Williams syndrome (WS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder of genetic origin which results in relatively spared language in the face of serious non-verbal deficits. There is controversy, however, about how intact WS language abilities are. The discussion has focused on impairments of lexico-semantics and of morphological feature analysis, with the presumption that WS syntax is intact. We challenge...

BACKGROUND Williams syndrome (WS), a neurodevelopmental disorder, is characterized by pervasive cognitive deficits alongside a relative sparing of auditory perception and cognition. A frequent characteristic of the phenotype is adverse reactions to, and/or fascination with, certain sounds. Previously published reports indicate that people with WS experience hyperacusis, yet careful examination ...

Most individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) have a 1.6 Mb deletion in chromosome 7q11.23 that encompasses the elastin (ELN) gene, while most families with autosomal dominant supravalvar aortic stenosis (SVAS) have point mutations in ELN. The overlap of the clinical phenotypes of the two conditions (cardiovascular disease and connective tissue abnormalities such as hernias) is due to the effect...

Management of IT services in general and Web Services (WS) in particular currently relies on syntactic descriptions of service interfaces using languages such as WSDL (Web Service Description Language), BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) or XPDL (XML Process Definition Language). As a consequence, complex management tasks such as WS discovery, interoperability or adaptability can not be...

Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by intellectual impairment and a distinctive physical and neuropsychological profile. Relative to their level of intellectual functioning, individuals with WS exhibit strengths in language and face recognition, with deficits in visual-spatial cognition. A heightened appetitive drive toward social interaction is a strong behavioral ...

Background: We investigated the effects of Withania somnifera root (WS) on insulin resistance, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in fructose-fed rats. Methods: Forty-eight Wistar-Albino male rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=12); Group I as control, Group II as sham-treated with WS by 62.5mg/g per diet, Group III fructose-fed rats received 10%...

Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease in human. It is considered as a good model disease in studying human premature syndrome. Werner protein (WRN) is a nuclear protein mutated in WS. Recent biochemical and genetic studies indicated that WRN plays important roles in DNA replication, DNA repair, and telomere maintenance. Here, we reviewed the molecular genetics of WS...

WS-BPEL is de-facto industry standard for business processes. One of its major shortcomings is lack of temporal management capabilities. WS-BPEL offers no possibility for definition, calculation and monitoring of temporal values such as activity duration and deadlines as well as checking the temporal conformance of processes. This paper tackles temporal management of WS-BPEL based on two differ...

This paper summarizes the current status of regulations, standardization efforts and trials around the world regarding white space (WS) communications, especially television band WS (TVWS). After defining WS communication systems configurations and function and the categories of white space database, the TVWS regulations in United States, United Kingdom, and Japan are summarized. Then regarding...