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  ZPP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The class ZPP is exactly equal to the intersection of the classes RP and Co-RP.
To show that ZPP is contained in RP intersect co-RP, suppose we have a Las Vegas algorithm C to solve a problem.
The class P is contained in ZPP, and some computer scientists have conjectured that P=ZPP: i.e.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ZPP   (604 words)

  
 ZPP: The Test
ZPP is thought to be a better screening test for lead burden (the total amount of lead being held by the body) than a lead concentration because lead levels tend to vary day to day in the blood and because lead moves from the blood into organs and bone.
ZPP is not sensitive enough for use as a screening test in children, as values do not rise until lead concentrations exceed the acceptable range.
ZPP is ordered along with a lead level when chronic exposure to lead is suspected, when an employee is a participant in an occupational lead monitoring program, or when someone has a hobby, such as stained glass working, that brings them into frequent contact with lead.
www.labtestsonline.org /understanding/analytes/zpp/test.html   (1035 words)

  
 03/04/1996 - The biological monitoring requirements under the Final Rule for Lead.
You are concerned that the zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) test required as part of the biological monitoring requirements of the lead standards has no utility as part of medical surveillance, because medical removal protection is not triggered based on an employee's ZPP level.
Also, ZPP is one of the specified elements of the medical examination that the examining physician is required to evaluate to determine if an employee is at increased risk of material impairment to his/her health.
In providing the FEP test instead of the ZPP test, an employer will be considered to be compliance with the intent of 29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2) and 1926.62(j)(2), and the deviation from the standards' requirements is in a manner that has no direct or immediate relationship to employee safety and health.
www.osha.gov /pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=22100   (912 words)

  
 Predictive value of determinations of zinc protoporphyrin for increased blood lead concentrations -- Froom et al. 44 ...
(7) and ZPP is insensitive for the detection of increased PbB
ZPP concentrations in workers in a lead-battery plant.
ZPP were available, with a follow-up PbB value 6 months later.
www.clinchem.org /cgi/content/full/44/6/1283   (2938 words)

  
 Diesel Progress North American Edition: Zenith, Hyundai sign LSI engine agreement: distributor agreement brings six new ...
Further, ZPP is also nearing completion of an engine supply agreement with another engine manufacturer for larger LSI engines in the 4.0 L to 6.0 L range, bringing a seventh--and maybe an eighth--new engine into the fold.
That is followed by the 2.0 L, four-cylinder, inline model ZPP 420 with an intermittent output of 86 hp at 3600 rpm.
At the top of the new Hyundai line are the ZPP 633 and 638 engines, a pair of V6 designs, with displacements of 3.3 L and 3.8 L, respectively and intermittent output of up to 150 hp at 3600 rpm.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FZX/is_1_71/ai_n9486171   (826 words)

  
 ZPP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Definition: The class of languages for which a membership computation by a probabilistic Turing machine halts in polynomial time with no false acceptances or rejections, but randomly some "I don't know" answers.
"ZPP" means "Zero error Probability in Polynomial" time.
Paul E. Black, "ZPP", from Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures, Paul E. Black, ed., NIST.
www.nist.gov /dads/HTML/zpp.html   (150 words)

  
 VDL Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
No direct monetary support from the University of Illinois was utilized in the commencement of the ZPP and the program has been funded for the entire 10 years without the benefit of state funded positions or support.
By 1997, it was apparent that the ZPP was chronically understaffed and underfunded which was making it difficult to maintain a viable program and the program chief resigned at that time.
A portion (25%) of the two veterinary pathology positions in the ZPP needs to be shifted to state funding in support and recognition of their roles in research, teaching and public engagement.
www.cvm.uiuc.edu /deans/plans/VDLreport.html   (7000 words)

  
 ZPP: The Test Sample
The term ZPP is sometimes used interchangeably with free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (FEP).
The testing method for ZPP measures both substances, and the results may be reported as either ZPP or FEP.
In adults, ZPP is measured directly in a sample of whole blood taken by inserting a needle into a vein in your arm.
www.labtestsonline.org /understanding/analytes/zpp/sample.html   (314 words)

  
 ATSDR - CSEM - Lead Toxicity: Laboratory Evaluation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Using an EP or ZPP assay to screen children for lead exposure is not as useful as once thought.
EP, commonly assayed as ZPP, was once the test of choice for screening asymptomatic children and other populations at risk.
You drew a ZPP first and have just learned from the laboratory that the boy has a ZPP level of 350 µg/dL.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HEC/CSEM/lead/laboratory_evaluation.html   (1199 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
An elevated level of protoporphyrin in the blood is a result of accumulation secondary to enzyme dysfunction in the erythrocytes.
The major disadvantage of using EP (ZPP) testing as a method for lead screening is that it is not sensitive at the lower levels of lead poisoning.
An EP (ZPP) level is still useful in screening patients for iron deficiency anemia.
jeffline.tju.edu /Education/informatics/vignettes/case1/presentation/ep-zpp.html   (506 words)

