Roll out the barrel

Postnatal Changes of Conduction Velocity of the Fibers in and out of the Mouse Barrel Cortex

There are some conflicts about constancy of conduction velocity (CV) in a given tract of nervous system. By recording excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSC) in layer IV of the somatosensory cortex we tried to clear changes in CV of thalamocortical tract of mice aged 3 to 50 days old. Field potentials and EPSC were recorded in the layer IV by stimulation of ventrobasal nucleus of thalamus (VB) ...

Is IORT ready for roll-out?

Two large randomised controlled trials of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in breast-conserving surgery (TARGIT-A and ELIOT) have been published 14 years after their launch. Neither the TARGIT-A trial nor the ELIOT trial results have changed the current clinical practice for the use of IORT. The in-breast local recurrence rate (LRR) after IORT met the pre-specified non-inferiority margins in ...

Space Shuttle Transportation (Roll-Out) Loads Diagnostics

The Space Transportation System (STS) consists of three primary components; an Orbiter Vehicle, an External Fuel Tank, and two Solid Rocket Boosters. The Orbiter Vehicle and Solid Rocket Boosters are reusable components, and as such, they are susceptible to durability issues. Recently, the fatigue load spectra for these components have been updated to include load histories acquired during the ...

Launching the ARV roll-out debate into the public arena.

We note with great enthusiasm the recent cabinet decision on the roll-out of antiretrovirals (ARVs) in South Africa. According to information from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on the cabinet document, ‘Treatment Options to Supplement Comprehensive Care for HIV/AIDS in the Public Health Sector’ presented to MINMEC on 9 May 2003, we note, among other items, that the document may underestim...

SAMA leads the way with ARV roll-out.