Over the years, subject of advantages Madrid System, convenience and economic it offers to users has been frequently addressed argued. However, less attention paid constraints this international trademark registration system its provisions that need be revised adapt user requirements. These aspects will addressed, in a constructive manner, paper. In particular, paper presents some consideration...

Introduction All lateral spinal radiographs in idiopathic scoliosis (IS) show a Double Rib Contour Sign (DRCS) of the thoracic cage, a radiographic expression of the rib hump. The outline of the convex overlies the contour of the concave ribs. The rib index (RI) method was extracted from the DRCS to evaluate rib hump deformity in IS patients. The RI was calculated by the ratio of spine distance...

In this paper, FileMaker Pro has been used to create a database in order to evaluate sign language notation systems used for representing hand configurations. The database cited in this paper focuses on child acquisition data, particularly the dataset of one child and one adult productions of the same American Sign Language (ASL) signs produced in a two-year span. The hand configurations in sel...

We present a method to dissociate the sign-dependent (linear or odd-order) response from the sign-independent (quadratic or even-order) response of a neuron to sequences of random orthonormal stimulus elements. The method is based on a modification of the classical linear-nonlinear model of neural response. The analysis produces estimates of the stimulus features to which the neuron responds in...

Due to time-inconsistency or political turnover, policymakers’ promises are not always fulfilled. We analyze an optimal fiscal policy problem where the plans made by the benevolent government are periodically revised. In this loose commitment setting, the properties of labor and capital income taxes are significantly different than under the full-commitment and no-commitment assumptions. Becaus...

UNLABELLED The "shrug sign" (inability to lift the arm to 90 degrees abduction without elevating the whole scapula or shoulder girdle) has been associated with a diagnosis of rotator cuff disease. Based on our clinical experience, we hypothesized the shrug sign is not a specific diagnostic sign for this condition, but rather is associated with various shoulder conditions and shoulder weakness a...

Received: 04.05.2016; Revised: 24.06.2016; Accepted: 12.10.2016 Fig. 1: HRCT (5 mm sections) scan of the thorax of the patient showing air trapping (red arrows), ground glass opacity with high attenuation (blue arrows) and intervening normal lung (yellow arrow). The lower zones of both lungs are normal (white arrow), typical of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Due to long-standing nature of the di...

Article history: Received 27 October 2011 Received in revised form 16 January 2012 Accepted 31 January 2012 Available online 3 February 2012 Editor: H. Weerts Results of three searches are presented for the production of supersymmetric particles decaying into final states with missing transverse momentum and exactly two isolated leptons, e or μ. The analysis uses a data sample collected during ...

Received Jan 18, 2015 Revised Jan 30, 2015 Accepted Feb 12, 2015 The Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) indicate that maternal mortality in Ethiopia is one of the highest in the world. This death toll can be prevented partially through increasing awareness of danger sign of obstetric complications and birth preparedness practices for mother, husbands and other family members. Commun...

Mple dog’s express their feelings by oscillating his tail. Similarly cows express their feelings with his feet, neck and tail. Every feeling has its distinct body movements. So by placing this model on their communicating body part we transform the animal feelings into words and phrases. This model also helps the deaf and dumb community to communicate with others in oral langage. Prototype of s...