Marcher Zachariassen

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards dementia among adults. A cross-sectional online survey with purposive sampling was conducted in four district health centers in Taichung, Taiwan, in 2018. Knowledge was measured by the Taiwanese version of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale.…[Read more]

Alkoxyl radicals play important roles in various fields of chemistry. Understanding their reactivity is essential to applying their chemistry for industrial and biological purposes. Hydrogen-atom transfer and C-C β-scission reactions have been reported from alkoxyl radicals. The ratios of these two processes were investigated using cumyloxyl…[Read more]

CP revealed higher HM values than the remaining ceramics. IL presented lower EIT compared to AP and CP. The following correlations were observed between the test parameters 3BW with FS (r = 0.279, p = 0.015), with HM (r = -0.378, p = 0.001), and with EIT (r = -0.344, p = 0.004); EIT with FS (r = 0.203, p = 0.028); and HM with FT (r = -0.223, p =…[Read more]

COVID-19 is a viral disease due to the infection of the novel Corona virus SARS-CoV-2, that has rapidly spread in many countries until the World Health Organization declared the pandemic from March 11, 2020. Elderly patients and those affected by hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and chronic pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions are more…[Read more]

Background “Heterogeneity” describes a phenomenon where subpopulations of seemingly isogenic bacteria exhibit a range of susceptibilities to a particular antibiotic. We aim to investigate the frequency of heterogeneity among microbes isolated from infected prostheses, and its possible correlation with microbial resistance. Methods Between May 2014…[Read more]

MYB transcription factors (TFs) make up one of the most important TF families in plants. These proteins play crucial roles in processes related to development, metabolism, and stimulus-response; however, very few studies have been reported for the characterization of MYB TFs from banana. The current study identified 305 and 251 MYB genes from Musa…[Read more]

Both self-reported speech distress and questionnaire measures of public speaking anxiety showed clear reductions following treatment. However, propranolol did not reliably outperform placebo, regardless of speech duration at treatment. Physiological responses (heart rate and salivary cortisol) to the public speaking task remained stable from…[Read more]

magna, and these findings were reproducible across experimental sets. These findings indicate that highly standardized tests may not be adequate to predict the bioaccumulation and potential toxicity of metals/metalloids under natural conditions.The main goal of this study was to perform an ecotoxicological profiling of terrestrial and aquatic…[Read more]

f attitude towards pain management than those reported in previous studies. Thus, the situation demands various educational and quality improvement initiatives that could enhance the nurse’s knowledge and attitude in the area of pain management. Copyright © 2020 Bikis Liyew et al.This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture…[Read more]

No procedural complications occurred during the study. No significant difference in lesion treatment time was detected between stages (p = .11) and between time per target vessel when latency up to 1,000 ms was introduced (p = .58). Injected delay >250 ms had the greatest impact on procedure perceived lag. Longer procedure time was associated with…[Read more]