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An optical key distribution method based on aero-optical effect of boundary layer flow is proposed. The technique exploits the underlying dynamics of the turbulence boundary layer to generate secret key for both communication parties. Corresponding computer simulation and experiments are carried out. The bit error rate... |
In this paper we presented materials and methods used for analysing survival of cancer patients recorded by the Italian cancer registries. First, we included first primary malignant tumours and excluded skin carcinomas, and cases identified by death certificate only, or by autopsy. Observed survival has been computed w... |
In this chapter we analyze how companies define their customer value proposition and how the selection of successful mobile customer services is done in alignment with this strategic positioning. We derive a set of five different strategic goals (price leadership, product quality leadership, customer intimacy leadershi... |
A system for automatic recognition of prosodic events in speech utterances has been developed and applied to recognizing accent tones as de(cid:12)ned by the tone and break index (ToBI) prosodic labeling standard. Both the acoustic and syntactic modeling portions of the system are de- scribed in the paper. The acoustic... |
Investment screening mechanisms are proliferating, especially in the global North, apparently in direct reaction to China’s global rise and what is perceived to be its ‘weaponized investments’. Given the lack of clear shared objectives and coordination between screening mechanisms, which remain a core prerogative of e... |
PURPOSE |
We examined the wound-healing effect of retinol palmitate (VApal) on mucin gene and protein expressions in a rat dry eye model based on lacrimal gland (LG) resection after injury. |
METHODS |
The rat dry eye model was prepared by surgical resection of the main LG in male Long-Evans rats. After alkaline injury of the central part of the lower palpebral conjunctiva bilaterally, VApal eye drops at 1,500 IU/mL in one eye and a vehicle in the fellow eye were both administered 6 times a day for 7 days. The expres... |
RESULTS |
Significant decreases in fluorescein-stained areas and rose bengal scores were observed in VApal-treated dry eyes compared with vehicle-treated dry eyes at both 3 (P < 0.05) and 7 days (P < 0.01). Significant increases in corneal rMuc4 and conjunctival rMuc5AC after 1 day (P < 0.01) and conjunctival rMuc16 gene express... |
CONCLUSIONS |
VApal promoted corneal rMuc4, conjunctival rMuc5AC, and conjunctival rMuc16 gene expression in a rat dry eye model after injury. VApal also promoted conjunctival MUC16 expression. These results indicate that VApal has efficacy in improving keratoconjunctival epithelial damage associated with decreased tear production.H... |
In this paper, a new high-precision electromagnetic scattering computing model, which is based on the parallel finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, is proposed to compute the SAR echo. Since the FDTD method can only compute radar return at a fixed azimuth angle once, several FDTD simulations should be combined ... |
PURPOSE OF REVIEW |
To summarize recently published studies of preservation strategies including machine perfusion in pancreas transplantation. |
RECENT FINDINGS |
The shortage of conventional donors is leading units to use extended criteria donors (ECDs) and donors after cardiac death (DCD). Static cold storage (SCS) is still the standard method of preservation for pancreases and University of Wisconsin remains the gold standard preservation solution. In experimental studies, ox... |
SUMMARY |
The storm of new organ preservation methods is now being more widely studied in the pancreas, with some promising results. These new strategies have the potential to allow expansion of the donor pool and greater utilization of ECD and DCD organs.Timing Lorsban Applications for Black Scale Control on Oranges in Interior... |
A field of Valencia oranges in Riverside, California was divided into eighteen 3 x 3-tree plots. Pretreatment counts (23 May ’83) were taken from the center tree of each plot by counting the proportion of 9-inch twigs (N = 41 twigs/plot) that were infested with black scale. Plot assignment was not random; a conscious ... |
on 6 January 1966, beneath gray skies and a steady rain, my destroyer escort, the USS Bronstein (de-1037), sortied from San diego in company with the ships in our squadron, desron 3, as a screen for the carrier Yorktown (cvs10). ours was an asw Task Group, and in a vague way we knew where we were going: to Yankee Stati... |
A systematic way to combine an adaptive control design technique and sliding mode control methodology for trajectory tracking control of robot manipulators in the presence of parametric uncertainties and external disturbance is developed in this paper. Continuous sliding mode controllers without the unpleasant reaching... |
Doxil is a liposomal preparation of doxorubicin that results in prolonged pharmacologic exposure in vivo to the active agent. We sought to test the hypothesis that this new formulation would result in improved efficacy in patients with colorectal cancer. Patients with advanced colorectal cancer who had received prior t... |
The performance of multi-radio multi-channel Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) based on the IEEE 802.11 technology depends significantly on how the channels are assigned to the radios and how traffic is routed between the access points and the gateways. In this paper we propose an algorithmic approach to this problem, for ... |
Many areas of the US recently endured a severe drought and management strategies to cope with the lack of forage production varied. A multi-period mathematical model is presented that estimates the outcomes of two common producer responses to changes in precipitation, partial liquidation and purchasing hay, given fluct... |
In this paper, we study the incidence algebra I (A, γ) of the category of paths in a (oriented multi-) graph γ over a ring A.We describe relationships between algebraic properties of I(A, We describe relationships between algebraic properties of I(A, γ) and combinatorial features of γ. Specifically, we give necessary a... |
We studied 103 JA children, 46 controls and 25 patients with osteoarticular syndromes (OAS) to determine if differences in immune reactivity characterized different onsets or outcomes.We measured cell-mediated immunity (CMI) to human collagen, proteoglycan monomer (PM) and link protein (LP). Production of leukocyte inh... |
This paper investigates the impact of backgate bias (Vbg) on the sensitivity of threshold voltage (Vth) to process and temperature variations for ultra-thin-body (UTB) GeOI and InGaAs-OI MOSFETs. Our study indicates that the quantum-confinement effect significantly suppresses the Vbg dependence of the Vth sensitivity t... |
