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PREVALENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM INDUSTRY WORKERS IN MALAYSIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Occupational diseases are one of the major health problems related to workplace hazards. However, the epidemiological data for this problem is scarce especially among Small and Medium Industry (SMI) workers. These workers are vulnerable to occupational health problem due to lack of knowledge and implementation of health and safety in the workplace. In Malaysia, most of the SMI workers have limited coverage for basic occupational health services which may worsen their health. Thus, this article aims to provide a review on the burden of occupational health problems among them. The electronic and library searches were used to extract the information from both published and unpublished articles that were not limited to any year of publication until 2017. One hundred and ninety-six published articles and 198 unpublished articles were retrieved from the database. Only 19 published articles and 25 unpublished articles met the eligibility criteria. Prevalence data of occupational diseases/poisoning, including overall and body specific (musculoskeletal disorders) was extracted in raw data from the eligible studies. Prevalent statistics on occupational musculoskeletal diseases (1.3% - 97.6%), noise-induced hearing loss (29.4% - 73.3%), occupational skin diseases (10.5% - 84.3%), respiratory (1.9% - 92.2%) and occupational poisoning (14.9% - 17.7%) among the working population is different within published papers compared to unpublished ones. In Malaysia, there are no specific statistic that give a true picture of the burden of occupational diseases in the SMI. However, this review concludes that musculoskeletal diseases are significant occupational problems among SMI workers.
Reverse transfer of L3 on the Interpretation of L2 Reflexives

English reflexives allow only for short-distance binding except for exempt anaphors, while Chinese and Korean reflexives can be both short- and long-distance bound. This study examines the cross-linguistic influence of L3 Korean on L2 English in the interpretation of reflexive bindings with Chinese and Korean participants. 30 Chinese-English (CE), 20 Korean-English (KE), and 23 Chinese-English-Korean (CEK) participants completed an English proficiency test and a Truth Value Judgment Task (TVJT). The results of proficiency test showed KE scored significantly higher than CE and CEK, while the latter two were comparable. Nevertheless, although the mean scores of TVJT revealed marginally significant variance, Post-hoc comparisons showed KE scored significantly higher than CE, but not than CEK. CEK displayed numerically higher score than CE, though not significantly. The findings mirrored the pattern in Ahn & Jang (2019) in that L3 seemed to play a more robust role in L2 acquisition. The variation in TVJT between CE and CEK was unlikely to be introduced by either L1or L2 proficiency. Aligning with the Foreign Language Effect Model, L2 may be changed to reflect patterns in L3 when a specific feature was not common for both languages.
Psychosocial Interventions in Office-Based Opioid Treatment: A Systematic Review

Objective: Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) is expanding treatment of opioid use to primary care settings. OBOT combines MAT and behavioral health interventions; however, the literature varies on best practices. This review focuses on psychosocial interventions as an OBOT component. Method: Protocol and eligibility criteria were published on PROSPERO; intervention characteristics, setting, provider, location, and duration were considered. Results: Search results and initial screening yielded 539 articles for abstract review; 67 articles were retained for full-text review. Of these, 30 articles (reporting on 25 studies) met inclusion criteria. The majority of studies were conducted in academic medical centers (72%), primarily in the Northeast U.S. Study samples consisted of a majority of men and White participants. Psychosocial interventions included individual counseling (88%), mutual help programs (36%), group counseling (28%), case management (24%), and referral to outpatient treatment (24%). Therapeutic approaches used motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and 12-step facilitation. Interventions were administered by interprofessional providers—most frequently medical providers, social workers, and a variety of behavioral health providers. Conclusions: Despite progress in expanding OBOT, a critical need remains to identify and support psychosocial interventions as essential, concurrent components of MAT. Implications for practice, workforce, team-based care, and future research needs are addressed.
A Six-Port Dual-Function RF Device With Four-Element MIMO Antenna Array and Bandpass Filter Operations

