Academic literature on the topic 'Hepatitis C Social aspects'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Hepatitis C Social aspects.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Journal articles on the topic "Hepatitis C Social aspects"
1
Kosagovskaya, I. I., and E. V. Volchkova. "THE MEDICO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF VIRAL HEPATITIDES WITH THE PARENTERAL WAY OF TRANSMISSION." Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases 18, no. 1 (February 15, 2013): 28–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/eid40715.
Full textAbstract:
The article is devoted to current epidemiological, social and economic aspects of parenteral viral hepatitis B and C. Statistical data on the incidence, prevalence, outcomes for viral hepatitides are provided. Prior medical and social factors influencing the formation of the epidemiological situation and the activity of infection with viral hepatitis B and C, including gaining the importance of the prevalence of parenterally transmitted viral hepatitis among drinkers, drug users, and HIV infected cases have been analyzed. The issues of economic losses and economic costs required to treat patients with viral hepatitis at various stages of infection were exhaustively covered. On the base of international recommendations a list of medical and social activities for prevention of chronic viral hepatitis B and C was given, the ways to reduce the prevalence of these socially significant diseases were proposed.
2
Khurshid, Muhammad Adil, Manzoor Ahmad Naeem, and Sohail Hassan. "HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV)." Professional Medical Journal 25, no. 04 (April 10, 2018): 489–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.04.333.
Full textAbstract:
Objectives: This study was carried out to find out the frequency of Hepatitis CVirus (HCV) infection in patients with end stage renal disease requiring Haemodialysis and theirrate of seroconversion to HCV positive during Haemodialysis in special subgroup population,the labour class of Punjab Pakistan. Study Designs: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place &Duration: Haemodialysis Unit Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital, Multan Road Lahore fromJanuary 2009 through December 2012. Material and Method: A total of 92 patients, aged 15to 70 years belonging to Labour class of the Punjab were included in the study, who reportedfor Haemodialysis in our unit. All the patients were tested for the presence of HCV antibodyby rapid immunochromatographic technique (ICU devices) and also confirmed with EnzymeLinked Immunosorbant Assay (ELIZA) at the start of Haemodialysis and thereafter quarterly fortheir conversion to HCV positive state. Results: Out of 92 patients 34 (39.96%) were positivefor HCV Antibody 3 patients (3.26%) were positive for HbsAg where as 55 patients (59.78%)were negative for HbsAg or HCV Antibody. Out of 55 patients negative for HCV, 12 patientswere converted to HCV positive state within 18 months of Haemodialysis. Conclusion: A highincidence of HCV positive, 36.96 % was noted with a high seroconversion rate of 21.82 %toHCV positive. This study supports the idea that better socioeconomic status and awareness ofpreventive health aspects remains the corner stone for prevention and spread of HCV infection.
3
Yakupova, F. M., R. V. Garipova, F. S. Gilmullina, J. M. Sozinova, and M. M. Zagidov. "Viral hepatitis B and C as occupational diseases." Medical Herald of the South of Russia 13, no. 4 (January 1, 2023): 39–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2022-13-4-39-44.
Full textAbstract:
Objective: to study the clinical and epidemiological features and medical and social aspects of viral hepatitis B and C in medical workers. Materials and methods: analysis of outpatient and inpatient records of medical workers with a diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis B, C, B + C, B + D of various stages and degrees of activity, registered at the Republican Center of Occupational Pathology of the Republic of Tatarstan and the consultative and diagnostic department of the Republican Infectious Clinical Hospital named after prof. A.F. Agafonov. An on-line sociological survey of medical workers and senior students of medical universities in Kazan was conducted using the Google form. Results: medical personnel whose work is associated with the provision of invasive medical interventions are at the highest risk of infection with blood-borne infections. All medical workers had a history of accidents - needle sticks, cuts, blood spatter. The development of liver cirrhosis and the presence of lethal outcomes in liver cirrhosis decompensation reflect the general problem of chronic hepatitis C - the lack of timely effective antiviral therapy, despite the detection of hepatitis viruses in medical workers in the early stages of infection during periodic medical examinations. Conclusions: in the structure of occupational morbidity among healthcare workers in Tatarstan, viral hepatitis makes up 16.7%. There is still a risk of viral hepatitis infection in MRs of any level of education and status, including students of medical universities during work practice, assistance on a volunteer basis. Vaccination/revaccination against viral hepatitis B is regulated by regulations and shown to all healthcare workers with viral hepatitis C.
4
Iakovenko, Nataliia O., Maksim Y. Zak, Mykola O. Klymenko, Svetlana V. Zhuk, and Olena K. Nuzhna. "METHODS OF TRANSMISSION AND FEATURES OF THE COURSE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN: MEDICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS." Wiadomości Lekarskie 72, no. 5 (2019): 928–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.36740/wlek201905137.
Full textAbstract:
Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major global problem. According to WHO, 150-200 million people globally have hepatitis C infection. Even though HCV infection morbidity rate in children is relatively low in comparison with the adult population, approximately 5 million children in the world have active HCV. There is a number of differences between HCV infection in adults and in children. However, the data pertaining to this issue is controversial. The aim: Research, analysis and synthesis of information from contemporary literature on transmission of infection and characteristics of the course of HCV infection in children. Materials and methods: Analysis and synthesis of information from contemporary literature on transmission of infection and characteristics of the course of HCV infection in children were conducted. Conclusions: Information from literature of the latest years on peculiarities of infection, disease course and complications of HCV infection in children was analyzed and summarized in this article.
5
De Farias, Cleilton Sampaio, Ricardo Antunes Dantas de Oliveira, and Maurício R. M. P. da Luz. "O mapa das hepatites virais no Acre: entre territórios e territorialidades." Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física 12, no. 6 (January 30, 2020): 2339. http://dx.doi.org/10.26848/rbgf.v12.6.p2339-2354.
