BACKGROUND In this study we investigated the role of hippocampal volume (HV) in visual memory. METHODS Participants were a subsample of older adults (> = 70 years) from the Einstein Aging Study. Visual performance was measured using the Complex Figure (CF) copy and delayed recall tasks from the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status. Linear regressions were fitted ...

The chemical composition of the sexual communication signals of female moths is thought to be under strong stabilizing selection, because females that produce atypical pheromone blends suffer lower success in finding mates. This intraspecific selection pressure cannot explain the high diversity of moth pheromone blends found in nature. We conducted experiments to determine whether communication...

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objective(s): klebsiella infections are caused mainly by k. pneumoniae and k. oxytoca. in the last two decades, a new type of invasive klebsiella pneumoniae which contains mucoviscosity-associated gene (maga) has emerged. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of maga gene and to detect antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of klebsiella   spp. isolated from clinical samples.  ...

minimum pH (pHmin) without exclusions in a) compared to with exclusions in b); equation for regression line and r value; a) 21 HV, 6 ME and 5 MA; y=−43·x+329, r=−0.56; all recorded data lie within the 95% individual prediction interval of HV; b) pHmin >6.50: after exclusion of 10 HV: 11 HV, 5 ME, 4 MA; y=−99·x+710, r=−0.77; 2 ME and 1 MA data point lie outside of the 95% individual prediction i...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and associations of the impaired visibility of the hepatic veins (HV) on the multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) in cirrhotic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-seven consecutive cirrhotic patients undergoing triphasic liver MDCT were enrolled. The patency of the HV and the direction of the blood flow in the main portal vein, inhomogeneity o...

PURPOSE To compare the ability of qualitative fludeoxyglucose F 18 positron emission tomography (QPET), qualitative MR imaging (QMR), and quantitative MR imaging with hippocampal formation volumetric assessment (HV MR) to lateralize the seizure focus in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. METHODS Sixteen consecutive patients undergoing presurgical examination for temporal lobe seizures had ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the optimal selection of proximal fusion level for degenerative scoliosis (DS) and investigate the long-term proximal-related complications. METHODS Profiles of 95 consecutive patients with DS who underwent posterior long instrumented fusion were analyzed retrospectively. Perioperative parameters were reviewed stratified into 3 groups according to the relationship betwe...

This paper considers broadband signal transmission via high-voltage/broadband over power lines (HV/BPL) channels associated with overhead power transmission. To determine the end-to-end channel characteristics of various overhead HV/BPL multiconductor transmission line (MTL) configurations, the chain scattering matrix or T -Matrix (TM) method is adopted. The overhead HV/BPL transmission channel...