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Inshakova, Elena. "Socio-Economic Development of the Southern Russia Regions in the Industry 4.0: Achievements, Problems, Priorities". Regionalnaya ekonomika. Yug Rossii, n.º 2 (agosto de 2020): 93–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.15688/re.volsu.2020.2.10.
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The article provides the comparative analysis of the current positions of the regional economic systems of the Southern Federal District (SFD) under the first phase of the fourth industrial revolution in Russia in the following key aspects: socio-economic situation, level of scientific, technological and innovative development, and digital transformation. The broad empirical basis of the study involves the reports of the European Commission, the World Economic Forum, the International Institute for Management Development, the World Intellectual Property Organization, official data from the Rosstat, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, the specialized studies of Russian and foreign analytical companies, research divisions of the Higher School of Economics, the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, the Leontief Center - AV Group Consortium, specialized associations, public organizations, which are summarized in the ranking tables with their subsequent analytical interpretation. The research concluded that, in line with the global trends, achieving high competitiveness by the SFD leading regions and keeping their advanced socio-economic position is supported by their advanced scientific, technological and innovative development, high level of digitalization in all spheres of life, broad application of information and communication technologies by households and organizations, and development of digital skills. In this regard, the author substantiates the necessity of forming a complementary system of human, material and natural, technical and technological, institutional, organizational and informational factors in all the SFD regions to provide the regional economy development in the context of the Industry 4.0 priorities.
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Moturi, Krishna, Kaia Adams, Qian-Yun Zhang e Charles E. Foucar. "Enhancing Bone Marrow Biopsy Sample Quality: A Comprehensive Quality Improvement Study at UNM Cancer Center". Blood 142, Supplement 1 (28 de novembro de 2023): 7295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2023-191016.
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Introduction Adequate samples from bone marrow biopsies are required for pathologists to diagnose and monitor hematologic conditions accurately. These biopsies involve the extraction of bone marrow samples in two main forms: an aspirate and a core biopsy. In some cases, additional molecular testing may be conducted for the purposes of diagnosis and classification. The journey of a bone marrow sample from the patient's bedside to the laboratory is a complex process that involves the collaboration of numerous participants and interconnected systems to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the results. At our cancer center, we initiated a quality improvement (QI) project to assess the baseline success rate of bone marrow sample collection, identify areas for improvement in collection, form and implement targeted interventions, and then measure the project's success. Methods In this QI study, we utilized an A3 model which included 1) assessing the current state of bone marrow biopsy samples at our institution 2) reviewing the current process of collection 3) analysis to identify the root causes affecting quality 4) Identifying our goal state 5) implementing interventions to improve the quality and 6) follow up to evaluate the effectiveness of our interventions against the stated goal. To identify the current state, we assessed the quality of 101 bone marrow biopsy samples collected from May to October 2022, focusing on the aspirate, clot, and biopsy sections. Two pathologists reviewed 20 of these samples at random to re-read them and defined inadequate aspirate and clots as those which were ‘aspicular’ or ‘paucispicular’ and inadequate trephine biopsies as those that were reported as ‘limited’ or ‘inadequate’ for interpretation. This limited analysis was hypothesis generating and we relied on descriptions of aspirate quality and core length in the biopsy reports for the remaining samples. We observed different providers and technicians performing bone marrow biopsies to understand the current process of collection across our institution. Our system analysis identified the following issues: Non-standardized collection technique, communication errors between technicians and providers in terms of core length and aspirate adequacy, and technician proficiency in identifying spicules and core length To address these issues, we wrote a guideline outlining the recommended standard technique and performed a training for all providers. This guideline included a standard communication guideline between technicians and providers. Technicians underwent additional training in terms of identifying spicules and measuring core length. We set a pre-defined goal of success as 70% adequacy for bone marrow biopsy aspirates and 90% adequacy for core biopsies. Following our interventions, we started collecting post-intervention bone marrow biopsies in May 2023 and plan to evaluate the adequacy of 100 bone marrow samples Results Samples were categorized as those performed by interventional radiology (IR) providers and non-IR providers (advanced practice providers, attendings, and fellows).At baseline, the adequacy rates for aspirate, clot, and biopsy sections were 35%, 36%, and 87%, respectively, for IR providers, and 63%, 70%, and 67%, respectively, for non-IR providers. (Table 1)We plan to evaluate 100 samples post-intervention and to date, we have evaluated 20 samples. Among IR cases, adequacy rates for aspirate, clot, and biopsy sections were 69%, 85%, and 92%, respectively. For non-IR cases, adequacy rates were 86%, 100%, and 86%, respectively. (Table 2) Although additional samples are needed to confirm our results, there is thus far a noticeable improvement in the rate of adequate sample collection for both IR and non-IR providers. While not included in the current analysis, we plan to add patient factors that may affect sample collection such as Body Mass Index or use of sedation in our final analysis to address potential confounders. Conclusion Through our QI study, we aimed to enhance the quality of bone marrow biopsy samples at our institution. Preliminary results demonstrate improvements in the rate of adequate sample collection for aspirate and core biopsies following our quality interventions. Future studies will explore the impact of patient and disease factors on sample quality and also assess whether the improved outcomes are sustained at a later point in time with additional follow up.
