... think, see and hear, and to distinguish the ugly andthe beautiful, the bad andthe good, pleasant and unpleasant It is thebrain too which is the seat of madness and delirium, ofthe fears and frights ... disorders and diseases ofthe brain, the advances in brain research provide hope in the form of their own understanding of what is going wrong and in the form of advances in novel therapies which ... volumes ofthe head and medial surface ofthe hippocampus andthe dorsal and ventral surfaces ofthe amygdala Volumes of these subregions declined with age in the GTS group but not in controls, so the...
... drafted the manuscript, WF and DM participated in the design ofthe study, NEM and AyS assisted with the collection of data and conceived ofthe study, MK and AlS participated in the design and coordination ... In one of our cases the initial diagnosis was of hydatid disease ofthe liver which is the commonest cause of cystic liver lesions in this age group in our region The characteristics of hepatic ... followed by adjuvant chemotherapy however due to the rarity ofthe disease, there is very little data regarding optimal management and this remains empirical The efficacy of chemotherapy for LMS in...
... respectively [32] The biomass of residual trees in the shelterwood was 116.5 Mg haÀ1, and in the control was 194.6 Mg haÀ1 [33] 2.3 Data collection and analysis In the shelterwood, clearcut, and control ... 1984, the shrub communities returned to the pre-treatment conditions The unburned units (including the control units) are located on the center of NMS plane, whereas the burned units moved to the ... greater than the controls (p < 0.01) On the other hand, the relative evenness index tended not to respond to the harvesting and postharvesting treatment as much as Shannon index Only the M_U treatment...
... prevent and detect the proceeds of corruption in the first place The cornerstone of any country’s successful and lasting policy and practice on therecoveryof stolen assets is the adoption of a ... with the competent practitioners to discuss the study andthe impediments they encountered during the course of their work.15 The expertise, practical experience, and candid discussions of more ... not capture are the societal costs of corruption andthe devastating impact of such crimes on victim countries Theft of assets by corrupt officials, often at the highest levels of government,...
... contributions ES did the data analysis and drafted the manuscript MS and UW conceived ofthe study and designed the questionnaires Both conducted the realisation andthe analysis ofthe study and helped ... draft the manuscript JR participated in the design ofthe study and participated in the analysis ofthe questionnaires JR did the data collection ND, MG and JS participated in the design andthe ... patients andthe general population Table 2: Comparison of mean QoL measured with the Profile of Quality of Life in the Chronically Ill (PLC) in PKU patients with the German norm; Mean and Standard...
... descriptions ofthe 3D-house and sunflower were made more vivid (05/25) Because T1 Gd-enhanced lesions almost disappeared after the fifth course ofthe steroid (05/28), we stopped the steroid therapy, and ... improved in the fifth course of steroid pulse therapy, accompanied by a gradual decrease of FLAIR findings and a gradual improvement in higher brain function As the MRI lesions improved (05/28), the ... perivasculitis ofthe leptomeninges and cortical gray matter (Figure 2A-D) Starting in April 2010, the patient complained of difficulty with his handwriting Neuropsychological tests of higher brain functions...
... recommended a widely received standard for the diagnosis of IACNS in which he emphasized the importance of cerebral angiography and biopsy based on careful exclusion of other diseases When cerebral ... occlusion ofthe cerebral Page of vessels, brain biopsy should be performed [15] However, the classic appearance of alternating narrowing and dilatation is not completely specific and has been ... features GL provided the pathological diagnosis TJ was the surgeon and gave the final approval ofthe version to be published Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing...
... followed up the patient during the hospitalization, analyzed data from the literature, and wrote the article ST and PN analyzed data from the literature CMD was the major contributor in writing the manuscript ... antiviral therapy alone This hypothesis was indirectly confirmed by the demonstration ofthe abnormal immunologic activation occurring during CMV infection (that is, the positivity ofthe serologic ... parvovirus B19 and EBV, together with the negativity of blood PCR for these two viruses), which was likely interpreted as a cross-reaction An interesting finding in our case was the negativity ofthe Coombs...
... organization and discussion ofthe manuscript and LN conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination, and revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... composed of a fragment ofthe callus, andthe other from a fragment of callus with a piece of leaf from a control plant Samples were chopped together using a razor blade in the presence of a nuclei ... Histological sections of haploid and diploid anthers, ovaries, styles and stigmas of 'Clemenules' Histological sections of haploid and diploid anthers, ovaries, styles and stigmas of 'Clemenules' a...
