Remote Interpreting: Platform Testing in a University Setting

This work is based on the testing of a remote interpreting (RI) delivery platform conducted a year before the disruptive COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, and aimed at assessing the use and experience of such systems in a university setting. A survey was administered to the different groups of users (interpreters, audience, and speakers) involved in two tests to collect their responses and remarks, and assess trends and perceptions in their experience. According to emerging findings of the research project, RI was already considered to be an indisputable yet burgeoning resource for conference settings with potential convenience and benefits for each group of users. However, participants' remarks early suggested that all the parties involved in the industry need to collaborate to effectively improve and enhance such services. Specific training on RI modalities would also appear to be increasingly necessary for interpreters to adapt to new raising working conditions and meet a thriving demand---and training institutions would ever more have to offer adequate solutions, while this technological shift also requires receptiveness and adaptability to an abruptly diversifying and evolving profession.

Maternal Initial Reaction To Immediate Post-Delivery Contact With The Newborn

Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between the mother and her infant immediately postdelivery is an important procedure that must be included in the care given to mother and her infant many health benefits. The mother's desire and reaction towards (SSC) is the decisive factor in the success of this procedure, so the current study aimed to investigate the initial reaction of 200 women towards (SSC) immediately after their vaginal delivery were randomly selected from the obstetric hospital and national children in Lattakia, data were collected using a questionnaire developed for this purpose. The study showed that nearly three-quarters of mothers agreed to have contact with their children in (SSC) and nearly three-quarters of approvals preferred to be covered. The highest rate of response to approvals for contact with their children immediately after birth was the expression of joy in child and then hugging and kissing him. While the highest response of non-approvals for contact with their children immediately Post-Delivery refused to touch the child because they were suffering of pain. The study recommended that every mother in the labor room be investigated for carrying her naked child or swaddled with a blanket immediately after birth, not forcing them to immediately postpartum (SSC), the study recommended to continuing education and training sessions to provide all midwives and nurses working in the labor rooms with information and skills (SSC) for all mothers immediately Post- Delivery, and further research on nurse and midwife information on the importance of prompt (SSC) immediately Post-Delivery.

Dynamic Black List (DBL) algorithm to defense against DDoS attack in Vehicular Ad-hoc Network

A Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) is a group of vehicles, which have special equipments enable them to connect with each other as a wireless network .The attacks are considered as the most serious challenge against this network, especially those targeting availability requirement, which is one of the most important security requirements in VANET. The Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are the most important attacks since they make the network not available for actual users. In this research, we present an algorithm to detect and face the DDoS attack. This algorithm depends on a black list contains the IDs for malicious vehicles, which are being chosen depending on a certain threshold value for a number of messages received from them. We analyze the algorithm performance depending on throughput, packet delivery ratio, end to end delay parameters, and compare it with the performance of the Queue Limiting Algorithm (QLA) .To achieve this purpose, we use NS2.35 simulator using details to support Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE). The simulation results showed that the proposed algorithm reduces the effect of the attack Significantly since it increases the throughput and packet delivery ratio.

Evaluating performance and reliability of AODV, ADV routing protocols in VANET environment using NCTUns 6.0 simulator

In this paper, we use NCTUns 6.0 to simulate this kind of networks ,because it is difficult to do that is the real world .In this paper, two routing protocols (AODV, ADV) are studied within many scenarios to achieve their performances and reliability using many metrics. We conclude that ADV routing protocol adapts quickly when the complexity of network and mobility of nodes increase. This is achieved by varying the size and frequency of routing updates.

Improving the performance of wireless medical sensors networks monitoring the patient in the health care wards

The wireless sensors network applications are widely used in health monitoring systems. In fact, they contribute to the qualitative development of these networks so as to ensure the tireless clock surveillance, and improve and regulate the quality of monitoring. Associated with improving the performance of wireless medical sensor networks WMSN is improving data transfer mechanism which is one of the most important areas of interest to research and study in recent times. Hence the importance of this research lies in the study of the structures of wireless sensor networks that can be used to control the wards in hospitals, health centers and monitoring care. The research also draws necessary recommendations and suggestions for the selection of appropriate medical wireless sensors networks structure and proposees appropriate medium access control mechanism in order to build networks of different sizes. This has been done by proposing appropriate scenarios for surveillance applications to perform simulation that is similar to the working conditions of the networks. This can ensure the transfer of nodes data to the main access point and can give an opportunity to study the impact of network architecture and how to use the data transfer technology, specifically the use of ZigBee technology, both with beacon mode enabled inenabled. Improvement was evaluated based on the basic parameters in such networks, such as throughput, the time delay, and the delivery ratio. The study found a set of recommendations regarding the size of the network, the type of structure and the mechanism used to access medium.

