Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Informing fieldwork design: Key elements to quality in fieldwork education for undergraduate occupational therapy students

Aim: In this current climate of escalating student fees, students as paying consumers expect a quality fieldwork experience. However, the ability of universities to deliver quality fieldwork programs is compromised by the increasing pressure experienced by fieldwork educators to meet productivity targets in the face of diminishing resources. This paper details how one university, Monash University, sought input from stakeholders to design a fieldwork program. Methods: This qualitative study utilised focus groups to inform the researchers of stakeholders’ perceptions of what constitutes quality fieldwork education. A total of five focus groups were held, involving 47 occupational therapists practising in Victoria. Results: The major findings include the need to provide ongoing professional development for fieldwork educators, the need to develop tangible strategies in recognition of their contribution towards fieldwork education, and the imperative for closer collaboration between universities and fieldwork educators. Conclusions: Based on literature and in response to the focus group discussions, Monash University has implemented a number of measures to ensure the successful implementation of quality fieldwork education. These include providing ongoing professional development for fieldwork educators to enhance their role, addressing fieldwork educators’ concerns about project placements and supporting students with fieldwork relocation. Most importantly, this study demonstrates the need for educational institutions to take the lead in dialogue with the profession to enhance a collaborative response to constant changes in health-care directions. The importance of ongoing research to inform quality fieldwork education is critical to moving the profession forward.
Does Competition Enhance or Hinder Innovation? Evidence from Philippine SMEs

Competition has two possible contrasting effects on firm innovation. On one hand, competition can force SMEs to innovate to become more competitive. On the other hand, competition can shrink SME’s market share, revenues, and profit, making it difficult to implement financial-capital-intensive innovations. Using data from a survey of 480 SMEs in the Philippines, this paper found evidence that there was a generally positive association between competition and innovation. The magnitude of the relationship, however, depended on the form of innovation. The form of innovation most strongly associated with competition involved improvements in the production process, followed by improvements in marketing. It was most weakly associated with introduction of a product new to the market and with improvements to an existing product. There was also some evidence that the magnitude of competition-innovation relationship varied across sectors and firm size.
Partnership Working in Health and Social Care

There are indeed volumes to be said about partnership working and volumes have also been written. This small book fills a large gap, in being accessible and practicerelevant to UK readers. The authors use current illustrations from health and social care to explain theoretical models and use theoretical ideas to illuminate practice. The book starts with a discussion of the different meanings and motivations for partnership. That partnership working matters is illustrated by numerous examples of its powerful encouragement ranging from policy rhetoric to regulatory admonition. Chapter two provides a neatly crafted overview of some recent research about partnerships; some of it equivocal in judgement. The authors attribute this to the difficulty of assessing whether partnership working and arrangements make a difference to the outcomes of health and social care services. The lack of evidence for what works means that there is still room for small-scale studies and for personal or team accounts of the process but, more importantly, describing and explaining the outcomes of efforts at partnership. Glasby and Dickinson question how partnership working may be enforced, and if doing so negates the virtues of sharing and reciprocity. They suggest that partnerships that essentially are networks often become replaced by partnerships that resemble hierarchies, but that this may be a cyclical process and not necessarily a one way development. Likewise, they question the focus of health and social care in the UK context on partnerships with each other, to the possible exclusion of other partners. Indeed, with how many partnerships can an agency or organization be truly engaged? For some smaller groups, businesses or even practitioners this can strain resources and goodwill. The role of representative or ‘‘umbrella’’ bodies in negotiating their interests of smaller size partners remains under-researched. In my view, this element links to the matters of governance or accountability raised in this book and how this is constructed when agencies work in partnership. Public accountability is hard to make a reality, particularly when some partners have a democratic base, others have shareholders, others are self-motivated and regulation provides a further platform for expressions of accountability. The fourth chapter of this book draws together themes raised earlier to focus on outcomes. This is not an easy task as only limited research evidence and little policy or service improvement literature identifies outcomes that are meaningful or measurable. Glasby and Dickinson note that because partnership has generally a positive ambiance, it is hard to track its benefits and dis-benefits. Good outcomes tend to give the impression this is attributable to partnership working, and bad outcomes or scandals to its absence. However, other factors may intervene. Staying focussed on outcomes is recommended by the authors, Journal of Interprofessional Care, October 2008; 22(5): 560–561
Women's Perspectives on Drugs and Alcohol: The Vicious Circle

Introduction - women on the margins women's drug use and drinking in context drugs, alcohol and surviving chaos controlling women significant others - influences on problem recognition and help-seeking why women underuse drug and alcohol treatment services women substance users and contacts with health professionals "it's different to come here as a woman" - the benefits and costs of treatment conclusions - breaking out of the "vicious circle". Appendices: research design characteristics of sample.
Sobrepeso/obesidade em adolescentes escolares da cidade de João Pessoa - PB: prevalência e associação com fatores demográficos e socioeconômicos

OBJECTIVES: Overweight/obesity in childhood and adolescence has been described as one of the greatest public health problems of current times, in recognition of the rapid growth in its prevalence and its relationship with many different health problems. In this idea, the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight/obesity in high school adolescents from the city of Joao Pessoa, PB, and to analyze its relationship with demographic and socio-economic factors. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 2,402 high school students (public and private schools), aged 14 to 18 years (16.5±0.2). In addition to demographic details (age and sex) and socio-economic data (economic class, parents educational background), the students reported their body weight (kg) and height (cm). Overweight/obesity was determined based on body mass index (BMI= weight[kg]/stature[m2]) according to criteria proposed by the International Obesity Task Force. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 10% and was more common among boys than girls (13.5% vs. 7.4%, prevalence ratio [PR]=1.82; 95%CI=1.42-2.32) and had no association with age in either sex. Results of a multivariate analysis found evidence of greater probability of overweight/obesity among boys from higher economic classes (PR=2.75; 95%CI=1.56-4.82). Conversely, among the girls the probability of overweight/obesity was lower for girls whose parents had a higher education background level (PR=0.42; 95%CI=0.21-0.87). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of overweight/obesity among adolescent students in Joao Pessoa, PB was similar to what has been observed in other Brazilian studies. The richer boys and poorer girls were the subsets with the greatest chance of exhibiting overweight/obesity. Within this context, intervention actions should take into consideration the different prevalence rates of overweight/obesity in different demographic and socio-economic strata.
Essentials of Clinical Hypnosis: An Evidence-Based Approach

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DİJİTAL VATANDAŞLIK ALGISININ İNCELENMESİ: AMPİRİK BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Bilişim teknolojilerindeki gelişmeler, bireyleri dijital kültürün üyesi olmaya zorlamıştır. Özellikle 20. yüzyılın son çeyreğinden itibaren artan elektronik ortam kullanımı, vatandaşlık bilincine sahip bireyleri dijital vatandaş kavramına doğru dönüştürmektedir. Bu çalışma, Marmara Üniversitesi Bilgi ve Belge Yönetimi bölümü öğrencilerinin dijital vatandaşlık algısını ölçmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Dijital vatandaşlığın 8 faktörü (dijital okuryazarlık, dijital ticaret, dijital etik, dijital iletişim, dijital erişim, dijital sağlık, dijital güvenlik ve dijital hukuk) temel alınarak yapılan çalışmada, lisans programında kayıtlı tüm öğrencilere (267) e-posta yolu ile çevrimiçi anket gönderilmiş ve anketi cevaplayan 174 öğrenciden alınan veriler ile istatistiki analizler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre öğrencilerin, dijital vatandaşlığın gereklerinden olan dijital okuryazarlık, dijital ticaret, dijital etik, dijital iletişim, dijital erişim, dijital güvenlik ve dijital hukuk kavramlarını benimsemiş oldukları görülmüş, fakat dijital sağlık faktörünü dikkate almadıkları anlaşılmıştır.
Accessory mental foramina: anatomy and histology of neurovascularisation in four cases with apical surgery

The anatomical, radiographic and histological features of accessory mental foramina were assessed in four patients undergoing apical surgery of mandibular premolars or molars. In three cases, the accessory foramina were detected preoperatively, and in one case, the accessory foramen was observed accidentally during surgery. Histologically, the excised soft tissue bundles exiting the accessory foramina contained nerve tissue with fascicles, which contained mainly myelinated nerve fibres, and accompanying small blood vessels and adipocytes. Only one patient reported numbness following surgery. According to the suggested classification of supplementary mandibular buccal foramina, one case was classified as presenting a double mental foramen, two cases as having an accessory mental foramen and one case as displaying a so-called additional buccal foramen.
TOXICOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SOME INSECTICIDES ON THE COTTON LEAFWORM, Spodoptra littorallis (Boisd.)

