Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Volume 12 Number 2 Summer 2007 34 Development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has opened awhole newwindow on the brain. Patients with severely impaired consciousness, who were previously thought to be incapable of cognitive or sensory function, have been found, with the use of fMRI, to have stimulus-activated cortical networks, despite...

The new materials in public art installations give the birth to interactivity and participation, which in turn, introduces new challenges, not only in the creative design process, but also in how to involve the participants in this process and in evaluating the targeted experience such as such as social connectedness and inclusion. Six design cases are presented, as examples for interactive and...

Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction film produced in the US that depicts a future society that uses reproductive technology [5] and genetic engineering in order to produce genetically enhanced human beings. By selectively choosing certain genes [6], scientists and physicians ensure that individuals born using reproductive technologies have desirable physical and psychological traits and prevent u...

In rejecting Plessy v. Ferguson’s “separate but equal” doctrine in Brown Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court created a presumption that segregation equals discrimination. However, alongside this assertion, American space has become increasingly separate. A socio-legal analysis identifies three generations spatial United States and calls for recognizing fourth generation—separate, therefo...

Objectives: Globally, child mortality from external causes is in decline, but it still among the leading of deaths. The aim this first national study was to determine trends rates children aged 1-14 years Serbia. Methods: Mortality data were collected database Statistical Office Joinpoint analysis used assess average annual percentage change (APC) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) ...

dehghan (ksc 400) is an early-medium maturity grain maize hybrid that has been developed from a cross between two inbred lines (ke72012/12×k1263/1). this cross was carried out in 1997, for the first time. the characteristics of dehghan hybrid were studied in different trials (preliminary, semi final, final and on farm trials) in several locations during 1997 to 2005. the mean grain yield of the...