Value of MRI Outcomes for Preventive and Early‐Stage Trials in Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1 and 3
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the value of MRI outcomes as endpoints for preventive and early‐stage trials of two polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Methods A cohort of 100 participants (23 SCA1, 63 SCA3, median Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score = 5, 42% preataxic, and 14 gene‐negative controls) was scanned at 3T up ...
Thiago J. R. Rezende +26 more
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Preparing students as future professionals for creative economy
Creative economies contribution to the total gross domestic product of countries has been analyzed. Issues have been identified in students preparation in higher education institutions in terms of creative competencies formation, considering existing ...
M. I. Kotenko, P. V. Pavlovskiy
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Feedback control ideas for call center staffing [PDF]
European Control Conference 2009 • Budapest, Hungary, August 23–26, 2009Call centers are nowadays a widespread solution to deal with customer support and as platform for different kind of business.
Camacho, Eduardo F. +2 more
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A qualitative study of the views of residents with dementia, their relatives and staff about work practice in long-term care settings [PDF]
Background: Most people living in 24-hour care settings have dementia, and little is known about what makes long-term care a positive experience for them.Method: This carer-led qualitative study examined working practices in 24-hour long-term care ...
Kitchen, G +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick +19 more
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City Councils in Philadelphia and Other Major Cities: Who Holds Office, How Long They Serve, and How Much It All Costs [PDF]
Compares the budget, staffing, salaries, electoral conditions, tenure, and representativeness in terms of race/ethnicity and gender of Philadelphia's current city council members with those of past decades and those of fourteen other ...
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Validity of a Wearable Digital Insole for Assessing Gait ON and OFF in Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objective Gait impairment is a distinctive symptom of Parkinson's disease that negatively impact mobility. We assessed the validity of wearable digital insoles against a validated reference gait analysis system for measuring select gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A comparative analysis between digital insoles
Deborah A. Hall +16 more
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Providing Safe and Effective Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak in the UK – Changing Strategies [PDF]
Robert Chapman +4 more
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Central and Eastern Europe and the Decline of Russia in the United Nations Administrative Bodies
In international organizations, states seek representation not only in decision-making and political fora but also in the administrative bodies, or secretariats. This article maps the representation of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in the
Michal Parízek, Ekaterina Ananyeva
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Flexible Staffing Arrangements and Employers' Short-Term Adjustment Strategies [PDF]
This paper reports new evidence from a survey of over 408 U.S. employers concerning their use of temporary and on-call workers. More than 90 percent of responding organizations reported reliance on these flexible staffing arrangements. They accounted for
Katharine G. Abraham
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