97 articles for “non-negative”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSwarm Negative Selection Algorithm for Electroencephalogram Signals ClassificationNasser Omer Sahel Ba-Karait, Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin, Rubita SudirmanProblem statement: The process of epilepsy diagnosis from EEG signals by a human scorer is a very time consuming and costly task considering the large number of epileptic patients admitted to the hospitals and the large amount of data needs to be scored. Therefore, there is a strong need to automate this process. Such automated systems must rely on robust … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,209 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStudying the Effects of Non-Tariff Barriers on the Export of the Main Agricultural Products of IranZ. Ardakani, S. Yazdani, O. GilanpourProblem statement: As trade agreements decrease tariffs throughout the world, other barriers to trade emerge. These Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) can be just as troublesome as tariffs for exporting countries. NTBs include any of a number of hindrances that restrict the ability of companies to export. NTBs may now have a greater impact on trade than tariffs. Approach: In contrast with … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2009 · 7,745 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic Sanctions, Oil Price Fluctuations and Employment: New Empirical Evidence from LibyaAbdusalam Faraj Yahia, Ali Salman SalehThis research attempts to examine the links between fluctuating oil prices, economic sanctions and the employment in the Libyan economy. In particular, this study attempts to answer the basic question whether UN’s resolutions number 748 (1992) of 31 March 1992 and oil price fluctuations have any significant influence on the employment in Libya. One of this study’s key findings is … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,440 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMicrotox Toxicity Assay for the Sediment Quality Assessment of Ganga RiverK.R. Beg, S. AliThe objective of this study was to determine the sediment quality assessment of Ganga River at Kanpur city where effluents from tannery industries are discharged. Sediment samples from control, upstream and downstream area were collected and analyzed for bacterial toxicity bioassay along with a reference sediment (LGC6137). The control samples collected from the point of origin of Ganga River at … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2008 · 6,615 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHormetic and Non-Hormetic Dose-Response Functions in Stress Effects on Memory and Synaptic Plasticity: Issues and MechanismsPhillip R. Zoladz, David M. DiamondOver a century of behavioral research has shown that stress can exert both positive and negative effects on memory. We have explored the idea that the complex effects of stress on learning and memory can be characterized by hormetic- and non-hormetic dose-response functions, in which stress may either stimulate or impair brain memory mechanisms, depending, in part, on the timing … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 8,188 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractClinical and Surgical Findings and Outcome Following Rumenotomy in Adult Dairy Cattle Affected with Recurrent Rumen Tympany Associated with Non-Metallic Foreign BodiesZ. Bani Ismail, A. Al-Majali, K. Al-QudahMedical records of 31 adult dairy cows suffering from recurrent rumen tympany for at least 1 month duration that underwent exploratory laparotomy and rumenotomy were reviewed and information was obtained on signalment, history, physical examination findings, laboratory findings and surgical findings. Cases were categorized according to surgical findings into 3 groups. Group 1 (n = 10) included cattle with reticuloruminal, … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 8,931 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDelftia Acidovorans Bacteremia in an Intravenous Drug AbuserRocco J. Perla, Eric L. KnutsonDelftia acidovorans (Comamonas acidovorans) is an aerobic, non-fastidious, non-fermentative gram-negative bacillus classified in the Pseudomonas rRNA homology group III that is generally regarded as an environmental organism found in soil and water and as a non-pathogen. We report the first case of systemic D. acidovorans infection in a patient without a long-term immunosuppressive condition where D. acidovorans has been recovered … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,311 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAlcohol Intubation and Synergistic Effect of Folic Acid and Egg Yolk Powder Solution on Alcohol Dehydrogenase [ADH] Class I Gene Expression and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Frequency in Parent and Prenatal Alcohol Exposed Wistar RatsAdejoke Olukayode Obajuluwa, Oluyinka Ajibola Iyiola, Joseph Akintade Morakinyo et al.Point mutation detections in alcohol metabolizing genes could unravel molecular targets of gestational alcohol and epigenetic remodeling capacity of maternal nutrition, which underscores growth and health endpoints in Prenatal Alcohol Exposed (PAE) fetuses. gene expression was assayed using sequenced target and internal control gene primers in a two-step thermal cycling process from isolated RNA in purely bred alcohol male and … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 24, Issue 1 · 22 Nov 2023 · 4,859 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMicrocredit Services to Reduce Vulnerabilities in Italy: An Exploratory Study Using Focus GroupsAndrea Calzolari, Domenica Federico, Antonella Notte et al.The development and promotion of microfinance services has been viewed as a key policy and program intervention for poverty reduction and bottom up economic and social local development. This study aims to analyze critically the role of microcredit in Italy as a tool to facilitate the credit access to vulnerable people and help them establish or expand a business. Using … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 26 Mar 2023 · 6,160 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of the Efficacy of Entolek K Planteco® Biopesticide Based on Akanthomyces Lecanii Fungus Against Pest Orthopterans in Soybean Agroecosystems in Southeast KazakhstanIzbasar Temreshev, Askhat Tursynkulov, Yerlan Dutbayev et al.Pest control services dealing with mass pests such as locusts and grasshoppers are forced to use insecticides of various origins to prevent crop damage. In most cases, mainly chemical insecticides are used. This method of regulating pest populations has many negative consequences. As a result of chemical treatments with broad-spectrum insecticides, not only pests are killed, but also non–target organisms,primarily … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 4 · 25 Nov 2022 · 5,217 accessesView PDF Cite