Background—In the era of primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), it is important to judge whether myocardium within acute ischemic injury is viable. This study sought to investigate parameters derived from the coronary blood flow velocity spectrum immediately after primary PTCA in patients with acute myocardial infarction and to elucidate the clinical value of coronary bl...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary complications are common following cardiac surgery and can lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Atelectasis is the most common respiratory complication following cardiac surgery. One of the most important methods for reducing pulmonary complications is supportive care with protective ventilation strategies. In this study, we aimed to assess the effe...

BACKGROUND Various modes of mechanical ventilation have different effects on respiratory variables. Lack of patients' neuro-ventilatory coordination and increasing the work of breathing are major disadvantages in mechanically ventilated patients. OBJECTIVES This study is conducted to compare the respiratory parameters differences in Adaptive support ventilation (ASV) and synchronized intermit...

Background. All-oral combination of direct-acting antivirals could lead to higher sustained virologic response (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. In the present study, we examined the efficacy and safety of the dual oral treatment with HCV nonstructural protein (NS) 5A inhibitor daclatasvir (DCV) plus HCV NS3/4A inhibitor asunaprevir (ASV) for 24 weeks in real-world HCV genotyp...

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) feeds ∼3 billion people. Due to the wide occurrence of arsenic (As) pollution in paddy soils and its efficient plant uptake, As in rice grains presents health risks. Genetic manipulation may offer an effective approach to reduce As accumulation in rice grains. The genetics of As uptake and metabolism have been elucidated and target genes have been identified for genetic e...

The RNA of a deleted strain (lacking Src gene) of an avian sarcoma virus (ASV) was examined by a newly developed immunoelectron microscopic procedure which uses anti-nucleotide antibodies as probes. After denaturation of the RNA and reaction with a high affinity, highly specific anti-7-methylguanosine-5'-phosphate (anti-pm 7G), 81% of 106 molecules examined were found to have antibody at one te...

Autonomous surface vehicles (ASV) are becoming more widely used in environmental monitoring applications. Due to the limited duration of these vehicles, algorithms need to be developed to save energy and maximize monitoring efficiency. This paper compares receding horizon path planning models for their effectiveness at collecting usable data in an aquatic environment. An adaptive receding horiz...

The development of an advanced safety vehicle (ASV) has primary importance for automobile manufactures and customers. The safety measures of modern vehicles involve active and passive safety. Active safety devices provide the driver with warning signals or aaect the vehicle's motion in order to prevent an accident. Passive safety devices help to avoid injuires and post-collision hazards if an a...