Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the number of reviews and scores for active members of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) in popular physician rating websites (Healthgrades.com and Vitals.com). Methods: A total of 433 ASSH active members were searched in two popular rating websites for a total of 866 web searches. Demographic data, overall and subcategory ...

this paper presents the aerodynamic design and economical evaluation of a 200 kw site specific wind turbine for the province of semnan in iran. by designing site specific wind turbines, the cost of energy which is calculated out of the annual energy production and also the cost of manufacturing the rotor are minimized. the aerodynamic design is based on the well-known blade element momentum the...

In recent years, all 50 states have embarked on education initiatives related to high standards and challenging content. A central focus of these efforts has been the establishment of a common set of academic standards for all students, the assessments that measure student performance, and accountability systems that are at least partially focused on student outcomes. This CPRE Policy Brief sum...

BACKGROUND Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a long history of using risk-based approaches for regulatory purposes, pollutant limits for pathogens in biosolids are not currently based on quantitative risk assessments. OBJECTIVES We developed and demonstrated a risk-based methodology for assessing the risk to human health from exposure to pathogens via biosolids. MATERIAL...

In recent years, the Internet has experienced a boom as an information source. The use of search engines is the most common way of finding this information. This means that less visible contents (for search engines) are increasingly difficult or even almost impossible to find. Thus,Web users are forced to accept alternative services or contents only because they are visible and offered to users...

Currently evaluations of the performance of various BW agent rapid detection or identification systems have primarily focused on defined aerosol samples released under favorable, controlled conditions or controlled samples assayed under laboratory conditions. Although these methods may provide information on the sensitivity, cross-reactivity, and some interferences, they may not provide suffici...

This research was designed to theoretically address and empirically examine research issues related to customer’s satisfaction with social commerce. To investigate these research issues, data were collected using a written survey as part of a free simulation experiment. In this experiment, 136 participants were asked to evaluate two social commerce websites using an instrument designed to measu...