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Colle, Royal D., e M. P. Saxena. "The Centre of Advanced Studies in Agricultural Communication: A Case Study of Institution Building in India". Media Asia 13, n.º 3 (janeiro de 1986): 137–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01296612.1986.11726220.
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Noureen, Aqdus, Ayesha Javed, Riaz Hussain Siddiqui e Fatima Tuz Zahra Shakir. "Correlation between stages of breast cancer and BMI in females: a multi-centre study". Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 73, n.º 3 (4 de março de 2023): 467–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.47391/jpma.5443.
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Objective: To determine the link between breast cancer and obesity in women by using body mass index at the time of diagnosis. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to April 2020 at Pakistan Ordinance Factories Hospital, Wah Cantt, and Islamabad Medical Complex National Engineering and Scientific Commission Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan. The sample comprised women aged 40-70 years with a recent diagnosis of breast cancer. Patients' body mass index values were calculated after they were diagnosed and additional staging examinations were carried out. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: There were 100 cases with a mean age of 52.24±7.47 years. There was a significant link between obesity and breast cancer (p=0.002), with higher body mass index carrying a higher risk of advanced breast cancer. Conclusion: Obesity may contribute to postmenopausal breast cancer in women. Key Words: Breast cancer, Obesity, BMI.
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Yuliarso, M. Zulkarnain. "PERILAKU KOMUNIKASI IBU RUMAH TANGGA DALAM MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN KETAHANAN PANGAN: STUDI PADA RUMAH TANGGA NELAYAN DI KOTA BENGKULU". Jurnal AGRISEP 9, n.º 2 (20 de setembro de 2010): 175–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.31186/jagrisep.9.2.175-183.
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This research aimed at identifying the communication behavior of the household wife toward food security’s knowledge. This communication behaviour includes information searching and transmissionboth its frequency and quality (communication level),gathered from mass media and interpersonal communication. This study was survey research with 30 people was selected using simple random sampling. Data analyzed using descriptive qualitative analysis based on frequency tabulation. Diversification, stabilitation, and food intake information are favourable towardsand much communicated by respondents. Communication level ranges from only small talk, interdependent to interactive communication. Respondents gained their information from PKK and Posyandu cadres, nurse and private doctor, and community healts centre crew. Mass media were not used as information sources, but it is more likely entertainment media.Key words : Communication Behavior, Food Security, Housewife
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Dewi, Irma Kusuma, e Farid Farid. "Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) di Masa Pandemi". Kiwari 2, n.º 4 (5 de dezembro de 2023): 578–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.24912/ki.v2i4.27229.
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The Covid-19 pandemic, which has spread to several countries, finally entered and attacked Indonesia in March 2020. The Government's Policy to Enforce Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) has made the Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) an art building in The city of Semarang is not free in raising its name. In an increasingly sophisticated and advanced life like today, social media is able to become a place for activities that cannot be carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic. So a Live in Theater event was created which is a collaborative program between building providers, namely the Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) and artists, to produce a work of art that is shown via Youtube, by exploring all the facilities owned by the RSCC. The purpose of this research is to find out the marketing communication strategy of the Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) through live in theater activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this study using a qualitative approach to the case study method. The research subject is the Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC), and the research object is marketing communication strategies through Live in Theater activities on social media. Data collection is done by means of interviews, observation, and documentation. By utilizing and applying aspects of new media theory, the Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) is able to achieve marketing communication objectives, namely informing, persuading and reminding. Pandemi Covid-19 yang sudah menyebar ke beberapa negara, akhirnya masuk dan menyerang Indonesia pada bulan Maret 2020. Kebijakan Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat (PPKM) yang di terbitkan oleh pemerintah, semakin membuat Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) yang merupakan sebuah gedung kesenian di Kota Semarang tidak leluasa dalam mengibarkan namanya. Di kehidupan yang semakin canggih dan maju seperti saat ini, media sosial mampu menjadi wadah kegiatan yang tidak bisa dilakukan selama dalam masa pandemi Covid-19. Maka dibuatlah acara Live in Theatre yang merupakan program kolaborasi antara penyedia gedung, yaitu Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) dengan para seniman, untuk menghasilkan sebuah karya seni yang dipertunjukkan melalui Youtube, dengan mengeksplore segala fasilitas yang dimiliki oleh RSCC. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi komunikasi pemasaran Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) melalui kegiatan live in theatre pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Subjek penelitiannya adalah Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC), dan objek penelitiannya ialah strategi komunikasi pemasaran melalui kegiatan Live in Theatre di media sosial. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Dengan memanfaatkan dan menerapkan aspek-aspek dalam teori new media, Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center (RSCC) mampu mencapai tujuan komunikasi pemasaran, yaitu informing, persuading, dan reminding.
