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crystallization and preliminary x-ray analysis of the tumor metastasis factor p37.p37, an outer-membrane bacterial protein from mycoplasma hyorhinis, is a molecule whose presence on the surface of many tumor cells correlates highly with increased neoplastic invasivity and metastasis. p37 was overexpressed in escherichia coli, purified by affinity chromatography and crystallized. useful single crystals for x-ray diffraction structural studies have been grown by oil-immersion methods from a solution of 40% peg 4000, 0.1 m ammonium bromide in a 0.1 m citrate buffer at ph 4.0. x- ...200212454480
do chess and go need 'g'? 200212475701
quantum protocol for cheat-sensitive weak coin flipping.we present a quantum protocol for the task of weak coin flipping. we find that, for one choice of parameters in the protocol, the maximum probability of a dishonest party winning the coin flip if the other party is honest is 1/sqrt[2]. we also show that if parties restrict themselves to strategies wherein they cannot be caught cheating, their maximum probability of winning can be even smaller. as such, the protocol offers additional security in the form of cheat sensitivity.200212485105
visuospatial abilities of chess players.the extent to which the acquisition of expertise in knowledge-rich domains, such as chess, can be influenced by general individual characteristics, such as intelligence, has remained unclear. some previous studies with children have documented significant correlations between chess skill and performance on some psychometric tests, such as performance iq. however, we found no evidence for a correlation between chess skill and visual memory ability in a group of adult chess players (n = 36, age = ...200212519534
[evaluation of t(1)-weighted black blood imaging using triple inversion recovery].the black blood sequence, in which the blood signal is suppressed, fundamentally provides t(2)-weighted images. we developed a t(1)-weighted black blood sequence. this new sequence improved the triple ir sequence that uses three inversion pulses by continuously providing three inversion pulses. by so doing, the sequence lengthens the time from the third inversion pulse to data sampling. the new sequence sets the flip angle of the third inversion pulse to 95-110 degrees. consequently, the differe ...200212520219
the mds-chess scale: a new measure to predict mortality in institutionalized older people.to develop a scale predicting mortality and other adverse outcomes associated with frailty.200312534853
polymers in medicine; a game of chess. 200312568778
electronic support groups for breast carcinoma: a clinical trial of effectiveness.a recent pew charitable trust study found that 52,000,000 individuals used the internet to obtain health/medical information. clinical trials of face-to-face breast carcinoma support groups show evidence of 1) improvement in quality of life, 2) reduction of psychologic symptoms, 3) improvement in coping responses, and 4) a reduction in pain. to the authors' knowledge, a few studies published to date have investigated internet-delivered electronic support groups (esgs) for cancer. the most sophis ...200312569591
the functional localization of neural networks using genetic algorithms.we presented an algorithm for extracting boolean functions (propositions, rules) from the units in trained neural networks. the extracted boolean functions make the hidden units understandable. however, in some cases, the extracted boolean functions are complicated, and so are not understandable, which means that the hidden units are not functionally localized. this paper presents an algorithm for the functional localization of (the hidden units of) neural networks. when a hidden unit is well ap ...200312576106
a functional mri study of high-level cognition. i. the game of chess.chess is a game that involves many aspects of high level cognition and requires sophisticated problem solving skills. however, there is little understanding of the neural basis of chess cognition. this study employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri) to identify cortical areas that are active during the analysis of chess positions compared with a spatial task with matched visual stimuli. bilateral activation was revealed in the superior frontal lobes, the parietal lobes, and occipital ...200312589885
a functional mri study of high-level cognition. ii. the game of go.go is a board game thought to be different from chess in many aspects, most significantly in that go emphasizes global strategy more than local battle, a property very difficult for computer programs to emulate. to investigate the neural basis of go, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri) was used to measure brain activities of subjects engaged in playing go. enhanced activations were observed in many cortical areas, such as dorsal prefrontal, parietal, occipital, posterior temporal, and p ...200312589886
common language or tower of babel? on the evolutionary dynamics of signals and their meanings.we investigate how the evolution of communication strategies affects signal credibility when there is common interest as well as a conflict between communicating individuals. taking alarm calls as an example, we show that if the temptation to cheat is low, a single signal is used in the population. if the temptation increases cheaters will erode the credibility of a signal, and an honest mutant using a different signal ('a private code') will be very successful until this, in turn, is cracked by ...200312590773
