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Occupational balance and its association with life satisfaction in men and women with rheumatoid arthritis.

INTRODUCTION Despite improved treatments and reduced disability, people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience difficulties in daily life, which may negatively affect their balance of everyday life activities (occupational balance). The aim of this study was to describe occupational balance and its association with self-rated life satisfaction in men and women with RA. METHODS A survey, including demographic and health-related questions, was sent to 1,277 people who met the following criteria: with RA >4 years, aged 18-80 years, included in the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register (SRQ), and had at least one registered visit to the participating rheumatology units in the year before inclusion. The 682 who answered all items in the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ) were included in the study. Their answers were analysed with descriptive statistics, and logistic regression analyses were conducted on men and women separately. RESULTS Significantly higher occupational balance was identified in those participants who were >65 years, had no children at home, had a lower disease activity score, were not continuously stressed and reported low pain intensity. The results of the logistic regression analyses of both genders showed that higher occupational balance was significantly associated with a higher probability for rating themselves as being satisfied with life as a whole. CONCLUSION Occupational balance was identified as related to satisfaction with life as a whole, which is valuable information for health professionals. Enhanced occupational balance may be achieved in people with RA by working towards reducing their stress and pain.
The Role of Reason for Firearm Ownership in Beliefs about Firearms and Suicide, Openness to Means Safety, and Current Firearm Storage.

OBJECTIVE Firearm means safety strategies, such as safe storage, are effective in reducing suicide rates but are not widely implemented in the United States. This study examined the association between reason for firearm ownership, beliefs about firearm ownership and storage and suicide risk, willingness to engage in means safety, and current firearm storage practices. METHOD A sample of 300 American firearm owners (53.0% male; 82.3% White; Mage = 36.11, age range = 20-69) completed an online survey via Amazon's Mechanical Turk (mTurk) program. RESULTS Firearm owners who own a firearm for protection, compared to owning a firearm for other reasons, (1) endorsed decreased belief in the relationship between firearm ownership and storage and suicide risk, (2) were less willing to engage in the means safety measures of storing firearms safely and allowing a trusted individual to temporarily remove firearms from the home, and (3) were more likely to store their firearms loaded. CONCLUSIONS Reason for firearm ownership influences views regarding firearms and suicide, willingness to engage in firearm means safety, and firearm storage practices. It is essential to understand how differences in reason for firearm ownership impact these outcomes so appropriate, efficacious messaging can be developed and implemented.
Characteristics of Blood Transfusion During Induction Remission in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Single-Center Retrospective Investigation

Objective: To investigate the allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) characteristics of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in different risk stratification during vincristine, daunorubicin, L-asparaginase and prednisone (VDLP) induction remission. Subjects and Methods: By referring to electronic medical records, the demographic characteristics, diagnosis, test, and treatment information including ABT were collected. According to the risk stratification of the CCCG-ALL-2015 protocol, ABTs between groups were compared, and the differences were statistically analyzed. Results: One hundred sixty-three newly treated children with ALL were enrolled in this study, who received 643.5 U of red blood cells and 377.6 U of platelets (PLTs) during the VDLP. The amount of ABT in the intermediate-risk (IR) group (n=102) was significantly higher than that in the low-risk group (n=61), which were reflected in the red blood cells in the first half of VDLP (P=0.033) and the PLTs in the second half of VDLP (P<0.001). Meanwhile, the PLT counts in the IR group were significantly lower in the same period. The time node was bounded by the minimal residual disease test on the 19th day. Conclusions: Children in the IR group or with unsatisfactory induction may need more ABTs during the VDLP, and the relatively low PLT counts seem to contribute to this. The results of this study can provide a basis for patient blood management, as well as a reference for studying the long-term effects of ABT on children with ALL.
Protective ventilation from ICU to operating room: state of art and new horizons

The prevention of ventilator-associated lung injury (VALI) and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) is of paramount importance for improving outcomes both in the operating room and in the intensive care unit (ICU). Protective respiratory support includes a wide spectrum of interventions to decrease pulmonary stress–strain injuries. The motto ‘low tidal volume for all’ should become routine, both during major surgery and in the ICU, while application of a high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) strategy and of alveolar recruitment maneuvers requires a personalized approach and warrants further investigation. Patient self-inflicted lung injury is an important type of VALI, which should be diagnosed and mitigated at the early stage, during restoration of spontaneous breathing. This narrative review highlights the strategies used for protective positive pressure ventilation. The emerging concepts of damaging energy and power, as well as pathways to personalization of the respiratory settings, are discussed in detail. In the future, individualized approaches to protective ventilation may involve multiple respiratory settings extending beyond low tidal volume and PEEP, implemented in parallel with quantifying the risk of VALI and PPC.
Development of Acellular Dermal Matrix from Skin of Different Species of Animals Using Biological Detergents and Enzymes Combinations

