Infinite impulse response (IIR) systems, with their ability to model intricate system behaviors, have proven be a powerful class of digital filters. However, accurately identifying the optimal filter parameters for emulation remains challenge. Metaheuristic algorithms emerged as effective tools parameter optimization in IIR design, allowing exploration spaces and discovery suitable sets. This p...

To suppress degradation of the electrical property field-effect transistors, removal C contamination without damaging oxide films is important in semiconductor industry. In addition, to reduce bonding failure, it necessary remove native from metal films. achieve this, atomic hydrogen was generated by decomposition H2 gas on a heated tungsten mesh. This surface treatment referred as annealing (A...

OBJECTIVE To perform a randomized trial to determine whether there is cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction from a plant-based (PB), no-added-fat diet and the American Heart Association (AHA) diet in children. STUDY DESIGN A 4-week (April 20, 2013 to May 18, 2013), prospective randomized trial was undertaken in a large, Midwestern hospital system's predominantly middle class outpatient ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The findings of several recent studies suggest that antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are frequently detected in patients with acute hepatitis A (AHA). However, the clinical significance of a positive ANA test remains uncertain. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical significance of ANAs in AHA patients. METHODS All patients admitted with AHA were consecutively enrolled...

Acquired haemophilia A (AHA) is a rare but often severe bleeding disorder caused by autoantibodies against coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). AHA occurs more frequently in the elderly and in association with several conditions, such as the post-partum period, malignancies, autoimmune diseases or drug exposure; however, approximately 50% of reported cases are apparently idiopathic. Beside the elim...

AHA! is an Open Source adaptive hypermedia platform, resulting from 10 years of experience with creating, using and improving on-line adaptive courses and presentations. This paper focuses on some recent additions to AHA! that are especially important for adaptive educational applications, namely stable presentations, adaptive link (icon) annotations and adaptive link destinations. We not only ...

The association between non-Hodgkin lymphomas and autoimmune disorders is a well-known event. Also autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AHA), although much more frequent in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), has been described in this group of patients. In recent years, among the more traditional therapeutic options, rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, has shown interesting resu...

It has been proposed that sudden insight into the solutions of problems can enhance long-term memory for those solutions. However, the nature of insight has been operationalized differently across studies. Here, we examined two main aspects of insight problem-solving-the generation of a solution and the subjective "aha!" experience-and experimentally evaluated their respective relationships to ...