Background Neonatal jaundice is prevalent, and the presence of hyperbilirubinemia frequently requires medical attention and hospital readmission. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of maternal vitamin D deficiency on increased risk for hyperbilirubinemia in term newborns. Materials and Method...

Introduction: In most orthodontic patients, mandibular 3rd molars are in early stages of calcification, and prediction of eruption status would be difficult during the course of orthodontic treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of first premolar extraction with moderate anchorage on angular changes of third mandibular molar after orthodontic treatment. Materials & Methods...

We study a new kind of tunneling of particles through a barrier particular to quantum field theory. Here, the particles traverse the barrier by splitting into a virtual pair of particles of a different species which interacts only very weakly with the barrier and can therefore pass through it. Behind the barrier, the pair recombines into a particle of the original species. As an example, we dis...

Distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen, as you all are aware, the impact of information and communications technology on our lives is enormous and pervasive. In particular, e-government has now become the most important and popular application domain of modern information technologies and has attracted the attention and concern of both developed and developing countries. According to ...

essential oil of rosmarinus officinallis was investigated on toxicity and physiological aspect of elm leaf beetle xanthogaleruca luteola mull. for 3rd instar larvae and adults in controlled condition (25 ± 2 °c; 14:10ld; 65% rh). lc50 were estimated 2.55 and 1.11 for 3rd instar larvae and adults respectively. the effect of lc50 dose on remaining insects were investigated on nutritional indices....

The chapter on regression models focuses on a core business of multivariate statistical analysis. This contribution has not been subject of a prominent discussion in earlier editions of this book. We now take the opportunity to cover classical themes of ANOVA and ANCOVA analysis. Categorial responses are presented Section 8.2. The spectrum of log linear models for contingency tables is presente...

The new edition of Organic Synthesis has been revised and rewritten from front to back. I want to thank all who used the book in its first and second editions. The book has been out of print for several years, but the collaboration of Warren Hehre and Wavefunction, Inc. made the third edition possible. It is the same graduate level textbook past users are familiar with, with two major exception...