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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of intermittent deworming in Alakahia Community, Rivers State, Nigeria

Soil transmitted helminth infections (STHIs) are a major problem in tropical countries of which Nigeria is one. Periodic deworming has been shown to reduce morbidity associated with these infections. This study seeks to assess people’s knowledge as well as attitudes and practices of intermittent deworming in Alakahia community in Rivers State, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered randomly to 305 participants and subsequently 35 caregivers for children less than five years were interviewed on their knowledge of transmission and symptoms of STHIs. Results show that regardless of the high level of knowledge of the benefits of deworming by more than 80 % of the respondents, the actual practice of periodic deworming was poor, 52.4 % and 60.2 %, respectively in adults and children. Level of knowledge of deworming increased with level of education. Less than 60% of interviewed respondents knew the modes of transmission of STHIs and symptoms of infection. Findings show that knowledge of deworming does not translate to practice. In order to reverse this trend, it is recommended that social marketing and intensive awareness campaign be implemented to promote periodic de-worming practices. Development of free mass deworming programmes for the people at higher risk by government and other stakeholders is also advocated.
Rolling in the Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

Over the past years, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have achieved remarkable success in deep learning. The performance of CNN-based models has caused major advances in a wide range of tasks from computer vision to natural language processing. However, the exposition of the theoretical calculations behind the convolution operation is rarely emphasized. This study aims to provide better understanding the convolution operation entirely by means of diving into the theory of how backpropagation algorithm works for CNNs. In order to explain the training of CNNs clearly, the convolution operation on images is explained in detail and backpropagation in CNNs is highlighted. Besides, Labeled Faces in the Wild (LFW) dataset which is frequently used in face recognition applications is used to visualize what CNNs learn. The intermediate activations of a CNN trained on the LFW dataset are visualized to gain an insight about how CNNs perceive the world. Thus, the feature maps are interpreted visually as well, alongside the training process.
Management Of A Difficult Airway Assisted By The Use Of A Combination Of Fibreoptic Bronchoscope And Gum Elastic Bougie

Both the fibreoptic bronchoscope and the gum-elastic bougie are widely used in the management of a difficult airway [1, 2]. To our knowledge there are no published reports of using these airway tools in combination to change a nasotracheal tube to an orotracheal tube. We report a technique using the combination of a fibreoptic bronchoscope and gum-elastic bougie to change a nasotracheal tube to an orotracheal tube in a morbidly obese patient with a difficult airway. The gum-elastic bougie was guided by the fibrescope alongside the nasotracheal tube and advanced into a left sided small bronchus. Position of the bougie was confirmed by passing the fibreoptic bronchoscope through the nasotracheal tube. The orotracheal tube was then railroaded over the bougie. The rationale for using this technique over other options available in this case is discussed.
Eccentric Resistance Training in Adults with and without Spinal Cord Injuries

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(1): 154-165, 2017 The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of active lower body eccentric resistance training (ERT) in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) and controls (CON). Specifically, the study was designed to determine if those with iSCI adapt similarly to ERT as CON participants as well as the overall safety and efficacy of ERT in this population. This pilot investigation involved the recruitment of persons with iSCI (n = 3) and ageand sex-matched able-bodied CON (n = 3). The 8-week intervention focused on building lower extremity eccentric strength by progressively increasing the duration and intensity of training sessions. Control participants completed the same training intervention. Main outcome measures were eccentric strength (eccentric ergometer), isometric strength (hand held dynamometer), and leg muscle mass (DEXA). All participants completed the ERT. At posttest, eccentric strength improved from pretest (p = .044, p2 = .68) with similar changes between groups (p > .05). The percent improvement in isometric strength for those with iSCI (41.5%) was different than CON (-2.8%) after training (p = .044). Neither group demonstrated muscle mass gains at posttest (p > .05). Active lower body ERT is well tolerated and effective at increasing lower extremity strength in those with iSCI. These adaptations are likely attributable to neuromuscular development rather than a hypertrophic response.
National Registry of Psychotherapies

ABSTRACT In the United States, there is a National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP), which is a listing of treatments and interventions in psychotherapy. In 2012, NREPP invited our research team to submit an application for registration of our short-term interpretive group therapy for patients experiencing complicated grief, which we had used since 1986. From the beginning, we experienced difficulties that seemed to be largely attributable to a lack of professional skills required of the director. The director and her team used the metaphor of American football to describe parts of application process. Despite continuing difficulties, we finally completed the application process on time. Eventually, the reviews of the application were completed and the application was approved. The information we provide in this article mainly concerns the trials and tribulations associated with the application process. Overall, the process was frustrating and time-consuming. Consideration of additional variables, such as patient personality characteristics, would likely have provided a more useful set of findings.
MoS2-based Charge-trapping synaptic device with electrical and optical modulated conductance

