Special report: Bringing Real-Life Health Issues to Hollywood

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Special Report

scholarly journals The Influence of Conversational Content on College Students’ Safe Sex Intentions: A Mixed Method Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Lennie Donné ◽  
Carel Jansen ◽  
John Hoeks
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Safe Sex ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Behavioral Determinants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Conversation Partner

Even though health campaign designers are advised to specifically focus on triggering conversations between people about health issues, there is still a lot unknown about what aspects of a conversation may contribute to safe sex behavior and intentions. Empirical research in this field so far has mainly focused on conversational occurrence rather than conversational content, and where content is taken into account, this mostly concerns self-reports. In this mixed method study, we looked into the quantitative effects of real-life conversations about safe sex, triggered by a safe sex message, on college students’ intentions related to safe sex. We then used a qualitative analysis to try and identify content-related aspects that may be related to the quantitative effects. Two weeks after filling in a questionnaire on their safe sex-related intentions, participants (N = 24) were instructed to watch and talk about a safe sex video with a conversation partner of choice, followed by filling in a questionnaire. The conversational data were analyzed qualitatively. The results suggest that the conversations increased safe sex-related intentions compared to pretest scores, and that content-related aspects such as conversational valence, type of communication behavior and behavioral determinants were related to these effects. Thus, our findings provide enhanced insight into the social norms and behavioral patterns related to safe sex, and indicate that it is important to look at conversational content in detail rather than to focus on mere conversational occurrence or quantitative effects.

scholarly journals Behaviour of the Customers of an Insurance Company

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 336-341
Author(s):  
Dr. ML Sharma C Narinder Kaur and Mayank Singhal
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Science Models

In today’s world as health issues among people increases, people become more aware for the health insurance. It’s a positive thing for the health companies but as the no. of customers increases, it is come into light that people are not punctual for paying the premium of the policy. This paper helps the policy companies to highlight and point out the defaulters who haven’t paid their premium. Mostly people forget about it, and some of them not paying the premium on time. In this research paper, I tried to understand the consumer behaviour in Insurance sector. The main objective of this paper to identify customers behaviour of paying the policy premiums and will they pay their next premium on time or not. Even will they pay their premium or not irrespective of time. Data was collected by various sites and some previous years data of some policy companies. Frequencies, Tabulation and some Data Science models have been used for the analysis. The objective of this project is to summarize is to make a predicting algorithm that can be used in real life applications to derive meaningful and accurate prediction based on the various aspects of data that is accessed.

scholarly journals Allocation of the “Already” Limited Medical Resources Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, an Iterative Ethical Encounter Including Suggested Solutions From a Real Life Encounter

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yazan Nedal Alhalaseh ◽  
Hatem A. Elshabrawy ◽  
Madiha Erashdi ◽  
Mohammed Shahait ◽  
Abdulrahman Mohammad Abu-Humdan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The Face ◽  
Automated Screening ◽  
Comprehensive Programs

The shortage of healthcare providers is well-documented in low-income countries (LIC) prior to COVID-19, due to various causes including the migration to developed countries, scarcity of supplies, poor healthcare infrastructure, limited ICU facilities, and lack of access to guidelines and protocols. One of the important hitches in LIC is the insufficient testing capacity that precluded accurate assessment of disease burden and subsequently resource allocations. Trying to adhere to the principles of bioethics including respect to others, beneficence, and justice should be applied on the ground in the particular setting of the LIC. Solutions should be tailored to the tangible needs and possibility of implementation in real life in the face of the “already” limited resources by making use of simple, yet plausible, measures. Implementing guidelines and frameworks that were set to work in the better-resourced nations is a call for futility. The adoption of novel solutions to overcome the unique challenges in the LIC is exigent. These include the use of automated screening algorithms and virtual video clinics. Moreover, integrating electronic intensive care unit (e-ICU) software may allow for remote monitoring of multiple patients simultaneously. Telemedicine could help in getting consultations worldwide. It can also enhance healthcare workers' knowledge and introduce new skills through teleconferences, e-workshops, and free webinars. Healthcare workers can be remotely trained to enhance their skills. Agencies, such as the WHO, should develop comprehensive programs to tackle different health issues in LIC in collaboration with major institutions and experts around the world.

Unsuccessful Investigation of Preoperative Sexual Health Issues in the Prostate Cancer “Couple”: Results of a Real‐Life Psychometric Survey at a Major Tertiary Academic Center

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 3347-3355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Salonia ◽  
Giuseppe Zanni ◽  
Andrea Gallina ◽  
Alberto Briganti ◽  
Antonino Saccà ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Academic Center

scholarly journals Prediction of PCOS and Mental Health Using Fuzzy Inference and SVM

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashwini Kodipalli ◽  
Susheela Devi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
Mental Health Issues

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder found in women of reproductive age. There are different methods used for the detection of PCOS, but these methods limitedly support the integration of PCOS and mental health issues. To address these issues, in this paper we present an automated early detection and prediction model which can accurately estimate the likelihood of having PCOS and associated mental health issues. In real-life applications, we often see that people are prompted to answer in linguistic terminologies to express their well-being in response to questions asked by the clinician. To model the inherent linguistic nature of the mapping between symptoms and diagnosis of PCOS a fuzzy approach is used. Therefore, in the present study, the Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method is evaluated for its performance. Using the local yet specific dataset collected on a spectrum of women, the Fuzzy TOPSIS is compared with the widely used support vector machines (SVM) algorithm. Both the methods are evaluated on the same dataset. An accuracy of 98.20% using the Fuzzy TOPSIS method and 94.01% using SVM was obtained. Along with the improvement in the performance and methodological contribution, the early detection and treatment of PCOS and mental health issues can together aid in taking preventive measures in advance. The psychological well-being of the women was also objectively evaluated and can be brought into the PCOS treatment protocol.

A peek in the micro-sized world: a review of design principles, engineering tools, and applications of engineered microbial community

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-409
Author(s):  
Baizhen Gao ◽  
Rushant Sabnis ◽  
Tommaso Costantini ◽  
Robert Jinkerson ◽  
Qing Sun
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Microbial Interactions ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
New Gene ◽  
Global Biogeochemical Cycles ◽  
Synthetic Microbial Communities

Microbial communities drive diverse processes that impact nearly everything on this planet, from global biogeochemical cycles to human health. Harnessing the power of these microorganisms could provide solutions to many of the challenges that face society. However, naturally occurring microbial communities are not optimized for anthropogenic use. An emerging area of research is focusing on engineering synthetic microbial communities to carry out predefined functions. Microbial community engineers are applying design principles like top-down and bottom-up approaches to create synthetic microbial communities having a myriad of real-life applications in health care, disease prevention, and environmental remediation. Multiple genetic engineering tools and delivery approaches can be used to ‘knock-in' new gene functions into microbial communities. A systematic study of the microbial interactions, community assembling principles, and engineering tools are necessary for us to understand the microbial community and to better utilize them. Continued analysis and effort are required to further the current and potential applications of synthetic microbial communities.

The Speech-Language Pathologist in the Public Schools: Preparation for Real Life Practices From the Perspective of a Speech-Language Pathology Program Coordinator

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Francine Wenhardt
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Program Coordinator ◽  
Educational Preparation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
New Graduate ◽  
Language Pathology

Abstract The speech-language pathologist (SLP) working in the public schools has a wide variety of tasks. Educational preparation is not all that is needed to be an effective school-based SLP. As a SLP currently working in the capacity of a program coordinator, the author describes the skills required to fulfill the job requirements and responsibilities of the SLP in the school setting and advises the new graduate regarding the interview process and beginning a career in the public schools.

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