Background: Electromyographic (EMG) signals obtained from a contracted muscle contain valuable information on its activity and health status. Much of this information lies in motor unit potentials (MUPs) of its motor units (MUs), collected during the muscle contraction. Hence, accurate estimation of a MUP template for each MU is crucial. Objective: To investigate the possibility of improv...

REFERENCE DATA FOR QUANTITATIVE MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL ANALYSIS IN THE GENIOGLOSSUS MUSCLE Needle electromyography (EMG) of the genioglossus muscle is a potentially useful investigation in patients with speech or swallowing problems in whom a neuromuscular disorder (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS], hypoglossal neuropathy) is suspected, as well as in patients with subclinical bulbar invo...

Inbred strains of mice excrete all three major urinary proteins (mups) when induced by testosterone, but differ as to the relative proportions and total levels of each mup present. We have now determined the urinary mup phenotypes before and after testosterone treatment of seven recombinant inbred strains derived from progenitor strains exhibiting different mup phenotypes. The results confirm p...

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are characterized by the presence of markers ultra-processing (MUP), either additives (A-MUP) or non-additive ingredients (NA-MUP). The present study aims to characterize MUP profile approximately 22,000 UPFs, representative assortments in French supermarkets. UPFs were ranked according Siga classification within five UPF technological groups, from C01 C3, depending...

This paper describes an interactive computer program for decomposing EMG signals into their component motor-unit potential (MUP) trains and for averaging MUP waveforms. The program is able to handle single- or multi-channel signals recorded by needle or fine-wire electrodes during low and moderate levels of muscular contraction. It includes advanced algorithms for template matching, resolving s...

Electromyographic (EMG) signal decomposition is the process of resolving an EMG signal into its constituent motor unit potential trains (MUPTs). The purpose of EMG signal decomposition is to provide an estimate of the firing pattern and motor unit potential (MUP) template of each active motor unit (MU) that contributed significant MUPs to the EMG signal. The extracted MU firing patterns, MUP te...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a common maintenance renal replacement modality for children with ESRD frequently compromised by infectious peritonitis and catheter exit site and tunnel infections (ESI/TI). The effect of topical mupirocin (Mup) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution was evaluated as part of routine daily exit site care on peritonitis and ESI/TI rates, ca...

Major urinary proteins (MUPs) are often suggested to be highly polymorphic, and thereby provide unique chemical signatures used for individual and genetic kin recognition; however, studies on MUP variability have been lacking. We surveyed populations of wild house mice (Mus musculus musculus), and examined variation of MUP genes and proteins. We sequenced several Mup genes (9 to 11 loci) and un...

Mupirocin (MUP) is an effective antibiotic against MRSA. Its bactericidal effect stable under acid condition. By validating its antibacterial of Helicobacter pylori, we try to clarify MUP on H. pylori. The present study was conducted investigate the clarithromycin (CLR) / metronidazole (MNZ) -resistant and -susceptible strains time-kill MUP, post (PAE). We investigated minimal inhibitory concen...

A total of 15 of 101 (14.8%) nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates exhibited mupirocin resistance (Mup(r)) compared with 1 of 154 (0.6%) methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates. A total of 14 (93%) isolates exhibiting high-level Mup(r) belonged to a single clone. Horizontal plasmid transfer and transmission of Mup(r) strains contribute to a high incide...