Adolescence is characterized by an increase in risk-taking and reward-seeking behaviors. In other populations, increased risk taking has been associated with tighter coupling between cortisol production and ventral striatum (VS) activation during reward anticipation; this relation has not yet been examined, however, as a function of adolescent development. This study examined the influence of p...

In the Ayurveda, wrist pulse signals are used for understanding the status of human health. It is noninvasive method and subjective in nature. The computerized pulse acquisition system is one of the initial requirements for an objective study. The wrist pulse signal of individual is different from other till the health status is different. In this paper, we are investigating the suitability and...

Partial discharge occurs a lot in shielded dielectric power cables. Partial discharge pulses are high-frequency electromagnetic waves that propagate in the shielded dielectric power cables. This chapter will study partial discharge propagation and detection in shielded dielectric power cables.

We discuss the behavior of rotating and traveling waves { such as traveling fronts and pulses { in partial diierential equations with continuous symmetry groups under perturbations that break the continuous symmetries but preserve some discrete (lattice) symmetries. Our theory provides a rigorous and universal framework for understanding pinning, depinning and locking of discrete rotating and t...

A study to determine the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score and protein efficiency ratio of nine different cooked Canadian pulse classes was conducted in support of the establishment of protein quality claims in Canada and the United States. Split green and yellow pea, whole green lentil, split red lentil, Kabuli chickpea, navy bean, pinto bean, light red kidney bean, and black be...

The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect sizes of drug interactions on plasma olanzapine concentrations while adjusting for potentially confounding factors such as smoking. The estimation was performed by using a mixed model, data from a series of previously published studies of lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, topiramate, and mirtazapine, and unpublished data from patients under clinica...