© ThriftyTorrent: Cheap P2P software patch distribution for enterprise networks Miranda Mowbray, Chris Peltz, Cristiano Costa, Nazareno Andrade, Katia Saikoski HP Laboratories HPL-2009-80

Transcriptional activity of the three human placental lactogen (hPL) genes was compared in vitro and their relation to the hPL RNA species obtained from term placenta was analyzed. We used in vitro transcription system containing the HeLa cell crude extract as the source for RNA polymerase II and initiation factors. Gene fragments of identical length of 0.96 kilobase pair made from hPL1, hPL3, ...

UNLABELLED Prenatal multiple micronutrient (MM) supplementation improves birth weight through increased fetal growth and gestational age, but whether maternal or fetal growth factors are involved is unclear. Our objective was to examine the effect of prenatal MM supplementation on intrauterine growth factors and the associations between growth factors and birth outcomes in a rural setting in Ba...

There is clear evidence that the placenta produces leptin. However, it is still unclear to what extent leptin is released into the maternal and the fetal circulation. The aim of our study was to determine placental leptin release rates into these 2 compartments. In 10 term placentas, using dual in vitro perfusion of an isolated cotyledon, concentrations of leptin, hCG, and human placental lacto...

It is evident that the variety of communication channels and terminals is rapidly increasing. With more emphasis on media-rich applications in mobile environments, content adaptation is becoming a key technology enabler. This paper briefly evaluates different alternatives for content adaptation and then focuses the discussion on video transcoding, the more practical solution for content adaptat...

BACKGROUND Maternal perception of reduced fetal movement (RFM) is associated with increased risk of stillbirth and fetal growth restriction (FGR). RFM is thought to represent fetal compensation to conserve energy due to insufficient oxygen and nutrient transfer resulting from placental insufficiency. OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of poor perinatal outcome after maternal perception of reduc...

In this work, we present a five-parameter life time distribution called Harris power Lomax (HPL)  which is obtained by convoluting the Harris-G and Power distribution. When compared to existing distributions, new exhibits very flexible probability functions; may be increasing, decreasing, J, reversed J shapes been observed for density hazard rate functions. The structural properties of...