The evaluation of liquefaction potential of soil due to an earthquake is an important step in geosciences. This article examines the capability of Minimax Probability Machine (MPM) for the prediction of seismic liquefaction potential of soil based on the Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data. The dataset has been taken from Chi-Chi earthquake. MPM is developed based on the use of hyperplanes. It has...

BACKGROUND [corrected] We investigated anatomical correlates of the card-placing test (CPT) in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). METHODS Fifteen aMCI patients underwent part A and part B of the CPT and FDG-PET. The CPT scores and MMSE scores of 29 cognitively normal people were used for comparison. Statistical parametric mapping (SPM) correlation analysis was used to ex...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of commercial gaming-based virtual reality (VR) therapy on the recovery of paretic upper extremity in subacute stroke patients. METHODS Twenty patients with the first-onset subacute stroke were enrolled and randomly assigned to the case group (n=10) and the control group (n=10). Primary outcome was measured by the upper limb score through the Fugl-Me...

OBJECT The blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the intracerebral penetration of drugs and brain tumor treatment efficacy. The effect of ultrasound-induced BBB opening on the intracerebral concentration of temozolomide (TMZ) and irinotecan (CPT-11) was assessed. METHODS This study was performed using 34 healthy New Zealand rabbits. Half had unilateral BBB opening, and half served as controls. Sonic...

BACKGROUND Continuous performance tasks (CPTs) embedded in a virtual reality (VR) classroom environment have been shown to be a sensitive and user-friendly assessment tool to detect cognitive deficits related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim of the current study was to compare the performance of children with ADHD on a VR-CPT while on and off treatment with methylphen...

Aim: A double masked randomised trial comparing 0.05% mequitazine eye drops with 0.05% levocabastine and placebo was carried out in otherwise heatlhy volunteers allergic to house dust mites (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus). Method: Double masked, randomised, single centre study, comparing three parallel treatment groups. 60 healthy adults with a confirmed history of allergic conjunctivitis to h...

AIM A double masked randomised trial comparing 0.05% mequitazine eye drops with 0.05% levocabastine and placebo was carried out in otherwise healthy volunteers allergic to house dust mites (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus). METHOD Double masked, randomised, single centre study, comparing three parallel treatment groups. 60 healthy adults with a confirmed history of allergic conjunctivitis to h...

background: schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that impairs several intellectual functions, including attention processes.   objectives: to investigate attention deficit in a group of patients with schizophrenia.   method: thirty patients with schizophrenia hospitalized in three psychiatric wards in shiraz and isfahan and 30 normal healthy subjects matched for age, gender and years of educ...