Background Subendocardial dark-rim artifact (DRA) continues to be a major issue that limits the diagnostic performance of first pass perfusion (FPP) CMR. Non-Cartesian approaches such as radial or spiral acquisition have been proposed to minimize DRAs. Among these approaches, those that can operate without the need for breath-holding typically require a time-consuming offline image reconstructi...

In this article, we apply the Multiquadric radial basis function (RBF) interpo-lation method for nding the numerical approximation of traveling wave solu-tions of the Kawahara equation. The scheme is based on the Crank-Nicolsonformulation for space derivative. The performance of the method is shown innumerical examples.

A Radial Basis Function based learning system method has been proposed for estimation of State of Charge (SOC) of lead Acid battery. Coulomb metric method is used for SOC estimation with correction factor computed by Radial Basis Function method. Radial Basis function based technique is used for learning battery performance variation with time and other parameters. Experimental results are incl...

The design of a feedback controller, so as to minimize a given performance criterion, for a general non-linear dynamical system is difficult; if not impossible. But for a large class of nonlinear dynamical systems, the open loop control that minimizes a performance criterion can be obtained using calculus of variations and Pontryagin’s minimum principle. In this paper, the open loop optimal tra...

A review of the literature was performed to survey the history of the radial head prosthesis in traumatology. Radial head resection was the treatment of choice before Speed first reconstructed the radial head with a metal prosthesis. Over the years, the indication for the use of a radial head prosthesis changed from the prevention of heterotopic ossification to the prevention of proximal migrat...

In this paper we propose a meshfree technique for the numerical solution of the two dimensional Burger’s equation. Collocation method using the Radial Basis Functions (RBFs) is coupled with first order accurate finite difference approximation. Different types of RBFs are used for this purpose. Performance of the proposed method is successfully tested in terms of various error norms. In the case...

The results obtained by radial haemolysis in the detection of antibodies to rubella virus compared well with those obtained by haemagglutination inhibition. Radial haemolysis is unaffected by non-specific inhibitors. The sera do not therefore require pretreatment and the results are less equivocal. Radial haemolysis appears to be as sensitive as immunofluorescence and floatation centrifugation....

In DEA, we have two measures of technical efficiency with different characteristics: radial and non-radial. In this paper we compile them into a composite model called “epsilon-based measure (EBM).” For this purpose we introduce two parameters which connect radial and non-radial models. These two parameters are obtained from the newly defined affinity index between inputs or outputs along with ...

We describe the first Marfan syndrome case of non-traumatic bilateral radial artery aneurysms in the anatomical snuff box. A 74-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome had a pulsatile mass in her bilateral anatomical snuff box. The color Doppler ultrasonography showed an aneurysm of radial artery located in the bilateral anatomical snuff box. Resection of the right radial artery aneurysm was comple...