With an adaptive partition procedure, we can partition a "time course" into consecutive non-overlapped intervals such that the population means/proportions of the observations in two adjacent intervals are significantly different at a given level . However, the widely used recursive combination or partition procedures do not guarantee a global optimization. We propose a modified dynamic program...

Dicarbonyl and oxidative stress may play important roles in the development of diabetes complications, and their response to hyperglycemia could determine individual susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy. This study examines the relationship of methylglyoxal, 3-deoxyglucosone (3DG), and oxidative stress levels to diabetic nephropathy risk in three populations with diabetes. All subjects in the...

This paper presents a privacy-preserving identity management system, referred to as Pima. The proposed system is built over novel unlinkable malleable signature scheme, called UMS. Pima supports pseudonymity, it more in line with today’s web service interactions than anonymity. originality of the approach manifold. First, satisfies both users’ and providers’ basic security privacy needs provide...

Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) recommends that applicants consider evaluating this technology along cost effectiveness lines, whether the application is sited in Pima County or some other system. While Pima County uses their technology in a mail r...

Diabetes mellitus is a very common and serious disease in many American Indian tribes, Indians, and many other populations in the world. Several well-known risk factors such as parental diabetes, genetic markers, obesity, diet are considered as the main risk factors for diabetes mellitus, while the precise nature of the gene or genes remains unknown. Objectives: The Pimas, Indians, and many oth...