Capability indices measure the performance of a process. Although process yield is the primary focus on the performance criteria, the " ( , ) p C u v indices combine process yield and process centering. With this compromise, there is no direct link between the process yield and these indices, but literature provides lower and upper bounds for the process yield. However errors in the proposed re...

to answer this question that if osmopriming improve germination indices in salinity-affected seeds of pinus eldarica medw., a factorial experiment in randomized completely design was carried out with three replications. osmotic treatments were applied in 5 levels (-2, -4, -6 and -8 bar for 72 hours and non-primed) by polyethylene glycol (peg) and salinity treatments in 8 levels (0, 40, 80, 120,...

Peak oxygen uptake (V'(O(2))) remains the gold standard measurement of exercise capacity and has been associated with survival. A modified BODE (body mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnoea, exercise capacity) index replacing the 6-min walk distance (6MWD) with V'(O(2)) as % predicted (mBODE%) has been developed and found to have excellent correlation with the conventional BODE index. The obj...

Reduction of a state of a quantum system to a subsystem gives partial quantum information about the true state of the total system. In connection with optimal state determination for two qubits, the question was raised about the maximum number of pairwise complementary reductions. The main result of the paper tells that the maximum number is 4, that is, if A,A, . . . ,A are pairwise complementa...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Understanding the importance of surface electromyography as a complementary method to understand the myofunctional status of the stomatognathic system, this study aimed at analyzing the frequency of altered and normal electromyographic indices in a sample of subjects with temporomandibular disorders, in addition to their relation with pain complaint. METHODS: Particip...

drought stress is considered as the most important environmental abiotic stress, affecting grain yield of crop plants especially in arid and semi arid regions. increasing and utilization of the genetic diversity can be a useful strategy in breeding for drought resistance. in this study, twenty iranian durum wheat landraces along with two check cultivars were evaluated in a randomized complete b...

introduction because of expansion of agricultural activities and excessive use of chemical fertilizers and location of municipal and industrial wastewater of andimeshk, it is possible for this aquifer to be polluted. therefore, the aim of present study is to assess the aquifer vulnerability of andimeshk plain and recognition of sensitive areas against pollution which this work can be conducted ...

3 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 2 3.1 REGULATORY RATIONALE FOR USING IN VITRO TEST METHODS TO ASSESS SKIN IRRITATION ................... 3 3.2 PRINCIPLE OF IN VITRO HUMAN SKIN MODEL SYSTEMS FOR SKIN IRRITATION TESTING............................. 3 4 GENERAL SKIN MODEL PERFORM...

BACKGROUND Responsiveness, or sensitivity to clinical change, is an important consideration in selection of a health-related quality of life (HRQL) measure for trials or clinical applications. Many approaches can be used to assess responsiveness, which may affect the interpretation of study results. We compared the relative responsiveness of generic and heart failure specific HRQL instruments, ...