REGIONAL PRACTICE VARIATION IN INDUCTION OF LABOR IN THE NETHERLANDS: DOES IT MATTER? A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INDUCTION RATES AND PERINATAL AND MATERNAL OUTCOMES.

Regional practice variation in induction of labor in the Netherlands: Does it matter? A multilevel analysis of the association between induction rates and perinatal and maternal outcomes.

BackgroundPractice variation in healthcare is a complex issue.We focused on practice variation in induction of labor between maternity care networks in the Netherlands.These collaborations of hospitals and midwifery practices are jointly responsible for providing high-quality maternity care.We explored the association between induction rates and ma

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Secure Communication With Energy-Harvesting Buffer-Aided Jammer

Information security and self-sustainability are crucial to resource-limited wireless networks.In this paper, we assess the lg up8770 secrecy performance of the legitimate link without having eavesdropper’s channel state information (CSI) while considering an energy harvesting (EH) jammer with finite and infinite energy buffer sizes.The EH j

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A GPU-Implemented Lattice Boltzmann Model for Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flows in and around Forest Shelterbelts

Using porous wind barriers for the microclimate modification of agricultural lands, urban areas, and surrounding roads is a ubiquitous practice.This study establishes a new method for numerically modeling the princess jasmine silhouette turbulent flow in and around forest shelterbelts using an advanced multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann mod

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