In a previous paper 6], we noted that the CM-2's natural data layout is not conducive to exchanging data with other machines. In order for CM-2 data to be understandable to a remote machine, a bitwise transpose must be performed on the data. Each bit in an n bit value must be transmitted to a diierent processor, requiring n send operations through the CM-2's global router network. The time requ...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the relationship between evidence-based appropriateness criteria for neurologic imaging procedures and Medicare payment determinations. The primary research question is whether Medicare is more likely to pay for imaging procedures as the level of appropriateness increases. DATA SOURCES The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria (ACRAC) for neurolo...

Hospitals attached to the Spanish Ministry of Health are currently using the International Classification of Diseases 9 Clinical Modification (ICD9-CM) to classify health discharge records. Nowadays, this work is manually done by experts. This paper tackles the automatic classification of real Discharge Records in Spanish following the ICD9-CM standard. The challenge is that the Discharge Recor...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Identifying trends in the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) may yield information that supports public health goals. Our aim was to evaluate time-trend changes in the prevalence and incidence of PD in Taiwan between 2004 and 2011. METHODS This retrospective, nationwide, longitudinal study used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to iden...

Light-induced coleoptile stimulation and mesocotyl suppression in etiolated Avena sativa (cv. Lodi) has been quantitated. Etiolated seedlings showed the greatest response to light when they were illuminated 48 to 56 hours after imbibition. Two low-irradiance photoresponses for each tissue have been described. Red light was 10 times more effective than green and 1,000 times more effective than f...

BACKGROUND Episodes of Emergency Department (ED) service use among older adults previously have not been constructed, or evaluated as multi-dimensional phenomena. In this study, we constructed episodes of ED service use among a cohort of older adults over a 15-year observation period, measured the episodes by severity and intensity, and compared these measures in predicting subsequent hospitali...

The WARRP router implements progressive deadlock recovery-based true-fully-adaptive routing in an efficient architecture designed to maximize flexibility as well as speed. The WARRP II version addresses the I/O pin-out problem by integrating dense high-bandwidth optoelectronic transceivers onto the router chip capable of providing over 300 GBytes/sec per square centimeter [7]. To our knowledge,...

We present measurements of the spatial response of infrared dipole and bow-tie lithographic antennas. Focused 10.6-microm radiation was scanned in two dimensions across the receiving area of each antenna. Deconvolution of the beam profile allowed the spatial response to be measured. The in-plane width of the antenna's spatial response extends approximately one dielectric wavelength beyond the m...

BACKGROUND Varicella has an important impact on public health. Starting in 2004 in Taiwan, nationwide free varicella vaccinations were given to 1-year-old children. METHODS Our study investigated the epidemiological characteristics of varicella from 2000 to 2008, and assessed the change of varicella epidemiology after the mass varicella immunization. ICD-9-CM codes related to varicella or chi...

Administrative data from a Canadian province were accessed to assess the association of psychotic disorders with multiple sclerosis (MS). Physician-assigned ICD-9-CM codes were used to classify MS and psychotic disorder status. A significant association was observed. Additional research is needed to determine the clinical importance and treatment needs of this population.