Elasmobranchs are characterised by the presence of placoid scales on their skin.These scales, structurally homologous to gnathostome teeth, are thought to have various ecological functions related to drag reduction, predator defense or abrasion reduction.Some scales, particularly those present in the ventral area, are also thought to be functionall
A 13-year-old male Western lowland gorilla presented acutely with a precipitous decline in health status from liver disease.Through diagnostic assessment, including serum chemistries and advanced imaging, it was diagnosed with probable hepatotoxicity resulting from its prescribed medication, enalapril.As one of several angiotensin converting enzyme
Abstract This study investigates the influence of the pharmacological nigrostriatal dopaminergic stimulation on the entire brain by analyzing EEG and deep electrodes, placed near the subthalamic nuclei, from 10 Parkinsonian patients before (OFF) and Wooden Dollhouse after (ON) L-Dopa administration.We characterize large-scale brain dynamics as the
Medical data record from the patient is private data that is very confidential and secure.Securing medical data records using blockchain can prevent unauthorized parties from Wooden Dollhouse seeing or changing the data.However, it has a drawback in creating a block known as a mining process that takes a long time and uses enormous resources.We pro
Positively charged (cetylpyridinium chloride), negatively charged (sodium dodecyl sulfate), and non-charged (polyethylene glycol) surfactants are used as potential foulant in reverse Disposables electrodialysis systems supplying seawater and river freshwater.Fouling tendency of the foulants to ion-exchange membranes is investigated in terms of the