scholarly journals Evaluation of Diverse Values of Hydropower

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 720-732
Author(s):  
Motoyuki Inoue ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Hydropower Generation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Practical Utilization ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Natural Energy ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Low Costs ◽  
Long Timescales

Japan is suitable for hydropower generation because of its varying topology and abundant water resources. The use of natural energy resources has recently gained importance in Japan, and as such the subject of small- and medium-scale hydropower generation has drawn much attention. However, new developments have not advanced significantly. Hydropower has various advantages over other natural energy sources; it provides stable power output, and if construction and maintenance are implemented appropriately, it can provide electricity at low costs and over long timescales. Further, hydropower is environmentally friendly, and can protect and improve the environment when implemented in harmony with natural and social factors. Moreover, it has social benefits; it contributes to aspects such as regional revitalization, local attractiveness, and disaster prevention. The possibilities of hydropower are not fully understood, and methods have not yet been established for its comprehensive practical utilization. Hydropower in Japan has not been in full-scale development for a while. Therefore, there are currently only a few experts on hydropower development. Accordingly, technologies and institutions for the development of small- and medium-scale hydropower generation while ensuring harmony with the natural and social environment are required. Further, a system is also needed to allow experts to promote and support such technologies and institutions in a cross-sectional way.

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. Derrick
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Critical Difference ◽  
Middle Classes ◽  
Print History ◽  
Social Divisions ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject

The emphasis of this monograph has been on the historical, cultural, religious, and social factors that shaped C. S. Lewis and his reception. Until recently those who have considered the subject have attributed his popularity to virtues of the man himself. The fact that Lewis, in effect, was an image, a mitigated commercial product, a platform, has largely been overlooked. A critical component of Lewis’s reception is the opportunities that education provided the middle classes for social mobility in the twentieth century and the social divisions and anxieties attendant upon those evolutions. Of equal importance is the timing of Lewis’s life and publications with print history and the rise of mass media and entertainment. Lewis’s platform as a contrarian Christian resisting modernity and his reactions to the intellectual, social, and religious changes of his day made the critical difference to his transatlantic receptions.

scholarly journals Introduction

1995 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
A. G. Davis Philip
Keyword(s):  
Large Field ◽  
Direct Imaging ◽  
Ir Detector ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Detector Arrays ◽  
Array Detectors ◽  
Poster Sessions ◽  
Array Technology ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Scientific Results

A short introduction to the subject of the meeting, IAU Symposium No. 167, New Developments in Array Technology and Applications is given. CCD and Array detectors have become the detectors of choice at optical observatories all over the world. Direct imaging, photometry and spectroscopy are all vastly improved as a result. Thirteen IAU Commissions joined in sponsoring this meeting which indicates the wide interest in this subject. In the five days of the symposium the following topics were discussed: New Developments in CCD Technology, New Developments in IR Detector Arrays, Direct Imaging with CCDs and Other Arrays, Spectroscopy with CCDs and Other Arrays and Large Field Imaging with Array Mosaics. A few papers concerning Astrometry with CCDs were given in the poster sessions. Scientific results were also presented in the poster sessions.

scholarly journals Fatigue among children with a chronic disease: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000958
Author(s):  
Merel M Nap-van der Vlist ◽  
Geertje W Dalmeijer ◽  
Martha A Grootenhuis ◽  
Kors van der Ent ◽  
Marry M van den Heuvel-Eibrink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multivariable Regression Model ◽  
Multivariable Regression ◽  
Multidimensional Fatigue Scale

ObjectiveTo determine: (1) which biological/lifestyle, psychological and/or social factors are associated with fatigue among children with a chronic disease and (2) how much each of these factors contributes to explaining variance in fatigue.Design and settingThis was a cross-sectional study across two children’s hospitals.PatientsWe included children aged 8–18 years who visited the outpatient clinic with cystic fibrosis, an autoimmune disease or postcancer treatment.Main outcome measuresFatigue was assessed using the PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale. Generic biological/lifestyle, psychological and social factors were assessed using clinical assessment tools and questionnaires. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to test the associations between these factors and fatigue. Finally, a multivariable regression model was used to determine which factor(s) have the strongest effect on fatigue.ResultsA total of 434 out of 902 children were included (48% participation rate), with a median age of 14.5 years; 42% were male. Among these 434 children, 21.8% were severely fatigued. Together, all biopsychosocial factors explained 74.6% of the variance in fatigue. More fatigue was uniquely associated with poorer physical functioning, more depressive symptoms, more pressure at school, poorer social functioning and older age.ConclusionsFatigue among children with a chronic disease is multidimensional. Multiple generic biological/lifestyle, psychological and social factors were strongly associated with fatigue, explaining 58.4%; 65.8% and 50.0% of the variance in fatigue, respectively. Altogether, almost three-quarters of the variance in fatigue was explained by this biopsychosocial model. Thus, when assessing and treating fatigue, a transdiagnostic approach is preferred, taking into account biological, psychological and social factors.

