Objective Background: To determine maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), first trimester fasting blood sugar (FBS) and the combination (BMI+FBS) cut-points for at risk pregnant women conceived by assisted reproduction technology (ART) to better prediction of infertile women’s risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). MaterialsAndMethods In this nested case-control study, 2...

BACKGROUND Performance measurement is essential to the management of health care organizations to which efficiency is per se a vital indicator. Present study accordingly aims to measure the efficiency of hospitals employing two distinct methods. METHODS Data Envelopment Analysis and Pabon Lasso Model were jointly applied to calculate the efficiency of all general hospitals located in Iranian ...

This article analyzes how a meta-organization (M-O) can shape coherent collective identity over time. Previous foundational work on formation in M-Os has provided fragmented but insightful ideas several activities that this process entails. However, we currently lack dynamic, integrative, and empirically supported model demonstrates these interrelate to Using an in-depth case study of associati...

Once relegated to mundane roles as glue logic—linking the CPUs, memory and I/O in computerbased systems—field-programmable gate arrays are moving into prime time. Today’s leading FPGA products boast multi-million gate counts, I/O pins in the high hundreds and true system chip-level functionality including embedded CPUs. As they continue to bulk up in all these directions, they’re evolving into ...

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how integrated resource planning (IRP) oriented to the gas sector can be applied both in new networks and in mature networks, and to present the advantages of its application. One case study is described, in the western central region of Portugal, to illustrate the results of a pilot project on natural gas IRP implementation in a new network in the Europe...

Chung-An Lu,a,1 Chih-Cheng Lin,b,1 Kuo-Wei Lee,b Jyh-Long Chen,b Li-Fen Huang,b Shin-Lon Ho,c Hsin-Ju Liu,b Yue-Ie Hsing,d and Su-May Yub,2 a Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County 320, Taiwan, Republic of China b Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Republic of China c Department of Agronomy, National Cha-...

This study attempts to analyze the relation between the underlying dimensions of protean (self direction and values driven) and boundaryless (boundaryless mindset and organizational mobility preference) career attitudes (Briscoe et al., 2006) and organizational commitment, within today’s unstable and uncertain business scenario. Drawing on a sample of 150 professionals, research results suggest...

• duchenne muscular dystrophy o onset 3 to 5 yrs o clinical § weakness o distribution § proximal > distal § symmetric § legs & arms § most involved muscles: adductor magnus in legs § relatively spared muscles: gracilis & sartorius o course § reduced motor function by 2 to 3 years § steady decline in strength: after 6 to 11 years o gowers sign: standing up with the aid of hands pushing on knees ...