Measuring the Impact of an IoT Temperature Sensor Framework for Tracking Contagious Diseases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor J. Lawson ◽  
Madhushri Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Sensor ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Putting the world back to work: An expert system using big data and artificial intelligence in combating the spread of COVID-19 and similar contagious diseases

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-572
Author(s):  
Said Tkatek ◽  
Amine Belmzoukia ◽  
Said Nafai ◽  
Jaafar Abouchabaka ◽  
Youssef Ibnou-ratib
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Population Monitoring ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
The World ◽  
General Guide ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Back To Work

BACKGROUND: To combat COVID-19, curb the pandemic, and manage containment, governments around the world are turning to data collection and population monitoring for analysis and prediction. The massive data generated through the use of big data and artificial intelligence can play an important role in addressing this unprecedented global health and economic crisis. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this work is to develop an expert system that combines several solutions to combat COVID-19. The main solution is based on a new developed software called General Guide (GG) application. This expert system allows us to explore, monitor, forecast, and optimize the data collected in order to take an efficient decision to ensure the safety of citizens, forecast, and slow down the spread’s rate of COVID-19. It will also facilitate countries’ interventions and optimize resources. Moreover, other solutions can be integrated into this expert system, such as the automatic vehicle and passenger sanitizing system equipped with a thermal and smart High Definition (HD) cameras and multi-purpose drones which offer many services. All of these solutions will facilitate lifting COVID-19 restrictions and minimize the impact of this pandemic. METHODS: The methods used in this expert system will assist in designing and analyzing the model based on big data and artificial intelligence (machine learning). This can enhance countries’ abilities and tools in monitoring, combating, and predicting the spread of COVID-19. RESULTS: The results obtained by this prediction process and the use of the above mentioned solutions will help monitor, predict, generate indicators, and make operational decisions to stop the spread of COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: This developed expert system can assist in stopping the spread of COVID-19 globally and putting the world back to work.

Ivory Coast

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouame Joseph Arthur Kouame ◽  
Kouakou Alphonse Yao ◽  
Fuxing Jiang ◽  
Yu Feng ◽  
Sitao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Local People ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Local Livelihoods ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
Chemical Products ◽  
The Impact

In Ivory Coast, mining is one of the major sources of income for local people. Because of mining, jobs have been created thus increasing employment opportunities in rural regions. Moreover, this is a job that does not require a lot of skills, so a lot of people are able to join at the same time earning huge money within a short amount of time. Not only does this occupation attract adults, children are also interested in this activity. However, the negative social impacts caused by this activity remain indisputable. Chemical products used by miners and unsanitary conditions are harmful not only to miners themselves but also to innocent local people. There is a large destruction of lands, and also prostitution, which leads to the spreading of many contagious diseases. The paper mainly focuses on the impact of artisanal gold mining and its affects to local livelihoods and the environment in Ivory Coast. Some key recommendations for addressing artisanal mining activities in order to have good options for sustainable management of mineral resources in the country will be discussed.

scholarly journals Mortality and causes of death in Helsinki in 1750-1865 with a comparison with Tallin

1997 ◽  
pp. 47-70
Author(s):  
Oiva Turpeinen
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Whooping Cough ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cultural Relations ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

Between 1750 and 1865 the population of Helsinki grew from around 1,500 inhabitants to 23,500 inhabitants. Part of this growth is explained by general population growth, typical of both Finland and the rest of Europe. The fact that Helsinki grew more rapidly compared to the other towns of Finland was due to two additional factors with underlying political causes: one was the building of the fortress of Viapori alongside the town at the end of the 1700s and the other Helsinki’s becoming the capital of autonomous Finland in 1812. This latter decision moved the administrative and in part the economic focal point of Finland from Turku to Helsinki. The population growth of Helsinki was not the result of an excess of births over deaths, instead it was caused by migration gain. High mortality, again, was linked to the impact of contagious diseases. Intestinal diseases which spread among children by means of food substances raised infant mortality, in particular, but there were also many other diseases (smallpox, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, and scarlet fever) which carried many small children to their grave. Cholera, which spread to Helsinki repeatedly in the 1800s, killed many of Helsinki’s inhabitants, but nevertheless cholera’s significance has been greatly exaggerated. The most important single killer of the adult population was tuberculosis, but in addition many other diseases, such as typhoid, spotted fever and dysentery, and in part venereal diseases, markedly raised the mortality statistics of Helsinki. When comparing the remarkably great rises and declines in the annual mortality figures of Helsinki and Tallinn, one notes how very much they coincide. This demonstrates the active contacts existing between the two towns. As a result of the diversity of economic and cultural relations, contagious diseases spread and evolved into epidemics, which rose to great heights in the capitals of both countries, from where they spread to the adjacent regions and other towns. The roads of contagion of Tallinn and Helsinki were partly connected to St. Petersburg, which especially in the 1800s grew into a metropolis even on a European scale. St. Petersburg had extensive international contacts, which facilitated the spread of diseases to rather remote Northern Europe.

