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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
in a murine model of via ScienceDirect Publication: International ImmunopharmacologyPublication date: October 2016Source:International Immunopharmacology, Volume 39Author(s): Nagla A. El-Sherbeeny, Zeinab A. Hassan, Hayam AteyyaAirway remodeling includes lung structural changes that have a role in the...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Visualization of a hyaluronan network on the surface of silicone-hydrogel materials: Katarzyna A Wygladacz, Daniel J HookVision Care, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY, USAAbstract: Biotrue multipurpose solution (MPS) is a bioinspired disinfecting and conditioning solution that includes hyaluronic...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Etiologic analysis of 100 anatomically failed dacryocystorhinostomies: Tarjani Vivek Dave, Faraz Ali Mohammed, Mohammad Javed Ali, Milind N NaikThe Institute of Dacryology, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaBackground: The aim of this study was to assess the etiological factors contributing...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
from Drexel University: Microrobotics is not only hot in Europe. "A team of researchers at Drexel has developed an assembly of microscopic robots, suspended in liquid, that assemble and swim together at remarkable speeds when exposed to a rotating magnetic field. This finding represents a key step...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Conscious and Non-conscious Representations of Emotional Faces in Asperger's Syndrome: An EEG experimental protocol is designed to clarify the interplay between conscious and non-conscious representations of emotional faces in patients with Asperger's syndrome. The technique suggests that patients with...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Acute pancreatitis: An unusual cause of esophageal stricture: A 25 year-old gentleman with alcohol related acute pancreatitis of 2 month-duration was symptomatic with abdominal pain and fever. Initially, the patient had required admission in ICU for persistent acute lung injury and was diagnosed to have...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Esophageal dysfunction in different stages of Parkinson's disease: AbstractBackgroundDysphagia is a clinically relevant symptom in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) leading to pronounced reduction in quality of life and other severe complications. Parkinson's disease-related dysphagia may affect...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Incidence of new-onset autoimmune disease in girls and women with pre-existing autoimmune disease after quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination: a cohort study: AbstractObjectiveTo assess whether quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccination is associated with increased incidence of new-onset...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
A 10-Year Prospective Case Series Study: AbstractBackgroundThe use of autogenous block grafts harvested from intraoral donor sites has proven to be effective for the reconstruction of horizontal bone defects.PurposeThe objective of this study was to analyze implant success and the rate of block graft...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Validation of criteria for the definition of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations using high-resolution manometry: AbstractBackgroundCriteria for transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (TLESRs) are well-defined for Dentsleeve manometry. As high-resolution manometry (HRM) is now...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Durable Complete Response from Metastatic Melanoma after Transfer of Autologous T Cells Recognizing 10 Mutated Tumor Antigens: Immunotherapy treatment of patients with metastatic cancer has assumed a prominent role in the clinic. Durable complete response rates of 20% to 25% are achieved in patients...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
HER2-Targeted Polyinosine/Polycytosine Therapy Inhibits Tumor Growth and Modulates the Tumor Immune Microenvironment: The development of targeted therapies that affect multiple signaling pathways and stimulate antitumor immunity is greatly needed. About 20% of patients with breast cancer overexpress...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
in British Columbia, Canada: A decision-analytic Markov model was used to estimate the cost-effectiveness of risk-stratified care using a genomic assay. Lower-risk patients were given longer screening intervals, high-risk patients were immediately treated with surgery, and controls had standard care...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Expansion patterns in surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion: AbstractObjectivesThe purpose of this work was to compare the patterns of expansion resulting from a tooth-borne hyrax appliance and a bone-borne transpalatal distractor in patients treated by surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cancer-Related Fatigue Among Cancer Patients in Eastern China: This study examined the prevalence of and factors contributing to cancer-related fatigue (CRF) among cancer patients in China. The results suggest that effective management of sleep disturbance and physical...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Recommendations for the Prophylactic Management of Skin Reactions Induced by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors in Patients With Solid Tumors: Skin reactions are the most common adverse events attributable to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. This review leads to the recommendation...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Waxing and Waning Pruritic Cutaneous Lesions Refractory to Antibiotics: A man in his 30s reported a 2-year history of waxing and waning pruritic papules involving his left popliteus, contralateral popliteus, groin, and penis with minimal response to antibiotics. What is your diagnosis?
