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Simonova, M. D. "OECD Structural Analysis Databases: Sectoral Principles in the Study of Markets for Goods and Services." MGIMO Review of International Relations, no. 3(42) (June 28, 2015): 190–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2015-3-42-190-198.
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This study focuses on the characteristics of the information database of the OECD structural business statistics in the analysis of markets of goods and services, and macroeconomic trends. The system of indicators of structural statistics is presented in OECD publications and on-line access to a wide range of users. Collected data sources generated by the OECD offices are based on the national statistical offices of country-members, Russia and the BRICS. Data on the development of economic sectors are calculated according to the methodology of individual countries, regional and international standards: annual national accounts of countries, annual industry and business surveys, methodology of short-term indicators, statistics of international trade in goods. Data are aggregated on the basis of complex indicators statements of the enterprises' questionnaire and business surveys. Information system of structural statistics which is available and continuously updated, has certain features. It is composed of several subsystems: Structural Statistics on Industry and Services, EU entrepreneurship statistics, Indicators of Industry and Services, International Trade in Commodities Statistics. The grouping of industries is based on the International standard industrial classification of all economic activities (ISIC). Classification of foreign trade flows is made in accordance with the Harmonized system of description and coding of goods. The structural statistics databases comprise four classes of industries' grouping according to the technology intensity. The paper discusses the main reasons for the non-comparability of data in the subsystems in certain time intervals.
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Mostafa, Toka S., and Matthew J. Roorda. "Discrete Choice Modeling of Freight Outsourcing Decisions of Canadian Manufacturers." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2610, no. 1 (January 2017): 76–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2610-09.
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Behavioral freight transportation modeling is an approach to enhance the quality of freight and logistics policy assessments. Outsourcing of freight activities is one of the essential decisions that firms make. Such decisions are influenced by factors such as economic conditions, competition, the industry, firm strategies, and firm characteristics. In this paper, the authors introduce a set of discrete choice models—binary and multinomial logit—that quantify the effect of some of these factors on outsourcing of the freight-related activities of goods production and logistics for Canadian manufacturers. The models were estimated with the use of data from the Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy obtained from Statistics Canada. The models consider firm characteristics (e.g., employment, number of products or services, and supplier locations), economic conditions, and local and international competition. The models also show the influence of the use of innovation and advanced technologies and measure the impact of government support programs for businesses (e.g., government grants) on outsourcing decisions. Models that explain international freight outsourcing are also presented. Model results highlight that freight outsourcing culture differs from one industry to another. Firms that use government training programs are more likely to outsource freight operations locally, whereas those that use government grants outsource their freight activities internationally. Model validation indicated acceptable predictive capabilities. Simplified models that were based on industry classification, location, and firm size were estimated and are to be used for future microsimulation purposes.
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Liangruenrom, Nucharapon, Dorothea Dumuid, and Zeljko Pedisic. "Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep in the Thai population: A compositional data analysis including 135,824 participants from two national time-use surveys." PLOS ONE 18, no. 1 (January 24, 2023): e0280957. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280957.
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Purpose To determine the amounts of time spent in physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB), and sleep in the Thai population, as well as their sociodemographic correlates and changes over time. Methods We analysed cross-sectional data collected in a population-representative, stratified random sample of 135,824 Thais aged 10 years and over as part of the two most recent Thai National time-use surveys (2009 and 2015). Daily activities reported by the participants were coded using the International Classification of Activities for Time-Use Statistics (ICATUS) and categorised as PA, SB, or sleep. Results In the latest survey, participants spent on average the largest amount of time sleeping (geometric mean [g] = 9.44 h/day; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.42, 9.47), followed by PA (g = 8.60 h/day; 95% CI: 8.55, 8.64) and SB (g = 5.96 h/day; 95% CI: 5.93, 6.00). The time spent in PA was higher on weekdays, while the amounts of SB and sleep were higher on weekends (p < 0.05). Males, older age groups, and unemployed people spent less time in PA and more time in SB, compared with other population groups (p < 0.05). We found a relatively large increase in SB (mean difference [d] = 39.64 min/day; 95% CI: 36.18, 42.98) and decrease in PA (d = 54.33 min/day; 95% CI: -58.88, -49.30) over time. These findings were consistent across most sociodemographic groups, with the most concerning shifts from active to sedentary lifestyle found among people with a higher education degree and on weekends. Conclusions Our findings revealed a shift to a more sedentary lifestyle in the Thai population. Public health interventions should focus on improving time use among males, older age groups, and unemployed people, while preventing the rapid decrease in PA and increase in SB among those with a higher education degree and on weekends.
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Selvaraj, Ganesh, and Michael Butchard. "O4E.1 Cross-walking countries’ industry classifications using concordance files compared to fuzzy data matching, to utilise an international exposure dataset." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 76, Suppl 1 (April 2019): A39.1—A39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem-2019-epi.106.
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BackgroundCarcinogen exposure data can potentially guide the work of health and safety (H and S) regulators. This project aims to use CAREX Canada data to estimate carcinogen exposures in New Zealand industries. This requires the creation of a cross-walk between the countries’ industry classifications.MethodsAgile and big-data-science methodologies were used to construct two versions of an industry classification cross-walk from the 2006 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC06) to the Canadian version of the 2002 North American Industrial Classification (NAICS2002), used by CAREX Canada.Firstly, concordance files from government statistics bureaus cross-walked the path: ANZSIC06 ->International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Rev4 ->NAICS2017->NAICS2012->NAICS2007->NAICS2002. The cross-walk accounted for ‘one-to-many-to-one’, non-machine formats, and missing/erroneous values.Secondly, a fuzzy data matching pipeline was designed. Data preparation removed redundant, stop, and common domain words, and lemmatised using morphological analysis (e.g. fishing to fish). Data matching used a hybrid algorithm combining ‘JaroWinkler-distance’ and a token-sort approach (i.e. ignoring the positional occurrence of words in a sentence) to match descriptions. A trial-and-error approach was used to assign weightings and concatenate the hierarchical industry classification levels to improve match accuracy. Python language was used for implementation.For each method, random samples of 50 matches were manually classified as either poor or sufficient by two people. Disagreements were discussed and consensus reached.ResultsThe concordance cross-walk sample had 52% (95% C.I. 38%–66%) sufficient matches compared to 84% (95% C.I. 74%–94%) for the fuzzy data matching pipeline cross-walk sample.ConclusionsCross-walking countries’ industry classifications using a fuzzy data matching pipeline was more accurate than using a concordance cross-walk. The pipeline is modular enough to easily include more components. This work is part of a vision to design a semantic big-data lake, enabling integration of any data relevant to H and S.
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Getman, A. G. "Problems of Interaction between the Participants of Foreign Economic Activities in the Context of the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property." Intellectual property law 2 (July 1, 2021): 36–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.18572/2072-4322-2021-2-36-40.
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Risks in supply chains directly affect the security of these chains and their continuity, the main possible consequences are increased costs and reduced profits. Methods. The research is based on general scientific methods of cognition — historical, analysis, systematization, comparison method, partially-scientific methods and dialectical method Results. The concept of “risk” is considered from different points of view: customs control and state standards. The classification of risks is proposed, which includes the risks of delay in the release of goods, non-payment of customs duties, bringing to administrative responsibility, confiscation of goods, the risk of depriving a foreign trade participant of the status of “bona fide”, failure to fulfill the terms of the contract for the delivery of goods. Their indicators that allow identifying risks are given. A method is proposed for calculating the probability of occurrence of risks in the international supply chain of goods containing intellectual property objects, which is necessary to determine the risk category and assign it to a high, medium or low level. Discussion. The proposals put forward are the basis for further research in the field of forecasting the risks of moving goods containing OIS. The main problem in risk forecasting is the lack of information and statistics. In this connection, it is not always possible to make the necessary calculations. For example, statistics on the accounting of license fees in the customs authorities are not kept, although this information could allow: on the one hand, to qualitatively improve the effectiveness of the application of the RMS, in terms of the possibility of replenishing funds to the federal budget at the expense of the added value for the use of the IPR by the customs authorities, and on the other — to participants of foreign trade will allow to predict and minimize risks.
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Salin, V. N., M. V. Vakhrameeva, and O. Yu Sitnikova. "Presentation of Financial Assets in Russian Macroeconomic Statistics." Statistics and Economics 18, no. 5 (October 22, 2021): 14–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/2500-3925-2021-5-14-25.
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The purpose of the study. Currently, much attention is paid to the collection, presentation and analysis of data on the volume, structure and dynamics of economic assets. The value of economic assets, their composition, and effective asset management determine the trajectory of the development of the national economy and its individual sectors. Financial assets are an integral part of economic assets, their importance in the activities of economic entities is steadily increasing. The purpose of the work is to systematize theoretical and practical developments on the presentation of data on financial assets in modern macroeconomic statistics of Russia, to determine the directions for improving the methods of evaluating financial assets, the system of indicators characterizing their condition and movement.Materials and methods. The authors considered the classification of financial assets, applied structural and dynamic data analysis, as well as methods of theoretical research in the form of generalization, comparison and special analytical procedures.Results. The paper defines the main directions of studying financial assets based on existing international standards, taking into account national statistical practice. The current issues of the theory and practice of statistical observation and presentation of data on financial assets, the adaptation of concepts and classifications of international standards to the Russian system of statistical accounting are considered. The features of the presentation of data on financial assets at the macro level are formulated, which are reflected in the national accounts, the system of indicators of monetary statistics and statistics of foreign economic relations, statistical indicators of the Bank of Russia. The authors conducted a quantitative assessment of the structure and dynamics of indicators characterizing the state and movement of financial assets.Conclusion. Statistical analysis of economic transactions with financial assets at the level of institutional units and sectors of the economy allows us to identify not only the main trends in the development of the financial sector of the economy, but also makes it possible to comprehensively consider changes in the value and composition of financial assets at the macro level. The change in the value of financial assets is determined on a balance basis, that is, as the difference between the value of acquired and disposed financial assets.The authors examined in detail the methodological basis for forming a financial account in the context of financial instruments and sectors of the national economy. The financial account provides comprehensive information in the sectoral context on transactions with financial assets and liabilities for the reporting period, allows you to reflect the change in their value as a result of economic operations performed by institutional units, as well as to identify sectors of the economy that did not perform transactions with financial assets. The analysis of the financial account data makes it possible to analyze in detail the change in the value of financial assets at the macro level, to assess the share of the impact of each sector of the economy and the type of asset. A similar approach is applied in analytical procedures with respect to the net obligations assumed.Macroeconomic statistics reflect the movement of financial assets and liabilities by sectors of the national economy and characterize Russia’s relations with the “rest of the world” by determining the volume of net lending by Russia to other countries or determining its status as a net borrower.The issues of the theory and practice of presenting data on financial assets and their use are relevant and promising areas for improving national statistical accounting. Work in this direction continues, although the process of active implementation of international standards in statistical practice has been going on for quite a long time. The quality of primary accounting data on financial sector operations has improved significantly recently, but there are still problems with obtaining data in terms of the full coverage of the statistical aggregate under study, as well as the timing of obtaining reporting data. In addition, the appearance of a large number of new financial instruments and transactions, including modified ones, in the business turnover of institutional units makes it difficult to identify and classify them.The authors of the article have repeatedly addressed the issues of macroeconomic calculations in their publications, which allowed them to consider in more detail topical issues related to the processes of reflecting financial assets.
