The history taking of a dizzy patient is of utmost importance in order to differentiate the possible etiologies of vertigo. The key factors that allow a first approximation of diagnosis identification are based on the time profile, symptom profile, and trigger profile of the disease. Here, the proposed mnemonic "SO STONED" comprises eight different dimensions that characterize the vertigo-relat...

the main objectives of this paper are measuring the technical efficiency of iranian thermal power plants and investigating the determinants of technical efficiency levels in these plants. stochastic nonparametric envelopment data (stoned) method applied to plant-level data over a period of thirteen years from 1999 to 2011. this is the first comprehensive analysis (to our knowledge) of technical...

Abstract Benchmarking the dynamic performance of water companies is a powerful tool to develop sound policies. However, it requires use reliable and robust methods quality data. In this study, stochastic nonparametric envelopment data (StoNED) method was employed assess productivity change eco-productivity sample Chilean over period 2010–2018. The StoNED approach overcomes main limitations fron...

OBJECTIVE The current study compared the effects of dietary levels of two phase stoned olive cake (OC) in form of silage (OCS) on milk production and quality of Saanen goats. METHODS The OCS included in total mixed ration (TMR) at dry matter proportions of 0.0 (OC0), 0.10 (OC10), and 0.20 (OC20). The TMR were fed to a total of 18 goats in a completely randomized design for a period of 5 weeks...

Distribution: To maintain the integrity and usefulness of cases published in INFORMS Transactions on Education (ITE), distribution of these teaching notes to any other party is prohibited. Please refer interested instructors to ITE for access to the teaching notes. Through an emphasis on data (its collection, analysis, and quality/meaning), this case provides students at the introductory (under...