Ixodes scapularis ticks were collected in 2000 and 2001 from two areas in Pennsylvania and tested for the presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi by PCR and DNA sequencing. Of the ticks collected from northwestern and southeastern Pennsylvania, 162 of 263 (61.6%) and 25 of 191 (13.1%), respectively, were found to be positive for B. burgdorferi. DNA sequencing showed >99% ...

We describe two new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus on the basis of a new reptile collection from the limestone karst forest of Hoa Binh Province, northwestern Vietnam. Cyrtodactylus otai sp. nov. from Hang Kia-Pa Co Nature Reserve and Cyrtodactylus bobrovi sp. nov. from Ngoc Son-Ngo Luong Nature Reserve can be distinguished from each other and from their congeners by their genetic distincti...

OBJECTIVE To document the incidence and outcomes of narcotic use during pregnancy in northwestern Ontario. DESIGN Three-year prospective cohort study. SETTING Sioux Lookout and surrounding communities in northwestern Ontario. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1206 consecutive births in a catchment area of 28 000 First Nations patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence of narcotic use, and maternal...

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect warm-blooded animals and humans. The present study was performed to investigate the seroprevalence of T. gondii in horses in Xinjiang, northwestern China. A total of 637 blood samples were collected from seven regions in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang in 2011 and assayed for T. gondii antibodies usi...

AIM To investigate the association of glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) gene polymorphism in patients with idiopathic azoospermia or oligospermia in the northwestern China population. METHODS In the case-control study, GSTT1 genotypes were identified by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with peripheral blood DNA samples from 78 patients with idiopathic azoospermia, 103 patients wit...

Bayesian Nash equilibria that fail to be hindsight (or alternatively ex-post) stable do not provide reliable predictions of outcomes of games in many applications. We characterize a family of Bayesian games in which all equilibria are asymptotically hindsight-stable, and discuss the consequences of this robustness property. In contrast to earlier literature, we establish hindsight stability in ...

velocities and blood flow in the AVM feeding arteries, contralateral arteries, draining veins, and straight sinus. Figure 3: Perfusion ratios (CBF, CBV, and MTT) in four pairs of ROIs (Ni/Nc, Hi/Hc, Pi/Pc, and Ri/Rc) between the affected and nonaffected hemispheres. Figure 1: 4D flow visualization (pathlines) and analysis plane positions for flow quantification in a left medial occipital AVM (l...

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut; Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; Cardiac Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Cincinnati, Ohio; De...

On campus, I founded an ethics and social interest discussion group that focuses on addressing and facilitating discussion about relevant ethical issues in the current medical community. Next year I am pursuing a dual masters in Bioethics and Genetic Counseling at Northwestern University. Following my time at Northwestern I hope to enter medical school. My specific interests surround infertilit...

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut; Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; Cardiac Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Cincinnati, Ohio; De...