introduction: according to change in the approach to the rehabilitation of children with disability, function is an effective characteristic of the quality of life for these children. pediatric evaluation of disability inventory (pedi) was designed to assess the function of 6 months to 7 and half years old children. the aim of this study was to translate the pediatric evaluation of disability i...

YANG YU: ADVANCED STATISTICAL MODELS FOR IMAGING AND GENETIC DATA. (Under the direction of J. S. Marron and Hongtu Zhu.) The rapid growth of molecular biology and neuroimaging has facilitated many massive imaging genetics studies. These studies greatly advance our understanding of the development of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders and their relationships to genetic biomarkers. ...

Present paper presents a parametric performancebased design model for optimizing hospital design. The design model operates with geometric input parameters defining the functional requirements of the hospital and input parameters in terms of performance objectives defining the design requirements and preferences of the hospital with respect to performances. The design model takes point of depar...

This paper outlines and discusses a self-contained multimedia-training program on psychological diagnostics. The program aims to play an intermediate role between theory and working practice, while offering students a simulated environment to prepare for practical work with real humans. The program simulates the entire diagnostic cycle in convincing, authentic cases while offering extended supp...

Testing non-functional properties based on functional specifications at early design phases is still a challenge in teleservice and protocol engineering. Modelling and evaluating performance aspects along with the traditional functional verification oriented formal description techniques has to be integrated into one unified design process to avoid extra effort in maintaining consistency betwee...

Performance is one of the important non-functional requirements for a software system. A system that runs too slowly is likely to be rejected by all users. Failure to achieve some expected performance level might make the system unusable, and the project might fail or get cancelled if the system performance objective is not met [38]. To build performance into a software system, the development ...

background: the impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wrmsds) on functional performance of nigerian welders is unknown. this study investigated the prevalence, pattern and impact of wrmsds on functional efficiency among welders in alimosho local government, lagos state, nigeria.   materials and methods: this cross sectional survey involved 177 welders in a rural-urban area in nigeri...