Methods, Results, and Conclusions of the interesting study by Kohli et al. raise the following concerns. Irrespective of the diagnostic criteria applied, the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrabeculation/non-compaction (LVHT) is, compared with previous studies, extremely high. The sensitivity of the diagnostic criteria cannot explain this difference. The explanation that ‘the majority of no...

In this paper, the bifurcation criteria for inductive power transfer (IPT) systems is suggested considering the inductive power pad losses. The bifurcation criteria for series-series (SS) and series-parallel (SP) topologies are derived in terms of the main parameters of the IPT system. For deriving precise criteria, power pad resistance is obtained by copper loss calculation and core loss analy...

In electronic industry, technologies are progressing rapidly nowadays. To maintain market competition with comparative advantages, an enterprise must continuously develop various new products. This research focuses on the initial stages of the new product development (NPD), which involves generating and screening NPD alternatives. A multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) model considering int...

This paper proposes two novel techniques for including contingencies in OPF-based electricity market computations and for the estimation of a “System-wide” Available Transfer Capability (SATC). The OPF problem formulation includes voltage stability constraints and a loading parameter in order to ensure a proper stability margin for the market solution. Two methods are proposed: The first techni...

For the problem of sequential change detection we propose a novel modelling of the change-point mechanism. In particular we regard the time of change as a stopping time controlled by Nature. Nature, in order to decide when to impose the change, accesses sequentially information which can be different from the information provided to the Statistician to detect the change. Using as performance me...

background: emergency department staffs and emergency medicine personnel in particular are exposed to various occupational stresses (psychological traumas). there is little information about the possibility and rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) among the emergency medicine personnel in iran and the world. this study deals with the ptsd prevalence and the influencing factors among th...

this paper intends to identify and assess ecotourism potentials of different areas in maranjab desert, kashan district. the research is an applied one, and a descriptive-analytical research. both documentary and field studies have been adopted for data collection and thus identification and prioritization of areas with the highest potential for ecotourism development within the desert district ...