Our previous studies have shown that an environment of constant light (CL) can lead to development of high degree of hyperopia in newborn chicks by inducing severe corneal flattening, and compensatory growth of the vitreous chamber. We wish to know whether the abnormal eye growth and progressive hyperopia under CL conditions is accomplished by a mechanism that uses the visual processing pathway...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine mortality rates among cardiogenic shock (CGS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome in the contemporary treatment era and to determine predictors of mortality. BACKGROUND It is unclear whether recent advances in pharmacological and interventional strategies have resulted in further improvements in sho...

In realizing wide-bandgap CuGaS2 (CGS) based solar cells, CGS thin film deposition methods and suitable n-type buffer layers need to be studied. Even though belongs the same chalcopyrite family as more extensively-studied Cu(In,Ga)Se2, their different nature of defects band profile require a thin-film approach well careful tuning alignment at p-n heterojunction. This study focuses on material p...

The neurotransmitter 5-HT alters growth cone motility and neurite elongation in neuron B19, isolated from the buccal ganglion of Helisoma trivolvis (Haydon et al., 1984). The effects of 5-HT are mediated by increases in intracellular calcium levels within the growth cones (Cohan et al., 1987). 5-HT causes a receptor-mediated depolarization of the membrane, which results in the opening of voltag...

CGS: cutaneous granulocytic sarcoma GS: granulocytic sarcoma IHC: immunohistochemistry KP: Koebner phenomenon MDS: myelodysplastic syndrome MPO: myeloperoxidase PG: pyoderma gangrenosum TGF-b1: transforming growth factor-beta 1 TGF-b1R: transforming growth factor-beta 1 receptor INTRODUCTION Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is also known as myeloid sarcoma or chloroma because of its green hue caused b...

Since being launched in June 1999, QuikSCAT has successfully and accurately measured ocean wind vectors. Current research is attempting to increase performance beyond the original design parameters in order to increase the utility of the data. Timing calibration is critical to this effort. Timing information is used to determine instrument performance as well as to calculate the location of eac...

A binary linear classification method, CGS method, was recently proposed by Gotoh and Takeda. The classification model was developed by introducing a risk measure known as the conditional value-at-risk (β-CVaR). CVaR minimization for the margin distribution leads to CGS problem, equivalent to ν-SVC of Schölkopf et al. in the convex case and Extended ν-SVC of Perez-Cruz et al. in the nonconvex c...

Graph processing algorithms are currently boŠlenecked by the limited bandwidth and long latency of main memory accesses. Onchip caches are of liŠle help when processing large graphs because their irregular structure leads to seemingly random memory references. However, most real-world graphs o‚er signi€cant potential locality—it is just hard to predict ahead of time. In practice, graphs have we...

OBJECTIVES The emotional and physical health consequences of caring for a family member are well documented. However, although personality has been shown to affect dyadic interactions and been linked with individual outcomes for both care recipients (CRs) and caregivers (CGs), the influence of CR personality on CG health remains unexplored. METHOD This study investigated cross-sectional assoc...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between state size (measured in terms of public spending) and public health indicators in a sample of countries representing all regions of the world and from 1990-2000. METHODS An ecological study was performed using data on Central Government Spending (CGS) and per capita Gross National Product (GNP) obtained from the International Monetary Fund, and ...