New Scientific Support for astrology comes from a surprising source. In 1985, Nature, one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals, published “A Double Blind Test of Astrology”, now known as the ‘Carlson experiment’. The conclusion was that natal astrology as practised by reputable astrologers was no better than chance. For astrology, it was a landmark experiment that continues to un...

OBJECTIVE To determine CASI-S accuracy in the diagnosis of dementia. METHOD The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument - Short Form (CASI-S) was applied in 43 Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and 74 normal controls. AD diagnosis was based on DSM-IV, NINCDS-ADRDA, and CAMDEX. CASI-S includes: registration, temporal orientation, verbal fluency (4-legged animals in 30s), and recall (3 words)....

For the control system of a certain type simulation test turntable (STT), a simplified model is established firstly, then the T-S fuzzy controller is designed, finally control results and stability are analyzed by simulation. Simulation results show that the T-S fuzzy controller has the advantages of the fast response and positioning, good stability, strong anti-interference. The designed T-S f...

Discussion The Ca/P ratio of the sediment is surprisingly inconsistent. The wide range makes the average (1.48) almost meaningless, although it is intriguingly close to the corresponding figure, 1.5, for synthetic tricalcium phosphate [as Cifuentes and Esteban (1) discuss]. It would be interesting to have such data to compare for urines from hyperparathyroid patients, idiopathic hypercalciurics...

This paper presents a simple and locally optimal test for Zipf’s law. Its use is illustrated in the case of the largest US metropolitan areas. An objection to the general relevance of that law is also presented.  2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

With the introduction of the stair climb test of surgical patients in the 1950s, the role of exercise-based testing as a useful diagnostic tool and an adjunct to conventional cardiopulmonary testing was established. Since then, we have witnessed a rapid development of numerous tests, varying in their protocols and clinical applications. The relatively simple "field tests" (shuttle walks, stair...

Quantitative measurements of fluorescein in the eye are widely used in studying the function of the bloodretinal barrier, but they also can be of value in measuring the flow rate of the tears and aqueous humor and the barriers offered by the corneal layers and the other anterior structures of the eye. Concentrations down to 10~ g/ml can be determined in the ocular humors, and this allows measur...

The “Sickledex” test (as described by Diggs et al., in a scientific exhibit, 1968, and marketed by Ortho Diagnostics, Raritan, N. J. 08869) has gained widespread use as a screening method for hemoglobin S (1, 2). Apparently based on the solubility test of Itano (3), it has been shown to be positive with abnormal hemoglobins other than the S hemoglobin (4). Nevertheless, it is a quick, simple sc...

This paper describes a test of a computer's floating-point arithmetic unit. The test has two goals. The first goal deals with the needs of users of computers, and the second goal deals with manufacturers of computers. The first and major goal is to determine if the machine supports a particular mathematical model of computer arithmetic. This model was developed as an aid in the design, analysis...

Maurer's universal test is a very common randomness test, capable of detecting a wide gamut of statistical defects. The algorithm is simple (a few Java code lines), exible (a variety of parameter combinations can be chosen by the tester) and fast. Although the test is based on sound probabilistic grounds, one of its crucial parts uses the heuristic approximation : c(L;K) = 0:7 0:8 L + 1:6 + 12:...