A common quality indicator for monitoring and comparing hospitals is based on death within 30 days of admission.An important use is to determine whether a hospital has higher or lower mortality than other hospitals.Thus, the ability to identify such outliers correctly is essential.Two approaches for detection are: 1) calculating the ratio of observ
Monoamine oxidase inhibition in cigarette smokers: From preclinical studies to tobacco product regulation
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity is reduced in cigarette smokers and this may promote the reinforcing actions of nicotine, thereby enhancing the addictive properties of cigarettes.At present, it is unclear how cigarette smoking leads to MAO inhibition, but preclinical studies in rodents show that MAO inhibition increases nicotine self-administratio
Single-Step GBLUP and GWAS Analyses Suggests Implementation of Unweighted Two Trait Approach for Heat Stress in Swine
The purpose of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study to determine the genomic regions associated with heat stress tolerance in swine.Phenotypic information on carcass weight was available for 227,043 individuals from commercial farms in North Carolina and Missouri, U.S.Individuals were from a commercial cross of a Duroc sire and
Investigating the operation mechanism of light-emitting electrochemical cells through operando observations of spin states
Abstract Light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) are next-generation devices TEXTURE DUST that are flexible, emit light and have several advantages over organic light-emitting diodes, such as a simpler structure and lower cost.However, the operation mechanism of LECs remains unknown from a microscopic viewpoint.Here, we perform an operando micr