Summary of STARNet: Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network.

A Logistic Regression Analysis of Predictors for Asthma Hospital Re-admissions

In order to identify the risk factors (predictors) of re-hospitalisation for high-risk asthmatic patients, a retrospective logistic regression analysis describing the relationship between the probability of re-admission and possible predictors in hospitalised asthmatics, aged over 5 years, between 1994-1998, was designed. Study setting was a district general hospital in the West Yorkshire, UK. ...

Continuous Long-Range Thunderstorm Monitoring by a VLF Receiver Network. Part II: Cloud-to-Ground and Intra-Cloud Detection Efficiency

The cloud-to-ground (CG) and intra-cloud (IC) lightning detection efficiency of an experimental long-range Very Low Frequency (VLF) lightning network named Sferics Timing and Ranging Network (STARNET) is examined using as reference the more definitive measurements from the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and the Lightning Detection and Ranging (LDAR) systems. Furthermore, bulk IC:CG...

Determination of the Optimal Reduction Ratio for Least Springback during Cold Drawing of Seamless Tubes

Cold drawing process is one of the most used metals forming processes in industries for forming seamless tubes. This process of plastic deformation of metals occurs below the recrystallization temperature and is generally performed at room temperature. When metal is cold worked, upon the release of forming force, the springback occurs. In this paper, the springback effect of the seamless tube t...

Strength analysis of seamless double layered fabric using FEM

Unnecessary hospital admissions in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Unnecessary patient admission to a hospital refers to the hospitalization of a patient without clinical indications and criteria. Various factors related to the patient (e.g., age, disease severity, payment method, and admission route and time), the physician and the hospital and its facilities and diagnostic technologies affect a patient unnecessary admission in a hospital. Unneces...