objectives microscopy of giemsa-stained thick and thin peripheral blood smear (pbs) remains as the standard laboratory method for the diagnosis of symptomatic malaria. this study was done to compare pbs with polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method for detecting asymptomatic malaria parasitemia. patients and method blood samples were collected from 900 asymptomatic school children between 7-11 ye...

the interactions and linkages between urban centers and peripheral settlements are increasingly recognized as key factors in the process of social, economic and environmental changes in peripheral settlements. despite this, most practices are implicitly based on a dichotomous view of population and activities in urban and peripheral area. this paper presents that how interactions between urba...

The accuracy of a MOSFET dosimetry system with respect to peripheral therapeutic doses from high-energy X-rays has been evaluated. The results have been compared with ionisation chamber measurements in the same peripheral regions of the beam. For 6 MV and 18 MV X-ray beams, the MOSFET system in the high-sensitivity mode produces reproducibility of dose measurement with relative standard deviati...

Abstract Background Shape memory polymers are materials that manufactured in a certain shape, can be stored temporary deformed and then return to – or remember their original shape upon exposure external stimuli such as temperature moisture. This property lends itself application endovascular medical devices. Peripheral vasculature embolisation devices incorporating this novel technology have b...

Introduction: Repair of peripheral nerve injuries is an intensive area of challenge and research in modern reconstructive microsurgery. Intensive research is being carried out to develop effective alternatives to the standard nerve autografting, avoiding its drawbacks. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a newly designed mechanical device for the reconstruction of the...

BACKGROUND Fulminant myocarditis is a life-threatening disease, and myocardial damage expands the right ventricle as well as the left ventricle in some cases. There is a mortality rate of over 40% in patients with fulminant myocarditis who need mechanical circulatory support by peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 27-year-old Jap...

conclusions our results support the use of pns in some patients with refractory chronic headaches. appropriate surgical planning and technique are important to achieve good clinical outcome and to minimize complications. background subcutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (pns) has emerged as a useful tool in the treatment of intractable headaches. however, complications such as skin erosion, ...

The power consumption of peripheral devices is a significant portion of the overall energy usage of a mobile platform. To take advantage of idle times, most devices offer the ability to transition into low power states. However, the amount of energy saved by utilizing these sleep states depends on the lengths and number of idle periods experienced by the device. This paper describes a new proce...

With the increasing pervasiveness of wireless technologies, users will increasingly want to interact with appliances in their environment from their mobile device. One of the challenges to supporting such ubiquitous control is the creation of user interfaces for the mobile device. Should the mobile device be pre-programmed with interfaces for each appliance that it can control, should it downlo...