Background: A low ankle-brachial pressure index (an ABPI value <0.90) is considered predictive of cardiovascular disease, and is widely thought to increase morbidity and mortality in the elderly. However, good nutrition is beneficial both for the health and the ability to resist and recover from the disease. Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between the an...

Although peripheral displays have been a domain of inquiry for over a decade now, evaluation criteria and techniques for this area are still being created. Peripheral display evaluation is an acknowledged challenge in a field setting.This article first describes models and methods that have been tailored specifically to evaluating peripheral displays (measuring how well they achieve their goals...

As early as 1900, Louis Bachelier had proposed using Brownian motion as a model for security prices. As insightful as it was, this model is somewhat re­ strictive. For example it allows stock price to be negative. A more appropriate and accepted model is to assume that stock prices follow a general Ito process Xt = X e t e t 0 + μsds + σ dB s s 0 0 , where μ, σ are adapted processes. Suppose we...

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SUMMARY. It has been recently found that bis(pyrro1idine-N-carbodithioato)-oxovanadium (IV) is an orally active insulin-mimetic complex. In order to facilitate the characterization and rapid identification of this interesting drug, we have recorded its infrared and Raman spectra and made an assignment of its most characteristic bands. On the basis of this analysis some structural peculiarities ...

ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE 2001;19(1):19-26. www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/aimintro.htm Summary Acupuncture is becoming a common technique within the physiotherapy profession as a treatment modality for pain relief; however, few randomised controlled trials have been undertaken to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture, particularly in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. Therefore, a...

The Rockefeller University Press $30.00 J. Cell Biol. Vol. 205 No. 2 197–215 www.jcb.org/cgi/doi/10.1083/jcb.201307088 JCB 197 Correspondence to Michael M. Kessels: [email protected]; or Britta Qualmann: [email protected] R. Ahuja’s present address is Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland. Abbreviations used in this paper: ANOVA,...

(57) ABSTRACT Methods for diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) are dis closed. In particular, the invention relates to the use of biom arkers for aiding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of KD, and more speci?cally to biomarkers that can be used to dis tinguish KD from other in?ammatory diseases, including infectious illness and acute febrile illness.

It is deep and important fact about human beings that extraordinary things can be achieved through concerted, coordinated action. The phenomena of coordination extends from elementary exchanges of goods or services between two persons, through a vast array of small to large scale social, commercial, industrial, military, political, public and non-governmental organizations and institutions, to ...