OBJECTIVE Age-related deficits in selective attention are hypothesized to result from decrements in inhibition of task-irrelevant information. Speed of processing (SOP) training is an adaptive cognitive intervention designed to enhance processing speed for attention tasks. The effectiveness of SOP training to improve cognitive and everyday functional performance is well documented. However, und...

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We define a new algebraic form for Boolean function representation, called EXOR-Projected Sum of Products (EP-SOP), consisting in a four level network that can be easily implemented in practice. Deriving an optimal EP-SOP from an optimal SOP form is a NP NP -hard problem; nevertheless we propose a very efficient approximation algorithm, which returns, in polynomial time, an EP-SOP form whose co...

children, similar to adults, are required to fast before general anesthesia in order to reduce  the volume and acidity of stomach contents. it is thought that npo regulations reduce the risk of regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents during surgery. recent developments have encouraged a shift from the standard 'nil by mouth from midnight' fasting policy to more relaxed regime...

To achieve the flexible operation of active distribution network (ADN), an optimal control method for ADN considering soft open point (SOP) and thermostatically controlled loads under distributed photovoltaic (PV) access is proposed. First, mathematical model SOP are constructed based on flexibility thermal storage characteristic loads, respectively. Then, further constructed. The realized by a...

How spatial, temporal, and sexual specific cues are integrated to specify distinct cell fates during multicellular organism development is largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that the Caenorhabditis elegans PcG-like gene sop-2 determines the temporal and sexual specificities of a row of hypodermal seam cells, in addition to specifying their positional identities. Loss-of-function of sop-2 caus...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: AIHA: Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia; DIB: Double In Vivo Biotinylation; BM: Bone Marrow; PS: Phosphatidylserine; ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species; MFI: Mean Fluorescence Intensity; SEM: Standard Error of the Mean; SOP: Standard Operating Procedures; SAv-APC: StreptavidinAllophycocyanin; NHS: N-hydroxysuccinimide; 7AAD: 7-Aminoactinomycin D;...