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Use of Health Apps by Nurses for Professional Purposes: Web-Based Survey Study

Background In the last few years, the number of mobile apps for health professionals has increased exponentially. Nevertheless, there is a lack of knowledge about the professional use, training requirements, and quality perception of these apps among health care professionals such as nurses. Considering that the nursing profession is the largest segment of health care workforce in many countries such as Spain, the impact of the use of health apps by these professionals can be critical to the future of modern health care. Objective The main objective of this study was to determine if nurses were using health apps professionally and what types of apps they were using. The secondary objectives were (1) to find out if, among nurses, there is a need for training in the use of health apps and (2) to explore nurses’ perceptions of health professional apps, determining whether there is a need for a certification process for health apps and the type of institution or organization that should review and validate these apps for professional use. Methods After an initial piloting survey, all registered nurses at the Nursing Association of Barcelona were invited to participate in a 34-item online survey. Eventually, 1293 nurses participated in the survey; however, 52 did not complete the survey properly, omitting both age or gender information, and they were excluded from the analysis. Results About half of the respondents (600/1241, 48.35%) had health professional apps installed on their devices and were included for analysis. Most participants in the survey were women (474/600, 79.0%) and the remaining were men (126/600, 21.0%). The most popular types of apps used and installed among nurses were related to drug information, health calculators, and health guidelines. Overall, 97.0% (582/600) of nurses thought that the health apps should be certified, and 80.0% (480/600) agreed that the certification process should be carried out by professional or health institutions. Furthermore, 14.5% (87/600) of participants mentioned that they were asked by their patients to prescribe a health app and only 6.5% (28/430) recommended them often. Most nurses (354/433, 81.8%) who answered the question about the importance of receiving specific training on using and prescribing health apps considered this point a very relevant issue. Conclusions About half of the nurses in Catalonia use health apps for professional purposes, and they believe that these types of tools should be validated and certified by health or professional institutions before using them in clinical environments. Although the prescription of health apps in clinical environments is infrequent among nurses, they would be willing to prescribe apps if they were certified by a health organization. Finally, among nurses, there is a need for training in using and prescribing health apps for health care purposes.
Analysing changes in electricity industries against actors and technologies: utility to business transformations in Denmark, Germany, Finland and Spain

Liberalization of electricity markets, governmental policies for renewable electricity and technology development are transforming national electricity industries. However, there are considerable national differences in how these industries have changed and which businesses have been developed. We propose a typology for comparing changes in electricity industry based on the changes in the actors and technologies. Wind power and solar photovoltaic are used here as technology examples. A qualitative analysis of the changes in electricity industries in four EU member states is presented. Based on the preliminary findings, we conclude that if the industry consists of many, small firms with relatively loose ties with the government the industry is more likely to change than if it consists of few large firms with strong relations with the government.
Neurological disorder in cattle associated with bovine herpesvirus 4

A nested PCR assay was used to diagnose bovine encephalitis through herpesviruses including bovine herpesvirus 5 (BHV-5), bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1), Aujeszky’s disease virus (SHV-1), and ovine herpesvirus 2 (OHV-2) in 14 fragments of central nervous system (CNS) from cattle that died with neurological signs. In addition, as some samples of bovine herpesvirus type 4 (BHV-4) have been isolated from neural tissue, it was also tested by nested PCR. The cases of encephalitis occurred in isolation at different times of the year and did not present any seasonality. The duration of the clinical course ranged between 1 to 15 days, and in 64.3% of the cases it manifested between 1 to 2 days. The most frequently observed neurological signs were ataxia, recumbency, unsteadiness and inability to stand, opisthotonus, paddling movements, nystagmus and ptyalism. In the nested assay, there was no evidence of: BHV-1, SHV-1 or OHV-2 in the DNA obtained from the CNS in any of the samples. But the presence of BHV-4 was found in all fragments of the CNS in cattle which died presenting neurological signs. Moreover, BHV-5 was found in association with BHV-4 in two of these samples.
ORDER AND DISORDER IN NANOPOROUS MEDIA CONTROLS DNA SEPARATION EFFICIENCY

The effect of order in separation media on DNA separation resolution is studied experimentally. A microfluidic tech� nique based on colloidal selfassembly is employed to generate structures with different degrees of order. SEM images of the structures are employed to characterize the scale of order. The DNA separation resolution is quantified in each struc� ture through calculation of peak separation distance and band broadening. DNA separation resolution under pulsed elec� trophoresis is found to change nonmonotonically wi th the degree of order. Resolution is lowest in structures with the highest degree of disorder, reaching a maximum when there is a short range order.
THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF FUNCTIONAL AND DYNAMIC STABILITY OF THE 16-18 YEARS OLD BASKETBALL PLAYERS - A PILOT STUDY

