The agency facet of extraversion has been hypothesized to be based on individual differences in dopamine activity. Recent work suggests that resting posterior minus frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) slow oscillations (delta, theta) is both consistently associated with extraversion and sensitive to dopamine D2 receptor antagonist-induced changes in dopaminergic activity. Here we examine for ...

Olfactory event-related potentials (OERP) have been used to investigate olfactory processing in health and disease. However, the reliability of the OERP has yet to be established statistically. The present study examined test-retest reliability of the OERP over a 4-week interval. EEG was recorded from Fz, Cz, and Pz, using a single-stimulus paradigm with amyl acetate. Reliabilities for ERP comp...

Proof: The first and second derivatives of f(z) = − ln(1 − pz) are f ′(z) = p 1−pz and f ′′(z) = p (1−pz)2 = (f ′(z))2, respectively, and f j(0) = 0 for j ≥ 1, therefore d dzm f j(z) ∣∣ z=0 = 0 for j > m and thus (2) is true for j > m. When n = j = 1, we have d n dzn f j(z) ∣∣ z=0 = f ′ k(0) = p, ∑n j′=1 F (n, j ′) j! (j−j′!) [f ′(z)]nf j−j ′ (z) ∣∣∣ z=0 = p, and F (n, j)j!pn = p, therefore, (2...

The pellucid zone (PZ) is a protective embryonic cells barrier against chemical, physical or biological substances. This put, usual transfection methods are not efficient for mammal oocytes and embryos as they are exclusively for somatic cells. Carbon nanotubes have emerged as a new method for gene delivery, and they can be an alternative for embryos transfection, however its ability to cross t...

Probabilistic techniques in computer programs are becoming more and more widely used. Therefore, there is a big interest in the formal specification, verification, and development of probabilistic programs. In our work-in-progress project, we are attempting to make a constructive framework for developing probabilistic programs formally. The main contribution of this paper is to introduce an int...

The application of mineral trioxide aggregates (MTA) cement during the root canal obturation is gaining concern due to its bioactive characteristic to form an apatite in dentinal tubules. In this regard, this study was to assess the biomineralization of dentinal tubules following root canal obturation by using pozzolan-based (Pz-) MTA sealer cement (EndoSeal MTA, Maruchi). Sixty curved roots (m...

The kinetics of purified bovine hepatic fructose 1,6-diphosphatase have been examined at physiological PH. The enzyme is inhibited by high concentrations of both its substrate, fructose 1,6-diphosphate (Fru-1 ,6-Pz), and its cofactor magnesium. Magnesium inhibits at noninhibitory Fru-1,6-Pz concentrations, but at inhibitory substrate concentrations, magnesium activates rather than inhibits. Mag...

The current diagnostic modality of prostate cancer based on prostate specific antigen (PSA) and systematic biopsy is far from ideal in terms of over-diagnosing indolent prostate cancer and missing significant ones. Thus we integrated the peripheral zone volume ratio (PZ-ratio) for diagnostic refinement. This retrospective study included 247 consecutive patients who underwent initial transrectal...