Spinal myoclonus is a sudden, brief, and involuntary movement of segmental or propriospinal muscle groups. Spinal myoclonus has occasionally been reported in patients undergoing opioid therapy, but the pathophysiology of opioid-induced myoclonus has not been elucidated yet. Here, we present two patients with spinal segmental myoclonus secondary to ischemic and radiation myelopathy. Conventional...

Many games focus their resources at satiating player ‘needs’, and meeting perceived expectations that players have of how games should behave and of what constitutes enjoyable, gratifying gameplay. This paper outlines an alternate position on game design – one which focuses on disrupting these expectations, on designing games that players cannot succeed in simply by relying on their pre-acquire...

Human lifespan has been increasing steadily during modern times, mainly due to medical advancements that combat infant mortality and various life-threatening diseases. However, this gratifying longevity rise is accompanied by growing incidences of devastating age-related pathologies. Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie aging and regulate longevity is of utmost rele...

We review innominate artery compression of the trachea in 60 surgically corrected patients and 30 in patients who did not undergo surgery. The symptoms and radiologic features are correlated with the degree of tracheal narrowing at bronchoscopy and with associated defects that may exist. From this study, a history of respiratory distress with "reflex apnea" associated with tracheal narrowing is...

Neural machine translation (NMT) is applied to generate a more reliable and accurate practice as the most cutting-edge technology. In recent years, NMT has achieved gratifying results. However, main obstacle for market-oriented application systems appears suffer from weak quality that fails meet users’ needs. This paper focuses on of political documents implements six dominant in market evaluat...

Abstract We live in a society that appreciates beauty. More than just restoring the teeth, naturally attractive, confident smiles mean and increasing overall quality of life. Making efforts to improve one's physical appearance is now regarded as an investment health well-being. Superior periodontal cornerstone for individual's aesthetic regeneration. As outcome, perio-aesthetics comprehensive s...

In 1936 we reported the occurrence of severe ketosis “immediately following hypoglycemic shock in insulin-treated diabetics, who for some time prior to the insulin shock were well under control on diets containing 120 to 250 gm. of carbohydrates with commensurate doses of insulin” (1). Since 1935, when we first observed this causal connection between hypoglycemia and ketosis, appreciation of th...

Teaching is enjoyable and rewarding in many ways, and I am excited by the opportunity toworkwith students throughout my future career. Mymain areas of interest are computer systems, including distributed systems, operating systems, cloud systems, and computer networking. One of themost interesting parts of teaching computer systems comes in unraveling the layers and abstractions of complex syst...

Trimetazidine acts at the cellular level, increasing myocardial glucose oxidation and shifting substrate utilization from fatty acid to carbohydrate metabolism. In an ischemic situation, this promotes the formation of adenosine triphosphate, the main source of cardiac energy, at less oxygen cost. The benefit on myocyte necrosis can be judged by reduction in release of biomarkers such as cardiac...

This study explores the practices of online social activities among children and adolescents in order to uncover the connections between preferences for online social interaction and loneliness, social support, and the mediating effect of identity experimentation online. Data were gathered from a random sample of 718 youngsters aged 9 to 19. Analyses revealed that individuals who are lonely and...