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Mixed-type functional differential equations: A numerical approach
This is a PDF version of a preprint submitted to Elsevier. The definitive version was published in Journal of computational and applied mathematics and is available at www.elsevier.comThis preprint discusses mixed-type functional equations
An algorithm to detect small solutions in linear delay differential equations
This is a PDF version of a preprint submitted to Elsevier. The definitive version was published in the Journal of computational and applied mathematics and is available at www.elsevier.comThis preprint discusses an algorithm that provides a simple reliable mechanism for the detection of small solutions in linear delay differential equations.This article was submitted to the RAE2008 for the University of Chester - Applied Mathematics
Parasite excretory-secretory products and their effects on metabolic syndrome
Obesity, one of the main causes of metabolic syndrome (MetS), is an increasingly common health and economic problem worldwide, and one of the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Chronic, low-grade inflammation is associated with MetS and obesity. A dominant type 2/anti-inflammatory response is required for metabolic homeostasis within adipose tissue: during obesity, this response is replaced by infiltrating, inflammatory macrophages and T cells. Helminths and certain protozoan parasites are able to manipulate the host immune response towards a TH2 immune phenotype that is beneficial for their survival and there is emerging data that there is an inverse correlation between the incidence of MetS and helminth infections, suggesting that, as with autoimmune and allergic diseases, helminths may play a protective role against MetS disease. Within this review, we will focus primarily on the excretory-secretory products that the parasites produce to modulate the immune system and discuss their potential use as therapeutics against MetS and its associated pathologies
Analytical and numerical investigation of mixed-type functional differential equations
NOTICE: this is the authorās version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of computational and applied mathematics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of computational and applied mathematics, 234 (2010), doi: 10.1016/j.cam.2010.01.028This journal article is concerned with the approximate solution of a linear non-autonomous functional differential equation, with both advanced and delayed arguments
Public safety officer emotional health: addressing the silent killer
This article focuses on the accumulation of stress and adversity that public safety officerās experience when carrying out their respective duties. We focus on providing strategies to help officers reduce the impact of danger, adversity, trauma, stress and confronting abnormal situations that may have a deleterious effect on the officerās health and well-being
A four-week home-based exercise programme is effective in treating subacute low back pain in adults
Abstract: Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition affecting a large portion of the population worldwide and it is one of the leading causes of morbidity and work absenteeism. Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of a four-week, home-based exercise programme in treating subacute LBP in adults..
Safety in Numbers: A strategy for cycling?
Jennifer Bonham, Stuart Cathcart, John Petkov and Peter Lum
The XMM-Newton EPIC Background and the production of Background Blank Sky Event Files
We describe in detail the nature of XMM-Newton EPIC background and its
various complex components, summarising the new findings of the XMM-Newton EPIC
background working group, and provide XMM-Newton background blank sky event
files for use in the data analysis of diffuse and extended sources. Blank sky
event file data sets are produced from the stacking of data, taken from 189
observations resulting from the Second XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source
Catalogue (2XMMp) reprocessing. The data underwent several filtering steps,
using a revised and improved method over previous work, which we describe in
detail. We investigate several properties of the final blank sky data sets. The
user is directed to the location of the final data sets. There is a final data
set for each EPIC instrument-filter-mode combination.Comment: Paper accepted by A&A 22 December 2006. 14 pages, 8 figures. Paper
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