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Developing and Measuring the Business Case for Health Information Technology
Authors: Unwin Duncan Wade , Sanzogni Louis , Sandhu Kuldeep
Published: July 2018

This chapter examines the adoption of information technology and information systems to support the clinical process. It explores popular models of information systems adoption and success, and relates these to the health it context. The end result of successful adoption of technology should be the improvement in performance of health care delivery, yet measurement of performance is complex. The various approaches to performance measurement are discussed. As one of the challenges in predicting the outcomes of adoption is the lack of consistent taxonomy, a solution to which is proposed. The chapter then looks at evaluation of it projects and considers what special factors may affect health it adoption and benefits in developing health care systems.
Utilisation of Health Information Systems for Service Delivery in the Namibian Environment
Authors: Karon Ronald
Published: July 2018

The use of Health Information Systems (HIS) is considered to be a major contributing factor to healthcare service delivery. However, the utilisation of HIS which includes use and management is critically challenging in the public health sector in many developing countries. The manifestation of the challenges results in poor service delivery, which includes patient deaths. This is the main motivation for this study, to investigate how HIS can be used to improve service delivering in the hospitals from developing countries perspective. The study was carried out in Namibia, using two hospitals in the public healthcare. The study adopted the qualitative case study. The study revealed that the use of parallel systems, lack of systems integration, lack of portable devices and users' incompetency are some of the factors which impact the use and management of HIS in hospitals.
Health Professionals Can Protect Water Quality
Authors: Ziemba Rosemary , Cuker Benjamin E. , Stein Joyce , Meuninck Rebecca , Wan Jiayi Angela
Published: July 2018

Emerging research shows adverse health outcomes such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, and neurotoxicity from water pollutants such as flame retardants, endocrine disruptors, and pharmaceuticals. Medical waste and energy use affects water quality and quantity. This chapter provides strategies for health professionals to promote water stewardship at personal, organizational and policy levels. Organizations such as Health Care Without Harm, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and the Ecology Center offer resources for improving education of health professionals and provide allies for change. Individual advocacy through writing op-eds, policy briefs, meeting with legislators and participation in coalitions allows health professionals to interpret the science behind the need for policy changes. Recommendations for health care curricula prepare students to develop sustainable practices through inter-professional collaboration. Environmentalists can use this information to better engage health professionals in promoting change.
Leveraging Applications of Data Mining in Healthcare Using Big Data Analytics
Authors: Tekieh Mohammad Hossein , Raahemi Bijan , Benchimol Eric I.
Published: July 2018

Big data analytics has been introduced as a set of scalable, distributed algorithms optimized for analysis of massive data in parallel. There are many prospective applications of data mining in healthcare. In this chapter, the authors investigate whether health data exhibits characteristics of big data, and accordingly, whether big data analytics can leverage the data mining applications in healthcare. To answer this interesting question, potential applications are divided into four categories, and each category into sub-categories in a tree structure. The available types of health data are specified, with a discussion of the applicable dimensions of big data for each sub-category. The authors conclude that big data analytics can provide more advantages for the quality of analysis in particular categories of applications of data mining in healthcare, while having less efficacy for other categories.
Mobile Phones and Expanding Human Capabilities in Plural Health Systems
Authors: Sam Steven
Published: July 2018

This chapter explores the integration of mobiles into the local health culture in Sierra Leone to advance healthcare delivery to marginalised communities. It draws on Amartya Sen's capability approach to conceptualise the mobile phone as a potential technology to expand healthcare capabilities in an environment of scarce healthcare resources. It builds on ethnographic data collected through mixed-methods from rural and urban communities to analyse the different actors, dynamics and practices of healthcare behaviours in a plural healthcare system. The analysis shows increasing trends towards mobile phone usage to ease healthcare communication and information poverty. Mobile phones enable marginalised publics to collapse distance and reduce time and health infrastructural constraints to seek healthcare within their abilities. It, however, concludes that to fully harness and maintain sustainable mobile phone-enabled healthcare in Sierra Leone requires the need for an appropriate institutional configuration to foster an integrated healthcare information system management and service delivery.
Rural Mental Health Workforce Development in Hawai'i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Authors: Hill Christopher W. S. , Withy Kelley
Published: July 2018

Working in Hawai'i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands presents unique challenges and opportunities for mental health workforce development. This chapter presents previous, current, and future efforts aimed at not only increasing the size of the workforce but also developing a better trained workforce for existing professionals. The authors draw from their experiences at the Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), one of the only organizations performing medical, public health, and mental health workforce development across the Pacific Region, to explore culturally appropriate initiatives and interventions. Programs targeting a range of audiences from youth to adults, students to professionals, and patients/clients to caregivers are discussed. The chapter emphasizes health career pathway programs for youth and young adults wishing to enter the health workforce and a variety of educational development and continuing education opportunities for professionals. Specific mental health workforce initiatives are described.
Public Health Legislation and Patient's Rights
Authors: Mokrzycka Anna , Kowalska-Bobko Iwona
Published: July 2018

