OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the initial and short-term results of a new apical access and closure device to facilitate and standardize the transapical (TA) approach to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). METHODS The apical access, stabilization and closure (ASC™) device consists of three components: an introducer system, a left ventricular low-profile titanium...

Taste and oral sensations vary in humans. Some of this variation has a genetic basis, and two commonly measured phenotypes are the bitterness of propylthiouracil (PROP) and the number of fungiform papillae on the anterior tongue. While the genetic control of fungiform papilla is unclear, PROP bitterness associates with allelic variation in the taste receptor gene, TAS2R38. The two common allele...

We conducted two studies to investigate how cultural differences based on country of origin influence the selection process in an asynchronous video interview (AVI) context. drew upon GLOBE value dimensions and individual measures prejudice examine if raters evaluate job applicants who are more culturally dissimilar them negatively than similar applicants. Professionals with hiring experience f...

Tilt vibrations inevitably have negative effects on some precise engineering even after applying horizontal and vertical vibration isolations. It is difficult to adopt a traditional passive isolation (PVI) scheme realize tilt isolation. In this paper, we present develop active (AVI) device using pendulum (VP) tiltmeter piezoelectric transducer (PZT). The potential resolution of the VP dependent...

Osteoporosis in laying hens has been a production and welfare concern for several decades. The objective of this study was to determine whether differing opportunities for exercise during pullet rearing influences long-term bone quality characteristics in end-of-lay hens. A secondary objective was to assess whether differing opportunities for exercise in adult housing systems alters bone qualit...

As the digital multimedia are integrated via the network, large amount of data is transfer and circulated easily and becoming faster, easier, and require less effort to make exact copies. This progress will benefit multimedia product owners as sales will increase. The major obstruction is the lack of effective intellectual property protection of digital media to put off unauthorized copying and...

El estudio consistió en estimar la capacidad protectora y vulnerabilidad intrínseca natural del acuífero de Texcoco, mediante combinación método Índice Vulnerabilidad Acuífero (AVI, por su sigla inglés) el parámetro geoeléctrico Dar Zarrouk (conductancia longitudinal unitaria, S). constituido materiales lacustres, aluviales depósitos volcánicos, se localiza al oriente Valle México. Se realizaro...