Natural disasters such as earthquakes pose a constant threat to human communities. A key measure in planning and preparedness against is determine the optimal location of temporary emergency stations (TESs) allocate them affected areas. Decisions phase ensure performance TESs minimize potential delays course rescue operations. During crises, may have significant role minimizing causalities. In ...

The Worker Holiday Fund (WHF) was set up just after the Second World War as a state-dependent organization that arranged recreation for Polish workers under socialist doctrine. communist authorities turned organized into tool of indoctrination and propaganda. This research aims to characterize seaside tourism architecture in People’s Republic (1949–1989) against background nationalized being us...

The establishment of innovative facilities took a long way, therefore the existing infrastructure is diverse. Despite huge number different types architectural structures orientation, it possible to track and identify similar areas creation operation such objects. Buildings complexes activity represent association high-tech firms for purpose their economic growth in research production faciliti...

Access to maternal health services is one key to the reduction of maternal mortality in Papua New Guinea. Church health services (CHS) are known to administer around 45% of rural health facilities. We undertook a descriptive analysis based on health facility service provision data for 2009 from the National Health Information System (NHIS), supported by document review and interviews. We recode...

The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has proposed a new process for surveying and certifying nursing facilities for participation in Medicare and Medicaid. The process would be grounded in the principle that all federal requirements must be met and enforced. Surveyors would use a severity and scope scale to evaluate a deficiency's seriousness and determine the appropriate corrective ...

PURPOSE This study describes Florida's model of Medicaid nursing home (NH) reimbursement to compensate NHs for disaster-related expenses incurred as a result of 8 hurricanes within a 2-year period. This Florida model can serve as a demonstration for a national model for disaster-related reimbursement. DESIGN AND METHODS Florida reimburses NHs for approved disaster-related costs through hurric...

introduction: coronal microleakage may significantly reduce the prognosis of endodontic treatment. temporary restorative materials have a crucial role in preventing the infection of root canals between and after endodontic treatment. this in vitro study was designed to evaluate the coronal microleakage of three temporary restorative materials used in endodontics: coltosol, cavisol and cina. mat...

provisional cements are commonly used to facilitate retrievability of cement-retained fixed implant restorations; but compromised abutment preparation may affect the retention of implant-retained crowns.the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of abutment design and type of luting agent on the retentive strength of cement-retained implant restorations.two prefabricated abutments ...