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Three-Dimensional Surface Evaluation And Shear Bond Strength Of Three Pre-Treatment E-Max Surfaces For Metal And Ceramic Orthodontic Brackets (In Vitro Study), Huda A. Mohammed, Omar S. Ali Dec 2020

Three-Dimensional Surface Evaluation And Shear Bond Strength Of Three Pre-Treatment E-Max Surfaces For Metal And Ceramic Orthodontic Brackets (In Vitro Study), Huda A. Mohammed, Omar S. Ali

Polytechnic Journal

3D evaluation and shear bond strength (SBS) for metal and ceramic brackets after three pre-treatment surfaces of lithium disilicate (LD) crowns. Sixty lithium disilicate (LD) crowns were fabricated in laboratory according to manufacturer instruction and then divided into six groups (three groups for metal brackets and three groups for ceramic one). The 1st group for both was treated with round diamond bur, the 2nd one by hydrofluoric acid (HFA) 9.0%, and the 3rd group by laser (Er,Cr:YSGG). All treated surfaces were examined by laser profilometer and scan electron microscope. The Scotchbond Universal Adhesive and Transbond XT were used for bracketing …

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Mortality, Covid-19 Risk—And The Social Sciences, Romeo B. Lee Dec 2020

Mortality, Covid-19 Risk—And The Social Sciences, Romeo B. Lee

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

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Csr Activity, Visibility, And Firm Value In The Long Term: Evidence From Japan, Miho Murashima Dec 2020

Csr Activity, Visibility, And Firm Value In The Long Term: Evidence From Japan, Miho Murashima

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This paper examines comprehensive and foundational insight into the long-term relationship between a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR)-related announcements, CSR visibility, and firm value in Japan. I employed an OLS regression analysis of Tobin’s q as a proxy of firm value with the original news dataset I collected from newspapers for CSR-related news announcements and CSR visibility. The regression results suggest, firstly, the positive relationship between a positive news announcement and firm value in the long-term, whereas the impact was found to be explained by CSR visibility in the longer-term. Secondly, the study showed that annual CSR visibility has a …

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Older Adults Living Alone In Thailand: Socioeconomic Inequality And Its Relation To Unmet Health Needs, Natthani Meemon, Seung Chun Paek Dec 2020

Older Adults Living Alone In Thailand: Socioeconomic Inequality And Its Relation To Unmet Health Needs, Natthani Meemon, Seung Chun Paek

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This study aimed to investigate socioeconomic inequality and its relation to unmet health needs among older adults living alone in Thailand. Descriptive analyses with F-tests and chi-squared tests, and logistic regression analyses were conducted with the national health census 2017 data. The results indicated that older adults living alone, compared to those not living alone, had significantly low socioeconomic conditions and high unmet needs. They were more likely to be lower-income, older, female, lower-educated, unemployed, and chronically-ill people. Particularly for income, the proportion of people with income below the national poverty line among older adults living alone (38.75%) were almost …

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Macroeconomic Determinants Of Co2 Emissions In Australia: Evidence From Ardl Bound Testing Approach, Reza Sherafatian-Jahromi, Mohd-Shahwahid Haji Othman Dec 2020

Macroeconomic Determinants Of Co2 Emissions In Australia: Evidence From Ardl Bound Testing Approach, Reza Sherafatian-Jahromi, Mohd-Shahwahid Haji Othman

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This paper examines the macroeconomic determinants of CO2 emissions in Australia by applying the autoregressive distributed lag bound testing approach to cointegration. Findings reveal that CO2 emissions, energy consumption, financial development, and trade openness are cointegrated only when CO2 emissions are considered as the dependent variable. Under this situation, energy consumption and economic development lead to environmental degradation, whereas financial development improves the environment quality in Australia in the long run. The impact of trade openness on CO2 emissions is positive. However, this impact is lower than that of economic development and energy consumption. Moreover, bidirectional causality is found between …

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Sharing Knowledge Through Publishing Research Work In Indexed Journals: A Vision Of Malaysian Private Universities, Mosharrof Hosen, Yee-Lee Chong, Lin-Sea Lau Dec 2020

Sharing Knowledge Through Publishing Research Work In Indexed Journals: A Vision Of Malaysian Private Universities, Mosharrof Hosen, Yee-Lee Chong, Lin-Sea Lau

