E-health services in rural communities in the developing countries

Essien, Eyo Emmanuel; Williams, Edem E.

doi:10.1109/icastech.2009.5409722

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“…This notwithstanding, I. gabonensis seed are a very rich source of oil. This is because the percentage oil yield from this seed was higher than obtained from many other oil seeds {Jugulans cinerea, 46.15% (Essien and Amadi, 2009), Moringa oleifera, 34.80% (Anwar and Rashid, 2007), Monechma ciliatum (black mahlab seeds), 13.5% and Prunus mahaleb (white mahlab seeds), 30.95% (Mariod et al, 2009).…”

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Lipid profile of oils from <i>Irvingia gabonensis</i> (Baill) seeds and its deterioration by a phytopathogenic fungal species

Sanyaolu¹,

Adekunle²,

Osuntoki³

2019

Nig. J. Biotechnol

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As a survival strategy, fungi are capable of degrading most organic substances. Fungi associated with diseased Irvingia gabonensis (Baill) seeds are suspected to possess the ability to degrade the hydrocarbon substances contained in these seeds. The work seeks to contribute to literature on the physico-chemical nature of oils from healthy and diseased seeds of I. gabonensis and to determine the corresponding extent of deterioration in this oil from Aspergillus oryzae infected seeds. Using standard laboratory methods, oils from healthy and A.oryzae infected seeds of I. gabonensis seed were extracted and subjected to a complete physico-chemical characterization. In addition, a Gas chromatographic profiling of the Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) from both oils was also done. Results from the study show that oil from I. gabonensis seed is of a high nutritive and industrial quality. Also, A. oryzae significantly (p = 0.05) affected the physico-chemical attributes and fatty acid profile of this oil, thus confirming its ability to deteriorate the quality and usefulness of this oil.

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confidence: 69%

Lipid profile of oils from <i>Irvingia gabonensis</i> (Baill) seeds and its deterioration by a phytopathogenic fungal species

Sanyaolu¹,

Adekunle²,

Osuntoki³

2019

Nig. J. Biotechnol

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“…It should be highlighted that hospitals represent essential components of healthcare systems ( 33 ) and are one of the main targets of governments to implement e-Health applications. The applications that are provided through e-Health initiatives within hospitals include Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS), telemedicine services, and Internet services ( 34 ), which are collectively known as HIS. The importance of HIS becomes clear when the great complexity of the nature of medical practice and the large number of interventions that each patient receives cause a high rate of errors in healthcare organizations ( 35 ).…”

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The Status of Hospital Information Systems in Iranian Hospitals

Jahanbakhsh¹,

Sharifi²,

Ayat³

2014

Acta Inform Med

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Background:The area of e-Health is broad and has an excellent growth potential. An increasing number of experts believe that e-Health will fuel the next breakthroughs in health system improvements throughout the world, but there is frequent evidence of unsustainable use of e-Health systems in medical centres, particularly hospitals, for different reasons in different countries. Iran is also a developing country which is presently adopting this promising technology for its traditional healthcare delivery but there is not much information about the use of e-Health systems in its hospitals, and the weakness and opportunities of utilization of such Hospital Information Systems (HIS).Methods:For this research, a number of Hospitals from Isfahan, Iran, are selected using convenient sampling. E-health research professionals went there to observe their HIS and collect required data as a qualitative survey. The design of interview questions was based on the researchers’ experiences and knowledge in this area along with elementary interviews with experts on HIS utilization in hospitals.Results:Efficient administration of e-health implementation improves the quality of healthcare, reduces costs and medical errors, makes healthcare resources available to rural areas, etc. However, there are numerous issues affecting the successful utilization of e-health in Hospitals, such as a lack of a perfect HIS implementation plan and well-defined strategy, inadequate IT-security for the protection of e-health-related data, improper training and educational issues, legal challenges, privacy concerns, improper documentation of lessons learned, resistance to the application of new technologies, and finally a lack of recovery plan and disaster management. These results along with some informative stories are extracted from interview sessions to uncover associated challenges of HIS utilization in Iranian hospitals.Conclusion:The utilization of e-health in Iranian hospitals, particularly those in Isfahan, is subject to several challenges and there is no proper long-term strategy plans for HIS initiation, development, and improvement in Iranian hospitals. In order to address these problems, six recommendations are provided. Hence, human resource and e-health professionals from third party consultancy companies along with medical university scholars have to assist such hospitals to undertake the proposed solutions in order to provide proper plans to overcome future challenges and have a mature HIS in accordance with expected HIS utilization from hospitals and medical universities.

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