bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Delayed appearance of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and an arterio-biliary fistula secondary to biliary leakage and bilioma formation in a liver trauma patient and its management through transarterial embolization
Authors: Sahoo Biswajit , Kumar Pankaj , Singh Pradeep Kumar , Sasmal Prakash Kumar , Nayak Manoj Kumar , Mane Krantisurya
Published: November 2023

Background

Pseudoaneurysm and arterio-biliary fistulas are infrequent complications of surgery or iatrogenic trauma, accidental trauma, tumors, vascular malformations, infection, and inflammation of the biliary tract. In a liver trauma patient, they evolve immediately secondary to direct vascular injury and usually present with either drop in hemoglobin level or hemobilia due to bleeding into the peritoneal space or biliary system. In the present case, there were no clinical features of hemobilia or upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Moreover, the hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and arterio-biliary fistula evolved after a latent period of a few weeks, secondary to the toxic effects of the bile on the vessel walls due to biloma formation or biliary leakage, which is exceptionally uncommon.

Case presentation

This 19-year-old male presented with a severe liver injury complicated by forming a biloma, followed by the development of a pseudoaneurysm and an arterio-biliary fistula. The appropriate hepatic artery branch was successfully embolized using an endovascular approach.

Conclusions

In a liver trauma patient, the latency period for developing a pseudoaneurysm and an arterio-biliary fistula can be from a few days to a few months due to direct vascular injury or toxic effects of the bile on the adjacent vessel walls secondary to bile leakage. Development of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and an arterio-biliary fistula after a latent period of a few weeks, secondary to the toxic effects of the bile on the vessel walls due to biloma formation or biliary leakage, is exceptionally uncommon. So, these liver trauma patients require close monitoring and follow-up for early detection and treatment of pseudoaneurysm and arterio-biliary fistula, especially when there are clinical or imaging features of bile leakage or biloma formation. Endovascular treatment of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and arterio-biliary fistulas is a safe and effective method.
Control of two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, on strawberry by integrating with cyetpyrafen and Phytoseiulus persimilis
Authors: Zhao Shan , Zhao Qiuyu , Dai Xiaoyan , Lv Bing , Wang Ruijuan , Yin Zhenjuan , Zhang Feng , Liu Yan , Su Long , Chen Hao , Zheng Li , Li Hongmei , Xie Lixia , Zhai Yifan
Published: November 2023

The two-spotted spider mite (TSSM, Tetranychus urticae Koch) is a significant agricultural pest, particularly in strawberries. Management of TSSM has traditionally relied on synthetic acaricides, but to mitigate dependency on these chemicals, the control of TSSM on strawberry is often combined with biological control measures and chemical control strategies. The predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis, is a promising biological control agent, preying on all TSSM developmental stages. In this study, we examined the toxicity of six common acaricides on TSSM and P. persimilis, and cyetpyrafen was selected due to its highest relative toxicity value. Then, we examined the compatibility of cyetpyrafen with P. persimilis for TSSM management on strawberries. The results suggested that cyetpyrafen revealed no substantial differences in prey consumption or longevity when compared to the control, though minor effects on the development durations of protonymphs and deutonymphs were noted in the subsequent generation. Additionally, cyetpyrafen's toxicity on key pollinators, such as Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris, was found to be low. Thus, an integrated strategy combining cyetpyrafen (0.83 mg/L) with P. persimilis (predator–prey ratio of 1:30) was examined under laboratory and field conditions. Laboratory trials demonstrated a reduction in mites per leaf from 32.72 to 14.50 within 3 days, correlating to a 70.23% control efficiency. This efficacy increased to 96.04% by day 9 and was sustained until the experiment concluded on day 27. Field trials similarly showed a reduction in TSSM from 53.93 to 9.63 mites/leaf by day 6, achieving an 83.64% control efficiency, and culminated in a 98.46% reduction by day 10. These findings suggested that an integrated approach utilizing cyetpyrafen in conjunction with P. persimilis can be an effective alternative for TSSM management on strawberry plants.
Assessing Patient Readiness for an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Symptom Management Intervention in a Multisite Study
Authors: Paudel Roshan , Tramontano Angela C. , Cronin Christine , Wong Sandra L. , Dizon Don S. , Jenkins Hannah H. , Bian Jessica , Osarogiagbon Raymond U. , Schrag Deborah , Hassett Michael J.
Published: November 2023

PURPOSE

While the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) in routine clinical practice is increasing, barriers to patient engagement limit adoption. Studies have focused on technology access as a key barrier, yet other characteristics may also confound readiness to use ePROs including patients' confidence in using technology and confidence in asking clinicians questions.

METHODS

To assess readiness to use ePROs, adult patients from six US-based health systems who started a new oncology treatment or underwent a cancer-directed surgery were invited to complete a survey that assessed access to and confidence in the use of technology, ease of asking clinicians questions about health, and symptom management self-efficacy. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression models were fit to assess the association between technology confidence, ease of asking questions, and symptom management self-efficacy.

RESULTS

We contacted 3,212 individuals, and 1,043 (33%) responded. The median age was 63 years, 68% were female, and 75% reported having access to patient portals. Over 80% had two or more electronic devices. Most patients reported high technology confidence, higher ease of asking clinicians questions, and high symptom management self-efficacy (n = 692; 66%). Patients with high technology confidence also reported higher ease of asking nurses about their health (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 4.58 [95% CI, 2.36 to 8.87]; P ≤ .001). Those who reported higher ease of asking nurses questions were more likely to report higher confidence in managing symptoms (AOR, 30.54 [95% CI, 12.91 to 72.30]; P ≤ .001).

