The HELIOS program is a series of four solar tracking missions with the goal to demonstrate the feasibility of solar tracking on a high altitude balloon platform while maintaining a low mission cost. For this purpose, a tracking system was developed that could be accurate, simple, and cost efficient. This paper documents the tracking system utilized by HELIOS III and IV both physically and algo...

BACKGROUND Despite free TB services available in public health facilities, TB patients often face severe financial burden due to TB. WHO set a new global target that no TB-affected families experience catastrophic costs due to TB. To monitor the progress and strategize the optimal approach to achieve the target, there is a great need to assess baseline cost data, explore potential proxy indicat...

BACKGROUND Estimates place the number of refugees in Nairobi over 100,000. The constant movement of refugees between countries of origin, refugee camps, and Nairobi poses risk of introduction and transmission of communicable diseases into Kenya. We assessed the care-seeking behavior of residents of Eastleigh, a neighborhood in Nairobi with urban refugees. METHODS During July and August 2010, ...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of treatment cost is essential in assessing cost effectiveness in healthcare. Evidence of the potential impact of implementing available interventions against childhood illnesses in developing countries challenges us to define the costs of treating these diseases. The purpose of this study is to describe the total costs associated with treatment of pneumonia, malaria and me...

This paper is research on women's religious education in families Wonokerso Pakisaji Malang with a low divorce rate. The respondents are Muslim married couples, 4 qualifications: 1) Couples good for women and less men, 2) 3) equally good, 4) lacking. Data collection techniques through interviews purposive techniques. A case study that found something new supports the formation of harmony househ...

Coffee is one of the promising agricultural commodities. Sound processing and advanced will provide added value increase income. CV. Berkat Asia a household-scale ground coffee industry located in Sinjai Borong District. They process robusta from local farmers to packaged coffee. This study aims analyze income Asia. research was conducted January 2022 by applying case research. The data were th...

t he purpose of this study was to examine farm operations cooperation groups in central agricultural zone of delta state, nigeria. all the members of the six  selected groups were used for the study. the data which were collected with the use of questionnaire and interview schedule were analyzed with the use of frequency counts, percentages and tobit regression model. most of the members were ...