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Tatarinov, A. A., and N. E. Ustinova. "Measuring the ICT Sector in the Digital Economy." Voprosy statistiki 28, no. 6 (December 10, 2021): 5–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.34023/2313-6383-2021-28-6-5-17.
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The article addresses the problem of measuring the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector and its relationship to the digital economy as defined in the OECD «Guidelines for Supply-Use Tables for the Digital Economy». Analysis of various concepts of the digital economy shows that the ICT sector is its key element. It is stressed that, in line with the OECD recommendations, the measurement of the digital economy should be based on the SNA satellite account, the core element of which are the Digital Supply-Use Tables (Digital SUTs). This approach enables to reflect most fully within a single statistical model integration of all phases of digital products (goods and services) circulation in the national economy.It is noted that the construction of ICT Supply-Use Tables (SUTs) is a critical self-contained task, as it provides a measurement framework for both digital (regardless of the model to be adopted) and (more broadly) information economy.It is stressed that the ability to capture the use of ICT products as well as the cost of their production depends significantly on the identification and valuation of digital products and industries in the Digital SUTs. The identification of such industries is now a major challenge because of the lack of separate activities in the existing industrial classifications that are characteristic for their constituent units.The article concludes with a presentation of the pilot estimates of ICT Sector SUTs core indicators obtained by the authors at the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence, HSE University. The contribution of the sector to the GDP of the Russian Federation is analysed and its inter-sectoral linkages, both on the demand and supply side, are assessed. It is concluded that the full implementation of the Digital SUTs depends on the inclusion in the new International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) the additions necessary to identify and evaluate digital products and industries.
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Livengood, Spencer J., Travis M. Jones, Rebekah W. Moehring, Steven S. Spires, Melissa D. Johnson, April Dyer, Angelina Davis, and Elizabeth Dodds Ashley. "598. Correlation of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes to initial provider-selected antibiotic indications in hospitalized adult patients within the Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 7, Supplement_1 (October 1, 2020): S362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.792.
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Abstract Background Provider-selected antibiotic indications are a measure to help track antibiotic use, and facilitate stewardship activities. International Classification of Diseases 10th version (ICD-10) codes have been widely used in the medical field for a variety of purposes, including billing for reimbursement, disease epidemiology, administration, and research. The ability of these codes to accurately describe the true disease diagnosis has been questioned. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into correlation between ICD-10 codes and provider-selected antibiotic indications recorded upon antibiotic order entry. Methods This multicenter, retrospective cohort study was performed using data from 17 hospitals in the DASON network. Antibiotic orders during calendar year 2019 for inpatients ≥ 18 years of age that included an indication for use were extracted from the DASON antimicrobial stewardship assessment portal. Orders with the antibiotic indication category of prophylaxis (medical or surgical) and other were excluded. The primary outcome was agreement between antibiotic indication and any discharge ICD-10 code from the same hospital admission. Secondary analyses stratified results by antibiotic and indication. Descriptive statistics were used to describe outcomes. Results A total of 246,999 unique antibiotic orders were identified in 180,109 admissions. After removing prophylaxis (n=75,124) and other (n=36,359), 135,516 orders were included. Most orders did not have an ICD-10 code matching the prescriber indication (92,237 [68%]). All indications except HEENT (18% mismatch) and genitourinary infections (46% mismatch) lacked a corresponding diagnosis code in more than 50% of cases (Table 1). Urinary tract infections (93%), bloodstream infections (90%), and central nervous system infections (80%) showed the highest rates of mismatch among indications (Table 1). Table 1: Correlation of ICD-10 Codes to Provider Selected Indications Conclusion We observed a high rate of mismatch between antibiotic indications and ICD-10 codes. Provider-selected antibiotic indications at the time of empiric treatment may be more reflective of diagnostic differential but is a poor indicator of ultimate patient diagnosis. Disclosures Rebekah W. Moehring, MD, MPH, Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (Grant/Research Support)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grant/Research Support) Melissa D. Johnson, PharmD, MHS, Charles River Laboratories (Grant/Research Support)Cidara (Consultant)Merck & Co (Scientific Research Study Investigator)Paratek (Consultant)Scynexis (Scientific Research Study Investigator)Shionogi (Consultant)UpToDate (Other Financial or Material Support, Royalties)
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Melnyk, Tetiana, Nataliia Reznikova, and Oksana Ivashchenko. "PROBLEMS OF STATISTICAL STUDY OF “GREEN ECONOMICS” AND GREEN GROWTH POTENTIALS IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT." Baltic Journal of Economic Studies 6, no. 3 (August 5, 2020): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2020-6-3-87-98.
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The purpose of the research. The research subject purpose is theoretical and practical aspects of the statistical assessment of the green economy potential in the sustainable development context. The methods. The article is based on the categories of theoretical (hypothesis, concept, theory, problem) and empirical (facts, empirical summarizations, empirical dependences) level of the issue, distinctive features of which are: objectivity; categorical character; rationality; testability; high level of generalization; universality and use of special tools and methods of cognition. General scientific and special methods of research are used to achieve the article’s purpose and solve its problems, namely: methods of analysis, abstraction and synthesis, induction and deduction, and system structuring method; hypothetico-deductive method; method of historical and logical integrity; method of idealization; methods of classification and system generalization; statistical methods. Considering that further “greening” of socio-economic indicators constitutes a vital problem remaining on the agenda of global and national institutes of development, the article’s objective is to develop an integral approach to the revision of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) built by the UN approach, through comparing existing approaches to the statistical assessment of the green economy state and the green growth potential, taking into account the proposed energy indices and indicators. Results. It is demonstrated that because none of the integral indicators of “green economy” development has been widely adopted by now, national and international statistics have no grounds for separating green goods and services as a specific sector of the national economy. Practical implications. The System of Environmental- Economic Accounting (SEEA) has been adopted as a basic tool for the assessment of indicators reflecting the causal links between the economy and the environment. It is substantiated that most part of the data for measuring green growth processes has to be possibly collected by SEEA. Value/originality. The importance of the assessment of the dynamics of national economy greening is demonstrated, because this type of analysis enables one to assess the change in the environmental impact of the new economic model by analyzing the factors and identifying most effective methods for decreasing environmental pressures of economic activities. The advantage of such assessment is that it can be made on the basis of the available statistical data. Considering that energy indices and indicators are widely used in many international reporting systems to assess the state of green economy and the potential of green growth in the sustainable development context, we made an attempt to systematize all the indicators by the two main groups: direct and indirect. It is revealed that international organizations (ОЕСР, UNEP and the World Bank) attempt to unify the existing approaches in constructing their own algorithms for the assessment of “green growth”, in particular with the indicators of Sustainable Development Goals. At the same time, national statistical agencies attempt to build a set of statistical indicators for the assessment of green economy development as indicators of demand for green products. It is demonstrated that harmonized definitions of economic activities concerned with the green industry and green jobs and comparable key indicators, if used internationally, will enable for the statistical assessment of the green economic development in space and time.
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Ladonko, L., N. Orlova, A. Chechel, N. Mirko, and I. Kalinko. "FINANCING OF PUBLIC AND LOCAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS IN UKRAINE AND POLAND." Financial and credit activity: problems of theory and practice 1, no. 36 (February 17, 2021): 58–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.18371/fcaptp.v1i36.227622.
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The article researches financing instruments of public and local programs and projects in Ukraine and Poland (budgetary, grant, financial, credit and investment instruments). The purpose of the article is to determine the possibilities of using financing instruments of public and local programs and projects in Ukraine and Poland for the implementation of national and regional public policy. Research methods — comparative analysis of analytical and official statistics of Ukraine and Poland based on the classification of groups of financing instruments of public and local programs and projects. It has been proved that the main instruments for financing public and local projects and programs in Ukraine and Poland are budget (subventions, local targeted programs) and grant instruments (grant programs, international technical assistance). The evaluation of the distribution structure of funds within the framework of individual programs in Poland and Ukraine made it possible to allocate key objects of grant financing in Ukraine (education, sports, health and social protection) and in Poland (territory planning, road transport infrastructure, business development and innovation). It is determined that international loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank are an important financial and credit instrument in countries, as evidenced by the total volume of loans attracted by countries from international organizations. The peculiarities of development and implementation of investment instruments of financing of public and local programs and projects were studied: public-private partnership, leasing activities. The conclusions summarize mechanisms for the use of financing instruments in Ukraine and Poland and propose ways to strengthen existing capacities and improve the financing process of public and local programs and projects for Ukraine.
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Castaneda, Luciana, and Tiago Plácido. "Link between the King’s Health Questionnaire and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, for the evaluation of patients with urinary incontinence after gynecological oncology surgery." Acta Fisiátrica 17, no. 1 (March 9, 2010): 18–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-0190.v17i1a103305.
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Uterine cervix tumors are the second most common type of tumor among women in the world. In Brazil, 18,680 new cases were estimated for 2008. The treatment of choice for this type of cancer involves surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy that encourage healing but, on the down side, impairments develop such as urinary incontinence. This incontinence appears as an early and common complication of the surgical treatment and involves deterioration in the quality of life, generating levels of morbidity, affecting psychological, occupational, domestic, physical, and sexual areas. To asses the quality of life in patients with incontinence there are several questionnaires in the scientific literature. Among them, the King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ) is the most widely used as a research tool. In addition to accessing quality of life, the World Health Organization is advocating the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a tool for statistics, research, clinical and social policies, to provide a common language for the conditions related to health. The objective of this study is to establish a correlation between the KHQ and the ICF. The KHQ was correlated by two separate professionals, and followed by a discussion and conclusion of the coded domains. Twelve categories were found for body functions (b), 22 for activities and participation (d), and 4 for environmental factors (e), however, 7 significant concepts of the questionnaire could not be linked to the ICF. The KHQ has focused predominantly on issues related to activity and participation. This is a pilot study that needs more evidence to conclude its findings.
