A BASIC program for the multistage Bonferroni procedure for many correlations

In this article, a new method for rapid tool movement in CNC machines is presented. Firstly, a single digital camera, installed on the Z-axis, captures the image of the workpiece on the work table. Image processing techniques, implemented using MATLAB, are then used to convert the image into a binary black and white image. This allows the locations of protruding edge sections on the workpiece, which could impede tool movement, to be identified. Quadtree decomposition is then performed on the binary image, and possible paths from the tool current location to its target location are found. These paths are then analysed based on the tool diameter clearance and the distance to the goal, and the shortest path with sufficient tool clearance is selected. A Visual Basic program then converts the selected path into G-code commands that provides instructions to the CNC machine tool such that this path is followed. With this method, the workpiece fixture location would not have to be precise as the imaging system would be able to automatically identify the target location with respect to the tool current location, along with the optimal path to reach it.

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How to Use Financial Data as a Basic Program Planning Tool

American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.44.2.149 ◽

1954 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 149-157

Author(s):

Harvey L. Shapiro

Keyword(s):

Program Planning ◽

Basic Program ◽

Financial Data ◽

Planning Tool

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Cancer Health Literacy and Willingness to Participate in Cancer Research and Donate Bio-Specimens

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15102091 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. 2091 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Margarita Echeverri ◽

David Anderson ◽

Anna Nápoles ◽

Jacqueline Haas ◽

Marc Johnson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cancer Research ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Diverse Populations ◽

Willingness To Participate ◽

Limited Participation ◽

Non Invasive ◽

Bonferroni Procedure ◽

The Relationship

Although it has been well documented that poor health literacy is associated with limited participation in cancer clinical trials, studies assessing the relationships between cancer health literacy (CHL) and participation in research among diverse populations are lacking. In this study, we examined the relationship between CHL and willingness to participate in cancer research and/or donate bio-specimens (WPRDB) among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites. Participants completed the Cancer Health Literacy Test and the Multidimensional Cancer Literacy Questionnaire. Total-scale and subscale scores, frequencies, means, and distributions were computed. Analyses of variance, the Bonferroni procedure, and the Holm method were used to examine significant differences among groups. Cronbach’s alphas estimated scales’ internal consistency reliability. Significant interactions were found between race/ethnicity, gender, and CHL on WPRDB scales and subscale scores, even after education and age were taken into account. Our study confirms that CHL plays an important role that should be considered and researched further. The majority of participants were more willing to participate in non-invasive research studies (surveys, interviews, and training) or collection of bio-specimens (saliva, check cells, urine, and blood) and in studies led by their own healthcare providers, and local hospitals and universities. However, participants were less willing to participate in more-invasive studies requiring them to take medications, undergo medical procedures or donate skin/tissues. We conclude that addressing low levels of CHL and using community-based participatory approaches to address the lack of knowledge and trust about cancer research among diverse populations may increase not only their willingness to participate in research and donate bio-specimens, but may also have a positive effect on actual participation rates.

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Results after two years of non-operative treatment of occlusal surface in children with high caries prevalence

Brazilian Dental Journal ◽

10.1590/s0103-64402003000100009 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 48-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Marisa Maltz ◽

Berenice Barbachan e Silva ◽

Danusa Queiroz de Carvalho ◽

Alexandre Volkweis

Keyword(s):

Test Group ◽

Basic Program ◽

Control Group ◽

Caries Prevalence ◽

Occlusal Caries ◽

Preventive Program ◽

Permanent Molars ◽

Recall System ◽

Individual Disease ◽

First Permanent Molars

The aim of this study was to describe the 2-year results of an individualized treatment program designed to control occlusal caries in erupting first permanent molars. The sample consisted of 145 five-to-six-year-old students divided into a control group (n=71) and a test group (n=74). All test children received a biannual basic preventive program and a recall system according to individual disease activity. The basic program consisted of 3 (March) and 2 (August) sessions of oral hygiene orientation and toothbrushing with fluoride gel. The analysis of the baseline and 1-2-year data showed a significant reduction in the number of active lesions in the test group. In the control group, there were initially 70 active lesions and after two years 68 surfaces remained with disease and 24 surfaces had been filled. The children in the test group had 80 surfaces with active lesions initially and after two years only 3 surfaces with disease remained. From the 15 cavitated lesions, only 5 surfaces needed to be filled. This program showed that care of erupting teeth on an individualized basis can control occlusal caries.

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