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Li, Jianxun, Kin Keung Lai, Yelin Fu, and Hai Shen. "Robust optimization approach to emergency mobile facility routing." Science Progress 104, no. 1 (January 2021): 003685042098268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0036850420982685.
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Emergency events such as natural disasters, environmental events, sudden illness, and social security events pose tremendous threats to people’s lives and property security. In order to meet emergency service demands by rationally allocating mobile facilities, an emergency mobile facility routing model is proposed to maximize the total served demand by the available mobile facilities. Based on the uninterruptible feature of emergency services, the model abstracts emergency events act as a combination of multiple uncertain variables. To overcome the computational difficulty, a robust optimization approach and genetic algorithm are employed to obtain solutions. Illustrative examples show that it provides an effective method for solving the emergency mobile facility routing problem, and that the risk factor and penalty factor of the model can further guide decision-making.
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Li, Jianxun, Kin Keung Lai, and Qiuping Lin. "Robust Optimization Solution to Emergency Mobile Facility Fleet Size and Location." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2019 (November 22, 2019): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7161204.
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Allocation of emergency mobile facility is the key problem of the emergency response system, which affects the cost and the satisfaction of services for emergency so as to rapidly respond to disasters, contagions, etc. In order to seek a reasonable fleet size and locations of emergency mobile facilities, we propose a two-stage programming model with the objective function of minimizing the total cost. With uncertain characteristics of emergency event, the model conforms to the requirement for noninterruptible service and tries to satisfy all emergency demands. For overcoming the computational difficulty of emergency mobile facility fleet size and location problem, a robust optimization approach and modified ant colony algorithm are employed to obtain solutions. The illustrative example shows that the model can provide a reasonable solution to the determination of the fleet size and locations of emergency mobile facilities and that the risk recognition factor of the model can further guide decision-making.
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Kostyuk, A., A. Tumanov, V. Tumanov, and O. Zybina. "Improving Emergency Response Systems in the Oil and Gas Industry To Reduce Environmental Damage." E3S Web of Conferences 221 (2020): 01008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202022101008.
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The article identifies the main problems of eliminating the reduction of environmental damage by improving the response systems to man-made accidents at hazardous production facilities of the oil and gas complex. Risk factors for ensuring safety at a hazardous production facility in the oil and gas industry are identified, the most significant risk factor is identified by the method of hierarchical analysis, and the problem of the engineering and technical factor in the system “man technical environment industrial environment environment” is revealed. “The solution to the problem is indicated the use of a developed mobile emergency response system, which makes it possible to halve the response time to an emergency. The developed response system can be applied at any hazardous production facility in the oil and gas industry due to its flexibility.
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Jiang, Aiyin, Yunjeong Mo, and Vamsi Sai Kalasapudi. "Status quo and challenges and future development of fire emergency evacuation research and application in built environment." Journal of Information Technology in Construction 27 (August 2, 2022): 781–801. http://dx.doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2022.038.
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Fire emergency evacuation study has been conducted for decades. In recent two decades, the fire emergency evacuation studies have been incorporating new technologies due to the high demands on efficient and safe evacuation for occupants who have various needs. The proposed fire emergency evacuation system from academic research and solutions from industry practices adopt different technologies to serve various evacuees. Therefore, this study conducts literature review to understand the status quo of current fire emergency evacuation research and practice. It shows that fire emergency evacuation studies mainly focus on the facility operation stage instead of design and construction stages. The facilities include residential buildings, education buildings, subways, shopping centers, etc. Three critical factors affect efficient and safe fire emergency evacuation in a built environment – facility physical features, fire characteristics, and human behavior. This study categories these new technologies, which are incorporated into the fire emergency evacuation research and practices within the recent two decades, into four groups: (1) Facility geometrical analysis, which includes the technologies such as BIM, GIS, VR and the combination of BIM/GIS/VR (2) Fire and smoke simulation, e.g. FDS and Pyrosim. The simulation output such as fire and smoke dynamics is incorporated into intelligent fire evacuation system (3) Crowd evacuation simulation software, e.g. Pathfinder, Massmotion; the output of simulation is used to develop personalized evacuation system (4) Indoor positioning system and mobile device/IoT technology to track and evacuate occupants intelligently. This study presents these new technologies used in the fire emergency evacuation systems and indicates that the development of an intelligent and personalized emergency evacuation system, which may track the evacuees in real time, is the future research trend.
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Kawada, T., K. Nakamichi, N. Hisano, M. Kitamura, and K. Miyahara. "Cell-phone based assistance for waterworks/sewage plant maintenance." Water Science and Technology 53, no. 4-5 (February 1, 2006): 245–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2006.129.
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Cell-phones are now incorporating the functions necessary for them to be used as mobile IT devices. In this paper, we present our results of the evaluation of cell-phones as the mobile IT device to assist workers in industrial plants. We use waterworks and sewage plants as examples. By employing techniques to squeeze the SCADA screen on CRT into a small cell-phone LCD, we have made it easier for a plant's field workers to access the information needed for effective maintenance, regardless of location. An idea to link SCADA information and the plant facility information on the cell-phone is also presented. Should an accident or emergency situation arise, these cell-phone-based IT systems can efficiently deliver the latest plant information, thus the worker out in the field can respond to and resolve the emergency.
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Hidayati, Rahmi, and Nurul Mutiah. "Penerapan Metode Haversine Formula Pada Pencarian Lokasi Fasilitas Kesehatan Terdekat." JURNAL MEDIA INFORMATIKA BUDIDARMA 6, no. 1 (January 25, 2022): 278. http://dx.doi.org/10.30865/mib.v6i1.3445.
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Health facilities are places used to provide health services to the community. Types of public health facilities include hospitals, health centers, clinics, doctor's practices and pharmacies. Knowing the location of the nearest health facility is important in an emergency situation. One way to access health facility information quickly and easily is by using an application on a smartphone. This study builds a mobile application to locate the nearest health facility using the haversine formula. The use of the haversine formula allows users to search for the nearest health facility based on the user's current location. The application that was built can also display information in the form of a sequence of the nearest health facilities based on location data and the type of health facility selected. Testing on the functionality of the application interface was carried out using the black box method, and the test results were obtained based on user ratings of 82.38%, which means that the application built is in the very good category in terms of application interface functionality.
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Kim, E., S. M. Navarro, and S. Michel. "Validation of Smart Monitoring System for Mobile Facility Deployed for Emergency Crisis and Post-Disaster Situations." Annals of Global Health 83, no. 1 (April 7, 2017): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.110.
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Karlsten, R., and B. A. Sjoqvist. "Telemedicine and decision support in emergency ambulances in Uppsala." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 6, no. 1 (February 2, 2000): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/1357633001933835.
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In Sweden, as in many other countries, paramedics or nurses constitute the majority of prehospital personnel. If tasks usually performed by doctors are to be performed by these personnel, there is a need for guidelines and triage in the handling of medical emergencies. We describe an information management system used in ambulances for data communication, documentation, triaging and presentation of checklists. In most cases, data are input while the patient is being cared for. The information is collected and stored together with data automatically received from the dispatch centre. The latter data are transferred by a mobile radio network to the ambulance. Medical data (e.g. electrocardiograms) are transferred from the ambulance over the data network to the receiving medical facility. All transferred data are finally collected in a database for statistical analysis and follow-up.
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Susila, I. Putu, Agung Alfiansyah, Istofa Istofa, Sukandar Sukandar, Budi Santoso, and Suratman Suratman. "DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE DEVICE FOR GAMMA RADIATION MEASUREMENT UTILIZING LORA AS THE COMMUNICATION MEANS." JURNAL TEKNOLOGI REAKTOR NUKLIR TRI DASA MEGA 21, no. 2 (July 30, 2019): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.17146/tdm.2019.21.2.5432.
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Public protection is one of important issues when operating nuclear facility. In case of accident occurs, the facility owner and related organizations shall make decision whether to evacuate people or not, based on the level of the accident and radiation dose rate released to the environment. In this study, as part of the decision support system for nuclear emergency response, a prototype of mobile radiation measurement system has been developed. The device consists of Geiger-Muller (GM)-based radiation measurement board, Global Positioning System (GPS) module, microcontroller board, and low power LoRa module for communication. Radiation dose rate along with its geoposition were recorded and sent to base station equipped with LoRa gateway for connecting LoRa network to TCP/IP-based network. The measurement data is then published to storage server using Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol. Power consumption, measurement of counter/timer accuracy, communication ranges testing, and radiation dose rate measurement were performed around Puspiptek area to demonstrate the functionality of the system.Keywords: Radiation monitoring, Decision Support System, Mobile, LoRa, GPS
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Rossodivita, A. "(A340) The Role of Field Hospitals in Severe Environments — Guidelines to Prepare and Build a Field Hospital during a Disaster." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s95—s96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x11003244.
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IntroductionFacing the threats of disasters due to natural hazards and terrorist attacks, communities and nations are strategically preparing to respond rapidly to such incidents with the appropriate medical services. Both natural and complex disasters may produce a massive number of casualties that outstrip the ability of the local healthcare system to provide the required care. Damage to the healthcare infrastructure will further compromise the delivery of health services. Field hospitals (FHs) may provide care for the injured and act as a substitute for destroyed hospitals in the aftermath of sudden-onset disasters. A FH is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily provides care to casualties on-site before they can be transported safely to more permanent hospital facilities. The concept was inherited from the battlefield (such as the mobile army surgical hospital (MASH)). A FH is defined as a mobile, self-contained, self-sufficient healthcare facility capable of rapid deployment and expansion or contraction to meet immediate emergency requirements for a specified period of time. The FH may be dispatched temporarily with personnel or donated without personnel.MethodsField hospitals have been focused on providing emergency trauma care for the initial 48 hours following the sudden-onset disasters, but they tend to continue operations much longer after the on-set. The aim of this study was to assess the timing, activities, and capacities of the FHs deployed after a disaster, especially in severe environments, and provide guidelines on the implementation and deployment of a FH during a disaster. In particular, the activity of Italian Field Hospitals utilized during disasters, humanitarian emergencies, and mass-gatherings events will be described.ConclusionsField hospitals have been used successfully during disasters, and now have a crucial role in supporting affected populations and damaged healthcare infrastructures. Field hospitals also play a role in the international community response.
