bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mantenimiento a Recipiente Contenedor Cilíndrico Vertical
Authors: Cano-Ramírez Jaime , Flores-Pérez José Manuel , Ambriz-Colín Fernando , Ávilez-Ferrera José Josías
Published: November 2019

Keep in safe operability conditions, using the calculations to apply mechanical processes and in order to detect any anomaly that allow timely take preventive actions and repair the elements that are part of the containers in poor condition or outside the rules that govern them. In the rings using analytical methods such as the verification of thicknesses by calculating them by the methods specified in API 653 Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction of Tanks American Petroleum Institute, finding if they are outside the appropriate regulations by comparison with what is measured in real form on the hull ring plate, whereby the method is non-destructive inspection, API 650 “Welded Steel Tanks for Petroleum Storage American Petroleum Institute (American Petroleum Institute). To carry out the relevant repairs using welding and cutting processes, assembly and maneuvers application of coatings and materials necessary according to the repair to maintain and ensure the integrity of the container improving the reliability of operation, contributing to the safety of the tanks, accessories and attached systems , as containers of highly explosive and incendiary hydrocarbon derived products.
Synthesis of polar copolymers by the process of emulsion via free radicals (FRP)
Authors: Magaña-Maldonado Luis Mario , Contreras-López David
Published: November 2019

At present, the polymer industry has gained increasing importance due to the versatility of its properties, as well as the impact they have on the environment. The present investigation provides the determination of optimal operating conditions for the polymerization of styrene and vinyl propionate in a Batch reactor, as well as the copolymerization of styrene with propionate monomers by the process of emulsion via free radicals, allowing to observe the variations with respect to Reaction yields and molecular weights. Another important factor is the activation of the initiator so that the polymerization process begins within each of the micelles. Likewise, it was found that, in the copolymerizations, there are considerable variations with respect to reaction yields and molecular weights as the concentrations are modified. In addition, it was found that there are higher yields in styrene polymerizations per solution than emulsion.
Introducción al tema industria 4.0, a través del mantenimiento predictivo, caso integradora IMAI de la Universidad Tecnológica de Jalisco
Authors: Barrón-Balderas Juan José , Fausto-Lepe Gabriela Margarita , Ramírez-Ulloa Sergio , Ortiz-Cornejo Julio Cesar
Published: November 2019

At present, Technological Universities present their quality through the affinity of their teaching methods with the needs of the productive sector, although the competences that the graduated students acquire are not always the expected, due to the constant evolution of technologies. Given this problem, the present work has the purpose of increasing the capacities and positioning of the University through the development of predictive maintenance projects with students from the engineering to industrial maintenance majors, focused on the industry 4.0, through a program for developing predictive maintenance applications in order to increase professional skills, brand positioning and the sense of belonging of students with the University. The methodology consists of gathering a group of students of the IMAI major (29 students and 3 teachers), identifying the initial status for each of them during the 4 phases of the program; the first phase seeks the development of human capital; the second an application development predictive maintenance approach; the third, a development of research and brand positioning; and the fourth, a final product.
Desarrollo de una interfaz para el cálculo de los niveles de profundidad en cuerpos de agua a través de batimetría (TOLTECA)
Authors: Astudillo-Montenegro Felipe , Yañez-Vargas Israel , López-Ruíz Josué , Parra-Michel Ramón , Torres-Román Deni
Published: November 2019

Bathymetry is a method of quantifying depths to study the topography of water bodies, including oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. The measurement of bathymetry by means of satellite images is one of the fundamental investigations in the field of remote sensing (RS) of marine environment, which has a lot of applications for the coastal environment and its monitoring. The precise determination of depth water is essential for various purposes, such as the monitoring of underwater topography, the movement of deposited sediments and the production of maritime maps for navigation. Remote sensing allows the bathymetry modeling at spatial scales that are impossible to achieve with traditional methods. Bathymetry can be estimated using RS with several techniques, each with its own capacity for depth detection, accuracy, error, strengths, advantages, disadvantages and the best application environment. Before that, a GUI interface is developed in Matlab that contains enough data to be able to compute the bathymetry in multispectral images from the satellite LANDSAT 8, with the intention of being able to analyze how flooded an area will be.
Diseño de un sistema mecánico para elevación de vehículos
Authors: Contreras-Calderón Enrique , Alcalá-Barojas Iván , Valdez-Martínez Jorge Salvador , Beltrán-Escobar Alberto Miguel
Published: November 2019

The automotive industry has always been concerned with improving day by day all of its vehicle models, developing more comfortable systems for its users, such as rear cameras, automatic parking systems, collision detection, air bags, etc. However, it has neglected certain aspects like the replacement of tires when having a puncture, using devices that have not changed in a long time. We present the design of a protoype coupled to a bottle-type hydraulic jack to elevate automotive vehicles, replacing the mechanical energy provided by the human with electrical energy of direct current provided by the car’s battery. The prototype consists of a 12 V gear motor that moves a gear train mechanism to activate a crank that will be coupled to the jack to produce the lifting.
Prototipo limpiador de frijol aplicando dispositivos lógicos programables
Authors: Sosa-Sales Jorge , Bernal-Navarro Odalis , Martinez-Vazquez Abraham , Rodriguez-Machuca Juan Ruben
Published: November 2019

