Publications by authors named "Stephanie Masters"
The presence of placental lakes has been recognized on obstetric ultrasounds for many years, although their influence on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes remains uncertain. Most studies evaluating outcomes are small and many outcomes are conflicting. The question remains whether placental lakes affect pregnancy outcomes and, if so, how and under what circumstances? The purpose of this review was to determine the incidence, diagnosis, pathology, management, and pregnancy outcomes to determine the influence of an isolated lake versus the influence of a lake with the presence of other factors on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes.
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- Physical activity has positive effects on both physical and mental health, and this study examines how it relates to resting frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA), which indicates brain activity associated with emotions and motivations.
- The research involved 70 college students who reported their physical and sedentary activities, finding that women showed a positive relationship between physical activity and FAA, while men exhibited a negative relationship.
- Additionally, increased sedentary behavior was linked to higher FAA across all participants, suggesting that both physical activity and sitting time can influence emotional and motivational brain mechanisms differently for each gender.
Hydra amphiphiles mimic the morphology of the mythical multi-headed creatures for which they are named. Likewise, when faced with a pathogenic bacterium, some hydra derivatives are as destructive as their fabled counterparts were to their adversaries. This report focuses on eight new tricephalic (triple-headed), single-tailed amphiphiles.
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