This thesis investigates the analysis of brain electrical activity. An important challenge is the presence of large variability in neuroelectrical recordings, both across different subjects and within a single subject, for example across experimental trials. We propose a new method called adaptive waveform learning (AWL). It is general enough to include all types of relevant variability empiric...

In postnatal skin the transcription factor Sox2 is expressed in the dermal papilla (DP) of guard/awl/auchene hair follicles and by mechanosensory Merkel cells in the touch domes of guard hairs. To investigate the consequences of Sox2 ablation in skin we deleted Sox2 in DP cells via Blimp1Cre and in Merkel cells via K14Cre. Loss of Sox2 from the DP did not inhibit hair follicle morphogenesis or ...

Our study consists, in those cases, in a new ACL refixation technique, with the aim of preserving the native ACL and his mechanoreceptors that lead to a better proprioception and stability. Moreover, drilling the femoral bone leads to a lack of bone marrow stem cells that promote the healing of the ligament, as described by Steadman et al. [4] in the “healing response technique”, an all-arthros...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this in-vitro study was to compare the accuracy of two new electronic apex-locator controlled handpieces (EALHs) using the first rotary Mtwo file while rotating in the canal. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 36 extracted mandibular molar teeth were selected. The lengths of the mesio-buccal canals to the major foramina were measured directly using a size 10 K-file introdu...

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