The project focuses on the cleaning of beans through the separation of impurities by screening machines, with the aim of helping small farmers who grow and sell their beans. Beans are among the most comsumed foods; however, the cleaning process is tedious, so we want to develop a system that performs such process in different stages of selection. Grains vary in price and quality in different places due to the conditions in which they are sold. This is because when they are sold in a supermarket, the product must be considered first level, which means, they must be of a homogeneous size and clean of any type of garbage. The purpose of this prototype is to clean the beans in such a way that it separates the impurities they might have and obtain a clean product. We begin by defining the cleaning procedure, then performing the structure and placement of sensors and actuators, and finally the programming and adjustments necessary for its operation. With this prototype, people who cultivate and extract the seeds can perform the cleaning and generate greater profits.
DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP PASIEN CA SERVIKS
Authors: Yanti Novi , Harahap Afrida Sriyani , Sitompul Christina
Published: November 2019

Pasien Ca Serviks sangat penting untuk mendapatkan dukungan keluarga dan memperhatikan aspek kualitas hidup karena penyakit infeksi ini bersifat kronis dan progresif sehingga berdampak luas pada segala aspek kehidupan baik fisik, psikologis, sosial, maupun spiritual.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup pasien Kanker Serviks yang menjalani kemoterapi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptifkorelasional dengan pendekatan yang digunakan cross sectional. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil dari penelitian dapat diketahui bahwa dari 26 orang (49,1%)yang mendapat dukungan keluarga yang memiliki kualitas hidup baik sebanyak 16 orang(30,2%) dan 10 orang lainnya memiliki kualitas hidup yang buruk (18,9%). Kemudian untuk27 orang responden (51%) yang tidak mendapat dukungan keluarga yang memiliki kualitashidup yang baik hasilnya 0 (0%) dan 27 orang lainnya yang memiliki kualitas hidup yangburuk (50,9). Hasil uji statistik (chi-square) di peroleh nilai p = 0,000, sehingga dapatdisimpulkan bahwa terdapat ada hubungan antara dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas Hidup pasien ca serviks di Ruangan Tulip Rumah Sakit Arifin Achmad Provinsi Riau. Untuk ituperlu dilakukan penyuluhan kepada keluarga untuk dapat lebih memberikan perhatian agar dapat meningkatkan kualitas hidupnya pasien tersebut.
Anesthetic Activity of Clove Oil (Eugenol) on the Lake Van Fish (Chalcalburnus tarichi Pallas, 1811)
Authors: ŞAHİN Ali , KANKAYA Ertuğrul , YILMAZ Orhan , TÜREL İdris , ÖNER Ahmet Cihat
Published: November 2019

The use of clove oil (eugenol) as an anesthetic
for Lake Van fish(Chalcalburnus tarichi),
an endemic cyprinid fish species ofLake Van basin, was examined. Induction
times were determined to be ≥35, <4, <3, <2, < 2 and ≥1 min at 20,
40,50, 60, 80 and 100 mg/L clove oil concentrations, respectively. Recovery
times upon 10 min of exposure to eugenol were determined respectively to be
>3, >4,>3, >4,>6 and >8 min clove oil can be considered as a
suitable anesthetic for Chalcalburnus tarichi
and an optimum anesthetic concentration of 50 mg/L is recommended.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN DADIH DENGAN PERUBAHAN JUMLAH Lactobacillus fermentum PADA FESES IBU HAMIL
Authors: Balqis Ranne
Published: November 2019

Pregnant women with adequate prebiotic consumption known having better immune function and also better pregnancy, depress the event of premature labor and pre-eclampsia event. This study conducted to find out the influence of dadih consumption to the change of the number of lactobacillus fermetum in pregnant women. This study was a experimental study with equivalent pre-post test with control group design. Population of this study was those who included in join research with Dr. dr. Andani Eka putra, MSc and Dr. Helmizar, SKM, M.Biomed. We take population from pregnant women in 10 PUSKESMAS in Agam District, West Sumatera, with sampling was done consecutively. Minimal total sample was 24 for each group. After observation at the beginning of study, intervention group was given 100cc dadih daily until second observation. Mean of colony in pregnant women before taking dadih was 3,713 CFU/mh and after was 4,580 log CFU/g (p=0.367). In control group, the number of colony at 1st observation was 3,999 log CFU/g and 4,436 log CFU/g in 2 nd observation (p=0.475). The changes in both group were compared and resulting in significantly different change (p=0.022). There is no statistically significant influence of dadih consumption with the change in the number of lactobacillus fermentum in pregnant women. However, this study was found better change after observation in intervention group.
RELAKSASI DZIKIR UNTUK MENURUNKAN DERAJAT KECEMASAN PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III
Authors: Nita Rohayati
Published: November 2019

This study aimed to determine the effect of Relaxation with Dzikir on level of anxiety of pregnant women in third trimester. The methodology used ini this study is quasi experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design. The questionnaire in this study used The Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) form state anxiety and trait anxiety, which is given two times, before and after the intervention relaxation with dhikr.The result of this study showed there is a gain of anxiety level of pregnant women in Third trimester. This study find out that the relaxation with Dzikir can reduce anxiety level of pregnant women in Third trimester.

