Critical to survival is the geriatric concept, allostasis, defined as the ability to achieve stability through change. It is appropriate that allostasis is an introduction to this commentary, which may partially apply to the medical and pharmacy profession as currently constituted.

1.0 Binaural Directly from eardrum to eardrum 1 1.1 Binaural in practice 2 1.2 Quasi-binaural recording for loudspeaker playback 2 2.0 From mono to stereo by panning 4 2.1 Recording and rendering with paired microphones 6 2.2 Rendering below 1 kHz 10 2.3 Spaced microphones 13 2.4 Blending AB and XY recording techniques 15 3.0 Rendering in a reverberant environment 16 3.1 Loudspeaker placement 2...

101 THIS TWO-PART FEATURE BEGAN with a discussion of why unconventional left-turn alternatives hold promise for the relief of congested urban and suburban arterials. Part One, which was printed in the September 1998 issue of ITE Journal on pages 26–29, also described three unconventional alternatives—the median U-turn, the bowtie and the superstreet. This part discusses four more alternatives.

The gold standard for treating dyslipidemia in patients with or at high risk for CVD centers on intensive LDL-C lowering with statins. However, even among patients who achieve LDL-C levels < 70 mg/dL, the residual risk for subsequent CHD events remains high. The role of elevated TG, elevated non–HDL-C, and low HDL-C on residual CHD risk, guidelines for treating beyond LDL-C, and clinical trial ...

ISM is a well-proven strategy for analyzing the synergic influences of various attributes to the overall system under study. The unique feature of ISM is that it analyzes the attributes based on their driving power and dependence. In the current study, the ISM has been developed for a leading telecom service provider operating in various global regions having their head quarters in India. The h...

Studies in microsomal and reconstituted systems have shown that the presence of one cytochrome P450 isoform can significantly influence the catalytic activity of another isoform. In this study, we assessed whether CYP2E1 could influence the catalytic activity of CYP2B4 under steady-state turnover conditions. The results show that CYP2E1 inhibits CYP2B4-mediatedmetabolism of benzphetamine (BNZ) ...

Single payer refers to a way of financing health care, which includes both the collection of money for health care and reimbursement of providers for health care costs. In a single payer system, both the collection of funds and the reimbursement are the responsibility of one entity: the government. The government collects funds from individuals and businesses, mainly in the form of taxes, and t...

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Single payer refers to a way of financing health care, which includes both the collection of money for health care and reimbursement of providers for health care costs. In a single payer system, both the collection of funds and the reimbursement are the responsibility of one entity: the government. The government collects funds from individuals and businesses, mainly in the form of taxes, and t...

Context: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are becoming increasingly popular yet their effects on health remain unknown. Objective: To conduct the first comprehensive and standardized assessment of the acute impact of active and passive e-cigarette smoking on serum cotinine and lung function, as compared to active and passive tobacco cigarette smoking. Materials and methods: Fifteen smokers ...