BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Primary stroke center (PSC) certification was established to identify hospitals providing evidence-based care for stroke patients. The numbers of PSCs certified by Joint Commission (JC), Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, Det Norske Veritas, and State-based agencies have significantly increased in the past decade. This study aimed to evaluate whether PSCs certif...

C O M P U T E R 0 0 1 8 9 1 6 2 / 1 7 / $ 3 3 . 0 0 © 2 0 1 7 I E E E P U B L I S H E D B Y T H E I E E E C O M P U T E R S O C I E T Y S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 83 Bioprocessing—a technique that produces biological material, such as genetically engineered microbial strains and commercially useful chemicals—is big business in the US and growing quickly around the world. An increasing number of ...

There is a worldwide consensus that sustainability the main basis for recovery of tourism. In this context, tools and standards play an important role to facilitate integration principles sustainable tourism in practice. Within sector, hotel industry one key industries with high growth rate. The objective carry out analysis based on concept certifications industry, delving into those adopted by...

The automotive industry has been considered a source for achieving development in emerging economies. In an ideal setting, supplier firms and assembly plants work interconnected creating positive externalities, but it shown that this is difficult to achieve developing countries. case of Mexico stands out as country successfully attracted major Japanese assemblers struggled include endogenous th...

Over the past decade, opportunities for online learning have dramatically increased. Learners around world now digital access to a wide array of corporate trainings, certifications, comprehensive academic degree programs, and other educational training options. Some organizations are blending traditional instruction methods with technologies. Blended generates large volumes data about both cont...

As the European organic market accelerates its growth, consumers are increasingly looking for produce that can be trusted, sustainably produced and environmentally friendly. Over last decade, research has shifted to faster growing markets in Asia, despite fraudulent food still being an issue Europe. This study addresses this gap by investigating differences trust meat vegetables across 4 Countr...

Random number generation is critical to many security protocols, a basic building block on which it rests the robustness of many security solutions. Quantum physics, on the other hand, offers a very attractive approach to True Random Number Generation, based on the inherent randomness of some physical phenomena. Naturally, there are a number of quantum random number generators in the market. In...