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The Effect of Listening to Quran Recitation on Score of Post-Stroke Fatigue in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

BACKGROUND: One of the common stroke complications is post-stroke fatigue (PSF) with the prevalence of 25–85%. PSF influences health-related quality of life, disability, dependence in daily activities, ability to return to work, and case fatality rate of stroke patients. Listening to Quran recitation can increase alpha waves in the brain, reduce stress and inflammatory biomarkers. AIM: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of listening to Quran recitation on PSF and find out the mean Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) score in acute ischemic stroke patients. METHODS: This was an experimental study with one-group pretest-posttest design. Sixteen subjects were recruited by consecutive sampling in Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital, Semarang. The FAS score was assessed on the 1st day of study, then Quran recitation was played 2 sessions a day, 15 min/session, for 5 days. The FAS score was reassessed on the last day. The study was conducted from August to September 2021. The analysis test used was paired t-test. RESULTS: The results showed a significant relationship between listening to Quran recitation with changes in FAS score in acute ischemic stroke patients (p < 0.05). Most of the subjects were <65 years old, male, had hypertension, did not have DM, and did not smoke. CONCLUSION: Listening to Quran recitation had an effect on changes in FAS score.
Candida auris: Multidrug resistance and new treatment strategies

Candida auris is an emerging public health threat fungal pathogen of high virulence and mortality rates throughout the world causing outbreaks in hospitals, hence it has become both an unfathomable and challenging nosocomial infection. The prevalence of this yeast infection is mostly seen in immunocompromised patients admitted to intensive care units in use of antibiotics, immunosuppressive drugs and catheters. As it exhibits an amplified resistance to recurrent antifungal drugs, along with its delayed diagnostic rates due to its similarities to other Candida species, in addition to how quickly it spreads, this pathogen takes part in a major concern within healthcare centers. C. auris’ high virulence is mainly on account of the biofilm formation in medical devices as a consequence of its phenotypic plasticity and ability to adapt to the most challenging and fraught conditions remaining viable in innumerable surfaces for up to two weeks. A better understanding of those aspects is imperative in order to control and provide alternative treatment strategies. In light of this, the aim of this study was to systematically investigate publications related to C. auris' relevance, focusing on the epidemiological strains prevalent all over the world, not only as a nosocomial rising infection and its concern in global public health, but also focus on its resistance mechanisms to available antifungal treatment in addition to propose future investigation on new promising treatment strategies.
Ambulant betreute Wohngemeinschaften für Menschen mit Demenz

In einer ambulant betreuten Wohngemeinschaft für Menschen mit Demenz leben in der Regel sechs bis maximal zwölf Personen in einer großen Wohnung zusammen. Sie werden von einem ambulanten Pflegedienst betreut. Die Erkrankten werden durch Angehörige, rechtliche Betreuer oder Bevollmächtigte vertreten und sind Mieter. Sie zahlen Miete für ihren individuellen Wohnraum und anteilig für gemeinsam genutzte Räume (Wohnzimmer, Küche, Bäder). Sie haben das Hausrecht und die Schlüsselgewalt, können kommen und gehen und Besuch empfangen, wie sie wollen. Sie bestimmen auch, wer als neuer Mieter aufgenommen wird und wie die Räume ausgestattet werden. Sie beauftragen einen Pflegedienst, der die Betreuung rund um die Uhr mit einem ambulanten, bei dem Pflegedienst angestellten Team sicherstellt.
Representative Acts in Dalia Mogahed's Speech "What it's Like to Be a Muslim in America"

This present study aims to investigate various kinds of representative acts performed in Dalia Mogahed's speech entitled "What It's like to be a Muslim in America? " and to analyze the Islamic values that may be contained in the speech. As a qualitative research, the data of the current study were collected by searching and watching speech videos on Youtube and downloading the videos and the speech transcripts. In investigating the representative acts of Dalia Mogahed, this study applied Searle's (1976) theory of representative speech acts in analyzing the data in the forms of utterances produced by Dalia that were collected from Dalia's speeches. The data that have been obtained were then classified, analyzed, interpreted, and described. The results show that Dalia's 111 utterances were identified as representative acts, consisting of 54 utterances of stating, 32 utterances of describing, 10 utterances of asserting, 9 utterances of informing, 3 utterances of reporting and 3 utterances of predicting. The representative acts in Dalia's speech are reported to contain some Islamic messages.
Corotating pressure waves without fast streams in the solar wind

