On More - Dimensional Pa king II : Bounds

Software ENgineering New bounds for multi-dimensional packing

New upper and lower bounds are presented for a multi-dimensional generalization of bin pa king alled box pa king. Several variants of this problem, in luding bounded spa e box pa king, square pa king, variable sized box pa king and resour e augmented box pa king are also studied. The main results, stated for d = 2, are as follows: A new upper bound of 2.66013 for online box pa king, a new 14=9 ...

Association between physical activity and menopausal symptoms in Saudi women: a cross-sectional study

Background: Menopause is the termination of a womanchr('39')s menstrual cycle for a year. In this condition, women’s health status declines due to hormonal changes and aging. Physical Activity (PA) is among the best available alternatives for managing menopause-related symptoms without any adverse effects. This study aimed to assess the relationship between PA and symptoms, such as fatigue, dep...

مقایسه درمان رادیوتراپی به روش قراردادی و سه بعدی در بیماران مبتلا به کانسر معده

Background: The current standard of adjuvant management for gastric cancer after curative resection based on the results of intergroup 0116 is concurrent chemoradiation. Current guidelines for designing these challenging fields still include two-dimensional simulation with simple AP-PA parallel opposed design. However, the implementation of radiotherapy (RT) remains a concern. Our objective was...

New Classes of Fast Lower Bounds for Bin Pa king Problems

Impact of Propionic Acid on Liver Damage in Rats

Propionic acid (PA) is a short chain fatty acid, a common food preservative and metabolic end product of enteric bacteria in the gut. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of PA on liver injury in male rats. Male western albino rats were divided into two groups. The first group served as normal control, the second was treated with PA. The activities of serum hepatospecific ...