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Development of a Targeted Smoking Relapse-Prevention Intervention for Cancer Patients: AbstractWe describe the series of iterative steps used to develop a smoking relapse-prevention intervention customized to the needs of cancer patients. Informed by relevant literature and a series of preliminary studies,...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Neural connectivity during reward expectation dissociates psychopathic criminals from non-criminal individuals with high impulsive/antisocial psychopathic traits: Criminal behaviour poses a big challenge for society. A thorough understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying criminality could...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Three-dimensional Cervical Movement Characteristics in Healthy Subjects and Subgroups of Chronic Neck Pain Patients Based on Their Pain Location: Study Design. A cross-sectional observational study of three-dimensional (3D) cervical kinematics in 41 chronic neck pain (CNPs) patients and 156 asymptomatic...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Surgical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Patients With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma-associated Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: Study Design. A retrospective study.Objective. The aim of this study was to discuss the factors that may affect surgical outcomes of patient with diffuse large B-cell...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Radiation Exposure to the Surgeon and Patient During a Fluoroscopic Procedure: How High Is the Exposure Dose? A Cadaveric Study: Study Design. Using fresh cadavers, real-time dosimeters were used to estimate the radiation exposure dose from C-arm fluoroscopy to surgeons, medical staff, and patients during...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
under the guidance of MRIvia ScienceDirect Publication: BiomaterialsPublication date: October 2016Source:Biomaterials, Volume 104Author(s): Chuanfang Chen, Shunhao Wang, Linlin Li, Pingping Wang, Changyou Chen, Zhaoyu Sun, Tao SongThe bacterial magnetic nanoparticles (BMPs) are biomineralized by the...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Late malignant transformation of vestibular schwannoma in the absence of irradiation: case report: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 372-377, August 2016. Late malignant transformation of vestibular schwannoma (VS) following irradiation has previously been reported 29 times in the literature....
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Hemodynamic and morphological characteristics of unruptured posterior communicating artery aneurysms with oculomotor nerve palsy: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 264-268, August 2016. OBJECT Unruptured posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysms with oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP)...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Growth hormone–secreting macroadenoma of the pituitary gland successfully treated with the radiolabeled somatostatin analog 90Y-DOTATATE: case report: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 346-349, August 2016. Pituitary tumors causing acromegaly are usually macroadenomas at the time of...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Prospective comparison of sinonasal outcomes after microscopic sublabial or endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 323-333, August 2016. OBJECT Both endoscopic and microscopic transsphenoidal approaches are...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Probabilistic machine learning for the evaluation of presurgical language dominance: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 481-493, August 2016. OBJECTIVE Providing a reliable assessment of language lateralization is an important task to be performed prior to neurosurgery in patients with...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Binostril versus mononostril approaches in endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: clinical evaluation and cadaver study: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 334-345, August 2016. OBJECTIVE Over the past 2 decades, endoscopy has become an integral part of the surgical repertoire...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Skull base chordomas: clinical outcome in a consecutive series of 45 patients with long-term follow-up and evaluation of clinical and biological prognostic factors: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 450-460, August 2016. OBJECTIVE Skull base chordomas (SBCs) are rare dysembryogenetic...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Straight sinus: ultrastructural analysis aimed at surgical tumor resection: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 494-507, August 2016. OBJECTIVE Accurate knowledge of the anatomy of the straight sinus (SS) is relevant for surgical purposes. During one surgical procedure involving the removal...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Social Media and Language Processing: How Facebook and Twitter Provide the Best Frequency Estimates for Studying Word Recognition: AbstractCorpus-based word frequencies are one of the most important predictors in language processing tasks. Frequencies based on conversational corpora (such as movie subtitles)...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Transmastoid reshaping of the sigmoid sinus: preliminary study of a novel surgical method to quiet pulsatile tinnitus of an unrecognized vascular origin: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 441-449, August 2016. OBJECTIVE A dominant sigmoid sinus with focal dehiscence or thinning (DSSD/T)...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
ADAMTS genes and the risk of cerebral aneurysm: Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 125, Issue 2, Page 269-274, August 2016. OBJECTIVE Cerebral aneurysms (CAs) affect 2%–5% of the population, and familial predisposition plays a significant role in CA pathogenesis. Several lines of evidence suggest that genetic...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Effect of soy flour on nutritional, physicochemical, and sensory characteristics of gluten-free bread: AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the effect of soy flour on nutritional, physicochemical, and sensory characteristics of gluten-free (GF) bread. In this study, corn flour was replaced with...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