Abstract The synapse is one of the fundamental elements in human brain performing functions such as learning, memorizing, and visual processing. The implementation of synaptic devices to realize neuromorphic computing and sensing tasks is a key step to artificial intelligence, which, however, has been bottlenecked by the complex circuitry and device integration. We report a high-performance charge-trapping memory synaptic device based on two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 and high-k Ta2O5–TiO2 (TTO) composite to build efficient and reliable neuromorphic system, which can be modulated by both electrical and optical stimuli. Significant and essential synaptic behaviors including short-term plasticity, long-term potentiation, and long-term depression have been emulated. Such excellent synaptic behaviors originated from the good nonvolatile memory performance due to the high density of defect states in the engineered TTO composite. The 2D synaptic device also exhibits effective switching by incident light tuning, which further enables pattern recognition with accuracy rate reaching 100%. Such experimental demonstration paves a robust way toward a multitask neuromorphic system and opens up potential applications in future artificial intelligence and sensing technology.
Pankreas MR Goruntuleme Cekim Protokolleri

Manyetik rezonans görüntüleme (MRG), tek başına pankreas parenkimini, pankreatik ve biliyer anatomiyi, peripankreatik yumuşak dokuların ve nörovasküler ağların eş zamanlı görüntülenmesine izin vererek tek başına sorun çözücü yöntem olarak günden güne kullanımı artmıştır. MRG’deki son teknik gelişmeler, daha hızlı görüntüleme ve daha büyük gantri açıklığı ile iri ve klostrofobik hastaların dahi değerlendirilmesini sağlamış ve pankreas görüntüleme için vazgeçilmez olmuştur [1]. MRG’de 3.0 T cihazların abdomen uygulamalarında kullanımı yaygınlaşırken; günümüzde 7 T manyetik alan gücüne sahip cihazlar, 60 cm’lik gantri açıklığı, 200’den fazla sargı elemanı ve 128 radyofrekans (RF) kanalı ile klinik kullanım için hazırlanmaktadır. Difüzyon ağırlıklı görüntüleme (DAG), 3 boyutlu (3B) T1 ağırlıklı (A) ve 3B MR kolanjiyopankreatografi (MRKP) gibi yeni sekansların eklenmesi neoplazi ve inflamatuar süreçlerin tanısında MRG’nin gücünü daha da artırmıştır. Sekretin MRKP (s-MRKP) ile hem glandüler fonksiyonun hemde pankreatik kanalların ayrıntılı olarak değerlendirilmesi sağlanmıştır [2]. Pankreas için klinik önemini geniş bir yelpazede günden güne arttıran MRG, birçok merkezde akut pankreatikobiliyer problemlerde, karaciğer enzim yüksekliği olan ve pankreas kanserli hastalarda rutin olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu derleme ile pankreas için MRG protokollerinin güncel ve yeni gelişmeler ışığında yeniden gözden geçirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.
DETECTION OF BLANDM-1 GENE IN PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI ISOLATED FROM DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS OF FOUR PATIENTS FROM INDIA

Providencia rettgeri is associated with various infections, including skin infections, diarrhea, bacteremia and urinary tract infections (UTI) andmany hospital acquired infections. Carbapenems are mainstay of treatment fordrug resistant bacterial infections. Enzyme New Delhi Metallo β Lactamase-1encoded by the gene blaNDM-1 make these bacteria resistant to carbapenems. This gene is located ontransmissible plasmid which may include other antibiotic resistance genes.A total of four strains of Providencia rettgeriwas isolated from the wound swabs ofpatients with diabetic foot ulcer. They were screened for the production of carbapenemase and confirmed byPolymerase Chain Reaction amplification and sequencing the blaNDM-1 gene. Presence of this gene can be a potential risk factor in management of diabetic foot infections, which can lead to systemic toxicity and setting of gangrene. To our knowledge this is the first report ofProvidencia rettgeri with blaNDM-1 isolated from diabetic patients in India.
Phytoremediation Potential of Indigenous Plants Growing at Nchanga Mine in Chingola, Zambia