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Chang, Kate W. C., Denise Justice, Kevin C. Chung, and Lynda J. S. Yang. "A systematic review of evaluation methods for neonatal brachial plexus palsy." Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 12, no. 4 (October 2013): 395–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2013.6.peds12630.
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Object Neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) affects 0.4–2.6 newborns per 1000 live births in the US. Many infants recover spontaneously, but for those without spontaneous recovery, nerve and/or secondary musculoskeletal reconstruction can restore function to the affected arm. This condition not only manifests in a paretic/paralyzed arm, but also affects the overall health and psychosocial condition of the children and their parents. Currently, measurement instruments for NBPP focus primarily on physical ability, with limited information regarding the effect of the disablement on activities of daily living and the child's psychosocial well-being. It is also difficult to assess and compare overall treatment efficacy among medical (conservative) or surgical management strategies without consistent use of evaluation instruments. The purpose of this study is to review the reported measurement evaluation methods for NBPP in an attempt to provide recommendations for future measurement usage and development. Methods The authors systematically reviewed the literature published between January 1980 and February 2012 using multiple databases to search the keywords “brachial plexus” and “obstetric” or “pediatrics” or “neonatal” or “congenital.” Original articles with primary patient outcomes were included in the data summary. Four types of evaluation methods (classification, diagnostics, physical assessment, and functional outcome) were distinguished among treatment management groups. Descriptive statistics and 1-way ANOVA were applied to compare the data summaries among specific groups. Results Of 2836 articles initially identified, 307 were included in the analysis, with 198 articles (9646 patients) reporting results after surgical treatment, 70 articles (4434 patients) reporting results after medical treatment, and 39 articles (4247 patients) reporting results after combined surgical and medical treatment. Among medical practitioners who treat NBPP, there was equivalence in usage of classification, diagnostic, and physical assessment tools (that focused on the Body Function and Structures measure of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health [ICF]). However, there was discordance in the functional outcome measures that focus on ICF levels of Activity and Participation. Of the 126 reported evaluation methods, only a few (the Active Movement Scale, Toronto Scale Score, Mallet Scale, Assisting Hand Assessment, and Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument) are specifically validated for evaluating the NBPP population. Conclusions In this review, the authors demonstrate disparities in the use of NBPP evaluation instruments in the current literature. Additionally, valid and reliable evaluation instruments specifically for the NBPP population are significantly lacking, manifesting in difficulties with evaluating the overall impact and effectiveness of clinical treatments in a consistent and comparative manner, extending across the various subspecialties that are involved in the treatment of patients with NBPP. The authors suggest that all ICF domains should be considered, and future efforts should include consideration of spontaneous (not practitioner-elicited) use of the affected arm in activities of daily living with attention to the psychosocial impact of the disablement.
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Lira Cortes, Ana Laura, and Carlos Fuentes Silva. "Artificial Intelligence Models for Crime Prediction in Urban Spaces." Machine Learning and Applications: An International Journal 8, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/mlaij.2021.8101.
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This work presents research based on evidence with neural networks for the development of predictive crime models, finding the data sets used are focused on historical crime data, crime classification, types of theft at different scales of space and time, counting crime and conflict points in urban areas. Among some results, 81% precision is observed in the prediction of the Neural Network algorithm and ranges in the prediction of crime occurrence at a space-time point between 75% and 90% using LSTM (Long-ShortSpace-Time). It is also observed in this review, that in the field of justice, systems based on intelligent technologies have been incorporated, to carry out activities such as legal advice, prediction and decisionmaking, national and international cooperation in the fight against crime, police and intelligence services, control systems with facial recognition, search and processing of legal information, predictive surveillance, the definition of criminal models under the criteria of criminal records, history of incidents in different regions of the city, location of the police force, established businesses, etc., that is, they make predictions in the urban context of public security and justice. Finally, the ethical considerations and principles related to predictive developments based on artificial intelligence are presented, which seek to guarantee aspects such as privacy, privacy and the impartiality of the algorithms, as well as avoid the processing of data under biases or distinctions. Therefore, it is concluded that the scenario for the development, research, and operation of predictive crime solutions with neural networks and artificial intelligence in urban contexts, is viable and necessary in Mexico, representing an innovative and effective alternative that contributes to the attention of insecurity, since according to the indices of intentional homicides, the crime rates of organized crime and violence with firearms, according to statistics from INEGI, the Global Peace Index and the Government of Mexico, remain in increase.
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Guisado-Fernandez, Estefania, Catherine Blake, Laura Mackey, Paula Alexandra Silva, Dermot Power, Diarmuid O'Shea, and Brian Caulfield. "A Smart Health Platform for Measuring Health and Well-Being Improvement in People With Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers: Usability Study." JMIR Aging 3, no. 2 (July 23, 2020): e15600. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/15600.
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Background Dementia is a neurodegenerative chronic condition characterized by a progressive decline in a person’s memory, thinking, learning skills, and the ability to perform activities of daily living. Previous research has indicated that there are many types of technology interventions available in the literature that have shown promising results in improving disease progression, disease management, and the well-being of people with dementia (PwD) and their informal caregiver, thus facilitating dementia care and living. Technology-driven home care interventions, such as Connected Health (CH), could offer a convenient and low-cost alternative to traditional home care, providing an informal caregiver with the support they may need at home while caring for a PwD, improving their physical and mental well-being. Objective This study aimed (1) to create a multidimensional profile for evaluating the well-being progression of the PwD–informal caregiver dyad for a year during their use of a CH platform, designed for monitoring PwD and supporting their informal caregivers at home, and (2) to conduct a long-term follow-up using the proposed well-being profile at different time-interval evaluations. Methods The PwD–informal caregiver well-being profile was created based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning considering the following outcomes: functional status, cognitive status, and quality of life for the PwD and mental well-being, sleeping quality, and burden for the informal caregiver. Over a year, comprehensive assessments of these outcomes were conducted every 3 months to evaluate the well-being of PwD–informal caregivers, using international and standardized validated questionnaires. Participants’ demographic information was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented as means and SDs. A nonparametric Friedman test was used to analyze the outcome changes and the progression in the PwD-caregiver dyads and to determine if those changes were statistically significant. Results There were no significant changes in the well-being of PwD or their caregivers over the year of follow-up, with the majority of the PwD-caregiver dyads remaining stable. The only instances in which significant changes were observed were the functional status in the PwD and sleep quality in their caregivers. In each of these measures, post hoc pairwise comparisons did not indicate that the changes observed were related to the deployment of the CH platform. Conclusions The follow-up of this population of PwD and their informal caregivers has shown that disease progression and physical and mental well-being do not change significantly during the time, being a slow and gradual process. The well-being profile created to analyze the potential impact of the CH platform on the PwD–informal caregiver dyad well-being, once validated, could be used as a future tool to conduct the same analyses with other CH technologies for this population. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR2-10.2196/13280
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Strukčinskienė, Birutė, Robert Bauer, Vaiva Strukčinskaitė, and Sigutė Norkienė. "Changes In Mortality Trends Of Road Traffic Injuries In Lithuania Over 1971-2014." Sveikatos mokslai 26, no. 6 (January 19, 2017): 114–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5200/sm-hs.2016.101.
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The goal of this study was to analyze the changes in mortality trends of road traffic injuries for the whole population in transitional Lithuania over 1971 to 2014. Special attention was paid to the potential effect of the activities at macro and micro-level, and the socio-economic changes after the Independence in 1991. The data were derived from the Department of Statistics for the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, the Archives of Health Information Centre, and the Institute of Hygiene in Lithuania. The numbers have been based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Trends were estimated by the use of logarithmic regression. During the study, trends before the Independence in 1991 and after the Independence were compared. The study revealed that during the 44-year study period, a total of 38,982 people died from road traffic injuries in Lithuania. Men deceased 3.2 times more than that of women. About 40% of those killed in road traffic crashes were pedestrians. The mortality rates of road traffic injuries showed no significant change over the pre-independence period (1971- 1991) for the whole group. However, during the post-independence period (1992-2014), the mortality rates of road traffic injuries in the country significantly decreased for the whole population. Before the Independence (1971-1991), no change was presented nor in men and nor in women subgroups, whereas after the Independence (1992-2014), road traffic injury deaths fell significantly in both sexes. In addition, over the post-independence period, a significant decrease in pedestrian mortality trends for the whole population, and in men and women subgroups was observed. The study confirmed that sustainable preventive measures at macro and micro levels had possible impact on fatal road traffic injuries in the country. Socioeconomic changes, political reforms, education activities, safe environment creation, legislation, and improved healthcare seem to have contributed to the significant decrease of fatal road traffic injuries in transitional Lithuania. Continuous and permanent injury prevention and road safety promotion work is recommended for road safety management.
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Malkova, Sofia V., Oksana N. Vladimirova, Alexander Shoshmin, and Viktoria V. Lorer. "Organization of medical and social assistance to children with autism spectrum disorder in the Russian Federation." Medical and Social Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation 24, no. 1 (September 28, 2021): 31–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/mser52812.
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Goal. Analysis of the development of rehabilitation infrastructure in the Russian Federation, including organizations of various departmental affiliations and forms of ownership, providing rehabilitation services to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Methods.Analytical: the level of primary child disability due to mental and behavioral disorders, including ASD, was studied in the Russian Federation for 2017-2019. according to the official statistics of the Ministry of Labor of Russia. The work of 1,788 organizations providing rehabilitation measures to children with ASD is analyzed based on Federal Resource Center for the Organization of Comprehensive Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (as of October 2019). Rehabilitation infrastructure for children with ASD is grouped by Federal Districts and presented in the diagrams. The data of the Federal Resource Center for the Organization of Comprehensive Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (as of October 2019) were used.
Results. The data were obtained on the growth of the level of primary disability among children with mental and behavioral disorders, including autism, in the Russian Federation. Rehabilitation activities for children with ASD are provided by organizations of various departmental affiliations: education (91%), social protection (3%), healthcare (0.5%), culture and sports (0.6%), non-profit organizations (5%). The most developed rehabilitation infrastructure for children with ASD has developed in the education system. For coordination and methodological guidance, 23 regional resource centers for people with ASD were created, of which 87% are in the field of education, 13% in the social protection system.
Conclusion.In modern Russia, there is an increase in the disability of children with mental and behavioral disorders, including autism, in this regard, the rehabilitation infrastructure for children with ASD is intensively developing. At the same time, the network of regional resource centers needs to be developed. There is a need for a unified comprehensive approach to assessing the condition, identifying needs and implementing rehabilitation measures for children with ASD, which is applicable both in departments and at the interdepartmental level. The International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health (WHO, 2001) is such a universal language for interdepartmental and interdisciplinary interaction.