Full textAbstract:
As hepatites virais são doenças causadas por vírus distintos (A, B, C e D), que têm em comum o acometimento particularmente forte do fígado humano. Objetivou-se mapear a distribuição das hepatites virais no Acre, no período de 2010 a 2014, por meio de dois indicadores. Esse mapeamento foi associado a proposições para explicar seus territórios, suas territorialidades e suas territorializações, sendo respectivamente os locais de maior ocorrência, as relações históricas e sociais que causaram essas enfermidades e a formação desses territórios. Em vista de tudo isto, as hepatites virais se territorializaram historicamente no Acre, possivelmente favorecidas por aspectos inadequados de vigilância epidemiológica, ligados com o controle de outras endemias que assolavam os municípios. Estes fatores, associados com as condições socioeconômicas e ambientais, com a desigualdade de renda, de escolaridade e de desenvolvimento humano desses espaços, permitiram que as relações que proporcionam a infecção e a transmissão dessas doenças fossem passadas de geração para geração. Esse processo resultou em territórios que apresentam, além de muitos casos notificados altas taxas de incidências como em Cruzeiro do Sul, Rio Branco, Tarauacá e Assis Brasil. The map of viral hepatitis in Acre: between territories and territorialities A B S T R A C TViral hepatitis are diseases caused by distinct viruses (A, B, C and D), which have in common the particularly strong involvement of the human liver. The objective of this study was to map the distribution of viral hepatitis in Acre between 2010 and 2014, using two indicators. This mapping was associated with propositions to explain their territories, their territorialities and their territorializations, being respectively the places of greatest occurrence, the historical and social relations that caused these diseases and the formation of these territories. In view of all this, viral hepatitis were historically territorialized in Acre, possibly favored by inadequate aspects of epidemiological surveillance, linked to the control of other endemic diseases that devastated the municipalities. These factors, associated with socioeconomic and environmental conditions, income inequality, schooling and human development of these spaces, allowed the relations that provide the infection and the transmission of these diseases were passed from generation to generation. This process resulted in territories that have, in addition to many cases reported high incidence rates such as Cruzeiro do Sul, Rio Branco, Tarauacá and Assis Brasil.Keywords: Viral hepatitis, Map, Territories, Acre.
6
Raduto, O. I. "Medical social factors affecting the effectiveness of the treatment of viral hepatitis patients." Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases 19, no. 5 (October 15, 2014): 32–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/eid40836.
Full textAbstract:
There was performed the analysis of modern epidemiological, social and financial aspects of the hepatitis C treatment. There was considered the influence of some factors on the efficacy of the treatment efficacy, in particular, the genetic status of patients, stage of the disease, the development of side effects and patient compliance with the treatment regimen. Social factors were shown to include also the patient's race, language barriers, being in prison, availability of the treatment. The effectiveness of treatment for this group ofpatients is also influenced by the gender, young age, the presence of mental illness in the patient, drug and alcohol abuse. Financial constraints contribute to the reducing the commitment of the drugs intaking, the deterioration of the health status of viral hepatitis C and B patients, respectively, higher total health expenditure for the health care. There was made a conclusion about the necessity of the work on the formation of the adherence of this category of patients to the treatment, the patient and doctor must work together to make a treatment decision, after careful discussion of the need to comply treatment and risks of side effects, as well as re-infection.
7
Pourmarzi, Davoud, Andrew Smirnov, Lisa Hall, Gerard FitzGerald, and Tony Rahman. "‘I’m over the moon!’: patient-perceived outcomes of hepatitis C treatment." Australian Journal of Primary Health 26, no. 4 (2020): 319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py20013.
Full textAbstract:
Understanding patient-perceived outcomes is crucial for assessing the effectiveness and acceptability of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. This study aimed to explore patient-perceived outcomes of receiving direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). This study was a part of a mixed-methods case study of the Prince Charles Hospital program for improving access to HCV treatment in community settings. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with nine patients who were in different stages of their treatment for HCV. The participants were recruited using purposive sampling. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Patients emphasised ‘having more energy’ when reporting improvements in their physical health following treatment. They also reported a newly developed sense of freedom and hope. Improved physical and mental health empowered them to start a healthy lifestyle and to practise self-protection from the risk of re-infection. Patients highlighted their desire to help other patients to receive treatment, which was connected to their experience of the services that they received and their perceived health outcomes. Patients expect and experience various outcomes that are related to the physical, psychological and social aspects of living with, and being cured of HCV. Emphasis on the short-term outcomes of receiving HCV treatment may improve HCV treatment uptake and adherence rates.
8
Orsini, Michael. "The Politics of Naming, Blaming and Claiming: HIV, Hepatitis C and the Emergence of Blood Activism in Canada." Canadian Journal of Political Science 35, no. 3 (September 2002): 475–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008423902778323.
Full textAbstract:
The term ''blood activism'' describes the range of collective challenges that arose among victims of Canada's tainted-blood scandal in the 1990s. This article examines the emergence of blood activism in Canada from the perspective of social movement theory, paying particular attention to the tensions between victims who contracted HIV through tainted blood and those who contracted Hepatitis C, the so-called ''forgotten victims'' of the tragedy. This study discusses how changes in the ''political opportunity structure''—loosely defined in the literature as aspects of the movement's external environment—influenced the nature of political action pursued by victims of tainted blood, the negotiation of the movement's collective identity and policy outcomes.
9
MISHRA, RUCHIKA. "The Case of the Criminal Liver." Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 20, no. 1 (January 2011): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s096318011000071x.
Full textAbstract:
Mr. C was a 62-year-old Chinese-American man suffering from end stage liver disease secondary to Hepatitis C. While on the waiting list for a liver, he was told that his current condition and MELD score were not advanced enough to expect a liver transplant for several years. Because of his chronic fatigue, he asked if there was any way to speed up the process but was told that was not possible.
10
Mezzaroma, Ivano, Gianpiero D'Offizi, Elena Pinter, Rosetta Ferrara, Rosamaria Rosso, Emma Guerra, Giovanni Ricci, Maria Carta, Silvia Angelini, and Fernando Aiuti. "Immunological, Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of an HIV-1 Positive Drug Abuser Cohort." Journal of Drug Issues 24, no. 4 (October 1994): 657–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204269402400407.
Full textAbstract:
We analyzed a cohort of intravenous drug abusers with HIV-1 disease attending our institute in the years 1985–1993. We focused particular attention on the epidemiological analysis of patients, and their clinical, immunological and infectious conditions. The significance of biological markers, particulary CD4+ lymphocyte count and the occurence of other viral infections such as Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, Herpes Simplex virus and Hepatitis B and C viruses in the progress of HIV-1 disease were evaluated. At least two-thirds of the patients at different stages of HIV-1 were treated with antiretroviral drugs: zidovudine (AZT) from 1987 up to the present and more recently didanosine (DDI) alone or in combination with AZT. Psychological and behavioral aspects of our HIV-1 infected drug abusers, in particular needle exchange and condom use, were analyzed.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Hepatitis C Social aspects"
1
Boner, Winifred. "HBV pre-C/C variation : geographical and functional aspects." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360172.
Full text
2
Rolfe, Kathryn Jane. "Molecular aspects of hepatitis C virus infection and associated mitochondrial DNA damage." Thesis, Open University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495578.
