Innovative and non-invasive method for the diagnosis of dyschromatopsia and the re-education of the eyes

Objective Dyschromatopsia is a pathology that afflicts many people even if, in most cases, they are not aware of it. The pathology, in fact, is not disabling in everyday life even if it is limiting from some points of view. Once diagnosed, dyschromatopsia is generally not investigated further: it is not known exactly how it manifests itself and with what extent. Furthermore, since it is a genetic pathology, it is “condemned” not to be resolvable. Biological neural networks have shown the capability to readapt their structure in order to overcome sensory malfunctions or neuronal damage. We propose a diagnostic algorithm capable of qualitatively and quantitatively assessing the degree of visual impairment due to the presence of congenital or acquired dyschromatopsia. The algorithm can also be easily integrated for its possible therapeutic use. Methods The application of a novel approach based on an innovative algorithm for the diagnosis of dyschromatopsia and plastic reeducation training of the eye is proposed. Results Our algorithm provides an accurate measure of the degree of dyschromatopsia severity in patients quickly and noninvasively. In addition, it can be used for a reeducational training process. Conclusions Dyschromatopsia is an increasingly common disease in the world. The method we developed can diagnose dyschromatopsia. The algorithm also develops a metric scale for recognizing the degree of severity. The algorithm can be used independently by specilized and non-specilized people. In addition, the algorithm can be integrated with Machine Learning techniques to create a customized eye retrainer based on the plasticity and adaptability of neural tissue

Reducing the Incidence of Cervical Cancer in Somali Immigrant Women through Culturally Competent Education and Health Screenings

Abstract Background: The rate of participation in cervical cancer screenings in Somali women is disproportionately lower than for other ethnicities, leaving this population at risk for an increased incidence of cervical cancer. Previous literature has addressed the barriers to cervical cancer screenings however; research on the promotion of culturally based screenings and how such impacts health care outcomes in Somali women does not exist. Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of culturally based education and screenings on the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer in Somali immigrant women and to determine the contribution of various barriers to the screening process. Methods: An integrative literature review was used. The Tannahill Intervention-Based Model was used to identify factors that promote health and reduce the incidence of cervical cancer in Somali immigrant women. The search engines CINHAL and PubMed were used to find relevant articles published within the last 10 years. Eleven articles were used for the final literature review. Results: Language proficiency, educational level, provider prejudice, cultural practices, beliefs and knowledge of health topics were found to be the most supported contributing factors preventing Somali women from participating in cervical cancer screenings. Conclusions: This review reveals many factors that proved to be barriers preventing Somali women from participating in cervical cancer screenings, but nurses and healthcare providers do not address these factors in order to promote health in this population. Present cervical cancer screening programs for Somali women are not currently designed to cater to their specific concerns. Therefore creating a need to provide culturally based education and screenings that would address the concerns of this population. There is a need to create culturally based education and screenings with these factors in mind to decrease the incidence of cervical cancer rate in Somali women. Key Words: Cervical cancer screening and prevention, immigrants, Somali wome

Spatiotemporal Variability of Drought and its Relationships to ENSO and IOD Indices in Somaliland

Drought is one of Somaliland’s most prevalent natural hazards, causing serious socioeconomic and environmental harm. This study investigated the spatial and temporal variability of drought and its relationships with El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) indices using the Standardized Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) from 1981 to 2020. The Mann-Kendall trend test and Sen's slope estimator were used to assess the trends of annual and seasonal SPEI time series. The Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) was employed to examine the dominant modes of the SPEI series, and Pearson and partial correlation analyses were performed to investigate the associations between significant modes of drought variability and ENSO and IOD indices. The results demonstrated a statistically significant downward trend of SPEI (increasing drought) at 99% confidence level. The EOF analysis indicated two spatially distinct zones of drought variability in the west and east of the country. Drought variability had a statistically significant negative correlation with ENSO in the summer and winter seasons, and with IOD in the winter season and annual time series. The findings of this study will provide important information for drought risk assessment, mitigation, and predictability in Somaliland. Keywords: Drought, Standardized Precipitation Index, ENSO, IOD, Somalilan

