dss (data stream scan) is a framework for describing, transforming, reading, querying, and writing streams of record oriented data. dss is implemented as a command and library API and used extensively to aid network measurements in our organization. The API is extended by DLLs (shared libraries) that define data domain specific I/O, type and query functions. We provide a best-in-class repositor...

OBJECTIVE This study reports clinical manifestations and spectrum of severity of dengue fever (DF), dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) in adult patients admitted during 2006 outbreak in Karachi. A rough estimation of cost of care was also calculated. METHODS A cross-sectional study was done at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi from January to December 2006. Pati...

A decision support system (DSS) for systematic control of priority pollutants (PP) sources, based on economic activities and production (release) processes in urban catchments was recently developed. One of the crucial functionalities of the DSS is evaluation of source control measures, which is based on mathematical models, used for simulating the fate of the PPs in urban catchments under diff...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) results from colonic epithelial barrier defects and impaired mucosal immune responses. In this study, we aimed to investigate the modifying effects of a Spirogyra neglecta extract (SNE), a polysaccharide extract (PE) and a chloroform fraction (CF) on dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in mice and to determine the mechanisms. To induce colitis, ICR mice received...

Many immune down-regulatory molecules have been isolated from parasites, including cystatin (cystain protease inhibitor). In a previous study, we isolated and characterized Type I cystatin (CsStefin-1) of the liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. To investigate whether the CsStefin-1 might be a new host immune modulator, we induced intestinal inflammation in mice by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) and...

Organ cross talk exists in many diseases of the human and animal models of human diseases. A recent study demonstrated that inflammatory mediators can cause acute kidney injury and neutrophil infiltration in a mouse model of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-colitis. However, the chemokines and their receptors that may mediate distant organ effects in colitis are unknown. We hypothesized that kerati...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of interleukin (IL)-21 in rats with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fifty adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: DSS, in which IBD was induced by giving the rats 7% DSS for seven days in their water, and a water control. Blood samples were collected and the concentration of IL-21 in serum was detected by enzyme-link...

The aim of the present study was to elucidate the beneficial effects of rosuvastatin, a new HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, on colonic mucosal damage and on the inflammatory response in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) colitis model. Acute colitis was induced using 8% DSS in female BALB/c mice. Colonic mucosal inflammation was evaluated clinically, biochemically, and histologically. Mucosal protein ...

AIM To investigate the therapeutic effect of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to explore the potential mechanisms involved. METHODS Male mice were randomly divided into the following four groups: control group, in which the mice received equivalent volumes of normal saline (NS) intraperitoneally (ip); dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) group, in which the mice receiv...

Timely intelligent decision support systems (DSS) are increasingly important for the sustainable development of entrepreneurship. Global information management plays an role in accurate DSS. Judgments can be made more quickly, accurately, and objectively thanks to availability large data sophisticated artificial intelligence realm quantitative smart decisions. In this context, research analyzes...