comparison of assessments of children's eating-disordered behaviors by interview and questionnaire.in adults, interview methods may detect eating-disordered behaviors more accurately than self-report methods. however, no studies have investigated the relationships between interview and self-report assessments in children. we compared results from the eating disorder examination adapted for children (chede) with the adolescent version of the questionnaire on eating and weight patterns (qewp-a) and with the children's eating attitude test (cheat) in a nontreatment sample of overweight and norma ...200312616588
banner's end run must end. company plays chess with assets it inherited while communities pay the price. 200312645467
continuing progress in the chess game of aids treatment.the sixth international congress on drug therapy in hiv infection was held november 17-21, 2002, in glasgow, scotland and the program included keynote lectures, plenary sessions, satellite symposia and poster sessions. more than 2,500 delegates, including physicians, community representatives researchers, members of the pharmaceutical industry and other health professionals, took part in the congress. highlights of the congress are discussed. (c) 2002 prous science. all rights reserved.200212677254
preference, specificity and cheating in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses are mutualistic interactions between fungi and most plants. there is considerable interest in this symbiosis because of the strong nutritional benefits conferred to plants and its influence on plant diversity. until recently, the symbiosis was assumed to be unspecific. however, two studies have now revealed that although it can be largely unspecific with the fungal community composition changing seasonally, in certain ecosystems it can also be highly specific and ...200312711222
ecology: a liverwort cheat. 200312712186
global gamesmanship.competition among multinationals these days is likely to be a three-dimensional game of global chess: the moves an organization makes in one market are designed to achieve goals in another in ways that aren't immediately apparent to its rivals. the authors--all management professors-call this approach "competing under strategic interdependence," or csi. and where this interdependence exists, the complexity of the situation can quickly overwhelm ordinary analysis. indeed, most business strategist ...200312747163
[temperament and affective disorders--historical basis of current discussion].the history of the temperament concept begins in ancient greece. the humoral theory remained influential over the centuries. at the beginning of the 20 th century, both wilhelm wundt and his pupil emil kraepelin formulated new aspects. wundt described two dimensions: "speed of variability of emotions" and "intensity of emotions". kraepelin observed four fundamental states (depressive, manic, irritable and cyclothymic), which he linked to manic-depressive illness. since then different lines of te ...200312796852
the nerve growth factor and the neuroscience chess board. 200312825319
crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of a new class of glutathione transferase from nematodes.mouse and heligmosomoides polygyrus constitute a readily manipulated small-animal laboratory model for investigating host-nematode interactions. two major forms of glutathione transferase (gst) are expressed in h. polygyrus adult worms following primary infection. one of these forms belongs to a new class of gst which has only been found in the nematode phylum and therefore presents a possible target for nematode control. in this study, crystals were obtained of a recombinant representative of t ...200312832779
nectarless flowers: ecological correlates and evolutionary stability.in animal-pollinated flowers, the pollinators cannot detect the presence of nectar before entering flowers, and therefore flowers may cheat by not producing nectar. an earlier model suggested that a mixed strategy of producing nectarful and nectarless flowers would be evolutionarily stable. here we compare nectarless flowers as a cheating strategy with three competing hypotheses namely "visit-more-flowers", "cross-pollination enhancement" and "better contact". we collected field data on 28 speci ...200312838401
[usefulness of 3d-vibe method in breast dynamic mri: imaging parameters and contrasting effects].mr imaging (mri) has been reported to be a useful modality to characterize breast tumors and to evaluate disease extent. contrast-enhanced dynamic mri, in particular, allows breast lesions to be characterized with high sensitivity and specificity. our study was designed to develop three-dimensional volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (3d-vibe) techniques for the evaluation of breast tumors. first, agarose/gd-dtpa phantoms with various concentrations of gd-dtpa were imaged using 3d-vi ...200312881683
hopelessness is associated with decreased heart rate variability during championship chess games.clinical observations suggest that negative affects such as helplessness/hopelessness (he/ho) may induce autonomic duration; affects were assessed for every move after reconstruction of the games. in all games compiled, 18 situation of intense confidence/optimism and 20 of intense helplessness/hopelessness were observed.200612883118
