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Keyword: HealthEvaluation of Personal Solar UV Exposure in a Group of Italian Dockworkers and Fishermen, and Assessment of Changes in Sun Protection Behaviours After a Sun-Safety Training
Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is considered a relevant health risk for the workers of the maritime and port sectors, but scant data are available on actual exposure measured using personal dosimeters. Moreover, in outdoor workers sun protection habits are usually poor, while some promising data suggest that sun-safety campaigns can be effective in increasing self-protection…
Read MoreVariation in Self-Perception of Professional Competencies in Systems Engineering Students, due to the COVID -19 Pandemic
The objective of this article is to determine if the self-perception of professional competences has been affected, in systems engineering students, during the health emergency declared in Peru by Covid-19; The results will allow the public university of Peru to make corrective decisions and formulate proposals to improve the functioning of the variable under study.…
Read MoreContingency Plan in the Supply Chain of Companies in the Retail Industry in the Face of the Impacts of COVID-19
The main issue that is being presented in 2020 is the impact that all organizations are having due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is not for less given the global collapse that is occurring in all aspects. Many organizations have been affected by this catastrophe and in the face of an unforeseen scenario, the…
Read MoreSimulating COVID-19 Trajectory in the UAE and the Impact of Possible Intervention Scenarios
This paper aims to simulate the current trajectory of the pandemic growth in the UAE; when it is likely to end and at what cost? It also examines the current and additional possible measures to contain the second wave of the pandemic. The method used is a simple Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model called covid19_scenarios. The key…
Read MoreBlockchain Technology for Tracing Drug with a Multichain Platform: Simulation Method
This study builds the implementation of the traceability process by conducting simulation tests using business process simulations with the implementation of blockchain technology to track drugs. This research focus involved stakeholders, including the pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical wholesalers (distributors/wholesalers), health services (drug stores, hospitals), consumers. Simulation methods are used to describe the distribution and traceability of…
Read MoreAuditing the Siting of Petrol Stations in the City of Douala, Cameroon: Do they Fulfil the Necessary Regulatory Requirements?
No other form of technological development had negatively skewed from existing regulations as the siting of petrol filing stations. An audit of the degree to which their operators repeatedly violate the rules regulating their location and operations may encourage the legislature to pass laws that can ensure a balance between the economy and the environment.…
Read MoreTrend Analysis of NO\(_X\) and SO\(_2\) Emissions in Indonesia from the Period of 1990 -2015 using Data Analysis Tool
NOX and SO2 gas pollution have a direct impact on health problems and environmental damage. Therefore, to map the emission patterns and predict the resulting impacts, complete data and information on emissions of the two pollutants are needed. In Indonesia, data on NOX and SO2 emissions that are recorded over a long period of time…
Read MoreLifestyle in Nursing Students at a University of North Lima
Healthy lifestyles were proposed to improve the health status of the university population, they are a set of behaviors that are reflected according to the type of situation and behavior of each person who performs it during the period of their training, the inappropriate lifestyles provides many problems, which are non-communicable diseases that manifest in…
Read MoreRecognition of Maximal Lift Capacity using the Polylift
Background: Occupational injuries are an issue of huge significance in the United States. After a work injury, health care providers often utilize functional capacity evaluations to determine readiness of a patient to return to work. However, it can be difficult to determine if a patient is providing maximal “effort” during the evaluation. The aim of…
Read MoreElasticity Based Med-Cloud Recommendation System for Diabetic Prediction in Cloud Computing Environment
Day to day huge medical data have been accumulating for diabetic diseases. The complexity of storing, processing ,analyzing and predicting the data related to diabetics is not so easy for healthcare professionals .The prediction of accurate results also has the limitation due to scale of data increasing worldwide for patients, symptoms and test results .In…
Read MoreQuality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes of the Central Hospital of the Peruvian Air Force, 2019
This research shows the study carried out on the Health Related to Quality of Life (HRQL) focuses on aspects related to the perception of health experienced and declared by the person, in different dimensions such as physical, mental, social, general perception of health and satisfaction achieved measured at different levels; the objective of the study…
Read MoreOzone, Nitrogen Dioxide, and PM\(_{2.5}\) Measurement at Three Urban Parks in Manila, Philippines using Portable Sensors
The presence of urban parks and green spaces in the city can play a role in maintaining urban residents’ quality of life. Parks in Manila are located near main thoroughfares. Since people usually go to parks for recreation and relaxation it is important to have an idea of the concentration of criteria pollutants at these…
Read MoreEmpathy in Nursing Students that do the Non-Medical Internship in Three Universities in Lima, 2019
