Participation with online recovery specific groups - findings from the UK Life in Recovery survey 2015

As the concept of recovery has expanded, and become embedded in drug and alcohol policy, so too has the proliferation of online recovery support. This article explores data from the UK Life in Recovery survey, focusing on online recovery methods categorized as online groups, websites, and smartphone applications. Although 301 people (39.30%) reported involvement with at least one online recovery method, chi-squared tests reveal significant associations between people in stable recovery (5 years or more) and the use of recovery applications (Cramer’s V = .114), as well as between people in full-time employment and the use of online recovery websites or recovery applications. Having dependent children was not associated with use of any online recovery method, yet gender was (Cramer’s V = .088). This study extends the relatively limited literature and knowledge base of online recovery methods. Although the evidence points to higher engagement of recovery websites and apps for people in stable recovery, encouraging online recovery methods for individuals in early recovery may support recovery efforts when the risk of returning to substance misuse and active using social networks remains high. Further research should investigate the mechanisms of recovery change, with a focus on gender differences

Recovery capital pathways : modelling the components of recovery wellbeing.

In recent years, there has been recognition that recovery is a journey that involves the growth of recovery capital. Thus, recovery capital has become a commonly used term in addiction treatment and research yet its operationalization and measurement has been limited. Due to these limitations, there is little understanding of long-term recovery pathways and their clinical application. We used the data of 546 participants from eight different recovery residences spread across Florida, USA. We calculated internal consistency for recovery capital and wellbeing, then assessed their factor structure via confirmatory factor analysis. The relationships between time, recovery barriers and strengths, wellbeing and recovery capital, as well as the moderating effect of gender, were estimated using structural equations modelling. The proposed model obtained an acceptable fit (χ(2) (141, N=546)=533.642, p<0.001; CMIN/DF=3.785; CFI=0.915; TLI=0.896; RMSEA=0.071). Findings indicate a pathway to recovery capital that involves greater time in residence ('retention'), linked to an increase in meaningful activities and a reduction in barriers to recovery and unmet needs that, in turn, promote recovery capital and positive wellbeing. Gender differences were observed. We tested the pathways to recovery for residents in the recovery housing population. Our results have implications not only for retention as a predictor of sustained recovery and wellbeing but also for the importance of meaningful activities in promoting recovery capital and wellbeing. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

App móvil para el escaneo y verbalización de documentos

Este proyecto trata sobre el desarrollo de una aplicación móvil destinada a ayudar a las personas con problemas graves de visión para que sean capaces de "leer" el texto que se encuentra en su entorno durante el día a día, tales como las instrucciones de cualquier aparato, etiquetas o el menú de un restaurante. La aplicación estará disponible para la plataforma Android con posibilidad de ampliar a otras plataformas como iOS o Windows Phone, para eso se hará uso de Xamarin. Xamarin es un framework escrito en C# obtenido recientemente por Microsoft para el desarrollo aplicaciones Cross-Platform, lo cual significa poder desarrollar aplicaciones para múltiples plataformas mediante un código común. La aplicación permitirá interpretar el texto a partir de una imagen realizada a través de la cámara del dispositivo móvil.This project is about developing a mobile application to help people with severe vision problems so they can "read" the text that is in their environment during the day, such as instructions for any device, labels or menu of the restaurant. The application will be available for the Android platform with the possibility of expanding to other platforms such as iOS or Windows Phone, for that will be made use of Xamarin. Xamarin is a framework in C# recently obtained by Microsoft to develop Cross-Platform applications, which means being able to develop applications for multiple platforms through a common code. The application allows to interpret the text of an image made through the camera of the mobile device.Aquest projecte tracta sobre el desenvolupament d'una aplicació mòbil destinada a ajudar a les persones amb problemes greus de visió per que siguin capaces de "llegir" el text que es troba al seu entorn durant el dia a dia, tal com poden ser les instruccions de qualsevol objecte, etiquetes o el menú d'un restaurant. La aplicació estarà disponible per a la plataforma Android amb possibilitat d'ampliar a altres plataformes com iOS o Windows Phone, per això es farà ús de Xamarin. Xamarin és un framework escrit en C# obtingut recentment per Microsoft per al desenvolupament d'aplicacions Corss-Platform, el qual significa poder desenvolupar aplicacions per múltiples plataformes mitjançant un codi comú. La aplicació permetrà interpretar el text a partir d'una imatge realitzada a través de la càmera del dispositiu mòbil

