bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Apoyo social y dependencia funcional en adultos mayores de seis iglesias adventistas del séptimo Día
Authors: Castilla Anglas Yuzzelli Lourdes , Pardavé Machoa Lucero
Published: December 2021

El objetivo de este artículo[1] es determinar la relación entre apoyo social y dependencia funcional en adultos mayores. El estudio es de enfoque cuantitativo, diseño no experimental, tipo correlacional y de corte transversal. La muestra de selección se realizó mediante el muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia, la cual estuvo conformada por 150 adultos mayores. Se utilizó dos instrumentos para la recolección de datos, el cuestionario de apoyo social de MOS adaptado por Cruz (2009) con una prueba de confiabilidad de 0,97 y su vez la escala Lawton y Brady , adaptado por Meza (2016). Se encontró que el 38,7% presentan un nivel bajo de apoyo social y  un 30,7% tiene entre un nivel medio y alto; por otro lado, en el análisis de cada dimensión, presentaron un nivel bajo en apoyo emocional (43,3%), apoyo instrumental (46,7%) ,  en interacción social (53,3%) entre alto y medio,  apoyo afectivo (38,8%) alto. El 46,7% con dependencia moderada, un 44% es funcionalmente independientes, el 4,7% entre dependencia total y dependencia severa. En conclusión, existe relación significativa entre ambas variables.
 
[1]Email: yuzzellicastilla@upeu.edu.pe. La presente investigación se basa en la tesis de maestría de las autoras: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12840/3147
Contribuciones y efectos de los videojuegos en la atención a la diversidad
Authors: López-Gómez Silvia , Rodríguez-Rodríguez Jesús , Vidal-Esteve María Isabel , Castro-Rodríguez Mª Montserrat
Published: December 2021

Este artículo presenta los resultados de una revisión de la literatura sobre estudios centrados en las contribuciones y los efectos de los videojuegos en la atención a la diversidad. Para ello, se tomó como muestra las investigaciones recogidas en las bases de datos Scopus, wos, eric, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (pqdt), Dialnet y csic-isoc y en los buscadores académicos Rebiun, Teseo y ScienceDirect. Después de considerar algunos aspectos del análisis bibliométrico, con el propósito de contextualizar la autoría y la procedencia de los artículos, se procedió a analizar en profundidad el contenido de los documentos seleccionados, de acuerdo con los objetivos de este estudio. Fruto de la interpretación del contenido se elaboró una clasificación categorial que refleja las líneas de investigación en el campo de los estudios sobre videojuegos y educación inclusiva. Las cuatro grandes categorías sobre los efectos de los videojuegos en la atención a la diversidad se relacionan con: alumnado con diversidad funcional y trastornos, posibles efectos perjudiciales ante altos niveles de uso de videojuegos, efectos sobre el aprendizaje escolar e influencia de los videojuegos sobre las habilidades procedimentales y actitudinales. Los resultados evidencian la necesidad de favorecer la adquisición de competencias digitales, el desarrollo emocional de los jugadores y jugadoras, y la prioridad de profundizar en la creación de videojuegos que favorezcan la educación inclusiva.
To the question of restoring symbol sequences encoding noisy periodic functions
Authors: Zhukova Galina , Ulyanov Mikhail
Published: December 2021

In business informatics, one of the research subjects is the analysis of data on processes in applied subject areas; here problems of qualitative analysis arise. Such problems arise, for example, in the qualitative study of log files of business processes, in the analysis and prediction of time series and other processes of a different nature. Quite often, to represent information about the processes under study, the methods of qualitative analysis use symbolic coding, which makes it possible to remove unnecessary detailing of numerical descriptions. The relevance of this study is due to the fact that when working with the raw data, researchers often face the presence of noise and distortions of the data, which significantly complicates the solution of the problems of qualitative analysis. When working with symbolic representations of the processes under study, which quite often have a periodic nature, we observe noise of deletion, insertion and replacement of symbols, which complicate the solution of the problem of revealing and analyzing the periodicity. This article deals with the problem of recovering periodic symbolic sequences obtained by coding from samples of continuous periodic functions and distorted by noise of insertion, replacement and deletion of symbols. Trigonometric functions are considered as a specific example of synthetic time series data. To encode trigonometric functions, alphabets of various cardinalities are used. The article presents an experimental study of the dependence of the quality characteristics of the method of period and a periodically repeating fragment recovery, previously proposed by the authors and improved in this study. For alphabets of different cardinalities at fixed sampling intervals, the fraction of sequences with a satisfactorily reconstructed period and the relative error in determining the period are given. The quality of reconstruction of a periodically repeating fragment is estimated by the edit distance from the reconstructed periodic sequence to the original sequence distorted by noise.
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Published: December 2021