The right to health care in a contemporary world is widely recognized as one of the fundamental rights included into human rights concept. Despite such general acceptation the meaning and scope of right to healthcare is not universally understood in the same manner. The process of unification has been initiated some years ago and is still being developed. The very first grounds in this regard are: legislation and political documents, like health strategies, programs and plans - both at the common and national levels. The two most important documents influencing and changing the right to health care today in Europe are Health 2020 Strategy and EU Directive on Patient's rights in cross-border care. These documents have important impact on national legislation of EU countries. They change the systemic perspective and create new approach towards patient's rights in this region. Hereby, the main features of the process and analysis of the documents referring to the Polish example are presented.
Influence of Patent Law on Price of Medicines
Authors: Singh Naina , Kaur Rajinder , Aggarwal Rashmi
Published: July 2018

There is a great deal of disparity between the availability and affordability of medicines in least developed, developing and developed nations. Patents are one of the major reasons of this difference. The pharmaceutical industry spends over US$10 billion to fund some 90% of 40,000-80,000 randomised controlled trails being conducted across the world at any given time. A United Nations AIDS study reported that the number of people in poor countries who have access to anti-retroviral medicines remains extremely low; only 30,000 received medication in 2002, out of an estimated 5 million in need. The proposed chapter aims to study effect of patent law on pricing of medicines. The legal and regulatory policies such as TRIPs jointly introduced by various nations to regulate the pricing of patented products will be elaborated in this chapter. Apart from national and international policies, the behaviour of pharmaceutical companies also affect price of patented products. The chapter will also cover various techniques pharmaceutical industry adopt to control price of patented products such as proliferation of me-too drugs, product reformulation, prolonging patent rights, biasing research and large promotional expenditures.
Strategic Healthcare Service Management
Authors: Sangamnere Bhagyashri Subhash , C Kalyani Srinivas
Published: July 2018

Healthcare is a service industry and it consists of health organizations (hospitals, clinics etc.), people (patients, doctors and nurses) and health technologies. Healthcare organizations are complex in nature and need to improve quality while maintaining optimum cost. Patient is final consumer of health services and he is the customer hence healthcare service quality is nothing but perceived satisfaction by patient. Prevalent trends in healthcare industry such as emerging healthcare technology, increasing demand, changing disease patterns and growing government support are contributing to a need to achieve efficiency and set benchmarks by overcoming challenges in healthcare service sector being underserved and under-consumed. There is a scope to improve quality and efficiency using various strategies like adopting advanced technologies and positioning in order to achieve delight in delivery of healthcare services. Major healthcare players are adopting unique strategies irrespective of their diverse geographical presence and range of services from single specialty, super-specialty or multispecialty to deliver healthcare services efficiently.
Knowledge Sharing for Healthcare and Medicine in Developing Countries
Authors: Moahi Kgomotso Hildegard , Bwalya Kelvin J.
Published: July 2018

Knowledge sharing has always been used as a platform for cross-pollination of ideas and innovations in a bid to improve and enhance performance thereby increasing competitiveness and responsiveness both in organizations and individual levels. Healthcare systems are not an exception. However, for knowledge sharing to take place there is need for certain factors to be noted and addressed such as the individual, organizational and technological. Further, knowledge sharing goes hand in hand with knowledge management and must become part of the strategic fabric of organizations. This chapter focuses on knowledge sharing by health professionals in healthcare and medicine in developing countries. The chapter covers knowledge management and its link with knowledge sharing; the various methods of knowledge sharing in healthcare; factors that make knowledge sharing an important strategic move for healthcare organizations; and factors and issues that affect or determine knowledge sharing behavior. Finally, a literature search for examples of knowledge sharing in developing or low and middle-income countries was conducted and the results are presented. The chapter shows that developing countries have recognized the value of knowledge sharing in healthcare systems and there are tangible signs that this is going to shape cross-pollination of ideas and innovations in the health systems in the foreseeable future.
Contemporary Heart Failure Treatment Based on Improved Knowledge and Personalized Care of Comorbidities
Authors: Giokas Kostas , Tsirmpas Charalampos , Anastasiou Athanasios , Iliopoulou Dimitra , Costarides Vassilia , Koutsouris Dimitris
Published: July 2018

Chronic diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity. A significant contribution to the burden of chronic diseases is the concurrence of co-morbidities. Heart failure (HF) is a complex, chronic medical condition frequently associated with co-morbidities. The current care approach for HF patients with co-morbidities is neither capable to deliver personalised care nor to halt the on-going increase of its socio-economic burden. Our approach aims to improve the complete care process for HF patients and related co-morbidities to improve outcome and quality of life. This will be achieved by the proposed standardised yet personalised patient-oriented ICT system that supports evidence-based clinical decision making as well as interaction and communication between all stakeholders with focus on the patients and their relatives to improve self-management. We propose that such a system should be build upon a novel European-wide data standard for clinical input and outcome and that it should facilitate decision making and outcome tracking by new collective intelligence algorithms.
Digital Representation Techniques to Interpret, Communicate, and Share 20th c. Architectural Archives
Authors: Spallone Roberta , Paluan Francesca
Published: July 2018

