This study analysed the perceptions of dental clinical attire among patients, dentists and dental students at the Dental Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University using factor analysis to investigate what kinds of factors would underlie the perceptions and would guide evaluation of wearing items of dentist. The subjects comprised 146 patients, 97 dentists, and 81 students of the Dental Hosp...

Parents of pediatric dental patients were observed in a university clinic waiting room as they were greeted by student dentists. Soon after the dentist left with the child, the parents completed a series of scales assessing their perceived social support from the dentist, their anxiety and distress levels, and their confidence in the dentist. Regression analysis indicated that perceived social ...

Moving toward a sustainable industrial activity requires an effective waste management that is applicable and efficient for all different types of industrial wastes .Waste minimization as the most acceptable option in waste management hierarchy, has a significant contribution in minimizing the solid wastes generated by manufacturing industries. The absence of appropriate policy, lack of awarene...

This paper describes the general system for regulation of disposal of solid, long-lived radioactive wastes. It outlines the relevant Government policy, the framework of legislation and arrangements for implementation, the associated guidance produced by regulatory bodies and the approach to assessment by regulators of a safety case for radioactive waste disposal. Also, for the purposes of discu...

The hopping charge transfer in the ionconductive material is analyzed and experimentally investigated as the thermoelectric power generation. The physical model for the phenomenon as well as experimental results are analyzed in means of practical implementation with power conversion for energy harvesting from heat wastes or wide-spectrum solar radiation. Provided analysis addresses the thermoel...