Relation Between TDEC, Extinction Ratio and Chromatic Dispersion in 50G PON

We evaluate TDEC in a 50G-PON downstream through experiments and show the relation with receiver sensitivity at different fiber lengths and ER. The results show that TDEC effectively follows the penalty induced by transmission impairments

Estudio del sistema de producción de Aguacate Hass en el municipio Sonsón, Antioquia

El municipio de Sonsón (Antioquia) se han encontrado parámetros agroecológicos por los cuales se benefician los cultivos. Dicho sistema de producción de Aguacate Hass ha tomado auge aproximadamente hace cinco años, originando actividades agro empresariales de gran acogida en el sector socioeconómico, dicho acontecimiento genero la necesidad de realizar esta investigación, en la cual el objetivo principal está basado en realizar un diagnóstico de la producción de aguacate Hass en el municipio de Sonsón, donde se evidencia cuáles son los procedimientos que se deben llevar acabo para la obtención optima del cultivo; Es por ello que se debe escoger una zona agroecológicas puesto que los atributos biofísicos que contiene dicha tierra son importantes para la producción agrícola. La metodología se fundamentó en desarrollar una investigación de tipo descriptivo, en el cual se describen las características productivas de los cultivos. En los resultados podemos mencionar de manera relevante el incremento de la productividad y exportación de dicho producto, Según las cifras del Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (Dane), en los primeros siete meses de 2019 las ventas de este producto en los mercados internacionales sumaron 58,4 millones de dólares; Para el mismo año según informes del ICA en la región hay 11.321 hectáreas en cultivos de aguacate, de las cuales 7.062 son de Hass, es decir el 62 %.Por otra parte, cabe destacar que el aguacate ha tomado distintos usos medicinales y cosméticos a nivel mundial.The municipality of Sonsón (Antioquia) has favorable agro-ecological conditions for the establishment of the Hass avocado crop. The Hasss Avocado production system has increased approximately five years ago, generating an agro-business activity with a high socioeconomic impact, this motivated the completion of this research, the general objective was to make a diagnosis of Hass avocado production in El Sonsón municipality. The methodology is to develop a descriptive research, according to the productive characteristics of the crops. In the results, the increase in productivity for export is variable. Also, it is notable that the avocado has taken different medicinal and cosmetic uses worldwide

Real-Time 100Gb/s Downstream PAM4 PON Link with 34 dB Power Budget

We experimentally demonstrate in real-time a 34dB PON power budget, exceeding E1 ODN class, with 100Gb/s PAM4 modulation using an amplified O-Band EML plus receiver-side optical amplification and only low complexity FFE equalization

Enhanced Electrical Duobinary Decoder with Low-{BW} Based Receivers for Short Reach Indoor Optical Links

We propose and experimentally validate a novel scheme combining both binary and electrical duobinary detection. At 50Gb/s, in a 1-bit memory channel, we obtain a Rx sensitivity of -25.7dBm with a 25G-class Rx and a low path penalty after 20km using a 1342nm EML Tx

Hitless wavelength assignment in filterless optical access networks

Advantages offered by coherent detection systems in access networks are not limited to the increase of power budget due to the superior sensitivity. Channel selectivity is another intriguing feature offered by coherent systems that can be exploited to enable advanced system and network functionalities for access systems. Among them, we focus here on the implementation of filterless optical networks and network reconfiguration capabilities which might be required to satisfy dynamic load balancing requests and new terminal activations. We show that in the access domain these functionalities do not require DSP-aided coherent receivers, but can be easily realized by means of simpler, fully analogue real-time coherent terminals matching the access network low-cost paradigm. This paper discusses these concepts and how they can be experimentally implemented by using a novel wavelength allocation algorithm and real-time analogue coherent transceivers based on DFB lasers, whose wavelengths are tuned by a simple temperature control

Life in recovery in Australia and the United Kingdom : do stages of recovery differ across national boundaries?

The evidence is now clear that more than one half of those who have a lifetime addiction to alcohol or drugs will eventually achieve stable recovery. As documented in the Life in Recovery surveys and elsewhere, recovery often brings about positive changes across a diverse range of life domains. Although this suggests that there are some universal experiences of recovery, there has been a lack of comparative recovery research examining the variations in recovery experiences across different settings and cultures. Using a combined data set of the United Kingdom and Australian Life in Recovery surveys and the three-stage model of recovery, the authors compare life achievements at each stage across the two settings. There are differences in patterns of recovery, with elevated levels of ongoing mental health problems in Australia, and significant involvement with the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom, suggesting a contextual and structural role in understanding recovery pathways. The implications for policy and practice are reviewed around structural barriers and the role of social justice in advancing recovery models and pathways