AN OBSERVATORY STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED BY TRAINED MIDWIVES IN FIRST STAGE, SECOND STAGE AND THIRD STAGE OF LABOUR IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF INDORE IN THE YEAR 2016 - 2017

Seedling production is a critical step in the establishment of vegetables. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of different spectral qualities on the germination and vigor of endive, lettuce, and chicory seeds. The experiment was carried out in three stages. The first stage, two cultivars of lettuce (‘Crespa Repolhuda’ and ‘Vera’) and six spectral qualities (blue LED, red LED, blue + red LED, white LED, fluorescent and dark) were evaluated; the second stage, two cultivars of chicory (‘Lisa Escarola’ and ‘Palla Rosa’) and the same spectral qualities were evaluated. In the third stage, the spectral quality of the endive cultivar ‘Pão de Açúcar’ was evaluated. The experiments were performed in a completely randomized design, with four replications of 50 seeds each. The evaluated parameters were: germination percentage, first count, germination speed index, seedling length, and fresh and dry mass. Endive, lettuce and chicory seeds germinated both in the presence or not of light so that they can be classified as neutral photos. A spectral LED of red quality fostered the development of the most significant volume of fresh mass on the endive, lettuce, and chicory. All the spectral qualities stimulated root growth. The dark, on the other hand, promoted the most significant length of the aerial part, promoting seedlings etiolation.

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Stratifying Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Using Discriminative Knowledge-Guided Medical Concept Pairings from Clinical Notes

10.26686/wgtn.14676090 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mahdi Abdollahi ◽

Xiaoying Gao ◽

Yi Mei ◽

S Ghosh ◽

J Li

Keyword(s):

Language Processing ◽

Substantial Improvement ◽

Document Classification ◽

Clinical Notes ◽

Unified Medical Language System ◽

Second Stage ◽

Third Stage ◽

Medical Documents ◽

Artery Disease

Document classification (DC) is one of the broadly investigated natural language processing tasks. Medical document classification can support doctors in making decision and improve medical services. Since the data in document classification often appear in raw form such as medical discharge notes, extracting meaningful information to use as features is a challenging task. There are many specialized words and expressions in medical documents which make them more challenging to analyze. The classification accuracy of available methods in medical field is not good enough. This work aims to improve the quality of the input feature sets to increase the accuracy. A new three-stage approach is proposed. In the first stage, the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) which is a medical-specific dictionary is used to extract the meaningful phrases by considering disease or symptom concepts. In the second stage, all the possible pairs of the extracted concepts are created as new features. In the third stage, Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) is employed to select features from the extracted and constructed features in the previous stages. The experimental results show that the proposed three-stage method achieved substantial improvement over the existing medical DC approaches.

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Stratifying Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Using Discriminative Knowledge-Guided Medical Concept Pairings from Clinical Notes

10.26686/wgtn.14676090.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mahdi Abdollahi ◽

Xiaoying Gao ◽

Yi Mei ◽

S Ghosh ◽

J Li

Keyword(s):

Language Processing ◽

Substantial Improvement ◽

Document Classification ◽

Clinical Notes ◽

Unified Medical Language System ◽

Second Stage ◽

Third Stage ◽

Medical Documents ◽

Artery Disease

Document classification (DC) is one of the broadly investigated natural language processing tasks. Medical document classification can support doctors in making decision and improve medical services. Since the data in document classification often appear in raw form such as medical discharge notes, extracting meaningful information to use as features is a challenging task. There are many specialized words and expressions in medical documents which make them more challenging to analyze. The classification accuracy of available methods in medical field is not good enough. This work aims to improve the quality of the input feature sets to increase the accuracy. A new three-stage approach is proposed. In the first stage, the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) which is a medical-specific dictionary is used to extract the meaningful phrases by considering disease or symptom concepts. In the second stage, all the possible pairs of the extracted concepts are created as new features. In the third stage, Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) is employed to select features from the extracted and constructed features in the previous stages. The experimental results show that the proposed three-stage method achieved substantial improvement over the existing medical DC approaches.

