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Horizontal face information is the main gateway to the shape and surface cues to familiar face identity.

Humans preferentially rely on horizontal cues when recognizing face identity. The reasons for this preference are largely elusive. Past research has proposed the existence of two main sources of face identity information: shape and surface reflectance. The access to surface and shape is disrupted by picture-plane inversion while contrast negation selectively impedes access to surface cues. Our objective was to characterize the shape versus surface nature of the face information conveyed by the horizontal range. To do this, we tracked the effects of inversion and negation in the orientation domain. Participants performed an identity recognition task using orientation-filtered (0° to 150°, 30° steps) pictures of familiar male actors presented either in a natural upright position and contrast polarity, inverted, or negated. We modelled the inversion and negation effects across orientations with a Gaussian function using a Bayesian nonlinear mixed-effects modelling approach. The effects of inversion and negation showed strikingly similar orientation tuning profiles, both peaking in the horizontal range, with a comparable tuning strength. These results suggest that the horizontal preference of human face recognition is due to this range yielding a privileged access to shape and surface cues, i.e. the two main sources of face identity information.

Analisis Pelaksanaan Tugas Ramp Handling dalam Menjaga On Time Performance (OTP) Pada Maskapai Garuda Indonesia di Bandara Soekarno Hatta Cengkareng

Soekarno-Hatta Airport is the main gateway for international and domestic air travel in Indonesia. As one of the busiest airports in Southeast Asia, Soekarno-Hatta Airport handles more than 60 million passengers per year (Soekarno-Hatta Airport Authority, 2023). According to the operational management theory by Suryanto (2020), efficiency in managing all operational processes, including ramp handling, is crucial to ensure smooth and punctual flights. With high traffic volume, the main challenge is to maintain On Time Performance (OTP) to minimize flight delays. This study aims to determine the implementation of ramp handling tasks during pre-flight activities, as well as to determine the obstacles experienced by Ramp Handling officers in pre-flight activities at Soekarno Hatta Cengkareng International Airport and to determine how efforts are made by PT Gapura Angkasa in improving the quality of On Time Performance (OTP) at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng. This study uses a qualitative method, namely through interviews, observations, and documentation of ramp handling personnel units, this study was conducted for 1 month at Soekarno Hatta International Airport The results of this study are that ramp handling officers at Soekarno-Hatta Cengkareng International Airport are responsible for checking the readiness of ground equipment, flight documents, and coordinating with the ground crew team. The use of checklists ensures that all pre-flight steps are carried out correctly and efficiently, which is important for smooth boarding and loading.

Penerapan Kearifan Lokal di Bandar Udara Internasional Sam Ratulangi di Manado

Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado plays a strategic role as the main gateway for tourists visiting North Sulawesi, making significant contributions to local tourism and the economy. The implementation of local wisdom at this airport, such as the use of regional languages and the integration of cultural elements in terminal design, aims to enrich the tourist experience and showcase the cultural richness of North Sulawesi. However, challenges remain regarding capacity and service quality, as well as maintaining the authenticity of local culture. This study aims to analyze how the application of local wisdom at Sam Ratulangi International Airport impacts the tourist experience in North Sulawesi and to evaluate the local cultural values implemented at the airport in enhancing the visitor experience. The research design uses a qualitative approach with a case study method to assess the application of local wisdom at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado. The study, conducted in July 2024, combines interviews, observations, and documentation to gather data. Interviews with airport managers, local communities, and passengers provide insights into the impact of local wisdom. Observations focus on cultural elements at the airport, while documentation includes official data and relevant literature. Data validity is tested through triangulation of techniques and sources. Data analysis involves reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing to address or refine the research problem. The study findings indicate that the application of local wisdom at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, such as traditional Kolintang music, batik exhibitions, and the use of regional languages, enhances the tourist experience by creating a distinctive atmosphere that introduces North Sulawesi's culture. Local values such as "mapalus" (community cooperation) and "torang samua basudara" (we are all brothers) are reflected in the friendly and efficient service, leaving a positive impression and shaping tourists' views of the region as rich in culture and humanitarian values.

