bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Role of Screen Technologies In the Formation of a New Culture of Emotions and Feelings
Authors: Lobanova Y. V.
Published: October 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of the phenomena of postmodern culture, confirming the validity of the concept of “society of experiences”, and describes the processes of increasing the significance and value of the affective in all spheres of culture, as well as the results of these processes. The author analyses the hypothesis of the paradox of combining individual anhedonia and an increased degree of social and textual emotionality is discussed, and gives interpretation to the theses expressed by modern sociologists and philosophers G. Schulze, A. Requitz, E. Illuz, P.Y. Aronson. The article is based on a philosophical and anthropological study of emotions that deal with sensations and modern practices of behavioral, textual, aesthetic design of affects. In contrast to the widespread concept of determining the emotionalization of culture solely by economic factors, the author of the article expands the list of reasons and conditions for emotions to enter the epicenter of socio-cultural processes. As a conclusion, the transformation of emotional styles in culture that occurred under the influence of the expansion of screen technologies is stated, and modernity is represented as an era of “emotionalization” and “psychologization”.
Practice of Social Media Use In Science Communication
Authors: Duong T.P.C.
Published: October 2022

Social media refers to apps or websites that allow its users to connect and exchange data via the Internet. The rise of social media platforms has created great opportunities for open science, including exchanging scientific knowledge and communicating in more interactive ways between researchers and with the general population. Therefore, scientists are increasingly using multiple platforms of social media for communication in science. Through a content analysis of related articles published in academic journals, this paper would offer an overview of how scientists have been using various social media platforms for science communication purpose. A review of existing literature revealed that over the past decade, several social media platforms have been used to disseminate the research results outside of academia and increase public engagement. Besides, scientists also use social media to create scholarly connections, share and discuss their research findings and ideas with the scientific community across the globe, as well as to stay update with changes in science communication. Facebook, Twitter, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and blogs are the most commonly used platforms by scientists. The current paper can help better understand how scientists are currently using social media as a medium for communication inside and outside the scientific world.
Development of the Tourist Value of Greater Sochi: communicative aspect
Authors: Kirillina N. V. , Torosyan V. G.
Published: October 2022

The object of the study is the recreational and tourist complex of the city of Sochi (Big Sochi), the subject includes the tools for developing the recreational and tourist potential of this city. Based on statistics, analytical materials of research organizations and indicators of tourist rankings, the authors systematize the tools for developing the tourist attractiveness of Sochi and the Krasnodar Krai. It has been revealed that for the rimebeing financial and investment instruments remain the key tools for developing the tourist attractiveness of Sochi with relatively low involvement of the local population and businesses, and, until recently, little information support for existing federal, municipal programs and initiatives. Though in the last 10 years the financial indicators of the development of the resort city remained at a fairly high level and showed positive dynamics due to the popularity of the Olympic Games, and later due to the reduction in opportunities for foreign holidays for Russian tourists due to the pandemic, and further sanction restrictions for travelling, it seems to be an obvious necessity to develop the tourist attractiveness and the actual identity of the region, as well as to elaborate clear and comprehensive programs to promote the competitive advantages of this territory. This assumption is based on the understanding of the potential of the territory as the totality of all available resources and means of their activation, including a recognizable brand adequate to the opportunities and advantages of the region and tools to promote the competitive advantages of Greater Sochi for internal and external audiences. Given that the city has historically been a symbol of summer holidays and sanatorium-resort therapy, as well as truly unique natural and cultural resources of the location, and taking into account the analysis of the methodological framework and international practice carried out by the authors, this approach seems rational and justified.
The Impact of Digital Transformation on Power-Management Relations in the Changing International Landscape
Authors: Sharkov F. I. , Akopov G. L. , Ponedelkov A. V.
Published: October 2022

The development of new digital technologies provides an opportunity to create new business models and improve not only economic, but also socio-cultural and political processes. The development of the digital media space involves the construction and functioning of a new digital hybrid real-virtual structure. Digitalization in the modern sociopolitical reality acts, on the one hand, as a phenomenon of society’s vital activity (digital values, technological ideas and images, digital architecture and hardware, digital culture, interactive forms and models of interaction, etc.); and, on the other hand, as a process of quantitative and qualitative changes in the social system stem reflecting the transition from one type of socio-political relations to a fundamentally different one. The development of new digital media technologies expands the capabilities of state and non-state actors. One of the most important components in a digital society is the ability to generate new digital technologies. In a dramatically transforming global landscape, differences in interests, values and concepts of the global order are deepening, which sharply worsen any expectations of a sustainable partnership between countries, a reset or a significant improvement in interconnections. A special role in the formation of global power-management relations is now played by Russia, China, and the United States.
Transient characteristics during start-up of dual pumps in the prefabricated pumping station
Authors: Li Qing , Zhang Rui , Kang Can
Published: October 2022

