Search Results - "Helou, B."

A comprehensive design and performance analysis of low Earth orbit satellite quantum communication by Bourgoin, J-P, Meyer-Scott, E, Higgins, B L, Helou, B, Erven, C, Hübel, H, Kumar, B, Hudson, D, D'Souza, I, Girard, R, Laflamme, R, Jennewein, T

“…Optical quantum communication utilizing satellite platforms has the potential to extend the reach of quantum key distribution (QKD) from terrestrial limits of…”
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Spectral-Cepstral Estimation of Dysphonia Severity: External Validation by Awan, Shaheen N., Solomon, Nancy Pearl, Helou, Leah B., Stojadinovic, Alexander

“…Objectives: The current study applied an acoustic algorithm incorporating measures from cepstral and spectral analyses, the Cepstral Spectral Index of…”
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Low anterior resection syndrome following rectal cancer surgery: are incidence and severity lower with long-term follow-up? by Parnasa, S. Y., Chill, H., Helou, B., Cohen, A., Alter, R., Shveiky, D., Mizrahi, I., Abu-Gazala, M., Pikarsky, A. J., Shussman, N.

“…Background Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a functional disorder that may follow restorative proctectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the…”
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External sphincter-sparing anal fistulotomy (ESSAF): a simplified technique for the treatment of fistula-in-ano by Parnasa, S. Y., Helou, B., Mizrahi, I., Gefen, R., Abu-Gazala, M., Pikarsky, A. J., Shussman, N.

“…Background Fistula-in-ano due to cryptoglandular disease is a common condition. While a simple anal fistula can be treated successfully by a fistulotomy, the…”
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Voice Outcomes after Total Thyroidectomy, Partial Thyroidectomy, or Non-Neck Surgery Using a Prospective Multifactorial Assessment by Vicente, Diego A., MD, Solomon, Nancy P., PhD, CCC-SLP, Avital, Itzhak, MD, FACS, Henry, Leonard R., MD, FACS, Howard, Robin S., MA, Helou, Leah B., MA, CCC-SLP, Coppit, George L., MD, Shriver, Craig D., MD, FACS, Buckenmaier, Chester C., MD, Libutti, Steven K., MD, FACS, Shaha, Ashok R., MD, FACS, Stojadinovic, Alexander, MD, FACS

“…Background Voice alteration remains a significant complication of thyroid surgery. We present a comparison of voice outcomes between total thyroidectomy (TT),…”
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Racial disparities in voice outcomes after thyroid and parathyroid surgery by Radowsky, Jason S., MD, Helou, Leah B., MA, CCC-SLP, Howard, Robin S., MA, Solomon, Nancy P., PhD, CCC-SLP, Stojadinovic, Alexander, MD

“…Background There is evidence that the outcomes of head and neck surgery may differ across racial and ethnic groups. Vocal changes related to the operation are…”
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Subthalamic Nucleus Neurons Differentially Encode Early and Late Aspects of Speech Production by Lipski, Witold J., Alhourani, Ahmad, Pirnia, Tara, Jones, Peter W., Dastolfo-Hromack, Christina, Helou, Leah B., Crammond, Donald J., Shaiman, Susan, Dickey, Michael W., Holt, Lori L., Turner, Robert S., Fiez, Julie A., Richardson, R. Mark

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Measuring Communicative Congruence and Communicative Dysphoria in a Sample of Individuals without Voice Disorders by Welch, Brett, Helou, Leah B

“…Purpose: This study examines communicative congruence and communicative dysphoria in adults who deny having a voice disorder. Communicative congruence is the…”
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Volitional inspiration is mediated by two independent output channels in the primary motor cortex by Helou, Leah B, Dum, Richard P

“…The diaphragm is a multifunctional muscle that mediates both autonomic and volitional inspiration. It is critically involved in vocalization, postural…”
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Functional voice outcomes after thyroidectomy: An assessment of the Dsyphonia Severity Index (DSI) after thyroidectomy by Henry, Leonard R., MD, Helou, Leah B., MA, CCC-SLP, Solomon, Nancy Pearl, PhD, CCC-SLP, Howard, Robin S., MA, Gurevich-Uvena, Joyce, MA, CCC-SLP, Coppit, George, MD, Stojadinovic, Alexander, MD

