The Bioelectric Recognition Assay (BERA) is a whole-cell based biosensing system that detects the electric response of cultured cells, suspended in a gel matrix, to various ligands, which bind to the cell and/or affect its physiology. Previous studies have demonstrated the potential application of this method for rapid, inexpensive detection of viruses in a crude sample. However, the understand...

UNLABELLED Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA) is an objective and non-invasive method of hearing assessment which detects electrical activity from the inner ear to the inferior colliculus. AIM To assess the hearing pathway in normal hearing individuals and compare differences associated with gender, age and ear side (left and right). STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. MATERIALS ...

This paper describes a BIM-enabled spatial analysis approach that enables us to compute specific quantitative data using BERA (Building Environment Rule and Analysis) Language and its tool. By comparing design alternatives for an actual building model, this paper also demonstrates building circulation and its associated properties of numeric data. The conventional software-driven approaches hav...

Background: Loss of hearing is a non-visible disability (NVD) and the second most common congenital pathology. Apart from hearing loss, further disability in these domains has been reported like development of language, speech, cognition, and other evolving domains. These can be prevented by early identification and intervention. The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of neonatal hear...

In a recent paper, Hughes (1999) showed that the power of tests of linear regression parameters could be improved by utilizing one-sided information regarding the nuisance parameters in the testing problem. In this paper, we extend this principle to the problemof diagnosing departures from the assumption of normality in linear regression residuals. We show that the asymptotic theory of the popu...

UNLABELLED Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials are considered exogenous potentials, that is, the responses obtained are highly dependent upon the characteristic of the stimulus used to evoke them. AIM To investigate the influence of the click stimulus polarity in the study of Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA) at different intensities, using insertion-canal earphones. TYPE OF STUD...

UNLABELLED Illicit drugs are known for their deleterious effects upon the central nervous system and more specifically for how they adversely affect hearing. OBJECTIVE This study aims to analyze and compare the hearing complaints and the results of brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) of former drug user support group goers. METHODS This is a cross-sectional non-experimental descript...

Hearing is the link by which the newborn comes in contact with the world of sound and language. Sense of hearing is a gift to mankind from god, as hearing and speech are the cornerstones of communication. Speech is intimately related to hearing because those with impaired hearing often have speech delay. The aim of the study was to analyze the effectiveness of BERA (Brain stem evoked response a...