Publications by authors named "C A Farmer"
There is currently little research relating specifically to the muscular strength and endurance requirements of the upper body such as lifts at varying heights, ground floor contact with the hands and inversions such as handstands. Enhanced understanding of muscular demands can inform training program design to build physical tolerance to meet the demand of the activity. The aim of this study was to ascertain the frequency of upper body muscular skills in contemporary and ballet dance performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeventy-two nonlactating, pregnant Angus cows (initial body weight [BW] = 637 ± 13 kg; body condition score [BCS] = 5.5 ± 0.07 yr; and age = 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Autistic adults are at elevated risk for depression. However, longitudinal data on the trajectory of depressive symptoms and its associated factors in autistic adults are scarce.
Methods: A community sample of 315 autistic adults participated in a two-year longitudinal study from the beginning of (March 2020) to the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2022).
Background: Subanesthetic doses of (R,S)-ketamine (ketamine) have demonstrated rapid and robust antidepressant effects in individuals with depression. However, individual variability in response to ketamine exists, and current biomarkers of ketamine treatment response are not entirely understood. Preclinical evidence suggests a link between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation, a determinant of the stress response system, and ketamine's efficacy in stressed mice exhibiting enhanced antidepressant responses.
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- The study demonstrated the ability of various crude plant peroxidases, particularly horseradish root (HRP) and pumpkin skin (PKS), to degrade mono- and polyfluorinated phenolic compounds effective for environmental cleanup.
- HRP showed decreased activity with more fluorinated substrates due to steric hindrance, while PKS maintained higher degradation rates, suggesting its larger active site allows for better interaction with these compounds.
- The successful library screening method identified high-activity samples, indicating its potential use for discovering new catalysts for the degradation of other fluorinated compounds in the quest for environmentally friendly biocatalytic solutions.