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Sense of muscular effort and somesthetic afferent information in humans These observations suggest that somatic sensation contributes to sensations of motor output, previously thought to be mediated by central mechanisms of corollary discharge. Laboratory and clinical observations of patients with a large-fiber somatic sensory neuropathy indicate a dramatic inability of these patients to set accurate tonic or phasic levels of muscle activity needed to maintain static postures and to reproduce simple movements. The collective results suggest that appreciation of motor output is mediated in part by peripheral return from somatic sensory afferent systems. www.bme.jhu.edu /~reza/Abstracts/cjpp_abs.html   (207 words)

Cellular Defense Mechanisms in the Udder... - Dairy Goats & Lactation - GOATWORLD.COM An effort is underway to reduce the current goat milk somatic cell count standard of 1,000,000 cells/ml to the 750,000 cells/ml standard for cow milk. Somatic cell counts in milk from goats appears to be naturally higher when compared to somatic cell counts for cows. This suggests that leukoclyte migration into goat milk proceeds at a faster rate than it does for cows and may contribute to a naturally higher milk somatic cell count. www.goat911.com /articles/celldefense.shtml   (207 words)

Texas dairymen encouraged to help dilute cooling pond controversy Only the dairies' somatic cell figures will be used in an effort to prove that cow cooling ponds promote cow comfort and do not increase incidences of high somatic cell counts. Jordan is heading up an initiative to reverse the ruling and will submit a summary of Somatic Cell Count (SCC) figures of dairies with cooling ponds to TDH in hopes they will withdraw the ruling before warm weather arrives. Cooling ponds are basically shallow wading ponds that cows may enter during hot summer months to keep cool. www.countryworldnews.com /Editorial/ETX/2002/ET0131_coolingpond.htm   (207 words)

HealthIsNumberOne.com - OMM / OMT OMT is a large set of modalities or types of hands on treatment that are applied by an osteopathic physician to correct somatic dysfunction. OMT involves the osteopathic physician(DO) using his/her eyes to observe the patient and somatic dysfunction characteristics. The passive techniques are applied by the physician and require no effort on the patient's part. www.healthisnumberone.com /libomm.htm   (261 words)

annotation & disease KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) is an effort to computerize current knowledge of molecular and cellular biology in terms of the information pathways that consist of interacting molecules or genes and to provide links from the gene catalogs produced by genome sequencing projects. Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology is, by nature, a cooperative process of reviewing and updating on somatic genetics, clinical entities in cancer, and on cancer-prone diseases, with the aim of covering the entire field under study. It offers concise information about the functions of all human genes that have an approved symbol, as well as selected others [ gene listing ] and is particularly useful for people who wish to find information about genes of interest in the context of biobenchelper.hypermart.net /database/annotation_&_disease.htm   (261 words)

Maine/New Hampshire Sea Grant College Program Subhash Minocha (603) 862-3840 sminocha@christa.unh.edu Arthur Mathieson Xiaohang Huang Department of Plant Biology University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. Seaweeds are a major source of both food products and specialty compounds, and they are becoming the focus of a growing aquaculture effort. Putative somatic hybrids will be analyzed and screened for desirable traits using techniques developed in collaboration with Coastal Plantations International both in the laboratory and in the field. In earlier work, these researchers developed protocols for the regeneration of whole plants from protoplasts in several seaweeds and demonstrated that plant metabolism can be modulated by genetic engineering. pubpages.unh.edu /~mep2/pta.html   (261 words)

Joker Runs Wild - Ganser Syndrome Ganser hypothesized that the syndrome was an associative reaction occuring as a result of an unconscious effort by the subject to escape from an intolerable situation. In 1898, Ganser first described his eponymous syndrome as a "hysterical twilight state" characterized by clouded consciousness, somatic conversion symptoms, hallucinations, and the offering of approximate answers to simple and familiar questions. It is important to note, regarding the Ganser syndrome per se, that while the patient—a prisoner on remand or not—may challenge the doctors need to categorize, to find evidence in keeping with the terms of predefined categories, the doctor does not experience the system of classification to be undermined. acjournal.org /holdings/vol6/iss3/schutzman/joker_3_2.html   (261 words)

annotation & disease Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology is, by nature, a cooperative process of reviewing and updating on somatic genetics, clinical entities in cancer, and on cancer-prone diseases, with the aim of covering the entire field under study. KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) is an effort to computerize current knowledge of molecular and cellular biology in terms of the information pathways that consist of interacting molecules or genes and to provide links from the gene catalogs produced by genome sequencing projects. This information is collected from original articles in the literature or from the proceedings of Human Gene Mapping and Single Chromosome Workshops. biobenchelper.hypermart.net /database/annotation_&_disease.htm   (261 words)

