scholarly journals CARACTERIZACIÓN AMBIENTAL DE LA ENSENADA DE PLAYA GRANDE, ESTADO SUCRE, VENEZUELA

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Castañeda ◽  
William James Senior ◽  
Arístide Márquez ◽  
Ángel González
Keyword(s):  
Single Point ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Trade Winds ◽  
Human Contact ◽  
Hydrographic Conditions ◽  
Chemical Conditions ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

The hydrographic conditions and sanitary quality of the waters of the coastal region of Playa Grande Baywere studied during May 2003. We set up 21 stations to collect surface and bottom samples and three current meters – anupward-mounted hydroacoustic profiler and two single-point Doppler current sensors that operated for 14 days. Samples werecollected in 5-L Niskin bottles equipped with a lid-closing device operated through a cable. The samples were studied accordingto established methods for seawater analysis. The pH ranged between 7.93 and 8.31; the temperature, between 22.0 and 24.0ºC; the salinity, between 36.56 and 37.17 units; the color, between 15 and 30 Pt-Co units. The biochemical oxygen demandranged between 4.05 and 68.96 mg/L; and total nitrogen, between 0.53 and 1.27 mg/L. Total phosphate fluctuated between0.02 and 0.16 mg/L; lipids, between 0.08 and 0.39 mg/L; aliphatic hydrocarbons, between 0.01 and 0.12 mg/L. Detergents didnot exceed the value of 0.02 mg/L. In some cases, total and fecal coliforms reached values beyond the limit of 1000 NMP/100ml for total coliforms set by the Ministry of the Environment for type 4 waters (partial and total human contact). Thequality of these waters shows the impact of effluents, running mostly from east to west, in the sector of Campo Ajuro. Thephysical and chemical conditions of the waters of this bay may vary throughout the year as a consequence of the dynamicconditions prevailing in the region. It is recommended that these studies be carried out at least twice a year: during the dryseason (December to May), when the trade winds increase, and during the rainy season (June to November).

scholarly journals OP0277-PARE METABERN, THE EUROPEAN REFERENCE NETWORK FOR RARE HEREDITARY DISEASES: STRUCTURE, OBJECTIVES, METABOLIC RMDS AND THE ROLES OF EUROPEAN PATIENT ADVOCACY GROUPS (EPAGS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 168.2-168
Author(s):  
L. Wagner ◽  
S. Sestini ◽  
C. Brown ◽  
A. Finglas ◽  
R. Francisco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
Metabolic Disorders ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Impact

