BACKGROUND Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by the chronic presence of multiple motor tics and at least one vocal/phonic tic since childhood. Tics typically change and vary in both intensity and severity over time, with remission and exacerbation common. In the vast majority of patients, tic expression is characteristically accompanied by discomforting bodily ...

We postulated that primary motor cortex (M1) activity does not just decrease immediately prior to voluntary muscle relaxation; rather, it is dynamic and acts as an active cortical process. Thus we investigated the detailed time course of M1 excitability changes during muscle relaxation. Ten healthy participants performed a simple reaction time task. After the go signal, they rapidly terminated ...

Abstract This article considers three temporary and reversible penal shaming acts in nineteenth-century Iran: the shaving or cutting of hair, irrespective gender; men's facial hair; forcible removal headgear coerced wearing silly headgear. Drawing on anthropological, historical, sociological studies this study argues that hair hat punishments embodied elements ritual, sexuality, social control,...

Calcium is an essential element for contraction of voluntary/smooth muscles, NT release, hormonal release, bone composition, acts as 2 nd messenger Calcium exists in bound form in blood and it is bound to albumin and phosphate Only 10% of the calcium is free and is active and performs its physiological function. An imbalance of Calcium can either result in: Hypercalcemiawell known symptoms incl...

1. In order to be deemed legal, acts of euthanasia must be performed according to "careful medical practice." Requests for euthanasia must be voluntary, well considered and persistent, and be made by patients who are experiencing unbearable suffering without hope of improvement. More than one physician must be involved in the decision, and both patient and physician must agree that euthanasia i...

their extension and co-ordination. It is understood that some extension of the scope of the National Health insurance Act is contemplated, and that Hospital and Pecialist Services may be included in the sphere of ?peration of the Act. The Voluntary Hospitals in Glasgow and the West Scotland submitted a Memorandum and gave ^idence before the Committee. By the courtesy of rRobert F. Barclay this ...

This paper briefly reviews the theory of social, negative, and cheap social capital then describes high cost capital. Next, this points out that our voluntary exchanges (which are enabled by prospects mutual gain) involuntary in response to threats defensive destructive acts) both reflect responses same physical socio-emotional needs. Therefore, what differentiates similar needs relationships w...

‎‎The investigation of equational compactness was initiated by‎ ‎Banaschewski and Nelson‎. ‎They proved that pure injectivity is‎ ‎equivalent to equational compactness‎. ‎Here we define the so‎ ‎called sequentially compact acts over semigroups and study‎ ‎some of their categorical and homological properties‎. ‎Some‎ ‎Baer conditions for injectivity of S-acts are also presented‎.