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e Government information systems interoperability in developing countries: the case of Jordan

This study examines the factors that influence information system (IS) interoperability of e Government focusing on IS Interoperability as the key concept to reach successful e Government implementation in Jordan. Use of qualitative methods of inquiry has been made to explore study variables and their relationships. A variety of published literatures related to scope of the study has been reviewed along with analyzing the e Government strategy in Jordan during period 2014 2016.The interoperability levels of e Government IS have been discussed in this paper. Finally, significant barriers that affect IS interoperability have been identified along with the factors that can drive it successful implementation. Technical, semantic, and organizational interoperability are main stages for successful e Government IS interoperability.Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, top management support, human resources, data and information, security and privacy, and business process have been found as the major obstacles.Whereas, high level interoperability goals, commitment of government bodies, and customer focus have been identified as main success factors that lead to e Government IS interoperability.The study suggests that strategies and work process should be aligned, common standards and knowledge should be shared to move towards e transformation in Jordan.  This study can be starting point for the real life practical solutions for successful implementation of e Government conceptual frame work.Finding of the study can be used to generalize about the factors that lead to success of IS interoperability within government agencies in other developing countries.This study enriches existing literature in this context.On practical side, the study contributes by identifying IS interoperability success factors and barriers within government agencies.The proposed conceptual model is first stage in the process of understanding factors that influence e Government IS interoperability.Further studies may be needed to empirically evaluate the proposed conceptual model.
Practices for software integration success factors in GSD environment
Venue: 2016 IEEE/ACIS 15th International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS)

The use and size of software are both growing, due to the advances in ICTs, resulting in increased software complexity. The software vendors overcome this complexity by decomposing the product into different components and then these components are developed in house, outsourced or purchased as off the shelf (OTS) components. The next step is to integrate these components into a final product. In our previous work we identified, through systematic literature review (SLR) a list of nine critical success factors (CSFs) for global software development (GSD) vendors in the software integration process. In order to implement the identified CSFs by GSD vendors, we conducted another SLR study and identified a total of 116 practices/solutions. These practices will assist GSD vendors in the implementation of the identified CSFs in order to overcome the complexity of the integration process in GSD projects.
18F FDG super bone marrow uptake
Venue: Medicine

present study was performed to investigate whether the markedly 2 deoxy 2 (fluorine 18) fluoro D glucose (18F FDG) uptake in the bone marrow (BM) is a presentation of malignant infiltration (MI).Super bone marrow uptake (super BMU) was used to name the markedly 18F FDG uptake on BM, which was similar to or higher than that of the brain. From April 2008 to December 2015, 31 patients with such presentation were retrospectively reviewed. The 18F FDG uptake was semiquantified using SUVmax and BM to cerebellum (BM/C) ratio. The origin of super BMU was diagnosed by pathology. Some blood parameters, as well as fever, were also collected and analyzed. For comparison, 106 patients with mildly and moderately uptake in BM and 20 healthy subjects were selected as the control group.Bone marrow MI was diagnosed in 93.5% (29/31) patients with super BMU, which mostly originated from acute leukemia and highly aggressive lymphoma. The super BMU group had markedly higher 18F FDG uptake in the BM than those of mildly and moderately uptake, and the control subjects (all P 0.000) and the BM/C ratio reached a high of 1.24 0.36. The incidence of bone marrow MI in the super BMU group was markedly higher than that of mildly and moderately uptake (93.5% vs 36.8% P 0.000) Based on the receiver operating characteristic analysis, when cut off values of BM/C and SUVmax were set at 0.835 and 6.560, the diagnostic specificity for bone marrow MI reached the high levels of 91.4% and 95.7% respectively. In 15 patients with bone marrow MI, the extra BM malignant lesions were simultaneously detected by 18F FDG PET/CT. The liver and the nasal cavity involvements were only found in the patients with lymphoma, but not in those with leukemia. A decrease of leukocyte, hemoglobin, and platelet counts was noted in 48.4% 86.2% and 51.5% of patients with bone marrow MI, respectively.The present study revealed that super BMU was a highly potent indicator for the bone marrow MI.
Prognostic Importance of Bone Marrow Uptake on Baseline 18F FDG Positron Emission Tomography in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma.
Venue: Cancer biotherapy radiopharmaceuticals