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McCahill, Peter W., Erin E. Noste, AJ Rossman, and David W. Callaway. "Integration of Energy Analytics and Smart Energy Microgrid into Mobile Medicine Operations for the 2012 Democratic National Convention." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 29, no. 6 (November 12, 2014): 600–607. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x14001198.
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AbstractIntroductionDisasters create major strain on energy infrastructure in affected communities. Advances in microgrid technology offer the potential to improve “off-grid” mobile disaster medical response capabilities beyond traditional diesel generation. The Carolinas Medical Center's mobile emergency medical unit (MED-1) Green Project (M1G) is a multi-phase project designed to demonstrate the benefits of integrating distributive generation (DG), high-efficiency batteries, and “smart” energy utilization in support of major out-of-hospital medical response operations.MethodsCarolinas MED-1 is a mobile medical facility composed of a fleet of vehicles and trailers that provides comprehensive medical care capacities to support disaster response and special-event operations. The M1G project partnered with local energy companies to deploy energy analytics and an energy microgrid in support of mobile clinical operations for the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA). Energy use data recorded throughout the DNC were analyzed to create energy utilization models that integrate advanced battery technology, solar photovoltaic (PV), and energy conservation measures (ECM) to improve future disaster response operations.ResultsThe generators that supply power for MED-1 have a minimum loading ratio (MLR) of 30 kVA. This means that loads below 30 kW lead to diesel fuel consumption at the same rate as a 30 kW load. Data gathered from the two DNC training and support deployments showed the maximum load of MED-1 to be around 20 kW. This discrepancy in MLR versus actual load leads to significant energy waste. The lack of an energy storage system reduces generator efficiency and limits integration of alternative energy generation strategies. A storage system would also allow for alternative generation sources, such as PV, to be incorporated. Modeling with a 450 kWh battery bank and 13.5 kW PV array showed a 2-fold increase in potential deployment times using the same amount of fuel versus the current conventional system.ConclusionsThe M1G Project demonstrated that the incorporation of a microgrid energy management system and a modern battery system maximize the MED-1 generators’ output. Using a 450 kWh battery bank and 13.5 kW PV array, deployment operations time could be more than doubled before refueling. This marks a dramatic increase in patient care capabilities and has significant public health implications. The results highlight the value of smart-microgrid technology in developing energy independent mobile medical capabilities and expanding cost-effective, high-quality medical response.McCahillPW, NosteEE, RossmanAJ, CallawayDW. Integration of energy analytics and smart energy microgrid into mobile medicine operations for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(6):1-8.
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Dove, Dennis B., Louis R. M. DelGuercio, William M. Stahl, Leon D. Star, and Louis C. Abelson. "Airport Disaster Planning – New York City." Journal of the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine 1, no. 2 (1985): 144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00065328.
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At the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, disaster planning has been an integral part of the airport operations for the past 28 years. Through the Medical Office, emergency medical teams have been recruited from all ranks of airport personnel and trained in rescue and resuscitation. Following the crash of a commercial B 727 aircraft in 1976 and the resulting crippling traffic jams in the vicinity of the airport, a new concept was added to the disaster plan. This concept involves bringing the hospital, its facilities and its personnel to the scene.A new piece of equipment, known as a Mobile Emergency Hospital was designed from existing airport equipment, with the cooperation of the airlines, the operating authority of the airport, and other interested parties. Two such vehicles are now in constant readiness at the airport and together provide 12 monitored ICU beds, a 16-bed burn unit, 2 operating rooms and 72 other stretcher-beds to be used for the stabilization of critically ill patients prior to their transfer to an appropriate definitive care facility. A newer modularized version which incorporates these features, for use in any type disaster, is currently being developed. These mobile hospitals, together with two inflatable structures maintained at the airport, are supplemented by Mobile Emergency Rescue Vehicles (MERV vans) maintained at local hospitals by the Emergency Medical Service Systems (EMSS) of New York City. Together they provide the on-site Resuscitation and Stabilization Center in the event of a disaster.
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Ghazali, Daniel Aiham, Amina Ouersighni, Matthieu Gay, Virginie Audebault, Thomas Pavlovsky, and Enrique Casalino. "Feedback to Prepare EMS Teams to Manage Infected Patients with COVID-19: A Case Series." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 35, no. 4 (June 8, 2020): 451–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x20000783.
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AbstractCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a new respiratory disease, is spreading globally. In France, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) teams are mobile medicalized resuscitation teams composed of emergency physician, nurse or anesthesiologist nurse, ambulance driver, and resident. Four types of clinical cases are presented here because they have led these EMS teams to change practices in their management of patients suspected of COVID-19 infection: cardiac arrest, hypoxia on an acute pneumonia, acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with respiratory and hemodynamic disorders, and upper function disorders in a patient in a long-term care facility. The last case raised the question of COVID-19 cases with atypical forms in elderly subjects. Providers were contaminated during the management of these patients. These cases highlighted the need to review the way these EMS teams are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, in view of heightening potential for early identification of suspicious cases, and of reinforcing the application of staff protection equipment to limit risk of contamination.
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Rosenberg, Ashley, Rob Rickard, Fraterne Zephyrin Uwinshuti, Gabin Mbanjumucyo, Menelas Nkeshimana, Jean Marie Uwitonze, Ignace Kabagema, Theophile Dushime, and Sudha Jayaraman. "Collaboration for preliminary design of a mobile health solution for ambulance dispatch in Rwanda." Global Health Innovation 3, no. 2 (November 27, 2020): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/ghi.v3i2.986.
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The first 60 minutes after a trauma are described as “the golden hour.” For each minute of prehospital time, the risk of dying increases by 5% (Sampalis et al., 1999). Since 90% of the global burden of injuries occur in low- and middle-income countries and lead to 5.8 million deaths annually, addressing rapid access to emergency services is critical in these settings (Nielsen et al., 2012). In most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there are no formal trauma systems, and many lack organized prehospital care (Nielsen et al., 2012). Emergency medical dispatch and communication systems are a foundational component of emergency medical services (World Health Organization, 2005). Yet there are no established recommendations of creating these systems inLMICs.Rwanda, a country of over 12 million people, is a rapidly developing leader in East Africa. The Ministry of Health of Rwanda established the Service d’Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU) in 2007, recognizing the need for public emergency medical services. SAMU’s national dispatch center receives roughly 3,000 calls per month through a national 912 hotline. It organizes regional transportation with 260 total ambulances located at hospitals throughout the country and provides prehospital emergency services in the capital city of Kigali with a fleet of 12 ambulances. In the city, each ambulance has a driver, nurse and anesthetist dispatched for every call. Emergency department nursing and anesthetist staff are dispatched from hospitals around the country to respond to regional emergencies. No formal prehospital cadre of the workforce exists although the SAMU staffhave extensive field experience in prehospital care. SAMU has several challenges to rapid prehospital emergency care including lack of addresses beyond the capital city, unclear location data in densely populated areas, complex communication processes with little information about health facility capacity, and no established electronic dispatch system. The average response time for SAMU ambulances was 59 minutes in 2018, but 39% of calls were not completed within the golden hour.
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Ahmad Yani, Nursyafiqah Aisyah, and Mohamad Fadli Zolkipli. "Computerized Senior Citizen Health Monitoring using Mobile Application." International Journal of Advanced Science Computing and Engineering 3, no. 3 (October 30, 2021): 140–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.30630/ijasce.3.3.56.
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Health is the primary concern of senior citizens because they might experience many changes and uncertainties that might affect their lives. Further, ageing people tend to forget things, including taking medicine. Failing to follow medication instruction may lead to serious side effects and can worsen their health. The advancement of technologies, especially in mobile applications, could assist senior citizens in managing their health. Therefore, this project proposes a mobile app for senior citizen health monitoring, developed to provide a health monitoring facility for senior citizens by exploiting advanced information and communication technologies. It aims to provide healthcare support for senior citizens to have greater control over monitoring their health. This application assists them daily in their life, such as organizing their medication and taking medicine on schedule with the correct doses. Other than that, the information about their health condition such as allergies, medicine intake, and doctor's information can be accessed quickly from their mobile device in case of emergency. This project was developed using the agile methodology.
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A S M, Waliullah. "FEASIBILITY STUDY ON BLOOD CELL COUNTING USING MOBILE PHONE-BASED PORTABLE MICROSCOPE." International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research 4, no. 3 (July 31, 2018): 76–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.31878/ijcbr.2018.43.16.
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Objectives: To check the feasibility of using the mobile phone-based microscope for blood cell counting from human blood histological sample. Methodology: A feasibility study was performed by imaging blood histology samples with one novel type of microscope “Foldscope” and image compared with a conventional microscope in the laboratory facility. The image acquired from both modalities were processed further and compared and analyzed. Results: Mobile phone-based microscope acquired images were observed and compared with a conventional microscope and found the blood cell counting feasibility and morphology analysis of the blood histology sample were significantly similar as of conventional light microscope images. Conclusion: By comparing the image from both microscopes, it could be stated that this method is feasible for human blood histopathological sample investigations like blood cell counting and morphology analysis especially in the low resource area or in case of any emergency situations.
