For the transmission of large amount of HD contents in the open IPTV, wire and wireless networks for transfer should be able to guarantee necessary QoS or use the maximum resources provided by networks, and the transmission of secure network suited to transmission of contents is necessary. In this study as the available resources is made the best use of using the transmission of parallel TCP, a...

Empirical evidence on sustainability of programs that improve the quality of care delivery over time is lacking. Therefore, this study aims to identify the predictive role of short and long term improvements in quality of chronic care delivery on program sustainability. In this longitudinal study, professionals [2010 (T0): n=218, 55% response rate; 2011 (T1): n=300, 68% response rate; 2012 (T2)...

The inadequacies of our fragmented acute and long-term care financing and delivery systems have been well recognized for many years. Yet over the past two decades only a very small number of "boutique" initiatives have been able to improve the financing and the delivery of care to chronically ill and disabled populations. These initiatives share most of the following characteristics: prepaid, r...

Preterm birth is a major public health problem in terms of loss of life, long-term and short term disabilities worldwide. The process of parturition (both term and preterm) involves intensive remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the placenta and fetal membranes by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Our previous studies show reduced docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in women delivering prete...

BACKGROUND/AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate pregnancy outcome during the bombing of Yugoslavia in the period from March 24 to June 9, 1999. METHODS A retrospective study included a total of 81 spontaneous abortion following XII gestation week, and 1448 deliveries, hospitalized in the regional hospital. The analyzed were: the incidence of spontaneous abortion, Cesarean section, post-t...

background: cesarean delivery is a surgery for deliver a baby. women with previous cesarean delivery (cd) must often choose between a vaginal delivery (vd) and repeat cd. our aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with preference for cd in neyshabur pregnant women with previous cd. methods: a cross‑sectional study was conducted on all pregnant women (who had previous caesarean ...

OBJECTIVE Interleukin 1 receptor type 2 (IL1R2) regulates the inflammatory pathway that results in preterm delivery. We aim to investigate the impact of IL1R2 gene polymorphisms on the risk of preterm delivery. METHOD A total of 664 women with spontaneous preterm and term deliveries were genotyped for IL1R2 gene polymorphisms (rs2072476A/G, rs2071008G/T, rs2072474C/T) using Sequenom MassARRAY...

background: nowadays, there has been a growing trend of caesarean sections in iran. one reason would be the mother’s desire. increased maternal self‑efficacy can be an important step to reduce percentage of cesarean. this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of training‑based strategies to increase the self‑efficacy for choosing delivery method among pregnant women in shahrekord city. met...

our purpose was to determine the effect of epidural analgesia on nulliparous labor and delivery. nonnal term nulliparous women in spontaneous labor were divided into two groups in a quazi-experimental study, 100 in each group. the first group received epidural analgesia and the second had no analgesia at all. in the first group, an epidural catheter was placed in 3-4 cm cervical dilatation and ...