The Reduction of Oral Fetor and Dryness Before and After Surgical Procedures Involving the Face

Today is the era of Cloud Computing Technology in IT Industries. Cloud computing which is based on Internet has the most powerful architecture of computation. It reckons in of a compilation of integrated and networked hardware, software and internet infrastructure. It has various avails atop grid computing and other computing. In this paper, I have given a brief of evaluation of cloud computing by reviewing more than 30 articles on cloud computing. The outcome of this review signalizes the face of the IT industries before and after the cloud computing.

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Directional Hydraulic Fracturing (DHF) of the Roof, as an Element of Rock Burst Prevention in the Light of Underground Observations and Numerical Modelling

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14030562 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 562

Author(s):

Marek Jendryś ◽

Andrzej Hadam ◽

Mateusz Ćwiękała

Keyword(s):

Rock Mass ◽

Hydraulic Fracturing ◽

Coal Mining ◽

Rock Burst ◽

Coal Mine ◽

Seismic Activity ◽

Black Coal ◽

Directional Hydraulic Fracturing ◽

Before And After ◽

The Face

The following article analyzes the effectiveness of directional hydraulic fracturing (DHF) as a method of rock burst prevention, used in black coal mining with a longwall system. In order to define changes in seismic activity due to DHF at the “Rydułtowy” Black Coal Mine (Upper Silesia, Poland), observations were made regarding the seismic activity of the rock mass during coal mining with a longwall system using roof layers collapse. The seismic activity was recorded in the area of the longwall itself, where, on a part of the runway, the rock mass was expanded before the face of the wall by interrupting the continuity of the rock layers using DHF. The following article presents measurements in the form of the number and the shock energy in the area of the observed longwall, which took place before and after the use of DHF. The second part of the article unveils the results of numerical modeling using the discrete element method, allowing to track the formation of goafs for the variant that does not take DHF into consideration, as well as with modeled fractures tracing DHF carried out in accordance with the technology used at “Rydułtowy” coal mine.

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Labor Productivity and Managerial Efficiency against a Static Technology: The Pennsylvania Iron Industry, 1750–1800

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050700104644 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 129-136 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Paul F. Paskoff

Keyword(s):

Eighteenth Century ◽

Fuel Consumption ◽

Labor Productivity ◽

Learning By Doing ◽

Iron Industry ◽

Managerial Efficiency ◽

Before And After ◽

Consumption Rates ◽

The Face

An increase in labor productivity and a reduction of fuel consumption rates were two notable and closely related achievements of the management of Hopewell Forge, an ironworks in eighteenth-century Pennsylvania. Significantly, these economies were realized in the face of technological stasis through learning by doing. The analysis of this accomplishment is cast in the larger context of the performance of the iron industry before and after 1800.

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VOLUME MANIPULATION FOR SIMULATING FACIAL CONTOURING SURGERY

Biomedical Engineering Applications Basis and Communications ◽

10.4015/s1016237214500161 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 26 (01) ◽

pp. 1450016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ming-Dar Tsai ◽

Feng-Chou Tsai ◽

Chih-Lung Lin ◽

Ming-Shium Hsieh

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Surgical Procedures ◽

Surgical Procedure ◽

Tissue Deformation ◽

Bone Morphology ◽

Facial Bone ◽

High Quality ◽

3D Images ◽

Case Examples ◽

The Face

In facial contouring surgery, surgeons operate the facial bone to correct bone morphology and thus achieve esthetic feminine face. To evaluate the face appearance after surgery and rehearse every surgical procedure in facial contouring surgery, simulations for tissue peeling, incising and suturing on the face together with bone burring and grafting on the facial bone are required. This paper presents a method that transforms respective tissue vertices to simulate tissue peeling. The transformation is based on specified incisions and clamps as in real facial contouring surgery. This paper also uses an auxiliary structure to represent and record tissue boundary changes inside the face. The elastic, partially plastic and plastic tissue deformation and wound formation during an incision can be simulated by manipulating these boundary changes. The incised wound recorded in the auxiliary structure is also manipulated to simulate tissue generation in wound healing during a suture. This volume manipulation method is combined with the reported method for bone burring and grafting simulations so that high-quality 3D images for illustrating surgical procedures both on the face and facial bone can be achieved. Simulations of two case examples including tissue peeling, incising and suturing procedures, and three modalities of facial contouring surgery demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method and system.

