ISO 9000 is the most popular and widely adopted meta-standard for quality and operational improvements. However, only limited empirical research has been conducted to examine the impact of ISO 9000 on operational performance based on objective and longitudinal data. To reveal any causal relationship between the adoption of ISO 9000 and operational performance, we examined the timing and magnitu...

The effects of selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist isoproterenol (Iso) on neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission were investigated in brain slices of rat amygdala. Iso (15 microM) produced a long-lasting enhancement of the EPSP that was not blocked by pretreatment with 20 microM D-2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (D-APV) alone or D-APV in combination with kynuretic acid (1 mM). The s...

Image synthesis is an important area in image processing. To synthesize images various systems are proposed in the literature. In this paper, we propose a bio-inspired system to synthesize image and to study the generating power of the system, we define the class of languages generated by our system. We call image as array in this paper. We use a primitive called iso-array to synthesize image/a...

The current investigation was proposed to assess the effectiveness of combination resveratrol and ascorbic acid against Isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial infarction in rats. experimental model divided into six groups (n = 6 each group). Group I: control, 2: isoproterenol (ISO)-100 mg/kg b.wt, 3: ISO+Resveratrol (RES) (20 b.wt) treated, 4: ISO+ Ascorbic (AA) (80 5: ISO+RES b.wt)+AA treated ...

Web-based asynchronous store-and-forward telemedicine systems for diagnostic purposes, which enable the consultation of one (or more) distant health care professional(s) by a locally present health care professional concerning a patient‘s diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve healthcare services. Yet, developing high-quality asynchronous store-andforward telemedicine systems (ASFTSs...

Isorhamnetin (ISO) is a flavonoid from plants of the Polygonaceae family and is also an immediate metabolite of quercetin in mammals. To date, the anti‑tumor effects of ISO and the underlying mechanisms have not been elucidated in lung cancer cells. The present study investigated the inhibitory effects of ISO on the growth of human lung cancer A549 cells. Treatment of the lung cancer cells with...

ii Explanatory note This draft guidance document was prepared by a group of experts as a joint project with ISO. The same document has been circulated within the ISO as a Working Draft (ISO TC 147/SC 5 N 18, ISO/WD 1) of " Water Quality – Guidance document on the statistical analysis of ecotoxicity data " .

On 5 July 2001, SWIFT and FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) announced that the two organisations will seek convergence of their respective messaging protocols by centering on the development and adoption of ISO 15022 XML as a common industry standard. SWIFT and FPL will actively support the efforts of ISO Working Group 10, the group focused on the migration to XML of ISO 15022, which is the current st...

In this paper we attempt to find the reasons for low adoption of the international standard ISO/IEC 2700 on information security management. We benchmark ISO/IEC 27001 against the two other widely applied management system standards – ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management We show that besides low adoption rates, ISO/IEC 27001 standard has received significan...

We hypothesized that the extent of frequency-dependent acceleration of relaxation (FDAR) would be less than that of isoproterenol-(ISO-)dependent acceleration of relaxation (IDAR) at the same increment of heart rates, and ISO may improve FDAR. Cardiac function and phosphorylation of PLB and cTnI were compared in pacing, ISO treatment, and combined pacing and ISO treatment in isolated working he...