scholarly journals Stunting and its Determinants among Governmental Primary School Children in Egypt: A School-based Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (B) ◽  
pp. 650-657
Author(s):  
Ammal M. Metwally ◽  
Marwa El-Sonbaty ◽  
Lobna A. El Etreby ◽  
Ebtissam M. Salah El-Din ◽  
Nabih Abdel Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Skipping Breakfast ◽  
Mother's Education

BACKGROUND: In developing countries, stunting among children is a major public health concern. It affects all aspects of children’s lives; its effects are not constrained to physical wellbeing but reach out to mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing. AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of stunting in some of the Egyptian governmental primary school children and its nutritional and socioeconomic determinants. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on primary school children aged 6–12 years. General demographic, socioeconomic, and anthropometric data, as well as dietary pattern, were collected. RESULTS: Out of 1740 children, 7.8% were stunted. Not eating eggs and dairy products had the most profound effect on stunting in children (p < 0.001). Not having meals on time, skipping breakfast, and having <3 meals per day were predictors of stunting (p = 0.003, p = 0.00, and p = 0.008, respectively). Mother’s education (p = 0.005) followed by family income (p = 0.007) was the most affecting social factors. CONCLUSION: There are many nutritional factors associated with stunting as skipping breakfast, not having meals on time, and having <3 meals per day. Scarcity in nutritive foods as eggs and dairy products and increased soft drink intake can lead to stunting. There are many enabling social factors for stunting as mother’s education and family income. However, the effects of these factors can be modified by health awareness.

scholarly journals Do social factors mediate or moderate the sensory-cognitive associations in older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anni Hämäläinen ◽  
Natalie Phillips ◽  
Walter Wittich ◽  
Paul Mick ◽  
M Kathleen Pichora-Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Sensory Function ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Related

Sensory and cognitive function both tend to decline with increasing age. Sensory impairments are risk factors for age-related cognitive decline and dementia. One hypothesis about sensory-cognitive associations is that sensory loss results in social isolation which, in turn, is a risk factor for cognitive decline. We tested whether social factors are associated with cognitive and sensory function, and whether sensory-cognitive associations are mediated or moderated by social factors. We used cross-sectional data from 30,029 participants in the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging, aged 45-85 years, who had no reported cognitive impairment or diagnosis of dementia. We found strong independent associations of self-reported social variables with hearing (pure-tone audiometry), vision (pinhole-corrected visual acuity), and executive function and weaker associations with memory. The moderating and mediating effects of social variables on sensory-cognitive associations were weak and mostly non-significant, but social factors could be slightly more important for females and older people. Partial retirement (relative to full retirement or not being retired) may have protective effects on cognition in the presence of hearing loss. These findings confirm the association between social factors and sensory and cognitive measures. However, support is weak for the hypothesis that social factors shape sensory-cognitive associations.

scholarly journals Tuberculosis: knowledge among nursing undergraduate students

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 1279-1287
Author(s):  
Cleina de Fátima Carvalho ◽  
Maria Amélia Zanon Ponce ◽  
Reinaldo Antonio da Silva-Sobrinho ◽  
Roberto Della Rosa Mendez ◽  
Mariana Alvina dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the knowledge about tuberculosis among nursing undergraduate students of a Federal Higher Education Institution. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study, with quantitative approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire based on the WHO’s guide to developing evaluation instruments on knowledge, attitudes and practices related to TB. Students were classified as “with knowledge” and “with little knowledge” based on the mean percentage of correct responses to the variables analyzed. Descriptive statistics techniques were used. Results: 60 nursing students were interviewed. “with little knowledge” was observed among students who were studying at the university for less time and who had no previous contact with the subject, and “with knowledge” was observed among those whose knowledge about tuberculosis was acquired in the health services. Conclusion: Knowledge gaps among undergraduate nursing students were identified, suggesting the need to rethink teaching-learning strategies on the subject.

