Corrigendum to "The evolution of the various structures required for hearing in Latimeria and tetrapods" [IBRO Neurosci. Rep., vol. 14, June 2023, pp. 325-341].

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The evolution of the various structures required for hearing in and tetrapods.

Sarcopterygians evolved around 415 Ma and have developed a unique set of features, including the basilar papilla and the cochlear aqueduct of the inner ear. We provide an overview that shows the morphological integration of the various parts needed for hearing, e.g.

Swarm Learning for decentralized and confidential clinical machine learning.

Fast and reliable detection of patients with severe and heterogeneous illnesses is a major goal of precision medicine. Patients with leukaemia can be identified using machine learning on the basis of their blood transcriptomes. However, there is an increasing divide between what is technically possible and what is allowed, because of privacy legislation.

The transcriptional regulator network of human inflammatory macrophages is defined by open chromatin.

Differentiation of inflammatory macrophages from monocytes is characterized by an orderly integration of epigenetic and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms guided by lineage-determining transcription factors such as PU.1. Further activation of macrophages leads to a stimulus- or microenvironment-specific signal integration with subsequent transcriptional control established by the action of tissue- or signal-associated transcription factors.

Extension and application of the "enzyme test bench" for oxygen consuming enzyme reactions.

Within industrial process development, powerful screening techniques are required to select the optimal biocatalyst regarding such process characteristics as cost effectiveness, turnover number or space time yield. Conventional measurement of the initial enzyme activity, which is the established high throughput screening technique, disregards the long-term stability of an enzyme. A new model based technique called "enzyme test bench" was recently presented before by our group which addresses this issue.

"Enzyme Test Bench," a high-throughput enzyme characterization technique including the long-term stability.

A new high throughput technique for enzyme characterization with specific attention to the long term stability, called "Enzyme Test Bench," is presented. The concept of the Enzyme Test Bench consists of short term enzyme tests in 96-well microtiter plates under partly extreme conditions to predict the enzyme long term stability under moderate conditions. The technique is based on the mathematical modeling of temperature dependent enzyme activation and deactivation.

[Conception and evaluation of a group therapy intervention for patients with chronic pain disorders and applications for early retirement pensions].

Objective: Patients with chronic pain disorder are generally thought to be difficult to treat in psychosomatic rehabilitation. On average, their disorders tend to take a more chronic course than those of other patients, and they develop a higher rate of additional socio-medical problems, all of which increase the probability of therapy failure. Most of the time, such failures are attributed solely to the desire for early retirement and disability pensions, that is, a characteristic of the patient.

[Electronic structures of organometallic complexes of f elements. Part 54. Electronic Raman and f-f transitions in the low temperature vibrational spectra of Cp3Ce(NCCH3)2].

A comparison of the low temperature Raman spectra of Cp(3)Ce(NCCH(3))(2) (1), Cp(3)La(NCCH(3))(2) (2), Cp(3)La(NCCH(3))(2):Pr(3+) (3), Cp(3)La x NCCH(3) (4), Cp(3)Ce x NCCH(3) (5) and Cp(3)Tb x NCCH(3) (6) shows that the former compound exhibits three additional bands at 320, 2129 and 2154 cm(-1), which we ascribe to electronic Raman transitions. The two latter signals also appear in the low temperature IR spectrum of complex 1, but not in those of compounds 2-6. By performing crystal field (CF) calculations, the terminal states of the observed electronic Raman transitions could be identified.

Vertebral column and associated elements in dipnoans and comparison with other fishes: development and homology.

A vertebral column consisting of a persistent notochord and ossified arcocentra is the primitive condition for Gnathostomata; it still persists in primitive actinopterygians and sarcopterygians. Advanced actinopterygians and sarcopterygians develop numerous types of centra that include, among others, the presence of holocentrum, chordacentrum, and autocentrum. The chordacentrum, a mineralization or calcification of the fibrous sheath of the notochord, is only found in actinopterygians, whereas an autocentrum is a synapomorphy of teleosts above Leptolepis coryphaenoides.

Hyperhomocysteinemia in high-aged subjects: relation of B-vitamins, folic acid, renal function and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation.

Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia is an atherogenic risk factor and plays an important role in geriatrics. Here, we have investigated the role of hyperhomocysteinemia in two elderly groups: 104 longeval subjects of 85-102 years, 100 seniors aged 65-75 years, and 75 controls of 19-60 years. Elevated homocysteine levels were found in 58% of longeval subjects in comparison with 32% in seniors.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the uterine cavity.

The occurrence of primitive neuroectodermal tumors located in the uterus is extremely rare. Eight cases have been described in the literature, and with the addition of this ninth case, we summarize treatment and outcome of PNET located in the uterine cavity.

Modulations of the effector function and cytokine production of human lymphocytes by secreted factors derived from colorectal-carcinoma cells.

