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A spectral-spatial method based on low-rank and sparse matrix decomposition for hyperspectral anomaly detection
ABSTRACT Recently, some methods based on low-rank and sparse matrix decomposition (LRASMD) have been developed to improve the performance of hyperspectral anomaly detection (AD). However, these methods mainl... |
The Relationship Between Philanthropic Attitude and Economic Jihad in the Muslim Community
Philanthropic behavior refers to the act of being generous, kind, and helpful to fellow human beings. Due to the increasingly challenging economic development in today's technological era, people have to find ways to improve the... |
Postural problems of the left shoulder in an orchestral trombonist.
Professional musicians require a disciplined and balanced regime of practise and performance to enable them to cope with the physical challenges of their chosen instrument and to reduce the risk of work- related injury. If practise or performance stra... |
Feature-based detection of epileptic seizures using ECoG recordings and a PAM model
This paper develops a detection scheme for identifying seizure onset using single channel electrocorticograms recorded from intractable epilepsy patients. A statistic which measures changes in the peaks of the autocovariance function o... |
A Novel Hippocampus Classification Method Based on the Subfields Selection and Sparse Linear Discriminant Analysis
The reliable hippocampal features for describing the morphological changes induced by Alzheimer's disease (AD) will benefit the clinical diagnosis. However, there is a lack of effective methods that are a... |
cis-acting requirements for the replication of flock house virus RNA 2
To examine the cis-acting requirements for RNA replication, a cDNA clone of flock house virus (FHV) RNA 2 was transfected into baby hamster kidney cells and transcribed to yield RNAs that had terminal extensions of different lengths or that lacked ... |
Cloud Computing in Port Industry
As promoted by the vision of "everything as a service", all products provided by cloud computing can recognized as a service. The concept "IT as a service" is an effective solution to the IT difficulties of the port industry. This paper has done a study on cloud computing application i... |
Perception of linguistic rhythm by newborn infants
Previous studies have shown that newborn infants are able to discriminate between certain languages, and it has been suggested that they do so by categorizing varieties of speech rhythm. However, in order to confirm this hypothesis, it is necessary to show that langua... |
ABOUT A SMALL COLLECTION OF LICHENS FROM THE GORGE ADYL-SU RIVER (KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC)
Based on the results of field works by A.A. Golovlev in July 2017, data on new and noteworthy species for the lichen flora of the Prielbrusiy National Park are presented. The specimens were collected in the Adyl-Su River gorge... |
Dermoscopy image analysis in the age of deep learning
Dermoscopy is a non-invasive skin imaging technique that permits visualization of features of pigmented melanocytic neoplasms that are not discernable by examination with the naked eye. While studies on the automated analysis of dermoscopy images date back to the m... |
[Pulmonary function after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and abbreviated anesthetic-surgical time].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate pulmonary function after laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
METHODS
Prospective study, in which the post-operative spirometries of 15 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomies with abbrevi... |
Information Exposure, Presentation Modality, and Cognitive Mechanisms of Countermeasures in P300 Concealed Information Tests
Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. The Concealed Information Test (CIT) is a credibility... |
Cluster Analysis of Endogenous HER2 and HER3 Receptors in SKBR3 Cells.
The Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER) family of receptor tyrosine kinases consists of four, single pass, transmembrane receptor homologs (HER1-4) that act to regulate many critical processes in normal and tumor cells. HER2 is overexpress... |
Usefulness of the functionalities of an Electronic Medical Record on a Latinamerican Medical Web Portal
The medical record is a key component in the modern health systems, a fundamental basis of higher functionalities that guaranties quality care and the possibility of improved clinical management. The dissemination o... |
Classical linear logic of implications
We give a simple term calculus for the multiplicative exponential fragment of Classical Linear Logic, by extending Barber and Plotkin's dual-context system for the intuitionistic case. The calculus has the non-linear and linear implications as the basic constructs, and this desig... |
An empirical examination of elder abuse through the lens of mens rea
The purpose of this paper is to examine elder abuse (EA) tendency in the context of social integration and caregiver stress (CGS). Afterward, the attempt has been made to examine the role of mens rea or intention in the incidence of EA.,For examining... |
[Depression in the elderly].
