We propose a method to detect circular arcs, including the determinations of their centers, radii, lengths, and midpoints. The center, radius of a circular arc can easily be determined using circular Hough transform. But, the determinations of the arc midpoint and length are more complicated. Theoretical analysis of the centroid of the near peak Hough transform data is presented. Then, the arc ...

Aim: The line from the midpoint of the sternocleidomastoid muscle to the midpoint of the clavicle was considered the surface projection of the brachial plexus in the supraclavicular region in a previous report using radiological and anatomic techniques. The needle insertion site was the point between the clavicular one-third and cervical two-thirds of this line. The aim of the present study was...

We implement a second-order exponential integrator for semidiscretized advectiondiffusion-reaction equations, obtained by coupling exponential-like Euler and Midpoint integrators, and computing the relevant matrix exponentials by polynomial interpolation at Leja points. Numerical tests on 2D models discretized in space by Finite Differences or Finite Elements, show that the Leja-Euler-Midpoint ...

The oxidation-reduction potentials of the flavoproteins of skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) mitochondria have been measured under anaerobic conditions by means of a combined spectrophotometric or fluorimetric-potentiometric method. Five components were resolved whose oxidation-reduction reactions corresponded to two-electron changes, as expected for flavoproteins. The midpoint potentials a...

BACKGROUND Due to early colonoscopy for some participants, interval-censored observations can be introduced into the data of a colorectal polyp prevention trial. The censoring could be dependent of risk of recurrence if the reasons of having early colonoscopy are associated with recurrence. This can complicate estimation of the recurrence rate. METHODS We propose to use midpoint imputation to...

Methods: Participants included in this cross-sectional examination were 26 (13 females) obese volunteers (BMI ≥ 95th percentile) with a mean age of 13.6 ± 0.5 years and valid data on self-reported sleep, food intake (dietary record), physical activity and sedentary time (accelerometer), screen time (self-reported), and anthropometry (BMI). We categorized participants as “late sleepers” (midpoin...

If we know the degrees of certainty (subjective probabilities) and in two statements and , then possible values of form an interval ! #"%$& '"( *),+". / 0 21 . As a numerical estimate, it is natural to use a midpoint of this interval; this midpoint is a mathematical expectation of over a uniform (second order) distribution on all possible probability distributions. This midpoint operation & is ...

Today’s protocol specifications only define the behaviour of principals representing communication endpoints. But in addition to endpoints, networks contain midpoints, which are machines that observe or filter traffic between endpoints. In this paper, we explain why midpoints should handle protocols differently from endpoints and thus midpoint specifications are needed. With a case study, using...

Shoulder motions consist of a composite movement of three joints and one pseudo-joint, which together dictate the humerothoracic motion. The purpose of this work was to quantify the location of the centre of rotation (CoR) of the shoulder complex as a whole. Dynamic motion of 12 participants was recorded using optical motion tracking during coronal, scapular and sagittal plane elevation. The in...

Purpose: Child and caregiver sleep occurs in a family system, with socioeconomically disadvantaged families experiencing disproportionately worse health than more advantaged families. The extent to which objectively measured metrics (i.e., duration, midpoint, regularity, efficiency) are concordant within systems, including caregiver-child dyads, is not clear. To address this gap, study aimed to...