 

Keyword: Anxiety, Relaxation with Dhikr, Pregnant Women.

 

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menurunkan derajat kecemasan ibu hamil trimester III. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah 5 orang ibu hamil yang berusia 20-35 tahun, dengan usia kehamilan 28-36 minggu. Metode penelitian mengggunakan pendekatan kuasi eksperimen dengan desain one group pretest-posttest design. Alat ukur yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Skala Kecemasan Spielberger state trait anxiety inventory (STAI) form state anxiety dan trait anxiety dalam bentuk kuesioner, yang diberikan dua kali kepada subjek yaitu sebelum dan sesudah intervensi relaksasi dengan dzikir. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat perubahan penurunan derajat kecemasan ibu hamil trimester III. Relaksasi dengan dzikir dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu cara untuk menurunkan derajat kecemasan ibu hamil trimester III. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh pemberian terapi relaksasi dengan dzikir terhadap penurunan derajat kecemasan ibu hamil trimester III

 

Kata Kunci: Kecemasan, Relaksasi dengan Dzikir, Ibu Hamil.
KORELASI ANTARA KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL DAN KECERDASAN EMOSI DENGAN MOTIVASI BERPRESTASI PADA SISWA KOMUNITAS HOME SCHOOLING BERKEMAS
Authors: Wina Lova Riza
Published: November 2019

The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between interpersonal communication and emotional intelligence with achievement motivation in packaged home schooling community students. The population in this study were 50 packaged home schooling community students, where the sampling technique was saturated sampling (census), because the population was the same as the sample. Based on the results of data analysis using multivariate correlation with the help of SPSS 15.0, research results obtained with a correlation coefficient of 0.657 with p <0.05, then H0 which states there is no correlation between interpersonal communication and emotional intelligence is rejected, while Ha which states there is a correlation between Interpersonal communication and emotional intelligence are accepted. Based on the description above it can be concluded that there is a significant correlation with the positive direction between interpersonal communication and emotional intelligence with achievement motivation in packaged home schooling community students. So, the better interpersonal communication and the higher the emotional intelligence will be followed by the higher achievement motivation

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication, Emotional Inteligence, Achievemnet Motivation.

 

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui korelasi antara komunikasi interpersonal dan kecerdasan emosi dengan motivasi berprestasi pada siswa komunitas home schooling Berkemas. Populasi pada penelitian ini siswa komunitas home schooling berkemas yang berjumlah 50 orang, dimana tehnik pengambilan sampel adalah sampling jenuh (sensus), karena populasi sama dengan sampel. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data dengan menggunakan multivariate correlation dengan bantuan program SPSS 15.0 diperoleh hasil penelitian dengan koefisien korelasi sebesar 0,657 dengan p<0,05, maka H0 yang menyatakan tidak ada korelasi antara komunikasi interpersonal dan kecerdasan emosi ditolak, sedangkan Ha yang menyatakan ada korelasi antara komunikasi interpersonal dan kecerdasan emosi diterima. Berdasarkan uraian diatas dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa ada korelasi yang signifikan dengan arah positf antara komunikasi interpersonal dan kecerdasan emosi dengan motivasi berprestasi pada siswa komunitas home schooling Berkemas. Jadi, semakin baik komunikasi intepersonal dan semakin tinggi kecerdasan emosi akan diikuti dengan semakin tingginya motivasi berprestasi.

 

Kata Kunci: Komunikasi Interpersonal, Kecerdasan Emosional, Motivasi Berprestasi.
A technical assessment of a new continuous ion exchange decolourisation plant at the Tongaat-Hulett Rossburg refinery
Authors: Ndinisa Vincent , Jensen Craig , Maharaj Cebisile
Published: November 2019

