With the increasing need for stringent security measures in recent times, biometric systems have assumed greater importance for information security systems. For biometric systems to offer reliable security, they themselves have to satisfy high security requirements to ensure invulnerability. This paper proposes two different approaches based on RSA and Elliptic curve cryptography for database ...

evaluation of clinical skills in midwives graduated from mashhad nursing and midwifery faculty and employed in mashhad health care centers     mirzakhani k [1] *, jahani shorab n [2] , golmakani n [3] , tafazoli m [4] , ebrahimzadeh s [5]     received: 29july, 2011 accepted: 28august, 2011     abstract   background & aims : suitable midwifery skills could prevent many deaths of maternal, fetal,...

this research compared ratings of task performance and contextual performance from three different sources: self, peer, and supervisor. participants were service industry employees in the service industries in yogyakarta, indonesia. a sample of 146 employees and 40 supervisors   from the service industries provided ratings of task performance and contextual performance. the results indicated th...

Background: It is a common myth that the direction of rotation of bath water as it drains down a plughole is determined by the rotation of the Earth – in particular the hemisphere in which it is performed. Careful experiments have been performed to confirm that the rotation of the Earth has only a miniscule effect on the motion (Shapiro, 1962; Trefethen et al, 1965) and it can also be demonstra...

Aims and method To establish the competency of psychiatric trainees in delivering cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to selected cases, following introductory lectures and supervision. Supervisor reports of trainees rotating through a national psychiatric hospital over 8.5 years were reviewed along with revised Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS-R) ratings where available. Independent t-test was use...