This paper presents a novel method for remaining useful life prediction using the Elliptical Basis Function (EBF) network and a Markov chain. The EBF structure is trained by a modified Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm in order to take into account the missing covariate set. No explicit extrapolation is needed for internal covariates while a Markov chain is constructed to represent the ev...

BACKGROUND Durations of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and predominant breastfeeding (PBF) from two different assessments, among the same mother-infant population, were investigated to determine the degree to which the assessments yielded overlapping results. METHODS Thirty Ugandan mother-infant pairs were followed up weekly from birth to three months of age with weekly short-time feeding reca...

The transition from natural forest to plantations has increased dramatically in the past decades. Forest conversion will affect soil properties and thus ecosystem services. Based on indicators, we studied differences of services among three types Liuxihe National Park analyzed effects artificial results showed that carbon sequestration evergreen broadleaf (EBF) was stronger, organic density (36...

Deficiencies in the IL-7 signaling pathway result in severe disruptions of lymphoid development in adult mice. To understand more about how IL-7 deficiency impacts early lymphoid development, we have investigated lineage restriction events within the common lymphoid progenitor (CLP) compartment in IL-7 knockout mice. This revealed that although IL-7 deficiency had a minor impact on the developm...

The development of mature B lymphoid cells involves a highly orchestrated regulation of stage- and lineage-specific genes. In this study, we report an analysis of the human surrogate L chain VpreB promoter. The promoter has an overall homology of 56% to the mouse counterpart and displays a preB cell-restricted activity in transient transfections in cell lines. The promoter harbors three indepen...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of peer support on duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). DATA SOURCES Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials were searched from inception to April 2012. METHODS Two authors independently searched, reviewed, and assessed the quality of randomized controlled trials utilizing peer supp...