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Hans Kirschner, Willem Kuyken, Kim Wright et al. · 2019 · Clinical Psychological Science
Self-compassion and its cultivation in psychological interventions are associated with improved mental health and well-being. However, the underlying processes for this are not well understood. We randomly assigned 135 participants to study the effect of two short-term self-compassion exercises on self-reported-state mood and psychophysiological responses compared to three control conditions of negative (rumination), neutral, and positive (excitement) valence. Increased self-reported-state self-compassion, affiliative affect, and decreased self-criticism were found after both self-compassion e
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Pauline Stanton, Richard Gough, Ruth Ballardie et al. · 2014 · The International Journal of Human Resource Management
This article analyses a process improvement project based on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) techniques in the emergency department (ED) of a large Australian hospital. We consider perspectives of the clinical and managerial staff involved in the…
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P. M. Bombuwela, De Alwis · 2013 · Journal of Competitiveness
The study was entirely designed by centering the focal problem of the effect of Glass Ceiling on Women Career Development. The overall study was structure based on the conceptual framework built up using the information of literature survey. The study was conducted with the aim of obtaining the following objective. That is "To find out the Effect of Glass Ceiling on Women Career Development with regard to female executive level employees who are working in private sector organizations." At the same time, hypotheses are developed to find out whether there is a significant effect of Individual F
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Irene H. Flønes, Erika Fernández‐Vizarra, Maria Lykouri et al. · 2017 · Acta Neuropathologica
Mitochondrial complex I deficiency occurs in the substantia nigra of individuals with Parkinson's disease. It is generally believed that this phenomenon is caused by accumulating mitochondrial DNA damage in neurons and that it contributes to the process of neurodegeneration. We hypothesized that if these theories are correct, complex I deficiency should extend beyond the substantia nigra to other affected brain regions in Parkinson's disease and correlate tightly with neuronal mitochondrial DNA damage. To test our hypothesis, we employed a combination of semiquantitative immunohistochemical an
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Steven Boonen, Dennis M. Black, Cathleen Colón‐Emeric et al. · 2010 · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy of once-yearly intravenous zoledronic acid (ZOL) 5 mg in reducing risk of clinical vertebral, nonvertebral, and any clinical fractures in elderly osteoporotic postmenopausal women. DESIGN: A post hoc…
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T.J. Karpanen, A.L. Casey, Peter A. Lambert et al. · 2011 · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether copper incorporated into hospital ward furnishings and equipment can reduce their surface microbial load. DESIGN: A crossover study. SETTING: Acute care medical ward with 19 beds at a large university…
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Kaoping Zhang, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Yong‐Guan Zhu et al. · 2020 · mSystems
Both space and time are key factors that regulate microbial community, but microbial temporal variation is often ignored at a large spatial scale. In this study, we compared spatial and seasonal effects on bacterial and fungal diversity variation across an 878-km transect and found direct evidence that space is far more important than season in regulating the soil microbial community. Partitioning the effect of season, space and environmental variables on microbial community, we further found that fast-changing environmental factors contributed to microbial temporal variation.
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Rogier M. Thurlings, Marie Boumans, Janneke Tekstra et al. · 2010 · Arthritis & Rheumatism
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between the type I interferon (IFN) signature and clinical response to rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS: Twenty RA patients were treated with rituximab (cohort 1). Clinical…
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Jordan Spatz, E. E. Fields, Elaine W Yu et al. · 2012 · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
CONTEXT: Animal models and human studies suggest that osteocytes regulate the skeleton's response to mechanical unloading in part by an increase in sclerostin. However, few studies have reported changes in serum sclerostin in humans…
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Brendan McMullan, Catriona Halliday, Tania C. Sorrell et al. · 2012 · PLoS ONE
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningitis. A recently introduced lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) to detect cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) is reportedly more rapid and convenient than standard latex agglutination (LA), but has not yet been evaluated in a diagnostic laboratory setting. METHODS: One hundred and six serum, 42 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and 20 urine samples from 92 patients with known or suspected cryptococcosis were tested by LA and LFA, and titres were compared. Results were correlated with laboratory-confirmed cryptococcosis. Serial samples were tested i
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Man‐Fung Yuen, Ingolf Schiefke, Jung‐Hwan Yoon et al. · 2019 · Hepatology
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: ARC-520, the first an RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic, was designed to reduce all RNA transcripts derived from covalently closed circular DNA, leading to a reduction in viral antigens and hepatitis B virus (HBV)…
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Mark Umbricht, Frank Fernandez, Justin C. Ortagus · 2015 · Educational Policy
Previous studies have shown that state performance funding policies do not increase baccalaureate degree production, but higher education scholarship lacks a rigorous, quantitative analysis of the unintended consequences of performance…
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Jochen Klucken, Anne-Maria Poehler, Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari et al. · 2012 · Autophagy
Synucleinopathies like Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are characterized by α-synuclein aggregates within neurons (Lewy bodies) and their processes (Lewy neurites). Whereas α-synuclein has been genetically linked to…
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Enda M. Byrne, Philip Gehrman, Sarah E. Medland et al. · 2013 · American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Several aspects of sleep behavior such as timing, duration and quality have been demonstrated to be heritable. To identify common variants that influence sleep traits in the population, we conducted a genome-wide association study of six…
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Daantje Derks, Lieke L. ten Brummelhuis, Dino Zecic et al. · 2012 · European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