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Kahl, Nicolas, Christopher Gabriel, Shadi Lahham, Maxwell Thompson, and Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont. "Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism with Thrombus in Transit." Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine 3, no. 2 (January 4, 2019): 11–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.11.40377.
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A 95-year-old female with a history of dementia and atrial fibrillation (not on anticoagulation) presented to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance from her skilled nursing facility due to hypoxia. Point-of-care ultrasound was performed, and showed evidence of a large mobile thrombus in the right ventricle on apical four-chamber view. Further evidence of associated right heart strain was seen on the corresponding parasternal short-axis view. These ultrasound findings in combination with the patient’s clinical presentation are diagnostic of acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain. Point-of-care transthoracic cardiac ultrasound in the ED is an effective tool to promptly diagnose acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain and thrombus in transit and guide further treatment.
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Chisapi, Jonathan, and Charles S. Lubobya. "Design and Development of a VHF Telemetry Two-way Radio Device Network Downtime/Uptime Alerting Prototype." American Journal of Computing and Engineering 5, no. 1 (March 28, 2022): 36–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajce.968.
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This paper presents the design and development of a VHF telemetry Two-way radio device network downtime/uptime alerting prototype. Telemetry network monitoring using VHF 2-way radio Streaming is a paradigm in networking management that has not been deployed. The framework enables continuous monitoring of the mobile and fixed access points of the mining fleet management Wi-Fi system (in the case of the Barrick Lumwana mine, Zambia). Considering the significance of real-time alerts in a mining facility, critical systems such as slope monitoring radars, mobile emergency alerts, and timely copper production reports must be monitored in real-time. The results for the performance warnings of the telemetry access points collectively accounted for a response alert time of 1999ms from the samples collected which translated to 0.29% compared to the SNMP system that registered a total of 689500ms for the samples collected which translates to 99.71% of the total response time of 691499ms. The results derived from the VHF 2-way radio telemetry prototype show that this system performs better than the traditional SNMP network monitoring system. We recommend that this IP network prototype is used in open-pit mines alongside Motorola telemetry two-way radios.
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Wanis, Maha Abdel. "Telemedicine solutions, a window of opportunity to bridge the gap in maternal and neonatal health services." International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth 8, no. 1 (February 15, 2022): 12–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.15406/ipcb.2022.08.00253.
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A narrative review was conducted to examine the increased use of telemedicine solutions during COVID-19 pandemic and to discuss the benefits of using telemedicine techniques in the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortalities. Telemedicine has evolved significantly in the past couple of years since the outbreak of COVID-19. One of the areas where telemedicine can save lives is though remote connection with a higher-level facility or more skilled service providers that can deal with emergency obstetric care. Telemedicine use in emergency obstetric care can significantly reduce maternal and neonatal mortalities and morbidities in remote and underserved areas, and in facilities that have poor trained service providers. The advantages of applying telemedicine solutions in complicated child births are to overcome long distances, geographic isolation, lack of services, and lack of skilled personnel. It’s cost-effective, and more important saves lives. Disadvantages are mainly related to technological infrastructure, availability of an Internet, hardware, financial incentives to on-call recipients of the cases, and their commitment. The main functionalities of the telemedicine solution to respond to emergency and complicated childbirth cases are proposed to include video conference between health professionals in underserved and specialized service delivery points, sensor’s data for electrocardiogram, cardiotocography, ultrasound, and patient data recording. It needs to come with a mobile application to be used by specialists to enable them respond to and manage the emergencies.
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Yousefi Mojir, Kayvan, Sofie Pilemalm, and Tobias Andersson Granberg. "Semi-professionals: emergency response as an additional task in current occupations." International Journal of Emergency Services 8, no. 2 (August 5, 2019): 86–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijes-11-2017-0059.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to identify occupational groups who can act as semi-professional first responders, in order to shorten the response times to frequent emergencies, and second, to identify related opportunities, challenges and needs of training, emergency supplies and information technology (IT) support. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was taken, combining future workshops, focus groups and an exercise. Network governance was used as an analytical lens. Findings The identified potential groups are security guards, home care personnel, fire services day personnel and facility service personnel. The results show that semi-professionals have a large potential to complement professional resources by carrying out first response or supportive actions vital to the emergency, partly by using already existing cars and equipment. The identified needs include additional basic equipment such as fire extinguishers and first-aid kits, training in basic firefighting, first aid and risk assessment, as well as mobile phone application-based IT support to manage alarms. The major challenges are organisational, economic and juridical, including ambiguities in responsibilities and related insurances. The analysis recognises the new collaboration as a hybrid form of hierarchical government and network governance. Social implications The study suggests that using semi-professional resources can be one of many innovative solutions to recent public sector challenges that have put a huge strain on professional emergency response organisations. Originality/value The study provides a novel view of using semi-professional resources in emergency response, based on the joint perspectives of various occupational groups, and the fire services.
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Conlon, Kathe M., Michael A. Marano, Robin A. Lee, and Kevin Montgomery. "541 Designing a web-based technology system to support burn disaster response." Journal of Burn Care & Research 43, Supplement_1 (March 23, 2022): S105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irac012.169.
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Abstract Introduction Accurately transmitting information in a burn mass casualty incident (BMCI) is critical. Modern technology, including “apps” and web-based systems coordinated through a central command center addresses this need. The system should 1.) Function as a real-time link between on-scene personnel, local hospitals or trauma centers and regional burn centers; 2.) Organize triage in accordance with accepted burn mass casualty national standards; and 3.) Match acuity of age and percent burn to immediate open beds, either direct from the scene or from secondary hospitals, without overwhelming any one particular facility. Methods Extensive literature review was conducted to do a comparative study of similar/existing commercial data management tools; investigate technology designs of mobile apps and web browsers accessible to cloud-based systems, and identify what data and processes needed to be tracked and coordinated across diverse stakeholders to deliver real-time situational awareness for definitive medical planning capabilities. Results Development of a Burn Patient Transfer System (BPTS) web-based application with mobile access resulted. The BPTS is series of dashboards designed for specific patient management for both referring (RF) and receiving facilities (RC), coordinated through a central command center. Focus for RFs includes an ability to list number of patients by acuity, addition of new patients, transfer status confirmation and situational awareness throughout the BMCI. RCs report or modify open bed availability of both immediate and eventual beds, for adult or pediatric patients. With this information, appropriate receiving facilities are identified by command personnel to coordinate approval of patient transfer, mode of transport and maintain situational awareness between medical personnel at referring and receiving facilities without exceeding facility surge capability. Clinical experts are responsible for final decisions on a case-by-case basis at both RF and RCs, as defined by a patient transfer algorithm matching patients by age and acuity. Conclusions The BPTS is an accessible communications system designed to serve three critical functions; A). Provide a mechanism and platform to report both immediate and surge burn bed capacity; B). Match patient acuity with available open beds at registered medical facilities and burn centers in accordance with ABA Disaster Triage recommendations and C). Track patient movement in real-time. Its core functionality is patient transfer management to and from locations where appropriate care can be delivered based upon clinical needs. This may include initial transfer to a local hospital or trauma center for primary stabilization, or direct to a burn center if and when weather, security and infrastructure permit.
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Jurmain, Jacob C., Andrew J. Blancero, James A. Geiling, MD, Andrew Bennett, PhD, Chris Jones, PhD, Jeff Berkley, PhD, Marc Vollenweider, PhD, Margaret Minsky, PhD, Jon C. Bowersox, MD, PhD, and Joseph M. Rosen, MD. "HazBot: Development of a telemanipulator robot with haptics for emergency response." American Journal of Disaster Medicine 3, no. 2 (March 1, 2008): 87–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2008.0012.
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Objectives: To design a remotely operated robot, “HazBot,” for bioevent disaster response; specifically, to improve existing commercial robots’ capabilities in handling fixed-facility hazmat incidents via a unique robot controller that allows the human operator to easily manipulate HazBot in disaster situations.Design: The HazBot’s design objectives were for a robot to approach a building, open doors, enter, and navigate the building. The robot’s controlling device was designed to provide features not available in current robots: dexterous manipulation and enhanced sensory (touch) feedback via “haptic” technology. The design included a companion simulator to train operators on HazBot.Results: The HazBot met its design goals to do several hazmat-related tasks in place of a human operator: to enter and navigate a building, passing debris and doors as necessary. HazBot’s controller reduced the time for inexperienced users of manipulator robots to complete a door-opening task by 55 percent. HazBot overcame previous problems in operator control of robots, via its dexterous manipulation feature, its partially implemented haptic touch feedback, and via its companion simulator.Conclusions: The HazBot system demonstrates superior capability over existing robots: it is technically sophisticated, yet moderately priced; it has dexterous manipulation to make operator tasks easier, haptic feedback, and an excellent companion simulator. HazBot is optimized for hazmat cleanups; is mobile and scaleable; can serve in multiple environments and uncontrolled conditions; and is optimal for disaster situations. It could potentially be used in other disaster situations to deliver medicine to isolated patients, evaluate such patients, assess a downed fire fighter, etc.
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Carmichael, Heather, Kiran U. Dyamenahalli, Patrick Duffy, Anne L. Lambert Wagner, and Arek J. Wiktor. "23 Triage and Transfer to a Regional Burn Center - Impact of a Mobile Phone App." Journal of Burn Care & Research 41, Supplement_1 (March 2020): S18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/iraa024.027.
