Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 367 for “"disease severity"”.
-
Disease severity and psychological status in ankylosing spondylitis
… and significance of associations between disease and psychological status in AS, and also demonstrate the value of using longitudinal, repeated measures approach to study this long-term condition. This study is also the first to demonstrate the value of using a mixed methods approach to …
-
Novel Approach to Assess Periodontal Disease Severity Using Volumetric Analysis
<p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the absolute change in linear measurements of bone loss on the facial plane of a maxillary central incisor at full and half root length along the vertical axis is directly proportional to volumetric change. The secondary aim was to evaluate if the …
-
Determinants of disease severity in children with viral lower respiratory tract infections
Contains fulltext : 166986.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
-
The intersection of pain, disease severity, and circadian disruption in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease causing neuroinflammation and demyelination to the central nervous system. The overall goal of this thesis was to explore an emerging area of research in the MS field: circadian rhythms, the 24-hour biological rhythms governing a significant number …
-
The relationship of disease severity, health beliefs, and medication adherence among HIV patients
Purpose. To investigate the relationship of disease severity, health beliefs, and medication adherence among HIV/AIDS patients.;Results. Seventy-two HIV patients were enrolled. There were no significant differences in patients' perceived severity of HIV/AIDS and perceptions of benefits and barriers …
-
Using Multiple Biological Markers to Measure Sickle-Cell Disease Severity and Cognitive Risk
<p>Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is associated with neurological complications including brain perfusion deficits and tissue infarction, which can lead to cognitive deficits early in life. Timely assessment and detection of these deficits is critical for effective intervention. Biological measures of …
-
Optimizing grape cluster exposure to increase desirable aroma compounds and decrease disease severity
… fruit zone can improve grape quality and lower disease incidence; however, further investigations on the timing, varietal response and intensity are needed to optimize results and to better understand underlying physiologic responses. Fruit zone leaf thinning was applied at different timing and …
-
Host Inflammatory Pathways in Malaria Infection: Potential Therapeutic Targets and Biomarkers of Disease Severity
… can become dysregulated and contribute to severe disease. The goals of this work were: (1) to characterize inflammatory responses to malaria by defining their relationship to phagocytosis and identifying novel molecular mediators, and (2) to evaluate the utility of biomarkers of inflammation and …
-
The relationship between S. aureus biofilm properties, inflammation, and disease severity in chronic rhinosinusitis
… in S. aureus biofilm properties in health and disease in relation to inflammation and CRS severity. We further studied the relationship between S. aureus virulence genes and inflammatory markers in patients' sinonasal tissue. Tissue samples, S. aureus clinical isolates, and matched clinical …
-
Multi-stage prognosis of COVID-19 using a clinical event-based stratification of disease severity
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-04-06 without embargo terms
-
Characterization of arbuscular mycorrhial fungi on Glycine max and its influence on plant disease severity
… 0.05) reduction of 45% and 28% in area under the disease progress curve values and in relative F. virguliforme quantities, respectively, in soybean roots of R. intraradices-colonized plants compared to plants not colonized by R. intraradices averaged over the six soybean genotypes. Root weight of …
-
Associations Between Benefit Finding, Disease Severity, Positive Affect, and Health Outcomes Among Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation
… by positive affect, which would be moderated by disease severity (operationalized here as risk stratification for disease progression). It was also hypothesized that BF would increase over time, such that BF at the end of CR (i.e., Time 2), would be significantly higher than BF at the beginning …
-
Candidate genes other than the CFTR gene as possible modifiers of pulmonary disease severity in cystic fibrosis
… Mendelian disorder characterized by pulmonary disease and pancreatic insufficiency. Pulmonary disease is the major cause of death in CF patients. Although some cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) genotypes are associated with less severe disease, patients possessing the …
-
Anti-alpha-enolase Antibody as a Serologic Marker and its Correlation with Disease Severity in Intestinal Behcet's Disease
… in IgM AAEA positive and negative groups 13 E. Disease course and treatment modality in IgM AAEA positive and negative Groups 13 IV. DISCUSSION 17 V. CONCLUSION 20 REFERENCES 21 국문요약 26
-
Executive Function in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Can markers of disease severity and psychological factors differentiate types of cognitive impairment?
… aim was to examine the effects of markers of disease severity on executive abilities in patients with TLE. Specifically, we were interested in building a model of disease severity that includes seizure duration, seizure frequency, and hippocampal sclerosis to determine whether each of these …
-
Effect of Ca and pH on Disease Severity of Pink Rot Phytophthora erythroseptica in Russett Norkotah Potato Solanum tuberosum
… (Solanum tuberosum). The pathogen causes a disease known as pink rot. Pink rot results in necrosis and decay of tubers; and is responsible for major losses pre and post harvest. Attributes of the disease are progressing toward epidemic proportions. To help prevent such dramatic outbreaks of …
Page 1 of 19