Background. Ischemic stroke is a time sensitive disease with the effectiveness of treatment decreasing over time. Treatment is more likely to occur at Primary Stroke Centers (PSC); thus rapid access to acute stroke care through stand-alone PSCs or telemedicine (TM) is vital for all Americans. The objective of this study is to determine if disparities exist in access to PSCs or the extended acce...

The quality and reliability requirements for next generation manufacturing are reviewed, and current approaches are cited. The potential for augmenting current quality/reliability technology is described, and characteristics of potential future directions are postulated. Methods based on knowledge discovery and analysis in manufacturing (KDAM) are reviewed, and related successful applications i...

C LAR ITAS | Journal of Dialogue & Culture | Vol. 5, No. 2 (October 2016) Claritas: Journal of Dialogue and Culture, Vol. 5, No. 2 (October 2016) 33–37 © 2016 the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. In the spirit of the Second Vatican Council, which asks Catholics to recognize with joy the Christian values and views they share with their brothers and sisters of other churches (see ...

Correction Following the publication of this article [1], it was recognized that two sections had been omitted, and that the tables displayed incorrect statistical data, which did not correspond with the data described within the text. The corrections are as follows, Following the discussion section of the article, the following conclusions should have been included, "Reported eating at fast fo...

In this study, we propose a new model for systems analysis dofT policy and systems analysis dforT policy with the example of construction sector in the Turkish 5-year development plans. Our proposed model—integrated development management model (IDMM)—is conceptually based on the principles of systems thinking and integrated management approach. We present and discuss the results of our work in...

BACKGROUND To examine the impact of telemedicine on access to acute stroke care and expertise in the state of Texas. METHODS Texas hospitals were surveyed using a standard questionnaire and categorized as: (1) stand-alone Primary Stroke Centers not using telemedicine for acute stroke care, (2) Primary Stroke Centers using telemedicine for acute stroke care, (3) non-Primary Stroke Center hospi...

Introduction: An understanding of the sources of stress, and the expected style, orientation, and magnitudes of stress and associated strain is important for understanding the evolution of faulting on Mars and its relationship to loading, thus leading to an improved understanding of Martian geologic history and surface morphology. The Tharsis province, characterized by radial graben sets and ci...