Age and Institutions in Cretan Texts: Lexical Study

Les textes officiels crétois (VI e - II e s. av. J.-C.) contiennent différents termes relatifs aux âges exigés pour accomplir certains actes de la vie civique (serment, témoignage, adoption). L'analyse des documents conduit à distinguer pour chacun de ces termes une acception spécifique, de portée juridique, attestée dans les inscriptions dialectales, tandis qu'ils ont leur sens banal dans les documents tardifs qui ont recours essentiellement à la koinè, mais certains termes subsistent comme dialectalismes.In Cretan official texts (6th -2nd c. B.C.), for several terms used to name the ages required for some acts of civic life (oath, testimony, adoption), the analysis shows a juridical meaning specific to dialectal inscriptions, while late documents written principally in koine provide the commonplace meaning. Yet some terms subsist as dialectal characteristics

Study of magnetic switch for surface plasmon-polariton circuits

In recent years, technological development has focused on the construction of ever smaller devices, characterized by dimensions limited to the nanometer order and by a very low energy requirement to be able to function. This allows them to be integrated into chips, which are then able to perform many tasks from filtering to computation. Here, we present a magnetic switch capable of working with surface plasmon polaritons

Acceptance of Health Information Application in Smart National Identity Card (SNIC) Using a New I-P Framework

This study discovers a novel framework of individual level technology adoption known as I-P (Individual- Privacy) towards Smart National Identity Card health information application. Many countries introduced smart national identity card (SNIC) with various applications such as health information application embedded inside it. However, the degree to which citizens accept and use some of the embedded applications in smart national identity remains unknown to many governments and application providers as well. Moreover, the previous studies revealed that the factors of trust, perceived risk, privacy concern and perceived credibility need to be incorporated into more comprehensive models such as extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology known as UTAUT2. UTAUT2 is a mainly widespread and leading theory existing in the information system literature up to now. This research identifies factors affecting the citizens' behavioural intention to use health information application embedded in SNIC and extends better understanding on the relevant factors that the government and the application providers would need to consider in predicting citizens' new technology acceptance in the future. We propose a conceptual framework by combining the UTAUT2 and Privacy Calculus Model constructs and also adding perceived credibility as a new variable. The proposed framework may provide assistance to any government planning, decision, and policy makers involving e-government projects. The empirical study may be conducted in the future to provide proof and empirically validate this I-P framework

Jean-Marie Privat, Mohamed Kara, « La littératie. Autour de Jack Goody », Pratiques, 131-132.

Jack Goody professeur honoraire d’anthropologie sociale à l’université de Cambridge, docteur honoris causa de l’université Paul Verlaine-Metz depuis octobre 2006, est l’auteur de plusieurs ouvrages de tout premier plan sur l’écriture, phénomène dans lequel il voit à juste titre la plus grande « invention » de l’histoire de l’humanité. Que ce soit dans La raison graphique. La domestication de la pensée sauvage (trad. de l’anglais et présenté par Jean Bazin et Alban Bensa, Paris, Éd. de Minuit,..

Paul Veyne, Quand notre monde est devenu chrétien (312-394)

3l2-394 : expliquons ces deux dates. En 3l2, les persécutions contre les Chrétiens ont cessé, parce qu'inefficaces, dans l'immense empire romain, divisé en deux (Occident et Orient) et gouverné par quatre co-empereurs, deux dans chaque partie. Mais un cinquième personnage, Maxence, prétend être le maître de l'Italie et de Rome. C'est alors que Constantin, l'un des deux co-empereurs d'Occident, décide de combattre cet usurpateur. Selon la vulgate, la veille du combat, alors qu'il a demandé au ..