We aimed to determine the interdependence between functional and dynamic stability of young basketball players. Nineteen, young basketball players took part in the experiment. They were tested with Y Balance TestTM for functional stability and with *Drift protocol" of the Optojump Next System for dynamic stability. The correlation analysis showed interdependencies between functional balance testing and dynamic performance. The Composite Reach Score is highly associated with individual leg jump power. Also there are significant dependencies between jumping stability in AP and ML planes and reach distances in specified directions. Other significant correlations indicate the need for conducting functional testing in parallel with dynamic trials in order to achieve wider picture of the athletes perforrnance.
LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT: TRAINABILITY IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE Windows of Opportunity, Optimal Trainability

Scientific research has concluded that it takes eight-to-twelve years of training for a talented player/athlete to reach elite levels. This is called the ten-year or 10,000 hour rule, which translates to slightly more than three hours of practice daily for ten years (Ericsson, et al., 1993; Ericsson and Charness, 1994, Bloom, 1985; Salmela et al., 1998) Unfortunately, parents and coaches in many sports still approach training with an attitude best characterized as "peaking by Friday," where a short-term approach is taken to training and performance with an overemphasis on immediate results. We now know that a long-term commitment to practice and training is required to produce elite players/athletes in all sports.
6 Emotion-based Architecture for Social Interactive Robots

Applications of robots as assistance systems in household, healthor elderly care lead to new challenges for roboticists. These robots need to fulfill complex tasks and navigate in complex human “real world” environments. One of the most difficult challenges in developing assistance robots for everyday life is the realization of an adequate human-robot interface. Traditional interfaces like mouse, keyboard, or joystick appear inappropriate because even untrained non-robot or computer specialists should be able to control the robot. From our point of view, the best way to achieve this goal is, to enable the robot to “natural” human interaction. Since approx. 65% of the information in human-human interaction is conducted non-verbally (Birdwhistell, 1970), the robots need the abilities to recognize and express these non-verbal signals. The now upcoming question, whether humans would accept and use these interaction abilities of a robot at all, can be answered by investigating two studies. Firstly, in (Reeves & Nass, 1996) it is proved that humans tend to use their experiences and customs from human-human interaction in human-machine interaction. They treat their computer as if it has a mind, they talk to it, they have some special emotional connection to it, and they even give non-verbal signals that are used in human-human interaction to it although they know that it has no possibility to recognize or even understand them. These results suggest that humans would use the humanoid interaction abilities of a robot. In (Breazeal, 2002) it is shown that the usage of emotional expressions of a robot enhance the human-robot interaction. So if a robot would have the abilities for humanoid interaction humans would use these features. Secondly, in (Watzlawick, 2000) it is pointed out, that social interaction takes place in every situation in which two or more persons are facing each other. So it is clear, that if a robot should act as partner of a human, it needs the abilities for social interaction. In the following, psychological fundamentals that are necessary for the realization of social interactive robots are explained. Afterwards, the related work on social interactive robots is summarized and discussed. Then the emotion-based control architecture of the robot ROMAN of the University of Kaiserslautern is introduced and the results of some tests to evaluate this architecture are presented. Finally at the end, a summary of this chapter as
Social Integration and Students' Perceptions of the Transition to Middle School

Aspects of students’ social integration early in the middle school transition year were examined in relation to their perceptions of their overall transition experience at the end of 6th grade. Participants included 898 students (56.2% female, 29.2% minority) enrolled in 15 rural middle schools across the United States who were affiliated with a peer group. Perceptions of the transition and indicators of students’ social integration were collected through survey and peer nomination procedures. Most students rated their transition positively. Results of the two-level hierarchical linear modeling analysis with cumulative proportional odds models indicated that students who were female, had greater school belonging, and were affiliated with a central peer group were more likely to view the transition favorably after controlling for fifth grade risk of adjustment difficulties. Examination of an interaction effect indicated that White male students were the most likely to perceive an easy transition. Implications for future study are discussed.
Choline and methionine regulate lipid metabolism via the AMPK signaling pathway in hepatocytes exposed to high concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids

High concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFAs) and β‐hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA) induce lipid peroxidation, resulting in liver damage. Choline and methionine (Met) can promote energy balance and benefit liver health in transition dairy cows; however, the regulating mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we established the hepatocyte damage model by 1.5 mM NEFAs or BHBA treatment, and examined lipid metabolism in hepatocytes. The results showed that 1.5 mM NEFAs and 1.5 mM BHBA significantly decreased the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK)‐α as well as its target genes carnitine palmitoyltransferase‐1α (CPT‐1α), acetyl‐CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthetase, and Apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100). Choline and Met upregulated the phosphorylation level of AMPK‐α, which was blocked by BML (an AMPK‐α inhibitor). The mRNA expression level of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐α (PPAR‐α), CPT‐1α, and ApoB100 showed a similar trend. The expressions of liver X recptoer α (LXR‐α) and sterol regulatory element‐binding protein 1c (SREBP‐1c) were decreased by choline and Met, while only the decrease of LXR‐α was blocked by BML. These findings indicate that the high‐level NEFAs and BHBA weaken the lipid metabolism by impairing the fatty acid oxidation, synthesis, and transport proteins. Choline and Met regulate PPAR‐α and LXR‐α transcriptional activity through AMPK‐α phosphorylation and regulate SREBP‐1c independently of AMPK‐α to promote lipid oxidation and transport in NEFAs‐treated hepatocytes.
Anatomical and Ultrasonography‐Based Investigation to Localize the Arteries on the Central Forehead Region During the Glabellar Augmentation Procedure

Glabellar augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures but can entail severe complications caused by inadvertent intravascular injection of filler. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated the arteries on the glabellar and central forehead regions. The aim of this study was to correlate the topography and location of the arteries in this area with anatomical landmarks to propose a safety guideline. Two methods were used to investigate the glabellar and central forehead areas: dissection of 19 Thai embalmed cadavers, and ultrasonographic examination of 14 healthy Thai volunteers. At the level of the glabellar point, the horizontal distances from the midline to the arteries were 4.7 mm (central artery), 7.8 mm (paracentral artery), and 14.7 and 19.2 mm (superficial and deep branches of supratrochlear artery). The depths from the skin of the arteries were 3.1 mm (central artery), 4.8 mm (paracentral artery), and 4.2 and 5.9 mm (superficial and deep branches of supratrochlear artery). The periosteal artery was detected in 71.1% as a branch of either the superior orbitoglabellar or the supratrochlear artery. It ran in the supraperiosteal layer for a short course and penetrated the periosteum above the superciliary ridge or above the medial eyebrow, adhering tightly to the bony surface. This study suggests a safe injection technique for the glabella based on a thorough knowledge of arterial distribution and topography and color Doppler ultrasonographic examination prior to the injection, which is recommended to minimize the risk of severe complications. Clin. Anat. 33:370–382, 2020. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Deep Knockoffs

Abstract This article introduces a machine for sampling approximate model-X knockoffs for arbitrary and unspecified data distributions using deep generative models. The main idea is to iteratively refine a knockoff sampling mechanism until a criterion measuring the validity of the produced knockoffs is optimized; this criterion is inspired by the popular maximum mean discrepancy in machine learning and can be thought of as measuring the distance to pairwise exchangeability between original and knockoff features. By building upon the existing model-X framework, we thus obtain a flexible and model-free statistical tool to perform controlled variable selection. Extensive numerical experiments and quantitative tests confirm the generality, effectiveness, and power of our deep knockoff machines. Finally, we apply this new method to a real study of mutations linked to changes in drug resistance in the human immunodeficiency virus. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
Modern High Voltage Drive Train Architecture to Accommodate the Needs for a Variety of Components for Future Automotive Applications

We can see a variety of different concepts in prototypes and series programs. In HEV drivetrains with power-split architecture, the use of a DC to DC boost converter between the high voltage battery and the voltage source inverter is widely spread for years. Though often discussed, a boost converter in a parallel hybrid (HEV) or pure electric vehicle (EV) drivetrain architecture has no break-through yet. By introducing a high voltage DC to DC converter to the (H)EV architecture, an additional degree of freedom is added to the system design. That can be used to develop new drivetrain concepts to improve efficiency of components, energy management strategy, system costs and add additional benefits for customers. The presentation will take a closer look at the effects and opportunities of a high voltage DC/DC converter for the overall drivetrain architecture.
Why effects of social capital on health status differ between genders: considering the labor market condition

This paper explores how social capital is related with self-rated health status in Japan and how this relationship is affected by gender, using data for 3075 adult participants in the 2000 Social Policy and Social Consciousness (SPSC) survey. Controlling for endogenous bias, unobserved city size- and area-specific fixed effects, I find that social capital has a significant positive influence on health status for females but not for males. If samples are limited to persons with a job, social capital effects drastically decrease and the difference between genders diminishes. This empirical study provides evidence that people without a job can afford to allocate time to accumulate social capital and thereby improve their health status.
The ENSO Impact on Predicting World Cocoa Prices