Epidemic Urbanism: How Contagious Diseases have Shaped Global Cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Gharipour ◽  
Caitlin DeClercq
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
The Impact

The recent pandemic has put into perspective the impact of epidemic illness on urban life and exposed the vulnerabilities of societies. Interdisciplinary case studies from across the globe explore what insights from the outbreak, experience, and response to previous epidemics might inform our understanding of the current world.

scholarly journals Understanding the Impact of Plague Epidemics on the Muslim Mind during the Early Medieval Period

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 843
Author(s):  
Musferah Mehfooz
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Original Form ◽  
Human History ◽  
Medieval Period ◽  
Early Medieval Period ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

Diseases and viruses have always been a part of human history. In present, due to the frightening rise of the coronavirus globally, many people are understandably concerned about protecting themselves. According to Islam, as the religion is perceived by the majority of Muslims today, it is not only important to care for yourself, safeguarding larger communities and the most helpless is also of great importance. This study briefly surveyed the history of plague epidemics in the Muslim world, highlighting how Muslims throughout history, including the Prophet Muhammad and his companions, responded to the spread of contagious diseases, the strategies that were adopted for protection during outbreaks, and how these actions influenced modern-day responses to diseases by Muslim countries. Keeping in view the current international COVID-19 scenario, that is an unprecedentedly serious pandemic, it is high time to investigate the religions’ guidelines about contagious diseases and the adopted strategies used for protection during outbreaks in Muslim history. Furthermore, an analytical approach, along with a qualitative research methodology, was applied in this study to reach objective conclusions. The article concluded that religion can provide comprehensive guidelines relating to preventive and restorative aspects of health, and that these guidelines, in their original form, still remain applicable in terms of responding to epidemic outbreaks.

scholarly journals Stagpression: The Economic and Financial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
Mario Arturo Ruiz Estrada ◽  
Evangelos Koutronas ◽  
Minsoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Stock Markets ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Geometric Approach ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Epidemic Disease ◽  
Infectious Disease Outbreak ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
Disease Occurrence ◽  
The Impact

This paper formulates an analytical framework to understand the spatiotemporal patterns of epidemic disease occurrence, its relevance, and implications to financial markets activity. The paper suggests a paradigm shift: a new multi-dimensional geometric approach to capture all symmetrical and asymmetrical strategic graphical movement. Furthermore, it introduces the concept of stagpression, a new economic phenomenon to explain the uncharted territory the world economies and financial markets are getting into. The Massive Pandemic Contagious Diseases Damage on Stock Markets Simulator (φ-Simulator) to evaluate the determinants of capital markets behavior in the presence of an infectious disease outbreak. The model investigates the impact of Covid-19 on the performance of ten stock markets, including S&P 500, TWSE, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Nikkei 225, DAX, Hang Seng, U.K.-FTSE, KRX, SGX, and Malaysia-FTSE.

The Impact of Infectious and Contagious Diseases and Its Impact on the Economic Performance: The Case of Wuhan, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Arturo Ruiz Estrada ◽  
Donghyun Park ◽  
Evangelos Koutronas ◽  
Alam Khan ◽  
Muhammad Tahir
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals O IMPACTO DAS FAKE NEWS NA VACINAÇÃO E NOS SURTOS DE DOENÇAS ERRADICADAS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (Único) ◽  
pp. 2-16
Author(s):  
Davi Azevedo Ferreira ◽  
Alison Pontes da Silva ◽  
Camila de Albuquerque Montenegro
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Final Amount ◽  
Growing Population

