In order to evaluate the effects of short exposure period using a simple methodology, a plain rectangular approximation method to estimate loss of life expectancy (LLE) was devised and applied to evaluate cancer risk. The posed risk was expressed as the time of LLE, which is proportional to the period and concentration of exposure. This method assumes a rectangular survival curve and a flat can...

The main purpose of this work was the preliminary qualitative study of organic compounds in wastewaters of swine slaughterhouses. The samples were collected in a local abattoir and submitted to Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE) and Solid-phase Extraction (SPE) with XAD-4 resin as stationary phase. The instrumental analysis was performed by Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometer Detector (GC/MSD...

We present a Python toolkit for simulating the propagation dynamics of dissipative solitons in variant Lugiato–Lefever equation (LLE) including dispersion terms third and fourth order. In addition, provided software allows to prepare initial conditions given by stationary localized solutions standard LLE anomalous group-velocity regime. Propagation scenarios custom control parameters can be spe...

BACKGROUND Analysis of heart rate variation (HRV) has become a popular noninvasive tool for assessing the activities of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). HRV analysis is based on the concept that fast fluctuations may specifically reflect changes of sympathetic and vagal activity. It shows that the structure generating the signal is not simply linear, but also involves nonlinear contributions...

BACKGROUND Late Language Emergence (LLE) in the first two years of life is one of the most common parental concerns about child development and reasons for seeking advice from health professionals. LLE is much more prevalent in twins (38%) than singletons (20%). In studies of language development in twins without overt disability, adverse prenatal and perinatal environments have been reported t...

We find a simple linear relation between the thermodynamic entropy and the largest Lyapunov exponent (LLE) of an discrete hydrodynamical system, a deterministic, two-dimensional lattice gas automaton (LGCA). This relation can be extended to irreversible processes considering the Boltzmann’s H function and the expansion factor of the LLE. The definition of LLE for cellular automata is based on t...

In view of the complexity and nonlinearity of rolling bearings, this paper presents a new supervised locally linear embedding method (R-NSLLE) for feature extraction. In general, traditional LLE can capture the local structure of a rolling bearing. However it may lead to limited effectiveness if data is sparse or non-uniformly distributed. Moreover, like other manifold learning algorithms, the ...

BACKGROUND Combination antiretroviral (cARV) regimens are recommended for pregnant women with HIV to prevent perinatal HIV transmission. Safety is a concern for infants who were HIV-exposed but uninfected, particularly for neurodevelopmental problems, such as language delays. METHODS We studied late language emergence (LLE) in HIV-exposed but uninfected children enrolled in a US-based prospec...

An analytical procedure based on manual dynamic headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) method and the conventional extraction method by liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), were compared for their effectiveness in the extraction and quantification of volatile compounds from commercial whiskey samples. Seven extraction solvents covering a wide range of polarities and two SPME fibres coatings...

This paper presents a novel cross-layer approach (LLE-TCP) designed for performance enhancement of TCP over a large variety of wireless networks. LLE-TCP avoids TCP ACK packet transmission over the wireless channel. As a result, the saved time can be utilized by the nodes for data packet delivery. The proposed scheme enhances the protocol stacks of the wireless sender (or a base station) and th...