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Development and Evaluation of a Blog about Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate and Hearing

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology ◽

10.1055/s-0037-1603494 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (01) ◽

pp. 060-067 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luciana Maximino ◽

Ticiana Zambonato ◽

Mirela Picolini-Pereira ◽

Camila Castro Corrêa ◽

Mariza Feniman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cleft Palate ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Digital Information ◽

Pedagogical Tool ◽

Second Stage ◽

The Third ◽

Third Stage ◽

Selection Of

Introduction Cleft lip and cleft palate can result in impairments in communication, specifically in hearing, making the use of technological resources such as blogs a fundamental guideline for health professionals. Objective The aim of this study was to prepare and analyze the access to a blog about cleft lip and cleft palate and hearing as a pedagogical tool for health professionals. Methods The first stage for the development of the blog was the selection of the content that would be addressed and the respective illustrations. The second stage was making the blog available through the WordPress platform, and the third stage included the evaluation of the blog, of the access to the WordPress statistical features, and of the quality of the blog through the Emory questionnaire, which was answered by 75 professionals. Results The blog, titled “Fissure and Hearing”, was developed with the architecture of a digital information environment containing a system of organization, navigation, labeling and search (first stage). The address hosting the blog was: http://fissuraeaudicao.wordpress.com (second stage). The result of the third stage included 56,269 views of the blog from different countries, and Brazil was the country with the highest viewing. Regarding the assessment by the Emory questionnaire, we found that for most of the major issues, the percentages obtained were or equal to 90%, while the analysis of the scales, navigation and structure presented the lowest scores. Conclusion The blog was developed and enabled greater access to information available on the web about cleft lip and cleft palate and hearing.

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Socio-Cultural and Religious Influences During Menstruation Among University Students

10.21203/rs.3.rs-32211/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Keng Sheng Chew ◽

Shirly Siew Ling Wong ◽

Ahmad Khairi Hassan ◽

Kian Ee Po ◽

Norizzati Zulkhairi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Religious Beliefs ◽

Male Gender ◽

Path Coefficient ◽

Structural Modelling ◽

Second Stage ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Third Stage

Abstract BackgroundAlthough menstruation is a physiological process it is shrouded with layers of religious and socio-cultural beliefs. The extent to which these socio-cultural and religious beliefs may impact the quality of life of a female university student in our Asian setting has yet to be explored.MethodsThis study was divided into 3 stages. In the first stage 1, a preliminary list of items measuring socio-cultural and religious beliefs during menstruation was generated. In the second stage, exploratory factor analysis was performed using the preliminary list generated. In the third stage, confirmatory factor analysis using reflective measurement model and structural modelling was performed using partial least squares. Practices of these beliefs were included in structural modelling as beliefs without practices may not affect quality of life. Biological symptoms of menstruation were added in as well as another factor that may affect quality of life.ResultsA preliminary list of 22 items was generated based on personal interviews and input from female lecturers. In the second stage, the exploratory factor analysis identified six factors with eigenvalue>1. From the confirmatory factor analysis in third stage, two factors were iteratively removed due to poor factor loadings. The four factors retained were: i) “religious beliefs”; ii) “unpleasant (or dirty) nature of menstruation”; iii) “personal restrictions (dietary and behavior)”; and iv) “restrictions of interactions with male gender”. In structural equation modelling, only 2 factors, i.e., personal restrictions (dietary and behavioral)” (path coefficient 0.74, t-statistics 18.18) and restriction of interactions with males (path coefficient 0.12, t-statistis 3.00) have significant effect on the practices of menstruation beliefs. Biological symptoms (path coefficient -0.34; t-statistics 7.29) and practices of these socio-cultural and religious beliefs (path coefficient -0.17; t-statistics 3.67) in turn, have significant negative effect on quality of life.ConclusionAlthough four factors of socio-cultural and religious beliefs have been identified in this study, only beliefs related to personal dietary and behavioral restrictions and beliefs on restrictions of social interactions with the male gender are significantly practiced, of which, negatively impact quality of life.

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PELATIHAN PENULISAN ARTIKEL ILMIAH BERBASIS RISET BAGI GURU DAN TEKNIK SUBMISSION DI JURNAL NASIONAL

SELAPARANG Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Berkemajuan ◽

10.31764/jpmb.v5i1.6426 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 157

Author(s):

Mutia Fonna ◽

Mursalin Mursalin ◽

Aklimawati Aklimawati ◽

Muliana Muliana ◽

Fajriana Fajriana ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Scientific Article ◽

