Context-Driven Tour Planning Service: An Approach Based on Synthetic Coordinates Recommendation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Kashevnik ◽  
Sergei Mikhailov ◽  
Harris Papadakis ◽  
Paraskevi Fragopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Planning Service ◽  
Tour Planning

scholarly journals Predictors of Urgent Cancer Care Clinic and Emergency Department Visits for Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1773-1789
Author(s):  
Kathleen Decker ◽  
Pascal Lambert ◽  
Katie Galloway ◽  
Oliver Bucher ◽  
Marshall Pitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Mixed Models ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Planning Service ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Acute Complications ◽  
Ed Visits

In 2013, CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB) launched an urgent cancer care clinic (UCC) to meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with cancer experiencing acute complications of cancer or its treatment. This retrospective cohort study compared the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with cancer that visited the UCC to those who visited an emergency department (ED) and determined predictors of use. Multivariable logistic mixed models were run to predict an individual’s likelihood of visiting the UCC or an ED. Scaled Brier scores were calculated to determine how greatly each predictor impacted UCC or ED use. We found that UCC visits increased up to 4 months after eligibility to visit and then decreased. ED visits were highest immediately after eligibility and then decreased. The median number of hours between triage and discharge was 2 h for UCC visits and 9 h for ED visits. Chemotherapy had the strongest association with UCC visits, whereas ED visits prior to diagnosis had the strongest association with ED visits. Variables related to socioeconomic status were less strongly associated with UCC or ED visits. Future studies would be beneficial to planning service delivery and improving clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Validity of Women's Reports of Family Planning Service Quality in Cambodia and Kenya

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann K. Blanc ◽  
Katharine J. McCarthy ◽  
Charlotte Warren ◽  
Ashish Bajracharya ◽  
Benjamin Bellows
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Family Planning Service ◽  
Planning Service

scholarly journals Men’s involvement in family planning service utilization among married men in Kondala district, western Ethiopia: a community-based comparative cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lemessa Assefa ◽  
Zemenu Shasho ◽  
Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye ◽  
Edao Tesa ◽  
Ebisa Turi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Family Planning Service ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Planning Service ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Western Ethiopia ◽  
Men’S Involvement

Abstract Background Men involvement is one of the important factors in family planning (FP) service utilization. Their limitation in the family planning program causes a decrease in service utilization as well as the discontinuation of the method which eventually leads to failure of the program. Family planning uptake is low but there is no enough study conducted on the parameters of husband involvement in Ethiopia. Hence, this study focused to assess men’s involvement in family planning service utilization in Kondala district, western Ethiopia. Methods Community based comparative cross-sectional study design was employed in urban and rural kebeles of kondala district using quantitative and qualitative data collection tools. The multi-stage sampling method was employed to select 370 participants from each of the four urban and eight rural kebeles. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify variables that affect husbands’ involvement in FP service utilization. Statistical significance was declared at p-value of < 0.05 with 95% confidence interval (CI) and strength of association was reported by odds ratio (OR). Results The study showed that 203(55.6%) men from urban and 178(48.8%) from rural were involved in FP service utilization. The median age of the respondents was 36+ 8.5 years (IQR: 27.5–44.5) in urban and 35 years (IQR: 25–45) in rural parts. Respondents who had four and above current children (AOR = 3.25, 95%CI = 1.51–7.02) in urban and (AOR = 4.20, 95%CI = 1.80–9.79) in rural were positively associated with men’s involvement in FP service utilization. In the urban setting, being government employee (AOR = 2.58, 95%CI = 1.25–5.33), wishing less than two children (AOR = 3.08, 95%CI = 1.80–5.24) and having a better attitude towards FP methods (AOR = 1.86, 95%CI = 1.16–2.99) were positively associated with FP service utilization. While good educational background (AOR = 2.13, 95%CI = 1.02–4.44), short distance from home to health facility (AOR = 2.29, 95%CI = 1.24–4.19) and having better knowledge (AOR = 4.49, 95%CI = 2.72–7.38) were positively associated with men involvement in FP service utilization in the rural area. Conclusion Low involvement of men in family planning service utilization was reported in both settings. Factors associated with husbands’ involvement were varied between the two setups, except for the current number of children. Future FP program should incorporate infrastructure associated with the health facility, knowledge, and attitudinal factors.

scholarly journals The probabilistic p -center problem: Planning service for potential customers

2017 ◽  
Vol 262 (2) ◽  
pp. 509-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa I. Martínez-Merino ◽  
Maria Albareda-Sambola ◽  
Antonio M. Rodríguez-Chía
Keyword(s):  
Center Problem ◽  
Planning Service ◽  
Potential Customers

Metro Transit-Centric Visualization for City Tour Planning

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pio Claudio ◽  
Sung-Eui Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Tour Planning

scholarly journals Structural Determinants in Family Planning Service Utilization in Ethiopia: EDHS 2011 Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jembere Gizachew Balew ◽  
Yongtae Cho ◽  
Clara Tammy Kim ◽  
Woorim Ko
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Family Planning Service ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Media Access ◽  
Planning Service ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Fertility Reduction ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Cluster Level ◽  
Significant Factors

Family planning coverage has improved in Ethiopia in the last decade, though fertility is still about 5.8 in the rural setup. In this paper, the major structural determinants of family planning service were analyzed using a multilevel model from 8906 individual women observation in the 2011 EDHS data. The results show that there is a big variation in family planning use both at the individual and between group levels. More than 39% of the variation in FP use is explained by contextual cluster level differences. Most of the socioeconomic predictors; respondent’s education, ethnicity, and partners’ education as well as employment status and urbanization were found to be significant factors that affect FP use. Similarly health extension visit and media access were found to be strong factors that affect FP service at both individual and cluster levels. This evidence concludes that addressing these contextual factors is very crucial to strengthen FP use and fertility reduction in the nation, beyond individual behavioral changes.

scholarly journals Predictive Trajectory-Based Mobile Data Gathering Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Fan Chao ◽  
Zhiqin He ◽  
Renkuan Feng ◽  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Xiangping Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Cluster Center ◽  
Mobile Data ◽  
Tour Planning ◽  
Mobile Data Gathering

Tradition wireless sensor networks (WSNs) transmit data by single or multiple hops. However, some sensor nodes (SNs) close to a static base station forward data more frequently than others, which results in the problem of energy holes and makes networks fragile. One promising solution is to use a mobile node as a mobile sink (MS), which is especially useful in energy-constrained networks. In these applications, the tour planning of MS is a key to guarantee the network performance. In this paper, a novel strategy is proposed to reduce the latency of mobile data gathering in a WSN while the routing strategies and tour planning of MS are jointly optimized. First, the issue of network coverage is discussed before the appropriate number of clusters being calculated. A dynamic clustering scheme is then developed where a virtual cluster center is defined as the MS sojourn for data collection. Afterwards, a tour planning of MS based on prediction is proposed subject to minimizing the traveling distance to collect data. The proposed method is simulated in a MATLAB platform to show the overall performance of the developed system. Furthermore, the physical tests on a test rig are also carried out where a small WSN based on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is developed in our laboratory. The test results validate the feasibility and effectiveness of the method proposed.

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