958 research outputs found
Egle Renata Trincanato: commitment between institutions and inhabitants for the future of Venice
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Exposure-Tolerant Imaging Solution forCultural Heritage Monitoring
No full textThis paper describes a simple and cheap solution specifically designed for monitoring the degradation of thin coatings employed for metal protection. The proposed solution employs a commercial photocamera and a frequency-domain-based approach that is capable of highlighting the surface uniformity changes due to initial corrosion. Even though the proposed solution is specifically designed to monitor the long-time performance of protective coatings employed for the restoration of silver artifacts, it can be successfully used also for assessing the conservation state of other ancient metallic works of art. The proposed solution is made tolerant to exposure changes by using a procedure for sensor nonlinearity identification and correction, does not require a precise lighting control, and employs only free open-source software, so that its overall cost is very low and can be used also by not specifically trained operator
The C-Section Epidemic: What's Tort Reform Got to Do With It?
No full textToday one in three babies in the United States comes into the world by cesarean section. The cesarean section has become the most commonly performed operating room procedure in the United States. Conventional wisdom holds that malpractice liability bears primary responsibility for the cesarean section epidemic and that tort reform, which caps physician liability, holds the key to its reduction. This article presents new aggregate empirical data that debunks this view. For the first time, it provides a national cesarean rate for births subject to damage caps and a national cesarean rate for births without damage caps. This data shows that a woman is not less likely to give birth by cesarean section in a state with damage caps than in one without. Thus, either damage caps are insufficient to address physicians’ concerns or other explanations better account for the overuse of the procedure. The empirical analysis will assist policy makers and advocates seeking to reduce the cesarean rate as well as contribute to consideration of the efficacy of medical malpractice reform as a means to reduce the broader problem of medical overtreatment.
The article then outlines three policy initiatives to reduce the cesarean section rate. First, it suggests upending the current payment practice for deliveries. Contrary to the present norm, it proposes that obstetricians receive more rather than less to deliver vaginally to compensate them for the extra time that vaginal delivery takes compared to cesarean delivery. Second, rather than looking to tort reform to reduce cesarean section rates, the article explores whether malpractice insurance providers themselves are contributing to the cesarean section epidemic and advocates two novel medical malpractice insurance reforms to address this problem. Third, it advocates public disclosure of hospital and physician cesarean section rates so that women can make informed decisions when selecting their health care providers and when determining whether to have a cesarean section
Bridging the Distance: Exploring Informal Communication and its Impact on Productivity, Well-Being, and Workplace Dynamics in Hybrid Work Environments
No full textAuthor Sabrina Schopf, BScMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
Bridging the Distance: Exploring Informal Communication and its Impact on Productivity, Well-Being, and Workplace Dynamics in Hybrid Work Environments
No full textAuthor Sabrina Schopf, BScMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
The management of multiple aspiration : a case study of a merger in an Austrian hospital
No full textAuthor Sabrina Hermanseder, BAAbstract in englischer SpracheMasterarbeit Universität Linz 201
Feminisme Dalam Novel Asya Story Karya Sabrina Febrianti
No full textThe novel Asya Story by Sabrina Febrianti contains the life story of a woman named Asya. In this novel also discusses how Asya's obstinacy and strength in overcoming every problem in his face. The problems described in this study are (1) Are feminism questions about aspects of the wisdom of the female characters in the novel "Asya Story" by Sabrina Febrianti?, (2), (3) Women's questions in the "Asya Story" novel by Sabrina Febrianti? The purpose of this study is to analyze data about the aspects of feminism psychology that discusses the character of female characters, the pressure of feelings of female characters, and the taste of female characters. The theory used by the author to analyze this research is the theory of Sikana (2005), Lubis (2016). The agreement used is a qualitative agreement. The type of research used is library research. The method used is descriptive method. The technique used is the hermeneutic technique. Data analysis using content analysis techniques. The results of the research submitted about the facts of feminism, especially about the policy aspects that often appear in the novel Asya Story by Sabrina Febrianti is a challenge of the character (character) women and recovery figures, women women Figure in the same story with humans in everyday life who always have different thoughts. Human life is often tested with tests and trials, as is the character who discusses the author in a novel. Exams and experiments that will shape the pressure and stress in humans
