Lack Of Mobility Research Articles

Study of design features of mobile charging units for electric transport for development of sketch design documentation

THE PURPOSE. Charging infrastructure is one of the factors influencing the transition to electric vehicles, as the electric vehicles in operation are characterized by a small range and a long battery charge period. Today, the development of the charging infrastructure depends only on the networks of stationary charging stations, which also have disadvantages (high cost, lack of mobility, etc.). Therefore, the purpose of this work is to study the design features of mobile electric vehicle charge units (MCSEU) for the development of draft design documentation for the creation of a new MCSEU project. This issue includes the study of the world market of manufacturers of modern mobile chargers, the study of technical and operational features that are today presented to modern energy storage and storage systems.MATERIALS. The authors of the article processed and analyzed data on the current state of the charging infrastructure in Russia and the world, based on materials from Russian and foreign authors, as well as information on the development strategy of the electric transport industry in Russia and the world, in particular, data from Madison Gas and Electric.RESULTS. The obtained analytical results are one of the aspects that will be taken into account when developing mobile charging devices for electric vehicles. This mobile charger technology significantly expands the possibilities of using electric vehicles, in particular electric vehicles, and also solves various problems of the fuel and energy complex associated with autonomous power sources and distributed generation systems.CONCLUSION. The charging infrastructure is one of the factors influencing the transition to electric vehicles, as the electric vehicles in operation are characterized by a small range and a long period of charging the traction battery. However, this process will be long and in the near future networks of charging stations will be created, including mobile charging units for electric vehicles.

РИЗИКИ, ЩО ВПЛИВАЮТЬ НА ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ КОМЕРЦІЙНИХ ПІДРИЄМСТВ ПІД ЧАС ВІЙСЬКОВОГО СТАНУ В УКРАЇНІ, ТА СЦЕНАРІЇ ЇХ МІНІМІЗАЦІЇ

The article is devoted to the topical issues of identifying key risks that affect the functioning of commercial enterprises during the martial law in Ukraine, and developing scenarios for their minimization. The key risks, which are the most dangerous, were considered: lack of client demand for finished products or services; personnel turnover and the impossibility of their timely replenishment and quality training; failure to fulfill and process large volumes of orders due to an unsatisfactory level of functioning of the CRM system; significant restrictions or the complete impossibility of receiving goods from raw material/service suppliers; possible consequences of hostilities in Ukraine (destruction of an enterprise); lack of mobility in the event of the destruction of the enterprise and a sufficient level of automated constructions of business processes. Experts were asked to rate their level of concern for each of the identified risks. Based on the results of the survey, the four most critical risks were determined, which, according to experts, have a significant impact on the activities of commercial enterprises in Ukraine, namely: lack of mobility in the event of the destruction of the enterprise and a sufficient level of automated constructions of business processes; destruction of the enterprise as a result of the hostilities in Ukraine; significant restrictions or complete impossibility of receiving goods from suppliers of raw materials or services; inability to fulfill and process large volumes of orders due to an unsatisfactory level of functioning of the CRM system. Based on the results of the conducted research, scenarios for minimizing the identified risks were developed and considered. The process of formation of evacuation mobile groups, which must resume the activity of a commercial enterprise in a short period of time, regardless of its new location, taking into account the condition of the availability of equipment or without it, was defined and visualized. The developed scenarios in the present research are as a visual plan of ways to preserve the functioning of a commercial enterprise under the conditions of the destructive consequences of military operations on the territory of Ukraine.

Gender and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities

Women are more vulnerable than men to climate change. According to the literature, this vulnerability is the result of pre-existing gender inequalities, social marginalization, less access to education and knowledge, poverty, insecure land rights, heavy reliance on agriculture and lack of mobility. This paper focuses on rural women’s vulnerability to climate change, through three case studies, and also on the empowerment and the involvement of them in the policy-making processes in order to combat the climate crisis. Women should participate and contribute with their knowledge and their life experience, which is a result of particular strengths, perspectives and priorities. The empowerment of these women is vital for successfully combating the impacts of climate change and for the mitigation and adaptation efforts to thrive.

