scholarly journals Automatic Non-Contact Fever Detector to Prevent COVID-19 Spread in Public Places

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 180-184
Keyword(s):  
Elder Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Continuous Operation ◽  
Automatic Process ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Movie Theaters ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Trigger Circuit

The COVID-19 virus has spread around the world and over 22 million people were diagnosed with the virus. Fevers are one of the top three symptoms of coronavirus, the others being coughs and shortness of breath. A critical component to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to quickly detect fevers in public places, including hospitals, doctor offices, elder care centers, schools, gyms, movie theaters, restaurants, etc. Today, thermometers can be used in these places, but they require manual operation by dedicated health workers. To make temperature measurement an automatic process, an automatic non-contact fever detector is developed. The fever detector consists of several components: a clinically tested and precisely calibrated thermometer to guarantee accuracy and reliability, a motion sensor to detect the readiness of temperature taking, a relay-based trigger circuit to replace the manual trigger of the thermometer, and a DC-to-DC regulator to replace batteries in the thermometer. LCD signals and the buzz signal from the thermometer, are used to determine the measurement results. Lighting and sound signals are used as indication of normal temperature or fever. All the functions of the detector are controlled by a microcontroller. The detector has been thoroughly tested for continuous operation. Once widely used, the detector will help to detect fevers in public places and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus

Sonic Movements – Spatial Reflexivity

Somatechnics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-148
Author(s):  
Johanna Hällsten
Keyword(s):  
Alarm System ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Rural Environments ◽  
The World ◽  
Architectural Structures ◽  
Sonic Environment ◽  
Sonic Structures

This article aims to investigate the creation of space and sound in artistic and architectural fields, with particular emphasis on the notions of interval and duration in the production and experience of soundscapes. The discussion arises out of an ongoing research project concerning sonic structures in public places, in which Japanese uguisubari ([Formula: see text]) – ‘nightingale flooring’, an alarm system from the Edo period) plays a key role in developing new kinds of site-specific and location-responsive sonic architectural structures for urban and rural environments. This paper takes uguisubari as its frame for investigating and evaluating how sounds create a space (however temporary), and how that sound in turn is created through movement. It thus seeks to unpick aspects of the reciprocal and performative act in which participant and the space engage through movement, whilst creating a sonic environment that permeates, defines and composes the boundaries of this space. The article will develop a framework for these kinds of works through a discussion on walking, movement, soundscape and somatechnical aspects of our experience of the world, drawing upon the work of Merleau-Ponty, Bergson and the Japanese concept of Ma (space-time).

scholarly journals COVID-19: Role of Nutrition and Supplementation

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 976
Author(s):  
Fiorenzo Moscatelli ◽  
Francesco Sessa ◽  
Anna Valenzano ◽  
Rita Polito ◽  
Vincenzo Monda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
The World ◽  
Diet Regimen ◽  
Specific Diet

At the end of 2019, a new coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared on the world scene, which mainly affects the respiratory system, causing pneumonia and multi-organ failure, and, although it starts with common symptoms such as shortness of breath and fever, in about 2–3% of cases it leads to death. Unfortunately, to date, no specific treatments have been found for the cure of this virus and, therefore, it is advisable to implement all possible strategies in order to prevent infection. In this context, it is important to better define the role of all behaviors, in particular nutrition, in order to establish whether these can both prevent infection and improve the outcome of the disease in patients with COVID-19. In the literature, it is widely shown that states of malnutrition, overweight, and obesity negatively affect the immune system, leading to viral infections, and several studies have shown that nutritional interventions can act as immunostimulators, helping to prevent viral infections. Even if several measures, such as the assumption of a specific diet regimen, the use of dietary supplements, and other similar interventions, are promising for the prevention, management, and recovery of COVID-19 patients, it is important to highlight that strong data from randomized clinical trials are needed to support any such assumption. Considering this particular scenario, we present a literature review addressing several important aspects related to diet and SARS-CoV-2 infection, in order to highlight the importance of diet and supplementation in prevention and management of, as well as recovery from COVID-19.