Advances in Alfalfa Cytogenetics However, with a the application of new molecular cytogenetic techniques and a concerted effort by the research community of alfalfa cytogen etics is poised at the dawn of a new millennium for greatness. The cytogenetic evidence used to dete rmine the production of the hybrids was primarily somatic chromosome numbers, with the number and morphology of SAT chromosomes as key features, and chromosome pairing at MI in microsporocytes. The implications and applications of molecular cytogenetic approaches such as chromosome banding of meio tic chromosomes, in situ hybridization, and fluorescent tagging methods on the genetic manipulation and chromosome engineering for the improvement of alfalfa are discussed. www.naaic.org /TAG/TAGpapers/Bauchan/advcytog.html   (5708 words)

Active Skim View of: Walther Frederick Goebel Examples are studies on the type XIV pneumococcal polysaccharide and its relationship to the blood group A specific substance, and work on the nature of the group-specific or somatic polysaccharide of the pneumococcus, which is common to all types of the organism. At the onset of World War II Goebel changed the subject of his research in order to participate in the war effort, selecting studies of the principal organisms involved in dysentery. He joined the ongoing research of Heidelberger and Avery and participated in the studies that led to the third paper on the polysaccharide nature of the specific soluble substance of the pneumococcus. www.nap.edu /nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?isbn=0309066441&chap=96-107   (517 words)

Other job stress models - effort/reward In a prospective study of German factory workers, status inconsistency (OR=4.4), job insecurity (OR=3.4), work pressure (OR=3.4), and immersion (OR=4.5) independently predict CHD incidence after adjusting for other behavioral and somatic risk factors (103). Two relevant coping variables were identified from factor analysis -- "vigor", a state of active efforts with a high probability of positive feedback, and "immersion" a state of exhaustive coping reflecting frustrated, but continued efforts and associated negative feelings. A combined "low reward/high effort" variable is also a significant predictor (OR=3.4) in a separate analysis. www.workhealth.org /strain/jsaltsg.html   (469 words)

Introduction The NSF Genomics of Loblolly Pine Embryogenesis is a joint effort by the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) and The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). Somatic embryogenesis (SE), a tissue culture technique for embryo multiplication, is an excellent experimental tool for investigating embryogenesis and has great potential for supplying fiber to the US Forest Products industry. Embryogenesis is the result of a regulated program of gene activity and the elucidation of the program for loblolly pine is the goal of this project. www.tigr.org /tdb/e2k1/pine/index.shtml   (623 words)

Contact Improvisation at Temescal Arts Center: Hilary Bryan.com Born in Russia, transplanted to the Bay Area in 2001, his studies have included contact improvisation, dance, physical theater, clowning, as well as various somatic disciplines and improvisation modalities. Find gliding rides and surprising lifts that have a satisfying oomph with almost zero muscle effort, regardless of size or gender. She has been teaching contact and modern dance for 15 years and is interested in the science and art of movement. www.hilarybryan.com /ContactSeries.htm   (2044 words)

osudance - LMA workshop The knowledge and skills that can be gained from these complementary studies are applicable to a variety of movement related fields including theater, dance, athletics, and somatic therapies. LMA is a system developed by Rudolf Laban that involves observing, exploring, and making meaning from movement in terms of the components Body, Effort (dynamics), Shape and Space. The Bartenieff Fundamentals is a system developed by Irmgard Bartenieff that facilitates ease, efficiency and expression through movement. www.dance.ohio-state.edu /courses/LMAWorkshop.html   (2044 words)

THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 19, Ch. 274, Psychiatric Conditions In Childhood And Adolescence Suicidal incidents often are preceded by behavioral changes (eg, despondent mood, low self-esteem, sleep and appetite disturbances, inability to concentrate, truancy from school, somatic complaints, suicidal preoccupation), which often bring the child or adolescent to the physician's office. A frequent motive for a suicide attempt is the effort to manipulate or punish others with the fantasy "You'll be sorry after I'm dead." A rise in suicides is seen after a well-publicized suicide (eg, of a rock star) and among self-identified populations (eg, a high school, a college dormitory), indicating the importance of suggestion. The suicide rate for children between ages 5 and 14 continues to be much lower but represents minimum incidence figures because official designation of a death as suicide generally requires proof of intent. www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual/section19/chapter274/274e.jsp   (2044 words)

