In this paper we present an improve m e nt to o ur s e que nti al i nco re i m pl e mentation of a sparse Cholesky factorization based on a hypermatrix storage structure. We allow the inclusion of additional zeros in data submatrices to create larger blocks and in this way use more efficient routines for matrix multiplication. Since matrix multiplication takes about 90% of the total factorizati...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in non-thyroidal illness (NTI) in premature infants. METHODS Serum levels of IL-6 and CRP, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total thyroxine (T4), free T4 (fT4), total triiodothyronine (T3), and free T3 (fT3) were determined at the 1st, 2nd and 4th weeks of postnatal life in 148 premature infants born befo...

OBJECTIVE To compare splint therapy in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients using two splint designs. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a double-blind randomized parallel trial, 40 consenting patients were selected from the dental faculty pool of TMD patients. Two splint designs were produced: an ordinary stabilization (Michigan type) and a NTI (Nociceptiv trigeminal inhibition). The differences i...

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An analysis of Victorian truck rollover crashes using data from the VicRoads Road Crash Information System database and National Transport Insurance (NTI) was undertaken for 2003 to 2007. Recommendations for reducing the frequency and severity of truck rollover crashes were made based on the analyses and supported by relevant literature. The Victorian crash data indicated that of all truck cras...

We measured concentrations of free thyroxin (FT4) in serum by using two new two-step FT4 assays--a solid-phase two-step radioimmunoassay. Spectria, and a time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay. Delfia--and compared the results with those by a two-step FT4 assay (RIA-gnost), a one-step FT4 analog assay (Amerlex-M), and FT4 measured after equilibrium dialysis. The new FT4 assays classified 30 hypothyroi...

{-(I)ntI} eki, kimi kök ve gövdelerde bir bütün gibi görünmekte, de ekin iki ayrı parçadan oluştuğu anlaşılmaktadır. Özellikle n sesi ile biten kelimelerin bölümü bugün kullanılmamaktadır. Bazıları da eski metinlerde bulunmamaktadır. Bir bu n'li biçimlerde dikkati çeken unsur, ya gövdelerdeki ses dizgeleri bunların kattığı anlamlardır. Elbette ek, köke göre anlam katar. Asıl önemli taraf kelime...