Trans men are biological females who have a male identity and sense of discomfort with their own feminine physical characteristics. The administration testosterone, hormone, for the treatment gender incongruence induces masculinization, including changing sound voice. We previously showed that continuous testosterone lowered basic frequency (F0) masculinized voice abruptly at three to six month...

In Mongolia, drought is a major natural disaster that can influence and devastate large regions, reduce livestock production, cause economic damage, and accelerate desertification in association with destructive human activities. The objective of this article is to determine the optimal satellite-derived drought indices for accurate and real-time expression of grassland drought in Mongolia. Fir...

OBJECTIVE Self-efficacy (SE) is an optimistic self-belief that one can perform a novel task. This concept involves empowerment, self-esteem, and adaptation to a stressful situation. SE is a strong predictor of health behaviors. Our objectives were to study SE in spasmodic dysphonia (SD) and to develop a disease-specific SE-SD scale. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Academic hospital....

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: ALI: Acute Lung Injury; ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; PEEP: Positive End Expiratory Pressure; CST: Static Lung Compliance; MHI: Manual Hyperinflation; VHI: Ventilator Hyperinflation; MABP: Mean Arterial Blood Pressure; HR: Heart Rate Pulse Oximetric Saturation (SpO2) S/F ratio: Ratio Fraction of Inspired Oxygen (FiO2) Int...

UNLABELLED Studies show a high prevalence of vocal alterations among teachers. One of the criteria for the establishment of the prevalence of vocal alteration is based on teachers' self-perception. OBJECTIVE This study aimed at comparing voice-disordered quality of life measures between a group of teachers who reported vocal alteration and a group of teachers who did not, by verifying the tea...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the incidence of depression in head and neck cancer (HNCA) patients following definitive treatment and the relationship between depression and head and neck-specific measures of quality of life and function. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort analysis. METHODS Two hundred forty-six patients were evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory Fast-Screen (BDI-FS...

drought is a major environmental disaster in many parts of the world. knowledge about the timing, severity and extentof drought can aid planning and decision-making. drought indices derived from in-situ meteorological data have coarsespatial and temporal resolutions, thus, obtaining a real-time drought condition over a large area is difficult. this studyused advanced very high resolution radiom...

Preclinical data support the view that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and serotonergic systems regulate circuits involved in affective disorders. The present study examined neurochemical and behavioural consequences of an acute intrahippocampal injection of BDNF combined with an antidepressant by using in-vivo intracerebral microdialysis in the ventral hippocampus (vHi) in conscious m...