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An, Ekaterina, Erica Wennberg, Rinat Nissim, Christopher Lo, Sarah Hales e Gary Rodin. "Death talk and relief of death-related distress in patients with advanced cancer". BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 10, n.º 2 (2 de agosto de 2017): e19-e19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001277.
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ObjectivesThe circumstances of advanced cancer heighten the need for affected individuals to communicate mortality-related concerns, although there may be obstacles to such communication. Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully(CALM) is a supportive-expressive therapy designed to address such barriers and to facilitate communication of mortality-related concerns in patients and caregivers facing advanced disease. This study explores death-related distress in patients with advanced cancer and the perceived influence of CALM therapy on overcoming barriers to communication of this distress.MethodsSemistructured interviews were conducted with a subset of patients with advanced cancer (n=17) participating in a CALM phase III trial at a large urban regional cancer centre. Interviews were transcribed, and qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsDeath-related distress was experienced in terms of three key themes: diffuse and overwhelming fear, fear of uncertainty and fear of suffering. The perceived barriers to communicating such distress were as follows: reluctance of loved ones to discuss mortality-related issues and the participants´ own reluctance to discuss death-related concerns to protect their loved ones or themselves from distress. CALM therapists were perceived to facilitate discussions on dying and death in sessions and to support patients´ communication of death-related distress with healthcare providers and loved ones.ConclusionsPatients with advanced cancer perceive barriers to effective communication of death distress to be related to their own reluctance, as well as reluctance of their loved ones to address such fears. CALM therapy may help patients with advanced cancer to overcome obstacles to communication and to alleviate death-related distress.Trial registration numberNCT01506492.
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Sathia Moorthy, Shantasaroopini, Parthiban Sivasamy e Balamurugan Tangiisuran. "DETERMINANT FACTORS OF SARCOPENIA AMONG PRE-DIALYSIS OUTPATIENTS IN A MALAYSIAN TERTIARY CARE CENTRE". Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 23, n.º 1 (25 de abril de 2023): 227–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.1/art.1780.
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Sarcopenia is an ageing condition characterised by a progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. However, sarcopenia is not always related to advanced age in chronic kidney disease (CKD) but rather a consequence of accelerated protein catabolism. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated risk factors in pre-dialysis CKD patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 250 pre-dialysis CKD patients aged 18 years or older who attended the outpatient Renal Clinic in a tertiary hospital between April to November 2019. It was found that 59.2% of pre-dialysis CKD patients had slow gait speed, 52% had low handgrip strength, and 5.2% had low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index. The prevalence of sarcopenia in the studied group based on AWGS criteria was 5.2%, for which CKD stage 3-5 accounts for 0.4%, 0.8%, and 4% of the prevalence, respectively. Body mass index (AOR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.166-0.912) and Modified Barthel Index score (AOR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.470-0.884) were significantly associated with sarcopenia.to conclude, sarcopenia is prevalent in advanced-stage CKD and is related to low body mass index and a lack of functional independence. Controlling these two factors may delay sarcopenia progression in CKD patients. Given this, there is an urgent need to develop preventative and therapeutic approaches given the detrimental effects of sarcopenia on significant health outcomes in the CKD population. The effectiveness of dietary and exercise therapies to prevent sarcopenia in CKD should be explored.
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Obama, Kyoko, Maiko Fujimori, Masako Okamura, Midori Kadowaki, Taro Ueno, Narikazu Boku, Masanori Mori et al. "Effectiveness of a facilitation programme using a mobile application for initiating advance care planning discussions between patients with advanced cancer and healthcare providers: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (J-SUPPORT 2104)". BMJ Open 13, n.º 3 (março de 2023): e069557. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069557.
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IntroductionTimely implementation of the discussion process of advance care planning (ACP) is recommended. The communication attitude of healthcare providers is critical in ACP facilitation; thus, improving their communication attitudes may reduce patient distress and unnecessary aggressive treatment while enhancing care satisfaction. Digital mobile devices are being developed for behavioural interventions owing to their low space and time restrictions and ease of information sharing. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention programme using an application intended to facilitate patient questioning behaviour on improving communication related to ACP between patients with advanced cancer and healthcare providers.Methods and analysisThis study uses a parallel-group, evaluator-blind, randomised controlled trial design. We plan to recruit 264 adult patients with incurable advanced cancer at the National Cancer Centre in Tokyo, Japan. Intervention group participants use a mobile application ACP programme and undergo a 30 min interview with a trained intervention provider for discussions with the oncologist at the next patient visit, while control group participants continue their usual treatment. The primary outcome is the oncologist’s communication behaviour score assessed using audiorecordings of the consultation. Secondary outcomes include communication between patients and oncologists and the patients’ distress, quality of life, care goals and preferences, and medical care utilisation. We will use a full analysis set including the registered participant population who receive at least a part of the intervention.Ethics and disseminationThe study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Scientific Advisory Board of the Japan Supportive, Palliative and Psychosocial Oncology Group (Registration No. 2104) and the Institutional Review Board of the National Cancer Centre Hospital (registration No. 2020-500). Written informed consent is obtained from the patients. The results of the trial will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at scientific meetings.Trial registration numbersUMIN000045305,NCT05045040.