This work presents a numerical analysis of transient flow fields in the prefabricated pumping station with two identical pumps to clarify the flow evolution process during the start-up using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. The disturbance between neighboring components and external characteristics of the pump were analyzed and compared. The results demonstrate that the increase of pump head can be divided into two stages: lagging behind the increase of impeller speed and rapid increase of pump head. There is apparent interference between the two pumps, which not only affects the internal flow field distribution of the prefabricated pump station but also severely impacts the pump's performance. The transient impact during the pump start-up threatens the safety of the components of the prefabricated pump station, and the interaction between the pumps causes the pump to deviate from the design working condition. The investigation of results of the complex flow in the prefabricated pumping station during start-up is of great reference to improving the design of the prefabricated pumping station.
Construction of pollution risk early warning model for urban drinking water supply chain
Authors: Cao Yongxiao , Zhang Xianglong , Chen Zihan , Zhang Zhixiao , Wei Huaibin
Published: October 2022

In order to improve the efficiency of urban drinking water safety monitoring and early warning management, a pollution risk early warning model of urban drinking water supply chain is proposed. Firstly, the current situation of urban drinking water supply is analyzed and the causes of pollution are analyzed. Then, the autoregressive model is used to predict the time series of multiple water quality indicators by constantly introducing new monitoring data modes for the residual vector group, the outlier scores of each vector group are obtained by using the isolated forest algorithm to judge whether the water quality is abnormal or not, and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method is used to evaluate the level of the abnormal situation and carry out the corresponding level early warning. The experimental results show that the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve can reach 0.919 when using the prediction residual vector group of turbidity and conductivity to detect the numerical changes of water quality parameters in the drinking water supply chain, accurately predict the abnormal data, make early warning, and provide the guarantee for the survival of urban residents and urban development.
A Review on Modern Approaches to Benzimidazole Synthesis
Authors: Venugopal Sneha , Kaur Balwinder , Verma Anil , Wadhwa Pankaj , Sahu Sanjeev Kumar
Published: October 2022

Cancer is the second most source of cessation of life globally, with 9.6 million expirations at each stage around the globe. The resistance to the current chemotherapies urges researchers to develop new drugs to be available in the market. Among the wide range of drugs synthesized, heterocyclic compounds play a major role due to the abundance of heterocyclic rings in biological substances. In medicinal chemistry, benzimidazole is an important pharmacophore and a privileged structure. This bicyclic compound is made up of the fusion of a six-membered benzene ring and a five-membered imidazole ring with two nitrogen atoms at 1,3-positions. The benzimidazole ring has a great deal of stability. Many strong acids and alkalis do not affect benzimidazoles. The benzene ring of benzimidazole cleaves only under extreme conditions. Except in certain circumstances, the benzimidazole ring is also quite resistant to reduction. It is the most popular nucleus to study because of its wide range of biological functions. The recently developed methods for preparing benzimidazoles, such as condensation of o-phenylene diamines (OPDs) with aldehydes and many others using a wide range of nano, metal-based catalysts under solventfree conditions, are discussed in detail in the current studies.
Neural Network-based Optimization of Silybum Marianum Extract-loaded
Chitosan Particles: Modeling, Preparation and Antioxidant Evaluation
Authors: Hanafi Ali , Safa Kazem D. , Rezazadeh Shamsali
Published: October 2022

Background:

Silymarin is a flavonolignan extracted from Silybum marianum with various
therapeutic applications. Many studies have focused on improving the bioavailability of silymarin
due to its wide range of efficacy and low bioavailability. Chitosan, a naturally occurring
polymeric substance, has a strong reputation for increasing the solubility of poorly soluble compounds.

Objective:

This study used artificial neural networks (ANNs) to measure the effects of pH, chitosan
to silymarin ratio, chitosan to tripolyphosphate ratio, and stirring time on the loading efficiency
of silymarin into chitosan particles.

Methods:

A model was developed to investigate the interactions between input factors and silymarin
loading efficiency. The DPPH method was utilized to determine the antioxidant activity of
an optimized formula and pure raw materials.

Results:

According to the outcome of the ANN model, pH and the chitosan to silymarin ratio
demonstrated significant effects on loading efficiency. In addition, increased stirring time decreased
silymarin loading, whereas the chitosan-to-tripolyphosphate ratio showed a negligible effect
on loading efficiency.

Conclusion:

Maximum loading efficiency occurred at a pH of approximately~5. Moreover, silymarin-
loaded chitosan particles with a lower IC50 value (36.17 ± 0.02 ppm) than pure silymarin
(165.04 ± 0.07 ppm) demonstrated greater antioxidant activity.
Off-label Use of Oral Immunotherapy for Rhinoconjunctivitis and Asthma
due to Grass Pollen: A Safe and Effective Alternative in Patients over 65
Years Old: A Series of Case Reports
Authors: González-Bravo Lucía , García Jimena Laiseca , Privitera Martina , Rosado Ana
Published: October 2022

Introduction:

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma are the most common IgE-mediated
diseases worldwide. Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is currently the only modifying treatment
for these IgE-mediated diseases in both children and adults. Subcutaneous immunotherapy is
widely used, but in patients over 65 years old, there may be an increased risk of adverse reactions
and a worse response to treatment. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has been proven to be effective and
safe, but currently, in most countries, it has been licensed only for patients up to 65 years old based
on its technical datasheet. So far, no studies on the efficacy and safety of this type of immunotherapy
in patients older than 65 years old have been published.

