We present measurements of aerosols acquired with a differential mobility analyzer – condensation particle counter (DMA-CPC) system aboard a P-3 flight from Miami, FL to Bermuda during Hurricane Erika in 1997. We have analyzed particle number densities as a function of particle diameter, wind speed, and distance from the eye of the hurricane. Our results indicate that particles with diameters l...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Type 2 diabetes is associated with significant cardiac morbidity and mortality with a more than threefold increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to assess the serum concentrations of lipoprotein (a) and lipid profile indexes as predictors for CAD in Sudanese type 2 diabetics compared to healthy subjects. MATERIALS & METHODS This case-control study was cond...

number: 025-0093 Abstract Title: Virtual Queuing at Airport Security Lanes Author 1: Robert de Lange; MyDivvi, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; [email protected] Author 2 Ilya Samoilovich; Capgemini, Utrecht, The Netherlands; [email protected] Author 3 (Corresponding Author): Bo van der Rhee; Center for Marketing & Supply Chain Management at the Nyenrode Business University; Straatwe...

Muxuan Pan 1, Kaiwen Zhang 1, Ye-Hwa Chen 2 and Jinquan Huang 1,* 1 College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, Jiangsu, China; [email protected] (M.P.); [email protected] (K.Z.) 2 The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30324, USA; [email protected] ...

number: 025-0227 Abstract title: Optimal decisions for a decentralized assembly system with dual supply modes Authors’ information: Name: Shihua Ma*, Danfeng Ying, and Xu Guan Organization: School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Address: No.1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China E-mail: [email protected] (Shihua Ma, Corresponding author) yingdanfeng@gmail...

Introduction A variety of research questions can be addressed using expert panels to synthesize existing knowledge and issue recommendations. This panel’s presentations describe the use of innovative methods for engaging expert panels comprised of implementation scientists and clinical managers in complex recommendation processes to match implementation strategies with evidence based practices ...

Some genetically determined traits, such as ear lobes, finger hair and hairy car were studied in 89 schizophrenic patients and compared with normals. The proportion of schizophrenic males having earlobes hanging free was much less than the control group. This difference is highly significant statistically (p < .0001). Similar was our observation in schizophrenic females (p < .05). Furthermore n...

BACKGROUND We hypothesized that low-dose methotrexate treatment for patients with psoriasis would block purine biosynthesis at the step catalyzed by aminoimidazolecarboxamide (AICA) ribotide transformylase and would inhibit adenosine metabolism as evidenced by increased urinary levels of AICA and adenosine, respectively. Eight patients collected a 24-hour urine specimen on the day before their ...