Decellularized tissues have been successfully used in a variety of tissue engineering/ regenerative medicine applications, and the decellularization methods vary as widely as the tissues of interest. The efficiency of cell removal from a tissue is dependent on the origin of the tissue and the specific physical, chemical, and enzymatic methods that are used. Each of these treatments affect the biochemical composition, tissue ultrastructure, and mechanical behavior of the remaining extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold, which in turn, affect the host response to the material. We have optimized the protocols for making acellular dermal matrix from rabbit, pig, goat, and sheep and buffalo skin using different combinations of ionic and non-ionic biological detergents.
Preparation and characterization of novel anti-inflammatory biological agents based on piroxicam-loaded poly-ε-caprolactone nano-particles for sustained NSAID delivery

Abstract Piroxicam (PX), a main member of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), is mainly used orally, which causes side effects of the gastrointestinal tract. It also has systemic effects when administered intramuscularly. Intra-articular (IA) delivery and encapsulation of PX in biodegradable poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) nanoparticles (NPs) offer potential advantages over conventional oral delivery. The purpose of this study is the development of a new type of anti-inflammatory bio-agents containing collagen and PX-loaded NPs, as an example for an oral formulation replacement, for the prolonged release of PX. In this study, the PX was encapsulated in PCL NPs (size 102.7 ± 19.37 nm, encapsulation efficiency 92.83 ± 0.4410) by oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion solvent evaporation method. Nanoparticles were then characterized for entrapment efficiency, percent yield, particle size analysis, morphological characteristics, and in vitro drug release profiles. Eventually, the NPs synthesized with collagen were conjugated so that the NPs were trapped in the collagen sponges using a cross-linker. Finally, biocompatibility tests showed that the anti-inflammatory agents made in this study had no toxic effect on the cells. Based on the results, it appears that PX-loaded PCL NPs along with collagen (PPCLnp-Coll) can be promising for IA administration based on particulate drug delivery for the treatment of arthritis.
Wind-driven ocean circulationmPart 2. Numerical solutions of the non-linear problem

-Results from numerical calculations of wind-driven ocean circulation with a barotropic model with bottom friction and on the B-plane are presented for a range of parameters from slightly non-linear to highly non-linear flows. The imposed wind-stress curl is steady and everywhere negative and is symmetric with a maximum amplitude at mid-latitudes. The oceanic response is strongly asymmetric with a westward intensification for nearly linear flows (STOMMEL'S 1948 result), and a northward concentration for non-linear flows. All of the cases showed a steady oceanic response to a steady wind. The effect of the non-linear processes is to decrease the transport below the Sverdrup transport for mildly non-linear flows. Strongly non-linear flows in which the western boundary current flows up to the northern boundary, across the ocean and southward along the eastern boundary have transports larger than the Sverdrup transport. It is shown that non-linear effects cause the western boundary current to flow northward into regions where there is no windstress. Thus when flows are non-linear it appears that one must consider entire oceanic basins rather than basins delimited by the sign of the wind-stress curl. The balance of forces in the different regions of the ocean are presented and the feasibility of constructing analytic models is discussed. Details such as the countercurrent on the off-shore side of the western boundary current are reflected in the associated pressure fields which are also graphed. l . I N T R O D U C T I O N THIS second part of the paper on wind-driven ocean circulation is concerned with numerical solutions obtained for the non-linear finite-difference equations of the barotropic model which was introduced in Part 1 (VERONIS, 1965a). We have already looked at non-linear effects by means of a perturbation method whose validity requires that the thickness of the boundary layer which is controlled by inertial effects be less than that of the frictional boundary layer of the linear problem. This condition is relaxed in the present part of the paper and we shall consider flows which have non-linear effects of varying degrees. Our primary interest is, of course, in those flows which are strongly non-linear and are not tractable by means of a perturbation method or by boundary-layer techniques. It was pointed out in the introduction to Part 1 that many of the results of Part 1 were implicitly or explicitly contained in the papers by STOMMEL (1948) and MUNK, GROVES and CARRIER (1950). The results of the present part, on the other hand, have not been derived previously, although BRYAN (1963) has presented numerical solutions for moderately non-linear flows. Bryan's calculations were made with a finer finite-difference network than those of the present paper. This enabled him to discuss cases with more realistic values of the parameters than those used here. However, runs were made in the present work over a sufficient range
Generación automática de frases literarias en español

