Background. The Psychology Experimental Building Language (PEBL) test battery (http://pebl.sourceforge.net/) is a popular application for neurobehavioral investigations. This study evaluated the correspondence between the PEBL and the non-PEBL versions of four executive function tests. Methods. In one cohort, young-adults (N = 44) completed both the Conner's Continuous Performance Test (CCPT) a...

Increased accumulation of renal sorbitol has been documented in the diabetic rat, and it has been suggested that this accumulation may be important in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. It is not clear whether sorbitol accumulation results from increases in substrate, activity of the aldose reductase (AR) protein molecule, or activity due to an increase in the amount of enzyme present. I...

CD2(+) T lymphocytes obtained from either the donor of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) or a third party were cultured in mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLRs) with either allogeneic dendritic cells (DCs) or peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs). When autologous or allogeneic BMSCs were added back to T cells stimulated by DCs or PBLs, a significant and dose-dependent reduction of T-cell proliferatio...

Teaching quality refers to the level of teaching practices, delivery, content and methods it is often viewed subjectively by various stakeholders in education, including students. The aim this study, applying a phenomenographic approach, was replicate study conducted before Covid-19 pandemic with master students Finland. Applying similar process participants, aimed explore whether students’ per...

Background and aims Precision-cut tissue slices (PCTS) are widely used as an ex vivo culture technique to study pathogeneses of diseases drug activities in organs vitro . A novel application the PCTS model may be field translational research into cholangiopathies such biliary atresia. Therefore, aim this was apply precision-cut slice human bile duct gallbladder tissue. Methods Cystic derived fr...

We have previously demonstrated that awareness of high blood pressure may increase blood pressure, plasma catecholamine levels, and stress responses. In the present study, three groups of 19-year-old men, all unaware of their blood pressure status, were selected from the first (group-1, 62 +/- 2 mm Hg, [mean +/- SEM], n = 15), 50th (group-50, 90 +/- 4 mm Hg, n = 15), and 99th (group-99, 123 +/-...

OBJECTIVES Determine factors associated with poor glycemic control among Jordanian patients with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS A systematic random sample of 917 patients was selected from all patients with Type 2 diabetes over a period of 6 months in 2008. A prestructured questionnaire sought information about sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, self-care management behaviours, medication ...

PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that antioxidants can attenuate high-intensity interval training-induced improvements in exercise performance. METHODS Two groups of recreationally active males performed a high-intensity interval running protocol, four times per week for 4 wk. Group 1 (n = 8) consumed 1 g of vitamin C daily throughout the training period, whereas Group 2 (n = 7) consumed a visu...

Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the association between p53 expression and microbial acetaldehyde production in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Study Design Oral mucosal biopsies from 22 OSCC 24 healthy controls (HCs) were collected. analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Microbial samples collected mucosa ethanol measured gas chromatography. Results majo...