There are many ways of representing language as a physical organ that are made available by the human and the natural sciences. Shaping our understanding, such representations generate views of language that are simultaneously abstract and physical. These views are mediated both by theoretical accounts and imaging tools which both implicitly and explicitly localize and imagine language as an in...

conclusions in middle-aged subjects with psc, we found a high rate of non-vertebral fractures and a moderately decreased bmd in lumbar spine and hip. fragility fractures had an impact on physical and mental aspects of hrqol. results in 32% of patients, bmd measured in the hip or spine was below 1.0 standard deviation. a history of fragility fractures (distal forearm and ribs) was reported in si...

A genome-wide physical map constructed with bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) is an essential component in linking phenotypic traits to the responsible genetic variation in the genomes of plants and animals. We have constructed a physical map of the chicken genome from 57,091 BACs (7.9-fold haploid genome coverage) by restriction fingerprint analysis using high-resolution polyacrylamide g...

Objective To clarify the effects of mental health and physical function in association with colonoscopy-related pain. Methods The mental health and physical function were evaluated using the Japanese version of the SF-8 Health Survey questionnaire. Poor physical status was defined as a physical component summary (PCS) <40 and poor mental status as a mental component summary (MCS) <40. Pain was ...

PURPOSE Participation in physical activity for people with Multiple sclerosis (MS) is important but can be difficult to sustain long-term. Facilitators for long-term adherence include choice over activity and control over level of engagement, coupled with support, advice and encouragement from a physiotherapist. This is the basis of Blue Prescription, a novel physiotherapy approach aimed at opt...

Under controlled laboratory conditions, neurobehavioral assays such as the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) are sensitive to increasing levels of fatigue, and in general, tend to correlate with subjective ratings. However, laboratory studies specifically curtail physical activity, potentially limiting the applicability of such findings to field settings that involve physical work. In addition, ...

Objective: The specific objective of this study was to culturally adapt the original English version of the Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (PASIPD) for the Persian-speaking persons with lower-limb amputations (LLAs), and to evaluate its reliability and construct validity. Methods: This was a multicenter cross-sectional repeated measure study. Cultural adapta...

Emission lines from the solar transition region between the chromosphere and the corona often show a two Gaussian component profile with a core and a broad second component contributing up to 25% to the total intensity. For the first time a systematic study of the broadening and Doppler shift of the second weaker components is performed using SUMER on SOHO to explore the spatial structures of t...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to assess the effects of central poststroke pain on quality of life, functionality, and depression in stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-four patients with stroke having central poststroke pain (a mean age of 60.6±8.5 years; 14 males, 10 females; Group I) and 24 similar age-and gender-matched patients with stroke without central poststroke pain (Group II) ...