We construct quasiconformal mappings in Euclidean spaces by integration of a discontinuous kernel against doubling measures with suitable decay. The differentials of mappings that arise in this way satisfy an isotropic form of the doubling condition. We prove that this isotropic doubling condition is satisfied by the distance functions of certain fractal sets. Finally, we construct an isotropic...

Ultrasound determination of chorionicity is most reliable before 14 weeks and subsequently reduces in accuracy with advancing gestation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of chorionicity determination in a birth cohort of twin pregnancies. Antenatal ultrasound determination of chorionicity in twin pregnancy was undertaken at suboptimal period of gestation in over twothirds of t...

The authors present the central capacity sharing (CCS) model and derive equations describing its behaviors to explain results from dual-task situations. The predictions of the CCS model are contrasted with those of the central bottleneck model. The CCS model predicts all of the hallmark effects of the psychological refractory period (PRP) pardigm: -1 slope of the PRP effect at short stimulus on...

Stimuli that are clearly positive or negative (hence valence-laden stimuli) have the potential to interrupt unrelated task processing. A typical example is the emotional Stroop effect (ESE) in which responding to a certain task feature (e.g., color) is delayed by the presentation of task-irrelevant valent stimuli (e.g., negative pictures) compared to valence-neutral stimuli. Here we scrutinize ...

Early life environmental factors are able to influence prenatal development and may cause structural and functional effects on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and neurotransmitter systems in the offspring. These effects seem to be species specific and may depend on the period of gestation when the factors are effective. Elevated maternal cortisol levels are assumed to play a crucial r...

in this paper we carried out an exact statistics on the basis of total admission due to abortions, with following results: 1- abortion incidence is 14 of total admissions. 2- 46.8 of abortions were between the 8th and 12th weeks of gestation. 3- 42,038 of the patients with abortion were 24 years old or younger (younger than 25 years of age). 4- the abortion incidence is equal in different blood...

In the introductory chapter of this book it is explained that in the lower vertebrates there are lymphatic vessels but no lymph nodes; the lymphoid tissue in fish and amphibia is associated with myeloid tissue in such organs as the intestines, kidney, and liver. Lymph nodes first appear in certain birds, but it is only in mammals that they are invariably present. However, even in mammals, where...

objective: maternal type and amounts of dietary fatty acids affect on reproductive process in the mice. the present study investigated the effects of maternal supplementation with different amounts of omega-6 or omega-9 during pregnancy on the number of offspring, sex-ratio and duration of gestation. materials and methods: eight-week-old female c57bl/6 mice were randomly assigned into four diet...

term "large granules." It is of some interest that these granules behave in many ways like the granules of the adrenal medulla which contain the pressor amines. By differential centrifugation it has been shown that the granules with the greatest density contain the largest amount of histamine, and also, that the intravenous injection of a preparation of these granules has less vasodepressor act...

An increase in inter-recti distance (IRD) is common in the peripartum period, but is not well documented. This study evaluated the IRD from 36 weeks of gestation to 12 weeks postpartum using two single case studies. Measurements were taken with the rectus abdominis at rest and during contraction at three levels along the linea alba, using a pair of dial calipers. The maximum divarication in the...