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Carlyle, A. V., P. C. Ching e A. M. Cyna. "Communication during Induction of Paediatric Anaesthesia: An Observational Study". Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 36, n.º 2 (março de 2008): 180–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0803600207.
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We aimed to identify and categorise advanced communication skills used by experienced consultant paediatric anaesthetists to facilitate the induction of paediatric anaesthesia. The communication techniques were both verbal and non-verbal. Communications with potentially negative effects were also noted. Eighty-three inductions were observed over a three-month period. The 12 anaesthetists observed were all senior consultants at a tertiary referral paediatric centre. The mean age of patients was 6.1 years SD±4.8. There were 53 males (63.9%) and 30 females (36.1%). A first anaesthetic was administered to 43 patients (56%) and sedative premedication to six (8%). Inhalational inductions were observed in 59 patients (71%). The remainder received an intravenous induction. Anaesthesia was induced in the operating room on 68 occasions (82%), in the induction room on 11 (13%) and in the radiology department on 4(5%). The most common communication techniques used were: voice change in 60 (72%); distraction in 49 (59%); direct commands in 39 (47%); repetition in 34 (41%); imagery in 21 (25%) and focused attention 21 (25%). Other techniques used were seeding of ideas, utilisation, non-verbal cues, double-binds, story-telling, indirect suggestion, dissociation and reversed effect. Sabotage by parents or staff, such as inadvertent negative suggestions, was observed on 14 occasions (17%). Paediatric anaesthetists utilise a wide range of communication techniques in a highly flexible manner when inducing anaesthesia in children. Many of these communications can be characterised as hypnotherapeutic. Our observations suggest that formal structured training in communication skills and further research is warranted.
Livros sobre o assunto "Centre for Advanced Study in Mass Communication"
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Nicholas, Joe. Advanced media: Communication and production. Walton-on-Thames: Nelson, 1996.
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Jenkins, Tricia. Media: Communication and Production Gnvq, Advanced Level (GNVQ Media). Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997.
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Jones, S. "Online Discourse". In Enhancing Learning Through Human Computer Interaction, 76–86. IGI Global, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-328-9.ch005.
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This chapter explores how information and communications technology (ICT) can be designed to maximize human computer interactions (HCI) in order to create a student-centered learning environment within large classes by enabling small-group discourse. Through an empirical case study of student participation through computer-mediated-communication the chapter demonstrates how the flexibility created in the online environment enables students in large classes, particularly students from non-English speaking backgrounds, to participate at a pace that enables them to contribute considered opinions to a small-group discourse. The case study reiterates the argument that HCI is best achieved when ICTs and face-to-face classes are combined. It is argued that in so doing HCI assists the higher education environment to both meet the demands for mass-market, consumer-driven, globally accessible higher educational, as well as addressing industry demand for graduates with advanced problem-solving and analytical and reflective skills who are able to work collaboratively in teams.
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Muhammad Hamid, Adamu, e Godwin Matthew Sule. "Media Campaign Exposure and HIV/AIDS Prevention: 1980–2020". In AIDS Updates - Recent Advances and New Perspectives. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96441.
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The interest of health communication scholars hover on relationships between HIV/AIDS message exposure and HIV knowledge, attitude and practice as the epidemic is no longer seen as only a health issue; its ramifications cover all aspects of society from economic, social structures to psychological makeup of communities. The media, under normal condition are expected to complement governments’ efforts in achieving set objectives on such important issues as combating HIV/AIDS through the creation of awareness, mobilization and advocacy among other things, such as contained in the cardinal tenets of Development Media Theory. This is more so given that the only remedy to the epidemic is prevention through advocacy on the promotion of safe practices. Mass media play a central role in this direction. Exposure to HIV/AIDS messages especially on the mass media among adolescents in sub Saharan Africa has been reported as abysmal in the early 2000s, but now given growth in infrastructure and development in technology and program appeal, there emerges a need for reassessment. Given that communication particularly through the media is considered a major preventive strategy, this chapter set out to highlight a compressive review of scholarly works on HIV/AIDS media exposure, knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) across regions of the world, since the 80s. It is however concluded that the study of media use and HIV/AIDS KAP leaves much to be explored conceptually, methodologically and empirically.