Full textAbstract:
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main cause of viral hepatitis in the UK and leads to chronic liver disease in many infected individuals. There is a substantial burden on diagnostic laboratories to provide rapid, cost-effective tests for monitoring HCV infection. Commercial assays are expensive and so the development of validated in-house methods is beneficial. This thesis describes the development and implementation of rapid and inexpensive real-time PCR assays for HCV quantitation and genotyping to support clinical practice. Additionally, the development of methods for defining HCV isolates at the subtype level, important in epidemiological and transmission studies, is described. These assays were utilised in a study on spontaneous HCV clearance, the results of which suggest that HCV type 1 infection and younger age at infection are factors which are associated with spontaneous viral clearance. Chronic HCV infection is linked to oxidative stress with numerous deleterious cellular effects. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is more susceptible to oxidative damage than nuclear DNA making it an ideal marker to assess the overall level of cellular DNA damage - including deletions and mutations. This thesis illustrates the development of real-time PCR assays to detect and quantify two major mtDNA deletions. The D-Ioop region of mtDNA is particularly prone to damage - with two well recognised 'hotspots of mutation'. The creation of an RSCA (heteroduplexbased) method using capillary electrophoresis, to detect and quantify damage in this region, is described. To evaluate the clinical utility of these assays, a study of mtDNA damage in patients with liver disease was undertaken. The aim of this study was to identify whether chronic HCV infection results in increased levels of mtDNA damage compared to other liver pathologies. Low levels of mtDNA deletions were detected in the majority of liver biopsy specimens and there was no correlation between liver aetiology and quantity of deletions. The RSCA method identified numerous D-Ioop mtDNA species within the liver tissue of several individuals. There was no correlation between liver aetiology and the presence of multiple D-Ioop species.
3
Yuen, Man-fung, and 袁孟峰. "Role of hepatitis B virus genotypes B and C on chronic liver disease in the Chinese." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B33710089.
Full text
4
Fisher, Scott Andrew. "Clinical and molecular analysis of the hepatitis C virus." University of Western Australia. School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, 2006. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2006.0099.
Full textAbstract:
[Truncated abstract] The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant human pathogen for which there are limited post-infection therapies and no effective vaccine. Research into HCV is notoriously difficult due to the absence of suitable in vitro and in vivo model systems with which to study the virus. Furthermore, our understanding of HCV host interaction is limited and the mechanisms by which it subverts the host immune system remains largely unknown. Due to the difficult nature associated with studying HCV, the work presented in this thesis was designed to addresses a broad range of issues relating to both clinical and molecular aspects of HCV. Chronic HCV infection is often associated with the development of cirrhosis, end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. To date, histological examination of liver biopsies provides the only approved method with which to assess the level of liver damage. While clinically informative, liver biopsies are highly invasive and may be contraindicative for patients such as haemophiliacs. Cytokine specific ELISPOT assays were used to determine whether cytokine secretion from PBMCs isolated from chronically infected HCV patients could be used as a non-invasive method to assess liver damage. Chronically infected patients with sever liver fibrosis demonstrated a significantly reduced ability to produce IFN-γ in response to HCV Core, but not other unrelated antigens, indicating that decreased IFN-γ secretion by PBMCs in response to HCV antigen could be used as a non-invasive marker for the development of liver fibrosis ... A series of HCV expression vectors covering the full length of the HCV ORF were constructed and their expression extensively tested before being used to assess the ability of HCV proteins to interact with Jak/STAT mediated Type I IFN signalling. Additionally, an alternative set of HCV IRES-EGFP reporter vectors were developed and used to access HCV IRES functionality between different eukaryotic cell lines. HCV Core protein expressed alone or in concert with E1-P7 and non-structural protein NS5B were shown to significantly reduce Jak/STAT mediated IFN expression. While the influence of HCV Core on Type I IFN signalling is consistent with previous reports in the literature, these results identify a new role for NS5B as a possible candidate protein involved in inhibition of Type I IFN signalling.
5
Northfield, John. "Aspects to T-cell phenotype during infection with HIV, CMV and Hepatitis C virus." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2008. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:283098ce-e24d-4099-8826-07dcc75381f2.
Full textAbstract:
This work concerns itself with understanding the organisation of cellular immune responses to three major human pathogens - HIV, CMV and Hepatitis C (HCV). Each was studied to form three projects, each undertaken with a different approach - arrived at independently - and largely owing their origins to opportunity and circumstance as much as design. Each project led to exploration of a particular aspect of T-cell phenotype (that is the expression of particular molecular markers on T-cells) and its’ broader biological significance. I found that T-cell phenotype was strongly linked to the magnitude of T-cell responses (CMV) and the ability of T-cells to control infection (HIV). Finally I explored the significance of expression of a molecule known as CD161 on the surface of HCV specific CD8+ T-cells, indicating a phenotype of T-cell that may not follow the ‘normal rules’ applicable to T-cells in general.
6
Davis, Christopher A. "The role of Claudin-CD81 Co-Receptor interaction(s) in Hepatitis C virus entry." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2844/.
Full textAbstract:
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a hepatotropic, enveloped virus with a positive sense RNA genome. The prevalence rate of the virus has been shown to be 2.9% of the world population, equating to around 170 million infected individuals. Due to the high level of chronic infection and progressive nature of the liver disease, HCV is a major health concern. Four host proteins have so far been indicated as viral receptors; scavenger receptor BI, CD81, Claudin1 and Occludin. The interaction of CD81 and Claudin1 has been previously demonstrated which lead us to determine whether specific interactions are essential for HCV entry. Using a combination of imaging and biochemical methods we were able to demonstrate that only receptor active Claudins specifically interacted with CD81. We also evaluated the ability of previously published Claudin1 mutants to interact with CD81 and demonstrated that receptor inactive mutants no longer form an association with CD81. A bioinformatic model predicted the association of the T149, E152 and T153 residues of CD81 EC2 with the 62-66 region of Claudin1. Mutation of these residues lead to an ablation of Claudin1 association and a reduction in on HCV entry, further indicating the requirement of the Claudin1-CD81 complex in the entry process.
7
Grove, Joseph. "The role of scavenger receptor B-I in hepatitis C virus attachment and entry." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/347/.
Full textAbstract:
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) poses a global health problem, leading to progressive disease often culminating in conditions such as hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV has a propensity to persist, with 70-80% of infected individuals failing to clear the virus. Recent evidence suggests that HCV entry is dependent on at least three cellular entry factors: CD81, Scavenger Receptor B-I (SR-BI) and Claudin-1. SR-BI is a receptor for high density lipoprotein (HDL), it is predominantly expressed in the liver and steroidogenic tissue. HCV is believed to interact with SR-BI via the viral envelope protein E2, interestingly the SR-BI ligand HDL enhances HCV infection. In this study we have investigated the interaction of HCV soluble glycoprotein with cell expressed SR-BI. We have shown that over expression of SR-BI in human hepatoma cells enhances HCV infection, indicating that SR-BI surface expression levels limit infection. Furthermore, anti-SR-BI serum inhibits HCV. We demonstrate that a cell culture adapted HCV mutant has a reduced dependency on SR-BI. This altered receptor dependency is accompanied by an increased sensitivity to neutralisation by soluble CD81 and enhanced binding of E2 to cell surface expressed CD81. The adapted variant also exhibits an altered relationship with lipoproteins and a heightened sensitivity to neutralising antibodies.
