BACKGROUND Steam sterilization is an essential part of infection prevention. The literature shows that sterilization of medical instruments containing channels is not trivial. Phaco hand pieces have a simple configuration: a device contains a channel with a constant radius. No literature was found indicating whether the sterilization conditions on the inner surface of a phaco hand piece are inf...

Abstract This study examines whether corporate commitment to climate change is driven by country‐level factors related cultural values and the legal system (LS) of a country. We also investigate impact governance strength on extent which there are moderating effects between LS influences. use large dataset 21,564 firm‐year observations companies operating in United States, UK, China for period ...

Object-oriented classification has shown a great potential in the classification of very high resolution satellite images, such as QuickBird and Ikonos. In the object-oriented classification, object segmentation is a crucial process and it significantly influences the classification results. Current techniques heavily rely on the operator’s experience to find appropriate segmentation parameters...

Social learning analytics (SLA) tools are designed to visually demonstrate online discussions with a goal foster student engagement. However, empirical studies indicate controversial results of the effect SLA on This design-based research designs student-facing tool from three perspectives and further uses mixed methods investigate effects tool. Results have positive influences increasing socia...

Physical phenomena are commonly modeled by numerical simulators. Such codes can take as input a high number of uncertain parameters and it is important to identify their influences on the outputs via global sensitivity analysis (GSA). However, these be time consuming, which prevents GSA based classical Sobol' indices, requiring too many code simulations. To address this limitation, paper focuse...

introduction: community-orientated medicine (come) is a topical area for debate in the current discussion about medical education, but it can be agued that medical education has always been in the community because medical practice is located therein. in this study the status of come in all universities were evaluated by educational development center (edc) of ministry of health and medical edu...

In recent years, Filipino consumers are becoming more socially aware of the usage products that can be harmful to environment. Purchasing eco-friendly is a big step towards sustainable development in Philippines. The objectives this study identify what socially-oriented behavior influences purchase apparel products, if emotions play role purchasing regarding and key determinants behind reason f...