scholarly journals COVID-19 in the International Year of Plant Health

2022 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Jorge Gutiérrez-Samperio
Keyword(s):  
Life Forms ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
The Bible ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Health Organization

<p>Pests, in their broad sense, have played an important part in the history of humankind. We could say that humans, crops and pests have walked together through life. Codices, glyphs, paintings and countless ancient documents, including the Bible and the Koran, bear witness to this. Humanity has been attacked by its own diseases, but also by those that limit them from obtaining food and deteriorate the environment. COVID-19, which is now troubling us and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March of 2020, became a part of the list of experiences we have suffered in the past, with pests or epidemics that caused millions of deaths by diseases or famines. It is paradoxical that this health contingency occurs when the United Nations General Assembly, on December 20th, 2018, in its resolution A/RES/73/252 decides to declare 2020 the International Year of Plant Health in order to “highlight the importance of plant health to improve food security, protect the environment and biodiversity and boost economic development” according to the pronouncement by the FAO. For the first time, in an era with great technological and scientific breakthroughs, humanity was aware of its vulnerability against the inevitable evolution of life forms in the face of dilemmas global impact caused by human beings. Thus, the pest or parasite makes its own declaration of existential preeminence through SARS-CoV-2 to remind us that the health of humans or plants is the essence of life and its continuity. But perhaps absolute health is not enough. It is necessary to find a balance in a world overwhelmed by giving so much in return for almost nothing to everyone living on it. If the sensor of our anthropocentric intervention of the world is climate change, then biological chaos is a masterpiece. The reemergence of pests and diseases considered eradicated, or those of zoonotic origin that had never accompanied our existence is a surreal dystopia that we will never be able to deny again.</p>

Dietary and living regimen of covid-19 with special reference to Ayurveda Varsha and Sharad Ritucharya

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 758-762
Author(s):  
Amit Biswas ◽  
KunalChandankhede
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Dietary Regimen ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Disease Free ◽  
Individual Disease ◽  
Morbid Conditions

Wuhan originated Covid-19 disease is caused by SARC-COV 2 virus. It is a contagious disease it spread all over the world. World health organization declared a global pandemic disease. In Covid-19 immunity plays an important role. In old age people or having other co-morbid conditions the mortality rate is more. Ayurveda has a big role in improved immunity or to intact immunity. The principle of Ayurveda is to keep individual swastha (diseases free). To maintain individual disease-free Ritucharya is one of the important subjects of Ayurveda. Aimed of study is to find out Ritucharya literature from the Ayurveda and modern research specifically Varsha and Sharad ritu. Ritucharya contains dietary regimen, living modification, common medicine, and contraindicated things those changing according to environmental change. Upcoming season in India is Varsha and Sharad ritu. Environmental changes are huge in this season and it directly affected human beings. So this study reveals property of ritu, dietary regimen, living modification, common medicine and contraindicated things in upcoming varsha and sharad ritu.

scholarly journals Deafening silence on a vital issue: The World Health Organization has ignored the sexuality of persons with disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Peta
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

In 2016, the World Health Organization, through the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology Initiative, issued the Priority Assistive Products List which is meant to be a guide to member states of the 50 assistive products needed for a basic health care and/or social welfare system; it is also a model from which nations can develop their national priority assistive products lists. The aim of this opinion paper is to share my views about the Priority Assistive Products List on the grounds that it makes no distinct mention of sexual assistive devices, yet research has indicated that sexuality is an area of great concern for persons with disabilities. In any case, sexuality forms a core part of being human, and it impacts on both the physical and mental well-being of all human beings. I conclude in part that, in its present format, the list perpetuates the myth that persons with disabilities are asexual beings who are innocent of sexual thoughts, feelings and experiences. The list also propagates the stereotype that sexuality is a sacred, private, bedroom matter that should be kept out of the public domain, to the detriment of the health and well-being of persons with disabilities.

Protecting health from metal exposures in drinking water

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret-Ann Armour
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Environmental Determinant ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractDrinking water is essential to us as human beings. According to the World Health Organization “The quality of drinking-water is a powerful environmental determinant of health” (

scholarly journals Designing for deep learning in the context of digital and social media

Comunicar ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (58) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
James-Paul Gee ◽  
Moisés Esteban-Guitart
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The World ◽  
Mind And Body ◽  
Health Organization

