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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38412573/daily-micropractice-can-augment-single-session-interventions-a-randomized-controlled-trial-of-self-compassionate-touch-and-examining-their-associations-with-habit-formation-in-us-college-students
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Eli S Susman, Serena Chen, Ann M Kring, Allison G Harvey
In this pre-registered study, we evaluated the effects of a single-session, self-guided intervention, leveraging daily micropractice (≤20 seconds/day practice) of self-compassionate touch to enhance self-compassion. We randomly assigned undergraduates (N = 135) to one of two conditions: a single-session intervention in which they were taught self-compassionate touch or a finger-tapping active control. Then, we instructed them to practice for 20 seconds/day for one month. At baseline (T1) and one-month follow-up (T2), participants completed assessments of self-compassion, growth mindset, positive affect, stress, psychopathology, habit formation, and more...
February 21, 2024: Behaviour Research and Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38406828/the-impact-of-social-distancing-measures-on-anti-jc-virus-serostatus-changes-before-and-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-us-patients-with-multiple-sclerosis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Stephen C Krieger, Susie Sinks, Furong Huang, Julie Steverson, Tamar J Kalina, Kurt White, Robin L Avila
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic offered an epidemiological opportunity to evaluate if isolation and masking affected John Cunningham (JC) virus transmission. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the proportion of natalizumab-treated patients who converted to a positive anti-JCV antibody serostatus before and during the pandemic. METHODS: Data from TYSABRI Outreach: Unified Commitment to Health (TOUCH) for 22,375 US patients treated with natalizumab with anti-JCV antibody records were assessed in epochs annually from 2017 to 2022...
February 26, 2024: Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical and Laboratory Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38402545/dna-recovery-after-sequential-processing-of-latent-fingerprints-on-black-polyethylene-plastic
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abigail S Bathrick, Sarah Norsworthy, Dane T Plaza, Mallory N McCormick, Donia Slack, Robert S Ramotowski
Latent fingerprints on plastic substrates can be visualized by using sequential treatments to enhance the contrast between the fingerprint residues and underlying substrate; however, the extent to which these processes affect subsequent DNA analysis is mostly unknown. Latent fingerprints deposited on black plastic by one donor were visualized with single-process fingerprint powders (i.e., white powder, bichromatic powder, or bichromatic magnetic powder) or sequential treatments (i.e., laser → reflected ultraviolet imaging system (RUVIS) → CA fuming → RUVIS → Rhodamine 6G, Ardrox, and MBD (RAM) or CA fuming → RAM/laser → bichromatic magnetic powder)...
February 25, 2024: Journal of Forensic Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38400160/covid-19-vaccinations-trust-and-vaccination-decisions-within-the-refugee-community-of-calgary-canada
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fariba Aghajafari, Laurent Wall, Amanda Weightman, Alyssa Ness, Deidre Lake, Krishna Anupindi, Gayatri Moorthi, Bryan Kuk, Maria Santana, Annalee Coakley
Refugee decisions to vaccinate for COVID-19 are a complex interplay of factors which include individual perceptions, access barriers, trust, and COVID-19 specific factors, which contribute to lower vaccine uptake. To address this, the WHO calls for localized solutions to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake for refugees and evidence to inform future vaccination efforts. However, limited evidence engages directly with refugees about their experiences with COVID-19 vaccinations. To address this gap, researchers conducted qualitative interviews (N = 61) with refugees (n = 45), sponsors of refugees (n = 3), and key informants (n = 13) connected to local COVID-19 vaccination efforts for refugees in Calgary...
February 9, 2024: Vaccines
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38391831/gender-socioeconomic-status-race-and-ethnic-disparities-in-bystander-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-and-education-a-scoping-review
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Audrey L Blewer, Blair L Bigham, Samantha Kaplan, Marina Del Rios, Marion Leary
BACKGROUND: Social determinants are associated with survival from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Because prompt delivery of bystander CPR (B-CPR) doubles survival and B-CPR rates are low, we sought to assess whether gender, socioeconomic status (SES), race, and ethnicity are associated with lower rates of B-CPR and CPR training. METHODS: This scoping review was conducted as part of the continuous evidence evaluation process for the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care as part of the Resuscitation Education Science section...