To define the role of 18F flourodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in the detection of bone marrow (BM) involvement in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)  Fifty four (mean age: 55.5 18.3 years, 20 female and 34 male) DLBCL patients who underwent pretreatment 18F FDG PET/CT were included to the study. Focal or diffuse BM 18F FDG uptake that is higher than mediastinal blood pool uptake was accepted as positive. After staging of disease by CT and 18F FDG PET/CT, all the patients received R CHOP treatment after diagnostic blinded bone marrow biopsy (BMB) Presence of positive BM uptake in 18F FDG PET/CT and histopathological examination results of BMBs were analyzed by Chi square test. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of 18F FDG PET/CT in the detection of BM involvement were calculated. Prognostic importance of the presence of BM 18F FDG uptake was analyzed by Kaplan Meier analysis.  FDG uptake was detected in 8 patients. Histopathological examination of BMB revealed BM involvement in 6 out of 8 patients. BMB was negative in all patients who have no 18F FDG uptake in the evaluation of PET/CT images. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, PPV, and NPV of 18F FDG PET/CT in the detection of BM involvement were calculated as 100% 96% 96% 75% and 100% respectively. In the Kaplan Meier analysis, we found that presence of pretreatment 18F FDG uptake in BM has a prognostic importance. Whereas mean time to progression (TTP) in patients with BM uptake was 32.25 10.9 months and mean TTP in those without was 51.69 3.6 months (p 0.013) CONCLUSIONS BM uptake in pretreatment 18F FDG PET/CT is an important prognostic factor in DLBCL patients. Moreover, in consideration of high NPV, 18F FDG PET/CT could eliminate unnecessary BMB in FDG negative patients.
Differential diagnosis of diffuse bone marrow uptake on 18F FDG PET/ CT

Bone marrow is a frequent site of metastatic tumors, especially from breast, lung, and prostate cancers. Metastatic tumor in the bone marrow may influence the response to treatment, overall survival, and resulting decreased hematopoiesis. Diffusely and homogenously bone marrow uptake in 18F FDG PET/CT scan is frequently observed which can caused by many conditions.  We retrospectively analyzed the consecutive records of F 18 FDG PET scans performed from April 2011 to August 2013 at Mochtar Riady Comprehensive Cancer Center Siloam Hospital, A total of 2952 result were reviewed. 16 patients with diffusely and homogenously bone marrow uptake in F 18 FDG PET/CT whole body scan between January 2012 and December 2013 were evaluated to find out the etiology.  From 2952 patients performed 18F FDG PET/CT there are 16 patients (5 men, 11 women) with diffusely and homogenously increased FDG uptake in bone marrow, mean age: 52 years, range 5 82 years. It was found that 6 of 16 FDG PET/ CT positive patient with solid tumors and 10 of 16 FDG PET/CT with non solid tumors. Malignancy was observed in 14 patients and benign in 2 patients. Diffusely and homogenously uptake due to 1 patiets with Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) 6 patient with anaemia, 7 patients with chemotherapy, 1 patients with Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G CSF) and 1 patients with extra nodal non hodgkin lymphoma were observed.  Diffusely and homogenously increase bone marrow on 18F FDG PET/ CT whole body scan uptake can be seen in malignant or benign disease and history of treatment. Spleen uptake are observed at the initial imaging than bone marrow involvement while spleen uptake more frequently reflects disease involvement.
Slipping through the Cracks: Detecting Manipulation in Regional Commodity Markets

