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Autonomic Recovery Is Delayed in Chinese Compared with Caucasian following Treadmill Exercise.
(Public Library of Science, 2016-01-19)
Caucasian populations have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) when
compared with their Chinese counterparts and CVD is associated with autonomic function.
It is unknown whether autonomic function during ...
Illness progression in chronic fatigue syndrome: a shifting immune baseline.
(BioMed Central, 2016-03-10)
BACKGROUND:
Validation of biomarkers for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) across data sets has proven disappointing. As immune signature may be affected by many factors, our objective was to ...
Effect of Aspirin Supplementation on Hemostatic Responses in Firefighters Aged 40 to 60 Years.
(Elsevier Inc., 2016-07-15)
Sudden cardiovascular events account for approximately 45% to 50% of all duty-related deaths among firefighters and a disproportionate number of these fatalities occur after strenuous fire suppression activities. The purpose ...
Siblings with Disabilities: A Duoethnography on the Intersections Between a Sibling Relationship and Disability.
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2016-07)
A growing body of research examines the intersections between sibling relationships and disability. However, much of this research focuses on non-disabled siblings and how the disabled sibling affects them, thereby continuing ...
Occupational Physical Activity and Body Mass Index: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos.
(Public Library of Science, 2016-03-31)
PURPOSE:
To examine the associations between overweight/obesity and occupation among Hispanics/Latinos, the largest minority population in the U.S.
METHODS:
This study included 7,409 employed individuals in the Hispanic ...
Differential Post-Exercise Blood Pressure Responses between Blacks and Caucasians.
(Public Library of Science, 2016-04-13)
Post-exercise hypotension (PEH) is widely observed in Caucasians (CA) and is associated with histamine receptors 1- and 2- (H1R and H2R) mediated post-exercise vasodilation. However, it appears that blacks (BL) may not ...
Measuring Abdominal Circumference and Skeletal Muscle From a Single Cross-Sectional Computed Tomography Image: A Step-by-Step Guide for Clinicians Using National Institutes of Health ImageJ.
(SAGE Publications, 2016-03)
Diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scans provide numerous opportunities for body composition analysis, including quantification of abdominal circumference, abdominal adipose tissues (subcutaneous, visceral, and intermuscular), ...
Using Model Checking to Detect Simultaneous Masking in Medical Alarms
(Ieee Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 2016-04)
The ability of people to hear and respond to auditory
medical alarms is critical to the health and safety of patients.
Unfortunately, concurrently sounding alarms can perceptually
interact in ways that mask one or more ...
Test-retest reliability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance Screening Items in infants at risk for impaired functional motor performance.
(Elsevier, 2016-02)
OBJECTIVE:
To examine test-retest reliability of the TIMPSI in infants at risk for impaired functional motor performance.
METHODS:
The TIMPSI was administered twice to 51 infants from two different hospitals in ...
Psychometric Limitations of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale for Assessing Depressive Symptoms among Adults with HIV/AIDS: A Rasch Analysis.
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)
The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale is a widely used measure of depressive symptoms, but its psychometric properties have not been adequately evaluated among adults with HIV/AIDS. This study ...