February 10, 2024: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38391064/sensory-affective-and-social-experiences-with-haptic-devices-in-intramural-care-practice
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dianne Vasseur, Sima Ipakchian Askari, Sandra Suijkerbuijk, Henk Herman Nap, Wijnand IJsselsteijn
Previous work has shown that technology can facilitate the communication of emotions, social touch, and social presence through haptic devices, meaning devices that provide a haptic stimulation. However, for special user groups living in long-term care facilities, such as people with dementia, the applications of these haptic devices are not apparent. The aim of this study is to understand how haptic devices can be used in intramural care facilities in times of social isolation, focusing on haptic devices that utilize haptic sensation...
January 23, 2024: Nursing Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38387796/how-does-intentional-apical-foraminal-enlargement-affect-the-foramen-and-root-canal-morphology
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Tamer Ferreira Schimdt, Lucas da Fonseca Roberti Garcia, Cleonice da Silveira Teixeira, Murilo Priori Alcalde, Marco Antonio Hungaro Duarte, Eduardo Antunes Bortoluzzi
INTRODUCTION: This study assessed the effect of intentional foraminal enlargement on the foramen and the apical root canal morphology. METHOD: Sixty mesial roots of mandibular molars were scanned by micro-computed tomography. Their apical foramina were photographed with a stereomicroscope before and after preparation. Three groups were formed (n=20) according to the working length (WL). G-1: foramen - 1 mm; G0: foramen; and G+1: foramen + 1 mm. Each group originated 2 subgroups (n=10): G-1: Buchanan's patency (size 10 K-type file) and foraminal debridement (sizes 20, 25 and 30 K-type files); G0 and G+1: rotary foraminal enlargement (ProDesign S size 25/...
February 20, 2024: Journal of Endodontics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38386582/learning-effect-in-joystick-tactile-guidance
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pavel Zikmund, Michaela Horpatzka, Miroslav Macik
Haptic feedback is a method to provide tactile guidance in scenarios requiring multiple senses and divided attention like aviation. Earlier tests on a flight simulator and an in-flight test using the proposed tactile guidance method have shown the need to study its learning process. In this study, twelve participants completed two tactile guidance tasks without visual feedback across twelve sessions to analyze the learning effect. The paper shows an improvement between sessions in guidance accuracy, response time, and self-assessed workload...
February 22, 2024: IEEE Transactions on Haptics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38386003/touch-receptor-end-organ-innervation-and-function-require-sensory-neuron-expression-of-the-transcription-factor-meis2
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Simon Desiderio, Frederick Schwaller, Kevin Tartour, Kiran Padmanabhan, Gary R Lewin, Patrick Carroll, Frederic Marmigere
Touch sensation is primarily encoded by mechanoreceptors, called low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs), with their cell bodies in the dorsal root ganglia. Because of their great diversity in terms of molecular signature, terminal endings morphology, and electrophysiological properties, mirroring the complexity of tactile experience, LTMRs are a model of choice to study the molecular cues differentially controlling neuronal diversification. While the transcriptional codes that define different LTMR subtypes have been extensively studied, the molecular players that participate in their late maturation and in particular in the striking diversity of their end-organ morphological specialization are largely unknown...
February 22, 2024: ELife
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38381546/scaling-care-coordination-through-digital-engagement-stepped-wedge-trial-assessing-readmissions
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexandra Polovneff, Neemit Shah, Abhishek Janardan, Erika Smith, Ivan Pasillas, Natalie Mortensen, Jeana M Holt, Melek Somai, Rodney Sparapani, Bradley Crotty
OBJECTIVES: Transitions of care are pivotal, vulnerable times as patients are discharged from the hospital. Telephonic care coordination is standard care, but labor intensive. We implemented a patient postdischarge digital engagement (PDDE) program to scale coordination. We hypothesized that PDDE could reduce readmissions for low-risk patients and supplement care coordination for medium- and high-risk patients. STUDY DESIGN: Pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomization trial with 5 implementation waves based upon primary care clinic region...
