Optimal boundary closures are derived for first derivative, finite difference operators of order 2, 4, 6 and 8. The closures are based on a diagonal-norm summation-by-parts (SBP) framework, thereby guaranteeing linear stability on piecewise curvilinear multi-block grids and entropy stability for nonlinear equations that support a convex extension. The new closures are developed by enriching con...

The present study was performed to investigate the effect of partially replacing of corn by broken rice (BR) and sugar beet pulp (SBP) in the diet on growth performance and carcass traits of growing Japanese quails. A total number of 324 unsexed one week old Japanese quail chicks fed on diets replacing 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15% of corn by BR and SBP mixture (1:1) to study their effect on Japanese ...

Last night Dave K rashna, S tu ­ d e n t Body P residen t, m ade charges o f “b la tan t d iscrim ina­ tio n ” in th e scholarship denial case o f senior Jim W erner. W erner was rec ip ien t o f a scholarship funded by Mr. Carl K och. Last spring, he w ro te a le tte r to his d o n o r inform ing him o f his progress a t N otre D am e. In his rem arks he in ­ cluded a list o f his activities, ...

methods in this study, 150 children diagnosed with liver disease and ascites upon admission to nemazee teaching hospital (shiraz, iran) were examined. patients were divided into spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and sterile ascetic fluid groups according to the pmn count ≥ 250/mm3 in the ascetic fluids. routine laboratory tests were conducted and quantitative c-reactive protein (crp) levels wer...

BACKGROUND In incident hemodialysis (HD) patients, the relationship between early systolic blood pressure (SBP) dynamics and mortality is unknown. METHODS Baseline SBP levels were stratified into 5 categories ranging from <120 and ≥180 mm Hg. Early pre-HD SBP change was defined as the slope of pre-HD SBP from week 1 to 12 and categorized in quartiles (Q1, lowest slope). SBP slopes were comput...

The influence of sex on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) responses associated with cardiovascular morbidity, in healthy young adults was determined in ninety healthy young adults (47 females and 43 males) exercised using Bruce protocol. SBP and HR were measured pre- and post-exercise, and during recovery. SBPresponse (peak minus pre-exercise SBP), %SBPresponse [(peak minus pre-...

PURPOSE Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) frequently develops in patients with liver cirrhosis; however, there is little data to suggest whether the acquisition site of infection influences the prognosis. This study compared the bacteriology, clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of community-acquired SBP (CA-SBP) and nosocomial SBP (N-SBP). MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical r...

Background. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Empiric treatment of SBP with a third-generation cephalosporin (3ceph) is standard of care. Studies show increasing rates of 3-ceph resistance, but limited data is available from the United States. Methods. Cirrhotic patients diagnosed with SBP at The Mount Sinai Hospital were retrospectively identifi...