Publications
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| measuring burden in dementia caregivers: confirmatory factor analysis for short forms of the zarit burden interview. | to examine the psychometric properties of different short versions of the zarit burden interview (zbi), and to find an efficient and valid short version for clinical use among dementia caregivers. | 2017 | 27580015 |
| patient perceptions of deprescribing: survey development and psychometric assessment. | although clinicians ultimately decide when to discontinue (deprescribe) medications, patients' perspectives may guide the process. | 2017 | 27579916 |
| patient opinion of scarring is multidimensional: an investigation of the posas with confirmatory factor analysis. | scarring is a significant consequence for patients following a burn. understanding how patients perceive the physiological scar and define scar severity may provide valuable information regarding how the scar influences quality of life after burn. the patient and observer scar assessment scale was the first scar assessment tool validated to include the patients' evaluation of the scars physical qualities, following a burn. validation studies of this tool have previously been conducted for a disc ... | 2017 | 27576936 |
| defining the common femoral artery: insights from the femoral arterial access with ultrasound trial. | we sought to establish the typical location of the common femoral artery (cfa) bifurcation, the origin and most inferior reflection of the inferior epigastric artery (iea) relative to the femoral head (fh) and whether patient demographics predicted anatomical variations. | 2017 | 27566991 |
| reaction pathway mechanism of thermally induced isomerization of 9,12-linoleic acid triacylglycerol. | to clarify the formation mechanism of trans linoleic acid isomers in edible oils during the heating process, trilinolein and trilinoelaidin, as representative oils, were placed in glass ampoules and sealed before heating at 180, 240 and 320 °c. the glass ampoules were removed at regular time intervals, and the contents were analyzed by infrared spectroscopy. the samples were then subjected to derivatization into their methyl esters for gas chromatographic analysis. | 2017 | 27507439 |
| epigenetic suppression of potassium-chloride co-transporter 2 expression in inflammatory pain induced by complete freund's adjuvant (cfa). | multiple mechanisms contribute to the stimulus-evoked pain hypersensitivity that may be experienced after peripheral inflammation. persistent pathological stimuli in many pain conditions affect the expression of certain genes through epigenetic alternations. the main purpose of our study was to investigate the role of epigenetic modification on potassium-chloride co-transporter 2 (kcc2) gene expression in the persistence of inflammatory pain. | 2017 | 27506893 |
| validation of world health organization assessment schedule 2.0 in specialized somatic rehabilitation services in norway. | the world health organization disability assessment schedule (whodas) 2.0 is a generic instrument to assess disability covering six domains. the purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of the instrument for monitoring disability in specialized somatic rehabilitation by testing reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of whodas 2.0, norwegian version, among patients with various health conditions. | 2017 | 27506525 |
| diminished il-17a levels may protect filarial-infected individuals from development of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. | nematode infections have been observed to inversely correlate with autoimmune disorders. recently, we have shown the absence of filarial infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) who live in filarial-endemic areas. the mechanism(s) by which filarial-infected individuals are protected against the development of ra or sle are unknown. in mice cia, an experimental model for ra, es-62, an execratory product of rodent filarial nematode , has been show ... | 2017 | 27488471 |
| lps-matured cd11c+ bone marrow-derived dendritic cells can initiate autoimmune pathology with minimal injection site inflammation. | the pathogenesis of human autoimmune disorders is incompletely understood. this has led to the development of numerous murine models in which the pathogenesis of autoimmunity can be probed and the efficacy of novel therapies can be tested. one of the most widely-used murine models of autoimmunity is experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (eae). to induce autoimmune pathology, mice are often immunized with an autoantigen alongside an adjuvant, typically complete freund's adjuvant (cfa). unfort ... | 2017 | 27488372 |
| validity and reliability of a quality-of-life assessment instrument in children aged between 6 and 11 years. | there is increasing recognition of the importance of obtaining children's reports of their health, but significant challenges remain in accomplishing these goals in a systematic, community-based approach. | 2017 | 27478913 |
| obsessive-compulsive tendencies, self/other perception, personality, and suicidal ideation in a non-clinical sample. | research on the risk factors for si in adults with oc tendencies is limited, and it is still unclear whether the association between oc tendencies and si in non-clinical individuals exists. the goal of the present study was to test the associations between oc tendencies, self/other perception, personality traits, depressive symptoms and si among a non-clinical adult population. we investigated an italian sample of 337 adults, who were administered a set of self-report questionnaires to assess ob ... | 2017 | 27448291 |
| structural validity of the wechsler intelligence scale for children-fifth edition: confirmatory factor analyses with the 16 primary and secondary subtests. | the factor structure of the wechsler intelligence scale for children-fifth edition (wisc-v; wechsler, 2014a) standardization sample (n = 2,200) was examined using confirmatory factor analyses (cfa) with maximum likelihood estimation for all reported models from the wisc-v technical and interpretation manual (wechsler, 2014b). additionally, alternative bifactor models were examined and variance estimates and model-based reliability estimates (ω coefficients) were provided. results from analyses o ... | 2017 | 27442624 |
| brazilian portuguese version of the revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (fiqr-br): cross-cultural validation, reliability, and construct and structural validation. | this study aimed to culturally adapt and validate the revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (fiqr) to brazilian portuguese, by the use of analysis of internal consistency, reliability, and construct and structural validity. | 2017 | 27440437 |
