Crossover interactions (COIs) are changes in ranks among cultivars across environments. Breeders are concerned about COIs because their frequency affects how well rankings from one environment predict rankings in another environment. This research was undertaken to determine the frequency and distribution of COIs for grain yield within years in two regional trials of winter wheat (Triticum aest...

objective: glutamate antagonists including anticonvulsant topiramate have been recommended for the pharmacological management of schizophrenia. methods: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial was performed on 32 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (18-45 years old). baseline information was gathered on demographic characteristics, vital signs, height, weight, smoking ha...

Background: Motor neglect occurs in patients with chronic pain conditions. Virtual environments (VE) help rehabilitation through biofeedback and improving motivation. Aim: To assess the feasibility of a VE for motor pain. Methods: 10 subjects (Fibromyalgia, Sciatica, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) underwent treadmill task three times per week two weeks. Groups were randomized to receive real-t...

purpose: to compare the outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (dalk) using the big-bubble technique with that of penetrating keratoplasty (pk) in patients with keratoconus. methods: this double-blind clinical trial included patients with moderate to advanced keratoconus and poor spectacle-corrected visual acuity or contact lens intolerance. refractive errors, best corrected visual acu...

The article shows the results of a multi-environment trial which was conducted in 2022 to determine adaptability corn hybrids and identify genotypes are better choose for short growing season. Ten new early-maturing (FAO 130-150) were studied 6 plant breeding organisations – ecological sites 4 soil-climatic zones Russia such as Central Black Earth region, North Caucasus, Urals, West Siberia. ev...

The concept of symbiotic niceness illustrates a mutually shared advantage in the nurse-patient relationship. This relationship is premised on the co-production of niceness through the doing of psychosocial care. This paper presents an account of 'symbiotic niceness' produced in palliative care nurses' talk. The data are collected from two hospices and one general hospital for the dying. The ana...

OBJECTIVES To describe the domain structure and calibration of the Spinal Cord Injury Functional Index for samples using Assistive Technology (SCI-FI/AT) and report the initial psychometric properties of each domain. DESIGN Cross sectional survey followed by computerized adaptive test (CAT) simulations. SETTING Inpatient and community settings. PARTICIPANTS A sample of 460 adults with tra...

PROMIS (Patient-Reported-Outcomes Measurement Information System) is an NIH Roadmap network project intended to improve the reliability, validity, and precision of PROs and to provide definitive new instruments that will exceed the capabilities of classic instruments and enable improved outcome measurement for clinical research across all NIH institutes. Item response theory (IRT) measurement m...

BACKGROUND Physical activity behavior is influenced by a person's physical environment, but few studies have used objective measures to study the influences of the physical environment on physical activity behavior in youth. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selected neighborhood physical activity resources and physical activity levels in high school girls. MET...