Real-time magnetic resonance imaging (rtMRI) provides information about the dynamic shaping of the vocal tract during speech production and valuable data for creating and testing models of speech production. In this paper, we use rtMRI videos to develop a dynamical system in the framework of Task Dynamics which controls vocal tract constrictions and induces deformation of the air-tissue boundar...

In this article we evaluate the work out of artificial neural networks as tools for helping and support in the medical diagnosis. In particular we compare the usability of one supervised and two unsupervised neural network architectures for medical diagnoses of lower urinary tract dysfunctions. The purpose is to develop a system that aid urologists in obtaining diagnoses, which will yield impro...

objective(s) staphylococcus aureus is both a successful human commensal and a major pathogen. in this study we investigated the genetic diversity of 26 s. aureus isolates recovered from human skin and urinary tract infections. materials and methods typing procedure for the studied s. aureus isolates was performed based on pcr amplification of the aroa gene, which encodes the enzyme 5-enolpyruvy...

HIV disease and alcohol independently influence the human immune system, so it stands to reason that, together, their influence may be additive. Here, we review the evidence that alcohol can exacerbate HIV's influence on the immune system, thereby affecting disease progression and transmission. We focus particularly on alcohol's effect on the mucosal immune system in the tissues of the gastroin...

Proteins containing an expanded polyglutamine tract are neurotoxins. The expanded polyglutamine proteins influence a variety of cellular functions. In Drosophila the GMR-Gal4/UAS expression system has been widely used in an eye-based model to study human neurodegenerative diseases. This system has facilitated the isolation and characterization of abundant Drosophila genes that interact with the...

Human respiratory tract is a complex system with specific microbiological profile. Until recently, researchers were mostly interested in lung microbial communities associated acute and chronic infections. The upper microbiota has gained attention during COVID-19 pandemic as it was proposed to be one of the factors affecting course outcome viral aim. In this review, we summarized current knowled...

the purpose of this study was to determine changes in the normal flora of the gastrointestinal tract and blood parameters of rainbow trout after taking probiotics and oregano extract. this study was completely randomized design with 5 treatments and 3 replicates each with 40 fry 22 g of the rainbow trout. treatments consisted of basal diet, florfenicol, 0.5%, 1% and of oregano extract, 2% bacto...

It is a well-known that significant part in the structure of digestive system diseases children compounds disorders biliary tract, which are based on violations regulation bile production and secretion. The topical issue search for safe effective drugs can prevent transformation into organic pathology, including cholecystitis, gallstone disease. One such ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), actively us...