The dreaded desk reject

The Error-reject Tradeoff

We investigate the error versus reject tradeo for classi ers. Our analysis is motivated by the remarkable similarity in error-reject tradeo curves for widely di ering algorithms classifying handwritten characters. We present the data in a new scaled version that makes this universal character particularly evident. Based on Chow's theory of the error-reject tradeo and its underlying Bayesian ana...

Amniotic Band Syndrome - A Dreaded Condition.

Amniotic band syndrome is a unique condition in which amnion a normal structure causes complications. A case of second gravid, obese who is a known diabetic came to OPD at 13 weeks pregnancy for regular antenatal check up. A routine ultrasonogram was advised in which multiple anomalies were noted and the diagnosis of amniotic band syndrome was made. The parents were counseled for medical termin...

From the Director’s Desk

The Self-Organizing Desk

The self-organizing desk is a system that enhances a physical desk-top with electronic information. It can remember, organize, update, and manipulate the information contained in the documents on a desk. The system consists of a simple robot eye that can survey the desk, a module for smart extraction of information from the images taken by the robot, a module for representing this information i...

Patients' reaction to the disclosure of rare dreaded adverse events.

BACKGROUND Physicians must frequently inform their patients of the risks of rare, but serious, adverse events (AEs). OBJECTIVE To examine how patients react to the disclosure of rare AEs. METHODS Outpatients viewed a video of a physician describing a medication associated with a rare AE. Subjects then rated their worry, perceived chance of developing the AE, and willingness to take the medi...