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Individual-specific resting-state networks predict language dominance in drug-resistant epilepsy.

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to reliably estimate individual-specific resting-state cortical networks and determine whether language … one participants with drug-resistant epilepsy (National Institutes of Health, n = 65; University of Iowa, n = 26) were included: 61 (67.0%) temporal lobe epilepsy, 29 (31.9%) extratemporal lobe epilepsy, and one (1.1%) undetermined seizure onset zone. The mean age was 33.0 ± 11.4 years, and 50 (54.9%) were male. There were 40 healthy participants with …

Testosterone is associated with affective feedback processing in ambiguous decision-making.

Testosterone is commonly associated with risk-taking, yet empirical evidence remains mixed. The Somatic Marker Hypothesis proposes that affective physiological reactions to the consequences of a choice can later be reactivated in anticipation of subsequent decisions, thereby biasing decisions. The hypothesis was that testosterone would positively relate to risk-taking by moderating physiological responses occurring prior to risky decisions. Fifty-five adults (27 women) provided a salivary sample to assess testosterone levels before completing the Iowa Gambling Task. In this task, participants …

Correlation of Tongue Strength and Endurance with Overjet and Overbite in Angle Class I Malocclusion: A Study in Deutero Malay Race Ages 9-12 Years.

AIMS AND BACKGROUND: Tongue strength and endurance are important in assessing the ability of the tongue to perform its major functions, such as eating and phonetics, as well as its relationship to the functions of occlusion formation and malocclusion, which are still under study. Tongue strength and endurance can be assessed using the Tongueometer, which is a validated device with the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) tongue measuring device, USA. This research is an initial study to assess tongue strength and endurance in children of the Deutero Malay race. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This …

The Effect of Different Self-Administered Tongue Exercises on Tongue Strength and Endurance in Older Adults.

BACKGROUND: Self-administered tongue exercises (TEs) are proposed as an effective, low-cost and convenient intervention for improving maximu … th and tongue endurance were assessed at baseline (T0) and after 4 weeks of training (T1) using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare pre- and post-intervention outcomes within groups, and the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare gains among groups. RESULTS: After 4 weeks of self-administered …

Associations of Specific Pesticides and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Female Spouses in the Agricultural Health Study.

OBJECTIVES: Growing evidence suggests farming and agricultural pesticide use may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but few studies have examined specific pesticides and RA among women living on farms, who may personally use pesticides or may be indirectly exposed. We investigated pesticide use and RA risk among female spouses of licensed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. METHODS: Participants were enrolled in 1993 to 1997 in North Carolina and Iowa (N = 32,126). Incident RA cases were identified in follow-up questionnaires (1999-2021) and confirmed by medical…

Analysis of lymphocytic leukemia trends among gender, race, age, and regional groups in the U.S. between 1999-2022: a CDC-WONDER database study.

BACKGROUND: Lymphocytic leukemia (LL) is a prominent group of hematological cancers afflicting both children and adults of all backgrounds a … with the Midwest having the highest AAMR and the smallest decline in mortality. From 1999 to 2019, Iowa saw the largest increase in AAMRs, while Kansas experienced the largest increase from 2019 to 2022. Rural areas consistently had higher AAMRs than urban areas throughout the period from 1999 to 2022, with both regions showing a decline in AAMRs star …

Neuropsychological profile and risk factors for poor cognitive outcomes in survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

OBJECTIVE: Authors of this study aimed to characterize the neuropsychological profile of survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aS … atients also completed the Beck Depression Inventory II, Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale, and Iowa Scales of Personality Change. RESULTS: A total of 156 patients were included. Fifty-three patients (34%) had an MoCA-22 score < 25th percentile, even though 79% of them had a modified Rankin Scale score ≤ 2 at discharge. Moderate and severe deficit …

Оценка отношения к грудному вскармливанию и эффективности работы медицинских работников и женщин с множественным склерозом: Two Межсекторальные обследования.

ВВЕДЕНИЕ: Цель этого исследования заключалась в том, чтобы описать отношение к грудному вскармливанию со стороны медицинских работников, а также отношение к грудному вскармливанию и самоэффективность у женщин с множественным склерозом (МС), которые в настоящее время или ранее кормили грудью. МЕТОДЫ: Two Межсекторальные обследования были направлены в электронном виде медицинским работникам в одном центре для выявления отношения к грудному вскармливанию у женщин с использованием шкалы отношения к грудному вскармливанию в Айове (ИФАС) и женщин с МЗ, которые в настоящее время или ранее кормили гру

Совпадение в аннотации оригинала
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe breastfeeding attitudes among health care personnel, as well as breastfeeding attitudes and self- … e personnel at a single center to capture attitudes toward breastfeeding in women with MS using the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitudes Scale (IIFAS), and women with MS who were currently or had previously breastfed to measure breastfeeding attitudes and self-efficacy using the IIFAS and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Survey-Short Form (BSES-SF). Descriptive st …

Inter- and intra-tumoral heterogeneity on [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TATE/[68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TOC PET/CT predicts response to [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE PRRT in neuroendocrine tumor patients.

BackgroundIndices of tumor heterogeneity on somatostatin receptor PET/CT scans may potentially serve as predictive biomarkers of treatment efficacy in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients undergoing [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE PRRT.MethodsNET patients who underwent [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE therapy at the University of Iowa from August 2018 to February 2021 were retrospectively evaluated. Radiomic features on the pre-PRRT somatostatin receptor PET/CT were evaluated using a custom MIM Software® LesionID workflow. Conventional PET/CT metrics of tumor burden, such as somatostatin receptor expression and tumor v…

Emergency department use in the postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Visits to the emergency room (ED) by women in the postpartum period may reflect gaps in postpartum care and disparities in access to obstetric and primary care services. This study aimed to characterize the patients who visited the ED in the first year after delivery, their reasons for coming to the ED, and the care they received. METHODS: The electronic health record was reviewed for all patients who delivered at University of Iowa Health Care between 2009 and 2023 and visited the ED within 365 days after delivery. Data drawn directly from the EHR included patient demographics an…

Human biomonitoring without in-person interaction: public health engagements during the COVID-19 pandemic and future implications.

