Evaluation of Acid-Base Disorders in Two Patients Using Stewart’s Approach

Stewart's approach to acid-base disorders Evaluation of Acid-Base Disorders in Two Patients Using Stewart's Approach

Two-tier Supplier Base Efficiency Evaluation Via Network DEA: A Game Theory Approach

In today's competitive markets, firms try to reduce their supply cost by selecting efficient suppliers using different techniques. Several methods can be applied to evaluate the efficiency of supplier base. This paper develops generalized network data envelopment analysis models to examine the efficiency of two-tier supplier bases under cooperative and non-cooperative strategies where each tier...

Evaluation of a Novel Herbal Formulation in the Treatment of Eczema with Psoralea Corylifolia

Background: We studied the efficacy of an herbal semisolid formulation, prepared from hexane extract of seeds of Psoralea Corylifolia, which has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, in the treatment of eczema. Methods: Extraction of seeds of Psoralea Corylifolia was done in Soxhlet apparatus using hexane as the solvent. Furthermore, Oil in Water (O/W) cream was formulated with a stea...

[Preface to the Second edition] Practical and Theoretical Acid-Base Physiology

When we first considered creating a second edition of Stewart’s classic “How to Understand Acid-Base” our motivation was solely to improve its accessibility to a growing number of readers. However, as we began to plan for this edition we became increasingly interested in what made the original text so popular and at the same time why it produced such negative reactions from some quarters of the...

Evaluation the Effects of Foliar Treatments of Polyamines and Some Organic Acids on Quantitative and Qualitative Traits in Some Pistachio Cultivars

Among the most important problems of pistachio are physiological disorders such as fruit abscission and production of blank nuts. Environmental stresses and inadequate nutrition during flowering time have increased these problems in recent years. In order to evaluate the effects of foliar treatments with polyamines and other compounds (amino acids and ascorbic acid) on quantitative and qualitat...