Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the validityand usefulness of scales and training programs for clinical staff toevaluate nerve signs as an initial response to stroke. We developeda stroke workshop, using the analysis, design, development,implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) model method based oninstructional systems design theory.Methods:...

As recognized by the research community, cyber-physical systems (CPSs) must be reliable, secure, safe, efficient, and operate in real-time. This position paper focuses on (1) the grand challenges for CPSs, (2) requirements for CPSs, and (3) architectures for CPSs. Grand challenges include the design/synthesis, verification, and optimization of CPSs, which require enhancements of existing techni...

OBJECTIVE To determine the annual and overall proportion of diagnoses of congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) in dogs and identify breeds at increased risk for CPSS. DESIGN Retrospective study. ANIMALS 2,400 dogs with CPSS from veterinary teaching hospitals that reported to the Veterinary Medical Database (VMDB) from January 1, 1980 to February 28, 2002. PROCEDURE The proportion of diag...

OBJECTIVES Main study aim was as follows: (1) to explore the usefulness of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) model in predicting Chinese hospital pharmacists' intention to provide clinical pharmacy services (CPSs), including auxiliary CPSs and core CPSs; (2) to identify the main factors affecting the Chinese hospital pharmacists' intention to provide core CPSs based on TPB quantitatively. ...

C yber-physical systems (CPSs) enable the physical world to merge with the virtual world by integrating computation and physical processes. A CPS facilitates tight integration between computa tion, communication, and con trol in its operation and interactions with the environment in which it’s deployed. Now, in addition to embracing cyber and physical features, interest is growing in harnessing...

BACKGROUND Microcytic anemia is common in dogs with a congenital portosystemic shunt (cPSS) and typically resolves after surgical attenuation of the anomalous vessel. However, the pathophysiology of the microcytic anemia remains poorly understood. Hepcidin has been a key role in controlling iron transport in both humans and animals and in mediating anemia of inflammatory disease in humans. The ...

The possible existence of the same pattern of porto-caval connection in dogs having a single congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) and in dogs having multiple acquired portosystemic shunt (MAPSS) secondary to portal hypertension (PH) was evaluated. Retrospective evaluation of all CT examinations of patients having portosystemic shunt (PSS) was performed in a 4-year time period. All anomalous po...

OBJECTIVE In 2001 Georgia became the first state to allow services provided by certified peer specialists (CPSs) to be reimbursed by Medicaid. Six other states have since followed Georgia's lead, with many others in the process of doing so. This study examined where CPSs work and what they do. METHODS CPSs (N=291) from 28 states completed an online survey. RESULTS CPSs primarily did their w...

Basic approaches of mobile cyber-physical systems (CPS) such like cars, trains, aeroplanes or spaceships are parts of our daily life. Mobile CPSs are embedded into a physical environment which is usually harsh and uncertain. Monitoring mobile CPSs is essential to ensure reliability and to avoid damage. Monitoring mobile CPSs presupposes knowledge about the CPS, the physical environment and the ...

BACKGROUND cognitive pharmaceutical services (CPSs) encompass a variety of pharmacists' interventions to optimise pharmacotherapy. The clinical effectiveness of CPSs for aged patients remains controversial. OBJECTIVE to analyse and describe the evidence of the clinical effectiveness of CPSs in aged patients by means of performing a systematic review of systematic reviews. METHODS using the ...