We present a generalization of a homogeneous self-dual linear programming (LP) algorithm to solving the monotone complementarity problem (MCP). The algorithm does not need to use any \big-M" parameter or two-phase method, and it generates either a solution converging towards feasibility and complementarity simultaneously or a certiicate proving infeasibility. Moreover, if the MCP is polynomiall...

Background : Ruptured cerebral aneurysms (ICAs) are the most common non-traumatic cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) that is associated with life threatening complications such as Vasospasm, Infarction, and Hydrocephalus (HCP). The active participation of macrophage/monocyte-mediated inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of cerebral aneurysm as labeled with Monocyte ChemoattractantProte...

In order to improve the postharvest quality and the export ability of cut rose (Rosa hybrida L.) cvs. Happy Hour and Bordeaux, the effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) as an ethylene inhibitor, was investigated. 1-MCP was used at 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 g m-3 for 18 h at 8 °C to simulate the transport of flowers. 1-MCP treatment significantly prolonged the vase life and minimized the weight los...

PURPOSE This study examined African American adolescents' perceptions of a mobile cell phone (MCP)-enhanced intervention and development of an MCP-based HIV prevention intervention. DESIGN AND METHODS One focus group was conducted with 11 adolescents who participated in the Becoming a Responsible Teen Text Messaging project. RESULTS Adolescents said they benefited from the MCP-enhanced appr...

Methods: In 25 patients suffering from severe levodopa sensitive parkinsonism, deep brain stimulating electrodes (n = 49) were implanted following mapping of the subthalamic nucleus by microrecording and microstimulation along five parallel tracks. Postoperative stereotactic radiography and fusion of preand postoperative MRI studies were used to determine the stereotactic position relative to t...

This paper is concerned with the problem of finding a vector from a given set in a Euclidean space that maximizes the worst-case correlation with vectors in this set, where ‘worst’ means smallest. This problem, called the maximin correlation problem (MCP), comes up in several disciplines including pattern classification, portfolio selection, statistics, and signal processing. With a general inf...

background : ruptured cerebral aneurysms (icas) are the most common non-traumatic cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage (sah) that is associated with life threatening complications such as vasospasm, infarction, and hydrocephalus (hcp). the active participation of macrophage/monocyte-mediated inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of cerebral aneurysm as labeled with monocyte chemoattractantprote...

BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is a very effective surgical procedure for Parkinson's disease. It significantly improves cardinal parkinsonian symptoms as well as levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Interestingly, STN-DBS can also provoke or exacerbate dyskinesia. In the present study, stimulation-induced dyskinesia (SID) was found in the early stage (less than ...

We study the non-equilibrium dynamics of a quantum system close to a quantum multi-critical point (MCP) using the example of a one-dimensional spin-1/2 transverse XY spin chain. We summarize earlier results of defect generenation and fidelity susceptibility for quenching through MCP and close to the MCP, respectively. For a quenching scheme which enables the system to hit the MCP along differen...