CONCLUSION

Patient readiness to use ePROs likely depends on multiple factors, including technology and communication confidence, and symptom management self-efficacy. Future studies should assess interventions to address these factors.
Growth in Suicide Rates Among Children During the Illicit Opioid Crisis
Authors: Powell David
Published: November 2023

This article documents child suicide rates from 1980 to 2020 in the United States using the National Vital Statistics System Multiple Cause of Death database. After generally declining for decades, suicide rates among children aged 10–17 accelerated from 2011 to 2018 in an unprecedented rise in both duration and magnitude. I consider the role of the illicit opioid crisis in driving this mental health crisis. In August 2010, an abuse-deterrent version of OxyContin was introduced and the original formulation was removed from the market, leading to a shift to illicit opioids and stimulating growth in illicit opioid markets. Areas more exposed to reformulation—as measured by pre-reformulation rates of OxyContin misuse in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health—were more affected by the transition to illicit opioids and experienced sharper growth in child suicide rates. The evidence suggests that children's illicit opioid use did not increase, implying that the illicit opioid crisis engendered higher suicide propensities by increasing suicidal risk factors for children, such as increasing rates of child neglect and altering household living arrangements. In complementary analyses, I document how living conditions declined for children during this time period.
The Biopolitics of Government Directives and the Jumma Indigenous Peoples along the Borders of Bangladesh
Authors: Ahmed Hana Shams
Published: November 2023

Despite an official end to armed conflict, the Jumma people along the colonially imposed borders of Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar continue to endure constant militarization and surveillance. This chapter argues that Bangladeshi governmental directives are used as a biopolitical mechanism for the state to assert power over the Jumma people through a military presence in Bangladesh's borderlands. Through a feminist political ecology framework, this chapter uses documentation to explore the slow and violent undertakings of the developmental state and the state's consequential impact on Jumma access to land and resources. This chapter ultimately positions the Jumma's presence in both theoretical and geographical borderlands in Bangladesh in relation to Bengali majoritarianism and ongoing constitutional rights violations committed against Indigenous Peoples by Bangladesh.
Indigenous Peoples and Borders in the South American Context
Authors: Yamada Erika M. , do Prado Junior Manoel B.
Published: November 2023

This chapter provides a detailed analysis of international human rights laws and institutions and the relationship between Indigenous Peoples in South America and colonial borders. This chapter argues that advancing self-determination for transborder and transnational Indigenous Peoples requires transborder mechanisms to enhance dialogue between states and Indigenous Peoples. Grounded in a historical perspective, this chapter documents violations of the fundamental rights of Indigenous Peoples related to state borders, including internal displacement, assimilation, and isolation, often as a result of large-scale infrastructure development in borderlands. Infrastructure development and resource extraction projects push Indigenous Peoples across borders and sever relationships between Indigenous communities. This chapter presents these conflicts as being unfit for existing dialogue mechanisms and requiring the creation of new frameworks for conversation between states and Indigenous Peoples.
Safety and immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in adults in Kenya: a phase 1/2 single-blind, randomised controlled trial
Authors: Hamaluba Mainga , Sang Samuel , Orindi Benedict , Njau Irene , Karanja Henry , Kamau Naomi , Gitonga John N. , Mugo Daisy , Wright Daniel , Nyagwange James , Kutima Bernadette , Omuoyo Donwilliams , Mwatasa Mwaganyuma , Ngetsa Caroline , Agoti Charles , Cheruiyot Stanley , Nyaguara Amek , Munene Marianne , Mturi Neema , Oloo Elizaphan , Ochola-Oyier Lynette , Mumba Noni , Mauncho Cynthia , Namayi Roselyne , Davies Alun , Tsofa Benjamin , Nduati Eunice W. , Aliyan Nadia , Kasera Kadondi , Etyang Anthony , Boyd Amy , Hill Adrian , Gilbert Sarah , Douglas Alexander , Pollard Andrew , Bejon Philip , Lambe Teresa , Warimwe George ,   COV004 Vaccine Trial Group
Published: November 2023

Background There are limited data on the immunogenicity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in African populations. Here we report the immunogenicity and safety of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine from a phase 1/2 single-blind, randomised, controlled trial among adults in Kenya conducted as part of the early studies assessing vaccine performance in different geographical settings to inform Emergency Use Authorisation. Methods We recruited and randomly assigned (1:1) 400 healthy adults aged ≥18 years in Kenya to receive ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 or control rabies vaccine, each as a two-dose schedule with a 3-month interval. The co-primary outcomes were safety, and immunogenicity assessed using total IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein 28 days after the second vaccination. Results Between 28th October 2020 and 19th August 2021, 400 participants were enrolled and assigned to receive ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (n=200) or rabies vaccine (n=200). Local and systemic adverse events were self-limiting and mild or moderate in nature. Three serious adverse events were reported but these were deemed unrelated to vaccination. The geometric mean anti-spike IgG titres 28 days after second dose vaccination were higher in the ChAdOx1 group (2773 ELISA units [EU], 95% CI 2447, 3142) than in the rabies vaccine group (61 EU, 95% CI 45, 81) and persisted over the 12 months follow-up. We did not identify any symptomatic infections or hospital admissions with respiratory illness and so vaccine efficacy against clinically apparent infection could not be measured. Vaccine efficacy against asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection was 38.4% (95% CI -26.8%, 70.1%; p=0.188). Conclusions The safety, immunogenicity and efficacy against asymptomatic infection of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 among Kenyan adults was similar to that observed elsewhere in the world, but efficacy against symptomatic infection or severe disease could not be measured in this cohort. Pan-African Clinical Trials Registration PACTR202005681895696 (11/05/2020)
Postoperative packing of perianal abscesses following incision and drainage
Authors: Redman Ishtar A , Panahi Pedram , Gill Moneet , Drymousis Panagiotis
Published: November 2023

