Cost control for the Internet access providers (AP) influences not only the nominal speeds offered to the customers, but also other, more controversial, policies related to traffic shaping and discrimination. Given that the cost for the AP is determined by the peak-hour traffic (eg. through the 95th-percentile), the individual contribution to the aggregate cost depends on the behavioral demand ...

Results from our model suggest that eating Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis-contaminated shell eggs caused 182,060 illnesses in the United States during 2000. Uncertainty about the estimate ranged from 81,535 (5th percentile) to 276,500 illnesses (95th percentile). Our model provides but 1 approach for estimating foodborne illness and quantifying estimate uncertainty.

This entry provides an analytic proof to Ptolemy’s Theorem using polar form transformation and trigonometric identities. In this formalization, we use ideas from John Harrison’s HOL Light formalization [1] and the proof sketch on the Wikipedia entry of Ptolemy’s Theorem [3]. This theorem is the 95th theorem of the Top 100 Theorems list [2].

CONTEXT The prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) among children and adolescents in the United States appeared to plateau between 1999 and 2006. OBJECTIVES To provide the most recent estimates of high BMI among children and adolescents and high weight for recumbent length among infants and toddlers and to analyze trends in prevalence between 1999 and 2008. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPAN...

Some routine red blood cell (RBC) measurements and indexes (count, mean volume, volume dispersion, and mean hemoglobin [HGB] concentration) can be used to differentiate iron deficiency from heterozygous beta-thalassemia. A number of formulas that incorporate two or more of these measurements have been described to amplify such differences. The H*1 hematology analyzer directly measures volume an...

INTRODUCTION Antiepileptic drugs, which are also called anticonvulsants, are used in the therapy and prophylaxis of epileptic seizures. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relevant epidemiological data and to determine which of these drugs was the most frequent cause of intoxication. Another purpose of this study was to determine the neurological, cardiac, and biochemical problems ...

background the prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide and is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. obesity during childhood can be harmful to the body. objectives this study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in semnan province, iran. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 2195 schoolchil...

background: the obesity and hypertension are the major risk factors of several life threatening diseases. the present study was aimed to investigate the relation between body mass index (bmi) the validated index of adiposity and different aspect of blood pressure (bp). methods: systolic and diastolic blood pressures and also weight and height of 7 to 18 years old children and adolescent col­lec...

background: prevalence of obesity in children has been increasing during recent decades all over the world. obesity, particularly central obesity, is associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. the present study aimed to assess obesity and central obesity in 6-11 year old birjand elementary school children, east of iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 1...