Physiological studies have shown that noise-induced sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) enhances the amplitude of envelope coding in auditory-nerve fibers. As pitch coding of unresolved complex tones is assumed to rely on temporal envelope coding mechanisms, this study investigated pitch-discrimination performance in listeners with SNHL. Pitch-discrimination thresholds were obtained for 14 normal...

a 7×7 complete diallel cross experiment was performed to study the genetic relationships of grain yield and some agronomic traits in rice. analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all traits. results of correlation analysis showed that rice grain yield was positively and significantly correlated with by (rp = 0.81, rg =0.55), hi (rp =0.35, rg =0.79), np (rp = 0.80...

a 7×7 complete diallel cross experiment was performed to study the genetic relationship of grain yield and some agronomic traits in rice. analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all traits. results of correlation analysis showed that rice grain yield was positively and significantly correlated with by (rp = 0.81, rg =0.55), hi (rp =0.35, rg =0.79), np (rp = 0.80,...

Rock phosphate (RP) addition in cow-dung waste-paper mixtures at rates above 2% P has been reported to increase the rate of bio-transformation and humification of organic waste mixtures during vermicomposting to produce organic fertilizer for organic farming. However, the optimization of RP for vermicomposting was not established. The objective of this study was to determine the optimal amount ...

INTRODUCTION To examine the impact of published randomized controlled trial (RCT) data on referrals for adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) in patients who had high-risk pathologic features after radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS In this population-based, retrospective Canadian study, all patients who received a diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma and underwent RP from 2003-2008 were identified thr...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of predictive factors for oncologic outcomes after radical prostatectomy (RP) for high-risk prostate cancer (PCa). METHODS A total of 813 patients underwent RP for high-risk PCa in a national retrospective multi-institutional study. High-risk PCa was defined as follows: prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level>20 ng/mL, Gleason score 8-10, and/or clinical Stage T...

Continuous experiments were conducted to study the influence of pH in the range 4.0–6.5 on the acidification of dairy wastewater at 37°C with 12 hours of hydraulic retention in an upflow reactor. Results showed that degradation of dairy pollutants increased with pH from pH 4.0 to 5.5. At pH 5.5, 95% of carbohydrate, 82% of protein and 41% of lipid were degraded. Based on chemical oxygen demand ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of a herbal formula, PerioH-035, containing Angelica sinensis, steamed Rehmannia glutinosa, Angelica dahurica, Cimicifuga heracleifolia, and Zanthoxylum piperitum on the periodontal breakdown in a well-established ligature-induced periodontitis model in rats. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 g...

We have shown recently that estrogen receptor (ER) ligands share a diphenyl ethane pharmacophore with Sah 58-035 [3-[decyldimethylsilyl]-N-[2-(4-methylphenyl)-1-phenylethyl]-propanamide], a prototypical inhibitor of the acyl-cholesterolacyl-transferase (ACAT), which enabled us to establish that ER ligands were potent inhibitors of ACAT and blocked the formation of foam cells. In the present stu...