Prestressed concrete sleepers are the most common type of the sleepers used on the railroad.They serve as rail supports and absorb loads induced by trains.Sleepers are important for the durability and Dining Tables safety of the railroad and are exposed to various loads and an agressive environment during exploitation.Therefore, different types of

Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a rare and severe form of ichthyosis and is characterized by thickened, hard, armor-like plates of skin that cover the entire body.This disease is caused by mutations in the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter protein A12 gene, and the watergames pattern of inheritance is autosomal recessive.Prenatal son

Abstract Background Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is often used to test wildlife samples for Mycobacterium avium subsp.paratuberculosis (MAP) infection.However, commercially available kits are only validated for use with domestic ruminant species.A literature review was performed to document the current use of MAP serum ELISA in wild an

To guarantee the security and high-efficiency of image transmission, a novel triple-image encryption scheme based on chaotic system, S-box and image American Chocolate compressing is proposed in this paper.Firstly, the combination process is performed by compressing three plain images to 25% and combining the compressed images with a stochastic mat

Artemisia ordosica has been applied as a traditional Chinese/Mongolian medicine for the treatment of certain inflammatory ailments.This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Artemisia ordosica total flavonoids (ATF) supplemented in diets on growth performance, oxidative stress, and antioxidant status in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenge