Monitoring and Data Analysis in SmallScale Landslide Physical Model: An overview | Chapter 6 | Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 9

The methodology and monitoring tools utilised in the physical models of a sandy slope exposed to artificial rainfall are presented in this paper as an overview. Through the use of high-speed stereo cameras, terrestrial laser scanning, and structure-from-motion photogrammetry, surface displacement as well as volumetric water content and acceleration were observed during the development of the slides. Physical models that simulate landslide initiation and motion caused by rainwater infiltration were utilised to establish the rainfall threshold for landslide commencement. In the past 25 years, the primary goal of landslide physical modelling has been to conduct study on the start, motion, and accumulation of fast-moving landslides generated by water infiltration in a slope. At the in October 2018 The Croatian Science Foundation has financed a four-year research project at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, titled "Physical modelling of landslide remediation constructions' behaviour under static and seismic actions." The initial series of experiments' preliminary findings are provided, and the benefits and drawbacks of the equipment in use are explored. The test results help to improve the monitoring system and chosen measuring tools for both subsequent testing of the project and related small-scale physical modelling studies.

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Sara Pajalic
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka - 51000, Croatia.

Josip Peranic
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka - 51000, Croatia.

Sandra Maksimovic
Starum Ltd., Pula - 52100, Croatia.

Nina Ceh
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka - 51000, Croatia.

Vedran Jagodnik
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka - 51000, Croatia.

Zeljko Arbanas
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka - 51000, Croatia.

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Maintaining Mental Health during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Clinical Approach | Chapter 03 | Issues and Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 8

 Since ancient times, new diseases have always emerged and re-emerged, causing terror and confusion among the general people. Fears, concerns, and stressors are dominating communities around the world as a result of the present SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which is threatening the entire human species. There is panic all across the world, and all media and channels have been addressing all kinds of hopelessness, such as the lack of appropriate treatment protocols, antiviral medications, and vaccines. Many institutions have been looking for a new ray of hope in the shape of new COVID-19 antiviral medicines and vaccines in the midst of these uncertainty. In the past, such pandemics had been faced by the humanities, and they had triumphed. Both humanity and sickness have long coexisted [1]. Various pandemics, such as influenza, plague, cholera, and other infectious diseases, have frightened humans at times, but they have always survived, won the war, learned a lesson, and grown better, stronger, and more creative as a result. Until effective antiviral medications and vaccines against COVID-19 are developed, the PSM team (Physical Distancing, Sanitization of Hands, Equipment, Surfaces, Masks) will continue to work against COVID-19 and will play a critical role in slowing the spread. This chapter's goals and objectives are to: 1. Assess the problem of mental health and other aspects of health during the COVID-19 epidemic. 2. To investigate alternative clinical approaches to combating the mental health problem during the COVID 19 epidemic.

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Arshiya Masood Siddiqui
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Arun Singh
Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Dvijendra Nath
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Orai, Jalaun, India.

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Marking Process of Molecules for the Health Sector Using a Hot Cell | Chapter 10 | Challenging Issues on Environment and Earth Science Vol. 4

 The Nuclear Center of Mexico's (ININ) Radioisotopes Production Plant prepares weekly radiopharmaceuticals such as sodium iodohippurate and metaiodobenzylguanidine, which are known as labeled molecules. The processes for preparing these compounds are done separately, that is, a different marking process is used for each compound, and they are done in a glove box. Because of the way these processes work, they pose radiological safety risks, as well as difficulties in manipulating each process because they are done manually. That is, the process operator manually introduces radioactive material, non-radioactive chemical compounds, and laboratory material such as lead shielding disposable syringes, vials containing reagents, and other devices; there is no device to replace the operator's hands such as manipulators, pistons, or vacuum systems, which can automate processes to some extent. To address these shortcomings, this work demonstrates a semi-automated equipment in which the preparation processes for the three compounds can be carried out, i.e., the sodium iodohippurate and metaiodobenzylguanidine are obtained in the same equipment, and the equipment is located in a hot environment. The team will work semi-automatically so that the personnel in charge of labeling molecules are exposed to as little radiation as possible. The routine industrial production with this equipment begins with the preparation of 9 marked doses of sodium iodohippurate containing 2.73 mCi of iodine-131, each vial containing 4.5 mL of saline solution and a vial cap. 0.5 mL product containing the indicated molecules at a marked percentage of 95.6 percent. This study is novel in that it introduces a new design of equipment for identifying molecules, which includes electrical, mechanical, vacuum, and air extraction systems.

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Dr. José Alanis Morales
Department of Radioactive Waste, Nuclear Center of México, ININ, Ocoyoacac Edo. de México 52750, México.

Hector Flores
Department of Chemical Analyses, Nuclear Center of México, ININ, Ocoyoacac Edo. de México 52750, México.

Simón de la Cruz
Department of Automation, Nuclear Center of México, ININ, Ocoyoacac Edo. de México 52750, México.

José Carlos Vázquez
Department Manufacture of Prototypes, Nuclear Center of México, ININ, Ocoyoacac Edo. de México 52750, México.

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