20th c. Architectural Archives are probably the latest and hugest collections of architectural documents on paper. Their conservation depends largely on the discovery, analysis, comprehension and interpretation of their value as Cultural Heritage. Today design documents produced by contemporary masters of Architecture, especially original drawings, are usually digitized and shared in the Web at scholars' disposal. The fate of the Archives that preserve the design drawings of minor architectures is completely different, so that the main motive of their safeguard has to be found in the recognition of their value as the testimony of a diffused architecture, significant to trace a framework of the building activity of their time. This is the case of the Archive of Industrial Architecture produced by Nino and Paolo Rosani, active in Turin up to 2010, for which a series of digital devices designed to enhance and communicate its most relevant content are being hypothesized.
Open and Transparent Judicial Records in the Digital Age
Authors: Raaen Nial
Published: July 2018

Open access to accurate and reliable records is essential to participation in the judicial process and government transparency. As the judiciary and other branches of government increasingly rely on records which are created and maintained in digital form, a new set of challenges faces policy makers to ensure ongoing access and authenticity. One of the keys to this effort is the development of a set of principles and related performance standards which provide a framework and a system for measuring success. Using the recently adopted records management standards published by the U.S. Conference of State Court Administrators as a basis, this chapter discusses their application to digital record-keeping and how existing court performance standards addressing records management already developed by judicial organizations and the records management industry can be brought together to create a new set of performance measures to ensure that court records remain open, accessible, and trustworthy in the digital age.
Management of Public Sector Records and Archives in Botswana
Authors: Keakopa Segomotso Masegonyana
Published: July 2018

This chapter looks at the management of public sector records and archives in Botswana. The chapter starts with an overview of developments in the East and Southern African Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA), which provides a foundation for discussion of developments in Botswana. It looks at the extent to which the Botswana National Archives and Records Services (BNARS) has fulfilled its role as the overseer of the creation, maintenance, use, disposition of public sector records, and preservation of the country's cultural heritage. It also looks at the impact of information and communication technologies and management of electronic records together with issues of staffing, training, and the challenges and prospects the country is faced with in managing records and archives as a symbol of cultural heritage. The chapter is based on an extensive review of the literature and the author's personal experience. It ends with recommendations on future directions.
Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage for Future Generations
Authors: Aggarwal Ashwani Kumar
Published: July 2018

Due to weathering and natural disasters, several cultural heritage buildings are devastated all around the world. It becomes necessary to preserve these historical monuments for future generations. Therefore, 3D modelling of historical monuments is a great tool to preserve these monuments as a digital heritage. The advantage of digital modelling of heritage sites also helps archaeologists to study the various aspects of that site while sitting at their own place without any need to travel to actual physical site. It saves time as well as reduces traveling cost. Moreover, many archaeologists can participate remotely to give their suggestions for future constructions. Also, digital archive of 3D models helps in restoration of devastated parts of buildings.
Corporate Social Responsibility of Oil Companies and Host Community’s Satisfaction: Case Study of Total Company Block (10) Yemen
Authors: Fararah Fahmi Shaaban , Khateeb VOmar Ali
Published: July 2018

This study aims to investigate the relationship between oil host community and TOTAL Company that operates in block 10 in Sah district in Hadramout governorate, Yemen. Moreover, the study examined the relationship between the philanthropic activities provided by the company and the environmental impact caused by oil operation of the company, and the satisfaction of host communities. The quantitative research method was used by distributing 270 questionnaires in host communities in Saha district, Hadramout governorate. Furthermore, this research used simple random sample to collect the data and SPSS was used for descriptive analysis and cleaning the data while Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) used to testing the hypothesis.The results found that the level of host community's satisfaction is low. In addition, it approved that there is a positive relationship between philanthropic activities and the host community's satisfaction. Furthermore, the study revealed there is a negative relationship between the environmental impact caused by the company' operations and the host community's satisfaction. The study recommended that to promote the host community's satisfaction the oil producing company need to concentrate on protecting the environment form oil accidents and offering the charity activities for the resident of host community.
Puppy Sacrifice and Cynophagy from Early Philistine Tel Miqne-Ekron Contextualized
Authors: Lev-Tov Justin , Killebrew Ann E. , Greenfield Haskel J. , Brown Annie
Published: July 2018

The discovery of a sacrificed puppy at Tel Miqne-Ekron, a major Philistine settlement in Israel's southern coastal plain, highlights the role of dogs in Iron I Philistia. Though dog sacrifice is described in Hittite religious texts and attested in lands bordering the Aegean during the second–first millennia BCE, evidence for this practice, or even of dog bones, is largely absent from Late Bronze and non-Philistine Iron I (ca. 1550–1000 BCE) Levantine contexts. What distinguishes the Tel Miqne-Ekron puppy interment from later Persian- and Hellenistic-period dog burials, is the placement of its severed head between its hind legs. Microscopic analyses of cut marks on several vertebrae indicate that the iron knife found nearby was likely used in its decapitation. This article examines the Tel Miqne-Ekron puppy burial within its eastern Mediterranean milieu and explores the ritual role of dogs and cynophagy (dog-eating) in second–first millennia society.
Possible Mechanism of Sex Determination in Mammals
Authors: Ibraimov A. I.
Published: July 2018

