BACKGROUND Deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc are prevalent worldwide, affecting vulnerable groups such as lactating women and infants. However, the existence of concurrent deficiencies has received little attention. OBJECTIVE The aim was to investigate the extent to which deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc coexist and the nutritional relation between lactating mothers and their...

All practical digital circuits are usually a mixture of combinational and sequential logic. Flip–flops are essential to sequential logic therefore fuzzy flip–flops are considered to be among the most essential topics of fuzzy digital circuit. The concept of fuzzy digital circuit is among the most interesting applications of fuzzy sets and logic due to the fact that if there has to be an ultimat...

PURPOSE To examine the relationship between registered nurse (RN) staffing mix and quality of nursing home care measured by regulatory violations. DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective panel data study (1999-2003) of 2 groups of California freestanding nursing homes. One group was 201 nursing homes that consistently met the state's minimum standard for total nurse staffing level over the 5-year ...

introduction: the role of the computer in information management has gradually increased the motivation for investment in computer systems for medical records. admission, coding, statistics, and filling units' software have important roles in health information management. however, their adaption and implementation needs the support of users. the goal of the present research is to determine use...