McIntosh, A. R., R. E. Cabeza, and N. J. Lobaugh. Analysis of overt visual stimulation, the second hypothesis was that this neural interactions explains the activation of occipital cortex by an activation would be mediated through effects from higher auditory stimulus . J. Neurophysiol. 80: 2790–2796, 1998. Largeorder cortical areas, likely posterior association or prefrontal scale neural inter...

This paper examines the existence of social interactions in malaria preventive behaviors in Sub-Saharan Africa, that is, whether an individual's social environment has an influence on the individual's preventive behaviors. We focus on the two population groups which are the most vulnerable to malaria (children under 5 years and pregnant women) and on two preventive behaviors (sleeping under a b...

Tasks employing parametric variation in movement rate are associated with predictable modulations in neural activity and provide a convenient context for developing new techniques for system identification. Using a multistage approach, we explored the functional and effective connectivity of a visuomotor control system by combining generalized partial least squares (gPLS) with subsequent struct...

The Reull Vallis outflow channel is a segmented system of fluvial valleys which originates from the volcanic plains of the Hesperia Planum region of Mars. Explanation of the formation of the Reull Vallis outflow channel by canonical catastrophic groundwater release models faces difficulties with generating sufficient hydraulic head, requiring unreasonably high aquifer permeability, and from lim...

There has been a growing awareness over the past decade that stiffening of the aorta, and its attendant effects on hemodynamics, is both an indicator and initiator of diverse cardiovascular, neurovascular, and renovascular diseases. Although different clinical metrics of arterial stiffness have been proposed and found useful in particular situations, there remains a need to understand better th...

Introduction The concept of functional integration aims at relating the specific activity of brain regions to context-dependent interactions between neural regions [1]. Dynamic causal modeling or DCM [2] is a recent method that models functional integration. It allows for estimation of regional interactions in addition to direct effects of stimuli on regional activity. Furthermore, interactions...

This paper examines the nature of interregional competition and complementarity in Indonesia. The analysis is important for the island country given the heterogeneity of the regional economies and will provide insights into the structure of economic interactions that should prove useful for policy-makers considering alternative decentralization schemes. Covering the 1975-1999 period, the analys...

This paper presents a model supporting intelligent interactions of tourists with other tourists and locals and the tourism information of a particular Destination before, during and after the trip. The approach tries to bridge the “Community Gap” which is the lack of interactions among tourists and between tourists and locals at a particular Destination. Community interactions are very importan...

Complex systems of humans and nature often experience rapid and unpredictable change that results in undesirable outcomes for both ecosystems and society. In circumpolar regions, where multiple converging drivers of change are reshaping both human and natural communities, there is uncertainty about future dynamics and the capacity to sustain the important interactions of social-ecological syste...

OBJECTIVES Extra-thoracic tumors send out pilot cells that attach to the pulmonary endothelium. We hypothesized that this could alter regional lung mechanics (tissue stiffening or accumulation of fluid and inflammatory cells) through interactions with host cells. We explored this with serial inspiratory computed tomography (CT) and image matching to assess regional changes in lung expansion. ...