A MINI-REVIEW OF THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TASK-SPECIFIC TREMOR: INSIGHTS FROM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND NEUROIMAGING FINDINGS

A mini-review of the pathophysiology of task-specific tremor: insights from electrophysiological and neuroimaging findings

Task-specific tremor (TST) is a specific type of tremor that occurs when performing or attempting to perform a specific task, such as writing or playing a musical instrument.The clinical entity of TST remains heterogeneous.Some TSTs can only be induced by conducting a specific task, while others can be elicited when adopting a particular position s

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Phages for Biofilm Removal

Biofilms are clusters of bacteria that live in association with surfaces.Their main characteristic is that the bacteria inside the biofilms are attached to other bacterial cells and to the surface by an extracellular polymeric matrix.Biofilms are capable of adhering to a wide variety of surfaces, both biotic and abiotic, including human tissues, me

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Improving the appropriateness of antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes: a mixed-methods process evaluation of an academic detailing intervention

Abstract Background In 2014, nursing home administration and government officials were facing increasing public and media scrutiny around the variation of antipsychotic medication (APM) prescribing across Ontario nursing homes.In response, policy makers partnered to test an academic detailing (AD) intervention to address appropriate prescribing of

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Health provider and service-user experiences of sensory modulation rooms in an acute inpatient psychiatry setting.

BackgroundSensory modulation rooms (SMRs) are q60 headers therapeutic spaces that use sensory modulation concepts and strategies to assist service users to self-regulate and modulate arousal levels.SMRs are increasingly being explored as strength-based and person-centered adjuncts to care for people receiving inpatient psychiatry services.The aim o

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High-frequency boundary layer profiling with reusable radiosondes

A new system for high-frequency boundary layer profiling based upon radiosondes and free balloons was tested during the field phases of the Boundary Layer Late Afternoon and Sunset Turbulence experiment (BLLAST 2011, Lannemezan, France) and of the qsc gx7 Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment (HyMeX, 2012).The system consists of a conv

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