A new preprocessing clustering technique for quantification of kinetic PET data is presented. A two-stage clustering process, which combines a precluster and a classic hierarchical cluster analysis, provides data which are clustered according to a distance measure between time activity curves (TACs). The resulting clustered mean TACs can be used directly for estimation of kinetic parameters at ...

A particular meaning can be realized by morphosyntactically distinct expressions across languages. One of the challenges for cross-linguistic research is to account for convergence in meaning in light of morphosyntactic variation. This paper examines cross-linguistic variation in the distribution and interpretation of tense in temporal adjunct clauses (TACs, e.g. English John crossed the street...

This research work takes a different approach in the discussion of urban form impacts on transport planning and auto dependency. Concentrated density represented by effective density explains auto dependency better than the conventional density and it is proved to be a realistic density representative for the urban transportation analysis. Model analysis reveals that effective density is influe...

The "Evidence-Based Telemedicine - Trauma and Acute Care Surgery" (EBT-TACS) Journal Club performed a critical review of the literature and selected three up-to-date articles on the management of renal trauma defined as American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) injury grade III-V. The first paper was the proposal for the AAST grade 4renal injury substratification into grades 4a (Low...

Cognitive and neurological dysfunctions can severely impact a patient's daily activities. In addition to medical treatment, non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has been proposed as a therapeutic technique to improve the functional state of the brain. Although during the last years tACS was applied in numerous studies to improve motor, somatosensory, visual and highe...

Hair follicles (HFs) are a defining feature of mammals and contain diverse stem cells with robust regenerative capabilities. follicle (HFSCs) respond to extra- intra-follicular signals responsible for renewal the hair early-stage wound healing. Much remains unknown about how specific wound-derived factors modulate cell contribution growth. We identified cytokine, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (T...

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a popular technique that has been used for manipulating brain oscillations and inferring causality regarding the brain-behaviour relationship. Although it promising tool, variability of tACS results raised questions robustness reproducibility its effects. Building on recent research using to modulate visuospatial attention, we here attempte...