Analisis Penerapan Terapi Murottal Pada Ibu Post Seksio Sesaria Atas Indikasi Riwayat Penyakit Jantung (Supraventricular Tachycardia) : Laporan Kasus

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rini Rahmayanti
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Complementary Therapies ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Cesarean Section Delivery ◽  
Common Complaint ◽  
Surgical Pain ◽  
The World ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
History Of

In the world according to WHO 2014 there are (16%) SEKSIO SESARIA deliveries that exceed the recommended limits. Whereas in Indonesia according to the 2013 Riskesdas the method of cesarean section surgery was 9.8% of the total 49,603 births throughout 2010-2013. Based on the 2013 Riskesdas data in West Sumatra the rate of West Sumatra cesarean section delivery (14%) where the figure is almost close to the maximum WHO standard. One common complaint felt by post seksio sesaria mothers is surgical pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the analysis of the application of murottal therapy in post-secsio caesarea women on the indication of a history of heart disease to reduce postoperative pain in the obstetric room of RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang. Nursing implementation in accordance with the objectives and interventions that have been formulated. The implementation is carried out for 5 days, from 3-7 June 2018. Ny. A listens to the explanation, and demonstrates the explanation given, especially murottal Al-Qur'an therapy to reduce postoperative pain. From the results of observations and interviews that the author did, Ny.A understood what had been explained and demonstrated. It is hoped that this research will be useful for health workers to be able to apply murottal therapy as one of the complementary therapies in treating post-cesarean patients.

Infant Warmer Equipped with Digital Weight Scales

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jundi Al'Aziz ◽  
Bambang Guruh Irianto ◽  
Abd Kholiq
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Maximum Weight ◽  
Maximum Capacity ◽  
External Calibration ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Measured Load ◽  
Error Percentage ◽  
Standard Weight

Scales Scales in the world of health are used to measure human body weight such as baby scales. Newborns are very important to be weighed because it is used as a measure of the baby's health indication ranging from 2.4 kg to 4.2 kg. The author makes a tool for this to make it easier for users to weigh with a 7 segment display on the Infant Warmer tool and external calibration. By using a loadcell sensor with a maximum capacity of 5 kg, the loadcell can detect the weight of the load where the voltage generated by the loadcell of 0.7 mV at a load of 1 kg is amplified to 0.62 V by the PSA circuit using the AD620 IC and then processed by Arudino UNO as a microcontroller. The weight results will be displayed on the 7Segment display located on the Infant Warmer tool. In the study, the measured load included a weight of 0 kg to a maximum weight of 5 kg. The measurement of the data results was carried out 5 times each by comparing the modules that had been made with the standard weight, namely (lead). The data from the measurement results of the research module shows that when the weight of the measurement at 1 kg has an error percentage of 0.08%. Measurements at a weight of 2 kg have an error percentage of 0.05%. Measurement of weight 3 kg has a presentation error of 0.01%. Measurements at a weight of 4 kg have a presentation error of 0.02%. And measurements at a weight of 5 kg have an error percentage of 0.04%. Then the data from the measurement results of the research module shows the largest error presentation of 0.08% at a weight of 1 kg. And the data from the measurement results of the research module shows the smallest error presentation of 0.01% at a weight of 3 kg. Making a research module in the form of a scale placed on an infant warmer can make it easier for the wearer.

scholarly journals The Material Value of Flags: Politics and Space in Northern Ireland

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-91
Author(s):  
Dominic Bryan
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Political Identities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civic Spaces ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Way

This article examines the way in which the availability of cheaply produced polyester flags has changed the symbolic landscape in the public places of Northern Ireland. The “tradition” of flying flags to express identity is common throughout the world and an important feature of an annual marking of residential and civic spaces in Northern Ireland. Such displays have been a consistent part of the reproduction of political identities through commemoration and the marking of territory. However, the availability of cheaply produced textiles has led to a change in the way the displays take place, the development of a range of new designs and helped sustain the control of areas by particular paramilitary groups. It highlights how the “symbolic capital” of the national flags can be used by different social groups having implication on the status and value of the symbol.

