Photography has always been a passion of mine. I enjoy capturing moments in time through my camera lens and telling visual stories. My goal is to become a professional photographer and use my skills to document important events and bring more beauty into the world through my photographs.
Traffic accidents in the UAE are primarily caused by reckless driving at high speeds without using turn signals, accounting for around 96% of incidents. Rash driving, failure to signal lane changes, and excessive speeding on roads are the main factors leading to serious accidents according to the data. Proper tire maintenance and obeying traffic laws could help reduce the accident rate.
This document discusses culture and consumer behavior. It covers several key topics in 3 paragraphs or less:
1) It defines culture and outlines some objectives of understanding culture including core societal values, acculturation and enculturation processes, and verbal and nonverbal communication.
2) It discusses how microcultures can influence consumer behavior and mentions emerging consumer markets and opportunities in places like BRIC countries.
3) The last part identifies major cultural and demographic trends to watch such as declining birth rates, rising consumer affluence, increasing life expectancy, and growing cultural diversity. The document provides an overview of concepts and issues relating to understanding culture and consumer behavior.
Photography has always been a passion of mine. I enjoy capturing moments in time through my camera lens and telling visual stories. My goal is to become a professional photographer and use my skills to document important events and bring more beauty into the world through my photographs.
Traffic accidents in the UAE are primarily caused by reckless driving at high speeds without using turn signals, accounting for around 96% of incidents. Rash driving, failure to signal lane changes, and excessive speeding on roads are the main factors leading to serious accidents according to the data. Proper tire maintenance and obeying traffic laws could help reduce the accident rate.
This document discusses culture and consumer behavior. It covers several key topics in 3 paragraphs or less:
1) It defines culture and outlines some objectives of understanding culture including core societal values, acculturation and enculturation processes, and verbal and nonverbal communication.
2) It discusses how microcultures can influence consumer behavior and mentions emerging consumer markets and opportunities in places like BRIC countries.
3) The last part identifies major cultural and demographic trends to watch such as declining birth rates, rising consumer affluence, increasing life expectancy, and growing cultural diversity. The document provides an overview of concepts and issues relating to understanding culture and consumer behavior.
This document is a student paper on water scarcity in Yemen. It discusses how Yemen receives little rainfall, relying heavily on groundwater which is being depleted. By 2025, 85% of Yemen's population will face water shortages as the country's water reserves will only last until then. Solutions proposed include desalination, wastewater reuse, and educating citizens on water conservation. The student asks if water shortages could potentially kill humans.
The document outlines a summer trip to Switzerland, including stops in Interlaken and Geneva. It mentions visiting hotels, waterfalls like Trilbachfalle, and attractions like Titlis Rotair. The conclusion thanks the reader for their attention and offers to answer any questions about the summer trip to Switzerland.
This document discusses diabetes, including the three main types (type 1, type 2, and gestational), causes, symptoms, treatment options, prevention strategies like diet and exercise, and the growing issue of diabetes in the UAE. Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells, while type 2 is often linked to genetics and lifestyle factors. Common symptoms include frequent urination, thirst, hunger, weight changes and fatigue. Treatment involves insulin, medications, diet, and physical activity. Healthy eating, active living, and routine testing can help prevent diabetes.
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This document discusses prelaunch testing and post-launch validation plans for the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on the NPP satellite. Key points:
- ATMS underwent antenna pattern testing using a Compact Antenna Test Range to verify beam pointing accuracy and efficiency. Radiometric thermal vacuum testing validated the sensor meets specifications and defined calibration parameters.
- Post-launch calibration/validation has four phases: activation, checkout, intensive calibration/validation, and long-term trending. It involves evaluating sensor performance, verifying data records, tuning algorithms, and using techniques like satellite maneuvers and simultaneous nadir overpasses.
- Plans aim to fully characterize the sensor and produce high-quality
This document discusses combining space-based active microwave (CloudSat) and passive microwave (PMW) observations to improve global snowfall estimates. CloudSat uses radar to detect snowfall but has limitations without additional data. PMW provides constraints by relating brightness temperature depression to ice water path. The authors aim to use optimal estimation to relate CloudSat radar reflectivity measurements to snowfall rate, incorporating prior particle properties from ground observations. This combined approach could produce improved snowfall retrievals by leveraging the strengths of both active and passive microwave sensors.