... human brain tissues Sera of patients andthe strong cross-reactivity peptides showed a similar pattern on the staining of neuron ofthe human brain tissues (Fig and 3) These suggested the strong ... virus type infection increases the in vivo capacity of peripheral monocytes to cross the blood -brain barrier into thebrainandthe in vivo sensitivity ofthe blood -brain barrier to disruption by ... the increase of BBB permeability after EV71 infection in infant mice and further more, the increase of BBB permeability after EV71 infection could result in the entrance and localization of the...
... physiological conditions, the BBB maintains the cerebral micro-environment by tightly regulating the passage of molecules into and out ofthebrain to protect thebrain from microorganisms and neurotoxic ... anaesthesia andthe intravascular dye was removed by saline perfusion (40 to 50 ml) through the left heart ventricle The brain/ pituitary was then removed and weighed before homogenisation and ... (1 μg) of mRNA The cycle threshold (CT) was set above the baseline fluorescence Plotting the log ofthe dilutions versus the CT values then generated a standard curve Quantitation of samples was...
... about the anatomy and radiology ofthe CS, andthe MRI techniques are briefly described It also reviews the trends and recent development ofthe methods andthe history ofthe identification ofthe ... between the CS and AC-PC The AC and PC are important landmarks ofthe brain, shown in Fig 3.2 Fig 3.2 The location ofthe AC andthe PC ( AC: shown on the left) ; PC: shown on the right) 18 The location ... reformatting andthe ROI defined by the Z coordinates ofthe AC and PC After loading a 3D MR volumetric images, the location ofthe MSP (Hu and Nowinski, 2003), andthe coordinates ofthe AC and PC...
... membranes ofthebrain capillary endothelial cell Fig The BBB as a selective sieve With these two functions ofthe blood brain barrier, thebrain capillaries allow the passage of oxygen and other ... barrier and increase the bioavailability ofthe drug in thebrainand CNS The aim of this thesis is to develop nanoparticles of biodegradable polymers for drug delivery across the blood brain barrier ... growing in thebrain [94] There are two basic kinds ofbrain tumors: primary brain tumors and metastatic brain tumors [95] Primary brain tumors start, and tend to stay, in thebrain metastatic brain...
... case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications First, Helland and ... lack of systematic monitoring and follow-up Therefore, a large percentage of patients with AC are probably undiscovered Mirror images, on the other hand, are present in approximately 25% of MZ Therefore, ... consider that it is mandatory to monitor the counterpart ofthe symptomatic patient with AC as early as possible, irrespective ofthe absence of symptoms Conflict of Interest The authors have declared...
... craniotomy because ofthe proximity ofthe sinus to the orbit andthe anterior skull base [5] The frequency of bilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus has been reported in 3-4% to 10% of several populations ... reliability between observers and was 0.86 Fig Unilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus; on the right, the absence ofthe frontal sinus, and on the left, the limited aeration ofthe frontal sinus; axial ... sinuses, although there is only one frontal sinus ostium The size ofthe sinus and, therefore, its anatomic relationships also depend upon the extent of pneumatization [11] The extent of pneumatization...
... occurrence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma andthe appearance ofthe tumor As regards the pathogenesis of post-traumatic ... injury The below must be severe enough to cause brain contusion and a secondary reparative process The location ofthe impact andthe tumor should correspond exactly one to the other There should ... at the time ofthe trauma demonstrating significant injury andthe follow-up scans demonstrating tumor at the same site4 With the routine use of CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), some of...
... circumstances In the resolutions ofthe VIth andthe VIIth congresses ofthe Communists Party and those ofthe important meeting ofthe National Assembly, the Government andthe Central Party ... assessment the demand of skilled labor and how to solve the gap between demand and supply of skilled labor for sustainable economic growth in Vietnam Objectives ofthe Study The objectives ofthe study ... building up the whole system It is hoped that these schools (10-15% ofthe sector) will reach the standards ofthe best institutions in the region and gradually those ofthe world While these school...
... component of most management definitions of strategy Strategy is the determination ofthe basic long-term goals and objectives of an enterprises, andthe adoption of courses of action andthe allocation ... features 60 As a rule, then, the lower the price of substitutes, the higher the quality andthe performance, andthe lower the user’s switching costs, the more intense are the competitive pressures ... market conditions in the supplier industry andthe significance ofthe item they supply The competitive fore of suppliers is greatly diminished whenever the item they provide is a standard commodity...
... including the rationale ofthe study, the identification ofthe problem, the objectives, the scope and limitations as well as the methodology and framework ofthe study Chapter shows the literature ... 2000 and 80% by 2005 • To improve the quality of plastic products to meet the demand of high quality consumer products ofthe country, then to increase the quantity and expand varieties of export ... simplified, the level of knowledge ofthe management organizations and officers in charge of investment are now improved The consolidation ofthe former SCCI and SPC into one Ministry, which is now the...