Recently Peres and Shields discovered a new method for estimating the order of a stationary fixed order Markov chain [15]. They showed that the estimator is consistent by proving a threshold result. While this threshold is valid asymptotically in the limit, it is not very useful for DNA sequence analysis where data sizes are moderate. In this paper we give a novel interpretation of the Peres-Sh...

BACKGROUND In anesthetic practice, tooth damage may impair patient safety and is a common reason for litigation. The use of dental shields may reduce this complication. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of dental shields for altering the force on the teeth during endotracheal intubation. METHODS Five preformed dental shields (Endoragard, Ormco, Nouveau Dispositif (ND), PEB, and Cam...

A method is given whereby one may graphically determine the radiation heat transfer properties of a number of closely packed radiation shields. The method uses the gray body formula, taking into account variations in total thermal emissivity of the adjacent shields as a function of temperature. Results were used in the construction of a high temperature vacuum furnace. Excellent correlation was...

1. Seregard S. Conjunctival melanoma. Surv Ophthalmol. 1998;42:321-350. 2. McDonnell JM, Carpenter JD, Jacobs P, Wan WL, Gilmore JE. Conjunctival melanocytic lesions in children. Ophthalmology. 1989;96: 986-993. 3. Croxatto JO, Iribarren G. Malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva: report of a case. Ophthalmology. 1987;94:1281-1285. 4. Shields CL, Fassiuden A, Mashayekhi A, Shields JA. Conjunctiva...

245 Book Review: Shields of the Republic Reviewed by Cody R. Schuette Republic: The Triumph and Peril America’s Alliances Mira Rapp-Hooper. Harvard University Press, 2020. ISBN: 978- 0-67-498295-6. 252 pp., $23.94 (US). doi: 10.18278/gsis.6.2.12 Global Security Intelligence Studies • Volume 6, Number 2 Winter 2021 China’s Russia’s audacious increasingly destructive transnational behavior is red...

This report addresses the controversy concerning the effectiveness of taxi shields (partitions) by using case study and statistical analysis. It answers questions concerning whether or not shields reduce assaults on taxi drivers and by inference taxi driver homicides. Following a city-wide shield mandate in 1996 case study data show that for the City of Baltimore the percentage of shielded taxi...

Background: The use and effectiveness of traditional lead gonad shields in pediatric pelvic radiography has been challenged by several literatures over the past two decades. The aim of this study was to develop a new radioprotective gonad shields to be use in pediatric pelvic radiography. Materials and Methods: The commercially available 0.06 mm lead equivalent bismuth garment has cropped squar...