In this paper, relationships between wave characteristics and upcrossing-and oscillation-intensities are used to construct conservative bounds for signiicant wave heights and amplitudes and for moments of waves crests and troughs. A concept of oscillation ltering is introduced for removing small waves. Results are illustrated by ve examples in which both Gaussian and non-Gaussian models for a s...

BACKGROUND Both mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and azathioprine (AZA) are immunosuppressive drugs that inhibit purine synthesis. In theory, MMF selectively inhibits lymphocyte proliferation, while AZA has well-known effects on red blood cells and thrombocytes as well. In renal transplant recipients we replaced CsA therapy by MMF in an attempt to reduce the immunosuppressive load 1 year after kidne...

BACKGROUND Imatinib mesylate is used in combination with hydroxyurea (HU) in ongoing clinical phase II studies in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). CYP3A4 enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (EIAEDs) like carbamazepine, phenytoin, and oxcarbazepine--as well as non-EIAEDs like valproic acid, levetiracetam, and lamotrigine--are frequently used in patients with GBM. Since CYP3A4 is the majo...

1. introduction the effect of blocking on iran’s precipitation in numeral way and long-term has not been done yet. however, in some researches based on weak indexes like one-dimension has been implied to iran that in studying many cases we observe lack of blocking event and or their continuation that has been for less than 5 days. this phenomenon in some cases occurs in our country directly and...

The relative role of steroids and tacrolimus in the development of glucose metabolic disorders and hyperlipidemia after renal transplantation has not yet been clearly established. Therefore, glucose metabolism was prospectively evaluated by intravenous glucose tolerance test, as was lipid profile, in fifteen white nondiabetic renal transplant recipients three times: before and after steroid wit...

We study BAL variations of SDSS J141955.28+522741.4 utilizing 32 epochs of spectroscopic observations from SDSS. We identify three individual BAL troughs for C iv and one BAL trough for Si iv. The deepest C iv BAL trough shows significant EW variations in timescales of a few 10 h. The fast component of the deepest C iv BAL presents disappearance and re-emergence preserving its initial velocity ...

abstract this research attempts to investigate the role of the blocking systems in surface cyclogenesis over eastern mediterranean sea; but particular attention is focused on the flood of iran during march 2000 over western states of iran as: hamadan, ilam, lorestan, kermanshah, kurdestan, zanjan, ghazvin.the data used for this research includes upper level and mean sea level pressure charts ev...

Treatment of von Willebrand disease typically requires multiple infusions of von Willebrand factor (VWF)/factor VIII (FVIII) concentrate. Accumulation of FVIII is a clinical concern due to potential risk for thromboembolism. This study sought to determine whether VWF/FVIII concentrate of high VWF:FVIII ratio can prevent FVIII accumulation. VWF-deficient knockout mice received four 150 IU/kg VWF...

During March and April, widespread burning occurs across farmlands in Indochina in preparation for planting at the monsoon onset. The resultant aerosols impact the air quality downwind. In this study, we investigate the climatic aspect of the interannual variation of springtime biomass burning in Indochina and its correlation with air quality at Mt. Lulin in Taiwan using long-term (2005-2015) s...