Abstract Background Identifying modifiable risk factors of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) may inform interventions to reduce financial burden.The infant/toddler gut microbiome is one such feature that has been associated with social behaviors, but results vary between cohorts.We aimed to identify consistent overall and sex-specific associations b
Background/Aims Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for residual or recurrent colorectal lesions after incomplete resection is challenging because of severe fibrosis.This study aimed to compare the efficacy of the pocket-creation method (PCM) with a traction device (TD) with that of conventional ESD for residual or recurrent colorectal lesions.M
Green clouds optimally use energy resources in large-scale distributed computing environments.Large scale industries such as smart grids are adopting green cloud paradigm to optimize energy needs and to maximize lifespan of smart devices such as smart meters.Both, energy consumption and lifespan of smart meters are critical factors in smart grid ap
Two new species belonging to the Echinoderes coulli group are described with their external morphologies and sequences of nuclear 18S rRNA and 28S rRNA genes, and mitochondrial COI gene.The first species, Echinoderes komatsui sp.n., is characterized by absence of acicular spines, and presence of lateroventral tubules on segments 5 and 8, laterodors
This paper analyses the causes of an incident in an aircraft propeller hub.The aluminum alloy propeller blade hub was detached from the plane bearing one of its two blades with the other one being jettisoned away.Stereoscopic examination of the fractured hub revealed that it was initially cracked by fatigue, with the crack initiating on the root of