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STATED PREFERENCES AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR MOLAR TREATMENT: RESULTS OF PILOT STUDY

This study attempts to determining stated preferences for treatment of molar and the willingness to pay of the selected alternative. The study is based on questions from the interview of Christopher Robert Vernazza, used in his thesis "The monetary value of oral health: willingness to pay for treatment and prevention". Using a sample of 111 people visit their dentists in Plovdiv. The method of study is a direct anonymous questionnaire with questions about the choice of alternative health and willingness to pay its (direct open question); demographic, social and economic characteristics of the respondents; history, severity of dental disease and frequency of visits to the dentist. The estimates of willingness to pay for the proposed health alternatives with their standard deviation were as follows: root canal treatment and placing a crown - 121,30 ± 84,53 BGN; extract the tooth and leaving a gap - 51,67 ± 74,13 BGN; placing a removable denture - 120,00 ± 156,52 BGN; placing fixed bridge - 125,71 ± 66,79 BGN; implant - 491,43 ± 478,90 BGN. ). The level of income affects payment decisions. We found that with increasing household income increases willingness to pay – the moderate positive relationship exists (Spearman's rho=0,429). Demographic and other socio-economic factors have no got a statistically significant impact on the willingness to pay of the selected health choices.
Design and optimization of a machining robot

Under the concept of "Industry 4.0", production processes will be pushed to be increasingly interconnected, information based on a real time basis and, necessarily, much more efficient. In this context, capacity optimization goes beyond the traditional aim of capacity maximization, contributing also for organization’s profitability and value. Indeed, lean management and continuous improvement approaches suggest capacity optimization instead of maximization. The study of capacity optimization and costing models is an important research topic that deserves contributions from both the practical and theoretical perspectives. This paper presents and discusses a mathematical model for capacity management based on different costing models (ABC and TDABC). A generic model has been developed and it was used to analyze idle capacity and to design strategies towards the maximization of organization’s value. The trade-off capacity maximization vs operational efficiency is highlighted and it is shown that capacity optimization might hide operational inefficiency. © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference 2017.
Suffering Has No Race or Nation: The Psychological Impact of the Refugee Crisis in Hungary and the Occurrence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

The “European migrant crisis” is one of the greatest social, political, and cultural challenges since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of people exposed to multiple psychological traumas are trying to find shelter in Europe. It would be indispensable to gain more information about the mental health of these individuals. The aim of the present study was to explore the occurrence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among refugees arriving in Hungary. Participants received the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-Revised (HTQ), which was validated against the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview 6.0 (MINI). We interviewed 450 asylum seekers (332 male, 43% from Syria). There were 189 men (57%) and 85 women (72%) who received the diagnosis of PTSD. Altogether, 274 asylum seekers (61%) met PTSD criteria. Individuals from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq plus other countries displayed similar PTSD rates. The extremely high occurrence of PTSD in asylum seekers suffering from the global crisis calls for immediate attention and efforts to implement integrated solutions in Europe.
Coupled Common Fixed Points for a Pair of Compatible Maps satisfying Geraghty Contraction in Partially Ordered Metric Spaces

In this paper, we prove the existence of coupled coincidence and coupled common fixed points for a pair of compatible maps satisfying Geraghty contraction in partially ordered complete metric spaces. Our results generalize the results of Bhaskar and Lakshmikantham (2006) and Choudhury and Kundu (2012). Examples are provided to illustrate our results.
THE SPECTRUM AND MORPHOLOGY OF THE FERMI BUBBLES

