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The Effect of Placement and Group Size on the Use of an Automated Brush by Groups of Lactating Dairy Cattle

Animals, 2023
Mechanical brushes are often provided on dairy farms to facilitate grooming. However, current brush designs do not provide data on their use, and thus little is known about the effects of group size and placement of brushes within the pen. The objectives
Borbala Foris, Negar Sadrzadeh, Joseph Krahn, Daniel M. Weary, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk   +4 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Avenues within the gut-liver-brain axis linking chronic liver disease and symptoms

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023
Symptoms of fatigue, social withdrawal and mood disturbances are commonly encountered in patients with chronic liver disease and have a detrimental effect on patient quality of life.
Henry H. Nguyen, Mark G. Swain
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Incidence and Severity of Carboplatin‐Associated Hearing Loss in Children With Cancer Assessed by the SIOP Boston 2012 Ototoxicity Criteria

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla, Sean Carter, Andrew Wood, Sandra Staffieri, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, Michael Sullivan   +6 more
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Re‐Irradiation in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with recurrent diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) have limited therapeutic options at recurrence. Re‐irradiation (RT2) may be used at progression, but with uncertainty about the benefit. Methods We conducted a multi‐institutional retrospective study of children aged < 18 with DMG treated at three centers (Toronto, Canada ...
Ajay Thomas Alex, Sean P. Hassan, Helen Benghiat, Liam Herbert, Jennifer Adamski, Shivani Bailey, Claire Esler, Louise Brookes, Molly Bamber, Grace Koudou, Karen Waite, Julie Bennett, Anirban Das, Derek S. Tsang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isotopic niche variation in Tasmanian devils Sarcophilus harrisii with progression of devil facial tumor disease

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) is a transmissible cancer affecting Tasmanian devils Sarcophilus harrisii. The disease has caused severe population declines and is associated with demographic and behavioral changes, including earlier breeding, younger ...
Olivia Bell, Menna E. Jones, Calum X. Cunningham, Manuel Ruiz‐Aravena, David G. Hamilton, Sebastien Comte, Rodrigo K. Hamede, Stuart Bearhop, Robbie A. McDonald   +8 more
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and preliminary validation of the Sickness Questionnaire (SicknessQ) [PDF]

, 2013
The lack of questionnaires to measure subjective feelings of being sick made us develope the Sickness Questionnaire (SicknessQ) for assessment of sickness behavior in people. The objective of the present investigation was to test its internal consistency,
Wicksell, R, Höglund, CO, Lodin, K,, Karshikoff, B,, Karshikoff, B., Axelsson, J, Lodin, K., Andreasson, AN, Wicksell, B., Olgart Höglund, C., Lekander, Mats,, Lekander, M,, Axelsson, John,, Andreasson, Anna N.,   +13 more
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Systemic Immune Activation Leads to Neuroinflammation and Sickness Behavior in Mice

Mediators of Inflammation, 2013
Substantial evidence indicates an association between clinical depression and altered immune function. Systemic administration of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is commonly used to study inflammation-associated behavioral changes in rodents. In these
Steven Biesmans, Theo F. Meert, Jan A. Bouwknecht, Paul D. Acton, Nima Davoodi, Patrick De Haes, Jacobine Kuijlaars, Xavier Langlois, Liam J. R. Matthews, Luc Ver Donck, Niels Hellings, Rony Nuydens   +11 more
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Cinerama sickness and postural instability [PDF]

, 2013
Motion sickness symptoms and increased postural instability induced by motion pictures have been reported in a laboratory, but not in a real cinema. We, therefore, carried out an observational study recording sickness severity and postural instability in
Lubeck, A.J.A., Bos, J.E.; id_orcid, Ledegang, W.D., Bos, J.E., Stins, J.F., Stins, J.F.; id_orcid   +5 more
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