In a provocative paper, (~) Albert, Aharonov, and D'Amato proposed an analysis of preand post-selected ensembles in quantum mechanics (PPS ensembles) which seemed to show that in the interval between preand post-selection, certain noncommuting observables all have determinate values. Moreover, these values are context dependent: The value assumed by a degenerate observable (e.g., an observable ...

BACKGROUND Phosphene thresholds (PT) induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as well as paired-pulse suppression (PPS) of visually evoked potentials (VEP) are used to characterize visual cortex excitability, however, their relation remains unknown. METHODS We measured PT after single TMS over the occipital lobe, and recorded VEPs after paired-pulse stimulation at short stimulus-ons...

The present study investigated whether intrinsic fatigability of the muscle fibers is reduced in patients with post-polio syndrome (PPS). This may contribute to the muscle fatigue complaints reported by patients with PPS. For this purpose, we assessed contractile properties and fatigue resistance of the knee extensor muscles using repeated isometric electrically evoked contractions in 38 patien...

In Croatia, primary health care for pre-school children is organized by pediatricians (PPs) for children in urban and family doctors (FDs) for children in remote areas. This study was undertaken with the aim to determine the trends in preventive activities (general, targeting, and control check-ups and total visits) in both services (FDs, PPs), between 1995 and 2012. The main adapt source was t...

A hemangioma of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) is an extremely rare tumor and is responsible for 0.5-1% of all tumors occurring in the PPS. We report a case of PPS venous hemangioma in a 49-year-old woman presenting with diffuse swelling in the submandibular region. A preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan showed a cystic mass with multiple calcifications in the PPS. The calcific nodules we...

We show the application of a commercially available photopatternable silicone (PPS) that combines the advantageous features of both PDMS and SU-8 to address a critical bioMEMS materials deficiency. Using PPS, we demonstrate the ability to pattern free-standing mechanically isolated elastomeric structures on a silicon substrate: a feat that is challenging to accomplish using soft lithography-bas...

Effective and efficient efferocytosis of dead cells associated cellular debris are critical to tissue homeostasis healing injured tissues. This important task was previously thought be restricted professional phagocytes (PPs). However, accumulating evidence has revealed another type phagocyte, the amateur phagocyte (AP), which can also participate in efferocytosis. APs non-myeloid progenitor/no...

Abstract The current study investigated an integrated fermentation process for efficient conversion of pulp and paper sludge (PPS) material to bio-ethanol. To achieve maximum yield reducing sugar from the pretreated PPS, most influencing parameters such as enzyme dosages, surfactant dosages on PPS loadings were optimized in a batch saccharification using response surface methodology. experiment...