BACKGROUND Interventions to improve neonatal resuscitation are considered a priority for reducing neonatal mortality. In addition to training programs for health caregivers, the availability of adequate equipment in all delivery settings is crucial. In this study, we assessed the availability of equipment for neonatal resuscitation in a large sample of delivery rooms in Vietnam, exploring regio...

The methods adopted to provide cost effective signalling systems for the low-density lines have evolved over many years. In Japan, a typical conventional signalling system for single lines consists of three kind of equipment: centralised traffic control (CTC) equipment at the control centre and each station where an interlocking equipment is also located with a single line signalling equipment....

OBJECTIVE To assess life-saving and disability-preventing surgical services (including emergency, trauma, obstetrics, anaesthesia) of health facilities in Somalia and to assist in the planning of strategies for strengthening surgical care systems. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Health facilities in all 3 administrative zones of Somalia; northwest Somalia (NWS), known as Somaliland; ...

This rule updates and makes revisions to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2014. This rule also sets forth requirements for the ESRD quality incentive program (QIP), including for payment year (PY) 2016 and beyond. In addition, this rule clarifies the grandfathering provision related to the 3-year minimum lifetime requirement (MLR) for Du...

This paper describes some work in progress aimed at developing an expert system for fault diagnosis on switching mode power supplies. The system being developed is designed to interface with some existing automatic test equipment. Results of tests from this test equipment are the main input to the expert system. Another input is information about signals at various points in the circuit under t...

This paper explores the feasibility of constructing an autonomous sensor array on a standard silicon wafer. Such a sensor-wafer would include integrated electronics, power, and communications, and would be capable of being placed into a standard production process step, or short sequence of steps. During the processing of the sensor-wafer, various process parameters would be measured and record...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in young athletes. Proper management of SCA in the athletic venue is critical. Preparation should include education and training, maintenance of emergency equipment and supplies, appropriate use of personnel, and the formation and implementation of an emergency action plan (EAP). The EAP should be specific to each individual athletic ven...