Improving the performance of data transfer in the hybrid low-speed networks that are used in the near-real time operating establishments

The spread of the modern data transfer techniques, in modern industrial and agricultural applications, and service areas, leads to the need to transfer this data effectively and flexibly, within installations parts. This research aims to apply the hybrid mechanism, based on the use of ZigBee technology, and CAN Bus together to ensure the best performance, in accordance with the performance indicators required by the networks of these facilities, in near-real time operation. The study attempts to compare this mechanism with other mechanisms proposed in similar research. The proposed solution supports the use of a hybrid data transfer networks, based on the internetworking of CAN Bus networks, using a backbone based on wireless ZigBee technology. This solution proposes an appropriate structure for gateways between the hybrid parts of the network. The research has concluded that the proposed mechanism preference, compared with the proposed mechanisms in similar research, according to the standards of performance indicators, is suitable for this kind of networks, as it allows us to recommend the use of this mechanism in the service and industrial applications. The NS2 network simulator is used to evaluate and compare the obtained results.

Greenhouse Farms Control & Monitoring Using ZigBee Based Wireless Sensors & Actuators Networks

The use of wireless sensor networks to monitor and control the precise agriculture is one of the areas which received broad concern in recent times, for the services, facilities and the reliability provided by these networks on the monitoring and control level. This research contributes to the study of the application of this technique in greenhouses deployed over large areas in our country. It offers solutions for networks of monitoring and control, in real time, and ensures a good performance according to the essential evaluating criteria, such as reducing the time-delay, and increases throughput, increases the delivery ratio of packets, and reduces the number of packets lost along with increased network load. In order to do that, a number of scenarios are proposed. These scenarios are similar to the reality of the construction and operation of the greenhouses in our region relying on ZigBee technique. Wireless sensors networks of these scenarios have been tested, using simulation in order to make conclusion and recommendations to guide the work while installing such networks in place to work as their best for different areas and a large number of lounges

Reliability of Ultrasound in Estimating Gestational Age Predelivary Using (BPD, FL)

This study was conducted at AL Assad University Hospital in Latakia in 2012. It was a prospective study of pregnant patients admitted Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology during the period between 1\9\2012 and 1\9\2013. These patients had regular menstrual information and were in 37th week or more of gestation and did not have any disease in the mother or fetus affecting the growth of the fetus. The study included 122 patients regardless of the mode of delivery. Each patient's information was documented: estimated gestational age by LMP (last menstrual period) and estimated gestational age by ECHO using (BPD : biparietal diameter, FL: femur length) during the 24-hour from delivery, presentation and amount of liquid by ECHO. Gestational age ranged between 37 and 41.5 weeks "with an average of 38.6 weeks" and a standard deviation of 1.1 weeks" by LMP. Results showed almost convergent values based on all BPD and FL. There was also a stronger correlation between the ages of pregnancy estimated FL, LMP than BPD, LMP. Moreover, there was presence of a strong correlation between the ages of pregnancy estimated using BPD, FL and LMP when the presentation was breech. It was also observed that the presence of a good amount of liquid is necessary to estimate the age pregnancy ultrasound.

Determining the level of IT governance applicable Commercial Bank of Syria in Lattakia according to a framework (COBIT)

The research aims to determine the level of governance of information technology available in the Commercial Bank of Syria Latakia using a form (COBIT) four dimensions: planning and organization, acquisition and implementation, delivery and support, monitoring and evaluation. The research on the survey methodology, and through the survey of administrators in the Commercial Bank of Syria to determine the level of application of IT governance model based on COBIT, a tool used for the control of information technology. Developed by the Institute of IT governance in the United States in 1992, and defines the business model of this (34) goal with a high level of control over the IT operations, it also provides the framework general standard applicable and acceptable for good security for information technology, and practices for the control of to strengthen the management needs to identify and follow up to ensure the appropriate level of information technology, also provides auditors set of measurements, and accepted indicators for good governance to help them give their opinion in the organization. Were distributed (43) The identification of the administrative officials of the Commercial Bank of Syria Latakia, was retrieved / 40 / identification of a complete and valid for statistical analysis, the response rate was 93.02%. The research found that the level of application of IT governance in the Commercial Bank of Syria Lattakia according to the framework (COBIT) is the four dimensions of the average level. The researcher recommended that it should be applied to measure model IT Governance Syrian commercial banks, according to model (COBIT), to be the yardstick for the level of IT governance, and an assistant to the banks to find out the status quo has.

A Comparison between Crown–Rump Length (CRL)Measured by Ultrasound and Regular Last Menstrual Period (LMP) in Predicting Day of Spontaneous Onset of Labour. Descriptive Prospective Study in Maternity University Hospital- Damascus Syria

Most of Syrian pregnant women do not remember their LMP exactly, so that if there is another correct way (like CRL measurement by ultrasound), It may improve the obstetric management in clinical practice. To compares between regular last menstrual period (LMP) and ultrasonographic crown–rump length (CRL) measurements in predicting the delivery dates (EDD) in a Syrian population.