Case Presentation:

We present four patients older than 65 years old with a diagnosis of moderate
seasonal rhinoconjunctivitis and moderate-persistent seasonal pollen-induced asthma. Off-label use
of oral immunotherapy (OIT) for grass pollen was prescribed due to the severity of their rhinoconjunctivitis
symptoms and the worsening of asthma symptoms during the spring. Improvement in the
rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma symptoms was reported by all patients since the first spring season
and was maintained during the following two years of follow-up. There were no systemic reactions,
and only two patients initially had self-limiting oral pruritus.

Conclusion:

Oral immunotherapy for pollens appears to be a convenient, effective, and safe option
in older patients (>65 years) with comorbidities after a three-year treatment. This is, to the best of
our knowledge, the first report on the off-label use of OIT in patients over 65 years old with symptoms
of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma.
Diagnostic Accuracy of Red Cell Distribution Width to Platelet Ratio for Detection of Liver Fibrosis Compared with Fibroscan in Chronic Hepatitis B Egyptian patients
Authors: Gabr Amira Kamal , Hawash Nehad Ibrahim , Abd-Elsalam Sherief , Badawi Rehab , Soliman Hanan Hamed
Published: October 2022

Background and Aims:

The decision to treat chronic hepatitis B Virus infection (CHB) may necessitate an assessment of the degree of liver fibrosis. Guidelines recommend Fibroscan examination in such cases. However, it is costly and not widely available. Red cell distribution width (RDW) and platelet count are simple parameters obtained from the blood pictures; and their ratio RDW to platelet ratio (RPR) was claimed to correlate with liver fibrosis. We aimed to assess the ability of RPR to replace the costly fibroscan in the detection of significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients.

Patients and Methods:

This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Tropical medicine department, Tanta University, Egypt, between December 2018 and September 2019. One hundred and twenty-five patients with CHB were included and divided according to the fibroscan examination into: Group I: patients with no significant fibrosis (n=66), Group II: patients with significant (≥ F2) fibrosis (n=59). RPR was calculated for all patients and tested against Fibroscan results.

Results:

Both groups were matched in regards to age, sex, viral load, and steatosis. There was a significant positive correlation between the degree of stiffness measured by FibroScan in patients with a significant degree of fibrosis and serum bilirubin, a quantitative polymerase chain reaction of hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV DNA PCR), and fibrosis-4 score (FIB-4 score) (P value= 0.020, 0.049, and 0.0402, respectively). However, RPR was not correlated to the degree of fibrosis in fibroscan examination.

Conclusions:

The accuracy of RDW to platelet ratio (RPR) for the detection of fibrosis in CHB patients is questionable. FIB-4 is correlated with liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in patients with significant fibrosis (F2 or more). Neither RPR, AST to Platelet Ratio Index (APRI) or FIB4 can replace fibroscan for grading of fibrosis in CHB patients for evaluation to start therapy.
Review of Gowan Dawson, Bernard Lightman, Sally Shuttleworth, and Jonathan R. Topham, eds, Science Periodicals in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Constructing Scientific Communities (2020)
Authors: Stoeger Alexander
Published: October 2022

Review of Gowan Dawson, Bernard Lightman, Sally Shuttleworth, and Jonathan R. Topham, eds, Science Periodicals in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Constructing Scientific Communities (2020)
Pain Assessment Using Virtual Reality Facemask During Bone Marrow Aspiration: Prospective Study Including Propensity-Matched Analysis
Authors: Soret Lou , Gendron Nicolas , Rivet Nadia , Chocron Richard , Macraigne Laure , Clausse Darless , Cholley Bernard , Gaussem Pascale , Smadja David M , Darnige Luc
Published: October 2022

Background

Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) is a medical procedure necessary to the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with hematological or nonhematological disorders. This procedure is considered painful, and patients are generally anxious before and during BMA.

Objective

This study assesses the effect of immersive virtual reality on pain during BMA.

Methods

This observational prospective and monocentric study enrolled 105 consecutive patients who underwent sternal BMA with lidocaine anesthesia. The study was carried on during 2 periods. First, virtual reality facemask (VRF) was proposed to all patients in the absence of exclusion criteria. During the second period, BMA was performed without the VRF. For all patients, pain intensity after the procedure was assessed using a 10-point numerical pain rating scale (NPRS). All analyses were performed on propensity score–matched cohort (with or without VRF) to evaluate efficacy on NRPS levels.

