Introduction: Dental caries remain the most common infectious disease in children, and is in fact, on the rise in the U.S. among 2 to 5 year olds. Among hundreds of oral bacteria, mutans streptococci (MS) are considered the major species associated with dental caries. Studies have shown that increased MS in saliva or plaque is an important indicator for caries. The use of standard plate count (...

This research aims to analyze the contextual teaching and learning (CTL) model on students' creative thinking skills reaction rate topic. quantitative used true experimental design of pretest-posttest control. The samples in this study were from 11th grade at SMA Negeri 1 Pinolosian. class sample was given treatment CTL while control conventional learning, respectively, 31 30 students 93 popula...

This study aims to get a real picture of the Capital Market Reaction Corona Covid-19 Virus Outbreak (Study on LQ-45 Companies Listed Indonesia Stock Exchange). The analytical tool used is descriptive statistical analysis and classical assumption test. To test hypothesis, it done using data in form Paired Sample T-Test program "Product Service Solution" (SPSS). results hypothesis testing paired ...

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe STAD berbantuan video terhadap hasil belajar tematik integrafif pada peserta didik kelas V SD Negeri Karangpelem 1 Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022. Penelitian merupakan kuantitatif dengan metode pre-eksperimen, desain one group pretest-posttest design. Populasi dalam seluruh yang berjumlah 34 didik. Teknik pengambilan...

‎in this paper‎, ‎we present a novel approach for image selective smoothing by the evolution of two paired nonlinear‎ ‎partial differential equations‎. ‎the distribution coefficient in de-noising equation controls the speed of distribution‎, ‎and is‎ ‎determined by the edge-strength function‎. ‎in the previous works‎, ‎the edge-strength function depends on isotropic‎ ‎smoothing of the image‎...

We present results from a hypothetical framed field experiment assessing whether risk preferences significantly differ across the health and financial domains when they are elicited through the same multiple price list paired-lottery method. We consider a sample of 300 patients attending outpatient clinics in a university hospital in Athens during the Greek financial crisis. Risk preferences in...

A program evaluation study was conducted to determine if a group psychoeducation course would improve wellness scores in subjects with trauma-related disorders. The sample consisted of 10 men age 20-65 years and 44 women age 20-66 years. Levels of wellness were evaluated using the Wellness Assessment Tool [International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research, 3(1) (1996), 308-317] that evaluat...