Eugenol, both in its pure form (EG) and included in essential clove oil (CO) was successfully solubilized in aqueous solution by forming inclusion complexes with β-cyclodextrins (β-CDs) and its modified hydroxypropyl-β-CDs (HP-β-CDs). To investigate the molecular association between β-CDs/HP-β-CDs with pure EG and essential CO, phase solubility studies were undertaken. Essential CO formed insol...

We propose an algorithm to determine stable connected dominating sets (CDS), based on the predicted link expiration time (LET), for mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). The proposed LETbased CDS algorithm is the first such algorithm that constructs a CDS based on edge weights represented by predicted link expiration time, rather the traditional approach of using node weights like the wellknown maxi...

Active contours and minimal paths have been extensively studied theoretical tools for image segmentation. The recent geodesically linked active contour model, which basically consists in a set of vertices connected by paths of minimal cost, blend the benefits of both concepts. This makes up a closed piecewise-defined curve, over which an edge or region energy functional can be formulated. As an...

In this paper, we present our approach for TREC 2016 Clinical Decision Support (CDS) track. We combined methods for question analysis, query expansion, document retrieval and result fusion to find relevant documents to a given clinical question. We submitted three automatic runs using the summaries and two automatic runs using the notes, provided for the first time at the CDS track. Our experim...

A Higher Education Institution (HEI) is required to be more competitive in maintaining its sustainability. The large number of stakeholders an HEI makes it difficult agile the intense competition. One concepts that can used improve agility Lean philosophy. philosophy focuses on eliminating waste process creating value for stakeholders. Previous research has identified several wastes operational...

We analyze a decomposition algorithm for minimizing a quadratic objective function, separable in x1 and x2, subject to the constraint that x1 and x2 are orthogonal vectors on the unit sphere. Our algorithm consists of a local step where we minimize the objective function in either variable separately, while enforcing the constraints, followed by a global step where we minimize over a subspace g...

A new energy efficient optimal Connected Dominating Set (CDS) algorithm with activity scheduling for mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) is proposed. This algorithm achieves energy efficiency by minimizing the Broadcast Storm Problem [BSP] and at the same time considering the node's remaining energy. The Connected Dominating Set is widely used as a virtual backbone or spine in mobile ad hoc network...

CdS and alloyed CdSxSe1-x nanocrystals were prepared by a simple noninjection method without nucleation initiators. Oleic acid (OA) was used to stabilize the growth of the CdS nanocrystals. The size of the CdS nanocrystals can be tuned by changing the OA/Cd molar ratios. On the basis of the successful synthesis of CdS nanocrystals, alloyed CdSxSe1-x nanocrystals can also be prepared by simply r...

OBJECTIVE Health-care expenditures are strongly influenced by overall illness burden. Appropriate risk adjustment is required for correct policy analysis. We compared three risk adjustment methods: the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), the chronic disease score (CDS), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's comorbidity index (AHRQCI) in terms of their estimation power in analyzing ...