Publications by authors named "F C De Beer"
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- The study presents comprehensive annual land cover maps for the Baltic Sea region from 2000 to 2022, detailing eighteen land cover classes, including crop types and peat bogs.
- This dataset fills gaps in existing land use information and improves understanding of crop sequences and peat bog usage.
- Maps were created using multi-temporal remote sensing data and deep learning techniques, validated with field surveys and expert input, offering reliable information for monitoring agricultural and environmental changes in the area.
Negative symptoms can be an integral part of schizophrenia spectrum pathology and can be secondary to other psychotic symptoms or caused by antipsychotic medication. As antipsychotic drugs differ in their affinity to dopamine receptors and some antipsychotics have partial agonistic effects, antipsychotic drugs are expected to vary in their ability to cause negative symptoms. The association between negative symptoms and antipsychotic medication divided into partial agonists, or antagonists with high or low D affinity was assessed in 310 remitted first episode psychosis (FEP) patients.
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- - The study investigates the impact of the Restifem® pessary on pelvic floor function in postpartum women, evaluating its effectiveness as both a preventive and therapeutic device from 6 weeks to 12 months after delivery.
- - 857 women participated, with 137 using the pessary and 133 not; findings revealed that pessary users experienced significantly worse pelvic floor function initially but showed greater improvement in scores related to bladder and pelvic organ prolapse over time.
- - The results suggest that using the pessary contributes to improved recovery of pelvic floor function, particularly for women experiencing higher levels of dysfunction postpartum, while also highlighting the study's legitimacy through registration in a clinical trials database.
Clinical outcomes after a first-episode of psychosis (FEP) are heterogeneous. Many patient-related factors such as gender and comorbidity have been studied to predict symptomatic outcomes. However, psychiatrist-related factors such as prescription behaviour and gender have received little attention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious research has shown that the Serum Amyloid A (SAA) protein family is intricately involved in inflammatory signaling and various disease pathologies. We have previously demonstrated that SAA is associated with increased colitis disease severity and the promotion of tumorigenesis. However, the specific role of SAA proteins in breast cancer pathology remains unclear.
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