It is known that undifferentiated embryonic gonads (UEG) in embryos of mammals have a dual nature. They consist of an outer layer of cortex, from which in the process of differentiation develop female sex cells, and from the inner layer – medulla – develop male gametes. During the determination of sex, one of the layers of the gonad develops and the other is suppressed. Therefore, the sex of the future fetus depends on which of the tissue cells - medulla or cortex - survives in the UEG. However, almost nothing is known about the causes for the survival of the medulla or cortex.We believe that, perhaps, the main cause for the development of one of the layers of the gonad and the suppression of the other is cell thermoregulation. The survival of the tissue cells of medulla depends on whether they can avoid heat death, which is determined by their ability to effectively remove excess metabolic heat from the cell nucleus. Since excess thermal energy is released into the cytoplasm through a dense layer of condensed chromatin around the nucleus, consisting predominantly of chromosomal constitutive heterochromatin regions (cHR), the fate of the medulla directly depends on the cHR in its cells.Seemingly, the sex in mammals and human is determined by the cHR on Y chromosomes. It is important not so much the amount of cHR on Y chromosome as its localization in the interphase cell around the nucleoli. Thanks to this localization, excess heat is more effectively removed from the "hottest" point of the nucleus, where ribosomes are formed, which is also necessary for the production of proteins that inhibit the development of cortex cells. Otherwise medulla doomed to degeneration and a cortex tissue will remain in the UEG.
Comparative Evaluation of Cellular Response to Three Types of Zolid Surface Full Contour: Glazing, Polishing, and CO2 Laser
Authors: Shishehian A. , Izadi A. , Abbasi S. , Khazai S. , anjam S. Nik
Published: July 2018

Background: Zirconia ceramics have recently been widely used in dentistry because these materials are very favorable for chemical, dimensional stability, mechanical strength and hardness, Zolid FX (Ceramill Zolid FX, Amann Girrbach AG) is a type of zirconia. In this study, we have tried to measure the effects of different methods of surface preparation of full-contour restoration on the degree of material release and cellular response, so that we can recommend a method with lower tissue damage.Methods: In this study, Twenty blocks were prepared by CAD / CAM with dimensions of 5.5 mm in diameter and 3 mm in thickness and randomly divided into four groups. The laser used in this study is a co2 laser (Ultra-dream pluse, guro-gu seul, Korea). Comparison of the groups with the intact group was carried out two by two. The control group was compared by ANOVA and the groups with significant differences (with a significant percentage of 0.05) were compared by TUKEY statistical test.Conclusion and Results: Delivering one-stage, non-glazed-polished zirconium restorations can result in incompatible cellular response and is detrimental to the health of the periodontal tissue surrounding the restoration. It is also recommended that if the restoration due to the adjusting of clinician lose the glazed layer should not be delivered intact, at least prepare by polishing method, also if the laser is available in the clinic, then the surface restoration will be prepare using it, although it has not been routinely used due to lesser access to lasers in clinics.
“Гурван гол”-ын дурсамж
Authors: Б Сэржав
Published: July 2018

No abstract in Mongolian language
Монгол улс, БНСУ-ын худалдааны харилцаа
Authors: И Энхболд
Published: July 2018

Монгол Улс, БНСУ-ын худалдааны харилцааг судлахдаа юуны өмнө манай улсын худалдааны бодлого, хоёр улсын хоорондын худалдааны талаарх судлагдсан байдал, Монгол Улс, БНСУ-ын худалдааны өнөөгийн байдал болон хоёр улсын худалдааны харилцааны талаар бага зэрэг үнэлэлт дүгнэлт өгөхийг хичээлээ. Өнгөрсөн жилүүдэд Хоёр улсын харилцаа улс төрийн хүрээнд өргөжин тэлсэн боловч эдийн засгийн хүрээнд хангалттай түвшинд хүрсэнгүй. Энэ байдлыг сайжруулах хэд хэдэн аргын нэг нь Эдийн засгийн түншлэлийн хэлэлцээр байх болов уу гэсэн таамаглал гаргаж болох юм. Мөн 27 жилийн турш дурдагдаж буй том хэмжээний хөрөнгө оруулалтыг БНСУ-аас татах нь хоёр улсын эдийн засгийн харилцаанд шинэ алхам болно гэдэгт итгэж байна.
Аж үйлдвэржилт болон тал нутгийн усны эх сурвалж дутагдах нөхцөл байдал хийгээд түүний үр дагавар
Authors: М Бүрэнжаргал
Published: July 2018

Тус өгүүлэлд аж үйлдвэржилтийн явцад Өвөр Монголын хөдөө нутагт уул уурхай нээж ашиглах, хот балгас тэлж хөгжүүлсэний дүнд богино хугацаанд эдийн засгийн хурдан өсөлт бий болсон ч тал нутгийн усны эх сурвалж дутагдалтай нөхцөл байдлаас шалтгаалж экологийн тэнцвэргүй байдал үүссэн зэрэг сөрөг үр дагавар авчирсаныг зарим жишээ баримтаар нотлон өгүүлсэн болно. Монголын өндөрлөгийн бэлчээрийн мал аж ахуй бол монгол нүүдэл, урт удаан түүхэн цаг хугацааны явцад байгалийн хатуу шалгалт, хүний нийгмийн хувьсал шилжилтийн сорилтоор дамжин нотлогдсон нэгэн төрлийн сонгодог эдийн засгийн хэлбэр болно.
БНАСАУ-ын төрийн тогтолцоо ба Ким Жон Ир
Authors: С Батсайхан
Published: July 2018

