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Palliation of Thirst in Intensive Care Unit Patients: Translating Research Into Practice
Authors: Leemhuis Ann , Shichishima Yuriko , Puntillo Kathleen
Published: October 2019

Background

Thirst is prevalent among patients in intensive care units. A research-based “thirst bundle” was shown to significantly decrease thirst in these patients.

Objective

To implement a research-based thirst intervention performed by intensive care unit nurses and patients’ family members.

Methods

Nurses and family members were taught the thirst intervention through video training and project team reinforcement. The intervention was performed by nurses for 123 patients and by family members for 13 patients. Thirst was measured with a numeric rating scale of 0 to 10, a word scale of 0 to 3, or “yes/no” answers, whichever was easiest for the patient. Inferential statistics were used to assess changes in thirst scores over time. Also assessed were nurse and family member burden levels, family level of satisfaction, and patient enjoyment.

Results

Thirst scores on the numeric rating scale decreased significantly: from a mean (SD) of 7.9 (2.0) before to 3.9 (2.7) after the intervention for nurses (P < .001); and from 9.2 (1.5) to 5.3 (2.6) for family members (n = 13; P = .002). Word scale scores also decreased significantly, from a median (interquartile range) of 3 (3-3) before to 2 (1-2) after the intervention for nurses (P < .001). Most patients (96%) reported enjoying the procedure. Median burden levels were less than 2 on a numeric rating scale of 0 to 10.

Conclusions

The palliative “thirst bundle” significantly alleviated patients’ thirst and resulted in little caregiver burden. Further efforts are warranted to incorporate this intervention into intensive care unit practice.
Use of intraarticular injections of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A review article
Authors: Baloch Naveed , Hasan Obada , Baig Zain , Abdullah Umme-e-Hani , Atif Mohammad , Ohuchi Hiroshi
Published: October 2019

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common degenerative conditions affecting knee joint. As our understanding in the disease pathogenesis is evolving, so do the treatment modalities. One of the postulated mechanisms suggests the production of inflammatory cytokines secondary to repeated micro trauma than in turn lead to cartilage damage overtime. Cartilage being avascular structure has limited potential for repair. Based on this, recent studies have been focusing on stimulating cartilage-healing process by growth factors. This is where platelet-rich plasma comes in to light. Literature is showing promising results of platelet-rich plasma in treating knee osteoarthritis. In this review we have discussed the preparation, composition, classification, uses of platelet-rich plasma as well as evidence for its efficacy and complications.
Evaluation of in vitro susceptibility of fosfomycin among Enterobacteriaceae isolates from urine cultures: A study from Puducherry
Authors: Sreenivasan Srirangaraj , Kali Arunava , Pravin Charles M. V. , Kunigal Seetha
Published: October 2019

INTRODUCTION: The increasing drug resistance among Gram-negative uropathogens and a lack of effective oral antibiotics have limited the therapeutic options available for urinary tract infections (UTIs). This shortage of newer antibiotics has paved the way for considering the use of older antibiotics such as fosfomycin. This study aims to evaluate the in vitro susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae isolates to fosfomycin.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive study conducted over a period of 6 months, we processed 1500 urine samples. The Enterobacteriaceae isolates were subjected to in vitro susceptibility testing to fosfomycin, in addition to the regularly used urinary antibiotics, by Kirby–Bauer disc-diffusion method.

RESULTS: Of 1500 urine samples processed, 582 samples yielded the growth of pathogens. Enterobacteriaceae accounted for 392 (67.3%) of the isolates. Among these isolates, lower rates of resistance were observed for imipenem (4.1%) and fosfomycin (13.3%). Relatively higher rates of resistance were observed for nitrofurantoin (35.5%) and amikacin (30.9%). Nalidixic acid, norfloxacin, gentamicin, cefotaxime, and cotrimoxazole showed a high resistance rate of 82.7%, 69.6%, 52.3%, 69.1%, and 71.4%, respectively. All antibiotics, except fosfomycin, were in routine clinical use in our hospital. The low resistance (13.3%) to fosfomycin is indicative of its utility as an excellent urinary antibiotic.

CONCLUSIONS: Uropathogenic Enterobacteriaceae isolates displayed excellent in vitro susceptibility to fosfomycin. These in vitro findings suggest the unexplored potential of fosfomycin as a superior therapeutic option for treating uncomplicated UTI.
Predictive values of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as an early indicator for severe acute pancreatitis in the emergency department patients
Authors: Park Hyun Sok , In Sang Guk , Yoon Hai-Jeon , Lee Woon Jeong , Woo Seon Hee , Kim Daehee
Published: October 2019

CONTEXT: Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease presenting with a wide range of severity.