National Journal ◽

Second Stage ◽

Third Stage ◽

Scientific Papers ◽

Questions And Answers ◽

Service Activity ◽

Training Activities ◽

Journal Submission

ABSTRAKKegiatan pengabdian ini dilaksanakan di SMP Negeri 1 Dewantara, Aceh utara. Tujuan pengabdian ini untuk memberikan pengetahuan bagi guru-guru dalam menulis artikel ilmiah, mengembangkan pengetahuan dan meningkatkan kualitas penulisan artikel ilmiah, melatih guru untuk mempublikasikan artikel penelitian secara mandiri pada jurnal nasional berbasi OJS (Open Journal System). Kegiatan ini di dasari oleh permasalahan mitra yaitu: (1) Belum adanya pelatihan khusus untuk mendukung penulisan karya ilmiah berbasis riset. (2) Minimnya pengetahuan guru dan keterbatasan ide dalam penulisan karya ilmiah. (3) Guru masih mengalami kesulitan untuk mempublikasikan artikel ilmiah secara mandiri pada jurnal nasional. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan terdiri dari 3 tahapan yaitu. Tahapan sosialisasi dan diskusi dilakukan melalui penyuluhan (pemaparan materi) tentang (1) Penulisan Artikel Ilmiah Berbasis Riset Bagi Guru dan Teknik Submission di Jurnal Nasional dan (2) Teknik Submission Artikel di Jurnal Nasional Berbasis OJS. Tahap kedua yaitu tahapan diskusi dimana pada tahap ini dilanjutkan dengan diskusi berupa tanya jawab antara pemateri dengan peserta. Tahap ketiga yaitu mempraktekkan bagaimana cara submit artikel ilmiah sesuai dengan target submission jurnal nasional berbasis OJS. Hasil yang diperoleh yaitu semua peserta antusias mengikuti kegiatan pelatihan yang diberikan, hal ini terlihat dari para peserta yang menyimak dengan seksama materi yang disampaikan, dan mengajukan pertanyaan ketika ada kendala yang belum dipahami. Kata kunci: penulisan artikel lmiah; teknik submission ABSTRACTThis service activity was carried out at SMP Negeri 1 Dewantara, North Aceh. The purpose of this service is to provide knowledge for teachers in writing scientific articles, develop knowledge and improve the quality of writing scientific articles, train teachers to publish research articles independently in national journals based on OJS (Open Journal System). This activity is based on partner problems, namely: (1) There is no special training to support the writing of research-based scientific papers. (2) The lack of teacher knowledge and limited ideas in writing scientific papers. (3) Teachers still have difficulty publishing scientific articles independently in national journals. The method of implementing the activity consists of 3 stages, namely. The stages of socialization and discussion are carried out through counseling (exposure to material) on (1) Research-Based Scientific Article Writing for Teachers and Submission Techniques in National Journals and (2) Article Submission Techniques in OJS-Based National Journals. The second stage is the discussion stage where at this stage it is followed by a discussion in the form of questions and answers between the presenter and the participants. The third stage is to practice how to submit scientific articles in accordance with the OJS-based national journal submission target. The results obtained are that all participants are enthusiastic about participating in the training activities provided, this can be seen from the participants who listen carefully to the material presented, and ask questions when there are obstacles that are not yet understood. Keywords: scientific article writing; submission techniques

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Image Processing in Contact Endurance Research

10.20948/graphicon-2021-3027-891-895 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Andrey Kirichek ◽

Sergey Barinov ◽

Aleksandr Yashin

Keyword(s):

Cyclic Loads ◽

Second Stage ◽

The Third ◽

Working Surface ◽

Numerical Assessment ◽

Third Stage ◽

Accessible Method ◽

Endurance Tests ◽

Machine Parts

Machine parts operating under contact cyclic loads are subject to a destruction risk in the event of their working surface pitting (destruction). To increase the service life of such parts, various finishing and hardening technologies are used. In the absence of standard methods used to assess the durability of parts operating under contact endurance conditions, they have should be developed in relation to a specific case. The fractal geometry methods' usage in analyzing the surface layer state of parts operating under contact endurance conditions is complicated due to high equipment cost and fine and coarse noise high risk, which negatively affects the quality of generated images. The aim of the work is to develop a simple and accessible method for evaluating the results of contact endurance tests, based on the analysis of the investigated surface images. The developed patented technique consists of several stages. At the first stage, high-resolution photographing of the surface under investigation is performed using a microscope, providing magnification of no more than 1 ? 50. At the second stage, the obtained image is analyzed in the cad editor, where the number and area of the investigated defects are determined. At the third stage, wear result numerical assessment is carried out according to the proposed algorithm.

