BACKGROUND Since chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) often co-exist, some believe they reflect the same process, somatization. Against that hypothesis are data suggesting FM but not CFS was common in patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The presence of discrete case definitions for CFS and FM allowed us to explore rates of CFS alone, CFS with FM, and FM alone in SDB ...

Analog frequency modulated (FM) systems offer advantages of reliable speech quality and simplicity, whereas code division multiple access (CDMA) systems promise high capacity, resistance to multipath fading, and simplified frequency planning. In this thesis, we investigate the performance of a wireless local loop (WLL) system that uses the frequency modulation with the CDMA technique. The perfo...

Let M be an m-dimensional complex manifold. We recall the definition of the Kobayashi-Royden pseudo-metric on M : FM (ξ) = inf{t > 0| ∃f ∈ O(∆,M) such that tf∗(d/dζ|ζ=0) = ξ}, (1.1) where ξ ∈ T pM is a holomorphic tangent vector, ∆ = {ζ ∈ C| |ζ| < 1}, and O(∆,M) = {f : ∆ → M | f is a holomorphic mapping}. Then, FM has the following properties: (i) FM (ξ) ≥ 0 for any ξ ∈ T pM ; (ii) FM (λξ) = |λ...

 This study was carried out to investigate the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) value of protein, amino acid and energy and body amino acid composition of rainbow trout fed solvent extracted soybean meal (SBM) and full-fat soybean meal (FFS) partly replacing fish meal (FM) in diets. Five iso nitrogenous (average 50.36% crude protein) and energetic (4294 kcal/kg total energy) ...

Spontaneous-fission properties of 256 Fm, 258 Fm, and 260 Fm isotopes are studied within the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock+BCS framework. In the particle-hole channel we take the Skyrme SkM * effective force, while in the particle-particle channel we employ the seniority pairing interaction. Three static fission paths for all investigated heavy fermium isotopes are found. The analysis of these fission mo...

A coherent F -module on X is a coherent sheafM on X, together with a Frobenius action onM, that is, a morphism of sheaves of OX-modules FM : M→ F∗(M). In other words, FM is a morphism of sheaves of Fq-vector spaces OX → OX such that FM(am) = aFM(m) for every a ∈ OX(U) and m ∈ M(U), where U is any open subset of X. As above, since FM is Fq-linear, it follows that it induces Fq-linear maps on coh...

BACKGROUND There are no standard criteria for defining or assessing severity of fibromyalgia (FM) as a condition as fibromyalgia is associated with multiple symptom domains. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether patient self-reported severity of FM is associated with severity of pain and sleep interference and the presence of core co-morbidities. METHODS We recruited individuals...

BACKGROUND In Israel, there is a shortage of family medicine (FM) specialists that is occasioned by a shortage of students pursuing a FM career. METHODS A questionnaire, based on methods adapted from marketing research, was used to provide insight into the medical specialty selection process. It was distributed to 6th-year medical students from two Israeli medical schools. RESULTS A respons...

BACKGROUND Direct sputum smear microscopy is the mainstay of TB diagnosis in most low and middle income countries, and is highly specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in such settings. However it is limited by low sensitivity, particularly in HIV co-infected patients. Concentration by centrifugation has been reported to be more sensitive than direct smear preparation, but is only suitable for...

A total of 252 crossbred pigs were used in two experiments to determine the effect of feeding hydrolyzed feather meal (FM) during the growing-finishing period on animal performance, carcass composition, and pork quality. All pigs were blocked by weight, and dietary treatments were assigned randomly to pens within blocks. In Exp. 1, 24 pens were randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatmen...