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Culturally competent nursing care of the Muslim patient.

There are more than 1.5 billion Muslims of different ages and races living throughout the world (The Pew Forum, 2009). Muslims represent approximately 23% of the world’s population of 6.8 billion people (The Pew Forum, 2009). The largest percentage of Muslims (60%) lives in Asia (The Pew Forum, 2009). Two million reside within the United States. Muslims believe in one God, Allah. They bring a distinctive set of cultural practices to the health treatment environment because their religion dictates a unique set of behaviors that can present a cultural challenge to health care providers around the world. It is important to address their specific cultural and religious needs when Muslims seek health care. Muslims congregate within their own separate communities and form their own cultural subsets. It is important to recognize the Muslim patient as a part of a cultural subset within our society. It is necessary to understand their cultural perspectives in order to provide culturally competent care. The word “Muslim” refers to the person and not the religion. Islam is the religion of Muslims. The person who is Muslim and practicing Islam must follow the dictates of the Pillars of Islam.
Designing the distribution network in a supply chain

This paper describes a framework for designing the distribution network in a supply chain. Various factors influencing the choice of distribution network are described. We then discuss different choices of distribution networks and their relative strengths and weaknesses. The paper concludes by identifying distribution networks that are best suited for a variety of customer and product characteristics. 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
A confidence level algorithm for the determination of absolute configuration using vibrational circular dichroism or Raman optical activity.

Spectral comparison is an important part of the assignment of the absolute configuration (AC) by vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), or equally by Raman optical activity (ROA). In order to avoid bias caused by personal interpretation, numerical methods have been developed to compare measured and calculated spectra. Using a neighbourhood similarity measure, the agreement between a computed and measured VCD or ROA spectrum is expressed numerically to introduce a novel confidence level measure. This allows users of vibrational optical activity (VOA) techniques (VCD and ROA) to assess the reliability of their assignment of the AC of a compound. To that end, a database of successful AC determinations is compiled along with neighbourhood similarity values between the experimental spectrum and computed spectra for both enantiomers. For any new AC determination, the neighbourhood similarities between the experimental spectrum and the computed spectra for both enantiomers are projected on the database allowing an interpretation of the reliability of their assignment.
Direct and indirect effects of perceived social support on women's infertility-related stress.

BACKGROUND
Social support can be a critical component of how a woman adjusts to infertility, yet few studies have investigated its impact on infertility-related coping and stress. We examined relationships between social support contexts and infertility stress domains, and tested if they were mediated by infertility-related coping strategies in a sample of infertile women.


METHODS
The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Copenhagen Multi-centre Psychosocial Infertility coping scales and the Fertility Problem Inventory were completed by 252 women seeking treatment. Structural equation modeling analysis was used to test the hypothesized multiple mediation model.


RESULTS
The final model revealed negative effects from perceived partner support to relationship concern (β = -0.47), sexual concern (β = -0.20) and rejection of childfree lifestyle through meaning-based coping (β = -0.04). Perceived friend support had a negative effect on social concern through active-confronting coping (β = -0.04). Finally, besides a direct negative association with social concern (β = -0.30), perceived family support was indirectly and negatively related with all infertility stress domains (β from -0.04 to -0.13) through a positive effect of active-avoidance coping. The model explained between 12 and 66% of the variance of outcomes.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite being limited by a convenience sampling and cross-sectional design, results highlight the importance of social support contexts in helping women deal with infertility treatment. Health professionals should explore the quality of social networks and encourage seeking positive support from family and partners. Findings suggest it might prove useful for counselors to use coping skills training interventions, by retraining active-avoidance coping into meaning-based and active-confronting strategies.
A Laser-Aided Inertial Navigation System (L-INS) for human localization in unknown indoor environments