Often under diagnosed and inappropriately treated, depression in the elderly is a major public health problem. Semiology is often atypical with especially frequent physical and hypochondriac complaints. Concomitant somatic affections, social and surrounding particularities of elderly perso... |
Search Method of Number of Trees for Genetic Programming with Multiple Trees
Genetic programming (GP), which is an evolutionary computational method, is known to be effective for agent problems because individuals are represented by a tree structure. As an extension method, GP with control nodes (GPCN) has been propos... |
Apoptosis Induction by Wheat-flour Sphingoid Bases in DLD-1 Human Colon Cancer Cells
The apoptotic effects of plant sphingoid bases prepared from wheat-flour cerebroside on human colorectal cancer DLD-1 cells were examined. The viability of DLD-1 cells treated with such plant sphingoid bases was reduced in a dose-depe... |
Is the collapse of shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico real
Abstract Increasing fishing pressure on sharks stocks over recent decades has resulted in declines of many populations and led to increasing concerns for their conservation. The extent of these declines, however, has been high... |
The Internet of Things and Cultural Heritage
The last point reached in today's technology revolutions is the fourth level industrial revolution. This revolution is called Industry 4.0. Many new generation technologies such as the internet of things, artificial intelligence, internet services, augmented reality, smart ... |
Hospital Guidelines for Use of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins
OBJECTIVE: To describe the development of guidelines for initial use of low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) and other anticoagulants in acute-care hospitals that are part of a national group purchasing organization (GPO). DATA SOURCES: A systematic literat... |
Negative Existentials and Non-denoting Terms
Logical and semantical issues surrounding non-denoting terms have been investigated since ancient times, in both the Western and Indian philosophical traditions. And in a more applied formal setting, such issues have also gained importance in constructive mathematics, as we... |
Postischemic Gene Transfer of Interleukin-10 Protects Against Both Focal and Global Brain Ischemia
Background—Gene therapy may be a promising approach for treatment of brain ischemia, although the efficiency of postischemic gene therapy is not established. Our goal in this study was to examine the effects of gene tran... |
GINTATE: Scalable and Extensible Deep Packet Inspection System for Encrypted Network Traffic: Session Resumption in Transport Layer Security Communication Considered Harmful to DPI
Deep packet inspection (DPI) is a basic monitoring technology, which realizes network traffic control based on application payload. The te... |
Design of Energy Management System for Fuel Cell/Supercapacitor Hybrid Locomotive
In this paper, an energy management system is developed for fuel cell/supercapacitor hybrid locomotive, and an energy management strategy based on high hydrogen efficiency mode is proposed to satisfy the demand of dynamic performance of ... |
Focus: London A rebuke from the chief medical officer
Some doctors in the BMA are getting fed up with being lectured to by Kenneth Calman, the chief medical officer. But he was at it again last week, when he came to address the BMA's council. There was anticipation that he might say something profound. On the face of ... |
A Breed So Rare: The Life of J. R. Parten, Liberal Texas Oil Man, 1896–1992 . By Don E. Carlton. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1998. Pp. 668. $39.95.
committees. Unlike some of his Communist all ies such as Eugene Dennis and his sometime compatriot Alger Hiss, Pressman avoided jail. Eventually, the FBI c... |
[Long term results of esophageal epidermoid cancers in complete remission after preoperative chemo-radiotherapy].
INTRODUCTION
Improvements of the results of combined chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in esophageal cancer has led several groups to adopt a non surgical attitude specially in case of complete response (endoscopy +... |
Joint Spatio-spectral Patterns for Motor Imagery-based Brain-Computer Interfaces
Spatio-spectral filtering technique plays a vital role in extracting electroencephalography (EEG) features for motor imagery (MI)-based Brain-computer interfaces. How-ever, most of the existing methods often require many EEG channels for ... |
Disturbance Observer-Based Consensus Control for Multiple Robotic Manipulators
In this paper, a new distributed consensus control algorithm for multiple robotic manipulators is proposed. Comparing with the existing works, this paper studies the consensus problem of multiple robotic manipulators with unknown disturbanc... |
Production of lipase in a fermentor using a mutant strain of Corynebacterium species: its partial purification and immobilization.
