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Recently polymer nanocomposites are used more and more frequently in industry due to the fact that the properties of the polymers can be altered to the specific requirements by the addition of particles and fibers of different properties, shapes. Polymers are poor thermal and electrical conductors, conductive fillers s... |
The post‐translational modification (PTM) of proteins enable cells to react promptly to internal and external signals through direct and progressive control of protein function. Addition of O‐linked‐n‐acetylglucosamine (O‐GlcNAc) to serine and threonine residues of cytoplasmic, nuclear and mitochondrial proteins is a n... |
Abstract We have performed both optical linear polarimetric and photometric observations of an isolated dark globule LDN 1570 aim to study the dust polarizing and extinction properties and to map the magnetic field geometry so as to understand not only the importance of magnetic fields in formation and evolution of clo... |
OBJECTIVES |
We investigated the efficacy, side effects, and prognostic factors of concurrent chemoradiotherapy for patients with stage Ib3-IIa2 cervical cancer. |
MATERIAL AND METHODS |
We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinicopathologic data from 73 patients with stage Ib3-IIa2 cervical cancer who received concurrent chemoradiotherapy from January 2008 to December 2013 in our hospital. Overall response and disease control rates were used to evaluate short-term outcomes; the 3-year and 5-year d... |
RESULTS |
With concurrent chemoradiotherapy, overall response and disease control rates were 91.78% and 97.26%, respectively. The 3-year disease-free and overall survival were 80.82% and 83.56%; the 5-year disease-free and overall survival were 75.34% and 79.45%, respectively. All side effects were tolerated and potentially alle... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Short- and long-term efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy for stage Ib3-IIa2 cervical cancer is well-determined and tolerable. Patients with adenocarcinomas, tumor diameter ≥ 5 cm and squamous cell carcinoma antigen levels ≥ 1.5 ng/mL (one month after treatment) had poor prognosis and should be assessed further.PCA... |
Investments that are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy account for approximately 92 percent of US banks' fair value assets. We report an experiment that examines how experienced auditors apply current PCAOB guidance when auditing portfolios of these assets. We hypothesize and find that, depending on... |
We propose a novel image and video preprocessing technique (edge and residuum decomposition - ERD) that mainly concerns the decomposition of the image into three separate components: edge location; gray-tone or color inside the edges; residuum "smooth" image. While the residuum image is compatible with any natural-imag... |
Let A be the generator of an n-times integrated semigroup T(·) |
and let r ∈ N. We first prove the equivalence of Riemann, Peano, and Taylor |
operators, which are three different expressions of the r-th power of A1, the |
part of A in the closure of the domain D(A) of A. Then we discuss optimal |
and non-optimal rates of approximation of T(·)x for x ∈ D(Ar−1 |
1 ), via the |
(n + r)-th Taylor expansion of T(·) in terms of Ak1 |
, k = 0, . . ., r − 1.Application of Low-Strain Dynamic Detection to Concrete Piles |
The concept and the testing method of dynamic pile testing and the rationale, preparation, data collection, and data processing of the low-strain reflection wave method are described. In addition, some of the disadvantages inherent to low-strain detection and experiences related to the correlation between detection dat... |
Online learning was widely promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic to replace conventional classroom teaching. During this traumatic situation, this study examined the use of the online flipped classroom approach (OFCA) to teach English language grammar to the preservice teachers based on the active learning strategy ref... |
OBJECTIVES |
This study examines the concept of anticipatory coping diversity, reflected in the evenness and richness of anticipatory coping strategies. The overarching goal of the present study is to show how individual differences in anticipatory coping diversity are associated with emotional, physical, and cognitive reactivity t... |
METHOD |
107 younger (M age = 19.44, range 18-36) and 116 older (M age = 64.71, range 60-90) participants reported on 1627 total days via an online daily diary study. Participants reported baseline demographic information (Day 1) and anticipatory coping, stressor exposure, negative affect, physical symptoms, and memory failures... |
RESULTS |
People with more anticipatory coping diversity were less emotionally reactive, but more physically and cognitively reactive to daily stressors. Older adults exhibited less anticipatory coping diversity than younger adults, but the patterns of anticipatory coping diversity differences in reactivity appeared to be consis... |
DISCUSSION |
Anticipatory coping diversity reflects a useful index within the stress process that is associated with benefits as well as costs. These findings bridge dispositional and contextual approaches to coping and highlight the importance of understanding how deployment of coping strategies are related to well-being across th... |
Abstract Let $(G, \mu )$ be a discrete group equipped with a generating probability measure, and let $\Gamma $ be a finite index subgroup of $G$. A $\mu $-random walk on $G$, starting from the identity, returns to $\Gamma $ with probability one. Let $\theta $ be the hitting measure, or the distribution of the position ... |
We theoretically analyze the photon number distribution, entanglement entropy, and Wigner phase-space distribution when considering the finite-dimensional pair coherent state (FDPCS) generated in the nonlinear Bose operator realization. Our results show that the photon number distribution is governed by the two-mode ph... |