This paper presents a novel 3D indoor Laser-aided Inertial Navigation System (L-INS) for the visually impaired. An Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) fuses information from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and a 2D laser scanner, to concurrently estimate the six degree-of-freedom (d.o.f.) position and orientation (pose) of the person and a 3D map of the environment. The IMU measurements are integrated to obtain pose estimates, which are subsequently corrected using line-to-plane correspondences between linear segments in the laser-scan data and orthogonal structural planes of the building. Exploiting the orthogonal building planes ensures fast and efficient initialization and estimation of the map features while providing human-interpretable layout of the environment. The L-INS is experimentally validated by a person traversing a multistory building, and the results demonstrate the reliability and accuracy of the proposed method for indoor localization and mapping.
A Language-Based Approach to Security

Language-based security leverages program analysis and program rewriting to enforce security policies. The approach promises efficient enforcement of fine-grained access control policies and depends on a trusted computing base of only modest size. This paper surveys progress and prospects for the area, giving overviews of in-lined reference monitors, certifying compilers, and advances in type theory.
A Physically-Based Reflectance Model Combining Reflection and Diffraction

Reflectance properties express how objects in a virtual scene interact with light; they control the appearance of the object: whether it looks shiny or not, whether it has a metallic or plastic appearance. Having a good reflectance model is essential for the production of photorealistic pictures. Measured reflectance functions provide high realism at the expense of memory cost. Parametric models are compact, but finding the right parameters to approximate measured reflectance can be difficult. Most parametric models use a model of the surface micro-geometry to predict the reflectance at the macroscopic level. In this paper, we show that this micro-geometry causes two different physical phenomena: reflection and diffraction. Their relative importance is connected to the surface roughness. Taking both phenomena into account, we develop a new reflectance model that is compact, based on physical properties and provides a good approximation of measured reflectance. Key-words: Appearance, material, Reflectance, BRDF, Measured materials, Diffraction * Inria ; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, LJK ; CNRS, LJK † CNRS–LP2N, Univ. Bordeaux, IOGS; Inria Un modèle de réflectance combinant diffraction et réflexion Résumé : Les propriétés de réflexion expriment la façon dont les objets interagissent avec la lumière dans les scènes virtuelles. Elles contrôlent l’apparence de l’objet: s’il apparaît brillant ou non; son aspect métallique ou plastique ? Le modèle de réflexion (BRDF) est primordial afin d’obtenir des images photo-réalistes. Les modèles de réflexion mesurés fournissent un haut degré de réalisme au détriment du coût mémoire. Les modèles paramétrés sont compacts mais il reste difficile de trouver les bonnes valeurs des paramètres à partir des réflectances mesurées. Dans ce rapport de recherche, nous montrons que deux phénomènes physiques sont présents dans les mesures de réflexion : la réflexion à proprement parler auquel s’ajoute le phénomène de diffraction. En prenant les deux en compte nous présentons un modèle de BRDF fournit une très bonne approximation des mesures tout en restant compact en mémoire. Les artistes peuvent modifier les paramètres du modèle qui sont reliés aux propriétés de la surface afin de créer de nouveau matériaux. Mots-clés : Modèles de matériaux, simulation de l’éclairage, réflectance, diffraction A Physically-Based Reflectance Model Combining Reflection and Diffraction 3 Our model Reference Difference (sMAPE) Scale
Risk factors for chronic thoracic pain after cardiac surgery via sternotomy.

OBJECTIVE
This study examines the influence of patient demographics and peri- and postoperative (<7 days) characteristics on the incidence of chronic thoracic pain 1 year after cardiac surgery. The impact of chronic thoracic pain on daily life is also documented.


METHODS
A prospective cohort study of 146 patients admitted to the intensive care unit after cardiac surgery via sternotomy was carried out. Pain scores (numeric rating scale 0-10) were recorded during the first 7 postoperative days. One year later, a questionnaire was used to evaluate the incidence in the 2 preceding weeks of chronic thoracic pain (numeric rating scale >0) associated with the primary surgery.