| the test-retest reliability of the latent construct of executive function depends on whether tasks are represented as formative or reflective indicators. | this study investigates the test-retest reliability of a battery of executive function (ef) tasks with a specific interest in testing whether the method that is used to create a battery-wide score would result in differences in the apparent test-retest reliability of children's performance. a total of 188 4-year-olds completed a battery of computerized ef tasks twice across a period of approximately two weeks. two different approaches were used to create a score that indexed children's overall p ... | 2017 | 27468789 |
| structure and clinical correlates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a large sample of children and adolescents: a factor analytic study across five nations. | the underlying structure of obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) remains to be confirmed in child and adolescent populations. in this paper we report the first factor analytic study of individual ocd items from children's yale-brown obsessive compulsive scale (cy-bocs). ocd symptoms were assessed using the cy-bocs symptom checklist in a sample of 854 patients with ocd (7-18 years of age) recruited from clinics in five countries. pooled data were subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor an ... | 2017 | 27388606 |
| a structural equation modeling of executive functions, iq and mathematical skills in primary students: differential effects on number production, mental calculus and arithmetical problems. | though the relationship between executive functions (efs) and mathematical skills has been well documented, little is known about how both efs and iq differentially support diverse math domains in primary students. inconsistency of results may be due to the statistical techniques employed, specifically, if the analysis is conducted with observed variables, i.e., regression analysis, or at the latent level, i.e., structural equation modeling (sem). the current study explores the contribution of b ... | 2017 | 27387447 |
| translation and validation of the arabic version of generic medicines scale. | generic drugs are considered the best alternative for the originator brand drugs because they have the same quality, safety, and efficacy yet offered at considerbaly lower cost. prior research has developed instrumentation to assess patients' perceptions of generic drugs; however, little has been done to translate these measures in other languages. | 2017 | 27374768 |
| limited validity of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (hads) in dementia: evidence from a confirmatory factor analysis. | the hospital anxiety and depression scale (hads) is a well-validated, self-report measure of both anxiety and depression. it is frequently used with people with dementia. however, its structural validity has never been examined in this population. the current study used confirmatory factor analysis (cfa) to assess this. | 2017 | 27352820 |
| validity and reliability of the malay version multidimensional scale of perceived social support (mspss-m) among teachers. | the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (mspss) was developed to measure perceived social support. it has been translated and culturally adapted among natives literate in the malay language. however, its psychometric properties for teachers who are majority females and married have not been assessed. | 2017 | 27349250 |
| swallow prognosis and follow-up protocol in infantile onset pompe disease. | oro-pharyngeal dysphagia commonly occurs in patients with infantile onset pompe disease (iopd), which is a rare recessive neuromuscular disorder caused by deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase. without treatment, death occurs by 1 year of age from cardiorespiratory failure. enzyme replacement therapy (ert) has been used to increase life expectancy, however emerging developmental and medical morbidities have become apparent. a case file review of the feeding outcomes of 12 pat ... | 2017 | 27344650 |
| psychometric properties of the general health questionnaire (ghq-12) to be applied for the iranian elder population. | the general health questionnaire (ghq-12) is a self-administered questionnaire to screen and detect individuals with a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. this study was designed to validate the persian translated version of the short 12-item general health questionnaire (ghq-12) for use with the iranian elder population. | 2017 | 27333198 |
| modelling elderly patients' perception of the community pharmacist image when providing professional services. | professional pharmaceutical services may impact on patient's health behaviour as well as influence on patients' perceptions of the pharmacist image. the health belief model predicts health-related behaviours using patients' beliefs. however, health beliefs (hbs) could transcend beyond predicting health behaviour and may have an impact on the patients' perceptions of the pharmacist image. this study objective was to develop and test a model that relates patients' hbs to patient's perception of th ... | 2017 | 27295564 |
| bayesian factor analysis as a variable-selection problem: alternative priors and consequences. | factor analysis is a popular statistical technique for multivariate data analysis. developments in the structural equation modeling framework have enabled the use of hybrid confirmatory/exploratory approaches in which factor-loading structures can be explored relatively flexibly within a confirmatory factor analysis (cfa) framework. recently, muthén & asparouhov proposed a bayesian structural equation modeling (bsem) approach to explore the presence of cross loadings in cfa models. we show that ... | 2017 | 27314566 |
| development and validation of a multifactor mindfulness scale in youth: the comprehensive inventory of mindfulness experiences-adolescents (chime-a). | mindfulness-based interventions show consistent benefits in adults for a range of pathologies, but exploration of these approaches in youth is an emergent field, with limited measures of mindfulness for this population. this study aimed to investigate whether multifactor scales of mindfulness can be used in adolescents. a series of studies are presented assessing the performance of a recently developed adult measure, the comprehensive inventory of mindfulness experiences (chime) in 4 early adole ... | 2017 | 27254018 |
| patients with an inflamed atherosclerotic plaque have increased levels of circulating inflammatory markers. | inflammation is highlighted in the pathogenesis and destabilization of atherosclerotic lesions. noninvasive identification of inflammation of atherosclerotic lesions has been challenging. 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18f-fdg) positron emission tomography (pet) is a useful technique for detecting inflamed atherosclerotic plaques in vivo. however, it is time consuming, expensive, and accompanied by radiation. therefore, we investigated the relationship between levels of circulating inflammatory markers ... | 2017 | 27237221 |
