scholarly journals Designing for the pandemic: individual and collective safety devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-274
Author(s):  
Isabella de Souza Sierra ◽  
Márcio Fontana Catapan
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Design ◽  
Safety Equipment ◽  
Medical Safety ◽  
Safety Devices ◽  
Health Satisfaction ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
Demand For Health ◽  
Safety Procedures

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has generated a demand for health-related safety equipment. The development of these emergency products raises several questions, in particular the possible lack of concern for health, satisfaction, and safety of users in addition to the immediate safety against the COVID-19. Considering these issues, the objectives of this work are to categorize, identify trends, and propose strategic approaches to the development and alteration of individual and collective safety solutions for facing the pandemic. For that, we conducted a review and categorization of industrial design products developed during the pandemic using the database Behance. We found 171 developed products. Of these, we classified 99 as individual safety solutions, with the majority being masks and face shields, 59 as being collective safety solutions like disinfection booths, physical transparent separators, and sanitary dispensers. And 13 were solutions geared to hospital use such as hospital furniture, testing solutions, and medical safety procedures. From the analysis of these products, we noted four major themes: protection from the infection, isolation, and physical barriers for enabling safe interaction, disinfection, and testing that can be used as a strategic guideline for the development of new solutions for this context.

scholarly journals Organic Beekeeping Practices in Romania: Status and Perspectives towards a Sustainable Development

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Cristina Bianca Pocol ◽  
Peter Šedík ◽  
Ioan Sebastian Brumă ◽  
Antonio Amuza ◽  
Aurica Chirsanova
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Organic System ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Travel Restrictions ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Social Components ◽  
Demand For Health ◽  
Organic Principles

Romanian beekeeping faces a lot of challenges nowadays due to the problems related to climate change, the use of pesticides in agriculture, but also to the pandemic crisis. In this context, organic beekeeping represents an important alternative to traditional apicultural practices. The purpose of the study was to present the current situation of organic beekeeping in Romania, but also to identify some aspects related to sustainability. The research methodology was based on secondary and primary data. An online survey was conducted in 2020 on a sample of 433 Romanian beekeepers. The main findings showed that the majority of participants were aware of organic principles and were familiar with the concept of sustainability in beekeeping. However, only a small percentage of beekeepers were certified in the organic system. The evaluation of the concept of sustainability showed that the most important factor for the surveyed beekeepers was the environmental aspect, followed by the economic and social components. The pandemic crisis has negatively impacted the beekeepers’ activities due to travel restrictions and the limited access to the apiaries. If, in economic terms, they were affected by the sales drop in the first months of the crisis, there were also some positive effects such as the increase in demand for health-related products.

Named Entity System for Tweets in Hindi Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arti Jain ◽  
Anuja Arora
Keyword(s):  
Conditional Random Field ◽  
Named Entity Recognition ◽  
Entity Recognition ◽  
Processing Stage ◽  
Learning Stage ◽  
Named Entity ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Hindi Language ◽  
Demand For Health ◽  
Health Applications

Due to the growing need of smart-health applications in Hindi language, there is a rapid demand for health-related Named Entity Recognition (NER) system for Hindi. For the purpose of the same, this research considers Twitter social network to extract tweets dated 1st October 2016 to 15th October 2017 from Patanjali, Dabur and other Hindi language-oriented Twitter based health sites; while considering four NE types- Person, Disease, Consumable and Organization. To the best of its knowledge, the considered Twitter dataset and NE types for Hindi language is one of the first resources that is being taken care. This article introduces three stage NER system for Tweets in Hindi language (HinTwtNER system)- pre-processing stage; machine Learning stage (Hyperspace Analogue to Language (HAL) and Conditional Random Field (CRF)); and post-processing stage. HinTwtNER looks into binary features and achieves an overall F-score of 49.87% which is comparable to the Twitter based NER systems for English and other languages.

Effect of Aerobic Capacity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults with Cerebral Palsy

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1408-1412
Author(s):  
Jungwan You ◽  
Soeun Lee ◽  
Heejae Kim ◽  
Yoojin Shim ◽  
Aram Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Aerobic Capacity ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Contribution Rate ◽  
Health Satisfaction ◽  
Role Physical ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between aerobic capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in men with cerebral palsy (CP) by measuring aerobic capacity and using the Health-Related Quality of Life questionnaire. The subjects were ambulant men with CP (N = 34), with a mean age, height, weight, and body mass index of 36.6 ± 9.2 years, 163.9 ± 8.9 cm, 58.6 ± 9.1 kg, and 21.6 ± 2.9 kg·m-2, respectively. Aerobic capacity was measured during a graded exercise test and shuttle run test. Quality of life was evaluated using the Health-Related Quality of Life (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 [SF-36]). The analysis performed using the physical scale of HRQOL as the dependent variable revealed that the contribution rate of physical functioning was 46.3%, role physical was 21.8%, bodily pain was 7.5%, general health was 27.3%, and physical component summary was 36.1%; the aerobic capacity differed significantly in terms of physical functioning, role physical, general health, and physical component summary (p < .05). Peak oxygen uptake was a particularly significant explanatory variable for role physical, and role physical (p < .05). However, the analysis performed using the mental scale of HRQOL as the dependent variable revealed that the contribution rate of vitality was 13.0%, social functioning was 17.3%, role emotional was 14.9%, mental health was 8.1%, and mental component summary was 15.3%; the aerobic capacity showed no significant difference. The aerobic capacity representing the athletic performance level of men with CP positively affected physical health satisfaction but not mental health satisfaction.

scholarly journals “I did my own research”: Overconfidence, (dis)trust in science and conspiracy theories endorsement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Vranic ◽  
Ivana Hromatko ◽  
Mirjana Tonković
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Reasoning Abilities ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Health Related

