Leaky-Rayleigh waves have been studied extensively at liquid-solid interface in the last 30 years [1-4]. Both leaky-Rayleigh and leaky-Lamb waves have found many application in Nondestructive Evaluation, e.g. surface defect characterization, etc [5,6]. Because of the difficulties associated with ultrasonic wave generation and detection in air in the megaHerz region air coupled non destructive e...

To avoid autoimmunity, it is essential to keep the balance between defence against pathogens and maintenance of tolerance self-antigens. Mucosal inflammation may lead breakdown activation autoreactive cells. Growing evidence suggests a major contribution gut microbiota onset chronic, autoimmune inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA patients show significant differences i...

We present a deterministic summary structure over update streams that enables deterministic and the first space-optimal algorithms for a variety of problems, including, estimating frequencies, finding approximate frequent items, finding approximate quantiles, finding hierarchical heavy hitters, approximately optimal B-bucket histograms, estimating inner product sizes, etc..

This paper investigates a combined reactive/preventive congestion control mechanism. Emphasis is given to optimize the Leaky Bucket (LB) mechanism chosen for source traffic policing in ATM networks, examining performance characteristics such as reaction time, cell loss and cell delay. The performance of both buffered and unbuffered LBs is analyzed using the fluid-flow model. Closed form formula...

it has been shown that the gastrointestinal tract of patients undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens can become leaky, thus allowing the translocation of gut microflora into the circulatory system and cause bacteraemia. With regard to the antibiotic susceptibility of the 10 LAB isolates examined against the b lactams (penicillin), the macrolides (erythromycin) and the glycopeptides (vancomy...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an immune-mediated disease with a strong genetic basis but might be influenced by non-genetic factors such as microbiome development that "programs" the immune system during early life as well. Factors influencing pathogenesis, including a leaky intestinal mucosal barrier, an aberrant gut microbiota composition, and altered immune responsiveness, offer potential targets...

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is a syndrome diagnosed in patients with symptoms that respond to removal of gluten from the diet, after celiac disease and wheat allergy have been excluded. NCGS has been related to neuro-psychiatric disorders, such as autism, schizophrenia and depression. A singular report of NCGS presenting with hallucinations has been described in an adult patient. We re...

In 2011, one in every four (26%) children under 5 years of age worldwide was stunted. The realization that most stunting cannot be explained by poor diet or by diarrhoea, nor completely reversed by optimized diet and reduced diarrhoea has led to the hypothesis that a primary underlying cause of stunting is subclinical gut disease. Essentially, ingested microbes set in motion two overlapping and...