A review of evidence about behavioural and psychological aspects of chronic joint pain among people with haemophilia

Joint pain related to haemophilia affects large numbers of people and has a significant impact on their quality of life. This article reviews evidence about behavioural and psychological aspects of joint pain in haemophilia, and considers that evidence in the context of research on other chronic pain conditions. The aim is to inform initiatives to improve pain self-management among people with haemophilia. Reduced pain intensity predicts better physical quality of life, so better pain management should lead to improved physical quality of life. Increased pain acceptance predicts better mental quality of life, so acceptance-based approaches to self-management could potentially be adapted for people with haemophilia. Pain self-management interventions could include elements designed to: improve assessment of pain; increase understanding of the difference between acute and chronic pain; improve adherence to clotting factor treatment; improve knowledge and understanding about the benefits and costs of using pain medications; improve judgments about what is excessive use of pain medication; increase motivation to self-manage pain; reduce negative emotional thinking about pain; and increase pain acceptance. The influence of behavioural and psychological factors related to pain are similar in haemophilia and other chronic pain conditions, so there should be scope for self-management approaches and interventions developed for other chronic pain conditions to be adapted for haemophilia, provided that careful account is taken of the need to respond promptly to acute bleeding pain by administering clotting factor

Membangun Knowledge Management System untuk Membentuk Knowledge Sharing Menggunakan Metode Km-roadmap

The purpose of this research is to build the knowledge management system on supporting the sharing culture of theology between teachers and students in STTLB so that it can improve the quality of education at STTLB. Application of current knowledge management system is needed in every aspect in education. The ability of each institution in managing knowledge becomes its own power for the institution to be able to compete in improving education in Indonesia. In High School Cross-Cultural Theology, it is also very necessary to be applied due to the time and place for the sharing of limited knowledge about theology. The application of knowledge management system that is intended is to support the sharing of culture on the theology faculty and students in order to create new innovations that can support and improve the quality of the knowledge. The application is by using the Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle. The method used to determine the needs and describe conditions of STTLB through observation. Designing knowledge management systems is by using KM- Roadmap metho

Knowledge Management and Decision Making

It's important to give the knowledge management filed interest, because of the environmental, technological change for this reason  knowledge Management needs not to given more attention in Jordanian Organizations. This paper represents the Knowledge management factors to make  quality of strategic decisions. The paper shows the most important factors of knowledge management including  to support (information system , technology, awareness) and to make appropriate decisions with high quality choices. this paper represent the research methodology as a qualitative approach by using appropriate literature of review and a discussion between those researchers, finally the paper shows the following conclusions: According to the discussion knowledge management system  improve the quality of decision making information system to link it with appropriate information system because it's impossible to build knowledge management system without accumulated information in appropriate  information system. The availability of Knowledge management technology can be of huge advantage in the practice of organization development through enhance the managerial activities because of technology is a platform  to implement the knowledge management system.. There has been a major interest in knowledge management system is the awareness of using knowledge management system from one side , and to be aware of how to implement this system in the organization . According to the discussion there is quality decision making selecting the appropriate  alternative in the correct time, the flexibility in using and modifying the chosen alternative

Development of a Personalized e-learning Model Using Methods of Ontology

AbstractA number of recent studies are trying to improve the quality and effectiveness of e-learning using principles of several research areas. This trend of personalization development also appears in e-learning. One of the ideologically closest fields of science is knowledge management (KM). The aim of this article is to identify overlapping points of KM and e-learning phases to improve the structure and transfer of personalized course knowledge using effective methods of ontology and metadata standards. This research offers a theoretical background of knowledge management principle implementation for the development of a practical personalized e-learning model

Analysis The Effect of Total Quality Management, Technology, and Knowledge Management on Product Quality in Indonesia Construction Industry

The construction industry is being faced with rapid development with a high level of competition. In the current global competition, construction companies must be able to compete in order to meet customer demand and satisfaction. In response to the competition, construction companies must efforts to develop products and services. In the development process knowledge management has a role in improving quality. In addition, the use of technology and the implementation of total quality management through knowledge management can improve quality. Quality is the main factor in order to develop products and services to encourage sustainable achievement. This research aims to analyze the factors that influence technology, implementation of total quality management, and knowledge management on the product construction quality in Indonesia. The data used in this research are primary data. The factor identification process is carried out by distributing questionnaires to contractors which involved in the construction industry in Indonesia as respondents. Furthermore, the data obtained were analyzed using the relative importance index ( RII) to obtain a sequence of factors that influence. Then the influencing factors analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM) with SPSS statistical software. This research expected to resulting models of factors that influence technology, implementation of total quality management, and knowledge management on product construction quality in Indonesi

Expanding Group Support System Capabilities from the Knowledge Management Perspective

