132 research outputs found
Acetabular Implant Alignment
No full textWe describe a methodology for evaluating the user interface components of a pre-operative planning system for performing complex 3-D spatial manipulation and reasoning tasks. The design of a pre-operative planning system for the alignment of acetabular implants in total hip replacement (THR) surgery is used as an example. For this application, we have implemented several alternatives to two of the planner 's sub-systems. We report the results of a pilot study which evaluate these alternative components with respect to task and user specific design criteria. Keywords: computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery, pre-operative planning, total hip replacement surgery. Design and Evaluation of 3-D Pre-operative Planning Software: Application to Acetabular Implant Alignment Mike Blackwell 1 , David Simon 2 , Sumitha Rao 1 , Anthony DiGioia 2 December 1996 CMU-TR-RI-96-44 This research was partially supported by a National Challenge grant from the National Science Foundation (award ECS-..
An Online Induction Algorithm for Internal Contextual Grammars Using Restarting Automata
No full textAbstractIn this paper, we propose a new algorithm to induce an internal contextual grammar from positive examples using restarting automata. Motivation comes from, real-time systems which induce the target grammar within a deadline. In our algorithm, we deal with real time inputs which are generated by internal contextual grammar. Principally grammatical inference and grammar induction are considered equivalent but there is a slight difference, in this paper we concentrate on that difference. Here initially our algorithm will concentrate on grammatical Inference but at last it will be ended up with the concept of grammar induction. In order to induce the grammar, we first obtain insertion rules by scanning an input at a particular time unit. The insertion rules are converted into contextual rules. This set of contextual rules will be a guess about the grammar without taking care of over generalization. Further we will check the correctness of the contextual rules using restarting automata for the next input string and we update the rules based on need, that is called correction phase. After getting the final time-unit/deadline as an input, the algorithm executes some steps on the induced grammar to prune the over generalization of strings. It produces the final grammar for the strings which are given within the final time-unit
Analysis of Essential Minerals in Fruit Extracts Rich in Natural Pigment and Antioxidant Properties
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
Iran's infrastructure projects: India, China competing?
No full textWith international sanctions lifted against Iran last week, New Delhi would be wise to step up its efforts to secure the contract for developing the Chabahar port in Iran. Time is no longer on its side as the writer observed during a field trip to Chabahar
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No full textNot AvailableThe XXV Annual Group Meeting of AICRP on Palms was held at ICAR-Central Plantation
Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod during 19-21 May, 2016. I place my sincere gratitude to
Dr. T. Mohapatra, DG (ICAR), Dr. S. Ayyappan, Former DG (ICAR), Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar,
Deputy Director General (Hort. Science) for their critical guidance and encouragement provided
for AICRP on Palms. I would like to express my special thanks to DDG (HS) for making it
convenient to participate in the meeting and his constant and meticulous guidance offered during
the meeting helped us in formulating the technical programme for the year 2016-17. I am thankful to
Dr. T. Janakiram, Asst. Director General (HS-I), and staff of Horticultural Scince, SMD, ICAR for
their valuable guidance and encouragement for all the activities and also for providing the required
support for ensuring the smooth conduct of the Group Meeting.Not Availabl
Iran nuclear deal : expect limited US-Iran détente
No full textThe nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries have witnessed unprecedented
diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran. Contrary to expectations, a final nuclear
deal will not achieve a significant rapprochement, but only a limited détente in US-Iran ties
‘Make in India’ and defence : Modi’s outreach to South Korea
No full textOn his recent trip to the Republic of Korea, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Park Geun-Hye upgraded bilateral ties to a “special strategic partnership” and pledged to expand defence cooperation, with Modi hard selling his ‘Make in India’ initiative. The two countries, however, have their work cut out
Thyroid Cancer: environment, genes and targeted therapies
Get PDFDetailed formal protocol with illustrations and extensive bibliography.UT Southwestern--Internal Medicin
Individual and social-environmental level protective factors for institutionalized adolescents’ mental health - a study among adolescents in childrens’ homes under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme, Kerala
No full textBackground:
Child and adolescent mental health is a less explored area in low and middle income
countries. Being the country with largest child population, it is the need of the hour to
understand the factors promoting and protecting child and adolescent mental health. The
study aims to assess these protective factors along with extracurricular activities, positive
reinforcement and future perspectives in a vulnerable group-adolescents living in
childrens’ homes under a government run scheme, Integrated Child Protection Scheme
(ICPS) in Kerala.
Methodology:
The study used a mixed-method approach. Entire adolescents (12-18 years) living in all
the well established eight childrens’ homes under the scheme were considered for the
study. There were 222 children who gave assent for the cross-sectional survey. They
were living in childrens’ homes for at least a month and could understand either
Malayalam or English. Seven in-depth interviews were done through purposive sampling
of the surveyed children to understand the future perspectives of children who might
imminently leave the institution.
Results:
There were gaps in the provision of protective factors when viewed through child rights
perspective. To mention a few, literacy (17.3% of the 216 children without special needs
could not read and write), provision for extracurricular activities (12.8% of the total
subjects do not get involved in their talents and hobbies) and encouragement or feedback
(no one to value their talents and hobbies for 15.3% of the children and 80.6% of the
study subjects feels that they receive deserving appreciations). Life skills, an individual
level factor also seems to be varying with gender, age and other protective factors.
Increasing age, self-grading of their studies as good, success in recent exams and leisure
time activities were finally found to be the conclusive predictors of life skills. Future
perspectives of adolescents seem to be unrealistic without proper guidance or mentoring.
Stigma and potential role of gender norms were emerging due to the present context.
Conclusion:
Poor quality of education, gaps in other protective factors and lack of guidance directs us
to two things; need to promote child and adolescent mental health with special emphasis
on health promoting schools and integration of the scheme (ICPS) with educational
system. Conclusive predictors help in foreseeing life skills in children. Sensitizing the
public about the scheme could prevent stigma towards the beneficiaries of the scheme
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