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Sequential allocation to balance prognostic factors in a psychiatric clinical trial
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2009)
OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to describe and discuss a minimization procedure specifically designed for a clinical trial that evaluates treatment efficacy for OCD patients. METHOD: Aitchison's compositional distance was used ...
Multi-agent Model for Real Time Resource AllocationMulti-agent Model for Real Time Resource Allocation
(Computación y Sistemas, 2009)
Clinical and quality-of-life outcomes after autologous fascial sling and tension-free vaginal tape: a prospective randomized trial
(Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia, 2009-02-01)
Purpose: Evaluate the impact autologous fascial sling (AFS) and tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedures on quality-of-life in incontinent women. Materials and Methods: Forty-one women were randomly distributed into two ...
Evolutionary dynamics of resource allocation in the Colonel Blotto Game
(Springer, 2012-12)
We provide an evolutionary game-theoretical formulation for a model of resource allocation?the Colonel Blotto game. In this game, two players with different total resources must entirely distribute them among a set of ...
Effect of induced diabetes mellitus on alveolar bone loss after 30 days of ligature-induced periodontal disease
(2009-04-01)
Several studies have shown that diabetics are more susceptible to the development of severe periodontal disease. Currently, the use of animal models can be considered a feasible alternative in radiographic assessments of ...
A comparison of molar root canal preparation using stainless-steel and nickel-titanium instruments
(1999-12-01)
Fifty-four extracted human mandibular molars were embedded and sectioned at two levels. The reassembled mesial root canals were prepared with stainless-steel hand K-files (Flexofiles) and either Nitiflex or Mity nickel-titanium ...