Results

The final matched cohort included 12 patients in the VRF group and 24 in the control group. No difference in anxiety level before BMA evaluated by the patient and by the operator was observed between groups (P=.71 and .42 respectively). No difference of NPRS was observed using VRF when compared to control group (median NPRS 3.8, IQR 2.0-6.3 vs 3.0, IQR 1.9-3.0, respectively; P=.09).

Conclusions

Our study did not prove the efficacy of VRF to reduce pain during BMA.
Behavior Change Training for Health Professionals: Evaluation of a 2-Hour Workshop
Authors: Mullan Barbara , Liddelow Caitlin , Haywood Darren , Breare Hayley
Published: October 2022

Background

Rates of noncommunicable diseases continue to rise worldwide. Many of these diseases are a result of engaging in risk behaviors. Without lifestyle and behavioral intervention, noncommunicable diseases can worsen and develop into more debilitating diseases. Behavioral interventions are an effective strategy to reduce the burden of disease. Behavior change techniques can be described as the “active ingredients” in behavior change and address the components that need to be altered in order for the target behavior to change. Health professionals, such as pharmacists and nurses, can engage in opportunistic behavior change with their patients, to encourage positive health behaviors.

Objective

We aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate a behavior change workshop targeted at health professionals in Australia, with the goal of increasing knowledge of behavior change techniques and psychological variables.

Methods

A prospective study design was used to develop and evaluate a 2-hour behavior change workshop targeted at health professionals. The workshop was developed based on the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behavior Model and had five core objectives: (1) to detail the role of health professionals in delivering optimal care, (2) to demonstrate opportunities to change behavior, (3) to describe principles of behavior change, (4) to explain behavior change techniques, and (5) to determine the most appropriate behavior change techniques to use and when to use them. A total of 10 workshops were conducted. To evaluate the workshops and identify any potential long-term changes in behavior, we collected pre- and postworkshop data on knowledge and psychological constructs from the attendees.

Results

A final sample of 41 health professionals comprising general practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists completed the pre- and postworkshop surveys. Following the workshops, there were significant improvements in knowledge of behavior change techniques (t40=–5.27, P<.001), subjective norms (t40=–3.49, P=.001), descriptive norms (t40=–3.65, P<.001), perceived behavioral control (t40=–3.30, P=.002), and intention (t36=–3.32, P=.002); each had a large effect size. There was no significant difference in postworkshop attitude (t40=0.78, P=.44). The participants also found the workshops to be highly acceptable.

Conclusions

A 2-hour, theoretically informed workshop designed to facilitate the use of behavior change techniques by health professionals was shown to be largely effective. The workshops resulted in increases in knowledge, descriptive and subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intention, but not in attitude. The intervention was also shown to be highly acceptable, with the large majority of participants deeming the intervention to be needed, useful, appropriate, and applicable, as well as interesting and worth their time. Future research should examine the lasting impacts of the workshop on health professionals’ practices.
The Effect of Self-Management Education through a Mobile Application on Patient's Self-efficacy and Adherence to Medication after Liver Transplantation (Preprint)
Authors: Keivani Maryam , Momennasab Marzieh , Mehrabi Manoosh , Nikoupour Hamed
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

One of the causes of liver transplantation failure is a lack of adherence to treatment and medication. Recipients can prevent complications during the treatment to a considerable extent by self-management.

OBJECTIVE

the present study aimed to determine the effect of self-management through a mobile application on patients’ self-efficacy and adherence to medication after liver transplantation.

METHODS

This study was an educational trial with intervention and control groups and a pre-test/post-test design conducted on 62 liver transplantation patients with the inclusion criteria in Shiraz from 2020 to 2021. The data collection tools included a demographic characteristics questionnaire, the Chronic Disease Self-efficacy scale (CDSES), and the Basel Assessment of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medication Scale (BAASIS). First, the CDSES and BAASIS questionnaires were given to the participants of both groups as the pre-test. Afterward, educational information about management and adherence to treatment was provided to the intervention group in the form of a mobile application. The control group received the usual nursing care and education. Three months after the pre-test, the questionnaires mentioned above were completed by the participants for the second time. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25.

RESULTS

The mean scores of self-efficacy and its dimensions before and after the intervention were significantly different in both the control and intervention groups (P-value < 0.05). Moreover, the mean total scores of self-efficacy and its dimensions after the intervention were significantly different between the two groups (P-value < 0.0001). The mean scores of adherence to medications, before and after the intervention, were significantly different between the groups (P-value < 0.05). However, after the intervention, no significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of adherence to medication (P-value > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Teaching self-efficacy through a mobile application and standard education can affect patients' self-efficacy and adherence to treatment after liver transplantation. Therefore, it is recommended that self-efficacy be taught using a mobile application or through traditional methods for patients who are not able to use mobile applications to improve their self-efficacy and adherence to medications and provide services to them.
Medical Insurance Mobile Payment Shortens Patients' Waiting Time For Payment in Outpatient: A Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)
Authors: Xie Wanhua , Cao Xiaojun
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

Waiting for a long time to make payments in outpatient and long queues of insured patients at the checkout are common scenes in many hospitals in China. A hypothesis is proposed that smartphone-based mobile payment for health insurance is superior to cashier on-site billing.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to investigate the impact of smartphone-based mobile payment for outpatient medical insurance on patients’ payment waiting time, patient satisfaction and outpatient volume, and compared mobile payment with on-site payment.

