Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Airframe

Seminario impartido por el Profesor Aliabadi para describir los últimos logros obtenidos en el seno de los grupos de investigación que dirige en el Imperial College de Londres.Design and maintenance of future airframe composite structures is mainly influenced by the requirement to cope with accidental impact damage. The impact detection and identification strategy for existing structures is of primary importance both in structural health monitoring (SHM) and in non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques. Accurately detecting and characterizing an impact event based on sensor data leads us towards condition-based monitoring (CBM), where the subsequent damage can then be detected through active sensing strategies. In this talk, SHM techniques based ultrasonic guided wave will be presented for both passive and active SHM system. Application of these methods to complex stiffened panel will be shown through both experimental measurements and finite element simulations.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

NH Department of Helath and Human Services Public Health Laboratories Shellfish Program Activites January 2006 – December 2006

The Department of Health and Human Services-New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories (DHHS-NHPHL) has continued to carry out various actions providing laboratory analyses for the routine water quality monitoring, “Red Tide” monitoring, and additional testing after rainfall, excess sewage treatment plant, and emergency events

Comparison of Medicine Availability Measurements at Health Facilities: Evidence from Service Provision Assessment Surveys in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries.

With growing emphasis on health systems strengthening in global health, various health facility assessment methods have been used increasingly to measure medicine and commodity availability. However, few studies have systematically compared estimates of availability based on different definitions. The objective of this study was to compare estimates of medicine availability based on different definitions. A secondary data analysis was conducted using data from the Service Provision Assessment (SPA) - a nationally representative sample survey of health facilities - conducted in five countries: Kenya SPA 2010, Namibia SPA 2009, Rwanda SPA 2007, Tanzania SPA 2006, and Uganda SPA 2007. For 32 medicines, percent of facilities having the medicine were estimated using five definitions: four for current availability and one for six-month period availability. 'Observed availability of at least one valid unit' was used as a reference definition, and ratios between the reference and each of the other four estimates were calculated. Summary statistics of the ratios among the 32 medicines were calculated by country. The ratios were compared further between public and non-public facilities within each country. Across five countries, compared to current observed availability of at least one valid unit, 'reported availability without observation' was on average 6% higher (ranging from 3% in Rwanda to 8% in Namibia), 'observed availability where all units were valid' was 11% lower (ranging from 2% in Tanzania to 19% in Uganda), and 'six-month period availability' was 14% lower (ranging from 5% in Namibia to 25% in Uganda). Medicine availability estimates vary substantially across definitions, and need to be interpreted with careful consideration of the methods used

An AIHW framework for assessing data sources for population health monitoring: working paper

This paper outlines the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare\u27s (AIHW) assessment framework for determining the suitability of specific data sources for population health monitoring. AIHW\u27s Assessment Framework When identifying potential data sources for population health monitoring, it is important to ensure they are \u27fit-for-purpose\u27. The AIHW has developed a 3-step process to assess potential data sources for population health monitoring: Step 1 collects information about the data source Step 2 identifies the potential to inform key monitoring areas Step 3 assesses the quality of the data, using a modified version of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Data Quality Framework (ABS 2009), to determine its \u27fitness-for-purpose\u27 by establishing its utility, strengths and limitations. The assessment framework has been designed for use by the AIHW and others with an interest in assessing new data sources for use in population health monitoring. With adaptation, it may also have wider applications in other sectors or subject areas. For an example of the application of the assessment framework, see the AIHW working paper Assessment of the Australian Rheumatology Association Database for national population health monitoring (AIHW 2014a)

Public management and essential public health functions

The authors provide an overview of how different approaches to improving public sector management relate to so-called core or essential public health functions, such as disease surveillance, health education, monitoring and evaluation, workforce development, enforcement of public health laws and regulations, public health research, and health policy development. The authors summarize key themes in the public management literature and draw lessons for their application to these core functions.Decentralization,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Health Systems Development&Reform,Public Health Promotion,Enterprise Development&Reform,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,National Governance,Agricultural Knowledge&Information Systems,Banks&Banking Reform,Health Economics&Finance

Vibration-based methods for structural and machinery fault diagnosis based on nonlinear dynamics tools

This study explains and demonstrates the utilisation of different nonlinear-dynamics-based procedures for the purposes of structural health monitoring as well as for monitoring of robot joints

Evaluasi Input dan Proses Pelaksanaan Pengawasan Fasilitatif oleh Bidan Koordinator terkait Program Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak di Kabupaten Lumajang

