A theoretical model of photon propagation in a scattering medium is presented, from which algebraic formulas for the detector-reading perturbations (delta R) produced by one or two localized perturbations in the macroscopic absorption cross section (delta mu a) are derived. Examination of these shows that when delta mu a is titrated from very small to large magnitudes in one voxel, the curve tr...

Robust GABA-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in neurons of the thalamic relay (TC) nuclei are important in sustaining oscillatory activity within thalamic and thalamocortical circuits. The biophysical properties and pharmacological sensitivities of these IPSCs both depend on the subunit combination of postsynaptic gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA(A)) receptors. Recombinant GABA(...

background: noninvasive techniques for the localization of the accessory pathways (aps) might help guide mapping procedures and ablation techniques. we sought to examine the diagnostic accuracy of strain imaging for the localization of the aps in wolff-parkinson-white syndrome. methods: w e prospectively studied 25 patients (mean age = 32 ± 17 years, 58.3% men) with evidence of pre-excitation o...

To determine if fatigue at maximal aerobic power output was associated with a critical decrease in cerebral oxygenation, 13 male cyclists performed incremental maximal exercise tests (25 W/min ramp) under normoxic (Norm: 21% Fi(O2)) and acute hypoxic (Hypox: 12% Fi(O2)) conditions. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to monitor concentration (microM) changes of oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin (...

A subset D of vertices of a graph G is a dominating set if for each u ∈ V (G) \ D, u is adjacent to somevertex v ∈ D. The domination number, γ(G) ofG, is the minimum cardinality of a dominating set of G. A setD ⊆ V (G) is a total dominating set if for eachu ∈ V (G), u is adjacent to some vertex v ∈ D. Thetotal domination number, γt (G) of G, is theminimum cardinality of a total dominating set o...

The study addressed the economic comparison of the achievements of Fadama III agricultural enterprises in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria using task-target performance approaches. It aimed at identifying the indicators, tasks and targets and achievement of Fadama III. Some materials used were secondary information collected from the various Fadama III project offices. Simple random sampling tec...

The cardiac enkephalin, methionine-enkephalin-arginine-phenylalanine (MEAP), alters vagally induced bradycardia when introduced by microdialysis into the sinoatrial (SA) node. The responses to MEAP are bimodal; lower doses enhance bradycardia and higher doses suppress bradycardia. The opposing vagotonic and vagolytic effects are mediated, respectively, by delta(1) and delta(2) phenotypes of the...