Background:Inborn metabolic disorders (IMDs) currently encompass more than 1,500 diseases with new ones still to be identified1. Each of them is characterised by a genetic defect affecting a metabolic pathway. Only few of them have curative treatments, that target the respective metabolic pathway. Commonly, treatment examples include diet, substrate reduction therapies, enzyme replacement therapies, gene therapy and biologicals, enabling IMD-patient now to survive to adulthood. About 30 % of all IMDs involve the musculoskeletal system and are here referred to as rare metabolic RMDs. Generally, IMDs are very heterogenous with respect to symptoms and severity, often being systemic and affecting more children than adults. Thus, challenges include certified advanced training of adult metabolic experts, standardised transition plans, social support and development of therapies for diseases that do not have any cure yet.Objectives:Introduction of MetabERN, its structure and objectives, highlighting on the unique features and challenges of metabolic RMDs and describing the involvement of patient representation in MetabERN.Methods:MetabERN is stratified in 7 subnetworks (SNW) according to the respective metabolic pathways and 9 work packages (WP), including administration, dissemination, guidelines, virtual counselling framework, research/clinical trials, continuity of care, education and patient involvement. The patient board involves a steering committee and single point of contacts for each subnetwork and work package, respectively2. Projects include identifying the need of implementing social science to assess the psycho-socio-economic burden of IMDs, webinars on IMDs and their transition as well as surveys on the impact of COVID-193 on IMD-patients and health care providers (HCPs), social assistance for IMD-patients and analysing the transition landscape within Europe.Results:The MetabERN structure enables bundling of expertise, capacity building and knowledge transfer for faster diagnosis and better health care. Rare metabolic RMDs are present in all SNWs that require unique treatments according to their metabolic pathways. Implementation of social science to assess the psycho-socio-economic burden of IMDs is still underused. Involvement of patient representatives is essential for a holistic healthcare not only focusing on clinical care, but also on the quality of life for IMD-patients. Surveys identified unmet needs of patient care, patients having little information on national support systems and structural deficits of healthcare systems to ensure HCP can provide adequate clinical care during transition phases. These results are collected by MetabERN and forwarded to the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission (EC) to be addressed further.Conclusion:MetabERN offers an infrastructure of virtual healthcare for patients with IMDs. Thus, in collaboration with ERN ReCONNET, MetabERN can assist in identifying rare metabolic disorders of RMDs to shorten the odyssey of diagnosis and advise on their respective therapies. On the other hand, MetabERN can benefit from EULAR’s longstanding experience regarding issues affecting the quality of life, all RMD patients are facing, such as pain, stiffness, fatigue, rehabilitation, maintaining work and disability claims.References:[1]IEMbase - Inborn Errors of Metabolism Knowledgebase http://www.iembase.org/ (accessed Jan 29, 2021).[2]MetabERN: European Refence Network for Hereditary Metabolic Disorders https://metab.ern-net.eu/ (accessed Jan 29, 2021).[3]Lampe, C.; Dionisi-Vici, C.; Bellettato, C. M.; Paneghetti, L.; van Lingen, C.; Bond, S.; Brown, C.; Finglas, A.; Francisco, R.; Sestini, S.; Heard, J. M.; Scarpa, M.; MetabERN collaboration group. The Impact of COVID-19 on Rare Metabolic Patients and Healthcare Providers: Results from Two MetabERN Surveys. Orphanet J. Rare Dis.2020, 15 (1), 341. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-01619-x.Acknowledgements:The authors thank the MetabERN collaboration group, the single point of contacts (SPOC) of the MetabERN patient board and the Transition Project Working Group (TPWG)Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals The Impact of Nitrogen Fertilization and the Use of Biostimulants on the Yield of Two Maize Varieties (Zea mays L.) Cultivated for Grain

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1408
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Kapela ◽  
Anna Sikorska ◽  
Marek Niewęgłowski ◽  
Ewa Krasnodębska ◽  
Krystyna Zarzecka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Control Object ◽  
Maize Yield ◽  
Family Farm ◽  
Maize Varieties ◽  
Maize Grain ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Hybrid Cultivar ◽  
The Impact

The field experiment was carried out in 2015–2017 on a family farm in Toczyski Czortki, in the Mazovia voivodeship in Poland. The experiment was set up in a split–split–plot system in three replications. The area of one plot was 30 m−2. The studied factors were: I—two maize varieties: PR38N86 (medium late hybrid cultivar 280 FAO), P8400 (medium early hybrid cultivar 240 FAO); II—four doses of nitrogen fertilization: 1. control object—without the use of nitrogen (0 kg N·ha−1), 2. nitrogen dose—80 kg N·ha−1 (applied once before sowing), 3. nitrogen dose—120 kg N·ha−1 (applied once before sowing), 4. nitrogen dose—160 kg N·ha−1 (applied once before sowing); III—four types of biostimulants used: 1. control object—without using a biostimulant, 2. Asahi®SL biostimulant: I term—four-leaf phase (BBCH 14) at a dose of 0.60 dm3∙ha−1, II term—eight-leaf phase (BBCH 18) at a dose of 0.60 dm3∙ha−1, 3. Improver® biostimulant: I term—four-leaf phase (BBCH 14) at a dose of 1.00 dm3∙ha−1, II term—eight-leaf phase (BBCH 18) at a dose of 0.60 dm3∙ha−1, 4. Zeal® biostimulant: I term—six-leaf phase (BBCH 16) at a dose of 2.00 dm3∙ha−1. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of nitrogen fertilization and the use of biostimulants on the size and quality of yield of two varieties of maize grown for grain. Based on the conducted research, it was found that nitrogen doses influenced the amount of maize grain obtained. The highest yields were obtained using 120 kg N∙ha−1. Nitrogen doses significantly affected the studied maize yield components. The dose of 120 kg N∙ha−1 increased the number of grains in the cob, while the dose—160 kg N∙ha−1 exerted the best effect on obtaining the highest values of a thousand seeds. The biostimulants used in the experiment significantly affected the mass of one thousand seeds and the number of grains in the cob. In addition, Asahi®SL, Improver® and Zeal® biostimulants increased maize yield in each growing season studied.

