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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"classification criteria"”.
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Admissions classification criteria and persistence at the end of five years among nontransfer freshman at Ball State University
There is no abstract available for this dissertation.
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Nailfold capillary loop shape analysis and classification by using image processing and pattern recognition techniques.
… establish quantitative nailfold capillary loop classification criteria. The participating clinicians were not unanimous about the classification of any capillary, and there was no consensus about the class of 17% of the capillary loops. Some of the clinicians classified two occurrences of the …
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Does alopecia have diagnostic weight in systemic lupus erythematosus?
… International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) classification criteria, managed at the Lupus clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital, a tertiary referral hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Age, sex and race matched controls were recruited from the Dermatology clinic at the same hospital. Participants …
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Moment - Rotation characteristics of boltedc beam - to - column aluminium connections
… rotation behavior as well as the main connection classification criteria, strength, stiffness and ductility. A parametric study is done with the use of the non- linear finite elements program ADINA in which the effects of connection geometry is observed under incremental loading.
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Computer Sketch Recognition
… techniques can be improved by optimizing the classification criteria. Current techniques classify a 20,000 sketch crowd-sourced dataset with 56% accuracy. I classify the same dataset with 52% accuracy, but identify factors that have the greatest effect on the accuracy.</p> <p>The ability for …
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Systemic sclerosis. Novel molecular and epidemiological features of disease.
… The investigation was performed by using classification criteria presented in 1980 and in 2013 respectively. SSc prevalence was estimated to 305 per million and the annual incidence 19 per million and year by application of the 2013 classification criteria. We show that the novel criteria …
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The Applicability of the Megargee Classification System for the MMPI-A
<p>Megargee (1977) originally developed a classification system for MMPI profiles for male offenders, and eventually expanded this system to also accommodate the MMPI profiles of female offenders (Megargee, 1992). Recently Megargee expanded and modified this system for use with the MMPI-2 …
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Automated detection of a crossing contact based on its Doppler shift
… of highgain processing followed by successive classification criteria. Most classification schemes (e.g., matching of signature) are complex and tailored to specific target types. By contrast, the Doppler effect is readily observed in all contacts with discrete tonals and relative velocity to …
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Improving patient outcomes in systemic vasculitis
… that form the core of this thesis cover current classification criteria for systemic vasculitis, how to make a diagnosis of vasculitis, the need for diagnostic criteria, morbidity and mortality in ANCA-associated vasculitis with a focus on cardiovascular disease and neuropathy, and validation of …
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High prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with SLE in the Western Cape
… patients with SLE meeting the SLICC SLE classification criteria. The MetS was defined by Joint Interim Statement criteria. Clinical and demographic data and a Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy score and the 36-Item Short-Form Healthy Survey were completed. RESULTS: Of 75 …
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An Interactive Menu-Driven Design Tool For Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems
… of a location. Then it incorporates the standard classification criteria to classify the days of a month according to day types. Based on how the days are classified, a new set of insolation is predicted. For system design, the PVONE program is used to determine the array characteristics based on …
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Perfil funcional e sensorial de crianças com autismo: implicações para a terapia ocupacional
… and adapted for use in Brazil, Brazil Economic Classification Criteria, version to Inventory Pediatric Evaluation of Disability (PEDI) and the Sensory Profile. Results. Regarding the functional profile, all children had impaired ability to perform self-care skills and social function and good …
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Significance of leptin and ghrelin in systemic lupus erythematosus in Koreans
… hospital. All of patients fulfilled the ACR classification criteria for SLE. Patients who had diabetes mellitus or hypertension, who were in pregnancy or who were taking more than 7.5 mg/day of prednisone were excluded. Serum leptin levels (pg/mL) and ghrelin levels (ng/mL) were measured by …
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Beta2-microglobulin and antichromatin antibodies can be a disease activity markers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Koreans
… hospital. All of patients fulfilled the ACR classification criteria for SLE and RA, respectively. The presence of beta2-microglobulin and antichromatin antibodies was investigated by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The levels of beta-2 microglobulin and antichromatin antibodies …
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Exploratory and Empirical Analysis of E-Marketplaces for Truck Transportation Services Procurement
… objects based on several simultaneous classification criteria) is developed in chapter 4 that identifies three main truck transportation e-marketplace strategies (two with sub-divided into two sub-strategies). The typology provides a state of industry and puts in perspective the …
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Development of an autonomous distributed multiagent monitoring system for the automatic classification of end users
… a software Multi-Agent based monitoring and classification system and utilizing it to provide an automated and accurate classification for end users developing applications in the spreadsheet domain. Resulting in, is the creation of the Multi-Agent Classification System (MACS). The …
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The Identification and Classification of Sharp Force Trauma On Bone Using Low Power Microscopy
… elucidate cut mark analysis by proposing a novel classification system for the identification of knife cuts (kerfs) in bone. The system was devised, to record accurate and reliable information about cut marks and the criteria were tested for association with the knives that created them. Optical …
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Methods for Using Biomarker Information in Randomized Clinical Trials
… through simulations that these two proposed classification criteria can provide at least as good, and sometimes significantly greater power than the originally proposed ASD classifier. Third, I focus on an important issue in the statistical analysis of interactions for binary outcomes, which …
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Cigarette smoking amongst Rheumatoid Arthritis patients in a tertiary centre in South Africa
… outpatients with RA meeting the EULAR/ACR 2010 Classification Criteria. Demographic, clinical and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) together with a questionnaire about smoking and Fagerström test for nicotine dependence were collated. (1) Results: Of 632 patients (536 females), the mean …
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Classification of Aquifers
… the development of a basin scale groundwater classification system that integrates the literature, data gathering, and data analysis and testing. The classification system is a comprehensive method designed to improve interdisciplinary communication and standardize how groundwater systems are …
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