In problem domains where the evaluation of the individual significantly dominates the rest of the evolutionary process with respect to time, such as robotic control, the viability of an evolutionary approach can be called into question. In an effort to minimize the total number of evaluations by maximizing the amount of learning that takes place during an evaluation, a new crossover operator fo...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to investigate smoking prevalence and the degree of nicotine dependence in our hospital healthcare workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted between January 2008 and June 2008 in our hospital (Medical Facility of Atatürk University). A total of 691 (370 females, 321 males) subjects were included in this study. A questionnaire, including demograp...

We present the results of Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) 108, 233, 352, and 691 GHz continuum observations and Very Large Array (VLA) 4.81 and 8.36 GHz observations of the nearby luminous merger remnant NGC 1614. By analyzing the beam (1.0 × 1.0) and uv (≥ 45 kλ) matched ALMA and VLA maps, we find that the deconvolved source size of lower frequency emission (≤ 108 GHz) is m...

BACKGROUND Although several previous case-control studies have investigated associations between sexually transmitted infections (STI) and prostate cancer, most have focused on gonorrhea and syphilis, two well-recognized, symptomatic STIs. Another STI of interest for prostate carcinogenesis is trichomonosis, a less well recognized and frequently asymptomatic STI with known prostate involvement....

Abstract A transient multiphase flow model is established by solving the heterogeneous dynamic equation to simulate process of slag entrapment in tundish, which can provide data for trial production reduce tundish residue on premise ensuring no entrapment. numerical simulation critical height 60 t under different steel throughputs analyzed, and following conclusions are obtained: when throughpu...

Objetivo: compreender o conhecimento dos profissionais de enfermagem acerca das medidas biossegurança na prevenção agravos à saúde durante a assistência em hemodiálise. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura realizada nas bases dados LILACS e BDENF no diretório revistas SciELO. Foram identificadas 691 obras. Após aplicados os critérios inclusão exclusão, amostra final foi composta por 12 art...

BACKGROUND Review of recent journal articles and various relevant current textbooks provides strong evidence to show that anticholinergic burden is a material issue in frail and at-risk patients. This study assesses the anticholinergic burden in a group of patients in residential care facilities and then applies a theoretical intervention model. It is based on a scoring system known as the Anti...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Assessment of possible hemorrhage in acute stroke before appropriate therapy remains important. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency with which patients present with clinical stroke and have intracranial hemorrhage on initial noncontrast head CT scan (NCCT). In addition, we sought to determine the frequency with which initial clinical diagnosis acute strok...