OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a diabetes-management program for patients with type 2 diabetes and related comorbidities on acute healthcare utilisation and costs. METHODS This was a retrospective administrative dataset analysis using data for patients enrolled from 2007 to 2008. Inpatient admissions for diabetes-related conditions were compared before, during and following enrolment. Co...

monotheistic religions are revelation-centred.in these religions god's experience is transmitted to man through language,and this linguistic experience has two characteristics: first,it is communicated between god and man and is thust holy and serves as a basis for his religions life. secodlay, the very experience is desired. this experience of communication is by no means restricted revel...

atavistic residues of aggressive behavior prevailing in animal life, determined by testosterone, remain attenuated in man and suppressed through familial and social inhibitions. however, it still manifests itself in various intensities and forms from; thoughts, anger, verbal aggressiveness, competition, dominance behavior, to physical violence. testosterone plays a significant role in the arous...

0

Intumescent coatings (ICs) are often used for protecting steel buildings during a fire when the structural, aesthetic, and architectural features of structural members should be preserved. Indeed, ICs form thin protective layer on surface, that if exposed to or elevated temperatures, expands in volume with consequent reduction density. Hence, captivates heat protects member from damage deformat...

Exascale systems to be deployed in the near future will come with deep hierarchical parallelism, will exhibit various levels of heterogeneity, will be prone to frequent component failures, and will face tight power consumption constraints. The notion of application performance in these systems becomes multi-criteria, with fault-tolerance and power consumption metrics to be considered in additio...