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The effect of educational intervention based on Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) on selected delivery method, for selective cesarean section in pregnant women

Introduction: Ceasarean rate for non-medical reasons, despite its high complication, is rising. Behavioral science theories to understand and assess the relevant factors and its reduction can also be beneficial. This study examined the effect of intervention based on Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) in selection of vaginal delivery on pregnant women. Materials and Methods: This prospective quasi-experimental study conducted on 90 pregnant women want selective cesarean section, refered to Health centers of Sabzevar in 2012. 45 participants in case group received educational intervention based on TRA and 45 participants in control group received routine educational intervention. The effect of intervention were evaluated through the kind of delivery were reported in family files. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version16), using Chi-square, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, Independent T, and paired T tests. P Value less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: 7 women (15.6) in case group and No one (0) In control group, definitely had the intention of vaginal delivery selection. 21 women (46.7) and 29 women (64.6) of control and case groups probably intended the selection of vaginal delivery after intervention (p<0.001). Conclusion: Intervention based on Theory of Reasoned Action might be effective in increasing pregnant women's intention to vaginal delivery selection. More studies about Related factors of vaginal delivery selection ،specially from behavioral intention up to behavior suggested.
Ductility Evaluation Procedure for Thin-Walled Steel Structures

A rational ductility evaluation procedure for thin-walled steel structures is required to account for local buckling and to be convenient for practical use. This paper describes a simple but powerful ductility evaluation method for such structures. The method involves an elastoplastic push-over analysis and failure criterion based on the empirical ductility equations proposed for stub-columns. Local buckling is thoroughly considered in the failure criterion and can be neglected in the push-over analysis, which facilitates practical application. The implementation of the proposed procedure is demonstrated by application to the ductility evaluation of some cantilever columns and a one-story frame. The comparison between the present results and previous ductility estimations reported in the literature leads to the validation of the proposed method.
The Influence of Public Servants’ Perceived Formalism and Organizational Environmental Strategy on Green Behavior in the Workplace

This study explored the influence of public servants’ green attitude, green behavior intention, organization environmental strategy, green lifestyle, and formalism on green behavior. For Taiwan’s government agencies, environmental protection and sustainable development issues must be inculcated into government organizations and deeply ingrained into the mindset of civil servants. In particular, this research incorporates the concept of ‘formalism’ proposed by Riggs in administrative ecology. Exploration of the influence of civil servants’ cognition of formalism on green behavior has not been explored in any previous studies. This study collected 308 valid public servants who worked in the public sector in Taiwan and used Lisrel and SEM to justify the hypotheses explored. The results showed that civil servants’ green attitude positively affected green intention, as well as the fact that green behavior intention, organization environmental strategy, and green lifestyle positively affected green behavior. The current study also confirmed that formalism negatively affected green behavior. Formalism is considered to be an important attribute of developing administration, and it is also considered to be a resistance to the adoption of administrative innovation. This study first confirmed the negative impact of formalism on the green behavior of civil servants.
Mortality rate and predictors of Stroke: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Background Global data on stroke mortality remained to be sparse. In light of this, we aimed to conduct a Meta-analysis and systematic review of observational studies to estimate the mortality of stroke and to identify risk factors that predispose patients for stroke-related death.Methods This study was conducted based on the Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines. Overall mortality, in-hospital and 30- day mortality due to stroke were the primary outcome measures of the study. The meta-analysis was performed using Stata (Version 14, Stata Corp, College Station, Texas). Random-effect models were used for estimating pooled effects.Findings Overall, thirty two studies assessed overall mortality due to stroke. A total number of 2,885, 126 patients were recruited for the study. Pooled estimate indicated that the overall mortality of stroke was reported to be 20% (19%-22%). Whereas, the 30-day and In-hospital mortality were found to be 18% (16%-20%) and 16% (16%-19%), respectively. A subgroup analysis revealed that Africa registered the highest stroke-related death 29% (23%-36%). Hypertension was found to be an important risk factor for mortality secondary to stroke 61.9% (52.8%-71.1%). Conclusion Overall mortality of stroke was estimated to be twenty percent. The burden of stroke mortality was prominent in Africa region. Hypertension remained to be an independent risk factor for stroke mortality. Mortality of stroke can be minimized by establishing stroke centers that promptly deliver emergency management of stroke event.
Static Thrust Analysis of the Lifting Airscrew

