The aim of this study was to identify pigments present in the red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) and to further investigate the antioxidant properties in this fruit. Pigment was identified using the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and results confirmed the presence of betanin in sample at a retention time of 11.5 min which corresponded to the retention time of the betanin st...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The DRAGON score, which includes clinical and computed tomographic scan parameters, showed a high specificity to predict 3-month outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated by intravenous tissue plasminogen activator. We adapted the score for patients undergoing MRI as the first-line diagnostic tool. METHODS We reviewed patients with consecutive anterior circ...

Hash functions are fundamental components of many cryptographic applications. Due to the recent attacks on classical designs, alternative design approaches are proposed. In this paper, we give a survey for hash function constructions based stream ciphers mainly concentrating on Panama, RadioGatún and RC4-hash. Also, we propose an example hash function Dragon-Hash based on the stream cipher Dragon.

Price clustering is the tendency of prices to be observed more frequently at some numbers than others. It increases with haziness, or imprecision, about underlying value. Most research on price clustering has been conducted in Western financial markets, where there is manifest preference for trading at round numbers. We focus on number preferences under Chinese culture. Many Chinese believe som...

PURPOSE Stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) is a rapidly growing sport and recreational activity for which only anecdotal evidence exists on its proposed health, fitness, and injury-rehabilitation benefits. PARTICIPANTS 10 internationally and nationally ranked elite SUP athletes. METHODS Participants were assessed for their maximal aerobic power on an ergometer in a laboratory and compared with ...

T Cell Evolution In a traditional Chinese legend, fish leaps over the dragon gate becoming dragon. article number 2201164, Jialong Yang and co-workers reveal that tilapia mammals share similar T-cell functions, while conserved glutamine (scales) metabolism builds foundation supporting steady evolution of cells between tetrapod (dragon).

This paper describes the design of a perceptual user interface for controlling a flying cartoon-animated dragon in QuiQui's Giant Bounce, a physically and vocally interactive computer game for 4 to 9 years old children. The dragon mimics the user's movements and breathes fire when the user shouts. The game works on a PC computer equipped with practically any lowcost microphone and webcam. It is...

Rowing has a 150 yr+ competitive history. Examining results from historic races like Oxford-Cambridge (established 1829) and the world championships (established 1893) reveals a linear increase in boat speed by 2-3% per decade. Boat velocity increases if propulsive power is increased and/or power losses are reduced. Over time, the propulsive power capacity of elite rowers has increased. Part of...

Pitaya, pitahaya or dragon fruit, grow on a veining epiphytic cactus (Hylocereus sp.) native to the tropical forest regions of Mexico and Central and South America (Mizrahi et al., 1997). The plants grow up tree trunks and are anchored by aerial roots. The fruits have red or pink thornless skins, while the juicy flesh can range from white to magenta. The skin is covered with bracts or "scales",...