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Estresse do Professor de Contabilidade: Modulação sob a Ótica da Teoria Demanda-Controle-Suporte
Authors: Nascimento Eduardo Mendes , Cornacchione Junior Edgard Bruno , Garcia Marcia Carvalho
Published: December 2021

Objetivo: Identificar e analisar a influência que os níveis de demanda, controle e suporte exercem sobre o estresse autorrelatado pelos docentes dos cursos de Ciências Contábeis das Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) do Brasil.Método: Utilizou-se de um survey com questões relativas à condição biopsicossocial dos 614 professores participantes, sobre a percepção de estresse destes com o Teacher Stress Inventory, e de demanda, controle e suporte emocional com o Job Demand-Control-Support.
Resultados: O suporte e o controle contribuem, de forma significativa (p<0,01), para diminuir o estresse percebido pelos professores. Contudo, as demandas presentes nas IES contribuem para majorar (p<0,01) o estresse. Foi apurado, também, que a idade, a percepção positiva sobre o estado de saúde mental e a satisfação geral com a profissão e com os próprios alunos são fatores capazes de modular, negativamente, o estresse do professor (p<0,01). Porém, ser mulher, lecionar pela manhã e ser professor em uma IES pública aumentam a percepção de estresse dos respondentes (p<0,01).
Contribuições: Considerando que a capacidade de adaptação das pessoas é limitada, este trabalho permite descortinar as circunstâncias que podem agravar os efeitos causados pelo estresse, tendo em vista o acréscimo de demandas físicas e emocionais, resultando, inclusive, em doenças psicossomáticas. Palavras-chaves: Ensino superior; Estresse; Docência; Saúde mental; Ciências Contábeis.
Leadership lessons for engineers
Authors: Tuktamyshova Alsu Makhmutovna , Gabdrakhmanova Gulnara Rinadovna , Gilmutdinov Albert Kharisovich
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this study is to describe a MSc course aimed at preparing the elite of engineering education, providing knowledge, developing skills and experience that will allow graduates of Master degree programs not only to find a job, but also to build a successful professional career and a happy life consciously. The presented masters course introduces the best practices of leadership development from the rector of KNRTU-KAI, Albert Gilmutdinov (20122021) (based on his book Leadership Lessons), advanced experience in the development of leadership skills from Russian and foreign universities, as well as a unique American teaching methodology aimed at the peculiarities of training engineering personnel. The study reveals the problems of training modern engineering specialists: engineering student negative attitudes (I cannot learn English, it is too difficult to apply for a grant, an interesting job can only be found by acquaintance); inability of young people to answer questions about how to find a job in their life, how to work hard and not get tired, how to become successful and at the same time maintain good relations with people. The team of authors of the course believes that the results of the implementation of the Leadership Lessons project can be of professional interest not only among masters students, but also among all students of engineering schools, increasing the personal activity of students, their demand in the labor market, as well as strengthening ties between employers and the university.
Development of intellectual and creative abilities as a pedagogical phenomenon
Authors: Yumashina Yuliana Y.
Published: December 2021

The paper is devoted to the study of divergent thinking as one of the structures of intellectual and creative development of primary school children with speech disorders. The methodological foundations of the research problem are analyzed. The tools for the study of divergent thinking for primary school children are selected. The main components of divergent thinking of young schoolchildren in the context of their general intellectual and creative development are highlighted. The concepts of intellectual and creative development, divergent thinking, typology of primary school children with speech disorders are specified. In the course of the study, objective indicators of the development of divergent thinking were obtained, as well as the features of this type of thinking in younger schoolchildren with speech disorders. The author shows the features of divergent thinking of younger students. The results obtained can help teachers in the development and selection of adequate methods and techniques in correctional and developmental work with younger students with speech disorders.
Regional Free Movement of People at the Global Level: The Case of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAU)
Authors: Acosta D.
Published: December 2021

The paper research is on free movement of people at the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). It introduces the main components of the EAEU’s free mobility regime, its promises and challenges. The author argues that the free movement of people regimes are not similar and respond to different needs and origins. Trying to answer, if free movement of people in the EAEU Treaty is the EU Model, the author discovers that in fact, the EAEU’s scheme finds its roots in regional treaties signed and developed in the post-Soviet space in the 1990s. The paper has a discussion on the challenges of implementation and interpretation and situates them within a larger global panorama of regional free mobility schemes beyond the EU. Conclusions are made with some thoughts and suggestions for future research, also in light of the general closure of borders during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper offers different insights on the free movement of workers at EAEU level. It has identified how the EU cannot really be considered as a model on several key aspects, notably the absence of the principle of non-discrimination enshrined in the Treaty and the lack of a secure residence status beyond the conclusion of an employment agreement. Researchers will need to continue to measure and investigate its implementation and the effects the free movement regime has in the inclusion of EAEU workers. More research will also be needed in light of the closure of borders during the pandemic and the effects that might have in the near future on the EAEU’s free movement regime.
Трансформация концепции личной безопасности в условиях направленного психологического давления
Authors: Краснянская Татьяна Максимовна , Тылец Валерий Геннадьевич , Иохвидов Владимир Вячеславович
Published: December 2021

