scholarly journals The Scope for Computerisation in Anaesthesia

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Staff Allocation ◽  
Anaesthetic Record ◽  
Anaesthetic Staff ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
On Line ◽  
Manual Input ◽  
Administrative Tasks ◽  
Logical Extension

It is possible for computers to substitute for, add to, and enhance the function of the anaesthetic apparatus. Already computerised accounting is available. To have the computer print out the anaesthetic record with input derived from manual input and on-line monitors is a logical extension of this technology. Computerisation can assist in such administrative tasks as theatre and anaesthetic staff allocation. Regret ably health authorities tend to regard computer technology as a specialised area, only capable of being applied by experts. This is slowing down the application of computer technology in the field of anaesthesia.

Using the Weibull distribution to model COVID-19 epidemic data

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Vitor Hugo Moreau
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Weibull Distribution ◽  
Initial Phase ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
Disease Epidemics ◽  
Vaccination Campaigns

COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the new Coronavirus. COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, declared by WHO, that killed more than 2 million people worldwide. Since there are no specific drugs available and vaccination campaigns are in the initial phase, or even have not begun in some countries, the main way to fight the outbreak worldwide is still based on non-pharmacological strategies, such as the use of protective equipment, social isolation and mass testing. Modeling of the disease epidemics have gained pivotal importance to guide health authorities on the decision making and applying of those strategies. Here, we present the use of the Weibull distribution to model predictions of the COVID-19 outbreak based on daily new cases and deaths data, by non-linear regression using Metropolis-Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations. It was possible to predict the evolution of daily new cases and deaths of COVID-19 in many countries as well as the overall number of cases and deaths in the future. Modeling predictions of COVID-19 pandemic may be of importance on the evaluation of governments and health authorities mitigation procedures, since it allows one to extract parameters that may help to guide those decisions and measures, slowing down the spread of the disease.

The Development of Production Monitoring Systems

1988 ◽  
Vol 202 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
E T Ososanya ◽  
I T Franks
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Manufacturing Plant ◽  
Considerable Potential ◽  
Development System ◽  
Plant Operations ◽  
On Line ◽  
Production Monitoring

Computer technology has given manufacturers the opportunity to monitor, on-line and in real-time, a wide variety of manufacturing systems. Such monitoring systems have considerable potential for expansion and development but need to take account of the special characteristics of particular manufacturing systems and how the information is to be used to best effect. This paper outlines the use of monitoring in the broad context of manufacturing plant operations and describes the design of a development system that will facilitate research into the effective application and improvement of monitoring systems.

scholarly journals The potential for dynamic assessment systems using on-line computer technology

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald A. Giannetti ◽  
Daniel E. Klingler ◽  
James H. Johnson ◽  
Thomas A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
On Line

scholarly journals Edaravone, a new therapeutic option in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Evaluation of challenges in the drug accessibility

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Puchała ◽  
Stanisław Maksymowicz ◽  
Tomasz Siwek ◽  
Marcin P. Mycko
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
The Public ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
On Line ◽  
Als Patients ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, with about 3–4 years median survival from the onset of symptoms. Only two therapies for ALS have been proven effective in slowing down this condition, riluzole and edaravone. Recently approved edaravone, either original or generic, is not registered in Poland. It can only be used after special approval of Polish Ministry of Health. The costs of payment have to be covered by patient in full. Aim: In this article we will describe the public demand of edaravone in Poland for ALS treatment and problems related to prescribing the drug, like procedures and prices. Material and methods: This article is based on the available literature and on data obtained from Polish Ministry of Health. Results and discussion: The high cost of therapy affects the relatively widespread use of generic medicines not registered in Europe. We identify mechanisms of the demand and supply for various formulations of edaravone in Poland. These information should be of relevance to many other countries, especially within the European Union. Conclusions: Medicines available from licensed manufacturer are more expensive than offers available on-line. Although original chain of distribution presents with unrivaled warranty to avoid purchasing of adulterated drug we report the challenges of the edaravone treatment initiation in ALS patients in Poland.