[is cheating with automatic perimetry possible?].automatic perimetry examination requires the patient's cooperation, but the programs used check response validity. this study evaluated the possibility of patient cheating on this examination.200312910198
[chiropractic based upon cheat]. 195313066539
problems in the diagnosis of q fever by complement-fixation tests.for the selection of a suitable antigen concentration for use in routine complement-fixation tests with q-fever antisera, a rigid system of antigen units is unsatisfactory. the optimum antigen dilution should be judged after inspection of the results of full "chess-board" titrations with a variety of antisera. non-specific reactions may occur with sera from patients with primary atypical pneumonia or sera which have deteriorated during storage. these may be detected with a typhus antigen or some ...195513284559
[some schizoid mechanisms related to chess playing]. 200513311001
[the meaning of chess in a case of autism]. 200713466618
the chess-board excision technique: a new technique in the treatment of angioma scrotalis. 195713510572
[psychophysiology of chess]. 201613542972
the problem of the identical twin as reflected in a masochistic compulsion to cheat. 200713640763
"some part of me will cheat the goddess of death". 196514325621
[how to start a practice as a healer and to cheat the treasury]. 196014419259
chess, oedipus and the mater dolorosa. 196014437107
chess, oedipus, and the mater dolorosa. 200614437108
[on reactions of patients with schizophrenia to the game of chess]. 196114494935
climate, hydrochemistry and economics of surface-water systems (chess): adding a european dimension to the catchment modelling experience developed under lois.one achievement of the uk land-ocean interaction study (lois) was to link dynamic biogeochemical models of different domains, e.g. rivers, estuaries and coastal waters, and to use the linked model to investigate possible changes from the current status that might occur in the future, for example as the result of climate change. the climate, hydrochemistry and economics of surface-water systems (chess) project has taken the lois methodology forward by exploring possible impacts of climate change ...200314499543
lie detection with contingent negative variation.topographies of contingent negative variation (cnv) were recorded in a paradigm of delayed response with feedback for three kinds of faces: familiar, strange and target. subjects made responses to the faces according to whether the faces were familiar or not, but also, gave deliberately deceptive responses to target faces to 'cheat the computer'. subjects were told that the computer could judge whether they were being honest or not. for each trial of the experiment, if subjects cheated the compu ...200314585493
effect on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol of maximum dose simvastatin and atorvastatin in patients with hypercholesterolemia: results of the comparative hdl efficacy and safety study (chess).previous studies have shown that effects on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c) may differ among statins.200314597936
selection of an adsorbent for lead removal from drinking water by a point-of-use treatment device.the removal of lead from drinking water was investigated to develop a point-of-use water filter that could meet the regulation imposed by the new european directive 98-83 lowering lead concentration in drinking water below 10 microgl(-1). the objective of this research was to assess the potential of different adsorbents (zeolites, resins, activated carbon, manganese oxides, cellulose powder) to remove lead from tap water with a very short contact time. to begin, the repartition of the lead speci ...200314604636
adolescence and the diet-dieting disparity: healthy food choice or risky health behaviour?food choice in schoolchildren was examined in relation to dieting and measures of eating psychopathology. it was predicted that dieters would make healthier food choices compared to non-dieters and that measures of eating psychopathology would be associated with food choice.200314614792
the role of constraints in expert memory.a great deal of research has been devoted to developing process models of expert memory. however, k. j. vicente and j. h. wang (1998) proposed (a) that process theories do not provide an adequate account of expert recall in domains in which memory recall is a contrived task and (b) that a product theory, the constraint attunement hypothesis (cah), has received a significant amount of empirical support. we compared 1 process theory (the template theory; tt; f. gobet & h. a. simon, 1996c) with the ...200314622048
target centred medicine: why it is essential to cheat. 200314630779
evaluation of two-dimensional l-cosy and jpress using a 3 t mri scanner: from phantoms to human brain in vivo.localized versions of two-dimensional (2d) magnetic resonance spectroscopic (mrs) sequences, namely jpress and l-cosy, have been implemented on a whole-body 3t mri/mrs scanner. volume selection was achieved using three slice-selective radio-frequency (rf) pulses: 90 degrees-180 degrees-180 degrees in jpress and 90 degrees-180 degrees-90 degrees in l-cosy with a chess sequence prior to voxel localization for global water suppression. the last 180 degrees rf pulse was used for resolving the j-coup ...200314648883