There is today a great deal of controversy over digital and social media. Even leaders in the tech industry are beginning to decry the time young people spend on smartphones and social networks. Recently, the World Health Organization proposed adding “gaming disorder” to its official list of diseases, defining it as a pattern of gaming behavior so severe that it takes “precedence over other life interests”. At the same time, many others have celebrated the positive properties of video games, social media, and social networks. This paper argues that a deeper understanding of human beings is needed to design for deep learning. For the purposes of this study “design for deep learning” means helping people matter and find meaning in ways that make them and others healthy in mind and body, while improving the state of the world for all living things, with due respect for truth, sensation, happiness, imagination, individuality, diversity, and the future. In particular, fifteen features related to human nature are suggested based on recent scientific developments to answer the question: What is a human being? Consequently, proposals that are linked to learning and transformation, as well as social improvement, should fit with the ways in which humans, as specific sorts of biological and social creatures, learn best (or can learn at all) and can change for the better. En la actualidad existe una nutrida controversia en relación a los medios de comunicación sociales y digitales que ha llevado, incluso, a censurar la utilización de las redes sociales y los móviles por parte de líderes en la industria tecnológica. En este sentido, la Organización Mundial para la Salud ha propuesto añadir el «desorden del juego» a su listado de enfermedades, definiéndolo como un modelo de comportamiento de juego tan severo que se impone como «preferencia sobre otros intereses». Al mismo tiempo, distintos académicos han enfatizado los aspectos positivos derivados de las redes sociales y los videojuegos. En este artículo se argumenta que es necesaria una mejor comprensión del ser humano para poder implementar lo que aquí se define como diseño para el aprendizaje profundo. El «diseño para el aprendizaje profundo» está encaminado al reconocimiento de las personas y el desarrollo de sentidos saludables, individual y colectivamente, así como la mejora, en general, del estado del mundo para todos los seres vivos, según principios de verdad, felicidad, imaginación, individualidad, diversidad y futuro. En particular, se sugieren quince características basadas en desarrollos científicos que responden a la pregunta: ¿Qué es un ser humano? Consecuentemente, propuestas vinculadas al aprendizaje y la transformación y mejora social deben ser coherentes con dichas características que permiten definir cómo las personas, en tanto que organismos biológicos y sociales, aprenden o pueden aprender óptimamente, así como cambiar para mejorar.

scholarly journals Two methods for isolation of endophytic and edaphic Bacillus spp. from sugarcane fields

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Elízia Pacheco Ferreira ◽  
Luís Garrigós Leite ◽  
Ricardo Antônio Polanczyk ◽  
Marise Tanaka Suzuki ◽  
Raquel de Paula Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Root ◽  
World Health ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Colony Forming Units ◽  
The World ◽  
Bacillus Spp ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
The One ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Bacillus Strains

ABSTRACT: Bacillus has been widely studied and used for the control of pests and diseases. The adapted protocol proposed by POLANCZYK (2004) proved to be more efficient than the one by the World Health Organization (WHO, 1985) to isolate edaphic strains of Bacillus. However, it has not been assessed for isolation of endophytic strains, which are much less abundant in the nature and more difficult to be isolated. This study aimed to compare two methodological procedures for isolation of Bacillus, established by the WHO (1985) and by POLANCZYK (2004), regarding their efficiency for isolation of endophytics and edaphics Bacillus strains from inside the root tissue of sugarcane, as well as from the associated soil sample, collected from 11 locations; and to compare the density of bacteria in both environments. Endophytic and edaphic strains of Bacillus were isolated by both procedures. However, the isolation protocol performed by POLANCZYK (2004) made more efficient by having a greater number of colony forming units (CFU) per gram of soil and root indicating that this procedure is more useful, especially for isolation of endophytic strains of Bacillus, which are much less abundant in the nature than edaphic strains, being therefore more difficult to be isolated. Using the Polanczyk protocol (2004), Bacillus strains were recovered from all roots (endophytic) and soil (edaphic) samples of all the 11 fields, suggesting that the plant root may be another important source for isolation of Bacillus besides the soil. Higher densities of Bacillus were isolated from the edaphic environment compared with the endophytic environment, with significant differences when isolated by Polanczyk method (2004).

Face mask detection application and dataset

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Matthias ◽  
Chidozie Managwu ◽  
O. Olumide
Keyword(s):  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Monitoring And Enforcement ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Recognition Software ◽  
Deep Learning Model