Advances in terminal management: simulation of vehicle traffic in container terminals

AbstractControlling and managing traffic flows on internal roads in container terminals are crucial in achieving expected productivity levels and reducing negative externalities caused by congestion inside and outside the terminal areas. This paper proposes a simulation approach which terminal operators can use as a decision-support tool to assess the effects of their management strategies and improve terminal performance, resilience, and sustainability. A microscopic traffic simulation approach models key operations of a typical container terminal affecting road traffic flows. In particular, to estimate quantitative indicators, an import truck process is reproduced, considering the overlapping of the external truck and internal trailer flows. To measure environmental impacts, the model is extended with an instantaneous emissions model linked directly to the step-by-step traffic data. The proposed method is tested on a sector of the PSA Genova Pra’, the main Italian container gateway terminal. Performance indicators related to the terminal’s efficiency and sustainability are estimated, to compare alternative scenarios considering possible operational configurations and disturbance events, such as the closure of a part of the yard. By focusing on the interactions between vehicle flows and terminal equipment operations, this approach offers a new perspective on terminal operations, oriented both towards container terminal operators and stakeholders, such as road hauliers.

Railways Tender Price Prediction Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms

The idea of determining the optimum bid amount in any railway tender competition has been a complex and critical task. Reasonable pricing is the main gateway in the process of winning contracts. The approach presented here is based on data-driven pricing to maximize tender wins and reduce potential profit loss. The model shall make use of historical tender data, competitor pricing data, and market indicators in order to predict the optimal bid amounts. This advanced ML model runs advanced machine learning algorithms, including regression models and ensembles, to study the intricate relationship between factors that would affect the successful execution of a bid. Deep learning models are integrated into the model to provide it with better handling of temporal dependencies and other hidden patterns in data, hence yielding accurate and robust predictions. The key objective of the work is to increase the winning rate of tender contracts by at least 10%, while competitive profitability is ensured. Because of precise competitor price predictions, business success criteria are oriented to reaching this higher win rate on tenders. The Machine learning success criteria target a price prediction accuracy of at least 90%. Another important set of economic success criteria that should be targeted is an improvement in profit margins of at least 5% through more accurate pricing strategies and a reduction in the number of rejected bids. It will offer great value to the businesses operating in the railway industry in making proper decisions on operations and strategic planning. The paper develops a fusion of traditional statistical methodologies with advanced ML and DL techniques in order to provide a robust solution for competitive advantage and increased profitability in the dynamic and competitive railway tender market.

Comparison of Seasonal ARIMA and Support Vector Machine Forecasting Method for International Arrival in Lombok

Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average is a statistical model designed to analyze and forecast data with that shows seasonal patterns and trends. Support Vector Machine (SVM) is a machine learning-based technique that can be used to forecast time series data. SVM uses the kernel tricks to overcome non-linearity problems, whereas The SARIMA model is well-suited for data that exhibit seasonal fluctuations that repeat over time. Lombok International Airport is the main gateway to West Nusa Tenggara and has become a symbol of tourism growth in the region. Time series analysis is a very useful tool in determining patterns and forecasting the number of international arrivals at Lombok International Airport within a certain period. This study aims to compare the SARIMA model and SVM which can read non-linear patterns in the number of international arrivals at Lombok International Airport. After obtaining the SARIMA and SVM models, the two models are evaluated using test data based on the smallest RMSE value. The SVM model with a linear kernel trick provides the smallest RMSE when compared to SARIMA with SVM RMSE is 238,655. While the best model in Seasonal ARIMA is SARIMA (3,1,0)(1,0,0)12, the forecasting results show SARIMA is better in the forecasting process for the next 10 months.

