Raman Microspectrometry: An Alternative Method of Age Estimation from Dentin and Cementum

We designed and tested a novel otolith viewing apparatus termed the otolith illumination device (OID) to ascertain if its use would result in a reduction of interpretation error as determined by increased precision of age estimates obtained from otoliths of walleye Sander vitreus and smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu. Clarity of annuli on otolith sections viewed with the OID was generally greater than clarity of annuli on sections viewed with an alternative method. OID-based age estimates were equally as, and in some instance more precise than ages estimated using the alternative method. Additionally, no systematic differences in coefficients of variation across ages were detected between the OID and alternative methods of fish age estimation. Results suggest that the OID may be useful for inexperienced readers and is a viable option for reducing interpretation error, which may improve reader efficiency and accuracy and precision in estimating fish ages.

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An Alternative Method for Identifying a Failed Engine in Twin-Engine Propeller Aircraft

Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors ◽

10.1027/2192-0923/a000195 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 103-111

Author(s):

Andrey K. Babin ◽

Andrew R. Dattel ◽

Margaret F. Klemm

Keyword(s):

Human Error ◽

Flight Simulator ◽

Traditional Group ◽

Aircraft Accidents ◽

Alternative Method ◽

Indicator Group ◽

Group A ◽

The Dead ◽

Engine Failure ◽

And Performance

Abstract. Twin-engine propeller aircraft accidents occur due to mechanical reasons as well as human error, such as misidentifying a failed engine. This paper proposes a visual indicator as an alternative method to the dead leg–dead engine procedure to identify a failed engine. In total, 50 pilots without a multi-engine rating were randomly assigned to a traditional (dead leg–dead engine) or an alternative (visual indicator) group. Participants performed three takeoffs in a flight simulator with a simulated engine failure after rotation. Participants in the alternative group identified the failed engine faster than the traditional group. A visual indicator may improve pilot accuracy and performance during engine-out emergencies and is recommended as a possible alternative for twin-engine propeller aircraft.

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An alternative method of determining the quadrupole moments of the chlorine nuclides

Annales de Physique ◽

10.1051/anphys:01985001006067500 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 675-680 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. Elbel ◽

R. Quad

Keyword(s):

Quadrupole Moments ◽

Alternative Method

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Determination of Myocardial FFA Elimination Rates by Functional Images of Uncorrected Half-Time Values

Nuklearmedizin ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1624257 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 23 (06) ◽

pp. 277-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Van Lingen ◽

G. Westera ◽

M. van ◽

W. Den Hollander ◽

E. E. Van der Wall ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Coronary Artery ◽

Regions Of Interest ◽

Heptadecanoic Acid ◽

Half Time ◽

Alternative Method ◽

Functional Images ◽

Functional Image ◽

Back Ground ◽

Objective Determination

SummaryThis paper presents an alternative method of demarcating regions of in terest over the myocardium after ad ministration of 123I-heptadecanoic acid to patients with coronary artery disea se. In a matrix of 32 × 32 pixels the elimination rates of the radioactivity, which are not corrected for back ground activity, are visualized per pixel in a functional image. The func tional image showed areas in the myocardium with high values of uncorrected elimination rates. These areas corresponded with the tracer defects on the scintigram. Corrected elimination rates obtained from re gions of interest of functional images were comparable with those of scinti grams. Thus based on functional im ages of uncorrected elimination rates a reliable, objective determination of regions of interest over normal and abnormal myocardium can be made.

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Evaluation of Sacroiliac Wedge Rotation to Increase Acetabular Ventroversion

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1632486 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 12 (04) ◽

pp. 173-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. L. Aper ◽

M. D. Brown ◽

M. G. Conzemius

Keyword(s):

