Sequence analysis was performed on viral RNA isolated from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that died during two chronologically and geographically separate epizootics in North America. Both dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) and porpoise morbil-livirus (PMV) were detected in bottlenose dolphins that died during the 1987 U.S. Atlantic coast epizootic. Our results indicate not only that these v...

This paper proposes a domain-general model for the functional contribution of ventral premotor cortex (PMv) and adjacent Broca's area to perceptual, cognitive, and motor processing. We propose to understand this frontal region as a highly flexible sequence processor, with the PMv mapping sequential events onto stored structural templates and Broca's Area involved in more complex, hierarchical o...

This study compared the responses of ventral and dorsal premotor cortex (PMv and PMd) neurons to predictable force-pulse perturbations applied during a precision grip. Three monkeys were trained to grasp an unseen instrumented object between the thumb and index finger and to lift and hold it stationary within a position window for 2-2.5 s. The grip and load forces and the object displacement we...

BACKGROUND Mild commissural mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with significantly higher restenosis-free survival after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV), which suggests that different mechanisms of significant MR after PMV may have different clinical courses. We therefore analyzed long-term prognostic factors of significant MR after PMV. METHODS AND RESULTS Echocardiographic and c...

A personalized thermal comfort prediction method is proposed for use in combination with smart controls for building automation. Occupant thermal comfort is traditionally measured and predicted by the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) metric, which is based on extensive field trials linking reported comfort levels with the various factors. However, PMV is a statistical measure applying to large populat...

We describe here serological and structural properties of a virus, Mason-Pfizer Monkey Virus (M-PMV), isolated from a simian mammary tumor. This virus is morphologically similar to the known oncogenic RNA viruses (oncornaviruses). It has a 60-70S RNA, and its replication is inhibited by actinomycin. Antisera prepared against the virus isolated by density-gradient centrifugation identify at leas...

‎In this paper‎, ‎we introduce the notion of the radical of a $PMV$-algebra $A$ and we charactrize radical $A$ via elements of $A$‎. ‎Also‎, ‎we introduce the notion of the radical of a $cdot$-ideal in $PMV$-algebras‎. ‎Several characterizations of this radical is given‎. ‎We define the notion of a semimaximal $cdot$-ideal in a $PMV$-algebra‎. ‎Finally we show that $A/I$ has no nilpotent elemen...

BACKGROUND The functional status and outcomes in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) are often limited by poor endurance and pulmonary mechanics, which result from the primary diseases or prolonged time bedridden. We evaluate the impact of exercise training on pulmonary mechanics, physical functional status, and hospitalization outcomes in PMV patients. METHODS Twenty-seven ...