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Learning and memory impairments in mice lacking the M2 subtype of muscarinic receptor
(2007-05-31)The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is an important modulator of cognitive functions such as learning, memory, and attention. These functions of acetylcholine are mediated by its binding to five distinct subtypes of muscarinic ... -
List Learning in Children
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Looking for indicators of imminent cardiovascular collapse
(2007-05-31)Various indicators are used as predictors of lifesaving intervention requirements and mortality risk following severe hemorrhage. We examined hemorrhage and resuscitation data for sensitive and specific indications of ... -
Malaria in Developing Countries : The Elusive Silent Killer
(2010-04-28)Malaria is the most prevalent disease in Asia, Africa, Central and South America. Malaria is a serious, sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that is spread to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The ... -
Metallorganic Synthesis of A-Amino Acids
(2011-05-05)Amino acids are important biological compounds and useful chemical reagents in many chemistry applications. The ongoing investigation of the synthesis of α-amino acids was done via a metallorganic reaction of imines using ... -
The Minimum Skew Rank of Simple Graphs to Strict Powers
(2010-05-10)Every simple graph can be represented by an adjacency matrix. The minimum skew rank of a graph is the smallest possible rank of all skew-symmetric matrices whose non-zero entries correspond to edges of the graph. Extensive ... -
Mitigation Of Primate Crop Raiding In Gishwati Forest Reserve, Rwanda
(2013-04-25)Conservation efforts are sometimes undermined by human-animal conflicts near protected areas, such as wildlife raiding crops from local farms. Since 2007, crop raiding conflict has been observed between humans and non-human ... -
Modeling Alzheimer’s disease in mice by selectively lesioning the cholinergic basal forebrain
(2007-06-01)One pathological feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the degeneration of the cholinergic basal forebrain (CBF). The importance of this degeneration in AD is suggested by the observation that the degree of CBF degeneration ... -
Modified Shuttle Run Study of Three Different Cross-Training Shoes
(2010-05-10)Background: Shuttle run-type exercises are used frequently in strength training programs. It is a movement that combines agility, strength and explosive movements as the person hops diagonally from point to point. The ... -
Molecular Analysis of Isoflavonoid Genotoxicity
(2009-06-24)Overall objective of our research project is to analyze, at the molecular level, the genotoxic effects of genistein, the main isoflavonoid in soybeans. Due to their anti-oxidative properties, soy isoflavonoids have received ... -
Molecular Analysis of the Effects of Resveratrol and Genistein on Signal Transduction in Cancer Cells
(2011-04-20)The overall objective of our research project is to study the effects of Genistein and Resveratrol on cancer cell proliferation. Resveratrol, a stilbene found in high quantities in red grape skin, and Genistein, an ... -
Monitoring microvascular blood flow during hemorrhage and resuscitation
(2007-06-01)Blood flow through the microvascular (arterioles, capillaries, venules) is critical to survival. Until recently, microvascular responses to cardiovascular events, such as hemorrhage and resuscitation, have been difficult ... -
Neuropil Distribution In The Anterior Cingulate And Primary Visual Cortex Of Cetartiodactyla, Primates, and Afrotheria
(2014-04-17)Previous studies of the cerebral cortex have utilized the neuropil space as a proxy for connectivity, highlighting structural differences between cortical areas. The following study aims to investigate the distribution ... -
A New Technique for Studying Implicit Relational Learning in Adult Humans : Multiple-Object Tracking Task
(2010-04-16)Adult humans readily learn to respond to relations, but it is normally assumed that their ability to verbalize relations plays a critical role. To study relational learning in absence of verbalization, we developed a new ... -
Oxidation of Alkenes Using Dioxirane of 1,3-Dichloroacetone
(2010-05-10)Oxidation of alkenes using dioxirane system generated from 1,3-dichloroacetone and oxone produces good to excellent yields of epoxide products. The reaction system is facile, mild, efficient and safe. Our experimental ... -
P300 Event Related Potentials from Rat Brain to Cues for Reinforcement and Non-Reinforcement
(2009-06-24)The P300 Event Related Potential (ERP) is a time locked, averaged EEG to task relevant stimuli. Previous research in our laboratory has shown that the P300 ERP in rats is a correlate of the brains recognition of a conditioned ... -
Parallelizable Algorithms For Describing The Effects Of Strong Time-Dependent Electromagnetic Fields On The Hydrogen Atom
(2014-04-17)We are testing a variety of methods to numerically treat the ionization of atomic hydrogen by a strong lase r pulse. Besides providing high accuracy, the algorithms should be parallelizable in order to handle the sometimes ... -
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Cytokine and Proliferative Response to In Vitro Echinacea Stimulaton in Male College Wrestlers andSoccer Players During Preseason Practice
(2009-04-23)The effects of dietary botanical supplements on the immune response in athletes are unknown, despite a recent increase in herbal supplement use by both college and professional athletes. We conducted 2 separate studies to ... -
Photodetachment of O-
(2007-05-31)Photodetachment of O- (2p5)2P° has been investigated with a new R-matrix (close-coupling) code [1] that uses a B-spline basis for the continuum functions. The completeness of the B-spline basis ensures that no Buttle ... -
Powerful Outflows in Seyfert Galaxies : Wind- Vs. Jet-Driven Models
(2010-04-19)Seyfert galaxies are active galaxies characterized by luminous outflows from a central super massive black hole. The outflow mechanism has not been fully determined, but the two primary competing systems are a wind-driven ...
