In this paper, we deal with the case that aggressor is a data line and victim is a clock line. And we assume that aggressor and victim corresponds to one-to-one. In addition, we handle the circuit that a clock buffer is inserted in the clock line of every FF. Hence, only one FF is affected by an additional clock as shown hatched FF in Fig. 1. In the proposed BIST circuit, switches are inserted ...

BACKGROUND As healthcare spending continues to increase, reimbursement cuts have become 1 type of healthcare reform to contain costs. Little is known about the long-term impact of cuts in reimbursement, especially under a global budget cap with fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement, on processes and outcomes of care. The FFS-based reimbursement cuts have been implemented since July 2002 in Taiwan...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of joining HMOs (health maintenance organizations) on the inpatient utilization of Medicare beneficiaries. DATA SOURCES We linked enrollment data on Medicare beneficiaries to patient discharge data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for 1991-1995. DESIGN AND SAMPLE A quasi-experimental design comparing inpatient ...

BACKGROUND There are few published studies on the relationship between occupational lumbar load and facet joint degeneration (FJD). This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the effect of physical lumbar load on FJD by comparing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of firefighters (FFs) and hospital office workers (HOWs). METHODS We randomly sampled 341 male FFs and 80 male HO...

In this paper, we apply an effective method to evaluate relative tectonic activity by applying several morph-tectonic indices that are useful in evaluating topography and tectonics. These include stream length-gradient, asymmetric factor, hypsometric index, curves, valley floor width height ratio, drainage basin shape, mountain front sinuosity. The study region of Wadi Al-Arish northern Sinai P...

The Kordkanlo Basin, one of the Atrak sub-basins, located in the northeastern of the Ghoochan city, the Khorasan Razavi Province; is situated in Kopet Dagh geologic zone. The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the morphotectonic effects on the drainage network of the basin, using morphometric indicators. In this research, morphometric quantitative indicators of hypsometric integral ...

In their recent article, Whittington et al. (2004) show that wolf packs increase their path sinuosity in the vicinity of roads and highly used trails. This path variable is defined as the relationship between the length of the path traveled (L) and the net displacement of the animal (R). The authors present a model that explains path sinuosity using the distance to prey and the density of roads...