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Simple agreements in recognizing lesions as present or absent were generally high (0.5-1.0). ICCs for CAT lesions were moderate (0.4-0.75) in both slides and real patients. ICCs for the CAT activity and damage scores were 0.71 and 0.81, respectively. CAT activity scores ranged from 0 to 44 (median 7, potential range 0-... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Total CAT activity and damage scores have moderate to good reliability. Assessors generally agree on the presence of a variety of cutaneous lesions. The CAT is a promising, semi-quantitative tool to comprehensively assess skin disease activity and damage in IIM.Frequency of Rifampicin Resistance in Primary Pulmonary Tu... |
Background: A World Health organization estimated show that almost 10 million people effect from TB and almost 1.5 million people died from this disease in 2018. Pakistan is ranked 5th in overall TB burden and ranked 4th in drug resistance development of developing countries. About 510,000 case of TB arise every year i... |
The scheduler is a critical piece of software in real-time systems. A failure in the scheduler can have serious consequences; therefore, it is important to provide strong correctness guarantees for it. In this paper we propose a formal proof methodology that we apply to an Earliest Deadline First (EDF) scheduler. It co... |
Background and aim Vitamin D is essential for growth, development, and health. It works as a paracrine and autocrine signaling molecule that affects nearly all systems in the body. Vitamin-D deficiency (VDD) may be overlooked due to the variable clinical presentations. This study was conducted to assess vitamin-D statu... |
The polyamine content in erythrocytes was determined in an attempt to establish a biological marker of tumor growth in patients with malignant lymphoma. Erythrocytes from 24 patients with malignant lymphoma and 40 healthy controls were subjected to polyamine determination, using high-performance liquid chromatography. ... |
The purpose of our review was to analyze evidence of the validity of electronic noses to discriminate persons with lung cancer from healthy control subjects and to advance implications for this technology in the care of people living with HIV. A computerized database search of the literature (published 1946-2018) was c... |
In the presence of inositol hexaphosphate (IHP), the ESR spectrum of each of the NO derivatives of the human HbA/cat HbA hybrid hemoglobins, a~“&~ and aZCPZH, resembles the spectrum of the parent hemoglobin that provides the a chain, particularly with respect to the intensity of the triplet hyperfine structure at g = 2... |
The article deals with contact dermatitis issues, that are of interest not only for dermatologists and specialists in professional pathology, but as well as for general practitioners. Issues of contact dermatitis classification, pathogenic peculiarities of the disease main forms and their basic causes are discussed. Cl... |
For most elements a linear relationship is found between the zeroorder Fourier coefficient of the absorptionand the scattering-potential (V0 and v0), respectively. The corresponding imaginary scattering factors f s for electrons are calculated for some elements from Radi's data after replacing his νό value by the new o... |
In this paper the usage of Transfer Learning method for object detection in underwater environment is experienced and evaluated. Deep learning method of YOLO is utilized for detection of different types of fish underwater. A ROV equipped with camera is employed for video streaming underwater and the data has been analy... |
OBJECTIVE |
The 2012 international consensus guidelines for the management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) recommend surgical treatment in main-duct IPMN patients with a main pancreatic duct (MPD) diameter of ≥10 mm. Aim of the present study was to analyze cancer risk in patients with an MPD diameter of less tha... |
METHODS |
All consecutive patients (prospective data protocol) with histological proof of IPMN who underwent surgery between January 2004 and December 2013 were included in the study. Clinical characteristics, particularly preoperative imaging with regard to morphology of the MPD, were correlated with final histopathology. |
RESULTS |
Among a total of 605 patients who underwent surgery for IPMN, there were 320 patients with MPD involvement, 238 patients with mixed-type IPMN, and 82 patients with main-duct IPMN alone. The total malignancy rate including high-grade dysplasia and invasive carcinoma in IPMNs with MPD involvement was 68%. When the MPD di... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Main-duct IPMNs with a MPD between 5 and 9 mm already bear a significant risk of malignancy. Therefore, surgical treatment is clearly indicated in patients with a MPD diameter of ≥5 mm and the 2012 guidelines should be discussed and adapted with regard to this topic.2k nonvolatile shadow RAM and 256k EEPROM SONOS nonvo... |
This paper describes SONOS nonvolatile memory development at Sandia National Laboratories. A 256 kbit EEPROM nonvolatile memory and a 2 kbit nonvolatile shadow RAM are under development using an n-channel CMOS/SONOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor/silicon oxide nitride oxide semiconductor) memory technology. T... |
Subtyping Neisseria meningitidis by methods that rely on monoclonal antibody (mAb) reactivity results in an unusually high number of strains that are not subtypeable. To subtype 48 strains isolated (1993-1994) in the province of Quebec that were not subtypeable by mAb-based techniques, we used DNA sequencing of the var... |
We present a preliminary version of a voice dialogue system suitable to deal with client orders and questions in fast-food restaurants. The system consists of two main sub-systems, namely a dialogue sub-system and a voice interface. The dialogue sub-system is a natural language processing system that may be considered ... |
Collective transmission via structures containing several virions has recently emerged as a highly efficient mode of viral spread. Here, we demonstrate that HIV-1 spreads between T lymphocytes in the form of viral particles colonies that are concentrated and sheltered in an extracellular matrix (ECM) lattice enabling t... |
BACKGROUND |
Inter-hospital communication frequently requires mediation via a switchboard. Identifying and eliminating switchboard inefficiencies may improve patient care. |
METHODS |
All 175 acute hospital switchboards in England were contacted six times. Call contents and duration were recorded. No clinician calls or bleeps were connected. |
RESULTS |
