A recent experiment [1] suggested that bismuth forms hexagonal close packed (HCP) films on the Ni(111) surface, of heights 3, 5 and 7 layers. A quantum size effect based on free electrons was proposed in explanation. To test this idea, we calculate the total energies of Bi on the Ni(111) surface using density functional theory. We find that HCP film stabilities disagree with the observed odd la...

BACKGROUND Methods of measuring influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) vary substantially, as do the groups of HCP that are included in any given set of measurements. Thus, comparison of vaccination rates across healthcare facilities is difficult. PURPOSE The goal of the study was to determine the feasibility of implementing a standardized measure for reporting HCP influenza vacc...

OBJECTIVES Bacterial carriage in the upper respiratory tract is usually asymptomatic but can lead to respiratory tract infection (RTI), meningitis and septicaemia. We aimed to provide a baseline measure of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis carriage within the community. Self-swabbing ...

BACKGROUND Healthcare professional (HCP) time supporting insulin pump therapy (IPT) has not been documented, yet it is important in planning and allocating resources for effective care. AIM This study aims to determine HCP time spent in IPT patient care to inform resource planning for optimal IPT delivery. METHODS Twenty-four Australian adult IPT-experienced institutions (14 government fund...

Single transmitter and multi receiver (STMR) based WPT system is used to power multiple loads at a time. It consists of some limitations like long distance transfer, mutual inductance between coils misalignment coils. this paper going give detailed information about different designs STMR, which are overcome the STMR. Different proposed by authors wireless repeater with single coil in each repe...

ships’ magnetic anomalies are one of their main problems encountering sea mines and for the cases of submarines are one of the prominent factors, which causes their fast detection. the main aim of this paper is to design a degaussing system in order to minimize magnetic anomalies of ships. to achieve this goal, first, magnetic signature of a simple ship is simulated. then by utilizing three gro...

Polymorphism, which describes the occurrence of different lattice structures in a crystalline material, is a critical phenomenon in materials science and condensed matter physics. Recently, configuration disorder was compositionally engineered into single lattices, leading to the discovery of high-entropy alloys and high-entropy oxides. For these novel entropy-stabilized forms of crystalline ma...

Hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (HCP) is an uncommon disorder that causes a localized or diffuse thickening of the dura mater and has been reported to be infrequently associated with systemic autoimmune disorders such as Wegener's granulomatosis, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, Behçet's disease, Sjögren syndrome, and temporal arteritis. Here, we report a case of HCP initially presented ...

The purpose of this study was to determine preferences of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and health care professionals (HCP) regarding the content and format of a SCI physical activity guide to support recently released SCI physical activity guidelines. Seventy-eight people with SCI and 80 HCP completed a survey questionnaire. Participants with SCI identified desired content items and the...

Ab initio calculations at 0 K have been used to predict the effect of nickel on the phase stability of the body-centred-cubic (bcc), face-centred-cubic (fcc) and hexagonal-close-packed (hcp) phases of iron. We have calculated the relative stability of hcp-Fe in the ferromagnetic and two antiferromagnetic structures (afmI and afmII) and find the afmII structure to be the more stable at low press...