Oral peripheral ameloblastoma : a retrospective series study of 25 cases

Peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) is a rare and unusual variant of odontogenic tumor, which was described only in isolated case reports in literature. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical profile, treatment and outcome of PA in a consecutive case series. A total of 25 patients with histologically confirmed PA from 2001 to 2015 were retrospectively reviewed in our institution. Of the 25 patients, 22 males and 3 females were identified (male: female = 7.3:1). The average age was 48.3 years (range 11-81 years) with lingual or palate gingival region being the most common site (76%). The course of disease was less than 6 months in 92.0% (23/25) of all patients (mean, 3.3 months; range, 1-12 months). All patients underwent complete surgical removal of the lesions, and one lesion recurrence occurred during the follow-up period. The clinical profile and outcome of PA from Eastern China were elucidated in this retrospective analysis based on a case series. Our experience may provide some insights into the differential diagnosis and clinical management of PA. The first choice of treatment is surgical excision, which can result in a good prognosis

Investigating the Neural Bases of Risky Decision Making Using Multi-Voxel Pattern Analysis

Choices between smaller certain reward and larger riskier reward are referred to as risky decision making. Numerous functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have investigated the neural substrates of risky decision making via conventional univariate analytical approaches, revealing dissociable activation of decisions involving certain rewards and risky rewards. However, it is still unclear how the patterns of brain activity predict the choice that the individual will make. With the help of multi-voxel pattern analyses, which is more sensitive for evaluating information encoded in spatially distributed patterns, we showed that fMRI activity patterns represent viable signatures of certain and risky choice and individual differences. Notably, the regions involved in representation of value and risk and cognitive control play prominent roles in differentiating certain and risky choices as well as individuals with distinct risk preference. These results deepen our understanding of the neural correlates of risky decision making as well as emphasize the important roles of regions involved in representation of value and risk cognitive control in predicting risky decision making and individual differences

Task switching involves working memory: Evidence from neural representation

It is generally assumed that task switching involves working memory, yet some behavioral studies question the relationship between working memory and task switching ability. This debate can be resolved by directly comparing the brain activity pattern in task switching and working memory processes. If the task switching involves working memory, the neural activity patterns evoked by such two tasks would exhibit higher similarity. Here, we employed the task switching task and working memory to investigate the characteristic of the neural representation in such two cognitive processes. A conjunction analysis showed that the bilateral superior parietal lobule (SPL), bilateral insula, bilateral middle frontal gyrus (MFG), bilateral dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA) were commonly and significantly activated in both task switching and working memory task. Critically, we found that task switching and working memory processing elicited similar activity patterns in bilateral SPL, right insula, left MFG, left DLPFC and pre-SMA, consistent with common neural processes for both tasks. These results not only suggest that the task switching process involves working memory from the perspective of neural representation, but also provide major new insights into the neurocognitive links between task switching and working memory

Web-based Agricultural Technology Evaluation Information System: Design, Application and Evaluation

This study describes the web-based agricultural technology evaluation information system, which has been shown to provide a flexible interface with which to arrange various assessment and information management function procedures. Secondly, this study examines the effects of the application of the academic misconduct detection mechanism and abnormally scoring mechanism. In an evaluative study with the two evaluation business cycle of the system, it has been found that this system is more efficient, more accurate and more rigorous than the traditional offline evaluation model. It has also been shown that cheating behaviour in agricultural technological achievements information declaration and evaluation link can be detected accurately and promptly

Solution-reprocessable microporous polymeric adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture

10.1002/aic.16181AICHE JOURNAL6493376-338

Mixed Matrix Membranes Containing UiO-66(Hf)-(OH)(2) Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles for Efficient H-2/CO2 Separation

10.1021/acs.iecr.5b04568INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH55297933-794

Facile Preparation of Graphene Oxide Membranes for Gas Separation

10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04475CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS2892921-292