Publications by authors named "Linda Westphal"
To date, only limited results on the fatty composition in different tissues of the top predators in the Baltic Sea are available. In the current study, tissue samples of blubber, skeletal muscle, and liver from 8 harbour porpoise () and 17 grey seals ( in the Baltic Sea off Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were included in the investigation. While the total fatty acid content in liver and blubber tissue revealed no differences between both species, the total fatty acid content of muscle tissue was significantly differentand showed higher concentrations in harbour porpoise muscle compared with grey seals.
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- Distinguishing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) without intellectual impairment from personality disorders is difficult, and identifying specific traits could help with diagnosis.
- A study included 59 adults with ASD, 62 with narcissistic personality disorder, 80 with borderline personality disorder, and 106 nonclinical controls to analyze personality traits and pathology.
- Findings revealed that individuals with ASD scored lower in extraversion and openness, and higher in inhibitedness and compulsivity compared to the other groups, which has important implications for diagnosis.
Unlabelled: The average age of nurses is projected to be 50 years in 2010 [17]. Because nurses are older, a work injury prevention program should change how nurses lift patients. The purpose of this evidence-based practice improvement project was to examine a new lifting intervention.
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