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Plasticity of dorsal root ganglion neurons in a rat model of post-infectious gut dysfunction: potential implication of nerve growth factor KU Leuven
OBJECTIVE: Intestinal infections are suggested as a risk factor for the development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like visceral hypersensitivity. The mechanisms implicated might involve long-term changes in visceral afferents, with implication of nerve growth factor (NGF). We explored plastic changes in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) receiving innervation from the gut and the potential implication of NGF in a rat model of IBS-like ...
Non-Negative Factor Analysis of Gaussian Mixture Model Weight Adaptation for Language and Dialect Recognition KU Leuven
Recent studies show that Gaussian mixture model (GMM) weights carry less, yet complementary, information to GMM means for language and dialect recognition. However, state-of-the-art language recognition systems usually do not use this information. In this research, a non-negative factor analysis (NFA) approach is developed for GMM weight decomposition and adaptation. This modeling, which is conceptually simple and computationally inexpensive, ...
Protection of dopamine neurons by vibration training and up-regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in a MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease. KU Leuven
It is unknown whether the longer duration of vibration training (VT) has a beneficial effect on Parkinson's disease (PD). And also, the mechanisms underlying the reported sensorimotor-improvement in PD induced by short-duration of VT has not been determined. Here, we investigated the effects of longer duration (4 weeks) of low amplitude vibration (LAV) training on the numbers of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra by immunostaining and ...
Gonadal maldevelopment as risk factor for germ cell cancer: towards a clinical decision model Universiteit Gent
Identifying personality subtypes based on the Five Factor Model dimensions in male prisoners: Implications for psychopathy and criminal offending KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
The current study was designed to identify personality subtypes on the basis of the five-factor model dimensions in male prisoners. Participants included 110 Flemish male prisoners assessed by means of the Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness Five Factor Inventory and different symptom, personality, and coping measures. We found two clusters: an emotionally stable/resilient cluster and an aggressive/undercontrolled cluster. Prisoners within the ...
Towards DSM5: dimensional assessment of personality disorders with the structured clinical interview for the five factor model (SIFFM) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Overview of the Structered Interview for the Five Factor Model Research by Department of Clinical and Life Span Psyhology, VUB
Personality and psychopathology: Higher order relations between the Five Factor Model of personality and the MMPI-2 Restructured Form Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study investigates the relationship between personality and psychopathology as measured by the
NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and the Minnesota Multhiphasic Personality Inventory-
2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008) in a combined dataset of patients
with a broad range of psychiatric disorders (N = 472) and non-patients (N = 323). Results of a joint
higher-order ...
NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and the Minnesota Multhiphasic Personality Inventory-
2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008) in a combined dataset of patients
with a broad range of psychiatric disorders (N = 472) and non-patients (N = 323). Results of a joint
higher-order ...
A thermodynamic model of the cooperative interaction between the archaeal transcription factor Ss-LrpB and its tripartite operator DNA Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ss-LrpB is a transcription factor of the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus that belongs to the Leucine-responsive Regulatory Protein family. This protein binds to three distinct binding sites in the control region of its own gene, suggestive of autoregulation. Here, we present a detailed study of the thermodynamic and conformational rules that govern the interaction between Ss-LrpB and its tripartite operator DNA. Lane-per-lane partition analysis ...