a framework for assessing the outcome of oral healthcare in l ong term care facilities

Báo cáo khoa học: "Differences in vegetation cover resulting from various methods of site preparation for pine plantations in South Africa" potx

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 19:21

... Tsitsikamma National Park Soils of the experimental area are relatively uniform, moderately deep and are classified with the South African Binomial Classification as a Kroonstad-Oakleaf intergrate ... application of herbicides Chemical weed control included broadcast applications of glyphosate at kg ae/ha and months before planting, and a broadcast application of hexazinone at kg ai/ha months after ... (slashing of weeds at planting and year later to prevent overtopping of the planted trees) or with intensive ("total") weed control which involved hoeing and pulling of the vegetation and application...

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Báo cáo y học: "Reproducibility and sensitivity to change of various methods to measure joint space width in osteoarthritis of the hip: a double reading of three different radiographic views taken with a three-year interval" pot

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 07:20

... translate this continuous variable into a dichotomous progression variable, we calculated the SDD, which can be derived using the Bland and Altman graphical approach Its value is obtained by SDs of ... employed in clinical trial; instead, all radiographs are kept in such trial for use in an intent-to-treat analysis Our findings did not reveal significant differences between the ability of the different ... performed the statistical analysis IK performed the follow-up of the trial and the radiographic study, and data management BM, TS and EV significantly contributed to devising the protocol, analysis of...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "A Comparative Study of Parameter Estimation Methods for Statistical Natural Language Processing" potx

Ngày tải lên : 08/03/2014, 02:21

... regularization in a local sense (Hastie et al 2001) Empirically, smaller values of 𝜖 lead to smaller numbers of test errors 2.4 Boosted Lasso The Boosted Lasso (BLasso) algorithm was originally ... In the CMM, the local linear models are trained independently, while in the CRF Figure 2: The BLasso algorithm model, the local models are trained jointly We call Set w0 = and wd = for d=1…D these ... all of the tasks, and AP achieves almost as well and requires much less training time L1 (Lasso) regularization also performs well and leads to sparser models Estimators All the four NLP tasks...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "Theoretical Evaluation of Estimation Methods for Data-Oriented Parsing" pot

Ngày tải lên : 17/03/2014, 22:20

... the class of STSGs Although usually cited as showing the inadequacy of DOP1, Johnson’s example is in fact From these equations it is immediately clear that, regardless of the amount of training ... 373–384 Berlin: Springer Verlag Andreas Zollmann and Khalil Sima’an 2005 A consistent and efﬁcient estimator for data-oriented parsing Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics In press Discussion ... Neerlandistiek, pages 7– 22 LVVN, Almere http://iaaa.nl/rs/LeerdamE.html Khalil Sima’an and Luciano Buratto (2003) Backoff parameter estimation for the DOP model In Proceedings ECML’03, pp 373–384 Berlin:...

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Software Cost Estimation and Sizing Methods - Issues and Guidelines pptx

Ngày tải lên : 29/03/2014, 18:20

... rules for tailoring the sizing model to available data The calibration is usually performed by the cost analysts The cost analysts will either be using a model or method for the first time or they ... automation), independence of programming language, ease of storage in a historical database, and ease of management understanding Disadvantages include difficulty of counting early in the development ... be comparable over time Calibrating the model Calibration tailors the model to an organization or development style When the calibration is performed carefully, the resulting tailored models tend...

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inverse problem theory and methods for model parameter estimation - a. tarantola

Ngày tải lên : 31/03/2014, 15:24

... instrument” as if all the measurements could result from a single reading on a large apparatus, although, more realistically, we generally have some readings from several apparatuses Assume that when making ... physical parameter allowing us to describe the different realizations is termed a random variable The mathematical theory of statistics is the natural tool for analyzing the outputs of a random process ... contains a lot of mathematics, it is not a mathematical book It tries to explain how a method of acquisition of information can be applied to the actual world, and many of the arguments are heuristic...