Актуальность исследования определяется сложившейся к началу лета 2020 г. у определенной части общества психологической неготовности подвергаться процедуре вакцинации. При организации исследования предполагалось, что последовавшее за этим направленное психологическое давление привело к редукции концепции личной безопасности испытавших его субъектов, что может проявиться в сужении ядра их концепции до базовых элементов. Целью исследования явилось установление особенностей концепции личной безопасности субъектов в условиях направленного психологического давления. Основным исследовательским методом явился ассоциативный эксперимент. Ассоциативный эксперимент предполагал дистанционное получение свободных ассоциаций на вербальные стимулы «безопасность», «повседневная безопасность», «приобретенная безопасность». Использовалась естественно сложившаяся ситуация. Респондентами выступили сотрудники вузов с обязательной вакцинацией (n = 100) и без нее (n = 100) как, соответственно, испытывающие и не испытывающие направленное психологическое давление. По результатам исследования было установлено, что вне зависимости от силы психологического давления ядро концепции личной безопасности включает базовые ценностные концепты дома и семьи. В условиях направленного психологического давления проявляется большая устойчивость ситуативных элементов концепции личной безопасности по сравнению с ассоциативными. Направленное психологическое давление приводит к концентрации ядра этой концепции и обеднению ее ближней периферии за счет «вымывания» элементов, находящихся в ассоциативной связи с категорией «безопасность». Результаты исследования содействуют становлению представлений о концепции личной безопасности, расширению подходов к изучению психологической безопасности человека. Они создают базу для прогноза изменений концепции личной безопасности, поведения субъектов в условиях психологического давления.
Эволюция философии школы праксиса (на примере философских взглядов С. Стояновича)
Authors: Останина Елена Михайловна
Published: December 2021

В статье рассматривается трансформация философских взглядов югославского (сербского) философа Светозара Стояновича начиная с 60–70-х гг. XX в., периода школы праксиса, и заканчивая началом 2000-х гг. Проводится анализ содержания понятия «постмарксизм» в понимании  Стояновича. Определяются основания философии Стояновича, характерные для всех периодов эволюции его философских взглядов, — гуманизм, критический анализ различных источников, необходимость нормативной этики, поиск баланса, вера в возможность позитивного развития человеческого общества.
«Поздний капитализм» и «цифровой капитализм». К вопросу о пересечении понятий
Authors: Афанасов Николай Борисович
Published: December 2021

В статье исследуются понятия «поздний капитализм» и «цифровой капитализм», а также их исторический генезис. Имеет смысл говорить по меньшей мере о двух истоках понятия «поздний капитализм» — за авторством Вернера Зомбарта и Эрнста Манделя. Исследование предлагает резюме основных положений теорий двух философов и акцентирует внимание на том, что актуальное использование этого термина сильно отличается от его принятого понимания в XX столетии. Современный «поздний капитализм» часто становится пустым понятием, которое употребляется всякий раз, когда нечто капиталистическое представляется внутренне противоречивым.

Во второй части статьи предлагается критический взгляд на феномен осмысления современности при помощи понятия «цифровой капитализм». Автор полагает, что работа с этим концептом схожа с тем, как использовался термин «поздний капитализм». В заключение автор в критическом ключе дает оценку содержанию этих двух понятий. Статья показывает, что их актуальное использование часто приводит лишь к еще большей путанице. На терминологическом уровне оказывается, что предложенное более 100 лет назад понятие «поздний капитализм» остается наиболее удачной формулой. В свою очередь термин «цифровой капитализм», несмотря на его недостатки, имеет все шансы повторить успех «позднего капитализма».
Current issues of the implementation of a criminal penalty
Authors: Avdeeva Ekaterina V.
Published: December 2021

The subject of the research is the criminal-legal aspects of the implementation of a fine as a type of criminal punishment. In this regard, an analysis of the materials of judicial practice is carried out, which makes it possible to reveal the current trends in the appointment of a criminal fine by the court. The dynamics of the appointment of a fine by the court as the main and additional punishment has been established.

The purpose of the study is to uncover the problems of implementing a criminal fine as a type of punishment and to develop proposals for improving the mechanism for imposing a criminal fine by a court. The methodological basis of the research is formed by a set of general scientific and private scientific methods that predetermined an integrated approach to the study of the purpose of a fine as a type of punishment. In the course of achieving the goal of the study, special legal methods of cognition were used to facilitate the analysis of the legal regulation of the appointment of a fine, the determination of the property status of a person, and other income of the convict.

