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Eugène Rodolphe Faribault: Nova Scotia Gold Icon
Authors: Mossman David
Published: April 2024

Eugène Rodolphe Faribault proved to be a very good choice as a geologist for the Geological Survey of Canada, after his appointment on July 1, 1883. His career spanned fifty years, time mostly committed to mapping the southwestern half of Nova Scotia, concentrated on the slate and quartzite of the Meguma Supergroup in which gold mining was taking place. In his words, he was, “a specialist on geological maps and structural geology of gold mines in Nova Scotia”. Dozens of his meticulously prepared maps of over sixty gold districts have stood the test of time for accuracy. A popular figure in the field, Faribault made frequent trips to operating mines. He early recognized the existence, in some districts, of extensive bodies of low-grade ore. He emphasized too, the similarities between the ‘saddle reef’ deposits mined in the Bendigo fields of Australia and the auriferous veins of the Meguma formations. His ‘pay-zone’ theory held that near-surface mineable ore in Nova Scotia gold mines should continue at depth, provided the same structural conditions persisted. However, for various reasons his theory received a mixed reception.  Back in Ottawa at the GSC offices, Faribault was a highly respected figure among fellow workers and supervisors alike, and across all departments. His quiet charisma and friendly nature, complemented by professional expertise, won him accolades as an ambassador well beyond the workplace. For his excellence in a young developing science, Faribault thoroughly earned the epithet, “The Grand Old Man of Nova Scotian Geology”.
La informalidad como la no adopción sostenida de reglas institucionales
Authors: Salgar Vesga Angy Tatiana , Hernández Umaña Iván Darío
Published: April 2024

El capítulo aborda la pertinencia de las instituciones entendidas como reglas establecidas de comportamiento deseable y la economía informal a la luz de diferentes escuelas de pensamiento. También se analiza la relación entre la economía formal y la perspectiva institucional y la economía informal, entendida como agentes sociales que no internalizan reglas deseables del comportamiento. Como resultado, se propuso una taxonomía de políticas para la formalización sostenible basada en la teoría de integración organísmica y se clasificaron los estados y procesos para la formalización sostenible.
Primary pulmonary meningioma and minute pulmonary meningothelial-like nodules: Rare pulmonary nodular lesions requiring more awareness in clinical practice
Authors: Liu Li-Dan , Zhang Ke-Xin , Zhang Hai-Ning , Zheng Yi-Wen , Xu Hong-Tao
Published: April 2024

In this editorial, we comment on an article by Ruan et al published in a recent issue of the World Journal of Clinical Case . Pulmonary meningothelial proliferative lesions, including primary pulmonary meningiomas, minute pulmonary meningothelial-like nodules, and metastatic pulmonary meningiomas are rare pulmonary lesions. These lesions are difficult to differentiate from lung cancers based on clinical and imaging manifestations. Herein, we briefly introduce the clinical, imaging, and pathological characteristics of these lesions and discuss their pathogenesis to strengthen the current understanding of pulmonary meningothelial proliferative lesions in clinical diagnosis and therapy.
Protocol for lower back pain management: Insights from the French healthcare system
Authors: Boyer Lea Evangeline , Boudier-Revéret Mathieu , Chang Min Cheol
Published: April 2024

In this editorial we comment on the article published in a recent issue of the World Journal of Clinical Cases . This article described a novel ultrasound-guided lateral recess block approach in treating a patient with lateral recess stenosis. The impact of spinal pain-related disability extends significantly, causing substantial human suffering and medical costs. Each county has its preferred treatment strategies for spinal pain. Here, we explore the lower back pain (LBP) treatment algorithm recommended in France. The treatment algorithm for LBP recommended by the French National Authority for Health emphasizes early patient activity and minimal medication use. It encourages the continuation of daily activities, limits excessive medication and spinal injections, and incorporates psychological assessments and non-pharmacological therapies for chronic cases. However, the algorithm may not aggressively address acute pain in the early stages, potentially delaying relief and increasing the risk of chronicity. Additionally, the recommended infiltrations primarily involve caudal epidural steroid injections, with limited consideration for other injection procedures, such as transforaminal or interlaminar epidural steroid injections. The fixed follow-up timeline may not accommodate patients who do not respond to initial treatment or experience intense pain, potentially delaying the exploration of alternative therapies. Despite these limitations, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the French approach could inform adaptations in LBP treatment strategies globally, potentially enhancing patient outcomes and satisfaction across diverse healthcare systems.
Nd:YAG water mist laser treatment for giant gestational gingival tumor: A case report
Authors: Chen Hong-Yu , Xu Jun-Ji , Chang Xiu-Lin , Wu Pei
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND

This case of gestational gingival tumor is huge and extremely rare in clinical practice. As the growth location of this gingival tumor is in the upper anterior tooth area, it seriously affects the pregnant woman's speech and food, causing great pain to the patient. The use of Nd:YGA water mist laser to remove the gingival tumor resulted in minimal intraoperative bleeding, minimal adverse reactions, and good postoperative healing, which is worthy of clinical promotion and application.