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Development of A Guideline for Reporting Mediation Analyses (AGReMA)

10.21203/rs.2.18324/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Aidan Gregory Cashin ◽

James H McAuley ◽

Sarah E Lamb ◽

Sally Hopewell ◽

Steven J Kamper ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mediation Analysis ◽

Evidence Synthesis ◽

Health Interventions ◽

Quality Of Reporting ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Second Stage ◽

The Third ◽

Relevant Evidence ◽

Third Stage

Abstract Background There are a growing number of studies using mediation analysis to understand the mechanisms of health interventions and exposures. Recent work has shown that the reporting of these studies is heterogenous and incomplete. This problem stifles clinical application, reproducibility, and evidence synthesis. This paper describes the processes and methods that will be used to develop a guideline for reporting studies of mediation analyses (AGReMA). Methods/Design AGReMA will be developed over five overlapping stages. Stage one will comprise a systematic review to examine relevant evidence on the quality of reporting in published studies that use mediation analysis. In the second stage we will consult a group of methodologists and applied researchers by using a Delphi process to identify items that should be considered for inclusion in AGReMA. The third stage will involve a consensus meeting to consolidate and prioritise key items to be included in AGReMA. The fourth stage will involve production of AGReMA and an accompanying explanation and elaboration document. In the final stage we will disseminate the AGReMA statement via journals, conferences, and professional meetings across multiple disciplines. Discussion The development and implementation of AGReMA will improve the standardization, transparency, and completeness in the reporting of studies that use mediation analysis to understand the mechanisms of health interventions and exposures.

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A New Axial Upsetting Process for Large Ingots with Large Ratio of Height to Diameter

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.189-193.2684 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 189-193 ◽

pp. 2684-2690

Author(s):

Jian Lan ◽

Cheng Ding Li ◽

Yu Long Qiu ◽

Lin Hua

Keyword(s):

Stress And Strain ◽

Second Stage ◽

The Third ◽

Large Ratio ◽

Third Stage ◽

Deformation Inhomogeneity ◽

Casting Porosity ◽

Stress And Strain Distribution ◽

Cracking Tendency

To remove casting porosity and obtain smaller crystal grains, many large forgings need ingots to be upset axially with large ratio of height to diameter (H/D) greater than 3. But the ingots with large H/D are prone to buckling during upsetting process, and have non-uniform internal stress and strain distribution, cracks at barreling and other defects. A new axial upsetting process was proposed to handle these problems. Firstly, the research described deformation inhomogeneity and cracking tendency, and analyzed the causes of defects in the flat anvil upsetting process. Secondly, three two-stage upsetting processes were tried to improve the uneven deformation in the flat anvil upsetting, which applied symmetrical spherical convex die, conical convex die and multi-line sweeping concave die respectively in the first stage, and used flat anvils in the second stage. The effect of the die surfaces on constraining those defects was analyzed. Finally, three three-stage upsetting processes were suggested to take advantages of different die surfaces to stabilize the process. It was observed that the upsetting had better result from using conical convex die and multi-line sweeping concave die in the first stage, conical convex die and flat anvil in the second stage, two flat anvils in the third stage. The new axial upsetting process could improve the quality of the large forgings with more uniform deformation and less barreling.

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Development of A Guideline for Reporting Mediation Analyses (AGReMA)

10.21203/rs.2.18324/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Aidan G Cashin(Former Corresponding Author) ◽

James H McAuley ◽

Sarah E Lamb ◽

Sally Hopewell ◽

Steven J Kamper ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mediation Analysis ◽

Evidence Synthesis ◽

Health Interventions ◽

Quality Of Reporting ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Second Stage ◽

The Third ◽

Relevant Evidence ◽

Third Stage

Abstract Background There are a growing number of studies using mediation analysis to understand the mechanisms of health interventions and exposures. Recent work has shown that the reporting of these studies is heterogenous and incomplete. This problem stifles clinical application, reproducibility, and evidence synthesis. This paper describes the processes and methods that will be used to develop a guideline for reporting studies of mediation analyses (AGReMA). Methods/Design AGReMA will be developed over five overlapping stages. Stage one will comprise a systematic review to examine relevant evidence on the quality of reporting in published studies that use mediation analysis. In the second stage we will consult a group of methodologists and applied researchers by using a Delphi process to identify items that should be considered for inclusion in AGReMA. The third stage will involve a consensus meeting to consolidate and prioritise key items to be included in AGReMA. The fourth stage will involve production of AGReMA and an accompanying explanation and elaboration document. In the final stage we will disseminate the AGReMA statement via journals, conferences, and professional meetings across multiple disciplines. Discussion The development and implementation of AGReMA will improve the standardization, transparency, and completeness in the reporting of studies that use mediation analysis to understand the mechanisms of health interventions and exposures.

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