Land surface temperatures (LSTs) within tropical forests contribute to climate variations. However, observational data are very limited in such regions.This study used passivemicrowave remote sensing data from the Special SensorMicrowave/Imager (SSM/I) and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS), providing observations under all weather conditions, to investigate the LST over the Am...

Late stent thrombosis (LST) which is a life threatening complication has emerged as a serious problem of drug-eluting stents (DES). Several studies have suggested that incomplete neointimal coverage of stent struts contributes to LST. Progressive atherosclerosis within the neointima is an another possible cause of LST, but this phenomenon has seldom been reported in DES. We present a case of LS...

Piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is generally indicated for laterally spreading tumors (LST) >2 cm in diameter. However, the segmentation of adenomatous parts does not affect the histopathological diagnosis and completeness of cure. Thus, possible indications for piecemeal EMR are both adenomatous homogenous-type granular-type LST (LST-G) and LST-G as carcinoma in adenoma without se...

This paper presents a Python QGIS (PyQGIS) plugin, which has been developed for the purpose of producing Land Surface Temperature (LST) maps from Landsat 5 TM, Landsat 7 ETM+ and Landsat 8 TIRS, Thermal Infrared (TIR) imagery. The plugin has been developed purposely to ease the process of LST extraction from Landsat Visible, Near Infrared (VNIR) and TIR imagery. It has the ability to estimate L...

This chapter examines Life Skills Training (LST), a school-based preventive intervention designed to prevent adolescent substance use and abuse. LST targets key etiologic factors as described in a conceptual framework derived from social learning theory and problem behavior theory. The LST program consists of three major components: (a) a personal competence component that teaches self-manageme...

The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), onboard ESA’s Envisat Satellite, is a precision radiometer that provides data from which global observations of land surface temperature (LST) can be derived. These LST data are retrieved using a nadir-only split window algorithm, with a target accuracy of 2.5 K during the day and 1.0 K at night. The algorithm will also be applied operationa...

Cellular immune response to Leishmania plays a key role in canine leishmaniosis. However, there are few assays to evaluate this response in the dog. Here, we evaluated and compared three assays of specific cellular immune response to Leishmania infantum in dogs: the leishmanin skin test (LST), lymphocyte proliferation assay (LPA) and IFN-gamma cytopathic effect inhibition bioassay (IFNB). Fifty...

The wind industry in China has experienced a rapid expansion of capacity after 2009, especially in northwestern China, where the China’s first 10 GW-level wind power project is located. Based on the analysis from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) land surface temperature (LST) data for period of 2005–2012, the potential LST impacts from the large-scale wind farms in northwes...

Model programs and standards for substance abuse prevention have been identified by a number of federal agencies. The study reported here assessed two methods of delivery of one such program, Life Skills Training (LST), implemented in nine rural disadvantaged school districts. The results indicate that neither standard LST nor an infused LST delivery method was found effective for the entire sa...