Reasoning about the pose, i.e. position and orientation of objects is one of the cornerstones of robotic manipulation under uncertainty. In a number of joint research projects our group is developing a robotic perception system that perceives and models an unprepared kitchen scenario with many objects. Since no single sensor or measurement provides sufficient information, a technique is needed ...

Objective(s): Effects of ethyl acetate extract of Salsola collina (EES) on brain-gut peptides and interstitial cells of gastric Cajal in rats with diabetic gastroparesis were explored. Materials and Methods: Rats were divided into six groups: normal control group (NC), diabetic gastroparesis model group (DGP), low, medium, and high dose ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential in vascular homeostasis but may contribute to vascular dysfunction when excessively produced. Superoxide anion (O(2)(·-)) can directly affect vascular tone by reacting with K(+) channels and indirectly by reacting with nitric oxide (NO), thereby scavenging NO and causing nitroso-redox imbalance. After myocardial infarction (MI), oxidative stress incre...

Conscious rabbits underwent six 4-min occlusion and 4-min reperfusion cycles for 3 consecutive days (day 1, 2, and 3); on day 1, rabbits received intravenous vehicle [preconditioning (PC)] (group I, n = 6), superoxide dismutase (SOD; group II, n = 5), catalase (group III, n = 6), or the hydroxyl radical (. OH) and peroxynitrite (ONOO-)) scavenger N-2-mercaptopropionyl glycine (MPG [group IV], n...

© Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Transl Androl Urol, 2016;5(S1) tau.amegroups.com Objective: To investigate the effect of early chronic tadalafil administration on erectile dysfunction after cavernous nerve (CN) injury in the rat model. Methods: Using the CN crush injury model, animals were divided into four groups: no CN injury (sham), bilateral CN injury exposed to ...

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention www.ojjdp.gov 1 Suggested Reference: Development Services Group, Inc. 2016. “Family Drug Courts.” Literature review. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. https://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/litreviews/Family_Drug_Courts.pdf Prepared by Development Services Group, Inc., under cooperative agreement number 2013–JF–FX–K...

We examined the ability of ACh to mimic ischemic preconditioning in cardiomyocytes and the role of ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mediating this effect. Chick embryonic ventricular myocytes were studied in a flow-through chamber while flow rate, pH,[Formula: see text], and[Formula: see text] were controlled. Cell viability was quantifi...

Previous studies in rat and mouse documented that a subpopulation of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons innervating non-visceral tissues express tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). Here we studied whether or not mouse DRG neurons retrogradely traced with Fast Blue (FB) from colorectum or urinary bladder also express immunohistochemically detectable TH. The lumbar sympathetic chain (LSC) and major pelvic...

The nuclei of active comets emit molecules anisotropically from discrete vents. As the nucleus rotates, we expect to observe periodic variability in the molecular emission line profiles, which can be studied through mm/submm spectroscopy. Using this technique Based on observations carried out with the IRAM 30-m, JCMT 15-m, and CSO 10.4-m telescopes. IRAM is supported by INSU/CNRS (France), MPG ...

We determined whether flumazenil mimics ischemic preconditioning in chick cardiomyocytes and examined the role of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ATP-dependent potassium (K(ATP)) channels in mediating the effect. Chick ventricular myocytes were perfused with a balanced salt solution in a flow-through chamber. Cell viability was quantified using propidium iodide, and ROS generati...