Malocclusion assessment methods are based on registrations and measurements made on study casts, which requires that impressions be taken. In addition to being costly and time consuming, this process can be unpleasant for children and adolescents. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of intraoral measurements that compute a malocclusion index score to determine maloc...

The pseudo-potential method is applied to derive diverse propagating electron hole structures, in a nonthermal or $\kappa$ particle distribution function background. associated Ansatz reproduces the Schamel of \cite{Schamel2015} Maxwellian ($\kappa \rightarrow \infty$) limit, providing significant generalization it for plasmas where superthermal electrons are ubiquitous, such as space plasmas. ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate the reliability and validity of this previously developed stroke scale in an independently collected cohort. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) has been criticized for its complexity and variability. Prior formal clinimetric analyses were used to obtain a modified version of NIHSS (mNIHSS), which retrospectively demonstrated i...

introduction: triage is one of the most important systems in patients prioritizing at the time of arrival to hospital. based on the severity of the injury and the need for treatment, this system manages patients in the least time which could lead to rotation of patients with high reliability and safety. currently, the most accepted method for triage is emergency severity index (esi) system, con...

the efficiency of three statistical models, ahp surface-weighted density bivariate (semi-quantitative models), stepwise multivariate regression and logistic multivariate regression models were compared in chehel-chai watershed in golestan province, iran. in current study the hazard map was prepared according to the top model of landslide hazard map. chehel-chai watershed is located as one of go...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Many children with acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) present to the emergency ward with concurrent wheezing. A chest x-ray is often requested to rule out pneumonia. We assessed inter-observer agreement in interpreting x-rays on such children. DESIGNS AND SETTING: Prospective consecutive case study at Instituto de Salud del Niño, Lima, Peru. METHODS Chest x-...

AIMS To compare the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) with the Incontinence Severity Index (ISI), and to propose intervals for four severity levels of ICIQ-UI SF. METHODS Cross-sectional, Internet-based study of 1,812 women responding to a general health questionnaire. Four severity levels for the ICIQ-UI SF scores were const...

A strong coloring on a cardinal $\kappa$ is function $f:[\kappa]^2\to \kappa$ such that for every $A\subseteq of full size $\kappa$, color $\gamma<\kappa$ attained by $f\upharpoonright[A]^2$. The symbol $\kappa\nrightarrow [\kappa]^2_\kappa$ asserts the existence $\kappa$. We introduce $\kappa\nrightarrow_p[\kappa]^2_\kappa$ which over partition $p:[\kappa]^2\to\theta$. $f$ $p$ if $A\in [\kappa...