Following parietal damage most patients with visual neglect bisect horizontal lines significantly away from the true centre. Neurologically intact individuals also misbisect lines; a phenomenon referred to as 'pseudoneglect'. In this study we examined the relationship between neglect and pseudoneglect by testing how patterns of pre-existing visuospatial asymmetry predict asymmetry caused by par...

In the mouse retina, horizontal cells form an electrically coupled network and provide feedback signals to photoreceptors and feedforward signals to bipolar cells. Thereby, horizontal cells contribute to gain control at the first visual synapse and to the antagonistic organization of bipolar and ganglion cell receptive fields. However, the nature of horizontal cell output remains a matter of de...

The aperture problem is defined as one of integrating motion information from inside and outside of the aperture, and determination of the true direction of motion of a line. Much is known about it and many models have been proposed for its neural mechanisms. However, it is still a matter of debate whether the brain solves the problem by using only feed-forward neural connections, also known as...

Utility-scale projects for hydrokinetic energy extraction from rivers, tidal or ocean currents could include tens to hundreds of turbines in densely-packed hydro farms. The aim the present paper is obtain a better understanding power production and wakes generated by several devices modeling straight array horizontal-axis water farm. To accomplish this, stereo particle image velocimetry experim...

Rightward deviation on bisection of a horizontal line is well described in patients with right brain injury and left hemineglect. Because of the observation that hemineglect patients may bisect very short lines to the left of the true midpoint (the so-called crossover effect), additional models have been proposed to incorporate this finding into existing theories of hemineglect. We investigated...

abstract background and aim: considering the widespread development of implants in dental treatment plans, linear measurements on panoramic radiography are of especial importance. in the present study we investigated the effect of head misalignment up to 15° around vertical and horizontal axes on the magnification rate of digital panoramic radiography in each part of upper and lower jaws. mater...

Two special slides, one in front of one eye and one in front of the other eye, were placed in the housings of a synoptophore. The slides were originally designed for the diagnosis and measurement of cyclodeviation, but they were utilised in this study for the measurement of torsional fusional vergence. This was measured by rotating one of the housings of the synoptophore and noting the point of...

abstract statement of the problem: dental prosthesis is usually made indirectly; therefore dimensional stability of the impression material is very important. every few years, new impression materials with different manufacturers’ claims regarding their better properties are introduced to the dental markets which require more research to evaluate their true dimensional changes. objectives: the ...

in the past 25 years, rising of the caspian sea level, part of a natural treat to the sea, has inundated and destroyed many buildings and arable lands and threatened many inhabitations in coastal areas. the main reason for these damages is that the law-setback has lost its efficiency and human activities have proceeded seaward. the goal of this study is to introduce a proper setback line for th...