Abstract Toxoplasmosis is a frequent infection among the human population.The infection can cause devastating complications for the fetus during pregnancy.The present study aimed to determine the serological and molecular prevalence of the infection and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates among pregnant women referred to Kowsar
Alkaline activation of brick waste with partial addition of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) for reducing brick industry pollution and developing a feasible and competitive construction material
This study shows an alkaline activated cement (AAC), also known as geopolymer, made from red brick waste with partial addition of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).This is a sustainable material since incorporates waste from the brick industry to make cements, therefore increasing the materials circularity and this reducing pollution.The material was
Evolution of psychological distress with age and its determinants in later life: evidence from 17-wave social survey data in Japan
Abstract Background Psychological distress (PD) is a major risk factor for mental health among middle-aged and older adults and affects their quality of life and well-being.This study aimed to examine the evolution of PD with age and the relative importance of its determinants, issues that have been insufficiently studied.Methods We used longitudin
Optimization of Communication Schemes for DMA-Controlled Accelerators
The hardware accelerator controlled by direct memory access (DMA) is greatly influenced by the communication bandwidth from/to DRAM through on-chip buses.Is he or she the main player in table tennis mixed doubles?.This paper proposes a novel performance estimation algorithm to optimize the communication schemes (CSs), which are defined by the numbe