Abstract. Atmospheric organic acids (OAs) are expected to enhance methanesulfonic acid (MSA)-driven new particle formation (NPF). However, the exact role of OAs in MSA-driven NPF remains unclear. Here, we employed a two-step strategy probe MSA–methylamine (MA) NPF. Initially, evaluated enhancing potential 12 commonly detected ternary MA–MSA–OA cluster by considering free energies (MSA)1(MA)1(OA...

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic, adult-onset disease characterized by progressive degeneration of nervous systems including cerebellar, pyramidal, extrapyramidal, and autonomic system. Although a few recent studies reported that cognitive impairments could occur in patients with MSA, prominent dementia with progressive decline is not a typical clinical manifestation of MSA. In parti...

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between dysphagia and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA), and to characterize dysphagia in patients with the cerebellar (MSA-C) and parkinsonian (MSA-P) types. Methods: Sixty-one MSA patients (25 males, 36 females; 40 MSA-C, 21 MSA-P; mean age, 66.3 ± 11.0) were recruited. ADL was assessed on th...

Multiple sequence alignments have primary role in several domains of modern molecular biology such as protein 3D structure/function prediction, phylogeny inference, molecular function, intermolecular interactions and many other common tasks in sequence analysis. Presently, many tools to construct multiple sequence alignments are available but none of them is accurate for all types of data sets....

measurement systems analysis (msa) has been applied in different aspect of industrial assessments to evaluate various types of quantitative and qualitative measures. qualification of a measurement system depends on two important features: accuracy and precision. since the capability of each quality system is severely related to the capability of its measurement system, the weakness of the two ...

Membranous septal aneurysm (MSA) is a rare anomaly and known to cause ventricular tachycardia and atrioventricular block. However, underlying mechanisms have not been addressed in its long history. We report first 3-D electro-anatomical mapping of MSA during and three years following the surgery. An elderly patient underwent a surgery for MSA. In the mapping, we located the His bundle near MSA ...

PURPOSE Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that remains poorly understood, and the diagnosis of MSA continues to be challenging. We endeavored to improve the diagnostic process and understanding of in vivo characteristics of MSA by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty MSA subjects, ten parkinsonian dominant (MSA-P), ten cerebellar dominan...

Objectives: to evaluate the diagnostic value of external anal sphincter electromyography (EAS-EMG) and urethral sphincter electromyography (US-EMG) in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA). Methods: 35 patients who were diagnosed as MSA were examined as treatment group, while 53 non-MSA patients were examined as control group, using EAS and US-EMG. Data was recorded and analyzed, includin...