Improving maternal health is a Millennium Development Goal adopted at the 2000 Millennium Summit of the United Nations. As part of the improving maternal health in Tanzania, it has been recommended that skilled birth attendants be present at all births to help reduce the high maternal mortality ratio. However, utilization of these attendants varies across socio-economic groups. The government o...

BACKGROUND Despite increasing request for the male partners' presence at delivery in developing countries, the view and practice of birth attendants remained poorly understood.This study aimed to evaluate the perception, attitude and practice of birth attendants concerning the requests in Nigeria. METHODS A prospective, cross-sectional survey involving consenting birth attendants was conducte...

In airline scheduling a variety of planning and operational decision problems have to be solved. We consider the problems aircraft routing and crew pairing: Aircraft and crew must be allocated to flights in a schedule in a minimal cost way. Although these problems are not independent, they are usually formulated as independent mathematical optimisation models and solved sequentially. This appro...

Airborne encounters with clear air turbulence (CAT) continue to significantly affect the safety and efficiency of commercial aviation. Fatalities, injuries and the additional costs associated with both encountering and avoiding turbulence are serious problems. Turbulence-induced injuries are airlines’ most frequent source of insurance and workers’ compensation claims. This paper will discuss th...

The aim of this study is to investigate the organizational commitments flight attendants different generations who work in airline companies operating Turkey. analysis stage study, a questionnaire was offered 351 people, as public and private Turkey, identify levels commitment terms generational differences conducted.The method data collection using questionnaire, which considered most suitable...