It has now become an important issue to evaluate the performance of technical institutions to develop better research and enrich the existing teaching processes. The results of such performance appraisal would serve as a reference point for decisions to choose a particular institution, hire manpower, and provide financial support for the betterment of students and underperforming institutions. ...

The staging of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is mandatory for both starting antiviral therapy and for starting a surveillance program for the early diagnosis of HCC. Considering that liver biopsy (LB) is " the best but not the gold standard " for the evaluation of fibrosis owed to possible limitations in the sample specimen and histological interpretation (1), the noninvasive eval...

The state-of-the-art technology for gate oxides on SiC involves the introduction of nitrogen to reduce density interface defects. However, metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) field-effect transistors still suffer from low channel mobility even after nitridation treatment. Recent reports have indicated that this is due near-interface traps (NITs) communicate with electrons in conduction band via tun...

We examined the infestation rate of head and/or body lice in patients in a mental hospital, Seoul, Korea on June 27-28, 1988. Of 438 women, 146 (33.3%) were positive with nits or worms of louse. Of 143 men, 22 (15.4%) were positive with those of louse. Regular control programs were necessary to this hospital.

BACKGROUND Methods for the diagnosis of Pediculus humanus var. capitis are controversial and most studies are based on direct visual exam. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the diagnosis efficacy of both direct visual exam and the use of a metal microchanelled fine-toothed comb. METHODS 946 children and teenagers 4 to 19 years of age were examined. Each individual's hair ...

Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an unusual cause of blepharoconjunctivitis and may easily be overlooked because of the failure of physicians to recognize Phthirus pubis. We report a case of a 30-year-old woman with persistent itching in the left eyelid which was unsuccessfully treated under the diagnosis of allergic blepharoconjunctivitis. Careful ophthalmic examination revealed seven bugs with mult...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnostic performance of seven non-invasive tests (NITs) of liver fibrosis and to assess fibrosis progression over time in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. METHODS Transient elastography (TE) and six blood tests were compared to histopathological fibrosis stage (METAVIR). Participants were followed over three years with NITs at yearly intervals. RESULTS Area under t...

In this report we discuss the development of blue OLEDs employing tetradentate platinum complexes, which demonstrated a OLED with an external quantum efficiency 17.6% and estimated LT90 lifetime close to 600h at 1000 nits.

Com a publicação da Lei de Inovação em 2004, reiterada 2016 pelo Marco Legal Inovação, as Instituições Ciência e Tecnologia (ICTs) os seus Núcleos Tecnológicas (NITs) têm sido cada vez mais representativos nos processos nas demandas das políticas inovação país, contribuindo, assim, para o crescimento socioeconômico Tecnologia. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo conhecer evolução ICTs NITs, suas na...