In this paper, a new formulation based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) is presented for backcalculation of pavement layer moduli. In structural analysis of flexible pavements, the procedures as Layered Elastic Theory, Equivalent Layer Thickness (ELT), and Finite Elements Method (FEM) generally have complex formulations and give approximate results. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to pe...

The mechanisms involved in the recognition of microbial pathogens and activation of the immune system have been extensively studied. However, the mechanisms involved in the recovery phase of an infection are incompletely characterized at both the cellular and physiological levels. Here, we establish a Caenorhabditis elegans-Salmonella enterica model of acute infection and antibiotic treatment f...

In Exponentially-Modulated Filter Bank (EMFB) the complex subfilters are generated from a real-valued prototype filter by multiplying the filter impulse response with complex exponential sequences. This gives the possibility to use block transforms with computationally fast algorithms. Our definition for the EMFB is based on Extended Lapped Transform (ELT). Then we may apply Fast ELT based algo...

English has served as a means of communication among speakers of different first languages (i.e. a lingua franca) for many centuries. Yet its present spread and use are so new that English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in its current global manifestation did not exist as recently as 1946 when this Journal was launched. During the 20 years or so since it was first identified and empirically researche...

During the Covid19 pandemic, online learning platforms are solutions to sustain English Language Teaching (ELT). It is an appropriate option for lecturers deliver course materials amidst covid19 outbreak. Some of most frequently used Zoom and WhatsApp. The purpose this study describe EFL university students’ perceptions use WhatsApp in ELT. A virtual class form was created enable students remot...

Mechanisms that regulate the growth response to estrogen (17beta-estradiol, E2) are poorly understood. Recently, loss of function of the tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) gene has been associated with E2-related conditions that are characterized by benign cellular proliferation. We examined the growth response to E2 in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that possess wild-type TSC2 and compa...

An Opinion Survey on the Appropriateness of the Calligraphy Used in the First Grade's Farsi Textbook H. Ghamari, Ph.D. To assess the appropriateness of the calligraphy used in the first grade's Farsi textbook, the opinions of a large number of head teachers, teachers, students, and calligraphists across five provinces were surveyed. The instruments used in data collection were a q...

Windowed orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) and wavelet OFDM have been proposed as medium access techniques for broadband communications over the power line network by the standard IEEE 1901. Windowed OFDM has been extensively researched and employed in different fields of communication, while wavelet OFDM, which has been recently recommended for the first time in a standard, has...

Critical Pedagogy (CP), a mode of pedagogy, aims to empowerlearners and provide justice by offering preferential options and deconstructing authoritative and logo centric tendency in education. The current study, by using a mixed methodological design (qualitative and quantitative), illustrates a group of Nepali English language teachers’ attitudes regarding CP in ELT, focusing on how they empl...

Aims. To assess the concentrations of serum CXCL13 and intrarenal ectopic lymphoid tissue (ELT) profiles and their correlation in the patients with lupus nephritis (LN). Methods. Serum CXCL13 levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The expression of CD3, CD20, and CD21 in renal biopsy specimens was tested using immunohistochemical methods. Results. Serum CXCL13 le...