background : underweight as a public health problem in young women is associated with nutritional deficiencies, menstrual irregularity, eating disorders, reduced fertility, etc. since resting metabolic rate (rmr) is a necessary compo-nent in the development of nutrition support therapy, therefore we determined the accuracy of commonly used pre-dictive equations against rmr measured by indirect ...

this article deals with the issues associated with developing a new design methodology for the nonlinear model-predictive control (mpc) of a chemical plant. a combination of multiple neural networks is selected and used to model a nonlinear multi-input multi-output (mimo) process with time delays.  an optimization procedure for a neural mpc algorithm based on this model is then developed. the p...

BACKGROUND Anemia is common in elderly people and especially in nursing home residents. Few studies have been performed on the consequences of anemia in a nursing home population. This study explored the prevalence of anemia in nursing homes in Sweden, including risk factors and mortality associated with anemia or hemoglobin (Hb) decline. METHODS Three hundred ninety patients from 12 nursing ...

abstract background: intensive care unit is a center to provide comprehensive care for critically ill patients whose condition can be improved by receiving specialized care. the importance of accurate and rapid monitoring of patients at this precise moment is in recording patient data and its comparison with previous data. monitoring the patient by either devices or direct examination of the nu...

background and purpose: severity of illness scoring systems is used for the classification of patients to receive medical services, predict the risk of mortality, determine hospital bed occupancy, and assess treatment progress. in iran, these scoring systems are not frequently used due to the lack of knowledge of medical staff. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of education on the knowled...

Over the last few decades, nursing education in Sweden has undergone many changes in its length, content, and academic level. Pedagogical developments have occurred, but not as much change has taken place in the clinical part of education. Therefore, a project was initiated to improve students' integrated learning, ability to actively search for knowledge, reflect critically, and to improve the...

Abstract Objectives To examine the prevalence of and identify predictive factors for elder mistreatment (EM) in Chinese migrant families. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. A total 489 rural elderly were recruited using multistage sampling technique from communities Wenzhou city between June 2020 October 2020. All participants completed Mini-Cog, then data collected survey 12-Item Short-...

Abstract Objective This study aimed to determine the relationships between e-learning quality, student satisfaction, and learning outcomes mediating effect of satisfaction. Methods A cross-sectional quantitative correlational using a predictive design multivariate analysis method was employed in this study. sample 241 nursing students were recruited through an online survey based on stratified ...

background: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. social, economic and cultural factors are main effective factors on person’s health. as university students are the spiritual resources of each society and the future manufacturers of their own country, the present study aimed to determine the predictive factors f...

staphylococcus aureus is one of the most prevalent causes of gastroenteritis worldwide. knowing the precise boundary for the growth/no growth interface of s. aureus and also determining the period of time needed for bacterial growth initiation is necessary for food safety risk assessment. this study was designed to examine the combined effects of temperature, acetic acid, inoculum level and nac...