The evolution of happiness pre and peri-COVID-19: A Markov Switching Dynamic Regression Model.

Happiness levels often fluctuate from one day to the next, and an exogenous shock such as a pandemic can likely disrupt pre-existing happiness dynamics. This paper fits a Marko Switching Dynamic Regression Model (MSDR) to better understand the dynamic patterns of happiness levels before and during a pandemic. The estimated parameters from the MSDR model include each state's mean and duration, volatility and transition probabilities. Once these parameters have been estimated, we use the one-step method to predict the unobserved states' evolution over time. This gives us unique insights into the evolution of happiness. Furthermore, as maximising happiness is a policy priority, we determine the factors that can contribute to the probability of increasing happiness levels. We empirically test these models using New Zealand's daily happiness data for May 2019 -November 2020. The results show that New Zealand seems to have two regimes, an unhappy and happy regime. In 2019 the happy regime dominated; thus, the probability of being unhappy in the next time period (day) occurred less frequently, whereas the opposite is true for 2020. The higher frequency of time periods with a probability of being unhappy in 2020 mostly correspond to pandemic events. Lastly, we find the factors positively and significantly related to the probability of being happy after lockdown to be jobseeker support payments and international travel. On the other hand, lack of mobility is significantly and negatively related to the probability of being happy.

Mobilizing Ventilated Neurosurgery Patients: An Integrative Literature Review.

BACKGROUND: Lack of mobilization in ventilated neurosurgery patients is problematic due to significant consequences. Although early mobility addresses these complications, few studies have been conducted in this population, resulting in infrequent mobilization efforts. Nurses prioritize and implement patient care interventions, including mobilization, with multidisciplinary teams. This integrative literature review examines what is known regarding nursing perceptions on mobilization and their role within a multidisciplinary team for mobilization in ventilated neurosurgery patients. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using online databases to identify research articles on early mobility studies in ventilated critically ill and neurosurgical patients from 2010 to 2020. RESULTS: Twenty studies were identified and indicated a paucity of research specific to mobilizing ventilated neurosurgery patients. Nurses understand the purpose and benefits of early mobility in critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients. Mixed perceptions exist regarding the responsibility for prioritizing and initiating mobilization. Main barriers include patient safety concerns, untimeliness due to limited resources, unit culture, lack of nursing knowledge, and need for improved teamwork. Associations between teamwork-based interventions and decreased length of stay, increased rates of mobility, and faster time to early mobilization exist. Nurse-led interventions showed additional benefits including positive perceptions such as empowerment, confidence, increased knowledge, and a progressive shift in unit culture. CONCLUSION: This review demonstrates a continued need for understanding nursing perceptions and role in teamwork to mobilize ventilated neurosurgery patients. Future research should focus on testing nurse-led mobility interventions so higher rates of mobilization and provision of holistic patient care can be achieved.

P021 Children living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: their views about online resources and social media

Abstract Background Adolescents and children nowadays are quite accustomed to using the Internet for personal, social, and educational purposes. The purpose of our study was to determine the point of view of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) regarding the impact of social media on their lives. Methods We interviewed 23 children and adolescents, diagnosed with JIA according to the classification criteria of the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR). Results The mean age of our group was 16 years, with a sex ratio of 3. Ninety-seven of our participants confirmed that they’re using social media, for a mean of 3 h per day. YouTube and Facebook came back as the first two preferred platforms: 82.6% and 69.6% respectively, followed by Instagram 30.4%, Tiktok 21.7, Snapchat 17.4% and Whatsapp 8.7%. Seventeen percent of children viewed these platforms as a positive and helpful in dealing with JIA, specially taking their mind of pain, dealing with the stress resulting from the lack of mobility and facilitating interactions with others. Interestingly, none of the participants considered online resources as a place to interact with health professionals or have access to information about JIA. Conclusions According to their perceptions, children with JIA can benefit from an online resource, which helps them cope with some aspects of their disease, especially taking their mind of pain. Therefore, if used properly by health professionals, these online sources may be a great opportunity to deliver simplified and useful medical information for children with JIA.

