94 research outputs found
The reliability of a modified 505 test and change-of-direction deficit time in elite youth football players.
Emotion regulation and residual depression predict psychosocial functioning in bipolar disorder: Preliminary study
This study explores the predictive value of various clinical, neuropsychological, functional, and emotion regulation processes for recovery in Bipolar Disorder. Clinical and demographic information was collected for 27 euthymic or residually depressed BD participants. Seventy one percent of the sample reported some degree of impairment in psychosocial functioning. Both residual depression and problems with emotion regulation were identified as significant predictors of poor psychosocial functioning. In addition, to residual depression, the results of the current study introduce a variable of emotion dysregulation to account for poor psychosocial functioning among BD populations. Improving emotion regulation strategies, in particular, concentration and task accomplishment during negative emotional states could have important consequences for improving overall psychosocial functioning among this population, helping to reduce both the economic burden and high costs to personal wellbeing associated with B
Emotion regulation in bipolar disorder: Are emotion regulation abilities less compromised in euthymic bipolar disorder than unipolar depressive or anxiety disorders?
This study investigated the profile of emotion dysregulation in Bipolar Disorder (BD) and com- pared it to Unipolar Depression, Anxiety, and Heal- thy control groups. Methods: 148 euthymic patients diagnosed with BD (n = 48), Unipolar Depressive dis- order (n = 50), Anxiety disorder (n = 50), and a Healthy Control (HC) group (n = 48) were evaluated using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). The DERS yields a total score in addition to scores on six subcomponents believed to encapsulate the emotion dysregulation construct. Results: Com- pared to the healthy control group, all clinical groups (BD, Unipolar Depression, and Anxiety) reported significantly greater overall difficulties in emotion re- gulation (Total DERS) and difficulties specific to the DERS subcomponent measures: Goals, Impulse, and Strategies. The profile of emotion dysregulation was virtually identical for the Unipolar Depression and Anxiety groups, with BD demonstrating emotion regulation difficulties intermediate between controls and the two clinical groups. Specifically, emotion re- gulation in the BD group was significantly less com-promised in the domains of acceptance of emotions, emotional awareness, and emotional clarity com- pared to the depression and anxiety groups. Conclu- sions: Emotion regulation abilities among people with euthymic BD were significantly less compromised than Unipolar Depression and Anxiety groups with regards to emotional awareness, acceptance of emo- tions, and understanding of emotions. However, emo- tion regulation abilities pertaining to engagement in goal directed behaviour, impulse control, and access to emotion regulation strategies were similarly com- promised across all three clinical groups. This profile might help enrich extant adjunct psychological in- terventions for BD by enlisting emotion regulation strategies with the aim of decreasing the relapse rate that characterises BD
Large-Scale Production of Human Glioblastoma-Derived Cancer Stem Cell Tissue in Suspension Bioreactors to Facilitate the Development of Novel Oncolytic Therapeutics
A Cell-Surface Membrane Protein Signature for Glioblastoma.
We present a systems strategy that facilitated the development of a molecular signature for glioblastoma (GBM), composed of 33 cell-surface transmembrane proteins. This molecular signature, GBMSig, was developed through the integration of cell-surface proteomics and transcriptomics from patient tumors in the REMBRANDT (n = 228) and TCGA datasets (n = 547) and can separate GBM patients from control individuals with a Matthew\u27s correlation coefficient value of 0.87 in a lock-down test. Functionally, 17/33 GBMSig proteins are associated with transforming growth factor β signaling pathways, including CD47, SLC16A1, HMOX1, and MRC2. Knockdown of these genes impaired GBM invasion, reflecting their role in disease-perturbed changes in GBM. ELISA assays for a subset of GBMSig (CD44, VCAM1, HMOX1, and BIGH3) on 84 plasma specimens from multiple clinical sites revealed a high degree of separation of GBM patients from healthy control individuals (area under the curve is 0.98 in receiver operating characteristic). In addition, a classifier based on these four proteins differentiated the blood of pre- and post-tumor resections, demonstrating potential clinical value as biomarkers
The Vehicle, Fall 2007
Table of Contents
Is This Thing On?Nichole D\u27Antoniopage 1
Death Came KnockingJacob Dawsonpage 5
Awaiting DecemberRebecca Griffithpage 9
ginamarieElizabeth Hoodpage 11
She LongsJennifer O\u27Neilpage 12
ForgottenStephanie Drozdpage 13
Art House WomanGreg Harrellpage 14
Young Woman OlderAmanda Vealepage 15
FirstRebecca Griffithpage 17
FlowJacob Dawsonpage 19
Am Animal AwareDanielle Meyerpage 20
Geneva 04\u27Stephanie Guyerpage 21
Poland, 1942.Jennifer O\u27Neilpage 22
Witness to the Atrophy of ForestsDanielle Meyerpage 23
Helvellyn IJacob Fosterpage 24
Three Out of Five Ain\u27t BadThomas McElweepage 25
FarceAmanda Vealepage 31
Strength of EmotionJennifer O\u27Neilpage 32
About the Authors
Art Submissions
Prerequisite for a RequiemJenna Smithcover
Girl 3Jenna Smithpage 14
ManJenna Smithpage 16
Give Peace a ChanceMegan Mathypage 16
GraceJennifer O\u27Neilpage 20