Impact of SSM/I Observations Related to Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation on Global NWP Forecast Skill

2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (7) ◽  
pp. 2713-2726 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Kelly ◽  
P. Bauer ◽  
A. J. Geer ◽  
P. Lopez ◽  
J-N. Thépaut
Keyword(s):  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Forecast Skill ◽  
Clear Sky ◽  
Microwave Imager ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Northern And Southern Hemispheres ◽  
Experiment Duration

Abstract This paper presents the results from the Observing System Experiments (OSEs) with the current ECMWF data assimilation and modeling system for quantifying the impact on both analysis and forecast quality of Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) observations sensitive to moisture and clouds as well as precipitation. SSM/I radiances have been assimilated operationally in clear-sky areas for 8 yr and in cloud- and rain-affected areas since June 2005. This paper examines experiments set up such that clear-sky and rain-affected observations were either added to a baseline with a restricted observing system configuration or withdrawn from the full system. The experiment duration was 10 weeks of which the first 14 days were excluded from the evaluation to allow the system to lose the memory of the initial conditions at day −1. It is shown that both clear-sky and rain-affected observations account for the bulk correction of moisture in the ECMWF analysis. SSM/I data adds 1 day of forecast skill over the first 48 h when evaluated in addition to a baseline-observing system. In the tropics, the rain-affected data contributes more skill to the moisture forecast than the clear-sky data at 700 hPa and above. In the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the effect is generally weaker and slightly in favor of clear-sky observations. A similar performance can be seen with respect to the wind vector forecast skill, which reflects the connection between the analysis of moisture and dynamics.

Educating Students for E-Entrepreneurship in the UK, the USA and China

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Millman ◽  
Wang-Chan Wong ◽  
Zhengwei Li ◽  
Harry Matlay
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

A growing body of research evaluates various aspects of entrepreneurship education (such as curriculum, delivery and assessment) and links it to outcomes in terms of both the number and quality of entrepreneurs entering an economy. There is, however, a marked paucity of empirically rigorous research appraising the impact of entrepreneurship education on graduates' intentions and perceived ability to set up Internet-based e-enterprises that can operate across temporal and geographical boundaries. This paper provides a comparative overview of entrepreneurship education in the UK, the USA and China with a focus on IT and non-IT students' e-entrepreneurship intentions, perceptions and outcomes. The research on which the paper is based was carried out in two distinct phases: first, focus groups were used to design, pilot and develop a comprehensive research questionnaire for use in a wider, multi-country survey; second, questionnaires were then distributed to students in IT and non-IT related disciplines in the UK, the USA and China. The preliminary results show that most respondents were slow to conceptualize and contextualize e-entrepreneurship in the prevailing socio-economic and political conditions of their countries of origin. There were no significant differences between students of IT and non-IT disciplines in their perceptions of the viability and practicality of engaging in e-entrepreneurship. Generic support initiatives appear to neglect the vast portfolio of skills needs for graduates engaging in Internet trading. The authors recommend that entrepreneurship education providers should engage with emergent models of e-entrepreneurship and that policy makers should provide innovative initiatives to cater for the specific needs of e-entrepreneurs.

