scholarly journals Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages of the Location Methods of International Auricular Acupuncture Points

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Jing Rong ◽  
Jing-Jun Zhao ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Li-Qun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Research Quality ◽  
Auricular Acupuncture ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Location Method ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
International Standardization ◽  
The Right ◽  
Auricular Therapy ◽  
Location Methods

The international standardization of auricular acupuncture points (AAPs) is an important basis for auricular therapy or auricular diagnosis and treatment. The study on the international standardization of AAPs has gone through a long process, in which the location method is one of the key research projects. There are different points of view in the field of AAPs among experts from different countries or regions. By only analyzing the nine representative location methods, this paper tried to offer a proper location method to locate AAPs. Through analysis of the pros and cons of each location method, the location method applied in the WFAS international standard of AAPs is thoroughly considered as an appropriate method. It is important to keep the right direction during developing an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) international standard of auricular acupuncture points and to improve the research quality of international standardization for AAPs.

scholarly journals TO THE ISSUE OF STANDARDIZATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF SCENE EXAMINATION (INVESTIGATION)

2019 ◽  
pp. 331-349
Author(s):  
A. Poltavskyi
Keyword(s):  
National Standards ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
General Context ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Crime Investigation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Crime Detection ◽  
International Standardization

The article is devoted to one of the most frequently faced crime investigation procedure – scene examination (investigation), during which an investigator and a specialist to recognize, record, collect, transport and store trace information before conducting expert examination. Their activity, in this case, consists of a number of main stages: the recognition of traces on the subjects, which at the time of the commission of crimes could have formed traces and which (subjects with traces) can be collected; the recognition of traces on the subjects, which cannot be collected; recording, collecting, packing of traces on the subjects and traces; transportation of collected subjects with traces and traces to the pre-trial investigation authorities, its storage until sending them to the institution of forensic examinations; samples’ obtaining for comparative examination; transportation of subjects with traces and traces and samples for expert research. These main stages constitute the technology of scene examination (investigation), which (technology), in the general context, is defined as a set of knowledge, information about the sequence of separate work operations in the production process of something. The analysis of the integration of the concept of “technology” in forensic science and forensic expertology showed that the general understanding of the term “technology” there is no classification of technologies, their structure and content, and the order of representation at a practical level for the implementation into crime investigation. The article illustrates some shortcomings of scene examination (investigation). The analysis of regulations that adjusting scene examination (investigation) shows that they do not have detailed instructions for the implementation of specific actions by specialists. In the opinion of the author, the solution of problematic issues should be the standardization of the institutions’ activities that provide for the conduct of scene examination (investigation) and expert research. The article briefly deals with the history of international standardization, the state of standardization in Ukraine, analyzes the provisions of the international standard ISO 21043-2: 2018 “Recognition, recording, collecting, transport and storage of items” (which have potential forensic significance). According to the results of the research, conclusions were made on the necessity of implementation into the work of the institutions that provide scene examination (investigation) and expert research, quality management systems in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17020 ISO/IEC 17025, as well as the harmonization of the international standard ISO 21043-2: 2018 as a national regulatory document (National Standards of Ukraine (DSTU)) with the further implementation into practical activities on crime detection. Key words: international standardization, ISO 21043-2:2018, standardization of the technology of scene examination (investigation).

Mikor és hogyan integráljuk az onkológiai és a palliatív ellátást?

2021 ◽  
Vol 162 (44) ◽  
pp. 1769-1775
Author(s):  
Orsolya Horváth ◽  
Enikő Földesi ◽  
Katalin Hegedűs
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Early Integration ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Referral Criteria ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Oncology Care ◽  
The Right

