In the last decades of 1900s, tipping bucket rainfall gauges (TBG) were used to record sub-daily data. first period data recording, as a result lack efficient storage and transmission, sampling TBG devices was chosen in magnitude 10–20 minutes. Consequently, there are historical datasets characterized by several minutes long periods. Since turn 2000s, handling has been revolutionized; diminishe...

CONTEXT The Madison Area Review of Systems Syndromic Surveillance Application (MARISSA) project is the ongoing development of a syndromic surveillance system at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Emergency Department. Readily available electronic health data will be used to provide timely identification of increased respiratory illness activity in the Madison area. OBJECTIVE To ...

Using transaction level data from the inter-dealer market, we find that price impact of one standard deviation change in FX swap order flow has increased less than basis point prior to 2008 about five points after 2008. However, increase is confined periods elevated dispersion funding costs and over quarterends. Central bank lines reduce into USD, subsequently affecting forward rate. In contras...

rice blast, caused by pyricularia grisea, is one of the most important diseases of this crop in iran and all over the world. to evaluate the relationship between spore population (sp) and meteorological factors, sp was measured daily using spore trap during growing seasons of 2006-2008 in rasht and lahijan regions (guilan province, iran). weather data including precipitation, daily maximum and ...

Long-term measurement of cardiovascular variables by telemetry in laboratory animals has become indispensable in recent years. However, limited battery life and management of large volumes of recorded data are major drawbacks. These limitations can often be overcome by intermittent sampling of data. The question is, how much data does one need to collect to accurately reflect the underlying ave...

The efficacy of twice daily inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate administered by a concentrated aerosol inhaler (one puff twice daily-500 micrograms/day) has been compared with that of treatment four times daily with a standard dose inhaler (two puffs four times daily-400 micrograms/day) in 21 patients with stable asthma. Double placebo inhalers were used in a randomised crossover fashion during...

This contribution presents the study of species-group of Plumarius Philippi 1873, as the result of a survey of the morphological variation in males. The group is characterized by the large ocelli and transverse head. It consists of the following three new species: P. culminatus Diez, Fidalgo & Roig-Alsina, sp. nov., P. ocellatus Diez, Fidalgo & Roig-Alsina, sp. nov., and P. stangei Diez, Fidalg...

BACKGROUND Several studies have identified the association between ambient temperature and mortality; however, several features of temperature behavior and their impacts on health remain unresolved. We obtain daily counts of nonaccidental all-cause mortality data in the elderly (65 + years) and corresponding meteorological data for Melbourne, Australia during 1999 to 2006. We then characterize ...

BACKGROUND Although modern combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) regimens are better tolerated and less complex than earlier treatments, regimen modification or discontinuation remains a concern. METHODS We studied HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS) participants who initiated the first or second cART regimens during: 1996-1999, 2000-2003, 2004-2007, and 2008-2011. We analyzed regimen durability ...

PURPOSE To translate and adapt the ABEL--Auditory Behavior in Everyday Life--questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese, and to establish the profile of auditory behavior in a group of children who use hearing aids. METHODS The ABEL questionnaire was translated and back translated. This version was compared to the original version regarding semantic equivalence, generating a new version in Portu...