The main results of the study contain conclusions and proposals aimed at improving the measures for the appointment of a fine in relation to minors, for the aggregate of crimes, when replacing a fine in case of malicious evasion from its payment. Conclusions are formulated regarding the methodological, organizational and practical aspects of the legal impact of a fine as a type of punishment aimed at achieving the goals of punishment.

The novelty of the research topic lies in the formulation and solution of the problem associated with the appointment of a fine: 1) for the aggregate of crimes; 2) in relation to minors.

Conclusions and proposals for improving the criminal law governing the basis and procedure for imposing a criminal fine are formulated.
Language and Socio-Cultural Adaptation of Children of Migrants in a Small Town
Authors:   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ledeneva Victoria Yu.
Published: December 2021

Children of migrants constitute a separate category of foreign citizens. Through children, their parents adapt more successfully to the host society. In the process of adaptation, migrants often have contradictions between the values of family education and the values of the host country. The issues of choosing the most appropriate ways of adapting children to work problems remain relevant in the context of migration movements. The purpose of the article is to show the features of working with children of migrants in the educational organization of a small town and the experience based on the specific mechanisms of the social and psychological activity of the school, using it to maintain psychological health and ensure the intergroup perception of schoolchildren. Methodologically, the article is based on analytical studies on the problems of adaptation and integration, sociological and statistical data, a review of regulatory legal acts. The conclusion is made about the essential features of the adaptation of children in an educational institution of a small city, associated with the compactness of living, the mentality of the local population, and the formation of an educational network.
Migrant Workers on the Russian Labor Market During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Contradictions Between Business Interests and Real Politics
Authors:   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ryazantsev Sergey V. ,   MGIMO University, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Kashepov Alexey V. ,   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: December 2021

The article proposes a methodology for analyzing labor migration and employment in Russia in the context of the labor market transformation situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the article is to review the available data on the problems of the labor market and substantiate the objective need for foreign labor based on the forecast of the balance of labor resources and sociological surveys of the population and employers of Russia. The practical significance consists in identifying new trends in labor relations between employers and foreign employees and current business requirements for labor resources from abroad.
Social Assistance in the Conditions of Population Aging: Comparative Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Experience
Authors:   Russian State Social University, Firsov, Mikhail V. , Vdovina Margarita V. ,   Russian State Social University
Published: December 2021

Since the second half of the twentieth century, humanity has increasingly begun to face the contradictory consequences of population aging. In our country, various practices of social assistance to aging citizens have also begun to expand, primarily related to their medical, social and material support, provision of social services at home, which were an alternative to living and servicing in homes for the elderly and disabled. It was during these years that the system of social assistance to the older generation (first of all, the lonely, those with chronic diseases and those in need of outside help), which is currently functioning, was laid. However, the domestic model was quite different from the foreign ones. Nevertheless, it made it possible to support various groups of people of late age and to develop certain socio-political approaches in the context of demographic aging.
Concerns of the Russian Civil Society in the Context of the Spread of COVID-19
Authors:   Institute of Socio-Political Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Shushpanova Irina S.
Published: December 2021

The article provides a sociological analysis of the current concerns of Russian citizens during the pandemic and the implementation of national projects. In the conditions of an unfavorable epidemiological situation, the Russian state has adjusted its plans for the implementation of the mechanisms of national projects, aiming them at maintaining the standard of living and improving the social well-being of citizens. The empirical basis of the study was the results of the sociological monitoring “How are you, Russia?”. The author’s study of the features of the anxieties of Russians is based on the analysis of three key factors, as well as the dynamic characteristics of key sociological indicators that are part of them.
Russia and Russians: The Image in the Eyes of the West in History and Modern
Authors:   Institute of Socio-Political Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ruban Larisa S.
Published: December 2021

From the XVIII to the XXI century, there was an evolution of the image of Russia in the perception of its Western states. These changes can be traced according to the methodology of system analysis. The data of the project “Russia in the Western European press of the XVIII century” of the Higher School of Economics University and international expert surveys of the project “Dialogue partnership as a factor of stability and integration” 2005–2019 are analyzed in 16 countries, empirical materials of public opinion polls conducted by the Gallop Institute (2007, 2010), INION (2008–2012) and the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2002, 2007) on the study of socio-cultural aspects of the European identity of Russians. The content analysis of publications on this problem is carried out. Comparative analysis shows that the perception of our country by Western states has changed and its image has evolved: from a militarily strong power acting on an equal footing with Western countries in the XVIII century, to the image of the “gendarme of Europe” that developed in the XIX century, and to the personification of Russia as a “citadel of communist evil” in the twentieth century, starting from 1917, and then at the turn of the twentieth century and in the XXI century as a country that has lost the status of a “great power”. A number of experts assess Russia as a regional power trying to regain the status of a great power.
Methodological Issues of Assessing the Effectiveness of Demographic Policy in Relation to Fertility
Authors:   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sigareva Eugenia P. , Sivoplyasova Svetlana Yu. ,   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences,   Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), Pletneva Julia E. ,   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelskiy Vladimir N. ,   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences,   Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department
Published: December 2021