8
Poliakov, Anton. "Peptide-Based Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Serine Protease: Kinetic Aspects and Inhibitor Design." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskaplig biokemi, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-4127.
Full textAbstract:
Hepatitis C is a serious disease that affects about 200 million people worldwide. No anti-HCV vaccine or specific anti-viral drugs are available today. Non-structural protein 3 (NS3) of HCV is a bifunctional serine protease/helicase, and the protease has become a prime target in the search for anti-HCV drugs. In this work, the complete HCV NS3 gene has been cloned and expressed, and the protein has been purified using affinity chromatography. An assay for measuring the protease activity of full-length NS3 protease has been developed and used for inhibition studies. A series of peptide-based inhibitors of NS3 protease varying in length, the composition of the side-chain and the N- and C-terminal groups have been studied. Potent tetra-, penta- and hexapeptide inhibitors of the NS3 protease were discovered. Hexapeptides with an acyl sulfonamide C-terminal residue were the most potent inhibitors of the NS3 protease, having nanomolar Ki-values. The selectivity of the inhibitors was assessed using other serine and cysteine proteases. NS3 protease inhibitors with electrophilic C-terminal groups were non-selective while those comprising a C-terminal carboxylate or acyl sulfonamide group were selective. All inhibitors with a small hydrophobic P1 side-chain residue were non-selective for the NS3 protease, being good inhibitors of human leukocyte elastase. This result highlights the importance of the P1 residue for inhibitor selectivity, which stems from the major role of this residue in determining substrate specificity of serine proteases. Electrophilic inhibitors often cause slow-binding inhibition of serine and cysteine proteases. This was observed with other proteases used in our work but not with NS3 protease, which indicates that mechanism of inhibition of NS3 protease by electrophilic inhibitors may not involve formation of a covalent bond. The structure-activity relationships obtained in this work can be used for improvement of peptide-based inhibitors of HCV NS3 protease towards higher inhibitory potency and selectivity.
9
Thetford, H. Clare, and clare_thetford@yahoo com. "Reconceiving the Spoiled Female Identity: Childbearing and Motherhood among Women with Hepatitis C." The Australian National University. Research School of Social Sciences, 2004. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20050331.222115.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis explores the impact of hepatitis C on womens childbearing decisions and experiences of motherhood. A partial grounded theory approach was used, in which 34 women living with hepatitis C participated in semi-structured interviews to determine the direct and indirect effects of hepatitis C on their own personal decisions regarding childbearing and to describe their lived experiences of motherhood. The qualitative interview data were analysed thematically, in which common themes were identified and explored.¶ Three key areas are explored: womens social experience of hepatitis C; hepatitis C and childbearing decisions; and the meaning of motherhood for women with hepatitis C.¶ The interviews revealed that living with hepatitis C had direct effects on the childbearing decisions of women. The direct effects of the virus which impacted on womens childbearing decisions included poor physical and emotional hepatitis C related health, the perceived risk of vertical transmission of hepatitis C, concerns their future hepatitis C related health might impact upon their mothering abilities, and childbearing can conflict with treatment for hepatitis C. However, of greater importance to these women, appeared to be the indirect effects of living with a virus which is so highly stigmatised within our society. In particular, hepatitis C is closely associated with injecting drug use, which means these women are often assumed to possess the stereotypical characteristics associated with injecting drug users. As a result, they experience widespread medical discrimination and social rejection. Hepatitis C also impacts indirectly upon a wide range of factors that most women in contemporary society take into consideration in their childbearing decisions, for example, available social support, financial security and age.¶ The experiences reported by these women are discussed in terms of their concordance or discord with prevailing theories of deviance, stigma and the social construction of motherhood. The interview data, considered in light of such theories reveal that possibly the greatest impact that hepatitis C can have upon women is to prevent them from achieving a legitimate adult female status through childbearing and becoming a good mother.¶ The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of public health and social policy.
10
Mouton, Marlize National Centre in HIV Social Research Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences UNSW. ""More than a liver" - the role of the social work practitioner in hepatitis C treatment centres." Publisher:University of New South Wales. National Centre in HIV Social Research, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/41466.
Full textAbstract:
Hepatitis C is a fast growing infectious disease in Australia and is often associated with related psycho-social and mental health problems. The conventional treatment process for hepatitis C is challenging due to a number of reasons. This study explored social workers perceptions of the contribution of their role in hepatitis C treatment centres in relation to the treatment experience of patients. The roles that social workers fulfill, their contribution to the multidisciplinary team and towards a culturally competent service, were explored. Furthermore the knowledge, skills and values required for providing a competent service in a hepatitis C treatment setting was explored. The broad theoretical frameworks that inform social work practice were considered, especially the biopsycho-social model, the strengths perspective, the critically reflexive approach and communications theory. This qualitative study used a semi-structured interview method for data collection. Ten social workers in hepatitis C treatment clinics participated in the study. The findings highlight the needs of patients and how social worker participants described helping to address and meet these needs by employing their knowledge, skills and values through their social work roles and interventions in a team context in a multicultural and multi-faceted work environment. A major challenge that social workers described was to keep patients on treatment despite debilitating side effects that diminish patients' motivation to complete treatment. A shortcoming in the service was described to be the limited psychiatric support available at many treatment centres. The findings lead to a number of recommendations to improve social work services in hepatitis C treatment settings. More research was recommended in areas such as motivational techniques, psychiatric support, and effective group work strategies. The need for increased funding for social work positions in the hepatitis C field was also highlighted. It is anticipated that findings of this study can be applied to hepatitis C treatment in broader settings such as prisons, drug and alcohol settings and general practice. This research will contribute to literature in the field of hepatitis C treatment models and in the field of social work practice in hepatitis C contexts.
Books on the topic "Hepatitis C Social aspects"
1
Kate, Seear, ed. Making disease, making citizens: The politics of hepatitis C. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2011.
Find full text
2
Lovers and livers: Disease concepts in history. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Find full text
3
Johannes, Jager, ed. Hepatitis C and injecting drug use: Impact, costs and policy options. Luxembourg: OOPEC, 2004.
Find full text
4
My story and I'm stuck with it: A personal journey of overcoming Hepatitis C. Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu Com, 2012.
Find full text
5
Alalasundaram, R. Tamil social life, c. 250 to 700 A.D. Madras: New Century Book House, 1996.
