Dissolution tests that can predict the in vivo performance of drug products are usually called biorelevant dissolution tests. Biorelevant dissolution testing can be used to guide formulation development, to identify food effects on the dissolution and bioavailability of orally administered drugs, and to identify solubility limitations and stability issues. To develop a biorelevant dissolution t...

This study reports the latest research into alpaca and wool fibres. In particular, those properties that have received little attention in research literature have been examined. They include single fibre abrasion and bending fatigue, single fibre tensile properties, as well as resistance to compression behaviour. These properties are important because they affect the softness and pilling prope...

With the rise of the Internet, there has been increased interest in the use of computer models to study the dynamics of communication networks. An important aspect of this trend has been the study of dramatic, but relatively infrequent, events that result in abrupt and often catastrophic changes in network state. In the research literature, such catastrophic events have been commonly referred t...

INTRODUCTION Intracytoplasmatic sperm injection (ICSI) is currently the most frequently used human reproductive technology in Germany. ICSI was introduced as routine, insurance-funded medical care in 2002 by the Federal Joint Committee. A re-evaluation of published literature on malformation rates in children born of ICSI pregnancies within a period of three years formed part of the committee's...

Diversity of neighborhood amenities may promote the mobility of older adults. A 2010 community-based sample of 510 adults aged ≥65 years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and geospatial data from the Esri Business Analyst database (Esri, Inc., Redlands, California) were used to assess associations of neighborhood amenity diversity with mobility. Neighborhoods were defined by census tract, and dive...

Many organizations now source tasks from shared service units (SSUs). SSUs are dedicated centers, focused on a particular business function, which delivers common and standardized services, from a central point, to different parts of the organization (Fielt et al. 2014; Gospel & Sako 2010; Gartner 2013). Shared service models have become increasingly popular with large multinationals including ...