scholarly journals Edukasi dan Deteksi Dini Komplikasi Kehamilan dengan Pemeriksaan Laboratorium

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Rochany Septiyaningsih ◽  
Dhiah Dwi Kusumawati ◽  
Frisca Dewi Yunadi ◽  
Septiana Indratmoko
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Delivery Assistance ◽  
The World ◽  
Laboratory Examinations ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that maternal mortality worldwide due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth in 2017 is estimated at around 810 cases. Between 2000 and 2017 there was a decline in the ratio of MMR around the world by 38%. WHO also states that 94% of global maternal deaths occur in low and middle income countries. In Indonesia, maternal deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth every year are estimated at 20,000 mothers died from five million births. Delivery assistance by trained health workers in health facilities can be an effort to reduce MMR and IMR. In addition, awareness of pregnant women is also important for the importance of having a pregnancy with a health worker. This community service aims to increase the knowledge of pregnant women about anemia and to detect early pregnancy complications by laboratory examinations. The target of this activity is 15 pregnant women. The dedication activity is conducting educational activities, laboratory examinations in Tambakreja Village, Cilacap Regency. Based on the results of this activity it was concluded that there was an increase in knowledge of pregnant women about anemia and found 2 pregnant women experiencing anemia from 15 pregnant women and urine examination found all negative pregnant women

scholarly journals How to Control Covid-19 with a Nanobiotherapy?

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Immune Response ◽  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Multiple Organ ◽  
World Health ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Muscle Ache

The outbreak of emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) in China has been brought to global attention and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. In a recent study of Nanshan Chen et al., on patients of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, China, from the 99 patients with SARSCoV-2 infection, 51% had chronic diseases and they had symptoms of fever (83%), cough (82%) shortness of breath (31%), muscle ache (11%), fatigue (9%), headache (8%), sore throat (5%), rhinorrhea (4%), chest pain (2%), diarrhea (2%), and nausea and vomiting (1%) [1, 2]. The majority of patients can recover, however, about 25% of patients will progress into severe complications including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which may worsen rapidly into respiratory failure, need an intensive care unit (ICU) and even cause multiple organ failure [3]. Depending on the pathophysiological mechanisms supposed to be involved in the development of the various clinical forms of the disease, various types of treatment have been tested with varying degrees of success. We have developed a nanotherapy to block the entry of the virus into the host cell, to reduce its potential for replication and to regulate the immune response against the microbial aggressor [4].

scholarly journals De-Masking deafness: Unlearning and Reteaching Disability During a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Kersten-Parrish
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The World ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Disability Research

In academic writing about disability, the impetus is typically used to subvert society's ableist structures and challenge misconceptions and misunderstanding around disability. However, due to the world-wide spread of COVID-19 and the restrictions put in place to reduce the virus's impact, such as asking people to wear masks in public places and the closing of universities and moving to entirely online learning, the author, who is deaf, found herself vulnerable and confronting a lack of access due to these measures. This reflexive paper will investigate how the pandemic and its effects forced the author to reconsider her ownership of her deafness. It will add to a growing body of autoethnographic disability research by contributing another facet to understandings around disability and self as they are actualized in the midst of the pandemic.

Deteksi Pertumbuhan Bagi Siswa di TK ‘Aisyiyah Batik Pekajangan Kedungwuni Pekalongan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1120-1127
Author(s):  
Neti Mustikawati ◽  
Dian Kartikasari
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Normal Category ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

