BACKGROUND In 1997, the World Health Assembly adopted Resolution 50.29, committing to the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem, subsequently targeted for 2020. The initial estimates were that 1.2 billion people were at-risk for LF infection globally. Now, 13 years after the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) began implementing mass drug adm...

Lactoferrin (LF) is an iron-binding protein contained in the secretory fluids of mammals and secondary granules of neutrophils. LF is a key element in innate immunity and exhibits a wide spectrum of activity against pathogens. Although the effects of LF on the maturation and effector function of immune system cells are well recognized, its regulatory function on myelopoiesis has been a matter o...

The aim of this study was to characterize the effect of typhoid fever on pharmacokinetic parameters of levofloxacin (LF) and compare the pharmacokinetic parameters of the said antibiotic in healthy human volunteers and patients with typhoid fever. Total of 12 subjects were divided into two groups “A” (healthy volunteers) and “B” (typhoid patients). Single oral dose of LF 500 mg was given and 5 ...

We present theoretical predictions of UV continuum luminosity function (UV LF) and Lyα equivalent width (EW) distribution of Lyman alpha emitters (LAEs) in the framework of the hierarchical clustering model of galaxy formation. The model parameters about LAEs were determined by fitting to the observed Lyα LF at z = 5.7 in our previous study, and the fit indicates that extinction of Lyα photons ...

To assess the relation between salt sensitivity and autonomic nervous function by power spectral analysis of heart rate variability in normotensive subjects, low and high salt diets were given to 13 normotensive men (aged 25 to 39 years) for 4 days each. Autonomic function was assessed by power spectral analysis of R-R intervals based on an autoregressive algorithm from 24-h Holter electrocardi...

The modified LF voice source model of KLSYN88 was investigated through spectral and glottal waveform analysis of synthesized vowels, where each of the four parameters of the model was systematically varied; open quotient (OQ), speed quotient (SQ), spectral tilt (TL), and the amplitude of voicing (AV). There was particular emphasis on comparison with the original LF model. The spectral analysis ...

The concept of “curved perspective” has been used by artists such as M.C. Escher in order effectively convey a sense of three dimensional space while being restricted to a two dimensional canvas. We present an interactive system to create and manipulate projections with a curvilinear perspective. Our system presents the user with a set of intuitive screen-space perspective primitives that contr...