Problem statement: Reliability studies are concerned with the study of “consistency” or “repeatability” of measurements. Often times (but not always) the reliability coefficients are Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICC). Depending on the design or the conceptual intent of the study there are three types of intra-class correlation coefficients, termed intra-class correlation coefficients C...

Partitioning objects into closely related groups that have different states allows to understand the underlying structure in the data set treated. Different kinds of similarity measure with clustering algorithms are commonly used to find an optimal clustering or closely akin to original clustering. Using shrinkage-based and rank-based correlation coefficients, which are known to be robust, the ...

Atomic absorption analysis involves measuring the absorption of light by vaporized ground state atoms and relating the absorption to concentration. The incident beam of light is attenuated by atomic vapour absorption according to Beer’s Law. The estimation of trace elements shows a colorful presentation of different metals. It has been seen and found that the levels of zinc, calcium, magnesium,...

a revised analysis of the effect of long-range nonspherical terms in the intermolecular potential on the second virial coefficient is presented with a preferred hartree-fock-dispersion functional (hfd-c) spherical core treatment of the integrations for small intermolecular distances. a set of modified numerical tables for the accurate calculation of the nonspherical contribution to the second v...

This article describes measurements of angular-correlation coefficients in the decay of free neutrons with the superconducting spectrometer PERKEO II. A method for measuring the β-asymmetry coefficient A is presented, as well as a new method for determining the neutrino-asymmetry coefficient B, which allows a value for the proton-asymmetry coefficient C to be obtained for the first time. An ong...

cumin (cuminum cyminum l.) is one of the most important cultivable medicinal plants in iran and today, it is the second most popular spice in the world after black pepper. it is essential to know the relationships between yield and its components in cumin breeding programs. therefore, different multivariate statistical analysis was performed on plant characters in cumin to determine the relatio...

Introduction: In oxygen-enhanced MRI (O2-MRI) of the lung, the inhalation of pure oxygen (O2) decreases the longitudinal relaxation time, T1, of blood, which can be detected by T1-weighted MRI [1–9]. Frequently, a block paradigm is used for O2-MRI consisting of a series of T1-weighted scans acquired during alternating blocks with inhalation of room air and O2. This block design results in a sig...

Displacement Coefficient Method (DCM) stipulated in the ASCE 41-06 standard is becoming the preferred method for seismic rehabilitation of buildings in many high-seismic-hazard countries. Applications of the method for non-building constructions such as bridges are beyond the scope of this standard. Thus its application to this kind of structure should be approached with care. Target displaceme...