The COVID–19 pandemic is, without any doubt, changing our world in ways that are beyond our wildest imagination. In a bid to curb the spiraling negative fallouts from the virus that has resulted in a large number of casualties and security concerns. The World Health Organization, amongst other safety protocols, recommended the compulsory wearing of face masks by individuals in public spaces. The problem with the enforcement of this and other relevant safety protocols, all over the world, is the reluctance and outright refusal of citizens to comply and the inability of relevant agencies to monitor and enforce compliance. This paper explores the development of a CCTV–enabled facial mask recognition software that will facilitate the monitoring and enforcement of this protocol. Such models can be particularly useful for security purposes in checking if the disease transmission is being kept in check. A constructive research methodology was adopted, where a pre-trained deep convolutionary neural network (CNN) (mostly eyes and forehead regions) used and the most probable limit (MPL) was use for the classification process. The designed method uses two datasets to train in order to detect key facial features and apply a decision-making algorithm. Experimental findings on the Real-World-Masked-Face-Dataset indicate high success in recognition. A proof of concept as well as a development base are provided towards reducing the spread of COVID-19 by allowing people to validate the face mask via their webcam. We recommend that the use of the app and to further investigate the development of highly robust detectors by training a deep learning model with respect to specified face-feature categories or to correctly and incorrectly wear mask categories.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1950 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 785-788
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Active Immunization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Major Activity ◽  
The World ◽  
Mass Immunization ◽  
Health Organization

EVERY practicing pediatrician is faced with the problem of possible rabies in children bitten by animals. This terrifying and dramatic disease, of world-wide distribution and concern, has been the object of research in many countries. Following an International Rabies Conference in Paris in 1927, data concerning 1,600,000 persons treated were collected by the Health Organization of the League of Nations. Final proof of the value of Pasteur treatment could not, however, be obtained, as no evidence was available to compare the outcome of the disease in treated and untreated individuals. After discussion at the First World Health Assembly in 1948 rabiologists all over the world were consulted by the World Health Organization through a questionnaire, and an expert committee was convened in Geneva from 17 to 22 April, 1950, to examine the replies received, review the newest developments, and make recommendations. Highlights of the report of this Expert Committee are presented in the Chronicle of the World Health Organization, vol.4, no.9, pp. 278-284, September 1950. Active Immunization Since Pasteur first used his vaccine in attempts at therapy major activity has been directed at two objectives—treatment of the exposed human beings and mass immunization of animals. "Differences which are known to exist in the biological quality of antirabies vaccines have thrown doubt on the value of current vaccination procedures.

scholarly journals The International Criminal Court during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirad Abtahi
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
International Criminal Court ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
World Health ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken a series of measures to ensure the continuation of its activities. To this effect, the Court has adjusted its proper administration both in Headquarters and Country Offices by moving to (partial) virtual offices mode. In so doing, the ICC has striven to ensure that staff well-being and business continuity go hand in hand. On this basis, the Court has worked towards the execution of its mandate, i.e. the prosecution and trial of individuals alleged to have committed one or more of the ICC Statute crimes. Against this background, the Court has had recourse to a combination of technological and sanitary measures in order to conduct pre-trial, trial and appeals proceedings in a fair and expeditious manner. These proceedings have ranged from the execution of arrest warrants and transfer of suspects to the Court’s custody through to the holding of hearings in the courtroom. By adapting itself to the evolving nature of COVID-19 — and reactions to the virus — the ICC will ensure that it remains resilient in the face of this unprecedented global sanitary crisis.

scholarly journals Covid-19 Mask Detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1319-1323
Keyword(s):  
Face Mask ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
World Health ◽  
Live Streaming ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Right ◽  
Facial Images

The corona epidemic poses a global health problem and therefore effective preventive measures are worn in public places,according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 epidemic has forced governments around the world to impose restrictions on the transmission of the virus. Reports show that wearing the right face while in public places and at work clearly reduces the risk of transmission. An effective and economical way to use machine learning is to create a safe environment for device setup. A hybrid model using the depth of the face mask detection machine will be introduced. The face mask detection databasecontains a mask and in addition to the facial images, we will use OpenCV to perform real-time facial detection from live streaming via our webcam. We will use the database to create a COVID-19 face mask detector from a computer view using Python, OpenCV, and Tensor Flow and Cameras. We aim to determine whether the person in the picture/video is wearing a face mask or not with the help of computer vision and in-depth reading and to show the same with caution. Steps to modeling are data collection, pre-processing, data classification, model testing, and modeling

scholarly journals Face Mask Detection System

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VII) ◽  
pp. 1400-1402
Author(s):  
Yatharth Khansali
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
World Health ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Time Requirements ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Protective Mask

COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world severely, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has globally infected over 176 million people causing over 3.8 million deaths. Wearing a protective mask has become a norm. However, it is seen in most public places that people do not wear masks or don’t wear them properly. In this paper, we propose a high accuracy and efficient face mask detector based on MobileNet architecture. The proposed method detects the face in real-time with OpenCV and then identifies if it has a mask on it or not. As a surveillance task, it supports motion, and is trained using transfer learning and compared in terms of both precision and efficiency, with special attention to the real-time requirements of this context.

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