the hotelling's  control chart, is the most widely used multivariate procedure for monitoring  two or more related quality characteristics, but it’s power lacks the desired performance in detecting small to moderate shifts. recently, the variable sampling intervals (vsi) control scheme in which the length of successive sampling intervals is determined upon the preceding values has been pro...

The basic control chart consists of sampling from a process over time and charting process measurements. For as long as the measurements fall inside control limits (L), the process is considered in-control. In feed production, it is customary to set the control limits at two standard deviations. This practice does not consider the probability of both Type I and Type II errors in addition to all...

in many statistical process control applications, the quality of a process is characterized by a profile. a profile is a function in terms of one or more explanatory variables. in profile monitoring, one is interested to monitor the performance of a process or product using this functional relationship. control charts for monitoring nonparametric profiles are useful when the relationship is too...

The Hotelling's  control chart, is the most widely used multivariate procedure for monitoring  two or more related quality characteristics, but it’s power lacks the desired performance in detecting small to moderate shifts. Recently, the variable sampling intervals (VSI) control scheme in which the length of successive sampling intervals is determined upon the preceding values has been proved t...

Results: Chart review identified 17 patients. The most common symptom at diagnosis was tinnitus, followed by sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo, facial pain, and headache. Physical exam revealed facial hypesthesias in 3 patients, facial paresis in 2 patients, while 14 patients had no physical exam findings on presentation. MRI studies of all patients revealed lesions which are isodense with br...

Background. Candida species are the fourth leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections in the United States, however incidence is low and most patients who receive empiric treatment do not actually have candidemia. Unfortunately, detection, identification and susceptibility testing using standard instrumented blood culture systems and routine microbiological techniques takes 4–10 days. A...

Background. Candida species are the fourth leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections in the United States, however incidence is low and most patients who receive empiric treatment do not actually have candidemia. Unfortunately, detection, identification and susceptibility testing using standard instrumented blood culture systems and routine microbiological techniques takes 4–10 days. A...

Background. Candida species are the fourth leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections in the United States, however incidence is low and most patients who receive empiric treatment do not actually have candidemia. Unfortunately, detection, identification and susceptibility testing using standard instrumented blood culture systems and routine microbiological techniques takes 4–10 days. A...

preparing thermal comfort conditions in outdoor public spaces is one of the considerations of architectural design. if the constructed area does not support comfortable conditions in outdoor spaces, it will cause microclimatic problems for pedestrians and adjacent buildings. regarding the different thermal comfort conditions in outdoor spaces in comparison with indoor, several indices have been...