Between 2010 and 2014, the regional price of aluminum in the United States (Midwest premium) increased threefold. We argue that the Midwest premium was likely manipulated during this period through the exercise of market power in the aluminum storage market. We first use a difference in differences model to show that there was a statistically significant increase of $0.07 per pound in the regional price of aluminum relative to the regional price of a production complement, copper. We then use several instrumental variables to show that this increase was driven by a single financial company's accumulation of an unprecedented level of aluminum inventories in Detroit. Since this scheme targeted the regional price of aluminum, regulators who monitored only spot and futures prices would not have noticed anything peculiar. We therefore present an algorithm for real time detection of similar manipulation schemes in regional commodity markets. The algorithm confirms the existence of a structural break in the U.S. aluminum market in late 2011. Using the algorithm, regulators could have detected the scheme as early as December 2012, more than six months before it was publicized by an article in The New York Times. We also apply the algorithm to another suspected case of regional price manipulation in the European aluminum market and find a similar break in 2011, suggesting the scheme may have been implemented beyond the United States.
Revisiting the Anatomy of the Living Heart.
Venue: Circulation journal official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society

An understanding of the complexity of cardiac anatomy is required by all who seek, in the setting of cardiac disease, to interpret the images confronting them. Although the mysteries of cardiac structure have been extensively addressed, significant gaps continue to exist between the descriptions provided by morphologists and by those working in the clinical setting. In part, this reflects the limitations in providing 3D visualization of such a complicated organ. Current 3D imaging technology now permits visualization of the cardiac components using datasets obtained in the living individual. These advances, furthermore, demonstrate the anatomy in the setting of the heart as imaged within the thorax. It has been failure to describe the heart as it lies within the thorax that remains a major deficiency of many morphologists relying on the dissecting room to provide the gold standard. Describing the heart in attitudinally appropriate fashion, a basic rule of clinical anatomy, creates the necessary bridges between anatomists and clinicians. The rapid progression of cardiac interventional techniques, furthermore, emphasizes the need to revisit cardiac anatomy using a multidisciplinary approach. In this review, therefore, we illustrate the advantages of an attitudinally correct approach to cardiac anatomy. We then focus on the morphology of the arterial roots, revealing the accuracy that can now be achieved by clinicians using datasets obtained during life.
Study the Effect of Surfactant Concentration and Ultrasonication Time on Aqueous Solubility, Particle Size and In vitro Drug Diffusion of Ezogabine Nanosuspension by 32 Factorial Designs

The objective of the existing study was to prepare ezogabine nanosuspension for intranasal administration and study the effect of surfactant concentration (0.1, 0.2, 0.3 ml) ultrasonication time (10, 20, 30 min) on aqueous solubility, particle size and in vitro drug diffusion of drug.  All the nanosuspensions of ezogabine were prepared using the nanoprecipitation ultrasonication technique at different surfactant conc. and ultrasonication time. There have been still few of published researches on formulation of ezogabine using co crystal, solid dispersion. The formulation was studied using design of experiments by employing a 2 factor, 3 level factorial design. The nanosuspensions were studied for saturation solubility, particle size, in vitro drug diffusion, pH, drug content, viscosity, FT IR study and nasal cilio toxicity studies.  The average saturation solubility, particle size and in vitro drug diffusion of nanosuspensions was found in the range of 0.2931 0.8121mg/ml, 155.2 454.4nm and 88.14 97.91% at 2.5hrs.respectively.The pH, drug content and viscosity of nanosuspensions was found in the range of 5.48 6.16, 96.43 99.12% 110.7138.5 cps respectively. The statistical analysis of data revealed that surfactant conc.(X 1 and ultrasonication time (X 2 has a significant effect on saturation solubility (p=0.0001) whereas a surfactant conc. (X 1 has no effect and ultrasonication time has significant effect on particle size (p=0.0042) The surfactant conc. (X 1 has no significant effect and ultrasonication time has significant effect on in vitro drug diffusion (p=0.0020) FT IR study revealed that there was no significant change in principle peak of the drug in physical mixture (Ezogabine, Tween 80 and Poloxamer 188).Nasal Cilio toxicity study showed no nasociliary damage, indicates safety of formulation.  This examination verified the prospective of the experimental design in understanding the effect of formulation variables on the development of nanosuspensions. The results reassures, nanosuspension are encouraging for solubility enhancement. Normal 0 false false false EN US X NONE X NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Nanosuspension, Ezogabine, Intranasal, Factorial design, Nanoprecipitation. Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable {mso style name:"Table Normal" mso tstyle rowband size:0; mso tstyle colband size:0; mso style noshow:yes; mso style priority:99; mso style qformat:yes; mso style parent:" mso padding alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso para margin:0in; mso para margin bottom:.0001pt; mso pagination:widow orphan; font size:11.0pt; font family:"Calibri""sans serif" mso ascii font family:Calibri; mso ascii theme font:minor latin; mso fareast font family:"Times New Roman" mso fareast theme font:minor fareast; mso hansi font family:Calibri; mso hansi theme font:minor latin; mso bidi font family:"Times New Roman" mso bidi theme font:minor bidi;
Validating the Children's Depression Inventory in the context of Rwanda
Venue: BMC Pediatrics

