Salmonella carriers (16 adults) All had received previous antibiotics without effect. None were given during the trial. Criterion of "cure": Three negative daily post-treatment swabs. Dosage: Two tablets six hourly for seven days. Cures: Three only. Use in thrush (Candida albicans) post-antibiotic infection Perianal itching and soreness was rapidly cured in six adults, observed in general pract...

We present a micro-robotic system for protein crystal micro-manipulation. The specific task we focus on is the automated crystal mounting for X-ray data collection. The system features a set of newly designed micropositioner endeffectors we call micro-shovels which address some limitations of the traditional cryogenic loops. We have used micro-electrical mechanical system (MEMS) techniques to d...

Automatic detection of cow’s estrus is important in cattle management. This paper proposes a method of estrus detection by checking cattle mounting activity automatically. We use a video sensor and apply computer vision techniques to detect the mounting activity. Especially, we derive motion vectors in order to distinguish the mounting activity from other activities, based on computer vision te...

In this paper, the efficiency of the gyroscopic mounting method is studied for a highly dynamic GNSS receiver's reference oscillator for reducing signal loss. Analyses are performed separately in two phases, atmospheric and upper atmospheric flights. Results show that the proposed mounting reduces signal loss, especially in parts of the trajectory where its probability is the highest. This redu...

Automatic detection of estrus in cows is important in cattle management. This paper proposes a method of estrus detection by automatically checking cattle mounting. We use a side-view video camera and apply computer vision techniques to detect mounting behavior. In particular, we extract motion information to select a potential mount-up and mount-down motion and then verify the true mounting be...

Postmastectomy locoregional radiation therapy markedly reduces the risk of locoregional recurrence. Several randomized trials, including two recently updated studies with 10- to 15-year follow-up, demonstrate an improvement in overall survival with radiation therapy. This improvement is seen in patients with one to three positive axillary lymph nodes, as well those with four positive nodes. The...

The 2112 silicon detector modules of the barrel part of the ATLAS SemiConductor Tracker (SCT) have been mounted on their carbon fibre support structure. Module insertion, placement and fixing were performed by robotic assembly tooling. We report on our experience with this assembly method. Part of the mounting sequence involves a partial survey of elements of the support structure which is need...

A new primer gives a cognitive and neuroanatomical perspective on how timing and expectation are represented in the human brain.

background: there are unorganized, published documents about the ecology of mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in northeastern part of iran. the purpose of this study was to determine the distribution and characteristics of larval habitats of culicidae in kalaleh county. methods: larvae were collected using dipping method and adults by human landing catch technique during april–october, 2012. larv...