This paper presents the results of a study of the response of typical existing RC buildings to near-fault ground motions and the potential improvements achievable

after FRP retrofitting of the buildings. Results demonstrate the successful implementation of FRP with an improvement in stiffness, strength and lateral displacement capacity of the rehabilitated structure. It is demonstrated that strengthening with FRP is very effective in reducing SB525334 drift demands for structures for a wide range of natural periods. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“OBJECTIVE. Aggressive angiomyxomas are rare infiltrative mesenchymal neoplasms that commonly recur locally. The purpose of this study was to conduct a retrospective review of imaging findings of aggressive angiomyxomas with clinicopathologic correlation in 16 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS. CT and MRI studies and clinical data of 16 patients with histopathologic evidence of aggressive angiomyxoma who had been referred to our institutions from January 2002 through January 2012 were

retrospectively reviewed. Bcl-xL apoptosis The tumors were evaluated with respect to location, morphology, attenuation or signal intensity, and enhancement characteristics. RESULTS. The most common location was the pelvis and perineum with the mass on either side of the pelvic diaphragm (12/16, 75%). The characteristic “laminated” appearance was seen in 10 of 12 patients on MRI. Aggressive angiomyxomas showed only mild diffusion restriction and mild F-18-FDG avidity in both of the two patients who underwent DWI and PET/CT, in keeping with histologic low-mitotic activity. Imaging features, such as collateral vessels and fingerlike growth pattern, were seen in seven of 16 (44%) aggressive angiomyxomas. Internal cystic degeneration was seen in three of 16 (19%) aggressive angiomyxomas. CONCLUSION. The finding of a large

multicompartmental tumor with a characteristic internal laminated morphology or extension on either side of the pelvic diaphragm should alert the radiologist to the possible diagnosis of aggressive angiomyxoma. Imaging features, such as large peripheral vessels and cystic degeneration AS1842856 are less common, but presence of these features in the background of laminated morphology should not deter the radiologist from suggesting a diagnosis of aggressive angiomyxoma.”
“Key points Using a wide array of experimental approaches, we demonstrate for the first time that spinal cord injury is associated with a rapid and sustained impairment in cardiac structure and function that is present as early as 1week post-injury. We provide novel data demonstrating that spinal cord injury elicits an altered Starling curve and myocardial fibrosis. The latter of these may be secondary to an up-regulation of transforming growth factor beta-1 and mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3 mRNA, both of which form part of a well-known fibrotic signalling pathway.