scholarly journals NCDs-COVID19 Preventions, Environmental – Nutrition Perspective Approach; (The Case of Tanzanian Students)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulumbi Kilimba ◽  
Engine Baysen
Keyword(s):  
City Center ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Parametric Data ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Approach Method ◽  
Obesity Hypertension ◽  
Curriculum Education

Abstract INTRODUCTION; : Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are serious public diseases. They are affecting a larger a number of young people who are from developing countries. Characterized by been non-transferrable diseases. The main risk factors include unhealthy behaviors and metabolic syndromes. Unhealthy behaviors include excess use of salts, sugar, fats food and alcohol, other are cigarettes, physical inactive and inadequate intake of fruits and vegetable, but also overweight/obesity, hypertension high cholesterol and hyperglygriciride. Common NCDs killers are CVDs, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer OBJECTIVES;: main objective of this study was to assess the student knowledge on NCD-COVID-19 prevention; environmental – nutrition perspective approach.. METHOD;: Cross section study design conducted at Dar-es-salaam- Tanzania. Purposive method used to select participants within six secondary schools that are situated at city center. The likert scale questioner used to obtain non-parametric data. The validation and reliability of tool pre-tested before actual data collection. The data were analyzed under ordinal regression analysis under the help of computer with SPSS- 20 version software. The descriptive statistics established frequencies and percentages while statistical measures were median and IQR. RESULTS;: about 600 students were recruited and participated, 54.7% were female and 45.3% male, (SD) mean was 18.3 and SD was 0.64. Students were knowledgeable on nutrition perspective by 81% while on environmental perspective was 50%. CONCLUSION; : the study concluded that, to speed up NCDs–COVID19 prevention, the multipart environmental education, curriculum education review and adoption of new NCDs strategic action (2018-2020) are needed.

scholarly journals NCDs-COVID19 Preventions, Environmental – Nutrition Perspective Approach; (The Case of Tanzanian Students)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulumbi Kilimba ◽  
Engine Baysen
Keyword(s):  
City Center ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Parametric Data ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Obesity Hypertension ◽  
Curriculum Education ◽  
Education Review

Abstract INTRODUCTION; Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are serious public diseases. They are affecting a larger a number of young people who are from developing countries. Characterized by been non-transferrable diseases. The main risk factors include unhealthy behaviors and metabolic syndromes. Unhealthy behaviors include excess use of salts, sugar, fats food and alcohol, other are cigarettes, physical inactive and inadequate intake of fruits and vegetable, but also overweight/obesity, hypertension high cholesterol and hyperglygriciride. Common NCDs killers are CVDs, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer OBJECTIVES; main objective of this study was to assess the student knowledge on NCD-COVID-19 prevention; environmental – nutrition perspective approach.. METHOD; Cross section study design conducted at Dar-es-salaam- Tanzania. Purposive method used to select participants within six secondary schools that are situated at city center. The likert scale questioner used to obtain non-parametric data. The validation and reliability of tool pre-tested before actual data collection. The data were analyzed under ordinal regression analysis under the help of computer with SPSS- 20 version software. The descriptive statistics established frequencies and percentages while statistical measures were median and IQR. RESULTS; about 600 students were recruited and participated, 54.7% were female and 45.3% male, (SD) mean was 18.3 and SD was 0.64. Students were knowledgeable on nutrition perspective by 81% while on environmental perspective was 50%. CONCLUSION; the study concluded that, to speed up NCDs–COVID19 prevention, the multipart environmental education, curriculum education review and adoption of new NCDs strategic action (2018-2020) are needed.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of respiratory health profile among female beedi and non-beedi workers in a district of West Bengal

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 100-106
Author(s):  
Sujata Biswas ◽  
Nisha Bharti ◽  
Gandhari Basu
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Health Profile ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Forced Expiratory Flow ◽  
Expiratory Flow ◽  
Obesity Hypertension

Background: Beedi workers are more prone to develop chronic respiratory diseases over time. Aims and Objectives: The present research aimed to investigate and compare the respiratory health profile and the factors associated among the beedi workers and non-beedi workers. Materials and Methods: An analytical, community based, cross sectional study was conducted among 60 female beedi and non-beedi workers. Multistage sampling was used to select three wards out of twenty wards under a municipality of the study district. After interview with a pre-designed structured questionnaire, the respondents were examined clinically and pulmonary function test was done using a portable spirometer. Results: All beedi workers were married and 23.3% were illiterate. Most of them had 1to 10 years exposure. Half of them initiated their work between 11 to 20 years. Rate of tobacco smoking, obesity, hypertension, asthma, diabetes was high among beedi workers. Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Flow 25-75 and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate were significantly more among non-beedi workers. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1st second was more among non-beedi workers but FEV1/FVC ratio was same for both the group. Conclusion: Significantly better respiratory health profile of non-beedi workers have reflected beedi binding as a reason behind chronic respiratory disease. Therefore, awareness generation session regarding occupation based adverse effects and safety measures must be conducted at regular interval to make the working condition favorable.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN SISWA TENTANG ROKOK DAN BAHAYANYA DI SMA PETRA SAWANG JAUH KECAMATAN KENDAHE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Melanthon Junaedi Umboh ◽  
Gitalia Putri Medea
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
City Center ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Provide Health Education

