0016-2361/$ see front matter 2008 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2008.04.030 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 313 832 2643; fax E-mail address: [email protected] (K.Y. Simon Ng). The formation of precipitates in biodiesel blends may have serious implications for diesel engine fuel delivery systems. Precipitates were observed in Soybean oil (SBO-), cottonseed oil (CSO-), and poultry fat (PF-) ba...

We aimed to determine whether the Emergency Department (ED) is a suitable entrance point for osteoporosis screening among fallers without concomitant fracture compared to referral from general practice. Furthermore, to identify factors associated with osteoporosis among fallers. Methods. Patients aged 50-80 years sustaining a low-energy fall without fracture were identified from an ED (n = 199)...

A popular theory for why firms take nonprofit status is that it is a signal of quality. This paper offers a simple, empirical test of this theory. If nonprofit status signals quality, surely nonprofit firms would want to ensure that consumers are aware of this. A natural way for firms to do this is to indicate their nonprofit status in their advertising. Taking this cue, we conducted a survey o...

BACKGROUND The authors analyzed previously studied outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP), examined pre-surgical factors of post-surgical outcomes, and examined some of the psychosocial benefits. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted of 138 patients who underwent RYGBP between 1997 and 2000. Pre-surgical BMI, cholesterol, blood pressure, creatinine, number of antidepressant...

DOI: 10.1187/cbe.03-10-0016 *Corresponding author. Email address: [email protected]. A modern understanding of the cell and its functions has been translated into learning goals for K-12 students by Project 2061’s Benchmarks for Science Literacy (American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS], 1993) and by the National Research Council’s National Science Education Standards (NSES) (N...

© 2013 by the AGA Institute 0016-5085/$36.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2013.09.008 PHepatitis C Screening and Evaluation marks a milestone for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). This CDT is the first in a series of care pathways created for the “Clinical Service Lines” (CSL) component of AGA’s “Roadmap to the Future of GI” initiative. The Roadmap to the Future of GI is...

While the incorporation of phonetic information has contributed to speaker verification improvements for lexically unconstrained speech in the past, improvements have not been widely observed using the state-of-the-art i-vector system, which typically performs best using a "bag-of-frames" approach. This work explores ways to incorporate Broad Phonetic Class (BPC) information for the i-vector sy...

BACKGROUND In the treatment of long thoracic nerve palsy with pectoralis major transfer, it remains unknown whether direct transfer of the pectoralis to the scapula or indirect transfer with an interpositional graft provides superior outcomes. METHODS A 3-tiered study was performed to gain a comprehensive understanding. (1) A survey of the membership of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon...