the notion of sustainable development has rapidly gained considerable attention since the lastdecades of the twentieth century. it has become a locus for global paradigm shift on environment and development issues particularly after rio conference in 1992. the comparative analysis of agenda 21 and major un documents, mdg, and rio+20 as well as some major sources are made to provide a context fo...

espanolEl reingreso hospitalario es considerado como un area de investigacion clave para mejorar la coordinacion del cuidado y lograr ahorros potenciales. Esto importante debido a que los reingresos hospitalarios pueden tener consecuencias negativas en terminos buena salud recuperacion pacientes sector publico privado. Por tanto, hospitales han decidido trabajar significativamente reducir tales...

A modified variant of gray wolf optimization algorithm, namely, mean gray wolf optimization algorithm has been developed by modifying the position update (encircling behavior) equations of gray wolf optimization algorithm. The proposed variant has been tested on 23 standard benchmark well-known test functions (unimodal, multimodal, and fixed-dimension multimodal), and the performance of modifie...

Lisa M. LaVange, Vincent G. Iannacchione, and Steven A. Garfinkel, Research Triangle Institute

OBJECTIVES To determine if tumor vascularity as assessed by three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler ultrasound can be used to discriminate between benign and malignant ovarian tumors, if adding 3D power Doppler ultrasound to gray-scale imaging improves differentiation between benignity and malignancy, and if 3D power Doppler ultrasound adds more to gray-scale ultrasound than does two-dimensional (...

Although researchers have long studied using statistical modeling techniques to detect anomaly intrusion and profile user behavior, the feasibility of applying multinomial logistic regression modeling to predict multi-attack types has not been addressed, and the risk factors associated with individual major attacks remain unclear. To address the gaps, this study used the KDD-cup 1999 data and b...

We investigate the potential of using electronic health record (EHR) data for improving healthcare for mental illness. Our focus is depression, a prevalent disorder that is difficult to diagnose and treat. We developed and evaluated models that use EHR data for predicting the diagnosis of depression and levels of severity, as well as identifying moderators for personalized treatment. The models...

BACKGROUND Gray wolves (Canis lupus) were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park (YNP) after a >70 year absence, and as part of recovery efforts, the population has been closely monitored. In 1999 and 2005, pup survival was significantly reduced, suggestive of disease outbreaks. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We analyzed sympatric wolf, coyote (Canis latrans), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes)...