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Aleksanin, S. S., E. V. Bobrinev, V. I. Evdokimov, A. A. Kondashov, V. I. Sibirko, and V. V. Kharin. "Indicators of occupational traumatism and mortality in employees of Russian State Fire Service (1996–2015)." Medicо-Biological and Socio-Psychological Problems of Safety in Emergency Situations, no. 3 (September 28, 2018): 05–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2018-0-3-05-25.
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Relevance.Profession of firefighters is considered to refer to extreme activities, which have high risks of health disorders, injuries and even death.Intention– to analyze occupational traumatism and deaths from injuries in Russian State Fire Service (SFS) (1996–2004) and the Federal Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia (2005–2015) employees for 20 years and to compare these data with the indicators of Russian workers.Methods.Information on occupational traumas and deaths of employees and response personnel of Russian SFS was gathered. The annual number of examined firefighters of special military ranks (officer, warrant officer, sergeant, common soldier) was (108.8 ± 6.2) thousand people, which was not less than 80 % of personnel of Russian SFS. The levels of occupational injuries, deaths from occupational injuries of Russian workers, mortality in the XIX Chapter of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10) of men of working age in Russia were received from the official website of the Federal Agency for Statistics. Database «FDB «Fires» was used for the distribution of fires in Russia over time periods. The dynamics of indicators of health disorders of firefighters and of fire distribution was evaluated by the method of time series analysis, which used a polynomial trend of the 2nd order.Results and Discussion.The average annual level of occupational traumatism in 20 years (1996–2015) in Russian SFS staff amounted to (3.795 ± 0.390)‰, in response staff for 1999–2015 – (5.295 ± 0.644)‰. The level of occupational traumatism among Russian workers during these periods was (3.410 ± 0.351) and (3.000 ± 0.318)‰ respectively, which is significantly less than that of the response personnel (p < 0.05). A positive statistically significant relationship between the number of injuries and combat performances (r = 0.51; p < 0.05), the number of injuries and accident rate in the staff of Russian SFS with the complexity of fire-fighting tasks and number of use of personal respiratory protection (r = 0.53 and r = 0.46, respectively, p < 0.05). The cyclical nature of risks of traumatism in response staff of Russian SFS, depending on hours of the day, days of the week and months of the year, due to the nature of combat performance and other professional factors was found. This phenomenon requires additional research. The mortality rate of SFS staff from occupational injuries in 1996–2015 was (0.125 ± 0.011)‰, response personnel – (0.149 ± 0.014)‰. The mortality rate of Russian workers was statistically significantly less (0.116 ± 0.007)‰ compared to the response personnel (p < 0.05). There are decreases in occupational traumatism and deaths from occupational injuries in SFS staff and Russian workers.Conclusion.In general, level of occupational traumatism and mortality from occupational injuries in employees and response personnel of the Russian SFS can be comparable with level revealed among the Russian workers. It indicates, on the one hand, the effective organizational and technological measures for the prevention of occupational injuries and the death of firefighters, and, on the other hand, high level of occupational traumatism of the Russian workers.
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Ivanov, Yu I., and T. A. Khomenko. "International Standard for Government Finance Statistics (The Matters of Harmonization with SNA 2008 and Application in Russian Statistics)." Voprosy statistiki 26, no. 5 (June 6, 2019): 23–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.34023/2313-6383-2019-26-5-23-32.
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The authors consider basic provisions of the Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) published in 2014 by the IMF in the context of its harmonization with the 2008 SNA and taking into account the need to adapt it to Russian conditions. There is a uniformity of basic GFSM and 2008 SNA principles. The article, however, covers differences between these two systems that lie in the treatment of some important transactions. The authors consider issues of coordination between the mentioned above international statistical standards.A special section is devoted to questions of applying the GFSM to national statistics, which is possible based on adjustments to some fundamental - from conceptual and methodological position - considerations that are implemented in the Russian practice. Thus, there are several shortcomings that, according to the authors, need to be addressed: a vague distinction between the classifications of income and financial transactions, the use of the valuation principle for transactions at the time of acquisition of goods, and not at its actual consumption in the production process. The authors point out specific flaws in the most recent version of the Russian budget classification («Classification of Transactions of Public Administration Sector» - KOSGU).The final part of the article organizes the author’s proposals regarding the directions and priorities in improving Russian government finance statistics.
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Srija, A., and Shirke Shrinivas Vijay. "Female Labour Force Participation in India: Insights Through Time Use Survey." Review of Market Integration 12, no. 3 (December 2020): 159–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09749292211031131.
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Labour market employment statistics covers less than 50% of all the work performed each week, and on a gender basis, the coverage is 75% of men’s work and 33% of women’s work (Ironmonger,1999). The Periodic Labour Force Survey (2018-19) results show a gap of 35.4% and 40.6% between male–female LFPR (usual status: principal + subsidiary). About 42.5% of the women (age group 15+ years) are engaged in domestic duties only while 14.2% engaged in domestic duties are also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed, etc.), sewing, tailoring, weaving, etc. for household consumption. As the burden of unpaid domestic duties falls largely on the females, their activities go uncaptured. It is, therefore, important to understand the time disposition of women and their burden of work so as to help informed policy formulation inclusive of women. Using the results of the Time Use Survey (2019) and the Periodic Labour Force Surveys, this study tries to better understand the gamut of paid and unpaid economic activities undertaken by women in India and aims to get better insights into the factors affecting the female labour force participation in rural and urban India. This study reflects that the double burden of unpaid domestic and caregiving activities is prevalent irrespective of the education level of the women, the income levels of the household and is equally affecting women in rural as well as urban Indian households. The findings support the fact that the predominance of time disposition on non-SNA activities negatively affects the choice of economic activities undertaken by women and there is a need to address this divide of time disposition of men and women in non-SNA activities in order to increase the female Labour Force Participation. Using cross country comparison of the G20 countries, it is observed that distribution of domestic and caregiving activities among men and women has a positive impact on the labour force participation of women. While it may be difficult to quantify the entire gamut of unpaid domestic and care giving activities into the SNA and come with improved GDP estimate, ways to reduce the burden of unpaid domestic duties can always be thought of as mentioned in the section on policy interventions. JEL Classification: J220
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Salin, V. N., M. V. Vakhrameeva, and O. Y. Sitnikova. "Actual Problems of Statistical Study of Economic Assets in Modern Conditions." Statistics and Economics 17, no. 5 (November 4, 2020): 38–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/2500-3925-2020-5-38-48.
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Purpose of research. It is necessary to clearly define the composition and structure of economic assets to conduct a systematic statistical analysis of the state and development of the national economy, including at the level of sectors, subsectors and institutional units.The purpose of the work is to systematize data on the availability and movement of economic assets in the context of information sources, methods of their assessment and analysis of the practice of macroeconomic calculations.Materials and methods. In this paper, the authors considered the classification of economic assets, applied structural and dynamic data analysis, as well as methods of theoretical research in the form of generalization, comparison, and special analytical procedures.Results. Statistical study of economic transactions with assets involves a detailed review of the groupings and classifications of assets at the level of institutional units, sectors of the economy and the economy as a whole, which will provide reliable information about their availability and movement. In addition, it is necessary to understand the essence of statistical indicators that reflect the state and change in the value of assets, the methodology for their calculation, comprehensive analysis and practical use. The paper defines the main directions for studying economic assets based on current international standards, taking into account national statistical practice.Conclusion. As part of a systematic statistical analysis of the state and development of the national economy in various areas, it is necessary to clearly define the composition and structure of economic assets, their place and significance in the production of goods and services.The issue of assessing the value of economic assets, which should reflect their market value, is of significant importance. Improving methods for assessing economic assets is an urgent problem not only for macroeconomic calculations, but also for adequately reflecting economic operations at the level of institutional units and sectors of the economy.Economic assets are recognized as such if they bring economic benefits to their owner. Evaluating the effectiveness of asset use in economic activities or asset ownership is no less challenging for analysts. Such analytical procedures require a comprehensive analysis of data on the availability and movement of assets, their composition and structure, including from an international perspective.The authors of the article have repeatedly addressed the issues of macroeconomic calculations in their publications, which allowed them to consider in more detail topical issues related to the accumulation of non-financial and financial assets.
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Korobchenko, Anhelina. "TYPES OF READINESS OF SPECIALISTS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR THE USE OF HEALTH-PRESERVING TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY." Scientific journal of Khortytsia National Academy, no. 3 (2020): 98–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.51706/2707-3076-2020-3-10.
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The article considers the types of readiness of specialists in physical therapy and occupational therapy to use health-preserving technologies in professional activities, which are determined by: scientific knowledge about the nature, patterns, features, principles, purpose, objectives and content of work to restore public health and implement such technologies. The main indicator of the effectiveness of specialist training is the psychological, pedagogical, professional, practical, social, personal and physical readiness of a specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy to work to restore the health of the socio-component of our society. It is shown that the main property of a specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy is a generalized ability to think pedagogically, which implies that the teacher has analytical, prognostic, design and reflexive skills. Features of both practical and professional readiness of the specialist are external (subject) skills, which include organizational and communication skills. The main types of readiness (professional, personal, psychological, physical, social, pedagogical and practical) of specialists in physical therapy and occupational therapy to use health technology in professional activities are described; the peculiarities of use in working with patients when compiling rehabilitation programs based on the International Classification are indicated. functioning, limitation of life and health, which aims to define a unified and standardized language and schemes for describing health and health-related conditions, which introduces the definition of the components of health and some related to health, components of well-being (in particular, such as education and work). This classification has moved away from the classification of "disease consequences" and has become a classification of "health components". The components of health determine the components of health, while the "consequences" focus on the impact of disease or other health conditions on the end result. The international classification of functioning, limitation of life and health is not nosologically oriented, but takes into account changes in health without regard to the facts, at the time of the examination. This classification is focused not only on the severity of the consequences of diseases, it for the first time emphasizes the adaptive and compensatory capabilities of the body, the importance of maximum involvement of people with special educational needs in public life, which deal with physical therapists and occupational therapists activities.
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Sukiasyan, Eduard. "Fifty years of Library Bibliographic Classification Research and Development Center." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 12 (December 1, 2017): 31–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2017-12-31-51.
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The activities of the Library Bibliographic Classification (BBK) Research and Development Center are reviewed. The problem of BBK identifiers, history of the tables versions, managing Russian libraries’ transfer to BBK are the aspects widely discussed in professional media. The author reflects on BBK publication and use in foreign countries. For the first time, the author comments on the evaluation of the BBK by ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) experts. He also explains why to differentiate between the Soviet BBK and the BBK being Russia’s national classification system. The table of all Library Bibliographic Classification (BBK) editions with volume and circulation data for every volume (issue) is appended.
