Red tide and paralytic shellfish poisoning phenomena in Thailand

A report is made of the first incidence occurring of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Thailand in May 1983, following an extensive bloom of Trichodesmium erythraeum. Investigations undertaken regarding the source of the toxicity are outlined

Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia

© 2018 The Author(s) Given predicted increases in urbanization in tropical and subtropical regions, understanding the processes shaping urban coral reefs may be essential for anticipating future conservation challenges. We used a case study approach to identify unifying patterns of urban coral reefs and clarify the effects of urbanization on hard coral assemblages. Data were compiled from 11 cities throughout East and Southeast Asia, with particular focus on Singapore, Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Naha (Okinawa). Our review highlights several key characteristics of urban coral reefs, including “reef compression” (a decline in bathymetric range with increasing turbidity and decreasing water clarity over time and relative to shore), dominance by domed coral growth forms and low reef complexity, variable city-specific inshore-offshore gradients, early declines in coral cover with recent fluctuating periods of acute impacts and rapid recovery, and colonization of urban infrastructure by hard corals. We present hypotheses for urban reef community dynamics and discuss potential of ecological engineering for corals in urban areas

Despliegue automatizado de entornos basados en Kubernetes

En este documento se podrá ver el desarrollo de una consola web con la capacidad de aprovisionar una infraestructura dada por el usuario. En esta infraestuctura albergará un orquestador de contenedores, Kubernetes. La consola web consta de una arquitectura de tres capas: Un servidor para las vistas donde se recopilan los parámetros necesarios de los formularios, Un servidor para los controladores del sistema, Y una base de datos para la persistencia y almacenamiento de datos. En el desarrollo de estas capas se utilizan las herramientas como: la librería ReactJS, el framework Spring y un gestor de base de datos MySQL. ABSTRACT In this document you can see the development of a web console with the ability to provision a provided infrastructure that will host a container-based platform, Kubernetes. The web console consists of a three-layer architecture: A server for the views where the required parameters are collected, A server for system controllers, and a server Data Base for data storage and persistence. In the development of these layers, tools such as: the ReactJS library, the Spring framework and a MySQL database manager are used

Structured diabetes care in general practice : effects on organization of care and clinical outcomes

ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition which affects a large and increasing number of people. The main goal of diabetes care is to reduce the risk of complications, in particular by reducing the total cardiovascular risk. Diabetes care is complex and the demand on health care services is considerable. Care should be organized in such a way that it can fulfill the high demands. The focus of this thesis is on the effects of structured diabetes care, which includes both the structure of care and the education of patients and health care professionals. The results show that structured diabetes care has positive effects on the organization of care and the clinical outcomes. Patients received more education and checkups, and experienced better clinical outcomes. The healthcare professionals reported more cooperation and less referral to secondary care. In addition, the results show that patient data collected from a structured registration program can be used for research purposes and quality assessment. The general conclusion is that structured diabetes care appears to be a good basis for further development and can possibly be extended to patients with other chronic illnesses in general practice. KORTE SAMENVATTING: Gestructureerde diabeteszorg heeft positieve effecten op de klinische uitkomsten van patiënten met diabetes type 2 en op de organisatie van zorg. Dat blijkt uit het promotieonderzoek van Andrea Fokkens. Om te kunnen voldoen aan de stijgende vraag naar diabeteszorg moet deze goed georganiseerd worden. Hiertoe werd het programma “gestructureerde diabeteszorg” opgezet. Binnen dit programma wordt gebruik gemaakt van een registratieprogramma waarmee uitkomsten van klinisch onderzoek op een consequente manier worden vergeleken binnen en tussen huisartspraktijken. Ook bepaalt het programma o.m. de taakverdeling tussen huisarts en verpleegkundige en voorlichting aan patiënten en zorgverleners. Het onderzoek van Andrea Fokkens laat zien dat het programma effectief is. Patiënten hebben betere uitkomsten ten aanzien van onder meer HbA1c (geglycosyleerd hemoglobine), bloeddruk en cholesterolwaarden, krijgen meer voorlichting en worden vaker gecontroleerd. Ook de zorg(verlener) profiteert: er wordt meer samengewerkt en minder snel doorverwezen naar de tweede lijn. Bovendien blijkt dat patiëntgegevens die met het softwarepakket voor gestructureerde diabeteszorg worden verzameld (SRP), voldoende betrouwbaar zijn om voor onderzoeksdoeleinden gebruikt te worden. Behalve voor diabeteszorg kan de onderzochte zorgvorm wellicht ook bij de zorg voor andere chronische zieken voordelen bieden.

Temporal variation in a coral reef community at Pattaya Bay, Gulf of Thailand

Environmental Monitoring & Assessment191-3295-30

Living coastal resources of Southeast Asia: Management through continuing education by institutions of higher learning

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems42179-184AQCO