Voyager 1 and 2 magnetic field and plasma data are presented which demonstrate the existence of large scale, corotating, nonlinear pressure waves between 2 AU and 4 AU that are not accompanied by fast streams. The pressure waves are presumed to be generated by the interaction between fast corotating streams and slower flows near the sun. For two of the three pressure waves that are discussed, the absence of a relatively fast stream is probably a real, physical effect, viz, a consequence of deceleration of the stream and acceleration of the ambient flow by the associated compression wave. For the third pressure wave, the apparent absence of a stream may be a geometrical effect; it is likely that the stream was at latitudes just above those of the spacecraft, while the associated shocks and compression wave extended over a broader range of latitudes so that they could be observed by the spacecraft. It is suggested that the development of large-scale, nonlinear pressure waves at the expense of part of the kinetic energy of streams produces a qualitative change in the solar wind in the outer heliosphere. Within a few astronomical units the quasi-stationary solar wind structure is determined by corotating streams whose structure is determined by the boundary conditions near the sun. Beyond several astronomical units there is a zone in which the solar wind structure is determined by nonlinear pressure waves without streams, in which memory of the source conditions has largely been erased. Far from the sun (≳25 AU), these pressure waves should interact extensively with one another producing a zone which is more homogenous on a large scale yet more disordered on a smaller scale, where a statistical description may be more appropriate than deterministic models. This new view of heliospheric structure should provide a better foundation on which to interpret retrospectively prior observations and to analyze future data with respect to basic physical processes.
The effects of convection and baroclinicity on the motion of tropical‐cyclone‐like vortices

A three‐layer shallow‐water numerical model is used to study the motion of tropical‐cyclone‐like vortices in a westerly baroclinic current. the structure of the vortex and its environment are chosen to be representative of real tropical cyclones. Numerical experiments with and without convection are discussed. Several different environmental flows are considered.
Analysis of Human Leukocyte Antigen DR Alleles, Immune-Related Adverse Events, and Survival Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Use Among Patients With Advanced Malignant Melanoma

Key Points Question What is the association between immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and survival after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy initiation and human leukocyte antigen genes in patients with advanced malignant melanoma? Findings In this case-control study of 132 adults with advanced malignant melanoma treated with ICIs, patients with irAEs had improved treatment response rates and better survival. Distinct HLA-DR alleles were associated with specific irAEs. Meaning These findings suggest that the occurrence of irAEs after ICI therapy in patients with advanced melanoma is associated with improved treatment response, survival, and certain HLA-DR alleles.
Effects of Cultural Content Piracy and Enforcement on Inbound Contents Tourism

: A growing middle-income class in developing and emerging countries has creating new demand for travels to foreign countries. In spite of a new coronavirus, this phenomenon will not stop in the long run. Selection of specific destinations is apparently influenced by an interest in foreign cultures. People see information daily about foreign cultures through the Internet, and they often purchase related content and goods, like music CDs, books, game software and so on. However, they purchase not only originals but also fakes in developing countries where, under lax enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs), consumers accept copied goods as second-tier substitutes. This paper considers the effects of Japanese cultural content and related goods, including fakes, on inbound tourism demand. We first theoretically prove a discrepancy between IPR holders and the tourism industry in perceived desirable enforcement and then indicate that it disappears if the secondary market of cultural content and goods is relatively large. Otherwise, IPR and tourism incentives conflict with each other regarding levels of enforcement. Second, we consider a scheme to compensate for tourism-caused damage from IPR infringement when optimal enforcement levels differ.
How Regressive Are Mobility-Related User Fees and Gasoline Taxes?

Pigouvian taxes and user fees can address environmental externalities and efficiently fund transportation infrastructure, but these policies may place burdens on poorer households. This paper presents new evidence on the distributional consequences of the gasoline tax, bus and light-rail charges, and a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax. Gas taxes have become more regressive over time, partially because of environmentally oriented technological change, although the share of expenditures on gas taxes declines with expenditures much less than the share of income spent on gas taxes declines with income. Replacing the gasoline tax with a household-level VMT tax would increase the average tax burden on households in the top income and expenditure deciles, because of their greater use of hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles. This progressive shift would be small given current levels of hybrid and electric vehicle ownership, but will be larger in the future if such vehicles continue to be more common among higher- than lower-income households. An expanded commercial VMT would place a larger burden, as a share of expenditures, on lower-income or lower-expenditure households, because better-off households consume more nontradable goods that do not require transportation. User charges for airports, subways, and commuter rail are progressive, and bus fees loom much larger for lower-income households.
DARK MATTER, MAGNETIC FIELDS, AND THE ROTATION CURVE OF THE MILKY WAY

The study of the disk rotation curve of our Galaxy at large distances provides an interesting scenario for us to test whether magnetic fields should be considered as a non-negligible dynamical ingredient. By assuming a bulge, an exponential disk for the stellar and gaseous distributions, and a dark halo and disk magnetic fields, we fit the rotation velocity of the Milky Way. In general, when the magnetic contribution is added to the dynamics, a better description of the rotation curve is obtained. Our main conclusion is that magnetic fields should be taken into account for the Milky Way dynamics. Azimuthal magnetic field strengths of Bϕ ∼ 2 μG at distances of ∼2 R0(16 kpc) are able to explain the rise-up for the rotation curve in the outer disk.
Schauder estimates for solutions to a mixed boundary value problem for the Stokes system in polyhedral domains

