Background: A novel way to assess the autonomic vascular functional unit of the upper extremity is the sympathetic vasomotor response of the radial artery using continuous wave Doppler ultrasonography. We used this method to determine whether such response is impaired in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Methods: 43 patients with ESRD on renal replacement therapy(Ga), 48 normal heal...

Results: The mean GI was significantly higher in males (1.56 ± 0.31 mm) when compared to females (1.42 ± 0.34 mm). Hence the present sample was subjected to discriminant analysis with gender as a grouping variable, GI and GA as independent variables. Based on Wilk’s lambda values Gonial index (GI) was observed to provide better sex determination when compared to Gonial angle (GA). Hence 2 diffe...

Clustering algorithms in general need the number of clusters as a priori, which is mostly hard for domain experts to estimate. In this paper, we use Niched Pareto k-means Genetic Algorithm (GA) for clustering. After running the multi-objective GA, we get the pareto-optimal front that gives the optimal number of clusters as a solution set. We analyze the clustering results using several cluster ...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION To assess glycated albumin (GA) as a potential glycemic index in managing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eligible pregnant women were divided into the GDM group with abnormal result on a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and the control (normal) group. GA measurements, Pearson's correlation analysis, multiple logistic regression and receiver...

A topological index of graph G is a numerical parameter related to G which characterizes its molecular topology and is usually graph invariant. In the field of quantitative structure-activity (QSAR)/quantitative structure-activity structure-property (QSPR) research, theoretical properties of the chemical compounds and their molecular topological indices such as the Randić connectivity index, at...

in recent years, alternative methods have been used for estimation of soil salinity. therefore, at present research, 600 soil samples collected from ardakan in central iran. then em38 and terrain parameters such as wetness index, land index and curvature as readily measured properties and soil salinity (0-30 and 0-100) as predicted variables were measured. after that, the data set was divided i...

The objective of this study was to test the safety and efficacy of NT, a dietary herbal supplement made from rhubarb, ginger, astragulus, red sage, and turmeric, combined with gallic acid (GA) to reduce food intake and cause weight loss. A total of 105 healthy subjects, 18-60 years old with a body mass index of 25-35 kg/m(2) and on no chronic medication, were randomized to a 300 mg/1.2 g NT-GA ...

Gestational age (GA) is thought to affect height growth in small-for-gestational age (SGA) children. However, the GA-specific trajectories in body mass index (BMI) and early appearances of adiposity rebound (AR) have not been fully investigated in a cohort of Japanese SGA children. A longitudinal cohort study was conducted with 1063 SGA children born in Kobe, Japan, with sufficient records from...

114. Case Mix Index Predicts Healthcare Facility Onset Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Nicola D. Thompson, PhD, MSc; Jonathan R. Edwards, MStat; Maggie Dudeck, MPH, CPH; Scott Fridkin, MD; Shelley S. Magill, MD, PhD; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disea...