Human error is a significant and ever-growing problem in the healthcare sector. In this study, resource allocation problem is considered along with human errors to optimize utilization of resources in an emergency department. The algorithm is composed of simulation, artificial neural network (ANN), design of experiment (DOE) and fuzzy data envelopment analysis (FDEA). It is a multi-response opt...

In this paper, we propose Objects, Containers, Gestures, and Manipulations (OCGM, pronounced like Occam’s Razor) as universal foundational metaphors of Natural User Interfaces. We compare OCGM to existing paradigms using SRK behavior classification and early childhood cognitive development, and justify the “universal” and “foundational” descriptors based upon cognitive linguistics and universal...

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of pupil dilation on ocular parameters measured by optical biometry and intraocular lens (PC IOL) power calculation using third-generation (SRK/T) fourth-generation (Haigis) formula. Methods: 40 eyes patients indicated for cataract surgery were included in this study. Each patient was examined biometer firstly without artificial mydriasis (AM) then after AM, w...

Self-incompatibility (SI) in Brassica species is controlled by a single polymorphic locus (S) with multiple specificities. Two stigmatically expressed genes that have been cloned from this region encode the S locus glycoprotein (SLG) and S receptor kinase (SRK). Both appear to be essential for the operation of SI. It is believed that rejection of incompatible pollen grains is effected by recogn...

AIMS To study the refractive outcome of cataract surgery employing IOLMaster biometry data and to compare it with that of applanation ultrasonography in a prospective study of 100 eyes that underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation. METHODS The Holladay formula using IOLMaster data was employed for the prediction of implanted intraocular lenses (IOLs). One month after c...