This paper describes a new admissible tree search algorithm called Iterative Threshold Search (ITS). ITS can be viewed as a much-simpliied version of MA* 1], and a generalized version of MREC 12]. We also present the following results: 1. Every node generated by ITS is also generated by IDA*, even if ITS is given no more memory than IDA*. In addition, there are trees on which ITS generates O(N)...

Recent studies have shown that single-dose combination therapy with three currently approved antifilarial drugs (ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine (DEC), and albendazole, or IDA) is superior to current regimens used in lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination programs. IDA may help to accelerate LF elimination in Africa, which has lagged behind other regions. Although it has not yet been tested, IDA ...

Background: Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adolescents tends to increase with age due to acceleration of growth. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ID and IDA in adolescent girls in rural Upper Egypt. Methods: 912 girls in 5 different village preparatory schools situated in El-Minya governorate at Upper Egypt were enrolled in the study. Complet...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the single most common disorder affecting mankind. It is estimated that more than 2 billion people suffer from IDA wor ldwide. It is seen in all parts of the world – developed as well as developing countries. Though iron deficiency is universal, it is more marked in developing world. In India nearly 70% of women are estimated to be iron deficient. Iron deficiency...

In the title complex, [Cu(C(4)H(5)NO(4))(C(6)H(6)N(2)O)(H(2)O)], conventionally abbreviated Cu(IDA)(4-OXPy)(H(2)O), where IDA is imino-diacetate and 4-OXPy is 4-(hy-droxy-imino-meth-yl)pyridine, the Cu(II) atom exhibits a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry, which is constructed from two O atoms and one N atom from a IDA ligand, one N atom from 4-OXPy ligand and one O atom from wat...

In enterprise modelling and information systems development, methods contribute to systematic work processes and to improving the quality of modelling results. Information Demand Analysis (IDA) is a method, which recently was developed for the purpose of optimizing the information flow in the field of information logistics. In order to contribute to improvement of the IDA method, the focus of t...

Incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) requires the analysis of the non-linear response history of a structure for an ensemble of ground motions, each scaled to multiple levels of intensity and selected to cover the entire range of structural response. Recognizing that IDA of practical structures is computationally demanding, an approximate procedure based on the reduction of the number of ground m...

This memo presents current research in our laboratory. We address the following research topics: 1. Semantics-based assessment of nonmonotonic entailment methods for actions and change. 2. Implementation techniques for nonmonotonic entailment methods. 3. Algorithmic methods for planning and temporal reasoning. 4. Hybrid modelling of physical systems. 5. Design methodology for intelligent autono...

Objective: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and beta-thalassemia trait (ß-TT) are the most common forms of microcytic anemia. This study was conducted to compare the validity of various discrimination indices in differentiating β-TT from IDA by calculating their sensitivity, specificity and Youden's index. Methods: Totally 323 subjects (173 children and 150 adults) with microcytic anemia were invol...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is often associated with inflammatory disorders. The most conventional parameters of iron metabolism are therefore affected, making the evaluation of iron status difficult. Serum transferrin receptor (sTfR) levels are raised in iron deficiency but are not influenced by inflammatory changes. The aim of this study was to investigate the role o...