Patients (pts) with inactive/non-inflammatory thyroid eye disease (TED) previously reported similar negative quality of life as those active/inflammatory TED, using TED-specific Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO-QOL) scores. Mean visual function and appearance scores 58.6 62.3, respectively, indicated significant impact. Here we examined specific areas affected by non-inflammatory TED. An online surve...

As science communication goes beyond the traditional borders of academia, new dissemination genres emerge. This paper presents a multimodal analysis two online videos uploaded to YouTube: recorded TEDx talk and PBS Space Time video. We have determined existence layers modes in videos: embodied filmic modes. The former are deployed by speaker, while latter added ensemble during postproduction ed...

У статті йдеться про історичні аспекти становлення TEDх в Україні як осередка міжнародної конференції TED, з’ясовано тематику і локацію виступів спікерів. Авторами дослідження зазначено, що українському середовищі з’явився запит на інноваційний формат подачі ідей, які здатні змінювати суспільні процеси. Проаналізовано джерела науковців щодо використання інформації TED-конференцій та TEDх-подій ...

PURPOSE To evaluate quality of life (QOL) before and after corticosteroid therapy for thyroid eye disease (TED) and to determine the impact of the disease on QOL. METHODS A modified TED-QOL questionnaire was completed by consecutive patients before and at least 6 months after steroid therapy. All patients were clinically and biochemically euthyroid during the course of the study. QOL was asse...

GD is an autoimmune disease where circulating antibodies cause hyperthyroidism and lead to thyrotoxicosis. These antibodies, originally referred to as long-acting thyroid stimulators, are directed against the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR). They mimic the agonist activity of TSH but are not subject to the normal feedback in the anterior pituitary. GD is approximately 7 to 10 fold more frequent in ...

The effect of process parameters such as growth temperature, C/Si ratio, etching time, and Si/H2 ratio on dislocation density was investigated by performing KOH etching on 100 μm thick epitaxial layers grown on 4° off axis 4H-SiC substrates at various growth conditions by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process using a chloride-based chemistry to achieve growth rates exceeding 100 μm/h. We ob...