Intraoperative aerosol box use: does an educational visual aid reduce contamination?

Does An Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Carbapenem Use Reduce Costs? An Observation in Tehran, Iran.

Introduction: Inappropriate administration of antimicrobials has led to increased antibiotic resistance as well as burden of infectious diseases. Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) help prevent resistance through improved utilization of antimicrobial agents while potentially decrease costs of treatment. Method: We reviewed 186 infectious disease (ID) consultations from two internal disea...

Towards Applying Hyperspectral Imagery as an Intraoperative Visual Aid Tool

During a surgery, the inevitable presence of blood covering the surgical field demands efforts to keep the area as clean as possible. A new hyperspectral data processing method is being developed to deliver clearer images to the surgeon. The analysis of optical absorption properties of the blood and water indicates that, between the visible and near infrared spectral regions, some valuable info...

Does Visual Development Aid Visual Learning?

Does Juvenile Delinquency Reduce Educational Attainment?

This paper investigates the effect of delinquency in youth on subsequent educational attainment. To do so, we focus on delinquent acts committed by age 16 and examine their impact on two measures of educational attainment: high school graduation and college graduation. Using information on males from the extremely rich National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, we find plausible evidence that ...

Does contraceptive use always reduce breast-feeding?

Previous studies suggest that access to modern contraceptives can reduce breast-feeding rates because women who had been using breast-feeding to avoid pregnancy substitute away from it. This article shows that contraceptive use can also have a positive effect on breast-feeding. A mother often weans a child if she becomes pregnant again, which can occur sooner than desired if she lacks access to...