Recruitment of academic staff: An institutional logics perspective

AbstractRecently, a number of inbreeding cases have surfaced that have fuelled public criticism of recruitment practices and the lack of mobility in the Swedish higher education sector. This study focuses on recruitment practices at Swedish universities, particularly the divergence between what seems to be a practice of hiring internal candidates and a policy aiming at increasing mobility. The empirical material comprises 14 interviews with heads of departments at a selection of Swedish universities. Institutional logics are used as an analytical framework. It is found that academic recruitment is situated in a tangle of different practices and ideals comprising six logics: state, academic, managerial, market, community and family. Heads of departments show that recruitment practices are the result of several considerations where, for example, meritocracy, bureaucracy and loyalty do not always pull in the same direction.

MEDIAL MENISCAL TEAR

Knee joint is type of hinge joint Knee joint consist of medial menisci and lateral menisci. Menisci plays an important role to maintain healthy cartilage. Medial meniscus commonly injured than lateral meniscus due to it is relatively lack of mobility. A case of 32 year female is presented in this report. Patient complaints of pain in medial side of right knee joint, inability to stand for longer time, restriction in daily activities. McMurray test was done and diagnosed medial meniscus tear. Physiotherapy treatment is mentioned in this report. The study conclude that there is significant improvement in range of motion , muscle strength , can able to perform activities of daily living with the help of physiotherapy treatment without any surgical approach.

Understanding the barriers to sustainable solid waste management in society 5.0 under uncertainties: a novelty of socials and technical perspectives on performance driving.

This study contributes to identifying a valid and reliable set of barriers to sustainable solid waste management framework rooted in society 5.0 perspectives in Taiwan. The SSWM-related causal interrelationships within the proposed hierarchical structure, and critical barriers for the practical improvement and enhancement of SSWM performance are identified as preference enriching both literature and practices. In nature, the hierarchical structure is with the causal interrelationships under uncertainties. The perspective empowers the creation of a new biosphere based on technological progress, but in the sustainable solid waste management field, it is difficult to encounter and shape the systematized processes due to barriers and challenges. To address this shortcoming, this study evaluates the technical challenges faced in the field of sustainable solid waste management toward society 5.0. The valid attributes are usually described the qualitative information. The fuzzy Delphi method is applied to acquire the valid and reliable attributes. Fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory experiment is to visualize the causal interrelationships among the attributes. Choquet integral with respect to the nonadditive attributes over the valid set provides an overall perspective function. The results establish an understanding of sustainable solid waste management barriers in the perspectives under uncertainties. Community uncertainty, policy and regulation problems, city architecture, and technology interaction are the factors that influence sustainable performance. In practices, (1) diverse disciplines and sectors in local, national, and global communities; (2) a lack of mobility and reliability; (3) mass production and mass consumption; (4) an insufficient level of artificial intelligence application; and (5) failures related to data management and security hinder the improvement of sustainable solid waste management toward society 5.0. The social and technical perspectives are indicated as the top priorities to improve SSWM performance.

On the economic geography of climate change

AbstractClimate change is a defining challenge of our times. The five papers collected in this special issue provide foundations to well-informed policymaking by addressing two main themes of the economic geography of climate change. First, it brings effects that are heterogeneous across space. Some regions of the globe will lose more than others and some may even be better off as a result. Second, humans will have to adapt in order to survive. We emphasize how the lack of mobility could contribute to worsening the socioeconomic costs of climate change. This issue also considers alternative margins of adjustment, such as fertility, specialization and trade.