| femoral artery ultrasound examination. | we compared intima-media thickness (imt) and the prevalence of plaques in the common carotid artery (cca) and common femoral artery (cfa) in apparently healthy participants. this multicenter study included 322 participants (59.9% female; age 20-78 years, mean 52.1 ± 15.3 years) who underwent echo-color doppler examination of the cca and cfa bilaterally. prevalence and composition of plaque were recorded. a significant ( p < .01) difference between mean cca-imt and mean cfa-imt was detected (0.70 ... | 2017 | 27235457 |
| three-dimensional model of strengths: examination of invariance across gender, age, education levels, and marriage status. | strengths are positive qualities that significantly contributed to well-being of individuals and community. therefore, a reliable and valid measure of strengths for research and practice is needed. the brief strengths scale (bss) is a newly developed tool for measuring the three-dimensional strengths model (i.e., temperance, intellectual, and interpersonal strength). however, empirical support for the measurement invariance of the bss has not been obtained. this study examined the three-factor s ... | 2017 | 27324904 |
| elevated fractalkine (cx3cl1) levels in the trigeminal ganglion mechanically sensitize temporalis muscle nociceptors. | it has been proposed that after nerve injury or tissue inflammation, fractalkine (cx3cl1) released from dorsal root ganglion neurons acts on satellite glial cells (sgcs) through cx3c receptor 1 (cx3cr1) to induce neuroplastic changes. the existence and importance of fractalkine/cx3cr1 signaling in the trigeminal ganglia has not yet been clarified. this study investigated (1) whether trigeminal ganglion neurons that innervate temporalis muscle and their associated sgcs contain fractalkine and/or ... | 2017 | 27209190 |
| patients' expectations of the role of the community pharmacist: development and testing of a conceptual model. | the roles of community pharmacists are evolving to include provision of expanded professional pharmacy services, thus leading to an increased interest in pharmacist-patient interactions. role theory can be used to explain the interaction between this pair of individuals, by focusing on the roles performed by each one. | 2017 | 27185270 |
| single-center experience following the introduction of a percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair first approach. | we evaluated our experience following the introduction of a percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (pevar) first approach using perclose proglide assessing efficacy, complications, and identification of factors that could predict failure. a retrospective cohort study on patients over a 2-year period following the introduction of a pevar first approach was performed. the primary end point was defined as successful deployment and access site hemostasis. percutaneous evar was technically success ... | 2017 | 27178717 |
| psychometric properties of the leiden index of depression sensitivity (leids). | the leiden index of depression sensitivity (leids; van der does, 2002a) is a self-report measure of cognitive reactivity (cr) to sad mood. the leids and its revised version, leids-r (van der does & williams, 2003), reliably distinguish between depression-vulnerable and healthy populations. they also correlate with other markers of depression vulnerability, but little is known about the other psychometric properties. our aim was to examine the factor structure and validity of the leids-r. we used ... | 2017 | 27148789 |
| transient receptor potential canonical 5 (trpc5) protects against pain and vascular inflammation in arthritis and joint inflammation. | transient receptor potential canonical 5 (trpc5) is functionally expressed on a range of cells including fibroblast-like synoviocytes, which play an important role in arthritis. a role for trpc5 in inflammation has not been previously shown in vivo. we investigated the contribution of trpc5 in arthritis. | 2017 | 27165180 |
| psychometric evaluation of the korean version of the suicidal ideation scale in mentally ill patients living in the community. | the purpose of this study was to translate the suicidal ideation scale (sis) into korean (sis-k) and then evaluate its psychometric properties in mentally ill korean patients living in the community. | 2017 | 27164261 |
| factorial structure and long-term stability of the autonomy preference index. | the autonomy preference index scale (api) has been designed to measure patient preference for 2 dimensions of autonomy: their desire to take part in making medical decisions (decision making, [dm]) and their desire to be informed about their illness and the treatment (information seeking; [is]). the dm dimension is measured by 6 general items together with 9 items related to 3 clinical vignettes (3 × 3 items). the is dimension is measured by 8 items. while the api is widely used, a review of lit ... | 2017 | 27124100 |
| psychometric properties of the patients' satisfaction instrument famcare-p13 in a palliative care unit. | to investigate the psychometric properties of the greek 13-item measure of patients' satisfaction (famcare-p13) in palliative care setting. | 2017 | 27103067 |
| evaluating empathy in colombian ex-combatants: examination of the internal structure of the interpersonal reactivity index (iri) in spanish. | the republic of colombia has a long-standing history of internal armed conflict, further complicated by the ideological assumptions underlying their war. in recent years, its government designed the program for reincorporation to civilian life (programa para la reincorporación a la vida civil, prvc), aiming demobilization of thousands of insurgents who were involved in guerilla and paramilitary forces. one prvc goal involves the psychological characterization of its reincorporated members, aimin ... | 2017 | 27111730 |
| appraisal of a specific scale for quality of life (alqol-9) in greek alcohol dependent individuals attending: a confirmatory factor analysis. | αlcohol abuse/dependence seriously affects quality of life (qol). the alqol-9 scale, derived from the generic instrument sf-36, is the only instrument in the international literature which is specific as a measure of qol for alcohol-dependent patients. it can provide health carers with valuable information regarding the needs of alcoholic individuals and the effects of therapeutic interventions. the aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the greek version of alqol-9 takin ... | 2017 | 27110879 |
| structure of enhanced cued recall task in the 7 minute screen test. | episodic memory in the 7 minute screen is assessed by the enhanced cued recall (ecr) test. the ecr test is composed of three phases, identification, immediate recall, and free and cued recall. however, just the last phase is considered for the total score. we believe that collecting the performance data of the identification and immediate recall phases could provide information regarding possible difficulties or impairments in the different aspects involved in the temporal mnesic process of acqu ... | 2017 | 27045352 |
