communications and education for palliative care
Báo cáo khoa học: "Differences in vegetation cover resulting from various methods of site preparation for pine plantations in South Africa" potx
... Department of Water Affairs and Forestry and conducted by the Division of Forest Science and Technology of CSIR in South Africa Messrs J Vlok and M Viviers are thanked for their help in the identification ... especially for Ocotea bullata and Podocarpus spp timber, but timcommon turbance occurred at afforestation when indigenous vegetation was burnt and the land ploughed Not only did it take longer for the ... Plateau forest is a high, evergreen and mixed forest, composed of dominant tree species such as Olea capensis subsp macrocarpa, Podocarpus latifolius and P falcatus, Platylophys trifoliatus, and...
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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
... observer x x x Mean of values from observers and x x x Reading and reading of M0 for each observer Difference between M0 and M36 for readings and for each observer Data rotation of the foot was ... location and take an accurate measurement of the nar- Reading at M0 for two observers Reading for the difference between M0 and M36 for two observers Difference between M0 and M36 in reading for each ... presented for each view and for each observer (reader 1, reader and mean of the two readers) for M0 and M36, and their difference (M36–M0) using descriptive statistics (number, mean, standard deviation...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "A Comparative Study of Parameter Estimation Methods for Statistical Natural Language Processing" potx
... argminw0ExpLoss(w), and wd = for d=1…D Take a forward step according to Eq (8) and (9), and the updated model is denoted by w1 Initialize = (ExpLoss(w0)-ExpLoss(w1))/ Take a backward step if and only ... experiments of parse re-ranking and LM adaptation, and found that on both tasks it leads to a significant improvement in performance for the L2-regularied ME estimator but not for the L1-regularied ME ... We describe OWL-QN more fully in (Andrew and Gao 2007) We also show that it is significantly faster than Kazama and Tsujii‟s algorithm for L1 regularization and prove that it is guaranteed converge...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Theoretical Evaluation of Estimation Methods for Data-Oriented Parsing" pot
... target grammar G are 0, except for w7 , which is necessarily 1, and w4 and w6 which are w4 = p and w6 = − p He finds that the expected values of the weights w4 and w6 of the estimated grammar ... behavior for any weight-distribution possible in the STSG model (Prescher et al., 2003) give a more formal treatment of bias and consistency in the context of DOP (7) f P6 i for i = for i = ... therefore not add any extra information, and the problem of finding the weights of the target grammar is in general again underdetermined But consider the situation where f3 = f4 = and f1 > and...
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Software Cost Estimation and Sizing Methods - Issues and Guidelines pptx
... programs RAND Project AIR FORCE RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF), a division of the RAND Corporation, is the U.S Air Force’s federally funded research and development center for studies and analyses ... experience and information: • The experience and information may not be useful for new and very different projects Worse, when apparent similarities mask significant differences, the experience and information ... Aerospace Force Development; Manpower, Personnel, and Training; Resource Management; and Strategy and Doctrine The research reported here was conducted within the RAND Project AIR FORCE Resource...
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inverse problem theory and methods for model parameter estimation - a. tarantola
... equations of this book to formulate the inverse problem 23 For some general information on geostatistics, see Journel and Huijbregts, 1978, Goovaerts, 1997, and Deutsch and Journel, 1998 ✐ ✐ ✐ ... characterization (at right in equation (1.40)) for the conjunction of probability distributions, it is quite easy to find an expression for (P ∧ MB ) For the given B ⊆ X , and for any A ⊆ X , one finds (P ∧ MB ... study is a random realization of a Gaussian random field, with given mean mprior and given covariance CM (examples of realizations of such random fields are displayed in chapter (Figure 2.4) and chapter...
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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
... (1.25 mg/kg body weight) Mice were monitored daily for food and water consumption and for signs of morbidity Control mice were sacrificed at day 21 and other mice were sacrificed following or weeks ... μL) was added and the tubes were incubated for hr in dark at RT Samples were washed with mL wash buffer and centrifuged at 200 × g for Finally, test buffer (250 mL) was added, and samples were ... IL-12p40 in both metals and during both time lapses have been indicated As an indicator for both of Th1 and Th2 responses, expression of IFN-γ and IL-4 mRNA was assessed and compared with the serum...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Efficient methods for joint estimation of multiple fundamental frequencies in music signals" docx
... partials for all possible candidates are searched, candidates are ordered decreasingly by the sum of their amplitudes and, at most, only the first F candidates of this ordered list are chosen for the ... criteria for candidate selection is left as future study 2.3 Generation of candidate combinations All the possible combinations of the F selected candidates are calculated and evaluated, and the ... Hz], and the maximum polyphony is P = The values for the free parameters of the method were experimentally evaluated Their impact on the performance and efficiency can be seen on Figures and 10, and...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Research Article Computational Methods for Estimation of Cell Cycle Phase Distributions of Yeast Cells" docx
... is straightforward to determine the sizes of each object and to remove them if necessary Finally, the Euclidean distance transform is performed on the binary image to detect the inner and outer ... instant The measurement for cells with no bud in Figure 12(a) is very noisy, and no conclusions can be made The measurements for small and large buds in Figures 12(b) and 12(c) show some alignment: ... a low compactness are candidates for objects that represent cells that have a small bud The second criterion is calculated in the case of bud separation only for objects for which c < 0.6 It is...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Contour Estimation by Array Processing Methods" pptx
... Subspace techniques for image understanding and computer vision, Ph.D thesis, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif, USA, 1995 [11] R O Schmidt, “Multiple emitter location and signal parameters ... 454–465, 1993 [7] S Van Huffel and J Vandewalle, “The total least squares technique: computation, properties and applications,” in SVD and Signal Processing: Algorithms and Architectures, E F Deprettere, ... REFERENCES [1] R O Duda and P E Hart, “Use of the Hough transformation to detect lines and curves in pictures,” Communications of the ACM, vol 15, no 1, pp 11–15, 1972 [2] N Kiryati and A M Bruckstein,...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Training Methods for Image Noise Level Estimation on Wavelet Components" ppt
... method achieves the best performances for three images (A, B, and C), the performances of the MAD and moment matching methods are superior, respectively, for images D and E In general, again the ... Filter bank used for the wavelet decomposition H0mh and H1mh are the horizontal decomposition filters for decomposition level h and H0mv and H1mv are the vertical decomposition filters for decomposition ... training-based methods achieve a better performance than the moment matching technique or MAD For four noise levels the cdf method performs best and for the other two levels the trained moment-based...
