The existence (or not) of infinite clusters is explored for two stochastic models intersecting line segments in $d \ge 2$ dimensions. Salient features the phase diagram are established each case. based on site percolation ${\mathbb Z}^d$ with parameter $p\in (0,1]$. For occupied $v$, and $2d$ possible coordinate directions, declare entire segment from $v$ to next given direction be either blue ...

Purpose: Changes in lower extremity alignment in individuals with abnormality of this segments are unclear. The present study aimed to compare lower extremity alignment in subjects with genu valgum and genu varum deformities and healthy subjects  in order to understand the lower extremity alignment changes in this group.  Methods: This was a causal-comparative study. The sample comprised 120 m...

Background: Chondromalacia patella is the most common cause of mechanical knee pain in young women. Q angle and knee alignment are important clinical parameters for biomechanics of the patellofemoral joint. Objective: To identify the prevalence of knee malalignment and to find out if there is a correlation between knee mal alignment and Q angle with age at onset of disease. Methods: All pa...

among the most important sources of competitive advantage, is creating and developing strategic alignment competency. strategic alignment, literally, is an abstract and qualitative concept. and a qualitative concept while not been quantified and operationalized, does not worth paying attention practically. this article basing on a general formula and taking systems dynamics approach, suggests a...

in spite of importance of it deployment, nowadays in many organizations we are witness of appearing problems related to dissatisfaction of business needs due to high investment in the field of it. the fervent debate concerning it productivity–or lack of such productivity- named productivity paradox persuade us to survey relationship between it–business alignment and business performance. the pu...

floorplanning is an important step in physical design of vlsi circuits. it is used to plan the positions of a set of circuit modules on a chip in order to optimize the circuit performance. however, modern floorplanning takes better care of providing extra options to place dedicated modules in the hierarchical designs to align circuit blocks one by one within certain bounding box for helping seq...