Previous studies have reported that the lateralization of the readiness potential is unaffected by force amplitude of brief unimanual responses. However, because those studies did not specify rate of force production, response force probably was mainly controlled by force unit duration rather than by recruitment of force units, which may explain this negative finding. To enforce recruitment con...

Use of modified shoes and insole materials has been widely advocated to treat low back symptoms from running impacts, although considerable uncertainty remains regarding the effects of these devices on the rate of shock transmission to the spine. This study investigated the effects of shoes and insole materials on a) the rate of shock transmission to the spine, b) the temporal response of spina...

The aim of the study was to compare physiological responses between runners adapted and not adapted to deep water running at maximal intensity and the intensity equivalent to the ventilatory threshold. Seventeen runners, either adapted (n = 10) or not adapted (n = 7) to deep water running, participated in the study. Participants in both groups undertook a maximal treadmill running and deep wate...

Background: It was previously shown that the activity of a serine protease from a moderately halotolerant Bacillus aquimaris VITP4 strain is active in a wide range of pH and temperatures and could be modulated by the presence of the divalent metal ions.  Objectives: In the present study, a quantitative analysis was done in order to explore the parameters that are contributing to the protease a...

We have previously described the isolation of a clonal cell line (PC-G2) in which the level of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of the catecholamine neurotransmitters, is induced by nerve growth factor (NGF). We now report that epidermal growth factor (EGF) also induces TH in the PC-G2 cell line. Although EGF has been shown to be mitogenic for many cultured cel...

Identifying a maximal set of node-disjoint paths between a given source and a destination is a challenging task in mobile ad hoc networks. One cannot guarantee to identify the maximal set of node-disjoint paths in a single sequence of request-reply cycle. However, one can guarantee to identify a maximal set of node-disjoint paths in an incremental fashion using multiple route discoveries. In th...

— We prove the existence of infinitely many solitary waves for the nonlinear KleinGordon or Schrödinger equation ∆u− u + u = 0, in R, which have finite energy and whose maximal group of symmetry reduces to the identity.

A new pacemaker that can adapt the heart rate in response to the patient's metabolic requirements has been developed. This pacemaker uses the QT interval as the indicator of physiological demand. Experience in five patients showed the rate response to exercise to be smooth and progressive and to return gradually to the basic paced rate after activity stopped. Physiological rate responsive pacin...