Extracting useful entities and attribute values from illicit domains such as human trafficking is a challenging problem with the potential for widespread social impact. Such domains employ atypical language models, have ‘long tails’ and suffer from the problem of concept drift. In this paper, we propose a lightweight, feature-agnostic Information Extraction (IE) paradigm specifically designed f...

Copper-based zeolite catalysts are widely used in methanol synthesis from methane oxidation, but their photothermal catalytic properties have seldom been explored. This study examines the effect of preparation method on Cu-based composite graphite-phase carbon nitride (Cu-MOR/g-C3N4) for direct oxidation by catalysis. Four different methods employed: liquid phase ion exchange (Cu-MOR/g-C3N4-IE)...

To the Editor—Contamination prevention of blood products is a challenge in transfusion practice. Contamination can occur at any point in the transfusion chain, including collection, processing, storage, issue, and administration. The objective of this communication is to describe strategies for preventing transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs) as practiced in a blood bank in a 167-bed oncolo...

Prosopis juliflora DC. is well-known for its invasive and allelopathic nature. A laboratory experiment was established to examine the effect of aqueous extract of P. juliflora on rice seed germination. The extract stock was prepared from fresh and dried leaves (in the ratio of 1:20), subjected to incubation from 1 to 7 days under standard conditions. Two concentrations viz., 0.1 and 1% were pre...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to describe the echocardiographic features of patients with infective endocarditis (IE), and to compare the manifestations of IE in HIV-positive versus HIV-negative patients. METHODS The study was prospective in nature and screened patients referred to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital (IALCH) with suspected IE between 2004 and 2007. Only patients with a definite diagnosis ...

This study describes coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CoNS) infective endocarditis (IE) epidemiology at our institution, the antibiotic susceptibility profile, and the influence of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) on patient outcomes. One hundred and three adults with definite IE admitted to an 850-bed tertiary care hospital in Barcelona from 1995-2008 were prospectively incl...

Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide. In the UK alone, the cost of their treatment is estimated to be between £4.5bn and £5.1bn. The implementation of wound-bed preparation strategies remove the barriers to healing and wound debridement is a key component in preparing the wound bed for wound progression. This article aims to review one of the several debridement methods available ...

We report an experimental study of a binary sand bed under an oscillating water flow. The formation and evolution of ripples is observed. The appearance of a granular segregation is shown to strongly depend on the sand bed preparation. The initial wavelength of the mixture is measured. In the final steady state, a segregation in volume is observed instead of a segregation at the surface as repo...