Case series of meningococcal sepsis; are we seeing the real picture

Abstract Objective Currently, the majority of cognitive training research measures treatment efficacy using in-laboratory measures, with minimal focus on real-world treatment changes. This case series demonstrates the feasibility of transferring cognitive improvements from the laboratory into the everyday life setting. Method This case series includes 6 chronic post-stroke participants; mild to moderate cognitive impairment. The intervention combines cognitive training with behavioral techniques, known as the Transfer Package (TP). The TP involves components that target functionality on IADLs in the real-world. Performance on cognitively-based IADLs in the real world are measured pre-treatment, post, and 6-month follow-up. Measures of real-world ability are the: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Cognitive Task Activity Log (CTAL) and Inventory of Improved and New Abilities (INCA). In-laboratory measures included the D-KEFS and Timed IADL assessments. Results The real-world outcome measures used in this study were the COPM and two measures developed for this study, the CTAL and INCA. The mean change from pre to post on the COPM Performance Scale was 2.18 (SD = 1.33) and the mean change on the COPM Satisfaction Scale was 2.70 (SD = 1.27). The mean change on the CTAL was 1.96 (SD = 0.93). On the INCA, the mean number of improved real-world cognitive activities was 11.8 (SD = 4.9) and the mean number of new cognitive activities was 7.6 (SD = 3.9). Follow-up reported near-perfect retention on CTAL and continued improvement on the INCA. There were minimal changes on in-laboratory measures. Conclusions This case series provides a framework for achieving the transfer of cognitive training treatment effects in the real-world life situation by overcoming behavioral barriers to functioning.

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The Law Enforcement Weakness of Songs and Musics Copyright Crimes

Jambura Law Review ◽

10.33756/jlr.v3i1.7710 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 139-154

Author(s):

Edi Tuahta Putra Saragih ◽

Muhammad Citra Ramadhan ◽

Isnaini Isnaini

Keyword(s):

Law Enforcement ◽

Research Method ◽

Copyright Infringement ◽

Copyright Law ◽

Cultural Factor ◽

Legal Research ◽

The Real ◽

The Law ◽

Real Picture

This research aimed to: (a) obtain the forms of copyright infringement of songs and/or music (with or without lyrics); (b) understand the role of the police, in this case the Police Precinct, in the law enforcement; (c) identify the factors that influenced the law enforcement. The research method used the normative-empirical legal research, with the initial stages of specifying norms in order to get the proper picture, and then specifying empirical events in order to get the real picture. The research results showed several matters: 1) The forms of copyright infringement of songs and/or music (with or without lyrics) found included: the distribution of the works or the copies, the performances of the works, and the announcements of the works; 2) Police Precinct did notultimately carry out their role as a law enforcer for the copyright infringement of songs and/or music (with or without lyrics); and 3) The factors that influenced the law enforcement on the copyright infringement of songs and/or music (with or without lyrics), namely: legislation factor, in the matter of complaint offenses; law enforcement factor, in terms of the capacity of members; less supportive factor of facilities and infrastructure; legal awareness factor, in the problem of the lack of legal counseling; and cultural factor, related to the differences in norms in the copyright law between those in society and those in regulations.

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Integration of multi-sectoral activities in protecting children from violence – barriers and models of development

Problemy Opiekuńczo-Wychowawcze ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.7827 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 597 (2) ◽

pp. 33-42

Author(s):

Ewa Jarosz

Keyword(s):

Child Protection ◽

Functional Model ◽

Local Environment ◽

Intersectoral Collaboration ◽

The Real ◽

Intersectoral Cooperation ◽

Models Of Development ◽

Real Picture

Intersectoral cooperation is widely recommended strategy in child protection. However despite many efforts to develop it, the real picture of intersectoral collaboration still is not enough satisfying. Researchers identify many factors that are obstacles to its development. Based on the analysis of the practice some models for constructing and improving intersectoral cooperation are suggested. The aim of the paper is to present main barriers of this collaboration as well as to present an example of a functional model that helps to construct intersectoral collaboration in a local environment.

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Entropy Based Identification of Fake Profiles in Social Network

Developing Safer Online Environments for Children ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1684-3.ch015 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 385-401

Author(s):

Geetika Sarna ◽

M.P.S. Bhatia

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Personal Information ◽

Personal History ◽

Cross Entropy ◽

The Real ◽

The Social ◽

Real Picture

Cyberbullying is a felonious act carried out against the victim by sending harassing/ embarrassing/ abusing information online. Normally offenders create fake profiles in order to hide their identity for unscrupulous activities. Assuming a fake identity is very harmful as the real picture of the offender is not visible, and also it can become difficult to entrap them. Sometimes, some trustworthy friends can also take advantage of the fake identity in order to harm the victim. Culprits can reveal victim's personal information like financial details, personal history, family, etc., and along with it, he can harass, threaten or blackmail the victim using fake profiles and permeates that information on the social network. So, it is necessary to resolve this issue. In this article, the authors used the concept of entropy and cross entropy to identify fake profiles as entropy works on the degree of uncertainty. Also, this article shows the comparison of proposed method with the existing classifiers.

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