BACKGROUND The apolipoprotein E (Apo E) epsilon4 allele has been associated with parietal metabolic abnormalities and asymmetries in asymptomatic subjects at risk for Alzheimer disease (AD). However, previous research has shown minimal effect of the epsilon4 allele on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and metabolism in patients with probable AD. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the Apo E epsi...

ION LEVEL OF MESSAGE Abstraction level was analyzed as a function of task interdependence and valence of target’s behavior. Both were between-participants variables. The predicted two-way interaction was significant, F(1, 43) = 9.58, p < .005 (see Table 1). As expected, negative target behaviors were described more abstractly in the competition condition (M = 2.40) than the cooperation conditio...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze the autonomic functions of patients with erythrophobia. METHODS Forty patients with a diagnosis of erythrophobia (female/male ratio 18/22) without any other organic lesions and 20 healthy volunteers (female/male ratio 10/10) were assessed. Clinical evaluation was performed using a modified version of semistructured interviews. Autonomic tes...

have been used for more than 30 years for heat and moisture retention during general anesthesia. Studies about bacteriostatic vs nonbacteriostatic HMEs (BHMEs/ NHMEs) have been conducted to assess their role in preventing bacterial transmission to the anesthesia breathing circuit; none have been done on anesthetized patients in the operating room. The present study adds to existing knowledge ab...

Changes in follicular and luteal structures were assessed and concentrations of estradiol and progesterone were measured in 13 Hereford X Angus suckled beef cows during resumption of estrous cycles. Transrectal ultrasonography was used to monitor follicular size, ovulation, and formation and regression of the corpus luteum (CL). The interval from parturition to first postpartum ovulation (FO) w...

BACKGROUND Afghanistan has struggled with several decades of well-documented conflict, increasing the importance of providing emergency services to its citizens. However, little is known about the country's capacity to provide such care. METHODS Three native-speaking Afghan-American physicians performed an assessment of emergency care via combined quantitative and qualitative survey tools. Ho...

Objectives: Diabetes itself is known as an independent risk factor for microand macro-angiopathy. However, only a few studies have examined the onset of cardiovascular complications in Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). In this study, we investigated atherosclerotic changes in Japanese patients with T1DM in terms of age or duration. Methods: The subjects were 41 patients wi...

BACKGROUND The number of mobile health coaching applications is expanding at a rapid rate. An application that uses a guiding intelligence to deliver an individualized structured program has the potential to provide a significant benefit. However, there are few studies of this approach that examine multiple clinical outcomes in a longitudinal manner. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was t...