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A Real-world What-Where-When Memory Test
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2017
The Real-World What-Where-When memory test is a novel episodic memory test, in which participants need to recall which objects have been hidden in which locations on which of two distinct occasions. It is easy to run and is sensitive to normal cognitive aging.
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A Real-Time Interactive System for Studying Confrontational Pursuit Behavior in Rodents
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2025
Here, we present a protocol to detect and quantify predatory pursuit behavior in a mouse model. This platform provides a new research paradigm for studying the dynamics and neural mechanisms of predatory pursuit behavior in mice and will provide a standardized platform for studying pursuit behavior.
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Real-time fMRI Biofeedback Targeting the Orbitofrontal Cortex for Contamination Anxiety
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2012
Here we present a method for training people to control a brain area involved in contamination anxiety and for probing the relationship between contamination anxiety and brain connectivity patterns.
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In Vitro Phagocytosis Assay: A Live Imaging Based Method to Study Real-time Astrocyte Mediated Synaptosome Phagocytosis
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2025
In this video, we evaluate the phagocytic capacity of purified astrocytes in vitro by live imaging assay. The assay serves as an effective screening platform to identify chemical compounds that can enhance or inhibit the phagocytic capacity of astrocytes.
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Real Number System
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2025
The real number system includes all numbers used for counting, measuring, and comparing quantities. Natural numbers are the basic counting numbers: 1, 2, 3, and so on. Integers expand this set by including zero and negative whole numbers: ..., –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, .... Rational numbers are those that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers m/n, where n≠0. This includes fractions like 1/2, integers such as 46, and decimals that terminate, such as 0.17, or those that repeat, like...
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Real-world studies use methods that account for confounding factors, which are differences between patient groups that may influence outcomes apart from the treatment itself. This adjustment is important because observational data reflect routine care rather than assigned treatment conditions. By considering these factors, investigators can make more informative comparisons of treatment effectiveness and safety in clinical practice.
Randomized clinical trials provide evidence from controlled research environments, whereas Real-world studies examine what happens across everyday clinical settings. The two approaches answer related but distinct questions. Real-world evidence can show how treatments perform among diverse patients, including patterns of adherence, healthcare utilization, safety, and long-term outcomes that complement findings from controlled trials.
Common sources include electronic health records, insurance claims, patient registries, and surveys. Each can contribute different evidence about care and outcomes: clinical records document healthcare information, claims capture utilization, registries organize patient or treatment data, and surveys provide reported experiences or behaviors. Combining these sources can support broader examination of medical practice and patient outcomes.
Routine-care evidence can include patient groups and clinical circumstances that may not be represented fully in controlled research environments. Studying diverse populations helps investigators examine whether treatments remain effective and safe across everyday medical practice. It also supports evaluation of adherence, long-term outcomes, and comparative effectiveness in settings that more closely reflect the range of patients receiving care.
A study generally begins by identifying a question about treatment, care, or health outcomes, followed by selecting an appropriate routine-care data source. Investigators then analyze information from records, claims, registries, surveys, or related sources, using methods that account for confounding factors. The resulting evidence can be interpreted in relation to effectiveness, safety, utilization, adherence, or long-term outcomes.
Researchers may use this approach when they need evidence about how an intervention performs in everyday practice rather than only under controlled trial conditions. Relevant questions include comparative effectiveness, safety, patient adherence, healthcare utilization, and long-term outcomes. These studies are particularly useful for examining treatment experience across diverse populations and routine clinical settings.
Findings can inform clinical guidelines, regulatory decisions, and health policy by describing treatment performance and care outcomes in routine practice. They may also support more personalized approaches to patient care when evidence reveals how interventions work across diverse populations or under different patterns of adherence and utilization. Their value lies in connecting medical evidence with everyday healthcare decisions.