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Blast exposure and dual sensory impairment

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 2012
Combat exposures to blast can result in both peripheral damage to the ears and eyes and central damage to the auditory and visual processing areas in the brain. The functional effects of the latter include visual, auditory, and cognitive processing difficulties that manifest as deficits in attention, memory, and problem solving--symptoms similar to ...
Saunders, Gabrielle H, Echt, Katharina V
openaire   +1 more source

The Best Predictor of Anxiety, Stress, and Depression Among Institutionalized Elderly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Anxiety, stress, and depression are the three most common negative emotional constructs found in the elderly. Evidences available worldwide about how psychological problem could be resulted in mental disorder, and there is significant difference in the ...
Manungkalit, M. (Maria)   +1 more
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Direct and generative retrieval of autobiographical memories : the roles of visual imagery and executive processes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Two experiments used a dual task methodology to investigate the role of visual imagery and executive resources in the retrieval of specific autobiographical memories.
Anderson, Rachel J.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Integrated genomic and proteomic profiling reveals insights into chemoradiation resistance in cervical cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
A comprehensive genomic and proteomic analysis of cervical cancer revealed STK11 and STX3 as a potential biomarkers of chemoradiation resistance. Our study demonstrated EGFR as a therapeutic target, paving the way for precision strategies to overcome treatment failure and the DNA repair pathway as a critical mechanism of resistance.
Janani Sambath   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case report of Usher's syndrome with psychosis: Challenges in diagnosis and management

open access: yesJournal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2017
Usher's syndrome is a heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder characterized by dual sensory impairment in the form of profound congenital hearing loss and progressive visual loss due to retinal degeneration.
Akriti Kamran   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developmental dyslexia: specific phonological deficit or general sensorimotor dysfunction? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Dyslexia research is now facing an intriguing paradox: it is becoming increasingly clear that a significant proportion of dyslexics present sensory and motor deficits; however, as this “sensorimotor syndrome” is being studied in greater detail, it is ...
Ramus, Dr Franck
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Quality of life and building design in residential and nursing homes for older people [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Older people living in residential and nursing care homes spend a large proportion of their time within the boundaries of the home, and may depend on the environment to compensate for their physical or cognitive frailties.
Barnes, S.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Modeling hepatic fibrosis in TP53 knockout iPSC‐derived human liver organoids

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study developed iPSC‐derived human liver organoids with TP53 gene knockout to model human liver fibrosis. These organoids showed elevated myofibroblast activation, early disease markers, and advanced fibrotic hallmarks. The use of profibrotic differentiation medium further amplified the fibrotic signature seen in the organoids.
Mustafa Karabicici   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Persistently short or long sleep duration increases the risk of sensory impairment in Chinese older adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
BackgroundCross-sectional evidence suggests that persistently short or long sleep duration is associated with sensory impairment. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate the associations between sleep duration and altered sleep duration with ...
Ling Yang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visual Acuity does not Moderate Effect Sizes of Higher-Level Cognitive Tasks. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background/study contextDeclining visual capacities in older adults have been posited as a driving force behind adult age differences in higher-order cognitive functions (e.g., the "common cause" hypothesis of Lindenberger & Baltes, 1994, Psychology ...
Allen, Philip A   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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