Összefoglaló. A palliatív ellátások korai bevonása az onkológiai betegek ellátásába előnnyel jár mind a beteg életminősége, mind a kezelés színvonala, mind a költséghatékonyság szempontjából. Szükség van egy olyan modellre, mely alapján a megfelelő időben, a megfelelő beteg a megfelelő minőségű palliatív ellátásban részesül. Ebben a közleményben a palliatív ellátás korai integrációjának előnyei, szintjei és a speciális palliatív ellátás fogalmának ismertetése után a leginkább elterjedt beutalási modellek előnyeit és hátrányait mutatjuk be a nemzetközi szakirodalom alapján. A speciális palliatív ellátást igénylő betegek kiszűrésére szolgáló, prognózisalapú modellek hátránya, hogy nincs elég kapacitás az ilyen módon beutalt nagyszámú beteg ellátására, ezért széles körben nem terjedtek el. A tüneteken alapuló modellek sokszor bonyolultak és a mindennapi klinikai gyakorlatban nem használatosak. Az új kutatások alapján egyszerű, gyakorlatias kérdéssorokat alkalmaznak, melyekkel könnyen kiemelhetők, akik profitálnak a speciális palliatív intervencióból. Ezek közül a Yale egyetemi és a PALLIA -10 modellt ismertetjük részletesen. Amennyiben az aktív onkológiai ellátást végzők a megfelelő palliatív beutalási kritériumokat ismerik és alkalmazzák, a betegek időben jutnak a megfelelő komplex kezeléshez anélkül, hogy a palliatív ellátórendszer túlterhelődne. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(44): 1769–1775. Summary. Early integration of palliative care into the trajectory of cancer care brings advantages into the patients’ quality of life, the level of care and cost-efficiency, too. On the basis of a predefined model, the right patient may receive the right level of palliative care at the right time. Having defined the advantages, the levels of early integration of palliative care and the concept of special palliative care, we also aim to describe the advantages and disadvantages of the most common referral models on the basis of international literature in this article. The drawback of prognosis-based models to identify patients needing special palliative care is the lack of capacity to provide care for the large number of patients so recognised; therefore they have not become widespread. Needs-based models tend to be complicated and thus rarely applied in everyday clinical practice. On the basis of new researches, simple, pragmatic questionnaires are utilised through which the patients who could benefit from special palliative care interventions are easy to identify. Here we give a detailed report of the Yale University and PALLIA-10 models. On condition that appropriate palliative referral criteria are known and applied by active oncology care providers, patients may receive adequate complex care without the palliative care system being overloaded. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(44): 1769–1775.

THE SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION OF THE FORENSIC LABORATORY: THE CONCEPT AND PATTERNS OF CHANGE

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-344
Author(s):  
ELENA CHESNOKOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Accreditation Body ◽  
Unfair Competition ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Flexible Scope ◽  
Calibration Laboratories

The purpose of the research work is to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the «flexible» field of accreditation of forensic laboratories and the field of accreditation that has a rigid range. The development of standardization in forensic science, including the expansion of the number of forensic laboratories that build their activities in accordance with the requirements of the international standard GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019 «General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories», encourages us to pay attention to this issue again. In the course of the study, the following conclusions were formulated. Insufficient clarity in defining the «flexible» scope of accreditation and differences in the understanding of its boundaries by the accreditation body, the forensic laboratory and the customer can lead to abuse by individual laboratories and the development of unfair competition. This argument in favor of abandoning the «flexible» field of accreditation for forensic laboratories seems to be much more weighty than the listed advantages of its practical application.

The role of motivation in talent selection and ­development in competitive sport

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Current State ◽  
Talent Selection ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Performance Development ◽  
The Right

The early and long-term development of promising young athletes is a decisive factor in being internationally competitive in top-level sports. Among the multitude of talent criteria suggested in the literature, motivation plays a prominent role in the area of psychological characteristics. It is recognised in practice and research as a relevant criterion for performance development across all sports. This article provides an overview of the current state of talent research in the field of motivation. First, the most common theories of motivation in competitive sports are described, then different measurement methods and their advantages and disadvantages as well as the predictive value of motivation for athletic performance are discussed. Finally, implications for practice are suggested. It can be summarised that motivation in sport is conceptualised and operationalised in different ways and that the decision for the right measurement instrument depends on the goal of the assessment. To get a comprehensive picture of an athlete’s motivational status, it is useful to assess several aspects of motivation through different methods.

scholarly journals A Novel Single-Terminal Fault Location Method for AC Transmission Lines in a MMC-HVDC-Based AC/DC Hybrid System

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimin Xue ◽  
Junchi Lu ◽  
Chong Liu ◽  
Yabing Sun ◽  
Baibing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Fault Location ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Location Method ◽  
Fault Resistance ◽  
Ac Networks ◽  
Minimum Residual ◽  
Ac Transmission ◽  
Location Methods

Accurate and reliable fault location method for alternating current (AC) transmission lines is essential to the fault recovery. MMC-based converter brings exclusive non-linear characteristics to AC networks under single-phase-to-ground faults, thus influencing the performance of the fault location method. Fault characteristics are related to the control strategies of the converter. However, the existing fault location methods do not take the control strategies into account, with further study being required to solve this problem. The influence of the control strategies to the fault compound sequence network is analyzed in this paper first. Then, a unique boundary condition that the fault voltage and negative-sequence fault current merely meet the direct proportion linear relationship at the fault point, is derived. Based on these, a unary linear regression analysis is performed, and the fault can be located according to the minimum residual sum function principle. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by PSCAD/EMTDC simulation platform. A large number of simulation results are used to verify the advantages on sampling frequency, fault resistance, and fault distance. More importantly, it provides a higher ranging precision and has extensive applicability.