Contrasting extremely warm and long-lasting cold air anomalies in the North Atlantic sector of the Arctic during the HALO-(𝒜 𝒞)3 campaign

Abstract. How air masses transform during meridional transport into and out of the Arctic is not well represented by numerical models. The airborne field campaign HALO-(𝒜𝒞)3 applied the High Altitude and Long-range Research Aircraft (HALO) within the framework of the collaborative research project on Arctic amplification (𝒜𝒞)3 to address this question by providing a comprehensive observational basis. The campaign took place from 7 March to 12 April 2022 in the North Atlantic sector of the Arctic, a main gateway of atmospheric transport into and out of the Arctic. Here, we investigate to which degree the meteorological and sea ice conditions during the campaign align with the long-term climatology (1979–2022). For this purpose, we use the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis v5 (ERA5), satellite data, and measurements at Ny-Ålesund, including atmospheric soundings. The observations and reanalysis data revealed two distinct periods with different weather conditions during HALO-(𝒜𝒞)3: the campaign started with a warm period (11–20 March 2022) where strong southerly winds prevailed that caused poleward transport of warm and moist air masses, so-called moist and warm air intrusions (WAIs). Two WAI events were identified as atmospheric rivers (ARs), which are narrow bands of strong moisture transport. These warm and moist air masses caused the highest measured 2 m temperatures (5.5 °C) and daily precipitation rates (42 mm d−1) at Ny-Ålesund for March since the beginning of the record (1993). Over the sea ice northwest of Svalbard, ERA5 indicated record-breaking rainfall. After the passage of a strong cyclone on 21 March 2022, a cold period followed. Northerly winds advected cold air into the Fram Strait, causing marine cold air outbreaks (MCAOs) until the end of the campaign. This second phase included one of the longest MCAO events found in the ERA5 record (19 d). On average, the entire campaign period was warmer than the climatological mean due to the strong influence of the ARs. In the Fram Strait, the sea ice concentration was well within the climatological variability over the entire campaign duration. However, during the warm period, a large polynya opened northeast of Svalbard, untypical for this season. Compared to previous airborne field campaigns focusing on the evolution of (mixed-phase) clouds, a larger variety of MCAO conditions was observed during HALO-(𝒜𝒞)3. In summary, air mass transport into and out of the Arctic was more pronounced than usual, providing exciting prospects for studying air mass transformation using HALO-(𝒜𝒞)3.

Mobility Patterns and Sustainable Tourism: Planning and Managing Tourism in Iceland

Tourism in Iceland has experienced significant changes in the past decade. Visitor numbers increased from 459,000 in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2018. However, there was a 14% decrease in visitor numbers between 2018 and 2019, and in 2020, the visitor numbers collapsed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The effect of the pandemic started to decrease in spring 2022 as visitors returned. The great increase from 2010 to 2018 prompted Icelandic authorities to focus on sustainable tourism management in their policymaking. The focus has been on distributing the flow of visitors and associated revenues more evenly across regions, while protecting the main tourist attraction: nature, as well as nature-based destinations. Knowledge of mobility patterns at different scales is crucial for the sustainable development and management of tourism. This study analyses mobility patterns in Iceland through examining visitor numbers at 18 nature-based destinations scattered around the country. The mobility patterns are then related to the sustainable tourism objectives of the Icelandic tourism authorities. The results indicate that the south and southwest region of Iceland is more visited and exhibits less seasonality than other regions of the country. Seasonality has decreased in all regions but not to the same extent as in the south and southwest, the area that includes both the main gateway, Keflavik International Airport, and the capital city of Reykjavík, which often serves as a basecamp for natural attractions. When planning for and managing sustainable tourism in Iceland, it is crucial to know the number of visitors at nature-based destinations, as these numbers are key for analyzing mobility patterns.

