04 (1.01-1.07), Smoothened inhibitor 0.002], daily alcohol intake > 50 g/day [1.58 (1.10-2.27), 0.013] and the length of HCV infection [1.03 (1.00-1.06), 0.023]]. A CD4 cell count lower than < 200 per mm3 [1.67 (0.99-2.81), 0.053] and HCV genotype 4 [0.66 (0.42-1.02), 0.066] were marginally associated with LS >= 9 kPa. In conclusion, the prevalence of cirrhosis in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients seems to be higher than previously reported in studies based on liver biopsy. Older age, alcohol consumption and lower CD4 cell counts are related with significant fibrosis. The latter association supports an earlier
starting of antiretroviral therapy in this setting.”
“For the aim of wide-band noise absorbers with a special design for low frequency performance, this study proposes conductive indium-tin oxide (ITO) thin films as the absorbent materials in microstrip line. ITO thin films were deposited on the polyimide film substrates by rf magnetron cosputtering of In2O3 and Sn targets. The deposited ITO films show a typical value of electrical
resistivity (similar to 10(-4) Omega m) and sheet resistance can be controlled in the range of 20-230 Omega by variation in film thickness. Microstrip Casein Kinase inhibitor line with characteristic impedance of 50 Omega was used for determining their noise absorbing properties. It is found that there is an optimum sheet resistance of ITO films for the maximum power absorption. Reflection parameter (S-11) is increased
with decrease in sheet resistance due to impedance mismatch. On the while, transmission parameter (S-21) is decreased with decrease in sheet resistance due to larger Ohmic loss of the ITO films. Experimental results and computational prediction show that the optimum sheet resistance is about 100 Omega. For this film, greater power absorption is predicted in the lower frequency region than ferrite thin films of high magnetic loss, which indicates that Ohmic loss is the predominant loss parameter for power absorption in the low frequency range. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3456515]“
“The Impact of Pediatric Epilepsy Scale ALK cancer (IPES) is an accurate, acceptable, and quick tool that assesses the impact of epilepsy on the child with epilepsy and his or her family. The aim of this study was to investigate its applicability in China. After multistage translation and cultural adaptation, the final Chinese version was administered to 110 parents of children with epilepsy to evaluate its validity, reliability, and sensitivity. All items contributed significantly to the summary measure. With respect to validity, all items were substantially correlated with the criterion questionnaire subscales, and principal component analysis indicated that three factors accounted for 72% of the variance of the scale. The internal consistency coefficients of the first and second tests for the total were 0.916 and 0.