Associated with the intoxication of intestinal obstruction there exists a definite impairment of the excretory function of the kidneys. The degree of functional depression corresponds roughly with the intensity of the clinical intoxication. The decrease in the urea ratio and in the capacity of the kidneys to excrete sodium chloride is more marked than is the percentage decrease of phenolsulfone...

The influence of solar variability on climate is currently uncertain. Recent observations have indicated a possible mechanism via the influence of solar modulated cosmic rays on global cloud cover. Surprisingly the influence of solar variability is strongest in low clouds (</=3 km), which points to a microphysical mechanism involving aerosol formation that is enhanced by ionization due to cosmi...

Error commission evokes changes in event-related potentials, autonomic nervous system activity, and behavior, presumably reflecting the operation of a cognitive control network. Here we test the hypothesis that errors lead to increased cortical arousal, measurable as changes in electroencephalogram (EEG) alpha band power. Participants performed a Stroop task while EEG was recorded. Following co...

Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812–8582, Japan *Department of Dermatology, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan Genomescience Division, RCAST, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, China H-J . L IU Y. MORO I S . YA SUMOTO* T . K...

The development of critical thinking skills in students at all age levels has long been a national concern. As such, teaching faculty in all disciplines and at all levels of education shared a common goal: to develop in students in the complex mental operations that will allow them to be successful in the classroom as well as their future careers. A review of education literature reveals severa...

most at-risk groups of animals in North America, with nearly 40% of all species either in need of conservation or extinct. Understanding their distribution and role in aquatic ecosystems is key to successful conservation. Researchers at the Illinois Natural History Survey used mussel samples collected across Illinois and a data-mining technique to answer several questions: Where are mussels fou...