Elevated body mass index (BMI) has been reported as a risk factor for heart failure. Prevention of heart failure through identification and management of risk factors and preclinical phases of the disease is a priority. Levels of natriuretic peptides as well as activity of their receptors have been found altered in obese persons with some conflicting results. We investigated cardiac involvement...

The Southeast Asian region is one of the most vulnerable to climate change given its geographical location and economic situation. This study aims conduct a combination spatial temporal analyses in order understand differences between member nations terms driving factors changing emissions. logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) method was used estimate carbon dioxide emissions due population, a...

In this research, non-linear inflationary dynamics based on the concept of missing money is studied using the threshold autoregressive models based on seasonal data of the time interval (1990:04-2016:07) for the economy of Iran. The finding of the research shows that simple and Divisia liquidity growth variables are determined as threshold variables, and inflation reacts to changes in the growt...

In the context of the debate on increased integration of Eurozone banking markets, this paper evaluates the impact of the Single Market on bank productivity and assesses the cross-border benefits of integration in terms of technological spillovers. We utilise a parametric meta-frontier Divisia index to estimate productivity change and identify technological gaps. We then assess the extent to wh...

flow unit characterization plays an important role in heterogeneity analysis and reservoir simulation studies. usually, a correct description of the lateral variations of reservoir is associated with uncertainties. from this point of view, the well data alone does not cover reservoir properties. because of large well distances, it is difficult to build the model of a heterogenic reservoir, but ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for patients with myopia and thin corneas. In this retrospective case series, we included 74 eyes of 38 patients with myopia and central corneal thickness (CCT) < 550 µm who underwent PRK and had a mean postoperative follow-up period of four years. The following factors were evaluated: C...