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A Review of the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in the Middle East

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for about 10% of cancers and is the third most prevalent cancer worldwide. It is also one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality. The objective of the current study was to investigate the incidence of CRC East by reviewing reports on number and age standardized incidences of CRC in both genders in different areas of the Middle East. Methods: All the published reports citing the incidence of CRC in the Middle East were collected by conducting a literature search using Pubmed. Data was extracted from the included articles, and summarized in tables and charts, according to “country of origin”, “gender”, and “ASR”. Data presented by GLOBOCAN on the incidence/prevalence and mortality rates of CRC are also showed in separate charts and tables. Results: This research identified 194 articles, through the Pubmed search. After removing duplicate and triplicate publications, 96 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility and 78 were excluded. According to data from Reviewed articles, the highest and the lowest ASR for colorectal cancer were respectively 48.3 (European-American Jews) and 4.2 (Shiraz, south Iran) in males and 35 (European-American Jews) and 2.72 (Shiraz, south Iran) in females (1, 2). According to GLOBOCAN, the highest ASR was 35 (Israel) and the lowest was 4.48 (Yemen) in both genders. Except for Jews, the mean age of patients was 53 to 54.9. Conclusions: Although Middle East is generally a low risk region for CRC, the incidence rate of CRC is more in western regions, including countries located on the coast of the Mediterranean sea, compared to eastern and southern regions. Moreover, males and females are at risk at younger ages compared to western countries.
Towards a User Experience Framework for Business Intelligence

ABSTRACT Business intelligence (BI) systems are software applications that are used to gather and process data and to deliver the processed data in understandable way to the end users. With a younger generation of users moving into key positions in organizations and enterprises higher user experience (UX) demands are placed on BI systems interfaces. Companies developing BI systems lack standardized routines for implementing UX in their BI solutions. The purpose of this study was to develop a theoretical framework based on existing research and combine it with empirical data gathered from professionals in BI systems industry in Sweden with the intention of proposing a UX framework applicable to BI systems development. The study resulted in a framework being developed using iterative build-evaluate iterations. The framework is a scalable UX framework for BI systems interfaces covering areas from planning and strategizing to implementation, maintenance, and evaluation.
Chest Imaging Appearance of COVID-19 Infection

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (previously known as novel coronavirus [2019-nCoV]), first reported in China, has now been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. As confirmed cases are being reported in several countries from all over the world, it becomes important for all radiologists to be aware of the imaging spectrum of the disease and contribute to effective surveillance and response measures. © RSNA, 2020 See editorial by Kay and Abbara in this issue.
The Effects of Addiction on Children and Women: A Qualitative Study

Background Substance abuse is regarded as a principle issue in the world which causes numerous devastating challenges for family members of the abuser. This study explores how family head addiction affects women’s and children’s lives. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative content analysis study that was conducted in 2018 in Gorgan city, Iran. Using a qualitative study design and purposive sampling, 36 participants (11 children including 5 boys and 6 girls who had substance-dependent fathers, 15 women whose husbands were involved in substance abuse, 10 service and healthcare providers) were subjected to a semi structured, in-depth individual interview. A conventional content analysis approach using the Granheim method was employed to analyze the data. Results: Results are divided into four main categories: 1) Psychological and physical disadvantages included three subcategories of family psychological breakdown, Family deprivation in terms of emotional, physical health concern, 2) Social isolators consisted of three subcategories of disadvantaged social status, family violating norms, and addiction as a family phenomenon, 3) Disrupted family included three subcategories of decline in sex, Rule of doubt in the family and marital conflicts, and 4) Economic constraint consisted of the family deprivation financially and addiction in contrast to welfare. Conclusion Given that children and women in these families have problems in various aspects, our results emphasize the importance of comprehensive interventions by therapists, healthcare providers, to maximize behavioral adaptation in children and women that live with family head substance abuser.
Climatic signals in lacustrine deposits of the Upper Yacoraite Formation, Western Argentina: Evidence from clay minerals, analcime, dolomite and fibrous calcite