CASE SUMMARY

The patient, a pregnant woman, reported a large lump in her mouth on the first day of postpartum treatment. Based on medical history and clinical examination, the diagnosis was diagnosed as gestational gingival tumor. Postoperative pathological biopsy also confirmed this diagnosis. The use of Nd:YAG water mist laser to remove the tumor resulted in minimal intraoperative bleeding, clear surgical field of view, short surgical time, and good postoperative healing.

CONCLUSION

In comparison to traditional surgery, Nd:YAG water mist laser surgery is minimally invasive, minimizes cell damage, reduces bleeding, ensures a clear field of vision, and virtually eliminates postoperative edema, carbonization, and the risk of cross infection. It has unique advantages in oral soft tissue surgery for pregnant patients. Therefore, the clinical application of Nd:YAG water mist laser for the treatment of gestational gingival tumors is an ideal choice.
Intestinal flora: New perspective of type 2 diabetes
Authors: Liu Yan , Chang Jun , Bai Li-Ding
Published: April 2024

Diabetes comprises a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia stemming from various factors. Current diabetes management primarily focuses on blood glucose control, yet it is inherently progressive, necessitating increased reliance on exogenous blood glucose control methods over time. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore novel intervention strategies addressing both diabetes and its complications. The human intestinal microbiota, often referred to as the "second genome", exhibits significant diversity and plays a pivotal role in insulin resistance, glucose and lipid metabolism, and inflammatory response. Notably, Li and Guo have elucidated the involvement of intestinal flora in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and proposed a novel therapeutic approach targeting intestinal microbes. This advancement enhances our comprehension of the multifaceted and multi-target regulation of T2DM by intestinal microflora, thereby offering fresh avenues for understanding its pathogenesis and clinical management. This letter briefly summarizes the role of intestinal flora in T2DM based on findings from animal experiments and clinical studies. Additionally, it discusses the potential clinical applications and challenges associated with targeting intestinal flora as therapeutic interventions.
Emotional Intelligence and Success in Initial Vocational Education and Training: A Study Among Healthcare Assistants and Social Care Workers
Authors: Tremonte-Freydefont Laure , Wenger Matilde , Fiori Marina
Published: April 2024

Context: Research on emotional intelligence (EI) shows this concept's decades-long positive influence on well-being, self-efficacy, employability, and academic and professional achievement. Indeed, several studies have demonstrated that students with high EI have better grades and quality of life, as well as are more employable than students with low EI. By considering the two conceptualizations of EI as either an ability or personality trait, the present study investigates EI's influence on training achievement in initial vocational education and training (IVET). We posited that the two types of EI positively influence training achievement in a complementary way: Ability EI relates to achievement in theoretical training, while trait EI relates to achievement in practical training. Furthermore, these links are mediated by apprentices' engagement at school and in learning. 
Method: To test our hypotheses, 92 dual IVET health and social care apprentices in their last year of vocational school completed an online survey composed of validated scales measuring EI as an ability, EI as a personality trait, personality traits, and school engagement. The apprentices' grades were also obtained with their permission. 
Results: The findings confirmed our hypotheses and reflected EI's positive influence on training achievement. We observed that participants with high EI (as an ability and personality trait) obtained better grades than participants with lower EI. Moreover, our results showed that ability EI has a direct influence on achievement in theoretical health and social care training, while the link between trait EI and practical training is indirect and mediated by engagement in learning. 
Conclusion: The present study confirms EI's positive influence on school achievement in the VET context and further corroborates the important role that EI can play in dual IVET apprentices' achievement, particularly in the health and social sectors. This original study contributes to research on the VET system by placing EI among the skills necessary to ensure professional success.
Engaging Young People in Occupations Served by Vocational Education: Case Study From Healthcare
Authors: Billett Stephen , Le Anh Hai
Published: April 2024

Purpose: Globally, countries with both developed and developing economies are struggling to secure sufficient participation in vocational education to generate the range and quantum of skills required for their communities and realising national social and economic goals. In an era of high aspiration, vocational education and the occupations it serves are increasingly seen as being a less than desirable outcome by young people and their parents. Hence, there is a need to identify means by which to inform and engage young people in considering vocational education and the occupations it serves. The case study discussed in this paper is contextualised within the Australian state of Queensland, which, like many other countries is struggling to have a workforce sufficient to meet communities' healthcare needs as its population both grows and ages. 
Methods: The study data were collected from 1) interviews with healthcare-related stakeholders including health industry representatives, teachers or practitioners, and healthcare providers, 2) focus groups with senior secondary students, and 3) surveys with these participant groups. It provides a descriptive analysis of efforts to secure greater participation by young people in allied health roles, and, in particular, young Australian Indigenous people. 
Findings: The study participants included those from regional and metropolitan centres and from state and independent schools, and in all of which the focus on engagement was central. Findings indicated that engagement was necessary to advise young people about these occupations, the effective preparation for them, and likely retention in the workforce. 
Conclusion: This study highlights the need for intentional strategies to engage young people, their parents/guardians and with those efforts likely needing to be organised and enacted at the local level. This requires collaboration and engagement from education, industry, and local communities. Essentially, a systemic approach is required, specifying roles for government, employers, educational systems, and teachers and parents who engage directly with young people. In all, engagement, advice and opportunities locally are all emphasised in the study reported here.
Los mitos de la economía colaborativa: ideología y regulación de los alquileres de corta duración en el caso andaluz
Authors: Díaz Parra Ibán , Barrero Rescalvo María
Published: April 2024

