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This is a note on reeection in Python 1.5. Both this and earlier versions of Python has an open implementation where we can access and alter the internal structures of language components. Python 1.5 takes this one step further making it even easier to adapt a reeective programming model. These dynamic features of Pyth... |
We propose a novel decomposition approach to impute missing values in tensor data. The method uses smaller scale multiway patches to model the whole data or a small volume encompassing the observed missing entries. Simulations on color images show that our method can recover color images using only 5-10% of pixels, and... |
Abstract. Cold frontal passages usually promote quick removal of atmospheric pollutants over North China (e.g. the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region). However, in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), cold fronts pose a potential threat to air quality. In this study, a cold frontal passage and a subsequent stable weather event ove... |
Trends in Fatal Pediatric Injury. |
We studied youth injury fatality rates in America, the Northeast region of the US, andinthe state of Connecticut for the years 1990 and 2013 to evaluate the incidence of injury. All areas of injury showed a decrease in mortality rates with the exception of deaths by suffocation and poisoning. Ihe age group most affecte... |
To contrast the effects of dibutyryl cAMP (dbcAMP) with those of LRH and to evaluate the effects of low density lipoprotein (LDL), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), and aromatase inhibitor (4-hydroxy-androst-4-ene-3,17-dione) on the output of hCG, 17 beta-estradiol, and progesterone, term human placental explants... |
An at-sensor radiance simualtion environment based on the atmosphere-ocean coupled model OSOAA for case-I and case-II waters is set up for evaluation of arbitrary combinations of sensors. Simulated results show that the 385 nm and 355 nm channels are sensitive to chlorophyll when it is less than 2.5 mg/m3 , sensitive t... |
In order to identify sources and routes of the contamination of bread by moulds, the microbial germ content of the air and machine surfaces was investigated in 25 large bakeries of different geographical position and size. On its way from the baking oven to the delivery station, the bread passes through production area... |
Eight yearling cattle were accidentally poisoned with the agricultural organophosphate insecticide trichloronat. One animal showed signs of acute organophosphate poisoning and died. The others showed signs of chronic organophosphate poisoning (organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy) after 2-3 weeks and one animal d... |
This paper proposes the multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) based hierarchical mobile IP architecture to allow frequent and seamless location management and label switched path (LSP) setup operations. In our research, when a mobile node (MN) migrates to the adjacent subnet, it performs regional registration and partia... |
The Section sponsors this series of publications, but the opinions expressed are those of the authors. The Section welcomes the submission of manuscripts for publication in this and its other series. where he was lead economist to the interagency bank super-visors' committee charged with rating country risk. In additio... |
Language shift reversal (LSR) is defined as a change in progress affecting Spanish language use along the US-Mexico border and some other extended areas of the country during the past few decades. LSR is contrasted with reversing language shift (RLS), the result of official language policy and planning. Samples of LSR ... |
A concept map provides a graphic hierarchical means of representing how knowledge is structured in a domain. It visually organizes a set of concepts showing their mutual relations. An analysis of the similarities between two concept maps can produce significant results in any fields where Intelligent Knowledge Manageme... |
Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) induces demyelinating disease which is associated with persistent virus infection of the central nervous system. To study the interaction between TMEV and host cells, we infected the G26-20 glioma cell line in vitro, and this resulted in a lytic infection in which most, b... |
OBJECTIVES |
Territoriality refers to the consistent defense of an area within the home range (HR) against intrusions of conspecifics. It implies exclusive space use with low degree of overlap among neighboring groups, high site fidelity, specific ranging behavior such as high mobility relative to HR size and frequent visits of ter... |
MATERIALS AND METHODS |
Between 2005 and 2015, we monitored one main study group continuously and five additional groups for shorter periods (5 months to 2.5 years) at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station, in eastern Ecuador. We scored the location of the study groups at 20 min intervals during, on average, 5 days per month. We estimated saki HR... |
RESULTS |
The average HR size was 57 ha and the average CA 14 ha. The degree of overlap between HRs of neighboring groups was low (2-9%). For the main study group, the average overlap between annual HRs was 82%. Mean daily path length across groups was 1,151 m; the defensibility index varied between 1.1 and 2.3 (values >1 are su... |
DISCUSSION |
Our multiyear study suggests that equatorial sakis show low degree of range overlap and high site fidelity and have the potential to be territorial, given their high mobility relative to HR size that allows for frequent border monitoring. Nevertheless, their movement patterns in border areas did not reveal evidence for... |
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Remotely Operated Vehicles are useful in industries such as offshore Oil and Gas, deep sea mining, and aquaculture, where inspection missions are frequent. While underwater communications are mainly done using acoustic links, retrieving data from these devices to shore is still an ope... |
We propose a procedure for full characterization of rectangular surface-breaking cracks based on measurements of only one tangential component of the magnetic field with the magnetic flux leakage (MFL) technique. The parameters of interest include orientation, length, and depth of the cracks. We assume that the length ... |