Evaluating the effectiveness of demographic policy on fertility is important both for identifying measures with the greatest positive impact on fertility dynamics and for identifying ways to improve policy. The article discusses approaches to assessing the effectiveness of demographic policy based on the analysis of statistical information, correlating changes in the share of benefits in income and birth rate dynamics, and the results of sociological research.
Youth in the First Wave of a Pandemic: Features of Attitudes Towards Health and New Coronavirus Infection
Authors:   Center for Sociology of Youth, Institute of Socio-Political Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zubok Julia A. , Chankova Elena V. ,   Plekhanov Economy University
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the study of the general and special in the attitude of young people to their health and the perception of the pandemic in the conditions of its first wave. The analysis is based on the results of a study conducted during the lockdown in June 2020. The study examines the understanding of the meaning of health and its meaning, behavioral attitudes and self-preservation practices of young people. Shown are gender differences in attitudes towards health and measures to protect it in the acute phase of a pandemic. The socio-cultural conditionality of the practices of selfpreserving behavior is revealed by their connection with attitudes towards individualism, solidarity, and paternalism. The semantic perception of instrumental values in women and men has a different degree of expression and different semantic content. Women showed less pragmatism and more anxiety, but more indifference to antiviral measures than men. The lack of readiness for extensive preventive measures and early diagnosis of the disease was found to be similar for both groups. The contradictions in the identified attitudes of the respondents the authors associate with the lack of communication between the authorities and the youth, as well as the weakness of cultural and educational work among young people. The results obtained correlate with the main differentiating features expressed in attitudes towards solidarity / individualism, paternalism / emancipation and an active life position, which indicates the relationship between life-meaning values and behavioral practices in the attitude of young people to health
Armenian Youth in Russia During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Political Instability in Armenia
Authors:   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kireev Egor Yu. ,   Russian State Social University
Published: December 2021

The article presents a preliminary analysis of the results of the study of the socioeconomic potential of the Armenian diaspora in the context of the integration processes in the EAEU. Particular emphasis is placed on the representatives of Armenian youth living in Russia during a period characterized by political instability in Armenia and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The article shows that representatives of Armenian youth in Russia have to face certain difficulties, which are reflected in certain aspects of their socio-economic situation and social attitudes.
Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with advanced non-seminomatous germ cell testicular tumors and incomplete radiological and serological response to chemotherapy: results
Authors: Matveev V. B. , Volkova M. I. , Arakelyan G. A. , Feinstein I. A. , Sergeev Yu. S. , Fedyanin M. Yu. , Rumyantsev A. A. , Tryakin A. A. , Tyulyandin S. A.
Published: December 2021

Objective: To evaluate the results of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) in patients with advanced non-seminomatous germ cell testicular tumors (NSGCT) and incomplete serological and radiological response to chemotherapy (CT).

Materials and methods: The study included 96 patients with advanced NSGCT who underwent RPLND in N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center in 1983-2020. The median age was 27 (15-57) years. All patients (n = 96, 100,0 %) received first-line cisplatin-based CT. Fifty-eight patients (60,4%) received second-line CT. After completion of CT, all patients presented with elevated levels of AFP and/or hCG and detectable tumor lesions (retroperitoneal metastases only in 77 cases (80,2 %), metastases in the retroperitoneal space and other sites in 19 cases (19,8%)). All patients underwent the follow-up surgery after CT completion: RPLND in 96 cases (100,0%) and resection of extra-retroperitoneal lesions in addition to RPLND in 8 cases (8,3%). In total, 29 (30,2%) of 96 patients received CT following surgery. The median follow-up was 39,4 (1-284) months.

Results: Postoperative complications were reported in 10 (10,6%) patients, including grade 3-4 in 3 patients (3,1%). The mortality rate was 1,1%. The complete resection of retroperitoneal tumor lesions was performed in 80 cases (83,3 %), resection of all detectable tumor lesions in 69 cases (71,9%). None of the patients achieved complete response to postoperative CT. Pathological examination of retroperitoneal lesions revealed necrosis and fibrosis, teratomas, and malignant non-seminomatous tumors in 25 (26,0 %), 29 (30,2 %), and 42 (43,8 %) cases, respectively. The long-term overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival rates were 60,9 % and 61,7 %, respectively. The relapse-free survival rate in patients who underwent complete resection reached 65,2 %, the progression-free survival rate in patients who underwent incomplete resection was 35,9 %. A multivariate analysis revealed the following independent predictors of unfavorable OS: RPLND after second-line CT (odds ratio [OR] 4,667 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1,987-10,961)), presence of a residual retroperitoneal mass of a malignant non-seminomatous tumor (OR 3,081 (95% CI: 1,178-8,055), and incomplete removal of residual lesions after CT (OR 4,445 (95% CI: 1,813-10,899)).

