Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Health Literacy and its Relationship with Medical Adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life in Diabetic Community-Residing Elderly

Background and purpose: Health literacy can be defined as the ability to read, understand and act on health advice. The aim of this study was to determine health literacy and its relationship with medical adherence and health-related quality of life in diabetic community-residing elderly. Material and Methods: This descriptive- analytical study was conducted on 300 elderly diabetics (60 years old and older) who referred to health centers in Mashhad. Multi-stage stratified cluster sampling is used. Data were collected using Brief-TOFHLA health literacy, standardized health-related quality of life, HbA1c, BMI and MMAS medication adherence questionnaires. Furthermore, diet and exercise adherence questionnaire was developed by the researchers. Data analyses were done by using One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), T-student test, and Pearson's correlation test using SPSS (Version 21). Results: In this study, 70% of elderly with diabetes had inadequate health literacy. Older adult with sufficient health literacy had a higher-quality of life. There was a significant relationship between health literacy and physical and psychological dimensions of quality of life (P 0.05). The individuals with adequate health literacy had significantly higher medication, diet and exercise adherence with lower HbA1c (P 0.05). Conclusion: According to the relationship between health literacy with medical adherence and elderly quality of life, there is a need to pay attention to health literacy in health promotion programs.
Toward a Comprehensive OSCM Research Methodology: The Role of Design Science

Research in Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) field is widespread and applied to various sectors of industry and services. Despite its benefits, the diversity of the worldviews of OSCM research applications and the preferences regarding the choice of methodologies by the researchers sometimes cause unnecessary complexities in converging these efforts toward advancing theory and practice. It has been argued that the application of multi-methods could facilitate obtaining a common ground through which OSCM researchers could make more effective and robust contributions in binding theory and practice. There is, however, a lack of a unifying research methodology so that OSCM research could effectively link between theory and practice and move toward more coherence of research in the OSCM field. In this article, we introduce the application of design science research methodology and the use of multi-methods approach in this methodology to draw a road map for more coherent future research attempts in the domain of OSCM. As an example, the behavioral causes of the bullwhip effect are examined and illustration is made on how the dispersed but growing research efforts in this area could be aligned into drawing a behavioral theory of the ordering preferences of decision makers in supply chains and in organizations.
Hubungan Facial Injury Severity Scale dengan lama rawat inap pasien trauma maksilofasial di RSUP Prof. Dr R. D. Kandou Manado

Abstract : Maxillofacial trauma includes soft tissue injuries, such as burns, bruises and contusions, as well as fractures of facial bones that form the maxillofacial structure. The causes of maxillofacial fractures are traffic accidents, falls, hits, gun shots, sport accidents, and industrial accidents. Scoring system has been introduced as a tool to determine the prognostic value of patients with trauma. Facial trauma requires a different scoring system due to many dysfunctions that can occur afterwards. This study was aimed to determine the length of stay (LOS) of inpatients by using Facial injury Severity Scale (FISS). This was a correlation analytical study with a cross sectional design performed on inpatients of emergency care installation and medical records at Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital from January 2015 through April 2016. The results showed that there were 52 patients in this study. Most of them were males (49 cases; 94.2%), aged 17-25 years (16 cases; 30.8%), refused to be operated (40 cases; 76.9%), patients with FISS 1-3 (42 cases; 80.7%), minor trauma (FISS <3), and zygoma fracture cases. The Pearson correlation coefficient test showed an r value = 0.646 (P <0.001) which stated that there was a significant relationship between FISS and LOS. Conclusion: Most patients with maxillofacial trauma had a FISS value less than 3 (mild trauma). Moreover, this FISS value could be used to estimate the length of stay. Keywords : maxillofacial trauma, facial fractures, FISS Abstract : Trauma maksilofasial mencakup cedera jaringan lunak seperti luka bakar, mencakup cedera jaringan lunak seperti luka bakar, memar, fraktur tulang fasial yang membentuk sturktur maksilofasial. Penyebab fraktur maksiofasial ialah antara lain kecelakaan lalu lintas, jatuh, pukulan, tembakan, kecelakaan olah raga, dan kecelakaan kerja. Sistem skoring digunakan untuk menentukan nilai prognostik pasien dengan trauma. Trauma fasial memerlukan sistem skoring yang berbeda karena banyak disfungsi yang dapat terjadi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan lama rawat inap dari pasien cedera fasial dengan menggunakan Facial injury Severity Scale (FISS). Jenis penelitian ialah korelasi analitik dengan desain potong lintang terhadap pasien rawat ianap dengan trauma maksilofasial di Instalasi Gawat Darurat dan Bagian Rekam Medik RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou periode Januari 2015 s/d April 2016. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan 52 pasien dengan trauma maksilofasial. Sebagian besar pasien ialah laki-laki (49 kasus; 94,2%), berusia 17-25 tahun (16 kasus; 30,8%), menolak dioperasi (40 kasus; 76,9%), nilai FISS 1-3 (42 kasus; 80,7%), trauma ringan (FISS <3), dan fraktur tulang zygoma. Uji korelasi Pearson mendapatkan nilai r = 0,646 (P < 0,001) yang menunjukkan terdapatnya hubungan bermakna antara FISS dan lama rawat inap. Simpulan: Umumnya pasien dengan trauma maksilofasial mempunyai nilai FISS 3 (trauma ringan). FISS mempunyai nilai prognostik terhadap lama rawat inap. Kata kunci : trauma maksilofasial, fraktur fasial, FISS
Socio-economic factors and child health status in Ghana

