conclusions nx-dcp correlated positively with fibrosis stage and could discriminate well between hcv-related patients with or without significant fibrosis. moreover, nx-dcp had a similar predictive ability to the abovementioned models, and thereby could be a new noninvasive prediction tool for fibrosis. results increase in serum nx-dcp was significantly related to increase in fibrosis stage (p ...

while in the historic urban fabric of iran's cities, there are numerous traditional buildings that have stood up for more than one hundred years, today's buildings, in spite of advanced construction technologies, are not comparable with those traditional ones in terms of resiliency and durability. the sustainable vernacular strategies in design and construction of these traditional ho...

Chlorinated pollutants are hardly biodegradable under oxic conditions, but they can often be metabolized by anaerobic bacteria through organohalide respiration reactions. In an attempt to identify bottlenecks limiting aerobic catabolism of 1,3-dichloroprop-1-ene (1,3-DCP; a widely used organohalide) in Pseudomonas pavonaceae, the possible physiological restrictions for this process were surveye...

Distributed collaboration problem (DCP) is a kind of distributed resource allocation problem. Previous works give the solution of DCP with non-conflictive tasks. In this paper, we present a completely distributed algorithm (CDA) to solve DCP with conflictive tasks where each task requires exactly two resources. We call this the measurement collaboration problem (MCP). We prove the aliveness and...

Because of the concerns that exposure to 2,4-dicholorophenol (2,4-DCP) and 2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP) may adversely affect pregnancy outcomes, this study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of pregnancy on the levels of 2,4-DCP and 2,5DCP. Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to fit regression models to evaluate this association with adjustment for other fact...

Two experiments were conducted to compare values for the standardized total tract digestibility (STTD) and the relative bioavailability of P in dicalcium phosphate (DCP) and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) when fed to growing pigs. In Exp. 1, the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), the basal endogenous P loss (EPL), and the STTD of P in DCP and DDGS were determined. Eighteen...

OBJECTIVE The Diabetes Care Protocol (DCP), a multifaceted computerized decision support diabetes management intervention, reduces cardiovascular risk of type 2 diabetic patients. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of DCP from a Dutch health care perspective. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cluster randomized trial provided data of DCP versus usual care. The 1-year follow-up patient dat...

Nowadays, it is necessary to apply modern techniques for the design of road networks, especially roads passing through ecosystems such as forests, in order to reduce operating costs, prevent further degradation of the environment, increase road efficiency and achieve sustainable development goals. In this paper, a new way of designing the road is presented. New design method has the ability to ...

Recently, epidemiological studies revealed a positive relationship between an outbreak of occupational cholangiocarcinoma and exposure to organic solvents containing 1,2-dichloropropane (1,2-DCP). In 1,2-DCP-administered animal models, we previously found biliary excretion of potentially oncogenic metabolites consisting of glutathione- (GSH-) conjugated forms of 1,2-DCP (GS-DCPs); however, the ...