La regulación de los alquileres de corta duración o alquileres turísticos, a raíz de la irrupción de las plataformas digitales que los ofertan, se ha convertido en un problema clave de la actual política urbana. Este trabajo busca examinar los discursos de los distintos agentes del mercado de alquileres de corta duración y los propios textos regulatorios desde la noción de ideología, como integradora de prácticas y discursos que pretenden legitimar la apropiación de porciones crecientes de las rentas urbanas. El trabajo de campo que sirve para apoyar esta idea procede de entrevistas con propietarios y gestores en cinco ciudades andaluzas y el análisis de documentos, informes, planes y documentos legales producidos por la administración pública relativos a la regulación de este tipo de alquileres. El trabajo identifica la variedad de intereses en torno a la cuestión y muestra la complementariedad entre los discursos promercado y de la economía colaborativa.
Phonation types and morpho-phonological structure as linguistic prerequisites of tonogenesis
Authors: Zhu Xiaonong
Published: April 2024

This paper provides a systematic account of tonogenesis. The emergence of tone is a process of pitch upgrading from an accompanying feature of phonation types to a distinctive feature. It involves three linguistic processes: various phonation types, clear, breathy, falsetto, etc., which intrinsically induce pitch differences; sonorous monosyllabic morpheme structure that enhances the pitch differences; and phonologization, which conceptualizes the enhanced pitch differences to a phonological category, tone. A flowchart is designed to show how the preconditions lead to different phono morphological types of the world’s languages and finally output tone and its later development Furthermore, the geographic distributions and ecological constraints of non-modal voices and tone are explored
A Call to Duty; but Duty to Who? —: Voices of Healthcare Providers in Conflict Zones
Authors: Agbloyor Esime A.
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Serving as a healthcare worker in a conflict zone is an experience that is characterized by peculiar and unimaginable challenges. This commentary is an exposition on twelve collated stories of healthcare providers currently serving or who have previously served in war. The stories bring to bear the heaviness of emotions such as fear and guilt that the authors grappled with, while concurrently showing that they embody virtues such as altruism, self-sacrifice, courage, and solidarity. In these stories, we see highlighted recurrent ethical themes including the tension between the duty to others and the duty to self, prioritization and allocation of scarce health resources, ethics of research in war, ethics of virtue and the lasting effects of war. This commentary thus explores and heightens our awareness of the interplay between personal morals and the translation of these into ethics of healthcare provision in war. In so doing, the commentary urges us to reflect on ways by which we can engage the discourse pertaining to war and healthcare ethics.
Twelve Postcards from the Frontlines: Reflections From Healthcare Providers Operating in Armed Conflict
Authors: Seelinger Kim Thuy
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Armed conflict can destroy both a healthcare system and the people who comprise it. Where the facilities themselves may take decades to rebuild, this collection of essays is evidence of the remarkable resilience of healthcare providers working in these conflict zones. Twelve narratives are shared by doctors, nurses, and other staff working in current crises in places such as Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza, Iraq, Myanmar, Syria, and Ukraine. The essays reveal logistical, personal, and ethical challenges of providing fundamental healthcare services under
Parental Refusals of Blood Transfusions from COVID-19 Vaccinated Donors for Children Needing Cardiac Surgery
Authors: Kim Daniel H. , Berkman Emily , Clark Jonna D. , Saifee Nabiha H. , Diekema Douglas S. , Lewis-Newby Mithya
Published: April 2024

Abstract: There is a growing trend of refusal of blood transfusions from COVID-19 vaccinated donors. We highlight three cases where parents have refused blood transfusions from COVID-19 vaccinated donors on behalf of their children in the setting of congenital cardiac surgery. These families have also requested accommodations such as explicit identification of blood from COVID-19 vaccinated donors, directed donation from a COVID-19 unvaccinated family member, or use of a non-standard blood supplier. We address the ethical challenges posed by these issues. We describe the current screening and safety processes for standard blood donation and explore the importance of donor anonymity and challenges with directed donation and non-standard blood suppliers. We present an ethical framework using the Best Interest Standard, the Zone of Parental Discretion, and the Harm Principle when considering these refusals. Finally, we provide recommendations for how to approach these requests as they potentially become more commonplace in pediatrics.
Survey of religious archives in Ireland
Authors: Mullins Elizabeth
Published: April 2024

The archives of religious organisations are some of the most significant, contested and least accessible repositories in Ireland. The decreasing size of the country’s Roman Catholic religious congregations and the reorganisation of dioceses means that these archives also represent some of the island’s most endangered collections. Aiming to address the need for more transparency about these repositories and to raise awareness of their vulnerability, this research presents the findings of a survey of Irish religious archives that was carried out in the Spring/Summer of 2022. Divided into four sections, the findings provide quantitative data about a range of subjects, such as the content of repositories, the training level of staff, and the distribution of their work. In addition, the paper presents qualitative information about what it is like to work in a religious archive, what people in these roles find difficult or interesting, and what meaning they, and the organisations they work for, attach to their records. The paper brings into relief the significance that many of those working in religious archives attach to the provision of access and the barriers to this process, such as resourcing and organisational culture. Drawing on international comparators, the paper highlights some of the central challenges facing contemporary religious archives in Ireland. It also highlights the need for a concerted effort to realise the opportunities that exist to preserve and increase access to these resources.
Gabriel García Márquez's Lost cumbiambas : Distant Listening and Instrumental Creativity in GGM's Literary Archive
Authors: Calle Ana Cecilia
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Boleros, guarachas, and other popular music rhythms resonate across Gabriel García Márquez's work. Despite this, only a few mentions of cumbias appear in his novels, letters, short stories, and other writing. The present study analyzes the changes in Gabo's capacity to listen to cumbias and cumbiambas in his work across time. I show that, in early work, cumbia appears as an event incapable of producing semiosis, and Gabo is unable to fully listen to it. This inability gradually shifts, however, towards a listening for cumbia as sameness when reproduction technologies like film and vinyl make Caribbean music widely available and desirable. Analyzing GGM's columns for the newspaper El Universal (1948) and personal correspondence about the documentary Un carnaval para toda la vida (1961), I read Gabo's shifting attention to cumbia as a result of what I call "distant listening," a listening practice and positionality in which the authorial I perceives certain sound events as alien, thus preventing sound from entering the literary archive. Cumbia elicits GGM's attention when Caribbean music becomes available in reproducible media such as film and vinyl. Cumbias on vinyl help him produce what I call a "reproducible authentic," associated with a letrado listening positionality that listens for generic features in cumbia. That is, a cumbia that represents an authentic cultural manifestation using reproducible media such as vinyl records and film while maintaining the properties of a non-semiotic event.
The Sound of Wind Farming: Rethinking Clean Energy with Wayuu Cultural Practices
Authors: Hernández Daniel , Wager Joseph
Published: April 2024

Abstract: This article combines environmental humanities, legal studies, sound studies, and cultural studies to analyze how Wayuu poetry and film challenge conceptions of wind within the context of Colombia's energy transition. Based on an analysis of the poem " Tejiendo sueños " by Livio Suárez Urariyuu and the short film Somos hombres cascabel by Jorge Mario Suárez Iguarán, we discuss wind as a source of electric power in La Guajira. An aural perspective on Wayuu cultural products is adopted to trace links among sound, dreams, wind, and conceptions of cleanliness, renewability, and sustainability in contemporary climate-change discourse. Thinking with the poem and short film by Wayuu cultural producers, we interrogate wind energy's relationship to a neoextractivist logic; harnessed as part of Colombia's energy future, wind-based energy disrupts and pollutes La Guajira's soundscape and the Wayuu people's ability to dream. In so doing, wind turbines pose an existential threat and reinforce the relevance of the soundscape as the site of anticolonial struggles.
Svalbard in Polish Documentaries (1930s–2020s): A Conceptualized Inventory
Authors: Rogatchevski Andrei , Szymala Jacek
Published: April 2024

Abstract: This article presents the first catalogue and analysis of over fifty Polish documentaries about Svalbard, filmed during the ninety years of Polish presence on the archipelago. Four distinct periods of such documentary-making have beenidentified and characterized: the heroic (in the 1930s), the exotic (in the 1950s–1960s), the routine (in the 1970–1990s)and the ethical (1990s to the present). Common and specific trends for these periods have been detected and comparisons with other nations' films about Svalbard (predominantly Russian and Norwegian) are drawn, while possible future directions and topics for Polish film-making about Svalbard are considered.
What influences the performance of carbon emissions in China?—Research on the inter-provincial carbon emissions’ conditional configuration impacts
Authors: Chen Weidong , Li Dongli , Cai Quanling , Di Kaisheng , Liu Caiping , Wang Mingxing
Published: April 2024

