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Thalidomide Combined with Low-dose Glucocorticoid in the Treatment of COVID-19 Pneumonia

1 The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China 2 Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China 3 International Collaborative Center on Growth Factor Research, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China # Contributed equally * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: xiajinglin@fudan.edu. cn, xiaokunli@wmu.edu. cn
An Examination of the Activities in 8th Grade Mathematics Textbooks Based on the Levels of Cognitive Demand

In this study, the cognitive demand levels of the activities in 8th grade mathematics textbooks were attempted to be identified and the distribution of these textbooks was compared based on the cognitive demand levels of the activities. The method used in the research was document analysis. In order to collect the data, a total of 90 activities in two 8th grade mathematics textbooks approved by the Education Board of the Ministry of National Education were examined. A descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the data. Findings of the study demonstrated that the number of activities in both textbooks approximated to each other. Although the reviewed textbooks were approved by the Board of Education as textbooks, it was observed that the cognitive demands of the activities provided concentrated on levels that are connected and are unconnected to procedures and that the textbooks demonstrated a differentiation based on cognitive demand levels when compared to each other. In this respect, students educated with different textbooks may have different learning outcomes.
“I Am in Your Computer While We Talk to Each Other” a Content Analysis on the Use of Language-Based Strategies by Humans and a Social Chatbot in Initial Human-Chatbot Interactions

Abstract This research analyses the use of language-based strategies in human-chatbot interactions, namely the use of self-disclosure, question asking, expressions of similarity, empathy, humour, and the communication competence of the chatbot. This study aims to discover whether humans and a social chatbot communicate differently. Furthermore, we analyzed to what extent the chatbot’s expressions affect the human users’ expressions. A content analysis was conducted based on previously collected data from a longitudinal study, in which participants interacted seven times with chatbot Mitsuku over the course of three weeks. A randomly selected sample of 60 interactions was coded and results revealed that the participants self-disclosed more (intimately) and used more reciprocal self-disclosures, while the chatbot asked more questions, more reciprocal questions and more follow-up questions, expressed more similarity and humour. Moreover, the more questions the chatbot asked, the more the participants reciprocated these questions, and the more they self-disclosed. Our findings show that chatbots are programmed to gather information, by asking questions, to keep the conversation going, which elicits self-disclosure in human users. However, the self-disclosure was not reciprocated, which may hinder human-chatbot relationship formation.
Incontinência urinária e os critérios de fragilidade em idosos em atendimento ambulatorial

The objectives of this study were to verify the occurrence of urinary incontinence (UI) and its characteristics in pre-frail and frail elderly patients of a geriatrics outpatient clinic, compare the presence of frailness criteria among the elderly with and without UI and identify among the frailty criteria the chance of risk for UI among those elderly outpatients. Participants were 100 elderly individuals, with an average age of 76.2 years; 65 participants reported UI, 71.3% of which presented three or more frailness criteria. The occurrence of UI was greater in frail participants (p=0.0011). Multivariate analysis showed that the criteria slowness (OR=4.99) and exhaustion (OR=4.85) has a statistically significant relation with UI. The occurrence of UI was high and participants who presented slowness have a risk almost five times greater to presenting UI while those reporting exhaustion have a risk five times greater for UI compared to those without these criteria.
CONTACT, CONFLICT AND INTERETHNIC ATTITUDES AMONG CHILDREN IN NORTH MACEDONIA

Improving interethnic relations in conflict-affected societies is a difficult task, as a complex repertoire of mutual views and reactions is developed. Furthermore, the experiences of the children in such situations have rarely been taken into perspective. Therefore, this study tries to address this research gap by using data from the Republic of North Macedonia, where interethnic tensions are still present between ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians, although the violent outburst of the conflict ended in 2001. The paper is focused on perceptions of contact and conflict among primary aged children, and their relations with the outgroup attitudes such as liking, trusting, and wanting to play with children from the outgroup. A total of 194 children aged 6 to 11 (M = 8.4) participated in the research, filling play-like items using Qualtrics. The sample was taken from two schools with a mixed language of instruction and was balanced for ethnicity (45.9% Macedonian, 54.1% Albanian) as well as gender (57.7% female, 42.3% male). The results of the series of regression analyses show that the contact quality and a number of outgroup friends are significantly correlated with outgroup liking, willingness to play, and outgroup trust, while the perception of conflict is negatively correlated with outgroup trust. The interaction between age and the contact quantity is a significant predictor of willingness to play with the outgroup, while the interaction between majority status and contact quantity is a significant predictor of outgroup trust. The study highlights the need for a meaningful contact between children from both ethnic groups for improvement of interethnic relations.
Anxiety and depression in parents of disabled children