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Luna, Juliana Scholtão, Gina Torres Rego Monteiro, Rosalina Jorge Koifman, and Anke Bergmann. "International Classification of Functioning in professional rehabilitation: instruments for assessing work disability." Revista de Saúde Pública 54 (May 7, 2020): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001463.
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OBJECTIVE: To review the main instruments of functional assessment and health status cited in the literature to evaluate Brazilian workers and verify the compatibility of their items with the core set for professional rehabilitation. METHODS: A review of the literature was conducted in the main databases in search of articles that used assessment instruments in populations of workers between 2007 and 2017. Subsequently, the contents of the identified instruments were retrieved, and two evaluators analyzed their items to verify the compatibility with the categories of the core set of the International Classification of Functioning for professional rehabilitation. Cohen’s kappa coefficient was used to evaluate the agreement between the evaluators. RESULTS: Five specific and eight generic instruments were selected to evaluate the functioning of workers. The analysis of the items of the total instruments allowed the definition of 58 categories (64.5%) of the core set with minimal overlap: 13 (76.5%) of the body functions component, 29 (72.5%) of the activities and participation component and 16 (49%) environmental factors. CONCLUSIONS: The association of several instruments requires time and makes it difficult to use the classification. The development of instruments with direct association with its categories is essential to operationalize it.
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Vanbellingen, Tim, Beatrice Ottiger, Noortje Maaijwee, Tobias Pflugshaupt, Stephan Bohlhalter, René M. Müri, Tobias Nef, Dario Cazzoli, and Thomas Nyffeler. "Spatial Neglect Predicts Upper Limb Use in the Activities of Daily Living." Cerebrovascular Diseases 44, no. 3-4 (2017): 122–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000477500.
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Background and Purpose: Motor tests performed at stroke onset have been shown to predict the recovery of upper limb motor impairment. Less is known about upper limb recovery at the level of functional activity or of participation and how spatial neglect may influence the integration of the upper limb in the activities of daily living (ADL). Our objective was to investigate whether the initial severity of spatial neglect may predict upper limb use in ADL. Methods: Eighty-two patients with a right-hemispheric stroke (RHS) were prospectively included in the study. They were assessed twice in the acute/subacute and in the subacute/chronic phases (mean time interval of 45 days) after stroke. The Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS) was used to quantify the influence of spatial neglect on the ADL. Contralesional upper limb use in the ADL was evaluated with the Lucerne international classification of function, disability and health-based Multidisciplinary Observation Scale. Hand strength was measured using the Jamar, dexterity with the Nine Hole Peg test, and tactile perception using the stereognosis subtest of the Nottingham Sensory Assessment. Cognitive functions were assessed with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Results: Regression analyses revealed that spatial neglect is an independent and a significant predictor of upper limb outcome. A CBS score of ≤5 at the time of admission to neurorehabilitation care was highly predictive for good upper limb use in the ADL 45 days later. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that spatial neglect severity, as observed in the ADL, is a significant and an independent predictor of upper limb outcome. Neglect therapy is thus needed to further improve contralesional upper limb use in the ADL in RHS patients.
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Shestakov, Vyacheslav N., Yurii Yu Yakunin, Daria I. Lyksonova, and Alexander K. Pogrebnikov. "Assessment of the relevance of the student survey results in the educational process." Perspectives of Science and Education 56, no. 2 (May 1, 2022): 641–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.32744/pse.2022.2.38.
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Many educational institutions implement feedback mechanisms in their activities, this also occurs according to the requirements of educational standards, public accreditation organizations, international quality standards. But it is not always clear how to competently and effectively use the data obtained due to the unsuitability of such data in its original raw form. The study is aimed at developing a methodology for filtering student reviews about the studied disciplines from irrelevant ones in order to further use them in the management system of an educational institution and the educational process. The study used the methods of statistical data analysis and estimation of the parameters of a logistic regression model using STATISTICA 10.0 and Jamovi 1.8.1 programs. Spearman's and Kendall's correlation coefficients were used to assess the direction and strength of the link between quantitative indicators. Cramer's V test was used to assess the relationship between dichotomous indicators. For clustering observations, the K-means method was used with the setting of measuring the minimum distances. The results of the study showed statistically significant relationships (p < 0.05) between indicators of educational activity and student feedback, which made it possible to use these indicators to classify reviews. The study using the cluster analysis made it possible to obtain the optimal number of clusters for solving the task of classifying and confirming the adequacy of the developed methodology. Thus, the correlation analysis showed a direct moderate relationship between irrelevant reviews obtained by the methodology and three-cluster classification at r = 0.70, and Cramer's V test showed a strong association with the results of three-cluster classification (0.70). Using the classification results as a training sample, a logistic regression model was built with an adequacy of 94.97%. The results of the study lead to the conclusion that the obtained methodology and the logistic regression model can be used to clean the initial feedback data from irrelevant reviews based on the indicators of students' learning activities.
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Vleugels, Robbe, Ben Van Herbruggen, Jaron Fontaine, and Eli De Poorter. "Ultra-Wideband Indoor Positioning and IMU-Based Activity Recognition for Ice Hockey Analytics." Sensors 21, no. 14 (July 7, 2021): 4650. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21144650.
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Currently, gathering statistics and information for ice hockey training purposes mostly happens by hand, whereas the automated systems that do exist are expensive and difficult to set up. To remedy this, in this paper, we propose and analyse a wearable system that combines player localisation and activity classification to automatically gather information. A stick-worn inertial measurement unit was used to capture acceleration and rotation data from six ice hockey activities. A convolutional neural network was able to distinguish the six activities from an unseen player with a 76% accuracy at a sample frequency of 100 Hz. Using unseen data from players used to train the model, a 99% accuracy was reached. With a peak detection algorithm, activities could be automatically detected and extracted from a complete measurement for classification. Additionally, the feasibility of a time difference of arrival based ultra-wideband system operating at a 25 Hz update rate was determined. We concluded that the system, when the data were filtered and smoothed, provided acceptable accuracy for use in ice hockey. Combining both, it was possible to gather useful information about a wide range of interesting performance measures. This shows that our proposed system is a suitable solution for the analysis of ice hockey.
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HOLUBOVA, H. "Using Internet Capacities for Social Statistical Surveys." Scientific Bulletin of the National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Audit, no. 4 (February 20, 2019): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.31767/nasoa.4.2019.01.
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The article describes the features, problems and benefits of social statistical surveys by means of Internet. The changes taking place with the development of the Internet and social networks create new challenges, in particular as regards the methodological support of such research.
In the most developed countries, the population using the Internet is almost equal to the total population, and this trend will continue to spread in other countries as well. This creates many new opportunities for statistical social research.
Unlike conventional observations, social networks exist in such a way that they contain a great deal of information about users and their activities, which can be digitized and presented as a database in which information or information will be constantly updated or accumulated. Thus, it makes it suitable for generalization, calculation, classification, measurement, as well as for a number of advanced statistical and other analyzes. It is theoretically and practically possible to study the population as a whole, and not just its sample population.
Data on social networks are available in a continuous time series and space, which allows for constant monitoring of trends and contributes to a deeper understanding of cause and effect changes. This approach improves the descriptive plane of research, unlike conventional observation methods. At the same time, there are some difficulties, including the reliability of the observation data. Because, it is quite difficult to check the reliability of the socio-demographic characteristics of the data obtained (gender, age, education, etc.). In view of this, in the international practice the method of correcting the results of research in social networks with national observation data is used.
Therefore, the key issue remains to be the development of special methodology for social statistical surveys in the Internet, which will take into account all the features and specificities of the Internet environment on the whole and its users in particular.
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Bąk, Iwona, Anna Spoz, Magdalena Zioło, and Marek Dylewski. "Dynamic Analysis of the Similarity of Objects in Research on the Use of Renewable Energy Resources in European Union Countries." Energies 14, no. 13 (July 1, 2021): 3952. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14133952.
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The energy transformation towards renewable energy sources in the conditions of climate change and the accompanying climate risk is a priority for all countries in the world. However, the degree of advancement of activities in this area varies significantly between countries, which is the result of different activities for renewable energy sources in individual countries. The aim of this article is to determine the trends of changes in the area of the use of renewable energy sources in EU countries. The study uses TMD (taxonomic measure of development) methods and dynamic classification, which allowed to distinguish typological groups of objects with similar dynamics of the studied phenomenon. The EU 28 countries were analyzed. Statistics (Eurostat database) are provided for the period 2004–2019. As a result of the research, it was found that the Scandinavian countries and the countries of Western Europe were characterized by the highest stability in terms of the use of renewable energy sources over time. These countries also recorded the smallest increases in TMD. On the other hand, the unfavorable situation in terms of stability was observed mainly in the countries of Southern Europe.
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Helou, Aline Simão, Anna Elisa Basto Ramos, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Abrahão Augusto Juviano Quadros, and Francis Meire Fávero. "The use of functionality scales in patients with Post-Polio Syndrome." Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences 6, no. 13 (2019): 367–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.21472/bjbs.061305.
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Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) is a neurological disease, resulting in the decrease of the neuromuscular functions being characterized by a set of clinical manifestations that occur in individuals who had acute paralytic poliomyelitis. The patients with PPS begin to present new limitations on the performance of their ADLs and, at the same time, tend to ignore them, continuing their daily work with greater physical effort. The need for a functional evaluation is therefore necessary to find out where the commitments are in the ADLs and to help them without aggravating the degenerative PPS. To identify the main functional assessment scales used in individuals with PPS. A study review of the literature was performed on the functional scales used in patients with PPS described in the articles in the database. We found 12 functional scales in activities of daily living, as follows: Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), International Classification of Impairments, Disability's and Handicaps (ICIDH), Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ), Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE), Sunnas ADL Index, Katz Index, Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), ADLs-Staircase, Barthel Index, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Older Adult Resource Survey (OARS), and Self-Reporter ADL. None of the 12 scales mentioned in our study is validated for the use in patients with PPS, the most scales found in the literatures reviewed in this research were NHP and ICIDH. Therefore, we found 9 scales validated in Brazil, Barthel Index, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ), Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), International Classification of Impairments, Disability's and Handicaps (ICIDH), Older Adult Resource Survey (OARS), Katz Index and Self-Reporter ADL.
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Kushnir, Yaroslav. "COUNTERING TEMPORARY OCCUPATION: INTERNATIONAL ASPECT, FOREIGN EXPERIENCE, AND NATIONAL REALITIES." Law Journal of Donbass 74, no. 1 (2021): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.32366/2523-4269-2021-74-1-10-19.
