In this study, a grey box (GB) model for simulating internal air temperatures in naturally ventilated nearly zero energy building (nZEB) was developed and calibrated, using multiple data configurations parameter selection an automatic calibration algorithm. The GB compared to white (WB) the same application identical validation datasets. Calibrating only one week of produced very accurate resul...

BACKGROUND Wuchereria bancrofti (Wb) is the primary causative agent of lymphatic filariasis (LF). Our studies of LF in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have shown that it is possible to reduce the prevalence of Wb in humans and mosquitoes through mass drug administration (MDA; diethylcarbamazine with/without ivermectin). While MDAs in the Dreikikir region through 1998 significantly reduced prevalence of ...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of wood betony (WB), Stachys lavandulifolia extract on growth performance and some immune responses in common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Different concentrations of the WB extract 0, 2, 4 and 8% (g per 100 g of diet) were added to commercial diet. Each treatment was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of fish having average initial weight ...

The production of extracellular α-amylase by Trichothecium roseum was studied in solid state fermentation (SSF). The effects of wheat bran (WB), rye straw (RS), corncob leaf (CL), sunflower oil meal (SOM) and rice husk (RH) were examined. WB exhibited the highest enzyme production. The appropriate moisture level, incubation period, moistening agent, incubation temperature, inoculum level and pa...

OBJECTIVE There is still great uncertainty in the detection of antiendothelial cell antibodies (AECA). The aim of our study was to compare the results obtained using different methods. METHODS Sera were obtained from 71 patients with a variety of vasculitides. Three assay methods were used: cell ELISA, flow cytometry (FACS) and Western blot (WB). RESULTS In the ELISA 12/17 patients with sys...

The use of the new wave based (WB) method, instead of the finite element (FE) method, for the steady-state dynamic response analysis of flat plates is considered. The mathematical background of the WB method is discussed in detail, where much attention is paid to the least-squares formulation. The comparison of both prediction techniques applied to an uncoupled plate problem illustrates the bet...

The WB/ReJ and C57BL/6J strains were compared in their time and dose responses to acetazolamide administered in a single subcutaneous injection regime. WB/ReJ has a genetically determined, high-frequency, transient fetal edema that has maximum expression on day 14 and is resolved by day 18. Acetazolamide, at 1,000 mg/kg, appears to induce edema in WB/ReJ with a time of response on days 9 and 10...

OBJECTIVES 18F-FDG-PET/CT is a useful tool used to evidence persistent/recurrent disease (PRD) in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer and iodine-refractory lesions. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value at the cervical level of the routine whole-body (WB) acquisition and that of a complementary head and neck (HN) acquisition, performed successively during the same PE...