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Mourtzis, Dimitris, Ekaterini Vlachou, Michael Doukas, Nikolaos Kanakis, Nikitas Xanthopoulos e Angelos Koutoupes. "Cloud-Based Adaptive Shop-Floor Scheduling Considering Machine Tool Availability". In ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2015-53025.
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Short-term scheduling belongs to the typical decision-making problems in manufacturing that continue to draw attention from industry and academia due to its inherent difficulties. The trend of mass customization and the increasing product variety generate further uncertainties and turbulences on modern shop-floors, thus, making scheduling a challenging daily problem. These challenges dictate the need for replacing rigid centralized scheduling tools with adaptive and robust scheduling solutions. The integration between ICT based decision support tools in manufacturing can be further enhanced to achieve shop-floor awareness and a common information flow, which is necessary to improve decision-making. Towards this objective, advanced monitoring techniques consisting of smart sensor networks and seamless communication procedures can provide the required awareness to decision making process. Further to that, Cloud, as an emerging enabling technology, can support the integration among multiple IT tools and provide ubiquitous access to data. Cloud-based and resource-aware scheduling tools are therefore considered as enablers for increasing the adaptability and agility of a manufacturing system. The proposed research work, presents a cloud-based framework consisting of a monitoring service and a short-term scheduling application that aims to generate and dispatch feasible and highly-productive schedules in a timely manner. The short-term scheduling application is enriched with data obtained by the monitoring service and generates resource-aware schedules by considering not only machine tools suitability but also their imminent status and availability. The scheduling application utilizes an intelligent search algorithm, which allows the generation of alternative schedules and their evaluation though a set of multiple conflicting criteria including among others cost, time and quality. The produced schedules are assessed using a set of performance indicators of makespan and resource utilization. The monitoring service gathers data from two data sources, namely a multi-sensory system and the machine tool operator. Through an information fusion procedure, the monitoring service provides to the scheduling application the machine tools status as well as the machine tools available time windows. The sensory system is deployed on five axes work-centers to monitor the axis and spindle drives in near real-time. The human operator reports to the monitoring system the status of the machine tool, the currently running task, and the cutting-tool availability through mobile devices on the shop-floor. The information fusion technique, consisting of the Analytic Hierarchy Process and the Dempster’s Shafer theory of evidence, processes these heterogeneous information sources and derives the status of the machine tool and future availability windows. The proposed framework is applied and validated in a real-life case study obtained from a high precision mold-making industry.
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Obara, Hiroki, Taro Kanno, Kazumi Kajiyama, Haruka Yoshida, Misumi Yamazaki, Sachika Sharikura e Michihiro Tsubaki. "Data Collection and Analysis of Inter-Area Communication During a Disaster Exercise at a Large Hospital". In 15th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2024). AHFE International, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004885.
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Hospitals, especially regional disaster base hospitals, play a critical role in saving lives during a disaster. Therefore, it is important for the hospitals to conduct disaster response exercises and thoroughly evaluate the results to understand the current level of response capability and to identify potential problems in disaster response and hospital business continuity. However, because data collection and analysis of disaster exercise requires a lot of manpower and time, such evaluation has not been well conducted so far. Aiming to develop evaluation indices of exercise performance, we collected data on patient and document flow, inter-departmental communication, and exercise participant behavior using video cameras, voice recorders, and NFC tags. Focusing on inter-departmental communication, this paper describes the data collection using voice recorders attached to PHS and reports on an attempt to use a large-scale language model to automatically classify the verbal data into several performative verbs.Methods: We collected data during disaster response exercises conducted at a major hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2022 and 2023. This hospital is designated as a regional disaster base hospital, which is expected to play a central role in regional disaster medicine. These two exercises were both designed to accommodate mass casualties caused by a major earthquake. We used a voice recorder that can record a conversation via PHS/smartphone; we can record the voice from both sides with a single voice recorder. We attached this voice recorder to several exercise players in different departments to collect communication data on information sharing and command and control. The conversation data was transcribed and used for the further analysis. We analyzed the conversation content from the viewpoint of performative verbs to calculate the anticipation ratio of inter-departmental communication. Usually, this kind of analysis is done manually, which requires a lot of man-hours. On the other hand, in this analysis, we applied the GPT-4.0 language model to automatically classify the conversations into nine performative verbs: greet, inform, acknowledge, request, query, accept, declare, confirm, and suggest. Results and Discussions: We compare the results obtained by GPT with those of human analysts to evaluate the reliability of the classification. We confirmed that the kappa value is 0.73, which indicates that there is substantial agreement between the GPT and manual classification. Then, we calculated the anticipation ratio, which is the ratio of push to pull information, and is often used as a rough indicator of efficient information sharing. By comparing the ratio between 2022 and 2023, we found that the ratio was higher for the command post in 2023, indicating that the command post in 2023 proactively provided information to other departments in advance before they were asked. Conclusion: Through this study, we confirmed that inter-departmental conversations in the exercise can be clearly recorded with the voice recorder attached to the PHS. We also confirmed that a large language model can be used for the classification by performative verbs, thus saving man-hours in calculating the anticipation ratio.
