INTRODUCTION We examined the best-fit index for describing the constitutional or physical characteristics of Sasang typology for its universal application. METHODS Ponderal index (PI), body mass index (BMI), and basal metabolic rate (BMR) of the nationwide participants (n = 1663; age, 31-60 years) were calculated. We described and analyzed the usefulness of each index for maximizing the diffe...

Resistance to Meloidogyne arenaria race 1 is not currently available in commercial peanut cultivars. Moderate levels of resistance have been identified in Arachis hypogaea plant introductions (PI) in previous greenhouse studies. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effects of resistance in peanut PI on populations dynamics of M. arenaria in field plots. The PI designated as resistant in...

In patients with HUS-N, TCD showed only slightly increased blood flow velocities of basal brain arteries ( table 1 ). However, the mean resistance index (RI) and in particular the mean pulsatility index (PI) were significantly increased in patients with HUS-N, compared to HUS patients without neurological symptoms (mean PI/RI 1.11/0.62 vs. PI/RI 0.72/0.48, p ! 0.001, Mann Whitney U test; table ...

In this paper the Wiener and hyper Wiener index of two kinds of dendrimer graphs are determined. Using the Wiener index formula, the Szeged, Schultz, PI and Gutman indices of these graphs are also determined.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Perfusion index (PI) is a new parameter tried for predicting hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for the lower segment caesarean section (LSCS). This study aimed at investigating the correlation between baseline perfusion index and incidence of hypotension following SAB in LSCS. METHODS In this prospective observational study, 126 parturients were divided into two groups...

Zusammenfassung We propose a framework for object tracking in image sequences, following the concept of tracking-by-segmentation. The separation of object and background is achieved by a consecutive semantic superpi-xel segmentation of the images, yielding tight object boundaries. I.e., in the first image a model of the object's characteristics is learned from an initial, incomplete annotation....