War veterans are at increased risk for chronic pain and co-occurring neurobehavioral problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, alcohol-related problems, and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Each condition is associated with disability, particularly when co-occurring. Pain acceptance is a strong predictor of lower levels of disability in chronic pain. This study ex...

Abrupt environmental pollution accidents cause considerable damage worldwide to the ecological environment, human health, and property. The concept of acceptable risk aims to answer whether or not a given environmental pollution risk exceeds a societally determined criterion. This paper presents a case study on acceptable environmental pollution risk conducted through a questionnaire survey car...

The sources and characterization of uncertainties in engineering modeling for risk and reliability analyses are discussed. While many sources of uncertainty may exist, they are generally categorized as either aleatory or epistemic. Uncertainties are characterized as epistemic, if the modeler sees a possibility to reduce them by gathering more data or by refining models. Uncertainties are catego...

As the advancement of technology, online shopping channel develops rapidly in recent years. According to the report of Taiwan Network Information Center, there are almost eighty percents of internet population shopping in online channel. Synthesizing insights from the previous research, this study develops the conceptual model to integrate Theory of Perceived Risk (TPR) and Technology Acceptanc...

In the present study, a group-acceptance sampling plan was presented when lifetime of an item followed alpha power transformation-inverted perks distribution. The median is used as quality index to attain design parameters, such acceptance number and minimum group size, which are determined test termination consumer risk specified. operating characteristic values both graphically in form tables...

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) plays a vital role globally in siting waste-to-energy incineration facilities because of its potentially positive influences on public acceptance locally unwanted land use (LULU). However, how EIA WTE through risk/fairness/trust local residents perceived has not been verified empirically, especially evidences the Chinese context. In response, this study aim...

There is considerable evidence that externalizing disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) put youth at risk for a range of adverse academic outcomes. It is importantly to note that some youth avoid these negative outcomes, yet there is a gap in our understanding of these resilient youth. The purpose of this study was to longitudinally evaluate social acceptance and soc...

OBJECTIVE Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious public health problem, due in part to low vaccination rates among high-risk adults, many of whom decline vaccination because of barriers such as perceived inconvenience or discomfort. This study evaluates the efficacy of a self-prediction intervention to increase HBV vaccination rates among high-risk adults. METHOD Randomized contr...

The design of a new adaptive version the multiple dependent state (AMDS) sampling plan is presented based on time truncated life test under Weibull distribution. We achieved proposed by applying concept double and existing plans. A warning sign for acceptance number was to increase probability current lot acceptance. optimal parameters were determined simultaneously with nonlinear optimization ...