We study quantum interference effects on the transition strength for strongly localized electrons hopping on two-dimensional ~2D! square and three-dimensional ~3D! cubic lattices in the presence of a magnetic field. These effects arise from the interference between phase factors associated with different electron paths connecting two distinct sites. For electrons confined on a square lattice, w...

Reverse cochlear propagation in the intact cochlea of the gerbil: evidence for slow 1 traveling waves. 2 3 4 Sebastiaan W. F. Meenderink & Marcel van der Heijden 5 6 Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE 7 Rotterdam, the Netherlands 8 9 Running head: Reverse propagation in the cochlea 10 11 Contact information: 12 S.W.F. Meenderink; Erasmus MC, Department of Neu...

The purpose of this article was to evaluate the accuracy of predicting amnionicity using the number of yolk sacs by diagnostic ultrasound examination in monochorionic (MC) multifetal pregnancies between 7 + 0 and 9 + 6 gestational weeks. A total of 97 patients with MC multifetal pregnancies underwent early ultrasound examination from 2004 to 2014 at Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare...

Chilenski and Miller [1] claim that the error detection probability of a test set with full modified condition/decision coverage (MC/DC) on the system under test converges to 100% for an increasing number of test cases, but there are also examples where the error detection probability of an MC/DC adequate test set is indeed zero. In this work we analyze the effective error detection rate of a t...

OBJECTIVE Activated mast cells (MCs) induce endothelial cell (EC) apoptosis in vitro and are present at sites of plaque erosions in vivo. To further elucidate the role of MCs in endothelial apoptosis and consequently in plaque erosion, we have studied the molecular mechanisms involved in MC-induced EC apoptosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Primary cultures of rat cardiac microvascular ECs (RCMECs) an...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of the type of root canal preparation, intraradicular post and mechanical cycling on the fracture strength of roots. MATERIAL AND METHODS eighty human single rooted teeth were divided into 8 groups according to the instruments used for root canal preparation (manual or rotary instruments), the type of intraradicular post (fiber posts- FRC and cast post and cor...

Y. Mérot †, MD, Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH–1011 Lausanne (Switzerland) Although Merkel cell (MC) was described more than a century ago by Merkel [1], the involvement of MC within a pathologic process remains unclear. Besides the so-called MC carcinoma (neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin) ‚ hyperplasia of MC has been observed. Gould et al. [2, 3] re...

BACKGROUND Recently a novel topical nail lacquer, ciclopirox solution 8%, has been approved for the treatment of onychomycosis. OBJECTIVE This was undertaken to determine the most cost-effective treatment for the treatment of dermatophyte onychomycosis of the toes in the United States in 2000. METHODS The nature of the problem was defined. The drug comparators were ciclopirox nail lacquer, ...

Immunoassays are widely used biochemical techniques to detect microcystins in environmental samples. The use of immunoassays for the detection of microcystins is vulnerable to matrix components and other interferents. This study is an evaluation of the effects of interfering substances commonly found in drinking and ambient water samples using commercially-available immunoassay kits for microcy...

We assessed whether resting anterior asymmetry would discriminate individual differences in repressive-defensive coping styles. In 2 sessions, resting electroencephalogram was recorded from female adults during 8 60-s baselines. Subjects were classified as repressors or nonrepressors on the basis of scores on the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MC), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (...