Recently, it has been reported that the relative dose intensity (RDI) of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) influences survival in various cancers, but there are very few reports about RDI in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The optimal timing for initiation of AC for PDAC also remains unknown. The aim of this study was to identify the significance of RDI and the time interval between surgery a...

One of the most popular ways to improve the software development capability in organizations is to embark upon a Software Process Improvement (SPI) program often based on a normative model. Main concerns in such a SPI program includes creating commitment towards SPI, involving all parts of the organization in the SPI program, and creating opportunities for learning. We suggest the use of projec...

The successful implementation of Software Process Improvement (SPI) depends not only on the abilities of practitioners to identify processes modifications that may help to increase organizations capabilities to develop software, but also abilities to overcome barriers that can jeopardize the organizational change process provoked by SPI initiatives. The literature reports show that SPI practiti...

Software Process Improvement (SPI) encompasses the analysis and modification of the processes within software development, aimed at improving key areas that contribute to the organizations’ goals. The task of evaluating whether the selected improvement path meets these goals is challenging. On the basis of the results of a systematic literature review on SPI measurement and evaluation practices...

Background. Surgical noxious stimuli generate a stress response with an increased sympathetic activity, potentially affecting the perioperative outcome. Surgical Pleth Index (SPI), derived from the pulse plethysmogram, has been proposed as a tool to assess nociception-antinociception balance. The relationship between SPI and autonomic nervous system (ANS) during general anesthesia is poorly und...

This paper combines the use of the Harris index and the relative damping index (RDI) to give a new method for CPM-based controller tuning. The RDI is defined based on the disturbance impulse response, which is calculated as a byproduct of the Harris index. The proposed technique provides controller settings that attain the best-achievable performance by careful and systematical changing of cont...

Research on Symbolic Probabilistic Inference (SPI) [2, 3) has provided an algorithm for re­ solving general queries in Bayesian networks. SPI applies the concept of dependency­ directed backward search to probabilistic in­ ference, and is incremental with respect to both queries and observations. Unlike tra­ ditional Bayesian network inferencing algo­ rithms, SPI algorithm is goal directed, per...

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8 The incorporation of proteins has been long established in the bakery industry to obtain 9 enriched products, but they also take active part on the making process of sweet baked 10 goods. This study was focused on assessing the role of proteins on the rheology and 11 quality of wheat free muffins by using rice flour. Six rice based formulations were used: 12 one without added protein (No-Prot...