We present a hardware/software system for support of distributed Extreme Programming, or dXP. It consists of a dual video projector, dual PC setup, and an enhanced projected video display. dXP supports the development of software by pairs of programmers that are non-co-located. One projector displays a shared PC desktop, and another projector displays a life-sized image of each collaborator to ...

Respiratory problems are a major cause of death in the acute and chronic phases of cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI); CSCI paralyzes the intercostal and abdominal muscles, reducing ability to cough and clear secretions. Impaired cough due to neuromuscular disorders can be assessed with the maximum expiratory pressure (MEP). This study consists of two experiments with CSCI patients. In the firs...

Introduction: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a useful tool for assessment of corticospinal excitability (CSE) changes in both healthy individuals and patients with brain disorders. The usefulness of TMS-elicited motor evoked potentials (MEPs) for the assessment of CSE in a clinical context depends on their intra-and inter-session reliability. This study aimed to evaluate if removal ...

OBJECTIVE To describe and to compare MIP and MEP in primigravidae and nulligravidae in the 20-29 year age bracket and paired by age. METHODS We included 120 primigravidae with low obstetric risk (5th-40th week of gestation) and 40 nulligravidae. All of the participants were of normal weight and none exercised regularly. All were recruited from the metropolitan area of Recife, Brazil. Measurem...

Multi Expression Programming (MEP) is an evolutionary technique that may be used for solving computationally difficult problems. MEP uses a linear solution representation. Each MEP individual is a string encoding complex expressions (computer programs). A MEP individual may encode multiple solutions of the current problem. In this paper MEP is used for evolving a Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of the daily living activity and motor evoked potential (MEP) in the subacute stroke patients. METHODS Nineteen subjects with subacute ischaemic/hemorrhagic stroke developed in the last three months were enrolled, and MEP was measured with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score were evaluated in both groups bef...

PURPOSE Although several studies have examined the magnitude and prevalence of Medicaid estate planning (MEP), little is known about factors that influence individual behaviors in this area. Normative data regarding public perceptions of and motivations for MEP are nonexistent. This study explored views about MEP among community-dwelling older adults and family caregivers. DESIGN AND METHODS ...

Several plant species can generate enough heat to increase their internal floral temperature above ambient temperature. Among thermogenic plants, Arum concinnatum shows the highest respiration activity during thermogenesis. However, an overall understanding of the genes related to plant thermogenesis has not yet been achieved. In this study, we performed de novo transcriptome analysis of flower...

Nitric oxide (NO), a well-known signaling molecule plays an important role in abiotic and biotic stress-induced production of plant secondary metabolites. In this study, roles of NO in water stress-induced tanshinone production in Salvia miltiorrhiza hairy roots were investigated. The results showed that accumulations of four tanshinone compounds in S. miltiorrhiza hairy roots were significantl...

Abstract Terpenoids are of great interests in a broad range health-beneficial biological activities and various industrial applications. In plants, terpenoids synthesized by two distinct pathways, methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) mevalonate pathways separate location. MEP pathway supplies isoprene precursors isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) its isomer dimethylallyl (DMAPP) terpenoid biosynthesis p...