Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA *Correspondence: [email protected] †Present address: Steven Smriga, Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA Francesca Malfatti, Oceanography Section (OCE), National Institute of ...

The patient, an unmarried woman of 22 years, presented with a history of irregular periods for four years. From the age of 19 she had developed scanty fine facial hairs, gained weight, and noticed a pronounced increase in her muscular power. Examination showed minimal hirsutism. The blood pressure was 140/80 mm Hg. There were no abdominal striae or palpable masses. Vaginal examination showed no...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to critically analyze the strategic dimensions central national government communication in Kenya. structure comprised Presidential Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU), Office Government Spokesperson (OGS), and Ministry information technology (ICT).
 Methodology: A single-case (embedded) research design was adopted target population all officers at thr...

Recognizing the crop and region-specific irreversible effects of climate change on agriculture is unavoidable. The Southeastern United States region (SE-US) contributes significantly to (US) economy through its diverse agricultural productivity. Climatically, this more vulnerable than rest country. This study was designed quantify effect changing climate, i.e., daily maximum temperature (Tmax),...

Orthognathic surgery (OGS) is a powerful procedure used to correct several types of facial deformity. By altering the position of maxillary, mandibular, and chin segments after osteotomy, the facial bony structure and soft-tissue envelope can be harmonized, leading to substantial esthetic and functional improvement of facial appearance and dentoalveolar complex. Because of the meticulous nature...

BACKGROUND To investigate retrospectively the orthognathic surgery (OGS) patients experience in weight loss and the influence of gender, age, duration of the surgical procedure, length of hospital stay, location of surgery and use of intermaxillary fixation (IMF) or without IMF on postoperative weight loss. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 4487 patients treated by OGS where all patients visite...

Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal plays an important role in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. However, ECG signal is very faint and always affected by a variety of noise in the process of collecting. How to eliminate the noise effectively is an important issue and has been widely studied for many years. In this paper, we propose a new ECG de-noising method based on translation invariant (T...