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Analysis of Two Generalized Exponential Populations Under Joint Type-I Progressive Hybrid Censoring Scheme
This paper discussed inference for two generalized exponential using the joint type-I progressively hybrid censoring (JPHC-I) scheme. It assumed that the lifetime distribution of the items from the two populations follow generalized exponential distribution. Based on the JPHC-I scheme, we first consider the maximum likelihood estimators of the unknown parameters along with thier asymptotic confidence intervals. Next, we provide the Bayesian inferences of the unknown parameters under the assumptions of independent gamma priors on the scale parameters using squared error (SE) and linear-exponential (LINEX) loss functions. Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) techniques is applied to carry out the Bayesian estimation procedure and in turn calculate the credible intervals. To evaluate the performance of the estimators, numerical example is carried out
Children patients with COVIDâ19: How can parental and peer support lessen the psychological burden of isolation
Abstract Aim To assess the effect of parental and peer support on children's selfâesteem during the isolation period in COVIDâ19âinfected children is the main objective of this study. Design This is a descriptive crossâsectional study. One hundred ninety children with a confirmed diagnosis of COVIDâ19 were included. Methods A survey questionnaire to assess family and children's demographic characteristics was used for this study. A 13âitem scale to assess parental support during the isolation period and a 10âitem scale to assess peers' support during the isolation period were evaluated. Along with it, a 10âitem scale to assess selfâesteem during the isolation period was also measured. Results Home isolation was associated with higher parental and peer support scores than hospital isolation. The mean age of study participants was 13.23â±â4.05âyears; 52.6% were isolated at home versus 47.4% in hospital isolation. Phone calling and WhatsApp/messenger chat were methods of communication for 44.2% and 33.2% of patients, respectively. 6.3% of them had no method of communication. Child selfâesteem was significantly affected by both parental and peer support during isolation. The increase in pronounced negative psychological effects such as disorientation, anger, low selfâesteem and postâtraumatic distress may be caused by a lack of parental care. No patient or public contribution to this study Patients or the general public were not involved in the design, analysis or interpretation of the data in this study. The study's aim and objectives were developed based on children's selfâesteem, which was limited by questionnaire data information, so the researchers completed demographic and diseaseârelated questionnaires by interviewing them