The mean delay before contacting a switchboard operative was 55±46 seconds. 115 hospitals (66%) used automated switchboards; 34 of these (30%) had infection control messages. Robot operators introduced an additional 40 second delay versus humans (mean 70.3±28 versus 29.8±23 seconds, p<0.0001). Multivariate analysis ide... |
CONCLUSIONS |
There are significant avoidable delays in contacting switchboard operatives across England. Quality improvement is underway.Biochemical quality of crop residues and carbon and nitrogen mineralization kinetics under nonlimiting nitrogen conditions |
Statistical relationships were established between the fate of C and N from 47 types of crop residues and their biochemical characteristics during a soil incubation at 15°C. The incubations were carried out under nonlimiting N in order to differentiate the effects of biochemical characteristics of residues from those o... |
Under a previous IR&D project the capability of an airborne Ku-band slotted flatplate array was expanded to include polarization diversity for automatic target recognition (ATR). A lightweight meanderline polarizer lens was designed, which transmits linearly polarized RF and receives simultaneously both co-polarized an... |
The author presents a personal retrospective and anecdotal recollection of a small part of the MIT Radiation Laboratory's World War II activities, namely that facet which contributed to the development of the theory of the propagation of microwaves in waveguides. It is pointed out that the subsequent development of opt... |
Ultraviolet (UV) sterilization has been used for reducing the bacteria count. A UV-lightemitting diode (LED) has investigated as a simple alternative light source to standard mercury lamp which has the high germicidal effect of UV radiation at around 260 nm. The UVA(365nm)-LED is known to be capable of sterilization. H... |
The aim of this study was to overtake the mechanism of the control system in endometrial cancer cell line in vitro. Ishikawa cell (IK cell) and HEC-1 cell (HEC cell) derived from endometrial cancers were cultured with serum free medium (SFM-101). IK cell possessed Estrogen receptor (ER), Progesterone receptor (PR), Epi... |
Regular physical activity benefits the health of the general population, more in those with sedentary behaviors. To better identify those individuals the repartition of physical activity into the various domains of daily living would provide a more comprehensive description. PURPOSE: To characterize the demographic and... |
In the course of Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission calibration and validation activities, a ground based L-band radiometer ELBARA II was situated at the test site Puch in Southern Germany in the Upper Danube Catchment. The experiment is described and the different data sets acquired are presented. The L-b... |
While the farmer holds the title to the land, actually it belongs to all the people because civilization itself rests upon the soil. —Thomas Jefferson For the most part, food security is dependent on our soil and water resources. Recent food security studies in economics, geology, and anthropology (Diamond 2005; Montgo... |
The threshold hypothesis and the necessary-but-not-sufficient hypothesis represent popular views on the relationship between intelligence and creativity. However, most studies investigating these hypotheses used suboptimal or even inappropriate statistical methods, calling into question the robustness of the available ... |
The paper explores the possibility to employ the source code of corporate websites as an information source for research in innovation studies. Research in this area is generally based on studies that collect data on patents or official data sources. Our paper links the standard economic information of the firm with we... |
This paper explores the process of Irish national identity construction during the Land War of 1879-1882. I take a social constructivist approach to nationalism and a narrative approach to national identity construction, and focus on the discursive struggle between the various, and often conflicting, groups that consti... |
The building of arcades in London’s West End in the nineteenth century was a distinctive phase in the emergence of the pleasure district. This article explores the three most important arcades: the Royal Opera Arcade, the Burlington Arcade and the Lowther Arcade. It decodes the forms of consumerism, pleasure and identi... |
Computational thinking (CT) is emerging as an important theme in computer science and high school education. However, research is needed to develop pedagogies for introducing students to CT. This research study examines the possible synergistic effect of implementing CT into a STEM subject, e.g. biotechnology. The stud... |
The generation of heat in a group of nanoparticles attached to a flat surface due to absorption of light was studied. The reflection of light by the substrate was specifically considered and it was found that, depending on the incident angle and the polarization of the incident light, the reflected light can strongly a... |
A partially blind signature allows a signer to explicitly embed a pre-agreed common information into a blind signature without the loss of blindness property. It is an important technology in e-commerce. In ID-based public key setting, a user's public key can be derived directly from his identity without access to publ... |
In this article We analysis the CFD software named OpenFOAM and detailed testing its performance on high-performance computer, and we do analysis the results which provide a valid reference to the engineers. so there will be another choose of CFD software. We built a high performance computer to experiment the parallel... |
In Vascular Interventional Surgery (VIS), the surgeons are exposed to X-ray threatening the surgeons' health due to the depositing which lasts long. It is significant to find a method to keep away from X-ray during VIS. In this paper, a novel master-slave robotic catheter system for VIS has been proposed. The surgeon o... |
WHILE CONTROVERSY rages about the government's forthcoming White Paper on trade union reforms and, in particular, proposals to force employers to recognise unions, little attention has been paid to two important consultation papers on reforming the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations 1981, and existing workers' rights... |
ABSTRACT Filarial parasites cause functional impairment of host dendritic cells (DCs). However, the effects of early infection on individual DC subsets are not known. In this study, we infected BALB/c mice with infective stage 3 larvae of the lymphatic filarial parasite Brugia malayi (Bm-L3) and studied the effect on f... |
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