The Tongaat Hulett sugar refinery in Durban has recently commissioned a continuous ion-exchange (CIX) plant which has become a third ion-exchange stage in its sugar refining process following the existing two fixed bed (FB) batch ion-exchange stages. The plant will initially be evaluated and optimised as a third polishing stage using styrenic resin but the design is such that the plant can be operated as any stage with either acrylic or styrenic resin.
The installed CIX plant consists of 30 resin vessels containing 1.3 m3 of resin each and has been designed to process up to 180 m3/h of refinery liquor. At the heart of the CIX plant is the Tongaat Hulett / IONEX Separations RDA technology, which has several advantages over the conventional carousel-based continuous ion exchange systems.
The plant was commissioned in November 2018 and has operated with time efficiency to date above 98%. The CIX plant has 61% less resin inventory than the Fixed Bed plant. The colour removal efficiency is comparable for both systems. The CIX plant is using 71% less water per day than the FB plant and consumes 65% less chemicals. The CIX plant is producing on average 67% less effluent and 85% less sweetwater than the FB plant per day. Part of this remarkable performance is linked to water recovery design that was incorporated into the CIX plant. Modelling of the CIX plant operating as a first ion exchange stage, showed that there would be 31% reduction in water usage compared to the current first stage and about 11% reduction in effluent generation.
Seasonal chemical sucrose losses in upstream and downstream products at a cane sugar factory
Authors: Eggleston Gillian , Gober Jessica , Legendre Duane , Cyr Eldwin St.
Published: November 2019

Measurement of sucrose losses across a cane sugar factory are notoriously difficult to measure directly or indirectly. Six loss trials were conducted at one factory across a Louisiana processing season; per trial, 40 samples were collected across four upstream and downstream unit processes. Sucrose losses were directly measured with gas chromatography using two equations based on (1) an increase in glucose/sucrose ratios on a RDS basis across a process, or a (2) a decrease in sucrose/RDS. When actual losses were <0.5%, eq. (2) did not detect losses due to the experimental error of the method being greater than the loss. Conversely, when high sucrose losses occurred, i.e., >0.5%, sucrose losses based on eq. (1) were lower than those based on eq. (2), because concomitant acid degradation of glucose occurred. Mean season losses were 2.56% equivalent to 4.89 lbs sucrose lost per short ton of cane and USD1,404,000, with values being much higher than previously reported. Mean losses were 2%, 24.8%, 58.6%, and 14.8% across the MJ tank, clarifier, two pre-evaporators (in series), and from the pre-evaporators to the final evaporator, respectively. 53% of total season losses occurred in early season when the cane quality was worst.
Les ambitions régionales marocaines en Afrique Sub-saharienne : une diplomatie royale
Authors: Moisseron Jean-Yves , Daguzan Jean-François
Published: November 2019

Le Maroc développe une stratégie régionale particulièrement active en direction de l’Afrique. Il utilise pour cela des instruments divers reposant sur trois dimensions : politiques dans son intégration réussie au sein de l’Union Africaine, économique, avec les investissements des grands groupes nationaux, religieuse avec la diffusion d’un islam alternatif à la version salafiste. Le Maroc parvient ainsi à être un acteur incontournable qui exerce un rôle stabilisateur, utile aussi dans les relations entre l’Europe et l’Afrique.
Les nouveaux enjeux de la violence à El Salvador
Authors: Christophe Olivier , Robert Garance
Published: November 2019

Ce texte, partant du constat selon lequel El Salvador occupe régulièrement le podium du classement des pays les plus dangereux au monde, offre un panorama de ces nouveaux enjeux de la violence dans le pays. Aujourd’hui, bien que ce taux ait baissé de moitié depuis 2015, le nombre de disparitions est à la hausse. La reconfiguration du conflit, impliquant de nouveaux acteurs et détériorant rapidement l’équilibre national est ici décrite. En effet, les maras , gangs urbains très présents dans le Triangle Nord (El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala) ont vu leurs structures bouleversées du fait de luttes internes pour le pouvoir. Par ailleurs, la population civile, exténuée par des années de violences, soutient les initiatives de plus en plus répressives de la part du gouvernement, malgré leur inefficacité. L’État permet, ou tout du moins fait preuve d’une grande tolérance vis-à-vis des agissements de certains groupes opérant hors-la-loi pour combattre la criminalité (escadrons de la mort, milices d’autodéfense). La corruption des services de police, les exactions des forces de sécurité et les mesures draconiennes dans les centres d’incarcération minent les efforts de prévention et de réinsertion, tout comme les effets la trêve, actuellement en vigueur, mais qui apparaît comme trop peu commentée. Ces facteurs cristallisent le rapport entre l’autorité publique et les maras , et annoncent de sombres perspectives pour les années à venir, notamment avec le rapatriement massif prévu de Salvadoriens du fait de la fin du Temporary Protection Status aux États-Unis.
Eyelashes Artifact in Ultra-Widefield Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Authors: Borrelli Enrico , Viggiano Pasquale , Evangelista Federica , Toto Lisa , Mastropasqua Rodolfo
Published: November 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:

To describe the presence of eyelashes artifact in ultra-widefield swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) images.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

In this prospective, cross-sectional study, 52 healthy, young subjects were imaged with the SS-OCTA system. OCTA scans were taken in primary and extremes of gaze, and a montage was automatically created. The en face choriocapillaris images were then exported, and a semi-automated algorithm was used for subsequent quantitative analysis.

RESULTS:

The authors noted the presence of some linear regions of reduced brightness, which were assumed to represent a shadow effect due to patient eyelashes. In order to quantify this effect, the authors performed a quantitative analysis of the superior and inferior regions in the retinal and choroidal vessels.

