Floor-planning is a fundamental step in VLSI chip design. Based upon the concept of orderly spanning trees, we present a simple O(n)-time algorithm to construct a floorplan for any n-node plane triangulation. In comparison with previous floor-planning algorithms in the literature, our solution is not only simpler in the algorithm itself, but also produces floor-plans which require fewer module ...

background: the rome ii and iii diagnostic criteria for dyssynergic defecation recommended the exclusion of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). this study determined the effect of biofeedback therapy on dyssynergic constipation in patients with or without  irritable bowel syndrome. materials and methods: this study was a non-randomized, single blinded, semi experimental study. dyssynergic defecatio...

the main concern with respect to discharge of patients from hospital after 131-i therapy is contamination of their surroundings and exposure of people who are in close contact with them. in this study, we evaluated absorbed dose received by homemates of these patients within one week of discharge from hospital. this study was based on 100 patients (23 patients with thyroid cancer together with ...

objectives: to evaluate the effect of two simultaneous protocols in reducing recovery time and assessment of adverse effects of different fluid replacement therapy in management of diabetic ketoacidosis. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial study, two standard protocols were chosen to evaluate recovery time and incidence of dka complications. results: 18 subjects who had sev...

Background Male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a heterogeneous constellation of symptoms that causes significant impairment and is often challenging to treat. In this prospective study, we evaluated men with CPPS who underwent comprehensive pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) program. We used the previously validated Genitourinary Pain Index (GUPI) to measure outcomes. Methods We inc...

This paper is based upon a ten year study on the combination of venesection (fasd), blood letting (hejamat) and herbal therapy in the treatment of sciatalgia as based on the sayings of the Holy Prophet of Islam and his family. In this paper we present venesection and blood letting as two major methods of treating sciatalgia in parallel with herbal therapy and we demonstrate the efficiency of th...

This paper is based upon a ten year study on the combination of venesection (fasd), blood letting (hejamat) and herbal therapy in the treatment of sciatalgia as based on the sayings of the Holy Prophet of Islam and his family. In this paper we present venesection and blood letting as two major methods of treating sciatalgia in parallel with herbal therapy and we demonstrate the efficiency of th...