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Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) have been shown to proliferate and produce matrix when seeded onto braided poly(L-lactide/glycolide) acid (PLGA) scaffolds. Mechanical stimulation may be applied to stimulate tissue formation during ligament tissue engineering. This study describes for the first time the effect of cons... |
The aim of this paper is to present a new and a complete study concerning the asymptotic behavior of autonomous systems in terms of input–output techniques. We characterize the exponential dichotomy of autonomous systems modeled by C0-semigroups in terms of admissibility type conditions, pointing out connections betwee... |
In this paper, we propose an intelligent TV interface using a voice-enable dialogue system. This paper rests on the both directions: a new type of dialogue management model and its use for practical systems to commercialize. We devise a practical dialogue management model based on statistical learning methods. To analy... |
Traffic flow prediction is the upstream problem of path planning, intelligent transportation system, and other tasks. Many studies have been carried out on the traffic flow prediction of the spatio-temporal network, but the effects of spatio-temporal flexibility (historical data of the same type of time intervals in th... |
Increased sedimentary turbidity associated with human activities is often cited as a key stressor contributing to the decline of fishes globally. The mechanisms underlying negative effects of turbidity on fish populations have been well documented, including effects on behavior (e.g. visual impairment) and/or respirato... |
BACKGROUND:In children, it is preferable to remove the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) when the patient is still anesthetized. We sought to determine the optimal minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane that would allow removal of the LMA in children without airway complications. METHODS:We studied 25 unpremedicated c... |
Generation and transmission of blast waves in real terrains is of major importance for risk analysis procedures involving accidental explosion scenarios. This paper aims to show the approach to addressing air pressure waves from explosions using empirical formulas and compare them with numerical computations, which is ... |
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To investigate the role of rostral ventromedial medulla orexin-1 receptors in the modulation of orofacial nociception as well as nociception-induced learning and memory impairment in adult male rats. |
METHODOLOGY |
Pulpal nociception was induced by intradental application of capsaicin (100 μg) into the incisors of rats. Orexin-1 receptors agonist (orexin-A, 10, 25 and 50 pmol L-1 rat-1 ) and antagonist (SB-334867-A, 40 and 80 nmol L-1 rat-1 ) were microinjected into the rostral ventromedial medulla prior to capsaicin administra... |
RESULTS |
Capsaicin-treated rats had a significant increase of nocifensive behaviours (P < 0.001), as well as learning and memory impairment (P < 0.001). However, intraventromedial medulla prior micro-injection of orexin-A (50 pmol L-1 rat-1 ) significantly reduced the nociceptive behaviour (P < 0.001). This effect was blocked ... |
CONCLUSIONS |
The data suggest that rostral ventromedial medulla orexin-A receptors are involved in pulpal nociceptive modulation and improvement of learning and memory deficits induced by intradental application of capsaicin.Linear Iterations on Ordered Semirings for Trust Metric Computation and Attack Resiliency Evaluation |
Within the realm of network security, we interpret the concept of trust as a relation among entities that participate in various protocols. Trust relations are based on evidence created by the previous interactions of entities within a protocol. In this work, we are focusing on the evaluation of trust evidence in Ad Ho... |
Scalp arteriovenous malformations are an exceptional group of vascular lesions with curious presentations and an elusive natural history. Their detection in the pediatric population is a rarer occurrence. We discuss our experience with five children suffering from this pathology and their surgical management carried at... |
The epidermis of onion scales exclusively contains glucosides of quercetin as flavonols, while the dry outer skins contain quercetin in the free state mainly. First spiraeoside (quercetin-4'-glucoside) is built; the formation of diglucosides follows during storage and increases continously. The mesophyll appears to be ... |
The species composition and distribution of some phytoplankton, the primary producer in the food chain of fish and shrimp, was studied from water samples that collected at surface layer of 20 stations in the Myeik Archipelago, Southern Myanmar from 2010 to 2018. A total of 144 species comprised of 123 species of diatom... |
Abstract We report the case of a 52‐year‐old man who presented with a cardiac metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma invading the atrioventricular sulcus. The tumor was arising from the anterior wall of the right atrium and basal right ventricle. After complete resection of the tumor (14 × 7.5 × 6 cm, 279 g), the annulus ha... |
The Later (LAyered TEmporal Reasoner) system is a general-purpose manager of temporal information which provides a high-level interface language. Later works as a specialized temporal module loosely coupled with other modules to deal with time in different tasks. The Later knowledge server operates as a cooperative age... |
Purpose: As the demand for telemedicine services continues, greater knowledge about health care delivery preferences can inform high quality, efficient care. The present study sought to evaluate patient and family characteristics that may influence telemedicine utilization, particularly the choice between telephone and... |
Levels of plasma follicle‐stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and testosterone in men of proven fertility were compared with those of oligospermic and azoospermic men. The mean level of follicle‐stimulating hormone was much higher in the subfertile group, showing a positive association with low sperm count and gon... |
Ultrawideband (UWB) 20–100 picosecond wide electrical pulses can penetrate through deep brain tissues, and can now be generated and detected using arrays of extremely low cost single chip radars. The ability to make an inexpensive helmet with hundreds of these radars, coupled with their unique capability for full brain... |
The paper presents the design of vision system of the mobile robot, and shows methods of object recognition based on color images in the system of mobile robot. To adapt to the different light conditions, HSI color space is used. The system is able to meet the demand on rapidity and veracity of system of mobile robot. ... |