February 1, 2024: American Journal of Managed Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38380584/cell-counting-to-monitor-swab-efficiency
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Madison Nolan, Adrian Linacre
Plastic bags, such as ziplock bags, have been used to transport illicit materials worldwide; however, very few studies have tried to optimize the recovery of DNA from these items. This study reports on the best combination of swabs and moistening solution for the greatest recovery of cellular material from ziplock bags. Five swabs, two different variations of Copan Diagnostics nylon 4N6FLOQSwabs, one Medical Wire rayon DRYSWAB, one IsoHelix rayon swab, and one Livingstone cotton swab, were evaluated with two moistening solutions, Triton X-100 in either distilled water or isopropanol...
February 21, 2024: Journal of Forensic Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38380382/reduced-menthol-sensitivity-in-a-prodromal-parkinson-s-disease-model-induced-by-intranasal-rotenone-treatment
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hajime Sato, Keitaro Satoh, Kazunori Nozaki, Misato Yugawa, Takafumi Kato, Hiroki Toyoda, Ayano Katagiri, Naoto Suda, Kazunori Adachi
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms, and it is associated with several prodromal non-motor symptoms, including an impaired sense of smell, taste and touch. We previously reported that bitter taste impairments occur independently of olfactory impairments in an early-stage PD animal model using short-term intranasal rotenone-treated mice. Cool temperatures also affect bitter taste perception, but it remains unclear whether or not bitter taste impairments result from an altered sensitivity for intraoral cool stimuli...
2024: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38375728/the-endogenous-oxytocin-after-manipulative-osteopathic-treatment-in-full-term-pregnant-women
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
A Ragusa, A Svelato, M Fogolari, F Ficarola, F Plotti, C De Luca, S D'Avino, F Davini, M De Cesaris, G Messina, A Bertolini, R Marci, S Angeletti, R Angioli, C Terranova
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to assess whether the touch of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) can affect the endogenous production of oxytocin in full-term pregnant women and the assessment of well-being following the treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this study have been enrolled 57 pregnant women at full-term pregnancy (37th-41st week) for evaluation of the concentration of salivary oxytocin 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after a single session of OMT by an osteopath lasting for 30 minutes...
February 2024: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38375113/effect-of-lite-touch-on-the-anxiety-of-low-risk-pregnant-women-in-the-latent-phase-of-childbirth-a-randomized-controlled-trial
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Wenqian Yang, Yonghong Wang, Chingyuan Ko, Xiaoyu Niu, Yan Huang, Biru Luo, Guoyu Wang, Jingjing He, Huafeng Li
INTRODUCTION: Women with perinatal anxiety have reduced coping capacity during labor, which affects labor progress and increases the likelihood of a cesarean section. Several non-pharmacological interventions for anxiety during childbirth are available. This study used the "lite touch" method, a non-pharmacological intervention based on physiological responses and obstetric clinical experience in women. We aimed to evaluate whether lite touch could relieve perinatal anxiety and investigate the effect of light skin stroking on the maternal hormones, catecholamine, and cortisol...
2024: Frontiers in Psychology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38374583/trauma-informed-physiotherapy-and-the-principles-of-safety-trustworthiness-choice-collaboration-and-empowerment-a-qualitative-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sophie Heywood, Samantha Bunzli, Miriam Dillon, Nadia Bicchi, Susan Black, Philippa Hemus, Eva Bogatek, Jenny Setchell
INTRODUCTION: Trauma is common and may lead to lasting adverse effects on health. Trauma-informed practice does not treat trauma but uses a strengths-based approach to encourage engagement in services. OBJECTIVE: To understand how physiotherapy attends to trauma-informed principles. METHODS: This qualitative ethnographic study was set in an Australian hospital. Three data collection methods were used, including observations of clinical practice, interactive reflexive group discussions with physiotherapists, and interviews with patients...