We consider a horizontal traffic queue on a circular road, where vehicles arrive according to a spatio-temporal Poisson process, and, upon arrival, move clockwise until they reach a common destination point, from where they depart the queue. When inside the queue, the speed of a vehicle is proportional to the distance ... |
Background: In Australia, there are very few online courses addressing medication safety issues. Educating clinicians about medication safety is paramount given the increased responsibility of clinicians in advanced practice roles including nurses at several key points throughout the medication process that encompass p... |
Meningitis is an important cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. A case-control study investigating the role of the Toll-like receptor 4 gene in host susceptibility to Group A Neisseria meningitidis meningitis was conducted in 524 Gambian children. There was no association between a functional Toll-like r... |
A S-box is the important nonlinear conponent of block cipher algorithms. William Millian provied the Hill Climbing algorithm for improving the nonlinearity of S-boxes, which can increase the nonlinearity of a S-box by swap- ping two output vectors. Under the algorithm, the nonlinearity will reach a local maximum, which... |
Aim We use data from 13 mountain regions and surrounding lowland areas to identify (1) the origins, traits and cultural uses of alien plant species that establish in mountains, (2) the alien species that are most likely to be a threat and (3) how managers might use this information to prevent further invasions.Analyzi... |
We demonstrate enhanced loading of strontium atoms into a magneto-optical trap using a repumping scheme from the metastable state via the doubly-excited state $5\mathrm{s}5\mathrm{p}\,^3\mathrm{P}_2 \rightarrow 5\mathrm{p}^2\,^3\mathrm{P}_2$ at $481~\mathrm{nm}$. The number of trapped atoms is increased by an order of ... |
As the public's interest in genetics and genomics has increased, there has been corresponding and unprecedented growth in direct‐to‐consumer genetic testing (DTC‐GT). Although regulatory concerns have limited true DTC‐GT available without a physician order, the paradigm has shifted to a model of consumer‐directed genet... |
BACKGROUND |
Irreversible pulpitis, which is characterised by acute and intense pain, is one of the most frequent reasons that patients attend for emergency dental care. Apart from removal of the tooth, the customary way of relieving the pain of irreversible pulpitis is by drilling into the tooth, removing the inflamed pulp (nerve)... |
OBJECTIVES |
To assess the effects of systemic antibiotics for irreversible pulpitis. |
SEARCH METHODS |
We searched the Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register (to 5 September 2013); the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2013, Issue 9); MEDLINE via OVID (1946 to 5 September 2013); EMBASE via OVID (1980 to 5 September 2013) and the US National Institutes of Health Trials R... |
SELECTION CRITERIA |
Randomised controlled trials which compared pain relief with systemic antibiotics and analgesics, against placebo and analgesics in the acute preoperative phase of irreversible pulpitis. |
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS |
Two review authors screened studies and extracted data independently. We assessed the quality of the evidence of included studies using GRADEPro software. Pooling of data was not possible and a descriptive summary is presented. |
MAIN RESULTS |
One trial assessed at low risk of bias, involving 40 participants was included in this update of the review. The quality of the body of evidence was rated low for the different outcomes. There was a close parallel distribution of the pain ratings in both the intervention and placebo groups over the seven-day study peri... |
AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS |
This systematic review which was based on one low powered small sample trial assessed as a low risk of bias, illustrates that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether antibiotics reduce pain or not compared to not having antibiotics. The results of this review confirm the necessity for further larger sample ... |
ABSTRACT Effective water governance is essential for sustainable global futures. However, conflicting water values increases tension in water governance, highlighting the need for governance systems able to cope with competing objectives. In this paper, we explore the potential for ‘localism’ to improve water governanc... |
Developmental defects caused by targeted gene inactivation in mice are commonly subject to strain-specific modifiers that modulate the severity of the phenotype. Although several genetic modifier loci have been mapped in mice, the gene(s) residing at these loci are mostly unidentified, and the molecular mechanisms of m... |
The functionality of DRAMs, especially the state transitions are described in JEDEC standards. These standards contain a finite state machine, which intends to provide an overview of the possible state transitions and the commands to control them. However, today's DRAMs are highly concurrent devices as they provide ban... |
Simulations are performed on atom substitution behaviour in Ni75Al25−xCrx alloys based on a microscopic phase-field model at 873 K. The ordering of both the Al and Cr atoms takes place simultaneously, Cr occupies both the Al and Ni sites with a preference for the Al sites, and Cr and Al atoms together occupy the β -sit... |
The effectiveness of a Cidex-based decontamination protocol was analyzed for its effectiveness in cleaning various components of a flexible fiberoptic laryngoscope (FFL), including the handle, eyepiece, and detachable light cable. A random microbiological sampling and aerobic bacterial culture analysis of 6 FFL eyepiec... |
Due to the non-played matches on the grounds of COVID-19 pandemics, the usual evaluation of the results of tournaments is biased. Matches won by default may cause unrealistic results. In this paper, an expedient method, the generalization of Thurstone method for more than two options, is applied. It is able to evaluate... |
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