Wearable monitoring devices are now a usual commodity in the market, especially for the monitoring of sports and physical activity.However, specialized wearable devices remain an open field for high-risk professionals, such as military personnel, fire and rescue, law enforcement, etc.In this work, a prototype wearable instrument, based on reconfigu
Transient systolic murmurs Walkers + Wagons in neonates and premature infants due to mild left (LPA) and right (RPA) pulmonary branch stenosis is recognized but follow up studies are lacking.A total of 32 neonates with murmur and 32 controls were evaluated echocardiographically at baseline and in four months follow up.Diameters of LPA and RPA were
Abstract Background ICEs are mobile genetic elements found integrated into bacterial chromosomes that can excise and be transferred to a new cell.They play an important role in horizontal gene transmission and carry accessory genes that may provide interesting phenotypes for the bacteria.Here, we seek to research the presence and the role of ICEs i
The aim of this study is to find out the determinants of target dividend payout ratio of BIST-listed firms operating in the non-metallic products (cement) manufacturing industry in the period of 2002-2012.Through this aim, the short and long-run effects of factors related to profitability, liquidity, growth, Accessories risk, market expectations an
BackgroundBacteria in physiological environments can generate mineralizing biofilms, which are associated with diseases like periodontitis or kidney stones.Modelling complex environments presents a challenge for the study of mineralization in biofilms.Here, we developed an experimental setup which could be applied to study the fundamental principle