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Abstract Introduction The ABA designs referral criteria to guide providers in recommending appropriate patients for treatment at specialized burn centers. However, patients are typically triaged at local facilities where providers may not have expertise to assess burn injuries properly. Addition of a visual component to a consultation call can improve local triage decisions, including estimations of total burn surface area (TBSA). In 2016, our regional burn center implemented a mobile phone app, which allows a referring provider to send photos of the wound along with basic demographic data to the burn specialist in a HIPPA-compliant manner, facilitating the consultation. Our hypothesis is that use of the burn app can improve triage decisions, particularly in cases of intermediate TBSA (1–10%). Methods This is a retrospective review of all consults to our ABA-verified burn center from a single Level II trauma center (TC) approximately 70 miles from our institution. Data were integrated from our call center, burn registry, electronic medical record and the mobile app. Burns were classified as large (>10% TBSA), intermediate (1–10% TBSA), or small (< 1%). Patients were triaged to either a) immediate transfer via ground ambulance or helicopter, b) transfer via private vehicle, c) outpatient follow up at the burn center, or d) local facility/primary care management. Patients were considered to be “down-triaged” if they required transfer but could transfer via private vehicle, or if they could be managed locally. Results During the study period, 135 patient consultations were made by the TC for thermal or cold injuries. 82 patients (61%) were referred using the app. Most patients (n=56, 41%) presented with small burns of the hands, feet or face. Overall, 53 patients (39%) were transferred to the burn center. The majority required ambulance transfer (n=44). 60 patients (44%) were recommended for outpatient follow up, but only 43% (n=26) followed up. When the subset of intermediate burns was considered (n=54), the mobile app allowed for successful “down-triage” of 12 patients (30%) referred through the app. No patient referred without the app could be “down-triaged” (p=0.02). Conclusions A mobile app can be used to successfully triage patients with intermediate size burn injuries to a lower acuity of follow up and transfer mode. However, less than half of patients triaged to outpatient follow up were actually seen at the burn center. Applicability of Research to Practice Telemedicine can be used to assist in triage decisions and appropriate referral to a regional burn center. This technology could be optimized to assist in outpatient follow up.
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Filipchuk, A. V. "MOBILE TRAINING FACILITY OF MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF RUSSIA AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURE OF LIFE SAFETY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS." Integration of Education 19, no. 1 (March 12, 2015): 124–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.15507/inted.078.019.201501.124.
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Vinjerui, Kristin Hestmann, Ingeborg Hess Elgersma, and Atle Fretheim. "Increased COVID-19 Testing Rates Following Combined Door-to-Door and Mobile Testing Facility Campaigns in Oslo, Norway, a Difference-in-Difference Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21 (October 21, 2021): 11078. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111078.
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High testing rates limit COVID-19 transmission. Attempting to increase testing rates, Stovner District in Oslo, Norway, combined door-to-door campaigns with easy access testing facilities. We studied the intervention’s impact on COVID-19 testing rates. The Stovner District administration executed three door-to-door campaigns promoting COVID-19 testing accompanied by drop-in mobile COVID-19 testing facilities in different areas at 2-week intervals. We calculated testing rates pre- and post-campaigns using data from the Norwegian emergency preparedness register for COVID-19 (Beredt C19). We applied a difference-in-difference approach using ordinary least square regression models and robust standard errors to estimate changes in COVID-19 testing rates. Door-to-door visits reached around one of three households. Intervention and comparison areas had identical testing rates before the intervention, and we observed an increase in intervention areas after the campaigns. We estimate a 43% increase in testing rates over the first three days following the door-to-door campaigns (p = 0.28), corresponding to an additional 79 (95% confidence interval, −54 to 175) people tested. Considering the shape of the time series curves and the large effect estimate, we find it highly likely that the campaigns had a substantial positive impact on COVID-19 testing rates, despite a p-value above the conventional levels for statistical significance. The results and the feasibility of the intervention suggest that it may be worth implementing in similar settings.
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Kunjok, David Majuch, Paulo Okech Ajak, Atem Agot Deng, Atem Nathan Anyuon, Philip Malong Thiel, Deng Mawien Deng, and Kuol Manyang Diing. "Determinants of Poor Utilization and Accessibility of Immunization Services: A Qualitative Study in Selected Counties in South Sudan." Global Journal of Health Science 13, no. 9 (July 27, 2021): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v13n9p52.
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BACKGROUND: Reducing vaccine-preventable diseases mortality and morbidity in non-industrialized countries requires the enforcement of robust immunization strategies aimed at increasing coverage and reducing dropouts and missed immunization opportunities. Attaining high (>80%) immunization coverage with a low drop-out rate in South Sudan has been challenging because of the program’s high defaulting rates. This study aimed to determine the reasons for poor accessibility and utilization of immunization services in counties earmarked for Fragility, Emergency and Refugees (FER) in South Sudan.
METHODS: A descriptive phenomenological study design was conducted across four counties of Northern Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, between May 2019 and December 2020 in which 42 focused group discussions and key-informant interviews involving the community and primary healthcare centers and units were conducted. Relevant EPI (Expanded program on immunization) tools were reviewed and data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
RESULTS: The main reasons identified were negative attitudes towards healthcare workers and immunization services, competing priorities of the caregivers, delayed opening of the immunization sessions, insufficient cold chain facilities, inadequate knowledge and information about immunization services, and non-availability of vaccines at the health facility.
CONCLUSIONS: A plan to supply adequate vaccines and related supplies to the counties by identifying stock levels in time must be a priority. Health facility micro-plan development and implementation should be supported by increased funding for the implementation of outreach and mobile sessions to reach missed children, intensified door-to-door health awareness, and regular community meetings to increase vaccine uptake.
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Kamthe, Palash, Tushar Dhakate, Pradnya Kawadkar, Rakshanda Belkhude, and Asst Prof Shishir Bagal. "Smart Vehicle Monitoring and Accident Prevention System using Arm." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 2 (February 28, 2022): 1107–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.40454.
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Abstract: After drunken driving, mobile phone usage is the leading cause of accidents around the world. Also, at sudden stoppages on cross roads or due to sudden obstructions on road, natural or otherwise the driver cannot anticipate back bumper and side collision. Also, low height railing or pavements in blind spots while parking may damage the vehicle. Costly mobile phone jammers while effective render emergency communication impossible. As alcohol detection and vehicle tracking system are successfully implemented we are proposing an essential vehicle safety kit which is absent in majority of the vehicles on Indian roads. Furthermore, this can be an addition to the developing cognitive driver assistance system. The proposed system provides vehicle with safety features like SMS alert facility, blind spot detection and tail gating detector. The vehicle is equipped with angle sensors and a GSM modem interfaced with NXP ARM 2148 processor. The driver has access to a user interface consisting of LCD and switching ports. The driver may aware two modes of angle sensing with sensors located on centre of the Vehicle. A braking system can be actuated in the parking mode if the distance measured from the sensors crosses the defined threshold. In case of an emergency the driver can send a text or call from the stored numbers in the memory using the keypad. To save time and to maintain the driver’s focus on the road a default text can be sent to a default number by a single key pad entry. Call service from the system eliminates the need of using the phone and prevents driver’s loss of focus. Further the freedom to choose the number and the corresponding message to be sent is available when the vehicle is at rest. The system thus prevents accidental damage to the vehicle and its driver while eliminating the use of phone by the driver. Keywords: PIC Microcontroller, LPC2148, LCD 16*2, GSM Module, ADXL335, GPS Module
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Kamthe, Palash, Pradnya Kawadkar, Rakshanda Belkhude, Asst Prof Shishir Bagal, and Tushar Dhakate. "Review on Smart Vehicle Monitoring and Accident Prevention System Using Arm." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 2 (February 28, 2022): 801–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.40383.
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Abstract: After drunken driving, mobile phone usage is the leading cause of accidents around the world. Also, at sudden stoppages on cross roads or due to sudden obstructions on road, natural or otherwise the driver cannot anticipate back bumper and side collision. Also, low height railing or pavements in blind spots while parking may damage the vehicle. Costly mobile phone jammers while effective render emergency communication impossible. As alcohol detection and vehicle tracking system are successfully implemented we are proposing an essential vehicle safety kit which is absent in majority of the vehicles on Indian roads. Furthermore, this can be an addition to the developing cognitive driver assistance system. The proposed system provides vehicle with safety features like SMS alert facility, blind spot detection and tail gating detector. The vehicle is equipped with angle sensors and a GSM modem interfaced with NXP ARM 2148 processor. The driver has access to a user interface consisting of LCD and switching ports. The driver may aware two modes of angle sensing with sensors located on centre of the Vehicle. A braking system can be actuated in the parking mode if the distance measured from the sensors crosses the defined threshold. In case of an emergency the driver can send a text or call from the stored numbers in the memory using the keypad. To save time and to maintain the driver’s focus on the road a default text can be sent to a default number by a single key pad entry. Call service from the system eliminates the need of using the phone and prevents driver’s loss of focus. Further the freedom to choose the number and the corresponding message to be sent is available when the vehicle is at rest. The system thus prevents accidental damage to the vehicle and its driver while eliminating the use of phone by the driver. Keywords: PIC Microcontroller, LPC2148, LCD 16*2, GSM Module, ADXL335, GPS Module
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Mohite, Reshma Bhalchandra, Vishaka Iyer, Anant N. Beedkar, and Sarojini Jadhav. "Left Amyand’s hernia with inflamed appendix and sealed of perforated caecum an unusual case." International Surgery Journal 8, no. 12 (November 26, 2021): 3717. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20214772.
