ALTERATIONS TO DENDRITIC SPINE MORPHOLOGY, BUT NOT DENDRITE PATTERNING, OF CORTICAL PROJECTION NEURONS IN TC1 AND TS1RHR MOUSE MODELS OF DOWN SYNDROME.

Alterations to dendritic spine morphology, but not dendrite patterning, of cortical projection neurons in Tc1 and Ts1Rhr mouse models of Down syndrome.

Down Syndrome (DS) is a highly prevalent developmental disorder, affecting 1/700 births.Intellectual disability, which affects learning and memory, is present in all cases and is reflected by below average IQ.We sought to determine whether defective morphology and connectivity in neurons of the cerebral cortex may underlie the cognitive deficits th

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Measuring Effective Tax Rates for Oil and Gas in Canada

The purpose of this report is to provide cost of capital formulae for assessing the effects of taxation on the incentive to invest in oil and gas industries in Canada.The analysis is based on the assumption that businesses invest in capital until the after-tax rate of return on capital is equal to the tax-adjusted cost of capital.The cost of capita

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