The relationship between entrepreneurial personality patterns linked to risk, innovation and gender across industrial sectors.

This study examines the personality patterns of solo founders in both high-tech and non-high-tech sectors during the first seven years of their entrepreneurial journey to emphasize the patterns' implications during policymaking, investment decisions, and self-assessments. IAB/ZEW startup panel microdata for the sector classification of 4470 solo entrepreneurs in Germany were analyzed to identify Big Five trait patterns influenced by risk propensities, innovation inclination, and gender. The entrepreneurial profiles indicate positive openness, emotional resilience, and sector-specific clusters.

Reproducibility of improvements in patient-reported functional ability following functional capacity evaluation.

Background: Performance of functional capacity evaluation (FCE) may affect patients, self-efficacy to complete physical activity tasks. First evidence from a diagnostic before-after study indicates a significant increase of patient-reported functional ability. Our study set out to test the reproducibility of these results.

Effects of inspiratory muscle training on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with COPD.

Dynamic hyperinflation has important clinical consequences in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Given that most of these patients have respiratory and peripheral muscle weakness, dyspnea and functional exercise capacity may improve as a result of inspiratory muscle training (IMT). The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of IMT on exercise capacity, dyspnea, and inspiratory fraction (IF) during exercise in patients with COPD.

Comparison of cone-beam and conventional multislice computed tomography for image-guided dental implant planning.

Objectives: To compare the accuracy of cone-beam CT (CBCT) and multislice CT (MSCT) with regard to its use in image-guided dental implant surgery in a prospective model based study.

Material And Methods: Ten photopolymer-acrylate mandibula models, each with four precise metal reference markers, were scanned with MSCT and CBCT. The six reference distances between the markers were measured by a three-axis milling machine first.

Modafinil in treatment of fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Results of an open-label study.

Background: Modafinil is a unique wake-promoting agent that is chemically distinct from traditional stimulants. Results of a placebo-controlled study showed it to improve fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) at a dose of 200 mg daily, but not at a dose of 400 mg daily.

Objective: To establish the efficacy, safety and appropriate dose of modafinil in the treatment of fatigue and sleepiness in patients with multiple sclerosis.