The Course of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis in Adult Rats after Administration of Interleukin-1β at Different Periods in Early Life: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the CNS affecting people of working age, in which myelin and the cells producing it, and also neurons, become...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Auditory Aftereffects of Continuously and Discontinuously Approaching Sound Images: The aftereffects of continuously and discontinuously approaching sound images were studied. Moving images were formed using sequences of wideband noise pulses with linear amplitude modulation delivered via two loudspeakers...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
in Rats of Different Ages: Dosed lateral fluid percussion was used to model craniocerebral trauma (CCT) of moderate to severe intensity in one- and two-year-old rats. Brain sections were stained with cresyl violet by the Nissl method and with an immunochemical reaction for glial fibrillary acidic protein...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Innervation of taste buds revealed with Brainbow-labeling in mouse: AbstractNerve fibers that surround and innervate the taste bud were visualized with inherent fluorescence using Brainbow transgenic mice that were generated by mating the founder line L with nestin-cre mice. Multicolor fluorescence revealed...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
in an animal model of depression: a histopathological study: AbstractDepression is a significant public health concern all over the world, especially in modern communities. This study aims to assess the efficacy of musk in alleviating the behavioral, biochemical and histopathological changes induced...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Herpes Zoster Mandibularis: A 70-year-old man presented with a 2-day history of facial edema, rash with vesicles, pustules, and crusts along the left lower jaw, and plaque that had covered the anterior two thirds of the left half of his tongue. He reported that he had had pain in the lower half of the...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Dysphagia Lusoria: A 46-year-old otherwise healthy man presented with a 1-year history of occasional dysphagia to solid foods that was not accompanied by weight loss. The results of a physical examination were unremarkable. A barium-swallow examination revealed posterior oblique indentation of the proximal...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
The clinical presentation and therapy of via Autoimmunity ReviewsSource:Autoimmunity ReviewsAuthor(s): Maria Weiner, Mårten SegelmarkAnti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are a family of autoantibodies that reacts with proteins predominantly expressed in cytoplasmic granules of polymorphonuclear...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
– Unmet Needsvia Autoimmunity ReviewsSource:Autoimmunity ReviewsAuthor(s): A. Kuhn, A. Landmann, G. BonsmannTreatment of skin manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and dermatomyositis (DM) is based on the results of only few randomized controlled trials. The...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
The effect of glycaemic control in type 2 diabetic patients with subclinical hypothyroidism: AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of glycaemic control on subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients.MethodsThe study included 476 diabetic patients...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Bifurcated Superficial Temporal Artery Island Flap for the Reconstruction of a Periorbital Burn: An Innovation: Background: Facial burns represent between one-fourth and one-third of all burns. The long-term sequelae of periorbital burns include significant ectropion and lagophthalmos as a result of...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Clinical Response with intralesional Amphotericin B in the treatment of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis: a preliminary report: AbstractCutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne tropical disease caused by a heterogeneous group of protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania. With an...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Adenosine kinase facilitated astrogliosis-induced cortical neuronal death in traumatic brain injury: AbstractAdenosine kinase (ADK) plays a pivotal role in regulating brain function by regulating adenosine level, and ADK inhibition protects against neuronal damage in cerebral ischemia and epilepsy; however,...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
Overexpression of Dishevelled-2 contributes to proliferation and migration of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: AbstractDishevelled-2 (Dvl2) was associated with tumor cell proliferation and migration. We aimed to examine the mechanism of Dvl2 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Dvl2...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
CBX7 deficiency plays a positive role in dentin and alveolar bone development: AbstractTo clarify the role of CBX7 deficiency in dentin and alveolar bone development, the dental and mandibular phenotypes of homozygous CBX7-knockout (CBX7−/−) mice were compared with their wild-type (WT) counterparts at...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology - Alexandros G. Sfakianakis
A low-fidelity, high-functionality, inexpensive ultrasound-guided nerve block model: Review ArticlesDaniel Micheller, Matthew J. Chapman, Michael Cover, Jonathan D. Porath, Nik Theyyunni, Ross Kessler, Robert Huang
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Laser Therapy Inhibits Tumor Growth in Mice by Promoting Immune Surveillance and Vessel Normalization. EBioMedicine. 2016 Jul 25; Authors: Giulia O, Valentina M, Katia R, Nicoletta C, Asma N, Lorenzo Z, Giuseppe P, Margherita G, Roberto DL, Rossana B, Federica B, Mauro G, Matteo B, Serena Z Abstract...