This report presents the results of a combined theoretical and experimental investigation conducted at the Georgia School of Technology on the static thrust of the lifting air screw of the type used in modern autogiros and helicopters. The theoretical part of this study is based on Glauert's analysis but certain modifications are made that further clarify and simplify the problem. Of these changes the elimination of the solidity as an independent parameter is the most important. The experimental data were obtained from tests on four rotor models of two, four, and five blades and, in general, agree quite well with the theoretical calculations. The theory indicates a method of evaluating scale effects on lifting air screws, and these corrections have been applied to the model results to derive general full-scale static thrust, torque, and figure-of-merit curves for constant-chord, constant-incidence rotors. Convenient charts are included that enable hovering flight performance to be calculated rapidly.
Evaluation The Iron Homeostasis and Erythropoietic Activity in Male Rats with Anemia Related with Induced Chronic Renal Failure

The present study conduct to evaluation the iron homeostasis and erythropoietic activity in male rats with anemia related with induced chronic renal failure. Sixty adult male rats were divided into four groups, the first group administrate with DMSO as a control negative, while second group administrate DMSO and then moringa leaf powder, third group adenine were administrated only and fourth group adenine then given moringaoleifera leaf powder the experiment were lasted for forty-four days. At the end of the study , blood was collected via the heart puncyure and measured the following biomarkers ( Urea , creatinine , BBC count ,Erythropoietinerythoferrone ,, ferritin, Serum iron and hepcidin). The results revealed that the rats treated adenine caused significant increase in (creatinine ,urea ,ferritin and hepcidin concentration), one the other hand there was significantly decrease in RBC count ,PVC and HB in adenine group in addition to Erythropoietin,erythoferrone and serum iron levels , however combined adenine with moringa results in return these biochemical criteria to their normal levels in control group .
Lightning activity during winter thunderstorm season observed by SAFIR

Lightning activity during winter thunderstorms around the Hokuriku coast was observed by SAFIR. The SAFIR system has been operating with three detection stations since 1991. To improve the operation and detection efficiency, an additional detection station was installed at the end of November 1996. Thirty-five thunderstorm days and 4427 flashes were recorded during the last winter thunderstorm season from December through late February, and the statistics on lightning activity are derived from various features. The total number of cloud-to-ground flashes (CG) are 975 of which 42.3% have positive polarity. The diurnal variation in lightning discharges is obtained, and its periodicity is revealed. Maximum lightning activity is observed just before dawn and coincidentally with the nighttime land-breeze convergence along the coast. The relation between the thunderstorm occurrence and the meteorological conditions is investigated. Stronger monsoons accompanying greater lightning activity are observed. Another observation is that both multiplicity and multipoint strikes exhibit lognormal distributions with an average of 1.4 for multiplicity and 1.2 for multipoint strikes. Furthermore, this is the first paper providing a statistical discussion of multipoint strikes. © 2000 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 132(1): 30–37, 2000
CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSTRUCTION-ZONE ACCIDENTS

This study was undertaken to improve the safety of highway construction zones in New Mexico. The authors examined construction-zone accidents in New Mexico for a 3-year period. In contrast to the traditional technique, which relies solely on the accident record system, they utilized the locations and durations of construction activity on rural state highways. The record system was then used to identify accidents at these sites during the period of construction as well as during the identical period in the previous year. In comparison with the prior year, accident experience increased by 26% during construction. Contingency tables were used to compare the driver, roadway, and environmental characteristics of accidents before and during construction. At the 5% level of significance, the only parameter that differed between the two periods was the road surface condition, which was dry more often for accidents during construction. However, there was a moderate overrepresentation of accidents involving multiple vehicles, rear-end collisions, large trucks, and the contributing factors of following too close and improper lane changing. The authors also identified deficiencies in the accident record system that result in a substantial understatement of crash experience in construction zones.
Substrate Impact on the Structure and Electrocatalyst Properties of Molybdenum Disulfide for HER from Water

It is expected that utilization of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based nanostructured electrocatalysts might replace the Pt-group electrodes most effectively applied for hydrogen evolution reaction from water. Therefore, in the past two decades, various approaches have been reported for fabrication of nanostructured MoS2-based catalysts, but their applications in practice are still missing due to lower activity and stability. We envisaged that the knowledge about the peculiarities of MoS2 nanoplatelets attachment to various conductive substrates by hydrothermal processing could be helpful for fabrication of more active and stable working electrodes. Therefore, in this study, the hydrothermal syntheses at the Mo, Ti, Al, anodized Ti, and hydrothermally designed titanium suboxide substrates were performed; the electrodes obtained were characterized; and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity was tested. In this way, MoS2-based HER catalyst possessing a surprising stability and a low Tafel slope was designed via attachment of nanoplatelet-shaped MoS2 species to the nanotube-shaped anatase-TiO2 surface.
A flood risk assessment to municipal infrastructure due to changing climate part I: methodology

