Objectives: To evaluate the possible impact of ‘Fitting to Outcomes eXpert (FOX)’ on cochlear implant (CI) fitting in a clinic with extensive experience of fitting a range of CI systems, as a way to assess whether a software tool such as FOX is able to complement standard clinical procedures. Methods: Ten adult post-lingually deafened and unilateral long-term users of the Advanced Bionics CI sy...

We present a method to reconstruct a surface from a group of points, each provided with two parameters. The kind of reconstructed surface can be a Bezier surface, a B-spline surface or any surface generated by a basis of functions. The usual method involved in such a reconstruction is the least squares approach. Our original fitting method called LP-fitting uses a linear program for minimizing ...

Background Disease activity is relevant to the treatment and prognosis of axSpA, methods quantitatively assess disease efficacy axSpA are still being explored. Objective The purpose this study was find an optimal quantitative indicator for evaluating curative effect using multi-b-values-fitting RESOLVE DWI. Methods prospective included 106 patients divided into group (n=89) no-axSpA (n=17) by A...

This work considers the problem of fitting data on a Lie group by a coset of a compact subgroup. This problem can be seen as an extension of the problem of fitting affine subspaces in R to data which can be solved using principal component analysis. We show how the fitting problem can be reduced for biinvariant distances to a generalized mean calculation on an homogeneous space. For biinvariant...

UNLABELLED In the present days it is critical to identify the factors that contribute to the quality of the audiologic care provided. The hearing aid fitting model proposed by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) implies multidisciplinary care. This leads to some relevant and current questions. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the results of the hearing aid fitting model proposed by the...

In previous work, we proved a result on the equivariant Fitting ideal of the `-adic realization of the Picard 1-motive attached to an abelian covering of curves defined over a finite field. In this paper, we build upon this work to deduce results on the equivariant Fitting ideal of the Tate modules of the Jacobian of the top curve, and on the equivariant Fitting ideal of the (dual of the) degre...

Objective: The objective of the present study is to improve the efficiency of the fitting procedure of cochlear implant processors by making use of measurements of the electrically evoked compound actio potential (ECAP) and live-voice speech. Design: In a randomised prospective cross-over design we compare speech performance of eighteen adult subjects when following the conventional fitting pro...

This research is collaborative investigation with the general-purpose motor manufacturer. To review construction method in production process, we applied the parameter design method of quality engineering and tried to approach the optimization of construction method. Conventionally, press-fitting method has been adopted in process of fitting rotor core and shaft which is main component of motor...