This study presents the results of an initial phase of a project seeking to convert texts into a more accessible form for people with autism spectrum disorders by means of text simplification technologies. Random samples of Simple Wikipedia articles are compared with texts from News, Health, and Fiction genres using four standard readability indices (Kincaid, Flesch, Fog and SMOG) and sixteen l...

OBJECTIVES Acceleration plethysmograms (APGs) are obtained by taking the second derivative of photoplethysmograms (PPGs) and are noninvasive circulatory signals related to risk factors for atherosclerosis with age. There has been growing interest in the development of mobile devices to collect and analyze PPG single features for ambulatory health monitoring. The present study aimed to extract a...

Based on weight and height data on 35.523 subjects representing both sexes, ages 18 yr and over, and five diverse ethnic populations, the obesity index W/H (p is derived from the observed weight-height data) was compared with the traditional obesity indices (W/H. W/H2, W/ H. and H/W”t) in terms of maximum correlation with weight and minimum correlation with height (i.e., unbiased by height). Of...

Digital predistortion (DPD) of a phased array requires that multiple transmit paths must be measured by feedback (FB) receiver (Rx). In this article, we propose an FB concept for DPD in time-division-duplex (TDD) arrays. We use single line to collect the waveform samples from parallel Rx. The TDD switches are used enable and disable individual paths. is calibrated comparing outputs power amplif...

to evaluate the agronomic characteristics in three brassica species (rape, indian mustard, and turnip) and to determine the best stress tolerance indices, 16 brassica cultivars were studied under controlled conditions in -0.6 mpa of stress and as well under field (either stressed or irrigated) conditions at the dryland agricultural research station, kermanshah during 2004-05. the results showed...

Serial assessments of neurocognitive functioning in athletes with concussion are commonly used for return to play decisions. This study provides reliable change indices (RCIs) for computerized tests from 40 NCAA Division I collegiate athletes that suffered a sports-related concussion. The normative data that resulted from the RCIs and subsequent analyses of differences between improved and not ...

Satellite images, captured during the growing seasons of barley, sorghum and wheat were analysed to establish a relationship between the spectral response and the harvested grain protein content. This study was conducted near Jimbour (approx. 151°10’E and 27°05’S) in southern Queensland. Grain protein contents of the geo-referenced samples, collected manually during the harvest, were determined...