METHODS

This study analyzed the patients’ waiting time for payment, patient satisfaction and outpatient volume of patients in Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center one year before and after the implementation of mobile payment for medical insurance in January 2021.

RESULTS

It was seen that after the implementation of mobile payment of mobile medical insurance, the patients’ payment waiting time was significantly shortened (P<0.01), and patient satisfaction with waiting time and registration payment experience and the overall outpatient visit satisfaction were significantly improved (P<0.01). The dissatisfaction with payment was significantly decreased (P<0.01) and the outpatient volume was reduced (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Mobile payment for health insurance significantly shortened patients’ payment waiting time and improved patient satisfaction and outpatient volume, indicating that this approach was worth promoting.

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SFE-2022-193A01
Using Patient Blogs on Social Media to Assess the Content Validity of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Qualitative Analysis of Patient-Written Blogs (Preprint)
Authors: Delnoij Diana M J , Derks Meggie , Koolen Laura , Shekary Shuka , Suitela Jozua
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are questionnaires that measure patient outcomes related to quality of life, health, and functioning, and are increasingly used to assess important outcomes from the patient’s perspective. For PROMs to contribute to better health and better care, it is vital that their content validity be adequate. This requires patient involvement in various steps of PROM development. PROM developers not only recognize the benefits of patient involvement but also report difficulties in recruiting patients and experience patient involvement as time-consuming, logistically challenging, and expensive.

OBJECTIVE

This study seeks to explore different strategies for disclosing the experiential knowledge of patients, namely through analyzing patient stories on the web and social media. The research questions are as follows: (1) how do bloggers living with a disease experience their health-related quality of life? (2) How are these experiences reflected in the domains and items of PROMs related to their disease?

METHODS

First, a qualitative analysis of blogs written by patients was performed. Second, subthemes and underlying codes resulting from this qualitative analysis were systematically compared with the domains and items in PROMs for the respective diseases that the bloggers write about. Blogs were identified via the Google search engine between December 2019 and May 2021.

RESULTS

Bloggers describe a wide range of experiences regarding their physical functioning and health; mental well-being; social network and support; daily life, education, work, and leisure; coping; and self-management. Bloggers also write about their positive and negative experiences with health care delivery, the organization of health care, and health care professionals. In general, patients’ experiences as described in blogs were reflected in the domains and items of the PROMs related to their disease. However, except for diabetes mellitus, in all the sets of PROMs, potentially missing topics could be identified. Similarly, with the exception of Parkinson disease, all PROMs address issues that patients did not write about in their blogs and that might therefore be redundant.

CONCLUSIONS

Web-based patient stories in the form of blogs reveal how people living with a certain disease experience their health-related quality of life. These stories enable analyses of patients’ experiences that can be used to assess the content validity of PROMs. This can be a useful step for researchers who are looking for sets of measuring instruments that match their purposes.

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Attitudes of Anesthesiologists Towards Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesia: An International, Mixed Qualitative-Quantitative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Henckert David , Malorgio Amos , Schweiger Giovanna , Raimann Florian J , Piekarski Florian , Zacharowski Kai , Hottenrott Sebastian , Meybohm Patrick , Tscholl David W , Spahn Donat R , Roche Tadzio R
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to play an increasingly important role in perioperative medicine in the very near future. However, little is known about what anesthesiologists know and think about AI in this context. This is important because the successful introduction of new technologies depends on the understanding and cooperation of end users.

OBJECTIVE

Investigate how much anesthesiologists know about AI, and what they think about the introduction of AI-based technologies into the clinical setting.

METHODS

In order to better understand what anesthesiologists think of AI, we recruited 21 anesthesiologists from two university hospitals for face-to-face structured interviews. Thematic analysis was applied to statements derived from these interviews, and key themes were determined. Subsequently, a survey of closed questions based on these themes was sent to 70 anesthesiologists from three university hospitals for rating.

RESULTS

In the interviews, the base level of knowledge of AI was good at 86 of 90 statements (96%), although awareness of potential applications of AI in anesthesia was poor at only 7 of 42 statements (17%). Regarding the implementation of AI in anesthesia, statements were split roughly evenly between pros (46 of 105, 44%) and cons (59 of 105, 56%). Interviewees considered that AI could usefully be used in diverse tasks such as risk stratification, the prediction of vital sign changes, or as a treatment guide. The validity of these themes was probed in a follow-up survey of 70 anesthesiologists with a response rate of 70%, which confirmed an overall positive view of AI in this group.