Find full text
6
Economic and Social History Society of Scotland., ed. Growth & contraction: Scottish industry c.1860-1990. Edinburgh: Economic & Social History Society of Scotland, 1992.
Find full text
7
Old worlds, new worlds: European cultural encounters, c.1000-c.1750. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2009.
Find full text
8
Vajda, Zoltán. Innovative persuasions: Aspects of John C. Calhoun's political thought. Szeged: JATEPress, 2007.
Find full text
9
Innovative persuasions: Aspects of John C. Calhoun's political thought. Szeged: JATEPress, 2007.
Find full text
10
The world of the troubadours: Medieval Occitan society, c. 1100-c. 1300. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Hepatitis C Social aspects"
1
Kurstak, Edouard. "Current nomenclature, viral agents, and clinical aspects of hepatitis C and hepatitis E." In Viral Hepatitis, 175–80. Vienna: Springer Vienna, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4437-4_20.
Full text
2
Durantel, David, and Fabien Zoulim. "Clinical Aspects of Hepatitis C Virus Infection." In Antiviral Research, 241–64. Washington, DC, USA: ASM Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/9781555815493.ch14.
Full text
3
Yoshikura, Hiroshi, Minako Hijikata, and Yohko K. Shimizu. "Some Aspects of Hepatitis C Virus: A Review and a Hypothesis." In Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, 101–3. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68255-4_27.
Full text
4
Morisco, F., I. Falzarano, G. Del Vecchio Blanco, and N. Caporaso. "The Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Hepatitis C in Italy." In New Trends in Hepatology, 227–33. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0357-9_25.
Full text
5
Prince, A. M., and B. Brotman. "Biological and Immunological Aspects of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chimpanzees." In Current Studies in Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 250–65. Basel: KARGER, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000060482.
Full text
6
Nakao, Seiji. "Socio-Cultural Aspects of Sanitation." In Global Environmental Studies, 13–20. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7711-3_2.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractAlthough sanitation is embedded in the socio-culture, the socio-cultural aspects of sanitation are not fully discussed. In this context, we focus on the socio-cultural aspects of sanitation, especially the connection between socio-culture with health (C), and with materials (B), as in the Sanitation Triangle model, from the perspective of humanities and social sciences in this part. To introduce this part, we first briefly review previous studies on sanitation by humanities and social sciences, and show the socio-cultural aspects of sanitation. Then, after providing an overview of this part, we discuss the theoretical points of each chapter such as “hard work” or “dirty work,” a social configuration of technology, and Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in the local context, and indicate the relevant chapters in this book.
7
Lukszo, Zofia, and Samira Farahani. "A Comprehensive Engineering Approach to Shaping the Future Energy System." In Shaping an Inclusive Energy Transition, 245–58. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74586-8_11.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractThe urgency to significantly reduce the impacts of climate change is felt around the globe. By signing the Paris agreement in 2016, 195 governments have agreed on a long-term goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature below 2 °C above preindustrial levels and on aiming to limit the increase to 1.5 °C. To reach these goals, major technological, organizational, and social changes in different sectors and their services are needed. To understand and steer the transition from the current energy system towards a carbon-free energy system, we propose a comprehensive engineering framework that integrates different aspects, such as technical, economic, cyber-physical, social, institutional and political, that are needed in the design of such a complex system. We explain the importance of combining different disciplines to provide comprehensive models and tools in order to support and achieve a sustainable, affordable, reliable and inclusive energy transition.
8
Mansfeld, Lisa. "Out of Sight, out of Mind? Frequency of Emigrants’ Contact with Friends in Germany and its Impact on Subjective Well-Being." In IMISCOE Research Series, 229–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67498-4_13.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractMigration implies both benefits and costs. The latter include a possible breakdown of social networks, and thus a loss of social capital. Although there is some literature on the evolution of family networks after migration, not as much is known about friendship. This article assesses the quality of friendships between German emigrants and their friends who stayed in Germany. In particular, it asks three research questions: (a) How does the quality of relationships with friends in Germany differ from the quality of other relationships after migration? (b) How is friendship quality after migration related to socio-demographic or socio-economic factors? And (c) is there a link between friendship quality and the subjective well-being of emigrants? Results indicate that friendship quality measured as frequency of contact with friends falls in the middle range of contact frequency, as emigrants typically have more contact with partners and children, but less contact with some other relatives, compared to close friends. Furthermore, several determinants of contact frequency (e.g. gender, age, length of stay and household constellation) can be identified and correlations with various aspects of subjective well-being were found.
9
Alnakhi, Wafa K., Faryal Iqbal, Waleed Al Nadabi, and Amal Al Balushi. "Challenges Associated with Medical Travel for Cancer Patients in the Arab World: A Systematic Review." In Cancer in the Arab World, 427–44. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7945-2_27.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractIntroduction: Each year, millions of patients around the world seek medical care abroad. Medical travel is becoming very common in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) due to many motivational factors. It has been observed that the rate of cancer incidence is growing at an alarmingly high rate in Arab countries. In addition, as per the literature, cancer seems to be one of the top medical conditions for patients from the GCC to seek healthcare overseas. There are many factors associated with cancer patients seeking treatment overseas. However, unfortunately, there are very few studies that discuss the risks and challenges associated with the medical travel experience for those patients.Objective: We conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence related to the complications and challenges associated with the medical travel experience for oncology patients in the Arab world.Materials and Methods: This systematic review was guided by PRISMA. PubMed was used as a search database by using a combination of medical travel, complications, and cancer keywords for publications which yielded 76 articles. Four coders independently determined eligibility based on PICOS and then extracted information from 14 articles. The resulting articles are based on three main categories, i.e., primary, and secondary data collection, and review articles.Results: Of the total 76 articles, only 14 were included because they met the criteria. 62 articles were excluded because of irrelevance of the title, abstract, and insufficient data. Although this systematic review aimed to look at the medical complications that may arise from the medical travel experience for oncology patients, other challenges were found. The challenges reported can be grouped into the following themes: (a) financial and economic aspects, (b) medical care aspects, (c) social and cultural aspects.Conclusion: Overall, more research studies are required in the Arab world for cancer patients treated overseas. The existence of such information around this topic will help in improving policies and strategies related to medical travel for the different stakeholders involved in the medical travel market. Moreover, these studies will not only aid in improving the quality of care for cancer patients who are engaging in medical travel, but they will also help in overcoming the challenges associated with medical travel experience for cancer patients at the different stages of the experience.
