This note discusses the use of algorithms from the NAG Library [18] to calculate prices for financial options. More specifically, we focus on the way in which NAG routines can be called from within a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and illustrate this with some examples. Our paper is arranged as follows. The following section presents an elementary introduction to options (§ 2.1), and the variety ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the urine levels of human kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), and liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) in children with iron-deficiency anemia (IDA). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-five children with IDA and 32 matched healthy controls were recruited....

This study sought to evaluate the in vitro biological response of human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) co-coltured with Streptococcus mitis to bisphenol A glycidylmethacrylate/triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (BisGMA/TEGDMA) thermosets coated with Chitlac-nAg, a nanocomposite system with antimicrobial properties. To avoid bacterial adhesion to dental devices and to reduce cytotoxicity against euk...

Nissim, Itzhak, Oksana Horyn, Yevgeny Daikhin, Ilana Nissim, Adam Lazarow, and Marc Yudkoff. Regulation of urea synthesis by agmatine in the perfused liver: studies with 15N. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 283: E1123–E1134, 2002. First published August 13, 2002; 10.1152/ajpendo.00246.2002.—Administration of arginine or a high-protein diet increases the hepatic content of N-acetylglutamate (NAG) ...

Orthodontic treatments often lead to biofilm buildup and white spot lesions due to enamel demineralization. The objectives of this study were to develop a novel bioactive orthodontic cement to prevent white spot lesions, and to determine the effects of cement compositions on biofilm growth and acid production. 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC), nanoparticles of silver (NAg), and di...

N‐acetylglucosamine (NAG) is the monomer product of chitin, which has been widely used as a bioactive com‐ pound in applications such anti‐tumor, anti‐microbial, and antioxidant activities. In production, biological processes using enzymes are preferable to chemicals due environmental issues. This study aims determine activity, purity level, molecular weight purified chitinase from Micromonospo...

Abstract The state-of-the-art feature-engineering method for fraud classification of electronic payments uses manually engineered feature aggregates, i.e., descriptive statistics the transaction history. However, this approach has limitations, primarily that being dependent on expensive human expert knowledge. There have been attempts to replace manual aggregation through automatic extraction a...

Objective To analyze the values of combined detection of urinary micro albumin (mAlb), α1-microglobulin (α1-MG) and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) in the early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods Ninety-four patients with early DN who were admitted to the hospital between April 2015 and April 2016 were selected and set as a DN group. Moreover, seventy-six patients with diabete...

In karst ecosystems, a high level of CaCO3 enhances the stabilization of soil organic matter (SOM) and causes nitrogen (N) and/or phosphorus (P) limitation in plants. Oxalic acid has been suggested to be involved in the nutrient-acquisition strategy of plants because its addition can temporarily relieve nutrient limitation. Therefore, understanding how oxalic acid drives N availability may help...

Nissim, Itzhak, Oksana Horyn, Yevgeny Daikhin, Ilana Nissim, Adam Lazarow, and Marc Yudkoff. Regulation of urea synthesis by agmatine in the perfused liver: studies with 15N. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 283: E1123–E1134, 2002. First published August 13, 2002; 10.1152/ajpendo.00246.2002.—Administration of arginine or a high-protein diet increases the hepatic content of N-acetylglutamate (NAG) ...