Introduction: The addiction to games of chance and money is frequently encountered among some players. The general objective of this study was to describe the level of the gambling addiction among the players of the T...Introduction: The addiction to games of chance and money is frequently encountered among some players. The general objective of this study was to describe the level of the gambling addiction among the players of the Togolese National Lottery (LONATO) in the city of Lomé. Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study through non-random sampling by convenience surveys, conducted on October 09, 2019 in 20 LONATO plying sites which affected 611 players. The screening was done using the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) questionnaire. Results: Of the 611 players surveyed, 55% were aged 18 to 35 years with an average age of 36 years and the extremes ranging from 14 to 78 years. The male gender was in the majority (84.26%). The prevalence of pathological gambling was 62.52%. Among the pathological gamblers, 16.89% had a family history of pathological gambling, 19.00% had a mood disorder, 28.50% had excessive alcoholism, and 17.15% consumed another psychoactive substance. Cannabis was the most consumed substance (6.87%) followed by tobacco (6.07%) and soporific (6.07%). More than half of players (62.03%) thought that pathological gambling is not a disease. Conclusion: The pathological gambling is a global phenomenon and a reality in Togo. Raising everyone’s awareness will reduce its negative impact on the players.展开更多
Meshes in the sheet of Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) are now designedwith the same size, and the length of mesh lines may be as several times as the outline length.The method of variablesize meshes is advanced ...Meshes in the sheet of Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) are now designedwith the same size, and the length of mesh lines may be as several times as the outline length.The method of variablesize meshes is advanced in this paper. Meshes in a sheet are designed ac-cording to the difficulty of removing the waste in or out of the outlines. The CAD model may bedivided into several segments in Z direction with different mesh sizes. The length of mesh lineswould be largely decreased and the manufacturing efficiency would be improved.展开更多
文摘Introduction: The addiction to games of chance and money is frequently encountered among some players. The general objective of this study was to describe the level of the gambling addiction among the players of the Togolese National Lottery (LONATO) in the city of Lomé. Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study through non-random sampling by convenience surveys, conducted on October 09, 2019 in 20 LONATO plying sites which affected 611 players. The screening was done using the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) questionnaire. Results: Of the 611 players surveyed, 55% were aged 18 to 35 years with an average age of 36 years and the extremes ranging from 14 to 78 years. The male gender was in the majority (84.26%). The prevalence of pathological gambling was 62.52%. Among the pathological gamblers, 16.89% had a family history of pathological gambling, 19.00% had a mood disorder, 28.50% had excessive alcoholism, and 17.15% consumed another psychoactive substance. Cannabis was the most consumed substance (6.87%) followed by tobacco (6.07%) and soporific (6.07%). More than half of players (62.03%) thought that pathological gambling is not a disease. Conclusion: The pathological gambling is a global phenomenon and a reality in Togo. Raising everyone’s awareness will reduce its negative impact on the players.
文摘Meshes in the sheet of Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) are now designedwith the same size, and the length of mesh lines may be as several times as the outline length.The method of variablesize meshes is advanced in this paper. Meshes in a sheet are designed ac-cording to the difficulty of removing the waste in or out of the outlines. The CAD model may bedivided into several segments in Z direction with different mesh sizes. The length of mesh lineswould be largely decreased and the manufacturing efficiency would be improved.
