Per-flow Queue Scheduling with Pipelined Counting Priority Index

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Bill Lin
Keyword(s):  
Priority Index ◽  
Queue Scheduling

Conservation Priority Index for Estuarine Fish (COPIEF)

2008 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Branco ◽  
José Lino Costa ◽  
Pedro Raposo de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Estuarine Fish ◽  
Conservation Priority ◽  
Priority Index

scholarly journals Effects of fixed labial orthodontic appliances on speech sound production

2015 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 462-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan S. Paley ◽  
George J. Cisneros ◽  
Olivier F. Nicolay ◽  
Etoile M. LeBlanc
Keyword(s):  
Sound Production ◽  
Speech Sound ◽  
Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
Priority Index ◽  
Treatment Priority ◽  
Fixed Appliances ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Objective:  To explore the impact of fixed labial orthodontic appliances on speech sound production. Materials and Methods:  Speech evaluations were performed on 23 patients with fixed labial appliances. Evaluations were performed immediately prior to appliance insertion, immediately following insertion, and 1 and 2 months post insertion. Baseline dental/skeletal variables were correlated with the ability to accommodate the presence of the appliances. Results:  Appliance effects were variable: 44% of the subjects were unaffected, 39% were temporarily affected but adapted within 2 months, and 17% of patients showed persistent sound errors at 2 months. Resolution of acquired sound errors was noted by 8 months post–appliance removal. Maladaptation to appliances was correlated to severity of malocclusion as determined by the Grainger’s Treatment Priority Index. Sibilant sounds, most notably /s/, were affected most often. Conclusions:  (1) Insertion of fixed labial appliances has an effect on speech sound production. (2) Sibilant and stopped sounds are affected, with /s/ being affected most often. (3) Accommodation to fixed appliances depends on the severity of malocclusion.

scholarly journals How West African countries prioritize health

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi ◽  
Aishat Alaran ◽  
Abubakar Badmos ◽  
Adeola Oluwaseyi Bamisaiye ◽  
Nzeribe Emmanuella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
West African ◽  
Priority Index ◽  
Government Health ◽  
Health Priority ◽  
General Government ◽  
Government Health Expenditure ◽  
Average Health

Abstract Background The goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is to ensure that everyone is able to obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. UHC remains a mirage if government health expenditure is not improved. Health priority refers to general government health expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on healthcare from its domestic public resources. Our study aimed to assess health priorities in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) using the health priority index from the WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database. Method We extracted and analysed data on health priority in the WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database across the 15 members of the ECOWAS (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo) from 2010 to 2018 to assess how these countries prioritize health. The data are presented using descriptive statistics. Results Our findings revealed that no West African country beats the cutoff of a minimum of 15% health priority index. Ghana (8.43%), Carbo Verde (8.29%), and Burkina Faso (7.60%) were the top three countries with the highest average health priority index, while Guinea (3.05%), Liberia (3.46%), and Guinea-Bissau (3.56%) had the lowest average health priority in the West African region within the period of our analysis (2010 to 2018). Conclusion Our study reiterates the need for West African governments and other relevant stakeholders to prioritize health in their political agenda towards achieving UHC.

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