A comparative morphological study of the sixth and seventh spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae in extinct and extant species of Equus.

The lateral profile of the 6th and 7th cervical spinous processes (CSPs) were examined in four extant species of Equus (n=33); E.caballus (n=26), E.przewalskii (n=3), E.quagga boehmi (n=1), E.asinus (n=3) and compared to pre-domesticated Equus specimens (n=66) representing three known species: E.occidentalis (n=56), E.mosbachensis (n=2), E.curvedin

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Dramatic Response of Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Right Supplementary Motor Area

The response rate to the treatment of obsessive compulsivedisorder (OCD) is 21.6% to 61.3%, which shows a relativeresistance to current treatments and a need for noveltherapeutic approaches.Here we report a case of resistantOCD with fast and dramatic response to a relatively newmethod of repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation.In thismethod a pu

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A NEW COELACANTH SPECIMEN WITH ELONGATE RIBS FROM THE MIDDLE TRIASSIC (LADINIAN) KALKSCHIEFERZONE OF MONTE SAN GIORGIO (CANTON TICINO, SWITZERLAND)

A new finding of a coelacanth from the upper Ladinian upper Kalkschieferzone of the Meride Limestone Formation of Monte San Giorgio (UNESCO World Test Kits Heritage area) is described.It represents the first known coelacanth from the Middle Triassic that undoubtedly bears elongate thin ribs.The incompleteness of the specimen prevents a reliable tax

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