The Nevada National Board Professional Learning Institute | Sparks | Activity http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/members/potatoparty1/activity/ Activity feed for Sparks. Fri, 23 May 2025 17:06:54 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 7b77a8311857b1f744498d2c9a568806 Sparks posted an update: Working memory (WM) is a fundamental cognitive function that […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/42337/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:56:08 -0800 Working memory (WM) is a fundamental cognitive function that typically declines with age. Previous studies have shown that targeted WM training has the potential to improve WM performance in older adults. In the present study, we investigated whether a multi-domain cognitive training program that was not designed to specifically target WM could…[Read more]

]]> 0 5c45d09bf3e8e55d97f6705968edcf5f Sparks posted an update: The factors that interfered in the cost of the procedure […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/41436/ Sat, 08 Feb 2025 08:56:02 -0800 The factors that interfered in the cost of the procedure were indirect variables. The items that made up these variables were gathered from the records of the internal transplantation committee and from the electronic medical records. The billing sector provided information on the direct costs per patient. RESULTS The estimated total cost of…[Read more]

]]> 0 039d80351f86a8797ec91e4c109e14ad Sparks posted an update: This study aimed to characterize the relationship between […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/40697/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:52:12 -0800 This study aimed to characterize the relationship between insistence on sameness (IS), executive functioning (EF) and anxiety among individuals with PTEN mutations and individuals with macrocephalic ASD. The sample included 38 individuals with PTEN mutation and ASD diagnosis (PTEN-ASD; Mage = 8.93 years, SDage = 4.75), 23 with PTEN mutatio…[Read more]

]]> 0 7bde47532ee788453e3d210f8c420c7d Sparks posted an update: Applying Debye-Slater and the Debye - Grüneisen models the […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/39579/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:00:46 -0800 Applying Debye-Slater and the Debye – Grüneisen models the thermal expansion coefficient, heat capacity and entropy are found and their temperature dependence is discussed. © 2020 IOP Publishing Ltd.Heterostructures composed of nano-/micro-junctions, combining the excellent photon harvesting properties of nano-system and ultrafast carrier t…[Read more]

]]> 0 e58ed19c5c30ca70b20b958015a3f9cc Sparks posted an update: 54, 95% CI 3.82-11.21). The summary OR was 4.28 (95% CI […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/37966/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:48:24 -0800 54, 95% CI 3.82-11.21). The summary OR was 4.28 (95% CI 2.20-8.33) for intensive care unit (ICU) admission, 11.07 (95% CI 5.60-21.88) for mortality. Furthermore, RNAemia was also a significant risk factor for invasive mechanical ventilation and multiple organ failure. SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia is associated with disease severity, ICU admission, death in…[Read more]

]]> 0 1bb6d48a60c3d99fc6b9f5136870e382 Sparks posted an update: As the therapeutic landscape of WM continues to expand with […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/37067/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:53:30 -0800 As the therapeutic landscape of WM continues to expand with more targeted approaches, the genomics in WM will likely play a greater role in individualizing treatment.Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have improved outcomes in ALK-rearranged (ALK+) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, almost all patients…[Read more]

]]> 0 9ce52432d738ec7877d0d15529d0eed8 Sparks posted an update: No practice effect was detected. The presence of feet or […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/36199/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:57:30 -0800 No practice effect was detected. The presence of feet or ankle problems or pain before the test, dyspnea after the test, impaired muscle strength and lower PANAS positive affect scores were independently related to shorter 6MWT distance accounting for 67.3% of the variance.

The 6MWT is a reliable tool for evaluating the functional exercise…[Read more]

]]> 0 dd6c53f9da28a21903d1b782478a8240 Sparks posted an update: Subsequently to the publication of the above paper, an […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/35264/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:50:38 -0800 Subsequently to the publication of the above paper, an interested reader drew to the authors’ attention that several pairings of panels in Fig. 5, as shown on p. 5599, were strikingly similar. After having examined their original data, the authors realized that they uploaded some images incorrectly during the process of compiling this figure, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 b4dfce31ccf0ee3428f5b0f554646c2b Sparks posted an update: Right ventricular apex (RVA) is still the most common […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/34483/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:09:24 -0800 Right ventricular apex (RVA) is still the most common implanted site in the world. There are a large number of RVA pacing population who have been carrying dual-chamber permanent pacemaker (PPM) over decades. Comparison of left ventricular dyssynchrony, morphology and systolic function between RVA pacing population and healthy population is…[Read more]

]]> 0 91537389a56dd6ef4071a9376523a6c2 Sparks posted an update: CMB001 offers potential as an alternative treatment option […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/33286/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:47:48 -0800 CMB001 offers potential as an alternative treatment option to combat MRSA. It will be of interest to evaluate the in vivo efficacy of CMB001 against infections caused by other pathogens, including Clostridioides difficile and Acinetobacter baumannii, and to expand its pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters and safety profile.

CMB001 offers…[Read more]

]]> 0 70f2a3219ec7a8bebb2e40fc8b788c32 Sparks posted an update: Considering the current situation of the novel coronavirus […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/32876/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:47:09 -0800 Considering the current situation of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic control, it is highly likely that COVID-19 and influenza may coincide during the approaching winter season. However, there is no available tool that can rapidly and precisely distinguish between these two diseases in the absence of laboratory evidence of…[Read more]

]]> 0 db5b1bc05d358f263c8893ade481f327 Sparks posted an update: This study examined changes in Pre-Loss Grief (PLG) among […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/27711/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:58:20 -0800 This study examined changes in Pre-Loss Grief (PLG) among individuals whose family member has a life limiting illness and how baseline psychosocial factors predicted PLG. This two-wave study recruited family members of advanced cancer (N = 100) and dementia (N = 38) patients. A subsample completed 1-month follow-up (Cancer = 33; Dementia = …[Read more]

]]> 0 34bfd41d13d34d445fb60ecc8ad2c382 Sparks became a registered member http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/27680/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:53:25 -0800 0