INTRODUCTION To clarify the influence of Dai-Kenchu-To (DKT) on portal blood flow (PBF), PBF was continuously measured with Doppler ultrasound. METHODS Normal liver rats were divided into a DKT 90 mg/kg, DKT 270 mg/kg administered group, and control, while cirrhotic liver rats were divided into a DKT-LC 90 mg/kg administered group and Control-LC. The PBF was measured after the administration ...

BACKGROUND When treating mentally ill criminal offenders, improving medication adherence is essential to achieving goals, such as long-term stabilization of symptoms and the prevention of recidivism. Most subjects who are treated under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act have schizophrenia, which is considered a particularly difficult disorder for which to improve medication adherence. Fo...

Sais derivados do cátion 1,3-dialquilimidazólio são uma das mais populares e investigadas classes de líquidos iônicos a temperatura ambiente. Embora, em vários casos, suas propriedades físico-químicas e/ou o resultado dos processos que ocorrem nesses líquidos diferem significantemente daqueles obtidos em solventes orgânicos dipolares, estes ainda podem ser descritos como simples solventes orgân...

New accelerated nonlinear conjugate gradient algorithms which are mainly modifications of the Dai and Yuan’s for unconstrained optimization are proposed. Using the exact line search, the algorithm reduces to the Dai and Yuan conjugate gradient computational scheme. For inexact line search the algorithm satisfies the sufficient descent condition. Since the step lengths in conjugate gradient algo...

Distributed averaging-based integral (DAI) controllers are becoming increasingly popular in power system applications. The literature has thus far primarily focused on disturbance rejection, steady-state optimality and adaption to complex physical system models without considering uncertainties on the cyber and communication layer nor their effect on robustness and performance. In this paper, w...

The fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and simulation have shared close ties since their inception. Simulations have often served as theoretical test-beds for evaluating various AI algorithms, many of which have later served to enable “intelligent” control of autonomous entities within various simulations. However, as AI and simulation have extended into the domain of parallel processing, y...

CONTEXT As with care giving and rehabilitation in chronic illnesses, the concern with traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly with diffuse axonal injury (DAI), is that the caregivers are so overwhelmingly involved in caring and rehabilitation of the victim that in the process they become traumatized themselves. This review intends to shed light on the hidden and silent trauma sustained by th...

BACKGROUND Diffuse axonal injury (DAI), a common cause of neurological sequelae in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), is considered one of the most prevalent forms of primary neuronal injury in patients with severe TBI. Cognitive deficits induced by DAI can persist over time, especially following moderate or severe injuries. The aim of the present study was to compare verbal fluency (V...