The IEEE 802.16j standard is defined to enhance WiMAX networks with relay capacity. Under the transparent mode, existing studies only target at improving network throughput by increasing the transmission rates of mobile stations (MSs) and maximizing concurrent transmissions. However, using a higher transmission rate or allowing more concurrent transmissions could harm MSs in terms of their ener...

Selection of the best and safest medicine should be one of the national economic policies in a country for good health care services. Introduction of detailed module in rational use of medicine (RUM) to pharmacology syllabus needed prior analysis of the existing knowledge among health care workers. Therefore we assessed the knowledge and attitudes of essential drug list (EDL) on medical practit...

Mutator phenotypes are involved in the carcinogenesis of some cancers, e.g., defects in mismatch repair produce a mutator phenotype that drives carcinogenesis and causes microsatellite instability in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancers and some sporadic colorectal cancers (CRC). Less understood, however, is the potential role of mutator phenotypes in microsatellite stable (MSS) CRC carcinogen...

Operating room (OR) planning and scheduling is a popular and challenging subject within the operational research applied to health services research (ORAHS). However, the impact in practice is very limited. The organization and culture of a hospital and the inherent characteristics of its processes impose specific implementation issues that affect the success of planning approaches. Current tac...

Marshall-Smith syndrome (MSS) is a rare clinical disorder, characterized by accelerated skeletal maturation, facial anomalies, failure to thrive and death in early infancy due to respiratory complications. We experienced the difficult airway case with MSS. A 4-year-old boy underwent tenosynovectomy for the snapping finger. Although his upper airway was diagnosed as almost normal on the fiber-op...

ABSTRACf The National Agricultural Statistics Service used LANDSAT multispectral scanner (MSS) data to aid regression estimates of acreage for major crops during 1980-1987. Future LANDSAT satellites will not have the MSS scanner, but will have a thematic mapper (TM) scanner. TM data is more expensive to purchase and process for large areas because of its higher spatial and spectral resolution. ...

In our previous work, the limitation of standard type I and II power saving in IEEE 802.16e was discussed, and the idea of load-based power saving (LBPS) was proposed for better power-saving efficiency. LBPS measures traffic load and adaptively generates proper sleep schedule for the current load. Three LBPS schemes have been proposed for mobile subscriber station (MSS) power saving. In this pa...

The article proposes the use of the mechatronic surface sensor (MSS) to detect surface contamination. This methodology is based on the analysis of the vibration response of the monitored surface. In the present work a comparison between the responses of the MSS to different structural deposits build-up (Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm--formed under turbulent and laminar flow and a silica deposi...

The agricultural economy in the United States is dependent on millions of Latino migratory workers. Despite the health risks associated with this line of work, many agricultural workers lack health insurance or access to health care services. The purpose of this study was to collect demographic data and investigate the musculoskeletal health of Latino migratory vineyard workers. A physical ther...

BACKGROUND The Ontario Maternal Serum Screening (MSS) Program was introduced by the Ontario Ministry of Health as a province-wide pilot project in 1993. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of practice location on Ontario health care providers' use of and opinions regarding MSS, access to follow-up services and recommendations about the program. METHODS A questionnaire w...