The severe global warming issue currently threatens humans’ existence and development. Countries and international organizations have effectively implemented policies to reduce carbon emissions and investigate low-carbon growth strategies. Reducing carbon emissions is a hot topic that academics and government policy-making departments are concerned about.Through necessary condition analysis (NCA) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis(fsQCA), this paper investigates local governments’ configuration linkage effect and path choice to improve carbon emission performance from six dimensions: energy consumption, industrial structure, technological innovation, government support, economic development, and demographic factors. The research findings include the following: (1) Individual condition does not represent necessary conditions for the government’s carbon performance. Among the two sets of second-order equivalence configurations(S and Q) (five high-level carbon performance configurations), those dominated by economic development or low energy consumption can produce high-level carbon performance. Therefore, the six antecedent conditions dimensions work together to explain how the government can create high levels of carbon performance. (2)According to the regional comparison, China’s eastern, central, and western regions exhibit similarities and differences in the driving forces behind high carbon emission performance. All three regions can demonstrate carbon emission performance when all the factors are combined. However, when constrained by the conditions of each region’s resource endowment, the eastern region emphasizes the advantage of economic and technological innovation, the central region favors government support and demographic factors, and the western region prefers upgrading industrial structure based on a specific level of economic development.
Feedback perceptions of first year medical residents: An intervention-based survey study
Authors: Cox Rachel , Arthur John , Burtson Kathryn
Published: April 2024

Background

Feedback in residency is a necessity for progression toward clinical competency and is included in The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) milestones as an essential component for accreditation.

Purpose

Our study elucidates perceptions of feedback of first-year residents and aims to identify how these perceptions change after education on building expertise through deliberate practice.

Methods

First-year internal medicine and neurology residents of a mid-sized university-affiliated residency program answered a five-question 5-point unipolar response scale questionnaire regarding feedback perceptions before and after attending a workshop about building expertise through effective feedback during residency orientation. Related-Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was applied for comparing pre- versus post-questionnaire data.

Results

Of 31 first-year residents, 29 completed the pre-questionnaire for a completion rate of 93.5%, while 24 of 31 completed the post-questionnaire for a completion rate of 77.4%. Of the five questions, three improved when comparing pre and post responses to, including the questions on confidence in the ability to procure feedback (p = <0.001), the effort put into procuring feedback (p = 0.001), and frequency of seeking feedback (p = 0.002). Interest in receiving feedback and the importance of feedback remained unchanged after workshop attendance.

Conclusion

Residents should be educated on building expertise through deliberate practice and how to obtain high-quality feedback, given the emphasis and essentiality of feedback within the milestone assessment system and the core competencies of ACGME. In our study, education on these topics led to significant improvement in resident perceptions of confidence in the ability to procure feedback, effort put into procuring feedback, and frequency at which feedback would be sought.
Association of different milk fat content with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction risk: A Mendelian randomization study
Authors: Wu Jiacan , Tao Guanghong , Xiao Hua
Published: April 2024

Background

Numerous observational studies have investigated on the correlation of whole, semi-skimmed, and skimmed milk with coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI) risk; However, no consensus has been reached and evidence on any causal links between these exposures and outcomes remains unclear. This study aimed to conduct univariate and multivariate Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses, using publicly released genome-wide association study summary statistics (GWAS) from the IEU GWAS database, to ascertain the causal association of milk with various fat content with CAD and MI risk.

Methods

For the exposure data, 29, 15, and 30 single-nucleotide polymorphisms for whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, and skimmed milk, respectively, obtained from 360,806 Europeans, were used as instrumental variables. CAD and MI comprised 141,217 and 395,795 samples, respectively. We used inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, MR-Egger regression, and MR Pleiotropy Residual Sum and Outlier analyses to determine whether pleiotropy and heterogeneity could skew the MR results. Sensitivity tests were conducted to verify the robustness of the results.

Results

After adjusting for false discovery rates (FDR), we discovered proof that skimmed milk intake is a genetically predicted risk factor for CAD (odds ratio [OR] = 5.302; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.261–12.432; P < 0.001; FDR-corrected P < 0.001) and MI (OR = 2.287; 95% CI 1.218–4.300; P = 0.010; FDR-corrected P = 0.009). Most sensitivity assessments yielded valid results. Multivariable MR for CAD and MI produced results consistent with those obtained using the IVW method. There was no causal relationship between whole or semi-skimmed milk, and CAD or MI.

Conclusion

Our findings indicate that the consumption of skimmed milk may increase the risk of CAD and MI. This evidence may help inform dietary recommendations for preventing cardiovascular disease. Further studies are required to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
Quality appraisal of clinical guidelines for Helicobacter pylori infection and systematic analysis of the level of evidence for recommendations
Authors: Ou Jiayin , Li Jiayu , Liu Yang , Su Xiaohong , Li Wanchun , Zheng Xiaojun , Zhang Lang , Chen Jing , Pan Huafeng
Published: April 2024

Objectives

To systematically assess the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and identify gaps that limit their development.

Study design and setting

CPGs for HP infection were systematically collected from PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and six online guideline repositories. Three researchers independently used the AGREE Ⅱ tool to evaluate the methodological quality of the eligible CPGs. In addition, the reporting and recommendation qualities were appraised by using the RIGHT and AGREE-REX tools, respectively. The distribution of the level of evidence and strength of recommendation among evidence-based CPGs was determined.

