Abstract Background In survey studies on health-state valuations, ordinal ranking exercises often are used as precursors to other elicitation methods such as the time trade-off (TTO) or standard gamble, but the ranking data have not been used in deriving cardinal valuations.This study reconsiders the role of ordinal ranks in valuing health and intr
Porous ceramic roof-tile waste aggregate (PCA), which is a recycled material, is an effective internal curing material for concrete.Part of the aggregate is replaced with saturated internal curing material to supply internal water into the cement paste continuously.Internal water is effective to promote the hydration of cement paste, especially in
Among the variables associated with occupational stress, two of the most studied are the adverse perceptions of psychosocial risk factors in the workplace and burnout.With the rise of positive psychology, other variables of the individual type, such as hardy personality have also been the subject of study.No studies Dog Whistles have been found tha