Extracellular Corynebacterium lipase was produced using a 2.5 L Chemap fermentor using 1300 ml fermentation medium at temperature 33 degrees C, agitator speed 50 rpm, aeration rate 1 VVM h... |
Optimal Energy Management of EV Parking Lots Under Peak Load Reduction Based DR Programs Considering Uncertainty
Demand response (DR) programs offer tremendous opportunities to those who have concerns about the future of energy. Since the DR strategies facilitate new technologies to take part in the power systems, the... |
Genetic diversity of Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. in Iran as revealed by IRAP markers
Sorghum halepense grows in a vast range of ecological regions of Iran. In this study, inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP) markers were used to assess the genetic diversity of 38 accessions of S. halepense and two acce... |
Load Balancing for Iterative Applications in Heterogeneous Architectures
The objective of this paper is to present a multilevel load balancing library for iterative applications, considering its execution in clusters of heterogeneous nodes, composed of multiple cores and accelerators. The main contribution of this res... |
Chemical and physical properties of rice straw waste and hospital sewage sludge in turned windrow aeration system
In this paper, we present the main goal of optimum quality ratio of co-composting with rice straw waste and hospital sewage sludge. The experiments were designed by varying the initial C/N ratio and moistu... |
Immune-modulating therapy in acute pancreatitis: fact or fiction.
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, bearing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current treatment of AP remains unspecific and supportive and is mainly targeted to aggressively prevent sys... |
Characterization of multipath fading channels: channels with specular components
A set of parameters collectively called recentered normalized mean square correlation (RC-NMSR) are introduced to characterize the quality of multipath fading channels with nonzero specular components. The consideration of nonzero specula... |
A geometry‐based level set method for curvilinear overset grids with application to ship hydrodynamics
In a previous work (Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 2007; 55:867–897), we presented a two‐phase level set method to simulate air/water turbulent flows using curvilinear body‐fitted grids for ship hydrodynamics problems. ... |
Role of Echocardiography in Guiding Transcatheter Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement
The recent technical advances have revolutionized the field of percutaneous structural heart disease interventions. Multimodality imaging is pivotal to the success of these procedures and echocardiography is an integral part of this ... |
Covalent binding sites of victorin in oat leaf tissues detected by anti-victorin polyclonal antibodies.
Polyclonal antibodies against victorin, the host-specific toxin produced by Cochliobolus victoriae, were raised in rabbits immunized with a victorin-bovine serum albumin conjugate. The antibodies were purified from ... |
Immunoglobulins M and G to varicella-zoster virus measured by solid-phase radioimmunoassay: antibody responses to varicella and herpes zoster infections
Both immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) were detectable in a solid-phase radioimmunoassay with 125I-labeled goat antisera to hu... |
64 Patent ductus arteriosus and associated outcomes in extremely preterm infants
Purpose of study Management of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains challenging among premature infants. We evaluated the choice of intervention and associated long-term clinical outcomes. Methods used We retrospectively reviewed char... |
Human Rights in Closed Environments Edited by Bronwyn Naylor, Julie Debeljak and Anita Mackay
In February 2012, Monash University held a two-day conference and, on the day following, a roundtable discussion to examine the implementation of human rights in closed environments.' The event included 24 Australian and inte... |
MUSHROOM POLYSACCHARIDE PROTECTS RADIATION INDUCED INTESTINAL DAMAGE IN MICE *
The in vivo radioprotective effect of a polysaccharide (PS) isolated from the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, against radiation (RT) induced intestinal damage was investigated. Young adult swiss albino mice were whole body exposed to gamma radi... |
Reconceptualizing models of delirium education: findings of a Grounded Theory study
ABSTRACT Background: Effectiveness of educational interventions targeted at improving delirium care is limited by implementation barriers. Studying factors which shape learning needs can overcome these knowledge transfer barriers. This... |
Giant epidermal cyst of the occipital area.
Epidermal cyst is the most commonly observed cutaneous tumor. It usually involves the scalp, neck, face, back, and trunk. A commonly seen epidermal cyst is usually a slow-growing tumor of a diameter of 1-2 cm. Cysts with a diameter of more than 5 cm have rarely been reported... |
Risk factors for human brucellosis in northern Jordan.
Little is known about the risk factors of human brucellosis in Jordan. A case-control study was conducted involving 56 Jordanians who had been treated for brucellosis and at least 3 matched controls for each case (n = 247). Matching was for sex, age, locality (the... |
Phorbol diesters stimulate the development of an early murine progenitor cell. The burst-forming unit-megakaryocyte.
When murine (C57BL/6) bone marrow cells are cultivated with WEHI-3 conditioned media, a source of megakaryocyte-colony-stimulating activity (Mk-CSA), and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), a previously un... |
[CagA and VacA cytotoxin antibodies and risk for peptic ulcer disease in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection].
BACKGROUND
The presence of cagA antibodies constitutes a serum marker of infection caused by virulent strains of Helicobacter pylori. The objective of this study was to determine the risk of peptic ul... |
[Experimental study of an anticancer drug delivery system using polylactic acid].
