Recently, chemical synthesis of a range of large nanographene molecules with various shapes and sizes opened a new path to utilize them in various applications and devices. However, due to their extended aromatic cores and high molecular weight, film formation of large nanographene molecules, bearing more than 90 sp(2) carbon atoms in aromatic cores, is very challenging, which has prevented the...

OBJECTIVE Localized low-level mechanical or electrical noise can significantly enhance tactile sensitivity in healthy young subjects and older adults. This phenomenon is termed stochastic resonance (SR). In this study, we examined the effect of SR on vibratory and tactile sensation in patients with moderate to severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 20 su...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of anodyne monochromatic infrared photo energy (MIRE) in-home treatments over a 90-day period to improve peripheral sensation and self-reported quality of life in individuals with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trail. We randomly assigned 69 individuals with d...

AIM This cross-sectional study focused on the effect of very preterm (VPT) birth on language development by analysing phonological, lexical, grammatical, and pragmatic skills and assessing the role of cognitive and memory skills. METHOD Sixty children (29 males, 31 females) born VPT (<32wks) aged 5 years were compared with 60 children with typical development. The linguistic assessment was pe...

Vital pulp treatment (VPT) is a therapeutic strategy aimed at conservatively managing deep carious lesions and the exposed pulp. VPT has recently expanded through use of hydraulic-calcium-silicate cement (HCSC), cone-beam CT, dental operating microscopy (DOM), as well an improved understanding pulpal repair mechanisms. Consensus documents have concluded that non-selective removal caries not nec...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Preterm infants commonly have transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity after birth, which has been associated with deficits in general intellectual functioning, memory, attention, and academic achievement. However, research has predominantly focused on thyroxine levels in the first 2 weeks of life and outcomes are limited to the preschool period. Our objective was to ...

OBJECTIVE In the present study, we aimed to examine the effects of repeated D-amphetamine (AMPH) exposure, a well-accepted animal model of acute mania in bipolar disorder (BD), and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors on locomotor behavior and HDAC activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of rats. Moreover, we aimed to assess brain-derived neurotro...

Past research on level 2 visual perspective-taking (VPT) has mostly focused on understanding the mental rotation involved when one adopts others' perspective; the mechanisms underlying how the visual world of others is mentally represented remain unclear. In three studies, we addressed this question by adopting a novel VPT task with motion stimuli and exploring the aftereffect on motion discrim...

This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics of hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) in a group of tree fellers in a tropical environment. We examined all tree fellers and selected control subjects in a logging camp of central Sarawak for vibration exposure and presence of HAVS symptoms utilizing vibrotactile perception threshold test (VPT) and cold water provocation test (CWP). None ...

Enhancing the effective expansion ratio to further improve fuel consumption, this study implemented a kind of Variable Port Timing (VPT) by designing vertically moving sleeve on outside scavenging port low-speed two-stroke diesel engine with 340 mm bore. A 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was constructed and calibrated investigate influence VPT strategy performance internal gas excha...