Impaired sensorimotor gating occurs in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and can be measured using the prepulse inhibition (PPI) paradigm of the acoustic startle response.This assay is frequently used to validate animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders and to explore the therapeutic potential of new drugs.The underlying neural ne
A significant amount of seismic energy is imparted to the structures during earthquakes.The energy spreads within the structure and transforms in various energy forms as dissipated through the structure.The conventional seismic design provides specific ductile regions, namely plastic hinges, on structural elements.Therefore, the energy dissipation
Abstract Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been found in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents and their recipient watersheds.To assess the potential of WWTP effluents to alter fish behaviour, we caged male goldfish (Carassius auratus) for 21-days at three sites along a contamination gradient downstream from a WWTP which
Endometrial cancer is among the most common gynecological cancers affecting women worldwide.Despite the early detection and rather high overall survival rate, around 20% of the cases recur with poor prognosis.The Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, also known as Cuddle Bunnies massively parallel sequencing, symbolises a high-throughput, fa
Acute limb ischemia (ALI) represents one of the most common emergent scenarios encountered by a vascular specialist.Despite expedient revascularization, high rates of limb loss are reported along with high mortality rates which are Rear Console Housing second only to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.Surgical revascularization is standard of care