Technical and Environmental Factors Affecting Cloud Computing Adoption in the South African Public Sector

Cloud computing can bring many benefits to organisations and countries. However there are technical and environmental factors that could hinder the adoption of these technologies in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent of these factors in the public sector in developing countries such as South Africa. A detailed literature review revealed several factors to cloud computing adoption and these were empirically validated using a survey approach. Fifty one respondents from forty public sector organisations in South Africa completed the survey. The findings revealed that the majority of the respondents showed concern regarding the availability and privacy of data. The environmental factors that were of the most importance to respondents were adoption strategies of cloud computing implementations as well as the provision of usage guidelines and regulatory requirements in organisations

Women\u27s Political Participation in Nevada

Nevada leads the nation with the first female-majority state legislatiure.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/wrin_briefs/1010/thumbnail.jp

Análisis de la construcción sostenible a nivel de certificación EDGE para la mitigación del impacto ambiental en una edificación multifamiliar en San Borja

La presente tesis consiste en analizar una edificación sostenible basado en los parámetros establecidos según la certificación EDGE con la finalidad de determinar el impacto ambiental que puede generar una construcción tradicional y así poder reducir la cantidad de emisiones de CO2. El objetivo fue alcanzado mediante la implementación de propuestas de sostenibilidad con el fin de optimizar el consumo del recurso hídrico y energético, así como en los materiales empleados en el proceso de ejecución del edificio multifamiliar “La Pradera” que generen menor cantidad de energía incorporada en la etapa de producción. Se realizó el cálculo del consumo hídrico y energético del edificio multifamiliar “La Pradera” en condiciones inicial y condiciones ideales, al aplicar las propuestas de sostenibilidad. Posterior a ello, se calculó la cantidad de emisiones de dióxido de carbono que genera una edificación tradicional y una edificación sostenible. Se tomó en consideración las propuestas para la ejecución del proyecto con el fin de alcanzar los hitos establecidos en la certificación EDGE para una edificación sostenible, los cuales son, como mínimo, la reducción en el consumo del recurso energético e hídrico de 20% y reducción en energía incorporada a los materiales de 20%. En el caso del consumo hídrico se presentaron dos escenarios, para el primer escenario se obtuvo una reducción en el consumo de agua de 30.09% y para el segundo se generó una reducción de 32.66%. Respecto al consumo energético, de la misma manera, se presentaron dos escenarios y se obtuvo una reducción de 30.63% y 36.83% respectivamente. En la energía incorporada de los materiales se presenta un ahorro de 31.8%. Debido a las propuestas de sostenibilidad se obtuvo una reducción en las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en un 157.91 KgCO2 y 171.4 KgCO2 respectivamente para el recurso hídrico, 10,064.55 KgCO2 y 12,101.73 KgCO

Adaptación al uso de aulas virtuales frente a la indefensión aprendida en estudiantes de tercer año de Enfermería, UNSA, Arequipa 2020

El trabajo de investigación titulado “adaptación al uso de aulas virtuales frente a la indefensión aprendida en estudiantes de tercer año de Enfermería, UNSA, Arequipa 2020” tuvo como objetivo general determinar la relación entre la adaptación al uso de aulas virtuales y la indefensión aprendida en estudiantes de tercer año de Enfermería, UNSA, Arequipa 2020. Se utilizó una escala del chi cuadrado de significancia del 5%. Es un estudio descriptivo cuantitativo de diseño correlacional de corte transversal. Se utilizó como método la encuesta y como técnica el cuestionario los instrumentos fueron el cuestionario indefensión aprendida de Beck y la escala de medición del proceso de adaptación de Callista Roy. Población: La población estuvo constituida por 75 unidades de observación, que cursan el tercer año de Enfermería de la UNSA, las cuales han sido seleccionadas bajo criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Resultados: El 78.7% de la población de estudio tuvo alta capacidad de adaptación al uso de aulas virtuales, mientras que solo el 21.3% de la población presentan capacidad baja de adaptación. El 76.0% de la población presentaron indefensión aprendida moderada, seguido del 21.3% de la población con indefensión leve, mientras que el 1.3% tienen indefensión normal y severa. La adaptación al uso de aulas virtuales y la indefensión presenta relación estadística significativa (P<0.05)

Enhanced fluorescence detection of ergosterol by hydrophobic fluorescent natural deep eutectic solvent