Results

A total of 7,019 records were identified, and 24 CPGs met the eligibility criteria. Of the eligible CPGs, 19 were evidence-based and 5 were consensus-based. The mean overall rating score of AGREE II was 50.7% (SD = 17.2%). Among six domains, the highest mean score was for scope and purpose (74.4%, SD = 17.7%) and the lowest mean score was for applicability (24.3%, SD = 8.9). Only three of 24 CPGs were high-quality. The mean overall score of recommendation quality was 35.5% (SD = 12.2%), and the mean scores in each domain of AGREE-REX and RIGHT were all ≤ 60%, with values and preferences scoring the lowest (16.6%, SD = 11.9%). A total of 505 recommendations were identified. Strong recommendations accounted for 64.1%, and only 34.3% of strong recommendations were based on high-quality evidence.

Conclusion

The overall quality of CPGs for HP infection is poor, and CPG developers tend to neglect some domains, resulting in a wide variability in the quality of the CPGs. Additionally, CPGs for HP infection lack sufficient high-quality evidence, and the grading of recommendation strength should be based on the quality of evidence. The CPGs for HP infection have much room for improvement and further researches are required to minimize the evidence gap.
Nihilism and the ‘death of God’ in the work of Siouxsie and the Banshees
Authors: Healy Grace
Published: April 2024

This article locates Siouxsie and the Banshees within the philosophical tradition of existentialism, specifically the work of Nietzsche and Heidegger. Aspects of 1970s British punk-rock share with Nietzsche a concern with the condition of ‘nihilism’. For Nietzsche, with the western decline in the belief in God, humankind no longer has an external source of authority within which meaning, evaluation and morality are anchored. Nietzsche’s philosophical project can be read as an elaboration of the conditions under which the creation of new values may be possible to avoid nihilistic despair. Following Nietzsche’s retreat into the Self, Heidegger is concerned with authentic existence: his philosophical project can be read as a call to an authentic life. The song ‘Israel’ by Siouxsie and the Banshees can be read as a commentary on the collective anxiety surrounding the ‘death of God’, nihilism and a preoccupation with authentic existence in the twentieth century.
The end of migration (studies): Contemplating labour deployment in Indonesia’s development planning, and getting on with migration research
Authors: Azis Avyanthi
Published: April 2024

In this article, I combine my observation of Indonesia’s desire to end labour outmigration with scholarly reflections on the end of migration studies. Challenging the orthodoxy that takes for granted sending countries’ support of migration as presumed in current optimism of the migration-development paradigm, I trace Indonesia’s successive development plans to demonstrate the treatment of migration as a less-preferred option for job creation, exploring how postcolonial trajectories entail the desire to keep development in situ and lead to persisting view of migration as deeply undesirable. The recent shift to governance works as a way to both discipline workers through required documentation and to allow the government to eschew accountability by advancing a discourse on protection. As the state sets out a future anticipation where those defined as unskilled no longer migrate, a question arises as to how we build a meaningful scholarship around migration as a non-priority and the process towards making a certain migrant category disappear? My critique of development planning turns the analytical lens back to the state, which I see as a way to go on with the study of migration in a more ethical, pro-migrant manner. Rejecting the trap of methodological nationalism, I offer an approach that seizes of the ‘postcolonial moment’ of migration.
A Modular Trisection of Reality Construction in Films
Authors: Essien Essien
Published: April 2024

A substantial amount of money is invested in the funding of the film industry and the production of films. Therefore, it is imperative for filmmakers to master the art of filmmaking in all aspects to justify these investments. Based on this perspective, this study presents that there exists a strong likelihood of correlation between what is shown on screen, and what goes on in the mind of viewers particularly during the process of film consumption, thus proposing the ‘off-screen hypothesis”. Film narratives that are masterfully crafted have the extraordinary power to evoke strong feelings and imaginations in viewers about the characters they see on screen. To lend theoretical credence to the proposed hypothesis, this study adopts a triad theoretical framework, and this includes the film structuralism theory, the Classical Narrative and the Three-Acts-Structure and Auteur Theory and Personal Vision. The research adopts the triangulation method. Here 3 filmmakers were conveniently selected to participate in the interview aspect of the study, 82 previous research were selected and screened for the study using the PRISMA criteria and a total of 30 top Netflix films as of November 2023 were purposively selected for the case study aspect of the study. Results collated from the interview shows that film scriptwriters demonstrated an extent of knowledge on the need to meticulously focus on the development of their story and plot (in line with the Classical Narrative and the Three-Acts-Structure), recognizing that on-screen referrals profoundly influence viewers' imaginations. Thus, unshown actions when referred to, by actors on screen, are mentally captured and imagined by the viewers. To demonstrate this, a scene in Vikings Valhalla (a Netflix original series) shows a meeting between Harald and Freydis (two characters in the film) where Freydis tells Harald about a Christian Viking who raped her many times, beat her and called her a pagan whore. While this was never shown on screen prior to this conversation, there is the likelihood of viewers to imagine the extent of sexual violence and brutality that took place even without seeing such actions on screen, thus, establishing the off-screen hypothesis. This perspective is also visible in the other films considered in this study. From these results, this virgin model is illustrated to show Constructed Reality (Film World) where film viewers are trapped during the process of film consumption. This model shows the interplay between the creativity that happened behind the scene, the action that is happening on screen and the imaginations that are going on in the viewers’ minds, thus, giving more meaning to the off-screen hypothesis. Hence, while these two Circles are made of unbroken lines showing that they constant, the off-screen circle is made of broken lines, showing the transformative/differential nature of human imaginations – where different film viewers would imagine unscreened actions differently and such imaginations are subject to changes/erosion during their views.
Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis-2 Mimicking Non-accidental Injury
Authors: Reddy Saigopala , Fleishman Nathan , Dempsey Katherine , Ferren Edwin , Kamionek Michal , Gopalareddy Vani V.
Published: April 2024

Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by defective secretion of bile acids or transport defects resulting in progressive cholestasis. These disorders usually present during infancy or childhood and are associated with progressive liver disease. PFIC is estimated to affect 1 in 50,000–100,000 births, with PFIC-2 representing half of PFIC cases. PFIC-2 presents with hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, pruritus, fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies, and growth failure. Laboratory findings include low/normal gamma glutamyl transpeptidase levels and elevated bilirubin, transaminases, and alpha-fetoprotein levels. In this report, we present a case of PFIC-2 presenting with severe coagulopathy, bruising, subcutaneous hematomas, and acute-onset anemia.
A Agroecologia na Educação do Campo no Ceará, Brasil
Authors: Oliveira Adeliane Vieira de , Oliveira Alexandra Maria de
Published: April 2024

Neste artigo, analisamos a Agroecologia como matriz formativa da Educação do Campo no Estado do Ceará, Brasil. Observamos, também, que a agroecologia, desenvolvida nas escolas do campo no Ceará, possui caráter subversivo e, portanto, pode ser lida como uma ‘política contenciosa territorial’. Além do levantamento bibliográfico e da vivência na Escola do Campo Florestan Fernandes, localizada no Assentamento Santana, em Monsenhor Tabosa (CE), conversas informais e entrevistas semiestruturadas foram instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados na pesquisa. O campo experimental e os quintais agroecológicos revelaram a diversidade de cultivos e criações. Ademais, as tecnologias sociais mostraram a eficiência da unidade camponesa, no contexto da escassez do semiárido. No currículo escolar, a base diversificada em articulação com a base comum dinamiza conhecimentos e práticas agroecológicas materializadas no território camponês. O projeto de ‘desenvolvimento socioterritorial’ vai sendo trabalhado junto aos educandos e todos os sujeitos envolvidos no processo educativo do MST. Nesse sentido, consideramos que as escolas do campo, no Ceará, com base na Pedagogia do Movimento e na Agroecologia, têm dinamizado o protagonismo da juventude camponesa que tem optado por estudar e permanecer, desenvolvendo novas leituras e alternativas para os desafios da luta pela soberania alimentar, educação de qualidade, com dignidade e justiça social no campo e na cidade.
The The eruption phase of second permanent molar in children aged 11-15 years in coastal area of pugerIndonesia
Authors: Probosari Niken , Berlian Prihatiningrum  , Mulyani Sri , . Sulistiyani , Setyorini Dyah , Budi Rahardjo Roedy , . Sukanto
Published: April 2024

Background : The first permanent teeth that erupt in the oral cavity is the first permanent molar, which has a high risk of extraction due to caries. Functionally, permanent second molars can replace the function of permanent first molars. Permanent second molars erupt at the age of 11-15 years. The eruption of teeth can be influenced by environmental factors. One of the environmental factors is the geographical conditions. Geographical conditions, such as in coastal areas, will affect the economic conditions and consumption patterns of people living in the area, so it is possible that this can affect tooth eruption. Aims and Objectives : This study aimed to examine the eruption phase of the second permanent molar in children aged 11-15 in the coastal Puger district, Jember. Study Design : This study is a descriptive observational study with a cross-sectional approach. Materials and Methods: The sample was 100 pairs of study models of children aged 11-15 years who lived on the coastal area of Puger. Results : Observed eruption phase of permanent second molars in maxillary and mandibular study models and classified into four phases: 0.00 = tooth not erupted, 0.25 = cusp erupted until quarter of the height of the tooth is erupted, 0.50 = half of the height of the tooth is erupted, 1.00 = tooth has more than half until the whole clinical crown erupted. Conclusion : The results showed that the children on the Puger coast had a faster eruption time, in addition, the mandibular teeth erupted earlier than the maxillary teeth and needed 3 years to reach full eruption.
Benchmark portfolio selection and efficient diversification of Congolese Bank
Authors: Kapiamba Joël N. , Mubenga Pascal K. , Ulungu E.-L Berthold , Mukendi Patrick K.
Published: April 2024

