OBJECTIVE To identify problems faced by older adults with diabetes due to out-of-pocket medication costs. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this cross-sectional national survey of 875 adults with diabetes treated with hypoglycemic medication, respondents reported whether they had underused prescription medications due to cost pressures or had experienced other financial problems associated with ...

Cutting tool and machining parameters selection are central activity in process planning, which was traditionally performed by numerical control programmers or machine tool operators. The surface integrity has great effect on part quality and the sudden tool failure increases the machining costs greatly. The present paper details the development of a cutting database system with surface integri...

Optimum utilization of limited resources in the production floor demands that the production manager makes decisions on the best allocation of limited resources. This study applied linear programming techniques to production planning problem in a feed mill producing company. Linear Programming model was formulated based on data obtained from the company operations’ diary. Data was processed wit...

Hard machining, as attractive replacement for many rough and finish grinding operation, generates high cutting forces and temperature that enhance tool wear when act together. Therefore, the tool geometry and machining parameters have to be carefully optimized for a given material. Because of high cost and time consuming experimental work up-to-date advanced software for modeling and simulation...