Abstract Background Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) is a widely used, community-based approach to tackle open defecation and its health-related problems.Although CLTS has been shown to be successful in previous studies, little is known about how CLTS works.We used a square nut cross-sectional case study to identify personal, physical, and soc
The Ratio-Bias phenomenon, observed by psychologist Seymour Epstein and colleagues, is a systematic manifestation of irrationality.When offered a choice between Portable Salad Bars two lotteries, individuals consistently choose the lottery with the greater number of potential successes, even when it offers a smaller probability of success.In the cu
A new species, Poa magellensis sp.nov., is described and illustrated based on collections from the Majella Mountains in Central Apennine, CLEAR THE AIR Italy.It is morphologically similar to P.ligulata Boiss., but can be distinguished by green leaves, the basal ones adaxially lightly scabrous or sparsely hairy, longer ligules particularly in the up
Background: Pediatric laparoscopy (LS) is claimed to be superior to open surgery (OS).This review questions the scientific veracity of this assertion by systematic analysis of published evidences comparing LS versus OS in infants and children.Materials and Methods: Search of PubMed data base and the available literature on pediatric LS is analyzed.
This work addresses the finite-time control problem for a class of nonlinear inverted pendulum systems.A series of homogeneous controllers, which Champagne Stoppers are capable of guaranteeing the locally finite-time stability for the closed-loop systems, are first developed using the adding one power integrator method and backstespping technique.S