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Women’s Knowledge About Cervical Cancer and Cervical Screening Practice

Cervical cancer is the seventh leading cause of death and the fourth most common type of cancer among Hong Kong Chinese women. Despite the provision of cervical screening programs, women’s attendance for screening remains low at 59%. Evidence suggests that women’s knowledge about cervical cancer and preventive strategies are significant to their screening practice. A preliminary pilot study consisting of a two-phase descriptive design using quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection was undertaken to investigate the level of knowledge about cervical cancer and cervical screening among a population of Hong Kong Chinese women. From a total sample of 467 women, 242 (52%) responded to a confidential questionnaire, 18 of whom, aged between 30 and 54 years, volunteered to participate in a semistructured interview. A total of 135 (57%) women had attended screening, with those who were married with children significantly more likely to attend. Although no significant difference was found between the overall level of knowledge of attenders and nonattenders, individual items such as women’s knowledge of risk factors were significant. The need for further knowledge about the preventive nature of cervical screening and regular screening was demonstrated. Other factors influencing Chinese women’s attendance patterns included advice from practitioners and the significance of children to women’s propensity for self-care. The implications of these findings to women’s attendance patterns for screening are considered, particularly the need for culturally sensitive health promotion and intervention strategies. © 2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Philadelphia
DETERMINANTS OF PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDED WOMEN OWNED SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

SMEs are facing tremendous competitive challenges and threats to survive despite being at the center stage in the economic development of many countries. Studies indicate that three out of five fail within the first few months of operation and over 60% fail each year while most do not survive to their third anniversary. This study hence sought to establish the determinants of performance of government funded women owned small and medium enterprises in Nairobi County. Specifically, it focused on the influence of training, pro-activeness, risk-taking and innovativeness on performance of government funded women owned SMEs. The study target population included 558 government funded women owned SMEs in Nairobi County according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics report on Nairobi County. From which 233 were samples. Both primary and secondary data were collected and used for analysis in the study. Descriptive statistics such as, mean and frequencies and inferential statistics (regression and correlation analysis) were used to perform data analysis. A multiple linear regression analysis model was used to test the hypotheses and link the variables. The findings of the study revealed that the four independent variables of training, pro-activeness, risk-taking and innovativeness positively and significantly influenced the performance of government funded women owned SMEs in Nairobi County. The study recommends that in order for the government funded women owned SMEs in Nairobi County to improve their performance, there is need to focus on key training indicators including receiving training on how to financially manage the business, receiving training on problem-solving skills, training on interpersonal/communication skills, having access to training on effective customer management skills, access to training on effective marketing skills.
Tendinopathy Not Tendonitis: Now Is the Time for a Change

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BRIEF REVIEWS Interactions of Granulocytes with the Lungs

ALMOST seventeen billion granulocytes enter and exit the lungs each minute. Although the numbers of granulocytes in pulmonary artery and systemic artery blood are equal under normal conditions, they are not all the same cells, since a sizeable marginated pool of granulocytes in the lungs is constantly exchanging with the pool of circulating cells (Bierman et al., 1952, 1955; Cohen et al., 1979; Staub et al., 1981; Cohen et al., 1982). Some relatively innocuous interventions (for example, hemodialysis) cause sudden, dramatic stasis of granulocytes in the pulmonary circulation—granulocytes virtually disappear from the blood briefly—without severely compromising lung function (Craddock et al., 1977). In other circumstances, activated granulocytes sequestered in the lung appear to cause severe injury which may be either acute or chronic (Heflin and Brigham, 1981; Loyd et al., 1983; Newman et al., 1983). There is even some evidence that normal functions of the lungs may be influenced by granulocytes (Hinson et al., 1982).
EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF CARTILAGE REPAIR Cartilage Regeneration Using Principles of Tissue Engineering

S161 It is well known that articular cartilage in adults has a limited ability for self-repair. Numerous methods have been devised to augment its natural healing response, but these methods generally lead to filling of the defect with fibrous tissue or fibrocartilage, which lacks the mechanical characteristics of articular cartilage and fails with time. Recently, tissue engineering has emerged as a new discipline that amalgamates aspects from biology, engineering, materials science, and surgery and that has as a goal the fabrication of functional new tissues to replace damaged tissues. The emergence of tissue engineering has facilitated the generation of new concepts and the revival of old ideas all of which has allowed a fresh approach to the repair or regeneration of tissues such as cartilage. The collaborations between scientists with different backgrounds and expertise has allowed the identification of some key principles that serve as the basis for the development of therapeutic approaches that now are less empiric and more hypothesis-driven than ever before. The current authors review some of the considerations regarding the various models used to test and validate the above repair methods and to address different aspects of the cartilage repair paradigm. Also, some key principles identified from past and current research, the need for the development of new biomaterials, and considerations in scale-up of cell-biomaterial constructs are summarized.
The genetic – metabolic duality of cancer opyright

