Search Results - "Kong, E."
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Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults
Published in Nature (London) (05-09-2013)“…Training with a multitasking video game is shown to improve cognitive control abilities that decline with age, revealing the plasticity of the ageing brain;…”
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Human Mediator Subunit MED26 Functions as a Docking Site for Transcription Elongation Factors
Published in Cell (08-07-2011)“…Promoter-proximal pausing by initiated RNA polymerase II (Pol II) and regulated release of paused polymerase into productive elongation has emerged as a major…”
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Highly Stable and Sensitive Nucleic Acid Amplification and Cell-Phone-Based Readout
Published in ACS nano (28-03-2017)“…Key challenges with point-of-care (POC) nucleic acid tests include achieving a low-cost, portable form factor, and stable readout, while also retaining the…”
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Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation directs recruitment and activation of an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-08-2009)“…Posttranslational modifications play a key role in recruiting chromatin remodeling and modifying enzymes to specific regions of chromosomes to modulate…”
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Task- versus ego-oriented feedback delivered as numbers or comments during intubation training
Published in Medical education (01-04-2014)“…Context Learners can focus on mastery (i.e. task orientation) or on learning relative to others (i.e. ego orientation). Previous research suggests task…”
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Neural stem cell transplantation inhibits glial cell proliferation and P2X receptor-mediated neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury rats
Published in Neural regeneration research (01-05-2019)“…P2X4 and P2X7 receptors play an important role in neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury. Regulation of P2X4 and P2X7 receptors can obviously reduce pain…”
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Teaching Lifesaving Procedures: The Impact of Model Fidelity on Acquisition and Transfer of Cricothyrotomy Skills to Performance on Cadavers
Published in Anesthesia and analgesia (01-11-2008)“…A decline in emergency surgical airway procedures in recent years has resulted in a decreased exposure to cricothyrotomy. Consequently, residents have very…”
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Distinct ubiquitin ligases act sequentially for RNA polymerase II polyubiquitylation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-12-2009)“…The proteasome degrades proteins modified by polyubiquitylation, so correctly controlled ubiquitylation is crucial to avoid unscheduled proteolysis of…”
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Determining the amount of training needed for competency of anesthesia trainees in ultrasonographic identification of the cricothyroid membrane
Published in BMC anesthesiology (02-06-2017)“…Airway guidelines recommend the use of ultrasound to localize the cricothyroid membrane prior to airway manipulation in difficult airways. In this study, we…”
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Tonic Inhibition in Mouse Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons Is Mediated by α5 Subunit-Containing γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (09-03-2004)“…The principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), is thought to regulate memory processes by activating transient…”
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Flotillin‐1 interacts with the serotonin transporter and modulates chronic corticosterone response
Published in Genes, brain and behavior (01-02-2019)“…Aberrant serotonergic neurotransmission in the brain is considered at the core of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in neuropsychiatric disorders…”
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Role of contextualizing a crisis scenario on the performance of a cricothyrotomy procedural task
Published in Canadian journal of anesthesia (01-10-2015)“…Purpose Simulation is an important alternative to evaluate cricothyrotomy, a rare life-saving procedure. This crossover study aimed to determine whether…”
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Exogenous Nitric Oxide Suppresses in Vivo X-ray-Induced Targeted and Non-Targeted Effects in Zebrafish Embryos
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (12-08-2016)“…The present paper studied the X-ray-induced targeted effect in irradiated zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio), as well as a non-targeted effect in bystander naïve…”
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Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange for Deep Sedation in a Lung Transplant Candidate With Severe Cystic Fibrosis: A Case Report
Published in A&A practice (15-06-2019)“…Transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange is a recently described technique for safer management of difficult airways and a novel…”
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Selective Enhancement of Tonic GABAergic Inhibition in Murine Hippocampal Neurons by Low Concentrations of the Volatile Anesthetic Isoflurane
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (29-09-2004)“…Volatile (inhaled) anesthetics cause amnesia at concentrations well below those that cause loss of consciousness and immobility; however, the underlying…”
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Direct Inhibition of RNA Polymerase II Transcription by RECQL5
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (28-08-2009)“…DNA helicases of the RECQ family are important for maintaining genome integrity, from bacteria to humans. Although progress has been made in understanding the…”
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ATPase Cycle of the Nonmotile Kinesin NOD Allows Microtubule End Tracking and Drives Chromosome Movement
Published in Cell (09-01-2009)“…Segregation of nonexchange chromosomes during Drosophila melanogaster meiosis requires the proper function of NOD, a nonmotile kinesin-10. We have determined…”
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Ultrafast and Large Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of CdS Nanocrystals in Polymeric Film
Published in The journal of physical chemistry. B (17-03-2005)“…We report the ultrafast and large third-order nonlinear optical properties of CdS nanocrystals (NCs) embedded in a polymeric film. The CdS NCs of 2 nm radius…”
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ELL-Associated Factors 1 and 2 Are Positive Regulators of RNA Polymerase II Elongation Factor ELL
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-07-2005)“…In human cells, the ELL family of transcription factors includes at least three members, which are all capable of stimulating the overall rate of elongation by…”
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