BACKGROUND The association between the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene (TNF-a) -238G/A polymorphism and the breast cancer has been analyzed in several studies, but the results have been inconclusive. We then performed a meta-analysis to get a precise estimation of the association. METHODS Eight case-control studies with a total of 37,257 cases and 39,564 controls were identified by searching...

Adaptive Automation (AA) is a promising approach to keep the task workload demand within appropriate levels in order to avoid both the under- and over-load conditions, hence enhancing the overall performance and safety of the human-machine system. The main issue on the use of AA is how to trigger the AA solutions without affecting the operative task. In this regard, passive Brain-Computer Inter...

Electrocorticographic (ECoG) signals have been shown to contain reliable information about the direction of arm movements and can be used for on-line cursor control. These findings indicate that the ECoG is a potential basis for a brain-machine interface (BMI) for application in paralyzed patients. However, previous approaches to ECoG-BMIs were either based on classification of different moveme...

The combined effect of fundamental results about neurocognitive processes and advancements in decoding mental states from ongoing brain signals has brought forth a whole range of potential neurotechnological applications. In this article, we review our developments in this area and put them into perspective. These examples cover a wide range of maturity levels with respect to their applicabilit...

Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF) and Interleukin-10 in the Pathogenesis of Severe Murine Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis: Increased Resistance of TNF Receptor p55and p75-Deficient Mice to Fatal Ehrlichial Infection Nahed Ismail, Heather L. Stevenson, and David H. Walker* Department of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, and Center for...

Different methods of inducing recovery after brain damage and different mechanisms that might mediate the induced recovery have been proposed. One possible mechanism involves the ability of one part of the brain to take over the function of another. We show here in rats that (1) bar-pressing behaviour to eliminate an aversive stimulus, which becomes dramatically impaired after bilateral lesion ...

Study sample No power calculations were carried out to determine the sample size. Of the 631 participants in the rehabilitation programme who were given questionnaires, 501 responded to the survey and 463 replied to the question concerning WTP. Among the respondents, 59.5% were male and 40.5% were female. The majority (80.4%) were suffering from the after effects of brain vessel diseases. The s...

BACKGROUND Correcting volumetric measurements of brain structures for intracranial volume (ICV) is important in comparing volumes across subjects with different ICV. The aim of this study was to investigate whether intracranial area (ICA) reliably predicts actual ICV in a healthy pediatric cohort and in children with convulsive status epilepticus (CSE). METHODS T1-weighted volumetric MRI was ...

OBJECTIVE To report a rare case with hypothermia, hypotension and thrombocytopenia. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 32-year-old male presented with recurrent hypothermia, hypotension and thrombocytopenia. He had reduced sensitivity to the environmental temperature, but had no structural brain abnormalities on MRI. The patient recovered completely with warming and supportive treatment...