OBJECTIVES Although various effective interventions are available to help individuals quit smoking, the effect of educational levels on cessation rates has rarely been studied, and of the few intervention studies on this topic, the results have been conflicting. DESIGN AND SETTING From October 2008 to August 2013, a partly retrospective non-randomised study was conducted in a smoking cessatio...

The influence of a permitted yellow food colour, Sunset yellow –FCF on root tips of Allium sativum was investigated with a view to ascertaining its mitodepressive effect. Root tips of Allium sativum were treated with five concentrations of Sunset yellow like 100 ppm,250 ppm,500 ppm,750 ppm and 1000 ppm and with distilled water as control. The time of action of the respective concentration of so...

We present the Foundational Cryptography Framework (FCF) for developing and checking complete proofs of security for cryptographic schemes within a proof assistant. This is a general-purpose framework that is capable of modeling and reasoning about a wide range of cryptographic schemes, security definitions, and assumptions. Security is proven in the computational model, and the proof provides ...

BACKGROUND Anemia continues to be a major public health problem among children in many regions of the world, and it is still not clear which strategy to treat it is most effective. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and children's acceptance of several recognized strategies to treat anemia. METHODS Non-breastfed children (n = 577), 6 to 43 mo of age, were screened for the trial; 267 were an...

In this innovative work, Inconel 718 alloy turning simulation models under dry and cryogenic machining (Cryo) conditions are developed. The machinability characteristics of the aforementioned were assessed with relation to cutting temperature (Tct) force (Fcf). comparison Tct Fcf results from those obtained identical experimental served as additional evidence effectiveness suggested model. By v...

Several existing and emerging applications of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) relate directly to spacecraft Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (RPOD) and Formation / Cluster Flight (FCF). Observation correlation of nearby objects, control authority estimation, sensor-track re-acquisition, formation re-configuration feasibility, ‘stuck’ thrusters, and worst-case passive safety analy...

In an electrostatic problem with nonuniform geometry, a charge Q in one region induces surface charges [called dielectric boundary charges (DBC)] at boundaries between different dielectrics. These induced surface charges, in return, exert a force [called dielectric boundary force (DBF)] on the charge Q that induced them. The DBF is often overlooked. It is not present in standard continuum theor...

The best known element of the Kobayashi-Maskawa quark mixing matrix is U„d. It is determined' by comparing the vector coupling constant Gz of nuclear beta decay to the Fermi coupling constant Gz determined from muon decay, after correcting Gz for "inner" radiative effects' that depend upon the assumed substructure of the nucleon. An accurate determination of U„d is necessary to test the unitari...

To unambiguously interpret the impacts of environmental contamination on fish condition, it is important to understand the confounding effects of natural environmental factors. In this study, we measured the effects of temperature (11, 20, and 28 °C), oxygen level, and dietary restriction on yellow perch (Perca flavescens) using biometric endpoints and enzymatic and transcriptomic endpoints in ...