While scientific studies have not reached a consensus on the methodology for examining Technical Efficiency (or Inefficiency), influence of regions appears to be important efficiency scores. Therefore, this research aims investigate empirical procedures achievement more robust results in analysis productive efficiency, as well evaluate effect location farms such efficiency. The goal was check w...

The aim of this study was to clarify the dentoskeletal treatment effects induced by a preorthodontic trainer appliance treatment on Class II, division 1 cases. Twenty patients (10 girls and 10 boys, mean age 9.6 +/- 1.3 years) with a Class II, division 1 malocclusion were treated with preorthodontic trainer appliances (Myofunctional Research Co., Queensland, Australia). The patients were instru...

In consideration of future employment domains, engineering students should be prepared to meet the demands of society 4.0 and Industry 4.0 – resulting from a fourth industrial revolution. Based on the technological concept of cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things, it facilitates – among others the vision of the smart factory. The vision of “Industry 4.0” is characterized by highly i...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess changes in role model behaviour of clinical trainers after giving personal feedback. METHODS First-year general practitioner (GP) trainees at two institutes for GP speciality training in the Netherlands were asked to complete an assessment of their clinical trainers: the Role Model Apperception Tool (RoMAT). The RoMAT consists of attributes of positive ...

Eng. Hadi Hosseini Araghi was born in 1943, in Arak, Iran, where he graduated from the high school of natural sciences. He received his B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Tehran. In 1969, he started his collaboration with the Range Organization in the form of preparing range management plans. He received his M.Sc. from the Arizona State University in 1976. Then, in ...

CONTEXT Athletic trainers surveyed in 1999 demonstrated little consensus on the use of concussion grading scales and return-to-play criteria. Most relied on clinical examination or symptom checklists to evaluate athletes with concussion. OBJECTIVE To investigate the current trends of certified athletic trainers in concussion assessment and management. DESIGN Subjects were invited to partici...