text stringlengths 0 10.1k |
|---|
A recent editorial criticized emergency medicine researchers who study the treatment of acute migraine for failing to standardize patients according to definitions provided by the International Headache Society (IHS). In fact, most emergency medicine-based studies of migraine therapies have not used IHS Criteria (IHSC)... |
Utilizing three proteins plus tyrosine-glutamate copolymer as substrates, all of which are subjected to (near) stoichiometrical phosphorylation exclusively on tyrosine residues, we partially purified four different protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPases) from rat liver cytosol which differed in substrate preference. Of... |
A fundamental challenge in Internet computing (IC) is to efficiently schedule computations having complex inter job dependencies, given the unpredictability of remote machines, in availability and time of access. The recent IC scheduling theory focuses on these sources of unpredictability by crafting schedules that max... |
Abstract: We report 10 cases of neonatal erosions or ulcerations in giant congenital melanocytic nevi. Histopathologic examination, performed in eight cases, demonstrated benign findings. Clinical follow‐up for an average of 3.8 years (range 2 weeks to 8 years) has not revealed the development of cutaneous melanoma. We... |
Striking arm movements are described in five braindead patients. The arms flex quickly to the chest from the patient's side, the shoulders adduct, and in some patients, the hands cross or oppose just below the chin. The limbs then return to the patient's side, sometimes asymmetrically. These movements are precipitated ... |
Abstract Objective: Delineation variation of esophageal tumors remains a large source of geometric uncertainty. In the present study, we investigated the inter- and intra-observer variation in esophageal gross tumor volume (GTV) delineation and the impact of endoscopically implanted fiducial markers on these variations... |
Today keyword-based teat retrieval systems have enjoyed reasonable success in real usage. Despite the simplicity of the keyword metaphor, practical test search engines are able to handle huge volumes of free text documents. In image and video retrieval, search mainly relies on pre-annotated words or/and primitive visua... |
For the high cost of aramid fibres and the necessity for finding alternatives which are environmentally friendly, a portion of aramid was substituted by woven kenaf at various sequences and thicknesses, to identify the proper arrangement for producing helmet shell. Drop-weight impact tests were conducted on different c... |
The emerging pattern of crisis and war triggered by the terror attacks on New York and Washington in September 2001 and sustained through successive wars against Afghanistan and Iraq, provides a new context within which we must re-evaluate the English School claim that international society is a key element in the real... |
The incidence of anomalous retinal correspondence (ARC) and the effect of strabismus surgery on ARC were investigated among esotropic patients. From the results obtained, we speculated that the critical period for the occurrence of ARC would be around the age of 3 years. The normalization of ARC was observed in 21% of ... |
Salt‐gradient solar ponds (SGSPs) are water bodies that capture and accumulate large amounts of solar energy. The design of an SGSP field has never been analyzed in terms of studying the optimal number of solar ponds that must be built to maximize the useful energy that can be collected in the field, or the most conven... |
Abstract This paper proposes the notion of choreographed multilingualism to describe the top-down dimension of Singapore's linguistic landscape. Using a range of examples of official multilingual discourse, including public signage, exhibition artefacts, and print texts, it identifies a quadrilingual constellation that... |
The hypogonadal status of hemigonadectomised male rats has been choseh as a model of age-related sexual function decline in animals. The effect of dipeptide Vilon on parameters of sexual function and neuroendocrine status was studied. The results showed that regular introduction of Vilon in a dose of 50 microg per rat ... |
OBJECTIVES |
The application of GIS in health science has increased over the last decade and new innovative application areas have emerged. This study reviews the literature and builds a framework to provide a conceptual overview of the domain, and to promote strategic planning for further research of GIS in health. |
METHOD |
The framework is based on literature from the library databases Scopus and Web of Science. The articles were identified based on keywords and initially selected for further study based on titles and abstracts. A grounded theory-inspired method was applied to categorize the selected articles in main focus areas. Subsequ... |
RESULTS |
A total of 865 articles were included. Four conceptual domains within GIS in health sciences comprise the framework: spatial analysis of disease, spatial analysis of health service planning, public health, health technologies and tools. Frequency analysis by disease status and location show that malaria and schistosomi... |
CONCLUSION |
Spatial analysis of diseases and health service planning are well-established research areas. The development of future technologies and new application areas for GIS and data-gathering technologies such as GPS, smartphones, remote sensing etc. will be nudging the research in GIS and health.A survey of middleware for m... |
This document surveys middleware for MANETs. Its goal is to study the existing solutions in order to identify the functionalities that are usually found in middleware for MANETs and the ones that are obviously missing. All identified middleware are studied following the same outline derived from a study of JXTA, a refe... |
Scarecrows were commonly featuredin rural landscapes until recently. There are numerous rituals associated with creating a scarecrow and erecting it in the field, with many legends being linked to this character.The scarecrow itself has counterparts in many countries worldwide. However, with civilisation progressingand... |
To the Editor: The emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is of great concern.1,2 USA300, the predominant epidemic clone in numerous outbreaks in closed communities in the United States,2 is also increasingly seen in Europe.3 International travel and the increasing trend of t... |
A methodology for 3D surface modeling from a single image is proposed. The principal novelty is concave and specular surface modeling without any externally imposed prior. The main idea of the method is to use BRDFs and generated rendered surfaces, to transfer the normal field, computed for the generated samples, to th... |