Analisis Tingkat Kepuasan Penumpang terhadap Kualitas Layanan di Pelabuhan Feri Kendari- Wawonii

Indonesia as an archipelagic country requires reliable sea transportation. One of the means of sea transportation is the port. One of the roles of the port is the main gateway for the flow of goods, both exports and imports, and the transfer of cargo between modes of transportation and plays an important role in the country's economy to create economic growth. This research aims to analyze passenger satisfaction with the quality of services provided at the Kendari-Wawonii Ferry Port. The implementation method is quantitative descriptive. The research sample was 384 passengers who referred to Permenpan RB Number 14 of 2017 concerning Guidelines for Preparing Community Surveys for Public Service Organizing Units. The research results found that public satisfaction at the Kendari-Wawonii Ferry Port in 2023, which is mandated by Law Number 25 of 2008 concerning Public Services, by assessing 9 elements resulted in a figure of 76,824 (not good). The elements that received the highest scores were the system elements, mechanisms and procedures, while the elements that received the lowest scores by the research respondents were the complaint handling elements and the facilities and infrastructure elements.

Periportal macrophages protect against commensal-driven liver inflammation.

The liver is the main gateway from the gut, and the unidirectional sinusoidal flow from portal to central veins constitutes heterogenous zones, including the periportal vein (PV) and the pericentral vein zones1-5. However, functional differences in the immune system in each zone remain poorly understood. Here intravital imaging revealed that inflammatory responses are suppressed in PV zones. Zone-specific single-cell transcriptomics detected a subset of immunosuppressive macrophages enriched in PV zones that express high levels of interleukin-10 and Marco, a scavenger receptor that sequesters pro-inflammatory pathogen-associated molecular patterns and damage-associated molecular patterns, and consequently suppress immune responses. Induction of Marco+ immunosuppressive macrophages depended on gut microbiota. In particular, a specific bacterial family, Odoribacteraceae, was identified to induce this macrophage subset through its postbiotic isoallolithocholic acid. Intestinal barrier leakage resulted in inflammation in PV zones, which was markedly augmented in Marco-deficient conditions. Chronic liver inflammatory diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) showed decreased numbers of Marco+ macrophages. Functional ablation of Marco+ macrophages led to PSC-like inflammatory phenotypes related to colitis and exacerbated steatosis in NASH in animal experimental models. Collectively, commensal bacteria induce Marco+ immunosuppressive macrophages, which consequently limit excessive inflammationat the gateway of the liver. Failure of this self-limiting system promotes hepatic inflammatory disorders such as PSC and NASH.

THE EFFECT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON UNDERPRICING DURING THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Initial public offering (IPO) is the main gateway for private institutions to adapt to public business and list company shares on the capital market for trading. By conducting an IPO, an institution can obtain funding from the public to pay for company expansion. One phenomenon that is often encountered by business actors conducting an IPO is an underpricing situation, namely a situation where the share price offered in the primary market is lower than the share price in the secondary market. As a manifestation of the company's obligation to use public price ranges, it is the responsibility of companies across society to manage and use public funds well, transparently and accountably, so that good corporate governance can be implemented well. The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of corporate governance on underpricing in organizations conducting IPOs on the Indonesian Capital Market for the 2017-2022 period. Corporate governance is measured through the scale of the board of commissioners, independence of the board of commissioners, management ownership and institutional share ownership. There are 305 groups providing initial public services and indexed on the IDX throughout the 2017-2022 period. Random sampling techniques are used to select samples. The analysis uses a robust linear regression evaluation method. The findings of this research show that the magnitude of the board of commissioners has no effect on underpricing, the of independence commissioners has an impact on underpricing, while management proportion ownership and institutional proportion ownership have a fairly large negative effect on underpricing.

The Importance of Tourism Infrastructure in Increasing Domestic and International Tourism

Indonesia is one of the countries that has the main capital in the tourism sector, namely abundant natural resources that are enchanting, however, it would be a shame if it is not managed well, because the huge potential that exists will be wasted and cannot be utilized for the welfare of the community. Apart from natural wealth, the success of a tourism sector is influenced by other factors, such as cultural diversity, traditions and local wisdom, including support from the availability of existing infrastructure, as an attraction that encourages tourists to visit, then supports the development and progress of tourism, which encourages increasing regional income around tourist attractions and contributing greatly to the national economy. In order for the tourism sector to be able to be competitive and highly attractive, apart from having an appropriate and effective strategy, it must also be able to provide adequate infrastructure in all tourism objects, because these facilities are the main gateway in providing the best service for tourists and function as a supporter that provides various conveniences for tourists to reach the desired tourist destinations, provides comfort and guarantees their safety while traveling, all of which will increase the ability of the tourism industry to continue to strive to contribute optimally in increasing economic growth, through the utilization of natural resource wealth. , the variety of cultures and local wisdom that exist. This research focuses on the importance of the availability of tourism infrastructure in increasing tourist visits in domestic tourism and international tourism.