The document describes a method for detecting and determining post-launch frequency shifts in channels on the AMSU-A instrument. The method uses satellite cross-over data and radiative transfer modeling to identify a frequency shift in Channel 6 on NOAA-15. The analysis finds the actual channel frequency is 36.25 MHz higher than the pre-launch measurement. This method could help improve weather forecasts by providing more accurate channel frequency data for assimilation of AMSU observations.
This study evaluated supervised land cover classification using PALSAR polarimetric interferometry (PolInSAR) data. Seven land cover classes were classified - water, paddy, crop, grass, forest, urban, and bare land. Classification accuracy was compared for four datasets: Quad-PolInSAR, Dual-PolInSAR, Quad-PolSAR, and Dual-PolSAR. Accuracy was highest for Quad-PolInSAR and lowest for Dual-PolSAR. Classification using a support vector machine (SVM) was more accurate than a Wishart classifier. PolInSAR classification performed best for forests, urban areas, bare land and water, while an optical land cover
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The document outlines Canada's science and applications plan for the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission. Key points include:
1) The plan involves using SMAP soil moisture data for calibration/validation, improving environmental modeling in Canada, and developing applications related to agriculture, drought monitoring, climate, and weather forecasting.
2) Validation sites for soil moisture and freeze/thaw across Canada are described. Field campaigns have been conducted to collect synergistic radar and radiometer data.
3) Research includes developing soil moisture retrieval algorithms, assimilating SMAP data into land surface models, and producing outputs for ecosystem modeling, hydrology and atmospheric modeling.
4) The
This document discusses randomly changing radio frequency interference (RFI) detected in ALOS PALSAR data collected over the American Arctic. It presents an analysis of RFI signatures identified in the data and the development of an azimuth analysis-based notch filtering algorithm to mitigate the effects of the interference. The algorithm detects and removes RFI based on outliers identified in azimuth cuts through the range-frequency data. Results show the method successfully restores data quality and polarimetric signatures degraded by RFI from long-range radar stations. The document concludes growing RFI is an issue for microwave remote sensing and requires ongoing monitoring and mitigation efforts.
This document compares green vegetation fraction (GVF) retrievals from the SPOT-VEGETATION and MSG-SEVIRI sensors. It describes how GVF is derived from scaled NDVI for both sensors. GVF products from July 2010 for West Africa are compared, showing good agreement between the SPOT and MSG datasets with an R-squared value of 0.86. The document demonstrates the utility of GVF for monitoring vegetation compared to traditional indices like NDVI.
This document presents a new approach for classifying multispectral remote sensing images using weighted pixel statistics. The approach combines spectral signatures from an image to perform accurate classification. Simulation results on synthesized test images show the approach provides more accurate classifications with fewer unclassified zones compared to traditional weighted order statistics methods, demonstrating the efficiency of the proposed approach. Future work is outlined to further evaluate performance.
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The document describes a new algorithm for correcting the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) of remote sensing reflectance measurements in coastal waters. Through radiative transfer simulations for a wide range of conditions, the authors developed a model relating remote sensing reflectance to the inherent optical properties of coastal waters. The new BRDF correction algorithm was shown to reduce uncertainty to below 1% when applied to both in situ and satellite ocean color data, improving on an existing open ocean algorithm. Its application significantly improved the match between in situ and MODIS satellite measurements of coastal waters.
The document evaluates SMAP soil moisture algorithms using SMOS data. SMOS data was reprocessed to simulate SMAP observations at 40 degrees incidence angle. The Single Channel Algorithm was implemented using this SMOS/SMAP data set with different ancillary datasets. Initial results show the SCA using MODIS data performs well compared to in situ observations. Using vegetation polarization also performs satisfactorily, though vegetation parameters may need to be specific to land cover types to reduce bias in different areas. Overall results indicate SMAP algorithms can meet the target 0.04 m3/m3 accuracy requirement with further analysis and research. This evaluation will help select and develop the SMAP passive level 2 soil moisture algorithm.
This document is a student paper on water scarcity in Yemen. It discusses how Yemen receives little rainfall, relying heavily on groundwater which is being depleted. By 2025, 85% of Yemen's population will face water shortages as the country's water reserves will only last until then. Solutions proposed include desalination, wastewater reuse, and educating citizens on water conservation. The student asks if water shortages could potentially kill humans.
The document outlines a summer trip to Switzerland, including stops in Interlaken and Geneva. It mentions visiting hotels, waterfalls like Trilbachfalle, and attractions like Titlis Rotair. The conclusion thanks the reader for their attention and offers to answer any questions about the summer trip to Switzerland.