This article presents a dual-function RF device, with four antenna ports and two filter ports, which behaves either as a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array or a bandpass filter. It consists of four parallel-coupled microstrip lines as the dual-function part and two feed parts for the two channels. The former part simultaneously performs wideband array radiator and fourth-order filter resonator characteristics. For MIMO antenna array operation, the parallel-coupled microstrip line structure is equivalent to a traditional patch, which is divided into four strips with three slots. Based on such a configuration, wide antenna impedance bandwidth is achieved. With regard to the filter operation, it features a conventional fourth-order microstrip parallel-coupled filter typology. As a result, high circuit integration is achieved, and although the two channels share the common part, the bandwidth improvement for both the channels is realized. For demonstration, the proposed dual-function device is implemented and fabricated. As an MIMO antenna array, the center frequency and the measured impedance bandwidth is 4.5 GHz and 27.3%, respectively. The isolation between the two channels in this band is more than 23.6 dB. In addition, it features ±45° continuous beam scanning capacity with less than 3 dB gain reduction. With respect to the bandpass filter operation, the center frequency and measured impedance bandwidth is 0.55 GHz and 15.6%, respectively. The measured in-band insertion loss is 2.12 dB and channel isolation is more than 58 dB.
Therapeutic Management of Sarcoptic Mange in a Camel (Camelus Dromedarius)

An adult male camel was reported with anamnesis of weakness, restlessness itching, biting and rubbing against ob jects. Upon physical examination the findings were alopecia, erythema, n umerous small vesicles, intense pruritis, anorexia and debility. The lesion s were scattered throughout the entire body surface. The cause for s kin lesion was diagnosed as Sarcoptes scabiei var. cameli. The camel was treated with ivermectin in combination with multivitamin and mineral supplements for a period of time and the treatment resolved the case successful ly.
Assessing patients' knowledge about their management plan

Introductions: Patients’ oliane for etter ealt an e aieed if patients are well aware about their disease and treatent lan. Patient’s knowledge about diagnosis and treatment plan improves outcomes. This study ais to araterie atient’s nolede aout teir osital admission and treatment plan in different wards of Patan Hospital. Methods: This was a cross sectional study, undertaken in Patan Hospital. A pilot survey using purposive sampling was conducted to find out prevalence for the sample size (N=160) calculation and pre-testing of the questionnaire. Systematic random sampling was done. Finally, 154 patients agreed to be interviewed and data on their knowledge about treatment plan were analysed. The collected data were entered in Epi-Info (Free) and analysed in SPSS®. Results: Out of 154 patients interviewed, 118 (76.6% knew about their diagnosis and 48 (31.2%) were able to recall in medical terms. Regarding 151 patients who had undergone investigations, 60 (39.7%) patients knew details of at least one test, 7 (4.6%) knew details of all the tests, 41 (27.2%) knew about the results of their tests. Out of 143 patients who were prescribed medications, 100 (69.9%) patients were not able to state any of the medicines given to them and 8 (5.6%) were able to tell each of them. Conclusions: Most of our patient knew about their diagnosis and treatment plan; however, there are significant room for improvement in terms of educating patients about the tests being performed and drugs administered. Keywords: hospital admission and treatment plan, patients’ oliane, patient's knowledge, patient management plan, patient outcome
Bank credit constraints for women‐led SMEs: Self‐restraint or lender bias?

We test the existence of possible gender biases affecting the firm behaviour in demanding and obtaining bank credit using a cross‐country sample of European SMEs. We show consistent evidence that female‐led firms are more likely than their male counterparts to refrain from applying for loans. When they apply, apparently female‐led enterprises do not seem to face gender discrimination from the lender. Interestingly, however, signs of gender bias appear to arise during the upside phase of the economy. Overall, our study provides support for policy actions aimed at reducing the frictions faced by women‐led SMEs when accessing credit markets.
From Design to Delivery: Teaching Supply Chain Management to IB Majors

