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Much attention in (Al) is focused on creating and training smarter models. As these models grow in accuracy, they increase size and inefficiency. Inference acceleration enables to solve ever-larger problems on ever-smaller devices.

Introduction Relations between scars characteristics and genetic background in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) has not been investigated so far. Objective To investigate if genetic background change the scars characteristics in ARVC. Method 66 patients with ARVC (24 with culprit mutation) having undergone endocardial mapping have been retrospectively included. Every patient had a diagnosis of ARVC according to the task force criteria. Localisations, surfaces and perimeters of low votage areas ( Results Mutated patients more often had altered right ventricular ejection fraction ( Conclusion In our ARVC population, culprit mutations increase size and number of intracardiac scars and degree of biventricular involvment, and localize scars in infero-lateral areas compared to patients without mutation.

The buoyancy of Microcystis colonies is a principal factor determining blooms occurrence but the knowledge of seasonal variation in buoyancy is quite poor because of challenge in analysis method. In this study, a method based on the Stokes’ Law after researching on the effects of shapes on settling velocity of Microcystis colonies, whose gas vesicles were collapsed, to accurately measure density was established. The method was used in Lake Taihu. From January to May, mean density of Microcystis colonies decreased from 995 kg m−3 to 978 kg m−3 and then increased to 992 kg m−3 in December. The density of colonies in different Microcystis species was in the order M. wesenbergii > M. aeruginosa > M. ichthyoblabe. For all the Microcystis species, the density of colonies with gas vasicles increased significantly along with the increase of colony size. Our results suggested that the main driving factor of Microcystis blooms formation in Lake Taihu was low density for M. ichthyoblabe from May to July but was large colony size for M. wesenbergii and M. aeruginosa from August to October.

Growth hormone (GH) can increase size and dimensions of rat hearts. The aim was to study how GH administration influences the growth of cardiac myocytes and capillaries in relation to time. Three-month-old female rats were divided into 10 groups (n=3), and injected with either GH (5mg/kg/day) or vehicle for 5, 10, 20, 40, or 80 days. From the left ventricle (LV) histological sections were made and stereological methods applied. Linear regression showed that GH time-dependently increased: LV volume (r=0.96, P

We point to the vast empirical literature in banking to argue that the current expansion of scale and scope in banking represents a puzzle. We then present two explanations that help us to understand why banks are getting bigger and doing more. Our explanations suggest that banks may be doing this to increase their shareholders’ wealth and/or merely to enhance the reputation of their management (CEOs). The latter could lead to herd behavior involving banks that increase size and scope despite a dissipation of shareholders’ wealth. Alternatively, increasing size and scope may oAer strategic benefits (and hence increase shareholder wealth) in an environment with suAcient profitability in current operations and substantial uncertainty about future core competencies. We explore conditions under which either one of these competing explanations may dominate. ” 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

1. Following statement are true about wound care in elderly patients except a. Venous stasis ulcer incidence is three to four times higher in persons older than 80 years compared with persons aged 65–70 year old b. Pressure ulcer incidence is 5–7 times higher persons older than 80 years compared with persons aged 65–70 year old c. Disproportionate and increasing number of older adults undergoes surgery and is at risk for wound complications d. Studies indicate the incidence of chronic wounds decreases with age even into late life 2. Following statements about cost of care in elderly patient in USA is true except a. USA spends 4–5 times more than European countries in elderly care b. One out of 4 health care dollars are spent in the last year of life c. Care for chronic wounds costs about $50 billion annually d. Wound care in adult’s aged 65 and older accounts for the majority of these costs 3. Elderly skin has a. Increased fatty layers b. Increase time to epidermal regeneration c. Increase size of Rete Ridges d. Increase collagen and elastin fibers 4. Properties in skin of elderly includes all except

The running liquid Ga droplets on GaAs surface (001) are presented and analyzed by scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope. Self-motion of Ga droplet on GaAs surface is confirmed by microscope measurements. The liquid droplets are found to move with an initial critical diameter and constantly increase size during motion. The critical diameter of moving Ga droplets is observed to be 1.9 μm on GaAs (011) surface at preparation temperature 680 °C. A linear relationship is found between droplet diameter and trail length. These experiment results are qualitatively analyzed to understand the phenomenon of self-running Ga droplets on GaAs surface.