  
 The Protective Effect of -Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase 1-2 and 2-2 Isozymes against Blood Lead with Higher ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hypotheses concerning lower ZPP levels even in the presence of higher concentrations of PbB and the ALAD 1-2 or 2-2 isotype question whether ALAD mediates the levels of hematologic parameters.
All of the workers included in the study were male, and they were either lead workers who were directly engaged in lead-using operations or nonlead workers who were engaged in administrative or clerical jobs at the same eight factories.
ZPP levels, derived from the substrate (protoporphyrin IX) of the last enzyme in the heme-synthesis system (ferrochelatase), should only be increased by the presence of bioavailable lead; PbB that is strongly bound by an ALAD isozyme, for example, should not inhibit ferrochelatase.
www.ehponline.org /members/2003/6464/6464.html   (3176 words)

  
 Zinc protoporphyrin as screening test in female blood donors -- Harthoorn-Lasthuizen et al. 44 (4): 800 -- Clinical ...
an accumulation of zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) in the erythrocytes
that an increased ZPP concentration is evidence of iron-deficient erythropoiesis
The ZPP test is very easy to perform and takes less than one minute.
www.clinchem.org /cgi/content/full/44/4/800   (2214 words)

  
 Zinc Protoporphyrin/Heme Ratio for Diagnosis of Preanemic Iron Deficiency -- Rettmer et al. 104 (3): 37 -- Pediatrics
with the ZPP binding to globin in maturing erythrocytes.
Although ZPP has been established as a metabolite formed in response to iron deficiency, terminology in the literature often
Hershko C, Konijn AM, Link G, Moreb J, Grauer F, Weissenberg E Combined use of zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), mean corpuscular volume and haemoglobin measurements for classifying microcytic RBC disorders in children and young adults.
pediatrics.aappublications.org /cgi/content/full/104/3/e37   (3302 words)

  
 ProtoFluor System, ProtoFluor Z
ProtoFluor Z is a hematofluorometer (front face fluorometer) dedicated to measurement of zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) in whole blood.
Elevated ZPP levels can be detected before iron deficiency anemia becomes clinically evident and is a much more sensitive diagnostic indicator than hematocrit.
The ZPP value is displayed on the LED and can be reported in mmol ZPP/mol Heme (ratio of ZPP to heme), in mg/dL whole blood at a 35% hematocrit for adults, or mg/dL whole blood at a 42% hematocrit for children.
www.helena.com /catalog/protofluorz.htm   (346 words)

  
 ARUP: Zinc Protoporphyrin (ZPP), Whole Blood Industrial
For occupational exposure to lead, OSHA requires ZPP whole blood concentration to be reported in units of
Elevated ZPP results are seen in early and late iron deficiency, the anemia of chronic disease, chronic lead poisoning, and erythropoietic protoporphyria.
Elevated bilirubin or riboflavin and hemolyzed, clotted, or improperly aliquoted specimens may falsely increase the ZPP concentration.
www.aruplab.com /guides/ug/tests/0020614.jsp   (99 words)

  
 Learn more about ZPP in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Learn more about ZPP in the online encyclopedia.
Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
For a problem of size n, there is some polynomial p(n) such that the average running time will be less than p(n), even though it might occasionally be much longer.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /z/zp/zpp.html   (225 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Zpp is indended to simplify the creation of an object-oriented PHP extension.
The Zpp framework is subject to version 2.02 of the PHP license that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is available at through the world-wide-web at http://www.php.net/license/2_02.txt.
Future of Zpp ------------- o Find and get rid of any memory leaks o Make it run on Windows o Verify thread-safety o Separate from Universe Known issues ------------ o You may not inherit from PHP classes created with Zpp (aggregate them if needed).
universe-phpext.sourceforge.net /README.Zpp   (173 words)