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Chen, Jun, e Mengyao Guo. "NeuroDesign2.0: A Framework of Visual Perception in Visual Communication". In 15th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2024). AHFE International, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004754.
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This paper presents NeuroDesign 2.0, an advanced interdisciplinary framework that combines principles of visual design, cognitive process, and general working methods of NeuroDesign to understand the intricacies of visual perception. By utilizing functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and applying poster samples based on the International Typographic Style, our approach aims to clarify the selection mechanisms that explain the visual perception of audiences and influence the effectiveness of design in conveying messages. The study transforms from strategies that focus on the designers to the audiences to discuss the mass reception of visual information and further guide the designers’ practices, Where the audiences’ impression and intuition determine the selection of visual messages. Based on the existing research on design and neuroscience, the study presents a novel experimental method for analysing how the brain perceives visual information. It enhances our comprehension of the complex correlation between human engagement with visual stimuli and the corresponding selection reactions.
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Teutsch, J. "Innovative ideas for the use of augmented reality devices in aerodrome control towers". In Aeronautics and Astronautics. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644902813-163.
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Abstract. In recent years Augmented Reality (AR) has become one of the major focus points of user interface development. With the rapidly increasing computing power and developments in software and hardware applications during the last two decades, it has moved from theoretical approaches towards industry-wide application and mass production. The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre, NLR, tested several devices in the past, but only recent developments made it possible to effectively use them in an Air Traffic Control (ATC) working environment for Aerodrome Control Towers. In 2021 NLR carried out innovative technology experiments on their high-fidelity real-time air traffic control simulation and validation platform, NARSIM. These experiments were part of the SESAR 2020 project Digital Technologies for Tower (DTT) and focused on advanced HMI interaction modes for aerodrome tower controllers. A proposed Attention Capturing and Guidance concept with an AR device was evaluated inside an aerodrome control tower environment for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. This paper reflects on the technology development activities that took place at NLR during the last decade and describes the different steps taken to apply the technology in a conventional control tower environment. It is shown that the recent technology developments must be seen as a big step forward in practical application of AR devices for ATC. Furthermore, an outlook into the expected future use of AR devices in conventional control tower environments will be given that goes beyond abovementioned concept elements. This outlook considers additional developments for standardization of digitized airport information and communication between different stakeholders and general performance improvements for AR devices.
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Albu, Felix, Mihaela Puica e Daniela Hagiescu. "QUALITY EVALUATION APPROACHES OF THE FIRST GRADE CHILDREN'S HANDWRITTING". In eLSE 2014. Editura Universitatii Nationale de Aparare "Carol I", 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-14-055.
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The evaluation of early school-aged children's handwritten symbols is a challenging problem. The teaching of handwriting is still an essential skill in effective written communication. There is a need for an automatic quality evaluation of handwritten symbols in order to assess the progress of children ability to write nice letters or other symbols. In our case, the letters are positioned in a well defined two-dimensional space, similar to the special notebooks children use in school when learning how to write. For this study, a Wacom system composed of a tablet and a digital pen is used for collecting the data that will be sent to the analysis and evaluation module. While the school-aged child writes a character, the pen transmits the (x,y) coordinates and the time t. Next, a normalization is needed in order to keep the same distance between neighboring pixels. Several approaches are investigated (e.g. normalization with/without interpolation). The coordinates sequence is transformed in a sequence of angles measured relatively to the X axis for each written character. They encode the changing directions during pen movement. An algorithm is used in order to detect if the overall shape of the written symbol is correct. Several parameters that characterise the written character are investigated (e.g. ,,centre of mass", height over width ratio, alignment errors etc.). Their correlation with subjective scores is verified. Several metrics are proposed based on spatial and temporal measurements. Next, the handwritten quality using the legibility, form size and alignment of the letters or digits is investigated. It is shown that a rough discrimination between proficient and non-proficient handwriting can be obtained by considering the size and space parameters. Our simulations have revealed the importance of good handwritten reference samples. The goal is to develop a calligraphic handwritting learning system designed for first grade or pre-school childrens. Further research is needed in order to address other aspects of an intelligent tutor.
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Cap, Constant. "The Importance of Participation and Inclusion in African Urbanization. A focused look at Transport and Housing Projects". In 55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Beyond Metropolis, Jakarta-Bogor, Indonesia. ISOCARP, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.47472/dmcz6151.