Empathy is an attribute of importance between the nursing professional and the patient, where it influences the recovery of their health. Several studies carried out have shown worrying results where they reflect a great decrease in empathy during the formative academic years. The objective of the study is to determine empathy in nursing interns from…
Read MoreImproved System Based on ANFIS for Determining the Degree of Polymerization
Transformer health assessment techniques, based on applicable standards, such as the dissolved gas analysis (DGA), through laboratory testing or online monitoring are used to analyze the symptoms of a failure which develops in transformers from an early stage. The DGA from a sample of dielectric liquid taken from the main tank generates information on the…
Read MoreBurnout Among Primary School Teachers in the Wazzane Region in Morocco: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Introduction: Burnout is a real malaise that affects the mental health of teachers. The objective is to determine the prevalence of burnout among primary school teachers in the Wazzane region and to look for associated risk factors. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 2017- 2018 with a sample of 330 teachers. Socio-demographic and work-related data…
Read MoreProposal of a New Descriptive-Correlational Model of Population Lifestyle Analysis and Disease Diagnosis
This document proposes a new methodology for lifestyle analysis and disease diagnosis for young academics using a strategic planning and disruptive innovation approach. Its objective is to consider and study a new form of treatment to improve the quality of life and health of students in parallel with their development, this through a quantitative methodology…
Read MoreAccelerating Decision-Making in Transport Emergency with Artificial Intelligence
The paper addresses speeding up meetings in a networked environment during rescue works in a transport emergency. Several groups of representatives of various services and observers participate in those meetings. The number of wrong decisions tends to increase because remote participants cannot understand each other quickly. First, the meetings must be efficiently held to avoid…
Read MoreFacebook Translation Service (FTS) Usage among Jordanians during COVID-19 Lockdown
The world is facing an unprecedented virus outbreak, COVID-19, hitting more than 200 countries. Governments have been striving to prevent the spread of the virus through the lockdown. During the strict lockdown in Jordan, people needed to stay home, and they used available social networks to keep updated on COVID-19, with Facebook, the most popular…
Read MoreFault-Tolerant Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive under Open-Phase Fault
This paper presents an integrated solution for a fault-tolerant three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) field-oriented control drive subjected to an open-phase fault (OPF) integrated with effective fault-tolerant detection methodology. The fault detection methodology is based on model predictive current control (MPCC), which is easy to apply, detect OPF in a range of microseconds, and…
Read MoreMulti-Model Security and Social Media Analytics of the Digital Twin
Digital twins act through application programming interfaces to their physical counterparts to monitor, model, and control them. Beyond these traditional functions of digital twins, they must also act to secure their physical counterparts. A multi-model scheme is presented to help digital twins towards the task of securing the physical system. Additionally, this work includes an…
Read MoreThe COVID-19 Effect in Mexican SMEs
This article presents a literature review on how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way of managing risks in the supply chains of Mexican SMEs. Research was carried out in the most important scientific research databases. The spread of the pandemic in 2020 has affected public health and the world´s companies, including micro, small and medium…
Read MoreA Study on Intelligent Dialogue Agent for Older Adults’ Preventive Care – Towards Development of a Comprehensive Preventive Care System
Preventive care approaches have attracted much attention in Japan, which is one of the world’s most super-aged societies. These approaches aim to decrease the number of people who require nursing care or other human support. Our research group has developed several kinds of preventive care systems, including a fall prevention system, a cognitive training system,…
Read MoreA Proposal of Exercise and Performance Learning Assistant System for Self-Practice at Home
Due to pandemic spreads of COVID-19 and increasing populations of se- niors, exercises or performance practices at home have become important to maintain healthy lives around the world. World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the physical health determines the Quality of Life (QoL) of a human. Unfortunately, a lot of people have no exercise and…
Read MoreSocial Skills and Resilience in Adolescent of Secondary Level of a Public Educational Institution in Puente Piedra Lima – 2020
Social skills and resilience are very important aspects for mental health; therefore, it is necessary to take into account the positive contribution in the development of adolescents, they are in a vulnerable stage, adapting to physical, mental, emotional, etc. changes. Adolescents, not knowing how to handle the difficulties that may arise, if they do not…
Read MoreTotal Family Risk in Families who go to Popular Dining Rooms in a Vulnerable Area of Collique, Comas
The family can be referred to as a basic nucleus of society, where it must be fully formed as a group and guarantee the safety and development of its members. Increasing social inequality affects society and also the families that comprise it. It is a study with a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental, descriptive and…
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