The PMV index forms the basis of international thermal comfort standards.PMV was developed based on empirical relationships between the metabolic rate of activity and the body mean skin temperature and evaporative heat loss under the comfort conditions.However, many recent studies have questioned the accuracy and reliability of the PMV predictions,
Random beacons play a crucial role in blockchains.Most random beacons in a blockchain are performed in a distributed approach to secure the generation of random numbers.However, blockchain nodes are in an open environment and are vulnerable to adversary reboot multiple-rings attacks.After such an attack, the number of members involved in a random n
Due to a resurgence of flea-borne rickettsioses in Orange County, California, we investigated the etiologies of rickettsial infections of Ctenocephalides felis, the predominant fleas species obtained from opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and domestic cats (Felis catus), collected from case exposure sites and other areas in Orange County.In addition,
Background : Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy is one of the most complex abdominal operations mainly indicated in advanced biliary carcinoma.Aim : To present 10-year experience performing this operation in advanced malignant tumors.Methods : This is a retrospective descriptive study.From 2004 to 2014, 35 hepatopancreatoduodenectomies were performed in t
Using examples of audiovisual advertising, in this article we intend Exotic Bird to show the concepts and conventions present in contemporary society with regard to music.As an autonomous symbolic element, the representation of an orchestra can connect with the idea of social class, but also with the notion of precision, coordination, technical per