In this paper Multi-Staged Discrete Loops are introduced to narrow the gap between for-loops and general loops. Although multi-staged discrete loops can be used in situations that would otherwise require general loops it is still possible to determine the maximum number of iterations, which is trivial for for-loops but extremely difficult for general loops. Thus multi-staged discrete loops form...

The authors assessed clinical outcome for up to one year after staged bilateral pallidotomy in 14 patients with advanced PD. One year after surgery, dyskinesias were virtually abolished and there were significant reductions in "off" time (67%) and activities of daily living "off" scores (24%), as well as nonsignificant reduction in "off" motor score (39%); "on" scores were unchanged. One patien...

The authors sought to compare power output at blood lactate threshold, maximal lactate steady state, and pH threshold with the average power output during a simulated 20-km time trial assessed during cycle ergometry. Participants (N = 13) were trained male and female cyclists and triathletes, all permanent residents at moderate altitude (1,525-2,225 m). Testing was performed at 1,525 or 1,860 m...

Most of the existing staged evacuation algorithms only consider impact crowd density on partition, but do not take into account influence spatial distribution occupants and capacity exits total time (TET). Therefore, a novel indoor emergency algorithm based equalization is proposed in this paper. All factors affecting TET such as position size each group are fully considered algorithm, which un...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To compare clinical outcomes of staged versus "one-time" percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in intermediate to very high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) and multivessel coronary disease (MVD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS 1531 NSTE-ACS patients with multivessel PCI and meeting the criteria of intermediate to very high ris...