Ghana’s under-five mortality rate far exceeds the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2 Target of 25 deaths per thousand live births by 2030. Therefore to improve upon the situation, it is imperative that the factors which determine the health status of children are investigated. This study therefore used data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey to investigate the socio-economic determinants of child health status in Ghana by employing the binary probit model. The study revealed that, Ewe, Grusi, Muslim and Christian children, children from urban areas, Greater Accra, Northern, Ashanti, Upper east, Eastern and Central regions, were more probable to contract cough. Also children with uneducated mothers, those whose mothers had uneducated partners as well as those whose mothers had no health insurance were revealed to be more likely to be anaemic. Further, male children and children from non-wealthy households were revealed to be more likely to have suffered diarrhoea, fever and anaemia. Also children with employed mothers and those with mothers with big distance challenges to seek care were found to be more likely to have fever. These findings, point out the essence of socio-economic factors to child health outcomes and hence the need to be given attention in child health survival interventions in Ghana.
Beneficios de la práctica mental en la práctica deportiva

espanolLa practica mental (PM) es un medio que, si bien se inicio a desarrollar en 1890, no es hasta hace aproximadamente 22 anos que se ha usado mas en practica deportiva. Para llevar a cabo esta revision se siguieron las cuatro etapas identificadas en la declaracion PRISMA (identificacion, seleccion, elegibilidad, inclusion). Se realizo una busqueda en las bases de datos ERIC, SPORTDiscus, Academic Search Complete y PubMed, utilizando las palabras clave “mental practice and sport”, “kinesthetic practice and sport”, “mental training and sport”, “mental preparation and sport”, “motor imagery and sport”, “visual practice and sport”, y estas mismas palabras clave en espanol. Con estas busquedas se obtuvo un total de 11 390 articulos, de los cuales se incluyeron 59 estudios. Los criterios de exclusion fueron: poblaciones con diagnostico de esquizofrenia, demencia o algun tipo de cancer, no incluir la PM como variable independiente y combinar la PM con algun tipo de incentivo. La evidencia situa a la PM como una buena herramienta para la mejora de la ansiedad precompetitiva, autoconfianza, concentracion y motivacion, sirve tambien para la rehabilitacion deportiva, el desarrollo de la fuerza y una combinacion de la PM con el movimiento real alcanza resultados mas positivos EnglishMental practice (MP) is a form of exercise which has been in existence since 1890, but has only become widespread in sport in the last 22 years. To carry out this review, the four stages identified in the PRISMA statement (identification, selection, eligibility, inclusion) were followed. A search was performed on the databases ERIC, SPORTDiscus, Academic Search Complete and PubMed using the keywords “mental practice and sport”, “kinaesthetic practice and sport”, “mental training and sport”, “mental preparation and sport”, “motor imagery and sport” and “visual practice and sport”, and same keywords in Spanish language. With these searches, a total of 11 390 articles were obtained, which included 59 studies. The exclusion criteria were populations with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, dementia or some type of cancer; not including MP as an independent variable; and combining MP with some kind of incentive. The results found that MP is a good tool for improving pre-competitive anxiety, self-confidence, concentration and motivation. It can also be used for sports rehabilitation and strength development, and a combination of MP and real movements to attain more positive results.
Les restes crâniens d'Omo-Kibish et leur classification à l'intérieur du genre Homo

