This study examines gender differences and laterality in maximal handgrip strength and controlled force exertion (CFE) in young adults. The subjects were 75 healthy young males (mean age 19.6 ± 1.6 yrs.) and 50 healthy young females (mean age 20.9 ± 1.9 yrs.). Maximal handgrip strength was measured twice. The subjects performed the CFE test three times after one practice trial. They matched the...

This study aimed to examine the effects of repeated training on the controlled force exertion (CFE) test and retention in dominant and nondominant hands. The subjects were 10 young males (mean age, 21.8 ± 1.4 years). The CFE test was used as the repeated training task and performed 5 days per week over 3 weeks (a total of 15 times). The exertion value of the subjects’ handgrip strengths was mat...

OBJECTIVES Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a serious complication after fracture of long bones. The mortality rate of CFE may be high. However, recent progress in treatment may decrease the mortality. We studied the validity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect and grade severity of CFE in 11 patients with CFE. METHODS Glasgow Coma Scale score, PaO2, PaCO2 at the onset, and minimal he...

Different pathways towards the generation and detection of a single metal nanoparticle (MNP) on a conductive carbon support for testing as an electrocatalyst are described. Various approaches were investigated including interparticle distance enhancement, electrochemical and mechanical tip-substrate MNP transfer onto macroscopic surfaces, scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM)-controlled el...

Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a rare, albeit serious complication of long-bone fractures. CFE results in variable neurological disability, often associated with a significant recovery time. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particulary diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), is the most sensitive method to establish a diagnosis of CFE, with typical findings of multiple punctate highintensity lesions...

Several studies have shown that face identification accuracy is lower in older than younger adults. This effect of aging might be due to age differences in holistic processing, which is thought to be an important component of human face processing. Currently, however, there is conflicting evidence as to whether holistic face processing is impaired in older adults. The current study therefore re...

A standardized extract of the plant Caralluma fimbriata (SlimalumaTM) is widely used in the management of obesity but its mode of action is not yet clarified. This study investigated the ability of Caralluma fimbriata extract (CFE) to modify pre-adipocyte cell division and thus the development of hyper-plastic obesity. Mouse 3T3-L1 pre-adipocyte cell line samples were treated with different con...

Scotland’s new Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) has been widely acknowledged as the most significant educational development in a generation, with the potential to transform learning and teaching in Scottish schools. In common with recent developments elsewhere, CfE seeks to re-engage teachers with processes of curriculum development, to place learning at the heart of the curriculum and to chang...

Introduction. Crotonis fructus (CF) is the mature fruit of Croton tiglium L. and has been used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disturbance in Asia. It is well known that the main component of CF is croton oil (CO). The present study is to investigate the effects of CF extracts (CFE) and CO on lipolysis in OP9 adipocytes. Methods. Glycerol release to the culture supernatants was used as a ...

results fifty seven patients were assigned to receive peg and 52 patients received cfe. after 4weeks of medication, 86.5% of children in cfe group and 77.1% in peg group (rr = 1.121, ci95%:0.939 - 1.338) exited from the criteria of fc. all measurable criteria improved in both groups without any significant difference, except in the frequency of defecation that in cfe group (10.96 ± 5.7) was sig...