RESULTS
One year after surgery, 42 (35%) of the 120 responding patients reported chronic thoracic pain. Multivariate regression analysis of patient characteristics revealed that non-elective surgery, re-sternotomy, severe pain (numeric rating scale ≥ 4) on the third postoperative day, and female gender were all independent predictors of chronic thoracic pain. In addition, the chronic sufferers reported more sleep disturbances and more frequent use of analgesics than their cohorts.


CONCLUSIONS
We have identified a number of factors correlated with persistent thoracic pain following cardiac surgery with sternotomy. Awareness of these predictors may be useful for further research concerning both the prevention and treatment of chronic thoracic pain, thereby potentially ameliorating the postoperative quality of life of a significant proportion of patients. Meanwhile, chronic thoracic pain should be discussed preoperatively with patients at risk so that they are truly informed about possible consequences of the surgery.
5.3 Wide-frequency-range resonant clock with on-the-fly mode changing for the POWER8TM microprocessor

A resonant-clock design for the IBM POWER8 processor core was implemented with 2 resonant modes (and a non-resonant mode), saving clock power over a wide frequency range from 2.5GHz to more than 5GHz. The POWER8 microprocessor is composed of 12 chiplets, each containing a single resonant clock grid for one core and its L2 cache, and a half-frequency, non-resonant clock grid for the L3 cache. The clock grids drive the local clock buffers (LCBs) that in turn drive the latches. The LCBs are gated off to measure the global clock power from the PLL to the LCBs. The resonant core communicates synchronously with the L3, requiring low skew between the domains. The chip was designed in a 22nm SOI process, including two ultra-thick-metal (UTM) layers (3 microns thick) for power distribution, I/O, all long global clock wires, and the resonant clock inductors. The UTM technology reduces wire resistance and simplifies inductor design, but requires accurate transmission line modeling and special routing.
The Impact of National Environment on the Adoption of Internet Banking: Comparing Singapore and South Africa

AbstrAct The widespread diffusion of the Internet globally has prompted most retail banks to offer Internet banking services. A recent study in Singapore identified attitudinal and perceived behavioural control factors as having an influence on consumer adoption of Internet banking. It is expected that the national environment will also impact this process. The aim of this study therefore was to replicate the Singapore study in South Africa, compare the results between the two countries and explain differences in adoption process in terms of the national environment. The results confirm that attitudinal and perceived behavioural control factors influence adoption in South Af-rica as in Singapore, but with differences in the number of determinants, and the degree of influence of certain determinants. These differences were explained in terms of three environmental 1896 The Impact of National Environment on the Adoption of Internet Banking dimensions-socioeconomic conditions, the state of Internet diffusion and government ICT policies respectively.
Emotional Competence and Leadership Excellence at Johnson & Johnson: The Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Study

A study was conducted on three hundred and fifty-eight Managers across the Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Care Group (JJC&PC Group) globally to assess if there are specific leadership competencies that distinguish high performers from average performers. Participants were randomly selected, then coded for performance rating, potential code, gender, functional group and regional area. More than fourteen hundred employees took part in a one hundred and eighty three question multi-rater survey that measured a variety of competencies associated with leadership performance including those commonly referred to as Emotional Intelligence. Results showed that the highest performing managers have significantly more “emotional competence” than other managers. There was strong inter-rater agreement among Supervisors, Peers, and Subordinates that the competencies of Self-Confidence, Achievement Orientation, Initiative, Leadership, Influence and Change Catalyst differentiate superior performers. The high potential managers received higher scores in the emotional competencies by Peers and Supervisors, but not by Subordinates. Some gender difference was found, with Supervisors rating Females higher in Adaptability and Service Orientation, while Peers rated Females higher on Emotional Self-Awareness, Conscientiousness, Developing Others, Service Orientation, and Communication. Direct reports scored Males higher in Change Catalyst.
Threading secure coding principles and risk analysis into the undergraduate computer science and information systems curriculum