the hospital manager and game theory: chess master, poker player, or cooperative game player?hospital management can be seen as a game, and doctors, nurses, and health maintenance organizations are its players. the astute hospital manager realizes the interdependence of individual career strategies and the hospital's success, just as players in a game are interdependent on each other. managers familiar with game theory may successfully transfer that knowledge to the hospital realm. they may recognize patterns and calculate outcomes like chess players, bluff other hospitals into folding ...200514672441
[skeletons in the cupboard--treatment of arne torkildsen].arne torkildsen (1899-1968) developed torkildsen's operation, the first successful shunt operation treating increased intraventricular pressure in the brain. he defended his doctoral thesis "ventriculo-cisternostomy" in the university of copenhagen in 1950, a thesis that had been rejected by the university of oslo in his home country norway. he was not found qualified for the post of associate professor in neurosurgery in spite of being recommended by two international adjudicating committees on ...200314691511
can mental and physical activities such as chess and gardening help in the prevention and treatment of alzheimer's? healthy aging through stimulation of the mind. 200314694752
selective missing pulse steady state free precession (mp-ssfp): inner volume and chemical shift selective imaging in a steady state sequence.to examine new sequences that restrict acquisition of spins to those excited by both of the rf pulses in missing pulse steady state free precession (mp-ssfp) mri.200414696229
the nerve growth factor and the neuroscience chess board. 200414699984
sports drug testing--an analyst's perspective.sport plays a major role in the lives of many people, both for active participation and as entertainment. sport is now a huge nationally and internationally based industry. the desire to win has led some athletes to resort to the use of performance enhancing drugs. with huge financial rewards now available in some sports the pressure to excel has grown. some have argued that drug use should be given free rein, however most people are of the view that it is athletic prowess that should be applaud ...200414737504
[childhood malaria in endemic areas: epidemiology, acquired immunity and control strategies].malaria is a major cause of childhood mortality and morbidity in endemic areas. the incidence and severity of malaria depends on various entomological, parasitological, environmental, and human factors. clinical presentation and epidemiologic features vary according to genetic factors, personal behavior, and immune status. populations exposed to frequent infection may develop partial labile protective malarial immunity at the price of high morbidity and mortality due to ineffectiveness of antima ...200314763300
evaluation of carbohydrate molecular mechanical force fields by quantum mechanical calculations.a quantitative evaluation of 20 second-generation carbohydrate force fields was carried out using ab initio and density functional methods. geometry-optimized structures (b3lyp/6-31g(d)) and relative energies using augmented correlation consistent basis sets were calculated in gas phase for monosaccharide carbohydrate benchmark systems. selected results are: (i). the interaction energy of the alpha-d-glucopyranose.h(2)o heterodimer is estimated to be 4.9 kcal/mol, using a composite method includ ...200415010301
expert and exceptional performance: evidence of maximal adaptation to task constraints.expert and exceptional performance are shown to be mediated by cognitive and perceptual-motor skills and by domain-specific physiological and anatomical adaptations. the highest levels of human performance in different domains can only be attained after around ten years of extended, daily amounts of deliberate practice activities. laboratory analyses of expert performance in many domains such as chess, medicine, auditing, computer programming, bridge, physics, sports, typing, juggling, dance, an ...199615012483
novelty seekers and impulsive subjects are low in morningness.the bipolar dimension of morningness-eveningness refers to the preferred times of day for achieving various activities (i.e. the phase of the circadian clock). it is validated from a biological point of view, associated with at least one gene and heritable through an epistatic mechanism. it has been used as a proxy to study the relationships between the circadian system, personality and psychopathology: there is a correlation between the evening orientation and depression, extraversion and, prob ...200415051106
judgment and decision-making: experts' and novices' evaluation of chess positions.the present study examined how experts differ from nonexperts in estimation and evaluation during a judgment-and-decision task. in the experiment, the performance of 125 chess players (21 women and 104 men) whose mean age was 32.5 yr. (sd = 13.3) was examined to assess decision processes with an emphasis on postdecision differentiation and consolidation. chess players of differing skill made evaluations of a complex middle-game chess position. the experimental condition was made by the means of ...200415058886
