PURPOSE Scalp EEG remains the standard clinical procedure for the diagnosis of epilepsy. Manual detection of inter-ictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) is slow and cumbersome, and few automated methods are used to assist in practice. This is mostly due to low sensitivities, high false positive rates, or a lack of trust in the automated method. In this study we aim to find a solution that will m...

Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance: History and Growing Impact in Brazil and in the World Marcelo Souto Nacif1,2 and Carlos Eduardo Rochitte3,4,5 Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro HUAP Setor de Ressonância Magnética e Tomografia Computadorizada Cardiovascular1; Pós-graduação em Ciências Cardiovasculares Universidade Federal Fluminense UFF2, Niterói, RJ; Instituto do Co...

fuzzy water quality index (fwqi) was applied in order to assess the degree of drinking water resources in yazd province, iran. thisstudy has also offered the creation of a new fuzzy water quality index (fwqi) to evaluate this tool’s applicability. 12 chemicalparameters including toxic and non-toxic heavy metals measured in 71 groundwater samples collected from drinking water resourcesin rural a...

using telser and kataoka models of probabilistic-risky mathematical programming, the present research is to determine the optimized pattern of cultivating the agricultural products of shoshtar region under risky conditions. in order to consider the risk in the mentioned models, time period of agricultural years 1996-1997 till 2004-2005 was taken into account. results from telser and kataoka mod...

− The comparison of three different algorithms for the estimation of parameters of two sine signals with common frequency is presented. The algorithms are the ellipse fit, the seven parameter sine fit and the spectral sinc fit. The comparison includes signal to noise ratio analysis, amplitude analysis and phase difference analysis.

BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers are a prevalent and global issue and support surfaces are widely used for preventing ulceration. However, the diversity of available support surfaces and the lack of direct comparisons in RCTs make decision-making difficult. OBJECTIVES To determine, using network meta-analysis, the relative effects of different support surfaces in reducing pressure ulcer incidence a...

the present study investigates the culture of development in hawrami proverbs. analysis of development-related variables is the basis of sociology. as collective phenomena, proverbs are part of the oral culture of a society and their investigation can sociologically explain cultural and social foundations of the society. this research attempts to specify 6 development-related parameters in hawr...

While decentralized peer-to-peer market platforms are more suited for trading short-lived or non-material goods (e.g., electrical power, bandwidth-ondemand) due to reduced transaction cost, robustness and scalability, they lack the legal certainty provided by centralized electronic market places operated by a trusted third party. This paper presents a technical framework that, conforming to Eur...

We propose that even-sized small groups often experience lower cohesion than odd-sized small groups. Studies 1 and 2 demonstrate this effect within threeto six-person groups of freshman roommates and sibling groups, respectively. Study 3 replicates the basic even/odd effect among threeto five-person groups in a laboratory experiment that examines underlying mechanisms. To account for the even/o...