Commodity prices forecasting is one of the business functions to estimate future demand based on past data trend. This study aims implement a trial and error technique constant (alpha α) value in exponential smoothing method. Dealing with confusion that often researchers find selecting an alpha (α) among families, which suits characteristics investigated case. As selection precisely contributes...

Abstract We prove that for α ∈ ( d − 1, ), one has the trace inequality $$ {\int}_{\mathbb{R}^{d}} |I_{\alpha} F| d\nu \leq C |F|(\mathbb{R}^{d})\|\nu\|_{\mathcal{M}^{d-\alpha}(\mathbb{R}^{d})} ∫ ℝ d | ...

The present study examined effects of alpha-mangostin (α-MG) supplementation on the retinal microvasculature, including ocular blood flow (OBF) and blood-retinal barrier (BRB) permeability in a type 2 diabetic animal model. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: normal control and diabetes with or without α-MG supplementation. Alpha-mangostin (200 mg/Kg/day) was administered by...

This concept article aims to show the rationale of targeting extracellular α-Synuclein (α-Syn) from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a new strategy to remove this protein from the brain in Parkinson's disease (PD). Misfolding and intracellular aggregation of α-synuclein into Lewy bodies are thought to be crucial in the pathogenesis of PD. Recent research has shown that small amounts of monomeric an...

Aims: High blood pressure is one of the common main preventable risk factors for many diseases. This study aimed to psychometric properties of the cognitive determinants of hypertension self-management questionnaire among Iranian hypertensive patients based on the Intervention Mapping approach. Instrument & Methods: This psychometric study was conducted in Abadan in 2019. Content Validity Rati...

BACKGROUND Alpha thalassemia (α-thal) is one of the most common hemoglobinopathies worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the spectrum of α-thal mutations among premarital Baluch couples in southeastern Iran. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We assessed 1215 individuals by multiplex gap polymerase chain reaction (gap-PCR) and amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS-PCR). RESULTS Of ...

Abstract The coupled fractional Fourier transform $\mathcal {F}_{\alpha ,\beta}$ Fα,β is a two-dimensional depending on two angles α and β , which are in such way that the parameters $\gamma =(\alpha +\beta )/2$ xmlns:m...

Here we present a systematic analysis of accessible surface areas and hydrogen bonds of 2554 globular proteins from four structural classes (all-α, all-β, α/β and α+β proteins) that is aimed to learn in which structural class the accessible surface area increases with increasing protein molecular mass more rapidly than in other classes, and what structural peculiarities are responsible for this...

Two-photon (TP) microscopy has an advantage for live tissue imaging which allows a deeper tissue penetration up to 1 mm comparing to one-photon (OP) microscopy. While there are several OP fluorescence probes in use for pancreatic islet imaging, TP imaging of selective cells in live islet still remains a challenge. Herein, we report the discovery of first TP live pancreatic islet imaging probe; ...