OBJECTIVE To compare immunization coverage and equity distribution of coverage between 2001 and 2014 in Nepal. METHODS We used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys carried out in 2001, 2006 and 2011 together with data from the 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. We calculated the proportion, in mean percentage, of children who had received bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, th...

The immunodominant, conformational "a" determinant of hepatitis B surface Ag (HBsAg) elicits Ab responses. We selectively expressed the Ab-binding, glycosylated, native a determinant (residue 120-147) of HBsAg in a fusion protein containing C-terminally the HBsAg fragment SII (residue 80-180) fused to a SV40 T-Ag-derived hsp73-binding 77 aa (T(77)) or non-hsp-binding 60 aa (T(60)) N terminus. A...

A boundary spanning regional innovation model of permeability among universityindustry-government is abstracted from Boston, Silicon Valley and Research Triangle and used to assess Newcastle Science City. Early history may provide a better guide for aspiring regions than abstracting elements from the contemporary Silicon Valley ecosystem with its multiple interactive technology and business par...

In this study, we examine the swapping pattern occurring between two external guest molecules, N2 and CO2, and crystalline (sI and sII) CH4 hydrate. For sI methane hydrate, the spectroscopic result shows that N2 molecules mainly attack CH4 molecules occupying small cages while CO2 molecules play an active role in replacing most of CH4 molecules in large cages. In the other case for sII and sH m...

Electronic structure calculations employing hybrid functionals are used to gain insight into the interaction of carbon (C) atoms, oxygen (O) interstitials, and self-interstitials in silicon (Si). We calculate the formation energies of the C related defects Ci(SiI), CiOi, CiCs, and CiOi(SiI) with respect to the Fermi energy for all possible charge states. The Ci(SiI)(2+) state dominates in almos...

The influence of attention on the processing of pain in the secondary somatosensory cortex (SII) was analyzed using magnetoencephalography in response to painful infra-red heat stimuli applied to the left hand in six male healthy subjects, aged 22-28 years. Three experimental paradigms were chosen to deliver attention dependent results under comparable levels of vigilance. Single moving dipole ...

To clarify the role of primary and second somatosensory cortex (SI and SII) in somatosensory discrimination, we recorded somatosensory evoked magnetic fields during a stimulus strength discrimination task. The temporal pattern of cortical activation was analyzed by dipole source model coregistered with magnetic resonance image. Stimulus intensity was represented in SI as early as 20 ms after th...

The present investigation was designed to determine the organization of somatosensory fields in the lateral sulcus of macaque monkeys using standard microelectrode recording techniques. Our results provide evidence for two complete representations of the body surface. We term these fields the second somatosensory area (SII) and the parietal ventral area (PV) because of their similarities in pos...

Simultaneous early processing of sensory input in human primary (SI) and secondary (SII) somatosensory cortices. The anatomic connectivity of the somatosensory system supports the simultaneous participation of widely separated cortical areas in the early processing of sensory input. We recorded evoked neuromagnetic responses noninvasively from human primary (SI) and secondary (SII) somatosensor...

Aim: Indices related to blood parameters that indicate inflammation have recently started be used in determining prognosis for many diseases. Visceral involvement is the most important factor affecting immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV). In this study, we sought explore value of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) predicting visceral IgAV.&#x0D...