The present study was carried out to evaluate a drug delivery system with regard to the sustained drug-release properties and antitumor effects of a unique preparation composed of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and biodegradable polymer, poly L-l... |
Re‐examination of structure optimization of off‐lattice protein AB models by conformational space annealing
The global structural optimization is carried out for off‐lattice protein AB models in two and three dimensions by conformational space annealing. The models consist of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers in Fi... |
Nondestructive observation of teeth post core space using optical coherence tomography: a pilot study
Abstract. Coronal tooth lesions, such as caries, enamel cracking, and composite resin restoration cavities, have been observed by optical coherence tomography (OCT). This pilot study was performed to verify whether OC... |
The Recombinant BCG ΔureC::hly Vaccine Targets the AIM2 Inflammasome to Induce Autophagy and Inflammation.
BACKGROUND
The recombinant BCG ΔureC::hly (rBCG) vaccine candidate induces improved protection against tuberculosis over parental BCG (pBCG) in preclinical studies and has successfully completed a phase 2a clinic... |
Effects of reversible blockade of basal ganglia on a voluntary arm movement.
1. The effects of a reversible blockade of basal ganglia were examined in two monkeys trained to perform a visually guided, step-tracking arm movement around the elbow joint. To block glutamatergic excitation, kynurenate (a glutamate antagoni... |
Corticosteroids for watershed infarction in acute schistosomiasis.
TO THE EDITOR—Acute schistosomiasis may be associated with watershed infarction. Corticosteroids alone are rapidly effective, as illustrated in this report. A 19-year-old French man was admitted with a 15-day history of high fever (39°C), 15-kg weight ... |
Induction of chronic lethal Australia antigen hepatitis in mice.
Clinically, idiopathic uveitis may be associated with chronic active hepatitis B. In searching for a possible cause of the uveitis in 6 patients having concurrent chronic iridocyclitis and chronic active hepatitis with serum Australia antigen (AA), the a... |
1000-word speaker-independent continuous-speech recognition using hidden Markov models
An algorithm based on hidden Markov models is applied to the task of speaker-independent continuous-speech recognition for a vocabulary of 1000 words with no syntactic constraints. The signal is limited to 4000 Hz. Word models were ... |
[SAFETY IN THE ELDERLY: HOME ACCIDENTS].
Home accidents are more common in the elderly and they can have serious consequences to the injured person's health. At home, chances to suffer accidents of any type are higher, because it's the place where old people spend most of their daily time. It is important to point out... |
Influence of conductivity on the electro-dewatering of sewage sludge under constant voltage
ABSTRACT In this work, the influences of sewage sludge conductivity on the electro-dewatering (EOD) effect and energy consumption under constant voltage were evaluated. The results showed that on adding NaCl solution to the slu... |
Experimental Research on Hot Working Property of Monel K-500 Alloy
Monel K-500 alloy is an important nickel-based corrosion resistant material with excellent corrosion resistant ability in various corrosion circumstances (include electrochemical and chemical corrosion) and good mechanical properties. However, Monel K-... |
International Developments in Youth Ministry Research: A Comparative Review
Abstract In this article, the emerging field of youth ministry research is presented and interpreted through the lens of practical theology. International developments are described and compared as local responses to the ongoing global dynamic... |
Deficient passive and one-way active avoidance acquisition following medial forebrain bundle lesions in rats.
Cathodal electrolytic lesions of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB) at posterior hypothalamic levels in male hooded rats produced a mild, transient hypodipsia and lowered jump thresholds to footshock. The lesio... |
Prison Research: A Methodological Commentary on Being a Known Observer*
Introduction After conducting a short residential course for principal officers in the Department of Corrections, on the sociology of deviance and total institutions, permission was received from the Department to observe the role of the prison of... |
Midkine, a heparin-binding protein, is increased in the diabetic mouse kidney postmenopause.
Estrogen is thought to protect against the development of chronic kidney disease, and menopause increases the development and severity of diabetic kidney disease. In this study, we used streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes ... |
Interaction of Zn(II) with hematite nanoparticles and microparticles: Part 2. ATR-FTIR and EXAFS study of the aqueous Zn(II)/oxalate/hematite ternary system.
Sorption of Zn(II) to hematite nanoparticles (HN) (av diam=10.5 nm) and microparticles (HM) (av diam=550 nm) was studied in the presence of oxalate anions (Ox2-(... |
Removal of Heavy Metals by Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone)/Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels
Laponite cross-linked poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) hydrogels were fabricated by in situ polymerization of vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP). Macroporous PVP/Laponite nanocomposite hydrogels were obtained by freeze drying of hydrogels, which exh... |
[HIV-1 transmission from mother to child and its prevention].
