INTERPRETING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES FROM CLINICAL TRIALS IN COPD: A DISCUSSION


Hydraulic Simulation of Rural Water Distribution Network Aiming at Reduced Leakage (Case Study: Ghorakhk Village, Binalood Region)

In water distribution systems, pressure is one of the most important factors affecting leakage.Accordingly pressure management is an integral part of the leak reduction strategy.The main purpose of pressure management is to minimize network leakage by providing minimal pressure on network nodes.Using the pressure control valves (PRV) in the water n

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DEVELOPMENT OF SEASONAL INFLUENZA VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE (VLP) VACCINES USING INSECT CELL-BASED BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSING SYSTEM

Intro: Influenza viruses are highly infectious and cause widespread respiratory diseases.Moreover, it could pose a noteworthy epidemic and pandemic threat to public health.Vaccination is the most cost-effective intervention to prevent influenza and its complications.Currently, most commercial influenza vaccines are produced using embryonic chicken

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Integrating economic load dispatch information into the blockchain smart contracts based on the fractional-order swarming optimizer

The modern power generation systems are increasing their reliance on high penetrations of distributed energy resources (DERs).However, the optimal dispatching mechanisms mainly rely on central controls which receive the load demand information from the electricity utility providers and allocate the electricity production targets to participating ge

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Lash Impaction in Meibomian Gland Orifice

Ahmad M Mansour,1,2 Khalil M El Jawhari3 1Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon; 3Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandCorrespondence: Ahmad M MansourDepartment of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, PO Box 113-6044, B

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