The application of stationary echo canceling to ultrasonic estimation of blood velocities using time-domain cross-correlation is investigated. Expressions are derived that shows the innuence from the echo canceler on the signals that enter the cross-correlation estimator. It is demonstrated that the ltration results in a velocity dependent degradation of the signal-to-noise ratio. An analytic e...

The existence of an adapted solution to a backward stochastic differential equation which is not adapted to the ltration of the underlying Brownian motion is proved. This result is applied to the pricing of contingent claims. It allows to compare the prices of agents who have di erent information about the evolution of the market. The problem is considered in both the classical and the F ollme...

Alkylphenol polyethoxylates is a group of estrogenic compounds. Natural or synthetic types of these compounds react with the endocrine system by binding hormone receptors, resulting in interference with their action, which is why they are called endocrine disrupting chemicals. Among their hydrolytic products are nonylphenols (NP), which are considered pollutants of aquatic environments. The obj...

The clinical picture of a slowly progressive sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy with loss of tendon refl exes certainly fi ts the diagnosis (Burns 2004). The early sensory symptoms in the territory of individual peripheral nerves is compatible although they would also be consistent with a vasculitic neuropathy. The severe pain is unusual and, although not unknown in CIDP, is again more sug...

Samples of the New Zealand cockleAustrovenus stutchburyi (Veneridae) collected at two di¡erent intertidal levels were found to be heavily infected by the echinostome trematode Curtuteria australis which use the mud £at whelk Cominella glandiformis and shorebirds as ¢rst and de¢nitive host, respectively. Parasite loads were on average more than 2-fold higher at the high site than at the low site...

Background – We have previously demonstrated opposite e¡ ects of exercise training in stable and progressive pulmonary hypertension (PH). Here we investigated cellular changes which may underlie the opposite e¡ ects of exercise training by focusing on right ventricular myolament protein phosphorylation and function. Methods and results – Histological analyses revealed exercise training in progr...

A 58-year-old man had a biopsy taken in November 1998 and was diagnosed as having prostatic adenocarcinoma of Gleason score 5 (3+2); his serum PSA was 86.7 ng/mL. A DRE revealed a palpable nodule of increased consistency on the left lobe of the prostate; TRUS showed a hypoechoic area 1.5 cm in diameter in the peripheral zone of the left lobe of the prostate, with no evidence of capsular or semi...

Introduction: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is more reliable than surgical valve replacement for high-risk or inoperable aortic stenosis patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of different femoral access methods on the development of vascular complications and contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after transfemoral (TF)-TAVI. Patients and Methods: In total, ...

Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) infection of the central nervous system (CNS) induces a chronic, progressivedemyelinating disease in susceptiblemouse strains characterized by inammatory mononuclear inŽltrates and spastic hind limb paralysis. Our lab has previouslydemonstrated a critical role for TMEVand myelin-speciŽc CD4+ T cells in initiating and perpetuating this pathology. ...

disease characterized by neurological symptoms due to cerebral edema after hemodialysis (HD). However, a direct measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) rarely objectifi ed this edema [1]. We report the case of a patient whose DDS was diagnosed by an increase of ICP. A 51-year-old man was admitted for severe traumatic brain injury. At admission, an extradural hematoma was evacuated. After sur...