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This article describes the first steps done into the direction of an four dimensional assimilation scheme (4DDA) for the retrieval of snow pack properties from passive microwave remote sensing. The scheme assimilates passive microwave remote sensing observation into a physical based snow model. Simulated annealing is u... |
crisiswhich ended with the devaluation of the peso, exposed deep structural weaknesses in Mexico's pseudodemocracy and backward economy which will require much more than privatization and free trade to put right. His book does not go into the underlying causes of these weaknesses as thoroughly as Wayne Cornelius's rece... |
In a recent issue of "Zeitschrift fiir Physikalische Chemie" [1] an interesting investigation on the estimation of heat capacities at high temperatures was presented and a polynomial was proposed for extrapolation. It would certainly be extremely valuable to many wouldbe users of heat capacity equations (including myse... |
With the population aging and declining incidence of rheumatic heart disease, calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) has become the most frequent valve disease and the common cause of aortic valve replacement. Patients with CAVD need to cope with a deteriorating quality of life and valve replacement is the only effective... |
To provide timely and appropriate assistance, robots must have the capability of proactively understanding a user’s personal needs, the so-called human intention inference. In human–human interaction, humans have a natural and implicit way to infer others’ intentions by selecting correlated context features and interpr... |
We report a case of presumed vacuolating megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy (VML) in a 5-year-old boy that was diagnosed when the patient was 34 months old. The patient presented clinically with megalencephaly and delayed onset of slowly progressive neurologic dysfunction. Serial MR imaging and biochemical analysis we... |
Part 1 A journey at the dangerous edge of things - some reflections on William Bevan's legacy, Frank Kessel. Part 2 Philosophy and history: the human agency of science, Sigmund Koch taking human nature seriously - psychology and the polity, Daniel N. Robinson metatheory in pscyhology and a psychology of metatheory - th... |
Spontaneous velocity sedimentation of B lymphocytes activated by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin into mice was used to obtain cell cycle synchronized cells, evidenced by differences in the incorporation of labeled precursors of protein and nucleic synthesis (14C-methionine and 3H-thymidine). The effects of acety... |
Abstract: People are not paying attention to the quality of food they eat in our fast-paced and hectic world. They frequently ignore their eating routines and behaviours. Fast-food consumption is frighteningly increasing, which has resulted in the consumption of harmful foods. This causes a variety of health problems, ... |
All of 15 sera containing anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA), type M 5, reacted in ELISA with ssDNA, whereas only four had anti-nuclear antibodies as demonstrated by immunofluorescence technique. Twelve of 15 had biological false-positive seroreaction for syphilis and seven of 11 cases investigated had a positive lupu... |
Thirty-six mature, nongestating, crossbred ewes were allotted randomly to three diets for 140 d: basal (six ewes); 50% basal and 50% broiler litter, dry basis (24 ewes) and 50% basal and 50% deep stacked broiler litter with the addition of 25 ppm molybdenum (Mo) and 5 g sulfate (SO4)/kg feed (six ewes). The control die... |
INTRODUCTION |
Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is relatively frequent in children. The gold standard for diagnosis is polysomnography. However, because of technical difficulties and the cost of this method, new alternatives have become available, such as respiratory polygraphy (RP) performed at home or in hospital, which have pr... |
OBJECTIVE |
The aim of this study was to analyze the diagnostic utility of in-home RP in the diagnosis of SAHS in a sample of boys and girls referred to the pediatric respiratory care department for suspected sleep apnea, snoring, or both. |
MATERIAL AND METHODS |
In all patients, a history and physical examination were performed; X-ray of the chest and cavum and RP were carried out. The following qualitative variables were analyzed: place where RP was performed, the result, sex, the reason for consulting, place of residence, results of otorhinolaryngological examination, and tr... |
RESULTS |
A total of 132 patients were studied, 44 (33.3 %) through in-home RP (group 1) and 88 (66.6 %) through in-hospital RP (group 2). In group 1, two recordings (4.5 %) were considered nonvalid. The mean age of the patients was 8.3 years (SD 3.02). The results [means (standard deviation)] of in-home RP were as follows: apne... |
CONCLUSION |
In conclusion, in our sample, the diagnostic utility of in-home RP was equal to that of in-hospital RP. In-home RP allows the possibility of performing a more physiological sleep study and, by eliminating the cost of hospitalization, is more cost-efficient. Therefore, in-home RP is a valid and reliable technique for th... |
Abstract Ultrahigh strength hot rolled microalloyed steels of yield strength 690 and 760 MPa with ferrite–bainite microstructure have been developed. Impact toughness of ∼135 J at -40°C and a ductile–brittle transition temperature of less than approximately -70°C have been obtained in steels of gauge ∼3 mm. The attract... |
Sociologists agree that the sociological imagination fosters students' critical thinking skills. The challenge lies in motivating students to develop their sociological imaginations. Convincing them of its importance and practical value takes creativity beyond requiring readings, class discussions, and papers describin... |
Predictions of the future motion of other vehicles in the vicinity of an autonomous vehicle is required for safe operation on trafficked roads. An important step in order to use proper behavioral models for trajectory prediction is correctly classifying the intentions of drivers. This paper focuses on recognizing the i... |
In this paper, a novel technique to improve the fault detection sensitivity in a three-phase transformer using the tank current method is reported. The tank current method was first published by the first author in recent past for single isolated transformer winding. A fault in single isolated transformer winding was u... |
