scholarly journals Neural soft computing based secured transmission of intraoral gingivitis image in e-health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arindam Sarkar ◽  
Joydeep Dey ◽  
Minakshi Chatterjee ◽  
Anirban Bhowmik ◽  
Sunil Karforma
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Soft Computing ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Anova Analysis ◽  
Session Key ◽  
Data Distortion ◽  
Multiple Secrets ◽  
Group A

<p><em> </em>In this paper, a key based soft computing transmission of intraoral<strong> </strong>gingivitis image has been proposed without the exchange of common key in between the nodes. Gingivitis has been a type of periodontal disease caused due to bacterial colonization inside the mouth, having the early signs of gum bleeding and inflammations in human beings. In E-health care strata, online transmission of such intraoral images with secured encryption technique is needed. Session key based neural soft computing transmission by the dentists has been proposed in this paper with an eye to preserve patients’ confidentiality factor. To resist the data distortion by the eavesdroppers while on the transmission path, secured transmission in a group of tree parity machines was carried out. Topologically same tree parity machines with equal seed values were used by all users of that specified group. A common session key synchronization method was applied in that group. Intraoral image has been encrypted to generate multiple secret shares. Multiple secrets were transmitted to individual nodes in that group. The original gingivitis image can only be reconstructed upon the merging of threshold number of shares. Regression statistics along with ANOVA analysis were carried out on the result set obtained from the proposed technique. The outcomes of such tests were satisfactory for acceptance.<em></em></p>

PLACE EFFECT: MOTOR, COGNITIVE AND SELF CONFIDENCE BEHAVIORS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveed Shibli ◽  
Fariha Zahid
Keyword(s):  
Motor Performance ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Academic Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Behaviors ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

<p></p><p>Human beings live in various places. Place affects human being. A few experiments were conducted on 200 students, including 100 male and 100 female. Participants were the students of a selected school. Place effect on participants’ motor, cognitive behaviors and academic confidence studied. The subjects were divided into two groups. Group-A was consisted of students those were in the school for more than 5 years, whereas in group-B students with less than 5 years stay in the school were there. It was assumed that duration as stay in the school representing place effect may provide some relationship link? Following instruments were used; Taping Board (Electronic) 10 trails for both groups as motor performance, Star Mirror Drawing (Electronics) 10 trails with preferred hand both groups for transfer as cognition and Academic Self-efficacy Scale for all groups for academic confidence implied in similar controlled conditions. The results provided useful significant information about the place effect; some emic proposition regarding gender also emerged. More studies recommended.</p><br><p></p>

Oral Health in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Listening to Patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 238008442110126
Author(s):  
J.L.P. Protudjer ◽  
C. Billedeau ◽  
K. Hurst ◽  
R. Schroth ◽  
C. Stavropoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Health Maintenance

Introduction: Rates of periodontal disease and tooth loss are increased in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Understanding factors that contribute to the increased burden of periodontal disease in RA is critical to improving oral health and arthritis outcomes. Objectives: To determine the perceptions held by people with RA relating to their oral health, to identify patient-centered priorities for oral health research, and to inform optimal strategies for delivering oral health knowledge. Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with patients with RA. Recorded interview transcripts were iteratively reviewed to reveal surface and latent meaning and to code for themes. Constructs were considered saturated when no new themes were identified in subsequent interviews. We report themes with representative quotes. Results: Interviews were conducted with 11 individuals with RA (10 women [91%]; mean age, 68 y), all of whom were taking RA medication. Interviews averaged 19 min (range, 8 to 31 min) and were mostly conducted face-to-face. Three overall themes were identified: 1) knowledge about arthritis and oral health links; 2) oral health care in RA is complicated, both in personal hygiene practices and in professional oral care; and 3) poor oral health is a source of shame. Participants preferred to receive oral health education from their rheumatologists or dentists. Conclusions: People with RA have unique oral health perceptions and experience significant challenges with oral health care due to their arthritis. Adapting oral hygiene recommendations and professional oral care delivery to the needs of those with arthritis are patient priorities and are required to improve satisfaction regarding their oral health. Knowledge Translation Statement: Patients living with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis described poor oral health–related quality of life and multiple challenges with maintaining optimal oral health. Study findings indicate a need for educational materials addressing oral health maintenance for patients with rheumatic diseases and their providers.

