Exploratory Analysis of ELP1 Expression in Whole Blood From Patients With Familial Dysautonomia
ABSTRACT Background Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a hereditary neurodevelopmental disorder caused by aberrant splicing of the ELP1 gene, leading to a tissue‐specific reduction in ELP1 protein expression. Preclinical models indicate that increasing ELP1 levels can mitigate disease manifestations.
Alejandra González‐Duarte +13 more
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Neural network modeling of psychoanalytic concepts
Techniques used over decades in brain-based neural network modeling are applied to understanding processes involved in psychoanalysis. Behavioral change is interpreted as a transition, using simulated annealing, from a less to a more optimal attractor in
Daniel S. Levine +2 more
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The development of the five mini-theories of self-determination theory: an historical overview, emerging trends, and future directions [PDF]
Self-determination theory is a macro-theory of human motivation, emotion, and personality that has been under development for 40 years following the seminal work of Edward Deci and Richard Ryan.
Niemiec, Christopher P +2 more
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Cutaneous Phosphorylated Alpha‐Synuclein in Lewy Body Dementia
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the test performance of cutaneous phosphorylated alpha‐synuclein (P‐SYN) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), individuals with reduced Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and healthy controls. Methods This is the first subgroup analysis of the Synuclein‐One study, a prospective, blinded study evaluating P‐SYN detection ...
Christopher H. Gibbons +31 more
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Awareness and cognitive rehabilitation in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia
INTRODUCTION Awareness influences the evolution of neurodegenerative dementias. We gathered participants’ and caregivers assessments of dependence in daily activities and we studied how each score would be related to next year participant autonomy ...
Eric Salmon +6 more
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Whole‐Body Pattern of Muscle Degeneration and Progression in Sarcoglycanopathies
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize whole‐body intramuscular fat distribution pattern in patients with sarcoglycanopathies and explore correlations with disease severity, duration and age at onset. Methods Retrospective, cross‐sectional, multicentric study enrolling patients with variants in one of the four sarcoglycan genes who underwent whole‐body ...
Laura Costa‐Comellas +39 more
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tenure in Initial Public Offering (IPO) Firms: An Event History Analysis of the Determinants of Turnover [PDF]
Relying on network theory and power dependence theory, we develop a series of hypotheses that focus on determinants of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) turnover in IPO firms.
Mitsuhashi, Hitoshi +1 more
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Nudging and obesity : how to get rid of paternalism? [PDF]
This paper reflects upon the conditions how ‘nudging’ can change individual health choices without being paternalistic and therefore can be defined as an instrument of social justice?
Devisch, Ignaas
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ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji +13 more
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Clustering Algorithm Reveals Dopamine‐Motor Mismatch in Cognitively Preserved Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between dopaminergic denervation and motor impairment in two de novo Parkinson's disease (PD) cohorts. Methods n = 249 PD patients from Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) and n = 84 from an external clinical cohort.
Rachele Malito +14 more
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