Abstract    This paper gives a survey of the theory and practice of nonlinear ABS methods including various types of generalizations and computer testing. We also show three applications to special problems, two of which are new.

PURPOSE To present the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) guidelines for plaque brachytherapy of choroidal melanoma and retinoblastoma. METHODS AND MATERIALS An international multicenter Ophthalmic Oncology Task Force (OOTF) was assembled to include 47 radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and ophthalmic oncologists from 10 countries. The ABS-OOTF produced collaborative guidelines, bas...

introduction: the inappropriate use of broad- spectrum antimicrobials in intensive care units (icu) is a universal problem. the main goal of this study was to implement antibiotic stewardship program (abs) concentrated on vancomycin and carbapenems, in pediatric icu (picu) of sheikh hospital. as an accessory purpose we looked for the effect of abs on the rate of antibiotic administration, lengt...

OBJECTIVE Overbraking and underbraking have been shown to be common factors in motorcycle crashes. Antilock braking systems (ABS) prevent wheels from locking during braking and may make riders less reluctant to apply full braking force. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ABS in fatal motorcycle crashes. METHODS Motorcycle drivers involved in fatal crashes per 10,000 reg...

We present a model and propose an approach to compute an approximate solution of Fully Fuzzy Linear System (FFLS) of equations in which all the components of the coefficient matrix are either nonnegative or nonpositive. First, in discussing an FFLS with a nonnegative coefficient matrix, we consider an equivalent FFLS by using an appropriate permutation to simplify fuzzy multiplications. To solv...

A mixed film of microscopic heterogeneity was formed by stepwise deposition of a long-chain organosilane n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and a short-chain organosilane aminobutyldimethylmethoxysilane (ABS). The amount of silane deposited on an oxidized silicon substrate was controlled kinetically by varying the dip time in each silane solution. The binary film was characterized by the atomic f...

The main aim of this paper intends to discuss the solution of fuzzy Sylvester matrix equation AX +XB = C where A = (aij) ∈ Rn×n , B = (bij) ∈ Rm×m are crisp Mmatrices, C = (cij) ∈ Rn×m is fuzzy matrix and X ∈ Rn×m is unknown,by applying a special algorithm based on a class of ABS algorithms called Huang algorithm. At first, we transform this system to an (mn)×(mn) fuzzy system of linear equatio...