary acceptance of two liquid oral for...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the voluntary acceptance of two oral liquid formulations of ciclosporin, investigational Atopica® oral... -
Acupuncture protects against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury via suppres...
Abstract Background Acupuncture treatment possesses the neuroprotection potential to attenuate cerebral ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has... -
Changes of the glutathione redox system during the weaning transition in pigl...
Abstract Background Weaning is known to result in barrier dysfunction and villus atrophy in the immediate post-weaning phase, and the magnitude of these responses is... -
Hearing loss and cognitive function among Chinese older adults: the role of p...
Abstract Background Hearing loss, a highly prevalent sensory impairment affecting older adults, is a risk factor for cognition decline. However, there were very limited studies... -
Impact of physical activity level and dietary fat content on passive overcons...
Abstract Background Passive overconsumption is the increase in energy intake driven by the high-fat energy-dense food environment. This can be explained in part because dietary... -
Untangling performance from success
Abstract Fame, popularity and celebrity status, frequently used tokens of success, are often loosely related to, or even divorced from professional performance. This dichotomy... -
The relationship between foot arch measurements and walking parameters in chi...
Abstract Background Walking mechanics are influenced by body morphology. Foot arch height is one aspect of body morphology central to walking. However, generalizations about the... -
Peripheral blood metabolome predicts mood change-related activity in mouse mo...
Abstract Bipolar disorder is a major mental illness characterized by severe swings in mood and activity levels which occur with variable amplitude and frequency. Attempts have... -
Epithelial and interstitial Notch1 activity contributes to the myofibroblasti...
Abstract Background Notch1 signalling is a stem-cell-related pathway that is essential for embryonic development, tissue regeneration and organogenesis. However, the role of... -
Associations between twelve common gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to h...
Abstract Background Associations between polymorphisms in vitamin D receptor (VDR)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/interleukin-18 (IL-18)/mannose-binding lectin (MBL)... -
Cytokine pre-activation of cryopreserved xenogeneic-free human mesenchymal st...
Abstract Background Human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) represent a promising therapeutic strategy for ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and acute respiratory... -
Evaluating inter-rater reliability of indicators to assess performance of med...
Abstract Background To build capacity in medicines management, the Uganda Ministry of Health introduced a nationwide supervision, performance assessment and recognition strategy... -
Effect of injection of love-dart mucus on physical vigour in land snails: can...
We investigated a conspicuous mating behaviour of simultaneously hermaphroditic land snails, the so-called shooting of love-darts, whereby a snail pushes its love-dart(s) into...