Universitas Diponegoro Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Program Magister Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat Konsentrasi Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak 2015 ABSTRAK Diana Noor Fatmawati Evaluasi Input dan Proses Pelaksanaan Pengawasan Fasilitatif oleh Bidan Koordinator terkait Program Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak di Kabupaten Lumajang xvi + 131 halaman + 3 tabel + 5 gambar + 20 lampiran Kasus kematian ibu dan bayi di Kabupaten Lumajang pada lima tahun terakhir menunjukkan kecenderungan peningkatan. Hal tersebut salah satunya dapat disebabkan karena lemahnya pengawasan fasilitatif program KIA oleh bidan koordinator sehingga permasalahan yang melatar belakangi belum terpantau akibatnya usaha perbaikan belum maksimal. Tujuan penelitian ini menganalisis input dan proses pelaksanaan pengawasan fasilitatif oleh bidan koordinator terkait program kesehatan ibu dan anak di kabupaten lumajang. Jenis penelitian adalah observasional dengan metode kualitatif. Informan utama adalah bidan koordinator Puskesmas 4 orang. Informan triangulasi bidan desa 8 orang, kepala Puskesmas 4 orang dan 1 orang kabid Kesga. Data dikumpulkan dengan wawancara mendalam. Pengolahan dan analisis data menggunakan analisis isi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan manajemen fasilitatif program KIA belum berjalan dengan baik. Beberapa masalah pada aspek input: bidan koordinator belum dilatih, keterbatasan dan keterlambatan pencairan dana, buku pedoman tidak dibagi ke bidan desa. Masalah pada proses: urutan prioritas sasaran belum sesuai ketentuan, pembahasan orientasi kegiatan pengawasan dan pengisian daftar tilik tidak rutin, daftar tilik diisi bidan koordinator. Penilaian prosedur keterampilan klinis bagi bidan desa sulit dilaksanakan karena tidak selalu ada pasien, wawancara prosedur dan peragaan keterampilan klinis jarang dilaksanakan. Masalah pada pengorganisasian belum ada SK tim maupun pembagian tugas, Masalah pada monitoring dan evaluasi yaitu masih ada Puskesmas yang belum menyerahkan laporan kegiatan ke Dinas Disarankan kepada Dinas Kesehatan untuk melakukan refreshing kegiatan pengawasan fasilitatif, melakukan pendampingan, melakukan monitoring dan evaluasi secara rutin. Bagi puskesmas disarankan untuk menerbitan SK kegiatan dan pembagian tupoksi, meningkatkan keterampilan petugas pelaksana pengawasan, mengadakan simulasi kasus untuk meningkatkan keterampilan. Kata Kunci : Pengawasan Fasilitatif, Program KIA Pustaka : 54 (1993-2015) Diponegoro University Faculty of Public Health Master’s Program in Public Health Majoring in Maternal and Child Health 2015 ABSTRACT Diana Noor Fatmawati Evaluation of Input and Process of Implementing the Facilitative Monitoring by Coordinator Midwives relating to the Program of Maternal and Child Health in District of Lumajang xvi + 131 pages + 3 tables + 5 figures + 20 enclosures Maternal and infant mortality cases in District of Lumajang in the past five years were prone to increase. These problems were due to weaknesses in conducting the facilitative monitoring of a maternal and child health program by coordinator midwives. The aim of this study was to analyse input and process of implementing the facilitative monitoring by coordinator midwives relating to the maternal and child program in District of Lumajang. This was an observational study using qualitative approach. Main informants consisted of four coordinator midwives working at health centres. Meanwhile, informants for triangulation purpose consisted of eight village midwives, four heads of health centres, and a head of family health department. Data were collected by conducting indepth interview. Furthermore, data were analysed using content analysis. The results of this study showed that the facilitative monitoring had not been well implemented. Some problems occurred in input aspects were: coordinator midwives were untrained; disbursement of funds was limited and late; and a guidance book was not provided to a village midwife. Some problems happened in process aspects were: sequence of target priorities was not in accordance with a standard; discussing activity orientation for monitoring and filling a checklist was irregular; and coordinator midwives filled checklist. Procedure assessment of clinical skills for village midwives was difficult to implement because there was no sufficient number of patients. In addition, procedures of interview and practically clinical skills were rarely conducted. In organising aspects, there was no decree for either a team or job descriptions. In aspects of monitoring and evaluating, some health centres had not reported their activities to District Health Office (DHO). DHO needs to refresh activities of facilitative monitoring, to supervise, to monitor, and to evaluate regularly. Health centres need to release decrees for activities and job descriptions, to improve skills of monitoring officers, to conduct case simulation to improve skills. Key Words : Facilitative Monitoring, Program of Maternal and Child Health Bibliography : 54 (1993-2015

Introduction of Structural Health Monitoring to Civil Engineering Education

This paper describes the development of a Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Education Unit; its initial implementation and assessment at Louisiana State University (LSU) and the University of Louisiana- Lafayette (UL-Lafayette) during the 2016-17 Academic Year; and its subsequent re- implementation and assessment during the 2017-18 Academic Year at these institutions plus its initial implementation at four partner institutions Case Western Reserve University, Tuskegee University, University of North Florida and Virginia Tech. The SHM Education Unit encompasses the Fundamentals Education Subunit and the Applications Education Subunit. The Fundamentals Education Subunit consists of an introductory and four content online modules whereas the Applications Education Subunit consists of two content online modules, a SHM system design/evaluation module and a SHM instrumentation model demonstration. Using a pedagogical model developed during the project, the former Subunit is implemented in two classes of a structural analysis course whereas the latter Subunit is implemented in two classes of a reinforced concrete design course. The results of readiness tests and student assessments demonstrate the effectiveness of the content and the pedagogical model to engage students and teach SHM fundamentals and practices.Cockrell School of Engineerin

A review of physics-based models in prognostics: application to gears and bearings of rotating machinery

Health condition monitoring for rotating machinery has been developed for many years due to its potential to reduce the cost of the maintenance operations and increase availability. Covering aspects include sensors, signal processing, health assessment and decision-making. This article focuses on prognostics based on physics-based models. While the majority of the research in health condition monitoring focuses on data-driven techniques, physics-based techniques are particularly important if accuracy is a critical factor and testing is restricted. Moreover, the benefits of both approaches can be combined when data-driven and physics-based techniques are integrated. This article reviews the concept of physics-based models for prognostics. An overview of common failure modes of rotating machinery is provided along with the most relevant degradation mechanisms. The models available to represent these degradation mechanisms and their application for prognostics are discussed. Models that have not been applied to health condition monitoring, for example, wear due to metal–metal contact in hydrodynamic bearings, are also included due to its potential for health condition monitoring. The main contribution of this article is the identification of potential physics-based models for prognostics in rotating machinery