This paper describes a set of specialized GA methods for the analog circuit design, i.e., the component-list chromosome, the multi-staged evolution, and the size reducing pressure. In the several experiments, these methods have shown to achieve the robustness, the efficiency in time and the hardware consumption.

AIMS The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the localised staging of prostate cancer in those who had undergone radical prostatectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The cohort consisted of 110 patients who had undergone MRI for staging of prostate cancer and subsequently underwent radical prostatectomy. T stage was analysed both on MRI and fro...

data envelopment analysis (dea) is a mathematical technique to evaluate the performance of firms with multiple inputs and outputs. in conventional dea models, the efficiency scores of decision making units (dmus) with non-negative inputs and outputs are evaluated in a special period of time. however, in the real world there are situations wherein performance of firms must be evaluated in multip...

Objective. To review the management and outcomes of women with surgically staged 1 UPSC. Methods. We report on a case series from 2008-2010 from Hamilton Canada. We summarize the data from a literature search on surgically staged 1 UPSC. Results. There is a group women with Stage 1A UPSC with no residual disease at time of surgery who do not require adjuvant therapy. Vault recurrences appear to...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE To evaluate the radiological and clinical results of three different methods in the deformity correction of a degenerative flat back. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE There are no comparative studies about different procedures in the treatment of degenerative flat back. METHODS Sixty-four patients who consecutively underwent corrective surgery for degenerat...

OBJECTIVE It remains unknown whether complete revascularisation is optimally performed in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the index or at staged procedures. The aims of this study were to quantify the number of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures in which non-culprit lesions needed further evaluation, to determine the consequence o...

OBJECTIVE To determine if the complete response rates of lentigo maligna (LM) to imiquimod, 5%, cream can be improved by the addition of a topical retinoid. DESIGN Prospective randomized study of patients treated with imiquimod alone vs imiquimod plus a topical retinoid, followed by conservative staged excisions. SETTING Mohs surgical clinic in an academic institution. PATIENTS Ninety pat...

This paper addresses the staged capacity expansion of multiproduct batch plants operating in single product campaign (SPC) mode and in the presence of product demand uncertainty. This extends previous work by the authors on the design problem. Staged capacity expansions are modeled as additions of extra units of equal size at each stage at the end of each time period. The normality assumption i...

The study of the SPL (Superconducting Proton Linac), a 4 MW / 2.2 GeV H linac, began at CERN in 1999. Based on the large inventory of RF equipment decommissioned from the LEP (Large Electron Positron collider), it was originally proposed as an upgrade to the injector complex for the high energy accelerators. Since that time, the proposal has attracted the interest of an increasing number of phy...