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Policymakers are overwhelmingly worried about reinforcing new trends for academics’ knowledge sharing through publishing research work in indexed journals. By being the first, this study investigates the issue from the behavioral perspective along with perceived trust construct while inundating previous studies discovered from different factors, including technological, environmental, and cultural. A total of 315 valid responses were received from Malaysian private universities’ academics through a self-administrated questionnaire survey. Covariance-based structural equation modeling was implemented to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that perceived trust has a significant positive impact on attitude, but a negative effect on intention. Furthermore, attitude and …

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The Influence Of Socioeconomic Status On Parental Involvement Among Filipino Parents, Melvin Jabar, Judith Garcia, Marie Anne Valerio Dec 2020

The Influence Of Socioeconomic Status On Parental Involvement Among Filipino Parents, Melvin Jabar, Judith Garcia, Marie Anne Valerio

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Parental involvement plays a crucial role in the achievement of positive educational outcomes of children. However, the level of involvement among parents varies based on the confluence of individual, familial, and societal factors. Anchored on such premise, this paper aims to investigate the influence of the different socioeconomic related variables to parental involvement, such as monthly income, subjective assessment of living condition, weekly expenditures related to children’s education, and membership in Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program or the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). It separately analyses parental involvement at home and in school, as these two distinctively involve nuanced practices. …

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Understanding Teacher Accompaniment In Schools: The Development And Validation Of The Teacher Accompaniment Scale, Rito Baring, Teresa Camarines, Katherine Pia Cabatbat, Stephen Rysen Dec 2020

Understanding Teacher Accompaniment In Schools: The Development And Validation Of The Teacher Accompaniment Scale, Rito Baring, Teresa Camarines, Katherine Pia Cabatbat, Stephen Rysen

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Teacher Accompaniment Scale (TAS) for senior high and college students from eight schools in Manila. We investigated the empirical basis to develop a reliable measure that assesses student attitudes towards teacher accompaniment. Participants included 1,618 Grade 12 senior high students and college students from selected public and private schools. The study design included exploratory factor analysis for data reduction and confirmatory factor analysis to examine the best fit model. The results showed two dimensions assessing teachers as sources of support and stress. In response to the limited scholarship on …

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Term Limits And Political Dynasties In The Philippines: Unpacking The Links, Ronald U. Mendoza, Miann S. Banaag, Joshua D. Hiwatig, Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco, Jurel K. Yap Dec 2020

Term Limits And Political Dynasties In The Philippines: Unpacking The Links, Ronald U. Mendoza, Miann S. Banaag, Joshua D. Hiwatig, Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco, Jurel K. Yap

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This paper reviews the empirical evidence linking political dynasties in the Philippines to the imposition of term limits under the 1987 Constitution. It finds evidence that political clans have found a way around this Constitutional constraint by fielding more family members in power—giving rise to more fat political dynasties. Hence, we carefully argue that the introduction of term limits—combined with the failure to introduce other ancillary reforms (notably an anti-dynasty law)—may have brought about instead some unintended consequences. So, it is not term limits per se that created fat political dynasties. We further argue that it is a non sequitur …

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Principled Eclecticism: A Mix And Match Solution For Rural Thai Classrooms?, Andrew Biggs, Oranuch Limtasiri, Umporn Watchana Dec 2020

Principled Eclecticism: A Mix And Match Solution For Rural Thai Classrooms?, Andrew Biggs, Oranuch Limtasiri, Umporn Watchana

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

The methodology of principled eclecticism employs a number of different teaching theories towards a specific set of goals. This quasi-experimental qualitative research examined whether principled eclecticism would affect learning achievements and attitude towards English by students in remote areas of Thailand, with a view to re-examining Thailand’s educational policy. A total of 20 hours of teaching was conducted on primary school students at a school in the remote rural northeastern province of Kalasin using principled eclecticism. Pre- and post-tests revealed improved learning achievements to a significant degree; however, when broken down into sections, significant learning achievements tended to be in …

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The Impact Of Perceived Accessibility To Mrt Service And Perceived Neighborhood Safety On Quality Of Life: A Study In Malaysia, Sharon Lim, Wai-Chun Wong, Zhen-Xi Wu, Chee-Seng Tan Dec 2020

The Impact Of Perceived Accessibility To Mrt Service And Perceived Neighborhood Safety On Quality Of Life: A Study In Malaysia, Sharon Lim, Wai-Chun Wong, Zhen-Xi Wu, Chee-Seng Tan

