The article proposes the use of the mechatronic surface sensor (MSS) to detect surface contamination. This methodology is based on the analysis of the vibration response of the monitored surface. In the present work a comparison between the responses of the MSS to different structural deposits build-up (Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm--formed under turbulent and laminar flow and a silica deposi...

The agricultural economy in the United States is dependent on millions of Latino migratory workers. Despite the health risks associated with this line of work, many agricultural workers lack health insurance or access to health care services. The purpose of this study was to collect demographic data and investigate the musculoskeletal health of Latino migratory vineyard workers. A physical ther...

BACKGROUND The Ontario Maternal Serum Screening (MSS) Program was introduced by the Ontario Ministry of Health as a province-wide pilot project in 1993. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of practice location on Ontario health care providers' use of and opinions regarding MSS, access to follow-up services and recommendations about the program. METHODS A questionnaire w...

To evaluate the interactions between hydrogen and mechanical behavior of additively manufactured (AM) 17-4PH martensitic stainless steel (MSS), stress-relaxation tests were performed for both non-charged hydrogen-charged samples. Similar conventional MSS counterpart (CM). The results clearly indicated significant differences in relaxation properties CM AM MSSs H900 state, which attributed to hi...

In 2004, a multi-signature scheme (MSS) based on the elliptic curve cryptosystem is given by Chen et al. [1]. Later, Liu and Liu [6] showed that if one of the users always sends his data in the last during each steps of the key generation and multi-signature generation phase then MSS becomes insecure. In this paper we propose a scheme which prevents the system from such insecurity. Also, in the...

OBJECTIVE To test the previously described misdiagnosis severity score (MSS) by comparing it with doctors' perceptions of the severity of diagnostic errors. METHODS 14 scenarios of diagnostic errors were described on a questionnaire. These were given to 12 accident and emergency (A&E) consultants who were asked to indicate their assessment of the severity of the errors on a scale of 1 to 10. ...