The composition, sizes and shapes of particles in the clouds Venus have previously been studied with a variety situ remote sensor measurements. A number major questions remain unresolved, however, motivating development an exploratory mission that will drop small probe, instrumented single-particle autofluorescence nephelometer (AFN), into Venus’s atmosphere. AFN is specifically designed to add...

During infection and inflammation, bacterial and inflammatory proteases break down extracellular matrices into macromolecular fragments. Fibronectin fragments are associated with disease severity in arthritis and periodontitis. The mechanisms by which these fragments contribute to disease pathogenesis are unclear. One likely mechanism is that fibronectin fragments induce apoptosis of resident c...

other professionals to achieve our common goal. Mapping vocational courses that are available to the target workforce, which take the form of on-the-job training (distance learning, e-learning or intensive fast-track training) supplied by employers or run independently, is also a priority. Nutritional content must be gauged to ensure standards are consistently being met in terms of comparabilit...

In this article, an optoelectronic method, technique and technology for obtaining a stabilized electric field using external, natural renewable sources of various types has been developed. The proposed device operates on the basis anomalous photovoltaic effect (AFN effect) where heat human body is converted into field. It shown that potential it possible to develop individual, autonomously oper...

Let X denote a compact set in the complex plane ℂ and zn≔{zn,j}j=0n be family of points that lie on X. Then norm ‖Azn‖ operator Azn maps Banach space C(X) to Πn polynomials degree ≤n, defined by Aznf=pn, where pn∈Πn is polynomial interpolates f∈C(X) at zn, called Lebesgue constant zn. While bulk this paper study Lagrange interpolation Fejér zn∗≔{zn,j∗}j=0n, their proper adjustment, an open arc ...

Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are responsible for a wide variety of human infections. The investigational antibacterial Debio1450 (previously AFN-1720), a prodrug of Debio1452 (previously AFN-1252), specifically targets staphylococci without significant activity against other Gram-positive or Gram-negative species. Debio1452 inhibits FabI, an enzyme critical ...

In this paper, a new wrapper method for feature selection, namely IAFN-FS (Incremental ANalysis Of VAriance and Functional Networks for Feature Selection) is presented. The method uses as induction algorithm the AFN (ANOVA and Functional Networks) learning method; follows a backward non-sequential strategy from the complete set of features (thus allowing to discard several variables in one step...

Training future nutritionists to meet competency standards set out by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) requires high-quality education and assessment methods. Currently little is known about implementation of competency-based (CBA) practices in nutrition their efficacy evaluating a student's performance at undergraduate post-graduate level. [...]the lack research around CBA has highlighted g...