Variance components were estimated in 3 lines of rabbits selected for litter size at weaning (A, Prat, and V) to test one of the assumptions of the models used for selection: that litter size data at different parities are repeated measurements of the same trait. Multiple-trait analyses were performed for the total number of kits born (TB), the number of kits born alive (BA), and the number of ...

We present Provenance-To-Use (PTU), a tool that minimizes computation time during repeatability testing. Authors can use PTU to build a package that includes their software program and a provenance trace of an initial reference execution. Testers can select a subset of the package’s processes for a partial deterministic replay—based, for example, on their compute, memory and I/O utilization as ...

The number of minimally invasive cardiological interventions has increased over the last few years and therefore computer based training systems find growing interest. They offer a better learning schedule compared to traditional master-apprentice models due to the repeatability of the learning situation and the possibility to learn individual tasks. Below we present the research system CathI t...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE For more widespread clinical use advanced imaging methods such as relative cerebral blood volume must be both accurate and repeatable. The aim of this study was to determine the repeatability of relative CBV measurements in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme by using several of the most commonly published estimation techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS The relative CB...

PURPOSE To comprehensively assess the reliability of automated Pentacam (Oculus, Inc.) measurements. SETTING Flinders Eye Centre, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia. METHODS Both eyes of 35 normal volunteers were tested twice on the same day by 2 different observers. All automated values were recorded, and manual analysis of topographic maps was performed only...

UNLABELLED Interrupter resistance (Rint) technique can be easily and successfully performed in preschool children. The establishment of Rint short-term repeatability is essential to interpret any Rint change after a pharmacological intervention. AIMS OF THE STUDY In preschool children with asthma or chronic cough: (1) to assess two indices of short-term repeatability: (a) intra-measurement an...

PURPOSE To assess the repeatability and measurement error associated with cone density and nearest neighbor distance (NND) estimates in images of the parafoveal cone mosaic obtained with an adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscope (AOSLO). METHODS Twenty-one participants with no known ocular pathology were recruited. Four retinal locations, approximately 0.65° eccentricity from the cente...