A color channel based on multiple Random Forest coupled with a computer vision technique for the detection and prediction of Sudan dye‐I adulteration in turmeric powder

AbstractAdulterants can cause different health hazards upon prolonged consumption, but it is difficult to detect with human eyes. Non‐destructive turmeric adulteration detection is a challenging research area. The existing adulteration detection processes are largely instrumental and analytical with high accuracy but include limitations like long testing time, expensiveness, and lack of mobility. This work reports a new computer vision framework, which can simultaneously detect the presence of adulteration and predict the possible percentage of adulteration addressing the stated limitations. The scope has been remained to screening of Sudan dye‐I adulteration in turmeric powder. An in‐house database prepared with images of pure and adulterated turmeric powder samples has been used for experimentation. Random Forest algorithm has been employed for both classification and prediction. The model has been validated with standard internal and external validation methods to assess the stability and generalization potential of the model to avoid over‐ and under‐fitting problems. The results of classification show that the presented framework can provide more than 99% accuracy in detection while high correlation coefficient (R2) value in the tune of .99 for prediction. The novelty of the work is its simple histogram‐based color feature extraction, development of ensemble Random Forest prediction model that resulted in high accuracy and development of a faster, non‐invasive, less‐expensive, and validated screening method for adulterated turmeric powder that can be considered as a potential immediate screening method in the supply chain of powdered spices prior to confirmatory testing methods following two‐tiered food fraud testing approach.

The effect of real-time pose recognition on badminton learning performance

ABSTRACT Badminton is a very popular subject in Physical Education (PE). Many students enroll badminton courses in every semester which pose a tremendous teaching load to the instructors. The one-on-one guiding/feedback time provided by the instructor to each student is also greatly reduced. To overcome this challenge, some studies have tried to adopt pose recognition technique in teaching badminton. However, the lack of mobility and recognition accuracy problems hinder its applicability. To address this issue, a new pose recognition technique, OpenPose, was employed to develop a real-time pose recognition badminton teaching APP in this study. The APP was then installed on a mobile device to enhance badminton smash skill learning performance. The scores distribution of the experimental group shows majority of students achieved satisfactory performance, this implies the badminton teaching APP is helpful to all students no matter what their initial skill levels are.

Introduction: “The Unexpected Caribbean” Part II

Introduction: “The Unexpected Caribbean” Part II

Michael Thompson, MD

Michael Thompson, MD

Findings from the patch augmented rotator cuff surgery (PARCS) feasibility study

BackgroundA rotator cuff tear is a common disabling shoulder problem. Symptoms include pain, weakness, lack of mobility and sleep disturbance. Many patients require surgery to repair the tear; however, there is a high failure rate. There is a pressing need to improve the outcome of rotator cuff surgery. The use of patch augmentation to provide support to the healing process and improve patient outcomes holds new promise. Different materials (e.g. human/animal skin or intestine tissue, and completely synthetic materials) and processes (e.g. woven or a mesh) have been used to produce patches. However, clinical evidence on their use is limited. The patch augmented rotator cuff surgery (PARCS) feasibility study aimed to determine the design of a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a patch to augment surgical repair of the rotator cuff that is both acceptable to stakeholders and feasible.MethodsA mixed methods feasibility study of conducing a subsequent RCT. The project involved six stages: a systematic review of clinical evidence; a survey of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society’s (BESS) surgical membership; a survey of surgeon trialists; focus groups and interviews with stakeholders; a two-round Delphi study administered via online questionnaires and a 2-day consensus meeting.ResultsThe BESS surgeons’ survey identified a variety of patches in use (105 (21%) responses received). Twenty-four surgeons (77%) completed the trialist survey relating to trial design. Four focus groups were conducted involving 24 stakeholders. Twenty-nine (67% of invited) individuals took part in the Delphi. Differing views were held on a number of aspects including the appropriate patient population for trial participation. Agreement on the key research questions and the outline of two potential RCTs were achieved through the Delphi study and the consensus meeting.ConclusionsRandomised comparisons of on-lay patch use for completed rotator cuff repairs, and bridging patch use for partial rotator cuff repairs were identified as areas for further research. The value of an observational study to assess safety concerns of patch use was also highlighted. The main limitation was that the findings were influenced by the participants, who might not necessarily reflect all stakeholders.

