Discrete choice experiments (DCE), conjoint analysis (CA), and best-worst scaling (BWS) are quantitative techniques for estimating consumer preferences for products or services.These methods are increasingly used in healthcare research, but their applications within the field of HIV research have not yet been described.The objective of this scoping

Public behavior of open defecation free (ODF) is an unhealthy condition.The program through ownership of healthy latrines is presented as a means of educating the public about healthy living.The research aims to determine the social structures in achieving ODF (Open Defecation Free) villages.This study uses qualitative methods with the aim of seein

Background: In Japan and elsewhere, there is major concern over individuals who are uninterested in health and reluctant to change their health behaviors.While previous studies have investigated cognitive and behavioral characteristics in this population, there is limited evidence on whether they recognize the significance of health, nor is it clea

In this article, an improved version of three state-of-the-art interpolated discrete-time Fourier transform (IpDTFT) algorithms for the estimation of the frequency and the damping factor of noisy damped sinusoids is proposed.Sinusoid amplitude and phase are also estimated.Improvement is obtained by both compensating the effect on the estimated para

The aim usc trojans snapback hat of the present research was to measure in vitro the chewing load forces transmitted through crowns made of different prosthetic restorative materials onto the dental implant.A masticatory robot that is able to reproduce the mandibular movements and the forces exerted during mastication was used.The forces transmitte