A hydrogeologic characterization was performed to evaluate the nature of groundwater flow in an alluvial and underlying fractured bedrock aquifer in the area between an unlined, inactive landfill and a river in southern California. The hydrogeologic characterization was used to enhance the site conceptual model for the site, and to design a bioaugmentation pilot test to evaluate the use of enha...

The electrophysiologic effects of the imidazole-substituted diheterabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane compounds GLG-V-13 and KMC-IV-84 were evaluated in canine ventricular tissues using intracellular and extracellular recordings. The drugs produced a concentration-dependent prolongation of action potential duration at 90% of repolarization in Purkinje (338 +/- 26 to 611 +/- 43 msec, 10 mg/l GLG-V-13; 328 +/...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Automatic capture algorithms periodically measure the minimal quantity current needed for pacing, self-adjusting output to guarantee consistent myocardial capture, enhancing patient safety in case an unexpected rise threshold and reducing drain. Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is emerging conduction system (CSP) ...

We present experimental observations and a conceptual model for understanding the compression swelling characteristics of Old Alluvium (OA) from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prior studies have classified OA as transported, in situ weathered tropical soil whose intact macrostructure comprises cemented, pseudo-silt with mixture quartz grains aggregated clay particles. The aggregates include mixtures ka...

To compare the individual and combined electrophysiological effects of amiodarone and procainamide, 35 patients with sustained ventricular arrhythmias underwent programmed stimulation in the control state, after procainamide (mean concentration, 8.7 +/- 2.8 micrograms/ml), after 13 +/- 2 days of amiodarone (1,400 mg/day x 7 days, then 400 mg/day), and after amiodarone with procainamide (mean pr...

Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) following median nerve stimulation of 25 medical students were recorded along with their height, age and upper limb length. Three major positive and negative peaks were recorded. P1 (16 msec), N1 (20 msec), P2 (28 msec), N2 (33 msec), P3 (43 msec), N3 (50 msec). Significant correlation (P value < 0.05) of N1 and P1 with height and limb length was observed....

BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was characterized by deficit in the attention mechanism. Until now, the visual-spatial attention deficit in children with ADHD remains controversial. We report a study of the visual spatial attention to assess covert shifts of attention and sustained attention theoretically linked to two neuroanatomically defined attentional system in t...

The echocardiogram of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve (ECHO) was compared to hemodynamic and cineroentgenographic data to evaluate its accuracy in timing mitral valve (MV) opening and closure, and to validate it as an indicator of MV motion. The ECHO, high speed cineroentgenography at 250 frames/sec, and/or measurement of intracardiac pressures allowed accurate timing of the events of ...

PURPOSE To develop a robust T1ρ magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequence for assessment of myocardial disease in humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS We developed a breath-held T1ρ mapping method using a single-shot, T1ρ-prepared balanced steady-state free-precession (bSSFP) sequence. The magnetization trajectory was simulated to identify sources of T1ρ error. To limit motion artifacts, an optical ...