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From IRL (in-real-life) to URL: Capturing the art biennial amid COVID-19

Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art ◽

10.1386/jcca_00048_1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2-3) ◽

pp. 291-311

Author(s):

(Gwen) Kuan-ying Kuo

Keyword(s):

Real Life ◽

Art World ◽

The Public ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

International Exhibitions ◽

Art Scene ◽

Before And After ◽

The Face ◽

The Taiwan Strait ◽

Potential Shifts

In early 2020, the unforeseen COVID-19 has brought the art world to its knees, particularly the contemporary art scene needs viewers and feedback to survive. Artists require new channels connecting them with their audiences, while artists’ work needs to be seen and appreciated by the public to sustain its value. In the face of social distancing restrictions and limited visitors, however, many international exhibitions are forced to cancel or postponed. With less to no patronage, will the global pandemic bring the end of the art world? As the global pandemic has forced most social and cultural events moving online, the art biennials are no exception. This article examines the art biennial, the Olympics of the art world, to rediscover the meaning of ‘art’ before and after COVID-19. Integrating virtual presentation and digital campaign between the Taipei Biennial and the Shanghai Biennale, the first running art biennials across the Taiwan Strait, this article analyses and presents the art world’s potential shifts in the post-pandemic future.

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Split face comparative study of microneedling with platelet rich plasma versus Fractional carbon dioxide laser with platelet rich plasma in treatment of atrophic post acne scars

QJM ◽

10.1093/qjmed/hcab093.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Mohamed Abd Elnaeem Sallam ◽

Khaled El Zawahry ◽

Abdul Rahman Muhammed Ali Mustafa

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Co2 Laser ◽

Carbon Dioxide Laser ◽

Platelet Rich Plasma ◽

Fractional Co2 Laser ◽

Acne Scars ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

The Face ◽

Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser

Abstract Background Acne scars, is a challenge for dermatologists, despite having multiple treatment modalities like microneedling, dermabrasion, Fractional CO2 Laser, dermal fillers, etc. However, monotherapy has been hardly satisfactory because of the polymorphism seen with the scars. Objective Comparison between microneedling with platelet rich plasma versus Fractional carbon dioxide laser with platelet rich plasma in treatment of atrophic post acne scars. Patients and methods This study was carried out in department of dermatology, venereology and andrology, in Kobry El-Kobba Military complex during the period (from September 2018 to July 2020 ) on 20 patients of both sexes aged from 20 to 60 years old presenting with Goodman and Baron Grade II, III, IV acne scars . Results The study revealed a statistically significant difference (p = 0.017) between Goodman and Baron scar grades on the right side of the face before and after treatment indicating that microneedling with platelet rich plasma was effective in improving acne scars. Also, there is a statistically significant difference (p = 0.010) between Goodman and Baron scar grades on the left side of the face before and after treatment, indicating that fractional CO2 laser with platelet rich plasma was effective in improving acne scars. Conclusion and recommendation Further controlled and randomized studies are needed to validate our findings in a larger cohort of patients and longer follow up. Also, number of sessions might be more than 3 sessions.

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The Relationship between Fair Value Accounting and Presence of Manipulation in Financial Statements

International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting ◽

10.5296/ijafr.v4i1.5405 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 221

Author(s):

Laith Abdullah Alaryan ◽

Ayman Ahmad Abu Haija ◽

Ali Mahmoud Alrabei

Keyword(s):

Business Ethics ◽

Financial Statements ◽

Fair Value ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Fair Value Accounting ◽

Before And After ◽

The Face ◽

The Relationship ◽

Number Of Firms

The application of fair value has started early in Jordan, which was a bone of contention among supporters and opponents. This study came to provide empirical evidence on the relationship between fair value and financial manipulation. The study extracted data from 45 companies’ annual reports during a ten-year period (1997- 2006) five years before and after the application of fair value to examine the relationship among the application of fair value accounting and the presence of manipulation in financial statements. The result indicates that the number of firms that manipulated information in the financial statements had increased after applying fair value accounting. The results have policy implications, one of which is that the Jordanian government should either enact new regulations or modify the current regulations in the face of an increasing number of manipulations by firms after the application of fair value accounting. These regulations are needed to increase both the managements’ and accountants’ responsibility towards the firms and to enhance the business ethics of the organization.