February 19, 2024: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38373642/out-of-touch-how-trauma-shapes-the-experience-of-social-touch-neural-and-endocrine-pathways
#36
REVIEW
Laura Stevens, Madeleine Bregulla, Dirk Scheele
Trauma can shape the way an individual experiences the world and interacts with other people. Touch is a key component of social interactions, but surprisingly little is known how trauma exposure influences the processing of social touch. In this review, we examine possible neurobiological pathways through which trauma can influence touch processing and lead to touch aversion and avoidance in trauma-exposed individuals. Emerging evidence indicates that trauma may affect sensory touch thresholds by modulating activity in the primary sensory cortex and posterior insula...
February 17, 2024: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38373472/emotional-contagion-in-rodents-a-comprehensive-exploration-of-mechanisms-and-multimodal-perspectives
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REVIEW
Delin Yu, Lili Bao, Bin Yin
Emotional contagion, a fundamental aspect of empathy, is an automatic and unconscious process in which individuals mimic and synchronize with the emotions of others. Extensively studied in rodents, this phenomenon is mediated through a range of sensory pathways, each contributing distinct insights. The olfactory pathway, marked by two types of pheromones modulated by oxytocin, plays a crucial role in transmitting emotional states. The auditory pathway, involving both squeaks and specific ultrasonic vocalizations, correlates with various emotional states and is essential for expression and communication in rodents...
February 17, 2024: Behavioural Processes
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38362744/determinants-for-positive-and-negative-experiences-of-interpersonal-touch-context-matters
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Uta Sailer, Yvonne Friedrich, Fatemeh Asgari, Marc Hassenzahl, Ilona Croy
The goal of the study was to determine which aspects of interpersonal touch interactions lead to a positive or negative experience. Previous research has focused primarily on physical characteristics. We suggest that this may not be sufficient to fully capture the complexity of the experience. Specifically, we examined how fulfilment of psychological needs influences touch experiences and how this relates to physical touch characteristics and situational factors.In two mixed-method studies, participants described their most positive and most negative interpersonal touch experience within a specific time frame...
February 16, 2024: Cognition & Emotion
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38336753/papillary-fibroelastoma-originating-from-the-atrial-septum-touching-the-mitral-valve-leading-to-infective-endocarditis-a-case-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Koji Funaishi, Hirofumi Kasahara, Naohiko Oki, Tomoyori Nakatogawa, Kazuhiro Yamanoi
BACKGROUND: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is a rare benign tumor, which is often mistaken for a vegetation. Predominantly asymptomatic, it can cause life-threatening complications. Although rare, mobile papillary fibroelastoma movement between affected valves may hamper valve closure and damage the valve, leading to valvular regurgitation. Endothelial damage increases the risk of developing infective endocarditis. We report a rare case of a highly mobile papillary fibroelastoma originating from the atrial septum touching the mitral valve, leading to mitral regurgitation and, eventually, infective endocarditis...
February 9, 2024: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38332838/the-enhancement-of-nonlinear-optical-properties-of-azulene-based-nanographene-by-n-atoms-a-finishing-touch
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ya Qing Zhang, Cui-Cui Yang, Jia-Ying Ma, Wei Quan Tian
Nonlinear optical (NLO) materials play an increasingly important role in optoelectronic devices, biomedicine, micro-nano processing, and other fields. The development of organic materials with strong second or (and) third NLO properties and a high stability is still challenging due to the unknown strategies for obtaining enhanced high order NLO properties. In the present work, π-conjugated systems are constructed by doping boron or (and) nitrogen atoms in the azulene moiety of azulene-based nanographenes (formed with an azulene chain with two bridging HCCHs at the two sides of the connecting CC bonds between azulenes, A1A2A3), and the NLO properties are predicted with time-dependent density functional theory based methods and a sum-over-states model...
February 7, 2024: Chemical Science
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