University School of Nursing for facilitating our stay and visits to the CHCs. A big thank you to all the participants and CHCs who hosted us for this study. Lastly, thank you to Dr. Asher and all other SIRE staff for making this experience possible.

This paper explores the idea of visualizing attack trees by using circle packing; a tree visualization method which looks like a treemap but with circles. A proposal and proof of concept is presented to show how a basic attack tree can be visualized in this new way. And lastly, options to extend this visualization to support more kinds of different attack trees are explored.

We introduce a one parameter family of hybrid operators and study quantitative convergence theorems for these operators e.g. local and weighted approximation results and simultaneous approximation of derivatives. Further, we discuss the statistical convergence of these operators. Lastly, we show the rate of convergence of these operators to a certain function by illustrative graphics in Matlab....

This paper presents preliminary modeling work of split D differential probes, in both regular differential and reflection modes. This work is a prelude for a more in-depth model validation study using split D type probes. A modeling comparison is made for both air and ferrite cores. Lastly, numerical and experimental results are compared.

METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted for all breast, head/neck, and lower extremity free flaps performed at a single-institution between 2005–2015. The primary endpoint, successful salvage, was defined as any flap that did not result in complete flap loss. Univariate analysis was performed using Chi-squared, Wilcoxon rank-sum, and Fisher’s exact test. Lastly, a multivariate logis...

Course of the Disease. A diagnosis of Meniere’s disease is not promising. Meniere’s won’t directly kill you, but it is likely to make your life miserable in ways that few other diseases can. For some, conventional medical treatments will adequately moderate the symptoms. But for many, the disease progresses to continuing dizziness, episodes of profound vertigo, brain fog, tinnitus, and lastly, ...

The purpose of this paper is to prove a Tychonoff theorem in the so-called “intuitionistic fuzzy topological spaces.” After giving the fundamental definitions, such as the definitions of intuitionistic fuzzy set, intuitionistic fuzzy topology, intuitionistic fuzzy topological space, fuzzy continuity, fuzzy compactness, and fuzzy dicompactness, we obtain several preservation properties and some ...

The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, it briefly introduces basic Bayesian techniques with emphasis on present applications in sensor networks. Second, it reviews modern Bayesian simulation methods, thereby providing an introduction to the main building blocks of the advanced Markov chain Monte Carlo and Sequential Monte Carlo methods. Lastly, it discusses new interesting research hori...

In this paper we introduce Stancu type generalization of Gamma operators based on the concept of q -integers. We first establish local approximation theorems for these operators. Next, we investigate the weighted approximation properties and give an estimate for the rate of convergence using classical modulus of continuity. Lastly, we obtain a Voronovskaya type theorem. Mathematics subject clas...

Second section of the paper contains description of hypothalamic centres involved in regulation of circadian rhythms. Connections between these neurons and activating reticular system are described. Transition from arousal to sleep, promoted by substances called somnogens, is discussed. Lastly, function of suprachiasmatic nucleus as circadian oscillator is presented.