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Association between Lung Function and Vocal Affections Arising from Tobacco Consumption

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2014
Introduction Smoking is a major risk factor for numerous diseases; it is necessary to analyze the impact that the habit can have on vocal health. Objectives To determine the influence of smoking on changes in vocal production and lung vital ...
Karoline Weber dos Santos, Simone Soares Echeveste, Deisi Cristina Gollo Marques Vidor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Activity Markers in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the utility of smartwatch and smartphone‐based activity metrics for assessing disease severity and quality of life in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Methods In the electronic monitoring of disease activity in patients with CIDP (EMDA‐CIDP) trial, we performed a prospective ...
Lars Masanneck, Jan Voth, Noëmi Gmahl, Konstantin Jendretzky, Niklas Huntemann, Noah M. Werner, Linea Schmidt, Menekse Oeztuerk, Paula Quint, Christina B. Schroeter, Hans Peter Hartung, Thomas Skripuletz, Gerd Meyer zu Hörste, Tobias Ruck, Sven G. Meuth, Marc Pawlitzki   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

VITAL CAPACITY OF THE LUNGS OF TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTS AGED 10-13

Science of Gymnastics Journal
Vital capacity (VC) tests are an important tool in assessing the functioning of the respiratory system. Low levels of vital capacity can indicate health problems such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other respiratory conditions ...
Bartłomiej Patryk Hes, Ewa Nowacka- Chiari   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repeat Expansions in PLIN4 Cause Autosomal Dominant Vacuolar Myopathy With Sarcolemmal Features

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We aim to describe and characterize two unrelated Spanish families suffering from an autosomal dominant autophagic vacuolar myopathy caused by repeat expansions in PLIN4. Methods We evaluated the clinical phenotype and muscle imaging, and performed a genetic workup that included exome sequencing, muscle RNAseq, and long‐read genome ...
Laura Llansó, Igor Stevanovski, Germán Morís, Roger Collet‐Vidiella, Alba Segarra‐Casas, Lidia González‐Quereda, Benjamín Rodríguez‐Santiago, Pia Gallano, Rodrigo Alvarez, Ana Vesperinas, Rosa Blanco, Beatriz San‐Millán, Carmen Navarro, Isabel Illa, Gianina Ravenscroft, Ira W. Deveson, Eduard Gallardo, Montse Olivé   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modular Networks: Learning to Decompose Neural Computation [PDF]

, 2018
Scaling model capacity has been vital in the success of deep learning. For a typical network, necessary compute resources and training time grow dramatically with model size. Conditional computation is a promising way to increase the number of parameters
Barber, David, Kirsch, Louis, Kunze, Julius   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Long‐Term Evaluation of Givinostat in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Natural History Comparisons

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This ongoing, open‐label extension study is evaluating the long‐term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of givinostat, a Class I and II histone deacetylase inhibitor, in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Methods The recruited patients completed one of two prior clinical studies (one Phase 2 and one Phase 3 [EPIDYS ...
Craig M. McDonald, Michela Guglieri, Dragana Vučinić, Gyula Acsadi, John F. Brandsema, Claudio Bruno, Erika L. Finanger, Amy Harper, Mercedes Lopez Lobato, Riccardo Masson, Nuria Muelas, Francina Munell, Yoram Nevo, Yann Péréon, Han Phan, Valeria A. Sansone, Mariacristina Scoto, Tracey Willis, Richard S. Finkel, Krista Vandenborne, Sara Cazzaniga, Silvia Montrasio, Federica Alessi, Paolo Bettica, Eugenio Mercuri, for the Givinostat Study 51 Investigators, the Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG) Duchenne Natural History Study (DNHS) Investigators, the ImagingDMD Investigators, Enrico Bertini, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Eugenio Maria Mercuri, Giuseppe Vita, Sonia Messina, Claudio Bruno, Riccardo Masson, Valeria Sansone, Nathalie Goemans, Liesbeth De Waele, Laurent Servais, Teresa Gidaro, Odile Boespflug‐Tanguy, Yann Péréon, Jessika Johannsen, Astrid Blaschek, Ulrike Schara‐Schmidt, Erik Niks, Imelda de Groot, Saskia Houwen‐van Opstal, Andres Nascimento, Juan Jesus Vilchez, Nuria Muelas, Francina Munell, Marcos Madruga Garrido, Mercedes Lopez Lobato, Michaela Guglieri, Tracey Willis, Stefan Spinty, Daniel Hawcutt, Mariacristina Scoto, Jean K. Mah, Laura McAdam, Kathryn Selby, Katherine Mathews, Craig McDonald, Craig Zaidman, Barry Byrne, John Brandsema, Gyula Acsadi, Chamindra Laverty, Amy Harper, Erika Finanger, Han Phan, Yoram Nevo, Vedrana Milic Rasic, Dragana Vucinic   +74 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate smart strategies to strengthened coffee farmers adaptive capacity to climate change. [P74] [PDF]

, 2015
In the last 30 years Kenya's national coffee production decreased by about 70%. In some areas like Muranga County, the decline was up to fivefold and coffee is now replaced by food crops in lower altitudes due to erratic rainfall and increased ...
Asayehegn, Kinfe, Iglesias, Ana, Pédelahore, Philippe, Temple, Ludovic, Triomphe, Bernard   +4 more
core  

Practice Recommendations for Genetic Testing of Ataxias

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Over the past decade, significant advances in genetic testing for ataxia have improved diagnostic accuracy, informed clinical trial eligibility, guided treatment decisions, and enabled cascade testing of at‐risk relatives. While guidance exists for other neurogenetic conditions, there are no standardized guidelines on genetic ...
Sharan R. Srinivasan, Amy D. Mook, Michelle Rochman, Jin Yun Helen Chen, Weiyi Mu, George R. Wilmot, Liana S. Rosenthal, Wendy R. Uhlmann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moderators and Mediators of Pain and Function Outcomes in a New Service Delivery Model for Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: Secondary Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to explore moderators and mediators influenced changes in pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) receiving a new model of primary care service delivery (Optimizing Primary Care Management of Knee Osteoarthritis [PARTNER]), at 12 months (ACTRN: 12617001595303).
Abdolhay Farivar, Jocelyn L. Bowden, Kim L. Bennell, Andrew M. Briggs, Stephen J. Bunker, Rana S. Hinman, Thorlene Egerton, Simon D. French, Marie Pirotta, Karen Schuck, Venkatesha Venkatesha, Nicholas A. Zwar, David J. Hunter   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic Innate Immune System Restoration as a Therapeutic Approach for Neurodegenerative Disease: Effects of NP001 on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Progression

Biomedicines
Background/objective: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a diagnosis that incorporates a heterogeneous set of neurodegenerative processes into a single progressive and uniformly fatal disease making the development of a uniformly applicable ...
Michael S. McGrath, Rongzhen Zhang, Paige M. Bracci, Ari Azhir, Bruce D. Forrest   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source