BACKGROUND An international valuation protocol exists for obtaining societal values for each of the 3125 health states of the five-level EuroQol-five dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire. A feedback module (FM) that can be related to theoretical models used in behavioral economics was recently included in this protocol. OBJECTIVES Our objective was to assess the impact of using an FM to estima...

BACKGROUND The 5-level version of the EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) was recently developed. A number of preference-based scoring systems are being developed for several countries around the world. OBJECTIVE To develop a value set for the EQ-5D-5L based on societal preferences in Canada. METHODS We used age, sex, and education quota sampling from the general population from 4 cities across Canada. Compos...

Watermelon ( Citrulluslanatus ) which originated in Africa is widely cultivated throughout the world including India. This fruit known for its nutritional value and relished by many people. Only pulp of this used commercially rind also rich so nutrients considered agricultural waste. To add economic to nutritionally waste i.e., watermelon rind, three edible value-added products were prepared ev...

We present a secure redshift of z = 0.944±0.002 for the lensed object in the Einstein ring gravitational lens B0218+357 based on five broad emission lines, in good agreement with our preliminary value announced several years ago based solely on the detection of a single emission line. Subject headings: gravitational lensing — galaxies: redshifts – galaxies: individual (B0218 + 357)

Using a lattice model for water-oil-amphiphile mixtures, we examine the interfaces between the water-rich, oil-rich and disordered phases in the mean-field and Bethe approximations. By calculating the surface tensions between these phases along their coexistence triple line, we find that the disordered phase wets the water-oil interface when it is an ordinary disordered fluid but not when it is...

D. Ross, J. E. Rutledge, and P. Taborek Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92717 (Received 9 November 1995) The adsorption of He-He mixtures on a cesium substrate has been measured near bulk liquid phase separation. A first order wetting transition is found on the bulk three phase coexistence line at Tw > 0.53 K. The He rich liquid phase wets the s...