Performance evaluations of health services providers burgeons. Similarly, analyzing spatially related health information, ranking teachers and schools, and identification of differentially expressed genes are increasing in prevalence and importance. Goals include valid and efficient ranking of units for profiling and league tables, identification of excellent and poor performers, the most diffe...

In this paper, we propose a clustering algorithm to find clusters of different sizes, shapes and densities. Density and Hierarchical based approaches are adopted in the algorithm using Minimum Spanning Tree, resulting in a new algorithm – Local Density-based Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm for overlapping data distribution using Minimum Spanning Tree (LDHCODMST). The algorithm is divided into...

In this paper, we propose a clustering algorithm to find clusters of different sizes, shapes and densities. Density and Hierarchical based approaches are adopted in the algorithm using Minimum Spanning Tree, resulting in a new algorithm – Local Density-based Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm for overlapping data distribution using Minimum Spanning Tree (LDHCODMST). The algorithm is divided into...

Emerging optical networks have hierarchical architectures with varying capabilities at different levels. Moreover, many applications nowadays require multicast (one-to-many) connections. We propose a network model that has such a hierarchical architecture which is designed for multicast connections. We develop a multi-stage routing scheme which solves the routing problem in different levels of ...

BACKGROUND Classical and data-driven classifications of Parkinson's disease (PD) are based primarily on motor symptoms, with little attention being paid to the clustering of nonmotor manifestations. METHODS Clinical data on demographic, motor and nonmotor features, including the Korean version of the sniffin' stick (KVSS) test results, and responses to the screening questionnaire of the nonmo...

owing to the oncoming needs and increasing the population of lake urmia watershed, providing equilibrium  between water supply and demand seems quite challenging and the lake cannot be successful in meeting its ecological demands in this critical condition. in this unfavorable situation, water resources must be managed through a sustainable context. with this knowledge in hand, a multi attribut...

Group testing, where individuals are tested initially in pools, is widely used to screen a large number of individuals for rare diseases. Triggered by the recent development of assays that detect multiple infections at once, screening programs now involve testing individuals in pools for multiple infections simultaneously. Tebbs, McMahan, and Bilder (2013, Biometrics) recently evaluated the per...