En este trabajo presentamos un estado del arte en el área de la Creatividad Computacional (CC). En particular abordamos la generación automática de frases literarias en español. Proponemos tres modelos de generación textual basados principalmente en algoritmos estadísticos y análisis sintáctico superficial. Presentamos también algunos resultados preliminares bastante alentadores.
Guest Editorial Millimeter-Wave Networking

Due to the increasing density of wireless devices, the ever-growing demands for extremely high data rates, and the spectrum scarcity at the sub-6 GHz bands, making use of the spectrum-rich millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies is among the most important technology trends for future wireless networks. The major commercial potential of mmWave networks has led to mmWave being considered a key element for 5G-and-beyond mobile cellular networks, as well as for emerging Gbps-speed Wi-Fi networks based on the IEEE 802.11ad and draft IEEE 802.11ay standards. Despite this intense interest in mmWave communications from both the research community and industry, much fundamental research is still needed, especially at the higher layers of the networking stack.
Etiological factors affecting the clinical features, prognosis and management of acute pancreatitis

Aim: There are various etiological factors causing acute pancreatitis; of them to identify the most common aetiological factor affecting the severity of symptoms, complications and mortality in acute pancreatitis. Patients and methods: The study was conducted in Sungai Petani hospital in the State of Keddah, Malaysia. A total of 64 patients were admitted with symptoms of acute pancreatitis were retrospectively studied for symptoms, investigation results and prognosis. Results: Out of 64 patients admitted for acute pancreatitis gall stone disease was noticed in 38 patients of them Malays were 34 and others were 4.Alcohol consumption was observed in 26 patients of them 24were Indians and 2were Thai. Vomiting, jaundice, fever were more common in Malays. The symptoms are more due to gallstone induced acute pancreatitis than in alcohol induced pancreatitis. Serum enzymes like serum alanine transferase, amylase and LDH level in blood and urine amylase and diastase were elevated more commonly in Malays than in Indians. Serum albumin and PO 2 decreased in more Malays than in Indians. Both local and systemic complications were common in Malays. More Malay patients underwent surgery for gall stones. Conclusion: The lipase/amylase ratio index, erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume, and gamma glutamyl transferase could not distinguish alcoholic from non-alcoholic acute pancreatitis. Patients with gallstone pancreatitis should have cholecystectomy, ideally during the same admission. Early imipenem- cilastatin therapy appears to significantly reduce the need for surgery and complications.
Open-Channel SSD (What is it Good For)

Open-Channel SSDs are storage devices that let hosts take full control over data placement and I/O scheduling. In recent years, they have gained acceptance in data centers (e.g., Alibaba) and for computational storage (e.g., Pliops). Open-Channel SSDs require a host-based Flash Translation Layer (FTL) that manages the physical address space they expose. Open-source FTLs are now available for Open-Channel SSDs, providing either a generic yet tunable block device interface (e.g., pblk, SPDK, OX-Block), or application-speciﬁc FTLs developed for a speciﬁc data system (e.g., LightLSM, OX-ELEOS). In this paper, we share our experience developing three of those FTLs in the context of the OX controller. We position Open-Channel SSDs in the SSD landscape and discuss their relevance for data systems. In particular, we argue that Open-Channel SSDs cannot be considered as a uniform class of devices. Our main contribution is a description of the key design decisions we took in OX related to Open-Channel SSDs. We reﬂect on lessons learned and propose hints for the co-design of data systems and Open-Channel SSDs.
Proximate, Phytochemical and Antioxidant Mineral Compositions of Four Different Brands of Tea

Proximate, Phytochemical and Antioxidant Mineral Compositions of Four Different Brands of Tea Ifemeje J. C. , Ifemeje M. O, Egbuna C. , Olisah M. C. 1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State431124, Nigeria. 2 Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence, Centre for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. 3 Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State431124, Nigeria.
Allozymic Variation and differentiation in m ( Genus Talpa , Insectivora ) of the Val Breg ( Switzerland ) and the Val Chiavenna ( Ita

Allozymic Variation and differentiation of strictly parapatrically distributed European moles {Talpa europaea, n = 44) and Mediterranean moles {T. caeca, n = 34) were studied in the Val Bregaglia (Switzerland) and Val Chiavenna (Italy) to estimate interspecific Separation and intraspecific gene pool structuring. Tissue samples were screened for allelic Variation at 44 putative gene loci using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. In T. europaea four and in T. caeca three regional samples separated from one another by water courses were discriminated. The proportion of Polymorphie loci was 2.3 per cent in each regional sample, with polymorphisms at the Es-1 locus in T. europaea and at the Es-1 and the Es-D loci in T. caeca. Expected average heterozygosity ranged from 0.6 to 1.2 per cent in regional samples of T. europaea and from 0.9 to 1.2 per cent in T. caeca. In T. caeca one regional sample showed fixation of a unique allele (Es-D 143 ). This indicated paucity of migration across surrounding water courses. Inbreeding coefficients (FIS ) for the Es-1 locus ranged from 0.39 to 1.0 in regional samples. Significant deviations of genotype frequencies for the Es-1 locus due to deficiency of heterozygotes were found in one T. europaea and one T. caeca regional sample, respectively. The findings are discussed with respect to the parapatric pattern of distribution and the generally low gene pool variability of Talpa species found so far.
Square-Free Graphs with no Induced Fork

