Perfusion Index in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants During Their First 2 Weeks of Life.

abstract：:The focus on a cure for childhood leukemia over the last three decades has resulted in survival rates of more than 80%. However, efforts to manage leukemia-treatment symptoms have not kept pace with new therapies. Symptom toxicity during treatment can result in complications, treatment delays, and therapy dose reducti...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Hockenberry MJ,Moore IMK,Scheurer ME,Hooke MC,Taylor OA,Koerner KM,Gundy PM,Pan W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) often experience unfavorable functional outcomes that result in a reduced ability to independently perform activities of daily living. The apolipoprotein E gene ( APOE) encodes for a protein known to facilitate lipid transport and aid in neuronal repair within the...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Heinsberg LW,Turi E,Ren D,Crago E,Alexander S,Stanfill AG,Conley YP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine the change in gene expression between two time points following stroke and to identify biomarkers of stroke recovery through gene expression profiling and pathway analysis. METHODS:Peripheral blood was collected from 34 ischemic stroke patients (confirmed by ma...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Barr TL,VanGilder R,Rellick S,Brooks SD,Doll DN,Lucke-Wold AN,Chen D,Denvir J,Warach S,Singleton A,Matarin M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is the most frequently reported symptom by cancer patients. Many of these patients perceive fatigue as the most distressing symptom associated with their illness because it imposes limitations on their physical activity level. Skeletal muscle wasting, which occurs as part of cancer cachexia, is one of the mech...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： al-Majid S,McCarthy DO

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nausea and vomiting are the most common side effects of antineoplastic chemotherapy. However, only a small number of studies have been conducted in Taiwan to determine the efficacy of acupressure in treating these side effects in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. In this quasi-experimental study, we aimed to exp...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Shen CH,Yang LY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug addiction is a multifactorial disorder. Researchers have posited that an individual's inherited behavioral propensity or temperament contributes to the disorder by shaping a personality strongly linked with the risk of drug abuse. Further, they hypothesize that the polymorphism of dopamine D2 receptor i...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Teh LK,Izuddin AF,M H FH,Zakaria ZA,Salleh MZ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Application of a thermal stimulus is a common procedure used to promote venodilation for peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC); however, the effects of thermal stimulation on the duration of venodilation and skin temperature of the forearm are unclear. AIM:To investigate the duration of venodilation ind...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Tokizawa Y,Tsujimoto T,Inoue T

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shift work schedules, intensive physical exercise late in the day, psychological stress, or a busy lifestyle might induce disorders of the circadian structure, which can affect health on both the physiological and neurobehavioral levels. Rest-activity rhythm is strongly connected with an organism's circadian structure...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Calogiuri G,Weydahl A,Carandente F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth (PTB; spontaneous delivery prior to 37 weeks gestation) affects one out of eight infants born in the United States and is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although the pathogenesis of PTB is multifactorial, a growing body of literature supports the hypothesis that one cause of P...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Lyon D,Cheng CY,Howland L,Rattican D,Jallo N,Pickler R,Brown L,McGrath J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientists and clinicians frequently use immunological methods (IMs) to investigate complex biological phenomena. Commonly used IMs include immunocytochemistry (IC), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and flow cytometry. Each of these methodologies exploits a common principle in IMs -the binding of an antibody...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Morrison HW,Downs CA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore whether newborns born via Cesarean section have a weaker intraoral vacuum compared with those born vaginally and to determine whether a weaker intraoral vacuum is related to a delayed onset of lactation. METHODS:For this prospective cohort study, 71 mother-infant dyads were enrolled and divided i...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Zhang F,Xia H,Li X,Qin L,Gu H,Xu X,Shen M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines such as angiogenin (ANG) and interleukin (IL-8) have been shown to be related to depressive symptoms and inflammatory diseases like coronary heart disease. They may thus be used as stress biomarkers to identify and prevent health problems. To investigate the relationship between cytokines and nurses' job-rel...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Fukuda H,Ichinose T,Kusama T,Yoshidome A,Anndow K,Akiyoshi N,Shibamoto T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mood disorder that may carry life-long consequences for a woman and her family. Multiple risk factors for PPD have been identified, including psychosocial, situational, and biological stimuli, several of which are experienced by most, if not all, postpartum women. Given the com...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Corwin EJ,Kohen R,Jarrett M,Stafford B

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate selected stress, immune, and growth consequences of maternal separation and separation with supplemental stroking in neonatal BALB/c infant mice and their dams. Three groups of 5 litters each (7 pups per litter) were studied. Control litters were undisturbed. Separate...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Groër MW,Hill J,Wilkinson JE,Stuart A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), dispersed in all environmental compartments, are associated with increased adipogenesis and body weight. These lipophilic toxicants bioaccumulate in the human body and get transferred from mothers to their offspring via the placental circulation and breast milk. The curr...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Gautam B,Rogge MM,Acharya N,Keesari R,Almekdash MH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disturbance is a common and disturbing symptom in military personnel, with many individuals progressing to the development of insomnia, which is characterized by increased arousals, wakefulness after sleep onset, and distorted sleep architecture. The molecular mechanisms underlying insomnia remain elusive, limit...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Gill JM,Lee H,Baxter T,Reddy SY,Barr T,Kim HS,Wang D,Mysliwiec V