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This article provides a comprehensive study in areas of counteraction to the temporarily occupied territories of a sovereign state. Regulations, doctrinal approaches, international experience serve as a subject to this study in the context of a set of functional national activities of states that have faced the issue of territories’ separation. Particular attention is paid to foreign experience in counteracting the temporary occupation through the prism of the Republic of Cyprus which held an activity to counter the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, as one of the most successful examples of confrontation with the temporarily occupied territories for a long time and comparing Ukraine's activities in this field. To this end, the author conducts a comprehensive analysis of measures aimed at combating the spread and recognition of the temporarily occupied territories of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as the scientific achievements of international scientists who have studied this issue. Analyzing these objects, the author carries out the qualification based on the criteria of differentiation of measures accepted by foreign scientists and determines which measures were implemented to solve the same problem in Ukraine. Given the personal experience of operational and service activities of the author and a deep awareness of this topic, it is proposed to expand the generally accepted areas of counteraction. The author provides the grounding of additional direction on how to counter the expansion and recognition of the Ukrainian temporarily occupied territories, disclosing a complex of measures which were, and can be introduced for its realization. The result of this study is the formation of the author's approach to defining the complex concept of «counteraction to temporary occupation», the formation of a list of national measures to combat the temporarily occupied territories, and their classification, as well as proposals for the most effective countermeasures and their further use in law enforcement.
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Ershova, Olga, and Evgeny Smirnov. "Sports and ballroom dancing competitive infrastructure analysis in the context of international organizations on sports and ballroom dancing." Tambov University Review. Series: Humanities, no. 182 (2019): 123–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.20310/1810-0201-2019-24-182-123-129.
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We consider current problems of scientific and theoretical representations development about competitive infrastructure of Sports and ballroom dancing which are not provided with sufficient scientific comprehension. The purpose is to determine the basis of division used in the world practice of international organizations for sports and ballroom dancing for the classification of competitions, performers, their skills, etc. Interest in sports and ballroom dancing, as a form of social, cultural and leisure activities, increases every year not only abroad but also in Russia. Sports and ballroom dancing in its structure have two programs: Latin American, which includes dances – Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Jive, Pasodoble and European, dance – slow waltz, Viennese (fast) waltz, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango. Dance and sports clubs cover in their work all age categories from children of three years to people of retirement age. Dance associations are based in cultural institutions, cultural and leisure type, in secondary schools, and in higher educa-tion institutions in the framework of additional education or the organization of cultural and leisure activities. Each dance and sports club, as an element of the structure, is registered in any Russian official organization for ballroom dancing, which, in turn, is a regional and part of the international organization for ballroom dancing. Now, there are actively there are four: 1) WDSF – World DanceSport Federation; 2) WDC – World Dance Council; 3) IDSU – International Dance Sport Union; 4) IDSCA – International Dance Studios and Clubs Association. Each of the organizations provides, contests, competitions, tournaments, Championships of Europe, Asia, world, etc. To analyze the material, we use a comparative typological method. We discover the similarities features and differences in the international organizations activities in sports and ballroom dancing, this information is scientifically investigated for the first time. We define the importance of sports and ballroom dancing competitive and amateur infrastructure for the development of culture and strengthening of a population healthy lifestyle. Also, for the first time in scientific circulation we introduce a systematic material on the activities of international organizations in sports and ballroom dancing.
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Subedi, Nirajan, Bishnu Kandel, Bikal Ghimire, Prasan BS Kansakar, Ramesh S. Bhandari, and Paleswan Joshi Lakhey. "Management of Postpancreatectomy Hemorrhage Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy at a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal." Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal 42, no. 3 (December 31, 2020): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jiom.v42i3.37574.
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Introduction Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH) is an important complication which significantly increases morbidity and mortality following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). This study aims to find the incidence, classification, management, and mortality associated with PPH following PD. This study also describes the changes in management and outcomes between the period of 2004-2014 and 2015-2019 in our institute as in the later time period there was use of CT angiography and interventional radiology (IR) to identify and control the bleeding site.
MethodsThis is a retrospective study in which medical records of patients having PPH following PD between 2004-2019 were analyzed. The grading and classification were done according to the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS). Management and outcomes were analyzed using standard descriptive statistics.
ResultsA total of 43 patients developed PPH out of 336 PDs. Out of 43 patients, 4 (9.3%) had Grade A, 16 (37.2%) had Grade B and 23 (53.5%) had Grade C PPH. Fifteen (35%) patients were managed conservatively, seven (16.2%) with IR procedure and 21 (48.8%) were reexplored. There were 16 (37.2%) mortalities, out of different factors- intraoperative blood loss >500 ml showed the predictability for mortality (p= 0.01). On comparing two time periods it was seen that the PPH rate was almost similar but the mortality decreased from 58.8% to 23.07%.
ConclusionPPH following PD is associated with high mortality. Increased use of IR procedure and CT angiography can decrease the relaparotomy rates and eventually decrease mortality.
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Yang, Shuang, Sheling Ye, and Haiyan Li. "Comparison of Senior Leisure Activities in China and the United States from the Perspective of Cultural Differences." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2022 (February 23, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8430490.
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Leisure activities are important in older adults’ life. With the higher mobility and internationalization of population, the leisure behavior and habits of older adults in different countries have become a popular topic among international scholars. This study was to compare the different leisure activities of older adults in two countries—the US and China—to discuss the possible reasons for the differences from traditional and social-cultural aspects. The sample data (192 Chinese aged over 60) was collected in a metropolis in China—Hangzhou—and was compared with data undertaken by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published in American Time Use Survey (ATUS). We found that older adults in the US and China spend similar daily leisure time on average; watching TV and walking are the most popular choices of indoor and outdoor leisure activities, respectively, by both Americans and Chinese. Surfing the Internet, communicating with others (indoor) and traditional activities (leisure activities from ancient China, like Taiji, sword dancing, etc.), and physical exercises (outdoor) are the second most popular choices of Chinese older adults; while socializing, reading, working out, and using sports technology equipment for outdoor exercising are popular among older adults in the US. Possible reasons for the differences were discussed from individual differences and collectivist cultures, independent and dependent habits, reliance on family, early education, and the value of young mentality versus conservative spirit.
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Pearson, Rachel, Desiree Levyim, Meeryo Choe, Sharief Taraman, and Raquel Langdon. "Survey of Child Neurologists on Management of Pediatric Post-traumatic Headache." Journal of Child Neurology 34, no. 12 (June 24, 2019): 739–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0883073819856837.
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Traumatic brain injury causes significant morbidity in youth, and headache is the most common postconcussive symptom. No established guidelines exist for pediatric post-traumatic headache management. We aimed to characterize common clinical practices of child neurologists. Of 95 practitioners who completed our survey, most evaluate <50 pediatric concussion patients per year, and 38.9% of practitioners consistently use International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria to diagnose post-traumatic headache. Most recommend nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as abortive therapy, though timing after injury and frequency of use varies, as does the time when providers begin prophylactic medications. Amitriptyline, topiramate, and vitamins/supplements are most commonly used for prophylaxis. Approach to rest and return to activities varies; one-third recommend rest for 1 to 3 days and then progressive return, consistent with current best practice. With no established guidelines for pediatric post-traumatic headache management, it is not surprising that practices vary considerably. Further studies are needed to define the best, evidence-based management for pediatric post-traumatic headache.
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Olsavszky, Victor, Mihnea Dosius, Cristian Vladescu, and Johannes Benecke. "Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with Automated Machine Learning on a National ICD-10 Database." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 14 (July 10, 2020): 4979. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17144979.
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The application of machine learning (ML) for use in generating insights and making predictions on new records continues to expand within the medical community. Despite this progress to date, the application of time series analysis has remained underexplored due to complexity of the underlying techniques. In this study, we have deployed a novel ML, called automated time series (AutoTS) machine learning, to automate data processing and the application of a multitude of models to assess which best forecasts future values. This rapid experimentation allows for and enables the selection of the most accurate model in order to perform time series predictions. By using the nation-wide ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision) dataset of hospitalized patients of Romania, we have generated time series datasets over the period of 2008–2018 and performed highly accurate AutoTS predictions for the ten deadliest diseases. Forecast results for the years 2019 and 2020 were generated on a NUTS 2 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) regional level. This is the first study to our knowledge to perform time series forecasting of multiple diseases at a regional level using automated time series machine learning on a national ICD-10 dataset. The deployment of AutoTS technology can help decision makers in implementing targeted national health policies more efficiently.
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Matshonisa Seeletse, Solly. "Information and communication technology as a primary tool for Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University’s statistics and operations research business." Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 3 (July 29, 2016): 115–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(3).2016.12.
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The Department of Statistics and Operations Reasearch (SOR) at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in South Africa desires to increase its research output, as well as to provide high quality teaching and learning. Most SOR lecturers want to embrace technology and innovations, and also be competitive both regionally and globally. This can be achieved more effectively if they are trained in computer applications. Thus, they should be developed into critical citizens of the digital world. They should also be prepared to use information and communication technology (ICT) as a teaching and learning resource, as well as a research and community engagement backing. An innovation in academia should be backed by the lecturer. Thus, the main concern of this paper is to explore use of ICT as a business tool in SOR. Methodologies of the study were case study and thematic content analysis, and the data collection tool was a questionnaire. The study found that SOR was understaffed and could not provide full statistics (stats) training mainly in the statistical packages. The lecturers were all trained in ICT and the packages. They were all willing to use ICT in SOR activities. The computer laboratories were adequate for the student numbers at the time, even though some computers were not working. These laboratories showed to be poorly adequate for the envisaged growth of SOR. SOR would also need more lecturers for the future growth. The study recommends growth of SOR in lecturers and ICT facilities, at the least
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LUIZ, Alfredo José Barreto, and Magda Aparecida de LIMA. "APPLICATION OF THE KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV TEST TO COMPARE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OVER TIME." REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE BIOMETRIA 39, no. 1 (March 30, 2021): 60–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.28951/rbb.v39i1.498.
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The national inventories of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are periodically prepared by countries that signed the Climate Change Convention, compute emissions from anthropogenic sources among them agricultural activities. The protocols established within the scope of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) make it possible to estimate these emissions. These protocols use standard emission factors that vary according to the characteristics of the monitored activities and only scientific research, published in journals of recognized quality, can establish other local factors. Brazilian researchers carry out experiments to measure GHG emissions from agricultural activities, aiming to calculate specific parameters for the national climatic and management conditions. These field experiments are complex, costly, with a limited number of repetitions and, eventually, high natural variability. Often, these limitations result in the inability of the analysis of variance (ANOVA) to identify differences between treatments. The objective of this work is to present the non-parametric Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test as an alternative to compare the effect of flooded irrigation management on methane (CH4) emission throughout the rice crop cycle. We present a case study in which ANOVA produced non-significant results for the adjustment of the model while the KS identified the emission curves as significantly different. The KS test could be adapted, via the SAS NPAR1WAY routine, to compare events with responses over time, such as methane emissions in flooded rice, resulting in test values and graphs that are easy to understand and interpret.
