The inspiration for the research was a customer request 3D printing of face shield frames during COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, but also due to possibilities relatively cheap various products, large amount waste started be generated that needed disposed of. overall aim contribute development new products printed using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology from thermoplastic materials...

background & aim : many changes occur during and after pregnancy which affect physical, psychological and social health and generally women's quality of life. this study aims to explore the relationship between quality of life and sexual dysfunction after delivery. methods & materials : this cohort study was designed to compare the relation of mode of delivery to quality of life and sexual sati...

The control-function method is the most suitable tool to address endogeneity for several discrete choice models that are relevant in transportation research. The estimators obtained with the control-function method are consistent only up to a scale. In this paper we first depict the determinants of this change of scale by adapting an existing result for omitted orthogonal attributes in Logit mo...

aim and background: schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disease that has an important effect on patients’ quality of life and their function. the goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of compliance therapy on quality of life and global function of schizophrenic patient. methods and materials: in this randomized controlled trial 76 remission patients with schizophrenia were recruited ...

This study aims to estimate the recreational use values of Great Lakes beaches using a two-level nested logit Random Utility Model. The choice set contains all 594 public Great Lakes beaches in Michigan. Beach sites located in the same Great Lakes water body are arranged into a nest. The trip data were obtained from a 2006 online survey using a web-panel of Michigan adults accessed through Surv...

Many researchers have used the conditional logit model to examine migration. One common objection to this model is that it carries the independence from irrelevant alternatives (IIA) assumption, which may be too restrictive. This study compares the conditional logit with models that partially relax (nested logit) or fully relax (mixed logit) the IIA assumption. We will begin to learn whether as...

The Lake Urmia and its satellite wetlands have been selected as a demonstration site for the United Nations Development Program / Global Environment Facility / Department of Environment Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project. This project aims to demonstrate reduction of the major threats of this wetland protected area coordinated through an integrated management plan. A choice experiment was...

Intermediate public transport (IPT) supplements the system by providing first and last-mile connectivity to commuters. A feeder service based on sustainable intermediate transportation can be made attractive improving its mobility, accessibility, convenience, comfort for users. Sustainable IPT modes have a lower impact environment cater current future needs of transportation. In this study, com...

Background Transparency in quality of care is an increasingly important issue in healthcare. In many international healthcare systems, transparency in quality is crucial for health insurers when purchasing care on behalf of their consumers, for providers to improve the quality of care (if necessary), and for consumers to choose their provider in case treatment is needed. Conscious consume...