The classification of mineralized areas into different groups based on mineral grade and prospectivity is a practical problem in the area of optimal risk, time, and cost management of exploration projects. The purpose of this paper was to present a new approach for optimizing the grade classification model of an orebody. That is to say, through hybridizing machine learning with a metaheuristic ...

Clinico-pathological features of 56 patients with primary gastric lymphoma were evaluated retrospectively. All cases were regraded according to a classification of Isaacson et al into high grade and low grade B-cell mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. A third group of mixed grade was recognised in 11 patients with low grade who also had occasional areas of high grade. Low grade and mixe...

School Progression and the Grade Distribution of Students: Evidence from the Current Population Survey Education researchers have long made inferences about grade retention from the grade distribution of same-aged students. Recent economics studies have followed suit. This paper examines the validity of the “below grade” proxy for retention using data from supplemental questionnaires administer...

Malignant glioma comprises glioblastoma [World Health Organization (WHO) grade IV], anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III), mixed anaplastic oligoastrocytoma (WHO grade III) and anaplastic oligodendroglioma (WHO grade III). Diagnosis after biopsy or tumor resection is made according to the revised WHO classification. Prognosis depends on tumor grade and histology. Glioblastoma carries the worst...

Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) is in wide practice in clinical work for the detection and prognosis of various types of abnormalities. For this, medical images acquired in various tests by utilizing diverse imaging modalities are used. In medical imaging, detecting and classifying the brain tumors in Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) is a demanding and critical task. MRI gives anatomical structure...

OBJECTIVE (1) To investigate the incidence of laryngeal involvement in a large series of patients with pemphigus vulgaris, using endoscopic examination, (2) to describe the lesions, and (3) to establish a classification of laryngeal involvement in pemphigus vulgaris based on the location of the lesions. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. METHODS A total of 40 sequentially treated pemphigus vul...

BACKGROUND The Level of Evidence rating was introduced in 2011 to grade the quality of publications. This system evaluates study design but does not assess several other quality indicators. This study introduces a new "Cosmetic Level of Evidence And Recommendation" (CLEAR) classification that includes additional methodological criteria and compares this new classification with the existing syst...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Grading and staging are important in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors for directing treatment. In this study, we evaluated the histopathological parameters of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and statistically analyzed the correlations of these parameters between the World Health Organization (WHO) 2000 and 2010 classifications. MATERIALS AND METHODS A ...

    Background: Giant cell tumor (GCT) of the bone is a benign neoplasm with local aggressive behavior. Distal ulna is a very rare place for GCT. Published studies have mainly focused on case reports, and thus there is no consistent treatment strategy for this tumor at this location. This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the oncological and functional results of 2 di...