The penetration of the Semantic Web into bioinformatics is not like other disciplines. Given critical data resources such as the Gene Ontology (GO) and the challenges associated with the explosion in the number biological databases, biologists, as a community, are already familiar with the advantages of ontologies and the challenges of information integration. Rather than starting from the peda...

Ted Hill is professor emeritus of mathematics at Georgia Tech, and has held visiting appointments in Costa Rica, Germany (Gauss Professor), Holland (NSF-NATO Fellow), Israel, Italy, and Mexico. He studied at West Point (B.S.), Stanford (M.S.), Göttingen (Fulbright Scholar), and Berkeley (M.A., Ph.D.), and his primary research interests are in mathematical probability, especially optimal-stoppin...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of using a disinfectant mat filled with a peroxygen compound to prevent mechanical transmission of bacteria via contaminated footwear between the food animal ward and common breezeway of a veterinary teaching hospital. DESIGN Observational study. SAMPLE POPULATION Shoe soles of individuals entering and exiting from the ward. PROCEDURES A mat filled...

BACKGROUND It has recently been reported that reusable dispensers for surface disinfection tissues may be contaminated, especially with adapted Achromobacter species 3, when products based on surface-active ingredients are used. Fresh solution may quickly become recontaminated if dispensers are not processed adequately. METHODS We evaluated the abilities of six manual and three automatic proc...

OBJECTIVES This study is a cross-sectional study to investigate the frequency of humidifier and humidifier disinfectant usage in the general population. METHODS A questionnaire was applied to 94 subjects (46 male, 48 female) from the general population of Gyeonggi Province. The questionnaire consisted of 3 scales (general characteristics, 5 items about humidifier usage, 5 items about humidifi...

Background: In India, there are a variety of unconventional feed resources that can be used in ration ruminant animals. Among all, the most promising castor bean, mahua, neem and karanj oil cakes which contains quality nutrients like conventional cakes. These oilcakes (UOC) rich source phytochemicals such as glycosides, saponins, tannins, essential oils other will help methane reduction. This s...

To divide a cake into equal sized pieces most people use knife and mixture of luck dexterity. These attempts are often met with varying success. Through precise geometric constructions performed the replacing Euclid's straightedge without using compass we find methods for solving certain cake-cutting problems exactly. Since it is impossible to exactly bisect circular when its center not known, ...