  
 PRIMES is in P little FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
ZPP (zero-error probabilistic polynomial-time) is the class of problems which can be solved with zero error, but for which the algorithm may, with low probability, run for a long time (it should be that the *expected* time is polynomial in the input length).
Another well known class is NP, the class of problems that can be solved in polynomial time by a non-deterministic algorithm (NP stands for "non-deterministic polynomial"; note that NP *does not* stand for "non-polynomial time"-- a common misunderstanding of the term).
Specifically, the problem was known to be in ZPP --- no chance of making a mistake, but with low probability the randomized algorithm might take a very long time to run.
crypto.cs.mcgill.ca /~stiglic/PRIMES_P_FAQ.html   (2589 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
% z=x*(1.2-x); y=z; if (nargin==2), zp = -2*x + 1.2; zpp = -2; y=[z zp zpp]; end; %END function y = f2(x,k); % % f2: returns function value, and first two derivatives % if the second argument k=2 is used.
% z=exp(x) + x.^2/2 - 2*x; y=z; if (nargin==2), zp = exp(x) + x -2; zpp = exp(x) + 1; y=[z zp zpp]; end; %END function y = f3(x,k); % % f3: returns function value, and first two derivatives % if the second argument k=2 is used.
% z=1 - x.*cos(pi*x/2); y=z; if (nargin==2), zp = - cos(pi*x/2) + (pi/2)*x.*sin(pi*x/2); zpp = pi*sin(pi*x/2) + (pi/2)^2*x.*cos(pi*x/2); y=[z zp zpp]; end; %END function y = f4(x,k); % % f4: returns function value, and first two derivatives % if the second argument k=2 is used.
www.cs.sfu.ca /pub/math/pub/mrt/309/progs/func3   (179 words)

  
 Graph Isomorphism is Low for ZPP(NP) and other Lowness results - Arvind, Kobler (ResearchIndex)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Abstract: We show the following new lowness results for the probabilistic class ZPP NP.
ffl The class IP[P/poly], consisting of sets that have interactive proof systems with honest provers in P/poly are also low for ZPP NP.
Arvind and J. Kobler, Graph isomorphism is low for ZPP NP and other lowness results, STACS 2000.
citeseer.ist.psu.edu /347464.html   (599 words)

  
 BMW World - BMW X3 Pricing
Requires Premium Package (ZPP) or Cruise control on 2.5i.
Requires Premium Package (ZPP) on 2.5i when ordered as a stand-alone option.
Without Premium Package (ZPP) or On-board computer/With Premium Package (ZPP) or On-  board computer.
www.bmwworld.com /models/x3/pricing.htm   (120 words)

  
 Correlations of Blood Lead with DNA-Protein Cross-Links and Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Lead Workers -- Wu et al. 11 ...
had significantly higher BLL and ZPP levels than did the controls.
Mean values for BLL and ZPP in exposed workers
BLL (57.8, 39.5, and 28.1 µg/dl, respectively) and ZPP
cebp.aacrjournals.org /cgi/content/full/11/3/287   (2376 words)

  
 Graph Isomorphism is Low for ZPP(NP) and other Lowness results - Arvind, Kobler (ResearchIndex)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
{ The class AM \ coAM is low for ZPP NP.
As a consequence it follows that Graph Isomorphism and several group-theoretic problems known to be in AM \ coAM are low for ZPP NP.
{ The class IP[P=poly], consisting of sets that have interactive proof systems with honest provers in P=poly, is also low for ZPP NP.
citeseer.ist.psu.edu /389319.html   (445 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
REGRESSION /MISSING LISTWISE /STATISTICS COEFF OUTS R ANOVA CHANGE ZPP /CRITERIA=PIN(.05) POUT(.10) /NOORIGIN /DEPENDENT zbdi_som /METHOD=ENTER gender ethnico2 zethn_to zaffm_be zid_achv zeth_beh zeth_oth dh_a_ttl dh_b_ttl parented z_eth_id z_eth_af z_eth_ac z_eth_be z_eth_ot /METHOD=ENTER gender ethnico2 zethn_to zaffm_be zid_achv zeth_beh zeth_oth dh_a_ttl dh_b_ttl parented z_eth_id z_eth_af z_eth_ac z_eth_be z_eth_ot /RESIDUALS HIST(ZRESID).
REGRESSION /MISSING LISTWISE /STATISTICS COEFF OUTS R ANOVA CHANGE ZPP /CRITERIA=PIN(.05) POUT(.10) /NOORIGIN /DEPENDENT zbdi_som /METHOD=ENTER gender ethnico2 zeth_beh zeth_oth dh_a_ttl dh_b_ttl parented z_eth_be z_eth_ot /METHOD=ENTER gender ethnico2 zeth_beh zeth_oth dh_a_ttl dh_b_ttl parented z_eth_be z_eth_ot /RESIDUALS HIST(ZRESID).
REGRESSION /MISSING LISTWISE /STATISTICS COEFF OUTS R ANOVA CHANGE ZPP /CRITERIA=PIN(.05) POUT(.10) /NOORIGIN /DEPENDENT zbdi_som /METHOD=ENTER ethnico2 zeth_beh zeth_oth dh_a_ttl dh_b_ttl parented z_eth_be z_eth_ot /METHOD=ENTER ethnico2 zeth_beh zeth_oth dh_a_ttl dh_b_ttl parented z_eth_be z_eth_ot /RESIDUALS HIST(ZRESID).
www-personal.umich.edu /~mpachan/Syntax2.SPS   (233 words)

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