Introduction Psychiatric disorders are often characterised by cognitive impairment. The Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP) was developed routine screening of psychiatric patients and is available several languages. Objectives Using the German version (SCIP-G), 3 studies were conducted: 1. feasibility, reliability, validity SCIP-G investigated [Sachs et al. Schizophr. Res. Cogn...

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), synthetic derivatives of the male sex hormone testosterone, are often abused to enhance athletic performance and physical appearance. Long term use AAS can be associated with mood destabilizing effects psychotic behavior. We hypothesized that extended or abuse is an independent risk factor for body dysmorphic disorder, depression, suicidality. investigated as...

Academic vascular surgeons shape the future of our specialty through rigorous scientific investigation and innovations in clinical care as well training next generation surgeon-scientists. The Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation (SVSF) supports development surgeon-scientists Mentored Research Career Development Award (SVSF-CDA) Program, providing supplemental funds to recipients National In...

Abstract Background Mental health disorders and cardiovascular diseases are closely associated. The impact of mental on disease risk could be related to associated smoking, high blood pressure, cholesterol. Despite shared factors, there remains a paucity information incident atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence in patients with disorders. Purpose To assess the association between AF, especially a...

Abstract Background Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has been established as marker of cardiovascular [CV] risk, however, it is not commonly assessed. Purpose The aim the study was to characterize patients who underwent their first Lp(a) testing regarding sociodemographic characteristics and clinical outcomes. Methods A retrospective analysis performed on data from 4 million individual in a loca...

Abstract Introduction Vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) often presents with chronic pruritus. While VLS is associated feelings of isolation, risk mood disorders among females has yet to be quantified on a large scale. Objective Our objective was assess the association development depressive episode, anxiety disorder, major disorder (MDD), and prescription antidepressants benzodiazepines, evaluate i...

The long-term survival of some patients with metastatic melanoma may be attributable in part to cellular i m m u n e responses to melanoma antigens. However, little is known about the level of CTL reactivity in vivo that is required for immunological control of tumor progression. In the present report, T-cell responses were evaluated with lymphocytes obtained from tumor-involved nodes and perip...

This paper builds a model of two types of Chinese exports, those processed and assembled laregely from imported inputs ("processed" exports) and "nonprocessed" exports. Based on this model, the sensitivity of Chinese exports to exchange rate changes is empirically examined. Unlike previous work, the estimation period includes the net real appreciation of the renminbi that has occurred over the ...

An r-graph is a graph whose basic elements are its vertices and r-tuples . It is proved that to every 1 and r there is an e(l, r) so that for n > no every r-graph of n vertices and n'-E(i, r) r-tuples contains r . /vertices P),I5 j < r, l < i < l, so that all the r-tuples (x i ,( 1 ), xi2 (2 ) ' . . . , x1 (')) occur in the r-graph . By an r-graph G (')(r >_ 2) we shall mean a graph whose basic...

Rotavirus VP7 is a membrane-associated protein of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It is the product of rotavirus gene 9 which potentially encodes a protein of 326 amino acids that contains two amino terminal hydrophobic domains, h1 and h2, each preceded by an initiation codon. Comparison of the size of products derived from altered genes containing coding sequences for both h1 and h2 with those...