the prisoner's dilemma and polymorphism in yeast suc genes.the suc multigene family of the single-celled yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae is polymorphic, with genes varying both in number and activity. all of the genes encode invertase, an enzyme that is secreted to digest sucrose outside of the cell. this communal endeavour creates the potential for individual cells to defect (cheat) by stealing the sugar digested by their neighbours without contributing the enzyme themselves. we measured the fitness of a defector, with a deleted suc2 gene, relative to a ...200415101409
dieting among preadolescent and young adolescent females.we examined the prevalence of dieting and negative eating attitudes among 2279 females (aged 10-14 years) in southern ontario. self-report questionnaires revealed that 29.3% of the girls were currently trying to lose weight and 10.5% had scores greater than the clinical threshold for disordered eating (children's version of the eating attitudes test [cheat] score > or = 20). those with elevated cheat scores were more likely than those with lower scores to be engaged in dieting and other extreme ...200415136549
[more and more researchers are tempted to cheat. tougher competition concerning resource allocation and career possibilities]. 200315148717
bromus species in winter wheat-population dynamics and competitiveness.the infestation of bromus species in small grains, especially in winter cereals has increased over recent years. in some areas winter wheat growers consider bromus spp. as their worst grass weed. besides yield reduction, bromus spp. cause lodging and complication of harvest. in germany the two most dominant species are bromus sterilis (l.) and bromus secalinus (l.). in order to develop control strategies the population dynamics of the weeds were investigated. based on the results a deterministic ...200315149129
does academic dishonesty relate to unethical behavior in professional practice? an exploratory study.previous research indicates that students in engineering self-report cheating in college at higher rates than those in most other disciplines. prior work also suggests that participation in one deviant behavior is a reasonable predictor of future deviant behavior. this combination of factors leads to a situation where engineering students who frequently participate in academic dishonesty are more likely to make unethical decisions in professional practice. to investigate this scenario, we propos ...200415152857
cheat sensitive quantum bit commitment.we define cheat sensitive cryptographic protocols between mistrustful parties as protocols which guarantee that, if either cheats, the other has some nonzero probability of detecting the cheating. we describe an unconditionally secure cheat sensitive nonrelativistic bit commitment protocol which uses quantum information to implement a task which is classically impossible; we also describe a simple relativistic protocol.200415169319
the effects of speed on skilled chess performance.two types of mechanisms may underlie chess skill: fast mechanisms, such as recognition, and slow mechanisms, such as search through the space of possible moves and responses. speed distinguishes these mechanisms, so i examined archival data on blitz chess (5 min for the whole game), in which the opportunities for search are greatly reduced. if variation in fast processes accounts for substantial variation in chess skill, performance in blitz chess should correlate highly with a player's overall ...200415200627
common sense, intuition, and theory in personality and social psychology.theoretical work in personality and social psychology benefits from a well-developed understanding of the prior empirical and theoretical work on a problem and from informed intuitions. intuitions develop about a subject matter through years of study, investigation, and problem solving, just as chess masters develop a sophisticated set of cognitive structures that change the very appearance of the chess board. in part because the subject matter is so personal, students new to personality and soc ...200415223510
protein crystallography using a multilayer monochromator.a multilayer monochromator was installed on a bending-magnet beamline at the cornell high energy synchrotron source (chess) and was used to provide an unfocused pseudo-monochromatic x-ray beam for protein crystallography experiments. datasets were collected from lysozyme at room temperature and human methylthioadenosine phosphorylase at 100 k. the wide energy bandpass of the multilayer allowed short exposure times, typically only a few times longer than on a focused multipole wiggler beamline. t ...199815263556
a new macromolecular oscillation camera at chess.increasing x-ray flux and decreasing crystal size are two factors placing new demands on macromolecular diffraction cameras at synchrotrons. a new oscillation camera with high mechanical precision and fast rotation speed is described.199815263695
chess and gardening: the rx for alzheimer's? 200415270327
cheating is not always punished: killer female plants and pollination by deceit in the dwarf palm chamaerops humilis.because the interests of mutualists are not perfectly aligned, conflicts between partners often arise, rendering mutualism unstable by allowing the evolution of cheating. the dwarf palm chamaerops humilis is engaged in a nursery pollination mutualism with a specific weevil derelomus chamaeropsis. in exchange for pollen dispersal, dwarf palms provide pollinators with food, shelter and egg-laying sites, but pollinators can develop only within male inflorescences. here we show that weevils lay eggs ...200415271086
