A Predictive Resource Allocation for Wireless Communications Systems.

Using event-driven computer simulations, we test a predictive resource allocation scheme for broadband wireless communications systems based on the Kalman Filter. We implemented the filter in six different scheduling algorithms and selected the best performing of them (EXP Rule and FLS) for a detailed analysis. We considered several simulation scenarios with velocities ranging from 0 to 350 km/h representing pedestrian, vehicular and high-speed train scenarios.

A Real-Time Automatic Plate Recognition System Based on Optical Character Recognition and Wireless Sensor Networks for ITS.

Automatic License Plate Recognition has been a recurrent research topic due to the increasing number of cameras available in cities, where most of them, if not all, are connected to the Internet. The video traffic generated by the cameras can be analyzed to provide useful insights for the transportation segment. This paper presents the development of an intelligent vehicle identification system based on optical character recognition (OCR) method to be used on intelligent transportation systems.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN BRAZILIAN STUDENTS.

Objective: To analyze the association between participation and physical activity during Physical Education classes with health outcomes in Brazilian students.

Methods: 681 Brazilian students (50.5% female) aged 10 to 17 years participated in this cross-sectional study.

[The association between socioeconomic indicators andadolescents'physical activity and health-related fitness].

Objective: This study was aimed at analysing the association between socioeconomic indicators and adolescents' physical activity and health-related fitness.

Methods: The study involved 716 adolescents from both genders whose age ranged from 10 to 18 years-old (46.8% male) who answered a questionnaire for estimating their habitual physical activity, socioeconomic status; two health-related physical fitness tests were also performed.

[Semantic and conceptual equivalences of the Portuguese version of the National College Health Assessment II].

The objective of this study was to describe the semantic and conceptual equivalences of the National College Health Assessment II (NCHA II). The original version of the NCHA II was translated into Portuguese and back-translated into English. A committee of experts analyzed the different versions of the questionnaire.

[Pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent and previously healthy patient].

Pulmonary aspergillosis includes one of the forms of fungal infection due to the genus Aspergillus, and has several modes of clinical presentation that depend on the immunity and comorbidities. The aim of this study was to report on the case of an immunocompetent and previously healthy patient who developed a form of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, and to make a brief review on the subject.

Pacemaker electrode misplaced in the left ventricle.

This study reports the case of an anomalous implantation of VVI pacemaker electrode in the left ventricle (LV) diagnosed during routine evaluation, two years after implantation. The patient is a 65-year-old woman with Chagas disease. Electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed a pattern of right branch block.

Glargine vs. NPH insulin therapy in pregnancies complicated by diabetes: an observational cohort study.

Aims: The effects of glargine insulin therapy in pregnancies are not well established. We compared maternal and neonatal outcomes of women with pregestational and gestational diabetes treated with glargine or NPH insulin.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted analyzing outcomes from 56 women with pregestational and 82 with gestational diabetes treated with either insulin regimen.

Helical computed tomographic anatomy of the canine abdomen.

The purpose of this study was to provide an atlas of the normal anatomy of the canine abdomen using helical computed tomographic (CT) images of the abdomen in four mature cross-breed dogs. The dogs were supported in sternal recumbency under general anaesthesia and scans were performed with 5 mm collimation and a pitch of 1. All sections were imaged with soft-tissue window settings and the cranial abdomen was also imaged with mediastinum-vascular window settings.