10
Stratigaki, Maria. "A ‘Wicked Problem’ for the Municipality of Athens. The ‘Refugee Crisis’ from an Insider’s Perspective." In IMISCOE Research Series, 283–97. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11574-5_14.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractIn late 2014, the city of Athens began to receive large numbers of refugees and migrants from the Aegean islands, mainly ‘transit’ refugees who wanted to travel to Northern Europe. The political and socioeconomic situation in the country was difficult, as the effects of the economic crisis (2010) were still being felt. Squeezed between different and constantly changing legal frameworks, different levels of public governance and facing xenophobic reactions from local residents, the authorities of Athens had to face a new ‘wicked problem’ and find urgent solutions and innovative policies. This chapter discusses the main policies developed by the Municipality of Athens to provide basic goods and services for the survival and dignity of the large number of migrants and refugees, as well as to transform administrative structures and review policy priorities. Three important aspects of the ‘wicked problem’ are highlighted: (a) the clear political responses against xenophobic reactions (b) the innovation of the institutional and financial framework by ‘deviating’ from administrative rigidities, and (c) the coordination of the ‘Babel’ of multiple policy actors involved in addressing the ‘refugee crisis’ beyond the established public sector. The lack of a coherent national strategy forced the city government to find innovative solutions, raise funding from multiple sources and mobilise new social actors and policy networks. The case of the Municipality of Athens has highlighted that policy innovation, administrative reform, and institutional change under conditions of humanitarian emergency can be facilitated by mobilising untapped human and institutional forces and resources.
Conference papers on the topic "Hepatitis C Social aspects"
1
Barraza, Leonardo José Lora, Clarissa Castanheira Alves Belmonte de Barros, Letícia Cesário Pereira, Nayane Figueiró Freire dos Santos, Rafael Bessa Fleming, Thais Sales Amendola, Fellipe Sepulveda Coutinho, Renata Elisa Severo da Silva, and Thatiane Camargo Romero. "Aspectos sociodemográficos e comportamentais dos usuários de um centro de testagem e aconselhamento localizado em um setor de dermatologia sanitária." In XIII Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de DST - IX Congresso Brasileiro de AIDS - IV Congresso Latino Americano de IST/HIV/AIDS. Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicação, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/dst-2177-8264-202133p055.
Full textAbstract:
Introdução: Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento em infecções sexualmente transmissíveis/vírus da imunodeficiência humana oferecem, entre outras atividades, a realização de testes rápidos de imunocromatografia, permitindo também conhecer o perfil epidemiológico dos casos infectados. Os setores de dermatologia sanitária são voltados para atendimento, notificação e tratamento de casos da hanseníase e infecções sexualmente transmissíveis, as quais podem ter diversas manifestações cutâneas ou simular outras dermatoses, fazendo importante o acesso dos usuários às sorologias de fácil e rápida execução para triagem das infecções sexualmente transmissíveis mais comuns. Objetivo: Interpretar o perfil epidemiológico dos usuários submetidos a testes rápidos no nosso setor nos últimos quatro anos. Apontar os temas mais prevalentes durante o aconselhamento. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo observacional, de corte transversal e colheita retrospectiva embasado no método epidemiológico dos usuários de um Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento localizado em um setor de dermatologia sanitária durante os anos de 2017 a 2020. Foram utilizados dados de testes rápidos para sífilis, vírus da imunodeficiência humana, hepatites virais e das entrevistas de aconselhamento semiestruturadas (pré e pós-teste) realizadas na rotina de atendimento. Foram categorizados de acordo com variáveis estatísticas para sua posterior análise. Resultados: Observaram-se 40 (18%) resultados positivos entre 223 usuários testados, sendo grande parte (68%) dos usuários do gênero masculino. Do total de usuários, 6%, 10,76%, 0,44% e 0,88% foram reagentes para vírus da imunodeficiência humana, sífilis, hepatite B e hepatite C, respetivamente. Em relação ao aconselhamento, a maioria manifestou uso irregular de preservativo (81%), além de manifestar dúvidas sobre a transmissibilidade dessas infecções e a importância da testagem regular. Conclusão: Embora haja similaridades em relação à atual tendência da epidemia de sífilis e vírus da imunodeficiência humana, existem peculiaridades que merecem intervenções preventivas diferenciadas na nossa região. Os Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento são fonte de informações relevantes sobre o perfil social, epidemiológico e comportamental da população, facilitando também o aconselhamento sobre temas fundamentais, como transmissibilidade, prevenção e testagem regular das infecções sexualmente transmissíveis.
2
ElHefnawi, M., M. Abdalla, S. Ahmed, W. Elakel, G. Esmat, M. Elraziky, S. Khamis, and M. Hassan. "Accurate Prediction of Response to Interferon-based Therapy in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Using Machine-learning Approaches." In 2012 International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2012). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/asonam.2012.140.
Full text
3
"DIFERENCIAS EN EL ACCESO Y EN EL TIEMPO HASTA EL INICIO DE TRATAMIENTO HEPATITIS C EN PERSONAS CON DESORDENES DE SALUD MENTAL." In 23° Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Patología Dual (SEPD) 2021. SEPD, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17579/sepd2021o048.
Full textAbstract:
People who inject drugs (PWID) and other marginalized populations with high hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates represent a unique challenge for treatment initiation due to health, administrative and social barriers. We analyzed the HCV cascade of care (CoC) in some vulnerable subpopulations in Madrid, Spain, when using a mobile point of care. to identify gaps and barriers to improve HCV elimination efforts in these populations. Methods: From 2019 to 2021, a mobile unit was used to screen for HCV using a linkage-to-care and two-step point-of-care-based strategy. Viremic participants were grouped into four subgroups: PWID, homeless individuals, people with a mental health disorder (MHD) and people with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Logistic regression and Cox and Aalen’s additive models were used to analyze associated factors and differences between groups. Results: A prospectively recruited cohort of 214 HCV infected individuals (73 PWID, 141 homeless, 57 with a MHD and 91 with AUD) participated in the study. The overall HCV CoC analysis found that: 178 (83.1%) attended a hospital, 164 (76.6%) initiated direct-acting antiviral therapy and 141 (65.8%) completed therapy, of which 99 (95.2%) achieved a sustained virological response (SVR). PWID were significantly less likely to initiate treatment, while individuals with AUD waited longer before starting treatment. Both people with AUD and PWID were significantly less likely to complete HCV treatment. Conclusions: Overall, SVR was achieved in the majority of the participants treated. However, PWID need better linkage to care and treatment, while PWID and AUD need more support for treatment completion.
4
Ebeling, Régis, Carlos Córdova Sáenz, Jeferson Campos Nobre, and Karin Becker. "Quarenteners vs. Cloroquiners: a framework to analyze the effect of political polarization on social distance stances." In Symposium on Knowledge Discovery, Mining and Learning. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/kdmile.2020.11963.
