Major Stressors and Coping Strategies of Frontline Nursing Staff During the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2020 (COVID-19) in Alabama

Haneen Ali,1 Astin Cole,2 Abdulaziz Ahmed,3 Sa’d Hamasha,4 Gabriella Panos5 1 Health Services Administration Program, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; 2Public Administration, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; 3Business Department, University of Minnesota Crookston, Crookston, MN, USA; 4Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Au

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Impact of transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation or resistance exercise on skeletal muscle mRNA expression in COPD

Lorna E Latimer,1,2,* Despina Constantin,3–5,* Neil J Greening,1,2 Lori Calvert,6 Manoj K Menon,7 Michael C Steiner,1,2,* Paul L Greenhaff3–5,*1Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; 2Institute for Lung Health, National Institute for Health Chocolate Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Cent

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Cervical myelopathy due to single level disc herniation presenting as intramedullary mass lesion: What to do first?

Cervical myelopathy (CM) is mostly a degenerative process ending in myelopathic and/or radiculopathic syndromes.On T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CM appears as a hyperintense area near the spondylotic spine.This high intensity signal depends on the impact of outer forces and their duration.It also determines the prognosis of the surg

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