Using a two-stage growth curve analysis, change over time in performance on tests in the Halstead-Reitan Battery and Average Impairment Rating (AIR) was assessed for 53 individuals who varied in age and health status. In the first stage of the analysis, estimated slope and intercept values were calculated for each individual by regressing longitudinal data points on time. In the second stage, e...

In this paper, we present an efficient rapid system design framework for fuzzy systems. Considering hardware and software capability, the given system specification is broken into two components: conceptual and parameter specifications. The conceptual specification contains the system core, which is unchanged throughout the simulation phase and can be implemented in hardware at an early stage. ...

The development of a new drug is often compared with finding a needle in a haystack (Kubinyi, 2004). Therefore, rational approaches for drug design began to develop about 30 years ago with the aim to significantly reduce the amount of in vivo animal experiments. With the dramatic increase of computer performance during the last years there has been an increasing interest in virtual screening me...

The FP7 PHENICX project focuses on creating a new digital classical concert experience, improving the accessibility of classical music concert performances by enhancing and enriching them in novel digital ways, In this paper, we present the project’s foreseen use cases. Subsequently, we summarize initial use case feedback from two different user groups. Despite the early stage of the project, t...

The perceptual load theory in selective attention literature proposes that the interference from task-irrelevant distractor is eliminated when perceptual capacity is fully consumed by task-relevant information. However, the biased competition model suggests that the contents of working memory (WM) can guide attentional selection automatically, even when this guidance is detrimental to visual se...

As the outsourcing industry matures, there is a growing recognition that a more holistic evaluation of outsourcing performance is required. The parameters and the criteria for evaluation would change in a long-term strategic oriented outsourcing partnership. This paper attempts to examine how performance measures used by customers change during a long-term partnership. It is an exploratory stud...

The description of the early stage of microfracture growth in a quasibrittle solid with thermodynamic positions is considered. From the most general thermodynamic performances the ”principle” of minimization of free energy is received. The account high (down to thirds) degrees in expansion of free energy concerning parameters of a mechanical field and average microcrack energy has allowed to wr...

background: third stage of labor has been defined as the most dangerous stage. due to the importance of the third stage, this study was performed in order to determine its length and related factors. materials and methods: this research is a cross sectional study which was carried out on 1000 deliveries in shabihkhani hospital (kashan-iran). inclusion criteria consist of gestational age of high...