Purpose: Following categorization of suicidal attempters who visited the emergency room by outcome, to identify the characteristics and potential needs of each group. Methods: The outcomes of 1348 individuals who attempted suicide and visited the critical care center or the psychiatry emergency department of the hospital were categorized into 3 groups, “hospitalization in the critical care cent...

BACKGROUND Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has proven to be a superior predictor of morbid events when compared to clinic or office blood pressure measurement (CBPM). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of ABPM in a sample of 14 414 people referred for management of cardiovascular risk. METHODS In this paper we describe the methodology required to examin...

In this correspondence, we reply to the comments in Gu et al. [“Comments on ‘A blind signal separation method for multiuser communications,’” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 2355–2356, May 2007]. We explain that the global convergence analysis of the method in Castedo et al. [“A blind signal separation method for multiuser communications,” IEEE Transactions on Signal...

Antal Rockenbauer, Gilles Olive, Xavier Rozanska, Alain Jacques, Didier Gigmes, François Le Moigne, Daniel Peeters, Anton German, Paul Tordo ¢ Institute of Chemistry, Chemical Research Center, Budapest, P. O. Box 17, H-1525 Hungary. † Department of Polymer Chemistry and Coatings Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. ‡ Schuit Institute ...

This paper analyzes how an inventor should …x the licensing terms to license a standard in complying with a non-discrimination requirement. Using a model incorporating imperfect competition between a …nite number of users and product di¤erentiation, we compare three di¤erent regimes: …xed fee (also known as royalty free), per unit royalty and two-part tari¤. We highlight the di¤erent e¤ects of ...

AIMS Genetics play a major role in the etiology of schizophrenia (SZ). Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is one of the promising candidate genes for SZ. A nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs4680, causing a Valine (Val) to Methionine (Met) substitution, has been widely studied in relation to psychiatric phenotypes, including SZ, but with conflicting results. We conducted a t...

There is evidence of human settlement in Weston-super-Mare through the old and new stone ages into Roman times. The name Weston does not feature in the Domesday Book, but Westonsuper-Mare first appears in the Bath and Wells registry in 1348. The oldest buildings in the area are at Woodspring Priory, founded in 1210. Amongst these buildings is an Infirmary, built in the 15th century. Evidence su...

The stimulation of the human sensory receptors by compounds present in virgin olive oils (VOOs) gives rise to the sensory attributes that describe its particular aroma. The sensor panel evaluation and the molecules responsible for sensory perceptions of virgin olive oil quality are elucidated. The methodology for the evaluation of the sensory characteristics of VOOs is reported, and typical fla...

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1348 I. THE EXISTING IMMUNITY LANDSCAPE DURING A DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY....................................................................................................... 1350 A. What Is a Public Health Emergency? ...................................................