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Vortex lattices in the superconducting phases of doped topological insulators and heterostructures Majorana fermions are predicted to play a crucial role in condensed matter realizations of topological quantum computation. These heretofore undiscovered quasiparticles have been predicted to exist at the cores of vortex ... |
Molecular Phylogeny Supports Repeated Adaptation to Burrowing within Small-Eared Shrews Genus of Cryptotis (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) Small-eared shrews of the New World genus Cryptotis (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) comprise at least 42 species that traditionally have been partitioned among four or more species groups based... |
Two additional cases of metforminassociated encephalopathy in patients with endstage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis We report on two additional cases of metforminassociated encephalopathy in patients with endstage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis. Two patients were seen at our hospital with abnormal ... |
Tier 2 response to intervention in secondary mathematics education ABSTRACT Response to intervention (RtI) is increasingly being used in elementary and secondary schools both to provide early intervention and support to struggling students and to identify students who may benefit from special education. Although resear... |
Humanitarian Demining: Sensor Systems, Mechanical and Robotics systems In the current situation, there is a need to correctly define the usefulness and requirements of Sensor systems, Mechanical and Robotics systems that could speed the detection and the removal of the antipersonnel mines and unknown explosive devices ... |
Angelman Syndrome Due to a Novel Splicing Mutation of the UBE3A Gene Angelman syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by mental retardation, absence of speech, seizures, abnormal electroencephalography (EEG), and happy disposition. The syndrome results from lack of function of the maternal copy of the U... |
Massachusetts health reform: employer coverage from employees' perspective. The national health reform debate continues to draw on Massachusetts' 2006 reform initiative, with a focus on sustaining employer-sponsored insurance. This study provides an update on employers' responses under health reform in fall 2008, using... |
Assessment of Seasonal Variation of Indoor Radon Level in Dwellings of Some Districts of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Measurements of indoor radon concentrations in 200 dwellings of four districts of Azad Kashmir have been carried out using CR-39-based radon dosimeters. Indoor radon levels were calculated for four seasons (i... |
Impact of School-Based Fitness Testing Awards on Physical Activity Guidelines for Children With Disabilities: NHANES 2013-2016 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the association between school-based fitness testing awards and meeting physical activity guidelines among children with disabilities. Design:... |
Performance diagnosis of power plant boiler based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation For the shortcomings of the traditional performance diagnosis method of power plant boiler current, the paper proposed a method of introducing the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation into performance diagnosis of power plant boiler. This met... |
PID Controller Adjustment using Particle Swarm Optimization for Multi-Area Load Frequency Control Said A. Kotb Magdy M. Z. Abdelaal Ahmed R. Adly ETRR-2,Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt This paper present particle swarm optimization based study of multi area power network. Particle swarm optimiza... |
Who Needs Chaplain's Visitation in General Hospitals? Assessing Patients with Psychosocial and Religious Needs Owing to the declining length of patients' hospital stay in recent years, chaplains need evidence-based criteria to decide which patients are likely to have the greatest psychosocial and/or religious-spiritual... |
Optimized fusion of heterogeneous wireless networks based on media-independent handover operations In recent years a plethora of wireless technologies has become available. Users may efficiently utilize heterogeneous network infrastructures while moving among different access networks in order to attain better services... |
USE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE YEASTS IN LAMB DIETS: INTAKE, DIGESTIBILITY, AND METABOLISM This study aims to evaluate the use of active, inactive plus active, and inactive yeasts on the consumptionof dry matter, water, and the apparent digestibility of dry matter, urinary parameters, and serummetabolites of lambs. Twenty ... |
NEW EMBEDDINGS FOR NONLINEAR MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS I In a dialogue procedure the decision maker has to determine in each step the aspiration and reservation level expressing his wishes (goals). This leads to an optimization problem which is not easy to solve in the nonconvex case (the known starting poin... |
Treatment of Calciphylaxis in CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Background Calciphylaxis is a life-threatening complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). To inform clinical practice, we performed a systematic review of case reports, case series, and cohort studies to synthesize the available treatment modal... |
Axial and radial variations in the dimensional stability of Elaeis guineensis Jacq. wood The introduction of Lesser-used species is as a result of the reduction in the availability of economic hard wood species also, the suitability of wood for end users has been linked with its Tangential and Radial shrinkage. This st... |