ToeHold Artisans Collaborative: Building Entrepreneurial Capabilities to Tackle Poverty

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 187-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sindhu Shanmugam ◽  
S. Ramakrishna Velamuri
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Economic Stagnation ◽  
Effective Organization ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Group Enterprise

Toehold Artisans Collaborative (TAC) is a project launched by the Asian Center for Entrepreneurship Initiatives (ASCENT), a non-profit organization based in Bangalore, to build entrepreneurial capacity in a community of footwear artisans of the small southern Indian town of Athani. Prior to ASCENT's involvement, which began in 1998, the artisans of Athani were making a subsistence wage, which did not even guarantee them two square meals a day. They could not send their children to school and were thus suffering from economic stagnation. TAC is an established Group Enterprise of 14 women Self Help Groups (SHG). Even though women's SHGs are the direct stakeholders, the men are not left out — they are treated as co-preneurs for all inputs, exposure to international fairs and production purposes. The front end of TAC is a customer-centric business enterprise that has taken the exquisite footwear brand 'ToeHold™' to challenging international mainstream markets. The backend is an artisan-centric social enterprise striving for improvement in the quality of life of about 400 artisans' families. The case documents how TAC was set up and evolved during the 1998–2006 period, the challenges it faced and continues to face, and the impact it has had on the artisan community. It is useful for examining the effective organization and running of social enterprises.

Research on the Crashworthiness of Neotype Flexible Safety Fence

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 1689-1692
Author(s):  
Zheng Bao Lei ◽  
Li Hong Li ◽  
Mu Xi Lei ◽  
Chen Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Impact Test ◽  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Standard ◽  
Analysis Computer ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fence Methods

In order to identify the crashworthiness of neotype flexible safety fence, methods was created by conducting FEA (finite element analysis) computer simulation and full-scale impact test based on the current available evaluation standard. Above all, the model of “vehicle-guardrail” was set up based on virtual proving ground (VPG) pretreatment software, the safety in the impact between vehicle and neotype flexible safety fence were studied from the aspects of the moving locus of vehicle, the acceleration of vehicle and the maximum lateral displacement of guardrail etc. Secondly, full-scale impact test was conducted for the guidance quality of guardrail to the tested vehicle. The test results indicated that the neotype flexible safety fence was inconspicuous to the tested-car, which was basically the same to the simulation results, and the evaluation parameter of guardrail met the acceptance criteria.

scholarly journals The Role and Experience of Sudan in Assisting To Develop and Implement National Drug Policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
National Drug ◽  
Medical Devices Act ◽  
Drug Policies ◽  
Government Deficit ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

The strategy of price liberalisation and privatisation had been implemented in Sudan over the last decade, and has had a positive result on government deficit. The investment law approved recently has good statements and rules on the above strategy in particular to pharmacy regulations. Under the pressure of the new privatisation policy, the government introduced radical changes in the pharmacy regulations. The 2001 Pharmacy and Poisons Act and its provisions established the Federal Pharmacy and Poison Board (FPPB). All the authorities of the implementation of Pharmacy and Poisons Act were given to this board. This article provides an overview of the impact of the pharmaceutical regulations on the quality of medicines on the Sudanese market from the perspective of the pharmacists working with drug importing companies. The information necessary to conduct the evaluation was collected from 30 pharmacists who are the owners or shareholders in medicines’ importing companies. The participants were selected randomly. 89% of respondents considered the medicines on the Sudanese market are generally of good quality. The design of the research itself may be considered inadequate with regard to selection process. However, the authors believe it provides enough evidence, and the current pharmaceutical regulations have some loopholes. The Pharmacy, Poisons, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Act-2001 and its regulation should be enforced. The overall set-up including the Act itself needs to be revised. The emerging crisis in pharmacy human resources requires significant additional effort to gather knowledge and dependable data that can inform reasonable, effective, and coordinated responses from government, industry, and professional associations. Furthermore research should be carried out to understand the scope, magnitude directions of the migratory flows, within and outside the country, as well as the characteristics and skills of the emigrated pharmacists.