<p>Epistemically suspect beliefs, such as endorsement of conspiracy theories or pseudoscientific claims are widespread even among highly educated individuals. The phenomenon of conspiratorial thinking is not new, yet the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a global health crisis of an unprecedented scale, facilitated the emergence and rapid spread of some rather radical health related pseudoscientific fallacies. Numerous correlates of the tendency to endorse conspiracy theories have already been addressed. However, many of them are not subject to an intervention. Here, we have tested a model that includes predictors ranging across stable characteristics such as demographics (gender, age, education, size of the place of residence), less stable general traits such as conservatism and overconfidence in one’s own reasoning abilities, to relatively changeable worldviews such as trust in science. A hierarchical regression analysis (<i>N</i>=859 participants) showed that included predictors explained a total of 46% of the variance of believing in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, with only gender, overconfidence and trust in science yielding significance. Trust in science was the strongest predictor, implying that campaigns aimed at enhancing public trust in both science as a process, and scientists as individuals conducting it, might contribute to the reduction in susceptibility to pseudoscientific claims. Furthermore, overconfidence in one’s own reasoning abilities was negatively correlated with an objective measure of reasoning (syllogisms test), and positively with the endorsement of conspiracy theories, indicating that so-called Dunning-Kruger effect plays a role in pseudoscientific conspiratorial thinking regarding COVID-19.</p>

scholarly journals Fire and seismic risk perception at Lisbon University – Faculty of Letters

2017 ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santos Ângela ◽  
Queirós Margarida ◽  
Carvalho Luís
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Spatial Awareness ◽  
Safety Equipment ◽  
Meeting Point ◽  
Seismic Risk Perception ◽  
Safety Procedures

The aim of the research is to find spatial awareness and safety procedures in hypothetical earthquake and fire situations of the faculty’s users. The results show users do not know what to do if an earthquake (33%) or fire (11%) occurs and 60% are not aware of any safety equipment or where the meeting point is. For these reasons a communication strategy should be created and developed. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_24_2

TELEDENTISTRY: A GRACE TO THE HUMANITY IN COVID 19 SCENARIO

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Santanu Sen Roy ◽  
Jayasree Bhaduri ◽  
Kankana Pal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Telephone Conversation ◽  
The People ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Dental Practices

The rapid spread of COVID-19 virus all over the world has a devastating effect on the dental practices. As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the health care system, teledentistry is stepping up into the spot light and helps in bridging the gap between the people and the dentists. Thus many oral health related problems can be solved virtually via video conferencing or by simple telephone conversation.

How can we teach them about neurotrauma prevention? Prospective and randomized “Pense Bem—Caxias do Sul” study with multiple interventions in preteens and adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asdrubal Falavigna ◽  
Gregory Saraiva Medeiros ◽  
Carolina Travi Canabarro ◽  
Daniel Ongaratto Barazzetti ◽  
Grasiela Marcon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Safety Equipment ◽  
Safety Devices ◽  
Multiple Intervention ◽  
Multiple Interventions

Object A previous study published by the authors showed that a single intervention could not change the baseline attitudes toward neurotrauma prevention. The present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple interventions in modifying knowledge and attitudes for the prevention of neurotrauma in Brazilian preteens and adolescents. Methods In a randomized controlled trial, fifth-year primary school (PS) and second-year high school (HS) students were divided into a control and 2 intervention (single/multiple) groups. The study was conducted in the following 8 stages: T1, questionnaire to measure baseline characteristics; T2, lecture on trauma prevention; T3, reapplying the questionnaire used in T1; T4, Traffic Department intervention; T5, a play about trauma and its consequences; T6, Fire Department intervention; T7, Emergency Medical Service intervention; and T8, reapplying the questionnaire used in T1 and T3. Positive answers were considered those affirming the use of safety devices “always or sometimes” and negative as “never” using safety devices. Results The sample consisted of 535 students. Regarding attitudes, students in all groups at any stage of measurement showed protective behavior more than 95% of the time about seat belt use. There were only differences between attitudes in PS and HS students on T8 assessment concerning the use of safety equipment on bikes in the multiple-intervention group and concerning the use of safety equipment on skateboards and rollerblades in single- and multiple-intervention groups. These differences were caused mainly by the reduction in positive answers by the HS group, rather than by the increase in positive or protective answers by the PS group. However, there was no difference when the control and intervention groups were compared, independent of the attitudes or the student groups studied. The most important reason for not using protective devices was the belief that they would not get hurt. Conclusions Multiple and different types of educational interventions, such as lectures, scenes from plays about trauma and its consequences, traffic and fire department intervention, and medical emergency intervention directed to preteens and adolescents from public and private schools did not modify most students' attitudes toward injury prevention. Clinical trial registration no: U1111–1121–0192 (National System of Ethics and Research in Brazil).

scholarly journals DITAS: An Integrated Gateway to E-health Communications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Bitaraf ◽  
Fatemeh Sarani Rad ◽  
Maryam Jafarpour ◽  
Vajiheh Jami ◽  
Ebrahim Keshavarz Safari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Health Information Exchange ◽  
Improve Treatment ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Demand For Health

Today, the demand for health-oriented systems to facilitate and improve treatment processes is growing. For different information systems with different structures and technologies to be able to communicate with each other, a single gateway is required. The gateway acts as an interface between information systems and unifies protocols, rules, and standards related to communication processes. Health-related systems need a unique regulator that explains data models, coding, and data exchange structures. Moreover, the gateway has control over information systems and the data transmitted between them. In this paper, we explain an integrated gateway of health information exchange named DITAS which is a bridging point between health-related systems.

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