A mixed boundary value problem for the Stokes system in a polyhedral domain is considered. The authors prove the existence of solutions in weighted and non‐weighted Hölder spaces and obtain regularity results for the solutions. The results are essentially based on estimates of the Green's matrix. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The Mediating Role of Negative Mood States and Body Responsiveness in the Associations of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion with Life Satisfaction

The goal of this study was to test the mediating role of body responsiveness (body awareness and body disconnection) and negative mood states (depression, anxiety, and stress) in the relationship of self-compassion and trait mindfulness to life satisfaction. A total of 792 participants (669 females, 123 males) participated in the study. The results yielded that mindfulness and self-compassion have significantly negative relationships with negative mood states and perceived disconnection, while they have a significantly positive relationship with the importance of interoceptive awareness. Self-compassion and importance of interoceptive awareness were found to be significantly and positively related to life satisfaction, while negative mood states had a significantly negative relationship with life satisfaction. The re-arranged model accounted for a 26% variance in life satisfaction scores of participants. These findings imply that cultivation of mindfulness and self-compassion may enhance body responsiveness and diminish the negative mood states that in turn promote life satisfaction.
Magnetic forces in idealised saturable-pole configurations

Conditions for the validity of scaling of nonlinear magnetic fields are presented and applied to an idealised form of the fundamentally important saturable overlapping rectangular-pole configuration. This allows the dependence of force on other problem variables to be expressed in a surprisingly simple and generalised way and economises very significantly on tedious numerical work. Results confirm and more extensively quantify the curious force-augmenting effects of saturation and the tendency to linear rather than square-law dependence of force on m.m. f.
Design and finite element analysis of a novel auxetic structure

In this study, a novel auxetic structure, namely RDN, is presented in two- and three-dimensions. The unit cells are created by modifying the conventional re-entrant structure and the 2D and 3D structures are formed by multiplying these unit cells. Finite element analyses are conducted to study the deformation mechanism of these structures under uniaxial tension, and the mechanical properties of the structures are obtained. Also, a 3D unit cell is modelled with different strut thickness values to examine the effect of the strut thickness on mechanical properties. Numerical models are developed using ANSYS/Static Structural software and linear elastic analyses are performed by applying small displacements to the structures. It is found that the 2D and 3D RDN structures possess a high negative Poisson’s ratio but relatively small stiffness compared to the other auxetics. The analyses of the 3D unit cells showed that increasing the strut thickness led to higher stiffness values but reduced auxetic behaviour of the structure.
MACC1 Correlates with Tumor Progression and Immune Cell Infiltration of Colon Adenocarcinoma and is Regulated by the lncRNA ZFAS1/miR-642a-5p Axis

Colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) is the most common pathologic type of colon cancer. Metastasis is responsible for the high mortality rate of patients with COAD. The gene, metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1), is a biomarker predictive of both metastatic and metastasis-free survival in patients with colon cancer and other solid tumors. However, the underlying mechanism by which MACC1 affect COAD progression and metastasis remains unknown. In this study, we analyzed the expression level and prognostic value of MACC1, as well as their correlation, in patients with various types of cancer included in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. High MACC1 expression was found to be significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients with COAD. Analysis of the potential upstream miRNA of MACC1 showed that miR-642a-5p was downregulated in COAD and was negatively correlated with MACC1 expression. Analysis of the upstream regulators of miR-642a-5p showed that the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) ZFAS1was the most likely upstream regulator of miR-642a-5p. In addition, the expression of MACC1 correlated positively with tumor immune cell infiltration, as well as with the levels of biomarkers of five kinds of immune cells. In summary, these findings suggest that MACC1 contributes to COAD progression and immune cell infiltration via the ZFAS1/miR-642a-5p/MACC1 axis.
Fish Scales Produce Cortisol upon Stimulation with ACTH