ISO Standardization of the Scaling Factor Method for Low- and Intermediate Level Radioactive Wastes Generated at Nuclear Power Plants

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Kashiwagi ◽  
Hideki Masui ◽  
Yasutaka Denda ◽  
David James ◽  
Bertrand Lante`s ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Scaling Factor ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Radioactive Wastes ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Factor Method ◽  
International Standardization

Low- and intermediate-level radioactive wastes (L-ILW) generated at nuclear power plants are disposed of in various countries. In the disposal of such wastes, it is required that the radioactivity concentrations of waste packages should be declared with respect to difficult-to-measure nuclides (DTM nuclides), such as C-14, Ni-63 and α-emitting nuclides, which are often limited to maximum values in disposal licenses, safety cases and/or regulations for maximum radioactive concentrations. To fulfill this requirement, the Scaling Factor method (SF method) has been applied in various countries as a principal method for determining the concentrations of DTM nuclides. In the SF method, the concentrations of DTM nuclides are determined by multiplying the concentrations of certain key nuclides by SF values (the determined ratios of radioactive concentration between DTM nuclides and those key nuclides). The SF values used as conversion factors are determined from the correlation between DTM nuclides and key nuclides such as Co-60. The concentrations of key nuclides are determined by γ ray measurements which can be made comparatively easily from outside the waste package. The SF values are calculated based on the data obtained from the radiochemical analysis of waste samples. The use of SFs, which are empirically based on analytical data, has become established as a widely recognized “de facto standard”. A number of countries have independently collected nuclide data by analysis over many years and each has developed its own SF method, but all the SF methods that have been adopted are similar. The project team for standardization had been organized for establishing this SF method as a “de jure standard” in the international standardization system of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The project team for standardization has advanced the standardization through technical studies, based upon each country’s study results and analysis data. The conclusions reached by the project team was published as ISO International Standard 21238:2007 “The Scaling Factor method to determine the radioactivity of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste packages generated at nuclear power plants” [1]. This paper gives an introduction to the international standardization process for the SF method and the contents of the recently published International Standard.

scholarly journals Profile Matching Untuk Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Vendor Maintenance Server dan Jaringan

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-269
Author(s):  
Khoirun Nisa ◽  
Entin Sutinah
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Profile Matching ◽  
Secondary Factor ◽  
Network Maintenance ◽  
Voting System ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
The Right

AbstrakMemilih pemasok  yang  tepat atau vendor diantara pemasok  yang  ada  adalah  isu  penting  bagi  top manajemen. Proses penentuan vendor pada PT. Gema Graha Sarana dilakukan secara manual, yang diawali dengan pengumpulan informasi melalui presentasi dari setiap calon vendor. Setelah itu dilakukan rapat pimpinan untuk membahas tentang kelebihan dan kekurangan masing-masing vendor. Rapat pimpinan perusahaan menggunakan sistem votting sehingga cara tersebut dinilai masih kurang objektif dan tidak menutup kemungkinan penilaian dilakukan secara subjektif. Saat ini sudah berkembang pesat teknologi dalam segala bidang salah satunya teknologi dalam penentuan pengambilan keputusan, oleh karena itu untuk membantu dalam pemecahan masalah tersebut perlu dilakukan sebuah  pendekatan dengan menggunakan sebuah metode sistem pendukung keputusan salah satu nya dengan menggunakan metode Profile Matching dengan tahapan yaitu menentukan kriteria, perhitungan pemetaan gap, melakukan pembobotan, perhitungan core factor dan secondary factor, perhitungan nilai total, dan perhitungan untuk menentukan perangkingan.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menentukan vendor  yang cocok agar mampu menyediakan layanan jasa maintenance server dan jaringan sesuai kebutuhan. Sehingga dari tahapan-tahapan tersebut diperoleh sebuah hasil keputusan untuk memilih vendor yang akan diajak kerja sama dalam melakukan pekerjaan maintenance server dan jaringan dengan memilih PT. Nusa Network Prakarsa. Kata Kunci: Pemilihan Vendor, Profile Matching, Sistem Pendukung Keputusan. AbstractSelecting the right supplier or vendor among existing suppliers is an important issue for top management. The process of determining vendor at PT. GemaGrahaSarana, Tbk is done manually, which begins with the collection of information through the presentation of each potential vendor. After that conducted a leadership meeting to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each vendor. Company leadership meeting using the voting system so that way is considered still less objective and did not rule out the assessment is done subjectively. Nowadays, technology has been developed in all fields, one of them is technology in determining decision making, therefore to assist in solving the problem it is necessary to do an approach by using a method of decision support system of one of them by using method matching profile with stages that is Determining Criteria , Gap Mapping Calculation, Weighting, Calculation of Core Factor and Secondary Factor, Total Value Period, and Calculation for Determining Ranking. The purpose of this research is to determine the suitable vendors to be able to provide server and network maintenance services as needed. So from these stages obtained a decision to select a vendor who will be invited to work together in doing maintenance work server and network by choosing PT. Nusa Network Prakarsa. Keywords: Vendor Selection, Profile Matching, Decision Support System.

