In a hydrogen bubble chamber experiment with a KL beam we have measured the K" /K" ~3 e3 branching ratio to be R = .741 * .044 and the slope of the f+ form factor to be A+ = .019 f. .013. The data have been analyzed with a new variable, (p;)*, which isolates a sample of unique K e3 decays and is independent of the KL beam momentum. These results are compatible with the predictions of K* dominan...

Treatment of onchocerciasis with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) or ivermectin is associated with a posttreatment reaction characterized by fever, tachycardia, hypotension, lymphadenopathy, and pruritus. To investigate the role of the Wolbachia bacterial endosymbiont of Onchocerca volvulus in these reactions, serum samples collected before and after treatment with either anthelmintic were assessed for...

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the psychometricproperties of Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Styles Scale.Method: The participants included 1039 students (421 students in human and 618 students in technical sciences), selected through the stratified sampling method from Tehran University. They answered the Grasha-Riechmann student learning style scale and the data was an...

Introduction. A family history of Alzheimer's disease is a significant risk factor for its onset, but the genetic risk associated with possessing multiple risk alleles is still poorly understood. Methods. In a sample of 95 older adults (Mean age = 75.1, 64.2% female), we constructed a genetic risk score based on the accumulation of risk alleles in BDNF, COMT, and APOE. A neuropsychological eval...

BACKGROUND The development of new markers for lymphatic endothelium allowed the study of intratumoral lymphatic microcirculation, as well as its association with lymph node metastasis. METHODS In all, 120 patients with laryngopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LPSCC) without previous treatment were retrospectively studied. The immunohistochemical determination of PA2.26 antigen/podoplanin wa...

BACKGROUND Opioid therapy is an increasingly used modality for treatment of musculoskeletal pain despite multiple associated risks. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how preoperative opioid use affects early outcomes after total joint arthroplasty. METHODS A total of 174 patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty were matched by age, gender, and procedure into 3 groups stratified by...

We study relationships between the dipole excitation and the ground state ms radius of a two-body system in the case of local potentials. We recall the inequality obtained long ago by Bertlmann and Martin, and discuss correction factors transforming the inequality in an approximate expression. Connecting the correction factor to the contribution of the lowest dipole state to the sum rule, we ge...

Self-report studies suggest that patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) evidence difficulties with interoceptive awareness. Indeed, interoceptive deficits may persist after recovery of BN and may be a biological trait that predisposes symptom development in BN. However, no studies to date have directly assessed interoceptive sensitivity, or accuracy in detecting and perceiving internal body cues, i...

Absolute branching fractions for the 013 and D/4 decays D++I?‘e+v, , D++K’p+v,, D++K*‘e+v, , and D’+K*-e+v, are determined using completely reconstructed D D events at the y(3770). Reconstructed D’+K-e+v, decays are used to determine the pole mass of the f+($‘) form factor. Resonant K* production dominates the process D+Kxev, the K” polarization is measured. Limits on several Cabibbo suppressed...