MEASUREMENT, EDUCATION AND TRACKING IN INTEGRATED CARE (METRIC): USE OF A CULTURALLY ADAPTED EDUCATION TOOL VERSUS STANDARD EDUCATION TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN DEPRESSION TREATMENT AMONG HISPANIC PATIENTS: STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

Abstract Background Significant mental health disparities exist for Hispanic populations, especially with regard to depression treatment.Stigma and poor communication between patients and their providers result in low use of antidepressant medications and early treatment withdrawal.Cultural factors which influence treatment decisions among Hispanic

turbo air m3f72-3-n Because of poor survival of probiotic bacteria, microencapsulation evolved from the immobilized cell culture technology used in the biotechnological industry.Two probiotic strains, Bifidobacterium (BB-12) and Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA-5) were immobilized in calcium alginate by extrusion method.Encapsulation parameters and ef

BackgroundAcute sleep deprivation (ASD) can effect mood, attention, memory, alertness and metabolism.Especially, it is often accompanied by cognitive impairment of the brain.Acupuncture is safe and effective for improving cognitive function, but its underlying mechanism is not fully understood.In this study, an event-related potential (ERP) techniq

Summary: Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with a high incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).Most DS patients carry de novo variants in SCN1A, resulting in Nav1.1 haploinsufficiency.Because SCN1A is expressed in heart and in brain, we proposed that cardiac arrhythmia contributes to SUDEP