Go to www.pharmacist.com and take your test online for instant credit. Objectives: To describe for pharmacists the basics of hypertension with a specific emphasis on the role of calcium channel blockers in the management of this condition. Data sources: Published literature on hypertension identified via a search of PubMed and pertinent government Web sites. Data synthesis: Hypertension affects...

This paper reviews the feeding requirements of adult red deer from nutritional, management and ecological perspectives. Particular emphasis is placed on the need to balance production objectives in the context of ecological sustainability. Topics such as feeding behaviour, feeding management, the relationship of body condition score to nutritional sufficiency, daily and seasonal feed intake req...

In this paper we give an overview of the Electricity Market Complex Adaptive System (EMCAS) model. EMCAS uses the agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) technique to model the market participants in electricity markets as different agents with different strategies, risk preferences, and objectives. The complex operations of an electricity market can be simulated across several time horizons...

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In this paper we sketch out a computational theory of spatial cognition motivated by navigational behaviours, ecological requirements, and neural mechanisms as identified in animals and man. Spatial cognition is considered in the context of a cognitive agent built around the action-perception cycle. Besides sensors and effectors, the agent comprises multiple memory structures including a workin...

Identifying decompensation of idiopathic flexible flatfoot can be difficult due to varying levels expression and the complexity condition, making patient selection for surgical treatment a challenge. This case report presents long-term follow- up an Evans operation performed painful in adolescence, discusses probable mechanism behind loss correction.

OBJECTIVE Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment recommendations suggest target attainment within the first 3 months of therapy, yet delayed clinical responses can occur. This analysis assessed the longterm clinical, functional, and radiographic outcomes associated with delayed responses to methotrexate (MTX) monotherapy or to the combination of adalimumab (ADA) + MTX. METHODS In this posthoc an...