Publications by authors named "E M Mueller"
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- Frontal alpha asymmetry was thought to indicate levels of approach motivation, but recent studies found little connection between it and personality traits.
- A study using data from the CoScience project (n=740) measured frontal asymmetry during different tasks to see if it varied based on approach motivation.
- The results showed that frontal asymmetry wasn't significantly influenced by the tasks and did not correlate with self-reported personality traits, undermining its validity as a marker for approach motivation.
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- The Lyme disease agent is a complex bacterium with a segmented genome, including multiple chromosomes and over 20 plasmids, which can remain dormant in ticks for extended periods without losing the ability to grow when nutrients are available.
- Research reveals that when cultured cells are deprived of nutrients, they quickly lose their ability to reproduce, partly due to the loss of essential genetic elements.
- Interestingly, unlike lab-cultured cells, ticks that have been starved for up to 14 months maintain their cell growth abilities and do not lose plasmids, indicating that the tick's midgut supports the bacterium's genome and growth during starvation.
Background: Bladder health encompasses total bladder well-being and not merely the absence of urinary symptoms. While much is known about the prevalence of urinary symptoms in women, little is known about the distribution of bladder health (eg, optimal to poor).
Objective: We report the distributions of multiple dimensions of bladder health and function in a population-based sample of community-dwelling women, overall and separately in women without urinary symptoms to begin to explore bladder health dimensions that may precede the onset of symptoms.
Objective: Bacterial biofilm control around dental implants is critical for the health of the peri-implant soft tissue and longevity of dental implants. The patient's role in regular biofilm removal around dental implants is just as important as that of the dental hygienist. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between at-home dental implant care and patients' perceptions of peri-implant soft tissue health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is a bone-secreted protein widely recognized as a critical regulator of skeletal and mineral metabolism. However, little is known about the nonskeletal production of FGF23 and its role in tissues other than bone. Growing evidence indicates that circulating FGF23 levels rise with a high-fat diet (HFD) and they are positively correlated with body mass index (BMI) in humans.
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