Driven by progress in sensor technology, computer software and data processing capabilities, terrestrial laser scanning has recently proved a revolutionary technique for high accuracy, 3D mapping and documentation of physical scenarios and man-made structures. Particularly, this is of great importance in the underground space and tunnel construction environment as surveying engineering operatio...

BACKGROUND: Accurate recording of the nursing care indicates the care performance and its quality. It is so that any failure in documentation can be a reason for inadequate patient care. Therefore, improving nurses’ skills in this field with help of effective educational methods is of high importance. Since traditional teaching methods are not suitable for communities with rapid knowledge expan...

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This paper presents a low-cost method of constructing a UV illuminator, which is considered an important component of a gel documentation system. The procedure involves using a smallest-possible UV lamp in the UV illuminator instead of 4 UV lamps. A comparative analysis of images produced by using the commercial gel documentation system and our prototype was performed using MATLAB. Despite the ...

PURPOSE To investigate the association of medical learner feedback with patient management and outcomes. METHODS The authors investigated 27 articles that utilized patient data or chart reviews as a subset of a prior feedback scoping review. Data extraction was completed by two authors and all authors reviewed the descriptive data analysis. RESULTS The studies were predominantly short-term ...

The catalogue is very usable. On the one hand, should a particular image catch the eye, the identifying information can be immediately consulted. On the other hand, researchers may consult the medical condition subject index. These indexes and captions are essential to an understanding of the content of the images, since these are reproduced in so small a format (22 x 34 mm) that the screening ...

BACKGROUND Requiring written informed consent for a minimal-risk survey may result in limited participation rates. METHODS Data from a cross-sectional survey of 177 older patients (87 blacks and 90 whites) with hypertension enrolled in the managed care Medicare risk product were used to assess participation rates pre- and postwaiver of written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability...

introduction: hospital managers are always concerned about provision and careful control of financial resources. in this study the deductions applied by khadamat-e-darman insurance company on patients' bills at university hospitals affiliated to isfahan university of medical sciences were investigated. methods: in this cross–sectional study, data were collected in a checklist consisting of nine...