Toxicity of five insecticides belonging to different groups of chemicals, namely: chlorpyrifos, methomyl, emamectin benzoate, protecto and biovar to cotton leafworm were evaluated under the field and laboratory conditions. The effect of the tested chemicals on some biological aspects of 2 and 4 instar larvae of the cotton leafworm, Spodoptra littoralis (Boisd.) were investigated. The lethal concentrate (LC50 and LC90) values were calculated after 24, 48, and 72 hr. , post-treatment. The obtained results showed that there was a wide range of toxicity of the tested pesticides; however the insecticide bestban showed to be the highest toxic compound effect against 2 and 4 instar larvae, with LC50 and LC90 values after 72 hr. , post-treatment recording 0.05, 0.22 mg/l and 0.15, 1.10 mg/l for 2 and 4 instar larvae, respectively. On the other hand, the biopesticide biovar exhibited the lowest toxicity to the tested larvae at both levels of toxicity (LC50; LC90 values after 72 hr., recording 414; 856 mg/l and 1100; 1740 mg/l) for 2 and 4 instar larvae, respectively. The other tested insecticides occupied an intermediate position between the highest and the lowest toxic pesticides. Regarding the biological effects, results showed that, the tested insecticides induced a clear reduction in mean larval weight and mean pupal weight compared with the control. The tested insecticides affected the larval duration, pupal duration, pupation, adult emergence and adult longevity.
Health and medical coverage in the UK national press

The growth of UK public interest in health in the last decade is reflected by the inclusion in most national newspapers of regular health or medical sections. These potentially allow subjects to be covered in detail, with more background information and useful advice. This paper reports on a content analysis study of eight national newspapers, which aimed to obtain an overview of press health coverage, to compare the coverage of popular and quality papers, and to analyse differences in health topic coverage between 1981 and 1990. The subject coverage, information provision and presentation of health related articles were considered. The most common subject categories were diseases, preventive medicine (including diet and exercise) and the National Health Service. Class inequalities in health received very little coverage. Clear differences were confirmed between quality broadsheet and popular tabloid newspapers. Quality papers provided more scientific information about health and paid more attention to political contexts. They made more use of authoritative journals and reports than popular papers, which focused on individual case histories and tended to quote a lay viewpoint. Popular press articles were generally more sensationalized and less objective in their reporting style. Newspapers do not exist solely to further public understanding, but have potential to contribute to it. Some informative, useful articles about health are found, but the study shows room for improvement, especially among the papers whose readership is concentrated in lower socio-economic groups.
Ambulatory Management of Infected Orthopedic Implants

This chapter talks about a new diagnostic and therapeutic approach based on the ambulatory management of infections to minimize the social consequences for the patient and the important economic impact for the community. Coagulase-negative staphylococci, streptococci, gram-negative aerobes, and anaerobes are the most common bacteria in late-onset prosthetic joint infections. Infections within the first few months of surgery usually present with pain, erythema, and drainage at the wound site. The combination of fleroxacin with rifampin resulted in a 41% cure rate in an Staphylococcus aureus foreign-body infection model. The addition of vancomycin to the fleroxacin-rifampin combination significantly increased the cure rate and the rapidity of sterilization of the foreign body. Fusidic acid can accumulate within cells, demonstrated by the fact that 7- to 10-fold intracellular compared with extracellular concentrations have been measured in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes and lymphocytes. The only antibiotics remaining active against multiresistant staphylococci and able to diffuse into the bone tissue are glycopeptides (vancomycin and teicoplanin) and co-trimoxazole. Bone marrow changes occur in patients with preexisting depleted folate stores and one recent report established that bone marrow changes occur in one case per 18,000 prescriptions. Ciprofloxacin has an excellent penetration into bone and an excellent MIC for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ciprofloxacin alone is effective in the treatment of P. aeruginosa osteomyelitis. Salvage of infected orthopedic implants by appropriate antimicrobial strategies is feasible and the ambulatory management of such infections contributes to humanization of therapy.
Yield and quality parameters of Hokkaido type pumpkins grown in Serbia

The aim of this study was to assess a set of 40 accessions of Hokkaido type pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne) in terms of the traits of agronomic importance and the basic fruit flesh quality parameters, with the emphasis on Serbian environmental conditions. The pumpkins are a part of the larger Cucurbita collection belonging to the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops from Novi Sad, where the two-year (2016, 2017) field trial was conducted. The accessions significantly differed in all analyzed parameters. The average values for the traits of agronomic importance were: yield per plant 3.56 kg, fruit weight 1.84 kg, number of fruits per plant 2.03, and anthesis date 180.29. Length of the main stem was in most cases short. Among fruit flesh quality parameters; the average dry weight content was 11.49%, sugars content 43.32 mg/g fresh weight, carotenoids content 50.12 mg/kg fresh weight, proteins content 4.04 mg/g fresh weight, total soluble solids content 8.63 ? Brix, refractive index 1.347, and pH 6.98. The highest coefficients of variation for agronomic and quality traits were those calculated for yield per plant and carotenoids content. The pumpkins performed better in the first season of the experiment due to more favorable weather, firstly temperature, conditions. The most pronounced adverse effect of high temperatures occurring in 2017 was the one expressed on the content of carotenoids, which was on average 48.4% lower when compared to 2016. Principal component analysis was employed to clarify the relationships among the investigated parameters, and to distinguish those with the most important contribution to the pumpkin variability. The analysis revealed strong correlations among yield per plant, fruit weight and length of the main stem. Carotenoids content and pH also correlated to yield, while the other quality parameters correlated to each other. Defining both first and second principal components, yield per plant and fruit weight were the parameters with the highest contribution to the variability among the assessed pumpkins. Concerning quality parameters, fruit flesh dry weight contributed the most to the variability. Therefore, the strategy for breeding Hokkaido type pumpkins adapted to Serbian environmental conditions should be based on combining irrespectively selected high-yield and high-quality accessions.
Rosen's Breast Pathology

