We developed an accurate, rapid, and modestly labor-intensive method to precisely quantitate mRNA species by one-step reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). This approach combines the high specificity of quantitative competitive PCR with the sensitivity of laser-induced fluorescence capillary electrophoresis (LIF-CE). Both cDNA synthesis and PCR amplification are performed wi...

The availability of data for the size of the “underground economy” (UE) is important for macroeconomic policy. We use fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic to construct an annual time-series for the (unobservable) New Zealand UE over the period 1968–1994. Two input variables are used—the effective tax rate and an index of the degree of regulation (REG). The resulting UE time-series is compared with ...

We present a method for identifying errors in EHRs caused by copying and pasting text containing relative dates. Our method utilizes a sequence alignment method for recognizing instances of copy/paste, and regular expressions for relative dates. We furthermore present an analysis of our method on the MIMIC-II dataset. Introduction Electronic health records (EHR) are a powerful enabling technolo...

This paper considers an MIG/c queueing system serving a finite number (J) of distinct customer classes. Performance of the system, as measured by the vector of steady-state xpected waiting times of the customer classes (the performance vector), may be controlled by adopting an appropriate priority discipline. We show that the performance space, the set of performance vectors which are achievabl...

The study of Latino public opinion has renewed interest in the relationship between language and survey response. However, extant research generally relies on statistical methods that cannot distinguish between two related yet distinct types of language effects in Latino surveys: (1) differences in attitude and (2) differences in measures of attitude. The former reflects varied levels of a late...

This project focuses on characterizing intravenous (IV) medication administration in an intensive care unit at a partner hospital. Information regarding IV medication dose was extracted from MIMIC II, a large database containing real patient data; this information was used to characterize the use of twelve hemodynamic drugs. Characterization was performed by extracting features such as maximum ...

Abstract Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an essential role in the progression of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). However, expression and function lncRNA susceptibility candidate 7 (CASC7) PTC remain unknown. The purpose this study was to investigate molecular mechanism CASC7 regulating cell behavior. CASC7, miR-34a-5p, tumor protein P73 (TP73) determined by qRT-PCR western blot. Cell prolife...

Objective: The distinction between COVID-19 and other respiratory infections can be difficult during the flu winter seasons. aim of this study is to detect bacterial/viral microorganisms in nasopharyngeal swab samples evaluate routine laboratory results patients with PCR (-) but suspected covid 19.
 Methods: Between 1 July 2021 31 December 2021, 78 who were hospitalized followed up Covid s...

Most of the existing medicine recommendation systems that are mainly based on electronic medical records (EMRs) are significantly assisting doctors to make better clinical decisions benefiting both patients and caregivers. Even though the growth of EMRs is at a lighting fast speed in the era of big data, content limitations in EMRs restrain the existed recommendation systems to reflect relevant...