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Авшенюк, Наталія. "UNESCO ROLE IN ADULT EDUCATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT AT THE END OF THE XX CENTURY – THE BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENTURY." UNESCO Chair Journal "Lifelong Professional Education in the XXI Century", no. 2 (December 27, 2020): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.35387/ucj.2(2).2020.7-12.
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The article is based on an integrated analysis of key UNESCO documents (Recommendations of the International Conference on Adult Education CONFINTEA (1985, 1997, 2003, 2009), Global Reports on Adult Learning and Education (2009, 2013, 2016, 2019) that outlines the impact of evidence-based research on educational policy in supporting the development of educational policy in adult learning in the global ed-ucational environment at the end of the XX and at the beginning of the XXI century. It is found that the development of adult education is necessary due to the dynamics of social, scientific and technological improvement; changes in the content and nature of work and social activities of people; increased free time and opportunities for its effective use; labor market demands, the main requirements of which are to increase the competence and skills of the professional. Adult involvement in lifelong learning not only encourages meeting own needs, but also ensures self-fulfillment to a free choice of a place, time and a pathway of improvement. It is proved that since the 1970s up to now UNESCO has played a key role in shaping and disseminating the concept of lifelong learning in education policy. The concept, in essence, involves the restructuring of the existing education system and use of educational perspectives of adults externally the traditional education system in order to influence the development of different social groups and individual development of each person. The world has accumulated considerable meaningful experience in the development of the theory and practice of adult education, which is accumulated, disseminated and implemented through the activities of international organizations on a global scale, including UNESCO. This international organization generates ideas and builds educational policies that are based on reliable statistics and the results of global empirical research.
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Schmiedeberg-Sohn, Anke, Elmar Graessel, and Katharina Luttenberger. "A Direct Performance Test for Assessing Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Mild Degenerative Dementia: The Development of the ETAM and Preliminary Results." Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra 5, no. 1 (March 4, 2015): 74–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000369550.
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Background: There are currently only a few performance tests that assess the capacity to perform activities of daily living. These measures frequently require a long time to administer, are strongly cognition oriented, or have not been adequately validated. Methods: The Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living in Mild Dementia (ETAM) was developed in a 4-phase process that was based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). A pilot study was conducted on 30 subjects with mild dementia with a mean age of 80 years. The subjects' mean score on the MMSE was 21.5. Twenty-one of the 30 subjects were women. Results: Ten items were developed and tested in the pilot study. The mean time required to complete the test was 26 min. The item analysis showed difficulties that ranged primarily from r = 0.28 to r = 0.79. The ETAM had a moderate correlation with the MMSE (rMMSE = 0.310) and a low correlation with the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15; rGDS-15 = 0.149). Conclusion: The preliminary version of the ETAM is quick and easy to use and has predominantly satisfactory item characteristics. There still is the need to revise the items ‘giving directions' and ‘making tea' with regard to standardisation.
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Brabec, Zdeněk, Martina Černíková, and Šárka Hyblerová. "Selected aspects of indirect R&D support in the Czech Republic." JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 15, no. 3 (2022): 51–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-3/4.
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Sustainable economic development and current global challenges accentuate businesses’ innovative activities across the size spectrum. Developed countries are looking for ways to support the acceleration of R&D activities. A mix of direct and indirect instruments is used for this purpose. Indirect instruments are implemented in the corporate environment primarily through various tax incentives. A widespread form of tax incentives represents the possibility of reducing the tax base by expenses related to R&D activities. The article analyses the amount and structure of companies in the Czech Republic, which use the deduction for research and development. The research sample includes all companies that filled out their tax returns between 2009 and 2020. The established hypotheses are tested using the methods of descriptive statistics, the Chi-Square test of independence, and the analysis of variance. The research results confirm a statistically significant difference between the average number of companies using deduction for research and development if those companies are classified according to their size. In addition, it was revealed that the number of companies using deduction for research and development has gradually declined since 2015. Furthermore, it was found that the structure of companies using the deduction for research and development changes over time.
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Guaglianone, Maria Teresa, Giovanna Aracri, and Elisabetta Oliveri. "The INNOVance Lexicon: Organisation of terms and concepts about construction products." Journal of Information Science 44, no. 1 (January 6, 2017): 125–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551516682446.
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The construction sector is also a knowledge-intensive domain, in which effective and unambiguous communication and knowledge sharing are, at the same time, both essential yet difficult to accomplish. This is primarily due to the several professionals interacting and facing situations involving diverse resources, processes and activities. Each of them brings a different background and perspective, often generating poorly integrated information. Knowledge Organization Systems (KOSs) are crucial for ensuring completeness, consistency and quality of information. Despite the international trend to encourage the development and use of controlled vocabularies, especially classification systems, until recently in Italy the national coordination policy has not been effective enough. This article describes the first national attempt made, the INNOVance Lexicon that collects and organises knowledge about construction products. It combines taxonomic, terminological and semantic aspects of knowledge and it is a reference language to support information exchange and sharing in collaborative context.
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Krishnan, Annaidasan, and Jaganathan Ramasamy. "An Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Muthupet Mangrove Forest, using Time Series Analysis 1975-2015, Tamilnadu, India." Geosfera Indonesia 7, no. 2 (August 28, 2022): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/geosi.v7i2.28077.
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Anthropogenic activities are leads to changing a natural land cover, and consequences are severe to human and environments etc. The present study has examined the Muthupet mangrove forest and its surrounding land-use changes from 1975 to 2015 using the geospatial technology. An assessment of land use and land cover was done at Muthupet mangrove forest which is an occupied the three coastal district of Tamilnadu i.e. Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, and Nagappattinam. The remote sensing (MSS, TM, and OLI) data was adopted to explore the land use and land cover with help of visual image interpretation. The study had justified the results based upon the ground truth verification, and 203 sites were selected for explore the 10 land use categories. An Accuracy Assessment has done based on the KAPPA index for the year 2015 classified image and appraisal of land use change detection from 1975 to 2015 for all the categories. The study revealed that the land use and land cover condition from the 1975 to 2015, for example 1975 water bodies covered an area of about 156.1 km2, and 2015 it has comprised 89.8 km2. An appraisal of land use and land cover clearly is evidence in 2005 entire land use and land cover changed, and reasons for that an influence of the Tsunami. Consequently, Muthupet mangrove forest is one of the important to human and environments, and the present study has exposed that the changes of the mangrove forest, and its impact on to the coastal community.
Keywords : Mangrove Fores; Remote sensing; LULC; Classification; Change detection
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Chung, Hoang Thi Thanh, Truong Le Hoang, and Phan Thanh Tam. "Solutions for Improving Human Resource Management at Commercial Banks Based on the Digital Economy." Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences 49, no. 4 (April 30, 2022): 429–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.49.4.45.
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Vietnam's banking system has undergone many historical development stages. The development stages all pose requirements for the respective human resource requirements. Over the past time and now, commercial banks have developed characteristics such as: being a key component in the financial system; speedy growth in scale; products in the infancy stage have not high technology content; competitiveness and asset quality are not high. The issue of human resource management is of particular importance to an organization. No organization's activities can be practical without human resource management. Human resource management is the cause of success or failure in business activities. The fundamental goal of any organization is to effectively use human resources to achieve the organization's goals, including Vietnamese commercial banks, especially in the current context of competition and international integration. The authors tested descriptive statistics from 200 persons working for many commercial banks in Vietnam. The results showed that the current situation of human resource management at commercial banks is at a lower level. Thus, it is necessary to have studied and propose solutions to improve human resource management at commercial banks.
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Otto, William R., Giyoung Lee, Cary Thurm, Jeffrey Gerber, and Adam Hersh. "1356. Ribavirin Use in Hospitalized Children." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 7, Supplement_1 (October 1, 2020): S689—S690. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1538.
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Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised children. Aerosolized ribavirin is approved for treatment of RSV lower respiratory tract infections. However, due to high cost, challenges to administration and uncertainty about benefit, use is limited. Recent studies in adult patients have reported similar outcomes between patients treated with aerosolized and oral ribavirin. We sought to characterize trends in use of ribavirin for hospitalized children. Methods We used the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS), an administrative database which contains resource utilization data from 52 children’s hospitals, to perform a retrospective analysis of children hospitalized between January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2019 who were billed for ribavirin treatment. Data related to ribavirin use (number of courses, route of administration) and clinical characteristics were abstracted. International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9) or 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes and All Patients Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR DRG) classifications were used to define underlying clinical conditions and illness severity. Summary statistics were used to describe patient characteristics and the use of ribavirin. Results Thirty-eight hospitals reported ribavirin use; 1 hospital was excluded due to inaccuracies in charge coding. We identified 837 children who received 937 courses of ribavirin (Table 1). The overall frequency of ribavirin use was unchanged over the study period, and the number of ribavirin treatment courses per hospital ranged from 1 to 228 (Figure 1). The most frequent routes of administration were inhalation (603/937, 64%) and oral (322/937, 34%). There was a decrease in the use of aerosolized ribavirin over time, with a corresponding increase in the use of oral ribavirin (Figure 2). Table 1: Patient demographics (N=837) Figure 1: Total ribavirin treatment courses over the study period (a) by year and (b) by treating hospital Figure 2: (a) Route of administration (inhalation versus oral), by year during the study period and (b) use of oral ribavirin over time during the study period Conclusion Although overall prescribing rates of ribavirin in hospitalized children have remained stable, use varies widely across centers and the proportion of oral ribavirin use has increased over time. Comparative effectiveness studies are needed in the pediatric population to evaluate outcomes of children treated with aerosolized vs. oral ribavirin. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures
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Golod, Nataliya, Tetiana Buhaienko, Viktoriia Imber, Svitlana Kara, Olha Zastavna, Olena Prysiazhniuk, and Mariia Kravchuk. "The Results of the Examination of Patients After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Acute Period of Rehabilitation Using the International Classification of Functioning." Acta Balneologica 64, no. 3 (2022): 224–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.36740/abal202203104.
