We reported previously that the neuropeptide oxytocin attenuates stress-induced hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activity and anxiety behavior. This study sought to identify forebrain target sites through which oxytocin may mediate its anti-stress effects. Ovariectomized, estradiol-treated rats received intracerebroventricular infusions of oxytocin (1 or 10 ng/hr) or vasopressin (10 ng/hr), ...

The Laacher See volcano (LSV) is located at the western margin of Neuwied Basin, central part Middle Rhine Basin Germany. Its paroxysmal Plinian eruption c. 13 ka ago (Laacher event; LSE) deposited a complex tephra sequence in whilst distal ashes became one most important chronostratigraphic markers Central Europe. However, some other impacts on landscape formation have thus far been largely ne...

We report here on differential linear scan voltammetry, DLSV, that combines the working principles of linear scan voltammetry, LSV, and the numerous existing pulsed voltammetry techniques. DLSV preserves the information from continuous interrogation in voltage and high accuracy that LSV provides about electrochemical processes, and the much better sensitivity of differential pulsed techniques. ...

In this paper, we introduce an algorithm to delineate elementary forms on Digital Elevation Models (DEMs). Elementary forms are defined by constant values of fundamental morphometric properties and limited by discontinuities of these properties. A multiresolution segmentation technique was customized to partition the layers of altitude derivatives into homogeneous divisions through a self-scala...

Text The phase one results from the randomized Radial artery versus Saphenous Vein Patency (RSVP) trial are published in the current issue of the Journal [1]. Fifty-two patients had quantitative angiography with Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow assessment, approximately 3 months after coronary bypass graft surgery. A subset of 7 patients had in-vivo assessment of graft flow and...

PURPOSE To assess long-term anatomic and visual outcomes and associated complications of lens-sparing vitrectomy (LSV) for treatment of tractional retinal detachments (TRDs) associated with stages 4B and 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS We performed a retrospective review of medical records and data analyses of consecutive patients who presented with stages 4B and 5 ROP and underwe...

in this study, simple, fast and reliable cyclic voltammetry (cv), linear sweep voltammetry (lsv), square wave voltammetry (swv) and differential pulse voltammetry (dpv) methods were developed and validated for determination of bosentan in pharmaceutical preparations. the proposed methods were based on electrochemical oxidation of bosentan at platinum electrode in acetonitrile solution containin...

O presente trabalho reporta o desenvolvimento de um novo método voltamétrico para análise de íons ouro(III) usando eletrodo de carbono impresso modificado com poli-L-histidina. O procedimento é baseado no acúmulo do complexo [AuCl 4 ], na superfície do eletrodo sob potencial de circuito aberto e tempo de acúmulo controlado. Parâmetros que influenciam na resposta, tais como: preparação do filme,...

Spoken Language Systems at Saarland University (LSV) participated this year with 5 runs at the TAC KBP English slot filling track. Effective algorithms for all parts of the pipeline, from document retrieval to relation prediction and response post-processing, are bundled in a modular end-to-end relation extraction system called RelationFactory. The main run solely focuses on shallow techniques ...