Mining and smelting processes are among the key sources of soil contamination by heavy metals resulting in dramatic disturbances and loss of biodiversity. Native plants growing naturally in hostile mining environments can be used for management, decontamination and possible rehabilitation of polluted soils. These plants are either excluders or accumulators based on their Bioaccumulation Factors (BAF). This, therefore requires identification of native plants that are able to accumulate heavy metals in their plant tissues at concentrations higher than that in the soil in which they are growing. This study investigated the phytoremediation potential of indigenous plants growing at the tailings dams of Nchanga Mine in Chingola, Zambia. TD4 and a site 50 m away from TD4 were sampled as Sampling Areas One (1) and Two (2), respectively. TD4 was divided into four quadrants and three plots from each quadrant were randomly sampled. Three plots from each of the two quadrants from Sampling Area Two were also sampled. Composite soil samples were collected from the plots and a total of 175 individuals of 16 grass and herbaceous plant species were collected and analysed. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry was used to determine the concentrations of Copper (Cu) and Zinc (Zn) in the soils and plant specimens. The findings of the study showed that the concentrations of Cu and Zn in the soil ranged from 891.41 mg/kg to 15,617.47 mg/kg and 20.73 mg/kg to 96.85 mg/kg, respectively. Arthraxonquartinianus had the highest concentration of Cu (1016.8 mg/kg) while Cyperusrotundus had the lowest (29.35 mg/kg). Arthraxonquartinianus had the highest concentration of Zn (192.8 mg/kg) and Crinum had the lowest (28.24 mg/kg). BAF values for Cu were less than 1 in all the plants and BAF values for Zn were highest in Arthraxonquartinianus (10.77) with Crinum having the lowest BAF of 0.01. The Bioaccumulation Factors indicated that all the plant species studied are Cu excluders; and with the exception of Crinum, all were Zn accumulators and Arthraxonquartinianus, a hyperaccumulator of Zn.
Development of Learning Devices Through Problem Based Learning Models to Improve Communication and Self-Efficacy Skills Students at Integrated Islamic Middle School Nurul 'Azizi Medan

This study aims to describe: 1) the validity of device-oriented learning models based on the developed model, 2) learning devices oriented to the development of learning problem models, 3) the effectiveness of device-oriented learning developed problem-based learning models, 4) improved communication skills of students using learning tools oriented to learning problems based on the developed model, 5) increasing student self-efficacy developed using learning tools oriented to problembased learning models and 6) identifying student answer processes using learning tools oriented towards developing problem-based learning models. This research is research and development, using the 4-D development model. The subjects of this study were students of class VIII-A and VIII-B. From the results of trials I and II obtained: 1) Learning tools developed are valid criteria, both in content validity and construct validity. 2) learning devices developed meet practical criteria 3) learning devices developed effective criteria, 4) there is an increase in mathematical communication skills and self-efficacy of students using developed learning tools, 5) there is an increase in student self-efficacy using model-oriented learning tools developed models problem based learning developed 6) the criteria for "good" are mostly good criteria. The process of student answers in experiment II is more structural, systematic in accordance with indicators of mathematical communication skills Keywords— development of study peripheral, problem based learning, mathematic communication, self-efficacy student.
A Fast Track course for newly arrived immigrant teachers in Sweden

ABSTRACT The Swedish welfare state has social protection policies focusing on labour market participation. Initiatives have been introduced after the increase of asylum seekers in 2015, focusing on so-called ‘fast tracks’. In this paper I consider one of these fast track courses aimed at newly arrived teachers wishing to continue their teaching career in Sweden. Based on interviews and observational data I have followed one cohort throughout their course. The research aims for an understanding of the teachers’ experiences from their own perspective as well as from the stakeholders’. The theoretical framework is mainly taken from the concepts of the capital market introduced by Bourdieu. In light of the findings, while the education the participants receive may be useful in order to understand the educational system, many are disappointed to find that fast track courses do not give them a clear advantage in terms of finding a faster way into the Swedish labour market. In addition, there are tendencies for local teacher communities to devalue the qualifications of this group. Generally, the emphasis on ‘fast tracks’ may ignore the need of individuals to complete formal Swedish education and to navigate complex processes of nationally set standards of professional requirements, which impede a fast integration process.
Young Sex Workers and their Health Hazards in Old Age: A Study in Mumbai-Karnataka region

This paper is the outcome of an empirical study conducted as part of major research project supported by University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Â The aim of the paper is to explore the health complications developed by female elderly sex workers aged 45 years and above who entered the profession between the age group of 13 to 35 years. Â They are a section of women, weakest among the weaker sections for being women, vulnerable, stigmatised, marginalised, excluded and resource poor. The paper suggests measures to ameliorate the conditions of female elderly commercial sex workers with reference to their health needs.
Evaluación del Sistema Cobas Ampliprep/Cobas Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor tm test 1.5 en plasma seminal

