1. Formoterol and salmeterol are the first members of a new generation of long-acting beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonists for inhalation. The discovery of the long effect duration of formoterol was made by chance, while the development of salmeterol appeared to follow a purposeful research strategy. 2. Preclinical evaluation predictive of the clinical duration of effect of long-acting bronchodilators...

A number of different security standards exist and it is difficult to choose the right one for a particular project or to evaluate if the right standard was chosen for a certification. These standards are often long and complex texts, whose reading and understanding takes up a lot of time. We provide a conceptual model for security standards that relies upon existing research and contains conce...

The ISO/IEC 27001 is an important and the most leading international information security management standard in the information security (InfoSec) world. The benefits of implementing the ISO 27001 are to provide market assurance and IT governance, based on customer demands and legal requirements. Although the ISO 27001 is a generic standard for all types of organisations and countries, there a...

Multivariate quadratic systems can be used to construct both secure and efficient public key schemes. In this article, we introduce the necessary mathematical tools to deal with multivariate quadratic systems, present an overview of important schemes known so far and outline how they fit into a taxonomy of only four basic schemes and some generic modifiers. Moreover, we suggest new construction...

This case report presents an eight-year-old girl having periauricular swelling and severe pain during mouth opening on the right-side temporomandibular joint (TMJ). CBCT showed extensive destruction of the base of the skull and the roof of the glenoid fossa on the right side. The findings based on CT and MRI images with and without contrast are discussed herein. This report highlights a skull b...

This paper uses Chinese firm level data to detect the international propagation of adverse shocks triggered by US hurricane season in 2005. We provide evidence that processing manufacturers with tight trade linkages United States reduced their intermediate imports from between July and October further show direct exposure supply led a temporary decline exports September November 2005, although ...

The purpose of this paper is to explain clearly the role of the information system security management within the entire Port of Rijeka security process. The complexity of the Port of Rijeka system, in which Rijeka Port Authority contemplates the development strategy of the Rijeka traffic route and the services provided by the Port within the framework of the already existing development paradi...

Currently, organizations move from the need to produce high rates of profitability, by the satisfaction of their customers, partners or employees, and by the maintenance of high levels of competitiveness to enable them to face competition and ensure their survival. With the evolution of Information Systems and the Information Technology, increasingly organizations based its activities on these ...

To the Editor: Predictable rhythmic fluctuations, especially circadian, have been observed in a wide variety of physiologicai and psychological functions. Abno~a~ities of circadian patterns have been documented in people with depression, including a tendency for maximal severity of depression in the morning; however, patients with anxiety or mixed depression/anxiety report a tendency for sympto...