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Why are there gender inequalities in visual impairment? [PDF]

, 2018
Background In high-income countries, the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment is higher among women, regardless of age although the mechanisms that produce these gender inequalities are not well understood.
Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, Benach de Rovira, Joan, Guisasola València, Laura, Rius Ulldemolins, Anna   +3 more
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct and indirect effects of attention and visual function on gait impairment in Parkinson’s disease: influence of task and turning [PDF]

, 2017
Gait impairment is a core feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD) which has been linked to cognitive and visual deficits, but interactions between these features are poorly understood.
Delicato, L.S., Foxe, J., Galna, B., Lord, S., Rochester, L., Stuart, S.   +5 more
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Cytokine profiles in the aqueous humor of uveal melanoma: implications for tumor progression and radiation response

Frontiers in Medicine
PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the cytokine profile in the aqueous humor of uveal melanoma (UM) and explore the role of cytokines in tumor progression and radiation response.MethodsAqueous humor samples were collected from patients with UM who ...
Jie Ding, Jie Ding, Han Yue, Han Yue, Binbin Xu, Binbin Xu, Lianyao Shi, Jie Guo, Jie Guo, Jiang Qian, Jiang Qian   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Replication of the Association Between Keratoconus and Polymorphisms in PNPLA2 and MAML2 in a Han Chinese Population

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Keratoconus (KC) is a complex ocular disease that is affected by both genetic and non-genetic triggers. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified a genome-wide significant locus for KC in the region of PNPLA2 (rs61876744), as well as a ...
Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Yue Li, Yue Li, Yue Li, Yiqin Dai, Yiqin Dai, Yiqin Dai, Jianjiang Xu, Jianjiang Xu, Jianjiang Xu   +11 more
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The Health Related Components of Physical Fitness in People with Visual Impairment: A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2019
Visual impairment is becoming progressively more common in America’s aging society. Physical inactivity contributes to the development of chronic health conditions.
Bell, Sarah, Peterson, Janet T.
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Gender difference in the relationships between vision and hearing impairments and negative well-being.

, 2008
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of hearing impairment, vision impairment and their combination (dual sensory impairment) with negative well-being such as depression, subjective poor health and the reduced functional ability in community-dwelling ...
Harada, Sei, Ishigami, Ai, Iwasawa, Satoko, Kikuchi, Yuriko, Michikawa, Takehiro, Nakano, Makiko, Nishiwaki, Yuji, Saito, Hideyuki, Takebayashi, Toru   +8 more
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VIQID: a no-reference bit stream-based visual quality impairment detector [PDF]

, 2010
In order to ensure adequate quality towards the end users at all time, video service providers are getting more interested in monitoring their video streams.
Demeester, Piet, Dhondt, Yves, Lambert, Peter, Staelens, Nicolas, Van de Walle, Rik, Vercammen, Nick, Vermeulen, Brecht   +6 more
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Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich, Manali Zope, Peter M. Fantozzi, Cassie N. Kline, Iris Paltin, Matthew C. Hocking   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

MicroRNA-21-5p from induced pluripotent stem cells promotes neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells in optic nerve crush model

BMC Ophthalmology
Introduction Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are susceptible to degenerative conditions such as glaucoma and traumatic optic neuropathies, which lead to vision loss.
Qing Xia, Wei Chen, Jiawei Xiong, Xiaofen Mo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source