| factorial validity and measurement invariance of the perceived susceptibility to sport injury scale. | the perceived susceptibility to sport injury (pssi) scale is a measure that has recently surfaced in the sport injury literature. the factor structure of the pssi scale has not been subjected to a rigorous factor analysis; thus, the factorial validity of the measure in athlete populations is unknown. to establish the validity of the pssi scale in sports medicine research, the purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure and measurement invariance across gender of the pssi scale. mal ... | 2017 | 27037676 |
| an assessment of the construct validity of the icd-11 proposal for complex posttraumatic stress disorder. | a new diagnosis, complex posttraumatic stress disorder (cptsd), is set to be introduced in the 11th revision to the international classification of diseases (icd-11). studies have supported a unique group of trauma-exposed individuals who exhibit symptoms consistent with cptsd proposals. no studies have yet tested the proposed latent symptom structure of cptsd proposed for icd-11. this study tests the factorial validity of cptsd and assesses the role of a range of risk factors to predict cptsd. | 2017 | 26950013 |
| assessing practice-based influences on adolescent psychosocial development in sport: the activity context in youth sport questionnaire. | the aim of this study was to provide initial evidence of validity and reliability of scores derived from the activity context in youth sport questionnaire (acysq), an instrument designed to offer a comprehensive assessment of the activities adolescents take part in during sport practices. two studies were designed for the purposes of item development and selection, and to provide evidence of structural and criterion validity of acysq scores, respectively (n = 334; m age = 14.93, sd = 1.76 years) ... | 2017 | 26942682 |
| risk mitigation by waste-based permeable reactive barriers for groundwater pollution control at e-waste recycling sites. | permeable reactive barriers (prbs) have proved to be a promising passive treatment to control groundwater contamination and associated human health risks. this study explored the potential use of low-cost adsorbents as prbs media and assessed their longevity and risk mitigation against leaching of acidic rainfall through an e-waste recycling site, of which cu, zn, and pb were the major contaminants. batch adsorption experiments suggested a higher adsorption capacity of inorganic industrial by-pr ... | 2017 | 26932558 |
| the experience in personal social systems questionnaire (exis.pers): development and psychometric properties. | this study presents the theoretical background, development, and psychometric properties of the german and english versions of the experience in personal social systems questionnaire (exis.pers). it assesses how the members of a personal social system experience their situation within that system. it is designed as a research tool for interventions in which only one member of the system participates (e.g., family constellation seminars). the exis.pers was created to measure change on the individ ... | 2017 | 26858173 |
| sexual desire inventory: two or three dimensions? | the sexual desire inventory (sdi), developed by spector, carey, and steinberg in 1996, has been widely used to assess sexual desire in men and women throughout the world. this questionnaire categorizes sexual desire in two dimensions: dyadic sexual desire and solitary sexual desire. our study addressed the factorial structure of the sdi, an aspect that until now has been largely neglected. we recruited two samples of spanish men and women involved in stable heterosexual relationships. the first ... | 2017 | 26756821 |
| reliability and validity of the commitment to physical activity scale for adolescents. | to examine psychometric properties of a commitment to physical activity scale for adolescents (cpasa). | 2017 | 26730556 |
| thurstonian scaling of compositional questionnaire data. | to prevent response bias, personality questionnaires may use comparative response formats. these include forced choice, where respondents choose among a number of items, and quantitative comparisons, where respondents indicate the extent to which items are preferred to each other. the present article extends thurstonian modeling of binary choice data to "proportion-of-total" (compositional) formats. following the seminal work of aitchison, compositional item data are transformed into log ratios, ... | 2017 | 27054408 |
| comparing the latent structure of raven's educational coloured progressive matrices among young children and older adults: a preliminary study. | the aim of the present study was the comparison of the general cognitive ability (g) between young children and older adults through the investigation of the latent structure qualitative changes in [r] educational coloured progressive matrices (cpm) from age to age, using confirmatory factor analyses (cfa) and testing a conventional unidimensional model. | 2017 | 26665221 |
| psychometric evaluation of the d-catch, an instrument to measure the accuracy of nursing documentation. | to evaluate the psychometric properties of the d-catch instrument. | 2017 | 26620246 |
| efficacy and safety of pancrelipase/pancreatin in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and a medical history of diabetes mellitus. | the aim of this study was to perform exploratory analyses of the efficacy and safety of pancrelipase delayed-release capsules (creon) in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (epi) with (n = 36) and without (n = 18) concurrent diabetes mellitus (dm). | 2017 | 26495784 |
| the will-to-live scale: development, validation, and significance for elderly people. | in old age, the will-to-live (wtl) is one of the most important indicators of subjective well-being (swb). however, few studies to date have focused on wtl. in these studies, wtl has mainly been evaluated via indirect questions concerning factors that may influence peoples' wtl, or by measures directed to patients with specific diseases. the current study describes the development and psychometric properties of a new wtl scale. | 2017 | 26323250 |
| effects of one minute and ten minutes of walking activity in rats with arthritis induced by complete freund's adjuvant on pain and edema symptoms. | this study evaluated the effects of two protocols of exercise on nociception, edema and cell migration in rats with cfa-induced arthritis. female wistar rats (200 - 250 g, n = 50) was monoarthritis-induced by complete freund's adjuvant (cfa; mycobacterium butyricum, 0.5 mg/ml; 50 μl) into the right knee joint (tf; n = 24) or right ankle joint (tt; n = 26). incapacitation was measured by the paw elevation time (tep; s) in 1-min periods of observation. the edema of the knee or ankle joints was eva ... | 2017 | 24878853 |