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Amyand’s hernia is defined as the hernia with appendix normal, inflamed or perforated as content. 1% of inguinal hernias are Amyand’s and amongst them 0.1% contains inflamed appendix. Commonly encountered on right size due to anatomical position of appendix. Left Amyand’s is rare and associated with intestinal malrotation, situs invertus and mobile caecum. Here, we presented an interesting case of left irreducible hernia in 70 years old gentleman with no signs of acute obstruction or strangulation, patient underwent emergency laparotomy in which hernial sac contents were inflamed ileal loop, inflamed appendix and perforated caecum in 70 years old man is rare presentation and not reported in any literature as per our knowledge. Resection of inflamed bowel loop with ceacum done along with ileo ascending anastomosis with primary tissue repair done. Post-operative period was uneventful. Hernia sac contents are most of the time surprising and their management sometimes differ according to the content. Appendix in hernia sac is found in 1% of all hernia but lack of facility for the pre-operative diagnosis and varied presentation it is challenging to diagnose and operate accordingly.
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Ghosh, Rakesh, Susanna Cohen, Hilary Spindler, Divya Vincent, Mona Sterling, Aritra Das, Aboli Gore, Tanmay Mahapatra, and Dilys Walker. "Simulation and nurse-mentoring in a statewide nurse mentoring program in Bihar, India: diagnosis of postpartum hemorrhage and intrapartum asphyxia." Gates Open Research 6 (June 13, 2022): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13490.1.
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Background: Mentoring programs that include simulation, bedside mentoring, and didactic components are becoming increasingly popular to improve quality. These programs are designed with little evidence to inform the optimal composition of mentoring activities that would yield the greatest impact on provider skills and patient outcomes. We examined the association of number of maternal and neonatal emergency simulations performed in trainings with the diagnosis of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and intrapartum asphyxia in real patients. Methods: We used a prospective cohort and births were compared between- and within-facility over time. Setting included 320 public facilities in the state of Bihar, India May 2015 – 2017. The participants were Deliveries and livebirths. The interventions carried out were mobile nurse-mentoring program with simulations, teamwork and communication activities, didactic teaching, demonstrations of clinical procedures and bedside mentoring including conducting deliveries. Nurse mentor pairs visited each facility for one week, covering four facilities over a four-week period, for seven to nine consecutive months. The outcome measures were diagnosis of PPH and intrapartum asphyxia. Results: Relative to the bottom one-third facilities that performed the fewest maternal simulations, facilities in the middle one-third group diagnosed 26% (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00, 1.59) more cases of PPH in real patients. Similarly, facilities in the middle one-third group, diagnosed 25% (IRR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.50) more cases of intrapartum asphyxia relative to the bottom third group that did the fewest neonatal simulations. Facilities in the top one-third group (i.e., performed the most simulations) did not have a significant difference in diagnosis relative the bottom one-third group. Conclusions: Findings suggest a complex relationship between performing simulations and opportunities for direct practice with patients, and there may be an optimal balance in performing the two that would maximize diagnosis of PPH and intrapartum asphyxia.
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Amlôt, Richard, Joanne Larner, Hazem Matar, David R. Jones, Holly Carter, Elizabeth A. Turner, Shirley C. Price, and Robert P. Chilcott. "Comparative Analysis of Showering Protocols for Mass-Casualty Decontamination." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 25, no. 5 (October 2010): 435–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00008529.
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AbstractA well-established provision for mass-casualty decontamination that incorporates the use of mobile showering units has been developed in the UK. The effectiveness of such decontamination procedures will be critical in minimizing or preventing the contamination of emergency responders and hospital infrastructure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate three empirical strategies designed to optimize existing decontamination procedures: (1) instructions in the form of a pictorial aid prior to decontamination; (2) provision of a washcloth within the showering facility; and (3) an extended showering period. The study was a three-factor, between-participants (or “independent”) design with 90 volunteers. The three factors each had two levels: use of washcloths (washcloth/no washcloth), washing instructions (instructions/no instructions), and shower cycle duration (three minutes/six minutes). The effectiveness of these strategies was quantified by whole-body fluorescence imaging following application of a red fluorophore to multiple, discrete areas of the skin. All five showering procedures were relatively effective in removing the fluorophore “contaminant”, but the use of a cloth (in the absence of instructions) led to a significant (∼20%) improvement in the effectiveness of decontamination over the standard protocol (p <0.05). Current mass-casualty decontamination effectiveness, especially in children, can be optimized by the provision of a washcloth. This simple but effective approach indicates the value of performing controlled volunteer trials for optimizing existing decontamination procedures.
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Merschman, Eric, Mehrnaz Doustmohammadi, Abdullahi M. Salman, and Michael Anderson. "Postdisaster Decision Framework for Bridge Repair Prioritization to Improve Road Network Resilience." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2674, no. 3 (February 26, 2020): 81–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198120908870.
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Road networks are critical to a community’s ability to recover from a disaster. The ability to move goods and people efficiently is dramatically affected by disruptions to vulnerable components of the network, especially bridges. Widespread damage to bridges after a natural hazard and limited resources available for repair warrant a need to have an efficient framework to restore the network to the predisaster performance level quickly. Previous studies on postdisaster resilience tend to characterize the recovery based on only one or two performance metrics. This study proposes a decision framework to prioritize bridge repair after a disruptive event using a network performance metric developed using three categories of network performance measures: (1) functional measures defined as the change in total travel distance and total travel time, (2) a topological measure that considers the importance of a bridge to network connectivity modeled with reference to the number of shortest paths passing through each bridge, and (3) a social measure defined with reference to access to healthcare facilities and measured by the change in travel time to an emergency facility. The performance metric is then used to determine an optimal bridge repair sequence that maximizes the network performance during the recovery period. The framework is demonstrated using the road network of Mobile, Alabama, assuming four bridges crossing the Dog River are damaged by a natural hazard. The results of the case study show that the proposed framework is effective in guiding the prioritization of bridge repair after a disaster.
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Rogers, Alan D., Robert Cartotto, and George Ho. "593 Ambient Room Temperature in a Burn Intensive Care Unit - A Quality Improvement Project." Journal of Burn Care & Research 41, Supplement_1 (March 2020): S139—S140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/iraa024.219.
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Abstract Introduction In patients with burns > 20% TBSA, hypermetabolism, evaporative water loss, infection risk and discomfort are all amplified by exposure to cold ambient temperatures. Post-operative patient hypothermia is also detrimental. It is essential to not only maintain a warm patient room temperature, but also to be able to rapidly increase room temperature in the burn ICU. The purpose of this study was to measure typical patient room temperatures in a burn ICU at an adult regional ABA-verified burn center, and to evaluate our ability to intervene and raise room temperature. Methods The ambient temperatures of nine patient rooms were recorded from 14 June to 14 August, 2019. Temperature was measured every minute by a wall-mounted smart sensor placed at standardized positions away from windows or electronic equipment. All devices were tested prior to use, with temperature and humidity accurate and standardized to < 0.2oC and 2% respectively at 18-25oC. Data was transmitted to a mobile smartphone. On 15 August 2019 all room temperatures were manually adjusted to ‘maximum’. This was identified as a sound change initiative, and replicated a potential medical order to increase the ambient temperature should a hypothermic patient be imminently returning from the operating room or resuscitation area after admission. Results Over the baseline observation period (Figure 1) the mean ± SD room temperature was 23.3 ± 1oC. Temperatures deviated below a mean of 22oC during 166 hours per room (11.5%, range 3–362). Following the intervention on 15 August (Figure 2), ambient temperature increased minimally in 6/9 rooms and only by 2–3°C in two rooms (mean rise of 1.03oC; range -0.88oC to 3.26oC). Conclusions The burn ICU rooms are relatively cold and our ability to raise ambient temperature quickly is limited. Further QI change ideas include: 1) a facility engineering assessment 2) set alarms on the smart sensors to alert staff when room temperature falls below a designated threshold. Applicability of Research to Practice This project has identified an important future QI initiative to maintain warm ambient patient room temperatures in the burn ICU.
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Alattas, A., P. van Oosterom, S. Zlatanova, D. Hoeneveld, and E. Verbree. "USING THE COMBINED LADM-INDOORGML MODEL TO SUPPORT BUIILDING EVACUATION." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-4 (September 19, 2018): 11–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-4-11-2018.
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<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> During an incident, many people that are located in indoor environments require to follow emergency evacuation procedures. The ‘emergency evacuation’ term has been defined as ‘a critical movement of people from a dangerous area due to the risk or an incident of a tragic event’ (Bonabeau, 2002). An emergency evacuation could be needed in a life or death situation, regardless if it begins with a natural non-intended incident or a terrorist attack. Many researchers have studied the behaviour of the people during the evacuation because of several incidents with panic attacks that have led to injuries including death of people being crushed or trampled down by others. In crisis situation, the perception of the indoor environment, which differs from person to person, play a critical role in the evacuation. Also, the access rights of the indoor spaces are different from those rights (and restrictions) during normal times. They may positively impact the movements of the people during the evacuation by providing suggestions for shorter/better route. This paper addresses the impact of the access rights of the indoor spaces during an emergency evacuation. We employ the conceptual model of LADM-IndoorGML that defines the accessibility of the indoor spaces based on the rights, restrictions, and responsibilities of the user of the indoor space. The access rights of the indoor spaces are affected by the crisis event and this needs to be modelled explicitly (and before crisis situation). Actually, the rights/restrictions persons have on spaces is time dependent: normal operation hours, outside normal operation hours (e.g. during night time in case of a University building) or during crisis times. These actual/valid rights and restrictions affect the movement/accessibility of the users to reach the nearest emergency exits or the safe zone. For this reason, different scenarios have to be developed to study the impact of the accessibilities for different types of users. In this paper we will present the 3D model of an educational building that was built for the purpose of evacuation study. The 3D model is supported by real data for all spaces from the facility management department such as information on departments, sections, groups of users (visitors, employees, and students), and public/private spaces, etc. and a real evacuation exercise. We consider it extremely important to develop our information model based on international standards (LADM/ISO<span class="thinspace"></span>19152, OGC<span class="thinspace"></span>IndoorGML, ISO<span class="thinspace"></span>19141, ISO<span class="thinspace"></span>19107) as we expect that this information will be part of the future ‘building infrastructure’ and applications all over the world can understand and use this data when entering or leaving a certain building both during normal and crisis situations. Different types of applications are anticipated to be based on this information model; e.g. mobile indoor routing app (for normal building users and Emergency Response Team members), crisis evacuation desktop application for command centre, etc.</p>
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Donida, Bruna, Cristiano André da Costa, and Juliana Nichterwitz Scherer. "Making the COVID-19 Pandemic a Driver for Digital Health: Brazilian Strategies." JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 7, no. 6 (June 29, 2021): e28643. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/28643.
