Receptive field properties of cells deep in the posterior bank of lunate sulcus and on the annectant gyrus (V3) were studied in the awake, fixating monkey. Properties of these cells were compared with those of a population of cells recorded in V2. Receptive fields of cells in V3 were larger than fields of V2 cells at comparable eccentricities. Cells were classified according to their sensitivit...

HL7 appears in two series of versions; version 2.x (V2) and version 3.0 (V3). Both versions are not compatible with each other. V2 is a market success but not fulfilling the emerging requirements of the world. V3 has the fame to claim as global and futuristic standard. In America 93% hospital are using applications that are developed according to HL7 version 2.x specification. To enhance the ad...

PURPOSE To explore whether changes in dietary protein sources can lower plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), aromatic amino acids and sulfur amino acids (SAAs) that are often elevated in the obese, insulin-resistant state and in type 2 diabetes. METHODS Thirty-six subjects (mean age 31 ± 2 years) underwent a voluntary abstinence from meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products for 6 weeks, ...

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and cortical unfolding techniques, we analyzed the retinotopy, motion sensitivity, and functional organization of human area V3A. These data were compared with data from additional human cortical visual areas, including V1, V2, V3/VP, V4v, and MT (V5). Human V3A has a retinotopy that is similar to that reported previously in macaque: (1) it has...

Neutralization of a chimeric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1, containing the V3 loop of the MN isolate substituted within the HXB2 envelope, was enhanced up to 20-fold compared with the HXB2 or MN parental isolates by human HIV-positive sera. MN V3 loop-specific monoclonal antibodies were better able to recognize the chimeric virus compared with MN, staining a greater percentage of in...

'^ I. SUMMARY Decreased contractility has been reported in the diabetic heart. Because a close correlation exists between contractility and the activity of Ca ATPase of purified actinomyosin and myosin, Ca ATPase activity was determined in control and diabetic rats. In control rats, actinomyosin ATPase was 0.59 ± 0.05 /xmol Pi/mg protein/min and had decreased by 35% to 0.38 ± 0.04 in diabetic r...

Integration of legacy healthcare systems with new HL7 standard systems is an area of utmost importance in the overall eHealth strategy of the provincial and federal governments of Canada and several other countries. A large body of researchers from across Canada are engaged in delivering solutions such as shared Electronic Health Record, Ontario Laboratory Information System and Ontario Pharmac...

Four novel mrkD alleles namely mrkD(V1), mrkD(V2), mrkD(V3), and mrkD(V4) were identified in seventeen Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis strains using PCR-RFLP and sequence determination. Comparative analysis revealed a most variable region containing an RGD motif in the receptor domain of MrkD(V3). In order to determine if the sequence confers the K. pneumoniae mrkD(V3) the highest level of the...

Here, we applied the designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) technology to develop novel gp120-directed binding molecules with HIV entry-inhibiting capacity. DARPins are interesting molecules for HIV envelope inhibitor design, as their high-affinity binding differs from that of antibodies. DARPins in general prefer epitopes with a defined folded structure. We probed whether this capacity favor...

Re-entry within the His-Purkinje system (HPS) was consistently observed in 15/24 consecutive patients in whom retrograde refractory period studies were performed using His bundle electrograms and the ventricular extrastimulus method. Within a narrow range of ventricular coupling intervals (V,V2), V, retrogradely conducted to the bundle of His (H2) with significant infra-His bundle conduction de...