Studies of the sex-specificity of sexual arousal in adults (i.e., the tendency to respond more strongly to preferred-sex individuals than non-preferred sex individuals) have suggested that heterosexual men, homosexual men, and homosexual women show stronger sex-specific responses than do heterosexual women. Evidence for a similar pattern of results in studies investigating the reward value of f...

Neurons in the primary visual cortex of higher mammals respond selectively to light/dark borders of a particular orientation. The receptive fields of simple cells, a type of orientation-selective cell, consist of adjacent, oriented regions alternately receiving ON-center and OFF-center excitatory input. I show that this segregation of inputs within receptive fields can occur through an activity...

Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the reversal of regiochemical outcome of the addition for substituted methyl propiolates in the rhodium-catalyzed [(2 + 2) + 2] carbocyclization with PPh3 and (S)-xyl-binap as ligands is both electronically and sterically controlled. For example, the ester functionality polarizes the alkyne π* orbital to favor overlap of the methyl-substit...

AIM The aim of the study was assess the meaning of preferred temporal orientation for results of alcohol dependence therapy. METHODS One hundred and sixteen (116) (95 men and 21 women) alcohol addict patients were evaluated at the beginning of the alcohol addiction outpatient therapy. The temporal orientation and attitude for time was assessed by using Temporal Orientation Questionnaire-AION ...

Evolution of microstructure morphologies and grain orientations of Cu-Cu bonded wafers during bonding and annealing were studied by means of transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction and X-ray diffraction. The bonded Cu grain structure reaches steady state after post-bonding anneal. An abnormal (220) grain growth was observed during the initial bonding process. Upon annealing, the ...

We consider a correlation-based model for the orientation map formation proposed by Miller [Journal of Neuroscience 14 (1994) 409] and study the formation mathematically. We perform the Fourier transform and compute the principal component of the model. With our analysis, the roles of functions are clarified and the result indicates that the developed orientation maps have the following propert...

The determination of residual or applied stress through X-ray or neutron diffraction is generally regarded as a mature method. Most x-ray diffractometers can be used to perform a measurement of lattice strain vs. tilt angle, which is then converted into stress. The apparent simplicity of the conversion (the sinø law comes to mind) betrays the fact that elastic and plastic anisotropy often cause...