In this paper, first, an initial feature vector for vocal fold pathology diagnosis is proposed. Then, for optimizing the initial feature vector, a genetic algorithm is proposed. Some experiments are carried out for evaluating and comparing the classification accuracies which are obtained by the use of the different classifiers (ensemble of decision tree, discriminant analysis and K-nearest neig...

background: in 30 to 40% of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) nephropathy is developed. the aim of the present study was to find the synergistic effect of two polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr) c677t and angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/ deletion (ace i/d) polymorphism on the risk of diabetic nephropathy and its progression. methods:   in a case-cont...

BACKGROUND There are no clear guidelines for how long a sterile operating-room tray can be exposed to the open environment before the contamination risk becomes unacceptable. The purpose of this study was to determine the time until first contamination and the rate of time-dependent contamination of sterile trays that had been opened in a controlled operating-room environment. We also examined ...

That the arteries undergo spasmodic contraction, when subjected to trauma or concussional violence, is now a well-recognized fact. Called by the French surgeons Stupeui Arterialleand by the German surgeons ' Kroh's Arterial Spasm', the phenomenon was described by Makins (1919) towards the end ot World War I. During World War II, several remarkable instances of the condition were cited from dive...

This paper introduces a new project, InfraWatch, that demonstrates the many challenges that a large complex data analysis application has to offer in terms of data capture, management, analysis and reporting. The project is concerned with the intelligent monitoring and analysis of large infrastructural projects in the public domain, such as public roads, highways, tunnels and bridges. As a demo...