Most computer security issues can be attributed to software vulnerabilities. The number of software vulnerabilities continues to increase. Building secure systems requires incorporating security principles early and throughout the software development life cycle. Education of current and future software developers must include secure coding and design principles. Towson University, as a designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Security and Assurance Education, presents the ideal platform for a "security across the curriculum" effort. To supplement our undergraduate security track for computer science majors, we propose threading security touchpoints and risk analysis into the core courses and a subset of follow-up courses. This plan includes sample labs to enforce secure coding mantras, a black hat/white hat approach for identifying and mitigating risks, and evaluation and assessment using checklists and scorecards.
A Non-Iterative Kalman Filter for Single Channel Speech Enhancement in Non-Stationary Noise Condition

This paper presents a non-iterative Kalman filter (NIT-KF) for single channel speech enhancement in nonstationary noise condition (NNC). To adopt NIT-KF with NNC, we address the adjustment of biased Kalman gain through efficient parameter estimation. We introduce an effective noise spectrum tracking method based on decision directed approach (DDA) controlled through a posteriori SNR and speech activity detector (SAD). With the estimated noise spectrum, the spectral over subtraction (SOS) algorithm is employed to the noisy speech; this gives a pre-filtered speech (PFS). The noise variance and LPCs are computed from the estimated noise and PFS, respectively. These are applied to NIT-KF to produce the enhanced speech. It is shown that the adjusted Kalman gain in NIT-KF is effective in minimizing the additive noise effect to an acceptable level. Extensive simulation results reveal that the proposed method outperforms other benchmark methods.
Knowledge and Attitude of Nigerian Pregnant Women towards Antenatal Exercise: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Background. Engagement in physical exercise in pregnancy is hamstrung by safety concerns, skepticism about usefulness, and limited individualized prescription guidelines. This study assessed knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards antenatal exercises (ANEx). Methods. The cross-sectional study recruited 189 pregnant women from six selected antenatal clinics in Ile-Ife, South-West, Nigeria. Data were obtained on maternal characteristics, knowledge, and attitude towards ANEx. Results. Relaxation and breathing (59.8%), back care (51.3%), and muscle strengthening (51.3%) exercises were the most commonly known ANEx. Prevention of back pain risk (75.9%) and excess weight gain (69.1%) were perceived as benefits, while lower extremities swelling (31.8%) and extreme weight gain or loss (30.7%) were considered as contraindications to ANEx. 15.8% of the respondents had negative attitude towards ANEx resulting from insufficient information on exercise (83.3%) and tiredness (70.0%). Age significantly influences knowledge about contraindications to ANEx (P = 0.001), while attitude was influenced by age and occupation, respectively (P < 0.05). There was significant association between attitude and knowledge about benefits and contraindications to ANEx (P < 0.05). Conclusion. A majority of Nigerian pregnant women demonstrated inadequate knowledge but had positive attitude towards ANEx. Knowledge about benefits and contraindications to ANEx significantly influenced the attitude towards exercise in pregnancy.
Uncoordinated production of Laminin-5 chains in airways epithelium of allergic asthmatics

BACKGROUND
Laminins are a group of proteins largely responsible for the anchorage of cells to basement membranes. We hypothesized that altered Laminin chain production in the bronchial mucosa might explain the phenomenon of epithelial cell shedding in asthma. The aim was to characterize the presence of Laminin chains in the SEBM and epithelium in allergic and non-allergic asthmatics.


PATIENTS AND METHODS
Biopsies were taken from the bronchi of 11 patients with allergic and 9 patients with non-allergic asthma and from 7 controls and stained with antibodies against the Laminin (ln) chains alpha1-alpha5, beta1-beta2 and gamma1-gamma2.


RESULTS
Lns-2,-5 and -10 were the main Laminins of SEBM. The layer of ln-10 was thicker in the two asthmatic groups while an increased thickness of lns-2 and -5 was only seen in allergic asthmatics. The ln gamma2-chain, which is only found in ln 5, was exclusively expressed in epithelial cells in association with epithelial injury and in the columnar epithelium of allergic asthmatics.