DOI:10.1097/CCO.0000000000000028 Cancer biology has long been a fragmented area. Until recently, there was little conceptual continuity between the multiple different biological mechanisms that underlie cancer at gene, cell, tissue, organ, person or population level. One of the major achievements of the past decade is the development of a comprehensive framework that describes the multiple dimensions of cancer as an integrated system. The concept of ‘Hallmarks of Cancer’ developed by Hanahan and Weinberg in 2000 and augmented in 2011 [1,2], signals the turning point between the gradualist conception of cancer as a stepwise process resulting from the sequential alteration of additive mechanisms and the vision of a seamless process of interplay between cells and their environment, engulfing cancer and chronic metabolic, immune and inflammatory diseases in a continuum. In this respect, there is an interesting parallelism between the conceptual developments of physics in the early 20th century and those of cancer biology at the turn of the 21st century. In physics, the wave–matter duality concept formulated by de Broglie in 1924 represented a major paradigm shift for quantum mechanics, encapsulating several decades of research on the nature of matter. Likewise, the nature of cancer cannot be adequately described without taking into account its dual genetic and metabolic character. This Cancer Biology issue brings to the fore a series of reviews that shed new lights on the genetic–metabolic duality of cancer and further demonstrates how these aspects constitute the two sides of the same coin. The review on chromothripsis proposed by Klosterman, Koster and Molenaar demonstrates the departure from the gradualist view of cancer by emphasizing the role of massive complex genomic rearrangement in shaping the landscape of somatic mutations in cancer cells. Moreover, the role and significance of adaptive responses driven by epigenetic mechanisms is illustrated by Wang, Rousseau and Kochbin, who describe how ‘out-of-context’ activation of genes that are normally restricted to very specific cells and tissues can provide a powerful mechanism to sustain cell growth – as well as a range of new biomarkers and pharmacological targets for cancer detection and treatment. Wang and Gu summarize
Anti-Allergic Compounds From Red Tomato Peel

Daily food habit with anti-allergic activities is expected to prevent the onset of allergic diseases and ameliorate allergic symptoms. The red color of ripe tomato fruit is due mainly to the accumulation of the carotenoid all-trans-lycopene, which is produced during fruit ripening. Red tomato peel extract (RTPE) contain lycopene (450mg/ kg) and has been found to have anti-allergic effects on man compare its flesh extract and yellow tomato peel extract (YTPE). RTPE could possibly inhibit histamine release and relieve the symptoms of all types of allergy including cedar pollinosis. To evaluate the anti-allergic effect of RTPE, we performed a research study randomized, on three groups in 50 perennial allergy patients with red peel extract; yellow peel extract; tomato flesh and Dextrin (20 healthy university students as control). All patients using oral administration of red tomato peel extract (RTPE); yellow/pink tomato peel extract (YTPE) and tomato flesh extract (TFE) 30mg per day /patient each group and Dextrin as control (30mg per day /patient each group) for 56 days. We found that the skin test for allergy score significantly decreased in the RTPE group only at the end of the trial compared to the beginning and treated with YTPE and TFE groups. Besides this, we also found that sneezing score decreases significantly at the end of experiment time compare to the beginning (pl0.03). There were decreasing tendencies of rhinorrhea and nasal obstruction in the RTPE group. The patients quality of life was significantly improved in the RTPE group after 56 days of treatment (p=0.02) but not in YTPE; tomato flesh extract (TFE) and dextrin group. A significant improvement in total symptom scores, combining sneezing, rhinorrhea and nasal obstruction, was observed after oral administration of RTPE for 56 days (p=0.01). Thus, this evidence will be helpful for the development of low molecular compounds for allergic diseases and it is expected that a dietary menu including an appropriate intake of carotenoids (fruits a vegetables) may provide a form of complementary and alternative medicine and a preventative strategy for allergic diseases.
SYMPOSIUM: MOLECULAR GENETICS IN SARCOMA

