Age

Kandilkiri, one of the two prehistoric settlements of the ancient city of Laodikeia on the Lykos River (Laodicea ad Lycum), was settled during the Early Bronze Age (EBA) 2 and 3 periods. The present study attempts to provide an overall assessment of questions pertaining to seals and sealing practices in south-western Anatolia, raised due to the discovery of a lead stamp seal at Kandilkiri. In EBA 2, metal seals appeared alongside the pre-existing clay ones, and by the end of the EBA 3, negatives of metal seals seem to have been added to the 'trinket mould' repertoire of artisans, who mainly cast lead and were active along the trade routes. The custom of seal usage in the Near East seems to have been partially adopted in south-west Anatolia in the EBA, then passed to mainland Greece from this region. It is proposed that the south-western corner of Anatolia might have played a more active role in the transport of Near Eastern ideas as a result of its closer proximity to the Mediterranean coast, and that at least a part of this connection might have been established via sea routes.C1 [Oguzhanoglu, Umay] Pamukkale Univ Denizli, Dept Archaeol, Denizli, Turkey

Larger Muscles in Rats

The aim of this study was to compare conduction velocities of motor fibers to smaller and larger muscles and to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of recordings from the gastrocnemius muscle with surface electrodes over the recordings from small foot muscles (interosseous muscles) with needle electrodes in rats. Surface and needle recordings are suitable in measuring the motor conduction velocity of the sciatic (tibial) nerve. It should be noted that the motor velocity measured from the gastrocnemius muscle is higher than the motor velocity elicited from small foot muscles. Surface recordings provide information on the amplitude and duration of M responses

randomized trial

Aim: The purpose of this study was to show the effectiveness of a 6-week attention training program on the cognition, quality of life (QOL), and activities of daily living in children with low vision.Materials and methods: Included in this study were 20 children with low vision, aged 7-12 years. The children were divided into 2 groups. While the first group (n = 10) participated in a 6-week Pay Attention (c) training program 3 times a week for 30 min, the second group (n = 10) was the control. Before and after the program, all of the participants were evaluated using a modified child Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Northwick Park Index of Independence (NPI), and the low vision QOL (LVQOL) questionnaire.Results: After 6 weeks, while significant differences in the outcome measurements were observed in the trained children (P 0.05). Some differences between the groups were significant in favor of the trained children (P < 0.05). In the trained children, significant differences were found in terms of the MMSE, NPI, and LVQOL (P <0.05).Conclusion: The results obtained from this study show that the attention training program improves cognitive function, independence in activities of daily living, and the QOL of children with low vision

Functional and Psychological Characteristics of Belgian Men with Premature Ejaculation and Their Partners

Physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional factors are generally acknowledged to play a role in premature ejaculation (PE). However, the nature and the extent of their etiological impact remain largely imprecise. The present study examined functional and psychometric dynamics at work in a PE population. A total of 461 men with PE and 80 partners completed an online questionnaire. The main outcome measures were self-reported ejaculatory latency time, the feeling of control upon ejaculation, sexual satisfaction, distress related to PE, trait anxiety (STAI-B), sexual cognitions (SIQ), social anxiety (LSAS and SISST), and personality traits (TCI-R). In our sample, the median latency time to ejaculation was between 1 and 2 minutes. Sexual satisfaction and distress correlated more strongly with the feeling of control than with the self-reported latency time. Men experienced more distress and dissatisfaction related to PE than did their partners while overestimating their partners’ distress and dissatisfaction. PE participants’ scores differed significantly, albeit slightly, from STAI-B, SIQ, LSAS, and SISST norms. The differences were negligible on TCI-R. Some differences became stronger when subtypes were considered. Participants combining generalized and lifelong PE with self-reported latency times of < 30 sec reported lower sexual satisfaction and control, higher distress, higher social anxiety, and harm avoidance (TCI-R/HA) scores. By contrast, the situational subtype of PE was found to be characterized by a higher level of satisfaction, a greater feeling of control, less distress, and higher trait anxiety scores. However, the trends remained statistically discrete.BibliothE