PURPOSE We previously developed a method to measure visual function progression using "Progression sectors," which were derived from a clustering analysis of pointwise rates of glaucomatous visual field (VF) progression; however, only short series of VFs, where pointwise linear regression (PLR) is typically not reliable, were analyzed. The purpose of the current study is to further investigate ...

The focus of this research is the automatic extraction of an ontology of persons in Information Technology. Our approach involves the extraction of a categorization hierarchy of Wikipedia, the extraction of information about persons and the extraction of relations between persons. We have investigated the suitability of Wikipedia to extract social relations. Our research indicates that the info...

This symposium explores the forefront of research on population dynamics of mammals by considering population density changes explicitly in the framework of the communities and ecoscapes in which they occur. This approach will not only help us to better understand population behavior, but also will serve to more effectively manage populations of economic and conservation concern. My contributio...

In 2001, two prominent Anglican pastors caused consternation by publishing parodic versions of the Lord’s Prayer. Given centrality prayer in Christianspirituality, objections are to be expected when humour is applied a text. This article argues that prayers can have place Christian spirituality, particularly they viewed through lenses literary understandings parody, ecclesial history, and studi...

The relationship between ultrasound measurements and empty body and carcass chemical composition was investigated. A 500-V real-time ultrasound with a 7.5-MHz probe combined with image analysis was used to make in vivo measurements to predict the empty body and carcass chemical composition of 31 female lambs of two genotypes, ranging in BW from 18.2 to 48.9 kg. Eleven ultrasound measurements of...