Effect of Stimulus Duration on the Electrogustometric Threshold
ABSTRACT Objective Electrogustometry (EGM)—the psychophysical measurement of human taste function by the application of weak electric currents to taste bud fields—has proved useful in clinical and research settings. Although EGM detection thresholds have been reported to be sensitive to stimulus duration, studies differ on this point and have not been ...
Toshi Matsuda, Richard L. Doty
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Deep Hierarchical Network With Line Segment Learning for Quantitative Analysis of Facial Palsy
We propose the deep hierarchical network (DHN) for the quantitative analysis of facial palsy. Facial palsy, also known as Bell’s palsy, is the most common type of facial nerve palsy that results in the loss of muscle control in the affected facial
Gee-Sern Jison Hsu +2 more
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The Current Situation and Development of Endoscopic Ear Surgery in China
ABSTRACT Endoscopic ear surgery has been widely performed in China since 2015 due to the development and rapid popularization of endoscopic technology. Due to the relative shortness of the auditory meatus, only a fixed endoscope is required in many cases, rather than a motion similar to a nasal endoscope, and uncontrollable bleeding is virtually non ...
Meng‐Wen Shi, Ge Yin, Yu Sun
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Brain lesion extent, growth, and body composition in children with cerebral palsy. [PDF]
Abstract Aim To investigate the relationship between growth, body composition, and the extent of brain lesion measured using structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method This prospective population‐based cohort study recorded 359 assessments from 124 children with CP aged 18 months to 13 years (38% female ...
Oftedal S +7 more
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Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition and Conceptual Framework [PDF]
Pediatric feeding disorders (PFDs) lack a universally accepted definition. Feeding disorders require comprehensive assessment and treatment of 4 closely related, complementary domains (medical, psychosocial, and feeding skill-based systems and associated
Browne, Joe +14 more
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Rate of complications due to neuromuscular scoliosis spine surgery in a 30-years consecutive series [PDF]
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of intraoperative and postoperative complications in a large series of patients affected by neuromuscular scoliosis. METHODS: It was a monocentric retrospective study.
CALDERARO, COSMA +5 more
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
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Penatalaksanaan Fisioterapi pada Bell’s Palsy Sinistra dengan Modalitas Infra red, Massage, Miror exercise Di RSUD Kota Salatiga [PDF]
Background: Bell's palsy is paralysis or peripheral facialis nerve weakness of the idiopathic face acutely (acute onset) on the right or left side of the face.
-, Isnaini Herawati, S.Fis, M.Sc +3 more
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Early and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Design and Cohort Baseline Characteristics of the German Dementia Competence Network [PDF]
Background: The German Dementia Competence Network (DCN) has established procedures for standardized multicenter acquisition of clinical, biological and imaging data, for centralized data management, and for the evaluation of new treatments.
Frölich, Lutz +21 more
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Haunted by Houses: Built and Lived Absences in a Transnational Mexican Community
ABSTRACT Globally, millions of migrants have sent money home to build a house. In early phases of migration, remittance houses are aspirational objects that materialize the continuous belonging of migrants to a community. In later stages, experiences of loss, estrangement, deportation, and death increasingly challenge these attachments.
Julia Pauli
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