the activity-dependent regulation of dendritic voltage-activated ion channels [9]. Activity-dependent plasticity of dendritic synaptic integration must therefore be considered to contribute to information storage in the brain. It is now clear that dendritic spikes are generated in many regions of the dendritic tree of single neurons. The challenge for the future is to dissect the role played by...

Verbal communication in noisy backgrounds is challenging. Understanding speech in background noise that fluctuates in intensity over time is particularly difficult for hearing-impaired listeners with a sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The reduction in fast-acting cochlear compression associated with SNHL exaggerates the perceived fluctuations in intensity in amplitude-modulated sounds. SNHL-i...

[1] We conducted a modeling study to evaluate how soil hydrological properties regulate water and carbon dynamics of grassland ecosystems in response to multifactor global change. We first calibrated a process-based terrestrial ecosystem (TECO) model against data from two experiments with warming and clipping or doubled precipitation in Great Plains. The calibrated model was used to simulate re...

Of significant scientific and public concern is the high toxicity, bioaccumulation, magnified concentration within food web of mercury (Hg). Hg content both dissolved in suspended forms water as well biomass different hydrobiont taxa was studied 18 saline lakes Crimea from 2012 to 2021. The impact factors (salinity, seasonality, anthropogenic activities, geological background, etc.) analyzed. g...

Purpose: To determine whether magnified digital mammography using a computed radiography system can produce better spatial resolution by reducing the focus-object distance, and to define the optimal magnification factor when a large x-ray tube focal spot is used for digital mammography using a CR system. Materials and Methods: Digital images obtained using computed radiography of a breast phant...

INTRODUCTION Fluid responsiveness prediction is difficult in spontaneously breathing patients. Because the swings in intrathoracic pressure are minor during spontaneous breathing, dynamic parameters like pulse pressure variation (PPV) and systolic pressure variation (SPV) are usually small. We hypothesized that during spontaneous breathing, inspiratory and/or expiratory resistors could induce h...

We propose a vortex-like metamaterial device that is capable of transferring image along a spiral route without losing subwavelength information of the image. The super-resolution image can be guided and magnified at the same time with one single design. Our design may provide insights in manipulating super-resolution image in a more flexible manner. Examples are given and illustrated with nume...