Abstract This paper gives a thorough overview of Solar Car Optimized Route Estimation (SCORE), novel route optimization scheme for solar vehicles based on solar irradiance and target distance. In order to conduct the optimization, both data collection and the optimization algorithm itself have to be performed using appropriate hardware. Here we give an insight to both stages, hardware and software used and present some results of the SCORE system together with certain improvements of its fusion and optimization criteria. Results and the limited applicability of SCORE are discussed together with an overview of future research plans and comparison with state-of-the-art solar vehicle optimization solutions.

O artigo reflete criticamente sobre a questao das desigualdades socioambientais a partir e nos marcos teoricos das propostas apresentadas pelo Papa Francisco na Enciclica Laudato Si’. O uso desordenado dos recursos naturais regido pelo sistema economico, onde se exacerba o consumo, trouxe consequencias e a necessidade de atencao especial para com os cuidados que o ambiente natural requer. Inovacoes tecnologicas, desigualdade no fornecimento e consumo de servicos, fragmentacao e exclusao social, aumento da violencia, entre tantos outros sinais, revelam que ao longo das ultimas decadas nao houve um verdadeiro progresso integral. Consequentemente, o debate atual se faz no sentido de melhorar as condicoes de vida da populacao dentro dos limites da capacidade de sustento dos ecossistemas, incorporando as dimensoes do desenvolvimento social, economico e ambiental, incluidas nas definicoes mais usadas de desenvolvimento sustentavel. A sustentabilidade, em suas tres dimensoes harmoniosamente ligadas, favorece o equilibrio e crescimento de seus componentes e da significado ao Desenvolvimento Sustentavel. Assim, ao resgatar a dimensao humana e social da crise ambiental, a Enciclica Laudato Si’ dialoga implicitamente com os pressupostos teoricos do Servico Social, o que permite a reflexao critica das desigualdades socioambientais. Todavia, estudos mais aprofundados devem ser desenvolvidos para que esta relacao de principios entre a Ecologia Integral, da forma como e adotada na Laudato Si’, e os pressupostos de acao e a pratica do assistente social, possam se ajustar cada vez mais e produzir os ideais de transformacao social que ambos desejam. Palavras-chave : Desigualdades sociais. Laudato Si’. Sustentabilidade socioambiental.

Abstract The goal of the present study was to examine the quality of life (QOL) of parents of children with intellectual disability. An additional goal was to examine the effects of gender and educational status on the QOL of these parents. The sample for this study consisted of 50 parents of children with intellectual disabilities and 50 parents of children without disabilities as a control group. As A measure of QOL, we used Family Quality of Life Survey. Results have shown that there is a statistically significant difference between the perceived QOL of parents of children with intellectual disabilities and parents of typically developing children. The effects of gender and educational status on QOL of parents of children with intellectual disabilities were also statistically significant. However, there were no interaction effects of gender and educational status on the QOL. Given the lower QOL of parents of children with intellectual disability, it is important to provide them with support programs in order to improve their QOL.

Aim: The assessment of the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) is important for proper management of the disease and for its prognosis. The aim was to correlate clinical, biochemical, and imaging diagnostic parameters and evaluate their prognostic values in the early assessment of severity of AP. Materials and methods: We prospectively studied 128 consecutive patients with AP. The predictors were clinical, biochemical, and imaging diagnostic parameters. The outcome measure was the occurrence of complications. Abdominal sonogram, contrast-enhanced computer tomography, and pancreatitis-specific clinical and laboratory findings were done. Results: According to the Atlanta classification, 84 patients (65.6%) had mild and 44 (34.4%) had severe AP. The severity markers were significantly different between the mild and the severe groups (p < 0.001). Leukocyte count, serum albumin level, C-reactive protein (CRP), Ranson, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), and Glasgow score were the factors associated with radiological severity grade. Leukocyte count, CRP, Ranson score, APACHE II, and Glasgow score were the factors associated with the number and appearance of acute fluid collections (AFCs). A significant association was found between the number of AFCs and the occurrence of complications [odds ratio 4.4; 95% confidence interval 2.5-7.6]. Hospital stay was significantly longer in the group with severe disease as compared with the group with mild disease (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Clinical, biochemical, and imaging diagnostic parameters are related to the clinical course of AP and they can predict its severity. This allows us to determine the severity of the disease and to target the patients with high scores for close monitoring and more aggressive intervention. How to cite this article: Zerem D, Zerem O, Zerem E. Role of Clinical, Biochemical, and Imaging Parameters in predicting the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(1):1-5.

Patients with cancer in developing and low-income countries have limited access to targeted cancer therapies. The transitional nature of these economieshas influencedhealthcare funding,whichhas resulted in the unavailability of targeted cancer treatments. Besides the three studies that will be described here, to our knowledge, no literature exists on the clinical outcome of patients treated with delayed targeted cancer therapy. To raise awareness on the importance of timely targeted cancer treatment, we will discuss three key issues: (1) the low number of targeted cancer therapies for different cancers, (2) thedelay incancer treatment, and (3) the unavailability of cancer diagnostics.