Results Radiological signs of GO were present in 78/85 patients (92%). Active phase was diagnosed in 20/85 subjects, among them in 16/20 on the basis of clinical evaluation and in 15/20 by MRI. Concordant diagnosis was made in 11 cases, whereas in the remaining 9 subjects active phase of GO was recognized by clinical (5 pts) or radiological (4 pts) features only. 7 patients with no changes in M...

We develop a percolation model for nodal domains in the eigenvectors of quantum chaotic torus maps. Our model follows directly from the assumption that the quantum maps are described by random matrix theory. Its accuracy in predicting statistical properties of the nodal domains is demonstrated for perturbed cat maps and supports the use of percolation theory to describe the wave functions of ge...

Brucellosis is a rare cause of acute acalculous cholecystitis.  We report a 45-year-old, previously healthy, man with brucellosis who presented with abdominal pain due to cholecystitis.

Objective: The genus Trichoderma comprises a great number of fungal strains that act as biological control agents, the antagonistic properties of which are based on the activation of multiple mechanisms. Methods: Trichoderma strains exert biocontrol against fungal phytopathogens either indirectly, by competing for nutrients and space, modifying the environmental conditions, or promotin...

We study the effects of regular and chaotic phase synchronization in ensembles of coupled nonidentical circle maps (CMs) and find phase-locking regions for both types of synchronization. We show that synchronization of chaotic CMs is crucially influenced by the three quantities: (i) rotation number difference, (ii) variance of the phase evolution, and (iii)relative duration of intervals of phas...

BACKGROUND The recent U.S. Geological Survey policy offering Landsat satellite data at no cost provides researchers new opportunities to explore relationships between environment and health. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential for using Landsat satellite data to support pesticide exposure assessment in California. METHODS AND RESULTS We collected a dense time series of 24 L...

Host folding for the formation of taco complexes can be promoted by introduction of additional interactions between the host and guest as shown by enhanced associations and X-ray crystal structures.

In this article I critically review the concept of the central executive. I argue that the experimental evidence for a central executive lacks rigor to the point where it is an unfalsifiable construct. I examine the neuropsychological and neuroradiological evidence and demonstrate that there is no localization evidence for a central executive. What emerges instead is a pattern of extensive hete...