Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the diagnosis used to describe children who are inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive. ADHD is a widespread condition that is of public health concern. In most children with ADHD the cause is unknown, but is thought to be biological and multifactorial. Several previous studies indicated that some physical symptoms reported in ADHD are similar...

OBJECTIVES The Severe Respiratory Insufficiency (SRI) questionnaire is the best assessment tool for health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). This study aimed to translate the SRI Questionnaire into Chinese and to validate it. DESIGN Prospective validation study. SETTING AND PART...

BACKGROUND Low cholesterol has been reliably demonstrated in people who self-harm. AIMS To determine whether people who self-harm also have low levels of essential fatty acids (EFAs) and to examine associations between the EFAs and serotonergic function. METHOD Depression, impulsivity and suicidal intent were measured in patients with self-harm (n=40) and matched controls, together with pla...

Despite their important role in tissues, fluids and foods, the analysis of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) as methyl esters (NEFAME) is performed using expensive, cumbersome and time-consuming procedures that needs of isolation, fractionation and derivatization steps. However, Yi et al. [1] proposed a promising in situ, single-step procedure to analyze esterified fatty acids (EFA) and NEFA fr...

The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is the most widely used measure of self-compassion. The scale is constructed of six factors measuring positive and negative components of compassion. Support for this factor structure has been subject to debate and alternative factor structures have been proposed. We tested the proposed factor structures against existing models of the SCS including one derived fr...

Results on nakhlite Martian meteorites and on ALHA84001 have led to a debate on the noble gas components contributing to the inventory of these meteorites and the ways to introduce them [1-7]. In a diagram Xe/Xe vs. Kr/Xe they fall off the mixing line Martian interior – Martian atmosphere tending towards lower Kr/Xe-ratios. This was discussed already in 1988 by [8], who suggested incorporation ...

BACKGROUND In the last 10 years, the use of essential fatty acids (EFA) compounds for the treatment of wounds has increased in Brazil, while there has been reducing indication for the use of sugar. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the response to saline, sugar and EFA on induced wounds in rats. METHODS A wound of 400 mm(2) was produced on the back of each Wistar rat. The rats...

Livers of mice on diets deficient in essential fatty acids (EFA) have been studied by light and electron microscopy. The most conspicuous changes occur in the mitochondria. In light microscopy the mitochondria appear very much enlarged in the periportal region of the lobule. In electron micrographs they have additional cristae, sometimes very abundant. ranged in stacks in the central cavity. Th...

Electrodiagnostic Functional Assessment (EFA) objectively evaluates injuries to muscles by incorporating surface electromyography (EMG) to measure myoelectrical signals of muscle groups recorded from up to 18 sensors placed on the skin surface while simultaneously assessing functional capacity at rest and during full range of motion. The evaluation is non-invasive and non-loading and provides m...

The production of the EFA in the Caribbean Monograph Series was in part facilitated by a financial contribution from the UNFPA Caribbean Regional Office. UNESCO 2000 The ideas and opinions expressed in this work are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of UNESCO. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in the publication do not imply the expressi...