Optimising protein intake in older people to maintain their musculoskeletal health.

The concept of healthy ageing has become a significant aspect of the public health approach to older people's well-being. Physiological changes that occur with ageing, such as a lack of mobility and sarcopenia (an age-related decline in muscle mass and strength), have the potential to negatively affect older people's quality of life and musculoskeletal health, often contributing to falls and fractures. Protein intake is a crucial element in maintaining optimal health in older people, and is important in delaying sarcopenia. This article discusses the role of protein in healthy ageing and outlines various recommendations for optimising protein intake in older people.

Smart Stick for Blind People

As we know that sense of vision to human being is an important thing in our life, but there is some people who have lack of mobility because of blindness The objective of this project is used to help the blind people and they are able to easily interact with the physical world by using this smart blind stick. About 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. If you notice them , you can very well know about it they can’t walk without the help of other. One has to ask guidance to reach their destination. Using this blind stick , a person can walk more confidently. This stick with ultrasonic sensor detects the object in front of the person and give response to the user by alarm from the buzzer, which will give a high buzz as the object gets closer to the blind person. So, the person can walk without any fear. The LDR sensor are used in the stick to identify the day and night for the blind people. The microcontroller (Arduino Nano) to receive the sensor signals and process them to short pulses to the Arduino pins where buzzers are connected. This device will be best solution to overcome their difficulties and help

From the Search for the American Dream to the Journey Back to Southern Roots: Cinematic Representations of Black Migrations

African Americans are excluded from the myth of the ‘nation of immigrants’ due to the forced nature of their relocation to the American continent. Yet, this exclusion can engender an association of blackness with lack of mobility and agency in the national imaginary, which obscures historical constrictions produced by slavery, segregation, and racism. In the last years, new narratives, ranging from historiography to cultural productions, have emerged that highlight how black Americans, despite all odds, have always resorted to migration as a way to fight racism. Cinema has played a major role in the representation of African Americans’ migrations as a fight to become masters of their own lives and has influenced the current reclaiming of the South in important ways.

Refugee women’s establishment in the rural north of Sweden: cultural capital in meeting local labour market needs

ABSTRACT This paper investigates opportunities and obstacles refugee women face in establishment in rural areas. Drawing on ethnographic research in three rural municipalities in northern Sweden, including interviews with refugee women, local employers and educational staff, I analyse the women’s space for agency and opportunities to use and capitalise on different resources in relation to the local labour market and belonging. Applying Bourdieu’s conceptualisation of cultural capital, as read by Skeggs, I show that the women can capitalise on embodied cultural capital of feminine and ethnic caregiving. However, due to lack of the ‘right’ institutional cultural capital of educational certificates from Swedish institutions, and devaluation of foreign credentials and experiences, this is mainly in difficult-to-fill, unsecure jobs in the elder care or early childhood education and care sectors. The women’s limited options and opportunities to ‘enterprise themselves up’ contribute to ethnicisation of care work in rural labour markets. Moreover, lack of mobility and key cultural capital (cars and driving licences) for work, education and belonging in both the local masculine culture of the remote rural areas and national gender equality culture further limit the women’s space for agency and establishment.

Strong Village Leadership vs. Government Investment: Reflections on a Community Reconstruction Case in Southwest China

In post-socialist China, the village’s collective management over community farmland, forestry, and other resources has been greatly undermined since China’s reform and opening up in the early 1980s. The subsequent rural-urban migration has further dismantled rural communities. Efforts have been made to revitalise the countryside, yet little success has been achieved. This paper closely examines one community reconstruction case that experienced two development stages: village committee-led internal development based on collective management of community resources, and tourism development externally subsidised by the government. Unsuccessful as it is, the case shows the vital role of collective resource management in comparison to external subsidies and investment in community reconstruction. It also suggests that a strong community leadership can initiate the process of community reconstruction, but a lack of mobilisation and participation of community members creates underlying issues that threaten its sustainability.