Cocoa beans are produced in equatorial and sub-equatorial regions of West Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. These are also the regions most affected by El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) -- a climatic anomaly affecting temperature and precipitation in many parts of the world. Thus, ENSO, has a potential of affecting cocoa production and, subsequently, prices on the world market. This study investigates the benefits of using a measure of ENSO variable in world cocoa price forecasting through the application of a smooth transition autoregression (STAR) modeling framework to monthly data to examine potentially nonlinear dynamics of ENSO and cocoa prices. The results indicate that the nonlinear models appear to outperform linear models in terms of out-of-sample forecasting accuracy. Furthermore, the results of this study indicate evidence of Granger causality between ENSO and cocoa prices.
Comparison Of Surgical Outcomes Of 360° Circumferential Trabeculotomy Versus Sectoral Excisional Goniotomy With The Kahook Dual Blade At 6 Months

Purpose To compare reductions in intraocular pressure (IOP) and IOP-lowering medication use following sectoral excisional goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) or 360° trabeculotomy (via either Trab360 or gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy [GATT]) in eyes with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Methods A retrospective review was conducted to collect data from adult subjects with early to advanced primary or secondary OAG undergoing phacoemulsification combined with either KDB or 360° trabeculotomy (Trab360 or GATT) between August 1, 2016 and July 30, 2018 for which 6-month follow-up was available. Data collected included IOP, glaucoma medications, adverse events, and additional IOP-lowering procedures. The primary outcome measure was surgical success (≥20% IOP or ≥1 medication reduction without additional IOP-lowering procedures) at 6 months. Results Data were collected from 74 eyes of 61 subjects undergoing KDB excisional goniotomy and 27 eyes of 25 subjects undergoing 360° trabeculotomy (19 eyes of 17 subjects undergoing Trab360 and 8 eyes of 8 subjects undergoing GATT). At 6 months, 81.7% (58/71) of KDB eyes and 84.6% (22/26) of 360° trabeculotomy eyes achieved surgical successes (P=0.737). Mean IOP reductions and medication reductions were similar between groups at 6 months. However, more eyes undergoing KDB than Trab360/GATT achieved target IOP ≤18 mmHg (80.0% [56/70] vs 59.3% [16/27], P=0.040) and ≤15 mmHg (61.4% [43/70] vs 25.9% [7/27], P=0.003) without further IOP-lowering interventions at 6 months. The nature and frequency of adverse events were similar between groups. Conclusions Both KDB and Trab360 or GATT procedures similarly lowered both IOP and the need for IOP-lowering medications during the first 6 postoperative months. More eyes undergoing KDB excisional goniotomy than 360° trabeculotomy attained target IOP ≤18 mmHg and ≤15 mmHg at 6 months. A full 360° trabecular bypass may not be necessary to achieve maximal efficacy from this class of micro-invasive glaucoma procedures.
New Venture Creation: Controversial Perspectives and Theories

New venture creation is a hot topic and different scholars tried to shed light on this fascinating research subject. Despite the vast body of existing literature, there is little consensus about which theoretical perspectives and theories are best suited for describing and explaining the phenomenon. One of the most controversial topics is that “whether this phenomenon could be considered as a process or not? ” This paper presents the existing views and theories on new venture creation, and tries to answer the mentioned question. To do so, Moroz and Hindle’s (2012) distinguished views are used. Finally, the paper concludes with some suggestions and remarks. The main contribution of this paper is to criticize the existing perspectives and theories, to categorize them, and to present a more comprehensible view of the phenomenon.
Clinical Presentations and Outcome of Cardiovascular Emergencies in Yaounde: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Cardiovascular emergencies have become a public health problem with a high burden in low-income settings. This is due to the high rates of cardiovascular risk factors that are fast reaching epidemic proportions. There is paucity of data on cardiovascular emergencies to guide repost strategies in our setting. Our aim was to determine the clinical presentation and outcome of cardiovascular emergencies at Yaounde Emergency Center. Methods: We carried out this cross-sectional study between June 2015 and May 2017. We included all patients with confirmed cardiovascular emergency. We consecutively collected data on socio-demography, symptoms on admission, past history, clinical findings, and final diagnosis at discharge or in the event of death. Results: Of the 8285 patients admitted for medical emergencies, 388 (4.7%) were cardiovascular emergencies. Their mean age was 59.5 ± 13.8 years, and 59% were males. The Medical Emergency Aid Service was the means of transporting 4% of patients. The median time of arrival at the hospital was 48 hours. Symptoms on admission were mainly weakness of a limb (43.8%), and altered consciousness (33.5%). The most common cardiovascular emergencies were ischemic stroke (30.9%), hypertensive emergency (21.4%), and hemorrhagic stroke (16.5%). The most common comorbidity was diabetes (21.9%). The death rate in the 24 - 72 hours was 14.4%. The causes of death were hypertensive emergency (35.7%), and hemorrhagic stroke (30.3%). Conclusion: Stroke and hypertensive emergency were the most frequent cardiovascular emergencies. The early mortality was high. Hemorrhagic stroke and hypertensive emergencies accounted for most cases of death.