Machine learning techniques have been dominating in the last two decades. The recently published comprehensive state-of-the-art review (Mohanty et al., 2010) justifies this issue. The ability of software quality models to accurately identify critical faulty components allows for the application of focused verification activities ranging from manual inspection to automated formal analysis method...

A commentary on The icmF3 locus is involved in multiple adaptation-and virulence-related characteristics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important pathogen commonly isolated from patients with burns, wounds and cystic fibrosis (Lyczak et al., 2000; Gellatly and Hancock, 2013). The P. aeruginosa strain PAO1 was originally reported as a wound isolate from a patient in ...

This study investigated the effects of a fully protected marine reserve on commercially valuable scallops and benthic habitats in Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran, United Kingdom. Dive surveys found the abundance of juvenile scallops to be greater within the marine reserve than outside. A novel multivariate approach, based upon neural networks and generalised linear models, revealed the greater abund...

Stress-related changes in visceral perception resulting in enhanced sensitivity to physiological and/or experimental visceral stimuli along with hypervigilance are considered to play a critical role in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (Elsenbruch et al., 2010; Mayer et al., 2008; Mulak & Bonaz, 2004; Posserud et al., 2004). Visceral hypersensitivity present in about two-thi...

Pollution due to pesticides is a daily and growing problem, closely related to the intensification of agricultural activities devoted to the satisfaction of human needs in terms of food. In fact, throughout the world, pesticides are intensively used as defoliants or against weed and pests in a large variety of crops (Castanho et al., 2003; De Souza & Machado, 2005a). Also known as persistent or...

It has been more than 40 years since Blalock (1964) noted the distinction between what he called “cause” (formative) and “effect” (reflective) indicators of latent variables, and three decades since the academic literature recognized that some SEM measurement models don’t fit classical test theory’s assumptions about the direction of causality of the relationships between constructs and their i...

The flavonoid fisetin (3, 3, 4, 7-tetrahydroxyflavone) is the main component of lacquer and is found in strawberries, apples, and grapes. The lacquer, lac tree extract, has been used as Chinese medicine in Asia for thousands of years. Several recent studies have demonstrated that the flavonoid has anticancer effects against several cancer types. Our preliminary data have indicated that fisetin ...

Nanotechnology has been taking predominant steps in all the scientific background that focuses mainly in bringing out the solution for environmental and medicinal problems (Williams et al., 2008). The metallic nanoparticles copper, iron, gold and silver have been used as efficient carriers for imaging and medicinal diagnostics (Kaushik et al., 2010). Nanotechnology plays a major role in the hea...

Sandy coastal and inland beaches provide important habitat for shorebirds during the breeding, migration, and over-wintering seasons (Brown et al. 2000). These same beaches often are attractive to humans for recreation (Maguire et al. 2011), residential or commercial activity (Brown et al. 2010) and, in many areas, human use is intensive (De Ruyck et al. 1997). Human use of beaches can result i...