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The COVID-19 outbreak exposed several problems faced by health systems worldwide, especially concerning the safe and rapid generation and sharing of health data. However, this pandemic scenario has also facilitated the rapid implementation and monitoring of technologies in the health field. In view of the occurrence of the public emergency caused by SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil, the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System created a contingency plan. In this paper, we aim to report the digital health strategies applied in Brazil and the first results obtained during the fight against COVID-19. Conecte SUS, a platform created to store all the health data of an individual throughout their life, is the center point of the Brazilian digital strategy. Access to the platform can be obtained through an app by the patient and the health professionals involved in the case. Health data sharing became possible due to the creation of the National Health Data Network (Rede Nacional de Dados em Saúde, RNDS). A mobile app was developed to guide citizens regarding the need to go to a health facility and to assist in disseminating official news about the virus. The mobile app can also alert the user if they have had contact with an infected person. The official numbers of cases and available hospital beds are updated and published daily on a website containing interactive graphs. These data are obtained due to creating a web-based notification system that uses the RNDS to share information about the cases. Preclinical care through telemedicine has become essential to prevent overload in health facilities. The exchange of experiences between medical teams from large centers and small hospitals was made possible using telehealth. Brazil took a giant step toward digital health adoption, creating and implementing important initiatives; however, these initiatives do not yet cover the entire health system. It is expected that the sharing of health data that are maintained and authorized by the patient will become a reality in the near future. The intention is to obtain better clinical outcomes, cost reduction, and faster and better services in the public health network.
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Barrett, Kevin M., Michael A. Pizzi, Vivek Kesari, Sarvam P. TerKonda, Elizabeth A. Mauricio, Scott M. Silvers, Ranya Habash, et al. "Ambulance-based assessment of NIH Stroke Scale with telemedicine: A feasibility pilot study." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 23, no. 4 (May 13, 2016): 476–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633x16648490.
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Background Ischemic stroke is a time-sensitive disease, with improved outcomes associated with decreased time from onset to treatment. It was hypothesised that ambulance-based assessment of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) using a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)–compliant mobile platform immediately prior to arrival is feasible. Methods This is a proof-of-concept feasibility pilot study in two phases. The first phase consisted of an ambulance-equipped HIPAA-compliant video platform for remote NIHSS assessment of a simulated stroke patient. The second phase consisted of remote NIHSS assessment by a hospital-based neurologist of acute stroke patients en route to our facility. Five ambulances were equipped with a 4G/LTE-enabled tablet preloaded with a secure HIPAA-compliant telemedicine application. Secondary outcomes assessed satisfaction of staff with the remote platform. Results Phase one was successful in the assessment of three out of three simulated patients. Phase two was successful in the assessment of 10 out of 11 (91%) cases. One video attempt was unsuccessful because local LTE was turned off on the device. The video signal was dropped transiently due to weather, which delayed NIHSS assessment in one case. Average NIHSS assessment time was 7.6 minutes (range 3–9.8 minutes). Neurologists rated 83% of encounters as ‘satisfied’ to ‘very satisfied’, and the emergency medical service (EMS) rated 90% of encounters as ‘satisfied’ to ‘very satisfied’. The one failed video attempt was associated with ‘poor’ EMS satisfaction. Conclusion This proof-of-concept pilot demonstrates that remote ambulance-based NIHSS assessment is feasible. This model could reduce door-to-needle times by conducting prehospital data collection.
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Ahmed, Sahil, Syed Abdul Khaleel, Mohammed Mubarak, and Prof Pushpa T. "Water Motor and Water Quality Management Using Wifi and Blynk App." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 4 (April 30, 2022): 138–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.41175.
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Abstract: As population is bound to expand and water is being used at the utmost level of exploitation, groundwater level is diminishing rapidly, the planet might face water emergency soon. India is an agrarian country, farmers rely upon groundwater, however to their needs and satisfaction the predictability of rainfall and a suitable weather is quite flawed. So they are compelled to dig borewells to a prominent depth and conclusively rely upon it. Larger part of individuals living in metropolitan regions are subjected to borewells as there could be no other option for water. The progressions in innovation like Internet of Things, Cloud computing, Big Data, Internet facility can be utilized to plan a framework to screen these gigantic significant borewells to beat impediments like low quality drinking water, expanded labor prerequisites, irreversible harm caused to inadequately checked public motors. Plan and advancement of checking pH, turbidity in the water and observing motor temperature and momentum in borewells would be of extraordinary use. Additionally borewells are not midway checked prompting sudden breakdown of the motor. Borewells are the indispensable source of water for individuals in a large portion of the towns and practically all urban areas to achieve their essential prerequisites of a day. The framework has two sensors for to be specific turbidity and pH sensor to check water quality and temperature sensor and current sensor for motor monitoring, Ardunio model and , Single microcontroller chip, a wifi chip, MpH sensor, is utilized to send the information of different borewells to a solitary unit. Subsequently by this framework it is feasible to monitor n number of borewells in a municipality somewhat in one mobile application Keywords: M pH sensor, Turbidity sensor, Temperature sensor, Flow sensor, Ardurino model, WI-FI module.
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Amoakoh, Hannah Brown, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Diederick E. Grobbee, Linda Yveoo, and Irene Agyepong. "How and why front-line health workers (did not) use a multifaceted mHealth intervention to support maternal and neonatal healthcare decision-making in Ghana." BMJ Global Health 4, no. 2 (March 2019): e001153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001153.
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IntroductionDespite increasing use of mHealth interventions, there remains limited documentation of ‘how and why’ they are used and therefore the explanatory mechanisms behind observed effects on beneficiary health outcomes. We explored ‘how and why’ an mHealth intervention to support clinical decision-making by front-line providers of maternal and neonatal healthcare services in a low-resource setting was used. The intervention consisted of phone calls (voice calls), text messaging (short messaging service (SMS)), internet access (data) and access to emergency obstetric and neonatal protocols via an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). It was delivered through individual-use and shared facility mobile phones with unique Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards networked in a Closed User Group.MethodsA single case study with multiple embedded subunits of analysis within the context of a cluster randomised controlled trial of the impact of the intervention on neonatal health outcomes in the Eastern Region of Ghana was performed. We quantitatively analysed SIM card activity data for patterns of voice calls, SMS, data and USSD. We conducted key informant interviews and focus group discussions with intervention users and manually analysed the data for themes.ResultsOverall, the phones were predominantly used for voice calls (64%), followed by data (28%), SMS (5%) and USSD (2%), respectively. Over time, use of all intervention components declined. Qualitative analysis showed that individual health worker factors (demographics, personal and work-related needs, perceived timeliness of intervention, tacit knowledge), organisational factors (resource availability, information flow, availability, phone ownership), technological factors (attrition of phones, network quality) and client perception of health worker intervention usage explain the pattern of intervention use observed.ConclusionHow and why the mHealth intervention was used (or not) went beyond the technology itself and was influenced by individual and context-specific factors. These must be taken into account in designing similar interventions to optimise effectiveness.
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Beck, Adam, and Caroline Robinson. "The Impact of an Automated Patient Digital Engagement Platform on Revisit Reduction." Iproceedings 5, no. 1 (October 2, 2019): e15091. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/15091.
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Background Revisits within 30 days to an emergency department (ED), observation care unit, or inpatient setting following patient discharge continues to be a challenge, especially in urban settings. In addition to the consequences for the patient, these revisits have a negative impact on a health system’s finances in a value based care or global budget environment. Objective The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a customized automated digital patient engagement application (GetWell Loop) to prevent 30-day revisits after home discharge from an ED or hospital inpatient setting. Methods The LifeBridge Health Innovation Team collaborated with the GetWell Network to customize their patient engagement platform (GetWell Loop) with automated check-in questions and resources. An application link was emailed to adult patients discharged home from the ED. A retrospective study of ED visits for patients treated for general medicine and cardiology conditions (accounting for 24% of our adult ED discharges) between August 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018, was conducted using CRISP, Maryland’s state-designated health information exchange. We used this database to identify the index visits that experienced an emergency department visit, inpatient admission, or observation stay at any Maryland facility within 30 days of discharge. We also used data within GetWell Loop to track patient activation and engagement. The primary endpoint was a comparison of ED patients that experienced a 30-day revisit and who did or did not activate their GetWell Loop account. Secondary end points included overall activation rate and the rate of engagement as measured by the number of logins, alerts, and comments generated by patients through the platform. Statistical significance was calculated using the Fisher’s exact test with a P<.05. Results ED discharges who were treated for general medicine conditions (n=787) and activated their GetWell Loop account experienced a 30-day revisit rate of 18.9% compared to 25.2% who did not activate their account (P=.06). For patients treated for cardiology conditions (n=722), 10.5% of patients who activated their GetWell account experienced a 30-day revisit compared to 17.4% not activating their account (P=.02). During the course of this study, 26% of patients receiving an invite to use the digital platform activated their account (n=1652) logged in a total of 4006 times, generated 734 alerts, and submitted 297 open ended comments/questions. Conclusions These results indicate the potential value of digital health platforms to improve 30-day revisit rates. The strongest impact was observed amongst cardiology patients where the revisit rate is 39.8% lower for patients using GetWell Loop compared to general medicine patients where the relative difference is 25.2%. The results also indicate patients are willing to utilize a digital platform postdischarge to proactively engage in their own care. We attempted to control for potential selection bias that may impact this analysis given patient adoption and use of a digital platform by looking for differences in the subpopulations who did and did not activate the platform. LifeBridge Health is proving healthcare systems can leverage automated mobile platforms to successfully impact clinical outcomes at scale without compromising customer service and patient experience.