Having a disabled child can add new challenges for parents and can affect, in different ways, the entire family and its way of life. Two of the most frequent consequences of having to take care of a disabled child are anxiety and depression. A sample of 30 adults (15 parents with disabled children and 15 parents with normal children) has been assessed with Beck Depression Inventory and with Cattellâ€™s Anxiety Questionnaire. The main objectives of the study aim to identify if there are significant differences between the two categories of parents regarding anxiety and depression, and if there is a significant statistical correlation between the two personality traits. The results show higher anxiety and depression levels for parents of disabled children, and a significant correlation between the two traits. The practical implications of the study are discussed in the end.
Point Prevalence of Adults with Intellectual Developmental Disorder in Forensic Psychiatric Inpatient Services in Ontario, Canada

A significant minority of people with Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD) may come into contact with the criminal justice system as a result of criminal behaviours, and many of these who are deemed Unfit to stand trial or Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) will be transferred to forensic psychiatric facilities. Although the perception is that the frequency is increasing, the exact number is unclear, prompting us to conduct a provisional survey of forensic facilities across the province of Ontario to determine (i) point prevalence of IDD and (ii) the characteristics of such individuals. Detainees with IDD were identified in forensic mental health facilities across the Province of Ontario, and information was collected regarding their demographics, characteristics of their index offence and length of stay. We calculated a point prevalence (December 2012) of 19%, and identified that individuals with IDD stayed, on average, longer in these facilities than their non-IDD peers. We argue for the need to set up a working group to begin to address forensic care pathways for adults with IDD
Pediatric lung ultrasound: its role in the perioperative period

There have been a number of recent advancements in the field of point-of-care ultrasound, including lung ultrasound for adult and pediatric populations. Evidence-based guidelines on the use of point-of-care lung ultrasound have been published. Lung ultrasound is superior to chest radiography in diagnosing several disorders of vital impor-tance in the perioperative period. This review presents a discussion of techniques and clinical applications of lung ultrasound in pediatric patients focusing on usage in the perioperative period.
Expectancies, Values, and Costs of Innovating Identified by Canadian Innovators: A Motivational Basis for Supporting Innovation Talent Development

Current studies in innovation are often siloed to specific disciplines, precluding a generalizable understanding useful to understanding the factors that promote and hinder individual motivation to innovate. This study integrates analysis of 30 interviews and 500 surveys of Canadian innovators from a variety of disciplines as a means of understanding the avenues that education could use to develop innovation talent. The results of this study point to the overstated role of rewards as drivers of developing innovation talent. These findings support the idea that programs that wish to support innovation for all learners should be guided by the primacy of decisions that build confidence and fulfill interest and perceived importance of the task at hand, as well as those mitigating the costs of innovating. The implementation of promotive and cost-mitigating strategies should be a high priority for educational efforts to stoke the development of innovation talent for learners in many contexts.
Dynamic Analysis of Determinants of Financial Inclusion in Cameroon

The aim of this study is to identify the determinants of financial inclusion in Cameroon between 2011 and 2014. The study uses the maximum likelihood method applied to a logistic regression model. The results shows that the main determinants of financial inclusion in Cameroon are education and income. However, the education variable negatively influences all indicators of financial inclusion. While, income positively affects all indicators of financial inclusion over the two periods apart from the type of credit to which it is negatively correlated in 2011. The policy implication of this study is that the State in its institutional, legal and regulatory framework policies, set up a strategy to encourage financial education so as to draw the attention of all the population to basic foundations on the value of money, the functioning of the financial sector, the proper use of credit and mobile accounts.
Pengaruh Dow Jones Indeks, Strait Time , dan Hang Sheng Terhadap Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan dengan Pendekatan Eror Correction Model

Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pengaruh Dow Jones Index, Strait Times Index dan Hang seng Indeks terhadap indeks harga saham gabungan. Metodologi yang digunakan dalam menganalisa adalah Error Correction Model. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa DJI dalam jangka pendek dan panjang berpengaruh positif tidak signifikan. STI dalam jangka pendek dan panjang berpengaruh berpengaruh positif signifikan. HSE dalam jangka pendek dan panjang berpengaruh negatif tidak signifikan. Simpulan secara simultan dalam penelitian ini terbukti paling tidak terdapat satu variabel independen berpengaruh signifikan. Abstract The objective of this research is to analyse whether the Dow Jones Index, Strait Times Index and Hang Seng Index, each has a significant effect on Composite Stock Index. The methodology of analysis of this research is the Error Correction Model. The result of research found that in the short term Dow Jones has no significant while in the long term it has a positive and significant impact on Indonesian Composite Stock Index. Summary In the short and long term Strait Time Index has a positive and significant impact. In short and long term Hang Seng Index has no significant on Composite Stock Index.
PENGARUH KEADILAN ORGANISASI, BUDAYA ORGANISASI, DAN PEMBERDAYAAN KARYAWAN TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASIONAL KARYAWAN