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS)-directed treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, used to prevent disease recurrence in the brain, is essential for survival. Systemic and intrathecal methotrexate, commonly used for CNS-directed treatment, have been associated with cognitive problems during and after treatment. The cor...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Moore IM,Merkle CJ,Byrne H,Ross A,Hawkins AM,Ameli SS,Montgomery DW

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptin and adiponectin, two adipokines involved in glucose and lipid metabolism, have been linked to regulation of growth in early infancy, energy balance, and metabolic disorders in childhood. The aim of this study was to determine if concentrations of leptin and adiponectin could be measured reliably in in...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Linares AM,Rayens MK,Moylan JS,Miller CS

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep patterns and fatigue of both mothers and fathers before and after childbirth. The authors used wrist actigraphy and questionnaires to estimate sleep and fatigue in 72 couples during their last month of pregnancy and 1st month postpartum. Both parents experienced more...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Gay CL,Lee KA,Lee SY

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickness behavior is a cluster of symptoms that occur as a response to an infection and alterations in the inflammatory response. Under normal circumstances, sickness behavior is fully reversible once the pathogen has been cleared. Aging and chronic illness such as heart failure are associated with enhanced inflammato...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Johansson P,Riegel B,Svensson E,Broström A,Alehagen U,Dahlström U,Jaarsma T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bidirectional communication between the immune system and the brain and the implications of this communication are emerging concepts in pain research. Although representing a small portion of the disc degeneration syndromes, lumbar herniated discs can cause significant symptoms that may persist even after surgical int...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Starkweather A,Witek-Janusek L,Mathews HL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this paper is to review the techniques and implications of laser capture microdissection (LCM) to isolate tissue and DNA of interest using breast biopsy tissue as an example. BACKGROUND:Tissues are a heterogeneous mix of different cell types, and molecular alterations are often specific to a single ...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Zanni KL,Chan GK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine whether the hepatitis B seroconversion rates in a small sample of subjects reflected that of the published rates, regardless of HIV status, after a hepatitis B vaccination series was completed while following strict vaccine protocols. The study, which had a nonexperimental, cor...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Lithgow D,Cole C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a serious complication of acute illness. Little is known, however, regarding the neurobiology of delirium, largely due to challenges in studying the complex inpatient population. Neuroimaging is one noninvasive method that can be used to study structural and functional brain abnormalities associated with d...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Kalvas LB,Monroe TB

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Activity restriction (AR), one of the most common interventions used in high-risk pregnancies, may exacerbate loss of bone mass. The purpose of this study was to determine changes over time in bone resorption in hospitalized AR women during late pregnancy. METHODS:This was a short-term prospective study conduc...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Vanderspank D,Bernier SM,Sopper MM,Watson P,Mottola MF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic condition prevalent in women; the symptoms are reproducible with repeated low-level chemical exposure. Evidence gathered through clinical observations suggests that women with MCS may be at risk for autonomic nervous system dysfunction as evidenced by abnormal heart rat...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： McFetridge-Durdle JA,Routledge FS,Sampalli T,Fox R,Livingston H,Adams B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately half of the Canadian adults have sedentary lifestyles that increase their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Women are 10 times more likely to die from CVD than from any other disease. Their risk almost doubles with the onset of menopause, which may result in increased body iron burden and ...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Bartfay W,Bartfay E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study used a candidate gene approach to examine genomic variation associated with pain, anxiety, and distress in children undergoing a medical procedure. STUDY DESIGN:Children aged 4-10 years having an IV catheter insertion were recruited from three Midwestern children's hospitals. Self-report measures ...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Ersig AL,Schutte DL,Standley J,Leslie E,Zimmerman B,Kleiber C,Hanrahan K,Murray JC,McCarthy AM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Finnmarksløpet dogsled race lasts up to 7 days. Helpers, who keep time, coach, and transport equipment, have to be alert though they have little and fragmented sleep. This study investigated disruptions of the rest-activity rhythm among helpers. METHODS:10 helpers were monitored by actigraph a week befor...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Calogiuri G,Weydahl A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In recent years, researchers have noted an "obesity paradox," where individuals with obesity survive sepsis at higher rates than their nonobese counterparts. This systematic review summarizes the literature on studies examining the association between obesity and 1-year mortality among patients admitted with se...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Robinson J,Swift-Scanlan T,Salyer J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00