From HIV to tuberculosis and back again: a tale of activism in 2 pandemics. Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are the deadliest chronic infections globally. Although each is deadly alone, they are deadlier together, with TB causing one-quarter of AIDS-related deaths and HIV infecting a... |
Application of YAG laser technique in the treatment of anal fistula The method of treating anal fistula with YAG laser technique is described in this essay. One-hundred-twenty patients have been treated successfully with this method and no recurrence was found in our series. Anal fistula is a common disorder in the anu... |
Fucoidan from the sea cucumber Acaudina molpadioides exhibits anti-adipogenic activity by modulating the Wnt/-catenin pathway and down-regulating the SREBP-1c expression. A novel fucoidan, which consists of a 1 → 3-linked tetrafucose repeating unit that is distinctive in its sulphation pattern, was isolated from the se... |
Know your rig. Driving an EMS rig in winter conditions requires patience and slowing down, but many times operators get in trouble because they simply exceed the operating capabilities of their rig in the given conditions. This can stem from over confidence, but it can also come from lack of training. We'd like to beli... |
Effect of serum sources and colostral whey on bovine semen quality and spermatozoa immunoglobulin G immunofluorescence. Heifer, bull, fetal calf sera, and colostral whey were used to evaluate the influence of protein concentrations on percent progressive motility, head-to-head agglutination, acrosomal integrity, and im... |
Understanding and Reducing Web Delays Slow performance costs e-commerce Web sites as much as $4.35 billion annually in lost revenue. Perceived latency-the amount of time between when a user issues a request and receives a response-is a critical issue. Research into improving performance falls into two categories: work ... |
Layer-number tailoring and template-induced orientation control of 2D perovskites on 3D perovskites by adopting the DionJacobson phase Orientation-controlled 2D perovskites consisting of octahedral monolayers have been realized on 3D perovskites. By bar-coating a DionJacobson (DJ) phase 2D perovskite precursor solution... |
Assessment of workplace hazards in mortuaries in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Background: Mortuary workers face various hazards in course of carrying out their duties. These hazards may be ignored by employers and employees alike. Identifying these hazards in time before they become risks that cause accidents and even death ... |
Pimecrolimus 1% cream for the treatment of discoid lupus erythematosus. OBJECTIVES To determine the safety and efficacy of pimecrolimus cream on lesions of discoid lupus erythematosus. METHODS In an open-label phase II trial, patients with discoid lupus were treated with pimecrolimus 1% cream twice daily for 8 weeks. W... |
Outage probability of MRC diversity for arbitrary parameters in Nakagami fading Performance analysis of wireless communication systems is normally based on outage probability. This paper provides a comprehensive overview and investigation of recent results on outage probabilities for maximal ratio combining (MRC) in an... |
Repeated blast mild traumatic brain injury and oxycodone selfadministration produce interactive effects on neuroimaging outcomes Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and drug addiction are common comorbidities, but it is unknown if the neurological sequelae of TBI contribute to this relationship. We have previously reported el... |
ENDOPHTHALMITIS CAUSED BY ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS AFTER CATARACT SURGERY Purpose: To report Achromobacter xylosoxidans as a cause of both acute-onset and delayed-onset postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. Methods: A noncomparative consecutive case series of patients with culture-proven A. xylosoxida... |
Negative thermal conductivity of chains of rotors with mechanical forcing We consider chains of rotors subjected to both thermal and mechanical forcings,in a nonequilibrium steady-state. Unusual nonlinear profiles of temperature and velocities are observed in the system. In particular, the temperature is maximal in the... |
Evaluating Acceptability, Feasibility and Efficacy of a Diabetes Care Support Program Facilitated by Cellular-Enabled Glucose Meters: A Dissertation Background. Diabetes requires significant disease management, patient-provider communication, and interaction between patients, family members, caregivers, and care teams.... |
Acute Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as Acute Myocardial Infarction Pulmonary embolism can be extremely difficult to diagnose based on clinical presentation. Many studies have demonstrated certain electrocardiographic patterns commonly seen in pulmonary embolism, but few have described changes consistent with ST segme... |
Joint Projection and Dictionary Learning using Low-rank Regularization and Graph Constraints In this paper, we aim at learning simultaneously a discriminative dictionary and a robust projection matrix from noisy data. The joint learning, makes the learned projection and dictionary a better fit for each other, so a more... |
Initial Experience With Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) From a Tuberculosis Endemic Population Background:Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a widely accepted minimally invasive procedure for the evaluation of mediastinal lymphade... |
Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in male and female burning mouth syndrome patients Background/purpose Our previous study found that 19.8%, 16.2%, 4.8%, 2.3%, 19.2%, and 12.3% of 884 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients have anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhom... |