We explored the ventral part of the premotor cortex (PMV) with intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) while monkeys performed a visual fixation task, to see whether the PMV is involved in oculomotor control. ICMS evoked saccades from a small-restricted region in the PMV, without evoking movements in the limbs, neck, or body. We found the saccade-evoking site in the PMV in a total of three hemisp...

The gene encoding an integrase of Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (M-PMV) is located at the 3'-end of the pol open reading frame. The M-PMV integrase has not been previously isolated and characterized. We have now cloned, expressed, isolated, and characterized M-PMV integrase and compared its activities and primary structure with those of HIV-1 and other retroviral integrases. M-PMV integrase prefers...

The prevalence of degenerated cells in the thickened intima of cholesterol-fed animals suggested that necrotic regions might become a focus for lesion development by attracting histiocytes or monocytes. We propose that cholesterol-rich necrotic products scavenged by macrophages incite the accumulation of cholesteryl ester and the formation of cholesteryl ester droplets. The feasibility of this ...

In humans, the rostral part of the ventral premotor cortex (PMv), the homologue of F5 in monkeys, is known to be critically involved in shaping the hand to grasp objects. How does information about hand posture, that is processed in PMv, give rise to appropriate motor commands for transmission to spinal circuits controlling the hand? Whereas PMv is crucial for skilled visuomotor control of the ...

Traditional architecture is an architectural form that passed down from one generation to the next. houses are formed through a long time responsive environment. The traditional adapt with environment increase their level of comfort and reduce disturbances for comfortable living. This study aimed identify thermal Betang Ensaid Panjang, which Dayak in Sintang Regency. Identification was done by ...

Abstract The main goal of the study is to evaluate effect thermal manikin shape on uncertainty comfort parameters CFD prediction. Numerical simulation airflow and heat transfer was carried out in a model room with displacement ventilation where standing heated located (test by P.V. Nielsen et al.). modelling using three shapes: detailed one (close human body shape), simplified (block) one, sing...

In this paper, an integrated model that coupled CONTAM and WUFI was developed to assess the indoor air quality (IAQ), moisture, thermal comfort performance. The coupling method of is described based on exchange airflow rate control variables as infiltration, natural mechanical ventilation parameters between heat moisture flow balance equations in contaminant balances CONTAM. To evaluate predict...

Action observation (AO), observing another individual perform an action, has been implicated in several higher cognitive processes including forming basic motor memories. Previous work has shown that physical practice (PP) results in cortical motor representational changes, referred to as use-dependent plasticity (UDP), and that AO combined with PP potentiates UDP in both healthy adults and str...

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) cultivars are currently under development as lignocellulosic feedstock. Here we present a survey of three established switchgrass experimental nurseries in Nebraska in which we identified Panicum mosaic virus (PMV) as the most prevalent virus. In 2012, 72% of 139 symptomatic plants tested positive for PMV. Of the PMV-positive samples, 19% were coinfected with its ...