БНАСАУ нь Үндсэн хуулийнхаа дагуу тусгаар тогтносон социалист улсаа тунхаглан социализмын онолыг “Жүчэйгийн” үзэл суртлаар баяжуулж, нэг хүний буюу нэг гэр бүлийн засаглал тогтсон төрийн өвөрмөц бүтэцтэй улс ажээ. Умард Солонгосын төрийн бодлого тодорхойлох байгууллга нь эхэндээ СХН буюу Намын ТХ-ны УТТ байсан бол Ким Жон Ир-ийн үед цэргийнхэн буюу УБХХ-нд шилжжээ. Харин тус улсын эрх мэдэл үнэн хэрэгтээ эцэг Ким Ир Сен, хүү Ким Жон Ир-ийн гарт төвлөрч байсан ба өдгөө ач хүү Ким Жон Ун-д шилжсэн. Ким Жон Ир- ийн төрийн бодлогын онцлог нь түүний албан ёсны бус бодлого буюу “ойр дотныхны” ба “батлах” бодлогоор илэрхийлэгдэнэ.
Recommendations for the Management of Tuberculosis in Children—KOMPASS TB. Part 1: Tuberculosis Prevention
Authors: Bielecka Teresa , Augustynowicz-Kopeć Ewa , Gonerko Paweł , Gruszczyński Paweł , Korzeniewska-Koseła Maria , Krasińska Maria , Krenke Katarzyna , Lange Joanna , Pankowska Anna , Popielarz Marek , Pustkowski Andrzej , Stryczyńska-Kazubska Joanna , Doniec Zbigniew
Published: July 2018

Since the second half of the 20th century the incidence of tuberculosis has been declining in Poland. Despite this, current epidemiological data still support the need for the continued mass BCG vaccination in Poland in the near future. Apart from the protection against severe hematogenous forms of tuberculosis, vaccination lowers the risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Primary and acquired immunodeficiency, including immunity disorders associated with an ongoing treatment, are contraindications to BCG vaccination. The most common adverse effects following BCG vaccination are reactions at the site of injection and in regional lymph nodes, which usually does not require treatment. Methods of tuberculosis prevention, particularly recommended in low-incidence countries, include: diagnostic investigations of patients who had contacts with pulmonary tuberculosis as well as an active detection and treatment of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Latent tuberculosis infection can be identified on the basis of positive results of the tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assays after the active disease has been ruled out. This condition does require prophylactic treatment.
TRANSIENT MODELING OF AC MACHINES CONSIDERING SECOND ORDER EFFECTS
Authors: Korolova Olga , Torre Cubillo Juan , Ponick Bernd
Published: July 2018

In this paper, the transient simulation of AC machines considering spatial field harmonics and current displacement in rotor bars is examined. The first point of discussion is the sufficient order of the equivalent circuit of the current displacement model for its accurate co-simulation with the higher spatial field harmonics. In the second place, the problem of inversion of the inductance matrix considering the flux linkage through higher spatial harmonics is studied.
ADVANCED MEMRISTOR MODEL WITH A MODIFIED BIOLEK WINDOW AND A VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT VARIABLE EXPONENT
Authors: Mladenov Valeri , Kirilov Stoyan
Published: July 2018

The main idea of the present research is to propose a new nonlinear ionic drift memristor model suitable for computer simulations of memristor elements for different voltages. For this purpose, a modified Biolek window function with a voltage-dependent exponent is applied. The proposed modified memristor model is based on Biolek model and due to this and to the use of a voltage-dependent positive integer exponent in the modified Biolek window function it has a new improved property - changing the model nonlinearity extent dependent on the integer exponent in accordance with the memristor voltage. Several computer simulations were made for soft-switching and hard-switching modes and also for pseudo-sinusoidal alternating voltage with an exponentially increasing amplitude and the respective basic important time diagrams, state-flux and i-v relationships are established.
MAGNETIC FIELD OF COAXIAL SQUARE COILS ENCLOSED WITH HIGH-PERMEABILITY MATERIAL
Authors: Juhas Anamarija , Nad Neda Pekaric , Toepfer Hannes
Published: July 2018

In this paper, the method of images is used to model the effects of enclosure made of high-permeability material on magnetic field of square coils. Closed-form description for the images, along with the case study involving square Helmholtz coils, is provided.
THE APPLICATION OF REDUNDANCY IN LEACH PROTOCOL
Authors: Mosorov Volodymyr , Biedron Sebastian , Panskyi Taras
Published: July 2018