Merokok sudah menjadi tren dikalangan banyak orang dimasyarakat tidak lepas juga anak remaja. SMA Petra Sawang Jauh merupakan salah satu SMA di kecamatan Kendahe yang ada di Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe. Meskipun letak sekolah tersebut jauh dari pusat kota tetapi akses untuk mendapatkan rokok tersedia baik di toko kecil atau warung-warung dan tempat penjualan lainnya, akibatnya siapapun yang mau dapat mengkonsumsi rokok dengan mudah. Pengetahuan tentang rokok merupakan hal yang penting harus ada pada seorang individu sebab beberapa penelitian menemukan pengetahuan yang baik akan mengurangi angka kejadian merokok. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui gambaran pengetahuan siswa tentang rokok dan bahayanya di SMA Petra Sawang Jauh Kecamatan Kendahe. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Jumlah sampel 96 orang siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu kuesioner pengetahuan tentang rokok dan bahayanya. Hasil pada penelitian ini ditemukan sebesar 78,13% siswa memiliki pengetahuan baik, 20,83% siswa memiliki pengetahuan cukup dan 1,04% memiliki pengetahuan kurang. Kesimpulan pengetahuan siswa tentang rokok dan bahayanya di SMA Petra Sawang Jauh berada pada kategori baik. Saran bagi guru-guru di sekolah agar memberikan pendidikan kesehatan terkait rokok.   Smoking has become a trend among many people in society including teenagers. Petra Sawang Jauh Senior High School is one of the secondary school in Kendahe Subdistrict in Sangihe Island Regency. Even though the location of the school was far from the city center, access to cigarettes was available both in small shops or stalls and other places of sale, consequently anyone who wants to smoke can consume cigarettes easily. Knowledge about cigarettes was important thing that must exist in a person because researcher found good knowledge will reduce the incidence of smoking. The purpose of the study was to describe students knowledge about cigarettes and the effect to Student in Petra Sawang Kendahe Subdistrict. The method in this research was a quantitative research with descriptive method. Take a sample with purposive sampling that has inclusion and exclusion criteria. The number of research samples was 96 students. The instrument of this study was the questionnaire cigarettes knowledge and the effect. The results of this study found 78.13% students had good knowledge, 20.83% students had sufficient knowledge and 1.04% had less knowledge. Conclusion student knowledge about cigarettes and dangers in Petra Sawang Jauh High School were in the good category. Suggestion for teachers in school to provide health education related cigarettes

scholarly journals Path Planning and Collision Risk Management Strategy for Multi-UAV Systems in 3D Environments

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4414
Author(s):  
Blanca López ◽  
Javier Muñoz ◽  
Fernando Quevedo ◽  
Concepción A. Monje ◽  
Santiago Garrido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Collision Risk ◽  
Risk Management Strategy ◽  
Fast Marching ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
3D Environments ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
People Search ◽  
Multi Uav

Multi-UAV systems are attracting, especially in the last decade, the attention of researchers and companies of very different fields due to the great interest in developing systems capable of operating in a coordinated manner in complex scenarios and to cover and speed up applications that can be dangerous or tedious for people: search and rescue tasks, inspection of facilities, delivery of goods, surveillance, etc. Inspired by these needs, this work aims to design, implement and analyze a trajectory planning and collision avoidance strategy for multi-UAV systems in 3D environments. For this purpose, a study of the existing techniques for both problems is carried out and an innovative strategy based on Fast Marching Square—for the planning phase—and a simple priority-based speed control—as the method for conflict resolution—is proposed, together with prevention measures designed to try to limit and reduce the greatest number of conflicting situations that may occur between vehicles while they carry out their missions in a simulated 3D urban environment. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated successfully on the basis of certain conveniently chosen statistical measures that are collected throughout the simulation runs.

Scanning x-ray fluorescence microscopy and principal component analysis

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1752-1753
Author(s):  
Brian Cross
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Image Acquisition ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Fluorescence Microscope ◽  
Acquisition Rate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Speed Up

A relatively new entry, in the field of microscopy, is the Scanning X-Ray Fluorescence Microscope (SXRFM). Using this type of instrument (e.g. Kevex Omicron X-ray Microprobe), one can obtain multiple elemental x-ray images, from the analysis of materials which show heterogeneity. The SXRFM obtains images by collimating an x-ray beam (e.g. 100 μm diameter), and then scanning the sample with a high-speed x-y stage. To speed up the image acquisition, data is acquired "on-the-fly" by slew-scanning the stage along the x-axis, like a TV or SEM scan. To reduce the overhead from "fly-back," the images can be acquired by bi-directional scanning of the x-axis. This results in very little overhead with the re-positioning of the sample stage. The image acquisition rate is dominated by the x-ray acquisition rate. Therefore, the total x-ray image acquisition rate, using the SXRFM, is very comparable to an SEM. Although the x-ray spatial resolution of the SXRFM is worse than an SEM (say 100 vs. 2 μm), there are several other advantages.

