Publications by authors named "CR Martin"

Background: Maternal birth experience is being increasingly recognised as a key clinical outcome parameter. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a short self-report measure designed to assess birth experience. The current investigation sought to translate the BSS-R into Polish and validate this version of the BSS-R (PL-BSS-R).

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Good, satisfying, sleep is a key indicator and determinant of health and wellness. However, there is no consensus about how to define and measure good sleep. The present research aimed to define sleep satisfaction through the extant literature and disentangle it from sleep quality, a conceptually similar construct.

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Purpose: To investigate the impact of smartphone viewing distance and angle on reaction times.

Design: A prospective, self-controlled, single-center study.

Methods: Participants engaged in a driving simulation facing a large screen with a simulated brake pedal.

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The demands of a sustainable chemical industry are a driving force for the development of heterogeneous catalytic platforms exhibiting facile catalyst recovery, recycling, and resilience to diverse reaction conditions. Homogeneous-to-heterogeneous catalyst transitions can be realized through the integration of efficient homogeneous catalysts within porous matrices. Herein, we offer a versatile approach to understanding how guest distribution and evolution impact the catalytic performance of heterogeneous host-guest catalytic platforms by implementing the resonance energy transfer (RET) concept using fluorescent model systems mimicking the steric constraints of targeted catalysts.

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  • * There has been an increase in awareness of takotsubo syndrome following stressful events, particularly in relation to peripartum cardiomyopathy, which also causes reversible heart failure during late pregnancy and after childbirth.
  • * This review emphasizes the similarities between takotsubo syndrome and peripartum cardiomyopathy, challenging the idea that they are completely separate conditions, which is important for improving diagnosis and treatment approaches.
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Background: The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a widely used, psychometrically robust and brief self-report measure of birth experience from the mothers perspective. The current study sought to adapt and validate the BSS-R for partners, evaluating key psychometric properties, including the underlying tri-dimensional factor structure of stress experienced, personal attributes and quality of care.

Aim: To translate and validate a Czech speaking partner version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and examine key measurement characteristics and association with fundamental clinical outcome variables.

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  • Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is linked to high rates of anxiety and psychosis, influenced by the COMT gene, which regulates important neurotransmitters.
  • A study examined the relationship between COMT gene variations and anxiety as well as stress hormone responses in 30 affected children and adolescents.
  • The findings revealed that those with the active COMTval allele experienced higher anxiety levels, while there was no significant difference in cortisol levels, indicating that COMT variations affect sympathetic stress responses more than hypothalamic ones.
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Background: Regional fat distribution may be a marker of metabolic health and brain growth in preterm infants. Point of care ultrasound has been used to assess regional fat in term infants but has not been used widely in preterm infants.

Objective: To longitudinally quantify changes in body composition metrics using bedside ultrasound in very preterm infants.

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Under ideal conditions, nanotubes with a fixed negative tube-wall charge will reject anions and transport-only cations. Because many proposed nanofluidic devices are optimized in this ideally cation-permselective state, it is important to know the experimental conditions that produce ideal responses. A parameter called C, the highest salt concentration in a contacting solution that still produces ideal cation permselectivity, is of particular importance.

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Optoelectronic devices based on lanthanide-containing materials are an emergent area of research due to imminent interest in a new generation of diode materials, optical and magnetic sensors, and ratiometric thermometers. Tailoring material properties through the employment of photo- or thermochromic moieties is a powerful approach that requires a deep fundamental understanding of possible cooperativity between lanthanide-based metal centers and integrated switchable units. In this work, we probe this concept through the synthesis, structural analysis, and spectroscopic characterization of novel photochromic lanthanide-based metal-organic materials containing noncoordinatively integrated photoresponsive 4,4'-azopyridine between lanthanide-based metal centers.

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Lesions of the meniscocapsular junction and the meniscotibial ligament (MTL) of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus are common with knee ligamentous injuries and associated with residual rotational instability if left untreated. MTL avulsion from its tibial attachment has never been described among different types of meniscocapsular disruptions so far. Both diagnosis and treatment of such an injury can be challenging.

