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Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on geometric domains is an important component of computer graphics, geometry processing, and many other fields. Typically, the given discrete mesh is the geometric representation and should not be altered for simulation purposes. Hence, accurately solving PDEs on general m... |
axils, colocasia, certain bananas, tree holes, coral holes, and snail shells, in order of preference. Ae. simpsoni is also known to breed frequently in man-made containers in South Africa (Muspratt, 1956). Wiseman et al. (1939) in Kenya reported it breeding in many man-made containers, pools and puddles, rivers and str... |
The plasticity of Ag2S and Ag2Se crystals important for applications is associated mainly with AgAg metallophilic bonds, which are related to van der Waals interactions and therefore are not directed. This is demonstrated by the first principles DFT M06 LCAO calculations of Ag2X (X = S, Se) crystals (periodic model) a... |
I establish conditions for existence of pure strategy equilibria in K-candidate Downsian electoral competition (K ≥ 2) with valence when the voting rule is monotonic, generalizing existing results to non-proper rules and possibly continuous electorates. The conditions are sufficient when K ≥ 2 and (essentially) necessa... |
Although detailed histological and immunocytochemical studies have been published for the rat calcanear tendon (CT), little is known of the structure, composition and biomechanics of the deep (DFT) and superficial (SFT) flexor tendons. In this study, we examined the structural specialization of these three tendons in 9... |
3D Crane represent Laboratory model of industrial gantry cranes which are widely used in industry. In this work, a dynamic model of 3D Crane is presented and tow artificial intelligence techniques were synthetized and applied to the model : Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) and Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS); t... |
In this paper, we introduce a multi-parameter projection method for solving a variational inequality problem, and establish its strong convergence in a Hilbert space under appropriate conditions. The method involves two projectionsteps with different variable stepsizes where one of them is computed explicitly on a spec... |
Stem anatomy is analyzed for 30 native species of nonsucculent desert and semidesert perennials from North America. Observations on anatomical convergence of green-stemmed perennials from around the world are once again confirmed. Typical species have well-developed cuticle, sunken stomates, delayed formation of peride... |
We have formulated a series of precautions to be observed in caring for patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and in handling their tissues. The virus resists inactivation by simple boiling in water. Also ineffective are 10 per cent formalin, 70 per cent alcohol and ionizing and ultraviolet radiation. Autoclaving for... |
In this work, detailed DFT calculations of the structural, mechanical and electronic properties of crystalline CaSi2 with four different structures in the pressure range of 0–50 GPa are performed by GGA-PBE. It is found that the Enthalpy differences imply that the R[Formula: see text]m phase [Formula: see text] I41/amd... |
Intramedullary nailing using metal nails was introduced after World War I, but it was Küntscher who promoted the use of reaming and it was his “detensornagel” that stimulated interest in locked intramedullary nailing of long bone fractures. In 1986, Klemm and Börner documented the results of reamed intramedullary naili... |
BACKGROUND |
Weekly administration of irinotecan plus cisplatin was evaluated for untreated patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). |
PATIENTS AND METHODS |
Sixty mg/m(2) of irinotecan plus 30 mg/m(2) of cisplatin were administered on days 1, 8 and 15 every 4 weeks. Patients with no evidence of disease progression were treated with at least two cycles (8 weeks). Of the 39 patients, 29 were provided an antidiarrheal program consisting of sodium bicarbonate and magnesium oxi... |
RESULTS |
There were 13 partial responses and an overall response rate of 33.3% [95% CI: 20%-50%]. The median time to progression and survival were 64 days and 12.8 months, respectively. Grade 4 neutropenia occurred in 15.4% of the patients, and Grade 3 and 4 diarrhea was observed in 12.8% and 2.6%, respectively. The incidence o... |
CONCLUSION |
This phase II study indicated that weekly irinotecan plus cisplatin administration was a promising treatment for untreated NSCLC.Diversity and composition of estuarine and lagoonal fish assemblages of Socotra Island, Yemen. |
Estuarine and lagoonal surveys of Socotra Island and selected sites on the Hadhramout coast of Yemen were conducted with the objective of documenting and analysing fish diversity and assemblage structure. A total of 74 species in 35 families were recorded, among which 65 species in 32 families were from Socotra and 20 ... |