A best evidence topic in general surgery was written according to a structured protocol, to address the question: in adult patients with perianal abscesses, should postoperative wound packing be undertaken considering the rates of pain experienced, wound healing and abscess recurrence? The literature search identified 159 papers on Ovid, Embase and Medline and 48 on PubMed. These were independently screened, and three articles were included in this review as these offered the best information to answer the question. One was a systematic review without meta-analysis, one was a randomised controlled trial and one was a multicentre observational study. Review of these articles led the authors to conclude that routine postoperative packing of perianal abscesses following incision and drainage is costly, associated with increased pain and confers no protection against recurrence of abscesses or formation of fistulae.
BURSA SEVAİ KUMAŞ ÖRNEKLERİNDEN BİR GRUP ÜZERİNE İNCELEME
Authors: ÇATALKAYA GÖK Ebru
Published: November 2023

ÖZ: Bursa Sevaisi, on yedinci yüzyıldan sonra görülmeye başlayan küçük bitkisel bezemelerin hakim olduğu bir kumaş çeşididir. Bursa Sevai kumaşların çözgüsünde ipek, atkısında pamuk, ilave desen ipliğinde ipek ve kılaptan iplik kullanılmıştır. Ancak ipek ve kılaptan iplikle dokunmuş birçok kumaş; Sevai, Selimiye, Şib, Serenk, Zifir gibi isimlerde anıldığı için Bursa Sevai kumaşı ile karıştırılmaktadır. Yazılı ve görsel kaynaklara bakıldığında birçok Sevai kumaş örneğini görmek mümkündür. Sevai kumaşlar dokunduğu yere, tercih edildiği yere, kullanılan hammaddenin yerine göre şehir isimleri ile birlikte anılmaktadır. Bursa Sevai kumaşının bir grubu dokunduğu yere göre mühür ile belgelenmiştir. Bu kumaş grubunun karakteristik özelliği zemin çözgü ve atkı ipliklerinde ekru, desende ise en fazla dört farklı rengin yer aldığı ilave desen çözgü ipliğinin kullanılmasıdır. Geçmişte halk tarafından geniş bir kullanım alanına sahip olan Bursa Sevai kumaşları günümüzde artık üretilmemektedir. Bu bağlamda incelenen Bursa Sevai kumaş grubunun teknik, desen, renk gibi özelliklerinin belgelenmesi çalışmanın amacını oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada tarama modeli yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Yazılı ve görsel kaynaklarda yer alan Bursa Sevai kumaş örneklerinin motif, kompozisyon, renk özelliklerinin belirlenmesi dışında ulaşılabilen dört adet örneğin teknik analizleri yapılması ile dokuma tekniği, hammadde ve kalite özellikleri de saptanmıştır. Bu açıdan çalışma, incelenen Bursa Sevai kumaş grubunun aynı özelliklerde tekrar yorumlanabilmesi bakımından önem arz etmektedir. Araştırmanın ilk aşamasında Sevai kumaşının tarihi gelişimi, ikinci aşamasında Sevai kumaşının tanımı ve çeşitleri, üçüncü aşamasında incelenen Bursa Sevai kumaş grubu ve özellikleri, dördüncü aşamasında ise yapılan incelemeler ve ulaşılan neticeler değerlendirilmiştir.
ENSINO MÉDIO INTEGRADO E A AVALIAÇÃO COMO INSTRUMENTO DE EMANCIPAÇÃO
Authors: Netto Otavio Patrício , Castro Cloves Alexandre
Published: November 2023