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Hajji, R., A. Kharroubi, Y. Ben Brahim, Z. Bahhane, and A. El Ghazouani. "INTEGRATION OF BIM AND MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITY IN THE AECO DOMAIN." International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLVI-4/W3-2021 (January 10, 2022): 131–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlvi-4-w3-2021-131-2022.
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Abstract. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is increasingly present in a wide range of applications (architecture, engineering, construction, land use planning, utility management, etc.). BIM allows better management of projects through precise planning, communication and collaboration between several stakeholders as well as facilitating the monitoring of project operations. The emergence of Augmented Reality (AR) technology allows the superposition of (2D, 3D) information directly on the physical world, so generating immersive, interactive and enriching experiences for the user. To take advantages of BIM and AR potential in the interaction and the intuitive management in AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation) projects, we propose a BIM-based AR workflow through an application called "EasyBIM". This latter allows access and interaction with a BIM model through functionalities for measurement, data consultation, collaboration, visualization and integration of information from sensors. The application is developed for mobile platforms (tablet, smartphone), and has as input an IFC file (Industry Foundation Classes). Promising test results show that the developed solution can be easily integrated into a BIM context for several use cases: marketing, collaboration, site monitoring, facility management, etc.
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Song, Lin, and Xin Li. "Enterprise E-Commerce Management Strategies Based on Light Weight Deep Learning Model in the Context of New Retail." Mobile Information Systems 2022 (May 11, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1946521.
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The advancement of information technology has changed traditional manufacturing and business methods, resulting in the emergence of a new business mode known as electronic commerce (E-Commerce). Owing to its obvious benefits, E-Commerce has been extensively employed in a short time, creating a group of E-Commerce enterprises. Establishing financial management strategies that are appropriate for E-Commerce enterprises is critical since it not only aids executors in formulating better financial policies but also benefits enterprises’ administration and market competitiveness. Most of the retail stores in the technological environment are taking different dimensions in their performance through this enterprise E-Commerce. In this study, an E-Commerce system is implemented for retail marketing using lightweight deep learning technology. The deep Lagrangian multiplier approach is used to promote the user’s purchase behavior and to determine whether the estimated optimal transaction quantity is achieved. The user can utilize the mobile application with the internetworking facility to place the order for required products. The proposed system showed the highest performance achieving 98.78% accuracy as compared to the existing system with 92.46% accuracy.
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Zhang, Jing. "Intelligent Layout of Music and Cultural Facilities Based on Heterogeneous Cellular Network." Mobile Information Systems 2022 (July 19, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2049905.
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With the emergence and development of computer technology, the computing power of computer is also constantly improving and has driven the development of other fields. As an important way to improve the computing power, availability, and reliability of computer system, parallel computing is the hot spot and trend of the development of computer technology. This paper introduces the technical background and basic knowledge of parallel computing. Aiming at the problem of scheduling independent tasks and scheduling related tasks, this paper proposes a method of transforming independent tasks into related tasks and unifies the model. With the progress of mobile Internet technology, the rapid growth of mobile terminals and data traffic has spawned a large number of computing intensive and delay sensitive applications. In 5G heterogeneous cellular networks, users may become computationally demanding and delay sensitive. MEC server can solve the problem of its own computing power and battery capacity limitation. Music and cultural institutions provide City Music and cultural products. With the rapid development of modern cities, unbalanced, disordered, and large-scale music and cultural institutions cannot meet the needs of urban residents for music and culture in essence. From the perspective of urban music and cultural institutions, combined with the characteristics of music and cultural intelligence, this paper analyzes the fairness, accessibility, and attraction of the institutions through field research and GIS technology and analyzes the music. From the perspective of facility layout, it analyzes the problems and pain points of music and cultural intelligence layout, such as disorder, imbalance, and failure. In this paper, we use parallel computing technology to optimize intelligent placement of music and cultural facilities, to provide technical basis for related research.
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Gaona García, Elvis Eduardo, Miguel Antonio Ávila Angulo, and Elkin Gabriel Muskus Rincón. "Aproximación de la calidad de voz y cobertura en una red GSM de emergencia." Ciencia e Ingeniería Neogranadina 24, no. 2 (December 1, 2014): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.18359/rcin.391.
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En este documento se muestran los resultados obtenidos al medir los parámetros de calidad de voz en una solución propuesta de telecomunicaciones para la atención de desastres en situaciones de emergencia, haciendo uso de software libre para interconectar llamadas, protocolos de comunicaciones empleados en las redes GSM (<em>Global System Mobile</em>) en la banda DCS-1800 (<em>Digital Cellular Service</em> - 1800MHz), que facilita el uso de cualquier terminal móvil comercial, utilizando un USRP (<em>Universal Software Radio Peripheral</em>) en conjunto con sistema de telefonía IP basado en Asterisk. El USRP se encarga de emular la operación de una BTS (<em>Base Transceiver Station</em>) al ejecutar las funciones de un PBX (<em>Private Branch Exchange</em>), permitiendo la coordinación de las entidades responsables de responder y atender este tipo de emergencias. Las mediciones del desempeño de la red se realizaron a partir de tres parámetros probabilísticos: GoS (<em>Grade of service</em>), DCR (<em>Dropped Call Rate</em>) y MOS (<em>Mean Opinion Score</em>). Con el uso de 8 terminales y escogiendo un GoS del 2% se generó un tráfico de hasta 3,6 Erlang. Esta medición se realizó empleando modelos probabilísticos de Erlang B. Se realiza el comparativo de la cobertura de la red aplicando el modelo Okumura-Hata sin el uso de amplificadores.
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Majeed, Rabia, Syeda Sabahat Batool, Tamknat Ilyas, Wajiha Khan, Samer Zehra, Momina Najeeb, and Irum Mushtaq. "Patient’s Perception about use of Personal Digital Assistants/ Smart Phones by Physiotherapists." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 16, no. 5 (May 30, 2022): 965–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs22165965.
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Background: Mobile phone is the need of present era in almost all fields of life. The demand of mobile phone has been increased thousand times because of emergence of smartphone. A smartphone works efficiently that it replaced computer systems and much more. Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional survey. It was completed in 4 months of duration. Data was collected from Public and private clinical setups having facility of outdoor physiotherapy services. Data was collected from physiotherapy patients. Both male and female physiotherapy patients aged between 15 to 70 were included in this study. Patients with cognitive impairments and not willing to participate or signing a consent were excluded from this study. Nonprobability Convenient sampling technique was used. The questionnaire has been adopted from previous literature. (11) Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 20.0). Data was analyzed in way that Numbers and percentages was calculated for demographics. Mean, standard deviation was calculated for total scores and continuous variables. Results: The result shows that 38.7% of the participants were male and 61.3% of the participants were females. The result shows education of the participants as 11.3% under metric, 10.7 % metric, 28.7% intermediate, 34% Bachelors, 12% Masters and 3.3% higher respectively. Moreover, the results of current study shows that 14.7% said no, 16% said don’t know and 69.3% said yes about knowledge of performance of your doctor on this device: Information look up. The result shows that 19.3% said no, 14% said don’t know and 66.7% said yes about knowledge of performance of your doctor on this device: Look up information about how to treat an illness. Conclusion: There found a moderate to high level of positive perception regarding use of personal digital assistants/ smart phones by physiotherapists. Furthermore, there found a direct correlation between knowledge and perception of smart devices i.e., higher knowledge, more positive the perception found. Keywords: Patient’s Perception, Physiotherapy Patients, Personal Digital Assistants, Smart Phones.
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Grass, Julian E., Sandra N. Bulens, Wendy M. Bamberg, Sarah J. Janelle, Kyle Schutz, Jesse T. Jacob, Chris W. Bower, et al. "486. Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Identified through the Emerging Infections Program (EIP), United States, 2016–2018." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 6, Supplement_2 (October 2019): S238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.559.
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Abstract Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is intrinsically resistant to many commonly used antimicrobials, and carbapenems are often required to treat infections. We describe the crude incidence, epidemiology, and molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa (CRPA) in the EIP catchment area. Methods From August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2018, we conducted laboratory- and population-based surveillance for CRPA in selected areas in eight sites. We defined a case as the first isolate of P. aeruginosa resistant to imipenem, meropenem, or doripenem from the lower respiratory tract, urine, wounds, or normally sterile sites identified from a resident of the EIP catchment area in a 30-day period. Patient charts were reviewed. Analysis excluded cystic fibrosis patients. A random sample of isolates was collected. Real-time PCR to detect carbapenemase genes and whole-genome sequencing are in progress. Results We identified 4,209 cases in 3373 patients. The annual incidence was 14.50 (95% CI, 14.07–14.94) per 100,000 persons and varied among sites from 4.89 in OR to 25.21 in NY. The median age of patients was 66 years (range: < 1–101), 42.1% were female, and nearly all (97.5%) had an underlying condition. Most cases were identified from urine (42.8%) and lower respiratory tract (35.7%) cultures. Nearly all (93.3%) occurred in patients with inpatient healthcare facility stay, surgery, chronic dialysis, or indwelling devices in the prior year; death occurred in 7.2%. Among 937 isolates tested, 847 (90.4%) underwent PCR; six (0.7%) harbored a carbapenemase, from four sites (CO, MD, NY, and OR): blaVIM (3), blaKPC (2), and blaIMP (1). Of 612 (65.3%) isolates sequenced, the most common ST types were ST235 (9.2%) and ST298 (4.9%). Conclusion Carbapenemases were rarely the cause of carbapenem resistance but were found at EIP sites with high and low CRPA incidence. The emergence of mobile carbapenemases in P. aeruginosa has the potential to increase the incidence of CRPA. Increased detection and early response to carbapenemase-producing CRPA is key to prevent further emergence. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.