[visual potentials in humans with multiple sclerosis evoked by checkboard pattern of different contrast with additional noise].a hypothesis is advanced of an effect of internal noise upon signal conduction along visual nerve in an early stage of multiple sclerosis. visual evoked potentials in response to chess patterns against a homogeneous background and against a noise background were studied in healthy subjects and in patients with multiple sclerosis. contrast between internal noise in the patients was found to be twice as great as in healthy subjects.200415296067
towards the measurement of ideal data for macromolecular crystallography using synchrotron sources.synchrotron radiation has been used extensively to overcome a variety of technical challenges involved in data collection from macromolecular crystals. the next generation of such sources offer a higher brilliance at much shorter wavelengths than hitherto available. hence, the quality of x-ray diffraction data from crystals of biological macromolecules will be further improved in terms of reduced systematic and random errors, in conjunction with a very high degree of completeness of, and multipl ...199315299553
crystallization and preliminary x-ray analysis of twinned crystals of a chimeric fk506 binding protein 12 and 13 complexed with fk506.an fkbpi2/13 chimera with the 80s loop of fkbpi3 replacing the corresponding loop in fkbpi2 tightly binds the immunosuppressive agents fk506 and rapamycin and efficiently catalyzes peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerization. however, the chimera's complex with fk506 does not inhibit calcineurin's phosphatase activity [yang, rosen & schreiber (1993). j. am. chem. soc. 115(2), 819-820]. the chimeric protein crystallizes in space group p1 and the crystals are always twinned. the twin composites are re ...199615299748
crystallization and preliminary x-ray analysis of tobacco ringspot virus.tobacco ringspot virus, a plant virus that is believed to fill an apparent niche in the evolution of picornavirus-like capsids, has been crystallized by vapor diffusion with potassium phosphate and polyethylene glycol buffered at ph 6.5 in a new crystal form. the monoclinic crystals belong to the space group c2 with unit-cell dimensions of a = 407.1, b = 399.7, c = 285.9 a and beta = 129.1 degrees and diffract synchrotron radiation to 3.3 a. one half of a virus particle constitutes the crystallo ...199715299983
evolution of spite through indirect reciprocity.how can cooperation persist in the face of a temptation to 'cheat'? several recent papers have suggested that the answer may lie in indirect reciprocity. altruistic individuals may benefit by eliciting altruism from observers, rather than (as in direct reciprocity) from the recipient of the aid they provide. here, we point out that indirect reciprocity need not always favour cooperation; by contrast, it may support spiteful behaviour, which is costly for the both actor and recipient. existing th ...200415347514
measuring progress in multirobot research with rating methods--the robocup example.rating the intelligence of artificially made systems is important for measuring progress in scientific and engineering methods. unfortunately, there is currently no universal agreement about what is considered an intelligent system, and how to measure its intelligence. this research focus on measuring the progress in the robotic technologies deployed for the robocup competitions, since one of the original premises of those competitions was to advance the development of intelligent robotic system ...200415376876
a chess-playing machine. 195015402252
in sport, are good genes just another cheat? 201215460617
diffusion weighted whole body imaging with background body signal suppression (dwibs): technical improvement using free breathing, stir and high resolution 3d display.to examine a new way of body diffusion weighted imaging (dwi) using the short ti inversion recovery-echo planar imaging (stir-epi) sequence and free breathing scanning (diffusion weighted whole body imaging with background body signal suppression; dwibs) to obtain three-dimensional displays.200615468951
pleiotropy as a mechanism to stabilize cooperation.most genes affect many traits. this phenomenon, known as pleiotropy, is a major constraint on evolution because adaptive change in one trait may be prevented because it would compromise other traits affected by the same genes. here we show that pleiotropy can have an unexpected effect and benefit one of the most enigmatic of adaptations--cooperation. a spectacular act of cooperation occurs in the social amoeba dictyostelium discoideum, in which some cells die to form a stalk that holds the other ...200415470429
child temperament does not predict adolescent body composition in girls.our previous cross-sectional analysis of mit growth and development (mit) study girls showed that activity temperament, as assessed by a nine-item temperament questionnaire, was related to body composition and nonresting energy expenditure (nree). in girls with lower levels of physical activity, having a high activity temperament was associated with a higher nree. percentage body fat was lower in girls with high vs low activity temperament. based on these results, we hypothesized that, especiall ...200515545977