Authigenic clays are an important control on reservoir quality in lacustrine carbonates but remain challenging to predict. Lacustrine depositional systems respond to climatic variations in rainfall, surface runoff and groundwater input, and evaporation, and result in rapid and frequent changes in lake volume; this is expressed through changing water depth and shoreline position. In the upper portion of the Early Palaeocene Yacoraite Formation of the Salta Basin in Argentina, extensive lacustrine deposits were deposited during the sag phase of rifting. Prior high‐resolution stratigraphic studies have suggested that climatic factors control microbial carbonate sequences within a ‘balanced fill’ lake, with variation in the lake level having a major influence on facies association changes. This study characterizes the evolution of facies and mineralogy within the Yacoraite Formation, focusing on the distribution of clay minerals, making a link between the high, medium and low‐frequency sequence stratigraphic cycles. The low‐frequency transgressive hemicycle of the upper portion of the Yacoraite Formation is comprised of abundant siliciclastic facies, suggesting a wetter period. Microbialites occurring in this interval are coarse‐grained and agglutinated. Detrital clay minerals such as illite and chlorite and associated siliciclastic sediments were input to the lake during high‐frequency transgressive periods. During high‐frequency regressive hemicycles, sedimentation was dominated by carbonate facies with Ca‐rich dolomite and the authigenic clays are comprised of chlorite/smectite mixed‐layers. By contrast, the low frequency regressive hemicycle records fine‐grained agglutinated microbialite with horizons of fibrous calcite, more stoichiometric dolomite, barite and authigenic magnesian smectite. This indicates elevated ion concentrations in the lake under intense evaporation during an arid period. Understanding the conditions that are favourable for formation and preservation of authigenic clays within the lacustrine environment can improve understanding of reservoir quality in comparable economically important deposits.
Empowerment Self-Defense Training in a Community Population

Nearly all research on the effects of women’s self-defense training examines college age or, less frequently, adolescent populations. This study broadens that focus by evaluating the effectiveness of self-defense training for an adult community population, ages 18–77 years, comparing students who completed a 9-hr community-based empowerment self-defense course to similar women who did not take the course. Participants who completed the empowerment self-defense course reported significantly less sexual assault at the 1-year follow-up as well as significantly greater self-defense self-efficacy, more accurate knowledge about sexual assault and the possibility of resistance, and less self-silencing than those who did not take the course. This research provides the first systematic evidence that empowerment self-defense training can be effective in preventing assault in adult populations outside of educational contexts. Empowerment self-defense training is therefore an important part of sexual assault prevention efforts. Online slides for instructors who want to use this article for teaching are available on PWQ's website at http://journals.sagepub. com/doi/suppl/10.1177/0361684319897937
The mitochondrial genome of the giant panda tick Haemaphysalis flava (Acari, Ixodidae) from Southwest China

Abstract The tick Haemaphysalis flava (Acari, Ixodidae) is an obligatory blood-feeding ectoparasite of the giant panda and is also a vector for transmission of pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of this tick was sequenced through Illumina sequencing technology. The genome was 14,699 bp in length and encoded 37 genes including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs and two ribosomal RNAs. Phylogeny revealed that three isolates of H. flava, regardless of host origins and locations, clustered together and formed a monophyletic relationship with Haemaphysalis japonica, supporting their species validity among the genus Haemaphysalis. These cumulative mitochondrial DNA data provides insights into phylogenetic studies among Haemaphysalis ticks.
Assessment of leukocyte count as a cardiovascular risk marker in prediabetes

Background and Aim: Prediabetes is reported to be associated with the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Indian population. This study was conducted to screen out prediabetes (impaired fasting glycemia and impaired glucose tolerance [IGT]) and to assess white blood cell (WBC) counts as a risk factor for future cardiovascular complications. Methods: A total of 200 nondiabetic apparently healthy subjects were selected for the study. Estimation of plasma glucose (PG) levels by GOD-POD method and oral glucose tolerance test (GTT) was performed in all the subjects. Based on PG and GTT values, these subjects were divided into four groups, Group I: Normal fasting glucose/normal glucose tolerance (NFG/NGT, n = 70), Group II: Isolated Impaired fasting Glucose (iIFG, n = 34), Group III: Isolated IGT (iIGT, n = 38) and Group IV: Impaired fasting glucose and IGT (IFG/IGT, n = 54). WBC counts were estimated in all the subjects and were compared among the groups. Association of WBC with body mass index, systolic blood pressure (SBP), 2 hour post-challenge glucose levels (2 h PG) and rate pressure product was done using correlation analysis. Results: The iIGT and IFG/IGT group had a significantly higher WBC count compared to subjects with NFG/NGT and iIFG group (P < 0.05). However, the WBC counts between the iIGT and IFG/IGT groups were comparable (P > 0.05). WBC counts were significantly associated with rate pressure product in all prediabetic subjects and with SBP and 2 h PG in subjects with IGT. Bivariate regression analysis showed association of WBC with rate pressure product (RPP) a known cardiovascular risk factor in prediabetics after adjusting other parameters. Conclusion: This suggested that WBC count increase with raised 2 h PG in subjects with iIGT, and could be associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Increased WBC counts and RPP in subjects with IGT, increases the cardiac risk burden in these subjects compared to subjects with IFG.
Internal locus of control as predictor of EFL learners’ autonomy

