Method for Correcting Error Due to Self-Heating of Resistance Temperature Detectors Suitable for Metrology in Industry 4.0.

This study contributes to improving the accuracy of temperature measurements with a platinum resistance temperature detector (RTD) by proposing techniques to mitigate the error due to self-heating by the operating current. An assessment of the measurement errors of the platinum RTD was carried out to study ways to improve their accuracy. High accuracy can be achieved by individual calibration using a voltage divider circuit to measure resistance, the substitution method, and the transitional measure.

Blockchain Technologies: Probability of Double-Spend Attack on a Proof-of-Stake Consensus.

Two double-spend attack strategies on a proof-of-stake consensus are considered. For each strategy, the probability of its success is obtained, which depends on the network parameters and the number of confirmation blocks. These results can be used to define how many confirmation blocks a vendor should wait after a correspondent transaction before sending goods or services.

Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion of [(14) C]-Tivozanib, a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, in Healthy Male Participants: A Phase I, Open-Label, Mass-Balance Study.

Objective: To evaluate the absorption, metabolism, and excretion of tivozanib, a new investigational drug for renal cell carcinoma and solid malignancies.

Methods: Eight healthy male participants received a single 1.5-mg (˜160 μCi) dose of oral [(14) C]-tivozanib.

Enzymatic adaptation to physical training under beta-blockade in the rat. Evidence of a beta 2-adrenergic mechanism in skeletal muscle.

Nonselective and beta 1-selective adrenergic antagonists were tested for their effects on enzymatic adaptation to exercise training in rats as follows: trained + placebo (TC); trained + propranolol (TP); trained + atenolol (TA); and corresponding sedentary groups, SC and SP. Trained rats ran 1 h/d at 26.8 m/min, 15% grade, 5 d/wk, 10 wk.

Exercise and diabetes.

Prescribed exercise can be a useful adjunct to diet and insulin therapy in the diabetic child. The acute and chronic effects of exercise in diabetic patients are reviewed. The physician can determine the appropriate exercise prescription and training method for a particular patient from information outlined in this article.