scholarly journals Current Investment Strategies for Private Individuals as Small Investors in Times of Low Interest Rates

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-44
Author(s):  
Ing. Martin A. Moser, MA. MSc
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Wealth Accumulation ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Low Interest Rates ◽  
Small Investors ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
The Right

Money plays an important role, both on a social and an individual level. Secure forms of investment hardly bring any interest. Also, state financial support has changed and will continue to do so in the future. A constructive, forward-looking approach to private finances and long-term wealth accumulation are therefore becoming increasingly important. Finding the right system at the right time is a challenge that small private investors have to face continuously. On the internet, in magazines or television programs, investors will find a flood of information. The fact that unlimited amounts of data can be accessed, often creates more confusion than perspective. This applies particularly to the investment business. Based on a literature review, this article provides an overview of current forms of investment for small private investors and uses qualitative research via problem-centered interviews to critically compare their advantages and disadvantages in times of low interest rates.

scholarly journals Primera aproximación a la exigibilidad -no judicial-del derecho a la salud en la provincia de Córdoba / A first approach to nonjudicial enforceability of the right to health in the province of Córdoba

2018 ◽  
pp. 85-97
Author(s):  
Claudio E. Guiñazú
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Executive Power ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Ethics Assessment ◽  
Enforcement Mechanisms ◽  
The Right ◽  
Local Healthcare

Desde la perspectiva del “enfoque de derechos humanos” el trabajo aborda la distinción entre la exigibilidad judicial del derecho a la salud, y otras instancias y mecanismos administrativos de exigibilidad, que permiten monitorear ciertos aspectos del sistema de salud. Expone algunas ventajas y desventajas de ambas modalidades, concentrándose en la exigibilidad -no judicial- de este derecho en la provincia de Córdoba. Releva los principales organismos provinciales, competentes para fiscalizar actividades vinculadas con el derecho a la salud, así como la información disponible sobre los reclamos y denunciasformulados ante ellos. Particularmente se detiene en la Dirección de Defensa al Consumidor y Lealtad Comercial, el Registro de Unidades de Gestión de Prestaciones de Salud (R.U.GE.PRE.SA.) y el Consejo de Evaluación Ética de la Investigación en Salud (CoEIS) -en la esfera de la Administración Pública centralizada-, y -fuera del Poder Ejecutivo- en el Defensor del Pueblo de la Provincia.   From a human rights approach, this paper analyzes the distinction between judicial enforceability of the right to health and other enforcement mechanisms which allow monitoring of certain elements of local healthcare systems. The paper describes advantages and disadvantages of all these mechanisms,and it focuses on nonjudicial enforcement of the right to health in the province of Córdoba. The main provincial healthcare supervision offices are examined, as well as the information available on complaints filed before them. In particular, the paper centers on the Consumer Protection Office, the Registry of Healthcare Provision Units (Spanish acronym: RUGEPRESA) and the Council for Ethics Assessment in Health Research (Spanish acronym: CoEIS) -all of them part of the decentralized Provincial Administration- and the Ombudsman Office –external to the local Executive Power.

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