BACKGROUND The use of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) is one method of ensuring community engagement in community based research. To identify the process used to constitute CABs in Zambia, this paper draws on the perspectives of both research team members and CAB members from research groups who used CABs in Lusaka. Enabling and restricting factors impacting on the functioning of the CAB were ...

in recent years, need to increase the convenience of trips in railway vehicles causes that train operators and manufacturers focus on reducing the noise level which is sensed by passengers. in this paper, first the state of modeling acoustic noise in cab train is discussed and natural frequencies and acoustic mode shapes are derived and then formulation of acoustic pressure in the cab will be o...

Risk factors associated with the development of musculoskeletal discomfort and disorders during the operation of heavy mobile equipment include whole-body vibration and awkward and sustained joint postures of the shoulders, neck, and trunk. Cab design may influence awkward postures of the joints, and task duration may influence duration of exposure to awkward and static postures and whole-body ...

Successful discontinuation of cabergoline (CAB) treatment has been reported in 31-75% of prolactinomas patients treated for at least 2 years. In contrast, it is not well established whether CAB therapy can be successfully withdrawn after a failed first attempt. This prospective open trial was designed to address this topic and to try to identify possible predictor factors. Among 180 patients wi...

Gaudry has described a new algorithm (Gaudry’s variant) for the discrete logarithm problem (DLP) in hyperelliptic curves. For a hyperelliptic curve of a small genus on a finite field GF(q), Gaudry’s variant solves for the DLP in time O(q2+2). This paper shows that Cab curves can be attacked with a modified form of Gaudry’s variant and presents the timing results of such attack. However, Gaudry’...

Many different types of surface mining equipment use enclosed cabs to protect equipment operators from health and safety hazards. The overburden removal and mining process can be extremely dusty and can cause excessive dust exposure. To study this issue, a cooperative research effort was established between the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Silica Co., Clean Air Fi...

AIM Zoledronic acid (ZA) reduces the risk of skeletal-related events (SREs) in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) with bone metastasis and improves quality of life. It remains unclear when clinicians should initiate ZA treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS Hormone-naïve patients were randomized to a combined androgen blockade (CAB) group or CAB with ZA group (CAB-ZA) based on Gleason score...

cAMP-dependent protein kinase (cAPK) is a heterotetramer containing a regulatory (R) subunit dimer bound to two catalytic (C) subunits and is involved in numerous cell signaling pathways. The C-subunit is activated allosterically when two cAMP molecules bind sequentially to the cAMP-binding domains, designated A and B (cAB-A and cAB-B, respectively). Each cAMP-binding domain contains a conserve...

The purpose of this article is to outline critical elements in the development and quality assurance (QA) assessment of a computer-based assessment battery (CAB). The first section of the article provides an overview of the life cycle of a representative CAB, typical evolutionary stages, and many of the essential considerations for designing and developing a CAB. The second section of the artic...