Nowadays wireless sensor networks have gained much popularity due to their flexibility. This progress has enabled the use of sensor nodes on an unprecedented scale and opened new opportunities for the so-called ubiquitous computerization. The total freedom of nodes distribution within the wireless sensor network (WSN), where the wireless characteristic is one of the greatest advantages of WSN, implies its greatest weaknesses. To overcome this challenge specialized routing protocols, such as many different version of LEACH, were ushered in so as to make effective use of the energy of the nodes themselves. This article aims to show the functioning of a new author’s solution, called IIS-LEACH, which uses redundancy as a basic element in increasing the reliability of WSN networks.
PROPOSAL FOR MANAGING ELECTRIC ENERGY QUALITY IN THE LV GRID USING ON-LOAD TAP CHANGER WITH A STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR
Authors: Mroczek Bartłomiej , Fatyga Karol
Published: July 2018

The paper proposes the use of auxiliary equipment in the low voltage network: an on-load tap changer and a static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) to improve the quality of energy supply to end users. As part of the research, a section of medium and low voltage power grid was modelled using Matlab & Simulink software, which was tested in three scenarios. The first scenario presents the operation of the power grid with the on-load tap changer installed in the transformer block. The second scenario uses the STATCOM for local reactive power compensation. Additionally, the third scenario is the combined work of the on-load tap-changer along with the STATCOM. According to the authors, the method discussed does not bring the expected results in the area of voltage quality improvement, indicating that further research is required, including tests with energy storage.
NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF HIGH Q RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY HARVESTING NETWORKS
Authors: Merz Christian , Kupris Gerald
Published: July 2018

The paper focuses on nonlinear analysis of high and low Q RF energy harvesting circuits. The analysis is made mathematically and by large signal simulation via Keysight Advanced Design System. The mathematical analysis of the nonlinear harvesting circuits is done by using the Galerkin method and the simulations are performed using the harmonic balance method, which is a special version of the Galerkin method.
Zastosowanie metod projektowych do zarządzania planem cięć w nadleśnictwach
Authors: Kurek Tomasz
Published: July 2018

This article characterises Project Management standards in a ten-year period of the Forest Management Plan. This plan describes all elements of procedure included in obligatory challenges (tasks): silviculture (mowing and intermediate cutting), conservation and harvest (commercial thinning, advanced felling, and final cutting). In this article the forest division model has been created. With this model, the author has shown all of the basic components of Project Management in forestry. By creating milestones, controlling leads, and better planning to carry out the Forest Cutting Plans in critical periods (natural disasters) we can decide how to solve problems and avoid or minimize negative consequences. Project Management enables efficient forest planning in time (ten years) and space (partial cutting).
Wykorzystanie funduszy europejskich w zakresie leśnictwa, ochrony środowiska i ochrony przyrody
Authors: Beker Cezary , Koźluk Sandra , Blajer Kinga
Published: July 2018

This article presents the use of European funds in projects involving businesses, administration and scientific institutions. The aim is to present the EU funds and their use in forestry, environmental protection and natural protection.
Fundusze europejskie na finansowanie projektów w zakresie ochrony przyrody w perspektywie 2014–2020 na przykładzie Nadleśnictwa Drawno
Authors: Beker Cezary , Krupska Katarzyna
Published: July 2018

This article presents the use of European funds in projects involving State Forests. The aim is to present EU funds for their use in nature conservation in the 2014-2020 period, on the example of the Drawno Forest District.
Využití algoritmů při profilování v trestním řízení a důsledky pro lidská práva
Authors: Fialová Eva
Published: July 2018

Algoritmy nahrazují činnosti, které dříve vykonávali lidé. Jednou z těchto činností je soudní rozhodování založené na algoritmech. Obecně se předpokládá, že algoritmické rozhodování, na rozdíl od toho lidského, postrádá předsudky a předpojatosti. Tento předpoklad je problematický ve dvou momentech. Za prvé, algoritmus rozhoduje podle předem stanovených kritérií a hodnot. Tyto hodnoty určují lidé, kteří mohou mezi předem stanovená kritéria zahrnout ta, která odpovídají jejich předsudkům. Za druhé, některé algoritmy mohou mít schopnost učit se, což znamená, že vygenerované výsledky jsou přizpůsobeny předchozím výsledkům, které byly v minulosti upřednostněny. Uživatelé mohou mít možnost zvolit výsledky, které odpovídají jejich názoru, které však mohou být založeny na předsudcích. Ve Spojených státech a také v některých evropských zemích již soudy používají algoritmus k posouzení, zda je pravděpodobné, že obviněný (resp. odsouzený) spáchá v budoucnosti jiný trestný čin. Soudce nerozhoduje na základě okolností případu a individuálních charakteristik obviněného. Soudce rozhoduje místo toho na podkladě profilu. Profily pachatelů jsou sestaveny na základě osobních údajů pachatelů, přičemž některé z těchto údajů mohou mít povahu biometrického údaje. Algoritmické rozhodování založené na profilování vyvolává obavy ze zásahu do práv obviněného v soudním řízení, konkrétně zákazu diskriminace a právu na spravedlivý proces.
Apresentação
Authors: Ferreira Liliana Soares , Guterres Clóvis Renan Jacques
Published: July 2018

Apresentação do v. 1, n. 1, 2009.
Los retos de la reforma educativa integral de educación básica en México
Authors: Licea Eulalio Velázquez
Published: July 2018

