scholarly journals Approximations and Bounds for (n, k) Fork-Join Queues: A Linear Transformation Approach

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huajin Wang ◽  
Jianhui Li ◽  
Zhihong Shen ◽  
Yuanchun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Linear Transformation ◽  
Transformation Approach

A Model Transformation Approach for Automatic Composition of COTS User Interfaces in Web-Based Information Systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Iribarne ◽  
Nicolás Padilla ◽  
Javier Criado ◽  
José-Andrés Asensio ◽  
Rosa Ayala
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Model Transformation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Transformation Approach ◽  
Automatic Composition

scholarly journals Interconversion of Plasma Free Thyroxine Values from Assay Platforms with Different Reference Intervals Using Linear Transformation Methods

Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Fanwen Meng ◽  
Jacqueline Jonklaas ◽  
Melvin Khee-Shing Leow
Keyword(s):  
Linear Transformation ◽  
Piecewise Linear ◽  
Equilibrium Dialysis ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Free Thyroxine ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Linear Transformations ◽  
Transformation Methods

Clinicians often encounter thyroid function tests (TFT) comprising serum/plasma free thyroxine (FT4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) measured using different assay platforms during the course of follow-up evaluations which complicates reliable comparison and interpretation of TFT changes. Although interconversion between concentration units is straightforward, the validity of interconversion of FT4/TSH values from one assay platform to another with different reference intervals remains questionable. This study aims to establish an accurate and reliable methodology of interconverting FT4 by any laboratory to an equivalent FT4 value scaled to a reference range of interest via linear transformation methods. As a proof-of-concept, FT4 was simultaneously assayed by direct analog immunoassay, tandem mass spectrometry and equilibrium dialysis. Both linear and piecewise linear transformations proved relatively accurate for FT4 inter-scale conversion. Linear transformation performs better when FT4 are converted from a more accurate to a less accurate assay platform. The converse is true, whereby piecewise linear transformation is superior to linear transformation when converting values from a less accurate method to a more robust assay platform. Such transformations can potentially apply to other biochemical analytes scale conversions, including TSH. This aids interpretation of TFT trends while monitoring the treatment of patients with thyroid disorders.

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