delivery of exogenous materials such as nucleic acids, peptides, proteins, and drugs into cells is an important strategy in modern cellular and molecular biology. recently, the development of gene carriers for efficient gene transfer into cells has attracted a great attention. furthermore, lack of effective drug delivery is one of the major problems of cancer chemotherapy. many physical methods...

objective: this study focused on the factors affecting the institutional delivery and delivery assisted by health professionals in urban slums. materials and methods: a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from women aged 15-49 who had at least one birth. totally 540 eligible women were interviewed. results: the results showed that around 20% of women delivered at ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW We have recently identified three salient questions within the patient choice cesarean delivery controversy. First, is performing cesarean delivery on maternal request consistent with good professional medial practice? Second, how should physicians respond to or counsel patients who request patient choice cesarean delivery? Third, should patient choice cesarean delivery be rou...

background: the rate of unnecessary medical interference and cesarean section is increasing in our country.  because of its importance, the present study was performed to recognize the effective factors on selecting the delivery method among physicians. methods: this study was a qualitative one in which semi- organized interview and interview guidance were used for gathering data from the physi...

Cesarean delivery on maternal request is defined as a prelabor cesarean delivery on maternal request in the absence of any maternal or fetal indications. There are many reasons underlying why women may desire this type of delivery versus planned vaginal delivery: anxiety over the birthing process, concern for perineal trauma during vaginal delivery, potential for urinary incontinence or pelvic ...

The aim of this guideline is to provide up-to-date information on methods of delivery for women with breech presentation. The scope is confined to decision making regarding the route of delivery and choice of various techniques used during delivery. It does not include antenatal or postnatal care. External cephalic version is the topic of a separate RCOG Green-top Guideline No. 20a: ECV and Red...

This paper presents the development of a Decision Support System for managing the labour based on the Soft Computing technique of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps. During labour, obstetricians manage and take decisions on the fetus delivery and the procedure of the labour, monitoring continuously a visual recording of the fetus heart signal and uterine contractions and they also take under consideration ot...

background: cesarean delivery is a surgery for deliver a baby. women with previous cesarean delivery (cd) must often choose between a vaginal delivery (vd) and repeat cd. our aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with preference for cd in neyshabur pregnant women with previous cd. methods: a cross‑sectional study was conducted on all pregnant women (who had previous caesarean ...

Lessons learned systems are a common knowledge management initiative among the American government (e.g., Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA). An effective lessons learned process can substantially improve decision processes, thus representing an essential chapter in a knowledge sharing digital government. Unfortunately, these systems typically fail to deliver lessons when and wh...