Named Data Networking (NDN) is a proposed information-centric design for the future Internet architecture. One key component of the architecture is direct use of application names to route requests for data, which raises a concern about routing scalability in an NDN network. In this paper we apply a well-known concept of Map-and-Encap to NDN routing to keep the size of the global routing table ...

A new instruction adapts LZ77 compression for use inside running programs. The instruction economically references and reuses code fragments that are too small to package as conventional subroutines. The compressed code is interpreted directly, with neither prior nor on-the-fly decompression. Hardware implementations seem plausible and could benefit both memoryconstrained and more conventional ...

The Italian health system is highly decentralized, with most administrative and organizational powers governed by Regions and rather limited powers at national level. The state has full control over the definition of the core benefit package (LEA) but there is evidence that the actual provision of these services varies greatly across Regions.

BACKGROUND In 2007 the Georgian government introduced a full state-subsidized Medical Insurance Program for the Poor (MIP) to provide better financial protection and improved access for socially and financially disadvantaged citizens. Studies evaluating MIP have noted its positive impact on financial protection, but find only a marginal impact on improved access. To better assess whether the ef...

BACKGROUND It is very challenging for resource-limited settings to introduce universal health coverage (UHC), particularly regarding the inclusion of high-cost renal dialysis as part of the UHC benefit package. This paper addresses three issues: (1) whether a setting commits to include renal dialysis in its UHC benefit package and if so, why and how; (2) how to ensure quality of renal dialysis ...

BACKGROUND There are various criteria and methods to develop Basic Health Benefit Package (BHBP) in world health systems. The present study aimed to extract criteria used in health systems in different countries around the world using scoping review method. METHODS A systematic search was carried out in Cochrane Library, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, ProQuest, World Bank, Wo...

BACKGROUND The healthcare financing reforms initiated by the Government of Georgia in 2007 have positively affected inpatient service utilisation and enhanced financial protection, especially for the poor, but they have failed to facilitate outpatient service use among chronic patients. Non-communicable diseases significantly affect Georgia's ageing population. Consequently, in this paper, we l...