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The Role of E-Health in Developing Nations

Many developing nations have begun to introduce elements of e-Health to improve service provision. This chapter provides an account of work in the area including case studies where pioneers have utilised modern mobile technologies to quickly and efficiently introduce new mHealth interventions, despite being resource-limited and having a heavy disease burden. Telemedicine has become well established, linking these nations with specialists in centres of excellence. Obstacles such as cost, inadequate infrastructure, data security, and the lack of a trained health informatics workforce need to be resolved. Several innovative solutions have been put forward: satellite broadband access for the most remote areas, international sponsorship initiatives, use of open source software, and exchange programmes for staff education. There is strong support from the World Health Organization and other international bodies, as development of the eHealth agenda has the potential to help ease access barriers and improve provision of healthcare in developing countries. This is explored in this chapter. E-HEALTH: DEFINITION, SCOPE AND FUNDING e-Health as a term has been in use for many years, but even up to recently there was little agreement as to what exactly it encompasses. Oh and colleagues (2005) noted that it was in widespread use, but found over 50 unique definitions in the literature. There is broad agreement that it involves the use of information and communication technology for provision of healthcare. This obviously has a very large scope and includes many areas such as telemedicine, telecare, electronic health records, clinical decision support systems and more recently the concept of m-Health (mobile Health). With the shift towards smartphone technology, m-Health has gained in significance and it is likely that many newer applications will be developed in this area. This has particular relevance for developing countries as the traditional reliance on desktop computing appears to be waning and the opportunities for mobile technologies are increasing. Considering that many of these countries are spread over large geographical areas that are Shane O’Hanlon University of Limerick, Ireland DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3691-0.ch020
Multi-rotor with suspended load: System Dynamics and Control Toolbox

There is an increasing demand for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to carry suspended loads as this can provide significant benefits to several applications in agriculture, law enforcement and construction. The load impact on the underlying system dynamics should not be neglected as significant feedback forces may be induced on the vehicle during certain flight manoeuvres. The constant variation in operating point induced by the slung load also causes conventional controllers to demand increased control effort. Much research has focused on standard multi-rotor position and attitude control with and without a slung load. However, predictive control schemes, such as Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC), have not yet been fully explored. To this end, we present a novel controller for safe and precise operation of multi-rotors with heavy slung load in three dimensions. The paper describes a System Dynamics and Control Simulation Toolbox for use with MATLAB/SIMULINK which includes a detailed simulation of the multi-rotor and slung load as well as a predictive controller to manage the nonlinear dynamics whilst accounting for system constraints. It is demonstrated that the controller simultaneously tracks specified waypoints and actively damps large slung load oscillations. A linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) is derived and control performance is compared. Results show the improved performance of the predictive controller for a larger flight envelope, including aggressive manoeuvres and large slung load displacements. The computational cost remains relatively small, amenable to practical implementations.
Pendekatan Hot-Fit Framework dalam Generalized Structural Component Analysis pada Sistem Informasi Manajemen Barang Milik Daerah: Sebuah Pengujian Efek Resiprokal

This study aims to examines the determinant of the information quality of fixed assets on the accrual-based balance sheet using HOT-Fit Framework approach with Generalized Structural Component Analysis (GeSCA) method. The study using questionnaire with 90 respondents who represented all the local government agencies of Mataram City Government. Data anaylisis employs structural equation model (SEM). The study revelas there is a reciprocal relation between organizational controling and the information quality of fixed assets. The study also indicates that the software quality of Sistem Informasi Manajemen Barang Milik Daerah/Management Information System for Local Government’s Goods (SIMDA BMD) affecting the user satisfaction and organizational controling. The implications of these results can be used as consideration in adjusting the Mataram City Government accounting policy regarding fixed assets administration in order to produce quality information on fixed assets for the local government accrual-based balance sheet. Then, users of information system are needs to trained in order to increase competence to conduct the administration of fixed assets accrual based, so it can contribute to improve the quality of fixed asset information presented on the accrual based balance sheet .
Antecedentsof Online Shopping Attractiveness: The Youngster Perspective

With growing digitalization and enhancement of IT infrastructure, the youngsters are utilizing the power of internet to buy things online. As the acceptance of online shopping is rising among Indian consumers, the competition is also increasing in E-Commerce space. As many ecommerce websites are in the field, they all are studying the attributes which influence’s customers for online shopping. This paper highlights the attributes which leads to online shopping attractiveness in young generation in India. The review of literature identified sixteen important attributes which can be converged into the following four main dimensions that can be named as determinants of online shopping attractiveness: (a) Ease of Transaction (b) Website Image (c) Product Information (d) Website Security. This study is relevant to academician, researchers and industry people who works in the field of E-Commerce.
Sub‐microscopic transient lens spectroscopy of InGaN/GaN quantum wells

