The method of computational homology is used to analyze natural image 8 × 8 and 9 × 9-patches locally. Our experimental results show that there exist subspaces of the spaces of 8× 8 and 9× 9-patches that are topologically equivalent to a circle and a Klein bottle respectively. These extend the results of the paper ”on the local behavior of spaces of natural images.” To the larger patches. The K...

Until now, there have been various studies concerning bottle-fed and breast-fed children. Prevalence of allergic manifestations like eczema and asthma among bottle-fed children is much higher than healthy controls. In this study, we found that respiratory infection for breast-fed children was 3.1%, whereas in bottle-fed children it was 25.1%for gut disorders, 9.2% in breast-fed vs.13.1 % f...

OBJECTIVE To measure and compare the activity of the masseter, temporalis and buccinator muscles in different infant feeding methods. METHOD Cross-sectional study of 60 full-term infants with no intercurrent diseases, aged between two and three months, classified into the following groups: 1) exclusive breastfeeding; 2) breastfeeding plus bottle-feeding; and 3) exclusive breastfeeding plus cu...

The objective of the study was to assess the growth contributing characters of biofield treated bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) seeds. The seeds of both crops were divided into two groups, one was kept aside and denoted as untreated, while the other group was subjected biofield energy treatment. The variabilities in growth contributing parameters were studie...

Characterized reference materials (RMs) are needed for clinical laboratory test development and validation, quality control procedures, and proficiency testing to assure their quality. In this article, we review the development and characterization of RMs for clinical molecular genetic tests. We describe various types of RMs and how to access and utilize them, especially focusing on the Genetic...

BACKGROUND The expression of human milk for later use is on the rise. Bottle systems are used to deliver the expressed milk. Research has shown that storage of both human milk and artificial baby milk, or infant formula, leads to a loss of ascorbic acid (commonly called Vitamin C). As milk is removed from the bottle during feeding and replaced by ambient air, it is unknown if loss of ascorbic a...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between pacifier use and bottle-feeding and unfavorable behaviors during breastfeeding. METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted with 427 babies/mothers. Socio-demographic, perinatal data, and information about the use of artificial nipples (pacifier and/or bottle) were collected through a questionnaire. The breastfeeding aspects regarding position...

Currently, the goods sorting process in industry still uses a manual method. Therefore, it is necessary to propose an automatic method using control technology. In order realize above issue, automated proposed separate plastic materials and metallic prototype of process. our study, bottle metal detector was designed TCRT5000 infrared sensor Arduino Uno-based Proximity sensor. The functions dete...

BACKGROUND Although glasses and bottles are frequently used as weapons in assaults, there is little knowledge on which prevention strategies can be based. DESIGN Scrutiny of a random sample of 1288 criminal injury compensation applications. OBJECTIVE To identify predictors and relative severity of glass and bottle injury. METHOD Injury site, severity, treatment, and demographic characteri...