ABSTRACT Curricular development is critical for preparing students in a coordinated fashion for life after graduation – especially when their roles will involve cross-border business decisions. The design of specific courses in any curriculum must be purposeful in terms of what is taught, how it is taught, and how all the course components fit together. For a supply chain management course targeted at international business (IB) students, one key purpose is to understand how competitiveness is developed across the extended enterprise, rather than within the confines of individual companies. This “winning together” view helps foster capabilities for connectedness and cooperation in IB environments typically characterized by geographic dispersion and cultural dissimilarities. The objective of this article is to examine how integrating fundamental pedagogical theories (student-centeredness, diversity, reflection, self-direction, experiential learning) in course design can influence the outcomes of a semester-long practice-oriented international supply chain course. The course espouses the winning together view while probing in-depth core supply chain themes, with the aim of producing cohorts of undergraduates that have developed the intuition, aptitude, and methods for co-creating value across business boundaries in cross-border situations. This article’s contribution is in demonstrating the innovativeness of blending multiple pedagogical tools and experiences in a single semester, rather than an entire program of study. The observed positive student learning outcomes are consistent with the integrated course design model. Replicating such course design over a program of study, will multiply the resulting positive outcomes for students, hence preparing them better as prospective global managers.
Factors Influencing Teachers’ Implementation of a Reformed Instructional Model in China from the Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective: A Multiple Case Study

It is difficult for curriculum reform to achieve sustainable success without support from teachers in the front line. The authors of this paper investigated teacher factors behind the successful implementation of a reformed instructional model, the Dao Jiang Ping (DJP) model, in China. This study is part of a longitudinal project (2012–2017) that reported the level of DJP implementation and explored factors that influence teachers’ implementation. This paper mainly focuses on the latter. Six teachers were examined to look for reasons behind their different levels of DJP implementation. The theory of planned behavior (TPB), which has been widely used to explain and predict people’s behavior or intention to perform a behavior, is used as the theoretical framework for the study. Referring to the TPB framework, this study summarized factors into individual factors, perceived social factors and perceived contextual factors. Furthermore, the authors suggest extending the TPB framework by including teachers’ understanding of the reform ideas to facilitate its application in order to explore factors in reform contexts. Lastly, this study discusses several important factors that help teachers to implement new teaching methodologies continually, thus promoting the sustainable implementation of reforms.
Endomyocardial Fibrosis Secondary to Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

We present the case of a 27-year-old man from Paraguay, without cardiovascular risk factors or previous cardiac disease, referred to our centre because of pain, paresthesias and ulcered lesions in both lower limbs. Four years ago, he had had a previous hospital admission in another institution due to anaemia, bilateral lung infiltrates and elevated eosinophiles and IgE. However, the patient was not taking any medication nor was under clinical follow-up.
Current Concepts and Trends in Biomechanics and Biomaterials of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Abstract The science of Implantology has undergone numerous modifications and improvement and is highly dynamic. With each improvement and advancement, Implantology has proved to be a boon in disguise to the society and hence its acceptance by the general population has widely increased despite of expensive treatment modality. More of clinical trials conducted on different commercially available implants, its effect on bone and oral tissues as well as the development of implant designs, have increased the success rate of implants to over 95% and specially in anterior mandible where the success rate is over 99%. Latest technological advances in Dental Implantology are reviewed in this article.
Evaluation of Complications Following Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Extraction in Patients with Different Hand Preference

Meandros Medical Journal 2016;17:989-986 © Meandros Medical and Dental Journal, Published by Galenos Publishing. This is article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Ad dress for Cor res pon den ce/Ya zış ma Ad re si: Utkan Kamil Akyol MD, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rize, Turkey
Map-Based Localization Indoor Environment for Object Tracking using RF Trackers

This paper proposed a RF-based mapping-based indoor localization technique to locate their packages and items. The Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is commonly used in trilateration to allocate the packages or items location. However, several problems need to overcome to increase the accuracy of the RSSI signal propagation for the localization. The problems include the complexity of the indoor environment will affect the radio waves experienced multipath effect such as the signal may be reflected, refracted, absorbed or blocked by other matter. The paper is designed to study the propagation of radio waves in indoor conditions, identify the type of antenna used and determine the accuracy of the localization model. The RSSI is recorded for every 1m until reached the maximum read range of 20m to study the behaviour of radio waves propagation and the relationships between RSSI and distance. The RSSI mapping experiment was carried out to determine the type of antenna used to carry out the experiment. The localization is performed with mapping-based technique to predict the random coordinates in the testbed. The predicted coordinates and actual coordinates were compared to determine the accuracy of the localization model. The error between the actual coordinates and predicted coordinates can achieve an average of 0.95 meter. The RF mapping-based indoor localization technique results shown that the effectiveness of the techniques to be implemented in a company to improve the efficiency in the production line.
Smoking amongst adults experiencing homelessness: a systematic review of prevalence rates, interventions and the barriers and facilitators to quitting and staying quit

