Two geophysical methods were used for mapping the archaeological features at Qantir village: magnetic and resistivity surveys. The magnetic survey was carried out before the resistivity survey in order to evaluate the distribution of hidden archaeological features and cultural relics. It was conducted over an area of 120 ð 100 m using a fluxgate gradiometer (Geoscan FM36) that measures the vertical gradient of the geomagnetic field. The readings were logged every 0.5 m along 20 m, zigzag traverses. The resultant data were processed and treated to produce a high-quality magnetic image. The final magnetogram and graphical interpretation plot show the distribution of high and low magnetic features that reflect the buried archaeological and nonarchaeological features. Subsequently, a resistivity survey was carried out over interesting areas identified from the initial results of the magnetogram. Four Wenner profiles were also measured, named P1W, P2W, P3W and P4W. The minimum electrode spacing used through all the profiles was 1 m and the maximum electrode spacing varied from one profile to another according to its length. These data were used to construct four apparent resistivity pseudosections. A comparison between the magnetic vertical gradient profile and resistivity inverse models was performed in order to check the value of using the Wenner configuration in parallel with the gradiometer survey. The geophysical investigation mapped some archaeological features with a high probability of indicating the presence of storage and burial chambers, bisecting walls, ditches and streets.

Objectives: It has recently been suggested that drug induced Tardive Syndromes (TS) might be due to maladaptive plasticity which increases motor excitability in cerebral cortex and basal ganglia. In order to test this hypothesis we performed the first measurements of cortical excitability in TS. Methods: Motor cortex excitability was examined using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in 22 TS patients and compared with that in 20 age and sex-matched healthy individuals. Resting and active motor threshold (RMT, AMT) and input-output curves (I/O curves) assessed corticospinal excitability. The duration of the contralateral silent period (cSP) at a range of stimulation intensities and ipsilateral silent period (iSP) were used as measures of inhibition.Results: There were no significant differences in RMT and AMT between patients and controls, although the input-output curves were significantly steeper in patients. The cSP (at different stimulus intensities) and iSP were both longer in the patients compared to the control group. But most of this difference could be accounted for by increased recruitment of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) in patients. Conclusion:TS is characterized by hyperexcitability of corticospinal output that might contribute to the lack of selectivity in muscle recruitment and contribute to excess involuntary movement. The findings are opposite to those in naturally-occurring hyperkinesia such as Sydenham's and Huntington's chorea suggesting a fundamental difference in the pathophysiology.

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Hydrocarbon prospectivity in the eastern Mediterranean is challenged by the presence of the Messinian salt layer, which varies in complexity across the area. The macro salt layer geometry itself varies from the deep abyssal planes in the middle of two major basins (the Herodotus and Levant basins), where it shows simple top and base relief to more complicated geometries near the continental salt-free shelf. Building depth velocity models for imaging the eastern Mediterranean basins requires accurate determination of the complex salt top and base, as well as accurate estimation of their velocities. Since 2006, many 2D and 3D megasurveys using conventional and dual-sensor acquisitions have been carried out across the area. Regional and relatively simple velocity models are used to image the Messinian salt layer extensions from offshore West Egypt to offshore Lebanon, passing by the Cypriot waters and the Eratosthenes Seamount. The data acquired include shallow and deepwater surveys, and technologies such as full-waveform inversion are applied to produce highresolution images for the shallow post-Messinian section. Shallowwater imaging challenges such as acquisition footprint issues and low-angle illumination are solved by imaging with multiples using dual-sensor acquisition data. The Messinian salt layer is modeled with a simple constant regional velocity, while the pre-Messinian section is modeled with a simple combination of velocity gradient models. The regional model-building scheme introduces a good correction for the pre-Messinian structure and provides reliable multiclient data ready for outlining new prospects.

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