BackgroundDepression is often co morbid with chronic conditions, and when combined with HIV it can increase progression and reduce survival. A brief and accurate screening tool for depression among children living with HIV is necessary to increase access to mental health care and improve HIV related outcomes in the long term. validation study was conducted, comparing the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) with a structured clinical assessment as the gold standard among children living with HIV ages 7 14 years in Rwanda. The response rate was 87 and the analysis was performed among 100 study participants.ResultsTwenty five percent of children had a diagnosis of depression based on the clinical interview. Sensitivity of the CDI ranged from 44 to 76 and specificity was 92 to 100 for cut off scores from 5 to 9. The area under the curve (AUC) for receiver operating characteristic analysis, an estimate of overall accuracy, was 0.87 (95 confidence interval: 0.77 0.97).ConclusionsThe significant prevalence of depression among children living with HIV in Rwanda reflects a critical need to advance mental health care in this population. Although overall accuracy of the CDI is reasonable in this context, further research needs to be done to develop a more sensitive measure of depression in this vulnerable population. Development of a highly sensitive screening measure will be a fundamental step towards improving access to mental health care among children living with HIV, potentially improving health outcomes and quality of life in the long term as this vulnerable population transitions into adulthood.
Bus Travel Time Prediction under High Variability Conditions

Bus travel times are prone to high variability, especially in countries that lack lane discipline and have heterogeneous vehicle profiles. This leads to negative impacts such as bus bunching, increase in passenger waiting time and cost of operation. One way to minimize these issues is to accurately predict bus travel times. To address this, the present study used a model based approach by incorporating mean and variance in the formulation of the model. However, the accuracy of prediction did not improve significantly and hence a machine learning based approach was considered. Support vector machines were used and prediction was done using v support vector regression with linear kernel function. The proposed scheme was implemented in Chennai using data collected from public transport buses fitted with global positioning system. The performance of the proposed method was analysed along the route, across subsections and at bus stops. Results show a clear improvement in performance under high variance conditions.
Practice Paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Social Media and the Dietetics Practitioner: Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices.
Venue: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Social media tools, including blogs, social networks, and media sharing sites, help nutrition and dietetics practitioners reach broader audiences and connect directly with the public. In many ways, social media has transformed the practice of dietetics and has opened up new avenues for communicating food and nutrition information. Social media has been an effective tool for virtual nutrition counseling, patient education, peer to peer support, and public health campaigns. Increasingly, nutrition and dietetics practitioners are using social media to network and collaborate with colleagues, conduct a job search, stay current with new research, champion a cause, promote products or services, and build a business. The potential role of social media in the profession is far reaching, yet there are important guidelines to follow related to ethics and professionalism. When using social media, nutrition and dietetics practitioners must remember that they are governed by the same Code of Ethics that guides all other aspects of practice. In addition, it is critical to have a thorough understanding of all the factors related to social media professionalism, including disclosure rules from the Federal Trade Commission, patient/client privacy and confidentiality as covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and copyright laws that protect intellectual property. In today's digital age, it is essential for nutrition and dietetics practitioners to recognize the professional opportunities and challenges of social media. Failing to effectively and ethically use social media can reflect poorly on the individual practitioner and the profession. Certain violations may have legal implications. The purpose of this Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics practice paper is to provide guidance on social media's relevance, potential applications, best practices, benefits, and risks.
Error Analysis of Fixed Gain AF Relaying with MRC over Nakagami m Fading Channels