Synovial sarcomas are highly aggressive mesenchymal cancers that show modest response to conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy, suggesting a definite need for improved biotargeted agents. Progress has been hampered by the lack of insight into pathogenesis of this deadly disease. The presence of a specific diagnostic t(X;18) translocation leading to expression of the unique SYT-SSX fusion protein in effectively all cases of synovial sarcoma suggests a role in the etiology. Other nonspecific anomalies such as overexpression of Bcl-2, HER-2/neu, and EGFR have been reported, but their role in the pathogenesis remains unclear. Using gene targeting, we recently generated mice conditionally expressing the human SYT-SSX2 fusion gene from mouse endogenous ROSA26 promoter in chosen tissue types in the presence of Cre recombinase. These mice develop synovial sarcoma when SYT-SSX2 is expressed within myoblasts, thereby identifying a source of this enigmatic tumor and establishing a mouse model of this disease that recapitulates the clinical, histologic, immunohistochemical, and transcriptional profile of human synovial sarcomas. We review the genetics of synovial sarcoma and discuss the usefulness of genetics-based mouse models as a valuable research tool in the hunt for key molecular determinants of this lethal disease as well as a preclinical platform for designing and evaluating novel treatment strategies.
Is justice blind or myopic? An examination of the effects of meta-cognitive myopia and truth bias on mock jurors and judges

Previous studies have shown that people are truth-biased in that they tend to believe the information they receive, even if it is clearly flagged as false. The truth bias has been recently proposed to be an instance of meta-cognitive myopia, that is, of a generalized human insensitivity towards the quality and correctness of the information available in the environment. In two studies we tested whether meta-cognitive myopia and the ensuing truth bias may operate in a courtroom setting. Based on a well-established paradigm in the truth-bias literature, we asked mock jurors (Study 1) and professional judges (Study 2) to read two crime reports containing aggravating or mitigating information that was explicitly flagged as false. Our findings suggest that jurors and judges are truth-biased, as their decisions and memory about the cases were affected by the false information. We discuss the implications of the potential operation of the truth bias in the courtroom, in the light of the literature on inadmissible and discredible evidence, and make some policy suggestions.
Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Short Review

Pulmonary aspergillosis refers to a spectrum of diseases resulting from Aspergillus becoming resident in the lung. These include invasive aspergillosis from angioinvasive disease, simple aspergilloma from inert colonization of pulmonary cavities, and chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis from fungal germination and immune activation. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis includes simple aspergilloma, which is occasionally complicated by life-threatening hemoptysis, and progressive destructive cavitary disease requiring antifungal therapy. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis occurs almost exclusively in patients with asthma or cystic fibrosis. Invasive aspergillosis is now recognized to occur in patients with critical illness without neutropenia and in those with mild degrees of immunosuppression, including from corticosteroid use in the setting of COPD. Improvement in outcomes for Aspergillus pulmonary syndromes requires that physicians recognize the varied and sometimes subtle presentations, be aware of populations at risk of illness, and institute potentially life-saving therapies early in the disease course.
A Case of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria with a Prolonged Incubation Period of Four Years

With increased global travel, unique diseases from different parts of the world pose a new category of differential diagnosis, and an incubation period of different infectious diseases helps narrow differential diagnosis to point to one specific etiology. The normal incubation period of Plasmodium falciparum malariais 7-40 days. We report a case of symptomatic P. falciparum malaria that manifested four years after a visit to a malaria-endemic area in a 51-year-old female patient. Our case illustrates the importance of a broad differential with regard to infectious disease including remote travel history and raises questions of the survival of P. falciparum for four years despite the administration of traditional chemoprophylactic agents.
The Prevalence of Smoking (Cigarette and Waterpipe) among University Students in Some Arab Countries: A Systematic Review

