Although there is extensive research concerning the under representation of women in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), the literature is still sparse on Maori women and their representation in this field. In this paper, the authors continue their longtitudinal research study which began in 2002, to include the Maori women currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Computi...

Single crystals of CsU(2)Te(6) were synthesized from the reaction of U, Te, and Cs(2)Te(3) at 1273 K. CsU(2)Te(6) crystallizes in the space group Cmcm in the CsTh(2)Te(6) structure type. The asymmetric unit comprises one U (site symmetry m2m), one Cs (m2m; half-occupancy) and two Te atoms (m.. and m2m). The structure of CsU(2)Te(6) consists of infinite [U(2)Te(6)] layers perpendicular to [010] ...

background hospitals are highly resource-dependent settings, which spend a large proportion of healthcare financial resources. the analysis of hospital efficiency can provide insight into how scarce resources are used to create health values. this study examines the technical efficiency (te) of 12 teaching hospitals affiliated with tehran university of medical sciences (tums) between 1999 and 2...

Background: Transient elastography (TE) is a new modality for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis caused by various etiologies. This study was conducted to determine the accuracy of TE in detecting the different stages of liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. Methods: MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Ovid, Cochrane Library, American College of Physicians (ACP) Journal Club...

X-ray absorption measurements at both the Se and Te K-edges have been performed in binary chalcogenide amorphous (a-) SexTel_ x films. The EXAFS results for the Se K-edge indicate that the number of Se-Se bonds decreases with increasing Te content, while the number of Se-Te bonds increases. However, the bonding configuration of the Te site, which consists of one Se-Te and one Te-Te bond, remain...

Introduction: The treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion (PPE) and thoracic empyema (TE) is controversial; and the choice of treatment after confirming the failure of simple drainage remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of intrapleural urokinase (UK) administration and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) as initial treatment options for PPE and...

Background: The aim of this work was to establish how well gel dosimeters performed, as substitutes for brain tissue compared with standard phantom materials such as water, polymethyl-methacrylate (or PMMA), A150 plastic and TE- liquid phantom material for dosimetry of neutron beams in boron neutron capture therapy. Materials and Methods: Thermal neutron fluence, photon dose and epithermal neu...