This document discusses diabetes, including the three main types (type 1, type 2, and gestational), causes, symptoms, treatment options, prevention strategies like diet and exercise, and the growing issue of diabetes in the UAE. Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells, while type 2 is often linked to genetics and lifestyle factors. Common symptoms include frequent urination, thirst, hunger, weight changes and fatigue. Treatment involves insulin, medications, diet, and physical activity. Healthy eating, active living, and routine testing can help prevent diabetes.
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Kiyo Tomiyasu was born in 1919 in Nevada and obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Caltech and PhD from Harvard. He made pioneering contributions to the field of lasers and microwave technology at GE. He authored over 100 publications and reference works, founded GE's laser group, and received numerous honors over his illustrious career. Even in retirement, he remained active in engineering societies, education, and philanthropy through his support of students and awards.
This document discusses prelaunch testing and post-launch validation plans for the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on the NPP satellite. Key points:
- ATMS underwent antenna pattern testing using a Compact Antenna Test Range to verify beam pointing accuracy and efficiency. Radiometric thermal vacuum testing validated the sensor meets specifications and defined calibration parameters.
- Post-launch calibration/validation has four phases: activation, checkout, intensive calibration/validation, and long-term trending. It involves evaluating sensor performance, verifying data records, tuning algorithms, and using techniques like satellite maneuvers and simultaneous nadir overpasses.
- Plans aim to fully characterize the sensor and produce high-quality
This document discusses combining space-based active microwave (CloudSat) and passive microwave (PMW) observations to improve global snowfall estimates. CloudSat uses radar to detect snowfall but has limitations without additional data. PMW provides constraints by relating brightness temperature depression to ice water path. The authors aim to use optimal estimation to relate CloudSat radar reflectivity measurements to snowfall rate, incorporating prior particle properties from ground observations. This combined approach could produce improved snowfall retrievals by leveraging the strengths of both active and passive microwave sensors.
The document describes a method for detecting and determining post-launch frequency shifts in channels on the AMSU-A instrument. The method uses satellite cross-over data and radiative transfer modeling to identify a frequency shift in Channel 6 on NOAA-15. The analysis finds the actual channel frequency is 36.25 MHz higher than the pre-launch measurement. This method could help improve weather forecasts by providing more accurate channel frequency data for assimilation of AMSU observations.
This study evaluated supervised land cover classification using PALSAR polarimetric interferometry (PolInSAR) data. Seven land cover classes were classified - water, paddy, crop, grass, forest, urban, and bare land. Classification accuracy was compared for four datasets: Quad-PolInSAR, Dual-PolInSAR, Quad-PolSAR, and Dual-PolSAR. Accuracy was highest for Quad-PolInSAR and lowest for Dual-PolSAR. Classification using a support vector machine (SVM) was more accurate than a Wishart classifier. PolInSAR classification performed best for forests, urban areas, bare land and water, while an optical land cover
FR1.L10.1: OVERVIEW OF SMOS RETRIEVALS OVER LANDgrssieee
SMOS provides first global soil moisture maps but has some issues to address. Calibration and validation activities are helping address biases in soil moisture retrievals. Algorithm improvements have increased accuracy over forested areas and rough surfaces. Continued algorithm development, additional calibration sites, and collaborations will help improve SMOS soil moisture products.
The document outlines Canada's science and applications plan for the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission. Key points include:
1) The plan involves using SMAP soil moisture data for calibration/validation, improving environmental modeling in Canada, and developing applications related to agriculture, drought monitoring, climate, and weather forecasting.
2) Validation sites for soil moisture and freeze/thaw across Canada are described. Field campaigns have been conducted to collect synergistic radar and radiometer data.
3) Research includes developing soil moisture retrieval algorithms, assimilating SMAP data into land surface models, and producing outputs for ecosystem modeling, hydrology and atmospheric modeling.
4) The
This document discusses randomly changing radio frequency interference (RFI) detected in ALOS PALSAR data collected over the American Arctic. It presents an analysis of RFI signatures identified in the data and the development of an azimuth analysis-based notch filtering algorithm to mitigate the effects of the interference. The algorithm detects and removes RFI based on outliers identified in azimuth cuts through the range-frequency data. Results show the method successfully restores data quality and polarimetric signatures degraded by RFI from long-range radar stations. The document concludes growing RFI is an issue for microwave remote sensing and requires ongoing monitoring and mitigation efforts.
