Development of Web-Based Disaster Preparedness Knowledge Measurement Instruments Using the Wondershare Quiz Creator Software

SummaryWe have created a Web-based repository or data library of information about measurement instruments used in studies of multi-factorial geriatric health conditions (the Geriatrics Research Instrument Library – GRIL) based upon existing features of two separate clinical study data management systems. GRIL allows browsing, searching, and selecting measurement instruments based upon criteria such as keywords and areas of applicability. Measurement instruments selected can be printed and/or included in an automatically generated standalone microcomputer database application, which can be downloaded by investigators for use in data collection and data management. Methods: Integration of database applications requires the creation of a common semantic model, and mapping from each system to this model. Various database schema conflicts at the table and attribute level must be identified and resolved prior to integration. Using a conflict taxonomy and a mapping schema facilitates this process. Results: Critical conflicts at the table level that required resolution included name and relationship differences. Conclusions: A major benefit of integration efforts is the sharing of features and cross-fertilization of applications created for similar purposes in different operating environments. Integration of applications mandates some degree of metadata model unification.

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Perspectives of Future Physicians on Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness: Challenges of Building a Capable and Sustainable Auxiliary Medical Workforce

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1097/dmp.0b013e3181aa242a ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 210-216 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Heather E. Kaiser ◽

Daniel J. Barnett ◽

Edbert B. Hsu ◽

Thomas D. Kirsch ◽

James J. James ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Medical Students ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Pandemic Influenza ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Education And Training ◽

Disaster Medicine ◽

Public Health Preparedness ◽

Web Based ◽

And Training

ABSTRACTBackground: Although the training of future physicians in disaster preparedness and public health issues has been recognized as an important component of graduate medical education, medical students receive relatively limited exposure to these topics. Recommendations have been made to incorporate disaster medicine and public health preparedness into medical school curricula. To date, the perspectives of future physicians on disaster medicine and public health preparedness issues have not been described.Methods: A Web-based survey was disseminated to US medical students. Frequencies, proportions, and odds ratios were calculated to assess perceptions and self-described likelihood to respond to disaster and public health scenarios.Results: Of the 523 medical students who completed the survey, 17.2% believed that they were receiving adequate education and training for natural disasters, 26.2% for pandemic influenza, and 13.4% for radiological events, respectively; 51.6% felt they were sufficiently skilled to respond to a natural disaster, 53.2% for pandemic influenza, and 30.8% for radiological events. Although 96.0% reported willingness to respond to a natural disaster, 93.7% for pandemic influenza, and 83.8% for a radiological event, the majority of respondents did not know to whom they would report in such an event.Conclusions: Despite future physicians' willingness to respond, education and training in disaster medicine and public health preparedness offered in US medical schools is inadequate. Equipping medical students with knowledge, skills, direction, and linkages with volunteer organizations may help build a capable and sustainable auxiliary workforce. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3:210–216)

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The Web-based Framework of X-Band Polarimetric Radar System

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.b3213.078219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 4165-4169 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Disaster Preparedness ◽

System Development ◽

Radar Data ◽

Radar System ◽

Polarimetric Radar ◽

Web Based ◽

Internet Technologies ◽

X Band ◽

Estimation System ◽

Web Based System

The application of X-Band Polarimetric radar (X-Band MP radar) is very effective in disaster risk management which can help professional, researchers, private and government agencies to take actions for rainfall-related disaster preparedness and prevention activities. This needs dissemination of rainfall radar data and information for developing the methods, models and applications. With the emerging Internet technologies, many web-based systems are used as a fundamental platform for gathering, processing and delivering the data or information in many fields. This paper is aimed to recognize the requirements of a web-based framework for rainfall estimation system by using X-Band MP radar. Through the systematic approach, three requirements for the proposed architecture are identified, which are the source of rainfall data, the technology involved in the system development and the features of web-based system. Those requirements are represent the whole concept of X-Band MP radar system for Malaysia. Based on the outcome of this study, a web-based system framework is proposed and the prototype of the proposed system will be developed.

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Predictors of Patients’ Intention to Interact With Doctors in Web-Based Health Communities in China: Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/13693 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. e13693

Author(s):

Tailai Wu ◽

Zhaohua Deng ◽

Zhuo Chen ◽

Donglan Zhang ◽

Ruoxi Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Health ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Survey Method ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

