Sciatic functional index (SFI) as a behavioral method was used to assess the functional recovery following experimentally-induced various injuries in the sciatic nerve, spinal cord, and brain. In the present study, the functional recovery after induction of injury in the sciatic nerve was investigated in rats using SFI. Twenty-four rats were divided into three groups including sham-operated (SS...

Designers of solar energy systems constantly opt for a photovoltaic generator power higher than the inverter power, i.e. they consider Sizing Factor Inverter (SFI) inferior to unit reduce costs, however this can decrease lifespan and increase clipping losses. This research presents development methodology calculating SFI northeastern regions with semiarid tropical climate, considering influence...

These are lecture notes for the 2009 SFI Complex Systems Summer School.

Subcycle strong-field ionization (SFI) underlies many emerging spectroscopic probes of atomic or molecular attosecond electronic dynamics. Extending methods such as attosecond high harmonic generation spectroscopy to complex polyatomic molecules requires an understanding of multielectronic excitations, already hinted at by theoretical modeling of experiments on atoms, diatomics, and triatomics....

BACKGROUND The definitive diagnosis of glaucoma is currently based on congruent damage to both optic nerve structure and function. Given widespread quantitative assessment of both structure (imaging) and function (automated perimetry) in glaucoma, it should be possible to combine these quantitative data to diagnose disease. We have therefore defined and tested a new approach to glaucoma diagnos...

The elementary Swedish language program for adult immigrants (Sfi) is in many ways a privileged language program, as it is supported by an official language policy and is part of an integration policy ensuring all immigrants the right to free language tuition. However, after 40 years of practice, it still represents a low-status activity in search of recognition. After periods of intense pedago...

Two commercially important standards for 10Gb/s serial data transfer include the SFI specification, associated with SFP+ optical modules and copper twinaxial cable [1], and the 10GBASE-KR specification for backplane channels in computer servers and networking equipment [2]. The SFI specification requires the transmitter to operate with both low data-dependent jitter (DDJ) and low transmitter wa...

An earlier anti-hyperglycemic study with serial crude extracts of Phaleria macrocarpa (PM) fruit indicated methanol extract (ME) as the most effective. In the present investigation, the methanol extract was further fractionated to obtain chloroform (CF), ethyl acetate (EAF), n-butanol (NBF) and aqueous (AF) fractions, which were tested for antidiabetic activity. The NBF reduced blood glucose (p...