Computer simulation is today used in airports to simulate a variety of scenarios from potential pinch points in a new cargo building, to the level of standby cabin crew required. So when British Airways (BA) was about to move into the new Terminal 5 building, it was the job of the Operational Research Department to use computer simulation to find out how much infrastructure, such as check-in de...

The Cognitive Estimation Test (CET) represents a novel diagnostic tool for quantifying the ability to provide accurate cognitive estimates. Cognitive estimates are supposed to result from frontal cortex activity. The general aim of our study was to evaluate the brain regions responsible for cognitive estimation. In a group of ten healthy volunteers we used functional magnetic resonance imaging ...

Apathy is a disabling non-motor symptom that is frequently observed in Parkinson's disease (PD). Its description and physiopathology suggest that it is partially mediated by emotional impairment, but this research issue has never been addressed at a clinical and metabolic level. We therefore conducted a metabolic study using (18)fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)FDG PET) in 3...

BACKGROUND Incorporating religious beliefs into mental health therapy is associated with positive treatment outcomes. However, evidence about faith-sensitive therapies for minority religious groups is limited. METHODS Behavioural Activation (BA), an effective psychological therapy for depression emphasising client values, was adapted for Muslim patients using a robust process that retained co...

The title compound, [Ba(C12H6O4)(H2O)2] n , is represented by a layer-like structure built of BaO8 polyhedra. The asymmetric unit contains a Ba(2+) ion, half a coordinating water mol-ecule and half a μ4-bridging naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxyl-ate (1,8-nap) ligand, the whole structure being generated by twofold rotational symmetry. The carboxyl-ate groups of the 1,8-nap ligands act as bridges linkin...

Although much effort has been directed toward understanding the neural basis of speech processing, the neural processes involved in the categorical perception of speech have been relatively less studied, and many questions remain open. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, we probed the cortical regions mediating categorical speech perception using an advanced brain-mappin...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to localize brain areas active during manipulation of complex objects. In one experiment subjects were required to manipulate complex objects for exploring their macrogeometric features as compared to manipulation of a simple smooth object (a sphere). In a second experiment subjects were asked to manipulate complex objects and to silently na...

The composition of pulsed-laser-deposited Y-Ba-Cu-O and Ba-K-Bi-O thin films is shown to be strongly affected by target conditioning, gas pressure, and targetsubstrate distance. For both compounds, ablation from a freshly sanded target surface results in films with an excess of the more volatile elements. The concentration of these volatile elements in the films decreases until the system reach...

Mirror neurons (MNs) are considered to be the supporting neural mechanism for action understanding. MNs have been identified in monkey's area F5. The identification of MNs in the human homolog of monkeys' area F5 Broadmann Area 44/45 (BA 44/45) has been proven methodologically difficult. Cross-modal functional MRI (fMRI) adaptation studies supporting the existence of MNs restricted their analys...