Pharmacological Studies of Smooth Pursuit and Antisaccade Eye Movements in Schizophrenia: Current Status and Directions for Future Research

Abstract:: A novel virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), appeared and expanded globally by the end of year in 2019 from Wuhan, China, causing severe acute respiratory syndrome. During its initial stage, the disease was called the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). It was named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 February 2020. The WHO declared worldwide the SARS-CoV-2 virus a pandemic on March 2020. On 30 January 2020 the first case of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in India. Now in current situation the virus is floating in almost every part of the province and rest of the globe. -: On the basis of novel published evidences, we efficiently summarized the reported work with reference to COVID-19 epidemiology, pathogen, clinical symptoms, treatment and prevention. Using several worldwide electronic scientific databases such as Pubmed, Medline, Embase, Science direct, Scopus, etc were utilized for extensive investigation of relevant literature. -: This review is written in the hope of encouraging the people successfully with the key learning points from the underway efforts to perceive and manage SARS-CoV-2, suggesting sailent points for expanding future research.

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Role of Primate Cerebellar Hemisphere in Voluntary Eye Movement Control Revealed by Lesion Effects

Journal of Neurophysiology ◽

10.1152/jn.90440.2008 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 101 (2) ◽

pp. 934-947 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Masafumi Ohki ◽

Hiromasa Kitazawa ◽

Takahito Hiramatsu ◽

Kimitake Kaga ◽

Taiko Kitamura ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eye Movements ◽

Eye Movement ◽

Smooth Pursuit ◽

Movement Control ◽

Cerebellar Hemisphere ◽

Target Velocity ◽

Eye Movement Control ◽

Pursuit Eye Movements ◽

Catch Up

The anatomical connection between the frontal eye field and the cerebellar hemispheric lobule VII (H-VII) suggests a potential role of the hemisphere in voluntary eye movement control. To reveal the involvement of the hemisphere in smooth pursuit and saccade control, we made a unilateral lesion around H-VII and examined its effects in three Macaca fuscata that were trained to pursue visually a small target. To the step (3°)-ramp (5–20°/s) target motion, the monkeys usually showed an initial pursuit eye movement at a latency of 80–140 ms and a small catch-up saccade at 140–220 ms that was followed by a postsaccadic pursuit eye movement that roughly matched the ramp target velocity. After unilateral cerebellar hemispheric lesioning, the initial pursuit eye movements were impaired, and the velocities of the postsaccadic pursuit eye movements decreased. The onsets of 5° visually guided saccades to the stationary target were delayed, and their amplitudes showed a tendency of increased trial-to-trial variability but never became hypo- or hypermetric. Similar tendencies were observed in the onsets and amplitudes of catch-up saccades. The adaptation of open-loop smooth pursuit velocity, tested by a step increase in target velocity for a brief period, was impaired. These lesion effects were recognized in all directions, particularly in the ipsiversive direction. A recovery was observed at 4 wk postlesion for some of these lesion effects. These results suggest that the cerebellar hemispheric region around lobule VII is involved in the control of smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movements.

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The Impact of Neonatal Morbidities on Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements in Very Preterm Infants

Pediatric Research ◽

10.1038/pr.2011.577 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 70 ◽

pp. 352-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

K Strand Brodd ◽

K Rosander ◽

H Grönqvist ◽

G Holmström ◽

B Strömberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eye Movements ◽

Preterm Infants ◽

Smooth Pursuit ◽

Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements ◽

Very Preterm Infants ◽

Very Preterm ◽

Pursuit Eye Movements ◽

The Impact

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Integration of Digital Economy and Circular Economy: Current Status and Future Directions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13137217 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 7217

Author(s):

Zhen Liu ◽

Jing Liu ◽

Mohamed Osmani

Keyword(s):

Circular Economy ◽

Digital Technology ◽

Global Economy ◽

Digital Economy ◽

Research Field ◽

Research Progress ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Research ◽

Disruptive Effect ◽

The European Union

Circular economy (CE) is a concept actively advocated by the European Union (EU), China, Japan, and the United Kingdom. At present, CE is considered to grant the most traction for companies to achieve sustainable development. However, CE is still rarely adopted by enterprises. As the backbone of the fourth industrial revolution, the digital economy (DE) is considered to have a disruptive effect. Studies have shown that digital technology has great potential in promoting the development of CE. Especially during the COVID-19 epidemic that has severely negatively affected the global economy, environment, and society, CE and DE are receiving high attention from policy makers, practitioners, and scholars around the world. However, the integration of CE and digital technology is a small and rapidly developing research field that is still in its infancy. Although there is a large amount of research in the fields of CE and DE, respectively, there are few studies that look into integrating these two fields. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore the research progress and trends of the integration of CE and DE, and provide an overview for future research. This paper adopts a bibliometric research method, employs the Web of Science database as its literature source, and uses VOSviewer visual software to carry out keyword co-occurrence analysis, which focuses on publication trends, journal sources, keyword visualization, multidisciplinary areas, life cycle stages, and application fields.

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Tourism research for the GCC region: Current status and future research directions

Tourism Economics ◽

10.1177/1354816621999968 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135481662199996

Author(s):

Ali Salman Saleh ◽

Charbel Bassil ◽

Arsalan Safari

Keyword(s):

United Arab Emirates ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Regional Tourism ◽

Research Theme ◽

Tourism Sector ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

Meta Analyses ◽

The Impact

Tourism in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has recently been considered by policymakers as a new avenue for economic diversification. Despite the considerable literature concerning the impact of tourism worldwide, only a limited number of studies have looked at the tourism sector in the GCC region or analyzed its economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts. This article therefore conducts a systematic review of the state of the literature related to tourism in the GCC region. It provides effective insights about the current status, gaps, and challenges and proposes future research directions in this area for academics, practitioners, and policymakers with an interest in regional tourism development. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses approach was used to identify and select the papers. Some 23 papers were identified and analyzed. The majority of these studies focused on the United Arab Emirates, specifically the Dubai emirate. We found the most dominant research theme to be tourism planning.