Membangun Kepuasan Karir Dengan Kecerdasan Emosional Dan Perilaku Inovatif: Moderasi Efikasi Diri

Background – Observing the practical conditions at the bank, frontline employees are the main gateway for the company to serve customers. Frontline employees as an indicator of success in customer service. Employees in the service department often experience stress when dealing with many customers with various problems and characters. Therefore, emotional intelligence and innovative behavior are needed in providing services in dealing with customers in different ways. Innovative behavior can encourage career satisfaction for private bank employees in Surabaya. Objectives – This research examines the moderating influence of emotional intelligence, innovative behavior, career satisfaction, and self-efficacy. Design/ Method/ Approach - The research method uses a quantitative explanatory research design. Questionnaires are used to collect data either directly from respondents or through the Google form. Purposive sampling technique was used to take samples from 156 private bank employees in Surabaya. The collected data were analyzed using SEM-PLS. Results and Discussion – The research results show that emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on innovative behavior. Innovative behavior has a positive and significant effect on employee career satisfaction, Emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on career satisfaction, Innovative behavior mediates between emotional intelligence and career satisfaction, Self-efficacy moderates between emotional intelligence and innovative behavior, Self-efficacy moderates between emotional intelligence and employee career satisfaction private bank in Surabaya. Conclusion – Emotional intelligence can increase innovative behavior and career satisfaction. Innovative behavior can mediate emotional intelligence and career satisfaction. Self-efficacy can moderate between emotional intelligence on innovative behavior and emotional intelligence on career satisfaction. Research Implications – This study provides recommendations to private bank leaders in Surabaya to pay attention to managing and motivating emotional intelligence, innovative behavior, self-efficacy, and employee career satisfaction to improve performance. Research Limitations - The research sample was only private bank employees in the Surabaya area. Comparative research can be conducted on government bank employees to compare findings. This research was carried out in a cross section manner where only observations were made at the time of the research, preferably requiring longitudinal research.

Avaliação de estrutura da atenção primária à saúde materno-infantil. Roraima, região Norte e Brasil, 2012-2017

Abstract Primary healthcare is the main gateway and priority for healthcare management in Brazil. However, there are significant challenges in the quality of care, particularly for those most vulnerable, especially maternal and infant healthcare. This fact is exacerbated by regional inequalities, which have historically left the North and Northeast regions at a relative disadvantage. The study involves an analysis of the resources available for maternal and infant healthcare in the state of Roraima, the North region, and Brazil as a whole in 2012, 2014, and 2017, using data from Module I of the National Program for the Improvement of Access and Quality of Primary Care (PMAQ-AB). There was a significant improvement in physical infrastructure indicators (e.g., ventilation and air conditioning) as well as improvement in the distribution of supplies and equipment needed for maternal and infant care between 2014 and 2017. However, the availability of medicines and the number of human resources and hours worked diminished. The study offers a crucial longitudinal analysis, comparing the situation in Roraima and Brazil, whose findings could contribute to the development of programs and public policymaking for reproductive rights and maternal and infant health.