Background: Tobacco use among university students remains the most alarming problem worldwide. This study aims to systematically review the previous literature for determining the prevalence of smoking (cigarette and waterpipe) among university students in some Arab countries. Methods: We electronically searched articles from MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar and Google for the period from April 2018 to June 2019. We conducted a systematic review of eligible studies published in English between 2006 and 2019, for assessing cigarette and waterpipe smoking among university students. The studies were all cross-sectional according to eligibility criteria and contained 469 studies19 meet the inclusion criteria from 12 countries of (Yemen, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Libya and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Results: the study included a total of participants (N=45,306) (33,450 Males vs 11,856 Females). The overall highest rate of current smoking among students was in Egypt (46.7%), Kuwait (46%) and KSA (42.3%). The smoking prevalence among males was significantly higher than females in Yemen (36.3% vs 28.0%,p<0.001), Bahrain (27.0%vs 4.2%, p<0.001), Tunisia (38.4% vs 3.4%, P<0.001), Egypt (61.2% vs 18.9%, P<0.001), Palestine (52.7% vs 16.5%, p<0.001), Syria (26.1% vs 9.5%, p<0.001), KSA (32.7%vs5.9%,P<0.001), and Jordan (54.3%vs11.1%, P<0.005) and (56.9%vs11.4%, P<0.005). Another study in Yemen was significantly higher among women than man (15.7% vs 10.3%, p<0.001). The highest waterpipe smoking rates among gender was in KSA (36.4%-36.3%). For cigarette smoking, the highest rates were in Libya (80.2%), Jordan (80%) and KSA (70.7%). The highest smoking rates among males were in Egypt (61.2%), Jordan (56.9%-54.3%) and Palestine (52.7%), for females the highest rate was in Yemen (28.0%). Conclusion: The prevalence of smoking cigarette and waterpipe appears to be alarmingly high among university students in Arab countries. The results were different among students, due to the nature of the region and the different customs, traditions, lineage and multicultural from country to another.
Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad.

No part of this may be reproduced in any form — except for brief quotation (not to exceed 1,000 words) in a review or professional work — without prior written permission from NSDC or the authors. D ecades of standards-based school reform have helped identify what students need to know and be able to do. In the words of former IBM CEO Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., these efforts were meant to " drive standards [and accountability] through the schoolhouse door. " But educators and policymakers are recognizing that it is time for Standards-Based Reform 2.0. We need to place a greater priority on strengthening the capacity of educators and building learning communities to deliver higher standards for every child. Enabling educational systems to achieve on a wide scale the kind of teaching that has a substantial impact on student learning requires much more intensive and effective professional learning than has traditionally been available. If we want all young people to possess the higher-order thinking skills they need to succeed in the 21st century, we need educators who possess higher-order teaching skills and deep content knowledge. There are many ways to improve the quality and performance of the nation's education workforce, and many are being tested. States and districts have restructured the staffs at thousands of failing schools. They are seeking to lure better talent into classrooms by recruiting career changers and liberal-arts graduates with rich content knowledge and a willingness to teach. They are revamping their personnel departments, launching new teacher academies, and working to exert greater control over who will teach and in which schools. But these efforts, essential as they are, influence only a small portion of educators. And no matter what states and districts do to bolster the education workforce, they will need to do more and better with the talent they have. This will require a more effective and systematic approach to supporting, developing, and mobilizing the more than three million educators who will teach in and lead our schools. Other fields, from medicine and management to the military, do a far better job of providing ongoing learning opportunities and support for their professionals. But as this report shows, in education, professional learning in its current state is poorly conceived and deeply flawed. Teachers lack time and opportunities to view each other's classrooms, learn from mentors, and work collaboratively. The support and training they receive is …
Application of Superconducting Fault Current Limiter for Protection in Electrical Transmission System

This paper introduced an application of superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) to limit the fault current value to a lower level in electrical power system. Resistive type SFCL is implemented in MATLAB version 8.1 Unsymmetrical faults are observed at different positions i.e. near the bus 1, bus 2, and bus 5. Simulations are performed to observe mainly three types of faults which are single line to ground fault, line to line fault and double line to ground fault. For simulation purpose IEEE 5 bus transmission systems is considered. The simulations indicate that the SFCL may give better results in feeder position near at bus 5, compared with other positions. Also a fast recovery to the superconducting state has been observed as the fault is reduced within the first cycle of fault. With the help of this a small current rating circuit breaker can be used in the system. It has been observed that after installation of SFCL for a single line to ground fault the fault current reduces almost 92%. Also the level of other two unsymmetrical faults is also decreased to a lower level. Keywords— Fault current, Power system, Unsymmetrical fault and Superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL), MATLAB.
USE OF MEL FREQUENCY CEPSTRAL COEFFICIENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SPEAKER RECOGNITION SYSTEM

: The paper proposes a Speaker Recognition system which does the task of validating a user’s claimed identity using characteristics extracted from their voices. It is one of the most useful and popular biometric recognition techniques in the world especially related to areas in which security is a major concern. A direct analysis and synthesizing of the complex voice signal is due to too much information contained in the signal. Therefore, the digital signal processes, Feature Extraction and Feature Matching were introduced to represent the voice signal. Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) were extracted from the speech signal which were used to represent each speaker and recognition was carried out using weighted Euclidean distance. MATLABR2017b platform was used to implement feature extraction process.