Despite progress in understanding chromatin function, the structure of the 30 nm chromatin fiber has remained elusive. However, with the recent crystal structure of a short tetranucleosomal array, the 30 nm fiber is beginning to come into view.

BACKGROUND Dyspnea is a distressing and functionally limiting symptom that patients with heart failure commonly experience. A valid instrument to quantify dyspnea for comparison of groups and for illness management is important. OBJECTIVE To validate the Chinese version of the Modified Pulmonary Functional Status and Dyspnea Questionnaire. METHODS The Chinese version was developed by using ...

Objectives: To translate and adapt the Diabetic Self-care Knowledge Questionnaire-30 (DSCKQ-30) questionnaire to be suitable for Vietnamese conditions culture. examine reliability validity of version DSCKQ-30 questionnaire. Material Methods: The was forward translated, from English into vice versa, by four independent translators. After that, an expert panel resolved any disagreements in transl...

Questionnaire Acronym Description Free to noncommercial research? Validation with cancer patients Examples of cancer studies where instrument identified an effect Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Questionnaire BCQ 30 items, covering: • Consequence s of hair loss • Emotional dysfunction • Physical symptoms • Trouble/incon venience • Fatigue • Nausea • Positive wellbeing ? In 418 women with Stage II br...

Purposes: A symptom questionnaire is an important tool used to quantify and qualify the impact of a disease on a patient's related quality of life and to estimate the prevalence of a certain condition within a population. Ophthalmologists frequently encounter patients with dry eye disease (DED), and therefore, evaluating the symptoms reported by these patients influences diagnosis, therapeutic ...

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the short form of the Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) in a population of Turkish university students. The metacognitions questionnaire (MCQ) measures individual differences in a selection of metacognitive beliefs, judgments, and monitoring tendencies considered important in the metacognitive model of psychologica...

From the DTAG likability database the 30 most and 30 least likable ones have been selected for further phonetic analysis and expert questionnaire. In contrast to dislikable speakers, likable ones exhibit almost no perceivable accent, command style or disfluencies and were rated very high on all six questionnaire scales. Dislikable speakers are only moderately rated. However, dislikable speakers...