O ensino médio integrado tem sido apontado como possibilidade de garantir uma formação mais completa aos educandos, dando a eles condições de transformar sua realidade, com vistas a um modelo societário mais justo e solidário. Práticas e valores construídos e vivenciados coletivamente no ambiente escolar concorrem para a construção das identidades dos educandos, refletindo nos demais espaços sociais em que participam. A partir de revisão bibliográfica, e tendo o materialismo histórico-dialético como abordagem e método de análise, foi realizada uma discussão conceitual e teórica com objetivo de compreender como a avaliação da aprendizagem pode ser conduzida de modo a contribuir para uma proposta de ensino médio integrado como a apresentada. Verifica-se que a metacognição pode colaborar para uma atuação mais ativa e consciente por parte do estudante, com potencial de gerar benefícios em seu processo de ensino e aprendizagem e em outros aspectos da sua vida.
Assessment of genetic diversity among sweet potato varieties through RAPD markers in the Southern coastal region of Bangladesh
Authors: SAIMON AHSAN HABIB , SULTANA SABIHA , MANNAN MD. ABDUL , MAMUN ABDULLAH AL
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Saimon AH, Sultana S, Mannan MA, Mamun AA. 2023. Assessment of genetic diversity among sweet potato varieties through RAPD markers in the Southern coastal region of Bangladesh. Asian J Agric 7: 116-121. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is the sixth most significant food crop. Evaluating this crop's genetic diversity is crucial for food security and preserving agricultural genetic resources. Bangladesh is South Asia's second-largest sweet potato producer, but little is known about the genetic diversity of this crop there. The study aimed to assess the genetic diversity among six sweet potato varieties (Five BARI-released sweet potato varieties: BARI Misty Alu-10, BARI Misty Alu-11, BARI Misty Alu-12, BARI Misty Alu-14, BARI Misty Alu-15, and a local cultivar) using RAPD marker in the Southern coastal region of Bangladesh. Six primers were utilized to determine the polymorphic and monomorphic bands. Data was analyzed using the Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA) dendrogram and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Thirty-seven polymorphic bands were found, with an average of 3 polymorphic and 3.17 monomorphic bands. Primer OPM-02 showed the highest polymorphic bands (6). The results showed that BARI Misty Alu-10 and BARI Misty Alu-15 had the most genetic diversity, at 37%. The average polymorphism percentage was 44.88%. The dendrogram featured two distinct clusters that showed BARI Misty Alu-12, the most distant variety. The clustering pattern corresponded with PCA, demonstrating that BARI Misty Alu-12 had the most genetic variation (81.36%).
Evaluation of the effect of nicosulfuron and bentazone herbicides on growth and yield performance of two maize varieties in Mubi, Nigeria
Authors: TIZHE TARI D. , ALONGE SAMSON O. , ADEKPE DAVID I. , IOORTSUUN DORA N.
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Tizhe TD, Alonge SO, Adekpe DI, Ioortsuun DN. 2023. Evaluation of the effect of nicosulfuron and bentazone herbicides on growth and yield performance of two maize varieties in Mubi, Nigeria. Asian J Agric 7: 122-130. This study aimed to determine the effect of nicosulfuron and bentazone herbicides on the growth and yield performance of maize (Zea mays L.) varieties SAMMAZ 17 and SAMMAZ 37 in Mubi, Nigeria. The study was carried out between 2019 and 2020 wet seasons. Nicosulfuron and bentazone herbicides at 50, 100, 150, and 200 g/ha and 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 kg a.i/ha concentrations, respectively, along with hoe weeded and weedy check controls were applied in the field of the two maize varieties at 3, 5 and 7 Weeks after Sowing (WAS). The maize growth parameters were determined two weeks after treatment at three different times, while the yield parameters were determined using standard procedures. The results showed that nicosulfuron and bentazone had no significant effect on the Crop Growth Rate (CGR), Net Assimilation Rate (NAR), days to 50% silking (except Relative Growth Rate and days to 50% tasselling), and plant height, leaf area index and total biomass of the two maize varieties, when sampled at 2 and 4 (except at 6 weeks) weeks sampling after herbicides application at 3, 5 and 7 WAS. The application at 3 WAS resulted in lower values for virtually all the growth parameters than that at 5 and 7 WAS. The two herbicides, however, significantly affected most of the maize yield parameters. The maize plants on plots treated at 3 WAS had the highest values for all the yield parameters (except kernel depth) than those treated at other periods. The study concluded that the post-emergence application of nicosulfuron and bentazone herbicides had no significant influence on the growth parameters of SAMMAZ 17 and SAMMAZ 37; however, there was a significant effect on the yield parameters.
CORONELISMO NO CONTEXTO POLÍTICO DO MUNICÍPIO DE BARRAS-PI (1955 a 1980)
Authors: Silva da Costa Francielcio , Ravenna da Silva Santos Francisca
Published: November 2023

O presente artigo intitula-se Coronelismo no contexto político do município de Barras - PI (1955 a 1980), logo este trabalho acadêmico, abordou questões complexas ligadas a política, ao coronelismo e a História local da cidade de Barras Piauí. Além disso, esse estudo se desenvolveu principalmente para compreender como o sistema político coronelista, influenciou na política barrense entre os anos de 1955 a 1980. Posto isso, os objetivos desta pesquisa são: analisar qual a interferência que os coronéis exerciam sobre os seus eleitores em Barras PI, investigar quais as atitudes adotadas pelos eleitores diante do controle exercido pelos coronéis, bem como verificar os comportamentos dos políticos barrenses diante do favoritismo e por fim refletir acerca das conseqüências do coronelismo no município de Barras - PI. Metodologicamente falando, este artigo foi construído mediante um levantamento bibliográfico, e como instrumental de pesquisa foi utilizado o questionário com perguntas abertas aplicadas respectivamente ao vereador da Câmara Municipal de Barras, a Presidente do Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Rurais de Barras e alguns moradores barrenses que vivenciaram o coronelismo no Município. Nesta perspectiva, ressalta-se que os referenciais teóricos desta pesquisa, foram baseados em autores, como Leal (1975), Hobbes (1979) e Faoro (1997). Por fim, conclui-se que o coronelismo é um tema complexo, importante e atual do ponto de vista, historiográfico.

 

Palavras-Chave: Coronelismo. Política. Oligarquias. Barras PI.
Effect of chronic kidney disease induced calcification on peripheral vascular perfusion using near-infrared spectroscopic imaging
Authors: Leizaola Daniela , Dargam Valentina , Leiva Kevin , Alirezaei Haniyeh , Hutcheson Joshua , Godavarty Anuradha
Published: November 2023

Low-cost techniques that can detect the presence of vascular
calcification (VC) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients could
improve clinical outcomes. In this study, we established a
near-infrared spectroscopy-based imaging technique to determine
changes in peripheral hemodynamics due to CKD-induced VC. Mice were
fed a high-adenine diet with either normal or high levels of phosphate
to induce CKD with and without VC, respectively. The mice tail was
imaged to evaluate hemodynamic changes in response to occlusion. The
rate of change in oxyhemoglobin in response to occlusion showed a
statistically significant difference in the presence of VC in the
mice.
Noise-aware resource allocation with integrated key generation and consumption for CV-QKD over WDM networks
Authors: Ding Shifeng , Shen Gangxiang , Tang Fengxian , Chan Calvin Chun-Kit
Published: November 2023

Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) has been regarded as a promising approach to secure optical communications over wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks. Conventionally, the key generation and the key consumption were considered separately, thus potentially leading to a possible mismatch between them and significantly degrading the network efficiency. A few studies considered these two parts jointly but assumed the worst noise condition, which may lead to an over-supply of quantum keys. In this paper, we propose a noise-aware resource allocation (NARA) scheme and design a framework to balance the generation and the consumption of quantum keys for CV-QKD over WDM networks. We formulate the NARA problem as a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model. An efficient heuristic algorithm with three allocation schemes, including threshold-based noise loading (TNL), stress-based noise loading (SNL), and noise margin reservation (NMR), has been designed. Simulation results show that NARA with the NMR scheme can significantly reduce the total number of wavelengths used and the total network cost under all system parameters by more than 10% and 20%, respectively, compared to the other two schemes.
Expressed emotion in the South Asian diaspora living in the UK: A qualitative study
Authors: Sharif Hira Salman , Miah Syed K. , Ramanathan Amrita , Glover Naomi , Shaikh Madiha
Published: November 2023

Background

‘Expressed Emotion (EE)’ captures ways in which emotions are expressed within a family environment. Research has found that EE in families has an impact on psychiatric illness, in particular psychosis, such that it increases risk of relapse. EE was conceptualised by research conducted in the UK. Thus, behaviours defined as pathological were largely based on white samples adhering to UK norms. Cross-cultural variations have been found in EE and its relationship with clinical outcomes. A more culturally appropriate understanding of norms surrounding the EE across cultures is required.

Aims

This study aims to use a bottom-up approach to provide a culturally specific understanding of family relationships and EE across ‘non-clinical’ UK-based South Asian families.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 South Asian participants to explore their relationships with a significant other. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Four main themes were generated: expression of love, setting boundaries, inter-generational differences and acceptance.

Conclusion

The findings indicate considerable cultural variability within EE and highlight the need to interpret EE in the context of socio-cultural norms. Whilst certain domains of EE that are considered pathological in Western contexts are present in the UK-based South Asian diaspora, these are perceived as less problematic, indicative of varying cultural norms.
Improvement of violence management among nurses in Iran: The best practice implementation project in a health promoting hospital
Authors: Abedi Ghasem , Haghgoshayie Elaheh , Hasanpoor Edris , Etemadi Jalil , Nazari Morteza , Vejdani Razieh
Published: November 2023

Background

This project aimed to assess compliance with evidence-based criteria’ for the prevention and management of workplace violence against nursing staff in Shahid-Beheshti hospital, Maragheh, Iran. Workplace violence is a managerial and workplace occupational health and safety issue that can affect the performance of an institution. Further, it might turn the work environment into an insecure and hostile one which can influence the performance of employees and their professional relationships negatively. Nevertheless, staff have their own legal rights, and their organizations are legally and ethically in charge of providing them with safe work environments.

Methods

Following the JBI Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System and Getting Research into Practice audit and feedback tool with three phases of activities, this project utilized an implementation framework incorporating quality improvement. Furthermore, the audit tool was used to establish the project and set up the measurement and evaluation of three evidence-based criteria.

Results

The post-implementation audit results indicated a significant improvement in violence management and prevention. The compliance rate on the first criterion, i.e. aggression management training, increased from 49% at baseline to 81% at the end. The second criterion, i.e. timely support and assistance following an incident, exhibited greater increase from eight to 73%. Finally, an increased compliance was noted on the third criterion, i.e. policy for risk management and safe environment, from 22 to 77%.

Conclusions

The current project successfully implements evidence-based violence management in Shahid-Beheshti hospital. It reveals significant results on compliance and the increasing knowledge of nurses on evidence-based stress management, communication skills and self-companion.
Taming a ‘fuzzy beast’? Stakeholder perspectives on Antarctic science-policy knowledge exchange practices in New Zealand
Authors: Gardiner Natasha Blaize , Gilbert Neil , Liggett Daniela
Published: November 2023

Antarctic environmental change is accelerating with significant regional and global consequences making it critically important for Antarctic research knowledge to inform relevant policymaking forums. A key challenge is maximising the utility of evidence in decision-making, to which scholars have responded by shifting away from linear science-policy arrangements towards co-production alternatives. As an Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party (ATCP), New Zealand (NZ) is responsible for facilitating knowledge exchange (KE) among Antarctic science and policy actors at national and international levels. However, at present, we have few metrics for assessing the success of science-policy dialogues. Furthermore, studies on the Antarctic science-policy interface have so far primarily focused on the international perspective. This paper is the first to examine domestic stakeholder perspectives regarding Antarctic KE using NZ as a case study. We report on the findings of two workshops involving over 60 NZ Antarctic stakeholders in 2021 that aimed to explore the various elements of NZ’s Antarctic science-policy interface and identify barriers or drivers for success, including future opportunities. Our results indicate that there is a desire to shift away from the current linear approach towards a more collaborative model. To achieve this, stakeholders share an understanding that KE practices need to become more equitable, inclusive and diverse, and that the policy community needs to play a more proactive and leading role. Described as a ‘fuzzy beast’, the NZ Antarctic science-policy interface is complex. This study contributes to our understanding of Antarctic KE practices by offering new guidance on several key elements that should be considered in any attempts to understand or improve future KE practices in NZ or within the domestic settings of other ATCPs interested in fostering science-policy success.
What can we draw from digitality?
Authors: Sharma Jeremy
Published: November 2023