Transient lens (TL) spectroscopy was developed with sub‐micrometer spatial resolution to observe the temporal and special behavior of the nonradiative processes of carrier dynamics in InGaN/GaN quantum wells (QW). We have observed the carrier density dynamics and the thermal dynamics in the TL signals with a nanosecond pulsed laser. We have also observed TL and photoluminescence (PL) signals by using near‐field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM), and find that both PL and TL images are correlated and exhibit submicron scale spatial inhomogeneity. (© 2003 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
An Analysis of Institutional Choices in Regulating Internet Spam

The Internet has created a channel that allows for the rapid dissemination of information without regard to geographical boundaries. Unsolicited commercial e-mail (“UCE”), or “spam” as it is commonly known, is generated from enormous lists of e-mail addresses for the purpose of sending commercial information without seeking the e-mail account holder’s permission. Spam capitalizes on the unique nature of the Internet to engage in direct marketing in the fastest and most efficient way currently possible. Nevertheless, UCEs come with significant negative external costs. Furthermore, spam raises global legal issues in the areas of cyberspace privacy and security. This article approaches this topic by employing a law and economics analysis to identify appropriate institutional choices necessary for the regulation of UCEs. By comparing the legal frameworks of the United States, the European Union and Japan, this article evaluates the effectiveness of different legal approaches and proposes an international legal framework for cooperation in regulating UCEs.
Ricardian Equivalence, Foreign Debt and Sovereign Default Risk

We study the impact of sovereign default risk on the private–public savings offset. Using data on 80 countries for the period 1989–2010, we find robust evidence for a U-shaped pattern in the private–public savings offset in foreign currency sovereign credit ratings. While Ricardian Equivalence holds approximately at intermediate levels of sovereign solvency, it breaks down at very low and very high levels of sovereign default risk. In particular, the U-shaped pattern is an emerging market phenomenon as well as confirmed by external public debt, but not domestic public debt. A key result is that in the presence of foreign ownership of sovereign bonds, sovereign default constitutes a net wealth gain for domestic consumers as the present value of saved future taxes outweighs their wealth loss on bond holding. Thus, in times of high default risk, consumers appear to anticipate that the government would rather dilute bondholders than repay sovereign debt using higher taxes.
Online Shopping in Serbia and its Connection With Leadership Competencies

The environment in which consumers can buy has changed and companies adjust their products and inform their consumers about them online. In this manner, the usage of the Internet in Serbia is increasing, which has a positive effect on the increase and improvement of online shopping. It is assumed that consumers will make even more progress in 2016, where the main products will be clothes, footwear, accessories and transport tickets/ booking accommodation. Since the leaders affect the trends of behavior, there is the assumption that they affect the trends of online shopping too. This paper will explore online shopping in Serbia and its connection with the leadership characteristics such as organization, persistence, self-confidence, enterprise and social skills with online behavior.
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DECISION MAKING DURING CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN DYNAMIC POSITIONING

Critical incidents in Dynamic Positioning (DP) have potential disastrous consequences. DP operators have to make time-critical decisions in order to rapidly and effectively handle such unexpected incidents. The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of critical incidents in DP operations and characteristics of decision-making. Semi-structured interviews using the Critical Decision Method were conducted with 13 experienced DP operators. It was found that decision-making in critical incidents in DP are naturalistic and recognition primed. This study contributes to an increased understanding of critical incidents in DP operations and the key decision-making processes in critical DP incidents.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Instruct Oligodendrogenic Fate Decision on Adult Neural Stem Cells