Conclusion: Post-CT RPLND may be considered a viable option in the selected group of advanced NSGCT patients with an incomplete serological response to CT eligible for complete resection of all detectable tumor lesions.
“Perder es ganar un poco”: narrativas sobre la derrota de Colombia en el Mundial de Italia 90
Authors: Rúa-Serna Juan Camilo
Published: December 2021

This article seeks to reconstruct and interpret the discourses and narratives elaborated during the elimination of the Colombian soccer team that participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy. This exercise proposes some thoughts on the social mechanisms to cope with defeat, and it is based on the analysis and organization of press articles and audiovisual resources of speeches given by players and sports journalists. With this information, we reconstruct the symbolic value assigned to the defeat and participation of Colombia in that competition. This research allows us to observe the rhetorical, aesthetic, and ethical role that can be elaborated from defeat and its relationship with collective identities in the sports field.
División sexual del trabajo y confinamiento en jóvenes de preparatoria. Un estudio de caso de Aguascalientes, México
Authors: Chávez-Llamas Nancy , Ospina-Escobar Angélica
Published: December 2021

This qualitative case study describes how a group of young students from a public high school in Aguascalientes (Mexico) experienced the confinement for the COVID-19 pandemic. Our main finding is the intensification of the sexual division of labor. While women intensified their domestic and care work participation, men were pushed to enter the informal labor market to support their household economy. Men dropped out of school to a greater extent than women, which could mean that unpaid household chores are more compatible with academic tasks compared to paid extra-domestic occupations. The lack of social protection for youth in Mexico exacerbates gender inequalities among young men and women during confinement, impacting their mental health and their autonomy. The paper is based on an ethnographic experience conducted in a public high school from August 2019 to July 2020.
Disease prevention: childcare practices of caregivers in day-cares/pre-schools in Ibadan, Nigeria
Authors: Obiagwu Adaora E. , Ajayi IkeOluwapo O.
Published: December 2021

Background: Childhood Disease prevention practices (DPP) by day-care/preschools caregivers are essential to the wellbeing of enrolled children. We assessed DPP such as hand hygiene, feeding, nutrition, handling sick children and pre-employment medical screening in day-cares /pre-schools and the factors associated with DPP.Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 799 pre-school caregivers (teachers and minders/nannies). Ten settlements were selected from five randomly selected metropolitan Local Government Areas in Oyo state, Nigeria. Data collected on DPP was mainly graduated on 3-point Likert like scale: ‘always responses’- allotted 2 points; ‘sometimes’- 1 point; and ‘never’- zero. Using a significance level (p value) set at 5% and higher R-squared values, associations between DPPs and explanatory variables were tested).Results: Mean age of respondents was 33.7±9.5 years. Majority, 594 (74.3%) did not have pre-employment childcare training. Self-reported hand hygiene was highest for stool moments. Most 456 (56.3%) reported formula feeds for 1-6 months and mainly staples for older children. Aggregated DPP score (80) was dichotomized using mean childcare DPP score of 24±4.5. Slightly more than half of the respondents, 453 (56.7%) had inadequate DPP. Formal childcare training p<0.001, current job specification p=0.02 and knowledge of VPD p=0.004 were associated with DPP index. Some predictors of adequate childcare DPP include facility registration status (OR=2.19, 95%CI=1.05-4.56); respondents who had childcare training (OR=1.52, 95%CI=1.083-2.144); affiliation with health (OR=2.0, 95%CI=1.227-3.262).Conclusions: This study highlights childcare DPP within the day-cares/pre-schools and provides evidence for tailored training interventions and monitoring of the facilities.
Risk factors associated with development of congestive heart failure among hypertensive patients attending selected health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya
Authors: Mugo Onesmus , Osero Justus O. S. , Chomi Eunice , Muiruri Mary G. , Kamau Peter
Published: December 2021

