Background: This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of distraction for reducing infant distress during vaccinations in young children aged 0 to 3 years. Design/Methods: Database searches identified relevant randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials. T...

Exhaustive hydro-distillation of Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl (flixweed) collected from two different locations (Cangzhou city-Sample 1 and Beijing city-Sample 2) gave in both cases yellowish colored oils in 0.31 and 0.26% yield, respectively. Detailed chemica...

Most of the algorithms of clustering take in entry certain parameters such as the number and the density of clusters or, at least, the number of data in every cluster. The question that arises is how to determine the number of clusters in the case of an automatic classi...

Phase-Looked loop (PLL) is nowadays the best suited technique to achieve grid synchronization. The Moving Average Filter (MAF) based PLLs have received in recent three years considerable attention owing to their attractive features. Indeed, they are able to completely e...

The field of research related to ionic transport in the solid electrolytes has passed through very fast evolution during the last years. The main importance here has the discovery of many ionic conducting compounds which are characterized by the nature of the ion respon...

In this chapter, we define Information Security (IS) and elaborate on the different methods and technology used. We proceed to explain some of the IS tools and risks found in private and confidential data. We detail the latest algorithms and systems of security and disc...

This paper provides an early career researchers (ECRs) perspective on major challenges and opportunities that arise in the study and understanding of, and the provision of regional information for Climate, Weather and Hydrological (CWH) extreme events. This perspective ...

Abstract In this study, a new fermentation medium combining a flocculated hemicellulosic wood hydrolysate (FHWH), rich in carbohydrates, obtained from a pulp and paper mill and an alfalfa juice, rich in nitrogen was used to produce butanol by Clostridium acetobutylicum ...

Abstract Let Sk0(N, ψ) denote the subspace generated by newforms in the space of cuspforms of weight k and character ψ on Σ0(N). In this paper we study decompositions of Sk0(N, ψ) into direct sums of twists (by Dirichlet characters) of other spaces of newforms. Applied ...

The assignment and scheduling problem is inherently multiobjective. It generally involves multiple conflicting objectives and large and highly complex search spaces. The problem allows the determination of an efficient allocation of a set of limited and shared resources...