82  © Japi • January 2014 • Vol. 62 Sir, R denervation (RD) is a catheter based method using radiofrequency ablation(RFA)for treatment of patients with resistant hypertension. T h e d a t a f r o m t w o c l i n i c a l trials(Symplicity HTN-1 and Symplicity HTN-2) has proven the safety and efficacy of RD for treating the patients with resistant hypertension.1,2 Symplicity HTN-1 was a non-rand...

Motivated by the need to cope with floods of data, algorithm design is undergoing profound changes. Self-improvement, online property-preserving filtering, uncertainty, sublinearity and property testing are all parts of the story. I will discuss some of these exciting developments with an emphasis on its geometric aspects.

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Visualization — the transformation of data and information into multimedia including pictures, animation and 3D scenes — enables users to understand information more naturally. It reveals patterns and relations in the information which may otherwise remain hidden. As a consequence, it can provide a single user with enough valuable information to support decision making. In addition to this, vis...

On October 15, we met to listen to a presentation by Marques Griffin from ChevronTexaco. He gave an overview of the entire oil production process and gave an idea of what types of positions his company had available. We also had this semester’s officer auction, where bidders could hire an officer for an hour to do such as things as cleaning or yard work. Our volleyball tournament to be held on ...