Endothelial dysfunction has been recognized as a pathophysiologic mechanism in the progression of heart failure (HF). However, little attention has been given to the ability of dietary approaches to improve endothelial function. This study examined the effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on endothelial function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients w...

BACKGROUND Long-term functional outcomes of supracondylar elbow fractures (SCEF) have not been well documented in the literature. We retrospectively evaluated functional outcomes of pediatric SCEF using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of patients who presented to our tertiary care pediatric emergency departm...

We have developed an illustrated questionnaire, the Hand20, comprising 20 short and easy-to-understand questions to assess disorders of the upper limb. We have examined the usefulness of this questionnaire by comparing reliability, validity, responsiveness and the level of missing data with those of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. A series of 431 patients wi...

Evidence on the associations of dietary patterns with cognition in children is limited. Therefore, we investigated the associations of the Baltic Sea Diet Score (BSDS) and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score with cognition in children. The present cross-sectional study sample included 428 children aged 6-8 years (216 boys and 212 girls). The BSDS and the DASH score were cal...

The syntheses and structures of copper(i) chalcogenone complexes are described. The homoleptic mononuclear copper(i) complexes [(IPr[double bond, length as m-dash]E)2Cu]ClO4, IPr[double bond, length as m-dash]E, 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazoline-2-thione (1) and 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazoline-2-selone (2); [(IMes[double bond, length as m-dash]E)2Cu]ClO4, IMes[double bond, len...

This paper examines the protocol structure of ATSC 3.0, next-generation terrestrial broad-casting standard, and explains in-depth technology Real-Time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) MPEG Dynamic Adaptive Streaming HTTP (DASH). Specifically, it considers both low service signaling methodologies ROUTE/DASH, that enable immersive media, stereoscopic 3D, 360 virtual reality (...

 Background: Frozen shoulder is resulting in limb disability and reduction of quality of life but the factors associated with patients’ disability and quality of life is not clear. To assess pain, disability, the quality of life and factors associated with them in patients suffering from frozen shoulder.  Methods: We enrolled 120 patients (37 men and 83 women) with phase-II idiopathic frozen sh...

Chantel LeAnn Martin: Association between Maternal Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Growth Outcomes (Under the direction of Anna Maria Siega-Riz) Rates of childhood obesity have increased over the last few decades. Overweight and obesity during childhood is associated with obesity in adolescence and adulthood, as well as increased risk of immediate and long-term health cons...