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 can occur during pregnancy, labor/delivery, or breastfeeding. Without intervention HIV infection occurs in about 35% of infants born to HIV-infected women: 10% during pregnancy, 15% during labor/delivery, and 10% during... |
Risk Factors of Neonatal Immune Thrombocytopenia in Pregnant Women Previously Diagnosed with ITP: Results from a French Nationwide Prospective Study
Background : Neonatal immune thrombocytopenia (NITP) is a well described complication in newborns of women with ITP. It is reported to occur in about 15% to 30% of neonat... |
Donor and recipient outcomes in right lobe adult living donor liver transplantation
Severe donor organ shortage has provided the impetus for adult living donor liver transplantation (ALDLT). Despite rapid implementation and expansion of the procedure, outcome analysis of ALDLT is still incomplete. This study analyzed ... |
Self-etching adhesives and postoperative sensitivity.
PURPOSE
To test the hypothesis that the prevention of postoperative sensitivity in resin-based composite restorations is better achieved with a self-etching/self-priming (SE/SP) dentin bonding system without lining than with an early generation total-etch (TE) bond... |
Widespread Pain Among Youth With Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized With Vasoocclusive Pain: A Different Clinical Phenotype?
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical phenotype of widespread pain (WSP) among youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) hospitalized with vasoocclusive pain. Materials and... |
A quadratic semidefinite relaxation approach for resource allocation in orthogonal frequency division multiple access
This paper proposes two binary quadratically constrained quadratic programs for minimizing power subject to bit rate and subcarrier allocation constraints over wireless orthogonal frequency division mu... |
Does Employee Performance Mediate the Effect of Workforce Diversity on Organisational Performance? Evidence from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Buea Municipality.
The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of employee performance in the effect of workforce diversity on organisational per... |
Changes in Affective and Cognitive Empathy among Veterinary Practitioners.
Clinical empathy is a multi-dimensional concept characterized by four dimensions: (1) affective-the ability to experience patients' or clients' emotions and perspectives, (2) moral-the internal motivation to empathize, (3) cognitive-the intelle... |
Investigation of pharmacokinetic parameters of tiamulin after intramuscular and subcutaneous administration in normal dogs.
Kinetic variables for tiamulin in the normal dog have been determined. Serum concentrations of tiamulin were compared after intramuscular (i.m.) and subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of a single... |
Mechanical properties and creep behavior of lyocell fibers by nanoindentation and nano-tensile testing
Abstract Mechanical and time-dependent mechanical properties of lyocell fibers have been investigated as a function of depth at a nano-scale level in longitudinal and transverse directions. The nanoindentation techni... |
Multiagent systems and semantic services for very large-scale participatory design
There are a number of important societal problems that resist conventional, i.e., centralized, solutions. The problems affect the management of our economic systems, climate, energy systems, transportation systems, telecommunication sys... |
Bi‐atrial thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale with bilateral embolization: A therapeutic challenge
Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality across the world and a significant portion of ischemic strokes have a cardiac source. We report a case of a 55‐year‐old male who presented with an ischemic stro... |
A proposed ordering strategy for the retailer in a two tier, advanced payment supply chain
ABSTRACT Facing demand uncertainty and supply uncertainty, the retailer needs to make the order decision before the selling period. Therefore, the retailer can pay in advance to reduce supply risk. In order to protect his capita... |
How patients spend their time at the pediatrician's office.
A time-motion study of patient visits to three pediatric clinics—a medical school "model clinic" for teaching health services delivery in a primary care setting, and two private pediatric practices—is presented. Results characterize the temporal aspects of th... |
Desiring the ‘Other’: Prostitution Clients on a Transnational Red-Light District in the Border Area of Finland, Estonia and Russia
Abstract This article examines cross-border prostitution in the border areas of Finland, Estonia and the Russian Federation, concentrating on male Finnish sex buyers. One of the most activ... |
Coming Out of the Venire: Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the Peremptory Challenge
* We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths—that all of us are created equal—is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall. .. . It is now our ... |
Selective Depression of Blood Group Antigens Associated with Hereditary Ovalocytosis among Melanesians
Abstract. Recessively inherited ovalocytosis in coastal Melanesians is associated with widespread, but selective, depression of blood group antigens in homozygotes, who comprise about 15% of these populations. It is ... |
Degradation and utilisation of chondroitin sulphate by Streptococcus intermedius.