Extreme rainfall events that are occurring more frequently as an effect of climate change and variability are causing increasing damages to municipal infrastructure. A methodology is developed to quantify the risk to municipal infrastructure from climate change-related flooding. The risk is measured using a combination of flow/frequency, stage/damage and damage/frequency curves. The measure of risk is termed the Risk Index and calculated for each infrastructure element within a municipality. The risk is aggregated and summed by spatial unit and presented in the form of risk tables and maps. The risk index takes into account both quantitative and qualitative information obtained from research and interviews with technical experts. The results from the application of the methodology to a municipality will lead to better policy and informed decision making.
Effect of Speed (Centrifugal Load) on Gear Crack Propagation Direction

Abstract : The effect of rotational speed (centrifugal force) on gear crack propagation direction was explored. Gears were analyzed using finite element analysis and linear elastic fracture mechanics. The analysis was validated with crack propagation experiments performed in a spur gear fatigue rig. The effects of speed, rim thickness, and initial crack location on gear crack propagation direction were investigated. Crack paths from the finite element method correlated well with those deduced from gear experiments. For the test gear with a backup ratio (rim thickness divided by tooth height) of M(sub b) = 0.5, cracks initiating in the tooth fillet propagated to rim fractures when run at a speed of 10,000 rpm and became tooth fractures for speeds slower than 10,000 rpm for both the experiments and analysis. From additional analysis, speed had little effect on crack propagation direction except when initial crack locations were near the tooth/rim fracture transition point for a given backup ratio. When at that point, higher speeds tended to promote rim fracture while lower speeds (or neglecting centrifugal force) produced tooth fractures.
Measured and predicted energy demand of a low energy building: important aspects when using Building Energy Simulation

Three different simulation tools were used to simulate a low energy terraced house in the south of Sweden. The software tools all use dynamic models to calculate, for example, the energy demand for heating and the indoor temperatures. The aim of this paper is to discuss the relative importance to the annual energy demand of different energy aspects of a Swedish low-energy house. Both measured and simulated values are considered and compared. The focus is on the impact of choice of software, the habits of the tenants, and the relative impact of different design parameters such as ventilation rates. The measured values for total electricity demand range from about 6000 kWh to over 12 000 kWh, the average demand being 8020 kWh. The annual predicted total energy demand using three different simulation software tools deviated by about 2%. The energy use deviation due to airflow control was about 10%, and the deviation due to differences in heat exchanger efficiency was about 20% and the deviation in annual energy use due to differences in internal gains due to differences in tenant habits, assumed in the models, was 7%. Furthermore, when comparing the predicted energy use during the design process of the low-energy building with actual measurements after the tenants have moved in, these differ about 50% in average for this specific case. Practical application: Building energy simulation software is often used to make predictions of how different construction materials, design principles and operation influence the energy balance and indoor thermal comfort. It is therefore important that the output of these software tools is trustworthy and accurate. This paper discusses the importance of accurate input data during the design process in order to achieve a valid prediction of energy use with emphasis on tenants' behaviour. It was shown that the deviations in a parametric study were larger than the deviations in the comparison between the results from the three simulation tools. This indicates a need for more accurate models for modelling tenant behaviour and habits rather than more accurate building component models.
Patterns of ICT Use at Home/ School and Factors Supporting/ Hindering its Use: The Case of Iranian EFL Teachers

Abstract. The current study aimed at exploring the patterns/frequency of ICT use by Iranian EFL teachers and the factors affecting ICT integration at school/ home. A sample of 120 English teachers from high schools and pre- university institutes in Kermanshah was approached for the purpose of conducting this research which was in two phases including distributing the questionnaire and the interview phase of the study. Out of 120 questionnaires which included items on demographic information, ICT use at home and ICT use at school, 56 were returned that was appropriate for the purpose of this study. Six teachers were also interviewed to find out about the factors affecting ICT use at school/home. The results revealed a limited use of most ICT applications among English teachers at school though almost all applications were reported as being used by them at home. This restricted use as the data from the interviews indicated was due to the problems that teachers faced as a result of the many factors that affected their ICT integration which are explored deeper in this paper.
Marine seismic surveys: Analysis and propagation of air-gun signals; and effects of air-gun exposure on humpback whales, sea turtles, fishes and squid

ANALYSIS AND PROPAGATION OF AIR-GUN SIGNALS; AND EFFECTS OF AIR-GUN EXPOSURE ON HUMPBACK WHALES, SEA TURTLES, FISHES AND SQUID Prepared for Australian Petroleum Production Exploration Association By Robert D. McCauley, Jane Fewtrell, Alec J. Duncan, Curt Jenner, Micheline-Nicole Jenner, John D. Penrose, Robert I.T. Prince, Anita Adhitya, Julie Murdoch, Kathryn McCabe Centre for Marine Science and Technology, AUGUST 2000
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of R-134a Flow through a Lateral Type Diabatic Capillary Tube