La determinacion de la carga viral de HIV y la deteccion del ADN proviral en semen se utilizan en protocolos de fertilizacion para parejas discordantes (hombre HIV positivo - mujer AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR tm Test version 1.5 (Roche) en plasma seminal para estimar la carga viral. Se procesaron 31 muestras de plasma seminal, diluidas y sin diluir para evaluar la amplificacion del control interno y descartar posibles inhibiciones. Luego se contaminaron 22 muestras con plasma de pacientes HIV positivos para verificar la cuantificacion del ARN viral. Finalmente, se procesaron 12 muestras en paralelo por Nuclisens HIV-1 QT (Biomerieux) para descartar potenciales falsos negativos. Concluimos que el sistema evaluado es un metodo adecuado para cuantificar ARN viral en plasma seminal. No se observo inhibicion, ni falsos negativos y los valores de carga viral y el limite de deteccion no se vieron modificados por la matriz diferente. (AU) Analyses of the HIV load and presence of proviral DNA in sperm samples are used in assisted fertilization protocols for discordant couples (infected man-healthy woman). We evaluated the use of the COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR tm Test version 1.5 (Roche) for viral load quantification in seminal plasma samples. We first tested 31 sperm samples for amplification of the internal control to discard potential inhibition. Seminal plasmas were analyzed directly and diluted. We then spiked 21 sperm samples with human plasma from HIV-positive patients to confirm that HIV RNA could be amplified. We also compared the results of 12 samples with NASBA (Nuclisens HIV-1 QT, Biomerieux), and confirmed lack of false negative results. We conclude that the new assay is an adequate methodology to analyze HIV load in sperm samples. We did not observed inhibition, neither false negative results and quantification demonstrated equivalent HIV loads. (AU)
Interactive effects of iron and light limitation on the molecular physiology of the Southern Ocean diatom Fragilariopsis kerguelensis

The polar diatom Fragilariopsis kerguelensis is ubiquitous in Southern Ocean waters and is a major responder to iron fertilization, encountering large gradients in iron concentrations and light availability. We performed a comparative transcriptomic analysis of F. kerguelensis grown under varying iron and light conditions in order to investigate the molecular underpinnings that may explain its physiological response to iron and light limitation. Low iron reduced growth rates more than low light, but there was not an additive effect of low iron and low light on growth rate. Low iron treatments (saturating and low light) had the largest transcriptomic response; however, expression patterns were more similar in low light treatments (high and low iron). Under iron and light limitation, carbon fixation and amino acid, ribosome, and sulfur metabolisms were overrepresented relative to the control (iron replete, saturating light). Transcripts of genes encoding for the proteins aquaporin, proteorhodopsin, plastocyanin, and flavodoxin were overrepresented to the greatest extent in the low iron/low light treatment, indicating there may be an additive effect of iron/light colimitation at the molecular level. Iron and light replete cells demonstrated increased expression of genes encoding for the proteins ferritin, carbonic anhydrase, and numerous iron‐dependent proteins relative to the growth‐limiting treatments. This transcriptome analysis reveals mechanisms that may underpin the ecological success of this diatom in low iron and light environments, highlighting the important role of diversified photosynthetic isoforms, iron acquisition, unique detoxification mechanisms of reactive oxygen species, and metabolic shifts in amino acid recycling and carbon metabolism.
Control del dolor postquirúr gico con fentanilo transdérmico en la artroplastia total de rodilla Control of postoperative pain with transdermal fentanyl in total knee artroplasty

Postoperative pain is at times very intense, especially after specific very laborious operations, that involve notable discomfort for the patient and the risk of producing dehiscence and changes on the operated area. For this reason the patient needs to be sedated during the first few days after the operation for his own comfort and to assure the success of the operation. In this work the action of transdermal fentanyl on 57 patients was studied, after they had undergone a total knee arthroplasty. An administratio n protocol is used and the analgesia achieved is valued using the visual analogue scale (VAS). The results obtained may be classified on a whole as good, the side effects (notably constipation) can be classified as minor and the cost of the treatment is very inexpensive.
Social work education in Spain: evaluation and challenges for a new generation of social workers

ABSTRACT The European social integration model was built on two main pillars: employment and access to the welfare state. European social work education was mainly oriented to training professionals in order to promote this inclusion through case management and the provision of benefits. This influence was very intense in the curricular content of Spanish social work programs. The new social risks and the European convergence in higher education have promoted curricular changes, but is it enough? This paper aims to identify the content and limits of current social work education in Spain. To this end, a comparative analysis of social work education in public universities of Spain was performed. This information has been contrasted with professionals, teachers and social work students. The results evidence the gap of these contents with the real professional needs. This paper proposes several alternatives and approaches in new intergenerational methodologies and technological tools to train a new generation of social workers