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Quality of life (QoL) has long been studied by researchers. As a part of the Malaysian government’s efforts to improve citizens’ QoL, in 2017, a new mass rapid transit (MRT) service was launched in Selangor. Although past studies support that access to public transportation service increases QoL, no study has directly examined the relationship between accessibility to the new MRT service and QoL. Thus, a cross-sectional study was designed to test the effects of perceived accessibility to the new MRT service and perceived safety on QoL. Two hundred and fourteen MRT users were recruited using convenience and online snowball sampling …

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Online Victimization, Social Media Utilization, And Cyber Crime Prevention Measures, Claudia San Miguel, Kristina Morales, Marcus Antonius Ynalvez Dec 2020

Online Victimization, Social Media Utilization, And Cyber Crime Prevention Measures, Claudia San Miguel, Kristina Morales, Marcus Antonius Ynalvez

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Engaging concepts germane to lifestyle-routine activities theory (LRAT), this study examines how social media (SM) utilization shapes online victimization experience. It also explores how considerations about online prevention measures play a moderating role between utilization and victimization. This study focuses on the Facebook® utilization of a subset of the U.S. population hitherto understudied in cybercrime prevention studies: Hispanics. An online survey was used to collect information pertaining to respondents’ online victimization experience, social media utilization, and aspects of prevention measures. Logistic and negative binomial regression analyses were performed on two measures of online victimization (ever victimized and frequency of victimization). …

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Scoping Review: An Anthropological Analysis Of The Beliefs Of The Elderly That Influence The Use Of Traditional/Complementary And Alternative Medicine, Le Thi Ngoc Phuc, Mark Stephan Felix Dec 2020

Scoping Review: An Anthropological Analysis Of The Beliefs Of The Elderly That Influence The Use Of Traditional/Complementary And Alternative Medicine, Le Thi Ngoc Phuc, Mark Stephan Felix

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

The use of traditional medicines is commonplace among the elderly population. With the growth of this population, a scoping review to ascertain the beliefs that influence decisions to use traditional/complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) was undertaken. This scoping review focused on identifying the beliefs of members of the elderly population regarding TCAM, especially in comparison with western medicine. The researchers used the methodological framework for a scoping review by Arksey and O’Malley (2005). The main steps of this scoping review included (a) searching for relevant studies, (b) selecting studies based on specific inclusion criteria, (c) extracting data into a charting …

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Will Cause-Related Marketing Affect The American And Filipino College Students’ Purchase Intention?, Reynaldo Baurista Jr., Luz Suplico Jeong, Shweta Pandey Dec 2020

Will Cause-Related Marketing Affect The American And Filipino College Students’ Purchase Intention?, Reynaldo Baurista Jr., Luz Suplico Jeong, Shweta Pandey

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This study aims to examine the attitudes of American and Filipino college students and their intention to join the cause-related marketing (CRM) campaign. There were 200 Filipino and 180 American college students who joined the survey. The respondents were marketing majors. Using the theory of reasoned action (TRA), the results suggest a significant impact of religiosity, social influence, and attitude on the intention to join the CRM campaign. The results show that social influence has a positive relationship with attitude and intention to join CRM only in the U.S. Religiosity has a positive relationship with attitude and intention to join …

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Analisis Biaya Satuan Pelayanan Sectio Caesaria Dan Upaya Efisiensinya Di Rsd Kol. Abundjani Bangko, Tetriadi Tetriadi, Atik Nurwahyuni Dec 2020

Analisis Biaya Satuan Pelayanan Sectio Caesaria Dan Upaya Efisiensinya Di Rsd Kol. Abundjani Bangko, Tetriadi Tetriadi, Atik Nurwahyuni

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

This study discusses the semester 1 report of 2018 with the difference in income from the caesaria section BPJS service with the hospital rate of Rp 508,932,651. In 2019 UHC (Universal Health Caverage) will be implemented while health BPJS according to Law no. 24 of 2011 was appointed by the government as the health insurance management body. Hospitals need to calculate service costs using unit costs so that they experience devisit. The purpose of this study was to create unit cost services for caesarean sectio cases and their efficiency at RSD Kol. Abundjani Bangko. The research method is a quantitative …

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Analisis Pembiayaan Pada Program Kesehatan Ibu Dan Anak Melalui Metode Health Account Di Kabupaten Jember, Geofani Armahedi, Eri Witcahyo Dec 2020

Analisis Pembiayaan Pada Program Kesehatan Ibu Dan Anak Melalui Metode Health Account Di Kabupaten Jember, Geofani Armahedi, Eri Witcahyo

