PREFACE HSR&D's Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) was established to provide timely and accurate syntheses of targeted healthcare topics of particular importance to VA managers and policymakers, as they work to improve the health and healthcare of Veterans. The ESP disseminates these reports throughout VA. HSR&D provides funding for four ESP Centers and each Center has an active VA affilia...

An electronic stability program (ESP) system for passenger cars can be utilized effectively to stabilize a skidding vehicle and thus make the vehicle more controllable to reduce the risk of traffic accidents and to improve driving safety. In this paper, a vehicle multi-body dynamic model constructed using MSC.ADAMS/Car is adopted to investigate the reliability of the ESP system. To improve cont...

A multi-user system usually involves a large amount of information shared among its users. The security implications of such information can never be underestimated. In this paper, we present a new attack that allows a malicious user to eavesdrop on other users’ keystrokes using such information. Our attack takes advantage of the stack information of a process disclosed by its virtual file with...

PURPOSE families of dementia patients receiving skilled homecare do not receive supportive services. We evaluated whether a proven intervention, Environmental Skill-building Program (ESP), which reduces caregiver burden and enhances skills managing patient functioning, can be integrated into homecare practices of occupational therapists (OTs) and reimbursed through Medicare Part B. DESIGN AND...

The status of teaching ESP has been studied both internationally and locally. However, it seems that the challenges of teaching ESP in medical universities of Iran have not been studiedappropriately. The main objective of the present study was to explore the main challenges of teaching ESP in medical universities of Iran. Due to the nature of the study, a qualitative res earch design (Phenomeno...

abstract background: appropriate quality achievement of a phd program requires frequent assessment and discovering the shortcomings in the program. inputs, which are important elements of the curriculum, are frequently missed in evaluations. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the input indicators of reproductive health phd program in iran based on the context, input, process, and product...

Executive Summary Performance evaluation of a pulse-jet baghouse operating with AirPol's Gas Suspension Absorption (GSA) process was conducted at TVA's Center for Emissions Research (CER) facility. The baghouse filtered approximately 5000 acfm of flue gas and was operated in two different configurations: in parallel with the electrostatic precipitator (ESP) at an air-to-cloth of 4.0 acfm/ft2 an...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the results of the Eurotransplant Senior Programme (ESP) within our centre compared to elderly recipients >or=60 years from the regular Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System (ETKAS), specifically focusing on surgical aspects. METHODS Data from 73 ESP patients (average donor/recipient age: 71.1/67.1) were compared with those ...