scholarly journals Implementation of a TMS-fMRI system: A primer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Golnoush Alamian ◽  
Ruiyang Ge ◽  
Erin L. MacMillan ◽  
Laura Barlow ◽  
Afifa Humaira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Pharmacological Intervention ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Functional Images ◽  
Fluctuation Noise ◽  
Spatial Noise ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological intervention, approved for the treatment of individuals diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. This well-tolerated approach uses magnetic pulses to stimulate specific brain regions and induce changes in brain networks at multiple levels of human functioning. Combining TMS with other neuroimaging techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), offers new insights into brain functioning, and allows to map out the causal alterations brought on by TMS interventions on neural network connectivity and behaviour. However, the implemention of concurrent TMS-fMRI brings on a number of technical challenges that must be overcome to ensure good quality of functional images. The goal of this study was thus to investigate the impact of TMS pulses in an MR-environment on the quality of BRAINO phantom images, in terms of the signal of the images, the temporal fluctuation noise, the spatial noise and the signal to fluctuation noise ratio, at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Neuroimaging facility. The results of our analyses replicated those of previous sites, and showed that the present set-up for concurrent TMS-fMRI ensures minimal noise artefact on functional images obtained through this multimodal approach. This step was a key stepping stone for future clinical trials at UBC.

scholarly journals Ethical Leadership, Employees Commitment and Organizational Effectiveness: A Study of Non-Faculty Members

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-172
Author(s):  
Abayomi Olarewaju Adeoye
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Management ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Organization Effectiveness ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact

The expansion, growth and maintaining competitiveness is a function of good and effective leadership in place coupled with the commitment on the part of both the employees’ and the firm itself that will determine the organization effectiveness. The thrust of this article is to scrutinize the impact of ethical leadership and employees’ commitment on organizational effectiveness in an academic set-up by focusing on non-faculty members. The research design adopted was descriptive survey and 200 questionnaires were administered out of which 181 (90.5%) were found usable for the study. Three hypotheses were tested and the result revealed that there is a relationship between ethical leadership and organizational effectiveness. It was found out that ethical leadership influences employees’ commitment and attitude to work. It was equally established that there is significant relationship between ethical leadership, employees’ commitment and organizational effectiveness. It is concluded that ethical leadership is a propeller that will drive employees’ commitment and enhance organizational effectiveness in a university environment. The study therefore recommended amidst others that university management should attempt to embrace ethical leadership as an indicator which will help in improving the quality of service and increase employees’ sense of commitment. Ethical leadership should be given a paramount consideration in the institution in other to improve employees’ commitment in order to achieve organizational effectiveness. (JEL L29, J5, I2) Keywords: Employees Commitment, Ethical Leadership, Non-Faculty Members, Organizational Effectiveness.

scholarly journals Multi-Pulse Diode Rectifier for More-Electric Aircraft Applications: Parallel versus Series Topologies

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-144
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hafez ◽  
Ali Yousef
Keyword(s):  
Test Rig ◽  
Grid Systems ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Electric Aircraft ◽  
Analytical Formulas ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
More Electric Aircraft

This article analyzes thoroughly the performance of the Multi-Pulse Diode Rectifiers (MPDRs) regarding the quality of input/output voltage and currents. Two possible arrangements of MPDRs are investigated: series and parallel. The impact of the DC side connection on the performance of the MPDRs regarding the operation parameters and rectifier indices are comprehensively examined. Detailed analytical formulas are advised to identify clearly the key variables that control the operation of MPDRs. Moreover, comprehensive simulation results are presented to quantify the performance and validate the analytical analysis. Test-rig is set up to recognize the promising arrangement of MPDRs. Significant correlation is there between simulation and practical results. The analytical results are presented for aircraft systems (400Hz), and power grid systems (60Hz). This is to study the impact of voltage and frequency levels on the topology type of MPDRs. In general, each topology shows merits and have limitations.

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