Statistical Error in Interpretation of Aneurysm Coil Results To the Editor: We read with interest the recent report by Bendszus et al1 regarding the efficacy of new “bioactive” coils for cerebral aneurysm therapy. The authors note a “statistically significant” difference between outcomes in aneurysms treated with the Cerecyte coil and a matched pair cohort treated with bare platinum coils, with...

In this paper, we study the problem of privacy-preserving data sharing, wherein only a subset of the records in a database are sensitive, possibly based on predefined privacy policies. Existing solutions, viz, differential privacy (DP), are over-pessimistic and treat all information as sensitive. Alternatively, techniques, like access control and personalized differential privacy, reveal all no...

In two-sided matching problem, there are overwhelming evidences that support peoples are also motivated by concerns for fairness and reciprocity. We will show that compromise which is individually irrational improves the welfare of the whole groups. The reasonable compromise level is obtained as the function of the size of the group so that the social utility should be maximized.

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS The term 'right-sided colitis' has been used to describe a lesion in which the right half of the colon shows maximal inflammatory changes; although the terminal ileum is always involved, the rectum is normal or shows minimal inflammatory changes. Some of these cases appear to be of atypical Crohn's disease, whilst the others resemble chronic ulcerative colitis. The high incid...

It is shown that a previously unknown class of magneti" zation patterns exists in planar structures which have the unique property that all the flux escapes from one surface with none leaving the other side. A simple case is a constant amplitude rotating vector magnetization where the sense of rotation dictates which surface has no flux. More complicated magnetization patterns are elucidated. T...

Function filtering enhances dynamic programming methods working on a tree decomposition of the constraint graph. It is based on bounds for tuples: if the lower bound of tuple t is equal to or higher than a suitable upper bound, t can be discarded, decrementing the size of the message to travel in the tree decomposition. We present a new form of lower bound that tightens the lower bound of the o...

Pancreaticopleural fi stula (PPF) is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis due to communication of the pleural cavity (usually the left) with the pancreatic duct [1-5]. In contrast to fi stulization, pleural eff usion associated with acute

We give an alternative treatment and extension of some results of Itoh and Mahmoud on one-sided interval trees. The proofs are based on renewal theory, including a case with mixed multiplicative and additive renewals.

Introduction: Breast cancer is becoming more frequently diagnosed at early stages with improved long-term outcomes. Radiation-related heart disease and lung cancer can occur following radiotherapy for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate some dosimetric parameters of heart and lung during whole breast radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: Twenty...

Abdominal wall defect in Gastroschisis is usually located to the right of the umbilical cord. We discuss a rare case of left-sided gastroschisis. A 3-day-old female, borne of caesarean delivery at term to a 20year-old mother, came to the emergency with bowel loops lying outside the abdominal cavity. No significant antenatal history was present. Antenatal sonogram done outside the hospital at 28...