scholarly journals Project-computer technology in teaching english academic writing to students of linguistic higher educational institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
O.B. Tarnopolsky ◽  
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S.D. Storozhuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
On Line ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
English Academic Writing

Teaching writing in English is one of the principal tasks of English training of students in linguistic higher educational institutions, i.e. of training future teachers of English, translators, and applied linguists. This is due to the fact that written speech is more and more taking the position of the leading form of international communication in English as the global/planetary language of such communication, especially if that communication is professional, and, in particular, the academic one. For students of linguistic higher educational institutions, the main constituent of their English writing training is teaching them English academic writing (i.e. writing academic essays) because gaining command of just such writing skills serves as the basic means of mastering the skills of writing in English the most sophisticated types of written papers, such as professional articles, theses, presentation texts, etc. This kind of teaching only now begins to be researched in Ukrainian methodology of foreign language instruction, while using the project-computer methodology for that has not been researched at all as yet. This was the stimulus for choosing the above-mentioned issue as the subject matter of consideration in this article. It analyzes the project-computer technology developed by the authors and consisting of 12 stages of forming students’ academic essay writing skills in three selected subgenres of such essays (“personal opinion,” “for and against,” “problems and solutions”). All these stages are divided into the stages of off-line (purely project stages) and stages of blended off-line – on-line and purely on-line learning activities (project-computer stages). The characteristics of every stage are discussed and the model of the teaching/learning process in the conditions of using project-computer technology is suggested. The information concerning the practical efficiency of this technology is given. The conclusion is made about the rationality of introducing such a technology into courses of English at both linguistic and non-linguistic higher schools. Keywords: linguistic higher educational institution, academic writing in English, project-computer technology, stages of developing academic writing skills.

The use of on-line computer technology in a mental health admitting system.

1975 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Johnson ◽  
Thomas A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
On Line

Myosin II-dependent cylindrical protrusions induced by quinine inDictyostelium: antagonizing effects of actin polymerization at the leading edge

2001 ◽  
Vol 114 (11) ◽  
pp. 2155-2165
Author(s):  
Kunito Yoshida ◽  
Kei Inouye
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Myosin Ii ◽  
Cell Movement ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Contractile Vacuole ◽  
Cell Periphery ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
On Line ◽  
Cylindrical Protrusion

We found that amoeboid cells of Dictyostelium are induced by a millimolar concentration of quinine to form a rapidly elongating, cylindrical protrusion, which often led to sustained locomotion of the cells. Formation of the protrusion was initiated by fusion of a contractile vacuole with the cell membrane. During protrusion extension, a patch of the contractile vacuole membrane stayed undiffused on the leading edge of the protrusion for over 30 seconds. Protrusion formation was not inhibited by high osmolarity of the external medium (at least up to 400 mosM). By contrast, mutant cells lacking myosin II (mhc− cells) failed to extend protrusions upon exposure to quinine. When GFP-myosin-expressing cells were exposed to quinine, GFP-myosin was accumulated in the cell periphery forming a layer under the cell membrane, but a newly formed protrusion was initially devoid of a GFP-myosin layer, which gradually formed and extended from the base of the protrusion. F-actin was absent in the leading front of the protrusion during the period of its rapid elongation, and the formation of a layer of F-actin in the front was closely correlated with its slowing-down or retraction. Periodical or continuous detachment of the F-actin layer from the apical membrane of the protrusion, accompanied by a transient increase in the elongation speed at the site of detachment, was observed in some of the protrusions. The detached F-actin layers, which formed a spiral layer of F-actin in the case of continuous detachment, moved in the opposite direction of protrusion elongation. In the presence of both cytochalasin A and quinine, the protrusions formed were not cylindrical but spherical, which swallowed up the entire cellular contents. The estimated bulk flux into the expanding spherical protrusions of such cells was four-times higher than the flux into the elongating cylindrical protrusions of the cells treated with quinine alone. These results indicate that the force responsible for the quinine-induced protrusion is mainly due to contraction of the cell body, which requires normal myosin II functions, while actin polymerization is important in restricting the direction of its expansion. We will discuss the possible significance of tail contraction in cell movement in the multicellular phase of Dictyostelium development, where cell locomotion similar to that induced by quinine is often observed without quinine treatment, and in protrusion elongation in general.Movies available on-line

