Groundwater is a major source of water for domestic, industrial, and agricultural sectors in many countries. The main objective of this research was to provide an overview of present groundwater quality using parameters such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, sulfate, pH, and electrical conductivity (EC) in the Mehran plain, Ilam province using GIS and geostatistical techniques. A total o...

We introduce SparseMinOver, a maximum margin Perceptron training algorithm based on the MinOver algorithm that can be used for SVM training when the feature vectors are sparse, high-dimensional, and binary. Such feature vectors arise when the CRO feature map is used to map the input space to the feature space. We show that the training algorithm is efficient with this type of feature vector, wh...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short term results of extensor mechanism sparing approach to the elbow for fixation of intercondylar fractures of the distal end of humerus and compare it with existing Surgical approaches. DESIGN This is a prospective study conducted from June, 1992 to June, 1997. SETTING Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Mehran Clinic (Pvt....

it is necessary to use empirical models for estimating of instantaneous peak discharge because of deficit of gauging stations in the country. hence, at present study, two models including artificial neural networks and nonlinear multivariate regression were used to predict peak discharge in taleghan watershed. maximum daily mean discharge and corresponding daily rainfall, one day antecedent and...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The Mehran risk score (MS) was adopted to predict the development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and includes clinical and procedural variables. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the value of MS in the prediction of CIN development after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). METHODS Ninety-three patients (47 females; mean age, 77.2 ± 7.6 years) who underwent...