The claw is the graph $K_{1,3}$, and the fork is the graph obtained from the claw $K_{1,3}$ by subdividing one of its edges once. In this paper, we prove a structure theorem for the class of (claw, $C_4$)-free graphs that are not quasi-line graphs, and a structure theorem for the class of (fork, $C_4$)-free graphs that uses the class of (claw, $C_4$)-free graphs as a basic class. Finally, we show that every (fork, $C_4$)-free graph $G$ satisfies $\chi(G)\leqslant \lceil\frac{3\omega(G)}{2}\rceil$ via these structure theorems with some additional work on coloring basic classes.
FWU Journal of Social Sciences, Winter 2019, Vol.13, No.3, 1-14 Violent Conflict in North Waziristan, Pakistan: The Distortion and Re-emergence of Social Structure

This paper examines how and to what extent the violent conflict in the North Waziristan Tribal District of Pakistan distorted the traditional social structure, which embodies the informal social institutions of Jirga and Hujra. This violent conflict between 2004 and 2014 has appeared as one of the most urgent and crucial humanitarian and development concerns for Pakistan where the whole region was under the siege of Talibanization and government was completely absent until the launch of military operation Zarb-e-Azb in June 2014 against the Taliban. Several studies have been conducted so far on the causes and consequences of this violent conflict, but most of these studies focused on the political dimensions even though the significant volatility of the region in recent times should be investigated empirically. This study adopted qualitative methodological and interpretive approaches to collect primary data from the study area. The study finds that the informal institutions like Jirga (council of elders), and Hujra (common male guesthouse) were being the prime targets of both the Taliban and security forces during the violent conflict. Moreover, the jirgawas used as a source of fund-raising by the Taliban groups in North Waziristan. Resultantly, these institutions lost its centuries-old traditional structure and underwent significant transformations. 1
Mental Health of Family Members of Patients with Schizophrenia II:The Burden of Care Factors

Objective: To investigate the burden of care of family members of patients with schizophrenia and its influencing factors.Methods: 464 family members of schizophrenic patients from inpatient and outpatient departments of a psychiatric hospital inpatient in Shenzhen,were collected into groups that met certain standards of family members of schizophrenic patients from the level of family function,social support,coping style,and other aspects,and analyzed with multiple regression.Results: ①The patients' parents,and spouses often experienced a higher level of care burden;②The level of family functioning,the number of patients relapse,and the relationship between the patient could explain 33.5% of the variance of the burden to take care.Conclusion: ①The parents and spouses of schizophrenic patients often experience higher levels of care burden;②In Eastern social and cultural background,level of family functioning for families of patients experienced significant effect on the size of the burden of care.
Flexible thermocell and utilization of body heat

Plastic thermo-electrochemical cell (thermocell) involving aqueous potassium ferro/ferricyanide electrolyte are investigated as an alternative to conventional thermoelectrics for thermal energy harvesting. The plastic thermocell that consists of all pliable materials such as PET, fabrics, and wires and is flexible enough to be wearable on human body and to wrap around cylindrical shapes. Especially, performance of the thermocell is enhanced by incorporating carbon nanotube into activated carbon textile, due to improved charge transfer at the interface. For cold weather condition (surrounding temperature of 5oC), the thermocell generates short-circuit current density of 0.39 A/m2 and maximum power density of 0.46 mW/m2 from body heat (temperature of 36oC). For practical use, we have shown that the thermocell charges up capacitor when worn by a person on a T-shirt. We also have demonstrated that the electrical energy generated from waste pipe heat using a serial array of the thermocell and voltage converter can power typical commercial LED.
The breast cancer treatment as a marker of progress in oncology.

: This review is aimed to discuss the influence of the fundamental investigations in biology and oncology on the clinical strategy and tactics at the example of the breast cancer (BC). The survey of the influence of the theoretical investigations on the clinical methods, their level and results. The analysis of more than 60 years experience of Lviv oncological clinic in treatment nearly 20,000 patients with BC. The history of BC treatment is divided into periods in which different methods of treatment were dominant. We demonstrate the influence of the fundamental investigations on the clinical situation in BC.