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Intraoral Pain Disorders. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Aug;28(3):275-288 Authors: Edens MH, Khaled Y, Napeñas JJ Abstract Those experiencing intraoral pain associated with dental and oral diseases are likely to pursue treatment from medical and dental providers. The causes for intraoral...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Research Articles M Stavrakas, I Nixon, K Andi, R Oakley, J P Jeannon, A Lyons, M McGurk, T Guerrero Urbano, S Thavaraj, R SimoThe Journal of Laryngology & Otology,FirstView Article(s), 10 pagesAbstract from #ORL via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2aofJbs via IFTTT
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Research Articles S Romsaithong, K Tomanakan, W Tangsawad, S ThanaviratananichThe Journal of Laryngology & Otology,FirstView Article(s), 5 pagesAbstract from #ORL via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2aCvmsw via IFTTT
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Review Articles A Price, R EcclesThe Journal of Laryngology & Otology,FirstView Article(s), 6 pagesAbstract from #ORL via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2aCvlVv via IFTTT
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Carotid endarterectomy significantly improves postoperative laryngeal sensitivity. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Jul 27; Authors: Hammer GP, Tomazic PV, Vasicek S, Graupp M, Gugatschka M, Baumann A, Konstantiniuk P, Koter SH Abstract OBJECTIVE: Iatrogenic injury of the vagus nerve or its branches during carotid...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Rapid auditory learning of temporal gap detection. J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Jul;140(1):EL50 Authors: Mishra SK, Panda MR Abstract The rapid initial phase of training-induced improvement has been shown to reflect a genuine sensory change in perception. Several features of early and rapid learning,...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Internal and contextual cues to tone perception in Medʉmba. J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Jul;140(1):EL107 Authors: Franich KH Abstract This study presents results of an identification experiment with speakers of Medʉmba, a Grassfields Bantu language, aimed at evaluating the relative effects of f0 and...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
The role of prosodic boundaries in word discovery: Evidence from a computational model. J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Jul;140(1):EL1 Authors: Ludusan B, Dupoux E Abstract This study aims to quantify the role of prosodic boundaries in early language acquisition using a computational modeling approach. A...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Pitch perception and production in congenital amusia: Evidence from Cantonese speakers. J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Jul;140(1):563 Authors: Liu F, Chan AH, Ciocca V, Roquet C, Peretz I, Wong PC Abstract This study investigated pitch perception and production in speech and music in individuals with congenital...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Determining the energetic and informational components of speech-on-speech masking. J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Jul;140(1):132 Authors: Kidd G, Mason CR, Swaminathan J, Roverud E, Clayton KK, Best V Abstract Identification of target speech was studied under masked conditions consisting of two or four...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Distinct neural systems recruited when speech production is modulated by different masking sounds. J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Jul;140(1):8 Authors: Meekings S, Evans S, Lavan N, Boebinger D, Krieger-Redwood K, Cooke M, Scott SK Abstract When talkers speak in masking sounds, their speech undergoes a...
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OtoRhinoLaryngology by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis
Low hearing aid penetration in the consumer marketplace remains a hot topic, and a great deal of energy is expended via surveys, think tanks and industry associations in search of a silver bullet solution. The general consensus is that the industry should focus on two areas to boost satisfaction levels...
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