Il Patient Dignity Inventory è utilizzabile anche in pazienti che non sono in fine vita? Struttura fattoriale e invarianza in pazienti con patologie croniche. [Is the Patient Dignity Inventory suitable even for not end of life patients? Factorial structure and invariance in chronic patients]
No full textINTRODUZIONE: il senso di dignità è un sentimento multifattoriale influenzato anche dal contesto delle relazioni assistenziali. Il PDI è uno strumento che consente di indagare tale costrutto, ma le sue caratteristiche psicometriche non sono state sufficientemente indagate in popolazioni diverse da quella dei pazienti oncologici in fine vita. L’obiettivo di questo studio è di esaminare le caratteristiche psicometriche del PDI in un gruppo di pazienti cronici in situazioni cliniche non terminali e di verificare l’invarianza dello strumento rispetto alle caratteristiche individuali dei pazienti. METODI: è stato condotto uno studio multicentrico e sono stati presi in considerazione 421 pazienti in regime ambulatoriale o di ricovero strutture di area specialistica medica, chirurgica ed oncologica. Lo studio sulla validità del PDI in questa popolazione è stato realizzato mediante i modelli di equazioni strutturali (SEM), l’attendibilità è stata valutata mediante l’Alpha di Cronbach, mentre l’invarianza è stata studiata mediante analisi multigruppo. RISULTATI: i risultati sembrano confermare la monodimensionalità della struttura teorica ed una ottima attendibilità. Seppure con interventi finalizzati all’ottimizzazione del modello, gli indici di fit evidenziano un buon adattamento dei dati al modello di riferimento. Lo strumento è invariante rispetto alle caratteristiche individuali (sesso ed età), ma non sembra essere appropriato per tutti i pazienti cronici. DISCUSSIONE: seppure con alcune cautele riguardanti lo stato di avanzamento della patologia, il PDI-IT sembra essere uno strumento valido, attendibile, utile a misurare il senso di dignità anche in popolazioni di pazienti cronici. Sviluppi futuri della ricerca potrebbero prevedere lo sviluppo di versione ridotta dello strumento.INTRODUCTION: The sense of dignity is a multifactorial feeling influenced also by the healthcare context. PDI-IT is a tool that measures this construct, but its psychometric characteristics have not been adequately investigated in patients which are not experiencing and End- Of-Life condition. The aim of this study is to examine the psychometric characteristics of PDI-IT in a group of non-terminal chronic patients and to verify the instrument's invariance with respect to the individual characteristics of patients. METHODS: A multicentric study was conducted on 421 patients undergoing ambulatory care or hospitalized in specialized medical, surgical and oncological areas. The study of the PDIIT validity in this population was achieved by structural equation (SEM) models; reliability was assessed by Cronbach's Alpha, whereas invariance was studied through multigroup analysis. RESULTS: Findings show an excellent reliability and confirm the monodimensionality of the theoretical structure. After the model optimization interventions, fit indices point out a good data fitting on the reference model. The instrument is invariant with respect to individual characteristics (sex and age) but does not appear to be appropriate for all chronic patients. DISCUSSION: Although with some cautions about the state of progression of the disease, PDIIT seems to be a valid and reliable tool, useful in measuring the sense of dignity even in populations of chronic patients. Future research should address the development of a short form of the tool
Handheld-Impedance-Measurement System with seven-decade capability and potentiostatic function
No full textThis paper describes design and test of a new impedance-measurement system for nonlinear devices that exhibits a seven-decade range and works down to a frequency of 0.01 Hz. The system is specifically designed for electrochemical measurements, but the proposed architecture can be employed in many other fields where flexible signal generation and analysis are required. The system employs an unconventional signal generator based on two pulsewidth modulation (PWM) oscillators and an autocalibration system that allows uncertainties of less than 3% to be obtained over a range of 1 kΩ to 100 GΩ. A synchronous demodulation processing allows the noise superimposed to the low-amplitude input signals to be made negligibl
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