J. G. He, Y. Li, X. X. Xue, H. Q. Ru, H. Yang, School of Material and Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; X. W. Huang, National Engineering Research Center for Rare Earth Materials, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, and Grirem Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., Beijing, China. In this paper the electrochemical behaviors of Ce(IV)/Ce(III) redox couple and Ce(IV) F co...

Background and Objectives: There are several predictor variables for speech anxiety (SA) among students. Affective balance (AB) and social intelligence (SI) are two main factors in this field. In this study, we assess the mediating role of consequence expectation (CE) among these variables. Accordingly, this study aims to explore a model of the relationships between AB, SI, and SA mediated by C...

IntroductIon Numerous products are developed, studied and ultimately reviewed yearly by the Food and Drug Administration. It is estimated that only 5-out-of-5,000 developed compounds actually receive FDA approval.1 Throughout 2010 and 2011, a number of products have been approved for patient use. For the busy clinician, it is extremely difficult to keep up with all of the newly approved product...

Treatment Expectations For maximum benefit of NGVB per application and compliance for longterm treatment, the whitening tray should be worn at night. However, a minimum of 2 to 4 hours daily is the second option because the material is active for 4 to 10 hours.2 Less than 2 hours wastes product and may extend treatment. The length of treatment varies from patient to patient. The average is 2 to...

The research presented in this thesis involves the application of chiral cationic and anionic surfactants for simultaneous enantioseparation of structurally similar compounds in capillary electrophoresis (CE) and CE coupled to mass spectrometry (CE-MS). The first chapter briefly introduces the fundamentals of CE and CE-MS, emphasizing the micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) and MEKC-M...

Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has become standard therapy for many types of arrhythmias. RF energy may cause deterioration in left ventricular function by damaging the myocardium. The aim of the present study was to assess the changes in left ventricular function after catheter ablation using various echocardiographic parameters. Forty patients (22 women), aged 37 +/- 14 years (range, 1...

OBJECTIVES We have previously investigated an association between the genome copy number variation (CNV) and acetabular dysplasia (AD). Hip osteoarthritis is associated with a genetic polymorphism in the aspartic acid repeat in the N-terminal region of the asporin (ASPN) gene; therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether the CNV of ASPN is involved in the pathogenesis of AD. METH...

Over the past few years, circular economy (CE) concept has captured considerable attention from researchers and practitioners as a potential solution for social, economic, environmental challenges. But in literature, limited engagement been given to explore CE initiatives, particularly agri-food supply chain (AFSC). This paper aims address this gap by critically reviewing existing literature id...

A patient-level Markov decision model was used to simulate a virtual cohort of 500,000 women 40 years old and over, in relation to osteoporosis-related hip, clinical vertebral, and wrist bone fractures events. Sixteen different screening options of three main scenario groups were compared: (1) the status quo (no specific national prevention program); (2) a universal primary prevention program; ...