CONCLUSION
The uncoordinated production of chains of ln-5 in allergic asthma could have a bearing on the poor epithelial cell anchorage in these patients.
Ribavirin improves the IFN-γ response of natural killer cells to IFN-based therapy of hepatitis C virus infection.

UNLABELLED
Ribavirin (RBV) is an important component of interferon (IFN)-based and direct antiviral treatment regimens for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Immunomodulation, in particular improvement of the host IFN response, has been proposed as RBV's mechanism of action. Natural killer (NK) cells are sensitive biomarkers for IFN-α/β receptor signaling, as NK cell cytotoxicity and IFN-γ production are regulated by signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1- and STAT4-phosphorylation, respectively. Specifically, pSTAT1-dependent NK cell cytotoxicity increases and pSTAT4-dependent IFN-γ production decreases in response to endogenous, virus-induced IFN-α and during IFN-α-based therapy. To assess whether RBV has a direct effect on NK cells and/or improves the IFN-γ response of NK cells in the presence of IFN-α, we prospectively studied 22 HCV patients with and 32 patients without 4 weeks of RBV pretreatment, who all received subsequent pegylated (Peg)IFN/ribavirin combination therapy. During RBV pretreatment, both the frequency of CD56(dim) NK cells with cytotoxic effector functions and the frequency of CD56(bright) NK cells with the capacity to produce IFN-γ decreased (P = 0.049 and P = 0.001, respectively). In vitro or in vivo exposure of NK cells to RBV improved the pSTAT4 (P < 0.01) but not pSTAT1 response of NK cells to subsequent stimulation with IFN-α. This was associated with an increase in IFN-γ production but not cytotoxicity of NK cells during subsequent IFN-α-based therapy. The frequency of IFN-γ-producing NK cells was greater in fast second-phase virological responders than in slow responders.


CONCLUSION
RBV enhances the pSTAT4 and IFN-γ response of NK cells to IFN-α-stimulation.
DC Motor Speed Control using PID Controllers

An Implementation of PID controllers for the speed control of a DC motor is given in this report. The motor is modeled as a first order system and its response is studied. The speed control using PI and PID control modes is explained and an implementation of the controller using OP-AMPs is given. The response of the controller to load variations is looked at.
A Quantum Dot Neural Network

We present a mathematical implementation of a quantum mechanical artificial neural network, in the quasi-continuu m regime, using the nonlinearity inherent in the real-time propagation of a quantum system coupled to its environment. Our model is that of a quantum dot molecule coupled to the substrate lattice through optical phonons, and subject to a timevarying external field. Using discretized Feynman path integrals, we find that the real time evolution of the system can be put into a form which resembles the equations for the virtual neuron activation levels of an artificial neural network. The timeline discretization points serve as virtual neurons. We then train the network using a simple gradient descent algorithm, and find it is possible in some regions of the phase space to perform any desired classical logic gate. Because the network is quantum mechanical we can also train purely quantum gates such as a phase shift.
Robotic surgery: a current perspective.

OBJECTIVE
To review the history, development, and current applications of robotics in surgery.


BACKGROUND
Surgical robotics is a new technology that holds significant promise. Robotic surgery is often heralded as the new revolution, and it is one of the most talked about subjects in surgery today. Up to this point in time, however, the drive to develop and obtain robotic devices has been largely driven by the market. There is no doubt that they will become an important tool in the surgical armamentarium, but the extent of their use is still evolving.


METHODS
A review of the literature was undertaken using Medline. Articles describing the history and development of surgical robots were identified as were articles reporting data on applications.


RESULTS
Several centers are currently using surgical robots and publishing data. Most of these early studies report that robotic surgery is feasible. There is, however, a paucity of data regarding costs and benefits of robotics versus conventional techniques.


CONCLUSIONS
Robotic surgery is still in its infancy and its niche has not yet been well defined. Its current practical uses are mostly confined to smaller surgical procedures.