The findings of this paper relate to a recent body of drawings in my practice that owe its genealogy to the reproductive technologies of printmaking and photography. I relate these findings to my understanding of the ‘index’, borrowing from semiotics, as distinct from the symbol in which it establishes its meaning along the axis of a physical relationship to its referent, therefore bearing marks or traces, whose causal effects signify the object it refers to. This is further extended by both the explosion of digitality that came on the heels of the financial crisis of 2008 and forms of automatism that follow a set of investigative procedures to organize and govern practice but do not determine outcomes. Digitality, here, is either utilized as a visible element of artistic production or utilized as a symptom of the present, materialized as a trace. It flattens the physical axis of the trace into an immediate presence that collapses virtuality and materiality together on a known artefact such as paper.
Dancing, drawing, designing
Authors: Beaucé Patrick
Published: November 2023

This paper describes and analyses a drawing practice in a research project on corporeality and gesture, with a view to designing objects and spaces. This research, carried out at the École nationale supérieure d’art et de design de Nancy (France), questions our presence with things and others, the sharing of space and the world, by questioning the gestures that underpin them. Drawing is one of these gestures. Its pedagogical aims are pragmatic and practical: to question our physicality in artistic training and to provide prescriptive elements, i.e. methods and techniques of looking, reading, writing, designing and drawing. Turning away from knowledge that makes the body an object, such as ergonomics, the approach turns towards a knowledge of the self by the subject itself: somatics. The objective of the so-called somatic practices is to better understand and appreciate one’s own body experience in an aesthetic way. They are different from our habits, from our everyday connection to environments and propose to discover the variety of movements offered to our body when making movements. They propose a path towards body awareness that cannot be acquired through theoretical teaching, but only through the practice of movement. The role of the aesthetic appreciation of the body experience and the creativity of somatic practices and more generally of dance allows us to make the hypothesis that they are tools for design research the objective of which is precisely to consider the body in movement in order to conceive objects and spaces differently. To verify this hypothesis, we describe a creative protocol, followed by dance students and design students, which combines dance, drawing and furniture design. The drawing is in turn notation, imprint, sensitive recording, trace of movement, score, memory and quasi-object supporting a morphogenesis. Because it constantly revives movement, the objects resulting from the process are open to gestural and postural invention.
Genetics and Genomics in Cardiovascular Health Risk: It’s Complicated
Authors: Sutherland Liz
Published: November 2023

A growing body of evidence shows that susceptibility to adult-onset CVD begins in early life, even in utero, presumably as a result of epigenetic dysregulation.
A bors, a tömjén, a sós hal, az olajbogyó és a könyv
Authors: Nagyillés János
Published: November 2023

A cikk Chorier Satyra Sotadica című munkája egyik locusának (Piper
et thus minabatur. Erat Argenis toga cordyllis et paenula olivis futura...)
antik forrásaival foglalkozik. A szöveg bevezetőjében szereplő Luisa Sigea
közelgő metempsychosisa kapcsán felveti, hogy a szöveg valódi szerzője
ezzel arra akar utalni, hogy Sigea újra testet öltő lelke az ő testében
jelenik meg újra a világon.
Mozzanatok Marche tartomány és Magyarország történelmi és kulturális
kapcsolataiból
Authors: Szörényi László
Published: November 2023

Az Adria partján fekvő olasz tartomány igencsak bővelkedik magyar
történeti és művészeti emlékekben. A tartomány fővárosában, Anconában
például a székesegyház egyik legszebb kápolnáját egy magyar származású
püspök avatta fel a 13. század végén. A ferences mozgalom magyarországi
elterjedésében, amelynek eredménye az első magyar nyelvű kódex, a
Jókai-kódex is, marchei ferencesek játszották a főszerepet. Montaltóban
született, és Ascoliban nevelkedett Mátyás humanista udvarának nagy
történetírója, Antonio Bonfini, aki magyar nemességet is kapott, és Óbudán
van eltemetve. (A könyvben ünnepelt Lázár István sokat kutatta Bonfinit,
életét és műveit, Ascoliban még egy olasz nyelvű könyvet is megjelentetett
róla 1993-ban, 2018-ban pedig Bonfini és Mátyás kapcsolatáról írt szintén
olasz nyelvű, egy Montaltóban tartott konferencián elmondott, és Teramóban
publikált tanulmányt.) Győzhetnénk még sorolni a főbb helyeket a
tartományban, amelyek közül feltétlenül a legfontosabb Loreto, amelynek
kincstára sok magyar emléket is őriz, valamint II. Rákóczi Ferenc is
elzarándokolt oda, továbbá Recanati, amelyhez az ott tanító Bonfinin kívül
a Magyarországról is sokat író Leopardi, valamint Babitsnak egy híres verse
is kapcsolódik. A tartományból származó Márkai Szent Jakab egy ereklyéjét
pedig egyenesen Szegeden őrzik a Hunyadi János által építtetett gótikus
ferences templomban.
A pietizmus előzményei Brassóban
Authors: Font Zsuzsa
Published: November 2023

Marcus Fronius (1659‒1713) volt az erdélyi szászok, a középkorban
megtelepedett németajkú populáció gazdasági központjának, Brassónak az első
papja (1703) és ezzel párhuzamosan a barcasági dékán (1706) haláláig. A
jelen tanulmány karrierjének azokat a pontjait emeli ki, amelyek
rávilágítanak Froniusnak a 18. századi lutheránus vallási megújulási
mozgalomhoz, a pietizmushoz való viszonyára. Jóllehet Fronius ragaszkodott
a lutheránus dogmatika alaptanításaihoz, de sokat merített Comenius
nagyszabású iskolareformjaiból és Philipp Jacob Spener egyházkormányzati
újításaiból. Dogmatikai viták helyett számára a kegyesség, a vallásos
életforma és a hívek lelki életének megújítása volt fontos. Számos
pietistától eltérően elutasította az aszkézist, és helyén valónak tartotta
a mulatságot, beleértve a táncot is. Feljegyzések is igazolják, hogy
Fronius kapcsolatba lépett a pietizmus több fontos képviselőjével.
Dialógus a Törökországi levelekben
Authors: Knapp Éva
Published: November 2023