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A key knowledge gap in the emerging field of nanofluidics concerns how the ionic composition and ion-transport properties of a nanoconfined solution differ from those of a contacting bulk solution. We and others have been using potentiometric concentration cells, where a nanopore or nanotube membrane separates salt solutions of differing concentrations to explore this issue. The membranes studied contained a fixed pore/tube wall anionic charge, which ideally would prohibit anions and salt from entering the pore/tube-confined solution.

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Despite the recognized gut-brain axis link, natural variations in microbial profiles between patients hinder definition of normal abundance ranges, confounding the impact of dysbiosis on infant neurodevelopment. We infer a digital twin of the infant microbiome, forecasting ecosystem trajectories from a few initial observations. Using 16 ribosomal RNA profiles from 88 preterm infants (398 fecal samples and 32,942 abundance estimates for 91 microbial classes), the model (Q-net) predicts abundance dynamics with = 0.

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  • The study compares the maximum tensile strength of different 3-piece intraocular lenses (IOLs) used for flanged intrascleral haptic fixation (FISHF) at the Willis-Knight Eye Institute in Louisiana.
  • Results showed that the CT Lucia lens had the highest strength (1.53 N), outperforming other lenses like the MA60AC, AR40E, and LAL, with significant differences noted (P < .001).
  • The findings suggest that while the strength and angulation of lenses like the CT Lucia may support safe use in FISHF by skilled surgeons, more research is needed to ensure stability under physiological conditions or with light treatments.
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Background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a quick and easy survey instrument recommended by the International Consortium for Health Outcome Measures as the tool of choice for measuring women's birth satisfaction.

Aim: To translate and validate a Vietnamese-language version of the BSS-R.

Method: A quantitative cross-sectional method was used to gather data post translation and back-translation of a Vietnamese version of the BSS-R (VN-BSS-R).

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Background: Evidence relating maternal birth experience to a range of maternal and neonatal outcomes is increasingly compelling. Consequently valid and reliable self-report of birth experience from the mothers perspective is critical.

Aim: The current study sought to translate and validate a Hungarian-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

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Background: Maternal outcomes are closely associated with birth satisfaction, and the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R), a concise, multidimensional self-report measure, has undergone translation and validation internationally. However, research on birth satisfaction in Saudi Arabia is scarce. The absence of valid Arabic-language tools for the Saudi population may impede critical research on this topic, necessitating the translation and use of psychometrically sound instruments for measuring birth satisfaction in Saudi women.

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The Argentinian flag sign (AFS) is a feared complication during cataract extraction. Intralenticular pressures, especially excessive posterior pressure, have been identified as potential mechanisms for capsular stress and tearing associated with AFS. Capsular tension is created by positive intralenticular pressures, which cause the irido-lens diaphragm to move anteriorly once the manual capsulorhexis has been initiated.

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Purpose: To determine the effect of early Nd:YAG (neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser capsulotomy on objective and subjective visual quality in symptomatic trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) patients.

Methods: A single-center, prospective study examined symptomatic patients after bilateral cataract extraction with trifocal IOL implantation. A ten-question survey was conducted one month after surgery.

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Objective: Quantify blood fatty acids and growth outcomes in preterm infants fed the exclusive human milk diet.

Methods: A prospective cohort study of 30 infants 24-34 weeks gestation and ≤1250 g fed the exclusive human milk diet. Blood fatty acids were quantified at two time points.

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Objective And Background: The 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely-used screening measure for postnatal depression. Factor analysis studies have suggested an embedded sub-scale could be used for screening for anxiety disorders. The current investigation sought to replicate and extend a recent study supporting this assertion.

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Objective: To determine if oral secretions (OS) can be used as a noninvasively collected body fluid, in lieu of tracheal aspirates (TA), to track respiratory status and predict bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) development in infants born <32 weeks.

Study Design: This was a retrospective, single center cohort study that included data and convenience samples from week-of-life (WoL) 3 from 2 independent preterm infant cohorts. Using previously banked samples, we applied our sample-sparing, high-throughput proteomics technology to compare OS and TA proteomes in infants born <32 weeks admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (Cohort 1; n = 23 infants).

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