BACKGROUND The spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Cambodia is mainly caused by sexual transmission and the high-risk group in this country are female commercial sex workers (CSW). There are two types of CSW, direct CSW (DCSW) and indirect CSW (IDCSW), who are different from each other in sexual activities. This study was conducted in order to describe the risk factors on HIV for ea...

The theoretical model proposed by Berry and colleagues (Berry, 1997; Berry, Kim, Minde, & Mok, 1987) highlights the importance of identifying moderators in the acculturation process. Accordingly, the current study examined the Asian cultural value of family recognition through achievement (FRTA) and contingency of self-worth on academic competence (CSW-AC) as moderators in the association betwe...

The Cassava starch manufacturing wastewater (CSW) was used as a substrate to produce polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by Cupriavidus sp. KKU38. The acidogenic fermentation process of CSW was first conducted to obtain volatile fatty acids (VFAs), which are more efficient in PHB production than raw CSW. The effect on substrate concentration and nutrients, i.e. nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, by ...

Abstract In this investigation, softwood pulp and bleached wheat straw were used as raw materials, Calcium Sulfate Whiskers (CSW) fillers. Based on the structural properties characteristics of CSW, printing paper with such whiteness, opacity, pH value, uniformity, Z-direction tensile strength surface strength, analyzed. The results showed that CSW has low solubility, high retention fiber-like a...

We evaluated the precision of land surface temperature (LST) operationally retrieved from the Korean multipurpose geostationary satellite, Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS). The split-window (SW)-type retrieval algorithm was developed through radiative transfer model simulations under various atmospheric profiles, satellite zenith angles, surface emissivity values and sur...

in models of data envelopment analysis (dea), an optimal set of input and output weights is generally as-sumed to represent the assessed decision making unit (dmu) in the best light in comparison to all the other dmus. these sets of weights are, typically, different for each of the participating dmus. thus, it is important to find a common set of weights (csw) across the set of dmus. in this pa...

OBJECTIVE We used the hybrid capture assays to investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among commercial sex workers in Tokyo. METHODS Five hundred forty-six consecutive commercial sex workers (CSW) who visited an STD clinic for STD checkup in 1998 and 1999 were studied. A control group consisted of 233 consecutive women who vis...

In this work, the eSAFT-VR Mie equation of state (EoS) is extended to low relative permittivity, non-aqueous solutions. The effect using different permittivity relations for electrolyte solutions studied, ranging from experimentally measured values a salt-composition independent permittivity. Furthermore, approaches characteristic diameters in Debye-Hückel and Born terms presented. EoS reparame...

Abstract The introduction of technology, particularly mobile phones, in the mediation commercial sex work (CSW) has meant that is expanding from traditional venue based (such as through hotels and massage parlors) to freelance work. It also changed face-to-face negotiation negotiations mediated online or by phone. Apart a few programmes, interventions largely use establishments entry points for...

Hyponatremia has been recognized as an important postoperative metabolic complication after central nervous system (CNS) operations in children. If not appropriately treated, the postoperative hyponatremia can cause several types of CNS and circulatory disorders such as cerebral edema, increased intracranial pressure. The postoperative hyponatremia after CNS surgery has been considered as one o...