Global Trends and Advances Towards a Smarter Grid and Smart Cities

Malik, O.P.

doi:10.3390/fi12020037

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“…Moreover, this study showed that those aged above three years had greater improvements in mouth opening than younger patients. This improvement is likely attributed, at least in part, to the fact that the cognitive development of children differs between younger and older age groups, allowing older children to play a more active role during physiotherapy sessions [18,19]. Based on physiotherapy staff observation, older children participate, adhere and comply to exercise therapy and the use of therapeutic modalities better than younger ones due to their ability to grasp the purpose or function of the treatment.…”

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Physiotherapy and associated factors affecting mouth opening changes in noma patients during initial hospitalization at an MSF-supported hospital in Northwest Nigeria—A retrospective cohort study

Oluwalomola,

Briskin,

Olaleye

et al. 2023

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Noma is a rapidly progressing infection of the oral cavity, which can cause the disintegration of the cheek, nose and eye, in under a week. One of the most disabling sequelae is trismus, the restriction of mouth opening, which results in difficulties in speech, mastication, social feeding habits and maintenance of oral hygiene. Restriction of mouth opening among noma patients mostly begins during the transition between World Health Organisation (WHO) stage 3 (gangrene) and stage 4 (scarring) of the disease. This study aims to describe the impact of physiotherapy in noma patients hospitalised with stages 3 and 4 of the disease and to identify factors that influence change in mouth opening of noma patients. This study is a retrospective analysis of routinely collected data from patients admitted at Noma Children Hospital, Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria between 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2020. Eligible patients included stage 3 and 4 noma patients who had not undergone any surgical reconstruction or trismus release surgery but received physiotherapy assessment and treatment during initial hospitalization. Factors associated with a change in mouth opening were identified using paired t-test analysis, bivariate and multivariate analyses. The mean difference in the mouth opening from admission to discharge was 6.9mm (95% CI: 5.4 to 8.3, p < 0.0001). Increased number of physiotherapy sessions and patient age above three years were significant predictors of improvement in mouth opening (p-value 0.011, 0.001 respectively). Physiotherapy treatment received within an adequate number of physiotherapy sessions for stage 3 and 4 noma patients during the period of the first hospitalization is important and results in a significant increase in mouth opening. Hence, noma patients at these stages should routinely undergo physiotherapy as part of a holistic approach to treatment.

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Physiotherapy and associated factors affecting mouth opening changes in noma patients during initial hospitalization at an MSF-supported hospital in Northwest Nigeria—A retrospective cohort study

Oluwalomola,

Briskin,

Olaleye

et al. 2023

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“…Ensuring a reliable supply of high-quality electric energy to consumers is a difficult but necessary task since it is currently impossible to imagine the normal functioning of consumers (from manufactures to homeowners) without electrical energy usage. Therefore, the main parameters of the power supply system efficiency are power supply reliability (PSR) and power quality (PQ) [1], [2]. In turn, power supply reliability mainly depends on the restoration power supply after failures [3].…”

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Monitoring the Number and Duration of Power Outages and Voltage Deviations at Both Sides of Switching Devices

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The need for monitoring the electrical network parameters is identified to use methods and means to improve power supply reliability and power quality. The article lists the exiting sensors for monitoring electrical parameters and substantiates the necessity of monitoring the parameters at both sides of switching devices. In the paper, there is basic information on the structure, operation and capabilities of the monitoring system for power supply reliability and power quality. A functional electrical circuit of the device for monitoring the number and duration of power outages and voltage deviations is proposed for monitoring the parameters at both sides of switching devices. An algorithm for the device operation has also been developed, which allows detecting the main emergency modes in the consumer's internal network. The article also describes laboratory tests of a prototype of the device for monitoring the number and duration of power outages and voltage deviations, which is based on the Arduino NANO V3 ATmega 328 microprocessor. INDEX TERMS power supply system efficiency, power supply reliability, power quality, power supply restoration time, power quality inconsistency time, monitoring system, Arduino prototype, laboratory tests.

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Global Trends and Advances Towards a Smarter Grid and Smart Cities

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Physiotherapy and associated factors affecting mouth opening changes in noma patients during initial hospitalization at an MSF-supported hospital in Northwest Nigeria—A retrospective cohort study

Physiotherapy and associated factors affecting mouth opening changes in noma patients during initial hospitalization at an MSF-supported hospital in Northwest Nigeria—A retrospective cohort study

Monitoring the Number and Duration of Power Outages and Voltage Deviations at Both Sides of Switching Devices

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