Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) are important determinants of neuronal excitability which are implicated in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Ankyrin-G contributes to the distribution and regulation of VGSC. Here we investigated the alterations of the two alpha-subunits SCN8A and SCN1A and their adapter ankyrin-G in the hippocampal cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) of rats after pilocarpine induced status...

41 Systemic maternal inflammation is implicated in preterm birth and bronchopulmonary 42 dysplasia (BPD) and may induce morbidities including reduced pulmonary function, sleep43 disordered breathing and cardiovascular disorders. Here we test the hypothesis that antenatal 44 maternal inflammation per se causes altered alveolar development and increased chemoreflex 45 sensitivity that persists be...

Several new model independent techniques for the analysis of multidimensional data are presented and applied to exclusive multiparticle production. For the reaction pp-+pprr'n+~c-~from 12 to 28 GeV/c, an algorithm that directly compares two multidimensional point distributions is used to show that the shape of d120/d($?)12 is energy independent while d60/dx6 (x=p,,/pmax) varies dramatically wit...

The present paper integrates neoclassical offer curves and production theory, introducing utility maximization and trade levels into the comparative static factor proportions model. The paper analyzes production conditions that determine the Metzler paradox that a tariff could lower the tariff inclusive import price. The model provides a more complete link between neoclassical and factor propor...

In economies subject to uninsurable idiosyncratic risks, competitive equilibrium allocations are constrained inefficient: reallocations of assets support Pareto superior allocations. This is the case even if the asset market for the allocation of aggregate risks is complete. © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JEL classification: D52; D60; H20

A definition of a utilitarian social welfare relation (SWR) for infinite utility streams is proposed. Such a relation is characterized in terms of the Pareto, Anonymity and Partial Unit Comparability Axioms. The merits of the utilitarian SWR, relative to the more restrictive SWR induced by the overtaking criterion, are examined. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JEL classification: D60;...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the effectiveness of short-timed post-meal and one-time daily exercise on glycemic control in patients with T2DM. METHODS Sixty-four T2DM patients were randomised into crossover design. Group A (n = 32) underwent post-meal exercise (moderate-intensity brisk walking covering 1500-1600 steps for 15 min, starting 15 min after each meal) from d1 to d60 followed by one-time ...

The threat of pathogen survival following ozone treatment of meat necessitates careful evaluation of the microorganisms surviving under such circumstances. The objective of this study was to determine whether sublethal aqueous ozone treatment (3 ppm of O3 for 5 min) of microorganisms on beef surfaces would result in increased or decreased survival with respect to subsequent heat, alkali, or NaC...

Background. Pain after abdominal hysterectomies is a common clinical problem. It can be both acute and chronic affects up to 30 % of patients surgery. The purpose our study was determine the frequency pain in first 3 days evaluate risk developing neuropathic 60 total hysterectomy. Materials methods. A prospective cohort single-center parallel groups conducted. included 52 women divided into gro...

We reconsider the class of weighted Kalai-Smorodinsky solutions of Dubra (2001), and using methods of Imai (1983), extend their characterization to the domain of multilateral bargaining problems. Aside from standard axioms in the literature, this result involves a new property that weakens the axiom Bilateral Consistency (Lensberg, 1988), by making the notion of consistency dependent on how ide...