Electrophysiological recordings were completed in rats (n = 14) trained to self-administer cocaine to determine whether activation of nucleus accumbens (Acb) neurons (core vs shell) by cocaine-associated stimuli is enhanced after 1 month of cocaine abstinence. After self-administration training, 170 cells were recorded during a single test session conducted either the next day or 1 month later....

For individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) who depend on a wheelchair for mobility, sitting-acquired pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common and life-endangering complication. In the short time following an SCI, pathoanatomical and pathophysiological changes that affect the weight-bearing tissues of the buttocks may increase the risk for PUs, exposing this already-at-risk population to the addi...

The adductor canal block (ACB) is newer compartment block of the saphenous nerve, which is a branch of femoral nerve, performed at the level of lower third of the thigh so that much of the motor innervation of the quadriceps group is spared, thus preserving much of the quadriceps strength making early ambulation and rehabilitation safer. The most significant advantage of the ACB over femoral ne...

Abstract Background Anticholinergic burden is associated with an increase in cognitive decline, delirium and confusion. We aimed to examine the Cognitive Burden (ACB) of patients referred local dementia services, prescribing acetylcholinesterase inhibitors a significant anticholinergic burden. also looked at frequency classes some medications known Methods A retrospective chart review was carri...

BACKGROUND One of the recommended treatments for disorders associated with the lower extremity venous insufficiency is the application of external mechanical compression. Compression stockings and elastic bandages are widely used for the purpose of compression therapy and are usually designed to exert a specified value or range of compression on the leg. However, the leg deforms under external ...

Efficient-Energy Coverage (EEC) has been a vital problem for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) due to inadequate energy utilization by non inheritable restriction of sensors effectively. So, scheduling of the activities of the devices in a WSN becomes imperative to save the networks' limited energy and lengthen its lifetime. This paper describes Ant Colony based Scheduling Algorithm (ACB-SA) appli...

In this paper, a new algorithm called Averaged Conservative Boosting (ACB) is presented to build ensembles of neural networks. In ACB we mix the improvements that Averaged Boosting (Aveboost) and Conservative Boosting (Conserboost) made to Adaptive Boosting (Adaboost). In the algorithm we propose we have applied the conservative equation used in Conserboost along with the averaged procedure use...

The Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii (ACB) complex has emerged as a high priority among hospital-acquired pathogens in intensive care units (ICUs), posing a challenge to infection management practices. In this study, the clinical characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and patients outcome among genospecies were retrospectively compared. Samples were taken fro...

The functional composites of activated carbon black-titanium dioxide (ACB-TiO2) with antibacterial-photocatalytic properties have been properly synthesized in this research using ultrasonic 40 kHz, 2´50 W at 50oC for 10, 20, and 30 minutes agitation time. This aimed to enhance titanium dioxide's antibacterial photocatalytic (TiO2) black (ACB) particles forming ACB-TiO2 composites. the materials...