6th JSIK SGML/XML Forum

6th ANNUAL NEUROSCIENCE, BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM

Early life seizures are often associated with cognitive and psychiatric comorbidities that are detrimental to quality of life. Using a rat model of early life seizures, we explored long-term cognitive outcomes in adult rats. Using ACTH, an endogeneous HPA-axis hormone given to children with severe epilepsy, we sought to prevent cognitive deficits. While rats with a history of ELS were able to a...

Meeting report: 6th Negative Hydrogen Ions International Academic Forum

Consensus report from the 6th International forum for liver MRI using gadoxetic acid.

As the utility of liver-specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) increases, it is pertinent to optimize and expand protocols to improve accuracy and foster evolution of techniques; in turn, positive impacts should be seen in patient management. This article reports on the latest expert thinking and current evidence in the field of liver-specific MRI, as discussed at the 6(th) International For...

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type: Educational Initiative NEEDS STATEMENT / OBJECTIVES Web-based teaching is widely used in medical education, however there is a paucity of literature comparing different online learning modalities. Such comparison may inform educators of more effective online teaching methods. In this before/after observational study, we evaluated the effectiveness of a web-based, mixed media Critical Care...

FORUM FORUM FORUM Population: a central concept for ecology?

When my colleague Mauricio Lima sent me the accompanying paper (Camus and Lima 2002) it rekindled my interest in an unfinished manuscript that attempts to address some of the questions and problems they pose. The ideas presented in this essay are based on the premise that ecology needs a central unifying concept upon which to build a coherent and practical discipline. I will argue that, from a ...