Extr. de res. d'A. Les restes d'Omo-Kibish ont ete reexamines a la lumiere de nouvelles decouvertes, dont celle de l'Arago. La datation des restes de Kibish a ete revue et une nouvelle reconstitution d'Omo 1 tentee. Nous avons utilise les nouvelles theories de classification formulees ces dernieres annees pour proposer des definitions d'Homo erectus et d'Homo sapiens. Ces definitions se fondent sur des caracteres pouvant etre evalues objectivement. A partir de ces definitions, nous avons pu determiner les caracteres des crânes Omo 1 et Omo 2. Une similitude prononcee du crâne Omo 1 avec celui de l'Homo sapiens moderne a ete mise en evidence, alors que Omo 2 se rapproche plus de l'Homo erectus que des Neandertaliens ou de l'Homo sapiens moderne. La datation des crânes d'Omo pose encore des problemes quant a l'âge absolu et la contemporaneite. Compare a Arago 21, Omo 2 a plus de caracteres communs avec ce specimen qu'Omo 1, bien qu'Arago 21 et Omo 2 ne paraissent pas etroitement apparentes. (.)
Nutritional Deficiency Disorders

Endemic goitre continues to be a major public health problem in many of the developing countries. Probably a quarter of the world's population is at risk. In many endemias, especially those of India and central Africa, the disease and its accompanying disorders are responsible for serious disability and contribute to economic and social backwardness. While mild endemic goitre constitutes no particular disadvantage, when moderately severe or severe, the larger goitres may be a serious burden to the medical care system, and the attendant cretinism and lesser degrees of neuromuscular and intellectual impairment are surely important iodine deficiency disease is readily preventable by measures that are cost effective. Low viability of the disorder on the one hand and governmental inattention on the other are responsible for continued high prevalence rates. While there is ample information to support immediate implementation of prophylactic programmes in regions of endemic iodine deficiency disease, there remain interesting questions for research, the answers to some of which at least might affect the design and execution of prophylactic programmes and would certainly advance our understanding of iodine deficiency disease.
Ideophones (Mimetics, Expressives)

Ideophones, also termed mimetics or expressives, are marked words that depict sensory imagery. They are found in many of the world’s languages, and sizable lexical classes of ideophones are particularly well-documented in the languages of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Ideophones are not limited to onomatopoeia like meow and smack but cover a wide range of sensory domains, such as manner of motion (e.g., plisti plasta ‘splish-splash’ in Basque), texture (e.g., tsaklii ‘rough’ in Ewe), and psychological states (e.g., wakuwaku ‘excited’ in Japanese). Across languages, ideophones stand out as marked words due to special phonotactics, expressive morphology including certain types of reduplication, and relative syntactic independence, in addition to production features like prosodic foregrounding and common co-occurrence with iconic gestures. Three intertwined issues have been repeatedly debated in the century-long literature on ideophones. (a) Definition: Isolated descriptive traditions and cross-linguistic variation have sometimes obscured a typologically unified view of ideophones, but recent advances show the promise of a prototype definition of ideophones as conventionalized depictions in speech, with room for language-specific nuances. (b) Integration: The variable integration of ideophones across linguistic levels reveals an interaction between expressiveness and grammatical integration, and has important implications for how to conceive of dependencies between linguistic systems. (c) Iconicity: Ideophones form a natural laboratory for the study of iconic form-meaning associations in natural languages, and converging evidence from corpus and experimental studies suggests important developmental, evolutionary, and communicative advantages of ideophones.
Distress sounds emitted by thorny catfishes (Doradidae) underwater and in air

