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Jordan University of Science and Technology
Education•Irbid, Irbid, Jordan•
About: Jordan University of Science and Technology is a education organization based out in Irbid, Irbid, Jordan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 7582 authors who have published 13166 publications receiving 298158 citations. The organization is also known as: JUST.
Topics: Population, Medicine, Health care, Heat transfer, Cloud computing
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TL;DR: In this paper, the adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was used to predict the effect of machining variables (spindle speed, feed rate, depth of cut, and number of flutes) on the surface finish (represented by the surface roughness) of Alumic-79.
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TL;DR: Although the current study failed to illustrate significant improvement in health-related quality of life parameters, the results indicated significant improvements in COPD knowledge, medication adherence, medication beliefs and hospital admission rates when compared with control group patients at the end of the study.
Abstract: Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment goals are often not achieved despite the availability of many effective treatments. Furthermore, clinical pharmacist interventions to improve clinical and humanistic outcomes in COPD patients have not yet been explored and few randomized controlled trials have been reported to evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical care on health outcomes in patients with COPD. Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical care intervention, with a strong focus on self-management, on a range of clinical and humanistic outcomes in patients with COPD. Setting Outpatient COPD Clinic at the Royal Medical Services Hospital. Method In a randomised, controlled, prospective clinical trial, a total of 133 COPD patients were randomly assigned to intervention or control group. A structured education about COPD and management of its symptoms was delivered by the clinical pharmacist for patients in the intervention group. Patients were followed up at 6 months during a scheduled visit. Effectiveness of the intervention was assessed in terms of improvement in health-related quality of life, medication adherence, disease knowledge and healthcare utilization. Data collected at baseline and at the 6 month assessment was coded and entered into SPSS® software version 17 for statistical analysis. A P value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Main outcome measure The primary outcome measure was health-related quality of life improvement. All other data collected including healthcare utilization, COPD knowledge and medication adherence formed secondary outcome measures. Results A total of 66 patients were randomized to the intervention group and 67 patients were randomized to the control group. Although the current study failed to illustrate significant improvement in health-related quality of life parameters, the results indicated significant improvements in COPD knowledge (P < 0.001), medication adherence (P < 0.05), medication beliefs (P < 0.01) and significant reduction in hospital admission rates (P < 0.05) in intervention patients when compared with control group patients at the end of the study. Conclusion The enhanced patient outcomes as a result of the pharmaceutical care programme in the present study demonstrate the value of an enhanced clinical pharmacy service in achieving the desired health outcomes for patients with COPD.
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25 May 2011TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present PowerNet, a system of heterogeneous yet interoperable networks that provides adequate levels of real-time performance, reliability, and security, and exploits current investments in software and hardware.
Abstract: The smart power grid will extensively rely on networked control to increase efficiency, reliability, and safety; to enable plug-and-play asset integration, such as in the case of distributed generation and alternative energy sources; to support market dynamics as well as reduce peak prices and stabilize costs when supply is limited. In turn, network control requires an advanced communication infrastructure with support for security and real-time communication. This paper reviews the major challenges in smart grid communication, and proposes PowerNet, a system of heterogeneous yet interoperable networks that provides adequate levels of realtime performance, reliability, and security, and that exploits current investments in software and hardware. Smart grid communication involves disparate designs and complex issues, and it can be effectively evaluated through co-simulation. The paper describes a co-simulator that combines extensive support for power device models and for communication models, and highlights current work in the area.
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TL;DR: Spectral Doppler sign waveforms are explained to show both the normal and abnormal signs waveforms that are individual to the common carotid artery, because these signs are important for both the radiologist and sonographer to perceive both thenormal and abnormal in a spectral doppler show.
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TL;DR: Software Defined Cloud (SDCloud) is introduced, a novel software defined cloud management framework that integrates different software define cloud components to handle complexities associated with cloud computing systems.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Andrew McCallum | 113 | 472 | 78240 |
Yousef Khader | 94 | 586 | 111094 |
Michael P. Jones | 90 | 707 | 29327 |
David S Sanders | 75 | 639 | 23712 |
Nidal Hilal | 72 | 395 | 21524 |
Nagendra P. Shah | 71 | 334 | 19939 |
Jeffrey R. Idle | 70 | 261 | 16237 |
Rahul Sukthankar | 70 | 240 | 28630 |
Matthias Kern | 66 | 332 | 14871 |
David De Cremer | 65 | 297 | 13788 |
Moustafa Youssef | 61 | 299 | 15541 |
Mohammed Farid | 61 | 299 | 15820 |
Rudolf Holze | 58 | 388 | 13761 |
Rich Caruana | 57 | 145 | 26451 |
Eberhardt Herdtweck | 56 | 332 | 10785 |