Pregnanediol Excretion in Normal and Abnormal Pregnancy

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Mariner IV science platform structure and actuator design, development and flight performance

Mariner IV scan platform structure and actuator design - development and performanc

Preliminary assessment of industrial needs for an advanced ocean technology

A quick-look review of selected ocean industries is presented for the purpose of providing NASA OSTA with an assessment of technology needs and market potential. The size and growth potential, needs and problem areas, technology presently used and its suppliers, are given for industries involved in deep ocean mining, petrochemicals ocean energy conversion. Supporting services such as ocean bottom surveying; underwater transportation, data collection, and work systems; and inspection and diving services are included. Examples of key problem areas that are amenable to advanced technology solutions are included. Major companies are listed

Finite Memory Recursive Solutions in Stochastic Models: Equilibrium and Transient Analysis

G/M/1 and M/G/1-type Markov processes provide natural models for widely differing stochastic phenomena. Efficient recursive solutions for the equilibrium and transient analysis of these processes are therefore of considerable interest. In this direction, a new class of recursive solutions are proposed for the analysis of M/G/l and G/M/l type processes. In this report, the notion of when a process is LEDI-complete, which means it has complete Level Entrance Direction Information, is introduced for G/M/1-type Markov processes. This notion leads to a new class of recursive solutions, called finite-memory recursive solutions, for the equilibrium probabilities of a class of G/M/ 1-type Markov processes. A finite-memory recursive solution of order k has the form πn+k = π W1 +π n+1W2 + ••• +πn+k-1 Wk7 where πn is the vector of limiting probabilities of the states on level n of the process and Wi, 1 \u3c i \u3c k, are square matrices. It is also shown that the concept of LEDI- completeness leads to a finite- memory recursive solution for the transient behavior of this class of G/M/-1- type processes. Such a recursive solution has the form πn+k(s) = ^n(s)W1(s) +π n+i(s)W2(s) + • • • + πn+k-i(s)Wk(s). where π(s) is the Laplace transform of πn(t), the vector of state occupancy probabilities at time t for the states on level n of the process. The relationship between these finite-memory recursive solutions and matrix geometric solutions is also explored. The results are extended to the case where the transition rates are level dependent. It is also briefly explained how a finite memory recursion for the equilibrium and transient probabilities of M/G/l type Markov processes can be obtained

Effect of folic acid supplementation in pregnancy on preeclampsia: The folic acid clinical trial study

Copyright © 2013 Shi Wu Wen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Preeclampsia (PE) is hypertension with proteinuria that develops during pregnancy and affects at least 5% of pregnancies. The Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnancy on Preeclampsia: the Folic Acid Clinical Trial (FACT) aims to recruit 3,656 high risk women to evaluate a new prevention strategy for PE: supplementation of folic acid throughout pregnancy. Pregnant women with increased risk of developing PE presenting to a trial participating center between 80/7 and 166/7 weeks of gestation are randomized in a 1: 1 ratio to folic acid 4.0 mg or placebo after written consent is obtained. Intent-to-treat population will be analyzed. The FACT study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in 2009, and regulatory approval from Health Canada was obtained in 2010. A web-based randomization system and electronic data collection system provide the platform for participating centers to randomize their eligible participants and enter data in real time. To date we have twenty participating Canadian centers, of which eighteen are actively recruiting, and seven participating Australian centers, of which two are actively recruiting. Recruitment in Argentina, UK, Netherlands, Brazil, West Indies, and United States is expected to begin by the second or third quarter of 2013. This trial is registered with NCT01355159. © 2013 Shi Wu Wen et al.The Canadian Institutes of Healt