This study quantitatively examines the relationship between tertiary level EFL learners’ internal locus of control and their autonomy both as a predictor and a determiner, and the impact of learners’ age and gender on their internal locus of control. To achieve such goals two questionnaires were distributed to 132 Iranian EFL learners (90 female, 42 male) in a university in Iran. A correlation analysis of the data shows a positive significant relationship between learners’ internal locus of control and their autonomy which reveals that internal locus of control is a significant predictor of those learners’ autonomy. The data also show the learners’ gender and age have no significant impact on their internal locus of control and, thus, also no impact on their autonomy.
Controls on channel deposits of highly variable rivers: Comparing hydrology and event deposits in the Burdekin River, Australia

Discharge event frequency, magnitude and duration all control river channel morphology and sedimentary architecture. Uncertainty persists as to whether alluvial deposits in the rock record are a time‐averaged amalgam from all discharge events, or a biased record of larger events. This paper investigates the controls on channel deposit character and subsurface stratigraphic architecture in a river with seasonal discharge and very high inter‐annual variability, the Burdekin River of north‐east Australia. In such rivers, most sediment movement is restricted to a few days each year and at other times little sediment moves. However, the maximum discharge magnitude does not directly correlate with the amount of morphological change and some big events do not produce large deposits. The Burdekin channel deposits consist of five main depositional elements: (i) unit bars; (ii) vegetation‐generated bars; (iii) gravel sheets and lags; (iv) antidune trains; and (v) sand sheets. The proportions of each depositional element preserved in the deposits depend on the history of successive large discharge events, their duration and the rate at which they wane. Events with similar peak magnitude but different rate of decline preserve different event deposits. The high intra‐annual and inter‐annual discharge variability and rapid rate of stage change make it likely that small to moderate‐scale bed morphology will be in disequilibrium with flow conditions most of the time. Consequently, dune and unit bar size and cross‐bed set thickness are not good indicators of event or channel size. Antidunes may be more useful as indicators of flow conditions at the time they formed. Rivers with very high coefficient of variance of maximum discharge, such as the Burdekin, form distinctive channel sediment bodies. However, the component parts are such that, if they are examined in isolation, they could lead to misleading interpretation of the nature of the depositional environment if conventional interpretations are used.
Treatment adherence, health related quality of life and aging in HIV-1 infected patients

A meta-analysis on predictors and correlates of adherence to cART showed that adherence was most strongly associated with patients’ adherence-related beliefs. It suggests several potential options for interventions to improve adherence.One intervention, simplification of therapy to a fixed-dose was perceived to be more convenient, and resulted in improved adherence.There is no golden standard to measure adherence. A combination of methods were compared including EMD, diaries, self-reports, physician and nurse assessments, pill-counts, pharmacy refill, in-depth-interviews and TDM. The conclusion was that patient’s self-reports, the estimation by nurse and the combination with TDM are easy to implement and can be used successfully in daily practice.Another meta-analysis was carry out to assess the effectiveness of EMD combined with informed counselling. The contribution of just monitoring-informed counselling to improve levels of adherence and virological treatment response is difficult to establish. It reflects that adherence is a behaviour that may be affected by a multitude of factors addressed by multi-component interventions.The age of HIV-1 infected adults increasing and therefore the onset of age-associated co-morbidities increases which may negatively affect HRQL.A cohort of HIV-negative and HIV-positive individuals > 45 years were screened for the presence of co-morbidities and completed questionnaires about HRQL and depression. HIV-positive status was associated with poor physical and mental HRQL and with increased likelihood of developing depression. No evidence was found that the difference in HRQL between HIV-infected and uninfected individuals became more pronounced with a higher number of co-morbidities, or at an older age. Abbreviations : cART: combination antiretroviral therapy; EMD: electronic monitoring device; TDM: therapeutic drug monitoring; HRQL: health related quality of life.
Do Firm Characteristics and Industry Matter in Determining Corporate Cash Holdings? Evidence from Hospitality Firms

