A fresh look at the system analysis helped us in finding a new way of calculating the risks associated with the system. The author found that, due to the shortcomings of RPN, more researches needed to be done in this area to use RPNs as a new source of information for system risk analysis. It is the purpose of this article to investigate the fundamental concepts of failure modes and effects ana...

Prediction of the outcome and severity of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) has significant importance in patient care, disposition, and determining the need for emergent endoscopy. Recent international recommendations endorse using scoring systems for management of non-variceal UGIB patients. To date, different scoring systems have been developed for predicting the risk of 30-day mo...

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic condition characterized by high levels of blood glucose. In the United Kingdom (UK), about 7 million people are affected with Impaired Glucose Regulation (IGR) otherwise called prediabetes. T2DM is preventable in those at risk of developing the condition and early detection of T2DM can reduce diabetes related complications. Risk scores are a non-inva...

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS — A random population sample of 35to 64-year-old men and women with no antidiabetic drug treatment at baseline were followed for 10 years. New cases of drug-treated type 2 diabetes were ascertained from the National Drug Registry. Multivariate logistic regression model coefficients were used to assign each variable category a score. The Diabetes Risk Score was compos...

BACKGROUND A risk score for invasive mold disease (IMD) in patients with hematological malignancies could facilitate patient screening and improve the targeted use of antifungal prophylaxis. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 1,709 hospital admissions of 840 patients with hematological malignancies (2005-2008) to collect data on 17 epidemiological and treatment-related risk factors for IMD. ...

stress and mental health at the place of work have received great attention by researchers. in spite of technology improvement in high-tech systems, the operators face new problems, which can affect mental health. there is hardly any published research about stress or mental health in such workplaces in developing countries. this paper presents the application of the self-rating scale general h...