Dornwelse produzieren Stridulationslaute mit ihren Pectoralflossen und Trommellaute mit der Schwimmblase in Storungssituationen wenn sie in der Hand gehalten werden und das sowohl im Wasser als auch in der Luft. Wissenschaftler haben argumentiert, dass diese Laute an verschiedene Empfanger (Pradatoren) in verschiedenen Medien gerichtet sind. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war es Laute zu analysieren, Eigenschaften von Lauten, die in beiden Medien erzeugt wurden, zu vergleichen um die funktionelle Bedeutung dieser Storungslaute zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden funf Vertreter der Familie der Doradidae (Agamyxis pectinifrons, Amblydoras affinis, Hemidoras morrisi, Megalodoras uranoscopus and Oxydoras niger) verwendet. Die Fische wurden in der Hand gehalten und die Laute, die in Luft und Wasser abgegeben wurden, aufgenommen. Die folgenden Lauteigenschaften wurden analysiert – Lautanzahl, Lautdauer, dominante und fundamental Frequenz, Schalldruckpegel und die peak-to-peak Amplitude – und dann fur die beiden Medien verglichen. Auserdem wurden sie mit der Fischgrose (Standardlange, Korpergewicht) korreliert. Alle Arten produzierten Stridulationslaute in beiden Medien aber nur drei Arten produzierten Trommellaute in der Luft. Die meisten Lauteigenschaften von den Stridulationslauten (Lautanzahl, Lautdauer, Frequenz) unterschieden sich zwischen den Medien, solche Unterschiede konnten bei den Trommellauten jedoch nicht festgestellt werden. Die Anzahl der abgegebenen Laute sank mit der Zeit wahrend die Lautdauer anstieg. Die dominante Frequenz der Stridulationslaute sank mit der Korpergrose, der Schalldruckpegel nahm jedoch mit zunehmender Korpergrose zu. Somit waren die Eigenschaften der Stridulationslaute vom Medium abhangig, die der Trommellaute blieben jedoch unbeeinflusst. Das lasst sich am wahrscheinlichsten aufgrund der unterschiedlichen Dichte der Medien erklaren und der Mechanismen mit denen die Laute produziert werden. Die Hypothese, dass Welse mehr Stridulationslaute in Luft und mehr Trommellaute in Wasser produzieren aufgrund des unterschiedlichen Pradatorendruckes (Vogel versus Fisch) konnte nicht bestatigt werden. Daher wird angenommen, dass Stridulationslaute eher als Storungslaute in beiden Medien dienen, wahrend Trommellaute wahrscheinlich eher als intraspezifische Kommunikationssignale im Wasser verwendet werden.
Physical therapy patients' perceptions of their relationships with health care professionals

One of the primary goals of physical therapy is to assist patients to return to as independent and meaningful a life as possible. There is good evidence that involving patients in decision making facilitates rehabilitation. Our purpose was to inquire of patients how they perceived their roles and relationships with their health care professionals with a focus on decision making. One hundred and nine patients in three health care facilities in one city participated in the study. One-on-one semi-structured interviews were used. The results are summarised using descriptive and comparative statistics. Responses are quite varied and there are significant differences among different cultural sub-groups. The general public needs much more information about what to expect when they go to physical therapy. Patients need individualised analysis by their therapist and other health care professionals of how they view their role in their own health care and individualised instruction on how to assume more responsibili.
Correlates of Anaemia and Worm Infestation among Rural Pregnant Women: A Cross Sectional Study from Bengal -

Background: Anemia is the commonest nutritional problem among pregnant women. It is more common in developing countries because of varied socio-cultural problems. Objectives: To find out the prevalence of worm infestation and anaemia among pregnant women along with their socio-demographic characteristics, dietary habits and state of personal hygiene and elicit the association, if any, with anemia and worm infestation Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant mothers attending the antenatal clinic at Nasibpur Union Health Center. All antenatal mothers who came for antenatal checkup for the first time to the health centre on two prefixed days of the week during the study period were interviewed. The reports of their stool and haemoglobin examination were followed up. Results: 82% of the pregnant women were suffering from anemia.25% of the study population had worm infestation. Age at marriage, green leafy vegetable, fruit and flesh food intake of at least 4 days a week, use of lemon with food most of the time, avoiding the practice of eating last in the family, handwashing with soap and water before eating and use of footwear outside the house were statically significant with hemoglobin concentration. Only religion and handwashing practice with soap and water before eating had statistically significant association with worm infestation. Conclusion: The study showed that certain protective factors like diet and personal hygiene if addressed at the time of antenatal checkup can reduce the number of cases of anemia significantly.
Doelgericht professionaliseren : Formatieve toetspraktijken met effect! Wat DOET de docent in de klas?