Background: The study objective was to determine prevalence of congestive heart failure among hypertensive patients attending selected health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya so as to determine the disease burden in the region.Methods: This investigation carried out between 1 August to 31 August 2020 applied a cross sectional study design with both quantative and qualitative approaches. The study employed a variety of sampling approaches to pick the health care facilities where the research was conducted. The sample population was patients seen in the medical outpatient clinic every week and key informants. The inclusion criteria were hypertensive patients attending the MOPC in PCEA Kikuyu hospital and in Thika level 5 hospital and that gave informed consent excluding all critically ill hypertensive subjects and those that had mental disorders. A sample size of 239 study subjects was arrived at. Using questionnaires and key informant interviews, data was obtained. The researchers acquired informed consent from the research participants. The interview took place in two rooms within the medical outpatient clinic facilities where privacy and confidentiality were upheld. Quantitative data was analysed using means, percentages standard deviation to summarize the data especially in helping the researcher know the prevalence of congestive heart failure among the hypertensive patients seen. Qualitative data was analysed by identifying patterns after data collection.Results: The prevalence of congestive heart failure among hypertension individuals attending selected health facilities in Kiambu County was 9.6% with body mass index, activity level and sedentary lifestyle being associated with development of congestive heart failure.Conclusions: The prevalence of congestive heart failure is significant with studied modifiable risk factors contributing to congestive heart failure development recommending that the Kiambu County government to investigate ways of lowering the prevalence and addressing the modifiable risk factors.
Assessing individual factors associated with choice of place of delivery among postnatal women in Marsabit County, Kenya.
Authors: Arero Christine B. , Keraka Margaret N. , Ayieko Shadrack Y. , Okari Geoffrey M. , Matoke Vincent O.
Published: December 2021

Background: Globally, about 295,000 maternal deaths occurred in 2017 with Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia accounting for 86%. Sub-Saharan Africa alone accounted for nearly two-thirds. The rate of skilled birth attendant in Sub-African region stood at 59%. Three quarters of neonatal and maternal deaths occur outside hospital settings. Currently, the rate of maternal mortality in Kenya stands at 362 per 100,000 live births. Despite the deliberate government interventions to increase hospital deliveries, still a significant number of women deliver at home. The objective of this study was to assess the individual actors associated with choice of place of delivery among postnatal women in Marsabit County, Kenya. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study adopting both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A total of 416 postnatal women were systematically sampled from households at a predetermined interval of four. Key informants interviews and focused group discussions provided additional qualitative data.Results: Approximately 56.7% of postnatal women in Marsabit County delivered in health facilities. Most individual factors such as decision maker (p=0.031), myths and misconceptions (p=0.025), reduction of complications (p=0.001), hospital delivery time consuming (p=0.023) and possession of medical insurance (p=0.001) were significantly associated with choice of place of delivery. Conclusions: Approximately 6 out 10 deliveries occur at health facilities in Marsabit County. Individual factors significantly influenced choice of place of delivery. There is need for the ministry of health, County Government of Marsabit and relevant stakeholders to demystify myths and misconceptions about hospital deliveries, scale up awareness on availability of Linda Mama medical cover for pregnant women to ensure easy access of hospital delivery services.
Association of minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency with anthropometric parameters among children of 6 to 23 months of age attending immunization clinic of a tertiary care hospitals
Authors: Solanki Kinjal H. , Parande Malangori A. , Salunke Nandkumar M. , Sangwan Kiran , Tambe Muralidhar P.
Published: December 2021

Background: The age of 6–23 months is the golden period in the first 1000 days of life. Insufficient quantities, frequencies, and inadequate quality of complementary feedings have a negative effect on child health and growth, especially in the first two years of life.Methods: A hospital based descriptive type of observational study was carried out in the immunization clinic. The source population were the mothers who had children in age group of 6-23 months brought to the clinic in the month of January 2021 comprise the “target population”. The sample size of 102 was calculated with 80% of power, confidence level of 95% and considering prevalence of MDD as 15.2%. Purposive sampling technique was employed for selection of study sample. Proportion of Minimum Meal Diversity and Minimum Meal Frequency was calculated and their association was assessed with anthropometric characteristics.Results: Proportion of MDD was found to be 72.5% (Figure 1) whereas Proportion of MMF was found to be 87.3 %. The proportion of MDD was significantly high among the children who had minimum meal frequency. MDD and MMF were protective against the acute malnutrition among the children.Conclusions: This study shows that consumption of a diverse diet and MMF is associated with a reduction in undernutrition among children of 6 to 23 months of age. Measures to improve the type of complementary foods given to children to meet their needs for energy and nutrients should be considered.
Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on medical and paramedical staff at a tertiary care center: an observational, cross sectional, survey-based study
Authors: Ramteke Gunjan , Britto Namrata , Gawali Vijaykumar
Published: December 2021

