Golub et al. (2001, BIT, 41, 71–85) gave a generalized successive over-relaxation method for the augmented systems. In this paper, the connection between the SOR-like method and the preconditioned conjugate gradient (PCG) method for the augmented systems is investigated. It is shown that the PCG method is at least as accurate (fast) as the SOR-like method. Numerical examples demonstrate that th...

Problem statement: A new variant of the Successive Overrelaxation (SOR) method for solving linear algebraic systems, the KSOR method was introduced. The treatment depends on the assumption that the current component can be used simultaneously in the evaluation in addition to the use the most recent calculated components as in the SOR method. Approach: Using the hidden explicit characterization ...

Cryotherapy has similar cure rates to topical salicylate (a pharmacologic therapy) for nongenital common warts (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on systemic review of variable quality randomized trials). Duct tape may be equivalent to cryotherapy (SOR: B, based on a single randomized trial). CO2 laser, photodynamic therapy, pulsed dye laser (PDL), and Er:Yag laser therapies may also b...

Inhaled short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) are most effective in preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, followed by inhaled mast cell stabilizers and anticholinergic agents (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, multiple randomized control trials [RCTs]). Less evidence supports the use of leukotriene antagonists and inhaled corticosteroids, either individually or in combination (SOR: B...

Alternative antiplatelet therapy for stroke prevention is indicated for patients who experience transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) while on aspirin therapy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 1 meta-analysis and 1 randomized controlled trial). The combination of aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole reduces the risk of stroke following a TIA (SOR: A). Thieno-pyridines (eg, clopido...

The work-up for secondary infertility—the inability to conceive after 1 year of regular unprotected intercourse for a couple who have previously had a child1—should include a history and physical exam for both patients, plus evaluation of ovulation, semen analysis, and imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes (strength of recommendation [sor]: B, based on cohort studies). Check the male partne...

Successive overrelaxation (SOR) for symmetric linear complementarity problems and quadratic programs is used to train a support vector machine (SVM) for discriminating between the elements of two massive datasets, each with millions of points. Because SOR handles one point at a time, similar to Platt's sequential minimal optimization (SMO) algorithm which handles two constraints at a time and J...

We present a novel approach to obtain a mosaic image for the surface texture content of a surface of revolution (SOR) from a collection of uncalibrated views. The SOR scene constraint is used to calibrate each view and align the corresponding pictorial content into a global representation. Metric surface properties are extracted from each view by exploiting special properties of the imaged SOR ...

The production of extracellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide glycohydrolase (NADG) and the cell-bound lipoproteinase (serum opacity reaction, SOR) by strains of different serological types of group A streptococci, in relation to the T typing, was studied. The production of both NADG and SOR, or only one of them, was found to be characteristic of serotypes, as determined by M and T antigen....

OBJECTIVES Sensory over-responsivity (SOR), defined as a negative response to or avoidance of sensory stimuli, is both highly prevalent and extremely impairing in youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), yet little is known about the neurological bases of SOR. This study aimed to examine the functional neural correlates of SOR by comparing brain responses to sensory stimuli in youth with and...