The development of the Earned Schedule (ES) method by Lipke in 2003 has been shown to be an important extension to the Earned Value Management (EVM) method, increasing the utility of EVM data for project schedule analysis, control and oversight. As ES provides a reliable time-based indicator of Schedule Performance, the objective of this paper is to investigate whether the SPI(t) exhibited simi...

Complex coacervation is an up-and-coming encapsulation technique widely working in the medicinal, food, agriculture, and textile industries. This study investigated effect of biopolymer ratio pH on complexation between chickpea protein isolate (CPI) pectin (PC) through zeta potential, turbidity measurement, visual observations. Pectin showed a negative charge profile 2-9. The isoelectric point ...

Abstract Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) have revolutionised cancer treatment, with previously untreatable disease now amenable to potential cure. Combination regimens of anti-CTLA4 and anti-PD-1 show enhanced efficacy but are prone off target immune-mediated tissue injury, particularly at the barrier surfaces. CPI-induced colitis is a common serious complication. Methods To probe...

Distributed applications have fostered the standardization of application programming interfaces for the underlying communication services. Three popular communication modelsremote procedure calls, messaging and queuing, and conversations-support distributed applications across different networking protocols and physical media. Access to the conversational services of Advanced Programto-Program...

We analyze the dependence of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP ) per capita growth rates on changes in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). For the period 1999–2004 for all countries in the world, we find on average that an increase of CPI by one unit leads to an increase of the annual GDP per capita growth rate by 1.7%. By regressing only the European countries with transition economies, we f...

To assess overall and abdominal obesity and their relation to periodontal disease among young adults, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were measured and clinical attachment loss (CAL), gingival index (GI) and Community Periodontal Index (CPI) were estimated. The sample comprised 380 adults (170 males and 210 females) aged 20-26 years. There was a significant correlation betwee...

Beneficiaries of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program received an 11.2-percent cost-of-living increase in benefits effective June 1981. This increase, the seventh automatic increase since 1975, was reflected in btiefit checks issued early in July. Automatic benefit increases are tied by statute to rises in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). They are initiated whenever t...