Web Based ◽

Patient Interaction ◽

Health Communities

Background Web-based health communities provide opportunities for doctors and patients to interact with each other and change the traditional communication mode between doctors and patients. However, little is known about the predictors of patients’ intention to interact with doctors in Web-based health communities in China. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate what are the predictors of patients’ intention to interact with doctors in Web-based health communities in China. Methods On the basis of two-factor theory and service convenience theory, we propose that the attributes of Web-based health communities including ease of use and perceived synchronicity influence patients’ intention to interact through convenience of Web-based health communities, whereas the attributes of physical health facilities such as inaccessibility and discontinuity affect patients’ intention to interact through inconvenience of physical health facilities. We employed the survey method to validate our hypothesized relationships. Through developing the measurement instruments, we collected 334 valid answers from Web health community users and utilized partial least square to analyze the data. Results Ease of use (t311=2.924, P=.004) and perceived synchronicity (t311=2.353, P=.019) were found to influence convenience of Web-based health communities significantly, whereas inaccessibility (t311=3.189, P=.002) and discontinuity (t311=3.149, P=.002) were found to impact inconvenience of physical health facilities significantly. Meanwhile, both convenience of Web-based health communities (t311=2.353, P=.019) and inconvenience of physical health facilities (t311=2.787, P=.006) were found to affect patients’ intention to interact with doctors in Web-based health communities significantly. Therefore, all the proposed hypotheses were supported. Conclusions Through including factors from both Web-based health communities and physical health facilities, we can understand patients’ intention to interact comprehensively. This study not only contributes to literature of doctor-patient interaction and Web-based health platforms but also provides implications to promote doctor-patient interaction online and offline.

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Disaster Preparedness among Service Dog Puppy- Raisers (Human Subject Sample)

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani10020246 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 246

Author(s):

Sarah E. DeYoung ◽

Ashley K. Farmer ◽

Zoe Callaro ◽

Shelby Naar

Keyword(s):

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Human Subject ◽

Web Based ◽

Dog Training ◽

Service Dog ◽

Guide Dogs ◽

Complete Survey ◽

Evacuation Plan ◽

Survey Responses ◽

First Time

Little is known about the ways in which puppy raisers engage in disaster preparedness for their puppies (or “guide dogs in training”). The aim of this research is to understand disaster preparedness among service dog puppy raisers. A web-based survey was distributed to people raising puppies in a service dog training program (n = 53 complete survey responses). Questions in the survey included items about disaster preparedness and plans for canine safety in hazards events. Out of those who said they had an evacuation plan for their puppy in training, 59% stated they would put the dog in their vehicles for evacuating to safety in the event of a hurricane or other disaster. The odds of first-time puppy raisers who considered evacuation for Hurricane Irma in 2017 was 15.3 times the odds of repeat raisers. Over half the raisers reported that they did not have a disaster kit. Additionally, 82% of respondents indicated that having a service puppy in training makes them feel safer. These results can be used as a foundation for service dog organizations in disaster preparedness among their puppy raiser volunteers and in designing recruitment messages for new volunteers.

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A Web-Based Remote Laboratory Using SCADA Technology

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.333-335.480 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 333-335 ◽

pp. 480-484

Author(s):

Hua Zhong Wang ◽

Hua Cheng ◽

Jun Yao

Keyword(s):

Supervisory Control ◽

Web Application ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Configuration Software ◽

Laboratory System ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

Remote Laboratory ◽

Web Based ◽

Remote Operations ◽

Water Tanks

This paper presents an internet-based remote laboratory for process control on double holding water tanks using supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology. A three layer distributed system supporting web application was proposed. Programmable logic controller, measurement instruments, display instruments and configuration software were used as the main hardware and software to develop the laboratory system. Remote operations by the engineering students show that the laboratory system is useful in helping the students understand the control theory through remote experiments.

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Computer-Facilitated Assessment of Disaster Preparedness for Remote Hospitals in a Long-Distance, Virtual Tabletop Drill Model

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x11006455 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 230-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Brian Gillett ◽

Mark Silverberg ◽

Patricia Roblin ◽

John Adelaine ◽

Walter Valesky ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Emergency Preparedness ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Response Times ◽

Software Tool ◽

Major Incident ◽

Long Distance ◽

Web Based ◽

Response Interval ◽

Governmental Institutions

AbstractIntroduction: Emergency preparedness experts generally are based at academic or governmental institutions. A mechanism for experts to remotely facilitate a distant hospital’s disaster readiness is lacking.Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and examine the feasibility of an Internet-based software tool to assess disaster preparedness for remote hospitals using a long-distance, virtual, tabletop drill.Methods: An Internet-based system that remotely acquires information and analyzes disaster preparedness for hospitals at a distance in a virtual, tabletop drill model was piloted. Nine hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa designated as receiving institutions for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Games and its organizers, utilized the system over a 10-week period. At one-week intervals, the system e-mailed each hospital’s leadership a description of a stadium disaster and instructed them to login to the system and answer questions relating to their hospital’s state of readiness. A total of 169 questions were posed relating to operational and surge capacities, communication, equipment, major incident planning, public relations, staff safety, hospital supplies, and security in each hospital. The system was used to analyze answers and generate a real-time grid that reflectied readiness as a percent for each hospital in each of the above categories. It also created individualized recommendations of how to improve preparedness for each hospital. To assess feasibility of such a system, the end users’ compliance and response times were examined.Results: Overall, compliance was excellent with an aggregate response rate of 98%. The mean response interval, defined as the time elapsed between sending a stimuli and receiving a response, was eight days (95% CI = 8–9 days).Conclusions: A web-based data acquisition system using a virtual, tabletop drill to remotely facilitate assessment of disaster preparedness is efficient and feasible. Weekly reinforcement for disaster preparedness resulted in strong compliance.

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