Although tribimaximal mixing (TBM) and quark-lepton complementarity (QLC) are both compatible with experimental data within one standard deviation (1σ), the TBM and QLC assumptions are mutually exclusive by 56σ. [email protected] [email protected] Two popular assumptions in particle phenomenology model building are tribimaximal mixing (TBM) and quark-lepton complementarity(QLC). In t...

Testing TBM (Test Blanket Modules) is one of important engineering test objectives in ITER project. China is performing the TBM design and R&D based on Chinese development strategy of fusion DEMO. Helium-cooled test blanket module concept with ceramic breeder for testing on ITER will be one of the basic options in China. The current progress and status on design and R&D of CH HC-SB (Chinese Hel...

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) and acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) cause substantial mortality and morbidity in both children and adults. Identification of poor prognostic factors at patient's admission could prepare physicians for more aggressive monitoring of patients with meningitis. The objective of this study was to determine the predictive value of neurological features to differentiate AB...

We present novel multivariate tensor-based morphometry (TBM) for characterizing white matter abnormalities. Traditionally TBM is used in quantifying tissue volume changes in a massive univariate fashion. At each voxel, the Jacobian determinant obtained from TBM is used as the response variable in a general linear model (GLM) and a test statistic is constructed. However, this obvious approach ca...

BACKGROUND Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a severe complication of tuberculosis predominantly affecting young children. Early treatment is vital to prevent morbidity and mortality, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis. The lack of sensitive methods for early diagnosis is the most common cause of delay. Attempts have been made to develop simplified tests for tuberculosis, but their dia...

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the most devastating manifestation of tuberculosis, is often missed or overlooked because of nonspecific symptoms and difficulties in diagnosis. It continues to be an important cause of neurologic handicap in resource-poor countries. Owing to the suboptimal performance of diagnostic tests of TBM, diagnosis relies on thorough history, clinical examination, and relev...

BACKGROUND Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult to diagnose promptly. The utility of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of TBM remains unclear, and the effect of host- and sample-related factors on test performance is unknown. This study sought to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of TBM. METHODS AND FINDINGS 235 South-African patients with...

OBJECTIVES Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and tuberculous meningitis (TBM) are common in HIV-infected adults in Africa and difficult to diagnose. Inaccurate diagnosis results in adverse outcomes. We describe patterns of meningitis in a Malawian hospital, focusing on features which differentiate CM and TBM with the aim to derive an algorithm using only clinical and basic laboratory data available ...

In the airways of severe asthmatics, an increase of neutrophils and eosinophils is often observed despite high-dose corticosteroid therapy. We previously reported that interleukin-8-stimulated neutrophils induced trans-basement membrane migration (TBM) of eosinophils, suggesting the link between neutrophils and eosinophils. Concentrations of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the airway increase in se...

Total body mass (TBM) is known to be related to a number of different osteological features in vertebrates, including limb element measurements and total skeletal mass. The relationship between skeletal mass and TBM in birds has been suggested as a way of estimating the latter in cases where only the skeleton is known (e.g., fossils). This relationship has thus also been applied to other extinc...