AbstractThe nutritional status of children is one of the important indicators in assessing the health status of children. Assessment of the nutritional status of children is done by monitoring the growth of children. Growth monitoring can be carried out by measuring weight (BB), body length (PB) for children under 24 months of age or height (TB) for children aged 24 months and over, and measuring head circumference (LK), added to the measurement of the upper arm circumference (LLA/LILA). Growth monitoring is carried out every 3 months for children aged 0 to 24 months, and every 6 months for children aged 30 to 72 months. TK ‘Aisyiyah Batik Pekajangan is an early childhood education school (PAUD) which has a total number of students around 71 children. The school has carried out weighing and measuring height and measuring the circumference of the child's upper arm at the end of each semester (6 months) which are carried out independently by the teacher. The school also has equipment facilities in the form of weight scales and height measurements as well as measuring tapes. However, what has been done is limited to measurements that are documented in a reporting record. This monitoring was not followed up with conclusions from the measurement results to determine the nutritional status of children, because the assistance provided by health workers from the health centers was not optimal. The purpose of this community service activity is to identify the nutritional status of children. The community service method is carried out by direct detection through the measurement of BB, TB, LK, and LILA. This activity was carried out for 2 days and was attended by 59 children. The results of the activity showed that most of the children (78%) were in the category of good nutritional status, 10% were undernourished, 7% were obese, and 5% were overnourished. LILA data obtained 100% of children in the normal category and for LK data it was found that most (90%) children were in the normal category and 10% of children were microcephaly. There is still a need for a re-assessment to ensure the child's condition and follow-up in the form of collaboration between the school, parents, and also related health facilities to carry out management for children who are still experiencing problems in growth.Keywords: growth detection, nutritional status,kindergartner AbstrakStatus gizi anak merupakan salah satu indikator penting dalam penilaian status kesehatan anak. Penilaian status gizi anak dilakukan dengan cara memantau pertumbuhan anak. Pemantauan pertumbuhan dapat dilakukan dengan cara melakukan pengukuran berat badan (BB), panjang badan (PB) bagi anak usia di bawah 24 bulan atau tinggi badan (TB) bagi anak usia 24 bulan keatas, dan pengukuran lingkar kepala (LK) serta bisa pula ditambahkan dengan pengukuranl ingkar lengan atas (LLA/LILA). Pemantuan pertumbuhan dilakukan setiap 3 bulan sekali bagi anak yang berusia 0 sampai 24 bulan, dan setiap 6 bulan sekali bagi anak yang berusia 30 sampai 72 bulan. TK ‘Aisyiyah Batik Pekajangan merupakan sebuah sekolah pendidikan anak usia dini (PAUD) yang memiliki jumlah total siswa 71 anak. Selama ini pihak sekolah sudah melakukan penimbangan berat badan dan pengukuran tinggi badan serta pengukuran lingkar lenganatas anak pada setiap akhir semester (6 bulan) yang dilakukan secara mandiri oleh guru. Sekolah juga telah memiliki fasilitas alat berupa timbangan berat badan dan pengukur tinggi badan serta pita ukur. Namun yang dilakukan baru sebatas pengukuran saja yang didokumentasikan dalam sebuah catatan pelaporan. Pemantauan ini tidak ditindak lanjuti dengan kesimpulan dari hasil pengukuran untuk menentukan status gizi anak, karena belum optimalnya pendampingan yang dilakukan oleh petugas kesehatan dari pihak Puskesmas terkait. Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi status gizianak. Metode pengabdian masyarakat dilakukan dengan deteksi secara langsung melalui kegiatan pengukuran BB, TB, LK, dan LILA. Kegiatan ini dilakukan selama 2 hari dan diikuti oleh 59 anak. Hasil kegiatan didapatkan data bahwa sebagian besar (78%) anak termasuk dalam kategori status gizi baik, 10% anak gizi kurang, 7% anak obesitas, dan 5% gizi lebih. Data LILA didapatkan 100% anak dalam kategori normal dan untuk data LK didapatkan bahwa sebagian besar (90%) anak masuk dalam kategori normal dan 10% anak microcephaly. Masih diperlukan adanya assessment ulang untuk memastikan kondisi anak dan tindak lanjut berupa kerjasama antara pihak sekolah, orang tua, dan juga fasilitas Kesehatan terkait guna melakukan tata laksana bagi anak-anak yang masih mengalami masalah dalam pertumbuhan.Kata kunci: deteksi pertumbuhan, status gizi, anak TK

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