Difference Between Visually and Electrically Evoked Gaze Saccades Disclosed by Altering the Head Moment of Inertia

2000 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 1103-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre J. F. Coimbra ◽  
Philippe Lefèvre ◽  
Marcus Missal ◽  
Etienne Olivier
Keyword(s):  
Head Movements ◽  
Moment Of Inertia ◽  
Gaze Shifts ◽  
Feedback Information ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Movement Dynamics ◽  
On Line ◽  
Gaze Saccades ◽  
Visually Evoked Saccades

Differences between gaze shifts evoked by collicular electrical stimulation and those triggered by the presentation of a visual stimulus were studied in head-free cats by increasing the head moment of inertia. This maneuver modified the dynamics of these two types of gaze shifts by slowing down head movements. Such an increase in the head moment of inertia did not affect the metrics of visually evoked gaze saccades because their duration was precisely adjusted to compensate for these changes in movement dynamics. In contrast, the duration of electrically evoked gaze shifts remained constant irrespective of the head moment of inertia, and therefore their amplitude was significantly reduced. These results suggest that visually and electrically evoked gaze saccades are controlled by different mechanisms. Whereas the accuracy of visually evoked saccades is likely to be assured by on-line feedback information, the absence of duration adjustment in electrically evoked gaze shifts suggests that feedback information necessary to maintain their metrics is not accessible or is corrupted during collicular stimulation. This is of great importance when these two types of movements are compared to infer the role of the superior colliculus in the control of orienting gaze shifts.

Transcription systems for videotaped interactions: Some advantages and limitations of manual and computer rendering techniques

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Goldring Zukow
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
On Line ◽  
Rendering Techniques

ABSTRACTThis paper examines various rendering techniques and emphasizes the unique contribution that computer technology offers to transcription. First, the basic manual transcription procedure and its grounds are discussed. Next, three methods of generating transcripts are considered separately: (a) completely manual preparation; (b) a combination of manual and computer procedures; and (c) the on-line processing/monitoring by computer. Finally, the relative advantages and limitations of these techniques are discussed in terms of a trade-off between several factors which include initial investment in equipment, person hours, cost of copying and modifying transcripts, and reduction of errors in transcribing data.

scholarly journals Do computers increase older people’s inclusion and wellbeing?

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Holttum
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Personal Meanings ◽  
The Usa ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider two recent studies on computer use by older people, who may become increasingly isolated due to infirmity and sensory impairments. Older people are less likely to use computer technology yet it has been suggested that it may help reduce isolation. These studies inquired into older people’s experience with computers. Design/methodology/approach – The first paper discussed here explored how a sample of older people in the USA acquired a computer and whether it contributed to their well-being. The second paper was about a similar study with a sample of older people in the UK. Findings – In the US sample, people who saw tablet computers being used by a friend were likely to purchase one. In the UK sample, people seemed to have had to overcome more fears of using computer technology, but in both samples, once initial difficulties were overcome, people were enthusiastic about using them. In both, people felt more able to keep up hobbies and interests through finding information or connecting with interest groups online, and able to keep connected with family members. Originality/value – In light of increasing migration of services and information to the internet, these studies explored the things that help and hinder older people in terms of using computers, in order to address the digital divide, whereby those unable to use them can be left isolated and with reduced information and support. These studies were able to explore personal meanings of computer use and specific fears and difficulties, which are important to understand in planning for training and support for older people who are not yet on line. They also demonstrated that, alongside face-to-face interaction, being online was experienced as reducing people’s isolation and enhancing their lives.

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