purpose: to compare orbscan ii and pentacam keratometry readings in terms of their agreement with a manual javal type keratometer methods: in this retrospective study, records of patients who had refractive surgery were reviewed. we extracted data of 765 eyes which had keratometry with the javal keratometer of these, 577 had orbscan ii and 200 eyes had pentacam acquisitions. minimum (min-k) and...

This paper illustrates the potential of FOTELP-VOX code, a modification general-purpose FOTELP combining Monte Carlo techniques to simulate particle transportation from an external source through internal organs, resulting in 3-D absorbed dose distribution. The study shows comparison results obtained by software and volumetric modulated arc therapy technique. planning technique with two full ar...

An acyclic edge coloring of a graph is a proper edge coloring such that there are no bichromatic cycles. The acyclic chromatic index of a graph is the minimum number k such that there is an acyclic edge coloring using k colors and is denoted by a′(G). It was conjectured by Alon, Sudakov and Zaks (and earlier by Fiamcik) that a′(G)≤ +2, where = (G) denotes the maximum degree of the graph. Alon e...

CONTEXT Mandibular movements (MM) are considered as reliable reporters of respiratory effort (RE) during sleep and sleep disordered breathing (SDB), but MM accuracy has never been validated against the gold standard diaphragmatic electromyography (EMG-d). OBJECTIVES To assess the degree of agreement between MM and EMG-d signals during different sleep stages and abnormal respiratory events. ...

purpose: to evaluate agreement between galilei, orbscan ii, and placido disk-based topography in terms of keratometry readings, and anterior and posterior elevation. methods: in this prospective comparative study, 184 eyes of 92 keratorefractive surgery candidates were evaluated with galilei, orbscan ii, and placido disk-based topography. keratometry readings and anterior and posterior elevatio...

In the context of the naked exclusion model of Rasmusen, Ramseyer and Wiley [1991] and Segal and Whinston [2000b], we examine whether sequential contracting is more conducive to exclusion in the lab, and whether it is cheaper for the incumbent than simultaneous contracting. We find that an incumbent who proposes contracts to buyers sequentially, excludes significantly more often than an incumbe...