Designing a comprehensive service for a health care group: a framework for planning

1978 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 431-434
Author(s):  
F. ESKIN ◽  
D. HEWETT ◽  
A. HINDLE ◽  
J. T. WILSON ◽  
K. WRIGHT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Comprehensive Service ◽  
Group A

Interventions for Improving Health Care Workers’ Retention in Epidemics – a Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Zarei Jelyani ◽  
Sadra Valiee ◽  
Mohammad Kia ◽  
Ali jajarmizadeh ◽  
Sajad Delavari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Health System ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Care Workers

Abstract Introduction: Generally, in Epidemics, such as COVID-19, health care workers (HCWs) faces many problems which lead to a shortage and weakening of human resources in the health system. Therefore, using effective strategies to retain human resources is one of the most important issues during outbreaks. This study aims to collect and classify the proposed interventions to strengthen human health resources and their sustainability during epidemics through scoping review.Methods: In this scoping review study, 2300 studies were retrieved through searching international databases –PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science. The retrieved studies were screened, and finally, 50 studies were included for analysis. The strategies were classified using inductive qualitative content analysis.Results: Most of the studies were conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom. The target population in 39 studies was all health workers; five studies were on physicians, five studies on nurses, and only one study on dentists. The proposed interventions were classified into five categories: preparation, protection, support, treatment, and feedback. Discussion: Most studies focused on providing interventions in one or two dimensions of human resources, but these interventions were summarized and categorized in this review. Therefore, this study has a holistic view of various dimensions of strengthening and maintaining human health resources during epidemics by providing a thematic map. Considering that human beings are multidimensional, policymakers and managers of the health system should use a set of interventions that simultaneously cover different aspects of their needs to strengthen and maintain HCWs.

Comparative Study of Satisfaction and Acceptability between Using Menstrual Cup versus Sanitary Pads in Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Crossover Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Crossover Trial ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
The Past ◽  
Randomized Crossover Trial ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hcp Materials ◽  
Group A ◽  
Sanitary Pads

Background: In the past decade, menstrual cups (MC) have become increasingly popular in many countries but there was no previous reporting on MC usage in Thailand. Objective: To evaluate and compare the satisfaction and acceptability of using MC and sanitary pads (SP) in health care personnel (HCP). Materials and Methods: Participants were HCP in Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital who were willing to participate in the study between October 2019 and March 2020. They were randomly assigned into groups A and B. During the first three cycles of menstruation, participants in group A and B used SP and MC, respectively. In the later three cycles of menstruation, they were switched from SP to MC and vice versa. The demographic and menstrual characteristics were recorded. Satisfaction was evaluated by using the five-point Likert scale. Acceptability of MC usage was recorded on the sixth cycle questionnaire. Results: Ninety-eight HCP were recruited and equally divided into two groups (A and B). Acceptability for MC was significantly lower than SP (89 versus 100 percent, respectively). Participants who had regular sexual intercourse had more acceptability with MC than those who had no regular intercourse (98.4 versus 68.7 percent, respectively). Participants reported more significant satisfaction for MC than SP in terms of leakage prevention, cleaning, odor prevention, land activity, daily activity, comfortable sleep, and overall satisfaction. Contact dermatitis associated with MC was less than with SP with a statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Acceptability for MC was lower than SP. MC’s acceptability was preferred among HCPs with regular sexual intercourse. MC had higher satisfaction and less side effects than SP. Keywords: Acceptability, Menstrual cup, Menstruation, Sanitary pads, Satisfaction

Clinico-Mycological Study of Superficial Mycoses in a Tertiary Health Care Centre of Southern Assam

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 438-448
Author(s):  
Barnamoy Bhattacharjee ◽  
Atanu Chakravarty ◽  
Debadatta Dhar Chanda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Fungal Culture ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Superficial Mycoses ◽  
Slide Culture ◽  
Superficial Mycosis ◽  
Culture Positive

Background-Superficial Mycosis, which is the most common fungal infection affecting human beings, includes Dermatophytosis and Dermatomycoses, which are the infections of superficial keratinized layer of skin, nail & hair by Dermatophytes and non Dermatophytic moulds or yeasts respectively. This clinical entity is very common in hot, humid tropical climate of India with prevalence ranging from 30-60% but its precise case magnitude and epidemiology in North eastern India cannot be stated as there are only few studies conducted. So, this study is undertaken to 1) Find the prevalence of Superficial Mycosis in a tertiary health care centre of Southern Assam. 2) Study the clinical profile of the cases 3) Isolate and identify the causative agents of Superficial mycosis. Materials & Method- The study has been conducted on 250 samples from clinically suspected and untreated cases of superficial mycosis from Aug 2017 to Dec 2018. 2 separate sets of samples from edge of skin lesion/nail /hair were collected, of which 1 sample was subjected to direct microscopy with (10-40) % KOH and the other part was subjected to 2 sets of fungal culture in SDA tubes at 25°C and 37°C & followed for 3 weeks. In Culture positive cases, fungal identification was based on colony morphology, pigment production & LPCB mount. For confirmation of isolates, Slide Culture and biochemical tests were done. Result-Out of total 250 samples,115 samples (46%) showed presence of fungal elements in KOH examination, of which 73 were culture positive and of the KOH negative samples 10 samples were culture positive, thus making the prevalence 33.2% (83/250). Clinically, Tinea corporis was the most common form of both superficial mycosis & Dermatophytosis and Pityriasis Versicolor has been found the most common Dermatomycosis. Males(21-50yrs) were affected by superficial mycosis more than Females(16-30yr). Trichophyton mentagrophyte was the mostly isolated agent causing superficial mycosis. Keywords: Superficial mycoses, prevalence, Assam, Slide Culture, Urease.

