AIMS We evaluated the effects of RU28318 (RU), a selective mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, Captopril (Capt), an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, and Losartan (Los), an angiotensin receptor blocker, alone or in combination with ischemia/reperfusion- (I/R-) induced cardiac dysfunction in hearts obtained from normal and diabetic rats. METHODS Isolated hearts were perfused for...

We demonstrate that Drosophila capulet (capt), a homolog of the adenylyl cyclase-associated protein that binds and regulates actin in yeast, associates with Abl in Drosophila cells, suggesting a functional relationship in vivo. We find a robust and specific genetic interaction between capt and Abl at the midline choice point where the growth cone repellent Slit functions to restrict axon crossi...

We studied a group of immigrants who were following regular, teacher-fronted Dutch classes, and who were assigned to three groups using either a) DutchCAPT, a Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) system with Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) that provides feedback on a number of Dutch speech sounds that are problematic for L2 learners, b) a CAPT system without feedback, c) no CAPT s...

BACKGROUND Transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (vCJD) is a major concern in blood transfusion. The P-Capt filter has been shown to remove around 4 log ID(50) prion infectivity from prion-spiked human red blood cells (RBCs). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Two independent, single-center, randomized, open-label studies were designed to analyze the safety of P-Capt-filtered RBCs. RBCs pre...

from leave, to the Fatelipur district. Henderson, Surgn.-Capt. S. H., Supernumerary Civil Surgn., Fatehpur, on relief by Surgn.-Major Gr. A. Emerson, to be attached for duty to the Central Prison, Bareilly, as a temporary measure. Chaytor-YVhite, Surgn.-Capt. J., Supernumerary Civil Surgn., Mirzapur, on relief by Surgn.-Major P. J. Freyer, is attached to the Allahabad district as a temporary me...

This survey examines the feedback in current Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) systems and focus on perceptual feedback. The advantages of perceptual feedback are presented, while on the other hand, the reasons why it has not been integrated into commercial CAPT systems are also discussed. This is followed by a suggestion of possible directions of future work.

Nowadays there are several challenges for English teachers as well as researchers regarding how to teach foreign language pronunciation more effectively. The current study aimed to explore the effect of computer-assisted pronunciation teaching (CAPT) on Persian monolinguals and Turkmen- Persian and also Baloch- Persian bilinguals’ pronunciation considering production and perception. A sample of...

To the Editor, "Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?Kindly publish in your widely circulated journal. The following subscriptions have been received towards the " Price Memorial Fund " up to the 18th July 1896:? Rs. A. P. Amount paid by Students of the College ... 267 0 0 Surg.-Maj.-General C. Sibthorpe Brig.-Surg.-Lt.-Col. A. M. Branfoot Surg.-Lt.-Col. W. It. Browne Surg.-Lt.-Col. J. Maitland Surg.-...

A computer assisted pronunciation teaching system (CAPT) is a fundamental component in a computer assisted language learning system (CALL). A speech recognition based CAPT system often requires a large amount of speech data to train the incorrect phone models in its speech recognizer. But collecting incorrectly pronounced speech data is a labor intensive and costly work. This paper reports an e...