1 Abstract — This paper presents a potential algorithm for continuation power flow method in voltage stability assessment. Modified continuation power flow method termed as MCBF was developed which solved the solution of bifurcation point at the Q-V curve. The solvability of power flow at the bifurcation point beyond the maximum loadability point of a system was achieved through the implementat...

Selective regression testing strategies attempt to choose an appropriate subset of test cases from among a previously run test suite for a software system, based on information about the changes made to the system to create new versions. Although there has been a significant amount of research in recent years on the design of such strategies, there has been very little investigation of their co...

To determine the usefulness of the cold pressor test as a predictor of hypertension, we compared the blood pressure recordings available from 142 patients in 1979 with readings obtained during performance of two cold pressor tests, the first in 1934 when these subjects were children, and the second in 1961. Forty-eight subjects were hyperreactors to the tests in either 1934 or 1961, and 94 were...

AIM To determine the accuracy of the modified Mallampati test for predicting difficult tracheal intubation. DESIGN A cross-sectional, clinical, observational, non-blinded study. A quality analysis of anesthetic care. SETTING Operating theatres and department of anesthesiology in a university hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS Following the local ethics committee approval and patients' informe...

Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 30 million Americans are living with diabetes and by 2050, 1 out of 3 U.S. adults could develop diabetes. Current screening and diagnostic methods for diabetes mellitus include the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels, but each test when used alone will miss a...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate prospectively the Trunk Control Test (TCT) correlation at admission to rehabilitation with length of stay, functional independence measure (FIM), gait velocity, walking distance and balance measured at discharge in 28 hemiparetic patients. FIM and TCT were registered on admission. Outcome measures at discharge were: FIM, gait velocity, walking distance ...