El presente articulo realiza un diagnóstico de necesidades de la educación en México, orientado por el proces o de reforma educativa integral que actualmente se lleva a cabo. Se parte de dos conceptos clave; la reforma educativa y la calidad de la educación para intentar entender los cambios propuestos por el gobiern o de la república y el Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación - SNTE. En su desarrollo inicia con una descripción de como se formo el sistema educativo nacional y culmina en el mencionado diagnóstico de necesidades educativas, tomando en cuenta que actualmente la reforma está en proceso inicial.Palabras-clave: reforma educativa, calidad de la educación, cobertura educativa.
Educação, cidadania e classes sociais
Authors: Boneti Lindomar Wessler
Published: July 2018

O artigo apresenta uma análise conceituai dos elementos que compõem o pressuposto segundo o qual a educação se constitui de meio de construção da cidadania e as suas implicações teóricas. Em segundo lugar propõe-se analisar o que se chama de "inclusão", como conceito, noção ou discurso, especialmente as implicações teóricas e metodológicas originadas da exclusão.Palavras-chave: cidadania, classes sociais, inclusão, exclusão.
Eleição de diretores: um dos mecanismos de (des)centralização da gestão?
Authors: Pereira Sueli Menezes , Drabach Neila Pedrotti , Araújo Gabriela Da Ros de
Published: July 2018

Neste trabalho, o foco é a discussão sobre as normatinções que orientam a eleição de diretores na rede de ensino municipal de Santa Maria, RS. A proposta é refletir sobre os limites e possibilidades da eleição de diretores no âmbito da construção democrática no contexto escolar, a partir da Lei Municipal de Gestão Democrática, lei n. 4740/03, que trata da eleição de diretores e da organização e funcionamento dos Conselhos Escolares. Para tal, faz-se uma retomada teórica e histórica dos processos de provimento ao cargo de diretor - nomeação política, concurso público e eleição direta - analisando de que forma estes processos implicam em redimensionamentos na gestão escolar. Na defesa da eleição de diretores no processo de democratização da gestão escolar, apontamos que este mecanismo, isolado, não garante a democracia, entretanto, significa um avanço em relação às demais formas de provimento da função de diretor.Palavras-chave: democratização da gestão; eleição de diretores; participação.
Avaliação institucional integrada na educação superior comunitária: a experiência do Paiung
Authors: Nunes Ana Karin
Published: July 2018

Este artigo tem por objetivo explicitar a história do Paiung - Programa de Avaliação Institucional das Universidades do Comung - Consórcio das Universidades Comunitárias do Rio Grande do Sul. Constitui-se de um resgate histórico de todas as ações de avaliação institucional integrada, desenvolvidas pelo conjunto das instituições comunitárias de educação superior, ao longo de mais de quinze anos. Além disso, evidencia o pioneirismo dessas instituições no reconhecimento do papel dos processos de auto-avaliação para a qualificação da educação superior.Palavras-chave: universidade comunitária; avaliação; qualidade.
Apresentação
Authors: Ferreira Liliana Soares , Guterres Clóvis Renan Jacques
Published: July 2018

Apresentação do v. 1, n. 2, 2009.
A gestão das instituições de educação infantil de 0 a 3 anos numa perspectiva foucaultiana
Authors: Reis Maria Das Graças Fernandes de Amorim dos
Published: July 2018

O presente texto nos remete à gestão da educação infantil nas instituições denominadas Creches que atendem a faixa etária de o a 3 anos. Considerando que a passagem destas para a responsabilidade da Educação,a partir da LDB no 9.394/96, suscitou, entre outros, o debate assistencialismo versus educativo em relação ao atendimento das crianças pequenas. Visualizou-se, por meio da pesquisa, a caracterização da gestão na busca de superação da referida contraposição, na medida em que tal processo inaugurou outras relações a partir da produção de saberes e práticas no interior destas instituições, agora no tempo da educação.Palavras-chave: gestão educacional, educação infantil, creches.
Empires, Rituals and Ceremonial Pedagogy, Old and New
Authors: Paolone Anselmo R.
Published: July 2018

En el Imperio Romano, la función de crear parte de la cultura común necesaria para la ciudadanía, fue llevada a cabo por instituciones diferentes de lo que hoy llamamos «sistema escolar».Fue la sociedad antigua en su totalidad, a través de su vasto aparato ritual, la que proporcionó algo equivalente de lo que hoy llamamos «educación cívica».En el Imperio Romano universal, todos los ciudadanos eran educados por medio de esa «pedagogía ceremonial». Era una forma de educación colectiva, basada en símbolos y acciones para que los ciudadanos de las diversas identidades étnicas pudiesen «hablar» un lenguaje universal. Del mismo modo que la Iglesia Católica Romana (heredera de la universalidad del Imperio Romano) también ha utilizado el arte, la arquitectura, los rituales y los símbolos para educar a los fieles de todo el orbe.Hay un grupo de rituales romanos en particular (adventus, amburbium, lustrum), basados en majestuosas procesiones, cuyos vínculos con la educación de los ciudadanos son evidentes. El artículo explorará tales dimensiones educativas de los rituales, en lo que se cree que es una de sus formas supervivientes hoy, la procesión católica romana del santo patrón, la cual fue estudiada etnográficamente en un pueblo del centro de Italia.En Castelfiocco, un pueblo famoso por su campanilismo (fuerte sentimiento de pertenencia local), un sistema ritual basado en el culto a los santos, transmite a la población valores que sobreviven de un orden político más antiguo en el que el estado-nación moderno y global todavía no había aparecido. En este sistema tradicional, la dialéctica no es entre la localidad y la nación-estado, sino entre los miembros de la localidad y la universalidad de la Iglesia.La comprensión de algunos aspectos de tal dialéctica tradicional, y especialmente la comprensión de la forma en que se transmite a la población mediante rituales utilizados como pedagogía ceremonial, es de renovado interés en nuestra era de globalización.
Assessing the Environmental Impact of the Self-propelled Bulk Carriage through LCA
Authors: Hegedić Miro , Štefanić Nedeljko , Nikšić Mladen
Published: July 2018

