long-term mechanical circulatory support is a life-saving technology while briding to heart transplantation. it increases the quality of life and preserves end-organ function for patients with  advanced heart failure. the number of patients with advanced heart failure scheduled for heart transplantation before comorbidities escalate is on the rise. however, the device function is complicated by...

Recent studies indicated that companies are increasingly experiencing data quality (DQ) related problems resulting from their increased data collection efforts. Addressing these concerns requires a clear definition of DQ but typically, DQ is only broadly defined as ‘fitness for use’. While capturing its essence, a more precise interpretation of DQ is required during measurement. While there is ...

A cubic polynomial lter is presented for edge preserving noise smoothing. The lter coeecients are adaptable and can be optimized to improve the l-ter result. Experiments show that the image quality achieved with the optimized cubic lter is comparable to that of a more complex rational lter.

Information quality is a key factor in the information systems success research. Although the impact of information quality on information system success is frequently examined, the factors which influence information quality are seldom studied. To fulfill this research gap, we try to investigate three types of factors, including personal, organizational and contextual factors, to study their i...

We consider a stochastic linear–quadratic (LQ) problem with possible indefinite cost weighting matrices for the state and the control. An outstanding open problem is to identify an appropriate Riccati-type equation whose solvability is equivalent to the solvability of this possibly indefinite LQ problem. In this paper we introduce a new type of differential Riccati equation, called the generali...

All systems of quality management address the same standards and objectives of quality education, but with varied emphasis on inputs, throughputs, or outputs. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a form of management functional with objectives. Deployed in Universities, it probes the relationship between the cognitive, psychomotor and affective traits of graduates as products on one side, and t...

Purpose: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) increases the risk of secondary degenerative changes and subsequent total hip arthroplasty. The postoperative quality of life in patients with DDH who have been born and grown with this disability and adapted to it during the life, is one of the most challenging issues. This study aimed to compare the quality of life of patients with DDH before ...