t2-weighted spine imaging with a fast three-point dixon technique: comparison with chemical shift selective fat suppression.to develop a phased-array coil-compatible, fast three-point dixon (tpd) technique, and compare its performance in t2-weighted spine imaging with that of the standard chemical shift selective (chess) fat suppression technique.200415558561
neurochemistry of late-life major depression: a pilot two-dimensional mr spectroscopic study.to evaluate a two-dimensional localized chemical shift correlated spectroscopy (l-cosy) sequence in elderly patients with major depression.200415558563
kaser: knowledge amplification by structured expert randomization.in this paper and attached video, we present a third-generation expert system named knowledge amplification by structured expert randomization (kaser) for which a patent has been filed by the u.s. navy's spawar systems center, san diego, ca (ssc sd). kaser is a creative expert system. it is capable of deductive, inductive, and mixed derivations. its qualitative creativity is realized by using a tree-search mechanism. the system achieves creative reasoning by using a declarative representation of ...200415619932
chess-playing epilepsy: a case report with video-eeg and back averaging.a patient suffering from juvenile myoclonic epilepsy experienced myoclonic jerks, fairly regularly, while playing chess. the myoclonus appeared particularly when he had to plan his strategy, to choose between two solutions or while raising the arm to move a chess figure. video-eeg-polygraphy was performed, with back averaging of the myoclonus registered during a chess match and during neuropsychological testing with kohs cubes. the eeg spike wave complexes were localised in the fronto-central re ...200415634627
allelic dimorphism in the merozoite surface protein-3alpha in korean isolates of plasmodium vivax.to study the genetic diversity of re-emerging plasmodium vivax in the republic of korea, nucleotide sequence variations at the merozoite surface protein-3alpha (pvmsp-3alpha) locus were analyzed using 24 re-emerging isolates and 4 isolates from imported cases. compared with the well known belem strain (brazil), a large number of amino acid substitutions, deletions, and insertions were found at the locus of the isolates examined. the korean isolates were divided into two allelic types; type i (15 ...200415642964
the clinical health economics system simulation (chess): a teaching tool for systems- and practice-based learning.academic medical centers face barriers to training physicians in systems- and practice-based learning competencies needed to function in the changing health care environment. to address these problems, at the university of virginia school of medicine the authors developed the clinical health economics system simulation (chess), a computerized team-based quasi-competitive simulator to teach the principles and practical application of health economics. chess simulates treatment costs to patients a ...200515671315
enhancing ethical behavior: views of students, administrators, and faculty.in an article published in the april 2004 issue of the journal of dental education, dr. charles bertolami proposed that our ethics curricula don't work due to the limitations of didactic education. he suggested that ethics should be taught as a "precurriculum" course prior to entering dental school and that the dental school ethics course should be elective and consist of small groups of students who are guided to introspection to understand their true self-interest. he argued that "enlightened" ...200515689604
[effect of sport participation on the dynamics of attention parameters and successfulness of studies in school children of junior age].the study of dynamics of attention parameters in junior schoolchildren (aged from 7 to 9) going in for sports has established that this period of ontogenesis is characterized by further progressive development of attention, though uneven in rate. the age-related dynamics of change in attention parameters (its volume, efficiency, distribution and turning rate) in children having additional physical and intellectual load has been discovered to be identical with non-sportive group. the rate of form ...200415693302
adulteration of foodstuffs: from misleading to poisoning. experiences of a new eu member state (hungary) on the threshold of market economy.the increasing number of food producers, and the outstanding amount of import foodstuffs enables the producers to mislead and cheat consumers. to differentiate those who take advantage of legal rules from the ones who commit food adulteration is very difficult. the consciousness of consumers would be crucial. however, how can we expect consequent behavior from them regarding controversial issues emerging day by day? in addition, ignorance and unfair market behavior may endanger consumer health a ...200515702595
quantum optics: cheat detection. 200515703728
chunks in expert memory: evidence for the magical number four ... or is it two?this study aims to test the divergent predictions of the chunking theory (chase & simon, 1973) and template theory (gobet & simon, 1996a, 2000) with respect to the number of chunks held in visual short-term memory and the size of chunks used by experts. we presented game and random chessboards in both a copy and a recall task. in a within-subject design, the stimuli were displayed using two presentation media: (a) physical board and pieces, as in chase and simon's (1973) study; and (b) a compute ...200415724362
