In this paper, a genetic algorithm (GA) embedded search strategy over a colored timed Petri net (CTPN) for wafer fabrication is proposed. Through the CTPN model, all possible behaviors of the wafer manufacturing systems such as WIP status and machine status can be completely tracked down by the reachability graph of the net. The chromosome representation of the search nodes in GA is constructed...

STUDY OBJECTIVES We determine the effect of screening examinations for mental status impairment on the care of elderly patients in the emergency department and prospectively assess recognition of mental status impairment by emergency physicians. METHODS We performed a prospective cross-sectional study. Patients were 70 years of age or older and presented to an urban teaching hospital ED over ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association of mental and physical disorders with multiple domains of functioning and compare the two. METHOD Data were derived from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders, a general population study in which adults (n > 21,000) from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain were assessed using the Composite International Diagnosti...

There are complex interconnections of variables such as work hours, occupation type, and socioeconomic status with physiology that can aff ect the risk of diabetes. Results of investigations into associations between long working hours and incident type 2 diabetes have been inconsistent. In The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Mika Kivimäki and colleagues combine published and unpublished data ...

BACKGROUND Mental ill health is a common condition in the general population, yet only about half of those with a mental disorder have treatment contact. Personal experience may affect attitudes, which in turn influence the help-seeking process. This study investigated differences in mental health literacy and attitudes among mentally healthy persons and in persons with symptoms of mental illne...

BACKGROUND The association between poor mental health and poverty is well known but its mechanism is not fully understood. This study tests the hypothesis that the association between low income and mental disorder is mediated by debt and its attendant financial hardship. METHOD The study is a cross-sectional nationally representative survey of private households in England, Scotland and Wale...

background and purpose: cognitive impairment (ci) is one of the causes of disabilities in multiple sclerosis patients (ms). therefore, early detection and evaluation of cognitive performance is very important in patients with ms. the aim of the present study is to compare montreal cognitive assessment (moca) test and mini mental status exam (mmse) in relapsing remitting (rr) ms patients. method...

To cite: Amin OSM. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009845 DESCRIPTION An 11-year-old girl was admitted to our acute and emergency department with a 12-h history of confusion and non-responsiveness. There was no fever or neck stiffness. The parents denied any history of head trauma. She was diagnosed with grand mal epilepsy at the age of 7 years...

112 patients with final clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia were subjected to detailed mental sums examination using, a structured interview schedule the present state examination. Phenomenology of delusions was determined according to the definitions and criteria of this schedule. The relationships of phenomenology will) socio-demography variables were also studied. It was seen that delusions ...