Health Inequalities in Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: A Parish Level Study in the Northern Region of Portugal

Introduction: Diabetes and hypertension are highly prevalent conditions in Portugal.Little is known about the geographical and social patterning of these diseases, which precludes the design of targeted health policies.This study aimed to measure the geographical and socioeconomic distribution of type 2 diabetes and hypertension prevalence in the p

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A Proposed Lean Six Sigma-Based Approach for Prioritizing the Impactful Improvement Areas: The Packaging Industry

This study aims to introduce and evaluate the Waste, Technical Characteristics, and Root Causes of Failure modes (WCFM) approach, a methodology grounded in Lean and Six Sigma principles, for enhancing operational efficiency and product quality in modern manufacturing systems.The purpose of this work is to develop a structured prioritization framewo

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