A tanulmány a Törökországi leveleket fikció keretében létrejött,
önreflektáló műként kezeli, olyan többrétegű „ego”-dokumentumként, melyben
megtalálható az egykori valós és a „megteremtett” jelenből kiemelt és
(fel)értékelt emlékek írói igény szerint átszínezett, egy fiktív, térben és
időben távollévőnek szóló üzenete. Az elemzés bevezeti a fikció
megtöbbszörözésének kategóriáját, s ennek retorikai megnyilvánulásait
vizsgálja Mikes Törökországi leveleiben.
Plinius leírása mesés és különleges lényekről
Authors: Székely Melinda
Published: November 2023

C. Plinius Secundus Maior Naturalis historia műve 6. könyvében (cap.
187–195) a lakott világ határainál fekvő Aethiopia jellemzésénél csodás és
fantasztikus élőlényekről is ír. Jelen munkában e részlet fordítása
olvasható bevezetővel és jegyzetekkel ellátva.
Zolnai Béla és Emile Pillias kapcsolatához
Authors: Tüskés Gábor
Published: November 2023

A szövegközlés elé írt tanulmány kontextusba helyezi a francia
Rákóczi-kutató, Emile Pillias, és a szegedi professzor, Zolnai Béla
kollegiális kapcsolatát. Mint a tanulmány szövegéből és a Pillias által írt
levelekből kiderül, a francia kutató nem csak komoly munkát fejtett ki a
Rákóczi-család francia kapcsolatainak kutatásában, de lelkiekben is közel
érezte magához Rákóczi kurucainak szellemét. A II. világháború francia
frontjáról írt utolsó levelében Pillias egyenesen „királyi huszár”-ként
aposztrofálta magát, három hónappal azelőtt, hogy 1940 májusában elesett a
harcokban.
Multipel, komplex und oft übersehen
Authors: Baasch Stefanie
Published: November 2023

Stefanie Baasch widmet sich in diesem Beitrag der Frage nach der Bedeutung von Gerechtigkeit und Gerechtigkeitswahrnehmungen in Partizipationsverfahren. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf informellen Beteiligungsverfahren, wie sie in Stadtentwicklungs- und sozial-ökologischen Transformationsprozessen mittlerweile häufig zum Einsatz kommen.
Zwischen Ideologie und Geostrategie. Lorenzo Vidinos Muslimbruderschaftsstudie
Authors: Hafez Farid
Published: November 2023

Dieser Beitrag bietet zuerst einen kurzen Einblick in das Wirken des Extremismusforschers Lorenzo Vidino, dessen Name explizit 14 Mal im Durchsuchungsbefehl zur Operation Luxor erwähnt wird. Er gibt einen Einblick in das Wirken Vidinos im Zusammenhang mit antimuslimischen Netzwerken in den USA und Europa, seine Verflechtung mit rechten Einrichtungen sowie seinen alarmistischen Diskurs über muslimische zivilgesellschaftliche und religiöse Akteur*innen. Zuletzt widmet sich der Beitrag des von Vidino verfassten Berichts ,The Muslim Brotherhood in Austria', welcher als Basis der Operation Luxor diente, und zeigt Schwachstellen auf, um zu verdeutlichen, wie hier ein alarmistischer Diskurs basierend auf Textverfälschungen überhaupt erzeugt werden kann.
Space Food in the Media
Authors: Spence Charles
Published: November 2023

There are a number of deadly-serious issues around the provision of food and astronauts' consumption behaviour when considering the planned long-haul mission to Mars. One major concern relates to the phenomenon of 'space anorexia', where astronauts, as they typically do, fail to consume the recommended daily food/nutrition intake while in space. It has been suggested that a lack of multisensory appeal may be one of the key problems for the design of space food currently. At the same time, there are also more mundane questions about the catering on board for those ultra-high net-worth individuals who will be amongst the first wave of space tourists. Considering how to make space food more multisensorially desirable, as well as making the experience of eating and drinking in space (more) enjoyable has, over the years, stimulated the creativity of a number of designers, gastrophysicists, and star chefs. However, despite the various issues and challenges, the majority of the food 'research' that the public is likely to have come across in the popular press in recent decades can be seen as nothing more than merely expensive brand marketing, sometimes dressed up as 'scientific research'. From the very earliest days of manned space flight, it has been clear just how successful a marketing proposition it was for food brands to be linked to astronauts and space travel. That such marketing efforts should have proved so effective is, though, somewhat surprising given the traditionally poor reputation of space food, in terms of its lack of multisensory appeal, amongst astronauts.
Das Heiligkeitskonzept der synoptischen Jesusüberlieferung im Spannungsfeld von »Unverfügbarkeit« und »Verfügbarkeit«
Authors: Strotmann Angelika
Published: November 2023

Angelika Strotmann zeigt im vorliegenden Beitrag und entgegen bisherigen Tendenzen in der neutestamentlichen Forschung, dass ,Heiligkeit' in der Jesusüberlieferung nicht nur eine wichtige Rolle spielt, sondern dass ihre Heiligkeitskonzeption auf zentralen jüdischen Traditionen aufruht, die kultische Heiligkeit mit ethischer Heiligkeit in einer spannungsvollen Bewegung verbinden, Absonderung mit Integration, Unverfügbares mit Verfügbarem. Ohne die traditionellen Formen der Unverfügbarkeit des Heiligen in Frage zu stellen (z.B. Tempelkult oder Reinigungsriten), kritisiert die Jesusüberlieferung die Tendenz jüdischer Zeitgenoss:innen, den Formen der Absonderung eine größere Bedeutung zu geben als den Formen der Integration.
Gebaute Heiligung
Authors: Süßmann Johannes
Published: November 2023

