African countries with a high prevalence of drug-resistant TB. The high degree of mono-, multiand polyresistance to streptomycin may be the result of selective pressure exerted by treatment of other infections with streptomycin and to incomplete treatment courses. Drug resistance to streptomycin and isoniazid are of concern, since these drugs are core components of the NTP. The relative ineffec...

conclusions nursing and midwifery students did not significantly differ in terms of communication with patients with severe communication problems. most of the students had low or very low knowledge and skills in communication with patients with hearing impairment. however, they had better skills in communication with patient with speech problem. special workshops or training programs are recom...

Smart grids will make extensive use of information and communication technology (ICT) to enable the integration of renewable energy sources. Consequently, future power grids come with a much larger cyber-attack surface, which makes cybersecurity risk assessment a major concern. Due to their cyber-physical nature, risk assessment in smart grids is a challenging task. Moreover, the complex mix of...

this paper provides a fuzzy based decision support system (dss) for risk analysis in e-tourism ( electronic tourism ) investment. in general term, e-tourism is the use of information and communication technology (ict) in tourism which may allow operating tourism in least variable cost, least time and increased work efficiency. it is worth noting that there are many factors that affect the deve...

Communication and transportation networks are among the most important infrastructures critically involved in the development of different countries. The structural and tectonic position of Iran causes significant damage to its communication networks every year. Therefore, it is essential to adopt an integrated and flexible approach for assessing seismic risk in terms of available indicators. T...

Environmental and public health policy continues to evolve in response to new and complex social, economic and environmental drivers. Globalization and centralization of commerce, evolving patterns of land use (e.g., urbanization, deforestation), and technological advances in such areas as manufacturing and development of genetically modified foods have created new and complex classes of stress...