Background: The health-care workers experienced various adverse psychological reactions due to COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to assess the anxiety and stress faced by the medical and paramedical staff while dealing with the pandemic.Methods: Analysis of 190 respondents of the survey was performed. Medical and paramedical staff included those of Bhaktivedanta hospital and research institute, Mumbai only. Data based on two questionnaires GAD-7 and “stress and anxiety assessment scale (SAAS)” was collected in the form of a survey from 15August 2020 till 31 May 2021 to assess the individual’s mental health.Results: Analysis of responses from GAD-7, a 7-item assessment scale and SAAS, a 14-item assessment scale were obtained. From the GAD-7 scale, 3.53% and from the SAAS scale, 9.09%, of the total health-care workers were found to have high anxiety and stress due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Conclusions: Although mediocre levels of stress and anxiety were found to be prevalent among the medical health-care workers, proper and timely mental health support and care must be provided to them even in normal conditions. This ensures safe and efficient execution of one’s duties even during crisis.
A study on prevalence of anemia among antenatal females registered at rural health training centre, Budhi in district Kathua
Authors: Razdan Nazuk , Sangra Sonika , Kiran Asha
Published: December 2021

Background: Anemia has been recognized as the most common form of nutritional deficiency worldwide, particularly in developing countries like India. Anemia is a public health problem in both developed and developing countries. It affects 1.62 billion people globally, which corresponds to 24.8% of the world population. Though anemia is easily treatable and preventable disease, it continues to be significantly associated with pregnancy. The aims of the study were to determine the magnitude of anemia in pregnant women according to severity and to find out association of anemia with different variables.Methods: The present study was a retrospective type of study which was conducted over a period of 2 years. A total of 109 antenatal females were registered over the period of 2 years.Results: The most common age group seen was 26-30 years (45%), majority of females were Hindu (95.4%) and belonged to lower socio-economic status (52.3%). The obstetrics history of the antenatal females’ shows, majority of them registered themselves in their 1st trimester (73.4%) and around 22.1% of the females had birth interval between 2-3 years, followed by 1-2 years. Majority of them had moderate anemia (82%), followed by mild anemia (10%). Only 1% of females had severe anemia while rest had no anemia (7%).Conclusions: This study revealed a high prevalence of anemia in antenatal females, irrespective of religion, socio-economic status, etc. anemia is found to be endemic in this region, due to various unfavorable socio-demographic factors. Strengthening of the existing adolescent and maternal health interventions focusing towards anemia screening and prevention among reproductive age group.
A study on awareness of hearing health, risk factors, prevention, and intervention of hearing impairment-among pregnant women and mothers of newborn in urban area, Bhubaneswar
Authors: Rautara Sarita , Sahoo Subhasmita , Dash Niharika , Bhoi Rajib Lochan
Published: December 2021

Background: The study was aimed at investigating the knowledge of awareness of hearing health, risk factors causing hearing loss and preventive measures for hearing disability at natal stages and awareness regarding the intervention among the pregnant women and mothers of newborn in urban area i.e. in Bhubaneswar.Methods: 53 pregnant women and 103 mothers of newborn had participated in the present study and were agreed to provide their awareness regarding the questionnaire related to selected parameters their responses were scored and documented for the statistics.Results: Results indicates that mothers were more aware of the selected parameters like risk factors during natal stages, intervention as compared to pregnant women. Mothers (66.01%) and pregnant women (56.22%) were more aware of prenatal risk factors as compared to peri and postnatal. Almost 60% of total participants were aware of hearing health and intervention for hearing loss. Two-way ANOVA was computed. p<0.0001, indicates statistically significant difference between the selected parameters i.e. awareness of hearing health and intervention and awareness of risk factors and prevention for hearing impairment at natal stages. Post hoc analysis (using unpaired t test by applying Bonferroni correction) suggestive of statistically significant difference of selected parameters from each other among pregnant women and mothers with p=0.0002.Conclusions: It is very much important to utilize the existing knowledge of the grass root level people like mothers and pregnant women by acquiring their ideas and information regarding the awareness of occurrence of hearing impairment in children which can be done only by spreading adequate information regarding hearing disability.
Healthcare for all: scopes and challenges in Indian scenario
Authors: Barman Dipayan Deb , Mohesh M. I. Glad
Published: December 2021

Health for all may have become a reality in many developed countries but developing economies are still striving hard to achieve that long cherished dream for their people. India as a developing country and as one of the fastest growing economies is also working hard to achieve health for all. There are problems which continue to grapple the Indian health sector services. India has successfully launched various health programs in the past few decades and has achieved success in improving on a few major issues such as maternal and child mortality. India has been declared polio infection free nation by World health organization in February 2012. There is tremendous potential for India to reorganize its health care sector through participation of both public and private sector and developing a competent and trained workforce.  In order to enable the country to grow in all parameters it is important that health for all citizens must be ensured and by doing this India will be able to have a healthy population which will be productive and will therefore effectively contribute to the economic growth of the nation.