Nach dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg kam es in Paderborn zu einem Stadtumbau. Unter der Regierung des Fürstbischofs Ferdinand von Fürstenberg (1661-1683) wurden drei neue Kirchen errichtet, eine ältere erhielt eine neue Fassade. Das machte alle vier zu städtebaulichen Dominanten - nicht nur durch Größe und Positionierung, sondern weil sie die Barockfassade in Paderborn einführten und damit die Kirchen in ein neues Verhältnis zum städtischen Raum rückten. Gestaltet als Schaufronten vor bühnenartigen Vorplätzen, trugen die Fassaden dazu bei, die vorher auf die Innenräume beschränkte Heiligenverehrung in den Stadtraum hinaus zu wenden und auch im Alltag vor Augen zu stellen. Zugleich wurde ein neuer Prozessionsweg geschaffen, der die Verehrung aller Kirchenpatrone zusammenführte und zu einer Aufgabe für die gesamte Stadt machte. Über Wallfahrtskapellen bezog man das Umland mit ein. Das gesamte Fürstbistum wurde geheiligt. Der politische Sinn war, es nach den Erschütterungen des Dreißigjährigen Kriegs im Innern neu zu begründen und nach außen sakrosankt zu machen.
Pop-Ikonen
Authors: Jacke Christoph , Schroeter-Wittke Harald
Published: November 2023

Während das Heilige sich jedem Verfügen entzieht, wird es doch auch zum Gegenstand populärer Kulturen und Medien. Dies wird in Christoph Jackes und Harald Schroeter-Wittkes Beitrag »Pop-Ikonen. Transformationen des Heiligen in der deutschen Pop(musik)kultur« deutlich. Er stellt sich - zwischen Popular Music Studies, Theologie und Medienkulturwissenschaft - der Aufgabe, die Geschichten, Diskurse, Bühnen und Figuren deutschsprachiger Popmusikkulturen anhand von vier Pop-Ikonen zu erforschen, die jeweils seit etwa drei Jahrzehnten dauerhaft populär sind: Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Nina Hagen, Andrea Berg und Rammstein. Die bei diesen Stars vorgenommenen Spurensuchen des Heiligen, ihre Heilig-Sprechungen durch Fans, Medien und (Selbst-)Inszenierungen zwischen ferner Unerreichbarkeit und naher Verfügbarkeit zeigen, wie ihnen der Status von Pop-Ikonen zugeschrieben wird. Der Begriff der Pop-Ikone als Funktion von derartigen Stars kann im Sinne einer Figur aufgefasst werden, die - durchaus auch als Marke verstanden - den Raum ins Jenseits des Alltags öffnet und damit ein Dazwischen markiert, das die Lebenswelt der Rezipierenden erleichtert, unterhält, trägt. Produktion, Distribution, Rezeption/Nutzung sowie Weiterverarbeitung benennen dabei unterschiedliche Ebenen der Transformationen des Heiligen in und durch die Texte und Kontexte dieser Figuren (z.B. in Musikvideoclips, Live-Performances, Alben, Autobiographien). Vor diesem Hintergrund wird eine erste Spurenlese an ausgewählten Fallbeispielen vorgenommen: Westernhagens Jesus, Nina Hagens Bekenntnisse, Andrea Bergs Paradies und Rammsteins Feuer, aus denen sich weiterführende Forschungsfragen ergeben, z.B. die Frage nach Männlichkeits-, Weiblichkeits- und allgemein Identitätskonstruktionen, nach Heiligem und Erotik bzw. Sexualität oder nach dem Verhältnis von religiösen und nicht-religiösen Dimensionen des Heiligen im Prozess der Pop-Ikonisierung.
Interventions for the Control and Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome. A Systematic Review of a Decade
Authors: Salinas Escudero Blanca Ivonné , Priego Álvarez Heberto Romeo , Avalos García María Isabel
Published: November 2023

Introducción: El síndrome metabólico es un grave problema de salud pública que culmina en las causas de morbilidad y mortalidad más elevadas en todo el mundo, se requieren estrategias efectivas para controlarlo y prevenir sus consecuencias Objetivo: Analizar las características de las manifestaciones que combinan dos o más aspectos terapéuticos para el control y manejo del síndrome metabólico Metodología: Revisión sistemática bajo los criterios de PRISMA. Búsqueda en base de datos Pub Med, Science Direct, Scielo, Redalyc. Se incluyen estudios clínicos controlados y cuasiexperimentales de intervención mixta de los últimos 10 años con un mínimo de 24 semanas de duración Resultado: 23 intervenciones mixtas, 19 basadas ??en estilo de vida, dos en actividad física y dieta, uno en yoga e ingesta calórica, y uno de actividad física más suplemento alimentario. Seis intervenciones en niños y el resto en adultos. Conclusiones En todas las intervenciones resultó la prevalencia de síndrome metabólico, así como los parámetros cardiometabólicos. Resultados duraderos se evidenciaron en las intervenciones multidisciplinarias para estilos de vida saludable. En niños, el enfoque grupal escolar refuerza permanencia, apoyo familiar mejora los resultados. En caso de régimen alimentario se prefiere dieta mediterránea. Redes sociales excelente herramienta educativa.