Adult stem cells reside in different tissues and organs of the adult organism. Among these cells are MSCs that are located in the adult bone marrow and NSCs that exist in the adult central nervous system (CNS). In transplantation experiments, MSCs demonstrated neuroprotective and neuroregenerative effects that were associated with functional improvements. The underlying mechanisms are largely unidentified. Here, we reveal that the interactions between adult MSCs and NSCs, mediated by soluble factors, induce oligodendrogenic fate decision in NSCs at the expense of astrogenesis. This was demonstrated (a) by an increase in the percentage of cells expressing the oligodendrocyte markers GalC and myelin basic protein, (b) by a reduction in the percentage of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)‐expressing cells, and (c) by the expression pattern of cell fate determinants specific for oligodendrogenic differentiation. Thus, it involved enhanced expression of the oligodendrogenic transcription factors Olig1, Olig2, and Nkx2.2 and diminished expression of Id2, an inhibitor of oligodendrogenic differentiation. Results of (a) 5‐bromo‐2′‐deoxyuridine pulse‐labeling of cells, (b) cell fate analysis, and (c) cell death/survival analysis suggested an inductive mechanism and excluded a selection process. A candidate factor screen excluded a number of growth factors, cytokines, and neurotrophins that have previously been shown to influence neurogenesis and neural differentiation from the oligodendrogenic activity derived from the MSCs. This work might have major implications for the development of future transplantation strategies for the treatment of degenerative diseases in the CNS.
Electronically tunable current mode biquad filter based on single VDTA and grounded passive elements

This paper presents a new filter structure based on only single voltage differencing transconductance amplifier (VDTA) and three grounded passive elements and has capability to low pass (LP), band pass (BP), high pass (HP), band reject (BR) and all pass (AP) biquad filtering functions at an explicit current output by the use of appropriate selection of three current input signals. Hence, it is fully integrable, canonical in nature and universal current-mode (CM) biquad. Besides it, the proposed filter also enjoys few more desirable features such as low active and passive sensitivities, low power consumption and orthogonal tunability of pole frequency and quality factor by electronic means. The presented filter is simulated using PSPICE in 0. 18μm CMOS process. KeywordVDTA, Biquad, Tunable filter, Current-mode
Compact, Coupled Strip-line Broad-Band Bandpass Filters

A miniature broad-band bandpass filter with size less than lambda/8 times lambda/8 times h (lambda is wavelength at the midband frequency; h is substrate height, much smaller than lambda/8), employing broadside-coupled strip-line resonators is introduced. Such resonators can be used to design combline and interdigital filters of very wide relative bandwidth. The synthesis procedure follows the classical coupling matrix approach, which generates very good initial responses. Optimization by mode matching method (MMM) and fine-tuning in HFSS are combined to improve the filter performance. Two design examples are given to illustrate the design procedures and a 45% bandwidth interdigital filter in LTCC is being built for testing
SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES’ FINANCIAL REPORTING IN MALAYSIA

This study investigates the financial reporting practices of the Malaysian SMEs. Mailed questionnnaires were sent to loan officers and SMEs’ owners. The findings showed that size of SMEs, industry type, owner’s awareness about financial reporting regulations and academic qualification of the SMEs’ owners have positive associations with the nature of financial reporting of the Malaysian SMEs. In addition, the loan officers and SMEs’ owners perceived most of the information presented in the SMEs’ financial statements are useful and that they perceived all sections in the financial statements, except income statement, are important for their decision making process. Results may provide insight on the nature and adequacy of financial reporting of the Malaysian SMEs. Besides, the findings may contribute better understanding to the SMEs’ managers on the informational needs of the users of their financial statements.
Discernment of Consumers toward e-shopping: An Indian Perspective Study

Purpose: This exploratory study is an attempt to analyse the shift from traditional brick and mortar framework to virtual shopping. The paper further explores the factors which the customers keep into their mind while shopping via online mode. Design/ Methodology: A convenient sampling method has been used to collect data. Questionnaires have been filled through face to face interaction with the respondent of Gorakhpur dist. For this purpose a target of 120 people was set, but many respondents did not give complete information so only 105 surveyed questionnaires were considered for data analysis and interpretation. Findings: Finding indicate that changing trend & preference of shopping are significantly related to their age, gender, education, income, familiarity & past experience. The major deterring factors were found as security measures and lack of physical presence. The result shows that educated, mid-level income earning and web familiar males can provide a target market for e-tailers. Managerial/practical Implications: Although trend & preferences of customer are changeable in nature but a continuous look is required to understand the online market. The research may assist e-tailers while formulating, managing and improving their online marketing practices to cater to changing needs of consumers and thereby growing their market share. Limitations: The study was performed in Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh, India. The result may vary, if the same study accomplished in other region of the country. Time and financial constrains limits the study to pick limited size of sample.
Immigrant Effect in International Expansion

