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Aorta deformation linked to heart disease
Published 2015“…Normally this stiffening is associated with increased morbidity in patients with hypertension, diabetes, and end-stage kidney disease, but whether this is also true of HCM is still not clear. …”
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Emergency ultrasound training needs review
Published 2017“…Also, as their level of confidence in their diagnoses increased, their accuracy was found to improve.</p><p>“These points along with the different thresholds for accuracy between right upper quadrant and abdominal aorta [scans] show that the number of scans needed to reach competency may be variable dependent on the specific ultrasound application,” write the researchers. …”
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Nanoscale studies link amyloid maturity with polyglutamine diseases onset
Published 2016“…<p dir="ltr">The presence of expanded poly-glutamine (polyQ) repeats in proteins is directly linked to the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington’s disease. …”
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Customers' need for uniqueness theory versus brand congruence theory
Published 2019“…Social media brands may experience a lack of competitiveness and attraction due to the silent negative increase of customers' need for uniqueness (NFU). This is the result of a tension between the theory of brand congruence, that most brands endeavor to establish with their customers, and the theory of consumers' NFU, that many consumers aim to fulfill, that has not been previously examined. …”
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Meeting the need for online learning at the HCT: Investigating alternatives to BBVista
Published 2011“…This implies the need for flexibility, allowing for individual preferences and experience with ICT, but also the need for a set of overarching values, to respond to the changing role of the institution as a provider of information and the shift, for educators, from sources of knowledge to facilitators of collaborative information management. …”
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Potential of horizontal louvers in increased energy savings in a commercial building in Dubai
Published 2018“…The dissertation creates a correlation link between the simulation results and changes in parameters. …”
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Reducing injuries among young drivers: what kind of measures are needed?
Published 2015“…Research has indicated that a hierarchical approach to the task of driving can help to identify specifically which skills a driver needs to avoid crashes and injuries. Keskinen (1996) divided the task of driving into four separate levels (4. goals for life and skills for living, 3. goals and context of driving, 2. mastering traffic situations and 1. vehicle maneuvering) in which the higher levels are considered to always affect behavior on the lower levels.The idea behind a hierarchical approach is that success as well as failure on the higher levels will affect the demand on lower levels (Hatakka et al. 2002). …”
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Work-life balance, perceived stress, & locus of control
Published 2014“…According to the result of this study, work life balance is positively affected by an increased level of control as well as a decreased level of perceived stress. …”
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Effect of UV Ageing on the fatigue life of bulk polyethylene
Published 2018“…Although few studied investigated the effect of UV irradiation on the mechanical behaviour of thermoplastics, fewer examined the UV irradiation effect on the fatigue life of polymers. This study focuses on investigating the effect of UV irradiation on the fatigue properties of bulk semi-crystalline polymer; the low density Polyethylene (LDPE). …”
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GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Columns: State-of-the-Art, Behavior, and Research Needs
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Increased Levels of Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating Granulocytic Myeloid Cells in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Published 2016“…<p dir="ltr">Increased levels of myeloid cells, especially myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), have been reported to correlate with bad prognosis and reduced survival in cancer patients. …”
