CAM-Brain is the model to create neural networks based on cellular automata, and ®nally aims at developing an arti®cial brain. In particular, this model can rapidly evolve the neural networks composed of several thousand modules with special purpose computers such as CAM-8 at MIT and CBM at ATR. This paper attempts to evolve a module of CAM-Brain for the problem to control a mobile robot, espec...

The chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) begins to develop by day 7 after fertilization and matures by day 12. The CAM is naturally immunodeficient and highly vascularized, making it an ideal system for tumor implantation. Furthermore, the CAM contains extracellular matrix proteins such as fibronectin, laminin, collagen, integrin alpha(v)beta3, and MMP-2, making it an attractive model to study ...

an increasing number of asthmatic patients are attracted by complementary and and alternative medicine (cam). the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the characteristics of cam use by children with asthma in a paediatric allergy clinic in istanbul, turkey.the parents of asthmatic children were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey study. current asthma tre...

Purpose In the Netherlands, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is offered outside the world of mainstream medicine. Patients would benefit from an integrated model in which CAM is part of main stream medicine so that disclosure of risks, benefits of CAM and credentials of CAM practitioners are sufficiently dealt with. The aim of this 4-year research project is to develop, implement an...

OBJECTIVES To improve understanding of factors that may influence disclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in the U.S. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. METHODS Data are from the 2001 Health Care Quality Survey (HCQS), a nationally representative study of adults aged 18 and older living in the continental United States. Using the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use, w...

Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of ubiquitous membrane channels that conduct water across cell membranes. AQPs form homotetramers containing four functional and independent water pores. Aquaporin-0 (AQP0) is expressed in the eye lens, where its water permeability is regulated by calmodulin (CaM). Here we use a combination of biochemical methods and NMR spectroscopy to probe the interaction betwe...