BACKGROUND: Public health initiatives, including human biomonitoring, have been impacted by unique challenges since the onset of the COVID-1 … act mechanisms and evaluate the application feasibility for population-based studies. METHODS: The Iowa Biomonitoring Program at the State Hygienic Laboratory developed a human biomonitoring study that utilized a multifaceted, distance-based approach. Traditional techniques, such as mailed recruitment invitations and phone-based discussions, were coup …

Association between RAAS Antagonism and COVID-19-related Mortality in Patients with Overweight/Obesity-related Hypertension: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND: Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) increase the expression of ACE2, which i … body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2) and hypertension, diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic from March 1 to December 7, 2020. Mortality and severity of COVID-19 were evaluated based on length of stay in hospital, intensive care unit admission, use of supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation, and vasopressors. Multiv …

A deep learning-based novel approach to generate continuous daily stream nitrate concentration for nitrate data-sparse watersheds.

High-frequency stream nitrate concentration provides critical insights into nutrient dynamics and can help to improve the effectiveness of m … ramework was developed to estimate continuous daily stream nitrate for dozens of gauge locations in Iowa, USA. The promising results supported the hypothesis; the LSTM model demonstrated median test-period Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) = 0.75 and RMSE = 1.53 mg/L for estimating continuous daily nitrate concentration in 42 sites, which are unprecedent …

Lesions in different prefrontal sectors are associated with different types of acquired personality disturbances.

"Frontal lobe syndrome" is a term often used to describe a diverse array of personality disturbances following frontal lobe damage. This stu … , cross-sectional design. Pre- and postmorbid personality was assessed by informant-rating with the Iowa Scales of Personality Change, completed by a spouse or family member. Two complementary analytic approaches were employed: 1) a hypothesis-driven region-of-interest (ROI) regression analysis examining the associations of lesions in specific PFC sect …

The Influence of Substance Abuse on Inhibition Capacities and Risky Decision in a Group of Outpatient Schizophrenia Patients.

Substance abuse is common among patients with schizophrenia, is related to worse course and outcome of illness. Unfortunately, little is kno … tching Familiar Figure Test (MFFT) and the Stroop task, and to evaluate decision-making we used the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and self-report questionnaire, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Results: Univariate analysis found significant differences between the groups with regard to criminal history (χ2 = 5.97, p=.015), smoking status (χ2 = 12.30, p<.001 …

Benefit of Stimulus Size V Perimetry for Patients With a Dense Central Scotoma From Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy.

PURPOSE: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is the most common mtDNA optic neuropathy. It most frequently causes dense bilateral cen … he mean defect for stimulus size V was calculated using an algorithm developed by the University of Iowa Visual Field Reading Center. RESULTS: Stimulus size V HVFs had lower inter-test variability as measured by mean defect standard deviation (Z = 169, P < 0.01). The floor effect seen with Stimulus III HVF in LHON, was less pronounced with Stimulus V …

Increased Utilization of Total Joint Arthroplasty After Medicaid Expansion.

BACKGROUND: The expansion of state Medicaid programs under the U.S. Affordable Care Act has led to a dramatic increase in the number of Amer … e data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from 9 states (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, and Vermont) that expanded Medicaid in 2014 and 2 states that did not expand Medicaid (Florida and Missouri). We included patients who were 18 to 64 years of age and had a primary THA or TKA from 2012 to 2 …

Maternal Infant-Feeding Attitudes, Infant Eating Behaviors, and Maternal Feeding Choice at 3 and 6 Months Postpartum: A Comparative Multicenter International Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare mothers' attitudes toward infant feeding and infant eating behavior in different countries, and their associations with infant feeding at 3 and 6 months. Methods: Data from 164 mothers with healthy term infants recruited for a randomized trial comparing breast pumps from the UK (n = 68), Russia (n = 51), and China (n = 45) were included in this analysis. Feeding practices were assessed using questionnaires at 3 and 6 months. Maternal attitudes toward infant feeding and infant eating behaviors were measured by Iowa Infant Feeding Attitudes Scale (…

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus reduces feed efficiency in nursery pigs.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infects enterocytes and in nursery pigs, results in diarrhea, anorexia, and reduced performance. Ther … post-inoculation (dpi) 0, PEDV pigs were inoculated via intragastric gavage with PEDV isolate (USA/Iowa/18984/2013). Pig and feeder weights were recorded at dpi -7, 0, 5, and 20 in order to calculate ADG, ADFI, and G:F. Eight pigs per treatment were euthanized on dpi 5 and 20, and tissues and blood were collected. At dpi 5, all PEDV pigs were PCR posi …

Dysphagia diagnosis with questionnaire, tongue strength measurement, and FEES in patients with childhood-onset muscular dystrophy.

INTRODUCTION: Dysphagia in progressive muscle diseases is primarily due to muscle weakness. Objective of our study is to investigate the pre … -10 (EAT-10), and the measurement of Maximal Isometric Tongue Pressure (MITP) and tongue endurance (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument-IOPI). Dysphagic patients were submitted to FEES. Recorded data included demographic and anthropometric characteristics, type of MD, feeding status, and spirometry. RESULTS: Our patients' cohort consisted of 41 children, …