Training with audiovisual (AV) speech has been shown to promote auditory perceptual learning of vocoded acoustic speech by adults with normal hearing. In Experiment 1, we investigated whether AV speech promotes auditory-only (AO) perceptual learning in prelingually deafened adults with late-acquired cochlear implants. Participants were assigned to learn associations between spoken disyllabic C(...

Patients with atypical odontalgia (AO) complain of medically unexplained toothache. No evidence-based diagnostic criteria or treatment guidelines are yet available. The present paper addresses seven clinical questions about AO based on current knowledge in the literature and discusses diagnostic criteria and guidelines for treatment and management. The questions are (i) What is the prevalence o...

purpose: to compare tecnis z9000 and akreos ao aspheric intraocular lenses (iols) in terms of spherical aberration and contrast sensitivity. methods: thirty-four eyes of 34 patients undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery were randomly assigned for implantation of tecnis or akreos ao iols. three months postoperatively, best-corrected visual acuity (bcva), spherical aberration (with 4 an...

background wound healing is a dynamic process with inflammatory response and oxidative reaction in the damaged area. alpha ointment (ao) and arnebia euchroma (arnebia) are herbal medicines with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that can be used as wound healing agents. ao is a commonly used ointment while arnebia is a newly introduced one. objectives we aimed to compare the effects of a...

1. Musaiger AO (1982): Factors Influencing Food Consumption in Bahrain. Ecol. Food Nutr., 12, 39-48. 2. Musaiger AO (1982): Dietary Habits of Bahraini Housewives During Pregnancy and Lactation. J. Kwt. Med. Ass., 16, 203-209. 3. Musaiger AO (1982): The Impact of Television Food Advertisements on Dietary Behaviour of Bahraini Housewives. Ecol. Food Nutr., 13 , 109-114. 4. Musaiger AO (1983): T...

BACKGROUND The health effects of Amaranth Oil (AO) are attributed to its specific chemical composition. That makes it an outstanding natural product for the prevention and treatment of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation-related pathologies such as sunburn, photoaging, photoimmunosuppression, and photocarcinogenesis. Most of the studies are taken on animal model, and there is a lack of research on the...

Genetics and genomics in Brazil: a promising future Maria Rita Passos-Bueno, Debora Bertola, Dafne Dain Gandelman Horovitz, Victor Evangelista de Faria Ferraz & Luciano Abreu Brito Centro de Pesquisa sobre o Genoma Humano, Departamento de Gen etica e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências Universidade de S~ao Paulo, S~ao Paulo, Brazil Instituto da Crianc a do Hospital das Cl ınicas da Fac...

1. Musaiger AO (1982): Factors Influencing Food Consumption in Bahrain. Ecol. Food Nutr., 12, 39-48. 2. Musaiger AO (1982): Dietary Habits of Bahraini Housewives During Pregnancy and Lactation. J. Kwt. Med. Ass., 16, 203-209. 3. Musaiger AO (1982): The Impact of Television Food Advertisements on Dietary Behaviour of Bahraini Housewives. Ecol. Food Nutr., 13 , 109-114. 4. Musaiger AO (1983): T...