This paper presents the performance of R-134a through a diabatic capillary tube with lateral configuration. The paper is divided into two sections: (1) an experimental investigation of straight and helical diabatic capillary tubes and (2) a numerical investigation of the straight diabatic capillary tube. In the experimental investigation, the effects of parameters such as capillary tube diameter, capillary tube length, coil pitch, and inlet subcooling on the refrigerant mass flow rate through a diabatic capillary tube were studied. In addition to the parameters mentioned above, the mass flow rate through a diabatic helical capillary tube was also found to be a function of suction-line inlet superheat and heat exchange length. The suction-line inlet superheat in the present investigation is not a controlled parameter. A comparison of the results of diabatic helical capillary and adiabatic helical capillary tubes was also made. On the basis of acquired experimental data, a correlation to predict the refrigerant mass flow rate was proposed. It was found that the predictions of the proposed correlation are within ±5% agreement with the experimental data. In the numerical investigation, a mathematical model was developed by applying laws of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy to a straight diabatic capillary tube. These differential equations were solved numerically using a finite difference method. The developed model was validated with experimental data from previous and present research. Further, a comparison was also made between the proposed model and the models of Sinpiboon and Wongwises (2002) and Valladares (2007).
Operating Experience With the Latest Upgrade of Alstom’s Sequential Combustion GT26 Gas Turbine

The GT26 gas turbine provides an additional degree of flexibility as the engine operates at high efficiencies from part load to full load while still maintaining low NOx emissions. The sequential combustion, with the EV burner as the basis for this flexibility also extends to the ability to handle wide fluctuations in fuel gas compositions. Increased mass flow was the main driver for the latest GT26 upgrade, resulting in substantial performance improvements. In order to ensure high levels of reliability and availability Alstom followed their philosophy of evolutionary steps to continuously develop their gas turbines. A total of 47 engines of this upgrade of the GT26 gas turbine have been ordered worldwide to date (Status: January 2010) enhancing the business case of power generators by delivering superior operational and fuel flexibility and combined cycle efficiencies up to and beyond 59%. Copyright © 2010 by Alstom Technology, Ltd.
Field Investigation into Effects of Vehicle Speed and Tire Pressure on Asphalt Concrete Pavement Strains

An asphalt concrete section on a test track in the PACCAR Technical Center in Mount Vernon, Washington, was fitted with strain gauges at the surface and in pavement cores and tested using an instrumented truck operated at different speeds and with different tire pressures. The field test results are presented. The results indicate that the effects of both vehicle speed and tire pressure–contact area on pavement strains are significant: increasing vehicle speed from 2.7 km/hr (1.7 mi/hr) to 64 km/hr (40 mi/hr) caused a decrease of approximately 30 to 40 percent in longitudinal strains at the bottom of the asphalt concrete layer, which was 137 mm (5.4 in.) thick. The speed effect on transverse strains is lower, causing only a 15 to 30 percent decrease. Reducing tire pressure from 620 kPa (90 psi) to 214 kPa (30 psi) caused a decrease of approximately 20 to 45 percent in the horizontal strains at the bottom of the asphalt concrete layer. The pressure effect on surface strains was significantly lower, causing only a 5 to 20 percent decrease. The speed effect was somewhat reduced at lower pressures, and the pressure effect was reduced at higher speeds.
Physicochemical properties, oxidative stability and sensory acceptance of
shortfin scad (Decapterus macrosoma) – surimi emulsion sausages

The aim of this study was to identify the physicochemical properties, oxidative stability and sensory acceptability of shortfin scad (Decapterus macrosoma) emulsion sausage incorporated with commercial surimi and silver catfish (Pengasius) protein hydrolysate. Fish emulsion sausage was prepared with fish mince and surimi ratios as follows: Formulation A (100:0); B (60:40); C (40:60); D (0:100). The proximate compositions of the fish emulsion sausages were determined. An increase in surimi percentage was increased lightness (L*) and decreased redness (a*) values of the sausages significantly (p<0.05). The higher fish mince ratio caused an increase in texture profile and a betteremulsified microstructure with fewer voids compared to the control. The fish protein hydrolysate could help maintain oxidative stability, as it has antioxidant properties. Moreover, the sensory evaluation indicated that all formulations of shortfin scad sausage incorporated with surimi and fish protein hydrolysate can be accepted by consumers, with formulation B had the highest rank as compared to control (100% surimi).