Number of mathematical correlations have been used to predict the monthly average global solar radiation on horizontal using the sun hours as an input parameter. The study was carried out on two weather stations in the UAE, which are Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, using a daily weather data recorded for 13 years. The used correlations included the linear Angstrom-Prescott model and its derivations, name...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Dąbrowska K, Wieczorek Ł. Factors contributing to development of pathological gambling and substance-use disorder comorbidity according patients professionals. Alcoholism Drug Addiction/Alkoholizm i Narkomania. 2022. doi:10.5114/ain.2022.117425. APA Dąbrowska, K., & Wieczorek, (2022). https://doi.org/10.5114/ain.2...

One of the most often-used stopping criteria is cross-entropy criterion (CESC). The CESC can stop turbo decoder iterations early by calculating mutual information improvements while maintaining bit error rate (BER) performance. Most research on iterative decoding has utilised low-modulation methods, such as binary phase-shift keying. However, a high-speed network requires high modulation to tra...

Current evidence indicates that premalignant high-grade anal squamous lesions can progress to invasive anal carcinoma over time. Using cervical cancer prevention as a paradigm, anal cytology has thus been recommended as a primary screening tool for anal dysplasia in at-risk HIV-positive men.5,6 Men whose anal Papanicolaou (Pap) test yields abnormal results should undergo high-resolution anoscop...

BACKGROUND Factors that influence performance of community health workers (CHWs) delivering health services are not well understood. A recent logic model proposed categories of support from both health sector and communities that influence CHW performance and program outcomes. This logic model has been used to review a growth monitoring program delivered by CHWs in Honduras, known as Atención I...

In previous studies, we found that the consumption of legumes decreased bone turnover in ovariectomized rats. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether the protective effects on bone mineral density (BMD) and the microarchitecture of a diet containing legumes are comparable. In addition, we aim to determine their protective actions in bones by studying bone specific gene expressi...

AIMS To determine the pattern of c-myc oncogene expression in anal squamous neoplasia and to determine if this could be used as a marker of disease progression. METHODS The presence and localisation of the c-myc gene product p62 in archival specimens of anal squamous epithelium, normal and neoplastic, was examined using immunohistochemical staining with the monoclonal antibody Myc1-6E10. Ten ...

The Honduras AIN-C programme is a preventive health and nutrition programme of the Honduras Ministry of Health (MOH) that relies on volunteers to help mothers monitor and maintain the adequate growth of young children. A quasi-experimental, design-based evaluation found that the programme achieved near-universal coverage and was effective in improving mothers' child-rearing knowledge, attitudes...

Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is an under recognized and under diagnosed cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). It is estimated to account for 15 - 20% of cases of AKI; it is the reported diagnosis in 2.8% of all kidney biopsies, and 13.5% of biopsies done specifically for acute renal failure. Considerable evidence implicates antigen initiated cell-mediated injury in the pathogenesis of AIN. ...

Cocaine is abused worldwide as a recreational drug. It is a potent activator of the sympathetic nervous system leading to intense vasoconstriction, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, platelet activation and decrease in prostaglandins E2 and prostacyclin. Cocaine can lead to widespread systemic adverse effects such as stroke, myocardial infarction, arterial dissection, vascular thrombosi...