Background: Gamma oscillations serve complex processes, and the first stage of their generation is the reticular activating system (RAS), which mediates the gamma-activity states of waking and paradoxical sleep.We studied whether the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), part of the RAS in which every cell manifests intrinsic gamma oscillations, undergoe
To extend the shelf life and preserve the quality of perishable foods, various preservation and/or processing techniques have been developed.One of the most widely used methods is freezing and frozen storage.Still, traditional freezing techniques have the disadvantages of limited effectiveness, the formation of uneven ice crystals, and drip loss, w
A new species of the rare ant genus Metapone, Metapone murphyi sp.nov., is described based on museum material consisting of a single nest series (workers, queens, and males) collected from a decayed coconut palm stump on Pulau Sakra, previously an offshore island south of mainland Singapore.Workers can be distinguished from other named congeners ma
As many countries are now seeking to protect their own markets rather than indulge in global trade, this paper examines whether this type of de-globalization behavior has been having any effect on international investment relationships through a systematic analysis of international investment network (IIN) in 127 economies from 2005 to 2016.Unlike