NFP37 somatic gene therapy Clonaid chief executive Brigitte Boisselier acknowledges outside DNA testing would be needed to make the claim credible.In a statement, Guillen said he had assembled experts to do the work but suspended the effort Monday. Clonaid said the parents of the purported clone have refused to allow testing.''The team of scientists has had no access to the alleged family and, therefore, cannot verify firsthand the claim that a human baby has been cloned,'' said Guillen, a former ABC science editor who had offered to arrange the testing. Clonaid said the parents of the 7-pound baby girl have refused to allow it."The team of scientists has had no access to the alleged family and, therefore, cannot verify firsthand the claim that a human baby has been cloned," said Michael Guillen, a former ABC science editor who had offered to arrange the testing. www.unifr.ch /nfp37/humancloning.html   (18069 words)

FELDENKRAIS METHOD AND POSTURE As a Feldenkrais Teacher, my answer to those questions is a resounding "NO!" The criteria by which we judge posture should be ease and lack of effort, rather than skeletal alignment. The Feldenkrais MethodÆ of somatic (body) education, developed by Israeli scientist Moshe Feldenkrais, DSc, provides excellent tools with which to accomplish this. The Feldenkrais Method uses gentle touch, movement, and directed attention to increase self-awareness and help you return to to the easy, fluid movement and balance that are your natural birthright. www.posturepage.com /feldenkrais   (665 words)

FELDENKRAIS METHOD AND POSTURE As a Feldenkrais Teacher, my answer to those questions is a resounding "NO!" The criteria by which we judge posture should be ease and lack of effort, rather than skeletal alignment. The Feldenkrais MethodÆ of somatic (body) education, developed by Israeli scientist Moshe Feldenkrais, DSc, provides excellent tools with which to accomplish this. The Feldenkrais Method uses gentle touch, movement, and directed attention to increase self-awareness and help you return to to the easy, fluid movement and balance that are your natural birthright. www.posturepage.com /feldenkrais   (665 words)

annotation & disease KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) is an effort to computerize current knowledge of molecular and cellular biology in terms of the information pathways that consist of interacting molecules or genes and to provide links from the gene catalogs produced by genome sequencing projects. Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology is, by nature, a cooperative process of reviewing and updating on somatic genetics, clinical entities in cancer, and on cancer-prone diseases, with the aim of covering the entire field under study. It offers concise information about the functions of all human genes that have an approved symbol, as well as selected others [ gene listing ] and is particularly useful for people who wish to find information about genes of interest in the context of biobenchelper.hypermart.net /database/annotation_&_disease.htm   (665 words)

Synesthesia: Phenomenology And Neuropsychology During recall, S described a replay of somatic feelings and "an overall sensation" during which "the thing remembers itself." By this, S meant that "he" exerted no effort to retrieve the desired information. An example is the sensation of flashing lights, a taste, a feeling of heat rising, and a high-pitched whine. The spatial location of objects is also strikingly remembered, such as the precise location of kitchen utensils, furniture arrangements and floor plans, books on shelves, or text blocks in a specific book. psyche.cs.monash.edu.au /v2/psyche-2-10-cytowic.html   (8429 words)

CALIFORNIA / Stem cell institute awaits D.C. news / House vote seen as show of support Still, the symbolism of the action on Capitol Hill is being taken as a bipartisan show of support for the effort in California. They also showed how the process, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), can be done much more efficiently than previously suspected, using far fewer human eggs than before. Just last week, scientists in South Korea announced the latest advance using cloned embryos: They had fashioned 11 new "patient-specific" stem cell lines bearing the DNA of people with diabetes, a congenital immune disorder and spinal cord injury. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/26/BAG6QCUT5E1.DTL   (979 words)

Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - Chapter 6 Parity legislation is an effort to address at once both the adverse selection problem and the fairness problem associated with moral hazard. The fundamental motivation behind parity legislation is the desire to cover mental illness on the same basis as somatic illness, that is, to cover mental illness fairly. Additional evidence that the law has resulted in minimal added expense comes from exemptions that may be granted if a plan experiences a cost increase of at least 1 percent because of the law. www.surgeongeneral.gov /library/mentalhealth/chapter6/sec4.html   (1686 words)

Somatics: Article "Clinical Somatic Education: A New Discipline in the Field of Health Care, by Thomas Hanna, Ph.D. Alexander, during the years from 1904 to 1955, elaborated this internal self-teaching technique by means of discoveries he had made within himself in the course of a sustained effort to change his own posture. Matthias Alexander, father of the Alexander Technique, was the first person to take somatic education out of the realm of shamanistic mystery and establish it as a verifiable, pragmatic technique. Alexander attempted, at first, to change this habitual cervical curvature by main force, that is, by trying to force the neck to be straight; but, of course, the habituated muscles sprang back into their usual place. www.somatics.com /hannart.htm   (1686 words)

