Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis (RPC) is a clinical syndrome characterized by repeated episodes of suppurative cholangitis due to hepatolithiasis and extrahepatic stones in the biliary ducts. It is now recognized as a distinct syndrome with a different natural history and pathoetiology than spontaneously occurring liver abscesses. Most commonly seen in East Asian populations, this syndrome is gr...

The objective of this experiment was to compare metabolic and milk production parameters in dairy cows supplemented and nonsupplemented with rumen-protected choline (RPC) during the transition period. Twenty-three nonlactating, multiparous, pregnant Holstein cows were ranked by BW and BCS 21 d before expected date of calving and immediately were assigned to receive (n = 12) or not receive (cont...

We give a functional speci cation of the syntactic interface and the black box behavior of an unreliable and a reliable memory com ponent and a remote procedure RPC call component The RPC com ponent controls the access to the memory In addition we specify a clerk for driving the RPC component The used method is modular and there fore it allows us to specify each of these components independentl...

Using special integral representations of the solution for the static electric field of a point charge in a three layer geometry with different permittivities, we calculate the effect of the space charge on the avalanche in the gas gap of an RPC. A detailed Monte Carlo simulation was developed which allows calculation of the actual charge spectrum. Results of this simulation are presented, usin...

We give a functional speciication of the syntactic interface and the black box behavior of an unreliable and a reliable memory component and a remote procedure (RPC) call component. The RPC component controls the access to the memory. In addition, we specify a clerk for driving the RPC component. The used method is modular and therefore it allows us to specify each of these components independe...

BACKGROUND The mechanism and outcome of traumatic abdominal injury (TAI) varies worldwide. Moreover, data comparing TAIs in each abdominal compartment are lacking. We aimed to assess from the academic point of view, TAI based on its anatomical compartments. PATIENTS & METHODS We conducted a retrospective study for TAI patients between 2008 and 2011 in Qatar. Patients were categorized accordin...

Phosphatidic acid (PA) has a crucial role in cell membrane structure and function. For that reason it has a possible application in the treatment of some health disorders in humans, can be used as a natural and non toxic emulsifier and the component of drug carriers in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics as well as a component for synthesis of some new phospholipids. PA is short-lived in the cell and...

An orthogonally persistent programming language is a type-safe programming language that seamlessly includes a database for long-term object storage. A remote procedure call (RPC) mechanism permits calls of a procedure in another address space, and has proved to be a useful tool for building distributed systems. Taken together, an RPC mechanism and a persistent system are potentially suitable f...

A series of population simulations were used to test the accuracy of estimating the discrete rates of population change (RPC) f rom annual pup counts. The simulations indicate that pup counts can give a biased estimate of RPC, and that t h e magnitude and direction of bias depends on which life history parameters are density dependent and on the maximum rate of population change. In general, if...

Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) are widely used over the Internet as they provide a simple and elegant way of interaction between the client and the server. This paper proposes a solution for securing the remote procedure calls (RPC) by tunneling it through HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer). RPC over HTTP actually uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol as a transpor...