Full textAbstract:
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has struck people’s lives overnight. With an alarming contagious rate and no effective treatments or vaccines, it has evoked all sorts of reactions. In this paper, we propose a framework to analyze how political polarization affects groups’ behavior with opposed stances, using the Brazilian COVID polarized scenario as a case study. Two Twitter groups represent the pro/against social isolation stances referred to as Chloroquiners and Quarenteners. The framework encompasses: a) techniques to automatically infer from users political orientation, b) topic modeling to discover the homogeneity of concerns expressed by each group; c) network analysis and community detection to characterize their behavior as a social network group and d) analysis of linguistic characteristics to identify psychological aspects. Our main findings confirm that Cloroquiners are right-wing partisans, whereas Quarenteners are more related to the left-wing. The political polarization of Chloroquiners and Quarenteners influence the arguments of economy and life, and support/opposition to the president. As a group, the network of Chloroquiners is more closed and connected, and Quarenteners have a more diverse political engagement. In terms of psychological aspects, polarized groups come together on cognitive issues and negative emotions.
5
Popescu, Gabriela Adriana. "Education triad in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Challenges and strategies." In Condiții pedagogice de optimizare a învățării în post criză pandemică prin prisma dezvoltării gândirii științifice. "Ion Creanga" State Pedagogical University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46728/c.18-06-2021.p295-299.
Full textAbstract:
The school-family-community partnership (SFC) is given by the collaborative relationships between school staff and families, community members, organizations (companies, church, libraries, social services) to implement programs and activities to help students succeed in graduation. successful studies. The clearer operationalization of the concepts of parental involvement and participation allows the differentiation of the following aspects: - two types of parental involvement, namely spontaneous (starts from the bottom up) versus planned (from the top down); the latter refers to interventions or programs built in order to solve the problem of insufficient participation or absence of parents; - involvement at home - for example, a discussion at home about school activities and involvement in school - for example, parents' participation in school activities or aspects of organizing school activities: communication with the school, school-parent relationship. Trust is vital for collaboration and is a predictor of improving school results. In a world where the use of IT and communication technologies is a key feature, they represent the core element in education, involving changes in educational policies, both in setting goals and in developing strategies, providing resources and training specialists. One of the recommendations of the new education focuses on the organization of learning contents so they can use computer applications in learning, teaching and assessment processes. The present article "Integrating educational software in the activity of preschoolers" aims to demonstrate the need to use IT technologies by introducing educational software in the study process of children in kindergartens. The use of educational programs at kindergarten level proves to be an effective learning tool that causes significant changes in acquiring knowledge and changing attitude towards learning. Children prefer to gather knowledge through educational programs rather than through traditional methods and means, which contributes to creating a positive attitude towards learning and improving the quality of their results. At the same time, in order for new technologies to prove their effeciency, it is absolutely necessary for teachers to respect the instructional design of digital materials, the rules of didactic planning and the individual and age particularities of children.
6
Zubenschi, Mariana. "The Impact of Innovative Technologies on Professional Balance State in pandemic COVID-19." In Condiții pedagogice de optimizare a învățării în post criză pandemică prin prisma dezvoltării gândirii științifice. "Ion Creanga" State Pedagogical University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46728/c.18-06-2021.p39-44.
Full textAbstract:
Innovative technologies significantly influence the employee's professional balance, at the level of its axes model: "I-I", "I-Profession" and "I-Environment". This relations relays on the divergent psychological structure of professional balance state, which is a representation of the social structure, the way of thinking and the organizational model, where employees play a central role. Where managers, teachers, doctors, nurses, workers, mayors and entrepreneurs have a strong sense of current reality. They can perceive how the workload and time pressure increase, without feeling that the professional finality is achieved. The research of the professional balance and the adaptation of the internal aspects to the external peculiarities of the career will alienate the alternatives of admitting an imbalance and will thus ensure a positive general state, therefore the innovative technologies are perceived both negatively and positively at work. These expressions are current not only on the axes of the professional balance state model, but also on the level of the circular model of career anchors, described by Voss (conservation, openness to change, self-transcendence and effectiveness. Thus, the impact of innovative technologies on professional balance state is no longer an enigma but a fact that can influence the well-being of the employee at work, stressed him or brings out to the brink of emotional burnout. In this article we come up with pros and cons of the impact of innovative technologies on the human psyche.
7
Yamagishi, Kiichiro, Yukio Yamada, Yoshihiro Echizenya, and Shoji Ishiwata. "Current Status of Ceramic Gas Turbine R&D in Japan." In ASME 1989 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/89-gt-114.
Full textAbstract:
The Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has started two nine-year national R&D projects for small-capacity ceramic gas turbines (CGTs) from 1988, following several preliminary investigations of the technical aspects and of the social impacts of CGTs. Planned 300kW industrial ceramic gas turbines are to be used for co-generation and mobile power generation. The goals are 42% and higher for the thermal efficiency at the turbine inlet temperature of 1350°C, and the emission from the exhaust gas should meet the regulatory values. Also ceramic components have the goals of 400MPa for the minimum flexure strength at 1500°C, and 15 MPam1/2 for the fracture toughness. New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) is the main contractor, and three groups of private industries are the subcontractors for 300kW industrial CGT project. Three national research institutes are involved in the projects to conduct supportive research of ceramic materials and engine components as well as to carry out assessment of the materials and engine systems developed by the private industries. The development of 100kW CGT for automotive use was also recommended in the above stated investigations and a two-year preliminary study started in 1988. The full-scale 100kW automotive CGT R&D project is scheduled to start in 1990 after the preliminary study. Japan Automobile Research Institute, Inc. (JARI) is the main contractor for 100kW automotive CGT project with the cooperation of three automobile companies.
8
Canina, Marita, Daniela Amandolese, and Carmen Bruno. "Design for Sustainable Behaviour to design an Adaptive Climbing Wall." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001885.