Eindrapport NRO overzichtsstudie. Dossiernummer: NRO PPO 405-15-722 De belangrijkste aanleiding voor deze reviewstudie is de wereldwijd erkende kernrol die de docent speelt in formatief toetsen, maar het voortdurende probleem om formatief toetsen daadwerkelijk te implementeren in de onderwijspraktijk. Deze reviewstudie onderzoekt welke gedragingen de docent typeren die een formatieve toetspraktijk in de klas weet te realiseren. De focus op de concrete praktijken van de docent in de klas schijnt een nieuw licht op formatief toetsen, namelijk wat de docent in zijn/haar eigen klas kan doen in termen van kleine en grotere gedragingen om een meer formatieve toetspraktijk vorm te geven. De formatieve toetscyclus, bestaande uit vijf fasen gebaseerd op een combinatie van verschillende formatieve toetsmodellen, is gebruikt als theoretisch en analysekader. Deze vijf fasen zijn: 1) verhelderen van verwachtingen, 2) ontlokken van studentreacties, 3) analyseren en interpreteren van studentreacties, 4) communiceren over resultaten met studenten, en 5) vervolgactiviteiten ondernemen. Deze vijf fasen zijn handzaam gebleken om zo concreet mogelijk docentgedrag te duiden en tussen meer of minder effectieve gedragingen te differentieren. Vier onderzoeksvragen worden hiermee beantwoord: 1) Hoe zien effectieve formatieve toetspraktijken in de klas eruit? Met andere woorden, wat DOET de docent die effectieve formatieve toetspraktijken in de klas bereikt? 2) Welke effecten op studenten hebben deze toetspraktijken in termen van leeractiviteiten, leerprocessen en/of leeruitkomsten? 3) Welke formatieve toetscompetenties heeft een docent nodig om deze effectieve formatieve toetspraktijken in de klas te kunnen vormgeven? 4) Aan welke formatieve toetscompetenties (onderzoeksvraag 3) en gedragingen (onderzoeksvraag 1) besteden professionaliseringstrajecten aandacht? Op welke gebieden zijn deze succesvol en waarop (nog) niet?
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in the paediatric population: Presentation and treatment of head and neck manifestationsy

Sommaire L'histiocytose a cellules de Langerhans (HCL) est une pathologie pediatrique rare qui affecte un a cinq enfants par million chaque annee. Elle est caracterisee par une proliferation idiopathique des cellules des Langerhans. Le tableau clinique est tres variable depuis le granulome eosinophile solitaire jusqu'au syndrome multisystemique diffus. La region cervico-faciale est le site le plus frequemment atteint, etant affectee chez plus de 60% des patients. Les manifestations de la sphere d'oto-rhino-laryngologie (ORL) sont multiples et incluent des lesions des os temporaux et du crâne, des lymphadenopathies cervicales, et des eruptions cutanees. Le diagnostic peut etre difficule puisque ces lesions miment d'autres conditions souvent vues en ORL comme l'otite externe, la mastoidite aigue, et la gingivite. Nous avons conduit une etude retrospective pour evaluer notre experience avec l'HCL sur une periode de 10 ans. Nous avons diagnostique 21 patients avec cette pathologie entre janvier 1990 et fevrier 1999. L'âge des patients au moment du diagnostic s'etend de 6 jours a 14 ans. Cinquante-sept pour cent des patients avaient un granulome isole, les autres, soit 43% une atteinte multisystemique. La region cervico-faciale etait la plus souvent atteinte puisque 67% des patients etaient affectes. La presentation et le diagnostic de ces lesions seront discutes en detail. Le traitement, les complications, et le suivi des patients seront aussi revus.
An Overview on How to Utilize Authentic Language Input for Language Teaching

Today, the application of various audiovisual mass media programs such as films and cartoons has gone beyond the boundaries of entertainment. As a matter of fact, various types of audiovisual programs can be used as a rich source of authentic language input for language teaching. The pedagogical values of authentic materials have been emphasized by many researchers. In fact, many researchers agree on the fact that authentic language input from various audiovisual programs has the potential to provide the necessary language input for language learning. In the same line, the present paper aims at highlighting the pedagogical values of films and cartoons as two types of programs which have the optimal potential to enhance language learning if they are utilized properly in language classrooms.