CONCLUSIONS:

The authors' qualitative and quantitative analysis showed the presence of regions of false-positive hypoperfusion secondary to eyelashes artifacts. To the authors' knowledge, this represents the first description of this new type of shadowing artifact affecting OCTA images.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
2019;50:740–743.]
Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in an Urban, Insured Population Using Fundus Cameras in a Primary Care Office Setting
Authors: Martinez Jose Agustin , Parikh Pooja D. , Wong Robert W. , Harper Clio A. , Dooner James W. , Levitan Mark , Nixon Peter A. , Young Ryan C. , Ghafoori Shelley Day
Published: November 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:

This study examines the rate of adherence to recommended ophthalmology follow-up after primary care-based telemedicine diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Retrospective observational study of 5,764 insured diabetic patients undergoing telemedicine DR screening between May 2015 and April 2017 in an urban primary care setting. Patients underwent non-mydriatic fundus photography for telemedicine DR screening. The main outcome measure was the “capture rate.”

RESULTS:

Of the patients studied, 31.7% were found to have any retinal pathology, and 20% were found to have DR. In the 11.8% percent of patients with sight-threatening retinopathy who were recommended to have a retinal examination, the capture rate was 81.9%.

CONCLUSION:

The authors' study demonstrated higher capture rate than has been previously reported, indicating that telemedicine DR screening in an urban, insured population may be a useful method for triaging high-risk patients without losing patients to follow-up.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
2019;50: e274–e277.]
PPV, Retinectomy, and Silicone Oil Without Scleral Buckle for Recurrent RRD From Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Authors: Deaner Jordan D. , Aderman Christopher M. , Bonafede Lucas , Regillo Carl D.
Published: November 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:

To analyze the anatomic success rate of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), retinectomy, and silicone oil (SO) tamponade without scleral buckle (SB) for repair of recurrent rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) associated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Retrospective, consecutive, single-surgeon case series of 28 eyes of 28 patients with PVR-associated RRD repaired with PPV, retinectomy, and SO tamponade without SB.

RESULTS:

The single-procedure anatomic success rate was 85.2% at 3 months and 82.1% at 12 months. Final reattachment rate was 100.0%. There were no preoperative factors that predicted single procedure anatomic success. Mean logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution visual acuity (VA) was improved at 3 months (1.61 to 1.51,
P
= .732) and at 12 months (1.61 to 1.41;
P
= .271). VA outcome was related to preoperative macula and lens status.

CONCLUSION:

The single-procedure anatomic success rate of PPV, retinectomy, and SO tamponade without SB for PVR-related recurrent RRD is comparable to prior reports of similar surgery incorporating SB.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
2019;50:e278–e287.]
A Review of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Authors: O'Donnell Eileen , O'Donnell Liam
Published: November 2019

The diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) will come as an unwelcome surprise to most people. Within a short period of time, the person will have to come to understand and manage this chronic illness. The terminology associated with the T1D condition will also be totally new to the person: diabetes mellitus, pancreas, hyperglycaemia (hyper), hypoglycaemia (hypo), bolus (fast acting insulin), basal (slow acting insulin), ketones and blood glucose levels. The purpose of this article is to assist newly diagnosed patients' understanding of T1D, people who are already living with T1D, carers of people with T1D, partners and family members of someone with T1D, work colleagues, and friends who participate in the same sporting activities or go on holiday with a person who has T1D. In addition, this article reviews how people living with T1D can still enjoy exercise and maintain the best quality of life possible; whilst controlling the blood glucose levels in their body for the rest of their lives to prevent the onset of complications associated with diabetes.
Knowledge Management Process-Oriented Strategy for Healthcare Organizations
Authors: Bahar Nurhidayah , Bahri Shamshul
Published: November 2019

This article explores Knowledge Management (KM) practices among doctors and nurses in Malaysia. A total of 59 interviews were conducted with doctors and nurses from two hospitals. The data analysis employed in vivo coding and process coding techniques. The findings suggest a process-oriented strategy for managing knowledge among doctors and nurses in a clinical work environment. The development of this strategy can help the healthcare workers and management to evaluate and further improve their current KM practices. Additionally, this article adds another KM strategy to the literature that is tailored to supporting healthcare organization. Future studies may want to replicate the proposed strategy in different settings such as other clinical or non-clinical departments within the hospital, other public or teaching hospitals or private hospitals.
Use-Case Driven Approach for a Pragmatic Implementation of Interoperability in eHealth
Authors: Bourquard Karima , Berler Alexander
Published: November 2019

Innovation in IT solutions introduces new usages in ehealth that allows the patient to be more active in his (her) health care and well-being. Strong expectations on electronic exchanges or shared medical documents from healthcare professionals and patients are pushing decision makers and stakeholders to develop quickly efficient and structured data enabled health IT infrastructures. One of the challenges of this paradigm shift is to provide at the point of care interoperable solutions in full compliance with regulations, ethics, organizational and technical states of the art. This paper describes this approach developed as a four steps process and defines the basic concepts for designing an interoperability infrastructure. For each of the steps, examples will be provided and discussed accordingly with the different interoperability layers (legal, policy, process, information and technical) developed in the Refined eHealth European Interoperability Framework (ReEIF) (eHealth Network, 2015).
Agent-Based Modelling in Multicellular Systems Biology
Authors: Montagna Sara , Omicini Andrea
Published: November 2019