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flat bed drying including survey results on the drying costs of various drying methods practiced in mekong delta ''''
... EXTENSION MATERIALS FOR TRAINING COURSES, BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE SURVEY AND EXPERIMENTS Based on the outcome of the survey and experiments (Section 3, 4, and 5) a hand-out for training has ... milling equipment for milling analysis (for head rice recovery) could not be standardized for proper operation at the time Page 109 THE PRRA SURVEY ON THE USE OF FLAT-BED DRYER AND THE COST OF ... CARD Project for all related experiments, demonstrations, and extension activities The fourth Province is adjacent to Long-An, and also planned as site for rice milling survey, so facts and data...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " Comparison of two sap flow methods for the estimation of tree transpiration" ppt
... in the same experiment The heat 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 ... Valancogne and Nasr [12] and van Bavel and van Bavel [3] This method has been tested and validated G sepium trees [9] The apparatus consists of a flexible heater encircling the stem and providing ... experiment and reached %, probably due to the time necessary to obtain the steady state condition The average of differences was about 4.5 % for trees and No physical explanation could account for these...
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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
... excellent in patients, fair in 3, and poor in 4, that for Interface was excellent in 5, good in 1, fair in 4, and poor in 1, and that for Anchorage was excellent in 10 and good in only (Table 2) Outcome ... (ISOLS) system was performed in 11 patients who underwent reconstruction using a tumor type or expandable prosthesis and could be observed for years or more The radiographic result for Bone remodeling ... results for Types I and II that allowed joint surface preservation and the maintenance of joint function in the future However, the joint surface preserving method for these types can be performed...
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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
... estimates and information about the location of the QTL, one could use Method II to detect simultaneous linkage of markers with a QTL and then use Method I for the estimation Unfortunately, Fulker and ... estimation for all simulated variants For a QTL effect of 40, the power is low for both methods and all variants However, it can be observed that Method II has higher power in all variants and that ... each replication For a discussion of the effects of the mating structure and common environment, see G6tz and Ollivier (1992) Gbtz and Ollivier (1992) found that the use of fully informative matings...
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báo cáo khoa học: "Estimation of realized heritability in a selected population using mixed model methods" ppsx
... functions of n and h In table are given , values of q&dquo; q, and q, for various values of n and h’ showing that q&dquo; q q increase as , h’ increases and that q, and q decrease and q increases ... x)), i’ and - i’ (i’ x’)/2 + i’ (for example HILL (1970)) where x and z are the truncation point and ordinate for a normal distribution with a proportion p = 2n/N truncated and i z/p and x’, ... h’, n, h, and the selection differentials , BI When (y y,) _ (yz - y,) then n and h have little effect on E (b For instance for , — * p) o 30 and h, z 0,1 then E (b 0.094, 0.291 and 0.493...
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Báo cáo y học: "Methods of estimation of mitral valve regurgitation for the cardiac surgeo" pot
... preload and afterload (systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance for aortic and mitral valve, respectively) which significantly affects the grade of regurgitation, h) the coexistence of mitral and ... sensitivity and specificity of 89% and 88% respectively for detecting flail or prolapsed leaflets compared to findings at surgery in 47 patients This compared with a sensitivity and specificity of 93% and ... MRI is expensive, time-consuming, and only available in specialized centers and therefore no alternative for routine patient follow-up in smaller hospitals and private practices http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/34...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " Estimation of pulmonary capillary pressure: different methods for different pathophysiological processes" docx
... Critical Care April 2005 Vol No Nunes suitable at every stage of disease and/ or that the methods needed to estimate PCP may need to vary ... breathing patients The variability due to the cardiac cycle may be minimized by performing several occlusions and choosing only those that occur during systole [1] Estimates of PCP based on these ... pressure in pulmonary hypertension Crit Care 2005, 9:R132-R138 Chazova I, Loyd JE, Zhdanov VS, Newman JH, Belenkov Y, Meyrick B: Pulmonary artery advenbtitial changes and venous involvement in primary...
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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
... variance for a random effect u with σ g , the assumptions pertinent to each formulation, the information used in each formulation, and the asymptotic sampling variances of each formulation Formulation ... Sampling variances for PEVGC1 and PEVGC2 (B) Sampling variances for PEVAF1 and PEVAF2 (C) Sampling variances for PEVFL and PEVAF4 (D) Sampling variances for PEVNF1 and PEVNF22 1Empirical sampling ... approximations for high PEVexact and poor approximations for low PEVexact PEVGC2 gave good approximations for low PEVexact and poor approximations for high PEVexact Improving the published formulations...
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