Recent attention to dangerous mobile phone use (MPU) has drawn concerns on how we can reduce use in situations such as driving. The National Safety Council estimates 1.6 million, roughly 28%, of vehicle accidents a year are related to MPU while driving. Much of the research has investigated dangerous use through an addiction perspective; however, if the underlying motivation is more similar to ...

Delay-tolerant networking (DTN) offers a novel architecture that can be used to enhance store-carry-forward routing in satellite networks. Since these networks take advantage of scheduled contact plans, distributed algorithms like the Contact Graph Routing (CGR) utilized optimize data delivery performance. However, despite numerous improvements made CGR, there is lack proposals prioritize traff...

in order to evaluate the effect of intercropping with replacement and additive series for hemp (cannabis sativa l.) and sesame (sesamum indicum l.), a field experiment was conducted during growing season 2006-07 at the agricultural research station of ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran. a randomized complete block design with three replications was used. treatments included different combinat...

Higano et al have recently communicated their experience with interferon-a (IFN-a) treatment in 14 chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients with cytogenetic relapse after unmanipulated allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT).1 Eighty percent of their patients obtained complete cytogenetic responses, and the authors suggest that the response to IFN-a may be related to tumor burden after havi...

16S rRNA sequences of morphologically and biochemically identified 21 thermophilic bacteria isolated from Unkeshwar hot springs (19°85'N and 78°25'E), Dist. Nanded (India) has been deposited in NCBI repository. The 16S rRNA gene sequences were used to generate QR codes for sequences (FASTA format and full Gene Bank information). Diversity among the isolates is compared with known isolates and e...

To thoroughly review the uses of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) related to the process of reproduction and also assess new, non-traditional theories. Review of the international literature and research studies. hCG and its receptor, LH/CGR, are expressed in numerous sites of the reproductive tract, both in gonadal and extra-goanadal tissues, promoting oocyte maturation, fertilization, impla...

Expressive and efficient visualizations of complex vascular structures are essential for medical applications, such as diagnosis and therapy planning. A variety of techniques has been developed which provide smooth high-quality visualizations of vascular structures based on rather simple model assumptions. For diagnostic applications, these model assumptions and the resulting deviations from th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate facility rankings in achieving <7% A1C levels based on the complexity of glycemic treatment regimens using threshold and continuous measures. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective administrative data analysis of Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers in 2003-2004. Eligible patients were identified using National Committee for Quality Assurance ...

Zusammenfassung. Wir präsentieren eine Methode zur Visualisierung von Gefäßstrukturen basierend auf dem Segmentierungsergebnis aus kontrastmittelverstärkten Bilddaten. Im Gegensatz zu modellbasierten Verfahren wird die Morphologie der darzustellenden Gefäße exakt wiedergegeben. Dies ermöglicht neben einer Anwendung in der Therapieplanung und der medizinischen Ausbildung auch einen Einsatz in de...

BACKGROUND Monitoring of the electrocardiogram (ECG) in premature infants with conventional adhesive-backed electrodes can harm their sensitive skin. Use of an electrode belt prevents skin irritation, but the effect of belt pressure on respiratory function is unknown. A strain gauge sensor is described which measures applied belt tension. METHOD The device frame was comprised of an aluminum h...