PURPOSE We investigated the impact of the 6.3 magnitude 2009 L'Aquila (Italy) earthquake on standardized self-report measures of sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) and frequency of disruptive nocturnal behaviours (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-Addendum, PSQI-A) two years after the natural disaster. METHODS Self-reported sleep quality was assessed in 665 L'Aquila citizens ex...

We investigated whether permeability transition-mediated release of mitochondrial cytochrome c is a potential therapeutic target for treating acute spinal cord injury (SCI). Based on previous reports, minocycline, a second-generation tetracycline, exerts neuroprotection partially by inhibiting mitochondrial cytochrome c release and reactive microgliosis. We first evaluated cytochrome c release ...

On 8 August 2017, a Ms7.0 earthquake occurred in Jiuzhaigou the Sichuan Province of China. In this study, we obtained vertical continuous data recorded at 12 nearby broadband seismometers from April to December order characterize temporal and spatial variations ground motion prior onset earthquake. Using self-mutual information method, determined that July value increased several stations. The ...

Abstract This article analyzes the audio diaries of a Tibetan physician, originally from Amdo (Qinghai Province, China), now living in New York City. Dr. Kunchog Tseten describes his experiences during first wave COVID -19 pandemic, spring and summer 2020, when Queens, York—the location where he lives works—was “epicenter epicenter” novel coronavirus outbreak United States. The collaborative re...