Sound localization was disrupted in young barn owls by chronically plugging one ear. Owls that were younger than 8 weeks of age at the time of ear plugging recovered normal localization accuracy while plugged, whereas those that were older than 8 weeks at the time of ear plugging did not. The end of the sensitive period for the adjustment of sound localization accuracy coincides with the matura...

INTRODUCTION Ear plugging (placing fingers in or covering the ears) is a clinical seizure semiology that has been described as a response to an unformed, auditory hallucination localized to the superior temporal neocortex. The localizing value of ear plugging in more complex auditory hallucinations may have more involved circuitry. We report on one child, whose aura was a more complex auditory ...

Drilling fluid, as an essential part of the drilling process, directly affects efficiency and safety drilling. The expansion-type oil-based leak-proof plugging fluid system is a new type with advantages such plugging, good permeability, high bearing capacity, has become hot topic in research. This paper will provide detailed introduction to composition, performance, application system.

Self-Plugging Microneedles In article number 2102599, Jeong Hun Kim, WonHyoung Ryu, Ali Khademhosseini, and co-workers, develop self-plugging microneedles (SPM) for intravitreal injection. Once injected, the end of SPM is swollen to seal incision due injection rest delivers drugs desired duration. Unlike general injections, doesn't need additional sealing procedures, so this manner lowers possi...

Cancers often arise in part through derangements in protein kinase signaling. A striking example of this is the finding that approximately 30% of human tumors have mutations in Ras or B-Raf, leading to aberrant ERK kinase activation. Kinase signaling networks are often organized by scaffolding and anchoring proteins that help shape the dynamics of signal processing. AKAP-Lbc associates with the...

Advances in hardware, software, and coding standards for digital media have now made the delivery of multimedia information a standard component of many systems. Unfortunately, the pace of this technological development, coupled with strong commercial competition between leading vendors, has meant that little consensus has emerged over the design of programming interfaces to allow the creation,...

OBJECTIVE Autophony, or the unusually loud or disturbing sound of a patient's own voice, can be a prominent and disabling symptom of superior canal dehiscence (SCD) syndrome. The current study measures autophony symptoms before and after SCD plugging to quantify the benefits of surgery. STUDY DESIGN Patients undergoing SCD plugging between September 2007 and October 2008 completed a questionn...