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Kumar, V. Vinoth, and G. Sasikala. "Internet of Things (IoT) Enabled Air Quality Monitoring System for Conventional and UAV Application." Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 21, no. 1 (March 6, 2022): 71–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.46488/nept.2022.v21i01.008.
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The purpose of this research is to make a system to read the air quality by detecting the various gases existing in the air by using Arduino UNO and node MCU module for conventional as well as UAV applications. The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) has made it easier to read the various gases present in the environment using smartphones from the workplace. The use of an Arduino processor with a Node MCU to construct an air quality monitoring system is discussed in this paper. The Node MCU is used to transmit live data for CO, CO2, and PM2.5 concentrations that are sensed by sensors. This data can be monitored continuously by the user via the mobile phone. The calibration of sensors is highly important while reviewing and grasping the large literature on the subject of IoT-based air quality monitoring. The proposed low-cost live air quality monitoring system uses commercially available gas sensors to detect environmental gases such as CO, CO2 and PM2.5 to monitor air quality in an outdoor area. The proposed system is used to correctly evaluate the experimental outcomes. This proposed prototype model incorporates an open-source cloud facility with Arduino for air quality monitoring, confirming low cost, comfort, and convenience for a customizable air quality monitoring system. As a result, the suggested system can simply be converted to use in a UAV for monitoring air quality in the outdoors at various altitudes, and it can be scaled up in the future.
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Zhesterov, Pavel. "From visible pasts to an invisible presence: new criminological reality after planetary cyber attack 12/05/17 Wannacry." Przegląd Wschodnioeuropejski 9, no. 2 (November 30, 2019): 55–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.31648/pw.3002.
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The fourth industrial revolution is transforming crime and fight against it, causing fundamental consequences for research in the field of criminal law. Under the conditions of the second decade of the 21st century, the terms ‘Internet’, ‘information and telecommunications network’, ‘electronic network’, ‘communications facility’, ‘mobile communications’ are no longer an IT specialist dictionary, in the meantime they affect the doctrine of criminal repression and integrate into a scientific turnover of specialists in the field of criminal law and criminology. Transformation of crime has caused serious gaps, both in the theory of criminal law and in criminal procedural and criminal executive law inextricably bound with it. The emergence and exponential development of the Internet, electronic communications, control and tracking systems and many other technical achievements create for researchers three types of problems that need to be discussed and resolved. First, the problem of national sovereignty in criminal matters (the operation of criminal law in space) and jurisdiction, which are in contradiction in the boundless cyberspace. Secondly, the prognostic problem, which urges not only to forecast the influence of modern technologies on substantive criminal law, criminal procedure, execution of criminal punishment, but also to anticipate the general impact of technology on Russian society and the way of life of its members. Thirdly, the problem of expenses resulting from the introduction of high-tech crime prevention measures, the cost of which is constantly growing. The interdependence of these problems should form the basis of criminal law research in the era of augmented reality under the conditions of exponential growth of cyber threats directed at citizens, businesses and governments.
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Del Río, Miguel Ángel Montañés, Vanessa María Rodríguez Cornejo, Margarita Ruiz Rodríguez, and Jaime Sánchez Ortiz. "Incremento de la participación mediante la gamificación en la asignatura Dirección de Operaciones del Grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas." South Florida Journal of Development 2, no. 3 (August 5, 2021): 4791–806. http://dx.doi.org/10.46932/sfjdv2n3-073.
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En la actual sociedad de la información y del conocimiento se observa cómo la proliferación y el auge de los dispositivos móviles, hacen surgir nuevos modelos de aprendizaje que reformulan las metodologías didácticas, organizativas, y de formación de los currículos, para innovar en educación (Moreno Martínez, Leiva Olivencia, & Matas Terrón, 2016). Los estudios que identifican las tecnologías emergentes que podrían impactar en el aprendizaje, la enseñanza y la investigación, prevén el aumento del uso y la incorporación de dispositivos y aplicaciones móviles en las aulas (Reig, 2013; Reig & Vílchez, 2013). Destaca el aprendizaje basado en juegos o gamificación, que permite desarrollar procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje que facilitan la cohesión, la integración y la motivación, potenciando la creatividad del alumnado. Crear juegos entretenidos motivará al alumnado para que participe de forma activa en clase, fomentará una sana competencia entre los jugadores, y hará del aprendizaje algo más divertido (Aleksić-Maslać, Rašić, & Vranešić, 2018). Utilizando Kahoot en dispositivos móviles como soporte para las clases de Dirección de Operaciones del Grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas de la Universidad de Cádiz, se consiguió motivar al alumnado y, aun existiendo otros factores determinantes, mejorar sus resultados de evaluación.
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In today's information and knowledge society, the proliferation and rise of mobile devices has led to the emergence of new learning models that reformulate didactic, organizational and curricular training methodologies in order to innovate in education (Moreno Martínez, Leiva Olivencia, & Matas Terrón, 2016). Studies that identify emerging technologies that could impact learning, teaching and research, foresee increased use and incorporation of mobile devices and applications in classrooms (Reig, 2013; Reig & Vílchez, 2013). Learning based on games or gamification stands out, which allows the development of teaching-learning processes that facilitate cohesion, integration and motivation, boosting students' creativity. Creating entertaining games will motivate students to participate actively in class, encourage healthy competition between players, and make learning more fun (Aleksić-Maslać, Rašić, & Vranešić, 2018). Using Kahootin mobile devices as support for the classes of Operations Management of the Degree in Business Administration and Management of the University of Cadiz, it was possible to motivate the students and, although there are other determining factors, to improve their evaluation results.
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Vital López, Lourdes, Marco Antonio Zamora-Antuñano, Miguel Angel Cruz-Pérez, Juvenal Rodríguez Reséndíz, Fabiola Fuentes Ramírez, Wilfrido Jacobo Paredes García, Hugo Rodríguez Reséndiz, Marisela Cruz Ramírez, and Raul García García. "The Impacts of COVID-19 on Technological and Polytechnic University Students in Mexico." Sustainability 14, no. 10 (May 17, 2022): 6087. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14106087.
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The contingency measures put in place by the government during COVID-19 exposed the students to a new condition to which they must adapt. To understand how the students perceive and cope during the unplanned, changed learning mode, we conducted a study using an evaluation tool which seeks to understand the effect of the contingency measures associated with the emergence of the COVID-19 virus on the students. By assigning a data collection instrument to students who are part of 15 technological universities (TUs) and 7 polytechnic universities (PUs), we determined how they were affected by COVID-19. The questions intended to evaluate the social, economic, academic, emotional, and health effects experienced. A total of 6596 students were assessed in the study representing an appropriate percentage of the Mexican students. The outcome of the study showed that 12% of the students agreed with the online approach to learn adopted because of the contingency. A total of 39% reported that they have a good environmental space for online learning, 32% reported that they mostly take their classes via their mobile phones, and 3% said they lacked access to an internet facility and as such could not take their classes. A total of 14% reported that they have little access to the internet, while 42% reported that they regularly have internet, and both complained that internet fluctuation significantly affects their academic performance. Comparing the different modes of teaching, 52% believe an in-person class is the best approach to learning, but 22% agreed that a hybrid system will be effective. Through a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) it was determined that, in the effects, there was no significant difference in relation to gender. The effects that most impacted the students were economic, connectivity, and a lack of physical activity.
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Priya, Neha, Samreen Khan, and Sachin Lal. "An overview of internet use among professionals of Moradabad: a critical appraisal." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 1 (December 23, 2017): 198. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175781.
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Background: Internet is a boon and has certainly helped to bring the world closer. It has been a great medium for students to communicate and get information by transforming the academic landscape. However the excessive and undisciplined use of internet by individuals especially in the last decade, has led to the emergence of the concept of internet addiction. Therefore, a cross sectional study has been conducted to investigate the use of internet facility among undergraduate students from Teerthankar Mahaveer University using a validated questionnaire. There were about 42 million active internet users in urban India in 2008 when compared to 5 million in 2000. India now has the world’s third-largest national digital population, with approximately, 159 million Internet users in 2014, which is projected to reach 314 million by 2017 (IMRB 2014). The aim was to study prevalence and pattern of internet usage among undergraduate students in Moradabad. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among medical students (n=382) belonging to all the professionals of medical college, to assess the pattern of internet usage. A semi-structured proforma along with Young’s internet addiction scale was used. Results: Of the 382 adolescents who took part in the study, 150 (39.27%) were female and 232 (60.73%) were males. Their mean age was 16.20 years. Using Young’s original criteria, 22 (5.76%) were found to be addicts, 230 (60.21%) were moderately addicted, 45 (11.78%) were average users while in 85 (22.25%) of student’s internet use was less than average. Most of internet use was for social networking 183(47.9%), downloading media files 125 (32.7%), online gaming 45 (11.8%), academic purposes 10 (2.6%) and others 19 (5%). About 275 (72%) of the students were using smart phones to access the internet. Conclusions: Most of the internet usage was for the purpose of social networking (Facebook, Whats App, Mails, etc). Availability of high speed free wi-fi internet on mobile phones as well as more reliance on virtual friendship than real may be the reason for spending more time on social network websites.