Mini-models are local regression models, which can be used for the function approximation learning. In the paper, there are presented mini-models based on hyper-spheres and hyper-ellipsoids and researches were made for linear and nonlinear models with no limitations for the problem input space dimension. Learning of the approximation function based on mini-models is very fast and it proved to h...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the success rates of the manual and motor-driven mini-screw insertion methods according to age, gender, length of mini-screws, and insertion sites. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 429 orthodontic mini-screw placements in 286 patients (102 in men and 327 in women) between 2005 and 2010 at private practice. Age, gender, mini-screw length, and i...

The Semantic Web of Things (SWoT) is a novel paradigm, blending the Semantic Web and the Internet of Things visions. Due to architectural and performance issues, it is currently impractical to use available reasoners for processing semantic-based information and perform resource discovery in pervasive computing scenarios. This paper presents a prototypical mobile reasoner for the SWoT, supporti...

background: reusing orthodontic mini-screws would reduce treatment cost and lead to more use of mini-screws and improvement of orthodontic treatments. this study has assessed the effects of reprocessing and reusing the titanium mini-screws on their maximum insertion, removal and fracture torque (ft). materials and methods: in this experimental study, 20 titanium mini-screws (1.6-mm × 8-mm) were...

BaBar has recently deployed a new event data format referred to as the Mini. The Mini uses efficient packing and aggressive noise suppression to represent the average reconstructed BaBar event in under 7 KBytes. The Mini packs detector information into simple transient data objects, which are then aggregated into roughly 10 composite persistent objects per event. The Mini currently uses Objecti...

BACKGROUND The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has been used extensively to investigate genetic mechanisms of ethanol (EtOH)-related behaviors. Many past studies in flies, including studies from our laboratory, have manipulated gene expression using transposons carrying the genetic-phenotypic marker mini-white(mini-w), a derivative of the endogenous gene white(w). Whether the mini-w transgeni...

INTRODUCTION Placement of mini-implants carries with it the risk of iatrogenic damage to the adjacent root surfaces. The aims of this study were to assess the type of trauma incurred on tooth roots after contact or approximation with mini-implants during placement, and to observe and analyze the healing responses via histologic analysis. METHODS Four male minipigs were used as experimental su...

Received: May 12, 2014 Published: May 22, 2014 Figure 5. Aggregations of denaturing proteins in the presence of miniαA-chaperone or chimeric mini-chaperone (CP1). (A) Heatand EDTA-induced ADH (5 μM) aggregation in the presence of mini-αA (40 μM) or mini-αA (Δ87−88, 40 μM) at 37 °C. (B) Heat-induced citrate synthase (4 μM) aggregation assay at 43 °C in the presence of mini-αA (40 μM) or CP1 (40 ...