The goal of this work is determination of the development stages of ceramic art in Russian Primorye, as well as their specificity. It is established that the history of ceramic art of this region alongside its current stage are insufficiently studied. The evolution of ceramic art of Primorye is viewed in the context o... |
Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility and sedimentary cycle data from Permo-Carboniferous rhythmites (Paraná Basin, Brazil): a multiple proxy record of astronomical and millennial scale palaeoclimate change in a glacial setting |
Abstract In this study we examine glaciogenic rhythmites from the Late Palaeozoic Itararé Group, Paraná Basin, Brazil. We conduct spectral analysis on lithological cycle (‘couplet’) thickness series, and declination of maximum axis of anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility ellipsoidal tensor (K1) data. We tested the eff... |
Introduction: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is defined by recurring ulcers restricted to oral mucosa in the patients with no other signs of systemic disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the salivary level of interferon gamma in patients with RAS. |
Methods: In this case-control study, 30 patients with RAS (in Recurrence and recovery period) in the experimental and 25 healthy people as the control group were compared. Salivary interferon gamma level was evaluated by the use of ELISA method. Data were analyzed via SPSS version 16 software with Mann-U-Whitney test a... |
Results: The mean salivary interferon gamma levels were 45.01±31.02 pg/ml and 32.04±19.02 pg/ml in the patients with RAS and healthy individuals, respectively. (P>0.001). In addition, interferon gamma level was 45.01± 31.02 pg/ml and 58.03± 52.04 pg/ml in the recurrence and recovery periods, respectively. (P=0.67). |
Conclusion: Salivary interferon gamma levels were higher in the patients with RAS than healthy individuals.Study on a New Single Coil-Type Axial Magnetic Field Contact for High-Voltage Vacuum Interrupters |
A new single coil-type axial magnetic field (AMF) contact for high-voltage vacuum interrupters is introduced. Its AMF characteristics were studied by a finite element method, taking the eddy current effect into account. Vacuum arc appearance of the new single coil-type AMF contact was observed by a high-speed charge-co... |
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the maritime power strategy. College students shoulder the heavy responsibility of building a maritime power, and they can get close to the ocean and appreciate the charm of the sea through participating in sailing. In recent years, with the rapid d... |
Echoenhancers and Transcranial Color Duplex Sonography . Edited by ulrich bogdahn, georg becker, and felix schlachetzki. (Pp 420). Published by Blackwell Science, Oxford 1998. ISBN 0-632-04856-5. |
Transcranial colour duplex sonography is an ultrasound technique which is becoming increasingly available for the non-invasive imaging of intracranial structures, particularly the basal cerebral arteries. There are now four principal components to the technique: B mode ultrasound which can be used to image the brain pa... |
Abstract In 1888, Norwegian newspapers eagerly announced the arrival of ‘Miss Gina Oselio’, who was returning to Norway ‘after seven years of staying abroad’. Oselio (Ingeborg Aas (1858–1937)) had achieved tremendous success as an opera singer in Europe and her performance on the Norwegian concert stage did not disappo... |
Devices have been formed in Ti-diffused and proton-exchanged lithium niobate for applications in optical communications, sensing and signal processing. Most active devices make use of the electrooptic effect. The design and operation of various modulators, couplers and Y-branch power dividers will be described. Sometim... |
Summary In a four-week, double-blind, clinical trial thirty-one patients with depressive neurosis were treated with viloxazine, doxepin, or placebo. There were no differences among the three groups in therapeutic effects. Many depressed out-patients improve on placebo. Viloxazine hydrochloride is one of a series of com... |
Patient is a 29‐year‐old with a history of recurrent growth hormone‐secreting pituitary macroadenoma diagnosed 12 years prior to presentation. Eight years prior to current presentation, the patient underwent re‐resection and received 50.4 Gy external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in 28 fractions of 1.8 Gy each. Serial postr... |
Interaction between cimetidine and theophylline was studied in six male volunteers, who were randomly divided into two groups to eliminate temporal effects. The effect of cimetidine on theophylline elimination was immediate and progressed as cimetidine treatment was continued. Cimetidine prolonged theophylline half-lif... |
By the vagueness of his injunction, the ghost in effect leaves up to Hamlet a choice among available sanctions for revenge. Two such alternatives—unlimited ill will and the code of honor—are eventually discredited in the eyes of the audience, the one by being repellently embodied in Pyrrhus, the other by being set in o... |
The introduction of information and communication technologies is a priority for most economies as they take steps to reform their public administration; however, this requires considerable effort and is quite costly. The paper aims to verify whether and how the degree of maturity of e-government affects a country’s qu... |
Although the majority of information that is published by the current web is aimed at human consumption, the browsers which contain this information are only able to interpret HTML mark-up to visualize this content. Semantic web intends to address the stability between human and machine. Advancing Information Managemen... |
Abstract:The use of the perfect in Dan 7:27 has thus far eluded explanation. Each of the various suggestions offered has significant problems. In this study, I propose a new, contextually sound and linguistically informed explanation, arguing that the verb [inline-graphic 01] (G passive perfect third-person feminine si... |
Abstract An inguinal hernia that suddenly becomes irreducible may be secondary to a variety of other underlying conditions which can occasionally mislead the attending surgeon. Benign, inflammatory or neoplastic processes, as well as surgical emergencies such as intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal haemorrhage, have all ... |
An alarming view of global warming, reflecting the summaries of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was presented by Donald Kennedy in “An unfortunate U-turn on carbon” (Editorial, 30 Mar., p. [2515][1]). However, the overwhelming balance of evidence shows no appreciable warming trend ... |
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