In this paper we introduce and discuss the new concept of weighted don’t cares, i.e., we propose to enrich the notion of don’t cares, by assigning them a weight. These weights might be used to guide and refine the choices operated by the minimization algorithms in handling the don’t care conditions. We then propose, and experimentally validate, the first synthesis tool for functions with weight...

BACKGROUND Australia has an enviable record of safety for women in childbirth. There is nevertheless growing concern at the increasing level of intervention and consequent morbidity amongst childbearing women. Not only do interventions impact on the cost of services, they carry with them the potential for serious morbidities for mother and infant.Models of midwifery have proliferated in an atte...

Searching for DNA or amino acid sequences similar to a given pattern string is very important in molecular biology. In fact, a lot of programs and algorithms have been developed. Most of them are based on alignment of strings or approximate string matching. However, they do not seem to be adequate in some cases. For example, the DNA pattern TATA (known as TATA box) is a common promoter that oft...

BACKGROUND Women at low risk of pregnancy complications benefit from continuity of midwifery care, but no trial evidence exists for women with identified risk factors. We aimed to assess the clinical and cost outcomes of caseload midwifery care for women irrespective of risk factors. METHODS In this unblinded, randomised, controlled, parallel-group trial, pregnant women at two metropolitan te...

According to the human consequences caused by emergencies and disasters, the health system especially hospitals, are among the first places that are influenced by this events. Continuity of service provision by hospitals after emergencies and disasters is one of the important issues that should be taken into consideration by all people and authorities. For hospitals, it is necessary to promote ...

The attainment of the fifth Millennium Development Goal requires adequate national reserves of skilled birth attendants. Nurses, midwives, and their equivalents form the frontline of the formal health system are a critical element of global efforts to reduce ill-health and poverty in the poorest areas of the world. Planning and policies supporting these cadres of workers must be placed high on ...

EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT Hadi Hassankhani, Hamidreza Haririan, Joanne E. Porter. Associate professor of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran; PhD Candidate in Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran; PhD, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Nursing Department, School of Nurs...

BACKGROUND Despite many progresses in the improvement of care status and the management of acute coronary syndrome, cares quality is far from the desirable conditions. Today, due to the great emphasis on resources management, costs control, the effectiveness of patient care, improving quality and responsibility, the good patient care is necessary. Two dimensions are referred for improving the q...

22 Background: The ability to act on and justify clinical decisions as autonomous accountable midwifery 23 practitioners, is encompassed within many international regulatory frameworks, yet decision-making 24 within midwifery is poorly defined. Decision-making theories from medicine and nursing may have 25 something to offer, but fail to take into consideration midwifery context and philosophy ...

BACKGROUND For nearly two decades calls have been made to expand the role of midwives within maternity services in Australia. Although some progress has been made, it has been slow and, at system-wide level, limited. There are many barriers that prevent the expansion of midwifery-led services in Australia including funding arrangements for midwifery care, a lack of political will and resistance...