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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’expérimentation sociotechnique fondée sur les sciences comportementales : Un instrument au service de la production de l’acceptabilité sociale ? 

VertigO, 2015
Following its mobilisation by practitioners, the notion of social acceptability has been sparking interest and causing embarrassment among social scientists.
Benoit Granier
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The Comprehensive Live Cell‐Based Cytotoxicity Assay for Monitoring Disease Activity and Guiding Rescue Therapy in Acute Attacks of NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a devastating neurological disease that lacks serological biomarkers that can accurately reflect disease activity. We established a live cell‐based assay (LCBA) using serum with endogenous complement to quantify the overall cytotoxicity, offering a novel functional tool for monitoring
Xiaona Xu, Jie Ding, Yupeng Du, Guibao Luo, Jinming Li, Rui Liu, Xiaoyi Xu, Xiao Li, Minshu Li, Wei Jiang, Chunsheng Yang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare providers' views on the acceptability of financial incentives for breastfeeding:a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Despite a gradual increase in breastfeeding rates, overall in the UK there are wide variations, with a trend towards breastfeeding rates at 6-8 weeks remaining below 40% in less affluent areas.
Thomas, Kate J., Strong, Mark, Whitford, H., Patrice Van Cleemput, Scott, Elaine, Barbara Whelan, Van Cleemput, P., Whelan, B., Heather Whitford, Whelan, Barbara, Cleemput, Patrice Van, Strong, M., Renfrew, Mary J., Kate J Thomas, Elaine Scott, Relton, Clare, Renfrew, M.J., Whitford, Heather, Thomas, K.J., Clare Relton, Mark Strong, Scott, E., Relton, C., Mary J Renfrew   +23 more
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Nous sommes tous des nimbystes : plaidoyer pour l’utilisation de la notion d’acceptabilité sociale

Développement Durable et Territoires, 2020
When a potentially nuisance and risk-producing site is planned in a territory, very often a part of the population expresses its opposition. This is particularly the case for sustainable energy production sites (wind farms, methanizers, etc.).
Hervé Flanquart
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Utility of the APE2 Score as a Diagnostic Tool for Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To retrospectively evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Antibody Prevalence in Epilepsy and Encephalopathy (APE2) score relative to clinician‐adjudicated autoimmune encephalitis (AE) and the Graus criteria in a tertiary neuroimmunology referral cohort, including antibody‐negative AE.
Bijoya Basu, Sophia F. Damman, Samhitha M. Rai, Hesham Abboud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acceptability of road pricing and revenue use in the Netherlands [PDF]

It is generally acknowledged that the implementation of other, more efficient, road pricing measures meet public resistance and that acceptability is nowadays one of the major barriers to successful implementation.
Erik T. Verhoef, Barry Ubbels
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Over Plasma Links Analytes to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To identify inflammatory analytes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma associated with cognitive decline in cognitively normal (CN) older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods In a longitudinal study of 118 CN older adults (65–80 years, 54% APOE ε4, 26% preclinical AD), 1331 CSF and 1501 plasma analytes were ...
Jagan A. Pillai, Audrey Zhu, Chunxuan Ma, Ming Wang, Yifan Yang, Lynn M. Bekris, Maria Khrestian, Frank P. DiFilippo, Mikhail Nasrallah, Aaron Burberry, James B. Leverenz, Yuan Hou, Feixiong Cheng, Stephen M. Rao   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of revenue use and perceived effectiveness on acceptability of transport pricing policies [PDF]

Car use causes various collective problems, such congestion and increasing CO2-emmisions. One way to manage these problems is to influence people’s car use.
Geertje Schuitema, Linda Steg, Charles Vlek, Talib Rothengatter   +3 more
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An Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral Action-research Method: Case-Study of Climate Change Adaptation by Cities Using Participatory Web 2.0 Urban Design

Enquiry: The ARCC Journal of Architectural Research, 2013
This paper discusses the last segment of a three-year interdisciplinary and intersectoral action research on climate change and urban transformation. The project had, as one of its core missions, the role of imagining urban and architectural adaptations ...
Geneviève VACHON, Marie-Noël Chouinard, Geneviève Cloutier, Catherine Dubois, Carole Després   +4 more
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