Publications by authors named "E Bert Knight"
Introduction: Veterans deal with 'unobservable' medical or mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, at higher rates than the general population. Disclosure of such conditions is important to provide social, emotional, medical and mental health support, but veterans may face challenges when deciding whether to disclose conditions, including fear of stigma or discrimination. Safe disclosure in the workplace is particularly important, as it allows employees to gain accommodations and enables employers to manage workplace health and safety effectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Systematic Literature Review.
Objectives: To address whether TLICS or AOSpine is best used in clinical practice through assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability, agreement, and imaging modality performance.
Methods: This systematic literature review was reported in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
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- The study investigates how endotoxemia, a pro-inflammatory response from gut bacteria entering the bloodstream, affects cognitive functions in healthy adults, particularly focusing on working memory improvement over time.
- Conducted with 162 participants aged 25-65, the research involved measuring endotoxemia levels and evaluating cognitive performance at three points over nine months.
- Results indicated that lower endotoxemia predicted better working memory enhancement, but interestingly, men with higher endotoxemia had better overall working memory performance, while women's performance remained consistent regardless of endotoxemia levels.
Purpose: Adults with arthritis experience poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL), though research often focuses on single HRQOL outcomes or summary scores. We aimed to identify HRQOL profiles in adults with different arthritis types and determine risk and protective factors.
Methods: Data including PROMIS-29 Profile v2.
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- Ongoing research is essential for tracking and understanding the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, particularly as diagnostic testing declines in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In 2023, collaborations with pathology and genomics teams allowed for the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants in New South Wales through various methods, including viral culture and analysis of immune responses from a large pool of blood donations.
- Findings indicated that while existing antibodies generally neutralized many variants, specific mutations in emerging strains, particularly JN.1, suggested future challenges in controlling their spread due to enhanced transmissibility.