Davis et al. (1982) proposed a primary acoustic startle circuit in rats consisting of the auditory nerve, posteroventral cochlear nucleus, an area near the ventrolateral lemniscus (VLL), nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis (PnC), and spinal motoneurons. Using fiber-sparing lesions, the present study reevaluated these and other structures together with the role of neurons embedded in the auditor...

Aims: To describe perceived negative consequences (PNCs) of alcohol consumption related to the frequency of heavy episodic drinking (HED) in a Swedish population attending primary health care (PHC). Methods: Data from a computer-based assessment, including questions about alcohol consumption and PNC, were collected from 28 PHC centres in Sweden. The analysis included 4559 responders. Risk ratio...

This study is part of ongoing research aimed to exploit Earth Observations (EO) to force physiological models in order to produce better estimation of rice production. The research wanted to analysed the feasibility of estimating Plant Nitrogen Content (PNC) from remotely sensed data. We developed a Normalised Vegetation Index (NDI) able to predict PNC in rice crops through a regressive model t...

Two-nucleon parity nonconserving (PNC) interaction induced by the singleparticle PNC weak potential and the two-nucleon residual strong interaction is considered. An approximate analytical formula for this Induced PNC Interaction (IPNCI) between proton and neutron is derived (Q(rσp × σn)δ(rp − rn)), and the interaction constant is estimated. As a result of coherent contributions from the nucleo...

The effects of dam previous reproductive status (PRS) on the pre-adjustment of weaning weight for genetic evaluation (WWT) was examined for Santa Gertrudis (SANTA), Brahman (BRAH) and Tropical Composite (TCOMP) breeds of beef cattle. Weaning weight records were classified into 3 groups according to the dam’s PRS: whether in the last year, she had reared a bull calf (PBC), a heifer calf (PHC) or...

The anticancer peptide PNC-27, which contains an HDM-2-binding domain corresponding to residues 12-26 of p53 and a transmembrane-penetrating domain, has been found to kill cancer cells (but not normal cells) by inducing membranolysis. We find that our previously determined 3D structure of the p53 residues of PNC-27 is directly superimposable on the structure for the same residues bound to HDM-2...

Although the Gram stain and culture of expectorated sputum are considered standard methods for the diagnosis of presumptive pneumococcal pneumonia, these methods remain relatively insensitive and nonspecific. We developed an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the quantitation of pneumococcal C polysaccharide (PnC) in the sputum of patients with presumptive pneumococcal pneumonia. Of 34 patient sputum...

AIMS To describe perceived negative consequences (PNCs) of alcohol consumption related to the frequency of heavy episodic drinking (HED) in a Swedish population attending primary health care (PHC). METHODS Data from a computer-based assessment, including questions about alcohol consumption and PNC, were collected from 28 PHC centres in Sweden. The analysis included 4559 responders. Risk ratio...

BACKGROUND Bacterial meningitis remains often etiologically unconfirmed, especially in resource-poor settings. We tested the potential of real-time polymerase chain reaction to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pnc) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) from cerebrospinal fluid impregnated on filter paper strips. METHODS Pnc and Hib genome equivalents were blindly quantified by polymerase ...

A new calculation of the predominantly isoscalar PNC matrix element between the J T 0+1,0 1 (E 8.7 MeV) states in N has been carried out in a (0+1+2+3+4)hw model space with the Warburton-Brown interaction. The magnitude of the PNC matrix element of 0.22 to 0.54 eV obtained with the DDH PNC interaction is substantially suppressed compared with previous calculations in smaller model spaces but sh...