An analytical technique called thermal diagnostics is presented as a tool for determining the root cause of thermal anomalies arising in electronic equipment. The technique utilizes a dynamically constructed flow network model, real-time inventory, temperature, utilization metrics, and statistical hypothesis testing to select the most likely scenario from among thousands of potential causes of ...

In this paper, we present MARKETECTURE, an agent-based, microeconomic, scalable model for studying deregulated power markets. Features that distinguish it from previously studied models include: the ability to generate individualistic, demographics based, elastic demand profiles; a highly configurable system that supports different matching algorithms for buyers and sellers, different market cl...

PURPOSE This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of a fat clearing technique for accurate nodal staging of rectal cancer patients after preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT). METHODS A total of 19 patients with rectal cancer within 10 cm from anal verge were divided into two groups: non-CRT group (n = 10) and CRT group (n = 9). For pathologic assessment, lymph node (LN) harvest was per...

A 52-year-old woman sought medical attention because of several annular erythematous lesions with central clearing on her body since seven months ago. No pruritus or burning sensations were noted. Her medical and family history was unremarkable. Her Fitzpatrick skin photo-type was II. On dermatological physical examination, there were several annular erythematous plaques with raised borders and...