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Aim: Conduct an examination of patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LCC) in the acute period of rehabilitation using the international classification of functioning (ICF). To analyze the functionality, activity, environmental factors in patients of this nosology, depending on age. Materials and Methods: The study included 382 patients with chronic calculous cholecystitis (CCC), who were in the surgical department. The assessors and patients were double-blinded during the interview, examination, and processing of the collected data. Performing the initial examination of patients, we used the ICF, formed a “Patient’s Functional Profile” map, in which the existing disorders in the functions of the body, body structures, activity and participation, environmental factors at the time of the initial survey, examination of the patient, as a rule, are available in patients after LCC on acute stage of rehabilitation. Results: It was found that in all groups there are dysfunctions, activities and participation of patients, the degree of impairment of which increases with age. The greatest degree of impairment was observed in elderly patients in the functions of muscle endurance, exercise tolerance and defecation functions. The environment of the clinic is positive for the stay after LCC of patients. A negative assessment of financial assets was in patients of retirement age. Conclusion: The use of a functional profile map of a patient after LCC with ICF with a scoring criterion makes it possible to establish the level of impairment of functioning, activity, participation, environmental factors and plan a rehabilitation program.
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Аrtemieva, І. О. "Statistical Activities of IMF: A Factor of Global Financial Stabilization in the Post-Crisis Period." Statistics of Ukraine 83, no. 4 (December 17, 2018): 44–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.31767/su.4(83)2018.04.05.
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The areas of transformation of the statistical activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the post-crisis period are outlined, and their contribution in the global financial stabilization is assessed. The IMF results in detecting and eliminating information shortages by disseminating the standard methodology for statistical studies, unified principles for information collection, methods for computation and analysis of statistical indicators, harmonization and unification of the information content and dissemination methods are described.
The evolution of the three-tier statistical standard of IMF (Special Data Dissemination Standard, General Data Dissemination System and Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus) is analyzed as the global reference for disseminating economic and financial data, which simplifies access of economic experts from all over the world to timely and complete statistical information, thus helping the international community implement macroeconomic policies.
The article gives an assessment of IMF activities in collecting and disseminating statistical data about the areas where the system risk detected in time of the latest global crisis increased to the largest extent: studies devoted to cross-border and cross-sector relations, the market of bonds and derivatives, large banks and non-banking sector.
The area of IMF statistical activities related with studies of trans-border financial relations is described. The initiatives on eliminating information shortage, required to trigger global regulatory reforms and implemented by IMF in collaboration with other international organizations are highlighted.
The IMF strategy on data and statistics in the digital era, intended to improve the IMF statistical activities given the critical level of data volatility and the increasing demand for high quality data in conformity with the new priorities of supervision, is described.
The areas of further improvements in the international cooperation and elimination of statistical data shortages detected by the crisis by use of innovative methods for collection, processing and dissemination of statistical data, to produce the sets of timely, reliable and comparable indicators for non-financial and financial sector, are outlined.
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Patel, Payal K., Naoyuki Satoh, Masashi Narita, Yoshiaki Cho, Yusuke Oshiro, Tomoharu Suzuki, Karen E. Fowler, M. Todd Greene, Yasuharu Tokuda, and Keith S. Kaye. "172. Inpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns Using the WHO Access Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) Classification in Okinawa, Japan: A Point Prevalence Survey." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 8, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2021): S195—S196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.374.
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Abstract Background Few studies have been done on inpatient antibiotic use in Japan and antibiotic stewardship programs with dedicated full-time equivalents are rare. We sought to better understand inpatient antibiotic use in Okinawa, Japan. We applied the World Health Organization (WHO) Access, Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) Classification to compare our findings to international literature. Access antibiotics are common front-line antibiotics, Watch antibiotics are high-priority antibiotics with toxicity or resistance concerns, and Reserve antibiotics are last-line treatments for multi-drug resistant infections. Methods A point prevalence study was conducted in five hospitals in Okinawa, Japan on Oct 1, 2020. Physicians conducted chart reviews of all patients receiving intravenous antibiotics. Type of antibiotic, reason for use, duration, and microbiologic data was collected. The primary aim was to evaluate the proportion of patients who received antibiotics on the assessment date; secondary aims were to categorize antibiotics according to indication, class and AWaRe classification. Descriptive statistics were used to derive the distribution of AWaRe Classifications and drug class. Results 1,728 unique patients were included and 504 (29%) received ≥1 antibiotic on the assessment date. A total of 559 antibiotics were used for 504 patients and 22.0% (n=123) were for prophylaxis. Of those receiving antibiotics for treatment (N=436), 385 (88.3%) patients had a documented infection source. The most common indications for antibiotic use were pneumonia (24.2% n=93), urinary tract infection (19.7% n=76), and intraabdominal (17.9% n=69). Overall, 43.1% (n=241) of the antibiotics were categorized Access and 54.4% (n=304) Watch [Figure 1]. Cephalosporins were the most common antibiotic class (56% n=313), followed by β-lactam inhibitors (18% n=106) and narrow penicillins (8.2% n=46) [Figure 2]. Conclusion 29% of inpatients in these 5 Okinawan hospitals were prescribed an antibiotic on the survey date. A majority of antibiotics used fall under the WHO AWaRe Watch classification which are antibiotics that may be more likely to cause resistance. Understanding appropriateness of antibiotics used in this population could inform antibiotic stewardship strategies and reduce antibiotic resistance. Figure 1. Antibiotic Distribution According to World Health Organization (WHO) Access, Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) Classification Figure 2. Antibiotic Distribution by Class in Okinawan Hospitals Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures
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Blinov, V. I., L. N. Kurteeva, and B. A. Sazonov. "LISTS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES: STATUS AND POSSIBLE WAYS OF MODERNISATION." Education and science journal 20, no. 10 (December 31, 2018): 31–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2018-10-31-49.
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Introduction. The liberalisation of state educational standards and the provision of greater autonomy for educational institutions in the formation of educational programmes indicate the need for development of a new classification system for Russian education, which should become common for all types of professional educational programmes, including additional training programmes.The aim of the publication was to discuss the status and possible ways to modernise the system of classification of educational programmes in Russian vocational education, taking into account the prospects of its development and the constant replenishment of the registers of professional standards and qualifications.Methodology and research methods. In the course of the study, a retrospective analysis of the development of the classification system of professional educational programmes was used, during which the best Russian and foreign practices were compared.Results. The features of the current lists of professions and specialties of secondary vocational education and areas of improvement in accordance with modern requirements of the system of classification of professional educational programmes used in these lists were considered. For updated lists, a new composition of enlarged groups of the classification system of vocational education programs has been proposed, coupled with a list of areas of professional activity of the register of professional standards of the Ministry of Labour of Russia. Scientific novelty. For the first time, it is proposed to refuse classifiers that are strictly tied to the lists of professions, specialties and training areas approved by the Ministry of Education and Science, which formally copy these lists. Combining the classification systems of vocational education programmes and areas of professional activity will allow an adequate comparison of statistical information on training in the education system with their actual use in the labour market.Practical significance. The introduction of the proposed classification system allows us more fully to take into account data on the training of specialists in the Russian system of vocational education, to reflect this data as accurately as possible in national and international educational statistics and to correlate them with employment indicators in various sectors of the economy and production.
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Belyaev, A., and V. Merabishvili. "METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CANCER SERVICE ON THE BASIS OF THE FORMS OF STATE REPORTING AND THE DATABASE OF THE POPULATION CANCER REGISTER OF THE NORTHWESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT. PART 1." Problems in oncology 65, no. 5 (May 1, 2019): 653–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.37469/0507-3758-2019-65-5-653-663.
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The assessment of the state of the cancer service should be carried out on a reliable basis, which can be greatly helped by the established system of Population cancer registers (DB PRR), which is not fully used at present for the analysis of its activities. In the northwestern Federal district for the first time in Russia fully formed DB PRR, collected more than 1 million cases of malignant tumors for a comprehensive study of its condition. The analysis of these materials forms the basis of our research. The purpose of the article is to present a set of analytical criteria for an objective assessment of the activities of cancer services on the example of the regional PRR NWFD of the Russian Federation. The analysis of survival of patients in the NWFD according to international standards will be presented in the next article (part II). Materials and methods. Materials for the study selected data from the official statements of f.№7 and the Federal state statistics service And for the first time in Russia complete database PRR NWFD. Classical methods of statistical analysis are used. Results. Established for 7 years, the growth of cancer incidence in the northwestern Federal district by 10.3% in standardized indicators and a decrease in mortality of the population of the northwestern Federal district by 9% in the same indicators. For the first time the comparison of morbidity data on f.№7 and DB PRR at the level of the Federal district. The calculation of the index of reliability of accounting is carried out, its positive dynamics is shown. Median survival rate of patients with NWFD was calculated. Dynamics of 1-year and 5-year observed and relative survival of cancer patients was calculated. The conducted research has shown expediency of wide use for the analysis of activity of oncological service of data of DB PRR in addition to statistical collections of Management of Federal service of the state statistics about population and number of the died. Data f.№7 it is advisable to use as operational reporting.
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Cordoba-Jabonero, Carmen, Manuel Gil, Margarita Yela, Marion Maturilli, and Roland Neuber. "Polar Stratospheric Cloud Observations in the 2006/07 Arctic Winter by Using an Improved Micropulse Lidar." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 26, no. 10 (October 1, 2009): 2136–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2009jtecha1250.1.
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Abstract The potential of a new improved version of micropulse lidar (MPL-4) on polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) detection is evaluated in the Arctic over Ny-Ålesund (79°N, 12°E), Norway. The campaign took place from January to February 2007 in the frame of the International Polar Year (IPY) activities. Collocated Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) Koldewey Aerosol Raman Lidar (KARL) devoted to long-term Arctic PSC monitoring is used for validation purposes. PSC detection is based on lidar retrievals of both backscattering ratio R and volume depolarization ratio δV. Two episodes were unequivocally attributed to PSCs: 21–22 January and 5–6 February 2007, showing a good correlation between MPL-4 and KARL backscattering ratio datasets (mean correlation coefficient = 0.92 ± 0.03). PSC layered structures were characterized for four observational periods coincident with KARL measurements. Also, PSC type classification was determined depending on the retrieved R and δV values as compared with those obtained by KARL long-term Arctic PSC measurements. Tropospheric cloud cover from lidar observations and both ECMWF potential vorticity and temperature at 475 K, in addition to temperature profiles from AWI daily radiosoundings, are also reported. Height-resolved and temporal evolution of both PSC episodes obtained from MPL-4 measurements clearly show that MPL-4 is a suitable instrument to provide long-term PSC statistic monitoring in polar regions. These results are the first reported on PSC detection in the Arctic by using a low-energy and highly pulsed lidar operating on autonomous and full-time continuous mode MPL-4.