We use Chinese imports, measured as reported exports of trading partners, a benchmark to gauge the accuracy alternative indicators (including GDP) fluctuations in economic activity. Externally-reported imports are likely be relatively well-measured and free from domestic manipulation. Using principal components, we derive activity indices wide range indicators. choose preferred index eight non-...

(1) Phosphorus (P) removal has proven difficult in decentralized wastewater treatment systems, and external filters installed with a highly P sorbent material have been proposed to improve the removal. In particular, calcium (Ca) rich materials shown promising results. (2) Eight (five calcareous materials, one quartz sand, two Sol–Gel coated materials) were tested columns fed P-spiked tap water...

This paper aims to prove the efficiency of an adapted computationally intelligence-based behavior of cats called the cat swarm optimization algorithm, that solves the open shop scheduling problem, classified as NP-hard which its importance appears in several industrial and manufacturing applications. The cat swarm optimization algorithm was applied to solve some benchmark instances from the lit...

Dibenzo-1,5-diazacyclooctane (DACO) derivative undergoes two-step protonation and would be useful for developing multistep stimuli-responsive systems. The first proton (the brown cat) affords a proton-bridged Tröger's-base-like pseudo bicyclic structure, the second blue white cats) causes an electrostatic repulsion between positively charged nitrogen atoms, as if cats pull two atoms apart, to a...

Objective: The aim of our study is to determine the role of oxidative stress biomarkers in hepatic damage in hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight patients with chronic hepatitis B, 15 patients with chronic hepatitis C and 30 healthy individuals as a control group were included in this study. Serum alanine-aminotransferase (ALT...

introduction:One of the most important chalenges in studing the anxiety disorders like PTSD is ethical limits in order to make the animal anxious. Sometimes  this anxiety should last for a long time such as rodent models of PTSD, and this needs aggressive proceses on rats.We found a new approach for a rodent model of PTSD, wich seems to be more efficient and ethical. Materials and Methouds...

Mucopolysacchariodosis type VI (MPS VI) is the lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficient activity of arylsulfatase B (ASB; N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase) and the subsequent accumulation of the glycosaminoglycan (GAG), dermatan sulfate. In this study, a retroviral vector containing the full-length human ASB cDNA was constructed and used to transduce skin fibroblasts, chondrocytes, a...

Aim: Study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of Punica granatum L. on Gentamicin-induced renal failure in rats. Materials and methods: Gr. I rats served as normal, received 0.5 ml of 5% Tween-80 in distilled water, Gr. II was injected with Gentamicin (100 mg/kg, IP), Gr. III was injected with Gentamicin and selenium (2 mg/kg, IP), and Gr. IV-IX were given orally Punica granatum fruit chloro...