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According to the World Bank (2015) Africa’s urbanization rate has surpassed other parts of the world. It is believed that by 2030, over 50% of Africans will reside in Urban Centres. Kenya is among the African counties that has experienced a tremendous increase in her urban population. This is most visible in the capital, the primate city of Nairobi. The growth has led to increased pressure on basic needs like housing, transport, water, education and security. Coupled with unequal economic development and social benefits, the result has been the tremendous expansion of informal sectors across fields. To respond to some of this pressure, the central government has vowed initiate large projects in housing, transport, water and others (Republic of Kenya, 2018). Newly enacted legislation also provides for the establishment of multi-sectoral urban boards to oversee the delivery of some services. Among the major projects coming up include Affordable Housing schemes and Mass Rapid Transport investments such as Bus Rapid Transit and expanded commuter rail systems. However, experience from the past both in Nairobi and other Cities has taught us the importance of inclusion, empathy and participation in such projects. Recent times have shown that public projects tend to ignore these and other key elements leading to massive failure of investment. The paper investigates case studies from similar projects in other parts of Africa, Bus Rapid Transit Projects in Lagos, Dar es Salaam and South African Cities; past Slum Upgrading and Housing Projects in Nairobi and other parts of the continent. The research methods also involve data collection on inclusion and participation from those who are affected directly by these proposed projects as well as the impacts that previous projects have had. The results from the study show that without proper communication and participation there are several misunderstandings on liveable spaces in cities. These include misinterpretations of the challenge’s citizens face, on the intentions of proposed solutions as well as the socioeconomic decision-making process of citizens. The implication of this leaves an unhealthy competition between existing informal ‘structures’ in various sectors against the new government driven proposals. The results are that those meant to benefit end up not being the primary beneficiaries. In conclusion, the role of putting people primarily as the centre objective of planning remains critical and key. For African planners, diverting from this will increase the existing inequalities and lead to further social divisions.
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Geshnizjani, Ramin, Maurice Martin, Razvan Luzi, Stefan Winkler, Iñigo Fernandez Imana, Xavier Manuel Juanpere, Felix Biertümpfel e Harald Pfifer. "Tapping the Potential of Adaptable Control and Estimation Methods for Satellite AOCS". In ESA 12th International Conference on Guidance Navigation and Control and 9th International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques. ESA, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5270/esa-gnc-icatt-2023-018.
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In the last decades, linear parameter-varying (LPV) control methods have found their way into the aerospace domain. Their theoretical basis is now well understood and practical design tools are now readily available. Examples of successful application of LPV methods include aircraft wing flutter control and the control of space launch vehicles. Especially the latter can be considered a more than suitable application due to the small time constants and wide range of dynamical properties. For satellites, on the other hand, the challenges posed by parameter variations are less overt. A major reason lies in the comparatively long time constants of the spacecraft dynamics and environmental conditions along with modest ranges of parameter variations, hence the satellite dynamics can be treated as quasi-time invariant. A typical example are solar arrays, which usually rotate at a rate of one revolution per orbit for Earth observation satellites (i.e., less than 0.1deg/s even for low Earth orbits). As past experiences have shown, the induced changes of the spacecraft’s dynamical properties can be readily covered by classical robust LTI controller synthesis methods while still meeting the stability and performance requirements of current satellite missions. Nevertheless, accounting for parameter variations in the controller design process can have benefits, some of which lie beyond typical closed-loop performance metrics. Motivated by the on-going ESA-funded “ACE” study (“Adaptable Control and Estimation with Guaranteed Robust Performance”), this paper will therefore discuss several challenges and opportunities of current practical interest that are connected with time-varying parameters. Some examples will be outlined in the following. The current trend of commercialisation has introduced product lines into satellite development and production. Among a product line, individual satellites are mostly similar (or even identical), but may still differ from each other in terms of e.g. payload. As a result, many AOCS/GNC relevant properties are constant along the product line, while some parameters such as the moment of inertia vary within certain bounds. A natural goal is therefore to aim for a single adaptable controller for the entire product line with suitable scheduling parameters to adapt the controller for each individual satellite. The main benefit is the increased efficiency of the controller design process itself, which becomes significant already in the extreme case of a “product line” of two satellites such as the MetOp-SG spacecraft. This “product line approach” can even be transferred to the design process of a single spacecraft where relevant properties such as mass, centre of mass, and inertia (MCI) are typically known only with large uncertainties in early design phases, but become more and more certain as the design matures. Compared with designing the controllers robust against the initial large uncertainty, the achievable performance could be increased by requiring robustness only against the final small uncertainties and treating the nominal parameter values in a parameter-varying framework. On mission level, the ability to explicitly account for parameter variations enables additional operational modes. For example, some science spacecraft such as the envisaged Athena mission contain several instruments that share the same optics, requiring large movable parts (and thus, masses) to align the correct detector to the line of sight. Reorienting both the spacecraft and the movable parts simultaneously can save a significant amount of manoeuvring time, thus increasing the scientific output. Laser communication terminals require high pointing stability, but are subjected to structural vibrations with varying frequencies (e.g. reaction wheel induced microvibrations that depend on the wheel speeds). For this application, an adaptable disturbance estimation and cancellation scheme can allow using less performant (and thus, less expensive) hardware while still fulfilling all performance requirements. In the full paper, these approaches will be discussed in more detail including examples on how to recast the relevant spacecraft dynamics in an adaptable or LPV framework. Afterwards, some points regarding the industrial application of adaptable and parameter-varying methods will be addressed.