| angioseal vip® vs. starclose se® closure devices: a comparative analysis in non-cardiological procedures. | the aim of this paper was to compare the use of two different commercially available vascular closure devices (vcd), angioseal vip® (st. jude medical, st. paul, mn, usa) and starclose se (abbott laboratories, abbott park, il, usa). | 2017 | 24309473 |
| reliability and validity of the kidscreen-52 questionnaire to measure health related quality of life in the 8 to 18 year-old argentinean population. | the kidscreen questionnaire is an instrument to measure health-related quality of life (hrqol). it allows to differentiate health levels or to assess the efficacy of interventions. the objective was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the argentine version of the questionnaire in the population aged 8-18 years-old in the city of bahía blanca. | 2017 | 23381702 |
| combined percutaneous endovascular iliac angioplasty and infrainguinal surgical revascularization for chronic lower extremity ischemia: preliminary result. | the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of combined ipsilateral percutaneous iliac angioplasty and open infrainguinal surgical techniques for the treatment of patients with multilevel arterial occlusive disease. combining two types of approaches in the peripheral vascular field is a less aggressive technique and may result in excellent early patency and limb salvage rates. we report our initial experience with a combined percutaneous endovascular iliac angioplasty and infrainguina ... | 2017 | 20338130 |
| improved factor structure for self-efficacy scales for children with jia (case) and their parents (pase). | self-efficacy is an important factor in helping children to cope with a chronic disease. in order to study it, we have to be able to develop a valid and reliable scale. we validated and further developed the case (children's arthritis self-efficacy) and pase (parent's arthritis self-efficacy) scales in a finnish juvenile idiopathic arthritis (jia) patient and parent population. | 2017 | 17631752 |
| novel access technique facilitating carotid artery stenting. | carotid artery stenting (cas) may be impossible, or associated with a high risk, in patients with severe vessel tortuosity. a novel method of catheterization of the carotid artery intended to facilitate cas is described. it involves the placement of a microcatheter and a coronary wire through a dissected superficial temporal artery (sta), and then advanced to the ascending aorta. the wire is then snared and brought out through a sheath already placed from the common femoral artery (cfa). thus th ... | 2017 | 17026913 |
| successful limb reperfusion using prolonged intravascular shunting in a case of an unstable trauma patient--a case report. | when peripheral vascular injuries present in conjunction with life threatening emergencies, controlling hemorrhage from a peripheral blood vessel may take initial priority, however, sacrificing a limb to preserve life is a well-established dictum. the use of intravascular shunts has allowed arterial and venous injuries to be controlled and temporized while treating other injuries. typically, intravascular shunts are used for short time periods while orthopedic injuries are repaired or other life ... | 2017 | 15306957 |
| management of stds and cost of treatment in primary health care centres in pikine, senegal. | we studied the current management of std-related syndromes by urban health facilities in pikine (senegal) in 252 consecutive patients presenting with std-related complaints, to assess the cost and effectiveness of services and to estimate the potential benefit by introducing management protocols. most common presenting complaints for women were vaginal discharge and low abdominal pain, reported for 122 (82.9%) and 22 (15.0%) of 147 female patients. urethral discharge and genital ulceration were ... | 2017 | 7948156 |
| cutaneous fibrinolytic activity in scleroderma. | fibrinolytic activity is notoriously related to the maintenance of an adequate microcirculatory blood flow and its impairment is related to thrombosis. in this report cutaneous fibrinolytic activity has been evaluated with an autohistographic method in ten subjects with morphea and in five subjects with systemic sclerosis before and after injection of histamine into the skin. cutaneous fibrinolytic activity (cfa) appeared normal (3/5 cases) or increased (2/5) in uninvolved and involved skin in s ... | 2017 | 4053443 |
| psychometric profile of an experimental emergent literacy screener for preschoolers. | home literacy activities influence children's emergent literacy progress and readiness for reading instruction. to help parents fulfill this opportunity, we developed a new emergent literacy screener (els) and conducted 2 studies of its psychometric properties with independent prekindergarten samples. for study 1 (n = 812, mage = 54.4 months, 49.4% male, 46.1% white) exploratory factor analyses (efa) supported a 5-factor structure. efa and item calibration supported the removal of 10 items from ... | 2017 | 28857591 |
| decalcification of a heavily calcified common femoral artery and its bifurcation with a cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator. | surgical endarterectomy is the preferred method for treating occlusive disease of the common femoral artery (cfa). however, endarterectomy is not always straightforward in cases with heavily calcified plaque. to overcome this limitation, a new method for decalcification, which utilizes a cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (cusa) has been developed. | 2017 | 28856324 |
| anti-hyperalgesic activity of the aqueous and methanol extracts of the leaves of pittosporum mannii hook on cfa-induced persistent inflammatory pain. | previous study showed that aqueous (aepm) and methanol (mepm) extracts from the leaves of pittosporum mannii have analgesic effects in acute pain models. the present study evaluates the acute and chronic anti-hypernociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of aepm and mepm in a model of persistent inflammatory pain. | 2017 | 28852898 |
| cross-cultural adaptation and validation of spanish version of the foot and ankle ability measures (faam-sp). | the foot and ankle ability measure (faam) is a patient reported outcome (pro) commonly used to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for patients with foot and ankle pathologies and associated impairments of body function and structure, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. the aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the faam into spanish. | 2017 | 28852426 |
