Continuing experimental work on SAS data set compression presented at NESUG in 2004, I designed another two-factor factorial experiment. My first factor compares the three kinds of data set compression offered by SAS on UNIX; the SAS DATA set OPTIONS COMPRESS=CHAR, COMPRESS=BINARY and SAS sequential format files created with the V9TAPE engine, three UNIX file compression algorithms; compress, g...

After years of using mainframe-based batch applications, though they were user-friendly, my users wanted something GUI, something that runs on their desktop, and something that interchanges with their MS-Windows applications. So, I set out to convert my batch application system to something my users wanted. Armed with the SAS System®, Base SAS, SAS/CONNECT®, SAS/AF®, SAS/FSP®, a TCP/IP connecti...

PURPOSE The purpose is to compare the molecular characteristics of serrated adenomas (SAs) with those of conventional adenomas (CADs) and hyperplastic polyps (HPs). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We evaluated the proliferative activity and molecular alterations in 47 SAs (25 pure-type and 22 mixed-type), 71 CADs, and 23 HPs. RESULTS The proliferative activity of SAs, as evaluated by Ki-67 expression, ...

OBJECTIVE To determine if patients with nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) have sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), an entity characterized by repetitive upper airway obstructions during sleep, inducing hypoxia and sleep disruption. METHODS We recruited 17 patients with NAION and 17 age- and sex-matched controls from patients referred for treatment because of suspected restless legs syndr...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to investigate predictors for planned suicide attempters. METHODS This study included 1,003 patients who attempted suicide and visited emergency department. They were divided into two groups, planned suicide attempters (SAs; n=133 [13.3%]) and impulsive SAs (n=870, [86.7%]), and the demographic variables, clinical characteristics, factors related to suicide, ...

In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), each sensor node can estimate the global parameter from the local data in a distributed manner. This paper proposed a robust diffusion estimation algorithm based on a minimum error entropy criterion with a self-adjusting step-size, which are referred to as the diffusion MEE-SAS (DMEE-SAS) algorithm. The DMEE-SAS algorithm has a fast speed of convergence and i...

This paper discusses the implementation of SAS Enterprise BI Server at BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota (BCBSM). It provides an overview of the hardware and software architecture and the deployment of SAS Enterprise BI Server within a mature enterprise-wide and external web-facing infrastructure in a multi-tier UNIX environment. This paper also provides highlights of the installation and confi...