Ergosterol (ERG) is a sterol found at high levels in cell membranes of fungi and is a smart option to be used as proof of fungal contamination in food samples. Therefore, the objective of this work was to develop a fast, sensitive and ecological methodology based on the use of hydrophobic fluorescent natural deep eutectic solvents (HPB-FLUODES) to determine ERG by fluorescence detection in edible mushrooms. The proposed approach involves a green sample preparation and a low cost instrumental technique leading to an efficient and simple analytical methodology suitable for high-throughput analysis (2.4 samples per minute). The experimental variables, such as the type of HPB-FLUODES, sample/solvent mass/volume ratio, time, and temperature of extraction were studied and optimized. The selected variables were HPB-FLUODES thymol:lactic acid 1:2, 2.5 mg of sample, 1 mL of HPB-FLUODES, and 45 min of extraction at 40°C. The LOD and LOQ were 0.09 µg g−1 and 0.29 µg g−1, respectively. The results show an enhancement of ERG fluorescence signal of 1825% against the ERG signal in methanol media. The present approach shows outstanding green performance using AGREE®, AGREEprep® and WAC principles. Finally, the analysis of edible mushrooms demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed green methodology.Fil: Elia Dazat, Ricardo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Mammana, Sabrina Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Canizo, Brenda Vanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Silva, María Fernanda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Federico Jose Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; Argentin

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) positively affect the growth of mature northern red oak (Quercus rubra) trees

Understanding and predicting the effects of deer (Cervidae) on forest ecosystems present significant challenges in ecosystem ecology. Deer herbivory can cause large changes in the biomass and species composition of forest understory plant communities, including early life-cycle trees (i.e., seedlings and saplings). Such changes can impact juvenile to adult transitions and the future age structure and species composition of mature forests. Changes to understory vegetation also impact flow of energy and nutrients in forest ecosystems. Studies examining the influence of deer on mature trees, however, are rare and rely on extrapolating effects from early life cycle stages of trees. We tested the hypothesis that the absence of deer would result in an increase in the growth rate of mature trees by examining the impact of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on mature canopy trees. We examined incremental growth in individuals of Quercus rubra, an important component of temperate deciduous forests in North America, inside and outside 16-year deer exclosures in eastern U.S. deciduous forests. We found that adult trees inside exclosures grew less than those directly exposed to deer. Our findings highlight the indirect effects of white-tailed deer on the growth of adult individuals of Q. rubra in a way opposite of what would be expected from previous studies based on immature or understory tree populations. We suggest the increased growth of adult trees in the presence of deer may be explained by increased nutrient inputs through deer fecal and urine deposits and the alteration of the competitive environment belowground through the reduction of understory vegetation by browsing. Underscoring the ecological and demographic importance of adult trees in forest ecosystems, results from this study suggest the direct and indirect effects of deer on mature trees should not be overlooked

Status of Women in Nevada: K-12 Education Snapshot

There has been a sudden increase in Nevada K-12 student population since 2003 ballooning student-teaching ratio and straining the educational system.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/wrin_briefs/1011/thumbnail.jp

Variable responses of human and non-human primate gut microbiomes to a Western diet

BACKGROUND: The human gut microbiota interacts closely with human diet and physiology. To better understand the mechanisms behind this relationship, gut microbiome research relies on complementing human studies with manipulations of animal models, including non-human primates. However, due to unique aspects of human diet and physiology, it is likely that host-gut microbe interactions operate differently in humans and non-human primates. RESULTS: Here, we show that the human microbiome reacts differently to a high-protein, high-fat Western diet than that of a model primate, the African green monkey, or vervet (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus). Specifically, humans exhibit increased relative abundance of Firmicutes and reduced relative abundance of Prevotella on a Western diet while vervets show the opposite pattern. Predictive metagenomics demonstrate an increased relative abundance of genes associated with carbohydrate metabolism in the microbiome of only humans consuming a Western diet. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the human gut microbiota has unique properties that are a result of changes in human diet and physiology across evolution or that may have contributed to the evolution of human physiology. Therefore, the role of animal models for understanding the relationship between the human gut microbiota and host metabolism must be re-focused.P40 OD010965 - NIH HHS; P40 RR019963 - NCRR NIH HHS; P51 OD011132 - NIH HHS; R01 RR016300 - NCRR NIH HHS; 5R01RR016300 - NCRR NIH HH

Is the Parkland grading scale related to surgical difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

Background: Acute cholecystitis is one of the most frequent surgical pathologies, accounting for 6-11% of patients with symptomatic gallstone disease. The gold-standard treatment for this disease is laparoscopic cholecystectomy because the minimally invasive surgery significantly benefits the patient in terms of less pain and early recovery. The Parkland grading scale (PGS) is a grading system based solely on intraoperative images, which stratifies gallbladder inflammation in five degrees based on anatomy and gallbladder inflammation. This grading system is useful and helps predict the outcome of the surgery.Methods: This study correlated the PGS with surgical difficulty based on factors such as open conversion and subtotal cholecystectomy. We included 105 patients in this study who, over a seven-month period, underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and were graded by the PGS.Results: We enrolled a total of 105 patients in our study, in which 74 patients were female and 31 were male. Of the 105 patients, 94 had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 3 underwent an open conversion (meaning the conversion rate was 2.9%), and 8 had a subtotal cholecystectomy (a rate of 7.6%).Conclusions: The PGS is an easy and applicable grading scale for surgeons, and its application could help predict the complexity of gallbladder surgery and the outcomes of each patient. However, additional high-quality studies are needed to asses and validate this scale in patients with acute cholecystitis and determine its predictive value. We should also adjust this study depending on the surgeons’ level of expertise.