The Berge-Fulkerson Conjecture states that every cubic bridgeless graph has six perfect matchings such that every edge of the graph is in exactly two of the perfect matchings. If the Berge-Fulkerson Conjecture is true, then what can we say about the proportion of edges of a cubic bridgeless graph that can be covered by k of its perfect matchings? This is the question we address in this paper. W...

The aim of this study is to examine differences in personality between a group of bullied victims and a non-bullied group. The 144 participants, comprising of 72 victims and a matched contrast group of 72 respondents, completed Goldberg’s (1999) International Personality Item Pool (IPIP). Significant differences emerged between victims and non-victims on four out of five personality dimensions....

See related article, p xxx As I begin my second, 5-year term in this interesting, challenging, and rewarding position, it is hard to believe that I am just beyond the halfway point in my tenure as the Editorin-Chief of Stroke. Feedback from many sources, including our readers, contributors, and members of the various masthead groups, has been almost uniformly positive about the content and dire...

In the course of completing a joint PhD in biology and psychology at Harvard University, I decided to take the first and second years of neurology at Harvard Medical School. My first lecturer in first-year neuroanatomy was Jay Angevine. His first words were: “Some people say neuroanatomy is like naming the raisins in a fruitcake.” (Pause.) “Some raisins.” (Pause.) “Some fruitcake.” (This magnif...

Fluctuations in the reported incidence of scrub typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), and Mediterranean spotted fever have been noted over the past century since their recognition as arthropod-borne infections, with decadelong periods between the peaks and troughs. In Japan, classic Leptotrombidium akamushi-transmitted scrub typhus occurred with a high incidence before the 1950s, and the...

By J. PHILIP SAVITSKY, M.D. C HANGES in platelet adhesivemiess have been noted during the course of many different clinical conditions.t4 Imicreased platelet adhesiveness has been correlated by some investigators with a predisposition to thromboembolic phemiomena and vascular disease,2 but other work has not confirmed this suiggestion.3 It has been show’mi that there is a very close relation be...