The behaviour of multiple stock markets can be described within the framework of complex dynamic systems (CDS). A representative technique of the framework is the dynamic interaction network (DIN), recently developed in the bioinformatics domain (Chan et al., 2006). DINs are capable of modelling dynamic interactions between genes and predicting their future expressions. In this paper, we adopt ...

Cerinţele pietei şi presiunile din cadrul social necesită sisteme de fabricaţie eficiente care să ţină pasul cu tendinţele mereu crescânde din domeniu. De aici rezultă necesitatea dezvoltării unor sisteme noi de control al fabricaţiei care să poată face faţă schimbărilor şi perturbaţiilor din producţie într-un mod eficient. În acest sens, în ultimul deceniu au fost făcute numeroase cercetări şi...

Growing clinical evidences indicate the benefits of human milk (HM) for appropriate growth and development of a newborns: the particular composition make it a unique and inimitable nutrient [1]. Mother’s own milk is the first choice for all neonates including preterm infants, when it is unavailable or in short supply, donor milk (DM) is an important alternative. DM should be provided from an es...

Prevention and control of Lyme disease is difficult because of the complex biology of the pathogen's (Borrelia burgdorferi) vector (Ixodes scapularis) and multiple reservoir hosts with varying degrees of competence. Cost-effective implementation of tick- and host-targeted control methods requires an understanding of the relationship between pathogen prevalence in nymphs, nymph abundance, and in...

Incidental ingestion of household dust is an important arsenic (As) exposure pathway for children. However, compared to soils, assessment of As relative bioavailability (RBA) in household dust is limited. In this study, As-RBA in 12 household dust samples (7–38 mg kg(–1)) was measured using an in vivo mouse model and compared to As bioaccessibility determined using 4 assays [Solubility Bioacces...

The article sets out the value of theorizing collective action from a social science perspective that engages with the messy actuality of practice. It argues that community health psychology relies on an abstract version of Paulo Freire's earlier writing, the Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which provides scholar-activists with a 'map' approach to collective action. The article revisits Freire's lat...

The paper presents the results of the qualitative and quantitative determination of scopoletin (SLT) in Physalis alkekengi and Solanum dulcamara (Solanaceae) by highperformance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS). The plant samples were harvested around Iasi on July 2007, July 2008, August-September 2009. Scopoletin was extracted from dried leaves by two methods: with metha...