Maximum motion displacement (Dmax) is the largest dot displacement in a random-dot kinematogram (RDK) at which direction of motion can be correctly discriminated [Braddick, O. (1974). A short-range process in apparent motion. Vision Research, 14, 519-527]. For first-order RDKs, Dmax gets larger as dot size increases and/or dot density decreases. It has been suggested that this increase in Dmax ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) has shown efficacy as primary and secondary therapy for nephrotic syndrome due to membranous nephropathy. The data on using ACTH to treat idiopathic FSGS are limited. This report describes our experience using ACTH for nephrotic syndrome due to idiopathic FSGS in the United States. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Twent...

ownloade pose: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-associated deaths, which suggests ore effort is needed to prevent/control this disease. Herein, for the first time, we investigate the efficacy of silibinin against azoxymethane-induced colon tumorigenesis in A/J mice. erimental Design: Five-week-old male mice were gavaged with vehicle or silibinin (250 and g/kg) for 25 week...

INTRODUCTION Fluid overload is one of the most important, yet modifiable, risk factors associated with worse outcomes in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, its precise assessment in clinical practice is still under investigation. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is an observational prospective study which included 285 stable patients with end-stage renal disease on standard thrice-weekly HD therap...

Background: Only around 60% of skin lesions excised by GPs are referred to a pathologist. Clinical diagnoses of skin excisions by GPs may not be very accurate. Subcutis excisions are rarely done by GPs, and there is hence little information in the literature on the histopathological yield of subcutis excisions by GPs with regard to malignancies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the yield o...

The formation of a functioning nervous system requires that axons extend along appropriate pathways to reach correct terminal fields during embryonic development. Axon pathfinding in a broad range of organisms is characterized by the ability of neuronal growth cones to discriminate between appropriate and inappropriate growth substrates (Bovolenta and Mason, 1987; Landmesser et al., 1990; Marcu...

BACKGROUND Non-medical professionals (consumers) are increasingly using the Internet to support their health information needs. However, the cognitive effort required to perform health information searches is affected by the consumer's familiarity with health topics. Consumers may have different levels of familiarity with individual health topics. This variation in familiarity may cause misunde...