In this study, we evaluated the repeatability of pupil responses to colored light stimuli in healthy subjects using a prototype chromatic pupillometer. One eye of 10 healthy subjects was tested twice in the same day using monochromatic light exposure at two selected wavelengths (660 and 470 nm, intensity 300 cd/m(2)) presented continuously for 20 s. Pupil responses were recorded in real-time be...

The present study examined the growth hormone (GH) response to repeated bouts of maximal sprint cycling and the effect of cycling at different pedaling rates on postexercise serum GH concentrations. Ten male subjects completed two 30-s sprints, separated by 1 h of passive recovery on two occasions, against an applied resistance equal to 7.5% (fast trial) and 10% (slow trial) of their body mass,...

China has limitedly encouraged the talent flow, in which the flow of young talents mainly including the university graduates draws many people's attention. But the recent employment of university graduates is not desirable. The key of this problem lies in the ability of university graduates does not meet the demand of units, so it is necessary now to solve the problem of employability of univer...

In this paper, we report on the process of preparing and configuring the AUC Schlumbeger cluster to join two grid communities in SC2002 and SC2003. It is also to report on the role of Globus; Grid manifesto protocol, in grid enabling the cluster to compete in the IEEE-ACM Super Computing Challenges’ test beds, which were held in Maryland 2002, and Phoenix 2003. The paper refers to the results a...

BACKGROUND Quantifying the contributions that different types of information make to the accurate prediction of offending offers the prospects of improved practice and better use of resources. AIMS To quantify the contributions made by three types of information--demographic data alone, demographic and criminal record and demographic, criminal record and legal class of disorder--to the predic...

Clock drawing is recommended by medical and transportation authorities as a screening test for unsafe drivers. The objective of the present study was to assess the usefulness of different clock drawing systems as screening measures of driving performance in 122 healthy and cognitively impaired older drivers. Clock drawing was measured using four different scoring systems. Driving outcomes inclu...

OBJECTIVE Genomic profiling, the use of genetic variants at multiple loci simultaneously for the prediction of disease risk, requires the selection of a set of genetic variants that best predicts disease status. The goal of this work was to provide a new selection algorithm for genomic profiling. METHODS We propose a new algorithm for genomic profiling based on optimizing the area under the r...

Directional variograms, along the soil profile, can be useful and precise tool that can be used to increase the precision of the assessment of soil pollution. The detail analysis of spatial variability in the soil profile can be also an important part of the standardization of soil magnetometry as a screening method for an assessment of soil pollution related to the dust deposition. The goal of...

Table detailing the compounds released via root exudation by the plant as it develops. These were collected over a period of 3 days (7-10 days, 14-17 days, 21-24 days and 28-31 days). Compounds were detected using GC-MS. Numbers indicate the average area under the curve of three replicates, numbers in parenthesis indicate the standard deviation.

In many regions, large proportions of the naturalized and invasive non-native floras were originally introduced deliberately by humans. Pest risk assessments are now used in many jurisdictions to regulate the importation of species and usually include an estimation of the potential distribution in the import area. Two species of Asian grass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus and M. sinensis) that were ...