USE OF CATASTROPHE THEORY TO ESTABLISH SAFETY ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR TIMBER-FRAMED HERITAGE BUILDINGS


Cyclic versus continuous deep brain stimulation in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule (vALIC) is effective for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but patients typically require high stimulation voltages and DBS comes with a risk for adverse events (AE).Objective: The aim of the present study was to advance DBS for OCD by optimi

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Different temperature and cooling patterns at the blunt and sharp egg poles reflect the arrangement of eggs in an avian clutch.

Incubation Windshield Header is an energetically demanding process during which birds apply heat to their eggs to ensure embryonic development.Parent behaviours such as egg turning and exchanging the outer and central eggs in the nest cup affect the amount of heat lost to the environment from individual eggs.Little is known, however, about whether

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