This research concerns about classroom learners mood detection in learning process which is believed to be an important thing to increase learning process effectiveness. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), a branch of deep learning architectures and a part of Machine Learning, was used as a method in this research. The... |
Abstract This paper highlights the incidence of endogamy and marriage distance among the Phayeng, a Loi (Scheduled Caste) community of Manipur, who, in later stage of their history coalesced into the larger Meitei society. It also reveals the relationship between village endogamy and consanguinity on one hand and Loi e... |
Historically, society has not had a robust, institutionalized ethic for how animals should be treated. Before the Animal Welfare Act, the only laws constraining animal use in society were the anticruelty laws forbidding sadistic, deviant, purposeless, deliberate, unnecessary infliction of pain and suffering on animals,... |
The novel kind flowerlike mesoporous spheres of calcium silicate hydrate (CaO•SiO2•H2O, CSH) have been synthesized by co-precipitation method on based with water/alcohol/calvital/ tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) system. The synthesized CSH were applied as a carrier to study the loaded behaviors of ibuprofen(IBU),was us... |
The Social Influencer Database System is a project that has been implemented with the purpose of allowing brand owners and influencers to interact with each other. Influencer in this context refers to a social media user who is popular and has a high amount of followers. Through social media, it is now possible for a l... |
Progressive collapse occurs to a structure when an initial local failure that is produced by accidental circumstances triggers a disproportionate damage. In the past 40 years, accidents owning to progressive collapse took place frequently, which were paid more and more attentions. In this paper, progressive collapse an... |
Novel explanation is proposed for the improvement of low quality seeds by pre-sowing treatment with factors of various nature (heat and sonic treatment, electrical field of corona discharge, laser irradiation). The increase in seed germination percentage is caused by slowing-down of seed water uptake as a result of clo... |
Primary lymphoma of the liver (PLL) is rare. In some cases, the hepatic lymphoma has been diagnosed in patients who were infected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It has been suggested that HCV plays a role in the pathogenesis of lymphoma. The aim of our multicentric retrospective study was to assess the characteristics... |
Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) contains various pharmacologically active constituents including ginsenosides. Recently we found that red ginseng extract has a strong antioxidant activity and that pectinase‐mediated hydrolysis augments its radical‐scavenging activity. In addition, the content of compound‐... |
The river Maltsch / Malše is an interesting waterbody from a historical, hydrological and ecological perspective. As a border river between Austria and the Czech Republic, it has had an eventful history. With the political separation into “East” and “West” in the middle of the 20th century, a region that initially had ... |
The non-essential amino acids serine, glycine, and alanine, as well as diverse sphingolipid species, are implicated in inherited neuro-retinal disorders and are metabolically linked by serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT), a key enzyme in membrane lipid biogenesis. To gain insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms l... |
This paper discusses a computational language based on situation theory called astl. Astl is designed as a formal speciication language for contemporary semantic theories of natural language. Descriptions of key aspects of semantic theories may be speciied in astl and then directly executed to derive semantic represent... |
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is pervasive and crosses all boundaries of sexual orientation, race, and class. Scholars contend that the intimidation of another person through abusive acts and words is not a gender issue. Organizations seeking to offer equitable services to survivors of IPV must intentionally establis... |
Globally, credit risk is one of the significant concerns to banks, and, therefore, these institutions spend a substantial amount of money on managing it with a view of maximizing returns. Financial performance is a very crucial aspect for any institution since the majority of stakeholders use it as a parameter to gauge... |
As part of a program to determine the genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus in rural Kenya, we carried out a molecular analysis of the C2-V3 region of HIV-infected blood samples obtained from 30 antenatal clinic attendees of seven health centers in western Kenya. Direct sequencing was carried out on the env... |