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888. Improving outcomes with revised preoperative universal decolonization protocol

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1076 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S479-S479

Author(s):

Silvia I Gnass

Keyword(s):

Surgical Procedures ◽

Baseline Period ◽

Surgical Team ◽

Team Members ◽

Surgical Infection ◽

Before And After ◽

Trial Basis ◽

The Impact ◽

Before And After Study ◽

Patient Infection

Abstract Background In order to improve outcomes, including reduced surgical infection rate and costs, a revised universal preoperative decolonization protocol was implemented on a trial basis. Methods In a 12 month before and after study at a public teaching hospital in southern California, an alcohol based nasal antiseptic was introduced in place of nasal povidone iodine (PVI) for all surgical patients pre-operatively, paired with chlorhexidine (CHG) bathing which was already in place. All surgical procedures were included, the most common being cholecystectomy, cesarean section and hip fracture. The alcohol nasal antiseptic was selected to replace the PVI nasal antiseptic based on efficacy, staff preference and cost. At the same time, surgical team members began self-application of the alcohol nasal antiseptic each day prior to surgical procedures. This was not mandatory and compliance was not tracked, though informal feedback and observation revealed most surgical team members were applying the nasal antiseptic prior to cases daily. Results In comparison to the 6 month baseline period where there were 27 SSI in 1188 procedures, during the 6 month study period there were 10 SSI in 1253 procedures, representing a 63% reduction (p=.0162) for all types of procedures. We have observed a reduction of 17 SSIs in 2019, compared to the previous year, during the 6 months period. That means a saving of $589,420 during the same period. Conclusion Preoperative universal decolonization with alcohol based nasal antiseptic in place of nasal PVI, paired with CHG bathing, was effective in reducing SSI rate and associated costs. Further study is needed to measure and assess the impact of surgical team member nasal decolonization on patient infection risk and rate. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures

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Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Tentang Menstruasi Terhadap Kesiapan Psikologis Dalam Menghadapi Menarche Pada Remaja Putri Prapubertas Di SD Gugus V Mengwi

Interest : Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.37341/interest.v7i2.11 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ni Gusti Ayu Pramita Aswitami

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Young Women ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Test Results ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Class V ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

The Face

Background: Menarche is the first menstruation out in young women. Menarche occurs in young women who have entered the puberty phase. Often young women are not ready to face menarche, this is due to a lack of information about menstruation and preparations that must be done in the face of menstruation. With conditions that are not ready, young women often feel anxious and fearful, thus disrupting psychology and hindering daily activities. To prepare young women in the face of menarche, it is necessary to provide information correctly and right before teenage poetry enters puberty, the prepubertal period. This information can be provided through health education. through health education, young women are better prepared and not anxious and afraid when experiencing menarche. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of health education on menstruation on psychological readiness in the face of menarche in prepubertal adolescent girls in SD Gugus V Mengwi. Method: This research is a quasy-experimental study, the design of the research used is the Pre-test and Post-test One Group Design that is looking at the differences before and after the intervention. Samples taken were 79 class V students who had not experienced menarche at the SD Gugus V Mengwi V.The sampling technique is total sampling. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability. Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon Match Pairs Test. Results : this study indicate that there is an influence of health education about menstruation on psychological readiness in the face of menarche in prepubertal girls in the Gwi Cluster V Elementary School. Conclusion: It is suggested to young women to increase their knowledge, awareness, and concern for the health of their reproductive functions, especially in the face of menarche after being given health education about menarche so that good readiness can be achieved when facing menarche.

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