BACKGROUND Reduced gray matter volumes in the superior temporal gyrus (STG) have been reported in patients with schizophrenia. Such volumetric abnormalities might denote alterations in cortical thickness, surface area, local gyrification or all of these factors. The STG can be anatomically divided into five subregions using automatic parcellation in FreeSurfer: lateral aspect of the STG, anteri...

This paper includes an overview of the Signal Transition Graph (STG) model extensions that makes it possible to specify switching and signal propagation delays in an STG. The correspondence of the STG timing models to the implementation by asynchronous circuit is considered. A method to simulate the behavior speci ed by consistent and bounded timed STG in VHDL environment is proposed. For illus...

In this paper the Signal Transition Graph (STG) model { a speci cation form that is widely used for asynchronous circuits' behavior speci cation is extended to allow the delay information specifying. Timed STG models and their ring semantics are dened. Then we present an automatic technique for timed STG behavior specifying in VHDL. The resulting VHDL speci cation may be used to simulate STG be...

PURPOSE To hypothesize a new theory based on soft tissue reference points on lateral profile photographs (LPPs) for determining the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO), as there is need to explore for simple strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-three participants in the age range of 20-27 years who met the inclusion criteria were recruited. LPPs were taken for all participants using stan...

Background. About 90% of thyroid cancers are differentiated thyroid cancers. Standard treatment is total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive I(131)remnant ablation and TSH suppression with thyroxine. Unsuccessful ablation drastically affects the prognosis of patients with DTC particularly high risk individuals; therefore, identifying the factors that affect the success of ablation is importan...

In a study of a possible syncarcinogenic effect of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) on sterigmatocystin ISTG) carcinogenesis. male rats were fed diets containing I 0 ppm STG. 10 ppm STG and I ppm NDMA. I ppm STG and IOppm NDMA or JOppm NDMA for 54 wk. Hepatic carcinomas developed in 75° o of the rats fed 10 ppm STG plus I ppm NDMA and in 53";, of those fed 10 ppm STG alone. The hepatic carcinomas de...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate volumes and asymmetry of superior temporal gyrus (STG) and correlate these measures with a neurocognitive evaluation of verbal performance in Williams syndrome (WS) and in a typically developing age-matched and sex-matched group. BACKGROUND Despite initial claims of language strength in WS, recent studies suggest delayed language milestones. The STG is implicated in ling...

BACKGROUND The South African (SA) health system has employed an Essential Medicines List (EML) with Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) since 1996. To date no studies have reported the changes in SA STG/EMLs. This study describes these changes over time (1996-2013) and compares latest SA STG/EMLs with the latest World Health Organization (WHO) Model EMLs to assess alignment of these lists. M...

BACKGROUND Superior temporal gyrus (STG) volume reduction is one of the most consistent findings in schizophrenia. The goal of this study was to conduct the first Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) study to investigate altered structural integrity in STG gray and white matter in patients with chronic schizophrenia compared with healthy controls. METHODS Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and DTI we...