BACKGROUND Analytes in blood and urine may vary over time according to conditions of transport and storage. METHODS UK Biobank pilot study to investigate stability through time of 42 haematological and clinical chemistry analytes in blood and four analytes in urine, kept in storage for up to 36 h, for 40 individuals. Random effects linear regressions were used to model the change through time...

In this paper, we present a new path-following interior-point algorithm for -horizontal linear complementarity problems (HLCPs). The algorithm uses only full-Newton steps which has the advantage that no line searchs are needed. Moreover, we obtain the currently best known iteration bound for the algorithm with small-update method, namely, , which is as good as the linear analogue.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Although secular trends have been well documented in the craniofacial region, there is no evidence to suggest that these temporal changes exist in samples used for orthodontic research. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of secular trends on craniofacial growth in a series of longitudinal birth cohorts that are frequently used in orthodontic research. MATER...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Test Tube Mill and the Kett ”Pearlest” Polisher were evaluated in terms of milling performance in comparison with a McGill No. 2 Mill. Degree of milling (DOM), evaluated in terms of percent bran removal (the percentage of weight lost during milling) from brown rice, and whole kernel yield (WKY) were compared using sample lots of medium– and long–...

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a study of changes in groundwater resources of najafabad plain is an important issue asregards water resources management, especially after dry becoming of zayandehroodriver. in the present study trend analysis was conducted on groundwater level of 33piezometeric stations, located in najafabad plain during 1374-1391 while using mann-kendall non-parametric test. the slope of trend line was estim...