Case Description-  Seventeen dogs (fifteen adult small breed dogs and two adult large breed dogs) who tolerated ventriculocordectomy operation in small animal clinics.   Treatment and Outcome- Induction of anesthesia was done using routine anesthetic agants. After dorsal recumbency, incision of ventral midline cervical skin (thyroid region), the entire vocal folds and cords were removed. The...

The Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome defines a group of genetic disorders characterized by defective lysosome-related organelles such as melanosomes and platelet dense bodies. Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome can be caused by mutations of at least four genes in humans and 15 genes in mice. One of these genes is mutated in the pallid mouse strain and encodes a novel protein named pallidin (L. Huang, Y. M. Kuo...

The function of fish sounds in territorial defence, in particular its influence on the intruder's behaviour during territorial invasions, is poorly known. Breeding Lusitanian toadfish males (Halobatrachus didactylus) use sounds (boatwhistles) to defend nests from intruders. Results from a previous study suggest that boatwhistles function as a 'keep-out signal' during territorial defence. To tes...

We used data reduction and clustering methods to identify five phenotypically homogeneous groups of study participants with similar profiles for cardiovascular disease risk factors. We constructed both qualitative (binary subgroup membership) and quantitative traits (probability of subgroup membership) for each individual. The Cluster 1 comprised individuals who were generally healthy and had s...

The use of mechatronics and robotics in works of sound art and music has grown over the past decade. Among the significant body of work done in these fields, this paper narrows down its focus on those that employ mechatronics and robotics in order to explore and investigate new sonic possibilities associated with these technologies. Followed by a discussion on characteristics of such works of m...