Oh, the Places You\u27ll Go!Megan Mathypage 23https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1086/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Fall 2007
Table of Contents
Is This Thing On?Nichole D\u27Antoniopage 1
Death Came KnockingJacob Dawsonpage 5
Awaiting DecemberRebecca Griffithpage 9
ginamarieElizabeth Hoodpage 11
She LongsJennifer O\u27Neilpage 12
ForgottenStephanie Drozdpage 13
Art House WomanGreg Harrellpage 14
Young Woman OlderAmanda Vealepage 15
FirstRebecca Griffithpage 17
FlowJacob Dawsonpage 19
Am Animal AwareDanielle Meyerpage 20
Geneva 04\u27Stephanie Guyerpage 21
Poland, 1942.Jennifer O\u27Neilpage 22
Witness to the Atrophy of ForestsDanielle Meyerpage 23
Helvellyn IJacob Fosterpage 24
Three Out of Five Ain\u27t BadThomas McElweepage 25
FarceAmanda Vealepage 31
Strength of EmotionJennifer O\u27Neilpage 32
About the Authors
Art Submissions
Prerequisite for a RequiemJenna Smithcover
Girl 3Jenna Smithpage 14
ManJenna Smithpage 16
Give Peace a ChanceMegan Mathypage 16
GraceJennifer O\u27Neilpage 20
Oh, the Places You\u27ll Go!Megan Mathypage 23https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1086/thumbnail.jp
Conducting visitor studies using smartphone-based location sensing
Visitor studies explore human experiences within museums, cultural heritage sites, and other informal learning settings to inform decisions. Smartphones offer novel opportunities for extending the depth and breadth of visitor studies while considerably reducing their cost and their demands on specialist human resources. By enabling the collection of significantly higher volumes of data, they also make possible the application of advanced machine-learning and visualization techniques, potentially leading to the discovery of new patterns and behaviors that cannot be captured by simple descriptive statistics. In this article, we present a principled approach to the use of smartphones for visitor studies, in particular proposing a structured methodology and associated methods that enable its effective use in this context. We discuss specific methodological considerations that have to be addressed for effective data collection, preprocessing, and analysis and identify the limitations in the applicability of these tools using family visits to the London Zoo as a case study. We conclude with a discussion of the wider opportunities afforded by the introduction of smartphones and related technologies and outline the steps toward establishing them as a standard tool for visitor studies
The Vehicle, Spring 2007
Table of Contents
She Might Just Take You for GrantedRebecca M. Griffithpage 1
ShwagDarius Juttipage 2
In LoveAmanda Vealepage 9
SubmissiveSarah Ellerpage 10
Wedding SongRebecca M. Griffithpage 11
Why No Ladies and Gentlemen, My Shit Never StinksJacob Fosterpage 13
Death of an English MajorLindsey Durbinpage 14
Summer\u27s PerfumeRebecca M. Griffithpage 15
Gigavolt and ChrisEric Schumacherpage 16
UntitledKris Jonespage 22
Ode to the MuseGreg Harrellpage 23
TenderAmanda Vealepage 24
When the Muses HeaveElizabeth Hoodpage 25
Depression LiftingAmanda Vealepage 26
Red SwordAndrew Deckerpage 27
Warring IdeologyMargaret B. Hamperpage 29
ConfessionGreg Harrellpage 34
A Glass PuzzleBrittany Morganpage 35
Hey MaJacob Fosterpage 36
As July Faded AwayRebecca M. Griffithpage 37
About the LeftoversGina LoBiancopage 38
Me, Myself & ILindsey Durbinpage 39
Iced Parking LotRebecca M. Griffithpage 41
About the Authors
Art Submissions
Mike\u27s Revelation and MikeSean Walkercovers
UntitledChad Navelpage 9
Morning in Tintern AbbeyCarrie Muellerpage 12
WestminsterCarrie Muellerpage 21
A Fighting ChanceOsha Rudduckpage 22
Rooftop SunsetJennifer O\u27Neilpage 25
EIU IVCarrie Muellerpage 28
MandolinOsha Rudduckpage 38
EIU IIICarrie Muellerpage 42https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1087/thumbnail.jp
Genomic and molecular characterization of preterm birth.
Preterm birth (PTB) complications are the leading cause of long-term morbidity and mortality in children. By using whole blood samples, we integrated whole-genome sequencing (WGS), RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), and DNA methylation data for 270 PTB and 521 control families. We analyzed this combined dataset to identify genomic variants associated with PTB and secondary analyses to identify variants associated with very early PTB (VEPTB) as well as other subcategories of disease that may contribute to PTB. We identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and methylated genomic loci and performed expression and methylation quantitative trait loci analyses to link genomic variants to these expression and methylation changes. We performed enrichment tests to identify overlaps between new and known PTB candidate gene systems. We identified 160 significant genomic variants associated with PTB-related phenotypes. The most significant variants, DEGs, and differentially methylated loci were associated with VEPTB. Integration of all data types identified a set of 72 candidate biomarker genes for VEPTB, encompassing genes and those previously associated with PTB. Notably, PTB-associated genes RAB31 and RBPJ were identified by all three data types (WGS, RNA-seq, and methylation). Pathways associated with VEPTB include EGFR and prolactin signaling pathways, inflammation- and immunity-related pathways, chemokine signaling, IFN-γ signaling, and Notch1 signaling. Progress in identifying molecular components of a complex disease is aided by integrated analyses of multiple molecular data types and clinical data. With these data, and by stratifying PTB by subphenotype, we have identified associations between VEPTB and the underlying biology
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