CONCLUSIONS

Anesthesiologists hold a range of opinions, both positive and negative, regarding the application of AI in their field of work. Survey-based studies do not always uncover the full breadth of nuance of opinion amongst clinicians. Engagement with specific concerns, both technical and ethical, will prove important as this technology moves from research into the clinic.
AN OVERVIEW OF MUCORMYCOSIS
Authors: SAMUNDI SELVA PREETHI , PARAMESWARAN SARAVANAKUMAR , PICHAIVEL MANIMEKALAI , GOPAL MURUGANANTHAN
Published: October 2022

Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive infection caused by Zygomycosis in the order of Mucorales. It is mainly affected in immunocompromised individuals followed by risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, stem cell transplantation, organ transplantation, hematological malignancy, and more intake of steroids. Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis, pulmonary mucormycosis, cutaneous mucormycosis, gastrointestinal mucormycosis, and disseminated mucormycosis are the most common types. Moreover, it can be diagnosed to overcome this infection using the following methods such as histopathology cultures, computed axial tomography, and resonance imaging. Moreover, it can be treated with amphotericin B, the first-line drug, and posaconazole and isavuconazole are also used. The in vitro studies reveal the antifungal drugs which show the best activity against mucormycosis. The main aim of this review shows the detailed study of mucormycosis and the outcome of this infection.
LUMBAR DISK HERNIATION: EVALUATION OF MEDICAL CARE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT AT THE SPECIALTIES HOSPITAL CREHVITAL AMBATO-ECUADOR: RETROSPECTIVE, CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY, AND ASSESSMENT OF TWO CLINICAL CASES
Authors: MEDINA LUIS SANTIAGO HERNÁNDEZ , MORETTA DIANA ELIZABETH SÁNCHEZ , TELLO JUAN DIEGO CAYO , MAIZA RICHARD EDUARDO CAMACHO
Published: October 2022

Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess medical care and pain management of 237 lumbar disk herniation cases treated from 2011 to 2021 in the Specialties Hospital CREHVITAL, Ambato-Ecuador, and to provide a set of standards for appropriate management.
Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of archives, and registries of patient’s data provided by the Specialties Hospital CREHVITAL, Ambato-Ecuador.
Participants: A total of 237 patients with lumbar disk herniation received medical services from 2011 to 2021; outcome measures were: Pain management, patient characteristics, surgical procedures, and medication after surgery.
Results: The 40–50 age range had the highest prevalence of lumbar disk herniation and a higher percentage of the pathology in men (66%) than in women. Of the 237 patients, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed the highest lumbar disk herniation of the L4–L5 (101 men and 20 women), followed by herniation of the L5–S1 (59 men and 51 women). Two types of surgeries were performed: Classical surgery on 157 patients and microsurgery on 80 patients. The average period before receiving treatment was 1.5 years of maintaining back pain, and the early post-operative management consisted of patients receiving diclofenac, ketorolac, and ceftriaxone. Analgesics were used in 73.43% of patients. All cases required strict control, follow-up, and post-operative check-ups.
Conclusion: This study provides essential and conclusive evidence and information on treated cases of lumbar disk herniation and its incidence in the medical field.
PREVALENCE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICE AMONG MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN 0–6 MONTHS AT FINOTE SELAM TOWN, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA: A COMMUNITY-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: MELAK ENDRIAS TESFA
Published: October 2022

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and its associated factors among mothers with children 0–6 months at Finote Selam town, Northwest Ethiopia.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted on (n=415) women with children 0–6 months derived using simple and multistage sampling techniques. Data have been analyzed using univariate, binary, and multivariate logistic regression.
Results: The prevalence rate of exclusive breastfeeding practice in the study area was 67%. Results display that the vulnerable groups, such as mothers being illiterate, low-income group, and lived in rural regions, have come on a double burden of death throughout delivery and have much fewer practices of breastfeeding in comparison with different moms of children aged 0–6 months due to the fact that the respondents have variations in socioeconomic traits and how the way they’re under the different cultural influence.
Conclusion: This study might allow policymakers, medical sociologists, and health extension practitioners to broaden extra powerful all-rounded interventions to minimize the poor exercise of exclusive breastfeeding.
Innovation in the Tourism Sector - Brazilian Startups with Technological Solutions for the Tourist
Authors: Liberato Mônica , Santos Mário Jorge Campos dos , Azevedo Denio
Published: October 2022

