OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate cardiac abnormalities in Kuwaiti sickle cell disease (SCD) patients using markers such as tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity (TRJV), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), and the 6-minute walk (6MW) test and correlate these findings with clinical, hematological, and biochemical parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-three patients wit...

In this study, breeding objective traits were identified, and alternative schemes simulated evaluated for two goat populations. The as follows: body size, twinning ability kidding interval (KI) Arab goats mothering Oromo goats. selection criteria six-month weight (6mw, kg), litter size at birth (LSB), weaning (LSW) KI (days). (1) Scheme 1: 2 years of buck use 10% proportion, (2) 2: 15% (3) 3: 3...

The objective of the current study was to estimate the genetic parameters for body weight traits at different ages in Iran-Black sheep. Data collected during a 24-year period (1984-2008) on body weight were used to model the growth trajectory and estimate genetic parameters. Studied traits were birth weight (BW), weaning weight at 3 months of age (WW), 6 months weight (6MW), 9 months weight (9M...

BACKGROUND Physical disability in multiple sclerosis (MS) is frequently characterized by impaired ambulation. Although walking tests have been successfully employed to assess walking ability in MS patients, data analytic procedures have predominantly relied on result-oriented parameters (e.g. total distance covered during a given amount of time), whereas process-oriented, dynamic walking patter...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and safety of continuous subcutaneous infusion of treprostinil, a stable prostacyclin analogue, for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). DESIGN Two multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, prospective trials of treprostinil vs placebo in 470 patients with PAH. PATIENTS A sub...

INTRODUCTION There has been increased interest in the objective monitoring of free-living walking behavior using accelerometers in clinical research involving persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). The current investigation examined and compared the accuracy of the StepWatch activity monitor and ActiGraph model GT3X+ accelerometer for capturing steps taken during various speeds of prolonged, ove...

the objective of the current study was to estimate the genetic parameters for body weight traits at different ages in iran-black sheep. data collected during a 24-year period (1984-2008) on body weight were used to model the growth trajectory and estimate genetic parameters. studied traits were birth weight (bw), weaning weight at 3 months of age (ww), 6 months weight (6mw), 9 months weight (9m...

We report the fabrication of a large mode area tellurite holey fiber from an extruded preform, with a mode area of 3000microm(2). Robust single-mode guidance at 1.55microm was confirmed by both optical measurement and numerical simulation. The propagation loss was measured as 2.9dB/m at 1.55microm. A broad and flat supercontinuum from 0.9 to 2.5microm with 6mW output was obtained with a 9cm len...

A 1.2V 6mW 500MS/s 5-bit ADC for use in a UWB receiver has been fabricated in a pure digital 65nm CMOS technology. The ADC uses a 6-channel time-interleaved successive approximation register architecture. Each of the channels has a split capacitor array to reduce switching energy and sensitivity to digital timing skew. A variable delay line is used to optimize the instant of latch strobing to r...