Evidence of balanced care in South African and international mental health treatment trends

A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychological Research in the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2017.Mental ill-health constitutes a substantial burden of disease worldwide, representing more than the burden of disease caused by all cancers combined. However, the provision of mental health care remains inadequate around the world. To address the shortages in mental health care expenditures, the WHO-HEN (2003) proposed treatment priorities and policy goals in different contexts, based on their financial resources. This study investigates the state of mental health treatment provision in high-, middle-, low-income and the South African contexts, in order to assess the efforts that have been made in these contexts to counter the shortages in mental health care provision, and to promote public mental health, following the WHO-HEN (2003) suggestions. This study uses the mixed methods approach to review literature published between 2004 and 2016 within the AJCP, AJP, CMHJ, SAJPs and SAJP. The findings reveal that treatment trends across contexts align with, and extend beyond the WHO-HEN (2003) suggestions in most cases, and that the balanced care approach is progressively being implemented in the delivery of integrated mental health services in highincome countries and South Africa specifically. These results prove that efforts are being made across contexts to provide effective mental health care, and to ensure the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorders.XL201

Pour l’adoption d’une règlementation propre à la location gérance du fonds de commerce en droit OHADA

Cette réflexion plaide pour l’adoption d’une réglementation propre, étoffée et détaillée en faveur de la location-gérance partant de son importance dans le monde des affaires. Cette convention par laquelle le propriétaire du fonds de commerce, personne morale ou physique concède en location est donc un palliatif pour le propriétaire lorsqu’il ne veut ou ne peut plus exploiter ses fonds pour ne percevoir que des redevances. Actuellement, il n’existe que très peu des dispositions particulières principalement deux textes : le Décret du 30 juillet 1888 et le titre premier de l’acte uniforme relatif au bail à usage professionnel. D’où, la nécessité d’une réglementation adéquate

A Device Performance and Data Analytics Concept for Smartphones’ IoT Services and Machine-Type Communication in Cellular Networks

With the advancement of new technologies, the number of connected devices, the amount of data generated, and the need to build an intelligently connected network of things to improve and enrich the human ecosystem open new doors to modifications and adaptations of current cellular network infrastructures. While more focus is given to low power wide area (LPWA) applications and devices, a significant challenge is the definition of Internet of Things (IoT) use cases and the value generation of applications on already existing IoT devices. Smartphones and related devices are currently manufactured with a wide range of smart sensors such as accelerometers, video sensors, compasses, gyros, proximity sensors, fingerprint sensors, temperature sensors, and biometric sensors used for various purposes. Many of these sensors can be automatically expanded to monitor a user’s daily activities (e.g., fitness workouts), locations, movements, and real-time body temperatures. Mobile network operators (MNOs) play a substantial role in providing IoT communications platforms, as they manage traffic flow in the network. In this paper, we discuss the global concept of IoT and machine-type communication (MTC), and we conduct device performance analytics based on data traffic collected from a cellular network. The experiment equips service providers with a model and framework to monitor device performance in a network.</jats:p

A Device Performance and Data Analytics Concept for Smartphones’ IoT Services and Machine-Type Communication in Cellular Networks

With the advancement of new technologies, the number of connected devices, the amount of data generated, and the need to build an intelligently connected network of things to improve and enrich the human ecosystem open new doors to modifications and adaptations of current cellular network infrastructures. While more focus is given to low power wide area (LPWA) applications and devices, a significant challenge is the definition of Internet of Things (IoT) use cases and the value generation of applications on already existing IoT devices. Smartphones and related devices are currently manufactured with a wide range of smart sensors such as accelerometers, video sensors, compasses, gyros, proximity sensors, fingerprint sensors, temperature sensors, and biometric sensors used for various purposes. Many of these sensors can be automatically expanded to monitor a user&rsquo;s daily activities (e.g., fitness workouts), locations, movements, and real-time body temperatures. Mobile network operators (MNOs) play a substantial role in providing IoT communications platforms, as they manage traffic flow in the network. In this paper, we discuss the global concept of IoT and machine-type communication (MTC), and we conduct device performance analytics based on data traffic collected from a cellular network. The experiment equips service providers with a model and framework to monitor device performance in a network

A device performance and data analytics concept for smartphones’ IoT services and machine-type communication in cellular networks

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