BACKGROUND Numerous studies have examined the effect of low and adequate intakes of copper on absorption and retention, but little information is available on the regulation of absorption and retention of copper when intake is high. OBJECTIVE A study was conducted in men to determine the effect of long-term high copper intake on copper absorption, retention, and homeostasis. DESIGN Nine men...

In order to audit United Kingdom laboratory diagnostic and reference services including novel molecular methods for tuberculosis, a questionnaire was sent to laboratories submitting specimens to the PHLS Mycobacterium Reference Unit (MRU) and regional centres and to the Scottish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory (SMRL) in 1996-7. Nationally, 67.2% of laboratories responded. Most UK laboratories...

Computing tight WCET bounds in the presence of timing anomalies – found in almost any modern hardware architecture – is a major challenge of timing analysis. In this paper, we renew the discussion about timing anomalies, demonstrating that even simple hardware architectures are prone to timing anomalies. We furthermore complete the list of timing-anomalous cache replacement policies, proving th...

Computing tight WCET bounds in the presence of timing anomalies – found in almost any modern hardware architecture – is a major challenge of timing analysis. In this paper, we renew the discussion about timing anomalies, demonstrating that even simple hardware architectures are prone to timing anomalies. We furthermore complete the list of timing-anomalous cache replacement policies, proving th...

Introduction: Intravenous excretory urography (IVU) has been regarded as the imaging modality of choice for the detection of urinary tract disorders in patients with acute flank pain. Functional as well as anatomical details are provided by this imaging technique. The use of ionised radiation and contrast material (CM) are considered to be the major drawbacks of IVU. Recently, the use of magnet...

Embedded systems as they occur in application domains such as automotive, aeronautics, and industrial automation often have to satisfy hard real-time constraints. Safe and precise bounds on the worst-case execution time (WCET) of each task have to be derived. This thesis studies the influence of cache replacement policies on the precision and soundness of WCET analyses. We define and evaluate p...

Healthcare claims are often used to assess medical resource utilization (MRU) and costs but less suited for evaluating novel diagnostics or therapeutics not issued a unique code, limiting payer decision-making on their real-world value. Complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) must be diagnosed treated early accurately reduce risk of poor outcomes. We aimed develop evaluate claims-based met...