OBJECTIVES To investigate whether the addition of maternal serum placental growth factor (PlGF) measured at 11-13 weeks' gestation improves the performance of screening for stillbirths that is achieved by a combination of maternal factors and first-trimester biomarkers such as maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), fetal ductus venosus pulsatility index for veins (DV-PIV...

Heart diseases are among the most important causes of mortality in the world, especially in industrial countries. Using heart sounds and the features extracted from them are among the non-aggressive diagnosis and prognosis methods for heart diseases. In this study, the time-scale, Cepstral, frequency, temporal and turbulence features are saved and extracted from the heart sounds, and then they ...

In this paper, it is asserted that successful interagency collaborations require commitment to a shared value base as the core dimension of the joint efforts. A rationale framework that places family-centered principles at the core is provided, and how these principles translate into specific behaviors, attitudes, and policies on all levels within and between organizations is outlined. This tem...

Population-level comparative analyses can link microevolutionary processes within populations to macroevolutionary patterns of diversification. We used the comparative method to study the evolution of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) among populations of side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana). Uta stansburiana is polymorphic for different male mating and female life-history strategies in some pop...

Differences in an animal's spatial environment can have dramatic effects on the hippocampus, an area of the brain involved with spatial processing. Animals in spatially impoverished environments have decreased hippocampal attributes. However, we do not know if differences in the spatial environment differentially interact with territorial status, which also covaries with hippocampal attributes....

This paper overviews the current status of Mobile Phone (known as "keitai") in Japan and gives a bird's-eye-view of a variety of "keitai" services offered in Japan. 1. "keitai" in Japan Current Status In Japan, the number of total "keitai" mobile phone subscribers now exceeds 88.5M as of end of July 2 5 and the penetration of “keitai” to the total population 27M is nearly 7 %, whereas the penet...

for discussion of these ideas. David Andrews can be credited for having introduced this topic at an early point, whilst Uta Frith and Franky Happe can be credited for their influential notion of 'cognitive style'. Finally, Dante Cicchetti and Alan Sroufe provided excellent editorial advice.

A. Baranovski, G. Garzoglio, A. Kreymer, L. Lueking, S. Stonjek, I. Terekhov, F. Wuerthwein FNAL, Batavia, IL 60510, USA A. Roy, T. Tannenbaum University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 , USA P. Mhashilkar, V. Murthi UTA, Arlington, TX 76019, USA R. Walker Imperial College, London, UK F. Ratnikov Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ 08854, USA T. Rockwell Michigan State University, East Lansing, M...

OBJECTIVES To determine the longitudinal behavior of fetal biometric measures and cerebroplacental hemodynamics throughout gestation in fetuses with congenital heart disease (CHD). METHODS Fetal biometry and Doppler hemodynamics (uterine artery (UtA), umbilical artery (UA) and fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA)) were measured serially in a cohort of consecutive fetuses diagnosed with CHD. Eva...