[ To review the link between inflammation and increased vascularity and blood flow of the airways, and exhaled breath temperature. [ To position exhaled breath temperature (EBT) as a physiological characteristic differing from core temperature measured at other body sites. [ To review the existing experience about measuring EBT in different disease states of the respiratory system. [ To emphasi...

Section 825 of the act provides that states must implement Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Systems before October 1, 2002, unless a state faces unusual barriers to implementation. The act adds a provision that EBT systems should follow generally accepted operating rules based on commercial technology, the need to permit interstate operation, and the need to permit monitoring and investigatio...

BACKGROUND Biyeom-Tang, a medicine prescribed by oriental clinics, has been used for the treatment of the allergic rhinitis (AR). In the present study, an ethanol extract of Biyeom-Tang (EBT) was investigated for anti-allergic properties on bone-marrow derived mast cells (BMMC) and in vivo models. METHODS The anti-allergic properties of EBT were evaluated by measuring β-Hex release and the pr...

This modeling effort seeks to improve the interlaminate bond strength of thermoplastic carbon composites produced by the in-situ automated tape placement (ATP) process. An existing high productivity model is extended to lower values of the Peclet number that correspond to the present operating conditions of the Langley ATP robot. (The Peclet number is the dimensionless ratio of inertial to diff...

Endohyphal bacteria (EHB), dwelling within fungal hyphae, markedly affect the growth and metabolic potential of their hosts. To date, two EHB belonging to the family Burkholderiaceae have been isolated and characterized as new taxa, Burkholderia rhizoxinica (HKI 454T) and Mycoavidus cysteinexigens (B1-EBT), in Japan. Metagenome sequencing was recently reported for Mortierella elongata AG77 toge...

BACKGROUND Workplace-based clinical supervision as an implementation strategy to support evidence-based treatment (EBT) in public mental health has received limited research attention. A commonly provided infrastructure support, it may offer a relatively cost-neutral implementation strategy for organizations. However, research has not objectively examined workplace-based supervision of EBT and ...

Bottom-blowing, as widely adopted in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking technology, stir the molten bath by blowing inert gas (Ar, N2) from the bottom of EAF to promote fluid flow and uneven metallurgical reaction in the molten bath. However, for eccentric structure design of electric arc furnace, the problem still exists in EBT(Eccentric Bottom Tapping)area. In this study, by the analysis ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the relative efficacy of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) versus treatment-as-usual (TAU) in routine care for anxiety and depression in adults. METHOD A computerized search of studies that directly compared an EBT with a TAU was conducted. Meta-analytic methods were used to estimate effectiveness of EBTs relative to TAU and to model how various c...

Purpose Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) can be treated with a number of modalities including surgery, topical chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. Amongst the radiotherapeutic options, electronic brachytherapy (eBT) is an appealing treatment as it is usually given in a few fractions, it leads to good outcomes, and is increasingly being used. However, currently no follow-up imaging is routinely used...

Beam Tomography To the Editor: The study by Park et al1 demonstrates that electron beam tomography (EBT)–derived coronary calcium scores (CCS) are incremental in predicting cardiac risk, consistent with previous data. However, the authors downplay the prognostic power of CCS and elevate the value of C-reactive protein (CRP). They state, “CRP was a marginally significant predictor of MI [myocard...