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Potential epigenetic mechanisms in psychotherapy: a pilot study on DNA methylation and mentalization change in borderline personality disorder

Author(s): Quevedo Y; Booij L; Herrera L; Hernández C; Jiménez JP;

Genetic and early environmental factors are interwoven in the etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Epigenetic mechanisms offer the molecular machinery to adapt to environmental conditions. There are gaps in the knowledge about how epigenetic mechanisms are involved in the effects of early affective environment, development of BPD, and psycho ...

Article GUID: 36171872


The Factor Structure and Stability of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in a Population Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Author(s): Woods R; Lavoie KL; Bacon SL;

Purpose: Depression is a multifaceted psychiatric condition that has been associated with suboptimal weight loss following bariatric surgery. Previous variations of Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) subscales been proposed, including those identified within bariatric populations; however, it is unclear whether the BDI-II i ...

Article GUID: 36169910


The role of progesterone in memory bias during spatial navigation in females

Author(s): Eamonn L Gomez-Perales

Rats can use several memory systems to navigate a maze toward a reward. Two of these are place memory and response memory and female rats can be biased to predominantly use one over another. Both progesterone and estrogens have been shown to alter memory bias. Although the effects of estrogens have been well documented, the effects of progesterone remain ...

Article GUID: 36165431


Effect of COVID-19 on non-performing loans in China

Author(s): Kryzanowski L; Liu J; Zhang J;

We examine the resilience of Chinese banks during the COVID-19 pandemic by investigating non-performing loan (NPL) ratios. We find that despite the reduction in the growth rate of total bank lending, bank NPL ratios significantly increase during the COVID-19 crisis. Banks with high-quality capital are more effective in controlling their NPL ratios during ...

Article GUID: 36164498


Processing visual ambiguity in fractal patterns: Pareidolia as a sign of creativity

Author(s): Pepin AB; Harel Y; O' Byrne J; Mageau G; Dietrich A; Jerbi K;

Creativity is a highly valued and beneficial skill that empirical research typically probes using "divergent thinking" (DT) tasks such as problem solving and novel idea generation. Here, in contrast, we examine the perceptual aspect of creativity by asking whether creative individuals are more likely to perceive recognizable forms in ambiguous stimuli -a ...

Article GUID: 36164655


Air monitoring of tire-derived chemicals in global megacities using passive samplers

Author(s): Johannessen C; Saini A; Zhang X; Harner T;

Pollution from vehicle tires has received world-wide research attention due to its ubiquity and toxicity. In this study, we measured various tire-derived contaminants semi-quantitatively in archived extracts of passive air samplers deployed in 18 major cities that comprise the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network (GAPS-Megacities). Analysis ...

Article GUID: 36152723


Atorvastatin lowers serum calcium levels in lithium-users: results from a randomized controlled trial

Author(s): Soh JF; Bodenstein K; Yu OHY; Linnaranta O; Renaud S; Mahdanian A; Su CL; Mucsi I; Mulsant B; Herrmann N; Rajji T; Beaulieu S; Sekhon H; Rej S;

Background: Although lithium is considered the gold-standard treatment for bipolar disorder (BD), it is associated with a variety of major endocrine and metabolic side effects, including parathyroid hormone (PTH) dependent hypercalcemia. Aside from surgery and medication discontinuation, there ar ...

Article GUID: 36153583


Dual acting acid-cleavable self-assembling prodrug from hyaluronic acid and ciprofloxacin: A potential system for simultaneously targeting bacterial infections and cancer

Author(s): Ibrahim UH; Devnarain N; Mohammed M; Omolo CA; Gafar MA; Salih M; Pant A; Shunmugam L; Mocktar C; Khan R; Oh JK; Govender T;

The incidence and of bacterial infections, and resulting mortality, among cancer patients is growing dramatically, worldwide. Several therapeutics have been reported to have dual anticancer and antibacterial activity. However, there is still an urgent need to develop new drug delivery strategies ...

Article GUID: 36150574


Anaerobic Digestion of Pig-Manure Solids at Low Temperatures: Start-Up Strategies and Effects of Mode of Operation, Adapted Inoculum, and Bedding Material

Author(s): Rajagopal R; Bele V; Saady NMC; Hickmann FMW; Goyette B;

The objective of this study was to obtain start-up strategies for the operation of a dry anaerobic digestion (DAD) system treating pig-manure (PM) solids at low-temperatures, and evaluate the effects of operation mode, adapted inoculum, and bedding material on the performance. A DAD system coupled with an inoculum system (two-stage DAD) was operated at 20 ...

Article GUID: 36134981


Body Composition Asymmetries in University Ice Hockey Players and Their Implications for Lower Back Pain and Leg Injury

Author(s): Resta T; Frenette S; Rizk A; Fortin M;

Resta, T, Frenette, S, Rizk, A, and Fortin, M. Body composition asymmetries in university ice hockey players and their implications for lower back pain and leg injury. J Strength Cond Res 36(10): 2830-2836, 2022-Right to left asymmetries in body composition have been examined across many sports, suggesting possible implications for lower back pain (LBP) a ...

Article GUID: 36135032


Investigating the reactive oxygen species production of Rose Bengal and Merocyanine 540-loaded radioluminescent nanoparticles

Author(s): Nsubuga A; Mandl GA; Capobianco JA;

Radioluminescent nanomaterials have garnered significant attention in the past decade due to their potential to perform X-ray mediated photodynamic therapy (X-PDT). Many of these materials are assumed to produce singlet oxygen based on a single assay. Herein we demonstrate that multiple assays are required to confidently determine whether singlet oxygen o ...

Article GUID: 36132856


On the photostability and luminescence of dye-sensitized upconverting nanoparticles using modified IR820 dyes

Author(s): Kaur M; Mandl GA; Maurizio SL; Tessitore G; Capobianco JA;

Dye sensitization is a promising route to enhance luminescence from lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles (LnUCNPs) by improving the photon harvesting capability of LnUCNPs through the use of dye molecules, characterized by higher absorption coefficients. The literature does not fully address the poor photostability of NIR dyes, hindering solution-b ...

Article GUID: 36132705


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