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) is unresolved health problems in Indonesia. Mother and child are family members who need attention and priority in delivery of health. In 2012, there were six provinces that were focus of government in resolve problems of maternal mortality, one of them was East Java. Jember District is one of district in East Java that is still having problems with MCH. The addition of the budget in increasing maternal and child health has not been running optimally in Jember. Therefore, it is necessary to research with Health Account approach related to MCH in Jember District. This …

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Determinan Sosial Ekonomi Terhadap Berat Badan Lebih Dan Obesitas Di Indonesia: Analisis Data Ifls 2014, Fajar Nugraha, Riki Relaksana, Adiatma Y. M. Siregar Dec 2020

Determinan Sosial Ekonomi Terhadap Berat Badan Lebih Dan Obesitas Di Indonesia: Analisis Data Ifls 2014, Fajar Nugraha, Riki Relaksana, Adiatma Y. M. Siregar

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

The phenomenon of overweight and obesity has become a serious problem in various countries, especially in Indonesia. According to WHO in 2016 there were 2.8 million people who died due to the problem of overweight and obesity, while according to the Indonesian Ministry of Health the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Indonesia in 2018 reached 13,6% and 21.8%. One of the factors that cause overweight and obesity is socio-economic status. However, there are often differences regarding the effect of socioeconomic status on obesity in developing and developed countries. This study aims to identify the determinant factors of socioeconomic status …

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Strategi Implementasi Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional Dengan Metode Balanced Scoredcard: Studi Kasus Di Rumah Sakit X Tangerang Tahun 2018, Luh Putu Sinthya Ulandari, Jaslis Ilyas, Putu Ayu Indrayathi Dec 2020

Strategi Implementasi Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional Dengan Metode Balanced Scoredcard: Studi Kasus Di Rumah Sakit X Tangerang Tahun 2018, Luh Putu Sinthya Ulandari, Jaslis Ilyas, Putu Ayu Indrayathi

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

One of the private hospital successful implementation the National Health Insurance with cost efficiency without neglecting the quality of service is X Hospital. This study aimed to finding out the strategy of X Hospital in the implementation of the National Health Insurance with Balanced Scorecard. The research was conducted in May 2018 using qualitative approach. Data was collected through in-depth interview to 7 informants from hospital and 2 informants from BPJS Kesehatan. The subjects were selected purposively and the data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The results show that there are several strategies that have been developed and implemented, including: …

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Numerical Study To Evaluate The Performance Of Non-Uniform Stepped Spillway Using Ansys-Cfx, Shawnm M. Saleh, Sarhang M. Husain Dec 2020

Numerical Study To Evaluate The Performance Of Non-Uniform Stepped Spillway Using Ansys-Cfx, Shawnm M. Saleh, Sarhang M. Husain

Polytechnic Journal

The main features that attract hydraulic engineers for designing stepped spillways are their ability to lose a large portion of the flow energy and add or increase aeration to the flow naturally. Hence, smaller size stilling basin and no aeration device may require. This study aims to find the amount of energy dissipation rate and the location of inception point over non-uniform stepped spillway. The numerical 2D ANSYS-CFX code is applied to generate and run thirty-two models of different configurations using two different moderate slopes (1 V:2 H and 1 V:2.5 H) as most of the downstream slopes designed for …

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Simulation Of Mosul Dam Break Using Finite Volume Method, Ayhan H. Saleem, Jowhar R. Mohammad Dec 2020

Simulation Of Mosul Dam Break Using Finite Volume Method, Ayhan H. Saleem, Jowhar R. Mohammad

Polytechnic Journal

Mosul dam is an earth-fill embankment located north of Iraq on the Tigris River forming a reservoir with 11.11 km3 water storage capacity which is the largest dam in the country. The dam is built on a rock bed foundation, in which the dissolution process is dynamic in the zone where gypsum and anhydrite layers present. During the construction development seepage locations were found in the dam foundation and the grouting process is in progress until now to control this problem. Therefore, the possibility of the Mosul dam break is highlighted by previous studies. In this research, a FORTRAN code …

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Effect Of Straw Throwing Method And Some Operational Parameters On The Performance Of A Small Rectangular Baler, Affan O. Hussein Dec 2020

Effect Of Straw Throwing Method And Some Operational Parameters On The Performance Of A Small Rectangular Baler, Affan O. Hussein

