Fetal head progression during labor is difficult to assess. Digital examination has been shown to be an inaccurate method. Utilizing the ultrasound technology in the delivery room can standardize the way we assess head progression. Intrapartum ultrasound is applicable, for the assessment of the progression of labor and assists the obstetrician, in decision making regarding the need for an assis...

Hospitalized patients have a potential risk for nosocomial infections. Airborne fungi are one of the main causes of fungal infections in this group. The objective of this study was to investigate the concentrations and species of airborne fungi in two general hospitals in Shiraz, southern Iran. Air samples were collected from high-risk wards, using settle plate method. Fungal colonies were iden...

Introduction Specialty store retailers of private label apparel (SPAs) operate large scaled stores that present a different atmosphere than conventional department stores. Large apparel shops located in city centers offer consumers the comfort and pleasure of shopping, with layout design changing as swiftly as the inventory turnover, which includes a wide variety of products. The shopping envir...

This paper intends to investigate the relationship between the data density and the search operator rates in the examination room assignment problem. For this, we have suggested the Matrix-based EAs Model to solve the examination room assignment problem. In this particular problem, we allocate examinations into a number of rooms for a particular slot. Thus, data density in this paper refers to ...

background: the aim of this study was assessment the risk management status of waste anesthetic gases in academicals hospitals in iran to prevent from harmful effects of these gases on employees' health. methods: a descriptive-analytic study was designed in 2011. standard structured checklist developed by ecri institute (emergency care research institute) was applied. checklists were filled ons...

A great number of rooms are dedicated to a voice communication between a singular speaker and a group of listeners. Those rooms could be as small as meeting room and classrooms or larger like auditoriums and theatres. There is a major demand for them to assure the highest possible speech intelligibility for all listeners in the room. Classrooms are an example of rooms where a very good speech i...