Obstacles to Gathering Background Information

Abstract At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) we treat many children requiring tracheostomy tube placement. With potential for a tracheostomy tube to be in place for an extended period of time, these children may be at risk for long-term disruption to normal speech development. As such, speaking valves that restore more normal phonation are often key tools in the effort to restore speech and promote more typical language development in this population. However, successful use of speaking valves is frequently more challenging with infant and pediatric patients than with adult patients. The purpose of this article is to review background information related to speaking valves, the indications for one-way valve use, criteria for candidacy, and the benefits of using speaking valves in the pediatric population. This review will emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration from the perspectives of speech-language pathology and respiratory therapy. Along with the background information, we will present current practices and a case study to illustrate a safe and systematic approach to speaking valve implementation based upon our experiences.

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Searching Online for Methods of Suicide

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000701 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Christian Ulrich Eriksen ◽

Flemming Konradsen ◽

Thilde Vildekilde

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

English Language ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Background Information ◽

Access To Information ◽

Online Content ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Search Terms ◽

Methods Of Suicide

Abstract. Background: Information on methods of suicide is available online, and access to information on methods of suicide appears to contribute to a small but significant proportion of suicides. There is limited documentation of how methods of suicide are being profiled, as well as what content exists in other languages than English. Aim: We aimed to analyze and compare how methods of suicide are profiled on Danish and English-language websites. Method: We applied a categorization and content analysis of websites describing methods of suicide. Sites were retrieved by applying widely used Danish and English-language search terms. Results: A total of 136 English-language websites and 106 Danish-language websites were included for analysis. Websites were more often categorized as prevention or support sites, academic or policy sites, and against suicide sites than dedicated suicide sites (i.e., pro-suicide sites), or information sites. However, information on methods of suicide was available, and 20.1% and 8.9% of the English and Danish-language sites, respectively, suggested that a particular method of suicide was quick, easy, painless, or certain to result in death. Limitations: Only one author coded and analyzed all websites. A further operationalization of the content analysis checklist is warranted to increase reliability. Conclusion: The websites primarily had a prevention or anti-suicide focus, but information on methods of suicide was available, requiring an increased focus on how to diminish the negative effects of harmful online content.

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Guideline for radioimmunotherapy of rituximab relapsed or refractory CD20+ follicular B-cell nonHodgkin´s lymphoma

Nuklearmedizin ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1625198 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 43 (05) ◽

pp. 171-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

T. Behr ◽

F. Grünwald ◽

W. H. Knapp ◽

L. Trümper ◽

C. von Schilling ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Quality Management ◽

Medical Physics ◽

Essential Elements ◽

Background Information ◽

After Care ◽

Complete Treatment ◽

Close Cooperation ◽

Work Up

Summary:This guideline is a prerequisite for the quality management in the treatment of non-Hodgkin-lymphomas using radioimmunotherapy. It is based on an interdisciplinary consensus and contains background information and definitions as well as specified indications and detailed contraindications of treatment. Essential topics are the requirements for institutions performing the therapy. For instance, presence of an expert for medical physics, intense cooperation with all colleagues committed to treatment of lymphomas, and a certificate of instruction in radiochemical labelling and quality control are required. Furthermore, it is specified which patient data have to be available prior to performance of therapy and how the treatment has to be carried out technically. Here, quality control and documentation of labelling are of greatest importance. After treatment, clinical quality control is mandatory (work-up of therapy data and follow-up of patients). Essential elements of follow-up are specified in detail. The complete treatment inclusive after-care has to be realised in close cooperation with those colleagues (haematology-oncology) who propose, in general, radioimmunotherapy under consideration of the development of the disease.

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Nighttime Blue Light Exposure and Breast Cancer

Osteopathic Family Physician ◽

10.33181/13013 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 30-33

Author(s):

David Jaynes ◽

Paul Switzer

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Blue Light ◽

Shift Work ◽

Light Exposure ◽

Night Shift ◽

Background Information ◽

Common Disease ◽

Essential Information ◽

Night Shift Work

The purpose of this article is to provide background information and the current understanding of a less familiar cause of female breast cancer; exposure to ultraviolet light at night. Breast cancer is a common disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality in women. There are several risk factors for breast cancer, most of which are genetic and environmental in nature. An often-overlooked risk factor is exposure to blue light during night shift work, which decreases melatonin production. One of the many cancer-preventing properties of melatonin is to limit estrogen production. Increased lifetime exposure to estrogen is a well-known cause of breast cancer. Awareness of nighttime blue light exposure as a breast cancer risk factor by women doing night shift work and those exposed to nighttime light via smartphones and laptops, is essential information to know so that protective measures can be taken.