This chapter aims at discussing the content of multi-agent based simulation (MABS) applied to computational biology i.e., to modelling and simulating biological systems by means of computational models, methodologies, and frameworks. In particular, the adoption of agent-based modelling (ABM) in the field of multicellular systems biology is explored, focussing on the challenging scenarios of developmental biology. After motivating why agent-based abstractions are critical in representing multicellular systems behaviour, MABS is discussed as the source of the most natural and appropriate mechanism for analysing the self-organising behaviour of systems of cells. As a case study, an application of MABS to the development of Drosophila Melanogaster is finally presented, which exploits the ALCHEMIST platform for agent-based simulation.
An Intelligent Multi-Objective Framework of Pervasive Information Computing
Authors: Tiwari Basant , Tiwari Vivek
Published: November 2019

This article describes how electronic healthcare has been the key application of pervasive computing innovations to enhance healthcare quality and protect human lives. Specific patients of constant sicknesses and elderly individuals, by and large, may oblige continuous observing of their wellbeing status wherever they are. In this regard, remote patient monitoring technology plays the various important role through wearable devices to monitor patient's physiological figures. But, this must ensure some broad issues like, wearability, adaptability, interoperability, integration, security, and network efficiency. This article proposes a data-driven multi-layer architecture for pervasively remote patient monitoring that incorporates aforesaid issues. It enables the patient's care at the real time and supports anywhere and anytime requirement with using network infrastructure efficiently.
Applying CI in Biology through PSO
Authors: Priyadarshini Rojalina , Dash Nilamadhab , Mishra Brojo Kishore , Misra Rachita
Published: November 2019

Conventional computing methods face challenges dealing with real world problems, which are characterised by noisy or incomplete data. To find solutions for such problems, natural systems have evolved over the years and on analysis it has been found these contain many simple elements when working together to solve real life complex problems. Swarm Intelligence (SI) is one of the techniques which is inspired by nature and is a population based algorithm motivated by the collective behaviour of a group of social insects. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is one of the techniques belonging to this group, used to solve some optimization problems. This chapter will discuss some of the problems existing in computational biology, their contemporary solution methods followed by the use of PSO to address those problems. Along with this several applications of PSO are discussed in few of the relevant fields are discussed having some future research directions on this field.
Step Towards Interoperability in Nursing Practice
Authors: Oliveira Daniela , Duarte Júlio , Abelha António , Machado José
Published: November 2019

Hospital inpatient care compromises one of the most demanding services in health institutions for providing a careful and continuous healthcare assistance. Such demands require a constant update of the patients' health record allied with support systems responsible for monitoring their clinical information. In this context, the problem in this study becomes a process of continuous improvement. To define the case study, it was necessary to use research tools such as questionnaires and interviews. With these techniques, it was possible to delineate the state and dimension of the problem. Subsequently, the approach and solution was established and a new web platform for the daily monitoring of patients was proposed focused on nurses. The tool incorporates a real-time data visualization, and a patient record during an inpatient care episode. Moreover, this article also highlights the required adaptability of this platform for each health unit according to needs. With this solution, it is expected to correct many of the problems detected through quantitative results.
Kinect-Based Limb Rehabilitation Methods
Authors: Yang Yongji , Xiao Zhiguo , Jiang Furen
Published: November 2019

Within the context of health informatics, this article discusses how real-time information of human skeleton movements can be conveniently captured via the use of Kinect-based deep sensor. It highlights an effective action recognition method, using Unity3D to form virtual models of characters and scenes. Kinect somatosensory cameras can now identify one's motion data and provide feedback on the virtual role model to complete the avatar drive. This is to achieve real-time simulation modeling as well as drive operation instructions based on the design and identification verification to complement limb rehabilitation. The hardware of such a health informatics-related system is simple, inexpensive, and highly meaningful in term of augmenting user experience. In conclusion, the suggested approach can contribute significantly towards aiding physical rehabilitation therapy
Knowledge Acquisition Through Ontologies from Medical Natural Language Texts
Authors: Medina-Moreira José , Lagos-Ortiz Katty , Luna-Aveiga Harry , Apolinario-Arzube Oscar , Salas-Zárate María del Pilar , Valencia-García Rafael
Published: November 2019