This study examines the impact of work-related smartphone use on daily recovery from work-related efforts. The literature shows that work–home interference (WHI) is an important inhibitor of the recovery process. We propose that the…
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Stephen E. Alway, Jean L. McCrory, Kalen Kearcher et al. · 2017 · The Journals of Gerontology Series A
Older men (n = 12) and women (n = 18) 65-80 years of age completed 12 weeks of exercise and took either a placebo or resveratrol (RSV) (500 mg/d) to test the hypothesis that RSV treatment combined with exercise would increase mitochondrial…
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Stanley E. Lazic, Elizaveta Semenova, Dominic P. Williams · 2020 · Scientific Reports
Regulatory authorities require animal toxicity tests for new chemical entities. Organ weight changes are accepted as a sensitive indicator of chemically induced organ damage, but can be difficult to interpret because changes in organ weight might reflect chemically-induced changes in overall body weight. A common solution is to calculate the relative organ weight (organ to body weight ratio), but this inadequately controls for the dependence on body weight - a point made by statisticians for decades, but which has not been widely adopted. The recommended solution is an analysis of covariance (
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Jaana Hartiala, Brian J. Bennett, W.H. Wilson Tang et al. · 2014 · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
OBJECTIVE: Elevated levels of plasma trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), the product of gut microbiome and hepatic-mediated metabolism of dietary choline and L-carnitine, have recently been identified as a novel risk factor for the development…
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Patrick N. Osakwe, Amelia U. Santos‐Paulino, Berna Doğan · 2018 · Journal of African Trade
This paper explores the relationship between trade, trade liberalization, and exports diversification in developing and Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. The non-parametric analyses indicate that developing countries that are more open…
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Catalina Medina, Sı́món Barquera, Ian Janssen · 2013 · PubMed
OBJECTIVE: To determine the test-retest reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the short-form International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) among adults in Mexico. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of a…
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Kevin C. Huoh, David W. Eisele · 2011 · Otolaryngology
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate etiologic factors for sialolithiasis in a population of patients from the United States. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, cohort study. SETTING: Tertiary university. MATERIALS AND…
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Jaap Brand, Stef van Buuren, Saskia le Cessie et al. · 2018 · Statistics in Medicine
In healthcare cost-effectiveness analysis, probability distributions are typically skewed and missing data are frequent. Bootstrap and multiple imputation are well-established resampling methods for handling skewed and missing data.…
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Kevin W. Eva, Harold Reiter, Jack Rosenfeld et al. · 2012 · JAMA
CONTEXT: There has been difficulty designing medical school admissions processes that provide valid measurement of candidates' nonacademic qualities. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether students deemed acceptable through a revised admissions…
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Teruko Tashiro, Sorin V. Pislaru, Jodi M Blustin et al. · 2014 · European Heart Journal
AIMS: Severe aortic stenosis (SAS) is a major risk factor for death after non-cardiac surgery, but most supporting data are from studies over a decade old. We evaluated the risk of non-cardiac surgery in patients with SAS in contemporary…
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Clelia Gasparini, Leigh W. Simmons, Maxine Beveridge et al. · 2010 · PLoS ONE
Sperm competition is expected to favour the evolution of traits that influence the performance of sperm when they compete to fertilize a female's eggs. While there is considerable evidence that selection favours increases in sperm numbers, much less is known about how sperm quality contributes towards competitive fertilization success. Here, we determine whether variation in sperm quality influences competitive fertilization success in the green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri, a highly promiscuous livebearing fish. We use artificial insemination as a method of controlled sperm delivery and show
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Tariq M. Butt, Bethany P. J. Greenfield, Carolyn Greig et al. · 2013 · PLoS ONE
Metarhizium anisopliae, a fungal pathogen of terrestrial arthropods, kills the aquatic larvae of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and yellow fever. The fungus kills without adhering to the host cuticle. Ingested conidia also fail to germinate and are expelled in fecal pellets. This study investigates the mechanism by which this fungus adapted to terrestrial hosts kills aquatic mosquito larvae. Genes associated with the M. anisopliae early pathogenic response (proteinases Pr1 and Pr2, and adhesins, Mad1 and Mad2) are upregulated in the presence of larvae, but the established infection proces
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Dion Bongaerts, Frank de Jong, Joost Driessen · 2017 · Review of Financial Studies
We use an asset pricing approach to compare the effects of the liquidity level and liquidity risk on expected U.S. corporate bond returns. Using signed transaction data, we estimate effective transaction costs for bond portfolios by a…
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Mareike Albert, Sandra U. Schmitz, Susanne M. Kooistra et al. · 2013 · PLoS Genetics
Embryonic development is tightly regulated by transcription factors and chromatin-associated proteins. H3K4me3 is associated with active transcription and H3K27me3 with gene repression, while the combination of both keeps genes required for development in a plastic state. Here we show that deletion of the H3K4me2/3 histone demethylase Jarid1b (Kdm5b/Plu1) results in major neonatal lethality due to respiratory failure. Jarid1b knockout embryos have several neural defects including disorganized cranial nerves, defects in eye development, and increased incidences of exencephaly. Moreover, in line
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Tim Jenkinson, Howard Jones, José Vicente Martinez · 2015 · The Journal of Finance
ABSTRACT Investment consultants advise institutional investors on their choice of fund manager. Focusing on U.S. actively managed equity funds, we analyze the factors that drive consultants’ recommendations, what impact these…
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Alan K. Burnett, Nigel H. Russell, Ann E. Hunter et al. · 2013 · Blood
Better treatment is required for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) not considered fit for intensive chemotherapy. We report a randomized comparison of low-dose Ara-C (LDAC) vs the novel nucleoside, clofarabine, in untreated…
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