Hip Joint ◽

Hip Dysplasia ◽

Clinical Effect ◽

Pelvic Osteotomy ◽

Alternative Method ◽

Angular Measurements ◽

Si Joint ◽

In Vivo Effects ◽

Canine Hip Dysplasia

SummaryTreatment of canine hip dysplasia (CHD) via triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) is widely accepted as the treatment that best preserves the existing hip joint. TPO, however, has several important disadvantages. In an effort to avoid some of the difficulties associated with TPO an alternative method of creating acetabular ventroversion (AW) was sought. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of placement of a wedge in the sacroiliac (SI) joint on A W and to compare this to the effect of TPO on A W . On one hemipelvis a 30° pelvic osteotomy plate was used for TPO. The contralateral hemipelvis had a 28° SI wedge inserted into the SI joint. Pre- and postsurgical radiographs of each pelvis were taken and the angular measurements were recorded. On average, the 28° SI wedge resulted in 20.9° of A W, the 30° canine pelvic osteotomy plate resulted in 24.9° A W . Significant differences were not found (p >0.05) between the two techniques. Sacroiliac wedge rotation effectively creates A W and has several theoretical advantages when compared to TPO. The in vivo effects of sacroiliac wedge rotation should be studied in order to evaluate the clinical effect of the technique.Sacroiliac wedge rotation was tested as an alternative method to increase the angle of acetabular ventroversion. This technique effectively rotated the acetabulum and has several theoretical advantages when compared to triple pelvic osteotomy.

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CONSILIATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF CONSIDERING CIVIL AFFAIRS

Comparative-analytical law ◽

10.32782/2524-0390/2020.1.32 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 147-150

Author(s):

D.A. Bereznitskyi

Keyword(s):

Alternative Method

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Alternative Method for Compensation of the Motion Induced Disturbances of the Vertical. Application to the Navigational Problems

Proceedings of the ION 2017 Pacific PNT Meeting ◽

10.33012/2017.15078 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Y. Binder ◽

Y. Litmanovich ◽

T Paderina

Keyword(s):

Alternative Method

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COMPARISION OF DENTAL SCORING SYSTEM WITH RADIOGRAPHIC SKELETAL SYSTEM IN AGE ESTIMATION

JKCD ◽

10.33279/2307-3934.2019.9103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 9-11

Author(s):

Sadaf Ambreen

Keyword(s):

Age Estimation ◽

Scoring System ◽

Skeletal Age ◽

Chronological Age ◽

Age Group ◽

Dental Age ◽

Scoring Method ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Results ◽

Male Subjects

Objectives: To compare Demirjian Dental scoring method with Greulich-Pyle (GP) Skeletal method of age estimation in pubertal children. Materials and Methods: Sample of the study included 267 male healthy subjects of 11-16 years of age group.. Demirjian Scoring system was utilized to evaluate the orthopantomograms to assess their Dental age and the Hand-Wrist radiographs were analyzed to calculate the skeletal age by utilizing GP atlas. Chronological age was obtained from the date of birth of the subject .Both methods were compared with one another and with the chronological age. It was a cross-sectional study and only healthy male subjects without any clinical abnormalities were included in the study. Results: A total of 267 male subjects of 11-16 years of age group were assessed by Demirjian and Greulich Pyle Methods. Both were compared with Chronological Age. Data obtained was statistically analyzed and the Student “t” test was applied in the study population. The mean difference between Chronolgical age and dental age was 0.69years and that of chronological age and skeletal age was 0.87 years. It was observed from dental age assessment that it does not differ much from the skeletal age. Conclusion: It was concluded that Demirjian method of Age Estimation is more precise than Greulich Pyle method of Age Estimation. Furthermore both methods can be used selectively in Medicolegal cases to access bone age which can be easily correlated to chronological age.

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Bollywood and Postmodernism

10.3366/edinburgh/9780748696345.001.0001 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Neelam Sidhar Wright

Keyword(s):

Film Studies ◽

First Century ◽

Indian Cinema ◽

Alternative Method ◽

Twenty First Century

‘New Bollywood’ has arrived, but its postmodern impulse often leaves film scholars reluctant to theorise its aesthetics. How do we define the style of a contemporary Bollywood film? Are Bollywood films just uninspired Hollywood rip-offs, or does their borrowing signal genuine innovation within the industry? Applying postmodern concepts and locating postmodern motifs in key commercial Hindi films, this book reveals how Indian cinema has changed in the twenty-first century. Equipping readers with an alternative method of reading contemporary Indian cinema, the book takes Indian film studies beyond the standard theme of diaspora, and exposes a new decade of aesthetic experimentation and textual appropriation in mainstream Bombay cinema. A bold celebration of contemporary Bollywood texts, this book radically redefines Indian film and persuasively argues for its seriousness as a field of cinematic studies.

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