The concept of reserve arose from the mismatch between the extent of brain changes or pathology and the clinical manifestations of these brain changes. The cognitive reserve hypothesis posits that individual differences in the flexibility and adaptability of brain networks underlying cognitive function may allow some people to cope better with brain changes than others. Although there is ample ...

1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 2 Case Center for Imaging Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 3 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Institute, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 4 Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 5 Department o...

Objective: First Nations people in Canada often migrate between living “on-reserve” and “off-reserve.” The purpose of this study was to determine if there was any difference in birth outcomes among First Nations women living on-reserve versus off-reserve in Manitoba. Study Design: This population-based birth cohort study was conducted using Statistics Canada’s linked vital data for Manitoba, 19...

Background: Although maximal sprint speed (MSS) and the anaerobic speed reserve (ASR) provides valuable information about the speed profile of athletes, these parameters fall short of providing important information about sub-maximal metabolic thresholds. The only field test that can offer an estimate of a sub-maximal metabolic threshold is the 3-minute all-out test for running (3MT) which deli...

Background Experimental studies have shown that fractional flow reserve (defined as the ratio of maximal achievable flow in a stenotic area to normal maximal achievable flow) can be calculated from coronary pressure measurements only. The objectives of this study were to validate fractional flow reserve calculation in humans and to compare this information with that derived from quantitative co...

Microgrid (MG) is one of the important blocks in the future smart distribution systems. The scheduling pattern of MGs affects distribution system operation. Also, the optimal scheduling of MGs will be result in reliable and economical operation of distribution system. In this paper, an operational planning model of a MG which considers multiple demand response (DR) programs is proposed. In the ...