Streptococcus intermedius, part of the 'Streptococcus milleri group', has the ability to produce glycosaminoglycan depolymerising enzymes (hyaluronidase and chrondroitin sulphate depolymerase) which is unique amongst the viridans strepto... |
THE DIATRITUS AND THERAPY IN GRAECO-ROMAN MEDICINE*
The so-called diatritus in Graeco-Roman medicine represents a therapeutic system which was designed to provide a chronological framework for the regulation of regimen in disease. Developed in the mid-first century A.D. within the Methodist school of medicine, it appe... |
Plasma-based ambient mass spectrometry: Recent progress and applications.
Ambient mass spectrometry (AMS) has grown as a group of advanced analytical techniques that allow for the direct sampling and ionization of the analytes in different statuses from their native environment without or with minimum sample pretreatm... |
A Question of Censorship: LEV Lukyanenko's Letter to Literaturna Ukraina
Lukyanenko denied that his behavior was in any way anti-Soviet. His only crime, he noted, was to examine the political and economic state of Ukraine from a socialist viewpoint and to draw conclusions strikingly similar to those underlined by Khru... |
Cortical Structures Associated With Human Blood Pressure Control
Importance A better understanding of the role of cortical structures in blood pressure control may help us understand cardiovascular collapse that may lead to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Objective To identify cortical control sites for h... |
Butorphanol dependence increases hippocampal kappa-opioid receptor gene expression.
Butorphanol is a synthetic opioid agonist/antagonist analgesic agent, which exerts its effects mainly via kappa-opioid receptors. Characterizations of the gene expression levels of the mRNA for and protein levels of the kappa-opioid re... |
Retinal Image Multimodal and Multitemporal Registration for a Multispot Laser Photocoagulation Device
This paper aims to assist the physician during the treatment of retinal diseases by laser photocoagulation, aligning images obtained by different acquisition methods in preliminary examinations to the treatment. Thus,... |
Relation between Pulmonary Gas Exchange and Closing Volume before and after Substantial Weight Loss in Obese Subjects
Relations between expiratory reserve volume (ERV), closing volume (CV) as a percentage of vital capacity (CV/VC%), and pulmonary gas exchange have been investigated in the sitting and supine postures i... |
Thermal Properties of Fuzzy and Starch-coated Cottonseeds
Abstract Bulk thermal properties (heat capacity, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity) of fuzzy and starch-coated cottonseeds were determined in the temperature range of 20–50°C as a function of bulk density (256–600 kg/m 3 ) and moisture content (2–50% d.... |
Patient delay in responding to symptoms of possible heart attack: can we reduce time to care?
In Australia, many deaths and significant cardiac disability result from delayed response to symptoms of heart attack. Although delays due to transport and initiation of reperfusion therapy in hospital may contribute to late ... |
Improvement of wind generator stability by fuzzy logic-controlled SMES
This paper proposes a fuzzy logic-controlled SMES (superconducting magnetic energy storage) scheme for the stabilization of grid connected wind generator system. The control scheme of SMES is based on a sinusoidal PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) volta... |
Leveraging board talent for innovation strategy
Human capital has been traditionally viewed in terms of how an individual’s investment in knowledge, skills and abilities can lead to higher pay or promotions. More recently, human capital has been regarded as a unit-level resource using the term “human capital resources... |
Determination of physical parameters for HfO2/SiOx/TiN MOSFET gate stacks by electrical characterization and reverse modeling
In this paper we present the results of a combined electrical and modeling study to determine the tunneling electron effective mass and electron affinity for HfO2. Experimental capacitance-volt... |
Playing marble run to make methane
A crystal structure elucidates a key step in methane generation by archaea Several archaea make a living by converting carbon dioxide and dihydrogen to methane, a process called methanogenesis that has a direct impact on the global methane cycle (1, 2). However, the electrons obtaine... |
Facets of Career Development in a New Immigrant Destination: Exploring the Associations Among School Climate, Belief in Self, School Engagement, and Academic Achievement
With contemporary career challenges facing Latino/a youth, particularly those from immigrant communities, counselors and career development professio... |
Genital mycoplasmas in semen samples of males attending a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria: any role in sperm count reduction?
Semen samples from 54 married men attending the outpatient clinics for problems of infertility and routine semen analysis were examined for the presence of genital mycoplasmas. The mean age o... |
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