scholarly journals Orthognathic surgery: doubts from patients with orofacial fissures regarding the immediate postoperative period

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiane Henrique ◽  
Fábio Luiz Banhara ◽  
Natiele Favarão da Silva ◽  
Francely Tineli Farinha ◽  
Maila Meryellen Ferreira Garcia Manso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Orthognathic Surgery ◽  
Sun Exposure ◽  
Functional Results ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Speech Communication ◽  
Surgical Wound ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Activity Restriction ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the main doubts regarding the immediate postoperative care of patients with orofacial clefts undergoing orthognathic surgery. Methods: cross-sectional, quantitative study, developed in a public and tertiary hospital, between November 2017 and May 2018. Data collection occurred through interviews during the preoperative nursing consultation. An instrument was used to describe doubts, which later were grouped according to the subject. Results: 48 patients participated. The doubts referred to sun exposure (56%), food/mastication (48%), the relationship between intermaxillary block-breathing-vomiting (48%), oral hygiene (31%), physical activity restriction (27%), nasopharyngeal cannula, removal of surgical stitches, hospitalization time and speech/communication (23%), bleeding, cryotherapy, facial massage, aesthetic and functional results, healing, edema/ecchymosis, postoperative pain, and changes in facial sensitivity (21%). Conclusions: the doubts were related to food, the period of convalescence, care for the surgical wound, postoperative complications, and medications.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Lama Pemakaian Kontrasepsi Depomedroxyprogesteron Asetat Terhadap Kadar LDL dan HDL

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Dewi Fransisca ◽  
Yanwirasti Yanwirasti ◽  
Eliza Anas
Keyword(s):  
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Enzymatic Method ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consecutive Sampling ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Injectable Contraceptives

<p><em>Injection contraception is one of the popular contraceptive methods, widely used by KB acceptors (40,88%). Second place is pill contraception (28,48%). </em><em>Depo Medroxyprogesteron Acetate (DMPA) is</em><em> one of the injectable contraceptives that is widely used kb acceptor.</em> <em>DMPA has several side effects include changes in serum lipid metabolism in the long-term use</em>. <em>This study aims to </em><em>the effect of the duration of the use </em><em>depo medroxyprogesterone acetate </em><em>on the levels of LDL and HDL</em><em>.</em> <em>The study was conducted in Lubuk Buaya Public Health and Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Andalas Padang in September 2016 to January 2017. Type of study was observational using cross sectional design. Samples numbered 32 people, consisting of two groups of depo medroxyprogesterone acetate acceptor &gt; 3 years, depo medroxyprogesterone acetate acceptors &lt; 3 years.</em> <em>This samples was taken using consecutive sampling technique</em><em>.</em> <em>Blood was collected from the subject of research by intravenous and measured by</em><em> </em><em>Colorimetric Enzymatic Method (CHOD-PAP)</em><em> </em><em>for</em><em> </em><em>LDL and HDL.</em><em> </em><em>The average LDL in two groups study was 93.29 ± 22.83 mg/dl, 90.51 ± 18.22 mg/dl. The average HDL in the two groups study was 70,04 ± 16,4 mg/dl, 65,98 ± 9,7 mg/dl.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, SARANA PRASARANA, DAN PENGAWASAN DENGAN PERILAKU PENERAPAN SOP PEKERJA CONFINED SPACE

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Ratih Putri Ramadhani
Keyword(s):  
Total Population ◽  
Standard Operating Procedures ◽  
Dust Collector ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Very High

Working in confined space has very high risks, therefore, one of the hierarchy control to manage identified risk is administrative by implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The implementation of SOP correlates with the worker behaviors. The purpose of this research is to find out correlation between knowledge, facilities, and supervision to implementation behaviors of sop in confined space. This study is an observational descriptive research using cross sectional approach. The subject is a total population of 19 cleaning workers in Ducting Dust Collector PT. X . The data provided in distribution of frequency tables and was analyzed using crosstabulation followed with Phi and Cramers V Coefficient to see the relation strength. The result of the study shows that most of the workers has a good behavior in implementing the working SOP in  confined space. According to Phi and CramersV Coefficient, Knowledge (0,57) and Facilities (0,57) has a strong relation with the implementation behavior of SOP in confined space. Supervision has no relationship at all with the implementation behavior of working SOP within the confined space. Keywords: confined space, behavior, SOP 

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