A group support system (GSS) is a computer-based system that enables people in different places to discuss and make decisions on connected computers. Expanding GSS capabilities from the knowledge management perspective is believed to significantly improve the performance and satisfaction of group meetings. This study develops the organizational knowledge management process, proposed by Alavi and Leidner (2001), to expand the capabilities of a GSS. Additionally, a prototype system has been implemented. Finally, an experiment is conducted to evaluate the system and demonstrate its applicability and usability. Experimental results indicate that users perceive a web-based GSS with knowledge management capabilities to be more helpful and more satisfying than a conventional GSS. They also perceived that using a web-based GSS with knowledge management capabilities can improve the decision quality

Knowledge and perceptions in participatory policy processes: lessons from the delta-region in the Netherlands

Water resources management issues tend to affect a variety of uses and users. Therefore, they often exhibit complex and unstructured problems. The complex, unstructured nature of these problems originates from uncertain knowledge and from the existence of divergent perceptions among various actors. Consequently, dealing with these problems is not just a knowledge problem; it is a problem of ambiguity too. This paper focuses on a complex, unstructured water resources management issue, the sustainable development—for ecology, economy and society—of the Delta-region of the Netherlands. In several areas in this region the ecological quality decreased due to hydraulic constructions for storm water safety, the Delta Works. To improve the ecological quality, the Dutch government regards the re-establishment of estuarine dynamics in the area as the most important solution. However, re-establishment of estuarine dynamics will affect other uses and other users. Among the affected users are farmers in the surrounding areas, who use freshwater from a lake for agricultural purposes. This problem has been addressed in a participatory decision-making process, which is used as a case study in this paper. We investigate how the dynamics in actors’ perceptions and the knowledge base contribute to the development of agreed upon and valid knowledge about the problem–solution combination, using our conceptual framework for problem structuring. We found that different knowledge sources—expert and practical knowledge—should be integrated to create a context-specific knowledge base, which is scientifically valid and socially robust. Furthermore, we conclude that for the convergence of actors’ perceptions, it is essential that actors learn about the content of the process (cognitive learning) and about the network in which they are involved (strategic learning). Our findings form a plea for practitioners in water resources management to adopt a problem structuring approach in order to deal explicitly with uncertainty and ambiguity

Patient Safety Based Knowledge Management SECI to Improve Nusrsing Students Competency

Introduction: Patient safety is an important component of health services quality,and basic principles of patient care. Nursing students also have a great potential to make an action that could endanger the patient, because hospital is one of student practice area. The purpose of this study was to improve the nursing students competency in patient safety by using knowledge management SECI approached. Method: The study used exploratory survey, and quasy experiment. The samples were some of nursing students of STIKes Muhammadiyah Samarinda who were on internship programme that selected using simple random sampling technique, in total of 54 students. This research's variables were the knowledge management SECI based-patient safety and nursing student's competency. The data were collected by using questionnaires and observation. The data were analyze by using Partial Least Square (PLS). Result: The result showed that there were significant influence the implementation of a model patient safety based knowledge management seci on increased competence nursing students. Discussion: Improved student competency in patient safety using SECI knowledge management was carried out in four phases, that is Socialization, Externalization, Combination, and Internalization. The result was a new knowledge related to patient safety that able to improve the student's competency.

A people-oriented paradigm for smart cities

Most works in the literature agree on considering the Internet of Things (IoT) as the base technology to collect information related to smart cities. This information is usually offered as open data for its analysis, and to elaborate statistics or provide services which improve the management of the city, making it more efficient and more comfortable to live in. However, it is not possible to actually improve the quality of life of smart cities’ inhabitants if there is no direct information about them and their experiences. To address this problem, we propose using a social and mobile computation model, called the Internet of People (IoP) which empowers smartphones to recollect information about their users, analyze it to obtain knowledge about their habits, and provide this knowledge as a service creating a collaborative information network. Combining IoT and IoP, we allow the smart city to dynamically adapt its services to the needs of its citizens, promoting their welfare as the main objective of the city.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Exploring Knowledge Engineering Strategies in Designing and Modelling a Road Traffic Accident Management Domain

Formulating knowledge for use in AI Planning engines is currently something of an ad-hoc process, where the skills of knowledge engineers and the tools they use may significantly influence the quality of the resulting planning application. There is little in the way of guidelines or standard procedures, however, for knowledge engineers to use when formulating knowledge into planning domain languages such as PDDL. This paper seeks to investigate this process using as a case study a road traffic accident management domain. Managing road accidents requires systematic, sound planning and coordination of resources to improve outcomes for accident victims. We have derived a set of requirements in consultation with stakeholders for the resource coordination part of managing accidents. We evaluate two separate knowledge engineering strategies for encoding the resulting planning domain from the set of requirements: (a) the traditional method of PDDL experts and text editor, and (b) a leading planning GUI with built in UML modelling tools. These strategies are evaluated using process and product metrics, where the domain model (the product) was tested extensively with a range of planning engines. The results give insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches, highlight lessons learned regarding knowledge encoding, and point to important lines of research for knowledge engineering for planning