BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Several studies have demonstrated genetic heterogeneity in populations of Trypanosoma cruzi that allowed the identification of six different discrete typing units (DTU) classified as TcI, TcII, TcIII, TcIV, TcV and TcVI. Furthermore, some characterization studies have described genetic variability within TcI isolates from endemic regions. The objective of the present stu...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A recent report has demonstrated that the contralesional primary motor cortex (M1) inhibited the ipsilesional M1 via an abnormal transcallosal inhibition (TCI) in stroke patients. We studied whether a decreased excitability of the contralesional M1 induced by 1 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) caused an improved motor performance of the affected hand...

Background. The revised Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-R) measures Cloninger's psychobiological model of personality. The average effects of individual temperament and character traits have been associated with schizotypy and with impaired regulation of affect and cognition. We extended prior research by testing predictions about the association of specific multidimensional configurat...

BACKGROUND The CONCERT-CL closed-loop infusion system designed by VERYARK Technology Co., Ltd. (Guangxi, China) is an innovation using TCI combined with closed-loop controlled intravenous anesthesia under the guide of BIS. In this study we performed a randomized, controlled, multicenter study to compare closed-loop control and open-loop control of propofol by using the CONCERT-CL closed-loop in...

BackgroundTarget-controlled infusion (TCI) systems incorporating pharmacokinetic (PK) or PK-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) models can be used to facilitate drug administration. Existing were developed using data from select populations, the use of which is, strictly speaking, limited these populations. Recently a propofol PK-PD model was for broad population range. The aim study prospectively validate...

The mechanism behind the three-spin chiral interaction (TCI) included in extended Heisenberg Hamiltonian and represented by an expression worked out recently (Phys.\ Rev.\ B, {\bf 101}, 174401 (2020)) is discussed. It stressed that this approach provides a unique set of multispin exchange parameters which are independent each other either due to their different order perturbation or symmetry. T...

As a common natural disaster, drought can significantly affect the agriculture productivity and human life. Compared to Southeast China, Northwest China is short of water year-round most frequent disaster area in China. Currently, there are still many controversial issues monitoring recent decades. To further understand causes changes we chose Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia provinces (SGN) as our stud...