The Fermi bubbles are two large structures in the gamma-ray sky extending to 55° above and below the Galactic center. We analyze 50 months of Fermi Large Area Telescope data between 100 MeV and 500 GeV above 10° in Galactic latitude to derive the spectrum and morphology of the Fermi bubbles. We thoroughly explore the systematic uncertainties that arise when modeling the Galactic diffuse emission through two separate approaches. The gamma-ray spectrum is well described by either a log parabola or a power law with an exponential cutoff. We exclude a simple power law with more than 7σ significance. The power law with an exponential cutoff has an index of 1.9 ± 0.2 and a cutoff energy of 110 ± 50 GeV. We find that the gamma-ray luminosity of the bubbles is erg s−1. We confirm a significant enhancement of gamma-ray emission in the southeastern part of the bubbles, but we do not find significant evidence for a jet. No significant variation of the spectrum across the bubbles is detected. The width of the boundary of the bubbles is estimated to be deg. Both inverse Compton (IC) models and hadronic models including IC emission from secondary leptons fit the gamma-ray data well. In the IC scenario, synchrotron emission from the same population of electrons can also explain the WMAP and Planck microwave haze with a magnetic field between 5 and 20 μG.
Electrical Stimulation and Recording of the Spinal Cord for Autonomic Neuromodulation

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord has been demonstrated to facilitate recovery of motor functions. Here, the effects of spinal cord stimulation on autonomic functions is demonstrated via two series of experiments. The first series involved epidural stimulation of the dorsal cervical spinal cord in anesthetized patients for respiratory modulation. Application of epidural stimulation resulted in acute changes in respiratory rate and tidal volume, dependent on the location and frequency of stimulation. The second series involved transcutaneous electrical stimulation (tSCS) of the thoracolumbar spinal cord of spinal cord injury subjects to enable bladder function. Results demonstrate improvements in bladder function via repeated application of tSCS. Lastly, epidural thoracic potentials were analyzed to determine if the waveforms contained information regarding the onset of bladder sensations. Distinct differences in spectral characteristics of the waveforms were demonstrated; however, a larger sample size is needed to confirm whether the waveforms can decode urge onset.
Application of evolutionary strategies to industrial forming simulations for the identification and validation of constitutive laws

In the last decade, the deployment of simulation systems in the automotive industry on the basis of the finite element method (FEM) became a standard for the evaluation of sheet metal forming processes. The technical and economic benefits of the FEM based simulation strongly depends on the accuracy of the computed prediction. The predictive capability of FEM based simulations is mainly determined by the chosen physical theory and its numerical solution. This thesis focuses on the application of optimization algorithms for the identification and validation of material models, which belong to the group of the constitutive laws. The objective of this thesis is threefold: Firstly, the identification of potentials regarding the material models in order to maximize the benefit of the FEM forming simulation and, secondly, the development of an identification and validation procedure for material models. Finally, the effect of the deviations between the measured data and the true values of the calibration experiments on the predictive capability of material models is investigated
abuse and neglect: what the literature reveals The efficacy of family support and family preservation services on reducing child

Globally, child protection services are under-resourced and unable to meet the demands associated with the increasing numbers of families who are being exposed to child abuse and neglect. Family support and family preservation interventions are the methods cited within the literature as those employed by child protection services to address this issue. Intensive family preservation services and cognitive behavioural therapy are discussed as the most effective interventions currently used by child protection services. This article presents a review of the literature on the efficacy of family-centred interventions for child abuse and neglect. Revealed in this review is that such efficacy remains controversial, with literature affirming that the most successful practice is a combination of interventions applied simultaneously. The literature reviewed suggests that more contemporary at University of Western Sydney on May 4, 2010 http://chc.sagepub. com Downloaded from O’REILLY ET AL. : FAmILY SUPPORT AND FAmILY PRESERVATION SERVICES
ASSESSMENT OF BIOSAFETY PRACTICES IN UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTE IN ISLAMABAD

Objective: Biosafety defines a set of rules that should be followed for the "containment" of biological agents, to protect the individual lab worker and the environment from its potential hazard. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, exploratory kind of study to assess the level of awareness among the undergraduate and postgraduate students of an academic institute in Islamabad and to see whether they differed in this awareness on the basis of their maturity and lab work experience. A total of 136 subjects were selected on the basis convenience sampling. Results: In most of the individual aspects, we could not detect a significant difference in knowledge about biosafety precautions in our two groups, but in overall awareness levels, we found out that postgraduate candidates were significantly better, which can be attributed to their higher percentage having present or past lab experience. Conclusion: The study highlights the need to have awareness sessions for all batches and for compulsory biosafety courses as early as possible in their course works to make their lab experience safe.
Implementing and Comparing Static and Machine-Learning Scheduling Approaches using DPDK on an Integrated CPU/GPU

