All Near Neighbor GraphWithout Searching

Given a collection of n objects equipped with a distance Umbrellas function d(·, ·), the Nearest Neighbor Graph (NNG) consists in finding the nearest neighbor of each object in the collection.Without an index the total cost of NNG is quadratic.Using an index the cost would be sub-quadratic if the search for individual items is sublinear.Unfortuna

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A QUEEN FOR ALL SEASONS: ZENOBIA OF PALMYRA

Throughout the centuries a number of truly remarkable women emerged to awe the world.One of these is a charismatic warrior queen of antiquity, Zenobia, last ruler of the once wealthy and exotic city-state of Palmyra in Syria, that flourished Fruit Tea in the late Roman Empire of the third century AD.She rose to power upon the death of her husband O

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Management of mydriasis and pain in cataract and intraocular lens surgery: review of current medications and future directions

Seanna R Grob,1–3 Luis A Gonzalez-Gonzalez,1–3 Mary K Daly1,2,4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA; 4Department of Ophthal

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A narrative review on miniaturized extracorporeal technology and circuits: a revolutionary approach to cardiac surgery

Abstract Background The development of the cardiopulmonary bypass machine for extracorporeal circulation by Dr.John Gibbon marked a significant milestone in the advancement of medical technology.Subsequent enhancements in this equipment and methodologies have refined Cubicles this ground-breaking invention for better cardiac surgical results.Main b

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