computer-aided organic synthesis.it is tempting for those in the field of organic synthesis to liken the process of retrosynthesis to a game of chess. that the world chess champion was recently defeated by a computer leads us to think that perhaps new and powerful computing methods could be applied to synthetic problems. here the analogy between synthesis and chess is outlined. achievements in the 35-year history of computer-aided synthetic design are described, followed by some more recent developments.200515726161
factors influencing patient choice for bariatric operation.no study has surveyed the factors that influence morbidly obese patients' preference for a particular bariatric operation.200515802062
knight's move thinking? mild cognitive impairment in a chess player.we report the case of a chess player with superior premorbid cognitive function who presented to the cognitive disorders clinic at the national hospital for neurology and neurosurgery with a 2-year history of symptoms of possible memory loss. initially the mri scan appearance was within normal limits and his cognitive scores inside the normal range; subsequently his cognitive function deteriorated and he fulfilled criteria for mild cognitive impairment (mci) two years later. unexpectedly he died ...200515804921
strategic intensity: a conversation with world chess champion garry kasparov.it's hard to find a better exemplar for competition than chess. the image of two brilliant minds locked in a battle of skill and will-in which chance plays little or no apparent role-is compelling. even people who have scant knowledge of the game instinctively recognize that chess is unusual in terms of its intellectual complexity and the strategic demands it places on players. can strategists learn anything from chess players about what it takes to win? to find out, h br senior editor diane l. ...200515807038
a psychometric analysis of chess expertise.this study introduces the amsterdam chess test (act). the act measures chess playing proficiency through 5 tasks: a choose-a-move task (comprising two parallel tests), a motivation questionnaire, a predict-a-move task, a verbal knowledge questionnaire, and a recall task. the validity of these tasks was established using external criteria based on the elo chess rating system. results from a representative sample of active chess players showed that the act is a very reliable test for chess experti ...200515822609
crystallographic data collection using a 0.22% bandwidth multilayer.to bridge the gap between traditional multilayer and crystal optics a high-resolution multilayer monochromator with a bandwidth of 0.22% has been designed and installed on a bending-magnet beamline (f3) at the cornell high energy synchrotron source (chess) to provide an unfocused monochromatic x-ray beam for protein crystallography experiments. crystallographic data of excellent quality from a medium-sized protein, concanavalin a, were collected and processed using standard crystallographic prog ...200515840920
[the prokaryotic expression and the establishment of the putative indirect elisa assay for the ha gene for avian influenza virus (aiv) h5n1 subtype].using a pair of specific primers designed according to the relevant nucleotide sequence from genbank, the ha1 gene of h5n1 subtype aiv was amplified with pcr method. the pcr product was cloned into pet-32a(+) to get a prokaryotic recombinant plasmid pet-ha1. the target gene was successfully expressed in the host cell bl21 (de3) when induced with iptg. the expression was optimized with proper inducing conditions of 0.8 mmol/l iptg and 3 hours induction. the highest expression of the target protei ...200515847164
are gender differences in high achievement disappearing? a test in one intellectual domain.males traditionally predominate at upper achievement levels. one general view holds that this is due only to various social factors such as the 'glass ceiling' and lack of female role models. another view holds that it occurs partly because of innate ability differences, with more males being at upper ability levels. in the last few decades, women have become more achievement focused and competitive and have gained many more opportunities to achieve. the present study examined one intellectual d ...200515906890
correlates of children's eating attitude test scores among primary school children.a total of 107 malay primary school girls (8-9 yr. old) completed a set of measurements on eating behavior (cheat, food neophobia scales, and dieting experience), the rosenberg self-esteem scale, body shape satisfaction, dietary intake, weight, and height. about 38% of the girls scored 20 and more on the cheat, and 46% of them reported dieting by reducing sugar and sweets (73%), skipping meals (67%), reducing fat foods (60%) and snacks (53%) as the most frequent methods practiced. in general, th ...200515974357
[factors for voiding dysfunction and cystocele].to evaluate the clinical and urodynamic features of a series of women with post void residual urine (disbalanced voiding) and various degrees of associated cystocele.200515989095
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