Ontologies are used to represent knowledge and they have become very important in the Semantic Web era. Ontologies evolve continuously during their life cycle to adapt to new requirements and needs, especially in the biomedical field, where the number of ontologies and their complexity have increased during the last years. On the other hand, a vast amount of clinical knowledge resides in natural language texts. For these reasons, building and maintaining biomedical ontologies from natural language texts is a relevant and challenging issue. In order to provide a general solution and to minimize the experts' participation during the ontology enriching process, a methodology for extracting terms and relations from natural language texts is proposed in this work. This framework is based on linguistic and statistical methods and semantic role labeling technologies, having been validated in the domain of diabetes, where they have obtained encouraging results with an F-measure of 82.1% and 79.9% for concepts and relations, respectively.
Big Data and IoT-Allied Challenges Associated With Healthcare Applications in Smart and Automated Systems
Authors: Rath Mamata
Published: November 2019

Most of the current smart applications are developed with basis on intelligent computing, most of which are implemented using big data analytics and much other advanced technology. With emerging technology, industrial and instructive improvements are causing greater changes in the lifestyle of people in smart cities and there is more chance of various health problems in urban areas. The way of life in metro urban areas with an expansive volume of people is similarly influenced by different applications and administration frameworks. In this way, the majority of the urban communities are transforming into smart urban areas by receiving mechanized frameworks in every conceivable segment. Therefore, there is more health-related issues and health hazard issues can be identified in urban areas. This article carries out a comprehensive survey of health care issues and improved solutions in automated systems using Big Data Analytics in smart cities integrated with IoT.
Implications of Molecular Docking Assay for Bioremediation
Authors: Basharat Zarrin , Bibi Monazza , Yasmin Azra
Published: November 2019

Bioremediation utilizes microbes to control environmental pollution, primarily through diverse enzymatic processes. With the incorporation of computation in biological experimentation, bioremediation has also been influenced by computational techniques. Molecular docking assay is one such pedestal of computational assisted bioremediation, which has been elaborated in this chapter. It helps in inferring whether the active site accommodate the pollutant molecules or not, depending on the stearic hindrance of the residues and nature of the active site pocket. The spotting of consequential active site residues and binding characteristics of compounds under study can conceivably be employed for site-directed mutagenic testing. From a vantage point, no one had expected such a remarkable usefulness of molecular docking assay for environmental research. Positive shades of low cost and efficiency, combined with eco-friendliness have made it a valuable method for analyzing biodegradative properties of enzymes responsible for pollution remediation.
The Performance of Educational Institutions Through the Electronic Records Management Systems
Authors: Mukred Muaadh , Yusof Zawiyah M.
Published: November 2019

This article discusses the relationship between educational institutes that use ERMS and the performance of those institutions. This article uses a mixed explanatory method that incorporated quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative method collected the responses from 364 participants. This was followed by a qualitative approach where experts were interviewed to verify the model. The results generated using the quantitative approach demonstrated that the quality of the system, information, and service as well as the security provided by the system had a significant positive relationship with the successful adoption of ERMS, which in turn improved performance. Moreover, the qualitative results that gathered through the experts confirmed the findings and contributed to enriching the understanding of the adoption of ERMS in educational institutions.
Exploring the Role of Service Quality and Knowledge for Mobile Health Services
Authors: Nisha Nabila , Iqbal Mehree , Rifat Afrin , Idrish Sherina
Published: November 2019

The use of mobile technology-based services has made healthcare delivery more accessible and affordable in recent times. In fact, mobile health services today act as an effective means of providing healthcare knowledge to users directly from providers. However, the cynical behavior of users regarding this medium of healthcare services often encircles around the quality of such services. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of service quality and knowledge among other underlying factors that can influence future use intentions of m-Health services in the context of Bangladesh. The conceptual model of the study identifies that certain aspects of service qualities like reliability, privacy, responsiveness, empathy and information quality along with facilitating conditions, effort expectancy, performance expectancy and social influence plays an important role in capturing users' overall perceptions of mobile health services. Finally, the study highlights managerial implications, future research directions and limitations from the Bangladesh perspective.
The Politics of Establishing ICT Governance for Large-Scale Healthcare Information Infrastructures
Authors: Ulriksen Gro-Hilde , Pedersen Rune , Ellingsen Gunnar
Published: November 2019

In Norway, the focus on interoperability and communication across healthcare practices has increased the need to connect ICT portfolios at different levels of healthcare, into large-scale information infrastructures (II). Governing healthcare practices is exceptionally complex, due to the diverging goals and policies of the heterogeneous actors involved. Establish well-functioning ICT governance organizations to handle these large infrastructures is therefore important. Using information infrastructure theory, and governance literature from the IS field, this paper contributes with empirical insight to the longitudinal and political process of establishing ICT governance in a healthcare context, reporting from one of Norway's largest health ICT projects, situated in the North Norway Regional Health Authority in 2012–2016. Our focus was on the following research questions: How does organizational politics shape the process of establishing an ICT governance organization in a heterogeneous healthcare environment, and what does it take to establish such ICT governance organization?
Building Intelligent Systems for Paying Healthcare Providers and Using Social Media to Detect Fraudulent Claims
Authors: Cook Jack S. , Neely M. Pamela
Published: November 2019