Psychological Activity For example, effective perception of a ball in flight is affected by a player's arousal state, effective decision-making in the form of choosing an appropriate shot is influenced by effort, and cognitive preparation of the shot is affected by state of activation. To counter the invented-U theory it was shown that physiological, cognitive, and behavioral responses are specific to, rather than uniform across, different situations [Lacey, J. Somatic response patterning and stress: Some revisions of activation theory. The inverted-U theory relating arousal to performance with both high and low levels causing reduced performance, was rooted in the postulation that the reticular activating system served as a generalized arousal mechanism that responded to different types of stimuli and behavior. coachsci.sdsu.edu /csa/vol33/jones.htm   (1686 words)

Contrasting Concepts of Competitive State-Anxiety in Sport: However, the amount of physiological arousal they experience could interfere with their performance, either by distraction, reducing their capacity to process cognitive information, or by causing them to consciously divert cognitive resources to maintaining effort, rather than to their performance on the task at hand. Nevertheless, the multidimensional theory has been invaluable in leading the way towards the identification and establishment of cognitive and somatic anxiety/physiological arousal as two distinct sub-components of A-state. Physiological arousal should (for the most part) only be deleterious to athletic performance when there is high cognitive anxiety. www.athleticinsight.com /Vol4Iss2/Competitive_State_Anxiety.htm   (1686 words)

PCBE: White Paper Conference Call With Reporters May 12 There is an unpublished report in which mature mouse cells have apparently been reverted to pluripotency, through experiments that fuse them with mouse embryonic stem cells in which the resulting cells are genetically identical to the somatic cell. This end is, in the view of the Council, a desirable goal for our society and one that justifies, we think, making the extra effort to seek out, to assess, and to attempt new, ethically uncontroversial methods of stem cell derivation. First, their pluripotency, their capacity to turn into any of the specialized cells of the body, and second, their stable and long-lived capacity for self- renewal in tissue culture without losing that pluripotency. www.bioethics.gov /reports/white_paper/press_conference.html   (5416 words)

Synesthesia: Phenomenology And Neuropsychology During recall, S described a replay of somatic feelings and "an overall sensation" during which "the thing remembers itself." By this, S meant that "he" exerted no effort to retrieve the desired information. The two-fold key to this implication is: (1) appreciating the major role that the limbic brain plays in synesthesia; and (2) considering newer non-hierarchical models of brain organization. <1> See also the index under "color competition" in Cytowic (1989) for further examples of color conflict both in synesthesia and eidetic memory. psyche.cs.monash.edu.au /v2/psyche-2-10-cytowic.html   (8429 words)

The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network :. Bringing People Together for a Human Future Thus, in 1997, President Bill Clinton's National Bioethics Advisory Commission's report on the ethical issues involved in human cloning stated: "The Commission began its discussion fully recognizing that any effort in humans to transfer a somatic cell nucleus into an enucleated egg [SCNT] involves the creation of an embryo." Read the cbc interview with Christine Rosen on the early eugenics movement in the United States. The debates over human cloning have focused our attention on the significance for the human race of what has been called "the biotech century." Biotechnology raises great hopes for technological progress; but it also raises profound moral questions, since it gives us new power over our own nature. www.thecbc.org   (721 words)

Ecoscience Dan BINKLEY, Department of Forest Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. Bob STOTTLEMYER, USGS Biologic Resources Division, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. Altitudinal variation in size effects on plant reproductive effort and somatic costs of reproduction Robert STOTTLEMYER, USGS Biological Resources Division, 240 W. Prospect Ave., Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, U.S.A. Experimental analysis of behaviour of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) to odours of the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea) Chuck RHOADES, Department of Forest Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. Hlynur OSKARSSON, RALA - Agricultural Research Institute, Reykjavik, ICELAND. www.ecoscience.ulaval.ca /catalogue/search.php?id=-999   (721 words)

Mapping the Germ-Line and Somatic Genomes of a Ciliated Protozoan, Tetrahymena thermophila -- Orias 8 (2): 91 -- Genome Research A collaborative effort is being coordinated by the Orias Wickert, J.D. Orias, E. Orias, and E. Hamilton, in prep.). J.D. Orias, E. Orias, and E. Hamilton, in prep.). www.genome.org /cgi/content/full/8/2/91   (3532 words)

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