Publications by authors named "A C Kemp"
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a powerful antioxidant. However, the poor water solubility and low bioavailability still remain challenges for its application. An embedded delivery system of CoQ10 based on whey protein concentrate (WPC) and polymerized whey protein concentrate (PWPC) was prepared, and the physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacity and bioavailability were characterized in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMachine learning approaches including deep learning models have shown promising performance in the automatic detection of Parkinson's disease. These approaches rely on different types of data with voice recordings being the most used due to the convenient and non-invasive nature of data acquisition. Our group has successfully developed a novel approach that uses convolutional neural network with transfer learning to analyze spectrogram images of the sustained vowel /a/ to identify people with Parkinson's disease.
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- The 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CL-PR) of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for virus replication and is targeted by the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, making it important for understanding its catalytic behavior.
- Research indicates that the activity of 3CL-PR is pH-dependent, with specific acidic and basic groups necessary for optimal enzymatic function, suggesting a neutral catalytic dyad involving cysteine and histidine.
- Kinetic studies reveal faster rates in certain conditions, highlighting the influence of the active form of the enzyme, and a full catalytic mechanism for 3CL-PR is proposed based on these findings.
Background: Nursing curriculum lacks content addressing care of transgender (trans) individuals. Gender diversity in health care education must be enhanced to prevent discrimination and systemic biases.
Method: A shared session between pediatric and medical-surgical courses using an interactive video simulation facilitated student preparation to provide inclusive care for trans surgical clients.
Purpose: Speech-language pathologists provide important services to people recovering from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also called concussion, although they may be underutilized in outpatient care. Because health care providers face challenges in selecting assessments to efficiently describe patient needs, the purpose of this study was to describe factors related to patients receiving speech-language pathology services after mTBI, as well as how assessments predict amount of services received.
Method: In this retrospective chart review study, demographic factors, injury characteristics, and assessment scores were extracted from medical records of patients aged 14-65 years receiving services for recent (within 6 months) mTBI at an outpatient specialty clinic.