“…Background The Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) is an objective multiparametric acoustic calculation of vocal function; however, its changes after thyroidectomy…”
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Listeners' Perceptions of Speaker Personality Traits Based on Speech by Welch, Brett, van Mersbergen, Miriam R, Helou, Leah B

“…Purpose: Voice and speech are rich with information about a speaker's personality and other features of identity. This study seeks to determine the extent to…”
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Variability of Maximum Glottal Angle on Clinical Sniff Task Differs in Patients With Functional and Organic Laryngeal Pathologies Compared to Healthy Controls by Welch, Brett, Gold, Katherine, Gartner-Schmidt, Jackie, Petrov, Andrej, Law, Anthony, Helou, Leah B

“…Practitioners rely heavily on flexible endoscopic visualization of the true vocal folds during a repeated "sniff-ee" maneuver to assess vocal fold mobility…”
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Investigating Past Trauma in Laryngoresponders Versus Non-Laryngoresponders: Piloting New Methods in an Exploratory Study by Becker, Diana Rose, Welch, Brett, Monti, Elisa, Sullivan, Harmony, Helou, Leah B.

“…This exploratory pilot study aimed to probe the relationship between past experiences of trauma in people who self-identify as “laryngoresponders” compared to…”
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Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscle Response to a Public Speech Preparation Stressor by Helou, Leah B, Rosen, Clark A, Wang, Wei, Abbott, Katherine Verdolini

“…Purpose: Research suggests that abnormal levels of intrinsic laryngeal muscle (ILM) contraction is a potential causal factor in stress-induced voice disorders…”
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Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscle Response to a Public Speech Preparation Stressor: Personality and Autonomic Predictors by Helou, Leah B, Jennings, J. Richard, Rosen, Clark A, Wang, Wei, Abbott, Katherine Verdolini

“…Purpose: Laboratory stressors have been shown to impact the activity of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles (ILMs), which may be part of the final causal pathway…”
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Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscle Activity During Subvocalization by Helou, Leah B., Welch, Brett, Wang, Wei, Rosen, Clark A., Verdolini Abbott, Katherine

“…Subvocalization, the low-grade activity of speech articulator muscles while thinking or reading, may mediate phonological representations of verbal material…”
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Effectiveness of testosterone therapy for masculinizing voice in transgender patients: A meta-analytic review by Ziegler, Aaron, Henke, Travis, Wiedrick, Jack, Helou, Leah B.

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Subthalamic Nucleus Neurons Differentially Encode Early and Late Aspects of Speech Production by Lipski, Witold J, Alhourani, Ahmad, Pirnia, Tara, Jones, Peter W, Dastolfo-Hromack, Christina, Helou, Leah B, Crammond, Donald J, Shaiman, Susan, Dickey, Michael W, Holt, Lori L, Turner, Robert S, Fiez, Julie A, Richardson, R Mark

“…Basal ganglia-thalamocortical loops mediate all motor behavior, yet little detail is known about the role of basal ganglia nuclei in speech production. Using…”
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Advanced glycation end‐products (AGEs) are lower in prostate tumor tissue and inversely related to proportion of West African ancestry by Zenner, Morgan L., Helou, Yves B., Deaton, Ryan J., Sverdlov, Maria, Wang, Heng, Kajdacsy‐Balla, Andre, Macias, Virgilia, Voisine, Cindy, Murray, Marcus, Abdulkadir, Sarki A., Murphy, Adam B., Nonn, Larisa

“…Background The metabolism of normal prostate relies on glycolysis, with prostate cancer having reduced glycolysis and increased aerobic metabolism. Advanced…”
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Intrinsic laryngeal muscle activity in response to autonomic nervous system activation by Helou, Leah B., Wang, Wei, Ashmore, Robin C., Rosen, Clark A., Abbott, Katherine Verdolini

“…Objectives/Hypothesis To determine whether the intrinsic laryngeal muscles exhibit a response to induced autonomic nervous system (ANS) activation, and to…”
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