Direct measurement of electron-diffraction-pattern intensities using an energy loss spectrometer

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 668-669
Author(s):  
A. G. Jackson ◽  
M. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Scattering Amplitude ◽  
Dynamical Theory ◽  
Site Symmetry ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Parallel Acquisition ◽  
Kinematic Approximation ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Structure Calculations

Diffraction intensities from intermetallic compounds are, in the kinematic approximation, proportional to the scattering amplitude from the element doing the scattering. More detailed calculations have shown that site symmetry and occupation by various atom species also affects the intensity in a diffracted beam. [1] Hence, by measuring the intensities of beams, or their ratios, the occupancy can be estimated. Measurement of the intensity values also allows structure calculations to be made to determine the spatial distribution of the potentials doing the scattering. Thermal effects are also present as a background contribution. Inelastic effects such as loss or absorption/excitation complicate the intensity behavior, and dynamical theory is required to estimate the intensity value.The dynamic range of currents in diffracted beams can be 104or 105:1. Hence, detection of such information requires a means for collecting the intensity over a signal-to-noise range beyond that obtainable with a single film plate, which has a S/N of about 103:1. Although such a collection system is not available currently, a simple system consisting of instrumentation on an existing STEM can be used as a proof of concept which has a S/N of about 255:1, limited by the 8 bit pixel attributes used in the electronics. Use of 24 bit pixel attributes would easily allowthe desired noise range to be attained in the processing instrumentation. The S/N of the scintillator used by the photoelectron sensor is about 106 to 1, well beyond the S/N goal. The trade-off that must be made is the time for acquiring the signal, since the pattern can be obtained in seconds using film plates, compared to 10 to 20 minutes for a pattern to be acquired using the digital scan. Parallel acquisition would, of course, speed up this process immensely.

Food Safety Security: A new Concept for Enhancing Food Safety Measures

2012 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatesh Iyengar ◽  
Ibrahim Elmadfa
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Measurement Systems ◽  
Critical Control Points ◽  
The Impact

The food safety security (FSS) concept is perceived as an early warning system for minimizing food safety (FS) breaches, and it functions in conjunction with existing FS measures. Essentially, the function of FS and FSS measures can be visualized in two parts: (i) the FS preventive measures as actions taken at the stem level, and (ii) the FSS interventions as actions taken at the root level, to enhance the impact of the implemented safety steps. In practice, along with FS, FSS also draws its support from (i) legislative directives and regulatory measures for enforcing verifiable, timely, and effective compliance; (ii) measurement systems in place for sustained quality assurance; and (iii) shared responsibility to ensure cohesion among all the stakeholders namely, policy makers, regulators, food producers, processors and distributors, and consumers. However, the functional framework of FSS differs from that of FS by way of: (i) retooling the vulnerable segments of the preventive features of existing FS measures; (ii) fine-tuning response systems to efficiently preempt the FS breaches; (iii) building a long-term nutrient and toxicant surveillance network based on validated measurement systems functioning in real time; (iv) focusing on crisp, clear, and correct communication that resonates among all the stakeholders; and (v) developing inter-disciplinary human resources to meet ever-increasing FS challenges. Important determinants of FSS include: (i) strengthening international dialogue for refining regulatory reforms and addressing emerging risks; (ii) developing innovative and strategic action points for intervention {in addition to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) procedures]; and (iii) introducing additional science-based tools such as metrology-based measurement systems.

How to speed up to be in time: Action-judgment dissociations in children and adults

2004 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedrich Wilkening ◽  
Claudia Martin
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Constant Speed ◽  
Linear Condition ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Nonlinear Condition ◽  
Speed Change ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Normative Rule ◽  
Judgment Condition ◽  
Time Linear

Children 6 and 10 years of age and adults were asked how fast a toy car had to be to catch up with another car, the latter moving with a constant speed throughout. The speed change was required either after half of the time (linear condition) or half of the distance (nonlinear condition), and responses were given either on a rating scale (judgment condition) or by actually producing the motion (action condition). In the linear condition, the data patterns for both judgments and actions were in accordance with the normative rule at all ages. This was not true for the nonlinear condition, where children’s and adults’ judgment and also children’s action patterns were linear, and only adults’ action patterns were in line with the nonlinearity principle. Discussing the reasons for the misconceptions and for the action-judgment dissociations, a claim is made for a new view on the development of children’s concepts of time and speed.

Modeling student knowledge with self-organizing feature maps.

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Harp ◽  
Tariq Samad ◽  
Michael Villano
Keyword(s):  
Feature Maps ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Self Organizing
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