We report on the magnetic and transport measurements in an Fe-doped colossal magnetoresistance compound (La0.65Ca0.35MnO3). Increased spin disorder and a decrease of Tc with increasing Fe content are evident. We find that the resistivity data above Tp fits better to a variable range hopping model and the localization l... |
A real-time reconfigurable network controller is proposed for wearable healthcare applications. Based on the dual linked-list structure, it can add or remove the nodes in the network during operation within 8µs and 500ms, respectively. To achieve low power consumption, three schemes of clock gating, low duty-cycled ope... |
Although each year we say goodbye to colleagues and lifelong friends, we were especially saddened by the recent loss of 3 highly respected and loved colleagues: Dr Jules Rothstein, Dr Scot Irwin, and Florence Kendall. Many of us have spent time remembering and reflecting about what their friendship meant to us, the imp... |
Throughout my career in physical therapy, I have had the opportunity to meet many great individuals in our Association and the profession who are making a difference. I would like to focus my address tonight on those individuals and on each of you. It’s all about having an impact—an impact on our profession and on the ... |
Albert Einstein once said, “Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.” Let this address be my acknowledgment of your great spirit … your wi... |
If you “Google” the …A Highly Efficient PV and Fuel Cell Powered Full Bridge Bidirectional LLC Resonant Converter |
With development in the field of research, there is a need of improvement in present equipments. This paper is about improving the efficiency of DC-DC converter that will be operated with renewable sources like PV panel, fuel cell, etc. In the proposed model, a full bridge LLC converter has been developed for bidirecti... |
Abstract. Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) tropospheric NO 2 vertical column density data were used in conjunction with in-situ NO 2 concentrations collected by permanently installed monitoring stations to infer 24 h surface-level NO 2 concentrations at 0.1° (~11 km) resolution. The region examined included rural and ... |
Low-density cells (LDC) prepared from peripheral blood by fractionation over hypertonic metrizamide contain 95% of cells with veiled morphology, almost all of which are HLA-DR-positive and have characteristics of antigen-presenting cells. In normal individuals the monoclonal antibodies RFD1 and RFD2 divide these cells ... |
The motivations of participants recruited for research, especially from potentially vulnerable populations, have received increasing attention. The present investigation compares the motivations and willingness to participate in research of 134 psychiatric outpatients and 50 controls. The willingness to participate of ... |
On the downlink of a wireless code division multiple access (CDMA) system, single-user detectors have to be used because of the lack of the knowledge of the code, timing and power of other users. Moreover, since accurate channel modeling can be difficult, blind receivers and receivers based on training data rather than... |
Abstract Betaproteobacteria include some of the most abundant and ubiquitous bacterial genera that can be found in drinking water, including mineral water. The combination of physiology and ecology traits place some Betaproteobacteria in the list of potential, yet sometimes neglected, opportunistic pathogens that can b... |
Autopsy brains have long informed views of Alzheimer disease (AD) but cannot always reveal the order in which pathologies arise or resolve cause vs consequence relationships. Limitations particularly apply in cases in which molecular changes precede cognitive decline. To resolve questions of AD chronology, investigator... |
Communication using English in Indonesia is challenging, especially when English is not used frequently. It’s happen to some area where English is only taught as mandatory subject in high schools. Madura is one of island in East Java that has unique characteristic, especially in the native language. This study aimed to... |
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a serious and potentially fatal syndrome characterized by an autoimmune assault on various organs and systems that may include the skin, joints, central nervous system, heart and kidneys. Recent research shows that gluten sensitivity causes more than just celiac disease and gluten ... |
Based on the guidelines suggested by Côté, Salmela, Baria, and Russell in 1993, this article provides a decision-making heuristic addendum to facilitate the organization and interpretation of unstructured qualitative data. At each decision point of the qualitative analysis, criteria are suggested to explore the phenome... |
1. The Mesopredator Release Hypothesis (MRH) suggests that top predator suppression of mesopredators is a key ecosystem function with cascading impacts on herbivore prey, but it remains to be shown that this top-down cascade impacts the large-scale structure of ecosystems. 2. The Exploitation Ecosystems Hypothesis (EEH... |
Significance Word retrieval is essential to language production, relying on the activation of conceptual and word representations in memory followed by the selection of the correct word. The detailed spatiotemporal cortical dynamics of this core language process are not well-known. By using direct cortical recordings, ... |
After describing the framework and features of “ Online Classroom Real-time Generating and On-demand System”, this thesis mainly focus on the plan, design and implementation of two subsystems: “ Online Classroom Real-time Generating Subsystem” and “ Online Classroom On-demand Subsystem”. Some key techniques are discuss... |
BACKGROUND |
Kuwait is one of the Arab countries with the highest prevalence of overweight or obesity. However, few studies have described the prevalence of obesity in this country. |
AIM |
To describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti adolescents; and to examine the association of overweight and obesity status with familial socioeconomic status (SES). |
METHODS |
Cross-sectional data from 591 adolescent students (47% boys, median age: 16 years) from the Study of Health and Activity among Adolescents in Kuwait in 2012 and 2013. Body weight status was determined using the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) body mass index standards. SES was based on parental education. Odds ... |
RESULTS |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.