| the chinese version of the severe respiratory insufficiency questionnaire for patients with chronic hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving non-invasive positive pressure ventilation. | the severe respiratory insufficiency (sri) questionnaire is the best assessment tool for health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) receiving non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (nippv). this study aimed to translate the sri questionnaire into chinese and to validate it. | 2017 | 28851800 |
| psychometric assessment of three newly developed implementation outcome measures. | implementation outcome measures are essential for monitoring and evaluating the success of implementation efforts. yet, currently available measures lack conceptual clarity and have largely unknown reliability and validity. this study developed and psychometrically assessed three new measures: the acceptability of intervention measure (aim), intervention appropriateness measure (iam), and feasibility of intervention measure (fim). | 2017 | 28851459 |
| validation of bengali perceived stress scale among lgbt population. | lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (lgbt) population encounter more stressful life circumstances compared to general population. perceived stress scale (pss) can be a useful tool for measuring their stress. however, psychometric properties of pss have never been tested on lgbt population. | 2017 | 28851332 |
| one, two or three dimensions of work engagement? testing the factorial validity of the utrecht work engagement scale (uwes) on a sample of polish employees. | work engagement, as conceptualised by the utrecht work engagement scale (uwes), is a work-related positive state of mind that is characterised by vigor, dedication and absorption; however, it still remains unclear as to how many dimensions work engagement comprises. this study tested the factorial validity of 11 different uwes factorial models that are available in the literature by using a confirmatory factor analysis approach on a large sample of multi-occupational polish employees (n = 1420). ... | 2017 | 28849984 |
| hemodynamic significance assessment of equivocal iliac artery stenoses by comparing duplex ultrasonography with intra-arterial pressure measurements. | this study evaluated the accuracy of duplex ultrasonography (dus)-based peak systolic velocity ratio (psvr) and ipsilateral common femoral artery (cfa) velocity waveform analysis to identify a hemodynamically significant equivocal iliac artery stenosis (30%-75% lumen diameter reduction). intra-arterial pressure measurements were used as a reference. | 2017 | 28849900 |
| validity and reliability of the farsi version of wijma delivery expectancy questionnaire: an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. | fear of childbirth may cause complications such as experiencing severe labour pain, postpartum depression, and impaired mother-fetus attachment. | 2017 | 28848637 |
| behavioral conditioning of immune responses with cyclosporine a in a murine model of experimental autoimmune uveitis. | we examined the role of behavioral conditioning of immune responses with cyclosporine a (csa) on the development of th1/th17-driven experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (eau). | 2017 | 28848192 |
| role of s100a9 in the development of neutrophilic inflammation in asthmatics and in a murine model. | s100a9 is an endogenous danger signal that promotes and exacerbates the neutrophilic inflammatory response. to investigate the role of s100a9 in neutrophilic asthma, s100a9 levels were measured in sputum from 101 steroid-naïve asthmatics using an elisa kit and the levels were significantly correlated with percentages of neutrophils in sputum. intranasal administration of recombinant s100a9 markedly increased neutrophil numbers at 8h and 24h later with concomitant elevation of il-1β, il-17, and i ... | 2017 | 28847516 |
| development of a measure for the assessment of peer-related positive emotional memories. | previous research has demonstrated a link between early experiences of warmth, safeness, and soothing, and positive feelings, health, and well-being outcomes. although the impact of positive parent-related early relationships and its posterior recall is well documented, research on the recall of warmth and safeness experiences within early peer relationships remains scarce. in fact, it is considered that the protective role of early positive peer relationships deserves intensive research; howeve ... | 2017 | 28846196 |
| multiple sclerosis gene therapy with recombinant viral vectors: overexpression of il-4, leukemia inhibitory factor, and il-10 in wharton's jelly stem cells used in eae mice model. | immunotherapy and gene therapy play important roles in modern medicine. the aim of this study is to evaluate the overexpression of interleukin-4 (il-4), il-10 and leukemia inhibitory factor (lif) in wharton's jelly stem cells (wjscs) in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (eae) mice model. | 2017 | 28836399 |
| role of intracellular ca(2+) signaling in the antinociceptive and discriminative stimulus effects of the imidazoline i2 receptor agonist 2-bfi in rats. | recent research has established the imidazoline i2 receptor as a promising target for the development of novel analgesics. however, despite an increasing understanding of imidazoline i2 receptor-mediated behavioral effects, little is known about post-i2-receptor signaling mechanisms. | 2017 | 28825118 |
| peripheral interaction of resolvin d1 and e1 with opioid receptor antagonists for antinociception in inflammatory pain in rats. | antinociceptive pathways are activated in the periphery in inflammatory pain, for instance resolvins and opioid peptides. resolvins are biosynthesized from omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. resolvin d1 (rvd1) and resolvin e1 (rve1) initiate the resolution of inflammation and control of hypersensitivity via induction of anti-inflammatory signaling cascades. rvd1 binds to lipoxin a4/annexin-a1 receptor/formyl-peptide receptor 2 (alx/fpr2), ... | 2017 | 28824373 |
| screening and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis in immigrants from endemic countries residing in a focus where it is considered eliminated in the southern region of brazil: a risk of reemergence? | lymphatic filariasis (lf) has been targeted by the world health organization for elimination by the year 2020. however, migration of infected individuals from areas where lf is endemic to areas considered non-endemic or foci for the control and elimination may jeopardize the achievement of this goal. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of filarial infection by way of circulating filarial antigen (cfa) circulation using the point of care ad12-immunochromatography card (poc ... | 2017 | 28823910 |
| measurement properties of the chinese weinstein noise sensitivity scale. | noise sensitivity may mediate or moderate the influences of noise exposure on health, and it needs to be reliably evaluated. the 21-item weinstein's noise sensitivity scale (wnss) has been the most popular scale for assessing noise sensitivity, but it is not yet available in traditional chinese. | 2017 | 28816206 |
