There is a current trend in the industry to migrate its traditional Web applications to Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). To face this migration, traditional Web methodologies are being extended with new RIA modeling primitives. However, this re-engineering process is being figured out in an adhoc manner by introducing directly these new features in the models, crosscutting the old functionali...

To date, the adoption and diffusion of technology-enabled solutions to deliver better healthcare has been slow. There are many reasons for this. One of the most significant is that the existing methodologies that are normally used in general for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) implementations tend to be less successful in a healthcare context. This paper describes a knowledge-ba...

In this paper, we study an efficient fault-tolerant CBT multicast routing protocol. With our strategy, when a faulty component is detected, some pre-defined backup path(s) is (are) used to bypass the faulty component and enable the multicast communication to continue. Our protocol only requires that routers near the faulty component be reconfigured, thus reducing the runtime overhead without co...

Design of passive ring-coupled lasers based on InGaAsP waveguides is investigated using beam propagation method. Mode coupling, propagation loss due to bending, and scattering loss from waveguide sidewall roughness are taken into account. By compromising threshold gain, linewidth and side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR), suitable waveguide width and coupling strength are determined for different ...

In a case involving a patient with scleroderma, the authors demonstrate how to treatment plan and sequence the transition from a failing restored dentition to complete implant-supported fixed prostheses with sequential extractions and implant placements. The article also presents surgical and prosthodontic considerations for a complete-mouth implant-supported fixed rehabilitation while achievin...

Concurrent Pattern Calculus (CPC) is a minimal calculus whose communication mechanism is based on a powerful form of symmetric pattern unification. However, the richness of patterns and their unification entails some flexibility in the challenge-reply game that underpins bisimulation. This leads to an ordering upon patterns that is used to define the valid replies to a given challenge. Such a t...

Finding the right features is an essential part of a pattern recognition system. This can be accomplished either by selection or by a transform from a larger number of “raw” features. In this work we learn non-linear dimension reducing discriminative transforms that are implemented as neural networks, either as radial basis function networks or as multilayer perceptrons. As the criterion, we us...

As many as 86% of intensive care unit (ICU) alarms are false. Multiple signal integration of temporal monitor data by decision tree induction may improve artifact detection. We explore the effect of data granularity on model-building by comparing models made from 1-second versus 1-minute data. Models developed from 1-minute data remained effective when tested on 1-second data. Model development...

Use of the surgical robot facilitates less invasive mitral valve surgery. Although multiple single center studies confirmed excellent results with robotically-assisted mitral valve surgery, both real and perceived limitations have slowed adoption of this technology. Some still question the safety and efficacy of robotically-assisted mitral valve surgery. However, present data suggests that robo...