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Cardiac dysfunction in the diabetic rat: quantitative evaluation using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging

Rajprasad Loganathan; Mehmet Bilgen; Baraa Al-Hafez; Mohammed Alenezy; Irina Smirnova (BioMedCentral, 2004-08-10)

BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In particular, type 1 diabetes compromises the cardiac function of individuals at a relatively early age due to the protracted course of abnormal glucose ...
A model-based time-reversal of left ventricular motion improves cardiac motion analysis using tagged MRI data

Tareq Alrefae; Irina Smirnova; Larry Cook; Mehmet Bilgen (BioMedCentral, 2006-01-09)

BACKGROUND:Myocardial motion is an important observable for the assessment of heart condition. Accurate estimates of ventricular (LV) wall motion are required for quantifying myocardial deformation and assessing local ...
Voice restoration following total laryngectomy by tracheoesophageal prosthesis: Effect on patients' quality of life and voice handicap in Jordan

Abdelrahim Attieh; Jeff Searl; Nada Shahaltough; Mahmoud Wreikat; Donna Lundy (BioMedCentral, 2006-11-24)

BACKGROUND:Little has been reported about the impact of tracheoesophageal (TE) speech on individuals in the Middle East where the procedure has been gaining in popularity. After total laryngectomy, individuals in Europe ...
Effects of dairy intake on weight maintenance

Michael Zemel; Joseph Donnelly; Bryan Smith; Debra Sullivan; Joanna Richards; Danielle Morgan-Hanusa; Matthew Mayo; Xiaocun Sun; Galen Cook-Wiens; Bruce Bailey; Emily Van Walleghen; Richard Washburn (BioMedCentral, 2005-12-01)

BACKGROUND:To compare the effects of low versus recommended levels of dairy intake on weight maintenance and body composition subsequent to weight loss.DESIGN AND METHODS:Two site (University of Kansas-KU; University of ...
Trunk rotational strength asymmetry in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: an observational study

Kevin McIntire; Marc Asher; Douglas Burton; Wen Liu (BioMedCentral, 2006-03-31)

BACKGROUND:Recent reports have suggested a rotational strength weakness in rotations to the concave side in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. There have been no studies presenting normative values of female adolescent ...
Comparison of a low carbohydrate and low fat diet for weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults enrolled in a clinical weight management program

James LeCheminant; Cheryl Gibson; Debra Sullivan; Sandra Hall; Rik Washburn; Mary Vernon; Chelsea Curry; Elizabeth Stewart; Eric Westman; Joseph Donnelly (BioMedCentral, 2006-10-02)

BACKGROUND:Recent evidence suggests that a low carbohydrate (LC) diet may be equally or more effective for short-term weight loss than a traditional low fat (LF) diet; however, less is known about how they compare for ...
Physical activity across the curriculum: year one process evaluation results

Cheryl Gibson; Bryan Smith; Katrina DuBose; J Leon Greene; Bruce Bailey; Shannon Williams; Joseph Ryan; Kristin Schmelzle; Richard Washburn; Debra Sullivan; Matthew Mayo; Joseph Donnelly (BioMedCentral, 2007-11-12)

BACKGROUND:Physical Activity Across the Curriculum (PAAC) is a 3-year elementary school-based intervention to determine if increased amounts of moderate intensity physical activity performed in the classroom will diminish ...