STUDY DESIGN Laboratory/animal-based proof of principle study. OBJECTIVE To validate the accuracy of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided stereotactic system for intraspinal electrode targeting and demonstrate the feasibility of such a system for controlling implantation of intraspinal electrodes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) is an emerging preclinical...

Introduction A bidirectional sampling method with raybundles [TO12] enables high-quality global illumination, but computation time of ray-bundles depends on the number of sample directions and the number of primitives. This poster proposes an approximate ray-bundle tracing based on imperfect shadow maps (ISMs) [RGK∗08]. ISMs accelerate light path visibility tests using a point-based rendering. ...

Blue energy harvesting based on the ion flow obtained from seas and rivers provides a clean, stable continuous electric output that is highly dependent ion-selective membranes (ISMs) conduct single ions. In recent years, ISMs constructed two-dimensional (2D) nanofluidics have demonstrated promising application prospects in blue due to their facile fabrication, excellent selectivity high flux. t...

Organizations concerned about digital or computer forensics capability which establishes procedures and records to support a prosecution for crimes could benefit from implementing an ISO 27001: 2013-compliant (ISMS Information Security Management System). A certified ISMS adds credibility information gathered in investigation; certification shows that the organization has outsider verifies corr...

Industry-scale microfluidizer system (ISMS) is a novel equipment for producing filtered-free whole beverages. This study investigated the color, nutrition, and flavor changes of mango juice (WMJ) treated by ISMS under various pressure (0–120 MPa). Results showed that well maintained total soluble solid content, pH value, yellow color WMJ. The carotenoids were not destroyed with treatment below ...

Marxism or libertarianism, or our topic at hand–environmentalism–all ‘isms’ come with conceptual boundaries–and litmus tests for which opinions fall inside or outside the bounds of reasonableness for that ‘ismatic’ worldview. Can a good conservative back abortion rights or higher marginal tax rates? Or a good liberal condone racial pro1⁄2ling? Or a good communist support China’s transformation ...

Many laboratories have reported the successful regeneration of neurons across damaged portions of the spinal cord. Associated improvements in hindlimb locomotor movements have been attributed to the formation of functional neuronal connections with the locomotor central pattern generator (CPG). However, regenerating axons generally extend no more than 10 mm caudal to the lesion sites, terminati...

Many laboratories have reported the successful regeneration of neurons across damaged portions of the spinal cord. Associated improvements in hindlimb locomotor movements have been attributed to the formation of functional neuronal connections with the locomotor central pattern generator (CPG). But regenerating axons generally extend no more than 10mm caudal to the lesion sites, terminating abo...