conclusions regarding the study findings, there was a significant difference between family function dimensions and quality of life among addicts and non-addicts. results the study revealed that some disorders in family function dimensions were higher in the addicts compared to non-addicts. addicts have a quality of life lower than non-addicts (p < 0.05). there was a relationship between differ...

One of the most important aspects of software project management is the estimation of cost and time required for running information system. Therefore, software managers try to carry estimation based on behavior, properties, and project restrictions. Software cost estimation refers to the process of development requirement prediction of software system. Various kinds of effort estimation patter...

In view of the problems heavy work, long cycle, high cost and low efficiency in process indirect determination coal seam gas content, basic parameters quality indexes 24 samples from 5 mines Hancheng area Shanxi Province are measured by laboratory measurement method. The raw content–gas desorption index drilling cuttings (W–K1) relationship model is characterized logarithmic function. Using SPS...

Background: Bilateral plantarflexor muscle weakness is a common impairment in many neuromuscular diseases. However, the way which severity of affects gait terms walking energy cost and speed not fully understood. Predictive simulations are an attractive alternative to human experiments as allow systematic alterations weakness. pathological have yet been validated against experimental data, limi...

In this paper, we reviewed the atrial fibrillation screening strategies in a stepwise manner and discussed the uncertainties in the assessment of the need for anticoagulation in light of the recently published European Heart Rhythm Association consensus document. We reviewed not only the methods and tools but also the role of health care professionals and patient organizations in addition to co...

BACKGROUND Women in Nigeria face some of the highest maternal mortality risks in the world. We explore the benefits and cost-effectiveness of individual and integrated packages of interventions to prevent pregnancy-related deaths. METHODS We adapt a previously validated maternal mortality model to Nigeria. Model outcomes included clinical events, population measures, costs, and cost-effective...

The ratio Φ → K + K − /K 0 ¯ K 0 is discussed and its present experimental value is compared with theoretical expectations. A difference larger than two standard deviations is observed. We critically examine a number of mechanisms that could account for this discrepancy, which remains unexplained. Measurements at DAΦNE at the level of the per mille accuracy can clarify whether there exist any a...

The cost function used to train a generative model should fit the purpose of the model. If the model is intended for tasks such as generating perceptually correct samples, it is beneficial to maximise the likelihood of a sample drawn from the model, Q, coming from the same distribution as the training data, P . This is equivalent to minimising the Kullback-Leibler (KL) distance, KL[Q‖P ]. Howev...