Polytechnic Journal

The experiment was carried out on a private farm in Karak village in 2017 to study the effects of the method of throwing the straw behind the combine harvester and some operational factors on the performance of a small rectangular baler. The field was planted with wheat (Triticum spp.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). A small rectangular baler type (Ćicoria 454), Italian made was used to pick up and bale the straws, which were thrown as heaps and windrows in the field. The results obtained showed that picking up the straw as windrows improved the baler’s performance over the heaps in …

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Prevalence Of Needlestick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers In Rizgary Teaching Hospital, Salah H. Ali, Peshtewan D. Majeed, Umed A. Huwiezy Dec 2020

Prevalence Of Needlestick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers In Rizgary Teaching Hospital, Salah H. Ali, Peshtewan D. Majeed, Umed A. Huwiezy

Polytechnic Journal

Needlestick injury in healthcare settings is a global issue. Despite being recognized for many years, needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) continue to present a risk of occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens for health care works (HCWs). The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of needlestick injuries among HCWs in Rizgary Teaching Hospital and to identify the causes of needlestick injuries. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 76 healthcare workers in Rizgary Teaching hospital; there were a total of 45 males, 31 females. The data collections were administrated using face-to-face interviews to ensure a good response rate and …

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Evaluation Of Bond Strength And Dimensional Accuracy Of Soft Liner To Microwave Cured Denture Base Material, Shilan H. Fatah, Radhwan H. Hasan Dec 2020

Evaluation Of Bond Strength And Dimensional Accuracy Of Soft Liner To Microwave Cured Denture Base Material, Shilan H. Fatah, Radhwan H. Hasan

Polytechnic Journal

Today, soft liners are being widely used in dental practices by their application to the inner surfaces of the denture with hopes to evenly distribute any potential uneven forces, and to provide a cushion effect to the oral mucosa of the patient mouth. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of (a) polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) denture base material curing technique, (b) Molloplast B soft liner curing technique, and (c) PMMA surface treatment, on the “shear bond strength” (SBS) between the Molloplast B liner and PMMA. A total of 80 samples were used in this study to evaluate the …

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Determination Of Potential Runoff Coefficient Using Geographic Information System For A Small Basin In Balakayety Watershade, Kurdistan Region Of Iraq, Jehan M. Fattah Sheikh Suleimany Dec 2020

Determination Of Potential Runoff Coefficient Using Geographic Information System For A Small Basin In Balakayety Watershade, Kurdistan Region Of Iraq, Jehan M. Fattah Sheikh Suleimany

Polytechnic Journal

Runoff coefficient is an index for losses in rainfall required in most hydrological models and water resources projects. Generally, in the Balakayety water shade in Kurdistan region of Iraq, no runoff data are available as almost basins are ungagged. The Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques and available data for a small basin in Balakayety watershed within the Erbil governorate (Kurdistan Region of Iraq) were used to estimate the coefficient of potential runoff coefficient (PRC). The estimated PRC will be then used to calculate the depth of runoff. The Satellite Imagery (Landsat 7 ETM+) for 2015 was procured to create land …

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Biocompatibility Of Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer-Modified Calcium Phosphate And Mineral Trioxide Aggregate : A Comparative Histological Study, Hala B. Kaka., Raid F. Salman Dec 2020

Biocompatibility Of Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer-Modified Calcium Phosphate And Mineral Trioxide Aggregate : A Comparative Histological Study, Hala B. Kaka., Raid F. Salman

Polytechnic Journal

The biocompatibility of root canal filling material is one of the basic conditions for a successful endodontic treatment and healing of the periodontium. This study was aimed to evaluate the biocompatibility of calcium phosphate cement modified with the styrene-butadiene copolymer-modified calcium phosphate (mCPC) by its implantation in the subcutaneous tissue of rabbit. Fifteen female rabbits of comparable weight were used in this study, each one had received three different tubes; one containing mCPC, the other with mineral trioxide aggregate Fillapex, and an empty control tube on the subcutaneous tissue of thighs. After a definite time (3, 7,and 14 days), the …

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Association Between Smartphone Addiction And Physical Activity, Sleeping Hours Among Medical Science Students In Duhok City, Rebar Y. Abdullah, Kawther M. Galary, Robar A. Majid Dec 2020

Association Between Smartphone Addiction And Physical Activity, Sleeping Hours Among Medical Science Students In Duhok City, Rebar Y. Abdullah, Kawther M. Galary, Robar A. Majid

