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Older children (13-16 years) reported significantly higher depressive and anxiety symptoms and lower self-concept than younger children (8-12 years). A significant interaction between age and sex indicated that older girls reported greater depressive and anxiety symptoms than younger girls whereas no age-based differences were found for boys. Parent-reported total emotional and behavioral problems were positively associated with children's self-reported depressive and anxiety symptoms and were negatively correlated with self-concept. These findings indicate that adolescents, particularly girls, may be at heightened risk of poor mental health following ABI. Further research investigating the reasons for these demographic differences may inform developmentally sensitive interventions.Sport-related concussion (SRC) is common in contact sports, but there remains a lack of reliable, unbiased biomarkers of brain injury and recovery. Although the symptoms of SRC generally resolve over a period of days to weeks, the lack of a biomarker impairs detection and return-to-play decisions. To this date, the pathophysiological recovery profile and relationships between brain changes and symptoms remained unclear. In the current study, Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging (DKI) was used to monitor the effects of SRC on the brain and the trajectory of recovery in concussed American football players (n=96) at less then 48 hours, 8, 15 and 45-days post-injury and compared to a matched group of non-injured players (N=82). The concussed group reported significantly higher symptoms within 48 hours after injury compared to controls, which resolved by the 8-day follow-up. The concussed group also demonstrated poorer performance on balance testing at less then 48 hours and 8 days compared to controls. There were no significant differences between the groups in SAC, a cognitive screening measure. DKI data was acquired with 3mm isotropic resolution and analyzed using TBSS. Additionally, voxel and region of interest based analyses were also carried out. At less then 48 hours, the concussed group showed significantly higher axial kurtosis compared to the control group. These differences increased in extent and magnitude at 8 days, then receded at 15 days, and returned to the normal levels by 45 days. Kurtosis FA exhibited a delayed response, with a consistent increase by day 15 and 45. PF-07321332 The results indicate that changes detected in the acute period appear to be prolonged compared to clinical recovery, but additional brain changes not observable acutely appear to progress. While further studies are needed to understand the pathological features of DKI changes after SRC, these findings highlight a potential disparity between clinical symptoms and pathophysiological recovery after SRC.A method was developed for the simultaneous qualitative and quantitative determination of azoxystrobin and its relevant impurity (Z)-azoxystrobin using high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) in suspension concentrate (SC) pesticide formulations, with the aim of the product quality control. Method validation was realized according to SANCO/3030/99 rev. 5. The proposed method was characterized by acceptable accuracy and precision. The repeatability expressed as ratio standard deviation (%RSD) to relative standard deviation (%RSDr) was lower than 1, whereas individual recoveries were in the range of 97-103% and 90-110% for azoxystrobin and (Z)-azoxystrobin, respectively. The limit of quantification (LOQ) for the impurity ((Z)-azoxystrobin) amounted to 0.3 µg mL-1 and was acceptable because it was lower than the maximum permitted level according to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 703/2011 of 20 July 2011 for the active substance (azoxystrobin) being 25 g kg-1 of the azoxystrobin content found. The method described in this paper is simple, precise, accurate and selective as well as represents a new and reliable way of simultaneous determination of azoxystrobin and its relevant impurity in formulated products.BACKGROUND Working as an ambulance nurse involves facing ethically problematic situations with multi-dimensional suffering, requiring the ability to create a trustful relationship. This entails a need to be clinically trained in order to identify ethical conflicts. AIM To describe ethical conflicts in patient relationships as experienced by ambulance nursing students during clinical studies. RESEARCH DESIGN An exploratory and interpretative design was used to inductively analyse textual data from examinations in clinical placement courses. PARTICIPANTS The 69 participants attended a 1-year educational programme for ambulance nurses at a Swedish university. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION The research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants gave voluntary informed consent for this study. FINDINGS The students encountered ethical conflicts in patient relationships when they had inadequate access to the patient's narrative. Doubts regarding patient autonomy were due to uncertainty regardl reflection focusing on the core nursing and caring values of trust and autonomy, particularly in situations that affect the patient's decision-making ability.Aim As a strategy to improve the outcome of ex vivo cultivated corneal epithelial transplantation, the role of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) is investigated in promoting corneal epithelial growth and functions. Materials & methods Human telomerase-immortalized corneal epithelial cells were characterized and its functions evaluated by scratch migration assay, cellular senescence, HLA expression and spheres formation with hUC-MSC. Results Expression of corneal epithelial markers was influenced by the duration and method of co-culture. Indirect co-culture improved cellular migration and delayed senescence when treated after 3 and 5 days. hUC-MSC downregulated expression of HLA Class I and II in IFN-γ-stimulated human telomerase-immortalized corneal epithelial cells. Conclusion hUC-MSC promote corneal epithelial growth and functions after treatment with hUC-MSC.
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