Although all habitat-suitability modelling methods are inherently linked to the Hutchinsonian definition of the ecological niche, those based on the environmental envelopes are its direct geometrical application. Their common principle is to model in the environmental space, a hyper-surface, the envelope, encompassing all or part of the observation points. This paper compares four such methods:...

Idiopathic avascular necrosis of first metatarsophalangeal head in child is unique condition not described in literature in past exlude one case. It seems to be part of avascular bone necrosis syndromes, like Freiberg disease, Sever disease etc. and the same principles of treatment are appropriate in AVN of 1st MTT head. We describe the case of bilateral AVN of 1st MTT head treated conservative...

In [1], a scalable and small-bandwidth certificate validation scheme was presented. We call this system NOVOMODO, to emphasize the new way in which it approaches the field. In this paper, we recall the NOVOMODO technology and • Compare the efficiency and security of NOVOMODO and OCSP; and • Discuss how NOVOMODO may simplify PKI management in several applications (e.g., attribute certs). 1. Trad...

BACKGROUND First metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint pain is a common foot complaint which is often considered to be a consequence of altered mechanics. Foot orthoses are often prescribed to reduce 1st MTP joint pain with the aim of altering dorsiflexion at propulsion. This study explores changes in 1st MTP joint pain and kinematics following the use of foot orthoses. METHODS The effect of modifi...

The employment rate for mothers with young children has increased dramatically over the past 25 years. Estimating the effects of maternal employment on children's development is challenged by selection bias and the missing data endemic to most policy research. To address these issues, this study uses propensity score matching and multiple imputation. The authors compare outcomes across 4 matern...

ESTRO 35 2016 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ original GTV when contouring the GTV on the anatomy of the second CT scan.SIB created two plans. One is 1st CT / 1st Plan and the other is SIB sum (25 fractions (deformed CT) and 5 fractions ( 2nd CT )) . A deformed CT (dCT) with structures was created by deforming the 1st CT to t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presurgical orthodontic tooth movement of mandibular teeth after dental decompensation for skeletal Class III deformities on the basis of vertical skeletal patterns. METHODS This cohort was comprised of 62 patients who received presurgical orthodontic treatment. These patients were divided into 3 groups according to their vertical skeletal patterns. Changes in the po...

Human observers are able to localize the relative position of objects defined by Gaussian variations in either luminance (1st order) or contrast (2nd order). However, positional sensitivity is significantly poorer for 2nd- than for 1st-order stimuli. These judgments require the visual system to construct a representation of pertinent variation from a number of individual retinal samples-a proce...

Most studies on the factors limiting sustained energy intake (SusEI) during peak lactation period have been performed in females at the 1st lactation event. However, an inconsistent change in SusEI is observed between the 1st and 2nd lactation event. Thus, the limits to SusEI may be associated with reproductive experiences, but the effects of reproductive experiences on SusEI or reproductive ou...

Patient Selection Criteria Coverage eligibility for genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in cancer-affected individuals will be considered when ANY of the following criteria are met:  Individual from a family with a known BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation  Personal history of breast cancer and ≥1 of the following: o Diagnosed age ≤45 years o 2 primary breast cancers when 1st breast cancer diagnos...