BACKGROUND Aggression on haemodialysis units is a growing problem internationally that has received little research attention to date. Aggressive behaviour by patients or their relatives can compromise the safety and well-being of staff and other patients sharing a haemodialysis session. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the study were twofold: First, to identify the prevalance and nature of aggre...

in natural gas treatment, the removal of co2 and h2s in acid gases is a critical concern. there are various purification technologies that can be used for the removal of acid gas impurities. absorption of acid gas into amines is one preferred method in gas industries. in the past, single amines was used, but recently in order to improve absorption performance, mixed amines with different solubi...

BACKGROUND Conflict in healthcare is a well-recognised but under-examined phenomenon. Little is known about the prevalence and causes of conflict across paediatric specialties. OBJECTIVE To report the frequency and characteristics of conflict in a paediatric hospital. DESIGN AND SETTING An explanatory sequential mixed-method approach was adopted. A bespoke questionnaire recorded frequency, ...

Authenticating the students’ identity and authenticity of their work is increasingly important to reduce academic malpractices and for quality assurance purposes in Education. There is a growing body of research about technological innovations to combat cheating and plagiarism. However, the literature is very limited on the impact of e-authentication systems across distinctive end-users because...

In view of the images polluted by mixed noise in actual image processing, in this paper, the hybrid filter algorithm combined by median filtering and wavelet transform is generalized to two-dimensional fractional wavelet domain, verified the effectiveness and advantages of hybrid filtering algorithm combined by median filtering and two-dimensional fractional wavelet transform. And put forward a...