Background To date, there has been no review of the research evidence examining smoking cessation among homeless adults. The current review aimed to: (i) estimate smoking prevalence in homeless populations; (ii) explore the efficacy of smoking cessation and smoking reduction interventions for homeless individuals; and (iii) describe the barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation and smoking reduction. Method Systematic review of peer-reviewed research. Data sources included electronic academic databases. Search terms: ‘smoking’ AND ‘homeless’ AND ‘tobacco’, including adult (18+ years) smokers accessing homeless support services. Results Fifty-three studies met the inclusion criteria (n = 46 USA). Data could not be meta-analysed due to large methodological inconsistencies and the lack of randomised controlled trials. Smoking prevalence ranged from 57% to 82%. Although there was no clear evidence on which cessation methods work best, layered approaches with additions to usual care seemed to offer modest enhancements in quit rates. Key barriers to cessation exist around the priority of smoking, beliefs around negative impact on mental health and substance use, and environmental influences. Conclusions Homeless smokers will benefit from layered interventions which support many of their competing needs. To best understand what works, future recommendations include the need for consensus on the reporting of cessation outcomes.
“Depression from Overestimation”: Income, Perception Bias and Children’s Mental Health in China’s Rural Households

The mental health of rural children is closely related to their household characteristics, with household income level as one of the important influencing factors. In general, improvement in household income level is deemed to play an important role in promoting children’s mental health. However, the impact and mechanism of household income status perception bias on children’s mental health due to changes in the structure of household expenditure are under studied. On the basis of the perspective of household income status perception bias, we constructed a representative behavior household model of income status perception bias and a three-wave panel. We adopted the data from Chinese household tracking surveys in 2012, 2014, and 2016 to empirically analyze the mechanism and channel of household income status perception bias on children’s mental health. Results reveal that: (1) A significant negative correlation exists between household income level and income status perception bias, and poor households are likely to have income status perception bias. (2) A significant positive correlation exists between income status perception bias of poor households and their gift-giving expenditure, whereas a negative correlation exists between income status perception bias and expenditure for children’s education. The more the poor households overestimate their income status, the more inclined they are to increase their gift spending and reduce expenditure for children’s education, thereby changing the structure of family expenditure. (3) A significant negative correlation exists between poor household income status perception bias and the mental health status of their children, whereas a positive correlation exists between household expenditure for children’s education and children’s mental health status. That is, the more that poor households overestimate their relative income status, the greater the mental pressure on children. Finally, the reduction of expenditure on children’s education by rural households is an effective channel through which income status perception bias among poor households affects children’s mental pressure.
Quantum feedback for measurement and control

Author(s): Martin, Leigh Samuel | Advisor(s): Siddiqi, Irfan; Whaley, K. Birgitta | Abstract: The standard quantum formalism introduced at the undergraduate level treats measurement as an instantaneous collapse. In reality however, no physical process can occur over a truly infinitesimal time interval. A more subtle investigation of open quantum systems lead to the theory of continuous measurement and quantum trajectories, in which wave function collapse occurs over a finite time scale associated with an interaction. Within this formalism, it becomes possible to ask many new questions that would be trivial or even ill-defined in the context of the more basic measurement model. In this thesis, we investigate both theoretically and experimentally what fundamentally new capabilities arise when an experimental apparatus can resolve the continuous dynamics of a measurement. Theoretically, we show that when one can perform feedback operations on the timescale of the measurement process, the resulting tools provide significantly more control over entanglement generation, and in some settings can generate it optimally. Experimentally, we show that continuous measurement allows one to observe the dynamics of a system undergoing simultaneous non-commuting measurements, which provides a reinterpretation of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Finally, we combine the theoretical focus on quantum feedback with the experimental capabilities of superconducting circuits to implement a feedback controlled quantum amplifier. The resulting system is capable of adaptive measurement, which we use to perform the first canonical phase measurement.