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báo cáo hóa học: " The role of interleukin-12 in the heavy metal-elicited immunomodulation: relevance of various evaluation methods" potx

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 00:20

... Moreover, analyzing the performance of an established HIV-1 PBA for detection of plasma Abs revealed its advantage in the resolution of weakly reactive samples comparable to two EIAs and Western blot ... using ELISA; r represents Spearman correlation values estimated for each sample The last raw represents the Spearman correlation between the mean values of IFN-γ and IL-12p70 of all investigated ... bead array: a multiplexed assay platform with applications in various areas of biology Clinical Immunology 2004, 110:252-266 Jacobson JW, Oliver KG, Weiss C, Kettman J: Analysis of individual...

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báo cáo hóa học:" Efficient methods for joint estimation of multiple fundamental frequencies in music signals" docx

Ngày tải lên : 21/06/2014, 17:20

... individual parameters The abcissae axis is not labeled since these values depend on each particular parameter (the ﬁrst and last values for each parameter have been displayed in each plot to get the ... interpolated value is smaller than the corresponding overlapped harmonic amplitude, then pc,h is set as the interpolated amplitude, and this value is linearly subtracted for the candidates that share ... considered, although they seldom appear in practical situations A minimum spectral peak amplitude ε for the ﬁrst partial (f0 ) can also be assumed in this stage The spectral magnitudes at the candidate...

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Báo cáo hóa học: " Research Article Computational Methods for Estimation of Cell Cycle Phase Distributions of Yeast Cells" docx

Ngày tải lên : 22/06/2014, 19:20

... were analyzed with a FACS The imaging and FACS analysis were performed for a total of 280 minutes The details of the experiment as well as all the obtained image and FACS data can be found in the ... The cells were divided into three classes: cells that not have a bud, cells that have a small bud (smaller than one half of the yeast cell), and cells that have a large bud These classes are assumed ... for budding index analysis is needed, because obtaining the budding index data manually through visual analysis has a number of drawbacks One of the drawbacks is that accurate visual analysis is...

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Báo cáo hóa học: " Contour Estimation by Array Processing Methods" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 22/06/2014, 23:20

... proportional to 2π/μ between xl and xl for each line l of the image, or to a phase delay appearing on the signals obtained on the lines of the image matrix The general formulation of the Ncomponents ... 2: A model for an image containing a distorted curve a phase indetermination over the input signal is remaining Therefore, we propose an algorithm that aims at canceling the phase indetermination ... servicing of railways, that is, for the replacement of the parallel crosspieces The vehicle, when moving along the railway, determines ﬁrst the position of the rails from the obtained picture Then,...

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Báo cáo hóa học: " Training Methods for Image Noise Level Estimation on Wavelet Components" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 23/06/2014, 01:20

... will be greater than in plane areas This implies that information about the noise variance can be obtained by examining areas with the smallest values of the local variance To form an estimate ... local variance will, on average, be the sum of the local image variance and the noise variance, assuming the noise and image are statistically independent Hence in these regions the local variance ... spatially white noise, then knowledge of the noise variance at the smallest scale allows the one to infer the noise variance at all other scales 2.1 Model-based estimation of the noise variance...

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flat bed drying including survey results on the drying costs of various drying methods practiced in mekong delta ''''

Ngày tải lên : 29/06/2014, 20:32

... using the Participatory Rapid Rural Appraisal (PRRA) method on the use of flat-bed dryer in the Mekong Delta and the cost of drying; and the writing of extension materials for future training ... with the coal furnace, and the solar collector (a new development at NLU in early 2007) 5.4.3 Conclusions The above facts and analysis point to a single major problem in drying at the four Provinces ... Weather data of a typical day in March and August, at Can-Tho Province (average 1988- 1992) Specific data pertaining to each Province are shown in Table Table 4: Selected data of the Provinces under...

