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...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate short- and long-term vocal outcomes after medialization laryngoplasty (ML) using a silastic implant in patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP). DESIGN AND METHODS Prospective study of consecutive patients undergoing ML with silastic (MLS) diagnosed with UVFP from 2009 till 2012 and with at least 9 months follow-up. Pre- and post-treatment maximum phonation t...

Long-term treatment with high-dose Interferon-alpha (IFN-α) has resulted in depression in 30-50% of the patients. Paeoniflorin may ameliorate the IFN-α-induced depression; however, the underlying mechanism is less studied. Here, we investigated the prophylactic antidepressant and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of paeoniflorin on the behaviors and specific emotion-related regions of the brain in...