As 5G is getting closer to being commercially available, base stations processing this traffic must be improved to be able to handle the increase in traffic and demand for lower latencies. By utilizing the hardware smarter, the processing of data can be accelerated in, for example, the forwarding plane where baseband and encryption are common tasks. With this in mind, systems with integrated GPUs becomes interesting for their additional processing power and lack of need for PCIe buses. This thesis aims to implement the DPDK framework on the Nvidia Jetson Xavier system and investigate if a scheduler based on the theoretical properties of each platform is better than a selfexploring machine learning scheduler based on packet latency and throughput, and how they stand against a simple round-robin scheduler. It will also examine if it is more beneficial to have a more flexible scheduler with more overhead than a more static scheduler with less overhead. The conclusion drawn from this is that there are a number of challenges for processing and scheduling on an integrated system. Effective batch aggregation during low traffic rates and how different processes affect each other became the main challenges.
NII-HITACHI-UIT at TRECVID 2016

This paper presents our proposed system for TRECVID In-stance Search Task with novel compound query type. A query is to search a speciﬁc person in a speciﬁc location. The system consists of two main stages. First, we use Bag-of-Visual Word model with geometric veriﬁ-cation to search for shots with the query location. Using deep features encoded by a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), we ﬁlter out irrelevant ones. Second, we employ VGG-Face model with a linear kernel classifer to ﬁnd out shots containing query person among ﬁltered shots from previous stage. The ﬁnal result shows that, the proposed system achieved very high recognition rate. Compared to other teams, our sys-tem is ranked at the third place for fully automatic run.
The Implementation of Contextual Learning in Improving the Quality of Motor Development Course for PETE Students

Learning a theoretical lesson with so many contents related to facts and information like the course of “Children Motor Development,” can be so boring and non-motivating to the students. From repeated experiences, it can be observed that the class atmosphere is mostly relatively passive and characterized by low students; enthusiasm. The purpose of this research was to find the best solution on what learning model should be employed to improve the quality of learning processes and results, fit into the characteristics of the course. Finally, the teaching team chose one learning model called contextual learning (CTL) that relies on 7 to 8 steps to be implemented, all of which are directed to provide deep meaning to the brain and the way students think. To do that, the R and D method was chosen and a certain modified steps were followed. The results was satisfactory for the class atmosphere was getting better and almost all students made positive comments that they enjoy the learning situation and they enthusiastically involved in all learning step to accomplish their
Sensitive detection of cereal fractions that are toxic to celiac disease patients by using monoclonal antibodies to a main immunogenic wheat peptide

Background: Celiac disease is an immune-mediated enteropathy caused by the ingestion of gluten, a protein fraction found in certain cereals. Immunotoxic gluten peptides that are recalcitrant to degradation of digestive enzymes appear to trigger celiac syndromes. A 33-mer peptide from α-2 gliadin has been identified as a principal contributor to gluten immunotoxicity. A gluten-free diet is the usual first therapy for celiac disease patients; therefore, the characterization and quantification of the toxic portion of the gluten in foodstuffs is crucial to avoid celiac damage. Objective: We aimed to develop immunologic assays as a novel food analysis tool for measuring cereal fractions that are immunotoxic to celiac disease patients. Design: The design focused on the production of monoclonal antibodies against the gliadin 33-mer peptide and the development of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and Western blot analysis with the use of novel antibodies. Results: A sandwich ELISA method showed a detection limit for wheat, barley, and rye of <1 ppm prolamine. However, the method required a sample that was ≥ 1 order of magnitude greater for the detection of low-toxic oats, and there was no signal with the safe cereals maize and rice. A competitive ELISA method was also developed for detection of the toxic peptide in hydrolyzed food, which had a detection limit of <0.5 ppm gliadin. Conclusions: Both ELISAs designed for use with the toxic gliadin 33-mer peptide suggested a high correlation between the presence of the peptide and the amount of cereal that was toxic to celiac disease patients. The sensitivity was significantly higher than that of equivalent methods recognizing other gluten epitopes.
Localización de Serratia marcescens en perfil bacteriológico y fúngico de la conjuntiva de caballos clínicamente sanos en Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