Cognitive dysfunction is common in many psychiatric disorders. While it has long been described as a core feature in schizophrenia, more recent data suggest qualitatively similar impairments in patients with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. There is compelling evidence to suggest that cognitive impairmen... |
Lip and jaw movements were studied longitudinally in 19-month-old children as they acquired the voicing contrast for /p/ and /b/. A movement tracking system obtained lip and jaw kinematics as participants produced the target utterances /papa/ and /baba/. Laryngeal adjustments were also tracked through acoustically reco... |
By employing the energetic optimization technique, the optimal performance of a focusing collector-driven, irreversible Carnot refrigerator with three heat sources and a combined heat engine is investigated. A minimum operating parameter and a relation between the maximum overall efficiencies are obtained for the syste... |
Summary The approach of generalized estimating equations (GEE) is based on the framework of generalized linear models but allows for specification of a working matrix for modeling within‐subject correlations. The variance is often assumed to be a known function of the mean. This article investigates the impacts of miss... |
Expanded health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides alternative channels to obtain health insurance coverage outside employment, which in theory may affect whether people want to work, how much they work, and the sorting of individuals into jobs. Although health insurance exchanges are avail... |
We designed ophthalmic formulations containing dexamethasone-loaded solid nanoparticles (DEXnano dispersion), and investigated corneal permeability and toxicity. 0.1% dexamethasone (DEX) powder (DEX microparticles), 0.026% methyl p-hydroxybenzoate (MP), 0.014% propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (PP), and 0.5% methylcellulose wer... |
Abstract The effect of water and nutrient availability on the performance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) against Ophiostoma ips (Rumb.), a bark beetle-associated phytopathogenic blue-stain fungus, was investigated. Field-grown trees were subjected for 18 months to water-stress and/or fertilization, and the effects... |
The reaction parameters about oxidative chemical polymerization of aniline in hydrochloric acid were seriously studied. The optimization parameters of the preparation of polyaniline were obtained: the concentration of aniline is 4％（mass percentage），the molar rate of oxidant((NH4)2S2O8):aniline is 1.2:1~1.3:1, the conce... |
Preparation of recording materials with high two-photon absorption activities is one of the important issues to superhigh- density two-photon absorption (TPA) three-dimensional (3D) optical data storage. In this paper, three new carbazole derivatives containing nitrogen heterocyclic ring with symmetric and asymmetric s... |
Objectives The variable anatomy of the short saphenous vein (SSV) and the potential failure to identify the saphenopopliteal junction (SPJ) contribute to an increased risk of damage to the common peroneal nerve (CPN) during surgical exploration. The aim of the present study was to determine the variation of the SPJ, it... |
This article discusses a programmable ventricular shunt valve system used to treat hydrocephalus. With this system, valve pressure can be ascertained easily with plain-film radiographs, thus avoiding complications associated with inappropriate pressures. The authors describe the shunt's design and techniques for imagin... |
Java RMI, Jini and CORBA provide effective mechanisms for implementing a distributed computing system. Recently many numeral libraries have been developed that take advantage of Java as an object‐oriented and portable language. The widely‐used client‐server method limits the extent to which the benefits of the object‐o... |
This paper focuses on the numerical study of the melting process of the wax when using the “stuffy pipeline” operation to remove the wax. Transient two dimensional heat transfer analysis was performed by using the enthalpy-porosity and Volume of Fluid (VOF) methods in ANSYS FLUENT. This study aimed at revealing the ph... |
The Indo-Pak subcontinent has a privileged position to understand the Qur'an. Here many eminent scholars have made significant contributions to the interpretation of the Qur'an and have exposed some interpretive trends. From the time of the Companions till today, many scholars have rendered good services in understandi... |
Knowledge of site occupation of activators in phosphors is of essential importance for understanding and tailoring their luminescence properties by modifying the host composition. Relative site preference of Eu2+ for the two distinct types of alkaline earth (AE) sites in Ba1.9995- xSr xEu0.0005SiO4 ( x = 0-1.9) is inve... |
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