Nonwearable Sensor-Based In-Home Assessment of Subtle Daily Behavioral Changes as a Candidate Biomarker for Mild Cognitive Impairment

Patients show subtle changes in daily behavioral patterns, revealed by traditional assessments (e.g., performance- or questionnaire-based assessments) even in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD; i.e., the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage). An increase in studies on the assessment of daily behavioral changes in patients with MCI and AD using digital technologies (e.g., wearable and nonwearable sensor-based assessment) has been noted in recent years. In addition, more objective, quantitative, and realistic evidence of altered daily behavioral patterns in patients with MCI and AD has been provided by digital technologies rather than traditional assessments. Therefore, this study hypothesized that the assessment of daily behavioral changes with digital technologies can replace or assist traditional assessment methods for early MCI and AD detection. In this review, we focused on research using nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment. Previous studies on the assessment of behavioral changes in MCI and AD using traditional performance- or questionnaire-based assessments are first described. Next, an overview of previous studies on the assessment of behavioral changes in MCI and AD using nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment is provided. Finally, the usefulness and problems of nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment for early MCI and AD detection are discussed. In conclusion, this review stresses that subtle changes in daily behavioral patterns detected by nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment can be early MCI and AD biomarkers.

EP.TU.141A 5-year Post Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer audit with focus on root cause analysis and performance at York Teaching Hospital

Introduction Post colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PC-CRC) is an important benchmark of endoscopy performance. Previous publications have reported significant variations between institutions. We chose to perform the root cause analysis (RCA) and the impact of traditional performance indicators on the likelihood of PC-CRC. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on all PCCRC at York Hospital. Electronic endoscopic records and case-note review was performed to identify appropriate cases. Root cause analysis was performed on all identified cases. Performance data and annual procedural volumes of endoscopist were recorded. Adjusted PC-CRC/5-year period allowed endoscopist to be divided into good (<4 PC-CRC) and poor performers (³4 PC-CRC). Mann Whitney U test used to compare groups. P-value of < 0.05 deemed significant Results 32 (24 male) patients with a PC-CRC were identified . Median age was 72 (IQR 63-79) years. Table provides PCCRC rate for the 5-year period. Root cause analysis identified that most plausible cause was missed lesions despite adequate bowel preparation (76%). The commonest subtype was non interval C (38%). Three out of 18 endoscopist had a higher 5-year adjusted PC-CRC rate and were poor performers. Median withdrawal times, CIR and ADR did not differ between good and poor performers. Conclusion The overall PC-CRC rate at our institution is within an acceptable rate. We have noted significant variation of performance between endoscopist, the exact reasons for this observation require further examination.

Football Match Dynamics Explored by Recurrence Analysis

A widely accepted notion of football matches in performance analysis (PA) is to consider them as dynamic interaction processes with emerging behaviors. The description and analysis of these processes requires specific methods. Recurrence analysis is a technique for analyzing complex systems in many domains like astrophysics, earth sciences, engineering, biology, cardiology, and neuroscience. Its general concept is to examine the recurrence behavior of a system, as in when, how often and how close its trajectory in a phase space returns to a previous state. The aim of the study is to apply recurrence analysis to football matches. Positional data from 21 football matches of a German Bundesliga team were examined. The phase space was made up of the field players' x,y-positions at each second of the match. For each pair of seconds, the average distance of all the players between their positions at these two time points was calculated. Recurrence plots (RPs) were obtained by color-coding these distances. With a recurrence threshold of rt = 9 m and a minimum line length of lmin = 3 s, general recurrence parameters were calculated to characterize the individual recurrence behaviors of each match. Three football-specific recurrence parameters were defined to represent recurrence properties of open play. RPs showed commonalities (typical features indicating set plays and continuous gameplay) as well as unique structures during each match (number, distribution, and sequence of typical features). The recurrence parameters showed several significant correlations with traditional performance indicators like number of goals and passes completed, e.g., the correlation between number of goals and recurrence rate is r = −0.622 (p = 0.003). By extending the sample and design of recurrence studies, there is great potential for recurrence analysis to improve both the practical and theoretical potential of performance analysis.

Performance evaluation of automotive product development team members based on a PLM system: A case study of M Automotive Products Company

Based on product lifecycle management (PLM) theory and social comparison theory, this paper constructs a performance ranking model of automobile product development project team members, uses an active server provider (ASP) to develop the system, realizes the online operation and real-time analysis of the performance management system, and solves the problems of the low efficiency, low morale and unfair assessment of product development team members caused by traditional performance assessment. The performance management platform for the team members of the automotive product development project uses a PLM system to realize a systematic and standardized list of project functions and provide a performance appraisal management system that can be evaluated and fairly compared for project team members. Based on the performance appraisal practice of automotive product development project team members of M Automotive Products Company, this study verified the feasibility of the ranking model’s transformation to work habits based on the predetermined and result data of the mission completion rate, the punctuality rate and the degree of improvement of the management level of product development project team. Through the tracking of the team performance ranking function, it is found that the model can solve the problems of untimely assessment and insufficient incentives in the current traditional performance appraisal, enhance the overall enthusiasm of the team, and give full play to the subjective initiative of the team.