Preface Preface to The First Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Anatomy and Physiological Morphology Abnormalities of Mammary Growth and Development Inflammatory and Reactive Tumors Specific Infections Papilloma and Related Benign Tumors Myoepithelial Neoplasms Adenosis and Microglandular Adenosis Fibroepithelial Neoplasms Ductal Hyperplasia: Usual and Atypical Precancerous Breast Disease: Epidemiological, Pathological and Clinical Considerations Intraductal Carcinoma Invasive Duct Carcinoma: Assessment of Prognosis, Morphologic Prognostic Markers, and Tumor Growth Rate Tubular Carcinoma Papillary Carcinoma Medullary Carcinoma Carcinoma with Metaplasia Squamous Carcinoma Mucinous Carcinoma Apocrine Carcinoma Mammary Carcinomas with Endocrine Features Small Cell (Oat Cell) Carcinoma Secretory Carcinoma Mammary Carcinoma with Osteoclast Like Giant Cells Cystic Hypersecretory Carcinoma and Cystic Hypersecretory Hyperplasia Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Cribriform Carcinoma Lipid-Rich Carcinoma Glycogen-Rich Carcinoma Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma Paget's Disease of the Nipple Lobular Carcinoma In Situ and Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Unusual Clinical Presentations of Carcinoma Metastases in the Breast from Non Mammary Malignant Neoplasms Benign Proliferative Lesions of the Male Breast Carcinoma of the Male Breast Breast Tumors in Children Benign Mesenchymal Neoplasms Sarcoma Lymphoid and Hematopoietic Tumors Pathologic Effects of Therapy Cutaneous Neoplasms The Pathology of Axillary and Intramammary Lymph Nodes Pathologic Examination of Breast and Lymph Node Specimens Including Sentinel Lymph Nodes Index
HEAD NOISES IN NORMAL AND IN DISORDERED EARS: SIGNIFICANCE, MEASUREMENT, DIFFERENTIATION AND TREATMENT

Tinnitus should be considered not only as a symptom of aural disease but also as a symptom frequently accompanying disorders of other portions of the body. It may greatly affect the tolerance of other symptoms of disease. It should not be ignored. Tinnitus is always accompanied by deafness in the frequency band of the tinnitus and often also below and above the frequency band of the tinnitus, but aural disorders with or without deafness may not be accompanied by tinnitus. However, tinnitus is present in over 85 per cent of patients with aural disease. In 2,000 consecutive patients I found it present in 86 per cent. It may be, and often is, present in some form in persons who have no apparent aural or other disease. It may be absent though there are most severe and distressing disorders of the ear and of other body tissues. The therapy of head
Adult derived human liver stem/progenitor cells for the treatment of Crigler Najjar syndrome type 1 : a functionality study of long-term transplantation in the Gunn rat

In the last decade, stem cell therapy has raised much hope to treat patients presenting a variety of illnesses. Liver progenitor cells offer a promising alternative for the treatment of hepatic diseases. Despite the enthusiasm, cell efficiency need to be assessed on the route to clinic. This study is part of a larger medical translational research project that aims to treat inherited metabolic liver diseases with stem cell therapy. In the present study we evaluate the presence of progenitor cells in healthy adult rat liver which would display the same advanced hepatogenic profile as that decribed in human adult liver derived progenitor cells (ADHLSC). We observed that rat progenitor cells homologous to ADHLSC cannot be easily obtained even when the same isolation and culture protocol was applied. However, we isolated a novel type of rat liver progenitor cell population: fibroblastic-like liver derived cells (rFLDC) which expressed hepatic and biliary markers. Then we focused on the ability of transplanted ADHLSC to correct a UGT1A1 activity deficiency in the Gunn rat model homologous to the human hyperbilirubinemic Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I. We demonstrated that ADHLSCs were able to integrate into the Gunn rat liver parenchyma and these rats exhibit a metabolic effect 3 months post-transplantation and maintained over a 6 months period. Finally, using 111Indium-oxine labeled ADHLSC, we demonstrate the engraftment and the homing of cells preferentially within the liver parenchyma. All together, these results make ADHLSC an attractive candidate for cell therapy treatment of Crigler-Najjar type I syndrome.