Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics of pedal errors by younger and older drivers that relate to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) accidents. Background: SUA during an accident is a serious issue that causes numerous critical injuries and deaths every year. Previous studies have indicated that the major factor in these accidents is pedal error; howeve...

To examine the functional differentiation of chloride cells in the yolk-sac membrane of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) embryos, we developed a 'yolk-ball' incubation system in which the yolk sac was separated from the embryonic body and subjected to incubation in vitro. The yolk-ball preparation consists of the yolk and the covering yolk-sac membrane, which contains a rich population of chlo...

G. Fern andez Signal Processing Laboratory Swiss Federal Institute of Technology CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland e-mail [email protected] J-P Zr yd Plant Cell Genetics Laboratory University of Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland e-mail [email protected]

objective(s): atherosclerosis is the main leading cause of cardiovascular diseases. the purpose of this study was to assess the potential preventive effect of egg yolk hdl on the atherosclerosis plaque formation. materials and methods: thirty rabbits were divided into five groups: a; normal diet, b; hyper-cholesterolemic diet, c; hypercholesterolemic + 400 mg/kg egg yolk hdl d; hypercholesterol...

Whether cooling occurred in the Southern Hemisphere during the Younger Dryas (YD) is key to understanding mechanisms of millennial climate change. Although Southern Hemisphere records do not reveal a distinct climate reversal during the late glacial period, many mountain glaciers readvanced. We show that the Puerto Bandera moraine (50 degrees S), which records a readvance of the Southern Patago...

Maternal yolk androgens in avian eggs have been shown to affect numerous offspring traits. These changes in offspring phenotype represent examples of maternal effects and are thought to adjust offspring development to the posthatching environment. When studying the functional consequences of yolk hormones it is, therefore, crucial to manipulate the yolk androgen concentrations as well as the en...

of yours truly; but now the CV of a successful applicant looks like that of a newly minted full Professor from olden times. Notwithstanding these demands, and the associated high quality of a fledgling facultylevel type, the job starts with some ‘setup’ money for equipping the lab; but next to no means are provided to initiate that ‘research program’ and to sustain it during the years to come. ...