AIMS: We investigated the predictive values of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as an indicator for severe acute pancreatitis in the emergency department patients.

SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This retrospective study was conducted on patients with acute pancreatitis who were diagnosed in the emergency department, from January 2008 to December 2017.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Patients were classified into either mild-to-moderate severe group or severe group according to the Revised Atlanta Classification for Acute Pancreatitis. Clinical features and laboratory blood test parameters were considered as independent variables.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Independent variables were analyzed using the Chi-square test and Mann–Whitney U-test to determine statistically significant differences between the two groups. Logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic analysis were performed to evaluate the predictive values of significantly different variables.

RESULTS: Of the 672 patients, 52 (7.7%) were classified into the severe group. Tachycardia, fever, prevalence of liver cirrhosis and chronic alcoholism, white blood cell count, NLR, C-reactive protein (CRP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, aspartate transaminase, and total bilirubin were significantly higher in the severe group. Among them, NLR (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.13; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.081–1.181), CRP (aOR: 1.011; 95% CI: 1.004–1.017), BUN (aOR: 1.036; 95% CI: 1.004–1.069), and creatinine (aOR: 1.703; 95% CI: 1.008–2.877) were significant in the logistic regression analysis. NLR showed relatively high sensitivity (82.7%) and specificity (70%) and showed the highest area under the curve (0.821).

CONCLUSIONS: The increase in NLR was associated with severe acute pancreatitis. NLR is expected to be useful as a prognostic factor in patients with acute pancreatitis who are visiting the emergency department.
Impact of UV radiation on sensing properties of conductive polymer and ZnO blend for NO2 gas sensing at room temperature
Authors: Kałużyński Piotr Dariusz , Procek Marcin , Stolarczyk Agnieszka
Published: October 2019

In this paper we present an investigation on UV radiation on organic-inorganic blend made from conductive polymer (regio-regular poly(3-hexyltiophene) (rr-P3HT) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterial, which was used as a sensing layer for chemoresistor structure. The study showed that UV radiation has a significant impact on the dynamics of the response of the sensor being studied, which can be a significant element to improve the operation of such sensors at room temperature. Full Text: PDF ReferencesKampa, M.., Castanas, E., "Human health effects of air pollution," Environ. Pollut. 151(2), 362-367 (2008). CrossRef Procek, M., Stolarczyk, A., Pustelny, T.., Maciak, E., "A Study of a QCM Sensor Based on TiO2 Nanostructures for the Detection of NO2 and Explosives Vapours in Air.," Sensors (Basel). 15(4), 9563-9581, MDPI AG (2015). CrossRef Procek M., Stolarczyk A., "Influence of near UV irradiation on ZnO nanomaterials NO2 gas sensing properties," Proc. SPIE 10830, 13th Conference on Integrated Optics: Sensors, Sensing Structures, and Methods, 108300P (14 August 2018); doi: 10.1117/12.2503471 CrossRef Procek M., Stolarczyk A., Maciak E., "Study of the impact ofUV radiation on NO2 sensing properties of graft comb copolymers of poly(3-hexylthiophene) at room temperature," Proc. SPIE 10455, 12th Conference on Integrated Optics: Sensors, Sensing Structures, and Methods, 104550N (1 September 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2282777 CrossRef Djurišić, A.B. & Ng, Alan Man Ching & Chen, Xinyi. (2010). ZnO Nanostructures for Optoelectronics: Material Properties and Device Applications. Progress in Quantum Electronics. 34. 191-259. 10.1016/j.pquantelec.2010.04.001. CrossRef Xie, Tao & Xie, Guangzhong & Du, Hongfei & Su, Yuanjie & Ye, Zongbiao & Chen, Yuyan & Jiang, Yadong. (2015). Two novel methods for evaluating the performance of OTFT gas sensors. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 230. 10.1016/j.snb.2015.12.056. CrossRef Procek, M.; Stolarczyk, A.; Pustelny, T. Impact of Temperature and UV Irradiation on Dynamics of NO2 Sensors Based on ZnO Nanostructures. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 312. CrossRef
Editorial
Authors: Pérez García Elías , Martínez Arroyo Emilio José , Silva dos Santos Fabiane C.
Published: October 2019

Para este número 5 de la revista de investigación en artes visuales ANIAV, hemos seleccionado diez trabajos de indudable calidad e interés. Estos trabajos fueron recomendados por los revisores de entre los casi doscientos trabajos sometidos al sistema de doble ciego  para el IV Congreso Internacional de Investigación en Artes Visuales ANIAV  2019. IMAGEN [N] VISIBLE. Se invitó a los autores seleccionados a revisar sus trabajos adecuándolas a las normas de la revista y a presentarlos en la plataforma para una nueva revisión por pares ciegos. De estos trabajos seleccionados se publicó solo un resumen en las actas del congreso y es en exclusivamente en este número 5, donde figuran corregidos y completos.

