Author(s): Bloodgood EA; Bourns J; Lenczner M; Shibaike T; Tabet J; Melvin A; Wong WH;
We develop the concept of the nonprofit data environment as all data collected and reported in a country resulting from law implemented into practice. We map data environments across 20 countries and propose explanations for differences between the information nongovernmental organizations report (collected) and what is made publicly available (reported). ...
Article GUID: 36974198
Author(s): Razmpour F; Daryabeygi-Khotbehsara R; Soleimani D; Asgharnezhad H; Shamsi A; Bajestani GS; Nematy M; Pour MR; Maddison R; Islam SMS;
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, which can progress from simple steatosis to advanced cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical diagnosis of NAFLD is crucial in the early stages of the disease. The main aim of this study was to apply machi ...
Article GUID: 36973382
Author(s): Rajasekaran A; Shadmehri F;
In-situ manufacturing of thermoplastic composites using Hot Gas Torch (HGT)-assisted Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) has the potential to produce laminates in an efficient manner by avoiding a secondary process, like autoclave consolidation. One of the advantages of AFP technique is its capability to steer fiber path and to manufacture Variable Angle Tow ...
Article GUID: 36974323
Author(s): Ceron K; Sales LP; Santana DJ; Pires MM;
Biodiversity loss not only implies the loss of species but also entails losses in other dimensions of biodiversity, such as functional, phylogenetic and interaction diversity. Yet, each of those facets of biodiversity may respond differently to extinctions. Here, we examine how extinction, driven by climate and land-use changes may affect those different ...
Article GUID: 36967645
Author(s): Slim M; Vanstone CA; Morin SN; Rahme E; Bacon SL; Weiler HA;
Background: Adequate nutrition is important for bone health, especially for bone mineral accretion. Objectives: The primary objective tested whether increasing dairy intake using the motivational interviewing technique (MInt) improves lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) after 2 y in postpubertal adolescents with habitual dairy intake of Methods ...
Article GUID: 36967160
Author(s): Deroche MLD; Wolfe J; Neumann S; Manning J; Towler W; Alemi R; Bien AG; Koirala N; Hanna L; Henry L; Gracco VL;
Objective: Although children with cochlear implants (CI) achieve remarkable success with their device, considerable variability remains in individual outcomes. Here, we explored whether auditory evoked potentials recorded during an oddball paradigm could provide useful markers of auditory process ...
Article GUID: 36965466
Author(s): St-Amant A; Bergdahl A;
Background: The oxidative stress (OS) theory of disease stipulates that a chronic imbalance in the ratio of oxidants to antioxidants in the cellular environment leads to a variety of debilitating conditions, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular and liver diseases. Metabolites in the gut microbiome have been associated with increases in reactive oxyge ...
Article GUID: 36963861
Author(s): Caru M; Alberts NM; Freeman MC; Dandekar SC; Rao P; McKeone DJ; Brown VI; McGregor LM; Schmitz KH;
Background: Pain is one of the most common and distressing symptoms experienced by children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer. It is vital that children and adolescents receive adequate pain management early on in their cancer treatments to mitigate pain and cancer-related symptoms. Exercise ...
Article GUID: 36952029
Author(s): Young S; Bethel A; Keenan C; Ghezzi-Kopel K; Moreton E; Pickup D; Premji ZA; Rogers M; Viinholt BCA;
This is the protocol for a Campbell review. The aim of this study is to comprehensively assess the quality and nature of the search methods and reporting across Campbell systematic reviews. The search methods used in systematic reviews provide the foundation for establishing the body of literatur ...
Article GUID: 36950345
Author(s): Lockrow AW; Setton R; Spreng KAP; Sheldon S; Turner GR; Spreng RN;
Autobiographical memory (AM) involves a rich phenomenological re-experiencing of a spatio-temporal event from the past, which is challenging to objectively quantify. The Autobiographical Interview (AI; Levine et al. Psychology and Aging, 17(4), 677-689, 2002) is a manualized performance-based assessment designed to quantify episodic (internal) and semanti ...
Article GUID: 36944860
Author(s): Webster RT; Dhaduk R; Gordon ML; Partin RE; Kunin-Batson AS; Brinkman TM; Willard VW; Allen JM; Alberts NM; Lanctot JQ; Ehrhardt MJ; Li Z; Hudson MM; Robison LL; Ness KK;
Background: There is limited understanding of associations between a combination of health behaviors (physical activity, sedentary/screen-time, diet) and cardiometabolic health risk factors, physical performance, and emotional health among young (<18) childhood cancer survivor ...
Article GUID: 36943740
Author(s): Morris V; Keough MT; Stewart SH; O' Connor RM;
i>Background: Gray's original Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) posits that an oversensitive behavioral inhibition system (BIS) may increase risk for negative-reinforcement-motivated drinking, given its role in anxiety. However, existing data provides mixed support for the BIS-alcohol use association. The inconsistent evidence is not surprising, ...
Article GUID: 36943012
