The total version of geometric–arithmetic index of graphs is introduced based on the endvertex degrees of edges of their total graphs. In this paper, beside of computing the total GA index for some graphs, its some properties especially lower and upper bounds are obtained.

This research paper explores the impact of asset structure on growth potential listed automobile companies in China, given critical role automotive industry country's economy and employment. The study uses a comprehensive index evaluation system to assess enterprise ability (GA) based 17 indicators across six dimensions. (AS) is evaluated total assets current assets, multiple regression analysi...

IMPORTANCE Lung ultrasonography (LUS) is a bedside technique useful to diagnose neonatal respiratory problems, but, to our knowledge, no data are available about its use for monitoring lung function or eventually guiding surfactant therapy. OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic accuracy of a neonatal-adapted LUS score to evaluate oxygenation and predict need for surfactant administration. D...

This study was performed to investigate the association of prohibitin with renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) lesion and to explore the association of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment with prohibitin expression in RIF rats. Rats were divided into three groups: the sham operation group (SHO), the model group subjected to unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), and the model group treated w...

Geldanamycin (GA) is an antibiotic targeting the ADP/ATP binding site of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). In screening for anti-herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) candidates, we found GA active against HSV-1. HSV-1 replication in vitro was significantly inhibited by GA with an 50% inhibitory concentration of 0.093 microM and a concentration that inhibited cellular growth 50% in comparison with t...

The concept of Zagreb eccentricity indices ( 1 E and 2 E ) was introduced in the chemical graph theory very recently. The eccentric connectivity index ( ) c ξ is a distance-based molecular structure descriptor that was used for mathematical modeling of biological activities of diverse nature. The second geometric-arithmetic index 2 ( ) GA was introduced in 2010, is found to be useful tool in QS...

BACKGROUND Assessment of the fetal brain volume and blood flow is important in the evaluation of fetal growth. We used three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and power Doppler to assess the fetal brain volume and the blood flow index during normal gestation. The relationships of these parameters were further analyzed. METHODS We assessed the total volume and the blood flow index of the fetal brain...

PURPOSE To compare adherence and persistence among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) initiated on disease-modifying therapy (DMTs), including intramuscular (IM) interferon beta-1a (IFNβ-1a), subcutaneous (SC) IFNβ-1a, IFNβ-1b, or glatiramer acetate (GA). METHODS MS patients initiated on IM-IFNβ-1a, SC-IFNβ-1a, IFNβ-1b, or GA between January 1, 2000 and January 2, 2008 were identified from...

This paper proposes genetic algorithms (GAs) approach to feature discretization and the determination of connection weights for artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict the stock price index. Previous research proposed many hybrid models of ANN and GA for the method of training the network, feature subset selection, and topology optimization. In most of these studies, however, GA is only us...

This paper compares the accuracy of three hybrid intelligent systems in forecasting ten international stock market indices; namely the CAC40, DAX, FTSE, Hang Seng, KOSPI, NASDAQ, NIKKEI, S&P500, Taiwan stock market price index, and the Canadian TSE. In particular, genetic algorithms (GA) are used to optimize the topology and parameters of the adaptive time delay neural networks (ATNN) and the t...