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Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis

Integrative Cancer Therapies ◽

10.1177/1534735420959442 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 153473542095944

Author(s):

Jing Guo ◽

Lixia Pei ◽

Lu Chen ◽

Hao Chen ◽

Dongmei Gu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Neuropathic Pain ◽

Acupuncture Therapy ◽

Supportive Care ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Integrative Medicine ◽

Clinical Studies ◽

Current Status ◽

Cancer Center ◽

Future Research ◽

The Past

Purpose: Acupuncture has been used for managing cancer-related symptoms. However, there are still few studies concerning the overall trends in acupuncture therapy on cancer based on bibliometric analysis. This study aims to demonstrate the current status and trends in this field over the past 2 decades. Methods: Articles were retrieved from the Web of Science from 2000 to 2019. CiteSpace was used for co-authorship network of countries/institutions, dual-map analysis, and detecting the keywords with citation bursts. VOSviewer was used to construct networks based on co-authorship and co-citation analysis of authors, and co-occurrence of keywords. Results: A total of 927 articles and reviews were included in the final analysis. The number of publications has steadily increased with some fluctuations among years. The country and institution contributing most to this field are the USA and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Mao JJ was the most productive author and Molassiotis A ranked first in the cited authors. The co-occurrence analysis revealed 5 clusters (including “clinical trials,” “clinical studies on chemotherapy/radiation-induced symptoms,” “CAM therapy for cancer,” “clinical studies on vasomotor symptoms,” and “systematic reviews”). Most recent keyword bursts were “neuropathic pain,” “arthralgia,” “prevention,” “supportive care,” and “integrative medicine”. Conclusions: The annual publication output would increase rapidly in the next decade, which shows a promising future in this research field. Future research hotspots would focus on the role of acupuncture in neuropathic pain, arthralgia, prevention, supportive care, and integrative medicine.

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The Genus Lagochilus (Lamiaceae): A Review of Its Diversity, Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10010132 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 132

Author(s):

Nilufar Z. Mamadalieva ◽

Davlat Kh. Akramov ◽

Ludger A. Wessjohann ◽

Hidayat Hussain ◽

Chunlin Long ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Secondary Metabolites ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Iridoid Glycosides ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Future Research ◽

South Central ◽

Pharmacological Studies ◽

Central South

The genus Lagochilus (Lamiaceae) is native to Central, South-Central, and Eastern Asia. It comprises 44 species, which have been commonly used as herbal medicines for the treatments of various ailments for thousands of years, especially in Asian countries. This review aims to summarize the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of species from the genus Lagochilus to unveil opportunities for future research. In addition, we provide some information about their traditional uses, botany, and diversity. More than 150 secondary metabolites have been reported from Lagochilus, including diterpenes, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, triterpenoids, iridoid glycosides, lignans, steroids, alkaloids, polysaccharides, volatile, non-volatile and aromatic compounds, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, and other secondary metabolites. In vitro and in vivo pharmacological studies on the crude extracts, fractions, and isolated compounds from Lagochilus species showed hemostatic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, cytotoxic, enzyme inhibitory, antispasmodic, hypotensive, sedative, psychoactive, and other activities.

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Dryland Food Security in Ethiopia: Current Status, Opportunities, and a Roadmap for the Future

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116503 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6503

Author(s):

Yu Peng ◽

Hubert Hirwa ◽

Qiuying Zhang ◽

Guoqin Wang ◽

Fadong Li

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Research ◽

Systematic Research ◽

Security Assessment ◽

Security Issue ◽

Sustainable Development Goal ◽

Zero Hunger ◽

The Impact

Given the impact of COVID-19 and the desert locust plague, the Ethiopian food security issue has once again received widespread attention. Its food crisis requires comprehensive and systematic research to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger. This review discusses the current situation and the causes of food security in Ethiopia. We focus on the challenges in the food security assessment field. The article lists seven typical causes of food insecurity and three roots of food security in Ethiopia. Long-term food security assessment and a comprehensive understanding and manageability for food security causes are considered as the main existing research challenges. Climate-resilient management, water management, and long-term ecosystem network monitoring and data mining are suggested as potential roadmap for future research.

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A Compact Review of Laser Welding Technologies for Amorphous Alloys

Metals ◽

10.3390/met10121690 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 1690

Author(s):

Jian Qiao ◽

Peng Yu ◽

Yanxiong Wu ◽

Taixi Chen ◽

Yixin Du ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amorphous Alloy ◽

Laser Welding ◽

Amorphous Alloys ◽

High Energy ◽

Industrial Applications ◽

High Energy Density ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Research ◽

Technological Parameters ◽

Fast Heating

Amorphous alloys have emerged as important materials for precision machinery, energy conversion, information processing, and aerospace components. This is due to their unique structure and excellent properties, including superior strength, high elasticity, and excellent corrosion resistance, which have attracted the attention of many researchers. However, the size of the amorphous alloy components remains limited, which affects industrial applications. Significant developments in connection with this technology are urgently needed. Laser welding represents an efficient welding method that uses a laser beam with high energy-density for heating. Laser welding has gradually become a research hotspot as a joining method for amorphous alloys due to its fast heating and cooling rates. In this compact review, the current status of research into amorphous-alloy laser welding technology is discussed, the influence of technological parameters and other welding conditions on welding quality is analyzed, and an outlook on future research and development is provided. This paper can serve as a useful reference for both fundamental research and engineering applications in this field.

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