BACKGROUND Retinoids (RC), alpha-hydroxy acids (AHA), and salicylic acid (BHA) treat acne through differing mechanisms of action. It is theorized that optimal improvement can be achieved by combining the RC-induced normalization of cellular differentiation, AHA-induced exfoliation in hydrophilic areas, and BHA-induced exfoliation in lipophilic areas. AHA and RC have been combined in a bioengine...

Fifty-two cases of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AHA) were observed within a series of 1203 patients (4.3%) with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) followed at a single institution. Nineteen were observed at the time of CLL diagnosis and 33 during the clinical follow-up. Ninety percent of the patients with CLL/AHA showed active CLL and 25% had been treated previously. The antierythrocyte autoant...

Modeling potential evapotranspiration (ET0) is an important issue for water resources planning and management projects involving droughts flood hazards. Evapotranspiration, one of the main components hydrological cycle, highly effective in drought monitoring. This study investigates efficiency two machine-learning methods, random vector functional link (RVFL) relevance machine (RVM), improved w...

Infinite impulse response (IIR) systems, with their ability to model intricate system behaviors, have proven be a powerful class of digital filters. However, accurately identifying the optimal filter parameters for emulation remains challenge. Metaheuristic algorithms emerged as effective tools parameter optimization in IIR design, allowing exploration spaces and discovery suitable sets. This p...

To suppress degradation of the electrical property field-effect transistors, removal C contamination without damaging oxide films is important in semiconductor industry. In addition, to reduce bonding failure, it necessary remove native from metal films. achieve this, atomic hydrogen was generated by decomposition H2 gas on a heated tungsten mesh. This surface treatment referred as annealing (A...

OBJECTIVE To perform a randomized trial to determine whether there is cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction from a plant-based (PB), no-added-fat diet and the American Heart Association (AHA) diet in children. STUDY DESIGN A 4-week (April 20, 2013 to May 18, 2013), prospective randomized trial was undertaken in a large, Midwestern hospital system's predominantly middle class outpatient ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The findings of several recent studies suggest that antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are frequently detected in patients with acute hepatitis A (AHA). However, the clinical significance of a positive ANA test remains uncertain. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical significance of ANAs in AHA patients. METHODS All patients admitted with AHA were consecutively enrolled...

Acquired haemophilia A (AHA) is a rare but often severe bleeding disorder caused by autoantibodies against coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). AHA occurs more frequently in the elderly and in association with several conditions, such as the post-partum period, malignancies, autoimmune diseases or drug exposure; however, approximately 50% of reported cases are apparently idiopathic. Beside the elim...

AHA! is an Open Source adaptive hypermedia platform, resulting from 10 years of experience with creating, using and improving on-line adaptive courses and presentations. This paper focuses on some recent additions to AHA! that are especially important for adaptive educational applications, namely stable presentations, adaptive link (icon) annotations and adaptive link destinations. We not only ...