This research is intends to examine organization justice, organization culture, and employee empowerment to organizational commitment. This research location at PT. Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero), Tbk Denpasar Branch Office. Samples taken of 70 persons using purposive saturated or census sampling technique. The data collection is done by distributing questionnaires 5-point Likert scale. Analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. The analysis showed that organization justice, organization culture, and employee empowerment positive significant effect on organizational commitment. PT. Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero), Tbk Denpasar Branch Office it’s recommended to improve organization justice, organization culture, and employee empowerment variables to increase organizational commitment. Keywords: organization justice, organization culture, and employe empowerment, organizational commitment
Early recurrence of IgA nephropathy in a young adult: Transplant recipient

A 20-year-old male with hypothyroidism, chronic kidney disease Stage V due to hypertension, and Henoch–Schonlein purpura (IgA vasculitis) underwent a live-related renal transplant in 2015 with mother as a donor. He was inducted with single dose thymoglobulin 75 mg following which he was initiated on triple immunosuppressive therapy – prednisolone 25 mg once a day, tacrolimus 2.5 mg in the morning and 3 mg in the night, and mycophenolate mofetil 750 mg BID. On the 5th day of transplantation, he noticed purpuric rashes in the forearm and thigh associated with hematuria. He had good graft function. Renal allograft biopsy on sixth post operative day showed recurrence of IgA nephropathy (IgAN).
Perspectives on outcome following hand and wrist injury in non-osteoporotic patients

Young patients without osteoporosis have high demands of the function of their hand and wrist following injury, because of an active working life. We reported on several outcome measures following hand and wrist injuries in this patient population. Following wrist fractures, presence of posttraumatic arthritis was high and seemed to worsen over time. Posttraumatic arthritis was associated with diminished movement of the wrist, but not with diminished grip strength. All motion measurements of the injured wrist were diminished compared to the uninjured wrist. An incongruency of the joint surface following injury was associated with diminished range of motion and diminished scores on patient reported outcome captured in questionnaires answered by patients regarding daily tasks with their hand and wrist. Diminished movement of the wrist was also associated with worse scores on the questionnaires. Of these specific patient reported outcome questionnaires for hand and wrist injuries, we validated two in the Dutch translated version: the DASH-DLV and the DF-PROMIS-UE v2.0 questionnaires. The latter uses a computer algorithm to reduce the number of questions that need to be answered to minimize the burden for patients. Hand and wrist injuries can evolve in major life events for young patients, due to possible impairment as we reported. For clinical practice, we advise a ‘lean’ core set of outcome measures with known thresholds to find changes in function that a patient actually notices in daily life, known as minimal important change. This will improve the interpretation of clinical relevant outcome following hand and wrist injuries.
Declining Fixed Investment and Increasing Financial Investment of Korean Corporations

This paper aims to determine factors causing the stagnation of Korean firms’ fixed investment after the global financial crisis, using panel data for the period of 1999-2016. Fixed investment remained sensitive to cash flow and Tobin’s q although their effects decreased after the global financial crisis. A decreasing trend of cash flow and an increase in Tobin’s q since the early 2000’s imply that the worsening cash flow was a major factor behind the sluggish investment after the crisis. Meanwhile, debt-equity ratio remained significant for non-chaebol affiliated firms, reflecting disparity in access to external financing. Volatility of stock returns also became insignificant after the crisis, casting doubt on the argument that uncertainty was a major factor contributing to the decline of fixed investment. Analysis of financial investment confirmed the significant effect of cash flow, larger than that on financial investment than on fixed investment. In particular, debt repayment and other financial investment, except share repurchase, were sensitive to cash flow. However, the substitution of fixed investment by financial investment is a consequence, rather than a cause of declining fixed investment.
Assessing the breadth of open innovation practices: the impact on innovation performance

