Abstract Background The Taiwan government adopted National Health Insurance (NHI) in 1995, providing universal health care to all citizens.It was financed by mandatory premium contributions made by employers, employees, and the government.Since then, the government has faced increasing challenges to control NHI expenditures.The aim of this study wa

Mariculture plays an important Male Masturbator Accessories role in providing humans with a stable source of aquatic products, but oil spills have both real and perceived effects on mariculture facilities and stocks.This study developed an oil-spill environmental-vulnerability model to assess and map the vulnerability of mariculture areas by integr

Human wild-boar conflict is one of the prominent issues in Nepal, especially in areas adjacent to protected areas.Wild boars cause substantial damage to the agricultural crops and affect the lives of rural farmers Dinefwr District Rugby through economic loss.However, the extent of this loss varies across protected areas.Thus, this study aims to com

Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) has gained popularity in pediatric surgery as it has in general surgery.In addition, a water-jet dissector (WJD) has been successfully introduced in adult hepatic surgery.Tissue structures are dissected selectively and gently by the WJD.However, there have been no reports of hepa

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has wreaked havoc especially in 2020 and the first half of 2021 and has left severe after-effects affecting not only the health sector but also all aspects of human life.The aim of this study is to inspect the current trends of the quantities of household waste produced during the first four waves of