Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEmpirical Study on Applications of Data Mining Techniques in HealthcareHarleen Kaur, Siri Krishan WasanThe healthcare environment is generally perceived as being ‘information rich’ yet ‘knowledge poor’. There is a wealth of data available within the healthcare systems. However, there is a lack of effective analysis tools to discover hidden relationships and trends in data. Knowledge discovery and data mining have found numerous applications in business and scientific domain. Valuable knowledge can be discovered … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2006 · 9,841 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTi: Cognitive Function in Diabetes Mellitus PatientsRostam SeyfaddiniNeuropathies are one of the most common complications in diabetic patients. Several studies determined relationship between cognitive disorders and diabetes mellitus (DM). The historical cohort study was designed to distinguish relation of DM and cognitive decrements. The Wisconsin Card Sort Test (WCST) and Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) were conducted for evaluation of cognitive problems. Fifty diabetic patient and 48 control … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2006 · 6,939 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation and Beneficiation of Feldspar from Arkosic Sandstone in South Jordan for Application in the Ceramic IndustryMousa GougazehThe main purpose of the present study was to investigate the beneficiation and upgrading processes of a Jordanian feldspar ores to be finally implemented in the ceramic industry. The experimental work was conducted to evaluate the role of particle size distribution, chemical composition, mineral content and the magnetic impurities (Fe2O3 +TiO2 contents). The beneficiation of the 500-45 μm fractions, which … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2006 · 6,988 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInverse Correlations for Multiple Time Series and Gaussian Random Fields and Measures of Their Linear DeterminismR.J. Bhansali, L. IppolitiFor a discrete-time vector linear stationary process, {X(t)}, admitting forward and backward autoregressive representations, the variance matrix of an optimal linear interpolator of X(t), based on a knowledge of {X(t-j), j≠0}, is known to be given by Ri(0)-1 where Ri(0) denotes the inverse variance of the process. Let A=Is-1Ri(0)ˉ1R(0)ˉ1, where R(0) denotes the variance matrix of {X(t)} and Is an … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2005 · 6,428 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReport on Mammalian Fossils of Chinji Formation, Dhulian, PakistanMuhammad Akbar Khan, Abdul Ghaffar, Zulfiqar Ali et al.Twenty mammalian fossil specimens of varying preservational state are described from the Chinji Formation of Dhulian, Pakistan. The remains described in this study are all teeth and represent the Proboscidea, Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla. All the dental specimens are new variants recorded here for the first time. Pliotriplopus dhulianensis is new to science having small size and absence of crista than … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2005 · 7,278 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPeriodontal Disease as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery DiseaseGholamali Najafi-Parizi, Ahmad LoriThere are many risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) and periodontal disease (PDD) is a controversial risk factor. The aim of this study was to show the association between CAD and PDD. A case-control study was designed. Sixty one patients that CAD was confirm in them by coronary angiography compared with sixty one patients with normal angiography. PDD was … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 11 · 30 Nov 2005 · 6,922 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalyzing Concept Maps as an Assessment (Evaluation) Tool in Teaching MathematicsAhmet S. OzdemirIn this research concept mapping has been used as a testing instrument. In our country's education system, the relationship between the scores which are given to concept maps and the scores which are given to traditional written exams and multiple choice examinations in teaching mathematics, has been analyzed. Especially the examinations about functions, numbers, exponent numbers, rooted numbers and absolute … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,407 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForensic Considerations of HIV Infected and Those at RiskB. R. Sharma, Sumedha BangarWhile HIV infection is considered protected information in most parts of the world, it is clear that if a health care provider knows, that the patient is infected or is likely to be infected, then either the patient or those responsible for making their medical decisions must be informed of the infection or likelihood of infection. If not, the liability … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,452 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA New Text Mining Approach for Finding Protein-to-Disease AssociationsHisham Al-Mubaid, Rajit K. SinghDiscovering significant relationships between biological entities from text documents is an important task for biologists in order to develop biological models for research and discovery, especially with the existing gigantic amounts of biomedical documents and the rate at which they are increasing everyday. We propose a new text mining method to extract associations between biological entities from text documents; and … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,015 accessesView PDFCite