Qualitative interaction (Peto, 1]) is a useful concept, but its practical value is limited because its presence is hard to detect. This diiculty arises from trying to detect a treatment eeect of opposite direction to the main eeect in a small number of subgroups. Simulation results are presented which reinforce this point. A new measure of interaction magnitude, IM, is introduced and proposed a...

The tool Imitator implements the Inverse Method (IM ) for Timed Automata (TAs). Given a TA A and a tuple π0 of reference valuations for timings, IM synthesizes a constraint around π0 where A behaves in the same discrete manner. This provides us with a quantitative measure of robustness of the behavior of A around π0. The new version Imitator 2.5 integrates the new features of stopwatches (in ad...

E. Diener, R. J. Larsen, S. Levine, and R. A. Emmons (1985) distinguished between intensity and frequency as separable components in repeatedly measured affect. In this article, an improved way of differentiating intensity and frequency of affect is proposed that permits one to measure affect intensity separately for each emotion of interest. The results of 3 studies using this method provide f...

The inherent constant-current electrolytic (CCE) nature of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) is used to study a variety of neutral metallocenes, including oligomeric metallocenes. ESI mass spectra that display the doubly charged ion of certain biferrocenes (M2+) can be readily obtained by careful manipulation of solution conditions and structure of the biferrocene. The intensity...

There is a need for benchmarking and validating simulated ground motions in order them to be utilized by the engineering community. Such validation may geared towards specific motion simulation method, target application, location; presented herein focuses on bridge application southern California. Catalogs of representing 200,000-year forecast are selected from Southern California Earthquake C...

Background: Internal Medicine (IM) is one of the main medical specialties. In this paper, the features of the Iranian IM residency training program, duties and salary were evaluated and compared with some countries. Methods: Using the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (IMHME) directive, the features of educational curriculum, compulsory working hours, duties and salary were extra...

In this paper the performance of radiographic film (KODAK X-Omat V) for analysing intensity-modulated (IM) beams in a plane at reference depth (5 cm for 6 MV, 10 cm for 18 MV) was investigated. The field size dependence of the film response was studied for small and medium field sizes. The dose rate dependence of the response and possible effects of fractionating the dose were assessed. In the ...