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An Adaptive Binarization Method for Cost-efficient Document Image System in Wavelet Domain

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology ◽

10.2352/j.imagingsci.technol.2020.64.3.030401 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (3) ◽

pp. 30401-1-30401-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chih-Hsien Hsia ◽

Ting-Yu Lin ◽

Jen-Shiun Chiang

Keyword(s):

Wavelet Transform ◽

Discrete Wavelet Transform ◽

Document Image ◽

Background Information ◽

Raspberry Pi ◽

Discrete Wavelet ◽

Image System ◽

Low Frequencies ◽

Cost Efficient ◽

Binarization Method

Abstract In recent years, the preservation of handwritten historical documents and scripts archived by digitized images has been gradually emphasized. However, the selection of different thicknesses of the paper for printing or writing is likely to make the content of the back page seep into the front page. In order to solve this, a cost-efficient document image system is proposed. In this system, the authors use Adaptive Directional Lifting-Based Discrete Wavelet Transform to transform image data from spatial domain to frequency domain and perform on high and low frequencies, respectively. For low frequencies, the authors use local threshold to remove most background information. For high frequencies, they use modified Least Mean Square training algorithm to produce a unique weighted mask and perform convolution on original frequency, respectively. Afterward, Inverse Adaptive Directional Lifting-Based Discrete Wavelet Transform is performed to reconstruct the four subband images to a resulting image with original size. Finally, a global binarization method, Otsu’s method, is applied to transform a gray scale image to a binary image as the output result. The results show that the difference in operation time of this work between a personal computer (PC) and Raspberry Pi is little. Therefore, the proposed cost-efficient document image system which performed on Raspberry Pi embedded platform has the same performance and obtains the same results as those performed on a PC.

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Technology transfer from British to Vietnamese industrial companies - venturing into a new business culture

VNU Journal of Science Policy and Management Studies ◽

10.25073/2588-1116/vnupam.4147 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ca Tran Ngoc

Keyword(s):

Technology Transfer ◽

Transfer Process ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Service Industry ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Business Environment ◽

Background Information ◽

Business Culture ◽

Industrial Companies ◽

New Business

The paper examines the process of technology transfer from British industrial companies to Vietnamese companies, to look at the obstacles of this process, especially in dealing with different business culture environments. The study uses the case studies method, conducting interviews with about ten companies working in oil and gas service industry. Since this is only a first stage of the longer term project, only preliminary results were discussed. Therefore, a company in civil engineering consulting has been examined for comparison. The paper argues that the differences in perception of the same operation activity like service in oil and gas industry are crucial factors to take into account if the transfer process is to be successful. Also, the transferor and the recipient may have different behaviour in negotiating, in communicating with each other. Thus, the preparation of background information, to do "home work", patience and pro-active attitudes in trying to understand partners are important for transferring technology into different business environment. In addition, the factors, sometime not very technology-related, such as internal political motives and organisational issues of the firms involved can be very influential in the success of technology transfer process.

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日本における抑うつ症状に対する心理学的介入を目的としたスマートフォン用アプリケーション・プログラムのレビュー

10.31234/osf.io/p9m3q ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hikari Takashina ◽

Kengo Yokomitsu

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Daily Life ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

Evaluation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Background Information ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Privacy And Security ◽

Current State

There are thousands of mobile apps delivering information and offering support and intervention in situations of daily life. The aim of this study was to identify the current state of apps for depressive symptoms or prevention of depression within the official Android and iOS app stores in Japan. The 47 apps for depression available for download from the app stores were evaluated by the App Evaluation Model regarding background information, risk/ privacy and security, evidence, ease of use, and interoperability. Also, we evaluated their primary purpose, technology components, and cognitive-behavioral therapy components. The results suggest that in general few apps have been developed that are evidence-based, secure, and provide the services that users expect. In the future, it will be necessary to develop a framework for developing and disseminating more effective apps. This study is the first review of apps for depression available in Japan and seeks to help create a framework for such apps.

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