Simple Summary Cortisol is the most commonly studied acute stress indicator in fish. Recently, it has been shown that cortisol can be measured in fish scales, and its concentration can reliably indicate a response to chronic stress. The mechanism of the increase of cortisol concentration in scales has been proposed to be accumulation through circulation; however, no study has so far examined whether the scales can produce and release cortisol. Therefore, in the present study the ability of isolated fish scales to produce and secrete cortisol after incubation with cortisol-stimulating ACTH was examined. Results show that ACTH administration increased cortisol release in a dose-dependent manner, an effect that was reversed when scales were incubated with an inhibitor of cortisol production, i.e., metyrapone. This is the first study to report peripheral cortisol producing abilities in fish scales. Abstract Cortisol concentration in fish scales is a novel and reliable indicator of chronic stress. However, until now cortisol in scales has been considered to be accumulated through the circulation and it has not yet been studied whether it can be de novo produced from cells found in the scales. In the current study, scales of European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, were stimulated in-vitro with a range of concentrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) to investigate if they can produce and release cortisol. Moreover, scales were exposed to a combination of ACTH and metyrapone, an inhibitor of cortisol production, to examine whether cortisol was actually produced in the scales. Results from ACTH administration showed that scales increased their cortisol release in a dose-dependent manner. This effect was reversed when scales were co-incubated with ACTH and metyrapone, indicating that cortisol was produced de novo and not released only upon stimulation with ACTH.
Prolonged grief, post-traumatic stress, and functional impairment in parents and siblings 8 years after the 2011 Utøya terror attack

ABSTRACT Background: Research on bereavement after terrorism is limited and primarily aiming on short-term consequences. Objective: To better understand the long-term health consequences of terrorism, we studied bereaved parents and siblings eight years after the Utøya terrorist attack in Norway. We examined the participants’ symptom levels of prolonged grief (PG) and post-traumatic stress (PTS), as well as their psychosocial functioning and employment status. Method: Bereaved parents (n = 88) and siblings (n = 34) aged 19 and above (mean age = 49.7 years, SD = 13.8 years, 59.8% female) completed the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) to assess PG, PTS, and functional impairment, respectively. In addition, information about employment status was obtained. The proportion of participants scoring above recommended thresholds on the ICG, IES-R, and WSAS was calculated. Differences between parents and siblings and gender differences on these measures were examined. Results: In total, 62.3% of the participants had scores on the ICG indicating a risk for prolonged grief, while 45.9% scored over cutoff on the IES. There was a high overlap between symptoms of PG and PTS. Females had significantly higher scores on both the ICG and the IES compared to males. There were no differences between parents and siblings regarding PG and PTS symptoms. One out of three showed severe functional impairment on the WSAS. Approximately 30% of all the bereaved were outside the labour force, and one third of the parents had become unable to work after the terrorist attack. Conclusion: Many bereaved parents and siblings, following the Utøya terror attack, report long-lasting health consequences with symptoms of PG and PTS and functional impairment. The results suggest a need for follow up of bereaved after a terror attack and identify family members in need of health services. HIGHLIGHTS Eight years after the Utøya terrorist attack bereaved parents and siblings still report high levels of prolonged grief and post-traumatic stress symptoms. There were no differences between parents and siblings regarding prolonged grief and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Many bereaved are still suffering functional impairments. Post-traumatic stress symptoms are found to be an important predictor for functional impairments.
An assessment of key sustainability competencies: a review of scales and propositions for validation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and provide propositions about survey assessment tools of the key sustainability competencies (KSCs) of education for sustainability. UNESCO points out how education plays an important role in transforming societies towards a sustainable future and achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. To plan education for sustainability, teachers need to know the students’ competencies for sustainability before they come to class. Thus, a formative assessment about student competence for sustainability is needed. Design/methodology/approach Firstly, a structured literature review of assessment tools used to measure sustainability competencies by questionnaire survey is presented. Secondly, the authors’ conceptualise how the competencies influence each other and provide propositions for future research. Findings The literature demonstrates that there is much ambiguity between prior research about the scales used and what they represent. A lack of validation across disciplines is apparent and an assessment tool that includes all eight KSCs could benefit education for sustainability. Future research could investigate how the competencies influence each other and which drivers are stronger for each discipline across different countries. A formative assessment tool can address this need. Originality/value The findings provide a new analysis about questionnaire assessment tools used in prior research to measure sustainability competence. The authors’ offer a discussion about the strengths and weaknesses found in prior research and propose suggestions for future research. Their conceptualisation also provides propositions for validating the KSCs presented in a recent framework.
Damping of Beam Vibrations By Means of a Thin Constrained Viscoelastic Layer: Evaluation of a New Theory

Abstract In this paper, a new one-dimensional theory of beams damped by means of a thin viscoelastic film is presented. Based upon a prescribed piecewise linear longitudinal displacement field, and a shear stress field satisfying continuity conditions at the interfaces, the beam formulation of the proposed theory is derived. In order to demonstrate the accuracy of this beam model, numerical tests were carried out by using the finite element method. The present results are compared with well-known analytical, finite element (with the MSC/NASTRAN computer program), and experimental solutions under various (material, temperature and boundary) conditions. It is found that the proposed theory is very simple and efficient in predicting the dynamic response of beams that are damped by means of a thin viscoelastic film.