This paper reports psychological observations on men during a simulated (pressure chamber) dive to 660 m of sea-water (msw) using a gas mixture known as Trimix (He-O2-N2). Recent studies by Bennett (1981) have suggested that this mixture allows for faster compression with less impairment in performance than the mixture... |
This work aims to improve the performance of S-VIF by incorporating chrominance channels into the algorithm. The perceptual color difference is measured by a superpixel-based CIEDE2000 extension. Color difference and visual saliency are used as pooling weights to determine the different importance of each local quality... |
The effect of increasing the embryo:medium volume ratio on overcoming the hamster two-cell block was examined. Two-cell golden hamster embryos from each superovulated female were cultured in microdrops (estimated at 0.75 microliter) or 100 microliter macrodrops of chemically defined medium (modified Tyrode's solution [... |
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The PRECISE-DAPT and PARIS risk scores (RSs) were recently developed for bleeding risk assessment in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients treated with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). We aimed to assess the performance of these RSs for predicting out-of-hospital bleeding in patients with acute coronary sy... |
METHODS AND RESULTS |
Retrospectively, we studied 1,926 consecutive ACS patients treated with PCI and DAPT. The performance of RSs for predicting one-year BARC type 2, 3 or 5 bleeding and BARC type 3 or 5 bleeding was assessed and compared. Both RSs were effective for the prediction of bleeding events. For BARC type 2, 3 or 5 bleeding, the ... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Within our cohort, PARIS and PRECISE-DAPT were fairly to moderately effective for the prediction of bleeding. Their predictiveness varies according to the bleeding severity. PARIS-derived bleeding risk assessment was associated with a higher net benefit compared to PRECISE-DAPT-based bleeding risk assessment.The Applic... |
With the development of science and technology, the requirements on the properties of new materials was increasing, the research and production of carbon fiber arriving an advanced stage. In the field of sports, carbon fiber composite material was widely used in sports equipment, this study illustrates the unique advan... |
Over the years, several commentators have raised concerns about unsafe data (including Neil Storey in this publication [7]). They pointed out that despite the potentially harmful effects of bad data, the issue was covered poorly in mainstream standards, with little guidance available about how to manage the risks that ... |
The previous policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, “Model Language for Medical Necessity in Children,” was published in July 2005. Since that time, there have been new and emerging delivery and payment models. The relationship established between health care providers and health plans should promote... |
Quantitative analyses of areas of endemism have rarely considered higher taxa. This paper discusses aspects related to the use of higher taxa in the analysis of areas of endemism, and computer implementations. An example of the application of the method is provided, with a data set for Nearctic mammals, showing that so... |
but without clear organization, he chronicles the names and chronology associated with Vietnamese communism. His staccato-like outline style has the advantage of brevity, but the disadvantage of turgid, unfelicitous prose which becomes tiresome. The one disappointment is the lack of material devoted to the 1960-1975 pe... |
This study was conducted in order to compare the performance of the rapid urease test (RUT) with that of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for H. pylori diagnosis. Of 536 patients, 81% were concordant between RUT and PCR, 16% were concordant between two PCR assays but not between RUT and PCR, and the remaining 3% sho... |
Evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO) may be computationally quite demanding, because instead of searching for a single optimum, one generally wishes to find the whole front of Pareto-optimal solutions. For that reason, parallelizing EMO is an important issue. Since we are looking for a number of Pareto-optim... |
Images of mitochondria inside living cells with high spatial and temporal resolution could be visualized with specific functional fluorescent probes coupled with laser scanning confocal microscope. The interactions between mitochondria and other parts of cells remain nature and unaltered with this method. The effects o... |
The effectiveness of anger assessment in classifying self-report of aggressive behavior was examined using a sample of normal college students. Paper-and-pencil measures of anger (Novaco Anger Inventory and Spielberger's Trait Anger scale) were not effective in accurately classifying subjects high and low in self-repor... |
Purpose: New contact lens materials with high oxygen permeability are said to be convenient for the extended-wear (EW) schedule. We evaluated the short-term effect of EW soft contact lens usage on ocular surface and central corneal thickness. Patients and Methods: Fifty-two eyes of 26 patients were included in the stud... |
The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River currently under construction in Bangladesh and is one of the most important projects in the whole south east Asia with a total length of 6150 m. The maximum design vertical load reaches 98725 kN.The Holtekamp Bridge is a steel road bridge with 2... |
35S-Captopril (50 mg/kg) administered i.v. to rats resulted in radioactivity being widely distributed into highly vascular tissues and into excretory organs. After oral administration of 14C-captopril (50 mg/kg), radioactivity in most tissues declined at a rate similar to that in blood. Concn. greater than those in blo... |
Residue theorem is a powerful tool in complex analysis to compute difficult real definite integrals. In this paper, with the help of special auxiliary functions, we’re going to use residue theorem to transform the calculation of real integrals into the calculation of residue. Moreover, we obtain a rather universal appr... |
Phorbol esters have been documented to stimulate the proliferation of human blood mononuclear cell cultures. In addition, these agents are also known to stimulate the production and release of reactive oxygen species by monocytes. We demonstrated previously that H2O2, one of these oxygen metabolites, impairs the prolif... |
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Endurance exercise may reduce blood pressure and improve vasodilatory capacity, thereby blunting the hypertensive response to stress. Therefore, we sought to test the efficacy of a novel model of low-impact endurance training, the aquatic treadmill (ATM), to improve blood pressure (BP) parameters. |
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