The conjunctival normal microflora, formed by fungi, yeast and bacteria, of 50 clinically healthy horses from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, was identified using three to 12 year-old horses of different breeds and gender. Samples were taken from the conjunctival sac of both eyes (n =100 eyes) using a cotton swab under sterile conditions. No eye was negative to the presence of the microorganism. There were differences in colony types in each eye of the same animal. One hundred percent were positive to fungal and bacteria colonies in both eyes, while 60% were positive to yeast. In the present study Serratia marcescens, a pathogenic, opportunist and multidrug-resistant organism, is reported for the first time in the conjunctival sac in horses. Serratia marcescens was isolated from 21 clinically healthy horses (42%) with a number of colony forming units (cfu) that ranged from 9 to 42.
Kualitas Rumput Unggul Tropika Hasil Ensilase dengan Bakteri Asam Laktat dari Ekstrak Rumput Terfermentasi

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and king grass (Pennisetum purpureophoides) ensiled with addition of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) prepared from fermented grass extract (LBFG). Four treatments were napier grass without additive (EG), napier grass with 3% (v/w) of LBFG (EGL), king grass without additive (KG) and king grass with 3% (v/w) of BLEF (KGL). Ensiling was conducted in silos of 225 g capacity at room temperatures (approximately 28 ° C) for 30 days. Chemical composition of silage, fermentation products and nutrient digestibility were measured. LBFG added silages were higher (P 3 -N concentration, and the higher LAB population number. Key words: tropical grasses, lactic acid bacteria, silage, fermented grass extract
A Study of Activity of Omega -3 Fatty Acid of Some Marine Fish in Mice as the Experimental Animals

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengindentifikasi asam lemak jenis-jenis ikan yang diduga tinggi kandungan omega-3nya, kemudian mempelajari aktivitas omega-3 tersebut dalam pencegahan penyakit jantung koroner dengan menggunakan mencit sebagai hewan percobaan. Hasil analisa keragaman asam lemak pada ikan seperti ikan kembung,selar tongko, kueh, bawal putih, kakap merah, dan kakap teridentifikasi 13 jenis asam lemak tak jenuh, 3 jenis tak jenuh tunggal, dan 7 jenis asam lemak tak jenuh jamak. Asam lemak omega-3 yang teridentifikasi dominant adalah EPA dan DHA. Hasil pengujian aktivitas asam lemak omega-3 ikan menunjukan mampu menurunkan kolesterol, kolesterol HDL, trigliserida dan lipid serum darah tikus percobaan, serta mempengaruhi penurunan tekanan darah. Penelitian lebih lanjut perlu dilakukan untuk menguji kelayakan konsumsi dari ikan yang potensial kendungan omega-3nya. Kata kunci: DHA, EPA, HDL, kolesterol, omega-3, trigliserida
Genotypic Variability in Staminate Flower and Pollen Grain Production of Diploid Watermelons

