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The Smith housing system — small houses with students from all class years — is one of the school's greatest assets and sources of pride. But from the point of view of sustainability, it’s inefficient. In this study, I examined the two types of housing available at Smith — co-operative and traditional — to determine which is potentially more sustainable, or “greener.” In the co-ops, students ar...

background: constipation is a common complaint during pregnancy. iranian traditional medicine (itm) has some recommendations for this complaint. objective: in this study, interventions of constipation in pregnancy have been presented and their efficacy and safety evidence were reviewed from modern literature. methods: interventions selected based upon the chapters related to health protection o...

The fabless integrated circuit (IC) design is one of the most important sectors of the semiconductor industry. In 2010, the total revenue of the fabless IC design sector had already hit US$59.6 billion, accounting for one-fifth of the total semiconductor industry revenue. Thus, understanding the efficiency of fabless IC design houses is critical not only for managers of fabless IC design houses...