In Malagasy, a head-initial Austronesian language of Madagascar, basic clauses consist of a predicate phrase combined with a DP constituent which I will refer to here as the trigger (also known as the subject). When the predicate phrase is headed by a verb, that verb inflects for voice to indicate the grammatical function of the trigger. The examples in (1) below illustrate the various voice fo...

Several modifications in surgical techniques and various pharmacological and non pharmacological modalities have been introduced to prevent adhesions formation in surgery on flexor tendons of the hand. However, most studies have been carried out in animals with very few human trials. Only early postoperative rehabilitation is supported by clinical evidence, while the optimal rehabilitation prot...

The development of the Drosophila leg requires both Decapentaplegic (Dpp) and Wingless (Wg), two signals that establish the proximo-distal (PD) axis by activating target genes such as Distalless (Dll). Dll expression in the leg depends on a Dpp- and Wg-dependent phase and a maintenance phase that is independent of these signals. Here, we show that accurate Dll expression in the leg results from...

Memory consolidation for a trained sequence of finger opposition movements, in 9- and 12-year-old children, was recently found to be significantly less susceptible to interference by a subsequent training experience, compared to that of 17-year-olds. It was suggested that, in children, the experience of training on any sequence of finger movements may affect the performance of the sequence elem...

Shooting a firearm involves a complex series of cognitive abilities. For example, locating an item or a person of interest requires visual search, and firing the weapon (or withholding a trigger squeeze) involves response execution (or inhibition). The present study used a simulated shooting environment to establish a relationship between a particular cognitive ability and a critical shooting e...

This study investigated the effects of modifying contact finger forces in one direction-normal or tangential-on the entire set of the contact forces, while statically holding an object. Subjects grasped a handle instrumented with finger force-moment sensors, maintained it at rest in the air, and then slowly: (1) increased the grasping force, (2) tried to spread fingers apart, and (3) tried to s...

This article describes the Silicon Track Trigger (STT) which has been fully commissioned in 2004 at the DØ experiment. The STT allows to enrich already at the second trigger level the data sample with events containing B-mesons. The STT achieves this by providing within about 50μs tracks with an impact parameter resolution of around 50μm. The article shows preliminary results of the trigger per...