Functional communication training (FCT) is a popular treatment for problem behaviors, but its effectiveness may be compromised when the client emits the target communication response and reinforcement is either delayed or denied. In the current investigation, we trained 2 individuals to emit different communication responses to request (a) the reinforcer for destructive behavior in a given situ...

Wastewater management in two companies representing the pharmaceutical industry was investigated and implemented. The results showed that the integration of the pollution prevention approach followed by an equalization tank reduced the organic load up to 70%, while further chemical treatment using either alum or ferric chloride aided with lime produced a quality of effluent suitable for restric...

BACKGROUND Visual analogue scales (VASs) have been shown to be valid measurement instruments and a better alternative to Likert-type scales in Internet-based research, both empirically and theoretically [1,2]. Upsides include more differentiated responses, better measurement level, and less error. Their feasibility and properties in the context of eHealth, however, have not been examined so far...

Diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) is employed in the sulfide ore flotation process due to its excellent collection performance. Herein, we investigated interfacial adsorption behavior of DDTC on four main mineral phases high-sulfur residue: sulfur, pyrite, sphalerite, and lead sulfate. The H2O, namely, structure energy electron localization function cross section, were explored using density theory...

Abstract Aerosols are an important component of the climate system affecting visibility, clouds, and climate. They also transported over short long distances with consequences for continental‐scale nutrient availability. Processes that remove aerosols from atmosphere difficult to evaluate observations in isolation aerosol sources. As a result, quantitative assessment uncertainties our understan...

Abstract The breathing pipe of a produced water storage tank in sulfide-containing natural gas station is prone to deposit formation, which leads pipeline blockage. In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and diffraction (XRD) analyses the show that composed elemental sulfur corrosion scales ferrous polysulfide sulfate. Existing formation p...

Low-sulfate, acidic (approximately pH 4) fens in the Lehstenbach catchment in the Fichtelgebirge mountains in Germany are unusual habitats for sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRPs) that have been postulated to facilitate the retention of sulfur and protons in these ecosystems. Despite the low in situ availability of sulfate (concentration in the soil solution, 20 to 200 ␮M) and the acidic conditi...

the present research designed to evaluate the effects of foliar application of methyl jasmonate (meja), salicylic acid (sa) and potassium sulfate on improving fruit quality and photosynthesis system. ten treatments include: sa (0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 mm), meja (0.5, 1 and 2 mm), potassium sulfate (0.5, 1 and 1.5%) and distilled water (control) were sprayed on pomegranate trees 2 and 7 weeks after ful...