This study aims to map tourism startups in Brazil with a focus on tourist service and convenience, as well as identify the intellectual property of their brands at the National Institute of Intellectual Property – INPI. For this purpose, an exploratory and descriptive methodology was used, carried out in two stages: 1. Survey of tourism startups with a focus on tourist services and convenience in the database of the Brazilian Association of Startups – ABSTARTUPS; Innovation Challenges in Tourism and 100 Open Startups (the network formed by open startups) and 2. Search for trademark registration at the National Institute of Industrial Property – INPI. The main results show that of the 175 startups mapped, 36% are related to accommodation reservations, ticket purchases and transport; 21% related to tourist information and itineraries; 20% related to tourist events and activities; 10% related to communities and 13% other services (real-time weather and traffic, currency exchange, etc.). And that 75% are concentrated between: São Paulo (37%), Minas Gerais (17%), Rio de Janeiro (9%), Rio Grande do Sul (7%) and Santa Catarina (6%). Regarding the brand's intellectual property, 39% of the 175 tourism startups made a deposit at Inpi, of which 31% have active registrations.
The Nature of the Future: Comparative analysis between concepts of instability from Keynes to Bresser-Pereira
Authors: Antunes Juliana Borges Martins
Published: October 2022

In the present work, the comparative method was investigated, in an approach to the theses “Investment in Keynes: link between the short and long term and criticism of currency neutrality”, by Renato Wasques and “After all, the secular stagnation of capitalism?” by Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, identifying their similarities and differences between economic and social approaches. The beginning is given by a description of the objects of study and later an analysis of them, plus contributions from other works with concepts, in order to strengthen the research. To achieve the proposed objective, a comparative analysis was carried out, based on the theories present in each one of them, added to other contents collected in e-books, scientific articles and websites according to the proposed theme. The article suggests that there are similarities mainly regarding the instability of the economy, and the secular stagnation of capitalism. As a result, it was possible to distinguish the different aspects of each approach taking into account the reduction of investment opportunities due to: the instability of the level of production, employment volume, interest rates and a demographic slowdown.
Adherence to antihypertensive pharmacological treatment in Primary Health Care
Authors: Monteiro Nayara Correia Aguiar , Dias Rômulo Soares , Colen Wilian Gomes , Neto Inaldo Sampaio Luz , Carvalho Margerie Thalia Costa Montezuma de , Ribeiro Joyce Oliveira , Júnior Givaldo Paes Ximenes , Caldas Yagoh Mendes Costa , Reis Diêgo Wilton Ricardo dos , Vieira Ana Carolina Silva , Júnior José Lopes Pereira , Costa Juliana Dourado de Araújo , Araujo Gabriel Gardhel Costa , Pereira Débora Lorena Melo
Published: October 2022

Systemic arterial hypertension is considered a Chronic Non-Communicable Disease, being one of the main conditions of care in Primary Care and is widely associated with increased cardiovascular risk, making its prevention and treatment extremely important. Therefore, an integrative literature review was carried out, based on journals published in the PUBMED databases and the Virtual Health Library (BVS). The data search was performed using controlled descriptors and the Boolean operators "AND" and "OR". After the collection and selection of articles in the databases, 12 articles were eligible for the construction of the review. The research shows that the causes of low adherence to the treatment of hypertension are varied, although there are few people who adhere to the treatment, among them the following stand out: low knowledge about SAH; religious beliefs; the superstitions; the low income; low schooling; lack of knowledge about the treatment; adaptability to the new routine; and the inability to create a custom.
Assessing mortality risk in ICU patients: An integrative review
Authors: Sousa Ronny Batista de , Nunes Felipe Augusto Santos , Alves Nathan Arnaldo Roble , Bringel Isadora Luísa Borges , Silva Fernanda Aparecida Lucena da , Ferreira Bianca Xavier Torres , Sousa Antonia Bruna do Nascimento , Pereira Labre Thiago Brilhante , Bohn Augusto Cavalcante Pereira , Rodrigues Francisca Deiviane Lopes , Teixeira Kaline Feitosa Alves , Dias Rômulo Soares , Roman Ricardo Ferreira , Carvalho Francisco Rafael de
Published: October 2022

ICUs (Intensive Care Units) are characterized by a high level of specialization in health care, both in technical-scientific training and in the psychological preparation of care providers. A high proportion of deaths that occur in the ICU sector are due to two main pathologies: Sepsis and Acute Lung Injury (ALI), both represent about 38.4% of mortality in hospitalized patients. The research aggregated 175 studies selected for a thorough investigation, of which 8 met the inclusion criteria. The strengths in relation to the research would be the help of the tools that were presented in screening decisions and risk stratification in clinical studies, as an example, we have the admission UVA score and the qSOFA score that had good predictive capacity for mortality in adult patients admitted to hospital with acute infection.
Design, Analysis and Weight Optimization Lathe Machine Gear by Using Composite Material
Authors: Chandanshive Mr. Ankush Vilas , Nimbalkar Prof. D. H.
Published: October 2022

Abstract: To design the spur gear to study the weight reduction and stress distribution for cast steel and composite materials. Gearing is one of the most critical components in a mechanical power transmission system, and in most industrial rotating machinery. It is possible that gears will predominate as the most effective means of transmitting power in future machines due to their high degree of reliability and compactness. In addition, the rapid shift in the industry from heavy industries such as shipbuilding to industries such as automobile manufacture and office automation tools will necessitate a refined application of gear technology. To design the spur gear model using designs software. To study the impact analysis for cast steel and composite materials. To study the torque loading for cast steel and composite materials. Finally, comparing and analysing of the composite gear with existing cast steel gear is to be done
Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Applications of Chitosan Based Schiff Base Complexes of Copper (II)
Authors: Mary Rose , Xavier Aleena , Romeo Namitha
Published: October 2022