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Al Saeed, Mahmoud, e Fodil Fadli. "Smart Interactive Buildings [SIBs]: The use of Ambient Intelligent Systems [AMIS] to enable Smart Interactive Settlements [SISs]". In International Conference on the 4th Game Set and Match (GSM4Q-2019). Qatar University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/gsm4q.2019.0019.
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The 21st Century is witnessing the dawn of Industry [I4.0], or the fourth Industrial Revolution. With burgeoning technological inventions linked to smart interactive cities and intelligent buildings, where humans-machines-spaces interact continuously. Our ambition in this explorative study is to design and develop a sophisticated interactive computational platform that interacts and responds to humans' [users] needs and aspirations, which are increasing exponentially, in complete synchronization with machines, spaces and buildings' capacities. Consequently, there is a demand and necessity to develop Ambient Intelligent Systems (AMIS) which enable the creation of intelligent settlements that efficiently ease the communication between users/ users, users/machines and users/buildings. This is importantly needed in order to reduce the ascending consumption rate of energy in an integrative design manner. The aim of this study is to investigate the current technological solutions that address the subject of human/buildings [includes machines and spaces] interaction through sensory devices and computational systems. This can be achieved through the design and development of a comprehensive understanding of the human/buildings interactions, in the form of Ambient Intelligent Systems that enable the interaction of different stakeholders and users with the building they live/work in, at realtime. This will solve any problem related to energy usage and hence environmental quality control indoor-outdoor of the building. The findings of this study demonstrate the necessity of integrating AMIS solutions into the early stages of buildings design as a primary method of Design, Build and Operation (DBO). Earlier computational design technologies would help develop an Advanced Design, Analysis and Management System (ADAMS). This system has been simulated and validated effectively to enable human-buildings constant interactivity at all time in real-time reaction. AMIS solutions through ADAMS model lead us as designers, architects, planners and users to consider our buildings as an interactive living entity rather than a static conventional mass. Humans-Buildings-Spaces interaction through AMIS platforms will be capable of collecting, analyzing, synthesizing and developing adequate customized decisions at their own, as Artificially Intelligent [AI] constituents of the Smart Interactive Buildings [SIBs] network, which would undoubtedly lead to reduced energy consumption and healthier livable Smart Interactive Settlements [SISs].
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Qamer, Faisal M., Sravan Shrestha, Kiran Shakya, Birendra Bajracharya, Shib Nandan Shah, Ram Krishna Regmi, Salik Paudel et al. Operational in-season rice area estimation through Earth observation data in Nepal - working paper. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), março de 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53055/icimod.1017.
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In an effort to adopt emerging technologies in food security assessment through a codevelopment approach, the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development’s (ICIMOD) SERVIR-HKH Initiative undertook a pilot study in Chitwan District in 2019 to jointly develop methods for satellite remote sensing and machine learning-based in-season crop assessment. MoALD experts and relevant stakeholders thoroughly reviewed the approach before the honourable minister approved it for formal use in the national-level assessment for 2020 and onwards. For wider adoption of the advanced data science methods established in the pilot study, we customised the technology by developing a digital suite of software, including GeoFairy (a mobile app to facilitate field data collection by field extension professionals at the district level) and RiceMapEngine (a simplified platform for machine learning-based crop classification to facilitate crop area map production by MoALD’s GIS Section). In the current federal governance structure of Nepal, high-quality crop maps and yield estimates will not only bridge information needs among the federal and subnational institutions but also provide a means for consistent cross-country crop status assessments and communication.
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Bénin: Target men to increase use of health services. Population Council, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh2001.1001.
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After initiating health sector reforms in 1994, the Bénin government established the Integrated Family Health Project, known as PROSAF. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, PROSAF operates in the Borgou region, which is mostly rural and has the country’s most severe health problems. PROSAF managers wanted to understand why local people were not using health services, despite their poor health. As noted in this brief, managers requested that the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) study the way households and communities make decisions on health care. In a study conducted in 2000 with support from the Population Council, APHRC identified sociocultural factors that might impede access to health care in the region and recommended approaches to overcome these obstacles. Study findings included that adult men make unilateral decisions in household resource allocation and health care; people prefer alternative health care, mainly traditional healers or self-medication, because of their low cost; use of modern medicine tends to occur as a last resort, and only when symptoms are advanced; communication about FP is limited, both between husbands and wives and between parents and children.