The sound of birdsong activates robust gene expression in the caudomedial neostriatum (NCM) of songbirds. To assess the function of this genomic response, we analyzed the temporal and quantitative relationships between electrophysiological activity and gene induction. Single units in zebra finch NCM showed large increases in firing in response to birdsong, whereas simple auditory tones tended t...

Thiophosphate-based solid-state batteries (SSBs) with high-nickel ternary cathode materials such as LiNi0.83Co0.11Mn0.06O2 (NCM) represent a promising next-generation energy storage technology due to their expected high specific discharge capacity and improved safety. However, rapid fading caused by contact loss through interphase crack formation during cell cycling is significant problem hinde...

Lithium- and manganese-rich NCM (LMR-NCM) cathode active materials exhibit a pronounced energy inefficiency during charge discharge that results in strong heat generation operation. The implications of such are investigated for large-format lithium-ion batteries. Small laboratory cells generally considered isothermal, but larger cell formats this cannot be neglected. Therefore, the LMR-NCM/grap...

Recent observation of \colossal magnetoresistance" in La 1?x Ca x MnO 3 and related compounds suggest the importance of orientational disordering of Mn magnetic moments, especially near the Curie temperature. Several interesting compounds even display non-collinear moments (NCM) in their ground states. Although self-consistent local density functional based treatments of NCM are already availab...

A significant fraction of global population is under the threat of malaria. Majority of annual death is due to the more complicated form of the infection i.e. the cerebral form, also known as Cerebral Malaria (CM). Host parasite interaction is known to cause a cascade of events in various tissues like brain, liver, kidney, and spleen. We have employed (1)H NMR based metabolomics to understand t...

This study compared peak insertion torque values of six commercially available self-drilling mini-implants [Mini Spider® screw (1.5 × 8 mm), Infinitas® (1.5 × 9 mm), Vector TAS® (1.4 × 8 mm), Dual Top® (1.6 × 8 mm), Tomas Pin® (1.6 × 8 mm), and Ortho-Easy® (1.7 × 6, 8, and 10 mm)]. Twenty implants each were drilled into acrylic rods at a speed of 8 rpm using a motorized torque measurement stand...

Sequestration of parasitized erythrocytes in the central nervous system microcirculation and increased cerebrospinal fluid lactate are prominent features of cerebral malaria (CM), suggesting that sequestration causes mechanical obstruction and ischemia. To examine the potential role of ischemia in the pathogenesis of CM, Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection in CBA mice was compared to infect...

BACKGROUND Human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells (HUMSCs) isolated from Wharton's jelly of the umbilical cord can be easily obtained and processed compared with embryonic or bone marrow stem cells. These cells may be a valuable source in the repair of spinal cord injury. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We examine the effects of HUMSC transplantation after complete spinal cord transection in r...

The fit of the implant-abutment interface was assessed by the metallographic technique and by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), using solid abutment types at different torque levels. Forty Morse taper connections and forty solid abutments were used at different torque levels (repeated after 10 minutes) in the following groups (n = 10): 25 Ncm (group g1), 30 Ncm (group g2), 35 Ncm (group g3), ...

AIMS To identify unique electrophysiological characteristics of pulmonary artery (PA) ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and determine long-term clinical outcomes following non-contact mapping (NCM)-guided ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS The NCM array was deployed in consecutive patients undergoing clinically indicated ablation of outflow tract (OT) VA with left bundle branch block morphology, inferi...