In 1999 and 2000, a total of 27 diploid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) cultivars and advanced breeding lines (hereafter referred to as cultigens) were evaluated for staminate flower and pollen grain production to assess their potential to serve as pollenizers (pollen source plants) in triploid watermelon production systems. Male reproductive output (staminate flower and pollen production) was quantified during the peak flowering and fruit setting phase of the cultigens under field conditions. The number of staminate flowers produced per plant per day, number of pollen grains produced per flower, and total number of pollen grains produced per plant per day (staminate flowers per plant × pollen grains produced per flower) differed greatly among cultigens (for all tests, P < 0.01). Staminate flower production by cultigens differed by year (P < 0.0029) and days within years (P = 0.0225), but pollen production between years by cultigens was stable (P = 0.4841). Total male reproductive output ranged from 134,206 pollen grains per plant per day for 'Jamboree' to 321,905 pollen grains per plant per day for 'Summer Flavor 500'. These studies demonstrate the genotypic variability in watermelon male reproductive output potential, and may assist growers in choosing a good diploid pollenizer for triploid watermelon production. Triploid (seedless) watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) production requires the planting of diploid (seeded) water- melon cultivars to serve as pollen source plants (pollenizers), with current production practices recommending that 20% to 33% of the field space be occupied by diploid pollenizers (2:1 to 4:1 triploid:diploid) (Fiacchino and Walters, 2003; Maynard and Elmstrom, 1992; Rhodes et al., 1997). This is because staminate triploid flowers do not produce sufficient viable pollen to adequately fertilize pistillate flowers, yet seedless fruit formation is dependent on hormones sup- plied by pollen tube growth and ovule fertilization (Elmstrom and Maynard, 1990; Rhodes et al., 1997; Robinson and Decker-Walters, 1997). The total or near lack of mature seeds in triploid fruit is due to female sterility, whereby ovules abort shortly after fertilization (Kihara, 1951).
Absorción de nutrientes en Zantedeschia elliottiana variedad Cristal Blush y su relación con la producción de biomasa en condiciones de la zona cafetera de Colombia

En un cultivo comercial del municipio de Pereira, Risaralda, se evaluo la extraccion de nutrientes de Zantedeschia elliottiana variedad Cristal Blush y su relacion con la acumulacion de materia seca y la produccion de tallos florales y bulbos durante el primer ciclo de produccion. Se utilizo un diseno bloques completos al azar con cuatro tratamientos correspondientes a diferentes niveles de fertilizacion y tres repeticiones. Se caracterizaron los cambios en la concentracion de nutrientes en bulbos y parte aerea de la planta en cada etapa de desarrollo mediante muestreo destructivo de tejidos a 28, 49, 63, 77, 98 y 140 dias despues de la siembra. Las concentraciones de N, Ca, Mg y B en bulbo y las concentraciones foliares de N, Mg y Cu en la epoca de floracion inciden directamente sobre el numero de tallos comerciales, mientras que los contenidos a nivel foliar de Ca, Mg y S durante las semanas 7 a 10 inciden directamente sobre el porcentaje de tuberizacion. Para obtener una produccion de 160 tallos comerciales/m2 y 21.7 t/ha de bulbos, es necesario aplicar (kg/ha): 248(N), 42(P), 305(K), 103(Ca), 21(Mg) y 33(S).
EVALUATION OF SELECTED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR SUPPRESSION OF Fusarium spp. IN A MAIZE AND BEANS INTERCROP

Fusarium root rot of maize and beans is a common problem in Taita District, Kenya causing reduction in yields to the small scale farmers. The pathogen attacks maize and beans at all growth stages causing rot at the seedling stage, yellowing of the leaves, stunted growth, and death if severe. Potentially effective crop rotations to maintain the pathogen at low levels are not currently practical due to the small size of farms while fungicides are out of reach to the small scale farmer due to high prices. This study aimed at assessing alternatives to fungicides in controlling root infection by Fusarium sp. in maize and beans. Field trials were done in Taita District where agriculture contributes to 95% of household income with very little or no soil fertility ameliorating inputs in farms. The following were tested in the trials; three types of inorganic fertilizers, cow manure, and Trichoderma seed coating. Planting was done during the long and short rains. Soil and roots were collected from the rhizosphere during harvesting and assessed for inoculum density while the roots were evaluated for incidence of infection by Fusarium spp. The most common species in both soil and roots were F. oxysporum (Schlecht) Snyd.et Hans. and F. sporotrichoides Sherb. Addition of soil ammandments had a positive effect of reducing root infection and in some cases lowering inoculum density in the soil. Of the four integrated soil fertility interventions, Mavuno had the highest yield and was the most effective in suppressing root colonisation by Fusarium spp.