BACKGROUND The pre-hospital assessment non-specific complaint (NSC) often applies to patients whose diagnosis does not match any other specific assessment correlating to particular symptoms or diseases, though some previous studies have found them to be related to serious underlying conditions. The aim was to identify whether the structural factors such as urgency according to the dispatch prio...

AIM To evaluate performance of a simplified algorithm and treatment instructions for emergency triage assessment and treatment (ETAT) of children presenting to hospital in developing countries. METHODS All infants aged 7 days to 5 years presenting to an accident and emergency department were simultaneously triaged and assessed by a nurse and a senior paediatrician. Nurse ETAT assessment was c...

The main problem of transportation is the very high growth vehicles causing congestion, resulting in various derivative impacts such as pollution, fuel waste, time value, and other environmental problems. This can be solved by Transportation Demand Management (TDM). TDM a combination strategies, which strategy should chosen whose priority depends on conditions each region. research was conducte...

The quality of midsole products significantly impacts the quality, durability, and comfort users shoe manufactured by ABC company. high percentage average number product defects based on yield data for 12 months is 3.1% which exceeds required company 2%. There are six types in midsole: yellowing, porous, bubbles, broken, over left material trimming. Three from focus improvement Pareto concept, ...

results the total art score was equal to 30.07 ± 12.43. data analysis from art illustrated that 74.6% of 240 cases were in high and 13.8% were in medium level of risk. art-electre results revealed that grading and pars naghsh halls were in the best and decoration hall was in the worst ergonomic conditions and should be placed in the top priority of action level. background in this paper, the er...

We used an existing conservation opportunity area (OA) data layer for four contiguous ecological subsections within the Ozark Highlands to quantitatively evaluate the influence of conservation targets and assessment region size on conservation priorities. OAs are natural and seminatural land-cover patches that are away from roads and away from patch edges. To evaluate the influence of targets, ...

Chemicals designated as "priority pollutants" or "toxics" have received special attention recently because the discharge of these compounds into public water is to be restricted to the maximum possible with little regard to water quality or economics. The selection of many of the 129 priority cemicals was not based on an objective scientific assessment of the exposure and effect data. In fact, ...

The European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals proposes a tiered approach for the ecological risk assessment of endocrine disruptors, integrating exposure and hazard (effects) characterization. Exposure assessment for endocrine disruptors should direct specific tests for wildlife species, placing hazard data into a risk assessment context. Supplementing the suite of mammalian...