in this paper, we study an equivalence relation on the set of fuzzysubgroups of an arbitrary group g and give four equivalent conditions each ofwhich characterizes this relation. we demonstrate that with this equivalencerelation each equivalence class constitutes a lattice under the ordering of fuzzy setinclusion. moreover, we study the behavior of these equivalence classes under theaction of a...

Introduction: Quantitative evaluation is recommended to improve diagnostic ability and serial assessment of dopamine transporter (DAT) density scans. We decided to compare the ordered subsets expectation-maximization (OSEM) with filtered back-projection (FBP), and to investigate the impact of different iteration and cut-off frequencies on SBR values. Methods</stro...

The use of suitable sanitizers can increase the quality of fresh-cut produce and reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses. The objective of this study was to compare the washing effects of 100 mg/L sodium hypochlorite (SH) and 500 mg/L acidified sodium chlorite (ASC) on the prevention of enzymatic browning and the growth of microbial populations, including aerobic plate counts, E. coli, and colif...

Background: There are few psychometric studies addressing sensitivity and specificity of the Persian version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Therefore, there is a need for future studies to identify the best cut-off point for EPDS score. The present study is aimed at assessing the validity of the EPDS among Iranian mothers. Materia...

Objective(s):  The aim of this study was to evaluate the final outcome of nerve regeneration across the eggsell membrane (ESM) tube conduit in comparison with autograft. Materials and Methods: Thirty adult male rats (250-300 g) were randomized into (1) ESM conduit, (2) autograft, and (3) sham surgery groups. The eggs submerged in 5% acetic acid. The decalcifying membranes were cut into four pie...

BACKGROUND The diversity of definitions of frequent attendance in the literature hampers comparison of their precision, validity, and associated factors. AIM To examine different definitions of frequent attendance in order to identify the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with frequent attendance in primary care, according to each definition. DESIGN OF STUDY One-phase cross-s...

The application of Trastuzumab on gastric cancer patients is based on Her2/neu immunostaining. The testing method relies on visual estimation of both membranous staining intensity, and positive tumor ratio with respect to a 10% cutoff. We evaluated the effect of inter- and intraobserver variations of both factors on therapeutic decision, especially if the positive tumor ratio hovers around the ...

• The 1 vs 1 decision problem is easy for MAX-CUTas the problem is equivalent to testing if the graph is bipartite. • Goemans-Williamson's SDP based algorithm for MAX-CUTyields a 1 2 (1−ρ) vs (arccos(ρ))/π approximation for all ρ < −0.69. Replacing ρ with 2δ − 1 shows that the 1 − δ vs 1 − Θ(√ δ) problem is easy. If we think about MAX-CUTas MIN-UNCUT, this would mean that the δ vs Θ(√ δ) proble...

The max-k-cut problem is to partition the vertices of a weighted graph G = (V, E) into k ≥ 2 disjoint subsets such that the weight sum of the edges crossing the different subsets is maximized. The problem is referred as the max-cut problem when k = 2. In this work, we present a multiple operator heuristic (MOH) for the general max-k-cut problem. MOH employs five distinct search operators organi...

A 4-restricted edge cut is an edge cut of a connected graph which disconnects the graph, where each component has order at least 4. Graphs that contain 4-restricted edge cuts are characterized in this paper. As a result, it is proved that a connected graph G of order at least 10 contains 4-restricted edge cuts if and only if it contains no cut-vertex u where every component of G \ u has order a...