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Peripheral Neutrophil Activation and Extracellular Trap Formation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Markers of neutrophil activation are increased in plasma during ALS, and markers of NET formation associate with ALS survival. ABSTRACT Objectives Peripheral neutrophil levels in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inversely correlate with survival, suggesting a role for neutrophils in disease progression.
Lillia A. Baird, Haley McQuown, Jihyun Park, Samuel J. Teener, Ian F. Webber‐Davis, Andrew D. Carter, Dae‐Gyu Jang, Eva L. Feldman, Stephen A. Goutman, Benjamin J. Murdock   +9 more
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Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for Depression Screening and Diagnosis in East Africa

Psychiatry Research, 2013
Depression is often underdiagnosed and undertreated in primary care settings, particularly in developing countries. This is, in part, due to challenges resulting from a lack of skilled mental health workers, stigma associated with mental illness, and ...
B. Gelaye, Michelle A. Williams, S. Lemma, N. Deyessa, Yonas Bahretibeb, T. Shibre, D. Wondimagegn, Asnake Lemenhe, J. Fann, A. Stoep, X. Zhou   +10 more
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Plasma EV Proteomics Identifies ECM Remodeling and Inflammatory Proteins LUM and C7 as Candidate Biomarkers in FSHD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most debilitating and common muscular dystrophies. Despite its severity, no approved therapy exists for FSHD patients. However, several therapeutic candidates are currently under development, and some have recently entered clinical trials, marking the need for reliable ...
Mustafa Bilal Bayazit, Chiranth K. Nagaraj, Jackson S. Newell, Kim Truc Nguyen, Xilal Y. Rima, Jacob Doon‐Ralls, Eduardo Reátegui, Jeffrey M. Statland, Rabi Tawil, Kevin M. Flanigan, Scott Q. Harper, Nizar Y. Saad   +11 more
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Reliability and validity of the Mywellness Key physical activity monitor [PDF]

, 2013
John C Sieverdes,1 Eric E Wickel,2 Gregory A Hand,3 Marco Bergamin,4 Robert R Moran,5 Steven N Blair3,51Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing and Medicine, Charleson, SC, 2University of Tulsa, Exercise and Sport Science, Tulsa, OK ...
Wickel EE, Moran RR, H, Bergamin M, Hand GA, GA, Sieverdes JC, Blair SN, BERGAMIN, MARCO   +8 more
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi, Sola Al Ghazal, Salem Hannoun, Medhat A. Siddik, Nour M. Najjar, Jim Dagher, Joseph Abboud, Myriam G. Semaan, Samia J. Khoury   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of the critical care practical competency scale for clinical nurses

BMC Nursing
Objective To develop a Critical Care Practical Competency Scale (CCPCS) for clinical nurses, and to assess its reliability and validity. Methods The scale was developed through a literature review, semi-structured interviews, and Delphi expert ...
Miaomiao Yan, Xueli Bao, Pingping Jiang, Lijuan Zhang, Zhongtao Zhou, Dan Qin, Xiubin Tao   +6 more
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Translation and measurement properties of Persian version of Child-to-Parent Violence Questionnaire

BMJ Open
Objective Child-to-parent violence (CPV) has received limited attention in scientific literature, but due to a recent increase in reported cases, it has become a subject of investigation.
Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Mina Hosseinzadeh, Somayeh Abdolalipour, Mohammad Khalili   +4 more
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NEGATIVE COEFFICIENTS IN THE GRE VALIDITY STUDY SERVICE [PDF]

ETS Research Report Series, 1991
ABSTRACTOperational procedures for the Graduate Record Examinations Validity Study Service (GREVSS) are reviewed, with the emphasis on the problem of frequent occurrence of negative coefficients in the fitted within‐department regressions obtained by the empirical Bayes method of Braun and Jones (1985). Several alterations of the operational procedures
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Integration of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain and Cortical Dysfunction Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in ALS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether integration of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) and cortical dysfunction improves diagnostic accuracy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when applied alongside the Gold Coast criteria (GCC). Methods In this prospective study, 148 participants with suspected ALS were recruited (101 ALS and 47 with ALS ...
Aicee Dawn Calma, Nathan Pavey, Yukiko Tsuji, Amirul Ab Ghapar, Mehdi A.J. van den Bos, Bronwen Orden, Grace Lee, Linda Mekhael, Julie Ryder, Cláudia Santos Silva, David McDonald, Fakhria Kakar, Con Yiannikas, Matthew C. Kiernan, David A. Brown, Parvathi Menon, Steve Vucic   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validity and Reliability of the Glaucoma Knowledge Level Questionnaire [PDF]

, 2018
Objectives: The present study was conducted to develop an instrument for measuring adults’ glaucoma knowledge levels and to establish the instrument’s validity and reliability.
Muhammed Fatih Önsüz, Zeynep Demirtaş, Aziz Soysal, Nilgün Yıldırım, Selma Metintaş, Gökçe Dağtekin   +5 more
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