The Real-Time Calculus (RTC) [16] is a framework to analyze heterogeneous real-time systems that process event streams of data. The streams are characterized by pairs of curves, called arrival curves, that express upper and lower bounds on the number of events that may arrive over any specified time interval. System properties may then be computed using algebraic techniques in a compositional w...

Asian American (ASA) children experience high rates of mental health problems. Although there is a pressing need to utilize population approaches, emerging frameworks from the fields of public and population health have not been applied to ASA children. This paper addresses this gap by first discussing applications of the National Prevention Strategy (NPS), a population strategy developed from ...

BACKGROUND One of the main challenges of healthcare systems of developing countries is health inequality. Health inequality means inequality in individuals' ability and proper functioning, resulting in inequality in social status and living conditions, which thwarts social interventions implemented by the government. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine and prioritize the social determina...

Real-Time Calculus (RTC) [37] is a framework to analyze heterogeneous, real-time systems that process event streams of data. The streams are characterized by pairs of curves, called arrival curves, that express upper and lower bounds on the number of events that may arrive over any specified time interval. A well-known limitation of RTC is that it cannot model systems with states and several wo...

H IV rides the tRNA train to the nucleus, according to Lyubov Zaitseva, Richard Myers, and Ariberto Fassati (University College, London, UK). For HIV to propagate inside cells, it must fi rst enter the nucleus and, using its reverse transcription complex (RTC), integrate into the host genome. Fassati and his team previously showed that a nuclear import protein called importin 7 was partly respo...

In the European Union, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) enforces a good ecological and chemical status of all surface waters. In-stream (immission) concentrations and populations need to comply with certain standards. In order to deal with this new legislation, integrated urban water management is an important issue. Real-time control (RTC) is one approach that may be used to improve the per...

This paper presents a review of the current state of the art of real time control (RTC) of urban water systems with emphasis on wastewater and urban drainage issues. The paper provides concise definitions of terms frequently used in the literature. Control options for the transport and treatment systems are discussed. Recent developments of the integration of the complete urban wastewater and d...

BACKGROUND Globally, 90% of road traffic crash (RTC) deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVE To document the mortality and morbidity associated with RTCs managed at a busy regional hospital in South Africa and investigate potentially preventable factors associated with RTCs. METHODS This was a prospective study of all patients presenting to Edendale Hospital following a ...

INTRODUCTION Previous reports indicated that there is geographic and sociodemographic variation in the epidemiology of maxillofacial fractures. Audit of maxillofacial injuries managed at any institution is therefore necessary to understand the trends and proffer strategies for prevention. We therefore embarked on this study to determine the pattern of maxillofacial fractures and concomitant inj...

This article is the third in a three-part review of research on globalization and the social determinants of health (SDH). In the first article of the series, we identified and defended an economically oriented definition of globalization and addressed a number of important conceptual and metholodogical issues. In the second article, we identified and described seven key clusters of pathways re...