BACKGROUND Schizophrenia and affective psychoses share several common biological origins, particularly genetic susceptibility. Kraepelin posited that differing clinical expressions in these disorders reflect different etiopathologies. We tested a neuropsychological component of this hypothesis by evaluating verbal memory and visual memory performance in nonpsychotic youth at familial risk for p...

where G is a finite group and L is a faithful ZG-lattice of finite rank, i.e., a free Z-module of finite rank on which G acts faithfully. Let X be a flat manifold with fundamental group Γ. The group Aff(X) of affine self-equivalences of X is a Lie group. Its identity component Aff0(X) is a torus whose dimension is the rank of the center of Γ, and Aff(X)/Aff0(X) is isomorphic to Out(Γ), the oute...

The aim of this study was to clarify the identity of specimens designated as Opius sp. aff. bellus using geometric morphometry and analysis of the ITS2 region of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and region D2 of the 28S rDNA. Opius bellus Gahan is a koinobiont endoparasitoid of fruit fly larvae (Diptera: Tephritidae) exclusively found in the Neotropical region, but widely distributed from Mexico to Arg...

I . ABSTRACT JPL is developing novel RF tracking sensors for both of NASA’s New Millennium Program constellation missions, ST-3LStarLight and ST-5. ST-3/StarLight9 the Separated Spacecraft Inlerferometer, is a two-satellite formation in heliocentric orbit designed to demonstrate various technologies required for space interferometry. Scheduled for a 2006 launch. ST-3 will fly JPL’s Autonomous F...

Th e objectives were to study the frequencies and classifi cation of fractures in young camels and to evaluate the clinical relevance of external fi xation as a method of treatment. Cases of fractures (n = 75) in young camels (less than 2 years old) were studied. On admission, the cause, site, classifi cation, and radiography of the fractures as well as the methods of treatment were investigate...

Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) compete intensively for dung resources, and most species forage in the understory. Here, we describe the unique behavior of one dung beetle species, Canthon aff. quadriguttatus (Olivier), associated with two species of monkeys from Peru. We observed this beetle species on the genital and anal regions of the brown titi monkey, Callicebus brun...

PURPOSE Atypical femoral fracture (AFF), periprosthetic femoral fracture (PPFF) and femoral nonunion (FNU) are recalcitrant challenges for orthopedic surgeons. Teriparatide (TPTD) had been demonstrated to have anabolic effects on bone in various studies. We postulated that adjuvant TPTD after operation would enhance biologic stimulation for bone formation. We investigated (1) whether the adjuva...

The aim of the research was to establish the infl uence of techno music on the reaction times of participants in the research. Our hypothesis was that stimulating music, such as techno, would shorten the participants’ reaction time to visual stimuli while, without music, the reaction time would be longer. To defi ne the reaction time to expected light stimuli we used a special apparatus for mea...

Following the loss of natural teeth after extraction, the bone begins to resorb. Th e results of this resorption are accelerated by wearing dentures and tend to aff ect the mandible more severely than the maxilla. Besides, general factors include the presence of nutritional abnormalities and systemic bone disease such as osteoporosis; endocrine dysfunction may aff ect bone metabolism. Preprosth...