In-house PLT (Powerline Telecommunication) enables new and highly convenient networking functions without the need for additional cables on mains-powered devices. Since wireless networks are not able to reach sufficient throughput between different rooms or even floors, PLC is considered to be the ideal backbone home network medium, providing complementary and seamless interaction with wireless...

BACKGROUND Although there is evidence that hospitals recognized for nursing excellence--Magnet hospitals--are successful in attracting and retaining nurses, it is uncertain whether Magnet recognition is associated with better patient outcomes than non-Magnets, and if so why. OBJECTIVES To determine whether Magnet hospitals have lower risk-adjusted mortality and failure-to-rescue compared with...

We have analyzed the genesis of physical signs in a case of prolapsing left atrial myxoma by simultaneous phono-, apex- and M-mode echocardiography. Our findings confirm a direct relationship of tumor movements with notching in the upstroke of the apexcardiogram and with the protodiastolic "tumor plop."

We appreciate the comments Schachar made on human accommodative ciliary muscle configuration. We agree with the author that the ciliary muscle image in our Figure 2B1 appears to show notching of the anterior radial muscle fibers in the accommodative eye. This observation may be interpreted as the movement of the anterior radial muscle fibers. We thank the author for bringing up this important i...

Despite being a core networking primitive, collection protocols today often suffer from poor reliability (e.g., 70%) in practice, and heavily used protocols have never been evaluated in terms of communication efficiency. Using detailed experimental studies, we describe three challenges that cause existing collection protocols to have poor reliability and waste energy: inaccuracies in link estim...

The article presents specialized software methods for reducing stress concentration. Objects of study are cylindrical test specimens subjected to axial loading. Notching with different shapes and sizes on the were formed reduce stresses in endangered areas. geometric parameters notches identified through built-in modules ANSYS software. An analysis performed show influence acting fatigue limit ...

Background: Magnet therapy has been used increasingly as a new method to alleviate pain. Magnetic products are marketed with claims of effectiveness for reducing pain of various origins. However, there are inconsistent results from a limited number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing the analgesic efficacy of magnet therapy. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness o...

Although reverse shoulder arthroplasty is used in massive rotator cuff tears, it also proximal humerus fractures and revision. In this study, we aimed to examine the early radiological clinical results of patients undergoing with different diagnoses. Between 2010 2013, was applied 10 (4 men, 6 women) diagnosis arthropathy due tear (n: 7), multi-fragmentary fracture 2) hemiarthroplasty revision ...

During the early stages of orthodontic treatment, the self-ligating system is more efficient because a reduction of friction in the interface archwire-bracket occurs. The friction is determined by three components: friction, binding and notching; it depends on the critical contact angle defined, for each pair of wire and brackets, where they contact in two diametrically opposite slotâ€TMs points.

Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the source is credited. DOI 10.3109/17453674.2011.555373 Sir—We read this article (Zustin and Winter 2009) with great interest and we appreciate the great efforts the authors have put in to p...