It is unknown whether a novel small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) containing alpha-linolenic (ALA) and linoleic acids impacts maternal plasma lipids and fatty acid status. We measured plasma fatty acids (wt%) and lipid concentrations at 36 wk gestation and breast milk fatty acids (wt%) at 6 months postpartum in a subsample of women enrolled in a randomized controlled trial s...

The kappa SQ software package is designed to assist researchers working on randomized row sampling. The package contains a collection of Matlab functions along with a GUI that ties them all together and provides a platform for the user to perform experiments. In particular, kappa SQ is designed to do experiments related to the two-norm condition number of a sampled matrix, κ(SQ), where S is a r...

IOANA ZINUCA PAVEL1,2#, OANA M. DUICU1,3#, CORINA DANCIU2, CRISTINA DEHELEAN4, FLORINA M. BOJIN5,6, VIRGIL PAUNESCU5,6, DANINA M. MUNTEAN1,3, ADRIAN STURZA1,3*, LAVINIA NOVEANU1,3 1 “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Department of Pathophysiology, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Roamnia 2 “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Department...

CAMELIA VIDITA GURBAN1, FLORINA-MARIA ANDRICA2*, COSMIN CITU3, ELENA HOGEA3*, IOSIF MARINCU4, MARIOARA CORNIANU5, OVIDIU ALEXANDRU MEDERLE6 1 Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2 Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry ,...

BACKGROUND To develop a sensitive and specific screening tool for knee and hip osteoarthritis in the general population of elderly people. METHODS The Knee and Hip OsteoArthritis Screening Questionnaire (KHOA-SQ) was developed based on previous studies and observed data and sent to 11,002 people aged 60 to 90 years, stratified by age and gender, who were selected by random sampling. Algorithm...

It has been proposed that the elimination of electronic-service quality (e-SQ) gaps holds the key to a better website experience when dealing with organizations on-line. In turn, this leads to increased perceived e-SQ, perceived value, and importantly purchases and repurchases. In this paper a method of measuring e-SQ gaps is proposed. Regression and coefficient analysis are used to analyse dat...

Wixom and Todd (2005) integrated the user satisfaction and the technology acceptance literatures to theorize about and account for the influence of the information technology artifact on usage. Based on Wixom and Todd’s integrated model of technology usage, we propose the 3Q model by investigating the role of service quality (SQ), in addition to system quality (SysQ) and information quality (IQ...

BACKGROUND Although fascial bands within the subcutaneous (SQ) layer are commonly seen in ultrasound images, little is known about their functional role, much less their structural characteristics. This study's objective is to describe the morphological features of SQ fascial bands and to systematically evaluate the bands using image analyses tools and morphometric measures. METHODS In 28 hea...

BACKGROUND Supplementing pregnant and lactating mothers with small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) has resulted in improvements in birth outcomes in some low-income settings. In order to be effective, SQ-LNS must be consumed regularly over sustained periods. METHODS The objective was to assess and compare acceptability of and adherence to SQ-LNS consumption among pregnant a...