The study, based on available data on the Congolese banking sector has succeeded in establishing a benchmark of the ideal distribution of a bank’s credit portfolio by sector in order to improve its profitability while reducing the risk of default.
This benchmark has been established on an exclusively quantitative basis on the results of three distinct methods of multi-criteria decision aid: AHP and TOPSIS. It can help banks to assess of the quality of their credit portfolio (or, at least, their sectorial allocation) relative to the latter, which is derived from the aggregates of the entire banking sector. It would benefit from being usefully combined with a more qualitative analysis that escapes the spectrum of this study taking into account the quality and availability of the guarantee, track record, etc.
The Student t-test, as the correlation coefficient has shown that the results of our different methods are in perfect correlation with the data of the bank, and the difference of the discrepancies between our methods and the data of the bank are random, that is to say not significant.
Factors limiting exercise capacity in COPD patients
Authors: Djebaili R. , Righi N. , Benbouza A. , Chiboub B.
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Impaired exercise capacity in COPD patients leads to deterioration in their physical activity and quality of life. The aim of our study was to assess the exercise capacity of COPD patients using the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and to determine the factors limiting their exercise capacity.
Methods: Stable COPD patients were included in this study to assess their exercise capacity using the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and to investigate the relationship between exercise capacity, functional status (FEV1), quadriceps muscle dysfunction (strength and endurance), and fat free mass index (FFMI).
Results: 175 COPD patients (166 males and 9 females) aged between 40 and 86 years with a mean age of 67.95 years. The functional stages distribution according to GOLD was GOLDI: 19.43%, GOLDII: 30.29%, GOLDIII: 33.71%, GOLD IV: 16.57%. 25% of patients received long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT). The mean distance covered by COPD patients was 432.26 ± 129.731 meters, corresponding to 64.71 ± 19.04%. 56 (32%) COPD patients had exercise intolerance as assessed by the distance walked over 6 minutes (6MWD). A significant correlation was found between the 6MWD, quadriceps endurance (P<0.000) and FEV1 (p<0.002), whereas no correlation was found with MVC (P<0.039) and (FFMI) (P<0.062).
Conclusion: Muscle dysfunction and the severity of bronchial obstruction are the factors most associated with impaired exercise capacity in COPD patients.
Optimizing dielectric constants for enhanced performance in nanoscale DG-FinFETs: A comprehensive study on short channel effects
Authors: Nura Muhammad Shehu  , Garba Babaji  , Mutari Hajara Ali
Published: April 2024

This study explores how variations in fin and gate dielectric constants impact nanoscale, DG-FinFETs’ sensitivity to Short Channel Effects (SCEs). Various fin (channel) materials; Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), Gallium Antimonide (GaSb), Gallium Nitride (GaN), and Silicon (Si), are considered. PADRE simulation environment is used to investigate the threshold Voltage (Vth) Roll-off, a crucial performance parameter. GaAs-FinFET, with a gate dielectric and fin dielectric constant values of 15 and 45 shows the lowest threshold voltage of 0.412 V. The study concludes that FinFETs with a higher fin dielectric constant than gate dielectric constant exhibit reduced SCEs, leading to lower power consumption, faster switching, and improved efficiency. This underscores the importance of optimizing dielectric constants, especially the fin dielectric constant, for enhanced DG-FinFET performance.
Educação Odontológica em crise
Authors: Moraes Rafael R.
Published: April 2024

Se você não percebeu que vivemos uma crise aguda na educação odontológica, não está observando bem. Se acha que educação em Odontologia não diz respeito a você, acredito que esteja enganado. Educação não é apenas o caminho formal que nos habilita a sermos dentistas, durante a graduação universitária ou em cursos que frequentamos após graduados. Envolve toda atividade propositadamente voltada à transmissão de conhecimento, crescimento de pessoas, desenvolvimento de habilidades e competências, além de traços de compreensão, racionalidade, espírito crítico e caráter em seus participantes. A educação ajuda a construir a imagem da profissão em que você atua. Sim, você faz parte desse todo, consciente ou inconscientemente, porque é uma das partes interessadas.
Por que eu uso Clip F para o que ele não foi idealizado
Authors: Guedes Marco Antonio
Published: April 2024

O registro oclusal e os dispositivos anteriores usados para localizar e transferir a um articulador semiajustável a posição cêntrica sempre foram um estorvo na prática clínica. A resina que se polimeriza na boca não encaixa no modelo de gesso (ou resina 3D), e sempre acontece alguma alteração na precisão da posição. A montagem em articulador já tem inúmeros fatores de atenção, como a estabilidade do arco facial, alterações dimensionais do gesso para fixação dos modelos com registro, e o próprio registro.