Background: This investigation examined the relationship between trauma, psychiatric
symptoms and urinary free cortisol (UFC) and catecholamine (epinephrine [EPI], norepinephrine […

Thermal plasma gasification is considered as an attractive technology to produce high quality
syngas from municipal solid waste (MSW). It is imperative to study the effect of operating …

Tractography based on non-invasive diffusion imaging is central to the study of human brain
connectivity. To date, the approach has not been systematically validated in ground truth …

We have developed the Tractometer: an online evaluation and validation system for
tractography processing pipelines. One can now evaluate the results of more than 57,000 fiber …

Propulsion is a critical subsystem of many spacecraft 1 , 2 , 3 – 4 . For efficient propellant usage,
electric propulsion systems based on the electrostatic acceleration of ions formed during …

Magnetic nanoparticles coated with materials having unique properties, such as ordered
pore structures and large surface areas, hold great potential for multimodal therapies. This …

Sleep benefits motor memory consolidation. This mnemonic process is thought to be
mediated by thalamo-cortical spindle activity during NREM-stage2 sleep episodes as well as …

Background: Aerobic exercise training (AET) has been shown to provide health benefits in
individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, it is yet unknown to what extent AET also …

Osteosarcoma-derived cells have been routinely used for studying osteoblastic functions,
but it remains unclear to what extent they mimic the behavior of primary osteoblasts in the …

Brain development during childhood and adolescence is characterized by both progressive
myelination and regressive pruning processes. However, sex differences in brain maturation …