This article investigates the error performance of wireless communication systems that employ binary mod ulations and Amplify and Forward (AF) relaying over flat Nakagami m faded links with maximum ratio combining (MRC) at destination. Specifically, we derive a simple yet accurate closed form approximation for the average bit er ror probability (ABEP) and closed form expressions for its tight upper and lower bounds. The eect of power imbalance between the relayed links is also studied. Numerical investi gations show good agreement between proposed theoretical resultsandsimulationswhereasourperformanceboundsare shown to be tighter than previously proposed bounds for the case of unbalanced relayed links.
Secheresse et modification de la relation pluie debit: cas du bassin versant de l'Oued Sebdou (Algerie Occidentale)

RESUME L'objectif de ce travail est d'etudier les variations temporelles hydrometeorologiques et d'identifier les tendances dans la relation pluie debit du bassin versant de l'Oued Sebdou, un sous bassin de la Tafna, situe dans le Nord Ouest algerien. A partir des donnees pluviometriques (1941 2012) et hydrometriques (1972 2012) des tests statistiques ont permis d'identifier les ruptures et evaluer les deficits hydrometeorologiques. Les resultats ont revele une modification du regime des precipitations se traduisant nettement par une tendance a la baisse survenue au milieu des annees 1970, soit une reduction de 25% En outre, la reduction des ecoulements durant une periode de 40 ans depasse 58% avec une rupture decelee au debut des annees 1980. L'identification des tendances dans la relation pluie debit a ete menee par l'application de l'approche des simulations croisees a partir du modele GR2M sur plusieurs sous periodes de cinq ans. Une non stationnarite de la relation pluie debit a ete mise en evidence durant la periode 1985 2004, ce qui indique une tendance a la baisse des lames d'eau mensuelles ecoulees sur le bassin versant de l'Oued Sebdou.
Methodes de regionalisation pour un modele pluie debit distribue et a base physique dedie aux crues eclair

Cette etude s'interesse aux methodes de regionalisation pour des jeux de parametres d'un modele pluie debit distribue et a base physique, dedie aux crues eclair. Les performances du modele MARINE sont testees sur un total de 117 evenements de crues eclair survenues sur des bassins versants de l'arc mediterraneen francais. Etant donnee la relative rarete des enregistrements de crues eclair, ce jeu de donnees represente un echantillon consequent des paysages et de l'hydrologie des regions allant du piemont pyreneen a la Provence en passant par les Cevennes et le Vivarais. Des approches de regionalisation basees sur la proximite geographique ou les similarites physiographiques sont testees avec plusieurs combinaisons de descripteurs. Des resultats encourageants sont obtenus avec les deux methodes de similarites physiographiques basees sur deux ou trois bassins donneurs. Une perte de performance de 10% en regionalisation par rapport a la calibration/validation est relevee pour ces methodes. Pour 13 bassins versants sur 16, au moins un evenement est simule avec de bonnes performances. Cette etude met en avant l'importance des informations hydrologiques contenues dans les evenements de calibration disponibles sur site ou sur les bassins donneurs. De plus les techniques de regionalisation produisent de meilleures performances sur les bassins presentant un comportement hydrologique apparemment plus regulier. Le parametre le plus sensible du modele MARINE, CZ, controlant le volume de sol et ainsi le bilan en eau, est plutot bien contraint par les approches de regionalisation par similarite grace aux descripteurs du socle rocheux.