Patients with brain dysfunction often experience restrictions in daily functioning, eithersocially or within their profession. Neuropsychological assessment is usually used to identifythe cognitive deficits that underlie this interference with daily life activities. However,the extent to which neuropsychological tests can be used to predict daily life functioningis moderate. To ...

the present study aimed to examine the relationships of patience with life satisfaction, depression, anxiety, mental health, and personality factors, among a group of iranian university students. in doing so, 252 university students (including 123 female and 129 male) filled out “the 3-factor patience scale”, “satisfaction with life scale”, “general health questionnarie-12”, “anxiety and depres...

based on findings of previous studies, those men on methadone maintenance therapy (mmt) have a high prevalence of erectile dysfunction(ed), related to hypogonadism and depression. we conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy of trazodone (an antidepressant which can improve sexual function) on this sexual dysfunction.a structured interview was administered by the clinical staff. the intervi...

During the past two decades, metabolic dysfunction and concomitant reduction-oxidation reaction (redox) imbalances (i.e., oxidative stress) have been suggested to be associated with numerous age-related chronic diseases. One profound result of is endothelial dysfunction, a pathophysiological condition that increases risk downstream disease consequences. Healthy function has positively elevated ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prospective association between daily feelings of loneliness and subsequent feelings of daytime dysfunction indicative of poor sleep quality. DESIGN Three consecutive end-of-day diaries were completed by a population-based sample of 215 adults (mean age = 57.5 years, SD = 4.4). Diary questions probed sleep duration, daytime dysfunction (i.e., fatigue, low energy, sleep...

COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that originated from Wuhan and has spread throughout the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a global pandemic of COVID-19 infection. Under the circumstances where no vaccines or treatments are available for COVID-19, social isolation is considered to be the best preventive strategy (1). Although social isolation could be easi...

Central cholinergic system is involved in regulation of memory and disturbances in these results in memory loss. Previously, we examined the effect of okadaic acid, OKA (200ng, i.c.v.) on memory impairment and mitochondrial dysfunction in rats. In the present study, we investigated effect of OKA (i.c.v) on cholinergic function by observing acetylcholine level (ACh), acetylcholinestrase (AChE) a...

This study developed a soft pneumatic glove actuated by elliptical cross-sectional guided bending bellows to augment finger-knuckle rehabilitation for patients with hand dysfunction. The actuators (GBBAs) are made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials, demonstrating the necessary air tightness as actuator. GBBAs could produce different moments inertia when increasing internal pressure driv...