The IEEE 802.16e Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system is developed to cater for rapidly growing requirement for multimedia wireless services. Since the heterogeneous services provided by the system are connection-oriented, Call Admission Control and required resource reservation mechanisms are needed to achieve desired quality of service (QoS). Traditional admission control algorithms are bas...

A detailed understanding of the resistive switching mechanisms that operate in redox-based resistive random-access memories (ReRAM) is key to controlling these memristive devices and formulating appropriate design rules. Based on distinct fundamental switching mechanisms, two types of ReRAM have emerged: electrochemical metallization memories, in which the mobile species is thought to be metal ...

PURPOSE The development and implementation of a pharmacist-managed outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program in a county teaching hospital are described. SUMMARY A pharmacist-managed OPAT program was developed and implemented at a county teaching hospital to provide consistent evaluation, approval, and monitoring of patients requiring OPAT for the treatment of infection. The ...

Routine coronary angiography and revascularization in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) have been shown to be of benefit.1,2 However, these patients are at an increased risk of bleeding due to antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants and invasive procedures. Major bleeding in patients with NSTEACS has been associated with increased risk of mortality.3-5 Vascula...

background and objectives : over the last two decades, both the incidence of nosocomial candidaemia and the proportion of blood stream infection due to candida spp. other than candida albicans have increased. the aims of this study was to identify different species of candida and risk factors associated with bloodstream infection and detection of biofilm production. materials and methods : this...

The purpose of this study is to develop a rodent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) survival model with the use of heparin-coated vascular access devices. Such a model would ease the administration of sedative agents, reduce the number of animals required in survival experiments and eliminate animal-to-animal variability seen in previous designs. Seven male Sprague-Dawley rats underwe...

The availability of ultrasound (US) devices has refined techniques for vascular access. The resident trainee’s ability to learn US techniques depends upon device availability, skills, and motivation of instructors. We hypothesized that hands-on teaching program of US techniques for vascular access would have a positive impact on the trainee’s perceptions. After IRB approval, PGY3 anesthesiology...