Abstract: Chitosan Schiff Base was synthesized using conventional method and its corresponding metal complex was synthesized using Copper sulphate crystals. CSB and the metal complex were characterized using analytical and spectroscopic techniques like FT-IR and SEM. The excellent catalytic activity of the synthesized CSB-Cu complex was studied with Knoevenagel Reaction
Multi-Modal 2020
Authors: Gilbert Michael A.
Published: October 2022

My essay, “Multi-modal argumentation” was published in the journal, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, in 1994. This information appeared again in my book, Coalescent argumentation in 1997. In the ensuing twenty years, there have been many changes in argumentation theory, and I would like to take this opportunity to examine my now middle-aged theory in light of the developments in our discipline. I will begin by relating how a once keen intended lawyer and then formal logician ended up in argumentation theory. (If you do not care to read this bit of autobiography, skip to Section 2).
Logics for “Non-Logical” Argumentation
Authors: Godden David
Published: October 2022

On Gilbert’s multi-modal theory of argumentation, the “logical” is but one among many modes of argument, including the emotional, the visceral (physical), and the kisceral (intuitive). Yet, I argue that, properly understood, the logical is not one mode among many. Rather, it is better understood as the uber-mode of argument. What Gilbert calls the “logical mode” of argument—a linear, orderly, highly verbalizable, way of arguing—is made possible only to the extent that the logic of some space of reasons has been articulated. The “anti-logical” penchant of multi-modal argumentation is not found at the object-level—in its countenancing “non-logical” modes of argument, but at the meta-level—in its resistance, as a mistaken embracing of the “logical” mode, to using the logics governing the different modes to self-regulate the course of our arguings.
Askesis and Critique: Foucault and Benjamin
Authors: Rotlevy Ori
Published: October 2022

While Foucault referred to Benjamin just once in his entire corpus, scholars have long noticed affinities between the two thinkers, mainly between their conceptions of history: their emphasis on discontinuity, their historiographical practices, and the role of archives in their work. This essay focuses, rather, on their practice of critique and, more specifically, on their conception of the relation of this practice to exercise or askesis. I examine the role of askesis as a self-transformative exercise in Foucault’s late work and how this concept reverberates throughout his idea of critique as the exercise of an ethos demanding arduous work. Against this background, the role of exercise (Übung) in Benjamin’s Origin of the German Traeurspiel, his interest in ascetic kinds of exercise or schooling, and its ties to critique are discerned. This comparison reveals significant similarities in Foucault’s and Benjamin’s conception of philosophy, as well as different emphases in their inheritance of the Kantian critical project: critique as an exercise of an attitude attentive to possibilities for transformation in the present vs. critique as involving an attitude-transforming exercise; critique as a modern ethos that needs to be reactivated vs. critique as propaedeutic, as a preparation for a modern tradition.
Genre of Emblem in the European Book Culture of the 16th – Early 17th Centuries: the Problems of Hermeneutics and Poetics
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Makhov Alexander E.
Published: October 2022

The monography is devoted to the verbal-visual genre of the emblem book, which was created by Andrea Alchiato in 1531 and for two centuries enjoyed wide popularity in Europe, circulating in different thematic varieties (love, moral, natural, political, religious, poetological emblems, etc.). The emblems under investigation are taken from the books of Andrea Alciato, Barthélemy Aneau, Théodore de Bèze, Jacob Bruck, Otto Vaenius, Gilles Corrozet, Pierre Coustau, Guillaume de La Perrière, Nicolas Reusner, Gabriel Rollenhagen, Joannes Sambucus, Florentius Schoonhoven, Nicolaus Taurellus, Mathias Holtzwart, Julius Wilhelm Zincgref, Hadrianus Junius and others. The analysis reveals the dual nature of the emblem, which is at the same time a hermeneutic tool (a way of acquiring moral lessons hidden in nature) and an artistic form (aestheticized play with meanings and images). In the final chapter devoted to four emblematic “centuriae” of the Nuremberg physician and humanist Joachim Camerarius the book of emblems is viewed as a structural and semantic whole.
Idiopathic Livedoid Vasculopathy: About a case report
Authors: THABOUTI Marwa , Belkahla Marouène , Fetoui Nadia Ghariani , Sriha Baderedine , Denguezli Mohamed
Published: October 2022

Livedoid Vasculopathy (LV) is a chronic condition that presents as
recurrent, painful, ulcers of the lower leg, ankle, or dorsal foot. It
is an uncommon disease entity. We present a case of livedoid
vasculopathy in a young woman.