Two chitosan samples (medium molecular weight (MMCHI) and low molecular weight (LMCHI)) were investigated as an enzyme immobilization matrix for the fabrication of a glucose biosensor. Chitosan membranes prepared from acetic acid were flexible, transparent, smooth and quick-drying. The FTIR spectra showed the existence of intermolecular interactions between chitosan and glucose oxidase (GOD). H...

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) exhibit unique drug delivery properties and are thus considered as promising candidates for next generation nano-medicines. In particular, inhalation into the lungs represents a direct, non-invasive delivery route for treating lung disease. To assess MSN biocompatibility in the lung, we investigated the bioresponse of avidin-coated MSNs (MSN-AVI), as well ...

Despite the cultural ubiquity of ideas and images related to God, relatively little is known about the effects of exposure to God representations on behavior. Specific depictions of God differ across religions, but common to most is that God is (a) an omnipotent, controlling force and (b) an omniscient, all-knowing being. Given these 2 characteristic features, how might exposure to the concept ...

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Violent people often claim that God sanctions their actions. In two studies, participants read a violent passage said to come from either the Bible or an ancient scroll. For half the participants, the passage said that God sanctioned the violence. Next, participants competed with an ostensible partner on a task in which the winner could blast the loser with loud noise through headphones (the ag...

Avi Rubin is a USENIX director. In his spare time, he is a researcher at AT&T labs.

In this paper, we consider the stochastic iterative counterpart of value iteration scheme wherein only noisy and possibly biased approximations Bellman operator are available. We call approximate (AVI) scheme. Neural networks often used as function approximators, in order to counter Bellman’s curse dimensionality. they operator. Because neural typically trained using sample data, errors biases ...

Purpose: The new non-invasive arterial stiffness indices, velocity pulse index (AVI) and pressure volume (API) are known to be associated with cardiovascular disease risk. present study aimed examine the “dose-response” associations between AVI, API Framingham risk score (FCVRS). Methods: This survey included individuals indices collected at age 18 years older. We used Pearson’s correlation coe...