| validation of the resilience scale for adolescents in norwegian adolescents 13-18 years. | resilience is seen as a vital resource for coping and mental health in adolescents. however, there is no universally accepted theory or definition of resilience, leading to considerable challenges regarding how to operationalise and measure this construct. the study aimed at providing further knowledge of the psychometric properties (dimensionality, construct validity and internal consistency) of the 28-item version of the resilience scale for adolescents (read) in n = 1183 norwegian adolescents ... | 2017 | 28809052 |
| factor structure of teacher ratings of the odd symptoms in children. | this study used confirmatory factor analysis (cfa) to determine the best model for oppositional defiant disorder (odd) symptoms in children aged 3 to 15 years, as presented in the disruptive behavior rating scale. teachers' ratings of the odd symptoms of 213 children from general community schools in australia were obtained. the findings provided most support for a bifactor model based on stringaris and goodman's [1] three-factor model (primary factors for irritable, hurtful, and headstrong). th ... | 2017 | 28808832 |
| psychometric properties of the fatigue questionnaire eortc qlq-fa12 in a sample of female cancer patients. | . cancer patients frequently suffer from fatigue. recently, the european organisation for research and treatment of cancer (eortc) quality of life group developed a new 12-item fatigue assessment instrument. | 2017 | 28807705 |
| an immunogenic peptide, t2 induces interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: an autoimmune mouse model for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. | the exact pathophysiology of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome is unknown; however, autoimmunity is a valid theory. we developed an autoimmune chronic cystitis model by administration of the medium dose of immunogenic peptide t2. sixty female c57bl/6 mice were divided into six groups. the control group was not treated with any reagent. cfa group was injected with cfa + normal saline, homogenate group with bladder homogenate + cfa, low-dose group with low dose of t2 peptide + cfa, me ... | 2017 | 28799018 |
| development and validation of videogame addiction scale for children (vasc). | the aim of the present study was to develop a valid and reliable videogame addiction scale for children (vasc). the data were derived from 780 children who completed the videogame addiction scale (405 girls and 375 boys; 48.1% ranging in age from 9 to 12 years). the sample was randomly split into two different sub-samples (sample 1, n = 400; sample 2, n = 380). sample 1 was used to perform exploratory factor analysis (efa) to define the factorial structure of vasc. as a result of efa, a four-fac ... | 2017 | 28798554 |
| development and validation of the forms of self-criticizing/attacking and self-reassuring scale-short form. | studies investigating the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (cft) are growing rapidly. as cft is oriented toward helping people deal with internal processes of self-to-self-relating, having instruments to measure these processes is important. the 22-item forms of self-criticizing/attacking and self-reassuring scale (fscrs) has been found a useful measure. in the present study, a 14-item short form of the fscrs (fscrs-sf) suited to studies requiring brief measures was developed and test ... | 2017 | 28795825 |
| exploring the gold-standard: evidence for a two-factor model of the clinician administered ptsd scale for the dsm-5. | the latent factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) remains a source of considerable variability. the current study compared several a priori factor structures, as well as a novel 2-factor structure of posttraumatic psychological distress as measured by the clinician administered ptsd scale for the dsm-5 (caps-5). in addition, variability in diagnostic rates according to the divergent dsm-5 and icd-11 criteria were explored. | 2017 | 28795824 |
| prompt and robust humoral immunity elicited by a conjugated chimeric malaria antigen with a truncated flagellin. | as one of the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (pamps), flagellin is recently utilized as a potent adjuvant for many subunit vaccines. in this study, a truncated flagellin (tfl) with deletion of the hypervariable regions was adopted as a carrier-adjuvant by chemical conjugation with a chimeric malaria antigen m.rcag-1 (m312) via a heterobifunctional polyethylene glycol (peg) linker. after booster immunization in mice without any extra adjuvants, the m312-peg-tfl conjugates elicited m312-sp ... | 2017 | 28795800 |
| repeated administration of mazindol reduces spontaneous pain-related behaviors without modifying bone density and microarchitecture in a mouse model of complete freund's adjuvant-induced knee arthritis. | the role of dopaminergic system in the development of rheumatoid arthritis-related pain, a major symptom in this disease, has not been explored. therefore, the anti-nociceptive effect of mazindol, a dopamine uptake inhibitor, was evaluated in a model of complete freund's adjuvant (cfa)-induced arthritis. furthermore, as studies have shown that the dopaminergic system regulates bone metabolism, the effect of mazindol on bone mass and microarchitecture was determined. | 2017 | 28794657 |
| testing and comparing two self-care-related instruments among older chinese adults. | the study aimed to test and compare the reliability and validity, including sensitivity and specificity of the two self-care-related instruments, the self-care ability scale for the elderly (sase), and the appraisal of self-care agency scale-revised (asas-r), among older adults in the chinese context. | 2017 | 28792975 |
| validation of the korean parental depression literacy scale. | the aim of the present study was to validate the korean american parental depression literacy scale (parental d-lit scale), which was modified from griffith's depression literacy scale based on expert reviews, individual and focus group interviews, and a cross-sectional, self-administered survey. survey participants included korean american mothers (n = 107, 74.8%) and fathers (n = 36, 25.2%) of adolescent children. we examined reliability and validity using exploratory factor analysis (efa), co ... | 2017 | 28786153 |
| efficacy and tolerability of treatment with single doses of diethylcarbamazine (dec) and dec plus albendazole (abz) for three consecutive years in lymphatic filariasis: a field study in india. | lymphatic filariasis (lf) affects 73 countries, causes morbidity and impedes socioeconomic development. we had found no difference in safety and micro (mf) and macro filarial action of single-dose diethylcarbamazine (dec) and dec + albendazole (abz) in an f01 study done in india (year 2000). there was a programmatic need to evaluate safety and efficacy of multiple annual treatments (f02). subjects (155) from the f01 study, meeting inclusion-exclusion criteria, were enrolled in f02 and treated wi ... | 2017 | 28785847 |
