The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) is a potential target for gait disorders. We report 4 cases of bilateral PPN stimulation in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) patients with short-term (6 months) and long-term (18 months) follow-ups. Patients with PSP who had gait disturbances, but were able to walk with or without assistance, were selected. The patients' median age was 64 years and the dis...

We have witnessed significant advances in multimedia applications due to the rapid increase in digital media, computing power, communication speed, and storage capacity. Multi-media has become an indispensable aspect in contemporary daily life. Recently, cloud computing technology has offered great opportunities for multimedia applications. The performance of the multimedia applications can be ...

Due to the fact that oxidative stress may play important roles in human disease development, great many basic and experimental studies have been conducted to clarify the mechanisms that regulate the imbalance between prooxidant and antioxidant systems. Knowledge and understanding of these mechanisms have led to the development of clinical trials and approaches, which have resulted in successful...

We wish to respond to the review article by Mita Das et al. entitled “A process-based review of mouse models of pulmonary hypertension” (Pulmonary Circulation OctoberDecember 2012:2[4]). Genetically modified mouse models have provided curious data for researchers in cancer, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, substance abuse, anxiety, aging, and Parkinson’s disease; but how cost-effect...

In this paper we introduce the SpeakCorrect system which is a Computer Aided Pronunciation Training (CAPT) system for native Arabic students of English. The system is designed with optimized performance for the target users group. It is L1 dependent system and only the frequent pronunciation errors of native Arabic speakers are examined. Several adaptation techniques such as Speaker Adaptive Tr...

dar bayan-i ?istikhradj-i djayb-i yik daradja is a persian treatise by an anonymous author. the author’s purpose is to describe and explain a method for the determination of the sine of one degree according to ??sh ch?’s persian commentary on ulugh beg’s z?dj, and ????z?da’s arabic treatise entitled ris?la fi ?istikhradj djayb daradja wahida. kad?zada’s work, extant in several manuscripts, is, ...