Background Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is a common cause of ischemic stroke in Asian countries and probably in India. Aim The aim of this study was to describe the risk factors, distribution of vascular lesions, recurrence and outcome of stroke due to ICAS. Methodology A total of 100 consecutive patients of ischemic stroke due to ICAS were enrolled prospectively from Januar...

The Navy’s Integrated Condition Assessment System (ICAS) is continuously evolving to meet the needs of today’s fleet as well as the requirements of future ship designs. This paper describes a technology known as the non-intrusive load monitor that could support the evolution of ICAS and other condition-based maintenance (CBM) systems. The non-intrusive load monitor (NILM) [8, 9, 10] can be used...

Sensitivity of marine ecosystems to human disturbance leads an increasing need devise effective conservation initiatives. One key leverage tool is the establishment protected areas, which can be derived by inspecting where sentinel species forage in their most sensitive life cycle phase (reproduction). Depending on biological and legislative framework, important areas (hereafter, ICAs) correspo...

Abstract Plant functioning depends on variation in resource economics traits (acquisition vs. conservation) and the size of plants their parts (the ‘global spectrum plant form function’). The anatomical basis single (e.g., leaf mass per area; LMA) is generally understood, but little known regarding relationship between trade-offs ecological strategies (representing integrated suites traits). We...

INTRODUCTION Whether adding percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) to background medical treatment is effective for decreasing the incidence of stroke or death in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) is still controversial. We perform a randomised controlled trial to examine the effectiveness and safety of an improved PTAS procedure for patients with ...

INTRODUCTION The circle of Willis is thought to play a key role in development of collateral flow in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis (ICAS). AIM To assess flow in the circle of Willis in patients with recent ischemic stroke (IS). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 371 patients, 102 symptomatic with severe ICAS and recent IS (within the last 3 months) (group I) and 269 as...

From pragma-dialectical argumentation theory, model of critical discussion and triangle strategic maneuvering can deal with argumentative discourse normatively descriptively, which remains logical framework offers effective flexible space for maneuvering. Argumentative reconstruction under perspective provides the language approach pragmatic trace participants to further explore interactive pri...

BACKGROUND There are limited data on the specific mechanisms of stroke in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS). We undertook this study to describe infarct patterns and likely mechanisms of stroke in a large cohort of patients with ICAS, and to evaluate the relationship of these infarct patterns to angiographic features (collaterals, stenosis location and stenosis severity...