The geopolitics of fear: Pro-refugee resistance to Europe's racial security

This article explores pro-migrant resistance in the most vulnerable, yet understudied, spot of anti-immigrant regimes, the border city on major refugee routes. This piece is part of my multi-sited ethnography tracing gateway cities of Europe's Southern borders with the Middle East. Against the background of existing scholarship on the shrinking spaces of pro-migrant resistance, my findings expose an everyday urbanity that is inclusive and protective of refugees in the frontier city. However, rather than displaying festive snapshots of sanctuaries, the evidence shows that the pro-refugee resistance dwells in a highly contested and politicized urban space. Having received the main refugee flow from outside of Europe, the European Union tightened external borders following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. As the Mediterranean Sea gradually turned into a graveyard, Athens, the main gateway city in Eastern Mediterranean, was deeply affected. The in-depth analysis of a defiant neighborhood of Athens, Exarchia, uncovers the leverage of the border city to resist the taken-for-granted “global fear” of the Muslim refugee – a legacy of post-September 11 war on terror. Revealing intense emotions shaped by the geography of violent borders, my research points to the widely shared aversion to government-led fear. The article analyzes the dialectics between top-down securitization sustained by fear and bottom-up resistance empowered by feelings of trust, safety, and belonging. While civic disobedience is routinely attacked and repressed by the security regime, I document how the geopolitics of emotion persist in everyday sociability and empower locals with differing political agendas in their pro-refugee resistance. Accordingly, my main argument is that the geopolitics of emotion are integral in forming, transforming, contesting, interrupting, and even evading securitization of migration in the least expected geographies, Europe's racial borders with the Middle East.

Perspektif Tubuh Menurut Teologi Tubuh dalam Maraknya Bentuk Perilaku Pornografi Melalui Media Sosial Pada Remaja

The Theology of the Body is a collection of Pope John Paul II's faith teachings or catechesis for pilgrims in St. Paul's Square. Peter every Wednesday between 5 September 1979 and 28 November 1984 during his pontificate. Theology of the Body gives birth to a reflection of faith about the meaning of human sexuality. The presentation of teachings in Theology of the Body aims to invite believers to respond to various deviant behaviors and ideas regarding the general human understanding of the body from the perspective of faith. The nature of the body is often assumed incorrectly. The body is seen as an object of sexual satisfaction and contains elements of a commodity in the economy. Another deviant perception of the body is only part of sexual gratification in today's era, marked by the widespread distribution of pornography via social media. Teenagers are the main target of today's concerns about the rapid spread of pornography via social media because today's teenagers are teenagers who are directly connected to internet-based social media in their daily lives. The internet is used as a medium for learning, work and even as a means of entertainment that offers instant features that make it easier for users to surf the virtual world. The purpose of writing this article is to describe Pope John Paul II's view of the body as a sacred gift that must be respected, the body as a means of God's direct relationship with His creation. Also describes four body characteristics that are very relevant to the current situation and describes teenagers' understanding of the body due to the rise in cases of spreading pornography via social media. This research uses a library study method by collecting data through journals, articles, books and other insights via the internet. Researchers read, redescribe and process the data so that it is relevant. The results of the research show that teenagers' dependence on social media is the main gateway to expanding the entry and distribution of pornography and becoming perpetrators of pornography. Teenagers need guidance from parents in their understanding of sexuality in using social media. The body perspective according to "Body Theology" can be a strong basis for minimizing the spread and behavior of pornography among teenagers

Theta-Alpha Connectivity in the Hippocampal-Entorhinal Circuit Predicts Working Memory Load.

Working memory (WM) maintenance relies on multiple brain regions and inter-regional communications. The hippocampus and entorhinal cortex (EC) are thought to support this operation. Besides, EC is the main gateway for information between the hippocampus and neocortex. However, the circuit-level mechanism of this interaction during WM maintenance remains unclear in humans. To address these questions, we recorded the intracranial electroencephalography from the hippocampus and EC while patients (N = 13, six females) performed WM tasks. We found that WM maintenance was accompanied by enhanced theta/alpha band (2-12 Hz) phase synchronization between the hippocampus to the EC. The Granger causality and phase slope index analyses consistently showed that WM maintenance was associated with theta/alpha band-coordinated unidirectional influence from the hippocampus to the EC. Besides, this unidirectional inter-regional communication increased with WM load and predicted WM load during memory maintenance. These findings demonstrate that WM maintenance in humans engages the hippocampal-entorhinal circuit, with the hippocampus influencing the EC in a load-dependent manner.

FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN AKURASI LABEL TRIASE INTRARUMAH SAKIT DI INDONESIA: TINJAUAN LITERATUR

Emergency Department (ED) is the main gateway for patient care in hospitals. Health workers who meet the patient for the first time have the task of categorizing the patient's emergency condition known as triage. Triage has a different mechanism according to the conditions found. If the triage label given to the patient is not appropriate, it will result in a lack of optimal service in the ED. Health workers who perform triage should have knowledge in determining the accuracy of patient labelling. This study aims to summarize the factors related to the accuracy of triage labelling in Indonesia. This research is a literature review on several data bases including Science Direct, Proquest, and Google Scholar. Articles are searched with several keywords in Indonesian and English combined with Boolean. Article is selected according to the research objectives. The results showed a total of 1012 article from the three databases which were then selected 11 articles for analysis. Factors related to the accuracy of the triage label are classified into two, namely internal and external factors. Internal factors include characteristics (age, work experience, emergency training experience), knowledge, attitudes, skills and motivation of health workers. External factors include overcrowded ED conditions, facilities and infrastructure, human resources, the flow of patients entering the ED. Knowledge is the most frequently found factor related to the accuracy of the patient's triage label. Continuous training is needed to increase knowledge of triage label accuracy.

MOOCMaven: Bridging M-Learning and Open Data for Enhanced Unified MOOC Exploration

We live in a modern environment where learning does not have any barriers. Our work aims to become the main gateway for people of any interest to take advantage of the full opportunities of e-learning. We also built a dataset of e-learning courses from various sources and developed a platform that can understand search queries. We introduce a unified massive open online courses (MOOCs) searching platform using semantic methodology called MOOCMaven. Our platform can be accessed both via web and mobile. This paper demonstrates the platform’s efficiency in generating a list of courses relevant to search queries. Additionally, MOOCMaven offers an application programming interface (API) collection to ensure access to the data. Our approach could find the gaps in e-learning course discovery and highlight the solution to the public. This paper provides a detailed description of the algorithms, methodologies, and technologies utilized to augment the usefulness and efficacy of the platform.

Comprehensive review of patients with hematologic malignancies in a cancer urgent care center: A single center experience.

144 Background: Patients with hematological malignancies are subjected to unique disease and therapy related complications that can lead to a substantial burden for them and their site of care. The emergency department has been the main gateway to acute care delivery for cancer patients, however, more recently cancer urgent care centers have been established to meet their specific care needs. This study describes the demographics and disease related characteristics of patients presenting to cancer urgent care centers and whether the visit prevented utilization of the emergency department. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with hematological malignancies seen in the cancer urgent care center at Henry Ford Cancer Institute between January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022. We evaluated their demographics by race and gender, and then characterized them based on whether they were on active treatment during their visit, receiving standard of care or a clinical trial, and if they were early or late in their treatment course. Early treatment course was defined as within the first 2 cycles of therapy. We also evaluated the reason for their visit, and if an emergency department visit was prevented or not. Results: A total of 270 patients diagnosed with a hematological malignancy presented to the cancer urgent care center. 139 (51.5%) patients were male, and 141 (48.5%) were female. In terms of race, 145 (53.7%) were African American, followed by 72 (26.7%) Caucasian, with 53 (19.6%) of other races. The most common presenting reasons were gastrointestinal symptoms (63 patients [23.3%]), infectious symptoms (52 patients [19.3%]), and hematological symptoms (47 patients [17.4%]). 184 (68.1%) patients were on active treatment during their visit. Of these, 89 (33%) presented early in their treatment course. 227 patients (84%) were on standard of care treatment for their respective malignancy during the time of visit. 194 (71.9%) patient visits to the cancer urgent care prevented an emergency department visit. Conclusions: Our data demonstrates the major role of a cancer urgent care within a cancer care network. It showcases the large volume of patients with hematological malignancies that were seen in our cancer urgent care, and nearly 72% of these patients had an emergency department visit that was prevented. We will be further studying the seeming disparity in the racial proportion of such patients when compared to the race mix within the population as a whole.