Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, RC III, JLB Department of Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, CKW, JZ, RAP Jr. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...

The adoption of no tillage (NT) in crop production has been encouraged primarily due to its more significant benefits to the environment compared with other conservation tillage systems. There are nevertheless concerns about NT corn (Zea mays L.) performance from both shortand long-term perspectives. This study was conducted near Burlington, Nashua, Newell, Sutherland, and Crawfordsville in Iow...

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It is increasingly common for computer users to have access to several computers on a network and hence to be able to execute many of their tasks on any of several computers The choice of which comput ers execute which tasks is commonly determined by users based on a knowledge of computer speeds for each task and the current load on each computer A number of task scheduling systems have been de...

Malaria in humans is mainly caused by infection with five Plasmodium species (Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P.knowlsi). In 2015, an estimated 214 million new malaria cases and 584 000 deaths were recorded globally due to malaria. The ability to accurately detect malaria infection in all individuals and in all populations is fundamental to achieve elimination and era...

Malaria is a life-threatening protozoal infection and India has the highest malaria burden in South East Asia. The objective of this communication is to assess the prevalence of malaria infection amongst forest dwelling tribal children under the age of five residing in malaria endemic regions of the Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India. A total of 5,801 children attended seven outpat...

This bulletin assessed (a) whether recent drug-drivers were more likely to self-report accidents than non-intoxicated drivers; (b) the likely deterrent effect of roadside drug testing (RDT), increasing the severity of sanctions for drug-driving and providing factual information about accident risk associated with drug-driving; and (c) what factors were predictive of driving under the influence ...

This paper deals with the development and implementation of a framework of SCADA using LabVIEW based Data Acquisition and Management. A SCADA system is described in terms of architecture, process interfaces, functionality, and application development facilities. The system is low on system requirements and easy to implement. This paper describes configuration of Remote Terminal Units to access ...