aim: substance abuse is a substantial threat and problem to public health. the goal of drug abuse treatment is to return people to a productive normal situation in the family, workplace, and community. treatment dropout is one of the major problems, encountered by the treatment programs. the maintenance of treatment is associated with retention in treatment, and many factors are associated with...

Racial and ethnic minorities currently comprise 20% of the U.S. population; in 2050, this figure is expected to rise to 42%. As a result, Alzheimer's disease (AD), the 5th leading cause of death for people aged 65 and older, is likely to increase in these groups. Most dementia caregiving for these populations comes from family and friends, especially among families with lower socioeconomic stat...

We present state-to-state differential cross sections (DCSs) for rotationally inelastic scattering of HDO by normal- and para-H(2) at collision energies of 580 cm(-1) and 440 cm(-1). (2+1) resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization is used to detect rotationally cold HDO molecules before collision and as scattering products, which occupy higher rotational states due to collision with H(2). Relat...

We report absolute differential cross sections (DCSs) for elastic electron scattering from GeF(4). The incident electron energy range was 3-200 eV, while the scattered electron angular range was typically 15°-150°. In addition, corresponding independent atom model (IAM) calculations, within the screened additivity rule (SCAR) formulation, were also performed. Those results, particularly for ele...

Next generation vehicles will provide powerful connectivity and telematics services, enabling many new applications of vehicle communication. We will in this paper study the opportunities of performing remote vehicle diagnostics, where the diagnostic tool (test equipment) and the vehicle are separated by an internetwork, e.g. the Internet. The development of a prototype system for remote vehicl...

Introduction: The role of Fathers’ involvement and support in the care of mother and child during postpartum is crucial. This support promotes the health of the mother and the family. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of home care on the husband’s support during the postpartum period. Materials and Methods: This is a clinical trial conducted on 64 women given birth in one of...

introduction: timeliness has been considered as a key domain in quality of emergency department (ed) care and delay in care providing is influential determinants of patient’s outcomes. the present study, aimed to evaluate the determinants of prolonged ed length of stay (los). methods: in this cross-sectional study, using adopted version of the latest form for external evaluation and accreditati...

Developers of Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) have to date been more concerned with the efficacy of systems (e.g. measurable improvements in clinical outcomes) than with safety (e.g. potential for harmful side-effects). In future CDSS developers will be required (by the courts etc.) to acknowledge a "duty of care" covering all aspects of design, development and deployment. Experience ...