Patients with colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis have a very poor prognosis. The recently developed consensus molecular subtype (CMS) classification of primary colorectal cancer categorizes tumours into four robust subtypes, which could guide subtype‐targeted therapy. CMS4, also known as the mesenchymal subtype, has ... |
Preschool children with suspected impairment of hearing present the challenge of early recognition and prompt referral for diagnosis. Unfortunately, referral is seldom prompt. Most of this delay stems from most primary care physicians' unwillingness to listen to parents' opinions, their lack of knowledge about deafness... |
The variety of smart devices and their communication models increase the development complexity of embedded software for IoT. Thus, the development of these systems becomes more error-prone, complex, and costly. To tackle this problem, in this study, a model-driven approach is proposed for the development of RIOT-OS ba... |
<p>This keynote presentation will discuss several key applications and operational systems in the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) and how they fit in with the broader mission of providing science-based weather, water and climate services to the nation. In addition, the future evolution of the National Centers for E... |
Summary form only given. This paper is based on the case of Vizzavi-a joint venture between two companies with very different profiles: Vivendi-Universal, a French multi-utility group and Vodafone, a British mobile phone company. The objective of the joint venture is to provide customers with Web-based interactive serv... |
The authors summarized study results on chronic effects caused by products of leaching from bituminous-salt masses obtained through destruction of sarin, soman and RVX. State of experimental rats was evaluated with integral informative tests (physiologic, biochemical, hematologic and morphologic) presenting changes in ... |
Software quality processes can be assessed with the Orthogonal Defect Classification COnstructive QUALity MOdel (ODC COQUALMO) that predicts defects introduced and removed, classified by ODC types. Using parametric cost and defect removal inputs, static and dynamic versions of the model help one determine the impacts o... |
We point out that the inclusion of a string component contributing around 5% to the CMB power spectrum amplitude on large scales can increase the preferred value of the spectral index ns of density fluctuations measured by CMB experiments. While this finding applies to any cosmological scenario involving strings, we co... |
Forecasting volatility is fundamental to forecasting parametric models of value-at-risk. The exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) volatility model is the recommended model for forecasting volatility by the Riskmetrics group. For monthly data, the lambda parameter of the EWMA model is recommended to be set to 0.... |
Chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange (SCE) frequencies were studied in peripheral blood lymphocytes from 10 patients with Schistosoma mansoni prior to initiation of chemotherapy. The mean frequencies of chromatid and chromosome breaks for the patients were 1.80 and 2.30%, respectively, which were signi... |
The Myc family of transcription factors plays a central role in vertebrate growth and development although relatively few genetic targets of the Myc transcription complex have been identified. In this study, we used mRNA differential display to investigate gene expression changes induced by the overexpression of the MC... |
In this paper, I examine the importance, for liberal values, of early legislation in Britain and the USA designed systematically to restrict immigration. I argue that the way in which immigration restriction was approached in the British Aliens Act (1905) and the JohnsonReed Act (1924) illuminates the construction of l... |
SNPs from the non‐recombining part of the human Y chromosome (Y‐SNPs) are informative to classify paternal lineages in forensic, genealogical, anthropological, and evolutionary studies. Although thousands of Y‐SNPs were identified thus far, previous Y‐SNP multiplex tools target only dozens of markers simultaneously, th... |
Non‐bile‐salt cholephilic organic anions are efficiently taken up by the liver. Recent work from our group has suggested the possible importance of relative hydrophobicity among various organic anions in hepatic uptake. To further validate and clarify this, we studied hepatic extraction of five different cholephilic dy... |
Insects such as Acheta domesticus account for over half of marsh fish and migratory bird diet. Therefore, insects |
are very important to marsh and island ecosy stems and are susceptible to oil |
contamination, but little research has been done to study the effects of oil |
spills on cricket populations. The purpose of this experiment was to determine |
the effects of an oil spill event on Acheta |
domesticus mortality and hatch rate to establish environmental |
sustainability. The treatment groups included 0% oil contamination, 5% oil |
contamination and 10% oil contamination. The scientist counted the number of |
deaths in two-week, four-week, and six-week-old |
crickets after oil contamination. In addition, the scientist counted the number |
of hatchlings among treated cricket eggs. Error bar lines in the results |
section supported the scientist’s hypothesis that the crickets would be |
affected by oil contamination. In fact, over 90% of the 10% oil treatment group |
died and over 80% of the 5% oil treatment group died after five days of oil |
contamination in the six-week-old experiment. The scientist used a Gas |
Chromatography Mass Spectrometer to determine if benzene, toluene, |
ethylbenzene, or xylene (total) were present in the sediment samples. BTEX |
exposure is suspected to possibly cause insect mortality. These volatile |
organic compounds were present in the samples and were found in higher |
quantities in samples with higher concentrations of oil. The highest quantity |
of volatile organic compounds present was xylene. After studying the population |
dynamics of the tested Acheta domesticus, the scientist found that the two-week and four-week-old crickets’ |
survivability could fit a linear model while the six-week-old crickets fit an |
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