For consumer protection, many governments perform random inspections on goods sold by weight or volume to ensure consistency between actual and labeled net contents. To pass inspection, samples must jointly comply with restrictions placed on the individual sampled items and on average. In this talk the current US National Institute of Standards and Technology joint acceptance criteria is used. ...

In this paper, a hybrid group acceptance sampling plan is developed for a truncated life test when the lifetime of an item follows log-logistic distribution. The minimum number of testers and acceptance number are determined when the consumer’s risk and the test termination time and group size are specified. The operating characteristic values according to various quality levels are found and t...

In this paper, a group acceptance sampling plan is developed for a truncated life test when the lifetime of an item follows the Marshall-Olkin extended exponential distribution. The minimum number of groups required for a given group size and the acceptance number is determined when the consumer’s risk and the test termination time are specified. The operating characteristic values, according t...

Methods Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling strategy and invited to partake in an in-depth, semi-structured interview upon completion of the intervention. The LEAP Project intervention consists of eight modules (1) Consciousness and Self Acceptance, (2) Appreciation of Beauty & Creativity, (3). Mystery and Meaning, (4) Gratitude, (5) Compassion, (6) Acceptance, (7) Forgiven...

Objective: The aim of this study was performed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological flexibility in obese women in Isfahan, Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test trial with follow-up. The study population was all of the obese women in Isfahan in 2014 (BMI≥30).the sample of study was selected by conveni...