This document compares green vegetation fraction (GVF) retrievals from the SPOT-VEGETATION and MSG-SEVIRI sensors. It describes how GVF is derived from scaled NDVI for both sensors. GVF products from July 2010 for West Africa are compared, showing good agreement between the SPOT and MSG datasets with an R-squared value of 0.86. The document demonstrates the utility of GVF for monitoring vegetation compared to traditional indices like NDVI.
This document presents a new approach for classifying multispectral remote sensing images using weighted pixel statistics. The approach combines spectral signatures from an image to perform accurate classification. Simulation results on synthesized test images show the approach provides more accurate classifications with fewer unclassified zones compared to traditional weighted order statistics methods, demonstrating the efficiency of the proposed approach. Future work is outlined to further evaluate performance.
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The document discusses validation of tie-point concepts for DEM calibration using TanDEM-X data. It describes extracting calibration points from overlap areas between acquisitions and from ICESat data to serve as ground control points. It compares using single points versus area-based approaches for tie-points and examines the impact of varying numbers of ICESat points and tie-points on calibration accuracy. Analysis of ICESat parameters aimed to identify the most accurate ground control points.
The document describes a new algorithm for correcting the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) of remote sensing reflectance measurements in coastal waters. Through radiative transfer simulations for a wide range of conditions, the authors developed a model relating remote sensing reflectance to the inherent optical properties of coastal waters. The new BRDF correction algorithm was shown to reduce uncertainty to below 1% when applied to both in situ and satellite ocean color data, improving on an existing open ocean algorithm. Its application significantly improved the match between in situ and MODIS satellite measurements of coastal waters.
The document evaluates SMAP soil moisture algorithms using SMOS data. SMOS data was reprocessed to simulate SMAP observations at 40 degrees incidence angle. The Single Channel Algorithm was implemented using this SMOS/SMAP data set with different ancillary datasets. Initial results show the SCA using MODIS data performs well compared to in situ observations. Using vegetation polarization also performs satisfactorily, though vegetation parameters may need to be specific to land cover types to reduce bias in different areas. Overall results indicate SMAP algorithms can meet the target 0.04 m3/m3 accuracy requirement with further analysis and research. This evaluation will help select and develop the SMAP passive level 2 soil moisture algorithm.
2. Львівська обласна клінічна
лікарня – це:
• Клініка – має понад 225 років.
• Понад 2500 працівників.
• Понад 18000 операцій (2008р).
• 29 відділень
(високоспеціалізованість).
• Феномен “лікарня-
медінститут”.
• Історична пам‘ять.
10. Чому RUSH
Rush University medical center
(США, Чикаго) – найкраща державна
університетська клініка Чикаго.
11. Strategic Framework
Quality Patient
Outcomes Experience
Percent of patients who reported they would definitely recommend the hospital
100%
90% RUMC
National Illinois
80% average average
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Source: CMS, March 28, 2008 (www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov) and Press Ganey. National inpatient satisfaction results (HCAHPS) reported for the first time for
roughly half the hospitals in the nation for patients discharged between 10/1/06 and 6/30/07. Each quarter CMS will update hospitals’ results. CMS is not
scheduled to beginning reporting RUMC results until March, 2009. Rush’s preliminary results shown here are for 501 inpatients discharged since 7/1/07 along
with the results of all other Chicago, near suburban hospitals, and national and state averages reported by CMS in March of 2008
12. “Very Best Care for Our Patients”
100%
95% Quality Outcomes
Best
Performance 90%
85% Rush UHC 2007 Quality & Accountability Study
#3 Group #1 (n = 11)
80%
Median Score = 71.21%
Max = 73.15%
Better 75% Min = 69.94%
Performance AMCs included: Clarian-Methodist, Mayo Clinic, Rush,
70% Brigham, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northw estern.
