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We study bubbling geometry in topological string theory. Specifically, we analyse ChernSimons theory on both the 3-sphere and lens spaces in the presence of a Wilson loop of an arbitrary representation. For each three manifold, we formulate a multi-matrix model whose partition function is the Wilson loop vev and compute the spectral curve. This spectral curve is closely related to the Calabi-Ya...

Background: It is important to use reliable, valid, and responsive instruments to assess the treatment outcomes. The functional rating index (FRI) is a patient reported outcome measure to assess the pain and function in patients with neck and low back pain. The FRI has been translated and culturally adapted into Persian language. The purpose of this study was to investigate the responsiveness o...

Evaluating curves on surfaces is a frequently occurring operation in a number of applications involving surface interrogations For example evaluating the intersection curve of two surfaces is critical to boundary B rep computation and in applications involving visibility and rendering the ability to evaluate the silhouette curve of surfaces is important While dealing with high degree surfaces t...

In this paper, we discuss a simple conceptual framework for analyzing the ow of data in integrated services networks. The framework allows us to easily model and analyze the behavior of open loop, rate based ow control protocols, as well as closed loop, window based ow control protocols. Central to the framework is the concept of a service curve element, whose departure process is bounded betwe...

OBJECTIVE To assess internal and external responsiveness of the Activity of Daily Living Scale of the Knee Outcome Survey and Numeric Pain Rating Scale on patients with patellofemoral pain. DESIGN One group pre-post design. SUBJECTS A total of 60 individuals with patellofemoral pain (33 women; mean age 29.9 (standard deviation 9.6) years). METHODS The Activity of Daily Living Scale and th...

This review provides the basic principle and rational for ROC analysis of rating and continuous diagnostic test results versus a gold standard. Derived indexes of accuracy, in particular area under the curve (AUC) has a meaningful interpretation for disease classification from healthy subjects. The methods of estimate of AUC and its testing in single diagnostic test and also comparative studies...

Common streamflow gauging procedures require assumptions about the stage-discharge relationship (the ‘rating curve’) that can introduce considerable uncertainties in streamflow records. These rating uncertainties are not usually considered fully in hydrological model calibration and evaluation yet can have potentially important impacts. We analysed streamflow gauge data and conducted two modell...