Bringing People Down

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-466
Author(s):  
John Vorhaus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Status ◽  
Relational Concept ◽  
Degrading Treatment ◽  
As If

Under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, degrading treatment and punishment is absolutely prohibited. This paper examines the nature of and wrong inherent in treatment and punishment of this kind. Cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) as amounting to degrading treatment and punishment under Article 3 include instances of interrogation, conditions of confinement, corporal punishment, strip searches, and a failure to provide adequate health care. The Court acknowledges the degradation inherent in imprisonment generally, and does not consider this to be in violation of Article 3, but it also identifies a threshold at which degradation is so severe as to render impermissible punishments that cross this threshold. I offer an account of the Court’s conception of impermissible degradation as a symbolic dignitary harm. The victims are treated as inferior, as if they do not possess the status owed to human beings, neither treated with dignity nor given the respect owed to dignity. Degradation is a relational concept: the victim is brought down in the eyes of others following treatment motivated by the intention to degrade, or treatment which has a degrading effect. This, so I will argue, is the best account of the concept of degradation as deployed by the Court when determining punishments as in violation of Article 3.

scholarly journals Telemanagement of Home-Isolated COVID-19 Patients Using Oxygen Therapy With Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation and Physical Therapy Techniques: Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aya Sedky Adly ◽  
Mahmoud Sedky Adly ◽  
Afnan Sedky Adly
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

BACKGROUND With the growing stress on hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for home-based solutions has become a necessity to support these overwhelmed hospitals. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to compare two nonpharmacological respiratory treatment methods for home-isolated COVID-19 patients using a newly developed telemanagement health care system. METHODS In this single-blinded randomized clinical trial, 60 patients with stage 1 pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection were treated. Group A (n=30) received oxygen therapy with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) ventilation, and Group B (n=30) received osteopathic manipulative respiratory and physical therapy techniques. Arterial blood gases of PaO<sub>2</sub> and PaCO<sub>2</sub>, pH, vital signs (ie, temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, heart rate, and blood pressure), and chest computed tomography scans were used for follow-up and for assessment of the course and duration of recovery. RESULTS Analysis of the results showed a significant difference between the two groups (<i>P</i>&lt;.05), with Group A showing shorter recovery periods than Group B (mean 14.9, SD 1.7 days, and mean 23.9, SD 2.3 days, respectively). Significant differences were also observed between baseline and final readings in all of the outcome measures in both groups (<i>P</i>&lt;.05). Regarding posttreatment satisfaction with our proposed telemanagement health care system, positive responses were given by most of the patients in both groups. CONCLUSIONS It was found that home-based oxygen therapy with BiPAP can be a more effective prophylactic treatment approach than osteopathic manipulative respiratory and physical therapy techniques, as it can impede exacerbation of early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia. Telemanagement health care systems are promising methods to help in the pandemic-related shortage of hospital beds, as they showed reasonable effectiveness and reliability in the monitoring and management of patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04368923; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04368923

scholarly journals Biomedical Waste Management in Kandahar City

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-48
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
International Standards ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Public And Private Hospitals ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health Care Centers

Biomedical wastes management is one of the most important issues in public health centers and it is a crucial issue for environmental sectors as well. Wrong and inappropriate management treat the life of human beings in Kandahar City. Currently the population of this city has exponentially increased than ever because of the immigration of many people from neighboring provinces. This research was conducted in 15 districts of Kandahar public and private health care centers to identify the current biomedical waste management in Kandahar city. The qualitative and quantitative date was collected through a questionnaire from public and private hospitals, clinics and health care centers. In addition, discarding, segregating, labeling, transporting and disposing system of biomedical waste were observed. The result showed that 65.3% newly hired biomedical waste staff not received training or instruction. Furthermore, the result indicates that 44% generated biomedical wastes are regulated by municipality and color coding is not followed accordingly. Current biomedical waste is not appropriate based on designed international standards and the criteria suggested by world health organization.

scholarly journals PERANAN SERVICE QUALITY TERHADAP PATIENT REVISIT INTENTION MELALUI PATIENT SATISFACTION PADA RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAN RUMAH SAKIT SWASTA TIPE B

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Febry Adhiana
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Revisit Intention ◽  
Public And Private Hospitals

<p>Backg of nd: the increasing of awareness in health care by Indonesian people especially in Jakart Healthcare that health care professionals are highly dependent on each other to provide and coordi ate services of high value for human beings. Patients usually prefer to go to private hospitals hoping tc receive high service quality. But in fact, public hospitals have a good quality service also becau e ft is supported by the government.<br />Object ve to compare service quality, patient satisfaction and patient revisit intention of public and privatE hospitals.<br />Resea h design: this research applies to public and private hospitals in Jakarta and questionnaires were s read away to 97 respondents or patients from some public and private hospitals in Jakarta by usi g purpose sampling.<br />Findin s: There are no differences between private and public hospitals in service quality, patient satisf Um and patient revisit intention. Finally the implications of the results are highlighted for health :are managers.</p>

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