We investigated the in vitro effects of factors secreted by 3 freshly explanted human colorectal-carcinoma (CRC) cell lines on lymphocyte proliferation, IL-2-receptor expression, LAK-cell generation and cytokine secretion. We found that the supernatants of all 3 CRC cell lines inhibited T-cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner, due to the secretion of immunosuppressive factors (ISFs). In addition, the supernatants of 2 cell lines were able to inhibit LAK-cell generation and to depress IL-2R, but not HLA-DR expression, on PHA-activated T cells.

Brachial artery approach for transluminal angioplasty of the internal carotid artery.

One possible problem in internal carotid angioplasty is inaccessibility of the lesion due to elongation of the aortic arch, the brachiocephalic trunk, or the carotid artery itself. A new approach to performing angioplasty of the right or left internal carotid artery utilizing the brachial artery was used after failure of the transfemoral approach in 5 lesions (4 patients). The common carotid artery was cannulated with performed 5F catheters.

[Management of an iliac artery aneurysm with percutaneous placement of a Dacron-nitinol vascular endoprosthesis].

An iliac aneurysm developed after local lysis and balloon dilatation of the left iliofemoral arteries in a 66-year old male patient. This led to arterial embolism. A self-expanding Dacron-Nitinol vascular endoprosthesis was inserted without surgery.

Reevaluation of the caudal skeleton of certain actinopterygian fishes: III. Salmonidae. Homologization of caudal skeletal structures.

The ontogenetic development of caudal vertebrae and associated skeletal elements of salmonids provides information about sequence of ossification and origin of bones that can be considered as a model for other teleosts. The ossification of elements forming the caudal skeleton follows the same sequence, independent of size and age at first appearance. Dermal bones like principal caudal rays ossify earlier than chondral bones; among dermal bones, the middle principal caudal rays ossify before the ventral and dorsal ones.

Relative importance of molecular, neontological, and paleontological data in understanding the biology of the vertebrate invasion of land.

Meyer and Wilson's (1990) 12S rRNA phylogeny unites lungfish and tetrapods to the exclusion of the coelacanth. These workers also provide a list of morphological features shared in common between modern lungfish and tetrapods, and they conclude that these traits were probably present in their last common ancestor. However, the exquisite fossil records of the abundant extinct lungfishes and rhipidistians show that at least 13 out of Meyer and Wilson's 14 supposed ancestral traits were not present in the last common ancestor of lungfishes and tetrapods.

Palatoquadrate and its ossifications: Development and homology within osteichthyans.

The palatoquadrate and associated dermal bones have significant evolutionary transformations among teleostomes and provide numerous features that characterize teleostomian subgroups. The palatoquadrate forms the upper part of the mandibular arch and is present as a single cartilaginous element in the early ontogeny of teleostomes, except for some advanced teleosts such as siluroids where it is divided into pars autopalatina and pars pterygoquadrata. During ontogeny, the palatoquadrate may ossify as a unit, with a pars autopalatina (absent in Acanthodii), pars quadrata, and pars metapterygoidea in teleostomes (e.

[Spatial urethral rest pressure and stress pressure profile in women with stress incontinence. Doppler microtransducer studies].

The functional urethral length (FUL), the maximum urethral closure pressure (MUCP), and the urethro vesical quotient (u/v) have been measured in 32 women suffering from urinary stress incontinence. The pressure was registrated in four different sectors of the urethra (left, posterior, right, anterior). We found statistical significant differences (t-Test, Wilcoxon-Test).

The urohyal: Development and homology within osteichthyans.

The formation of the unpaired structure ventral to the basibranchial region, the so-called urohyal, differs within osteichthyans. A cartilaginous preformed, unpaired "urohyal" is present in sarcopterygians. A three-tendon ossification is present in Polypterus.

[Urethral wall pulsation in pregnant patients, continent and stress incontinent females].

The amplitudes of urethral vascular pulsations in pregnant women, continent and urinary stress incontinent women were compared with each other. Significant differences have been found in the chi 2-Test. In pregnant women the mean pulsation amplitude was 1.

[A modified Sarafoff suture for closure of the uterine wound in Cesarean section].

Using a retrospective investigation the authors demonstrate the advantage of the modified Sarafoff-suture (a one layer suture of the myometrium) in comparison with the two-layer suture. The results shows a lower rate of febrile courses, less postoperative complications and a shorter hospital stay. The first clinical experiences showed less scar complications in the courses of vaginal delivery in patients with a previous caesarean section.

[Transient hyperphosphatasemia in childhood].

During hospitalisation four infants were found to have a marked increase in serum alkaline phosphatase, which could be attributed neither to clinical nor paraclinical diseases and is considered transitory hyperphosphatasaemia. This phenomenon is briefly discussed on the basis of the literature. The children should be protected from extensive diagnostical measures.