The online brands in Pakistan are facing brand loyalty issues as the market is new and emerging for Pakistani consumers. The less satisfaction of consumers with different operations of online businesses is the fundamental reason for this loyalty challenge. The purpose of this study is to identify different factors that... |
Varied P2P trust models have been proposed recently; it is necessary to develop an effective method to evaluate these trust models to resolve the commonalities guiding the newly generated trust models in theory and individuality assisting a decision maker in choosing an optimal trust model to implement in specific cont... |
Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) is an effective and safe medication for the elderly people for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. However, some PPIs have been reported that they have metabolic interactions with some drugs. Therefore, drug-interactions should be considered when the PPI is prescribed to the elderly peopl... |
Abstract: The white-headed langur survives in just four karst forest fragments in China: one in the Longgang National Nature Reserve on the border of the counties of Longzhou and Ningming (NS habitat); a second in Chongzuo Banli Provincial Nature Reserve, Chongzuo County (CZ habitat); and two in Fusui Papen Provincial ... |
Discovering valid biological information from surface‐enhanced laser desorption/ionization‐time of flight mass spectrometry (SELDI‐TOF MS) depends on clear experimental design, meticulous sample handling, and sophisticated data processing. Most published literature deals with the biological aspects of these experiments... |
AIMS |
To determine the rate of chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and to describe treatment and factors associated with chlamydia in patients presenting for a termination of pregnancy (TOP). |
METHODS |
A retrospective audit of patients attending one of two TOP clinics from 1 February 2003. (Clinic A, n=500; Clinic B, n=501). Age, ethnicity, marital status, previous pregnancies, contraception, STIs, and treatment were recorded. |
RESULTS |
Ten percent of patients tested positive for an STI. Chlamydia was most commonly detected, in 7.7% of all patients. Higher rates of chlamydia were observed at clinic B (10.2% vs 5.2%, p=0.005) and in under 25 year olds (11.2% vs 3.6%, p<0.001). Rates of chlamydia in Pacific women were 18.6%, in Maori 12.9%, in Asian 7.3... |
CONCLUSIONS |
There is a high rate of chlamydia in women presenting for TOP, particularly in under 25 year olds, Pacific, and Maori women. There is an immediate need for policymakers to respond to this increasing burden of chlamydia by instigating targeted education, guidelines, and mandatory chlamydia screening and contact tracing ... |
Introduction: Important inter-individual variability in amikacin clearance was observed in preterm infants, only in part explained by gestational age (GA), birth weight, or coadministration of nonselective cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitor. We therefore evaluated whether dopamine had an additional effect on amikacin clea... |
In fragmented areas, the persistence of different species depends on their ability to use the surrounding matrix either as a corridor or as a foraging habitat. We assessed how species richness and abundance of Neotropical bats differ among forest fragments and rubber plantations under different management regimes. Our ... |
People with deletion of the chromosome 22q11 region associated with velo cardio‐facial syndrome (VCFS) have a remarkably high risk of developing schizophrenia. Recently, the gene proline dehydrogenase (PRODH) which maps to 22q11 and is also an excellent functional candidate gene for psychosis, has been reported to show... |
3‐O‐Methyldopa (OMD) given to rats inhibits striatal uptake and utilization of L‐dopa. Thus, the accumulation of L‐dopa, dopamine, 3,4‐dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, and homovanillic acid in OMD‐pretreated rats after L‐dopa injection is significantly lower compared with control rats. This effect of OMD is dose dependent. ... |
Purpose: We sought to understand how women's prenatal infant feeding and contraception intentions were related to postpartum choices. Materials and Methods: Expectant women ≥14 years of age receiving care at MacDonald Women's Hospital, Cleveland Ohio were previously surveyed regarding feeding and contraceptive intentio... |
Ras GTPases are universal molecular switches that act as kinetic timers of signal transduction events. They are post-translationally modified by the addition of lipid groups to their hypervariable carboxyl termini, which plug the proteins to membranes and influence their dynamic sorting and trafficking. For the past tw... |
Summary: To investigate the relationship between the effects of lidocaine on excitation patterns and its effects on the incidence of arrhythmias, the left anterior descending coronary artery was occluded for 6-min periods separated by 30 min of reperfusion, under control conditions and after injection of lidocaine, at ... |
In underresourced settings where domestic animals and children often cohabitate, there is limited evidence about the net impact of domestic animal ownership on child health. We analyzed the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey to determine whether household ownership of native cattle, goats, sheep, chickens, pigs,... |
The analysis of the interactions that occur among participants in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) experiences has become a major research topic in this field. Interaction analysis (IA) methods and tools aim to enhance collaboration among participants, providing support for basic functions such as aware... |
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