The study investigates a recent surge of cash literature by using a sample of hospitality firms to gain a new understanding of corporate cash holdings. Past literature states that there is a substantial variation of liquidity across industry groups. Existing literature predominantly refers to US-listed firms and focus on either hotels or restaurants and not the hospitality industry as a whole. Therefore, we provide a comparative study of cash holdings behaviour between hospitality and non-hospitality firms from an emerging market context. Using a sample of public listed hospitality firms from 2002 to 2013, dynamic panel regression techniques are used to study the relationships between firm characteristics and cash levels. Also, the non-parametric Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test was carried out to examine the time and sectoral differences in cash holdings. In addition, the panel regression techniques are used to investigate the relationships between firm characteristics and level of corporate cash holdings. The results reveal that firm characteristics do matter in hospitality firms. We find that firm size, capital expenditures, and liquid assets substitutes are negatively related to cash level. The results support trade-off theory and the pecking order theory. This study incrementally explains the cash holdings behaviour of hospitality firms in emerging market.
Sentence Comprehension and Working Memory in Malay Adults

Studies on sentence comprehension have centered on understanding the intersection between language and cognition. The aim of the current study was to examine the association between complex sentence comprehension and working memory (WM) in Malay adults. We predicted that WM storage (as indexed by performance on a WM listening span task) would be invoked during the processing of complex Malay sentences (object relatives), but not simple sentences (subject-verb-object). Sixty adults participated in the study; 30 Malay- and 30 English native speakers. The experimental tasks were developed in both Malay and English versions for both groups respectively. Participants completed (i) two sets of sentence comprehension tasks (whereby comprehension was determined via selection of the agent of the sentence), and (ii) a conventional WM listening span task. Tasks were designed to be structurally similar in terms of length (within the language) and meaning (across both languages). Both groups performed significantly better on the comprehension of simple sentences as compared to complex sentences and obtained similar mean scores on the WM listening span task. For Malay comprehenders, WM storage did not significantly correlate with comprehension of simple sentences as well as complex sentences. The same correlation pattern was also revealed for the English comprehenders. Our predictions were partially borne out. Findings suggest that participants’ comprehension of complex sentences did not invite WM storage, as it would seem that both Malay and English participants were still able to comprehend these complex sentences without having to tax their WM capacity. Although we anticipated a relation, the absence of such an association is not entirely unexpected. Potential explanations are discussed in this article.
Teaching Techniques of Athletic Training Educators During Instruction of Concussion Assessment Tools

Context: Standards for concussion management in clinical practice are essential to best practices in health care. Even with the heightened awareness of concussion education in medical professionals over the past decade, there have been no studies to date to investigate the educational practices of instructors at CAATE-accredited institutions and how they teach concussion assessment tools. Purpose: To evaluate the educational practices of instructors teaching the course on concussion assessment tools at CAATE-accredited institutions. Design: Mixed-methods, exploratory study. Methods: Nine instructors from CAATE-accredited Athletic Training Education Programs that varied in geographical and division completed a 34-item survey using Qualtrics (2015)©. A semi-structured interview based upon the responses on the survey was then completed using the phone or an online video chat. Quantitative data was analyzed using frequency tables and mode for the survey questions. Interview questions were analyzed using triangulation of themes. Results: The most common credential participants marked was ‘ATC’ (100%). Survey responses indicated that the most common teaching methods were: ‘Laboratory’ (100%), ‘Didactic’ (77.8%), ‘Lecture’ (88.9%), and ‘PowerPoint’ (88.9%). Common concussion assessment tools taught in the classroom were: SCAT2/3, SAC, BESS (88.9% respectively); while in the laboratory the most common assessment tools were: SCAT2/3, BESS, and cranial nerve assessment (100% respectively). The semi-structured interview found four overarching themes with multiple subcategories. The four major themes were: (1) characteristics of instructors teaching the concussion assessment tools and education, (2) factors effecting how the instructors teach concussion assessment tools and concussion education, (3) the components incorporated into a concussion assessment per the instructor, and (4) barriers and future solutions to teaching concussion assessment tools. Conclusion: This exploratory study shed light on the understanding that athletic training educators come from a variety of educational, clinical, and research backgrounds. The instructors’ foundational knowledge and experience level effects the teaching techniques they utilize and which teaching methods they employ in the classroom. Time is the number one barrier instructors find prevents them from doing more in the classroom for their students. Future studies should investigate athletic trainers’ knowledge of educational theory and teaching
Inducible Clindamycin resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus at a Rural tertiary care teaching hospital of western Uttarpradesh

BACKGROUND Address for correspondence: Dr.Abhishek Mehta, Department of Microbiology, KD Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, 24 Km.milestone, NH#2, AKBARPUR-281406, Distt.Mathura (UP), India. Phone: +91-9897620394 E-Mail: abhishekmehta623@gmail.com International Journal of Integrative Medical Sciences, Int J Intg Med Sci 2017, Vol 4(3):472-75. ISSN 2394 4137 DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.16965/ijims.2017. 104