This paper addresses the NOE path planning with incomplete information. We first define the path planning for NOE flight. Then we discuss how to divide the problem into several subproblems. For each of the subproblems, we propose a clear definition along with a brief description of the solutions to the subproblem.

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of routine clinical examination (per vaginam, PV) combined with transvaginal sonography (TVS) for presurgical, non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis. METHODS Two-hundred women with symptoms suggestive of endometriosis were prospectively assessed by PV and TVS prior to laparoscopy and radical resection of disease and histol...

We conducted a cross-sectional seroepidemiological study in 2012-2013 to determine the seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in adolescents and adults living in Korea, where varicella vaccination has been recommended universally at age 12-15 months since 2005. Residual serum samples were collected from 1196 healthy adults and adolescents aged ⩾10 years between November 2012 and March 2...

Results: In SPECT study visual analysis correlated extremely well with clinical features. Comparison of patient SPECT data with normal population showed significant hypoperfusion of lower limbs in terms of counts (P-value <0.001). Follow up of patients (N=12) showed significant improvement of muscle perfusion in nine patients while three patients showed no improvement. Comparison of follow up p...

Dogs are considered the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum. This protozoan causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL), an uncontrolled urban zoonosis in Brazil. Serological tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on peripheral blood were performed to identify infected dogs in scenarios of higher and lower prevalence of the disease (Teresina and Vitória). One-hundred infected and 57 non-infected an...

OBJECTIVE To determine the validity of screening tests and markers suggested in the early detection of alcohol use disorders. METHOD Male patients aged 20-65 were recruited from a psychiatry clinic. They had been consuming alcohol at least once a week. They were not drug users and had no other diseases that affected the markers mentioned in this study. According to the DSM-IV diagnostic crite...

BACKGROUND Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs is almost exclusively due to spontaneous chromosomal mutations in target genes. Rapid detection of drug resistance to both first- and second-line anti-TB drugs has become a key component of TB control programs. Technologies that allow rapid, cost-effective, and high-throughput detection of specific nucleic acid ...