UMass, UCSF, Arizona
65%
Group #2 (n=20)
Overall Score
Median Score = 67.09%
60% Group #3 (n=21)
Max = 68.99%
Median Score = 63.45%
Min = 65.05% Group #4 (n=20)
Average 55% Max = 65.01%
AMCs included: 5, 6, 8, 16, 21, Median Score = 59.80%
Performance 29, 42, 47, 49, 53, 54, 55, 60,
Min = 61.90% Group #5
AMCs included: 1, 3, 10, 19, Max = 61.86%
(n=10)
50% 69, 71, 76, 79, 80, 336, 346 Min = 58.21%
22, 33, 35, 39, 40, 43, 46, 57, M edian Score =
70, 73, 74, 77, 89, 92, 214, AMCs included: 4, 14, 15, 55.79%
M ax = 58.00%
45% 234, 236 17, 26, 28, 32, 37, 38, 45, 52, M in = 52.10%
56, 67, 72, 84, 179, 180, 218, AMCs included: 9, 13,
48, 58, 61, 78, 82, 87,
290, 345
91, 163
40%
1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 70 73 76 79 82
Overall Rank
Rush aims be the best among its peers and
to raise the bar to the “absolute” best
19. East Tower: Exterior and Interior
Acute Care
Floors 12, 13, 14
Critical Care
Three 64 Bed Units
Floors 10, 11
192 Total
Two 56 Bed Units
112 Total
Mechanical
Floors 9
Woman’s Services &
Interventional Platform Neonatal Critical Care
Floors 4, 5, 7 Floor 8
42 Procedure Suites 10 LDRs
102 Prep/Recovery 72 NICUs
24 bed Extended Stay
Non-Invasive Imaging
2nd Floor
Emergency / Bio-Terrorism CT, Gen Rad., Ultrasound
Ground Floor Cardio & Neuro-diagnostic
60 ED bays PET, MRI, Nuclear Med
24. ТАК!
- обидві сторони мають спільне бачення
того, що проект реформування Львівської
обласної клінічної лікарні, з врахуванням
цінностей та принципів діяльності Медичного
Центру Університету Раш, є доцільним і
можливим для втілення;
25. ТАК!
- обидві сторони домовились працювати
спільно над реалізацією цього проекту;
26. ТАК!
- Медичний Центр Університету Раш є
готовий розпочати переговори щодо продажу
прав доступу українській стороні до своєї
проектної документації;
27. ТАК!
-обидві сторони будуть працювати
разом із архітектурною компанією Перкінс та
Вілл (Perkins & Will) (США) над розробкою
проектної документації для нового клінічного
корпусу ЛОКЛ.
28. Governance, Structure, Approach
Traditional Approach
Facility Master Plan
Time
Program
Concept Schematics
Design Development
Construction Documents
Permits & Bid
Construction
30. Що маємо?
законодавство досвід
лікар процес лікар’
пацієнт обладнання кадри
31. Що очікуємо?
законодавство доказова медицина
пацієнт процес пацієнт’
“процеси” обладнання кадри
32. Стратегічна ідея
• Для чого?
• Цінності.
• В якому вигляді?
• Стратегія (процесна орієнтація).
• Тактика.
• Ролі.
• Функції.
• Карти відповідальності.
• Індикатори.
33. Стратегічна ідея
• Для чого?
• Цінності.
• В якому вигляді?
• Стратегія (процесна орієнтація).
• Тактика.
• Ролі.
• Функції.
• Карти відповідальності.
• Індикатори.
34. Цінності
• Феномен “корпоративної культури”.
• Люди – носії корпоративної
культури.
• Критична маса людей із
“потрібними” цінностями для
“імунітету” від “інших” цінностей.
35. Процесно-орієнтоване
управління
• Кафедра – клініка.
• Обходи.
• Сумісні огляди.
• Клінічні розбори пацієнтів.
• Кваліфікації пацієнтів.
36. Процесно-орієнтоване
управління
• Феномен “школи”.
• Форма ремонту визначена
призначенням.
37. Ролі та функції
“Лікуючий лікар” – власник
(відповідальний) процесу, що
забезпечує клінічний маршрут
пацієнта у лікарні.
42. ЗУПИНКА РОЗВИТКУ
Процес розвитку сучасної,
високоспеціалізованої, дороговартісної
медицини є заручником загальних
державотворчих процесів в Україні.
43. Шлях змін. Трансформація
• Особиста візія на рівні болю.
• Масштабна системотворчість: стратегічна ідея.
• Насичення себе та організації новою культурою: медичною та організаційною
("трансформувати як за кордоном")
• Вирощування ("викохування") спільної візії: критична маса. Інноваційна рада або
трансформаційний офіс.
• Точка входження:“серцево-судинний центр“.
• Рік на комунікацію: всередині системи.
• Формування корпоративної культури: формалізація та визнання базових цінностей.
• Переналаштовування процесів: “Пацієнт - це клієнт”.
Результати за лікування - вищі, ніж "стереотипні канони", заробіток –
набагато більший, можливостей – на порядок більше.. байдужість держави... але
ідея розвивається …