shaking; (b) Changes in volumetric measurements and image quality due to motion correction). The p-value is shown as calculated with the Wilcoxon rank-sum test when comparing the volumes with and without correction. 1417 Prospective motion correction with FID-triggered image navigators Maryna Babayeva, Pavel Falkovskiy, Tom Hilbert, Guillaume Bonnier, Bénédicte Maréchal, Reto Meuli, Jean-Philip...

In vitro activity of the essential oil from Piper diospyrifolium leaves was tested using disk diffusion techniques. The antifungal assay showed significant potencial antifungal activity: the oil was effective against several clinical fungal strains. The majority compounds in the essential oil were identified as sesquiterpenoids by GC-MS and GC-FID techniques.

Wei Xu, Tak Pan Wong, Nadege Chery, Tara Gaertner, Yu Tian Wang, and Michel Baudry* Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA Brain Research Center, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada Lab address: http://www.usc.edu/programs/neuroscience/faculty/profile.php?fid=21 *Correspondence: [email protected] DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2006....

The composition of essential oil from the rhizomes of Hedychium larsenii M. Dan & Sathish was examined by GC-FID and GC-MS techniques. 99% of the oil consisted of monoterpenoids. Sesquiterpenoids were present only in negligible quantities. Linalool and 1,8-cineole were identified as the major components. The oil showed moderate antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bact...

Hyperinsulinemia is a hallmark of insulin resistance-associated metabolic disorders. Under physiological conditions, insulin maintains a balance between nitric oxide (NO) and, the potent vasoconstrictor, endothelin-1 (ET-1). We tested the hypothesis that acute hyperinsulinemia will preferentially augment ET-1 protein expression, disrupt the equilibrium between ET-1 expression and endothelial NO...

The fundamental causes of animal-vehicle collisions are unclear, particularly at the level of animal detection of approaching vehicles and decision-making. Deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) are especially costly in terms of animal mortality, property damage, and safety. Over one year, we exposed free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to vehicle approach under low ambient light con...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that body image perception is an important factor in weight control and may be influenced by culture and ethnicity. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between immigrant status of the mother and weight status and body image perception of the child. METHODS In total, 2706 schoolchildren (1405 boys and 1301 girls) aged 8-9 years and t...

BACKGROUND The percentage of hypochromic red blood cells (RBCs) (%HYPO) has been demonstrated as the best predictor of response to iron loading in haemodialysis patients treated with recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO). However, we have previously shown that this parameter is positively influenced by erythropoietic activity since reticulocytes are considered hypochromic by cell counters. ...

PURPOSE Tumor cells undergo a variety of biological changes under sustained hypoxic conditions, allowing cells to survive and retain their clonogenic potential. The purpose of this study is to relate the expression of the hypoxia marker carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9) to the uptake of iododeoxyuridine (IdUrd), a marker of proliferation, in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Colocalization of Id...