Full textAbstract:
In recent years, Europe has been moving towards a concept of inclusivity as highlighted by the sixteenth goal of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda that promotes peaceful and inclusive societies. (UN Dept. of Global Communications, 2015). The increasing awareness of social diversity has attracted the attention of designers who started to adopt an inclusive design approach and design products or services to be usable by as many people as reasonably possible, without the need for specialised adaptions. The inclusive design approach has been largely applied in adaptive sports to improve levels of functioning and independence in daily living activities and increase physical capability, physiological capacity, social status, and sense of belonging. Adaptive sports can become a way to promote involvement as an active part of the rehabilitation exercise to stimulate neuromotor recovery, particularly in children with disabilities (Canina et al., 2020). Recent research has demonstrated that climbing could be an excellent rehabilitation tool that involves the child with disabilities in a natural way. This sport exploits the propensity to play, to sport, to compete, to stimulate the execution of specific exercises, can transform this effort into a game and multiply the effectiveness of the rehabilitation process (Reljin, V., 2019). An intensive rehabilitation from an early age guarantees the recovery of part of their neuromotor abilities. In order to achieve better results in rehabilitation, adaptive sports must adopt a holistic approach to the user considering both the physical and the psycho-perceptual aspects, i.e. the ability to do it but also the feeling of fulfilment in doing it. However, current climbing walls do not include these aspects of the adaptive sport. An adaptive climbing wall design requires identifying a methodology that could lead to a coherent and effective solution, using explicit attention for inclusiveness. The paper describes the Design for Sustainable Behaviour (DfSB) approach adopted to design an adaptive climbing wall as a tool for the rehabilitation of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) by identifying the sustainable, inclusive requirements that consider children’s diversity. The DfSb approach, as user- and use-centred design that create preconditions for a sustainable everyday life, considers the sustainability aspects from two essential points of view. The user's sustainable behaviour, in which inclusiveness is a fundamental part of these attitudes, and the product's sustainability that uses new recycled materials create a more natural environment (similar to climbing in natural environments). Indeed, the project considers first the sustainable behavioural aspects, spreading climbing as a tool to improve the health conditions of CP children, introducing them to climbing by making it accessible and inclusive, intending to help children with different abilities to build trust and awareness of their potentialities, and a sense of accomplishment while training problem-solving and decision-making skills. As a second point of DfSB, the climbing wall and holds are designed with sustainable materials (waste material content) that provide the feeling of natural stone considering the entire product lifecycle. This paper shows how the DfSB approach can support the definition of design requirements of a training tool introducing children with CP to climbing as a natural approach to rehabilitation, making it accessible and inclusive. The project brings children with disabilities closer to the adapted sport through an indoor and democratic recreational activity. Bibliography 1. AA.VV. (2020). What is inclusive design? Inclusive Design Toolkit. University of Cambridge. Retrieved from http://www.inclusivedesigntoolkit.com/whatis/whatis.html 2. Canina M., Parise C., Bruno C. (2020). An Inclusive Design Approach for Designing an Adaptive Climbing Wall for Children with CP. 3. DesignCouncil. (2020). What is the framework for innovation? Retrieved from https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/news-opinion/what-framework-innovation-design-councils-evolved-double-diamond 4. Dixon-Fyle, S., Dolan, K., Hunt, V., Prince, S.: Diversity wins! How inclusion matters, pp. 1–12. McKinsey Co. (2020) 5. Persson, H., Åhman, H., Yngling, A. A., & Gulliksen, J. (2015). Universal design, inclusive design, accessible design, design for all: different concepts—one goal? On the concept of accessibility—historical, methodological and philosophical aspects. Universal Access in the Information Society, 14(4), 505–526. 6. Reljin, V. (2019). Effects of Adaptive Sports on Quality of Life in Individuals with Disability. Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects., 822. 7. United Nations Department of Global Communications. (2015). Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
9
Wang, Lei, and Jing Liu. "Liquid Metal Inks for Flexible Electronics and 3D Printing: A Review." In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2014-37993.
Full textAbstract:
Flexible electronics and 3D printing are quickly reshaping the world in many aspects spanning from science, technology to industry and social society. However, there still exist many barriers to impede further progress of the areas. One of the biggest bottlenecks lies in the strong shortage of appropriate functional inks. Among the many printable materials ever tried such as conductive polymers, powdered plastic, metal particles or other adhesive materials, the liquid metal or its alloy is quickly emerging as a powerful electronic ink with diverse capabilities from which direct printing of flexible electronics and room temperature 3D printing for manufacturing metal structures are enabled. All these fabrication capabilities are attributed to the unique properties of such metal’s low melting point (generally less than 100 °C), flowable feature and high electrical conductivity etc. To better push forward the research and application of the liquid metal printed electronics and 3D manufacture, this article is dedicated to present an overview on the fundamental research advancements in processing and developing the liquid metal inks. Particularly, the flow, thermal, phase change and electrical properties of a group of typical liquid metals and their alloy inks will be systematically summarized and comparatively evaluated. Some of the practical applications of these materials in a wide variety of flexible electronics fabrication, 3D printing and medical sensors etc. will be briefly illustrated. Further, we also explained the basic categories of the liquid metal material genome towards discovering new functional alloy ink materials as initiated in the authors’ lab and interpret the important scientific and technical challenges lying behind. Perspective and future potentials of the liquid metal inks in more areas were also suggested.
10
Fletcher, Edwin John, and Nigel Howard Croft. "Trust but Verify – Managing Supply Chain Risks." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31969-ms.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract The oil and gas sector operates within a complex environment of operational and process safety requirements, regulatory and social license obligations. This complexity and the resultant risks and opportunities cascades throughout the sector's supply chain. It is standard practice for organizations in the sector to require their products and services suppliers to operate quality management systems. This paper demonstrates the value of aligning and standardizing customer quality management requirements through the adoption of standards such as ISO 29001:2020 to realize and protect value and to limit the uncertainty and supplier cost and schedule contingencies applied to bespoke customer quality requirements and intervention in supplier operations. ISO /TS 29001:2010 and comparable standards such as API Specification Q1 were developed to supplement the generic aspects of ISO 9001 with sector specific requirements tailored to address the context and associated risks of the sector. ISO 9001:2015 introduced a step change in the way quality management systems are implemented across all industries. Organizations are required to place emphasis on the identification and management of risks associated with their activities, processes, output products and services. Quality management systems must include appropriate processes for risk management and opportunity realization. ISO 29001:2020 supplements ISO 9001:2015 with requirements and guidance to manage risks associated with the oil and gas sector and to provide a framework for aligning requirements with complementary standards, such as API Specifications Q1 and Q2 employed within the sector. Recognizing that there is a vast scope of supply in the sector, from standard to specialized materials, equipment, and services, it is important that relevant risk-based approaches are taken when specifying and evaluating quality management system requirements. This strategy ensures that both supplier and customer resources are deployed to facilitate and verify conformance with requirements based on service risk and supplier capabilities. The paper overviews the methodology and implementation strategies for performing risk assessments, assessing supply chain capability and for specifying and verifying quality requirements provided in Annex C of ISO 29001:2020. The paper introduces case studies demonstrating the potential value of implementing ISO 29001:2020 and the methodology prescribed in Annex C. It also provides observations and draws conclusions on the prerequisites and barriers to the successful implementation of the standard. This paper will also demonstrate how the sector specific quality requirements provided in ISO 29001:2020 complement the introduction of innovative technologies. Examples include virtual communication, data collection, analysis, identification and traceability applications to validate conformance and enable innovation and learning organizations.