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Showing 1 to 20 of 1309 for “"Preventive"”.
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Preventive computing technology for successful aging
… the alternative perspective we offer is more preventive and proactive.
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Preventive Maintenance for a Multi-task System
This research models the behavior of a multi-task system with respect to time. The type of multi-task system considered here is one in which not all system components are required to perform each task. Each component may, however, be used for more than one task. Also, it is possible that some of …
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The preventive and therapeutic effects of molecular Hydrogen
Hydrogen gas, which was previously considered to be physiologically inert in mammalian cells, is now considered as a novel selective antioxidant with potentially therapeutic applications and minor adverse effects. Its selectivity presents through its mild effect that is enough neither to disturb …
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Effectiveness of Visual Aids on Preventive Dental Goals
… as well as improving success of a chosen preventive goal. Methods: N=140 caregivers of pediatric dental patients were given questionnaires to assess readiness to change and current preventive oral health behaviors. Oral health education was communicated in a MI style (verbal-only or with …
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Predictive analysis of metabolic and preventive patient data
Every day huge amounts of medical records are stored by means of hospitals’ and medical offices’ software. These data are generally unconsidered in research. In this work anonymized everyday medical records ascertained in a physician’s office, cov- ering holistic internal medicine in combination …
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The Relations of Terror and Immigration: Preventive Solutions
… to be misguided. A more useful approach would be preventive, recognizing the number of interrelated issues encouraging the simultaneous rise of immigration to and terrorism against the U.S. The U.S.'s experiences of immigration and terrorism cannot be separated from the nation's global enforcement …
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Phishing on Open WLANs: Threat and Preventive Measure
Phishing is an internet security issue whose shape is still changing and size is still increasing. This thesis shows the possibility of a phishing attack on open, private Wireless LANs. Private WLANs which use a login page to authenticate users in hotels, airports and academic campuses are all …
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High school learners' perception of HIV/AIDS preventive strategies
… of high school learners about HTV7AIDS preventive strategies. The study reveals that the age of the learner, their gender, grade level, and the school they attend influences their perceptions. The study also reveals that the learners hold positive perceptions about abstaining from sex, …
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High school learners' perception of HIV/AIDS preventive strategies
… of high school learners about HTV7AIDS preventive strategies. The study reveals that the age of the learner, their gender, grade level, and the school they attend influences their perceptions. The study also reveals that the learners hold positive perceptions about abstaining from sex, …
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Predictive Modelling Approach to Data-Driven Computational Preventive Medicine
… approaches to data-driven computational preventive medicine and offers an alternative framework to statistical analysis in preventive medicine research. In the early parts of this research, this thesis presents research by proposing a synergy of machine learning methods for detecting …
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Economic Analysis Of Preventive Care Utilization Among Older Adults
… examine the economic determinants of the use of preventive services among older adults. It contains two studies that focus on the effects of public health policy and health shocks on the initiation of use of preventive services among older adults.</p> <p>In January 2005, Medicare began covering a …
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Safety with strangers : a preventive program for deaf children
<p>The present study addresses two major issues . First, the need for children to develop the skills necessary t o prevent themselves fro m being molested. Second, the need for hearing impaired children to receive the same information, coping s kills, and defense strategies as their hearing …
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A Comparison of Two Preventive Interventions for College Freshmen
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:07:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7511818.pdf: 3952980 bytes, checksum: 63eece61dd8f10ff8b9c96c182d733a8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1974
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Reducing reagent waste through process improvement and preventive maintenance
Quest Diagnostics has committed to reducing operating expenses by $1.3B between 2012 and 2017. A portion of the cost-saving initiative focuses on reagents - expensive liquids that are combined with patient samples to detect compounds of interest. This project aims to reduce reagent waste for …
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Component availability for an age replacement preventive maintenance policy
… which is maintained by an age replacement preventive maintenance policy. The availability function, A(t), is a function of time and is defined as the probability that the component functions at time t. The component is considered to have two states: operating and failed. In this policy, the …
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A Preventive Approach to Post-Election Conflicts in Contemporary Africa
<p>In this dissertation the author hypothesizes that (H1): In Africa, countries that use majoritarian electoral systems are more likely to experience post-election conflicts than are countries that use proportional electoral systems, (H2): In Africa, countries that use majoritarian electoral …
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An algorithm for a two-phase strategy for preventive maintenance
… research was to develop a two-phase strategy for preventive maintenance and the critical number of units. Maintenance is done if the number of failures is equal to or greater than the critical number of units. The system under consideration had q components. The system failed when k (k < q) …
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Factors Associated With the Provision of Coronary Heart Disease Preventive CareServices
… realized access to coronary heart disease (CHD) preventive care. The cross-sectional study is based on a sample of adults age 18-85 from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) who were identified with CHD risk or who had a CHD diagnosis.Variables from the MEPS and the Area Resource File …
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