Objective: Compulsive hoarding remains a significant public health issue, with many sufferers failing to acknowledge the problem.A number of methodological approaches have been utilised to explore and explain this complex phenomenon, though few have made use of contemporary visually inspired approaches.In an earlier study, it was found that visual
Chance Constrained Optimization of Biodiesel Supply Chain
Biodiesel is an alternative and renewable biofuel for blending with fossil-based diesel.One of the challenges is to design the supply-chain network for biohydrodeoxygenated diesel (BHD) under uncertainty from both raw materials availability and the demand.The supply chain with four echelons; suppliers, factories, inventories and customers has been
Application of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for Non-invasive Diagnostics of Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA
Abstract Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (MPS IIIA) is a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) caused by deficiency of lysosomal N-sulphoglucosamine sulphohydrolase, which is one of four enzymes involved in heparan sulfate degradation.Traditional methods used for MPS IIIA diagnostics usually constitute of selective screening, based on the analysis of urinary
Alyceclover - Summer Annual Legume
Alyceclover [Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.] is a late-growing summer annual legume native to the tropics in Asia.This warm-season legume grows erect with spreading branches and may reach a height of 60" if Island Light not harvested.Although an annual, it can reestablish each year by natural reseeding if the crop is allowed to make seed in the fal