This paper aims to examine how the construct of resilience is currently defined and propose a more comprehensive unidirectional definition, conceptualization, operationalization for construct. We applied rigorous systematic literature review in line with Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-analyses (PRISMA) selection criteria covering historical currency, topical relevance, public...

Although development practices for apps have matured, cross-platform development remains a prominent topic. Typically, apps should always support both Android and iOS devices. They ought to run smoothly on various hardware, and be compatible with a host of platform versions. Additionally, device categories beyond smartphone and tablets have emerged, which makes multi-platform support even trick...

progressive osseous heteroplasia is a rare inherited disease that begins with skin ossification and proceeds into the deeper connective tissues. the disease should be distinguished from other genetic disorders of heterotopic ossification including fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (fop) and albright hereditary osteodystrophy (aho). we report a case of progressive osseous heteroplasia in a t...

We develop a systematic approach for the analysis of 2-D refraction experiments using traveltimes that allows progressive improvement of velocity structure through a sequence from 1-D models to pseudo-2-D models, and then 2-D models. The approach consists of three steps. First, 1-D velocity models are constructed for each segment of the pro¢le using a genetic algorithm inversion, and then pseud...

Norepinephrine-induced changes in diameters of first- (1A), second- (2A), and third-order (3A) arterioles in the exposed cremaster muscles of normotensive and renovascular hypertensive rats were quantitated via television microscopy. By 2 weeks following the surgery to induce hypertension, we found that 3A sensitivity to norepinephrine had increased and the 1As had chronically constricted. By 4...