Model-based diagnosis of discrete-event systems (DESs) requires the reconstruction of the behavior of the system to be diagnosed, which is computationally expensive and, therefore, timeconsuming. Accordingly, most approaches propose a trade-off between off-line and on-line computation: suitable knowledge, derived off-line from the model of the system, can be exploited on-line based on the actua...

We investigate from a global point of view the existence of cohesiveness among experts’ opinions. We address this general issue from three basic essentials: the management of experts’ opinions when they are expressed by ordinal information; the measurement of the degree of dissensus among such opinions; and the achievement of a group solution that conveys the minimum dissensus to the experts’ g...

The goal of our research project is to protect security of applications and software systems in a whole new way: by diversifying implementations of all the software layers and their interfaces on the binary level. The system call interface of the operating system is diversified uniquely for each system and all the entry points to this interface are diversified in applications and libraries acco...

Background: Type2 diabetes is a metabolic disease that is rapidly increasing in the world. GLUT4 and RBP4 are factors that play a role in glucose uptake. This study aimed to investigate the effect of moderate-intensity continuous training on RBP4 and GLUT4 gene expression of soleus muscle in STZ induced diabetic rats. Methods: This experimental study was conducted between May and September 201...

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) have been identified for their promising therapeutic potential to regenerate and repopulate the degenerate intervertebral disk (IVD), which is a major cause of lower back pain. The optimal cell delivery system remains elusive but encapsulation within scaffolds likely offer decisive advantage over in solution by ensuring successful retention tissue. ...

CTA is a post-tabular perturbative approach for statistical disclosure control. Its purpose is to compute the closest safe table to the original data, using some distance. Sensitive cells are adjusted either upwards or downwards (binary decision), and the resulting cells have to be accordingly (and minimally) modified to preserve marginals. For real and large tables, CTA may result in a difficu...

To construct an adenovirus vector co-expressing human bone morphogenetic protein (hBMP2) and human vascular endothelial growth factor (hVEGF165) as well as green fluorescence protein (GFP) as a marker, with which the intracellular expression of the inserted genes could be identified in Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs). BMP2 and VEGF165 genes were PCR amplified from a cDNA library an...

To construct an adenovirus vector co-expressing human bone morphogenetic protein (hBMP2) and human vascular endothelial growth factor (hVEGF165) as well as green fluorescence protein (GFP) as a marker, with which the intracellular expression of the inserted genes could be identified in Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs). BMP2 and VEGF165 genes were PCR amplified from a cDNA library an...

Abstract The aims of this study were to evaluate the homology ZmMATE1 and ZmMATE2 gene sequences with those deposited in international banks quantify differential expression genes ZmMATE1, ZmMATE2, ZmNrat1 germplasms landrace hybrid maize under aluminum (Al) stress minimal solution. Fifty-two hybrids from different companies 50 varieties genotyped for ZmMATE2. For studies expression, tolerant (...

Carboxylmethylated konjac glucomannan (CKGM) is a carboxylmethylated polymer of mannose and glucose that is derived from the plant Amorphophallus konjac cultivated in East Asia. The CKGM solution had a high volume-expanding efficacy and was evaluated as a plasma substitute in the present study. Ameliorative hemorrhagic shock rabbits were used as the model animals. The in vivo hemodynamic and he...