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Carbohydrate Nutrition Is Associated With Changes In The Retinal Vascular Structure And Branching Pattern In Children, Bamini Gopinath, Victoria Flood, Jie Wang, Wayne Smith, Elena Rochtchina, Jimmy Chun Yu Louie, Tien Wong, Jennie Brand-Miller, Paul Mitchell Nov 2012

Carbohydrate Nutrition Is Associated With Changes In The Retinal Vascular Structure And Branching Pattern In Children, Bamini Gopinath, Victoria Flood, Jie Wang, Wayne Smith, Elena Rochtchina, Jimmy Chun Yu Louie, Tien Wong, Jennie Brand-Miller, Paul Mitchell

Jimmy Chun Yu Louie

No abstract provided.


Measuring The Banking Efficiency And Productivity Changes Using The Hicks-Moorsteen Approach: The Case Of Iran, Amir Arjomandi, Charles Harvie, Abbas Valadkhani Oct 2012

Measuring The Banking Efficiency And Productivity Changes Using The Hicks-Moorsteen Approach: The Case Of Iran, Amir Arjomandi, Charles Harvie, Abbas Valadkhani

Amir Arjomandi

This study is the first to use a comprehensive decomposition of the Hicks–Moorsteen TFP index developed by O’Donnell (2010a) to analyse efficiency and productivity changes in a banking context. The paper investigates the efficiency and productivity growth of the Iranian banking industry between 2003 and 2008, encompassing pre- and post-2005-reform years. The advantage of this approach over the popular constant-returns-to-scale Malmquist productivity index is that it is free from any assumptions concerning firms’ returns to scale. We assume that the production technology exhibits variable returns to scale. Our findings show that the banking industry’s technical efficiency level – which had …


No Changes In Densities Of Cannabinoid Receptors In The Superior Temporal Gyrus In Schizophrenia, Xu-Feng Huang, Chao Deng, Mei Han Sep 2012

No Changes In Densities Of Cannabinoid Receptors In The Superior Temporal Gyrus In Schizophrenia, Xu-Feng Huang, Chao Deng, Mei Han

Xu-Feng Huang

Objective: In recent years, abnormal changes in the endocannabinoid system have been found in schizophrenia. The superior temporal gyrus (STG) is strongly implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, particularly with regards to auditory hallucinations. In this study, we investigated the binding density of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the STG of schizophrenia patients compared to control subjects. Methods: Quantitative autoradiography was used to investigate the binding densities of [3H] SR141716A (a selective antagonist) and [3H]CP-55940 (an agonist) to the CB1 receptors in the STG. Post-mortem brain tissue was obtained from the NSW Tissue Resource Centre (Australia). Results: Contrasting to previous findings …


Short And Long Term Changes In Nmda Receptor Binding In Mouse Brain Following Chronic Phencyclidine Treatment, Kelly Newell, Xu-Feng Huang, Katerina Zavitsanou Sep 2012

Short And Long Term Changes In Nmda Receptor Binding In Mouse Brain Following Chronic Phencyclidine Treatment, Kelly Newell, Xu-Feng Huang, Katerina Zavitsanou

Xu-Feng Huang

No abstract provided.


A Technique For Measuring Efficiency Changes In The Provision Of Non-Market And Intangible Public Output, James Hagan, Robert Castle Jun 2012

A Technique For Measuring Efficiency Changes In The Provision Of Non-Market And Intangible Public Output, James Hagan, Robert Castle

Robert G. Castle

No abstract provided.


Adaptation To Differences In 3-D Face Shape Across Changes In Viewpoint And Texture, Harold C. Hill, T Watson, G Vignali Jan 2012

Adaptation To Differences In 3-D Face Shape Across Changes In Viewpoint And Texture, Harold C. Hill, T Watson, G Vignali

Harold Hill

Abstract presented at The 28th European Conference on Visual Perception, 22-26 August 2005, A Coruña, Spain


Mechanomyographic Changes To The Biceps Brachii Following High Intensity Resistance Training, Herbert Groeller, John Sampson, Darryl Mcandrew Jan 2012

Mechanomyographic Changes To The Biceps Brachii Following High Intensity Resistance Training, Herbert Groeller, John Sampson, Darryl Mcandrew

John Sampson

No abstract provided.