Synchronization complicates the use of ultrasound in phonetics research, particularly with methods that incorporate video data of external reference points (e.g., [3, 4]). The challenge of a third stream is compounded in longer spans of data at higher than NTSC standard frame rates. As part of work toward developing high-speed ultrasound techniques for long spans of running speech, this paper p...

An intravertebral vacuum cleft (IVC) is not an uncommon finding; it is more likely to occur in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF). There are scarce data on the treatment of these patients with percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty (PKP). Between August 2005 and March 2010, 35 single vertebral fracture patients with an IVC sign were treated by PKP. Visual Analogue Score...

Recent studies suggest that abstinent cannabis users show deficits on neurocognitive laboratory tasks of impulsive behavior. But results are mixed, and less is known on the performance of non-treatment-seeking, young adult cannabis users. Importantly, relationships between performance on measures of impulsive behavior and symptoms of cannabis addiction remain relatively unexplored. We compared ...

BACKGROUND At least 14% of Parkinson disease (PD) patients develop impulse control disorders (ICDs). The pathophysiology behind these behaviors and the impact of deep brain stimulation in a real-life setting remain unclear. OBJECTIVES We prospectively examined the impact of bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) on ICDs in PD patients, as well as the relationship betwe...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The hypocretin system enhances signaling in the mesolimbic pathways regulating reward processing and addiction. Because individuals with narcolepsy with cataplexy have low hypocretin levels, we hypothesized that they may be less prone to risk- and reward-seeking behaviors, including substance abuse. DESIGN Endpoints were performance on an array of psychometric tests (includin...

The Odyssey CAD Framework is a comprehensive framework intended to provide services for tool integration, data management, task management, and design process management. This report introduces dynamically defined flows: tool independent flows that are built up on demand, by designers. Dynamically defined flows support many framework services and several design approaches, without some of the d...

Greater impulse and risk-taking and reduced decision-making ability were reported as the main behavioral impairments in individuals with internet gaming disorder (IGD), which has become a serious mental health issue worldwide. However, it is not clear to date how the risk level modulates brain activity during the decision-making process in IGD individuals. In this study, 23 adolescents with IGD...

AIMS Intra-aortic balloon pumping reduces afterload and may be effective in improving reperfusion in high risk infarct patients treated with primary angioplasty. METHODS High risk infarct patients referred from other centres for primary PTCA were randomized to treatment with or without an intra-aortic balloon pump. The primary end-point consisted of the combination of death, non-fatal reinfar...