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BACKGROUND Conventionally, parametric models were used for health state valuation data. Recently, researchers started to explore the use of nonparametric Bayesian methods in this area. OBJECTIVES We present a nonparametric Bayesian model to estimate a preference-based index for two condition-specific five-dimensional health state classifications, one for asthma (five-dimensional Asthma Qualit...

and Applied Analysis 3 For any Banach space B, the space Lp(0, T;B) consists of all strongly measurable functions u : [0, T] → B equipped with the norm ‖u‖ L p (0,T;B) := (∫ T 0 ‖u (t)‖PBdt) 1/p < ∞ (12) for 1 ≤ p < ∞, and ‖u‖ L ∞ (0,T;B) = ess sup t∈[0,T] ‖u(t)‖B < ∞. (13) And the space C([0, T];B) denotes the set of continuous functions u : [0, T] → B with ‖u‖ C([0,T];B) = max t∈[0,T] ‖u(t)‖B...

Cut Admissibility is an important property for a calculus to have, and as such we wish to be able to automate the proof so that it can be fully formalised. The focus of this research is not to automate a given proof of Cut Admissibility, but rather to provide proof templates, which can then be adapted for other systems. However, before we can further expand on these aims, some background materi...

Urolithiasis is the third most common urological disease affecting the urinary tract. However, the risk factors that may influnce the calculous kidney damage is still unclear and needs further evaluation. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 661 patients who presented to our hospital and underwent surgery for urolithiasis. All laboratory test results were obtained operatively, within a we...

During the period November 1988 to April 1989, eleven patients with bladder calculi, seen at our Centre, were offered ESWL therapy. However, only eight patients underwent ESWL. One patient passed his stone spontaneously, one requested endoscopic lithotrity as the initial mode of therapy and one underwent transurethral resection of the prostate and simultaneous endoscopic lithotrity of his bladd...

Dental plaque is considered to be a major etiological factor in the development of periodontal disease. Accordingly, the elimination of supra- and sub-gingival plaque and calculus is the cornerstone of periodontal therapy. Dental calculus is mineralized plaque; because it is porous, it can absorb various toxic products that can damage the periodontal tissues. Hence, calculus should be accuratel...

a casual reference to the authority, practice or opinion of any Indian Surgeon. "Take lithotomy for example, the fullest and most elaborate details are quoted of the practice of British and Continental Surgeons, yet not a word on the subject relates to India, where some of our graduates have cut as many men successfully for stone as the greatest lithotomists Europe ever saw. ... I might refer t...

In this paper we give an outline of recent results concerning theories and models of the untyped lambda calculus. Algebraic and topological methods have been applied to study the structure of the lattice of λ-theories, the equational incompleteness of lambda calculus semantics, and the λ-theories induced by graph models of lambda calculus.

Bladder stones comprise 5% of urinary tract stones. Generally, they occur in the presence of bladder neck obstruction, urinary tract infections associated with neurogenic bladder and foreign objects. They are more common among men than women. Infection stones comprise approximately 15% of urinary tract stones. A giant bladder stone is a rare finding in contemporary urological practice. The gene...