Polytechnic Journal

Background and Aim: Smartphones become a part of today’s life. In spite of the convenience, it contributes to our daily lives and activities, one of the most important problems is smartphone addiction. As known, smartphone addiction is a type of technological addiction or non-substance addiction. The present study is to investigate the association between smartphone addiction and physical activity, sleeping hours among medical science students in Duhok City.Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study design carried out with 295 students in medical science colleges in the Duhok City of both gender. Self-reported data collected from December 15, 2019, to January 22, …

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Root Dentine Strain Generation During Root Canal Instrumentation With Rotation And Reciprocation Motions, Bnar O. Hamafaraj, Raed F. Salman Dec 2020

Root Dentine Strain Generation During Root Canal Instrumentation With Rotation And Reciprocation Motions, Bnar O. Hamafaraj, Raed F. Salman

Polytechnic Journal

The aim of the study is to measure and compare strain generated on root dentine surface by two different instrumentation motions. Thirty extracted single canal premolars were used in this study which randomly was divided into two groups, one group was prepared with ProTaper NEXT X2 file in rotation motion, and the second group was prepared by WaveOne GOLD primary file in reciprocation motion, the canals were irrigated during canal preparation by 2 ml of sodium hypochlorite and 17% EDTA gel was used. Strain measurement was performed by strain gauges and a digital strain output reader, data were recorded every …

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Association Of Lipid Profile With Body Mass Index In Public Employees In Halabja City, Kurdistan Region Of Iraq, Tareq H. Abdullah, Hardi R. Baqi, Salar H. Karim, Dashty A. Ghafor Dec 2020

Association Of Lipid Profile With Body Mass Index In Public Employees In Halabja City, Kurdistan Region Of Iraq, Tareq H. Abdullah, Hardi R. Baqi, Salar H. Karim, Dashty A. Ghafor

Polytechnic Journal

Obesity and overweight are extensive phenomena that reached epidemics extent worldwide, including the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The aim of this study is to evaluate the values of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), body mass index (BMI), and the state of physical activity in Halabja’s public employees. Overall 355 adults aged from 19 to 63 including 246 males and 109 females contributed to the study. The lipid profiles were tested in all subjects after over-night fasting. In addition, anthropometry measurements were taken; the mean height for males is 1.7129 m and 1.5732 …

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Prevalence And Distribution Of Oral Conditions Among Dental Out Patients Children Aged 0–13 Years Attending Khanzad Polyclinic Center In Erbil City, Banaz A. Abdullah, Shaheen A. Ahmed, Ali F. Mohammad Alzubaidee Dec 2020

Prevalence And Distribution Of Oral Conditions Among Dental Out Patients Children Aged 0–13 Years Attending Khanzad Polyclinic Center In Erbil City, Banaz A. Abdullah, Shaheen A. Ahmed, Ali F. Mohammad Alzubaidee

Polytechnic Journal

Prevalence studies on oral conditions affecting children are rare worldwide, and none of them was conducted in in Erbil/Kurdistan region/Iraq. The aims in the this study were to determine the prevalence and distribution of oral conditions which include both lesions and normal variations in group of patients referred to a main, public specialized poly clinics dental center.A prospective cross-sectional study was performed, the including data collected were age, gender, and site of a condition. The examination of the patients was performed under standardized conditions; using artificial light, disposable gloves, retractors, and mirror with sterile gauze to hold tip of the …

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Bolton Ratio Of Different Angle’S Classifications In A School Children Sample Of Erbil City: A Cross‑Sectional Study, Amanj R. Ibrahim, Zana Q. Omer, Hasan S. Hasan, Walaa M. Saleem Almola Dec 2020

Bolton Ratio Of Different Angle’S Classifications In A School Children Sample Of Erbil City: A Cross‑Sectional Study, Amanj R. Ibrahim, Zana Q. Omer, Hasan S. Hasan, Walaa M. Saleem Almola

Polytechnic Journal

Aims of this study were to determine both the Bolton anterior and overall ratios in a representative sample of Erbil schoolchildren of Normal occlusion and Cl I, Cl II div I, div II, and Cl III malocclusion, also to find if there are any gender differences. Numerical data were obtained, comprised of 320 samples study casts of students with a mean age of 13–15 years selected from different schools in Erbil City. The casts were divided into 5 groups according to the type of malocclusion: Normal (n = 64), Cl I (n = 64), Class II div I (n = …

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