Seismic response analyses are performed using a minimum number of seismic records as input motions in order to achieve statistically strong estimation. Unfortunately, the available information recorded from current networks is still scarce regarding events with considerable magnitude. In this context, Random Vibration Theory (RVT) arises an alternative tool for performing site without need reco...

doi: 10.1160/TH13-06-0442 Thromb Haemost 2013; 110: 854–855 Dear Sirs, Post-thrombotic manifestations develop in up to 50% of patients with proximal deepvein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities as a result of venous hypertension (1). Whether the post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is predominantly the consequence of outflow obstruction, venous valvular reflux or both is conflicting (2-5). With...

to thrombectomy and finally to thrombolytic therapy with anticoagulation, which is currently the standard treatment of choice [1]. Here, we present a young woman with bilateral RVT. Her case constituted the first clinical report of heterozygous MTHFR mutation with RVT, which was her only risk factor for the disease. MTHFR is a key enzyme for intracellular folate homeostasis and metabolism that ...

R units (RVUs) were developed in 1988 as a method of accounting for physicians’ work effort and hospital or clinic expenses. Because RVUs provided a uniform, formulaic metric for myriad clinical services, they quickly became the prevailing method for setting feefor-service payments for Medicare and private insurance. However, the dominance of the fee-forservice model has created strong structur...

In the framework of our ongoing project [2, 3, 4], we aim at developing a Reactive Virtual Trainer (RVT), an intelligent virtual agents (IVA) who can not only perform exercises, but adjust those, and interweave the physical performance with explanations, correcting remarks and social chat. For an IVA in such a role where the demonstrated motion is to be copied by the user, the subtle, physicall...

Introduction: Variations in end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) are known to be correlated to BOLD signal changes as a result of cerebral blood flow (CBF) adjustments driven by the arterial CO2 concentration that is reflected in expired air [1]. This suggests that measuring expired CO2 concentration could be an important addition to the respiratory motion and pulse plethysmography tracings commonl...

Renal vein thrombosis (RVT) is a common complication of the nephrotic syndrome [1] and may occur in up to 50% of cases with membranous glomerulonephritis [2]. Although it may present acutely with flank pain and macroscopic haematuria, the majority of cases run an indolent course [1,2] and diagnosis therefore requires a high index of clinical suspicion. Until relatively recently, the diagnosis c...

Resveratrol (RVT) is a naturally occurring trihydroxy stilbene that displays a wide spectrum of physiological activity. Its ability to behave therapeutically as a component of red wine has attracted wide attention. The phenol acts as a protective agent involving various body constituents. Most attention has been given to beneficial effects in insults involving cancer, aging, cardiovascular syst...