Remedial technologies utilized at hazardous waste sites for the treatment of metal and metalloid contaminants often take advantage of reduction-oxidation (redox) processes to reach ground water clean up goals (Barcelona and Holm, 1991; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002). This is because redox reactions, in many cases, govern the biogeochemical behavior of inorganic contaminants by affe...

Microwave energy has been widely used in several domestic, industrial, and medical applications such as food sterilization, organic/inorganic syntheses, polymerization, dehydration, analyses and extraction, and biological destruction. This paper summarizes the potential applications of microwave energy as remedial alternatives for various types of wastes and diverse contamination of soils, slud...

Remedial course is a product of a well-developed higher education system. As universities/colleges become more available to high school graduates, competitiveness in the entrance exam is lessened and demand for students’ basic scholastic abilities diminishes in admission. This social phenomenon causes two problems for the implementation of higher education: (1) Students can’t comprehend lecture...

Test turnaround times are often monitored on a monthly basis. However, such an interval usually means that not all causes for delay in test reporting can be unequivocally identified for institution of remedial action. We have devised a daily chart--the freckle plot--that graphically displays the test turnaround times by laboratory receipt time. Different symbols are used to designate specimens ...

OBJECTIVES To compare the self reported health of a group of individuals living in an area contaminated by chromium (chromium group) with a group living in an uncontaminated area (control group), and to assess the effects of perception of risk from exposure to chromium on health. DESIGN Cross sectional study using the SF-36 validated quality of life questionnaire. Further questions were added...

Oral health professionals promote universal oral for diseases that are primarily preventable and/or treated in their early stages. The delivery of care, whether through therapeutic interventions, preventive or long-term maintenance, causes pollutants and has a significant carbon footprint. practitioners share moral obligation to society offer optimal services, ensure patient safety, decrease en...

BACKGROUND Gatekeeping safeguards access to the practice of a profession to ensure the quality of clinical services. It involves selective admission, continuous evaluation, and timely and ethical decisions in response to trainees with severe professional competency problems (SPCP). To date, little information is available concerning gatekeeping practices in the field of music therapy. OBJECTI...