We conducted a survey involving 1,604 households to determine community care-seeking patterns and 163 exit interviews to determine appropriateness of treatment of common childhood illnesses at private sector drug shops in two rural districts of Uganda. Of children sick within the last 2 weeks, 496 (53.1%) children first sought treatment in the private sector versus 154 (16.5%) children first so...

Existing electronic shops based on CBR technology allow customers to search for adequate products by only specifying the attributes for the products in a fuzzy way. Unfortunately, most electronic shops do not further support customers after the retrieval step. However, especially con gurable products could be customized at this stage. Based on the approach of interactive adaptation operators, w...

In this paper, we propose an intelligent location-aware city guide system which uses a “metal detector” interface for navigating users. Our system allows users to detect shops that match their preferences, in the same way an actual metal detector would be used to find metal objects. The procedure for finding shops that match users’ preferences includes a novel algorithm for learning frequented ...

present article focuses on service failure and recovery in the online shops in iran. the article investigates interaction between service failure and online shops readiness for service recovery and resulting impact on customer reaction. the data was collected by an e-questionnaire from 615 iranian online shoppers. the findings suggest, although many online shops are severely breaching few funda...

The aim of this work was to assess the microbiota (fungi and bacteria) and particulate matter in optical shops, contributing to a specific protocol to ensure a proper assessment. Air samples were collected through an impaction method. Surface and equipment swab samples were also collected side-by-side. Measurements of particulate matter were performed using portable direct-reading equipment. A ...

The dissipation behavior of octachlorodipropyl ether (OCDPE) residues in fresh tea shoots and in tea prepared under field conditions was investigated, and the transfer of residues from brewed tea to tea infusion was determined. OCDPE levels in tea shoots, prepared tea, tea infusion, and spent tea leaves were determined using a sensitive and simple method. The dissipation of OCDPE is fairly slow...

This paper reports on the application of total luminescence spectroscopy to discriminate between seven different types of tea. Bottled liquid teas; Oolong tea, Green tea, Houji tea, Japanese black tea and tea leaves (Kenya tea, Assam tea and Ceylon tea). Total luminescence spectra were recorded by measuring the emission spectra in the range 300nm to 700 nm at excitation wavelengths from 250 nm ...

BACKGROUND Sensitivity and symptoms related to animal proteins have been investigated in various occupational groups. However, data from pet shops are limited. AIMS To investigate rates of sensitivity to cats and dogs among pet shop workers, to assess the relationship between sensitivity, allergen levels and symptoms and to investigate whether passive transport from pet shops to homes is poss...

BACKGROUND E-cigarette use has been increasing in the United States, though knowledge of potential risks and harms associated with e-cigarette use is low. Marketing of e-cigarettes may serve as a source of information to shape beliefs and attitudes toward e-cigarettes. The purpose of this study was to identify the most common marketing claims made within "vape" and tobacco shops in sales intera...