Effects of Multivalent BRD Vaccine Treatment and Temperament on Performance and Feeding Behavior Responses to a BVDV1b Challenge in Beef Steers

This study examined the effects of multivalent respiratory vaccine treatment (VT) and animal temperament classification on feeding behavior traits, feed intake and animal performance in response to a bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) challenge. Nellore–Angus crossbred steers (n = 360; initial body weight (BW) 330 ± 48 kg) were assigned to one of three vaccine treatments: non-vaccinated (NON), modified live (MLV) and killed (KV) regarding respiratory viral pathogens, and inoculated intranasally with the same BVDV1b strain. Cattle temperament categories were based on exit velocity. Overt clinical signs of respiratory disease were not observed, yet the frequency and duration of bunk visit events as well as traditional performance traits decreased (p < 0.01) following BVDV challenge and then rebounded in compensatory fashion. The reduction in dry matter intake (DMI) was less (p < 0.05) for MLV-vaccinated steers, and MLV-vaccinated steers had longer (p < 0.01) durations of bunk visit and meal events and slower (p < 0.01) eating rates compared with KV- and non-vaccinated steers following BVDV challenge. Greater differences in most feeding behavior traits due to VT existed within calm vs. excitable steers. Respiratory vaccination can reduce the sub-clinical feeding behavior and performance effects of BVDV in cattle, and the same impacts may not occur across all temperament categories.

Seni Pertunjukan Tradisional Bali, Sebuah Renungan Sejarah

The existence of Balinese performance art can be observed through a long journey based on such of clues like artifact and ancient inscription which are found and described the categories of our inheritance performance art at the present are existed since the age of Ancient Balinese. Through the awareness of history, the age of Ancient Balinese is made of by the relationships between Balinese and East Javanese kings. In another ways can be comprised that the Balinese performance art is included in ancient Balinese performance art which is known as the product of Javanese culture and Balinese tradition’s acculturation. The East Javanese culture’s inheritance has cultivated by the fallen of Balinese’s Kingdom under Majapahit since the governance of King Asta Sura, Ratna Bumi Banten which caused the dominant influence of Majapahit’s culture to the development of Balinese culture until now. Seen that the Balinese performance art has a meaning to regenerate and socialize the Balinese culture and can also assumed that traditional performance art is become the identity of Balinese culture. The changes of age and the existence of culture system will influence the form and structure of performance art so that in reconstructing of traditional performance art as a history moment is always limited by space, proceed with time and reconstruct to the artist’s style. The changes of form and art structure can be possessed as a history process while its meaning and characteristics are always powered and prevented the genuine of Balinese culture art.

Communication and ritual on jaranan pogogan: The semiotics of performing arts

The main objective of this research was to study culture and arts in the form of performing arts, which have a significant role in the preservation of tradition through the perception of communication semiotics. The suguh ritual is a presentation that is carried out before the jaranan pogogan traditional performance art activity in Nganjuk Regency. The suguh ritual is expected to represent language indirectly through the semiotics of communication during its implementation. In addition, the preservation of traditional performing arts through the perception of this ritual can provide the right image to maintain the preservation of traditional arts in the Nganjuk Regency. This ritual of regeneration is still occurring to this day. This research was a qualitative descriptive study. The literacy process used to determine information results were obtained from informants who distributed data in Nganjuk Regency. Researchers also conducted interviews, observed and collected data in the field. This research is expected to preserve the jaranan pogogan’s role in the suguh ritual and serve as non-degraded cultural manifestations in technological developments 4.0.

Internal Quality Assurance of Institutional Learning Outcomes: United States Case Study and Implications for Vietnam Higher Education

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are under pressure to provide evidence of student success. In addition to traditional performance indicators such as GPA, grades, and rates of retention, graduation and employment, stakeholders also required institutions to provide evidence of institutional learning outcomes (ILOs). ILOs encompass the knowledge and skills that all students regardless of disciplines from a specific university are expected to demonstrate upon their graduation. This case study examines a complete internal quality assurance (IQA) cycle from a U.S. comprehensive university, including the adaptation of national authentic assessment measures, the use of technology in data analysis, the best practices to communicate assessment results to multiple internal stakeholders to facilitate leadership decision-making, the challenges encountered, and the improvement plans to sustain the procedure. Researchers also make recommendations to Vietnam HEIs that want to adopt IQA of ILOs for both quality improvement and accountability purposes.

Internal quality assurance of institutional learning outcomes: United States case study and implications for Vietnam higher education

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are under pressure to provide evidence of student success. In addition to traditional performance indicators such as GPA, grades, and rates of retention, graduation and employment, stakeholders also required institutions to provide evidence of institutional learning outcomes (ILOs). ILOs encompass the knowledge and skills that all students regardless of disciplines from a specific university are expected to demonstrate upon their graduation. This case study examines a complete internal quality assurance (IQA) cycle from a U.S. comprehensive university, including the adaptation of national authentic assessment measures, the use of technology in data analysis, the best practices to communicate assessment results to multiple internal stakeholders to facilitate leadership decision-making, the challenges encountered, and the improvement plans to sustain the procedure. Researchers also make recommendations to Vietnam HEIs that want to adopt IQA of ILOs for both quality improvement and accountability purposes.

An Art Class for Music

This chapter describes in detail a constructivist philosophy for music curricula. Alternatives to traditional performance ensembles, including songwriting, sound design, remixing, sampling, and other computer-based music creation techniques, are discussed. The constructivist approach adopts learning strategies used by popular musicians, including aural learning by listening to and copying recordings, and personal learning with minimal adult guidance and intervention. Furthermore, project prompts are designed to guide students from tightly scaffolded and formulaic production exercises to more open-ended creative projects. The affordances of digital audio workstations support trial-and-error experimentation by linking visualization to immediate auditory feedback for each action. The chapter also covers the role of sound design in popular music production, the remix as a scaffold for creating original songs, and the intellectual property considerations inherent in sampling. The goal is for students to have created a portfolio of music that expresses their tastes and identities, and that they are proud of.