Using an interpretive case study approach, this paper describes the data quality problems in a regional health insurance (RHI) company. Within this company, two interpretive cases examine different processes of the healthcare supply chain and their integration with a business intelligence system. Specifically, the first case examines RHI's provider enrollment and credentialing process, and the second case examines the processes within the special investigations unit (SIU) for investigating and detecting fraud. The second case examines DIQ issues and how social media can be used to acquire evidence to support a fraud case. In addition, the second case utilized lean six sigma to streamline internal processes. A data and information quality (DIQ) assessment of these processes demonstrates how a framework, referred to as PGOT, can identify improvement opportunities within any information intensive environment. This paper provides recommendations for DIQ and social media best practices, and illustrates these best practices within this real-world context of healthcare.
Examining the Influence of Information Technology on Modern Health Care
Authors: Chen Edward T.
Published: November 2019

Health care costs continue to rise at a level that far exceeds the rate of inflation. IT will be necessary in the computation and organization of complex algorithms presented in bundled payments and other initiatives. Currently in health care, a patient's medical history is not easily accessible by physicians and other medical personnel. IT can play the pivotal role in rectifying this problem in tracking the record in a universally designed environment. Advanced databases are needed to integrate facilities within health care systems. This chapter is to explore the current framework of Information Technology in the U.S. health care industry and to examine the topic covering the following areas: (a) IT's influence on the Affordable Care Act, (b) the emergence of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), also known as the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), and (c) the integration of databases across health care organizations through advanced systems like Epic.
Opportunities and Challenges of Big Data in Healthcare
Authors: Mukhtar Wafaa Faisal , Abuelyaman Eltayeb Salih
Published: November 2019

Healthcare big data streams from multiple information sources at an alarming volume, velocity, and variety. The challenge that faces the healthcare industry is extracting meaningful value from such sources. This chapter investigates the diversity and forms of data in the healthcare sector, reviews the methods used to search and analyze these data throughout the past years, and the use of machine learning and data mining techniques to mine useful knowledge from such data. The chapter will also highlight innovations of particular systems and tools which spot the fine approaches for different healthcare data, raise the standard of care and recap the tools and data collection methods. The authors emphasize some of ethical issues regarding processing these records and some data privacy issues.
Robotics in Surgical Techniques Robotics in Surgical Techniques
Authors: Costarides Vassilia , Zygomalas Apollon , Giokas Kostas , Koutsouris Dimitris
Published: November 2019

Healthcare robotic applications are a growing trend due to rapid demographic changes that affect healthcare systems, professionals and quality of life indicators, for the elderly, the injured and the disabled. Current technological advances in robotic systems offer an exciting field for medical research, as the interdisciplinary approach of robotics in healthcare and specifically in surgery is continuously gaining ground. This chapter features a review of current applications, from external large scale robotic devices to nanoscale swarm robots programmed to interact on a cellular level.
Providing Primary Prevention and School Mental Health Services to LGBTQ+ Children and Youth
Authors: Rhoades Elizabeth K.
Published: November 2019

This chapter provides an overview of the difficulties facing LGBTQ+ youth in schools and their barriers to healthy psychosocial development. The risk and resiliency model is applied to these challenges, and specific risk factors and resiliency factors are explored. The focus is on means to foster healthy growth and development in sexual minority students through developing school-based programs and practices that have been proven to increase resiliency. The chapter provides specific strategies for school-based mental health professionals to use to increase resiliency in sexual minority youth through the application of school-wide policies and practices. Strategies for making such systemic changes and garnering support are also presented.
Trusting Teachers
Authors: Waugh Anna , Revelle Carol
Published: November 2019

In this chapter, the authors explore a single case study where the graphic novel anthology Love is Love was censored at a Texas high school. When the teachers sought engaging texts on topics directly affecting their students' lives, they were astonished when the entire graphic novel set was removed two days before the unit began. What ensued was a complete disregard for district policy, euphemism-riddled language and deceit to hide the anti-LGBTQ+ views of leadership, and the distrust in teachers as curriculum planners. The events led to the district creating a new, stricter policy for texts not already approved by the district. The authors explore research that makes it clear: students perform better in all the language arts when their teachers modified, changed, and developed the curriculum based on the students' needs, including providing diverse and high interest materials to support student learning.
Equity and Social Justice
Authors: Rodriguez Sheri K. , Ricchezza Lorraine C.
Published: November 2019

Through the lenses of equity and social justice-related practices, this chapter outlines one university's efforts to offer credentials and degrees that meet industry demands based on labor market needs, along with the needs of today's contemporary learners, in a dynamic higher education landscape. An overview of contemporary learners is provided in relation to equity and social justice, while providing a connection to the featured university and its rich history of serving the respective region. The authors outline the university's guiding principles, in the form of pillars, and discuss how these pillars impact contemporary learners, who are served through innovative, affordable programming. Examples of specific programs are provided that are designed to meet the need of the contemporary learners. The chapter closes with suggestions for implementing programs based on partnerships, researching industry need, and guidance through a specific mission that reflects the changing landscape in higher education.