In a randomised controlled trial (RCT) we are usually trying to answer the question of which treatment is best. Sometimes, though, may be considering that do not believe will perform better than an existing option but has other benefits: it could cheaper, easier deliver or more acceptable patients. For example, need for urodynamic testing compared with simple office evaluation before stress inc...

We introduce into the classical perceptron algorithm with margin a mechanism that shrinks the current weight vector as a first step of the update. If the shrinking factor is constant the resulting algorithm may be regarded as a margin-error-driven version of NORMA with constant learning rate. In this case we show that the allowed strength of shrinking depends on the value of the maximum margin....

The primary attempt of this paper is to evaluate the performance of manufacturing companies based on CVP (Cost-Volume-Profit) analysis in Bangladesh. To attain this purpose, 14 manufacturing companies have been surveyed from Textile Industry. This study has also been attempted to examine the influence of key indicators of CVP analysis in performance evaluation in textile industry. The study fin...

BACKGROUND Due to the high incidence of forefoot ulcerations with associated osteomyelitis, there has been an increased demand for partial ray amputations. In order to ensure complete removal of infected metatarsal bone, a clean margin amount is chosen based on the surgeon's intraoperative visual subjective evaluation. The margin is resected and sent to pathology. Currently the literature shows...