Environmental sustainability of the transport sector is a highly important issue today. The European Commission has made a goal of delivering a minimum 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 2050. Part of this reduction will come from the railway sector by making the maintenance processes more environmentally friendly. This paper presents the results of the environmental assessment of the self-propelled bulk carriage (SPBC), an innovative new product aiming to decrease the environmental impact of the railway maintenance processes. The life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was used in the study, and environmental impact is given in five impact categories based on the CML 2001 method through three main modules of the self-propelled bulk carriage life cycle: upstream, core, and downstream. The novelty of the research includes the fact that this is the first life cycle assessment study done for the bulk carriage, as well in that the authors have proposed the use of a new functional unit in the category of freight railway vehicles. The biggest environmental impact of the self-propelled bulk carriage across all five categories is in the use and maintenance phase of its life cycle and mainly due to diesel fuel use. The SPBC uses significantly less fuel than a conventional diesel locomotive.
Key Indicators of Physical Distribution of Goods: A Case Study of the Western Balkans
Authors: Maric Radenko Milos , Đuranović Dragan , Nuševa Daniela
Published: July 2018

The aim of this paper is to improve the process of physical distribution of consumer goods in the Western Balkans region through defining and analyzing key indicators of physical distribution. Theoretical research identified the most important indicators that affect physical distribution, such as: transport costs, quality of delivery, condition of vehicles, customer relations, and institutional/regulatory factors. The empirical study was conducted on a sample of 166 respondents in the distribution centers and transport companies and 146 end customers. Multiple regression analysis defined the individual contribution of each of these indicators to the process of physical distribution of goods. A comparison of results between the Western Balkan countries that are EU member states and those that are non-EU countries showed statistically significant differences in the impact of these indicators. Based on the obtained results, a model of physical distribution of consumer goods was presented. The results show to managements of distribution centers and transport companies which indicators should be developed to ensure timely and complete delivery of goods according to the 7P concept and thereby create a base of satisfied and loyal end users of transport services. Recommendations for future research are provided in the paper.
Neurogenic decisions require a cell cycle independent function of the CDC25B phosphatase
Authors: Bonnet Frédéric , Molina Angie , Roussat Mélanie , Azais Manon , Bel-Vialar Sophie , Gautrais Jacques , Pituello Fabienne , Agius Eric
Published: July 2018

A fundamental issue in developmental biology and in organ homeostasis is understanding the molecular mechanisms governing the balance between stem cell maintenance and differentiation into a specific lineage. Accumulating data suggest that cell cycle dynamics play a major role in the regulation of this balance. Here we show that the G2/M cell cycle regulator CDC25B phosphatase is required in mammals to finely tune neuronal production in the neural tube. We show that in chick neural progenitors, CDC25B activity favors fast nuclei departure from the apical surface in early G1, stimulates neurogenic divisions and promotes neuronal differentiation. We design a mathematical model showing that within a limited period of time, cell cycle length modifications cannot account for changes in the ratio of the mode of division. Using a CDC25B point mutation that cannot interact with CDK, we show that part of CDC25B activity is independent of its action on the cell cycle.
The Speech Act of Apology for Saudi EFL Students
Authors: Almegren Rehan
Published: July 2018

This research will find out the nonverbal communication tools used by the students with Arabic background which they use while talking in English to their counter parts. The research will use the techniques designed by Cohen, Olshtain & Rosenstein (1986) commonly known as Discourse Completion Test (DCT) and the Apology Introspection Questionnaire (AIQ), which was first introduced by Ismail (1998). The research was conducted on various techniques used by the students to apologize when they were alone or when they were in groups. The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of English teaching techniques used by the student whose mother tongue was Arabic. This research was particularly focused to find out the apology technique learned by such students. There are issues in speech acts (Blum-Kulka & Olshtain, 1984; Cohen, et al., 1986) which are an integral part of the culture and these cultural aspects ultimately result in misleading differences in the way student convey their thoughts and apologies in English. The language skills were tested along with discourse completion test (DCT) and the apology introspection questionnaire (AIQ), this was accompanied by the type of misconduct, relationship of two parties and the way apology was offered. The findings in this respect revealed that the direct apology was effectively used in Arabic and English languages. However, there were some situations where indirect apologies were found effective in both languages as well as a mix of direct and indirect apologies was also used. The study proved that grammar, syntax, and spelling were not the only tools to articulate an apology.