A new sampling algorithm demonstrates that ultrasound equipment cleanliness can be improved

FPGA Can be Implemented Using Advanced Encryption Standard Algorithm

This paper mainly focused on implementation of AES encryption and decryption standard AES-128. All the transformations of both Encryption and Decryption are simulated using an iterativedesign approach in order to minimize the hardware consumption. This method can make it avery low-complex architecture, especially in saving the hardware resource in implementing theAES InverseSub Bytes module and...

“Not Everything That Is Faced Can Be Changed, but Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”: A Response to Recent Commentaries

A case of acute rheumatic fever with new criteria, a disease that needs to be considered

Introduction: Acute rheumatic fever is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects the large joints. Early treatment of a throat infection following group A streptococcus prevents of acute rheumatic fever. Given the low prevalence of the disease, especially in a situation where there is excessive use of antibiotics in Iran, this study intends to report a patient with Acute rheumatic fever with mi...

Pilot study demonstrates that salivary oxytocin can be measured unobtrusively in preterm infants

AIM This study assessed the feasibility and obtrusiveness of measuring salivary oxytocin in preterm infants receiving Kangaroo care, because this is a period of maximal bonding or co-regulation. We also analysed possible influential determinants, including maternal oxytocin. METHODS The saliva of preterm infants and their mothers was collected prior to, and during, Kangaroo care using cotton ...

China’s new rural pension scheme: can it be improved?

Purpose – This paper aims to describe China’s need for old-age pension coverage in its rural areas, to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the new rural pension system currently being implemented, and to suggest some needed reforms. Design/methodology/approach – This paper’s analysis is based largely on evidence from Chinese government documents, newspaper reports, and research reports in...