Cohesion has been a topic of interest since structured design [20, 23] in the 1970’s. Today, there are numerous researchers continuing this work into object-oriented designs [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 22]. Most of the current research has focused on the interaction of methods within a class, the inter-method cohesion. In this paper we consider both the inter-method cohesion and the...

C II malocclusion, which affects approximately one-third of patients seeking orthodontic treatment, often reflects both dental and skeletal deviations from the norm.1-3 Because it frequently involves excessive overjet,4 it is easily recognized by lay persons, leading to its overrepresentation in orthodontic practices. According to the National Health and Nutrition Estimates Survey III, in which...

The intra-class class correlation coefficient (ICC) is a prominent statistic to measure test-retest reliability of fMRI data. It can be used to address the question of whether regions of high group activation in a first scan session will show preserved subject differentiability in a second session. With this purpose, we present a method that extends voxel-wise ICC analysis. We show that voxels ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the intra-examiner and inter-examiner reproducibility of paraspinal thermography using an infrared scanner. MATERIALS AND METHODS The thermal functions of a commercially available infrared scanner (Insight Subluxation Station®) were evaluated for clinical reliability. Two practicing clinicians conducted the measures on 100 subjects. Intra ...

The widespread goals of student retention, introducing larger programming projects, and fostering collaboration among students in computer science courses has led to the inclusion of group projects in many curricula, with task division and collaboration as motivation for students to complete assignments. This paper presents a study in a first-year programming assignment with similar goals, but ...

Intra-class variation is fundamental to the FNMR performance of iris recognition systems. In this paper, we perform a systematic study of modeling intra-class variation for nonideal iris images captured under less-controlled environments. We present global geometric calibration techniques for compensating distortion associated with off-angle acquisition and local geometric calibration technique...

OBJECTIVE To determine test-retest and inter-rater reliability of hand-held dynamometry when used to measure knee--extensor strength in patients with advanced cancer. SUBJECTS Adults with metastatic or locally advanced cancer recruited from palliative care services to a study of the risk factors for falls. METHODS Consecutive recruits (n = 30) underwent repeat testing after an interval of 1...

Objectives: Sensory neuropathy is the major cause of ulceration in diabetic patients. Periodical sensory examination is an appropriate method to detect neuropathy and decrease the risk of diabetic foot ulcer. Semmes–Weinstein Monofilaments (SWM) and tuning fork on/off test are widely used to assess pressure and vibration sensitivity. The present study evaluated the inter- and intra-rater reliab...