| prediction of pork quality parameters by applying fractals and data mining on mri. | this work firstly investigates the use of mri, fractal algorithms and data mining techniques to determine pork quality parameters non-destructively. the main objective was to evaluate the capability of fractal algorithms (classical fractal algorithm, cfa; fractal texture algorithm, fta and one point fractal texture algorithm, opfta) to analyse mri in order to predict quality parameters of loin. in addition, the effect of the sequence acquisition of mri (gradient echo, ge; spin echo, se and turbo ... | 2017 | 28784539 |
| electroacupuncture inhibits nlrp3 inflammasome activation through cb2 receptors in inflammatory pain. | the therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture (ea) on inflammatory pain has been well recognized clinically. the inflammasome promotes the maturation of the inflammatory cytokines, and ea can stimulate cannabinoid cb2 receptors in inflamed tissues. in this study we investigated whether ea inhibits nlrp3 inflammasome activation through cb2 receptors and thus relieving inflammatory pain. assay of caspase-1 activity and western blotting revealed that complete freund's adjuvant (cfa) injection activa ... | 2017 | 28782714 |
| the impact of synovial nf-κb activation on apoptosis pattern change during adjuvant-induced inflammation. | apoptosis dysregulation plays a substantial role in the pathophysiology of chronic inflammation and its related symptoms such as edema. regulation of nf-κb activation is involved in apoptosis pattern change. the current study aimed at verifying the effects of local inflammation on edema and changes in apoptotic markers, and investigating the possible role of nf-κb in apoptosis pattern change during different stages of complete freund's adjuvant (cfa)-induced knee arthritis in rats. | 2017 | 28781725 |
| validation of the italian version of the yale food addiction scale 2.0 (i-yfas 2.0) in a sample of undergraduate students. | food addiction (fa) refers to a condition characterized by addiction in relation to some high-fat and high-sugar carbohydrate that leads to clinically significant impairment or distress on several areas of functioning. the yale food addiction scale 2.0 (yfas 2.0) has been recently updated to measure fa according to the dsm-5 criteria for substance-related and addictive disorders. this study aimed at validating the italian version of yfas 2.0. | 2017 | 28780748 |
| chemokine ligand 2/chemokine receptor 2 signaling in the trigeminal ganglia contributes to inflammatory hyperalgesia in rats. | this study investigated the functional significance of hyperalgesia in the ccl2/ccr2 signaling system in trigeminal ganglion (tg) neurons following inflammation. inflammation was induced by injection of complete freund's adjuvant (cfa) into the whisker pad of rats. the escape threshold from mechanical stimulation applied to the whisker pad 2days later was significantly lower in cfa-treated rats than in naïve rats. fluorogold (fg) labeling was used to identify the tg neurons innervating the whisk ... | 2017 | 28780056 |
| factor structure of dsm-5 ptsd symptoms in trauma-exposed adolescents: examining stability across time. | this study investigated the latent structure of dsm-5 ptsd symptoms using two-wave longitudinal data collected from a sample of adolescents exposed to an explosion accident. two waves of surveys were conducted approximately 3 and 8 months after the accident, respectively. a total of 836 students completed the baseline survey, and 762 students completed the follow-up survey. the results of confirmatory factor analyses(cfa) indicated that a seven-factor hybrid model composed of intrusion, avoidanc ... | 2017 | 28774745 |
| oxidation of clofibric acid in aqueous solution using a non-thermal plasma discharge or gamma radiation. | in this work, we study degradation of clofibric acid (cfa) in aqueous solution using either ionizing radiation from a(60)co source or a non-thermal plasma produced by discharges in the air above the solution. the results obtained with the two technologies are compared in terms of effectiveness of cfa degradation and its by-products. in both cases the cfa degradation follows a quasi-exponential decay in time well modelled by a kinetic scheme which considers the competition between cfa and all rea ... | 2017 | 28863292 |
| the fear of pain questionnaire-iii and the fear of pain questionnaire-short form: a confirmatory factor analysis. | the fear of pain questionnaire-iii (fpq-iii) is a widely used instrument to assess the fear of pain (fop) in clinical and nonclinical samples. the fpq-iii has 30 items and is divided into three subscales: severe pain, minor pain and medical pain. due to findings of poor fit of the original three-factor fpq-iii model, the fear of pain questionnaire-short form (fpq-sf) four-factor model has been suggested as an alternative. the fpq-sf is a revised version of the fpq-iii, reduced to 20 items and su ... | 2017 | 28860842 |
| child and adolescent disposition model: an examination of the temperament factor structure within early childhood. | lahey and waldman proposed a temperament theory of conduct disorder (cd). critical is the hypothesized temperament structure in which three relatively uncorrelated temperament dimensions (i.e., negative emotionality, daring, prosociality) central to cd are theorized to emerge in early childhood. the validity of this hypothesized factor structure in early childhood is unknown. the current study seeks to fill this gap by examining lahey and waldman's hypothesized temperament structure utilizing a ... | 2017 | 28859555 |
| subconstructs of the edinburgh postnatal depression scale in a multi-ethnic inner-city population in the u.s. | the ten-item edinburgh postnatal depression scale (epds) is one of the most widely used self-report measures of postpartum depression. although originally described as a one-dimensional measure, the recognition that depressive symptoms may be differentially experienced across cultural and racial/ethnic groups has led to studies examining structural equivalence of the epds in different populations. variation of the factor structure remains understudied across racial/ethnic groups of us women. we ... | 2017 | 28770342 |
| development and validation of a new patient experience tool in patients with serious illness. | patients with serious chronic illnesses face increasingly complex care and are at risk of poor experience due to a fragmented health system. most current patient experience tools are not designed to address the unique care aspects of this population and the few that exist are delivered too late in the disease trajectory and are not administered longitudinally which makes them less useful across settings. | 2016 | 28038669 |