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- Predictive Modeling of Nigeria’s Currency in Circulation Using X-12 Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average MethodPublication . Bamanga, Muhammad Ardo; Adams, Samuel OlorunfemiIn Nigeria, the average monthly quantity of currency in circulation (CIC) has increased by 269 billion nairas, reaching 2.13 trillion as of 2019 and 2.41 trillion as of 2020. The current value of currency in circulation is expected to be 2.88 trillion naira. The economy of Nigeria is impacted by the seasonal fluctuations in its currency, and it is unavoidable that the economy would need to be adjusted. The purpose of this study was to adjust the seasonal effect of eight days to Easter and Muslim holidays on CIC, model and predict the CIC in Nigeria using the United State Census Bureau's X-12 ARIMA Seasonal adjustment software. The data utilized in the study was the monthly amount of money in circulation that was taken from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Bulletin between January 2012 and March 2022. Natural logarithm was used to standardize the data, and series seasonality was removed using seasonal differencing. Based on these data, it is clear that X-12-ARIMA (2 1 1)(0 1 1) is the most accurate forecasting approach for Nigeria's CIC. The money in circulation in Nigeria from April 2022 through December 2022 will rise at a positive rate of 2.8% growth rate each month, with a predicted monthly mean CIC of 3.40 trillion by the end of the year 2022, according to this method's predictions. This is the first study on modeling and forecast of CIC in Nigeria that have utilize the United State Census Bureau X-12-ARIMA software, the findings can be extrapolated to the coming year, Nigerians may want to get ready for an increase in the amount of money in circulation during this time.
- Telerehabilitation in the Physiotherapy practice: a descriptive analysis through bibliometricsPublication . Alves Lopes, AntónioBackground: As defined by Kazuko Shem (2022) Telerehabilitation (TR) refers to the delivery of rehabilitation supported via a variety of technologies and encompasses a range of rehabilitation services that include “evaluation, assessment, monitoring, prevention, intervention, supervision, education, consultation, and coaching.” These technologies and services are available to provide care for persons with disabilities who need acute, subacute care, and long-term follow-up. TR is delivered by a broad range of health care professionals, which may include Physiotherapists. Purpose: The usage of technology, in Physiotherapy practice and education, is still growing, with a possible impact also on research. However, the increase in the number of scientific publications makes it difficult to know the scientific structure and development of a specific field. Visualization techniques based on bibliometric data are useful for the understanding of scientific fields. Methods: This is a bibliometric, descriptive, and retrospective study. The author identified publications from the Pubmed database from 2000 to 2022 related to the use of TR in physiotherapy practice using this search string ("Physical Therapy Specialty"[Mesh] OR "Physical Therapy Modalities"[Mesh]) AND (Telerehabilitation OR telehealth OR teletherapy). From the titles and abstracts of these publications, was selected the main terms related to the field, extracted by VOSviewer software, to create a visualization of the most important trends referred to in the literature. Results: The author identify 920 eligible references (300 Clinical trials and Randomized Controlled trials and 61 Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review). Upon analysing the co-occurrence of the Mesh terms associated with TR and Telemedicine, the most common one was the usage of this approach to provide care by using exercise therapy in middle-aged patients with a focus on the quality of life as a major outcome. It was noticeable also the emergence after 2020 of the use of these strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Conclusion(s): In overall, as shown by the published research, the interest in this topic has grown exponential, influencing all aspects related to the interaction between health professionals (including physiotherapists), patients and communities. Implications: As the global need for rehabilitation continues to grow, many challenges to accessing it remains unaddressed. Telerehabilitation has the potential to address these challenges by using locally available resources. Despite the growing evidence of telerehabilitation applied to the context of intervention (including several steps of the Physiotherapy Process), integration of this emerging technology into the academic curriculum is still slow because of various interrelated human, organizational and technical challenges.