This article surveys the relationship between computation and physics. It describes the past, present and future of how numerical data for scientiic computation is represented, manipulated and extracted from physical computing devices. Aspects of the theory of computation, computational complexity, computational physics and quantum computation are discussed, towards the end of understanding how...

A novel multi-scale approach for quantifying both inter- and intra-component dependence of a complex system is introduced. This is achieved using empirical mode decomposition (EMD), which, unlike conventional scale-estimation methods, obtains a set of scales reflecting the underlying oscillations at the intrinsic scale level. This enables the data-driven operation of several standard data-assoc...

Salt-water intrusion (SWI) is a worldwide problem increasingly affecting coastal aquifers, exacerbated by climate changes and growing demand of fresh-water. Therefore, research on this topic using both physical numerical modeling has been intensified, aiming to achieve better predictions the salt-water wedge evolution design suitable countermeasures its negative effects. This work presents labo...

BACKGROUND Bronchiectasis can adversely affect quality of life. However, the tests examining quality of life in bronchiectasis are not sufficient. We examined the validity of a measure designed for COPD, the Seattle Obstructive Lung Disease Questionnaire (SOLQ), in bronchiectasis. In addition, we aimed to compare the quality of life of subjects with bronchiectasis and bronchial hyper-responsive...

OBJECTIVE To compare the 24-month course of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with long-standing RA treated with a conventional synthetic (cs) or a first, second or third biologic (b) DMARD in daily rheumatological care. METHODS Patients enrolled in the German biologics register RABBIT who were observed over at least 12 months were stratified according to the nth bDMARD start...

BACKGROUND We report here data from the >200 patients recruited in Russia to take part in OSVaLD, a 12-week, open-label, post-marketing surveillance study of the response to betahistine 48 mg/day in vertigo of peripheral vestibular origin carried out in a total of 13 countries. METHODS The primary efficacy endpoint was change in the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI; 100-point scale). Changes...