The development of perceptual grouping biases in infancy: a Japanese-English cross-linguistic study.

Perceptual grouping has traditionally been thought to be governed by innate, universal principles. However, recent work has found differences in Japanese and English speakers' non-linguistic perceptual grouping, implicating language in non-linguistic perceptual processes (Iversen, Patel, & Ohgushi, 2008). Two experiments test Japanese- and English-learning infants of 5-6 and 7-8 months of age to explore the development of grouping preferences.

[A case of testicular tumor in a patient with Down's syndrome: a case report].

A 20-year-old man with Down's syndrome was admitted to our hospital because of a painless, swollen mass in the left scrotum. High inguinal orchiectomy was performed under the diagnosis of testicular tumor, and pathological findings revealed mixed germ cell tumor. Seventeen cases including our case, reported as testicular tumor with Down's syndrome, are herein reviewed.

[Clinical effect of midodrine hydrochloride on the patients with urinary incontinence].

The effects of midodrine hydrochloride (Brand name: Metligine tablet 2 mg, Manufacturer: Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), alpha-1 adrenalin receptor agonist against urinary incontinence was examined on 5 female patients with stress urinary incontinence and 5 male urinary incontinent patients of various causes.

[Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinoma in mass examination: a case report].

A 65-year-old female with bilateral renal cell carcinoma which was incidentally found by general check-up developed left hemiplegia following left nephrectomy. Marked metastasis of cervical spine was demonstrated by computerized tomography scanning, which was not evident before the operation by X-ray examinations. The patient died of respiratory paralysis one month after the operation.

[Clinical efficacy of fluconazole in urinary tract fungal infections].

Fluconazole, a new antifungal agent was administered to 7 patients with complicated urinary tract fungal infections. Patients were 6 males and 1 female with ages of 29 to 83 years, with underlying conditions of bladder tumor (3 patients), neurogenic bladder (3 patients) and hydronephrosis (1 patient). Urinary fungi identified were Candida albicans in 5 patients and Candida tropicalis in 2 patients over 10(4) CFU/ml.