In a prospective cross-sectional study, we used computerized volumetry of magnetic
resonance images to examine the patterns of brain aging in 148 healthy volunteers. The most …

This study compares the effects of 3 common stretching techniques on the length of the
hamstring muscle group during a 4-week training program. Subjects were 19 young adults …

Article abstract—We examined the pattern of neuroanatomic abnormalities in adults with
Down's syndrome (DS) and the cognitive correlates of these abnormalities. Specifically, we …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Advancing age is associated with declines in motor
function; understanding age-related changes in the basal ganglia, therefore, is imperative for …

This study assessed the validity of three instrument-based measures with regard to their
potential for implementation in automated procedures for speech rate determination. Recorded …

Aimed at writers, speakers, students, and all who wish to communicate with clarity and
strength, this book illuminates the principles of effective word use. It features dozens of helpful …

… Also a very very special thanks to his coauthor, Jeffrey McQuain, on this, their twentyfifth …
McQuain wishes to express special thanks to his brother, Dan, for his computer expertise. …

Background Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (CJD) is a transmissible neurodegenerative disease.
Although it is relatively rare, affecting about one person per million each year, it is the most …

Stan Malles and Jeff McQuain have written this brief, yet very important glossary in the spirit
of ED Hirsch’s bestselling Cultural Literacy. Here is a dictionary of basic terms for literature, …

This research involves the feminist argument in the writings of Chaucer and Shakespeare. In
the context of a Western literary tradition that denigrates the female, the canons of Chaucer …