Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) consist of chondroitin sulfate (CS) glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and core protein and regulate the migration, axonal outgrowth, and synaptogenesis in mammalian brains. In the present study, we investigated the localization of CSPGs, the effects of sensory deprivation on the density of perineuronal nets (PNNs), and the effects of chondroitinase ABC (Chase) ...

The present study aims to estimate the residence-time of groundwater based on bomb-produced Cl. Water samples were collected from some selected wells located around Al-Zulfi province, Riyadh central region, Saudi Arabia. Cl/Cl ratios in the water samples are determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) and Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC). Cl/Cl ratios in the groundwate...

This is a description, based largely on personal discussions, of the contributions of men from the Yale University School of Medicine to the saga of the immediate and long-term studies on the medical effects of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They played key roles in the immediate studies of bomb effects, in the creation of long-term studies of delayed effects, and in elevating the ...

Tweet Harp is a musical instrument using Twitter and a laser harp. This instrument features the use of the human voice speaking tweets in Twitter as sounds for music. It is played by touching the six harp strings of laser beams. Tweet Harp gets the latest tweets from Twitter in real-time, and it creates music like a song with unexpected words. It also creates animation displaying the texts at t...