The market for photovoltaic (PV) energy systems is expanding rapidly in the U.S. Almost 100,000 PV systems have been installed in California alone, more than 90% of which are residential. Some of those “PV homes” have sold, yet little research exists estimating if those homes sold for significantly more than similar non-PV homes. A clearer understanding of these effects might influence the deci...

BACKGROUND Panton-Valentine leucocidin is a Staphylococcus aureus virulence factor encoded by lukF-PV and lukS-PV that is infrequent in S aureus bacteremia (SAB), and, therefore, little is known about risk factors and outcome of lukF-PV/lukS-PV-positive SAB. METHODS This report is a register-based nationwide observational cohort study. lukF-PV was detected by polymerase chain reaction. Factor...

INTRODUCTION There are currently no studies systematically evaluating pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) using the anatomic PV ablation approach. METHODS AND RESULTS Forty-one patients with AF underwent anatomic PV ablation under the guidance of a three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping system. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) ima...

Recent studies indicate that the basolateral amygdala exhibits fast rhythmic oscillations during emotional arousal, but the neuronal mechanisms underlying this activity are not known. Similar oscillations in the cerebral cortex are generated by a network of parvalbumin (PV)-immunoreactive interneurons interconnected by chemical synapses and dendritic gap junctions. The present immunoelectron mi...

it to 680•Ž in flowing nitrogen (PV-7). Four samples having different pre-heat-treatment conditions were selected; the original coke PV-7 , the second one prepared from PV-7 by the heat treatment at 1500•Ž for 60 min (PV-15) , the third also from PV-7 by the treatment at 2060•Ž for 60 min (PV-7-20) , and the fourth by the heat treatment of PV-15 at 2060•Ž for 60 min (PV-15-20). Each sample was ...

BACKGROUND The relationship between pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy and successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is poorly understood METHODS First-pass contrast enhanced PV magnetic resonance angiography was performed in 71 consecutive patients prior to PV isolation. PV diameter and cross-sectional area (CSA) were measured prior to PV isolation. Any symptomatic or asymptomatic AF...