A prosopagnosic subject with right medial occipitotemporal damage sparing areas in the lateral fusiform gyrus performed well on both tasks. The contrast in the performance of patients with right versus left fusiform damage suggests an important distinction in hemispheric processing that reflects not the type of stimulus but the nature of processing required. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“Aims:
The aim of our study was
to investigate indoor air quality (IAQ) by comparing pyrogen concentration selleck inhibitor and microbiological contamination in offices in public buildings.
Methods and Results:
Air samples were collected during cold and warm seasons in 39 offices in four European cities. Pyrogens were measured by
the in vitro pyrogen test (IPT), moulds and bacteria by classical microbiology. In 92% of the investigated offices, pyrogen and microbial contaminations were below NCT-501 ic50 150 EEU m-3 and 103 CFU m-3, respectively, whilst in 75%, moulds did not exceed 102 CFU m-3.
Conclusions:
The IPT is a rapid, reliable tool for measuring pyrogens that could be used as an ‘early warning’ indicator of IAQ.
Significance and Impact of the Study:
This is the first study on pyrogenic compound detection in offices using IPT, which could serve for developing future indoor air guidelines.”
“Experience-dependent alterations in the human brain’s white-matter microstructure occur in early adulthood, but it is unknown whether such
plasticity extends throughout life. We used cognitive training, diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI), and structural MRI to investigate plasticity of the white-matter tracts that connect the left and right hemisphere of the frontal lobes. Over a period of about 180 days, 20 younger adults and 12 older adults trained for a total of one hundred and one 1-h sessions on a set of three working memory, three episodic memory, and six perceptual speed tasks. Control groups were assessed at pre- and post-test. Training affected VX-661 several DTI metrics and increased the area of the anterior part of the corpus callosum. These alterations were of similar magnitude in younger and older adults. The findings indicate that experience-dependent plasticity of white-matter microstructure extends into old age and that disruptions of structural interhemispheric connectivity in old age, which are pronounced in aging, are modifiable by experience and amenable to treatment. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“Aim:
The aim of this study was to find suitable yeast isolates as potential microbial feed additives for ruminants.
Methods and Results:
Yeast isolates from traditional fermented food (tapai) and home-made wine were selected based on their tolerance to volatile fatty acids (VFA) mixture of acetic, propionic and butyric acids and to pH and temperature according to the rumen condition.