The key problem for commitment to international business activities is the lack of knowledge about a host country and its (business) culture. A firm’s host country experience and its history of entry patterns in other countries shape entry preferences into a foreign country (Pan, 2000; Chung, 2001; Yiu, 2002; Li, 2008). In the past decade, scholars have become aware of the effect of a specific kind of international experience within the firm: the immigrant effect (Chung, 2001; Tadesse, 2008; White, 2008; Madhavan, 2009). The present chapter reports on the role immigrants fulfil in foreign entry plans and how their involvement relates to the outcome of the foreign entry go/no-go decision. Findings confirm that among the firms that continue in entry, the presence of immigrants in the firm is relatively high. But, and this is unexpected, the same is true for firms that cancel entry plans (Oortwijn, 2010).
Coping with BYOD Security Threat: From Management Perspective

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a generational phenomenon and the trend is still growing. While BYOD increases convenience, efficiency, productivity and flexibility, it also brings a range of new security risks such as ease of device loss, data contamination, and loss of control to corporate network. Management should consider adopting specific technical measures, establishing additional BYOD security policies, explaining to employees, and educating them to apply measures and to comply with the policies. Based on the protection motivation theory (PMT), this study proposes a theoretical model to identify factors affecting organizations’ coping with security threat of BYOD, which so far has not been empirically studied in the literature. This model also enriches general PMT by investigating how unique BYOD features may affect managers' risk analysis perception and finally the intention to adopt BYOD security measures and policies.
Phrenic nerve palsy in children associated with confirmed intrathoracic tuberculosis: Diagnosis and clinical course

In this descriptive retrospective cases series of eight cases phrenic nerve palsy in children caused by tuberculosis lymph gland infiltration of the phrenic nerve. The lymph gland enlargement was in all cases caused by culture confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The phrenic nerve palsy was on the left side in all eight cases with the presenting feature a raised diaphragm on chest radiography that was accompanied by consolidation of the left upper lobe (88%) The diagnosis of phrenic nerve palsy was confirmed by fluoroscopy of the chest. On computer tomography the outstanding features were left sided hilar and paratracheal lymph gland enlargement with displacement of the mediastinum to the right. Mediastinal displacement lead to anterior displacement of the descending aorta, which further compressed the left main bronchus. Two children had accompanying respiratory failure requiring assisted ventilation and in two additional cases the airway compression was so severe that glandular enucleation of the enlarged glands was indicated. Of the eight children five remained symptomatic after completion of TB treatment to which steroids were added for the initial month. Diaphragmatic plication was indicated in all five cases. On clinical follow‐up two children had repeated respiratory tract infections secondary to underlying lung damage while the other six remained asymptomatic. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009; 44:345–350. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
The use of fluorescent marker dyes for studying intercellular communication in nematode embryos.

As more and more cases of necessary cell-cell interactions are revealed, the classical view of mosaic development in nematodes has to be replaced by a more dynamic picture showing different types of intercellular communication. To investigate the pattern and function of communication pathways between cells, we have developed different techniques to shunt fluorescent marker dyes into embryos and hatched animals and study their distribution in vivo. During embryogenesis we find that for a long time all somatic cells form a single dye-coupling compartment while transfer into the germline is restricted already at an early stage. Considerable variations between species with respect to the size of communication channels and the time during which these are functional are observed and can be correlated to differences in the developmental program. A different kind of intracellular communication can be visualized with the help of fluorescent dyes: a transfer of yolk proteins in two phases of the life cycle, in the adult hermaphrodite from the gut into the maturing germ cells, and in the embryo from non-gut cells into the gut primordium. Cell-cell interactions in the nematode embryo can be inhibited with polysulfated hydrocarbon dyes (e.g. Trypan Blue) which bind strongly to the plasma membrane. In summary our data indicate that fluorescent marker dyes can be helpful tools to identify and understand the role of intercellular communication and transfer processes in nematode development.
Spiritual well-being of the individual with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BACKGROUND: A study was conducted to: (1) establish the feasibility and reliability of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and its religious (RWB) and existential well-being (EWB) subscales in a sample of individuals with ALS; (2) describe the spiritual and religious practices, and spiritual well-being in these individuals; and (3) examine the relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life. METHOD: A random sample of 60 individuals completed the SWBS at the beginning and end of an ALS clinic visit. Subjects were classified into early, middle or late stage of ALS, using vital capacity and total ALS Functional Rating Scale scores. A subsample completed the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP). RESULTS: The SWBS and its RWB and EWB subscales were found to have high internal consistency and test-retest reliability. There were no statistically significant differences in SWB, RWB or EWB scores among the three stages of ALS. RWB scores were significantly higher than EWB scores overall and within the middle and late stages. Strong negative correlations were found between physical and psychosocial dimension SIP subscores and RWB scores, suggesting that religious well-being may impact quality of life, or vice versa. (ALS 2000; 1: 337-341)