Purpose of the paper: This research has a twofold purpose. First, it aims to identify open innovation practices (OIP) used by empirical studies in the context of the open innovation (OI) field. Second, it aims to test the inverted U-shaped relationship between the breadth of OIP and innovation performance. Methodology: We followed two steps, conducting: a) a bibliographic analysis to identify the OIP already used in empirical studies; b) an empirical analysis with a sample of 184 Italian firms to test the relationship between the breadth of OIP and innovation performance, and the moderating role of internal R&D over the mentioned relationship. Findings: The research identifies 16 OIP used by empirical studies and suggests that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between the breadth of OIP and innovation performance. Furthermore, we did not find a moderating effect of the internal R&D on the above-mentioned relationship. Research limits: The empirical analysis does not consider the effect of the single OIP. Then, our sample is heterogeneous involving different sectors and firm sizes. We acknowledge that innovation management changes depending of the sector’s features. Future studies could focus on specific sectors to further develop our understanding on this topic. Practical implications: The research helps to understand: a) what are the OIP that firms can exploit to innovate, b) how literature has used these OIP in empirical studies, and, c) if too much openness, in terms of practices, is beneficial for the firm’s innovativeness or not. Originality of the paper: The study offers an original and comprehensive view of openness based on OIP given that most of the empirical studies on OI focused on external sources of knowledge, rather than on practices. As a consequence, the variable breadth of OIP, that is the number of practices established by firms to innovate, is proposed. So, we position our paper within the main inbound OI literature proposing an alternative and complementary view of openness with regard to knowledge acquisition.
Sex Trafficking: A Toolbox for APN's

Objective: As the fastest growing crime in the world (Walker-Rodriguez, & Hill, 2011) and with sex slaves found in all 50 states (Grace et al, 2014), finding a solution to the problem of sex slavery is critical. One study showed 63.3% of sex slave survivors were treated in the emergency department while enslaved, revealing an opportunity for healthcare providers to intervene (The Emergency Nurses Association, 2015). This review of literature focused on the human trafficking subcategory of sexual exploitation (sex slaves). The purpose of this review of literature is to provide evidence based resources to better equip APN’s to identify, intervene, and refer sex slaves for successful rehabilitative services. Methods: Databases searched were CINAHL Complete and MEDLINE, from 2012 to 2017, resulting in a review of over 20 articles that discussed the identification and management of victims of sexual exploitation and the health care providers’ role with sex slaves in emergency departments. Three core concepts discovered from this review of literature were described: the identification, intervention, and referral process for sex slaves Conclusions: Overall, the database search confirmed that there is a large amount of research, however, there remains a need for evidence based tools for healthcare providers. One study resulted in an evidence based question that was effective in the identification of sex slaves: ‘Were you (or anyone you work with) ever beaten, hit, yelled at, raped, threatened or made to feel physical pain for working slowly or for trying to leave? ’ (Mumma et al., 2017).
Cancer Dynamics under a Chemotherapeutic Stress Gradient Using a Microfluidic in vitro Tumor Environment

In this dissertation, we use the microfluidic cancer-on-chip system we have developed to explore cancer population dynamics and how cancer acquires drug resistance. The microfluidic cell culture device, the “evolution accelerator” (EA), generates an in vitro landscape of stress heterogeneity across a tumor population. The system allows for high-magnification real-time observations of different cancer cell lines and downstream analysis of cell phenotype as a function of position on the stress landscape. With the EA technology, we investigate the adaptation and evolution dynamics in prostate cancer cell metapopulations under a stress landscape of a chemotherapeutic drug (docetaxel). High-resolution time-lapse scanning provides abundant information about the change in cell morphology, population dynamics, cell motility and cell migration over time on a cellular level. We further implement this technology to study quantitatively the emergence of polyploid, mesenchymal and stem-like cancer cells in the context of complex heterogeneous yet controllable in vitro environments with a spatially-varying drug concentration. Within our microfluidic stress landscape, we observe: (1) a previouslyunobserved surprisingly large number of polyploid giant cancer cells (PGCCs) which emerged in a highly stressful region in response to chemotherapy; (2) the transition of the epithelial to the mesenchymal state; (3) the stem-like characteristics of PGCCs. We argue that the elevated emergence of PGCCs in a high drug environment is due to migration of diploid epithelial cells from regions of low drug concentration, where they proliferate, to regions of high drug concentration, where they rapidly convert to PGCCs. The coexistence of the emerging drug-resistance PGCCs and the altruistic proliferative diploid cells may serve as a survival strategy for the cancer population. This suggests the clinical value of identifying vulnerabilities of PGCCs that might be considered critical targets.