Serial assessments of neurocognitive functioning in athletes with concussion are commonly used for return to play decisions. This study provides reliable change indices (RCIs) for computerized tests from 40 NCAA Division I collegiate athletes that suffered a sports-related concussion. The normative data that resulted from the RCIs and subsequent analyses of differences between improved and not ...

The EU directives on air quality force member states to inform the public on the status of the ambient air quality. The Internet is commonly used for this purpose and often air quality is being presented as an index ranging from good to bad. A review of existing websites and air quality indices shows that the way air quality is interpreted differs considerably. The paper presents a new air qual...

In this study, we process the quality of the product characteristics for unilateral specification, Many industrial products can be characterized as bigger-the-best type or smaller-the-best type. Quality characteristics and process yields of unilateral or bilateral specification products can be evaluated by using process capability indices. Process capability indices Cpl or, Cpu are utilized to ...

The complexity of a polygonal mesh model is usually reduced by applying a simplification method, resulting in a similar mesh having less vertices and faces. Although several such methods have been developed, only a few observer studies are reported comparing them regarding the perceived quality of the obtained simplified meshes, and it is not yet clear how the choice of a given method, and the ...