Introdução: As fakes News (FN) alcançaram um amplo destaque nas notícias, influenciando intensamente a vida, transformando modos de pensar. Um dos exemplos de mudança é acerca das atitudes perante a vacinação, verificado pelo aumento ou retorno das doenças, algumas já erradicadas em nosso país. Objetivo: Constatar o impacto das FN na vacinação e os surtos de doenças, destacando as erradicadas na população. Método: Foi feita uma revisão sistemática da literatura nas bibliotecas: scielo, pubMed e lilacs, de artigos publicados entre os anos de 2011 a 2020, nos idiomas português e inglês, usando os descritores: doenças, surto de doenças (SD), vacinação e mídias sociais (MS). Após combinação dos descritores, foram incluídos ou excluídos do quantitativo final a partir da leitura dos títulos. Posteriormente, à análise dos resumos que contemplavam a relação das FN com vacinação, diminuição da vacinação na população, surtos de doenças e vacinação, compuseram a amostra final. Resultados e discussão: Dos 514 resultados, foi selecionado 50 estudos, e com a análise dos resumos excluídos 25, sendo selecionados para o estudo, 25 artigos. A maior quantidade de artigos encontrados foi no Pubmed, e com a temática vacinação e doenças erradicadas (8). Evidenciou- se grande variedade das temáticas abordadas pelos descritores escolhidos, como artigos que contemplavam a vacinação, bem como suas doenças erradicadas e como as FN podem interferir para prejudicar a vacinação. Conclusão: Apesar das vacinas protegerem boa parte da sociedade, é preocupante a crescente população que está comprometendo a cobertura vacinal e a saúde coletiva ao depositar incredibilidade em FN. Palavras chave: Antivacinação, Comunicação, Doenças Contagiosas, Mídias Sociais, Vacinas. ABSTRACT: Introduction: Fakes News (FN) reached a wide prominence in the news, influencing life intensely, transforming ways of thinking. One example of change is about attitudes towards vaccination, verified by the increase or return of diseases, some of which have already been eradicated in our country. Objective: To verify the impact of NFs on vaccination and disease outbreaks, highlighting those eradicated in the population. Method: A systematic literature review was carried out in the libraries: scielo, pubMed and lilacs, of articles published between the years 2011 to 2020, in Portuguese and English, using the descriptors: diseases, disease outbreak (DS), vaccination and social media (MS). After combining the descriptors, they were included or excluded in the final amount from the reading of the titles. Subsequently, the analysis of the abstracts that contemplated the relationship between FN and vaccination, decreased vaccination in the population, disease outbreaks and vaccination, comprised the final sample. Results and discussion: Of the 514 results, 50 studies were selected, and with the analysis of the excluded abstracts 25, 25 articles were selected for the study. The largest number of articles found was in Pubmed, and with the theme of vaccination and eradicated diseases (8). A great variety of the themes addressed by the chosen descriptors was evidenced, such as articles that contemplated vaccination, as well as their eradicated diseases and how NFs can interfere to harm vaccination. Conclusion: Although vaccines protect a good part of society, it is worrying the growing population that is compromising vaccination coverage and public health by depositing incredulity in FN. Keywords: Anti-vaccination, Communication, Contagious Diseases, Social Media, Vaccines.

scholarly journals Design and Fabrication of Remote-Controlled Nursing Vehicle

2021 ◽  
pp. 188-198
Author(s):  
Gopal Kaliyaperumal ◽  
Choudhury Rajat Kumar Pattnaik ◽  
Akash Kumar Nath ◽  
Aditya Dubey ◽  
Tarun Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Embedded System ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Temperature Sensor ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Water Pump ◽  
Reliable System ◽  
Language Program ◽  
C Language ◽  
Contagious Diseases ◽  
Resource Shortage

The need for remote controlled vehicle which has functions like a robot, to ensure proper monitoring of patients, delivering of needed kits and keeping the hospital environment sanitized, even in the absence of human being, is a serious demand in these times of Covid pandemic. We therefore intend to provide a solution by constructing a nursing vehicle which can be used in hospital surroundings. The project involves use of temperature sensor, water pump, microcontroller, Wi-Fi camera and embedded C language program. The project is locally controlled using ESP8266 based embedded system. The nursing vehicle’s movements are controlled using a Wi-Fi controller and monitored with the help of camera which also has voice kit that can be used for interaction between patients and doctors. The MLX90614 IR temperature sensor is also fitted helping in measuring the temperature of patients. This also has a provision for sanitizing the patient or surroundings using the nozzle and pump kit which is an added advantage in this model. This project provides very stable and reliable system and significantly limits the drawbacks faced in hospital environment. The nursing vehicle will facilitate contactless temperature measurement, delivery of supplies to patients suffering from contagious diseases such as Covid and enables communication between a doctor and a patient adhering to social distancing norms. With this system we can tackle the problems of human resource shortage in hospitals and can be used as substitute for nurse.

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