PURPOSE To develop the revised Belgian nursing minimum data set (B-NMDS). METHODS The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC, 2nd edition) was used as a framework. Six expert nurse panels (cardiology, oncology, intensive care, pediatrics, geriatrics, chronic care) were consulted. Seventy-nine panelists completed standardized e-mail questionnaires and discussed results in face-to-face meeti...

We introduce the concept of NIC-planar graphs and present the full characterization of NIC-planar complete k-partite graphs.

Scientific applications demand a tremendous amount of computational capabilities. In the last few years, computational power provided by clusters of workstations and SMPs has become popular as a cost-effective alternative to supercomputers. Nodes in these systems suffer from a variety of performance and scalability problems that may affect the applications running on them. Two of these problems...

INTRODUCTION Life expectancy of an obese smoker is 13 years less than a normal weight smoker, which could be linked to the increased renal risk imposed by smoking. Both smoking-through nicotine (NIC)-and obesity-by free fatty acid overload-provoke oxidative stress in the kidney, which ultimately results in development of chronic kidney injury. Their combined renal risk, however, is virtually un...

This paper presents a novel interleaved converter (NIC) with extra-high voltage gain to process the power of low-voltage renewable-energy generators such as photovoltaic (PV) panel, wind turbine, and fuel cells. The NIC can boost a low input voltage to a much higher voltage level to inject renewable energy to DC bus for grid applications. Since the NIC has two circuit branches in parallel at fr...

We determined whether the extrinsically denervated heart becomes supersensitive to acetylcholine (ACh) and nicotine (NIC). Fifteen mongrel dogs were subjected to total extrinsic cardiac denervation. The negative inotropic responses of their hearts were compared with those of 15 control dogs with respect to ACh (0.005-1.0 pig) and NIC (10-300 fig) administered intracoronary. All dogs were placed...

Nicotine (NIC) adversely influences male reproductive system. Achillea millefolium (Achm) as a medicinal plant is highly regarded for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study was conducted to assess whether Achm inflorescences alcoholic extract could serve as a protective agent against reproductive toxicity in NIC-exposed male rats. Adult male rats were randomly divid...

We determined whether the extrinsically denervated heart becomes supersensitive to acetylcholine (ACh) and nicotine (NIC). Fifteen mongrel dogs were subjected to total extrinsic cardiac denervation. The negative inotropic responses of their hearts were compared with those of 15 control dogs with respect to ACh (0.005-1.0 pig) and NIC (10-300 fig) administered intracoronary. All dogs were placed...

Relaxases act as DNA selection sieves in conjugative plasmid transfer. Most plasmid relaxases belong to the HUH endonuclease family. TrwC, the relaxase of plasmid R388, is the prototype of the HUH relaxase family, which also includes TraI of plasmid F. In this article we demonstrate that TrwC processes its target nic-site by means of a highly secure double lock and key mechanism. It is controll...

AIMS d-Serine (d-Ser), a co-agonist of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), is effective for treating schizophrenia. The present study investigated changes in plasma and striatal d-Ser levels in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats after intraperitoneal d-Ser administration alone or together with nicergoline (Nic), a commercial cerebral ameliorating drug, using in vivo microdialysis (MD) to explore the f...