BACKGROUND Whether long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) play a role in the development of the young nervous system in term infants is debated. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether supplementation of formula with LCPs for 2 mo improves the quality of general movements (GMs) in healthy term infants at 3 mo of age. DESIGN A prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study was condu...

BACKGROUND Whereas acute coronary syndromes (ACS) typically develop from the rupture of lipid core plaque (LCP), lesions causing stable angina are believed to be composed of fibrocalcific plaque. In this study, intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to determine the frequency of LCP at target and remote sites in patients with ACS versus those with stable angina. METHODS AND ...

Inclusion of non-mesogenic pendant segments, such as alkyl, PEG and fluoroalkyl, at periodic intervals along the backbone main-chain LCPs, that contain flexible spacers, provides an interesting alternative to control mesophase structure layer periodicity.

Lean philosophy has shown successful results in the manufacturing industry since eighties regarding efficiency, reducing cost and errors. However, originated private sector, where work rules are defined by business owners within framework of some regulation. In public however, picture is different. The way working carrying out operations projects directly regulation, owner’s role—as world—is em...

We propose an iterative method for pricing American options under jumpdiffusion models. A finite difference discretization is performed on the partial integro-differential equation, and the American option pricing problem is formulated as a linear complementarity problem (LCP). Jump-diffusion models include an integral term, which causes the resulting system to be dense. We propose an iteration...

The paper generalizes the Mangasarian-Ren 10] error bounds for linear complementarity problems (LCPs) to nonlinear complementarity problems (NCPs). This is done by extending the concept of R 0-matrix to several R 0-type functions, which include a subset of monotone functions as a special case. Both local and global error bounds are obtained for the R 0-type and some monotone NCPs.

Leadless cardiac pacemakers (LCPs) are an effective and safe alternative to transvenous for single-chamber ventricular pacing. Feasibility of retrieving replacing long-term implanted LCPs is not well established. We report a small single center series chronically Nanostim LCP™ leadless pacemakers. Since 2012 there were 103 devices successfully the right ventricle (RV) position. In 45 patients (...

xtensional flows and magnetic fields induce similar steady alignment responses when applied to iquid crystals LCs , liquid crystal polymers LCPs and nematic rigid rod or platelet uspensions. This observation is explained for LCs by a classical analogy, expressed as a ymmetry, between hydrodynamic and magnetic fields in the Leslie-Ericksen theory de Gennes nd Prost, The Physics of Liquid Crystal...

BACKGROUND Essential fatty acids (EFAs) in umbilical cord blood samples are associated with attained birth weight in premature infants and low-birth-weight neonates. OBJECTIVE The objective was to investigate relations between the EFA composition of cord and maternal plasma phospholipids and birth weight in term neonates. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study in 627 singletons born at ter...