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Báo cáo khoa học: " Comparison of two sap flow methods for the estimation of tree transpiration" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 23:22

... heat capacity of the xylem sap and dT the temperature increase of the sap through the heater This apparatus can be made as described Sakuratani [10] or is commercially available by Dynamax Inc., ... balance for the small trunks, and transpiration calculation for small periods and Granier’s method for the large ones and at a daily scale, without problems of sap flow measure compatibility using ... [9] The apparatus consists of a flexible heater encircling the stem and providing a small steady and known amount of heat (Pin) The heated segment is insulated The outward heat flow is partitioned...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "Analysis of limb function after various reconstruction methods according to tumor location following resection of pediatric malignant bone tumors" doc

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 03:21

... discrepancy remained as of years postoperatively (Table 1) Radiographic evaluation of prosthetic joints Evaluation using the radiological scale of the International Symposium of Limb Salvage (ISOLS) ... vascularized fibular autografts and massive bone allografting [32] Here, the problem is the method of evaluating the degree of tumor invasion Kumta et al classified osteosarcomas developing around ... Rehabil 1999, 80:615-8 Page of 22 Kawaguchi N, Matumoto S, Manabe J: New method of evaluating the surgical margin for musculoskeletal sarcoma, analysed on the basis of 457 surgical cases J Cancer...

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Báo cáo sinh học: "Use of sib-pair linkage methods for the estimation of the genetic variance at a quantitative trait locus" pps

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 18:21

... fractions for small values Table IV shows that for a QTL variance of 40 the estimators are heavily biased A remarkable decrease of downwards This improves with increasing values for the standard ... can be applied to obtain estimates of the QTL variance and to locate the QTL in the interval The simulation study made use of the results of G6tz and Ollivier (1992), who showed that in animal ... animal populations, especially in pigs, the power of the method is at least comparable to that of methods based on the analysis of variance However, the Haseman-Elston method in its original form...

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báo cáo khoa học: "Estimation of realized heritability in a selected population using mixed model methods" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 22:22

... variances-HILL (197 2a) derives for observed responses as B & P OLLAK LAIR (1984) assume Obviously when the value of h used in predicting s, is the value in the population then the calculation of s, and ... variance in the base 2AS population before selection and selection is on traits included in the model, then a conditional argument can be used to show that operationally one can use A( J’2 as the ... sons in year There is now overlap ip year with offspring from sires of age and are II ’_ Analysis ’ A Design I The observation and predicted additive genetic value for the ith animal in year will...

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Báo cáo y học: "Methods of estimation of mitral valve regurgitation for the cardiac surgeo" pot

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 10:20

... 2-dimensional TTE in clinical practice The standard echocardiographic examination generally in a valvular disease is based on Doppler colour flow imaging, on pulsed Doppler transvalvular velocities, and ... mitral valve based on its anatomy, allows more detailed evaluation of its dysfunction In degenerative valve disease, MRI allows determination of the leaflet scallop, responsible for the valve ... angiography offers evaluation of grade of regurgitation only "in selected cases", and especially when the non-invasive evaluation is inconsonant to the clinical findings The advantages and disadvantages...

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Báo cáo khoa học: " Estimation of pulmonary capillary pressure: different methods for different pathophysiological processes" docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 22:21

... easily be identified during systole, the inflation of the pulmonary arterial catheter balloon is always relatively slow, and accuracy (at least with respect to the starting point of balloon inflation) ... characteristics of the pulmonary vascular tree Estimation of the exact time of occlusion is a challenge during measurements of PCP in humans Respiratory noise is easily avoided in artificially ventilated patients ... maintaining an end-expiratory pause during pulmonary artery occlusion A short period of apnoea may be possible in cooperative spontaneously breathing patients The variability due to the cardiac...

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Báo cáo sinh học: "Estimation of prediction error variances via Monte Carlo sampling methods using different formulations of the prediction error variance" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 14/08/2014, 13:21

... asymptotic sampling variances for each of the ten formulations of sampled PEV at different levels of PEVexact are given in Table The sampling variance can also be approximated stochastically using a number ... all ten formulations were calculated using the formulae in Table Alternative weighting strategies Of the formulations presented in Table 1, PEVGC3 and PEVAF3 are weighted averages of PEVGC1 and ... store each of the 100,000 simulated values for each of the 50,435 animals in the main memory of the computer simultaneously meaning that textbook formulae to calculate the different variances and...

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Tài liệu RF MEMS And Their Applications P2 docx

Ngày tải lên : 22/12/2013, 20:18

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