 
Volume 14, Number 1
Authors: Disaster Medicine American Journal of
Published: October 2019

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The medical costs of terror: A review of the literature
Authors: Ellenberg, MD, MPH, PhD Eytan , Taragin, MD, MPH Mark , Ostfeld, MD, MA, MHA Ishay
Published: October 2019

Context: The threat of terrorism is intensifying with a recent rise in the number of death and injuries. Nevertheless, few articles deal with the short- and long-term medical costs of treating and assisting the civilian victims of terror. The objective of this article is to review the literature and describe the medical costs of supporting victims of terrorism.Method: The authors reviewed the literature on the medical costs following terror attacks in the PubMed/ Medline and Google Web sites. Relevant scientific articles, textbooks, and global reports were included in the research.Results: There was a scarcity of data related to the medical costs of terror. The authors review the few articles that describe the hospital and outpatient expenses. The terror attacks lead to increasing length of stay and the use of supplementary medical support. The authors detail the relevant global reports and working papers on terrorism that included the cost of injury and the over-all economic impact assessment.Conclusion: The medical costs result from hospital and outpatient treatment support. There is a clear need to track the long-term fate of the victims of terror. The authors recommend that future research should include all sectors of the healthcare system, including the whole rehabilitation process and have a precise tracking system for all victims.
Real-time geotracking and cataloging of mass casualty incident markers in a search and rescue training simulation: Pilot study
Authors: Park, BS Kendall , Meiss Kourtney , Guerdan Luke , Cheng Ev , Burchard Josiah , Gillis, BSCSE John , Calyam, PhD Prasad , Ahmad, MD, FACS, FCCM Salman
Published: October 2019

Objective: Search and rescue after mass casualty incidents relies on robust data infrastructure. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA’s) Task Force 1 (TF1) trains its volunteers to locate and virtually tag scene incidents using a global positioning satellite (GPS) device programmed with markers for each incident (Iron Sights). The authors performed a pilot study comparing Iron Sights™ to a Wi-Fi-based real-time incident geolocation and virtual tagging dashboard (Panacea™) in creating a dynamic common operating picture.Design: Twenty-nine stations were placed at a predefined scene incident, each featuring a set of varying waypoint markers using standard FEMA/TF1 nomenclature. Two volunteers performed the experiment for both the Iron Sights and Panacea systems, digitally tagging all station waypoints.Setting: TF1 simulation training field. Main outcome measure(s): Metrics compared included GPS location precision, marker accuracy, and delay between scene sweep and common operational picture (COP) generation.Results: Two hundred and sixty-one waypoints were digitally tagged after excluding three stations for missing data. The average GPS location difference for all waypoints between Iron Sights and Panacea was 3.65 m. Marker tagging accuracy between Iron Sights and Panacea was equivalent and not statistically different (78.8 percent vs 66.2 percent, respectively, p = 0.11). Waypoints were tagged in 26.59 minutes and 10.55 minutes on average, respectively. Time from scene sweep to virtual COP generation was 7.97 minutes for Iron Sights after complete scene sweep and 37 seconds for Panacea for each waypoint posting in real-time.Conclusions: Panacea generated the COP in real-time compared to a delay with Iron Sights while maintaining the same location precision and marker accuracy. This pilot trial successfully demonstrated the ability to provide real-time actionable intelligence to incident commanders during mass casualty search and rescue missions. Larger field trials are recommended to refine the system and broaden its capabilities.
Using mind mapping technology for personal preparedness planning
Authors: Chen, BS Candidate Allison P. , Chang, BA Alexander H. , Hsu, MD, MPH Edbert B.
Published: October 2019

Objective: Organizing key information for personal disaster preparedness in an efficient and accessible format is critical to ensure practical utility. The authors examine the use of mind mapping technology to organize personal disaster preparedness information and explore the potential of mind mapping software as a tool to create individual and family preparedness resources.Design: The general features of mind maps are considered and a sample family preparedness plan was created using TheBrain, a mind mapping software.Results: Mind maps are a promising tool to organize personal preparedness plans with the ability to include significant amounts of varied information in a structure that emphasizes relationships between topics and enables collaborative sharing.
A review of CBRN topics related to military and civilian patient exposure and decontamination
Authors: Titus, BS Emily , Lemmer, BS George , Slagley, PhD Jeremy , Eninger, PhD Robert
Published: October 2019

Chemical and biological (CB) warfare have long been practiced, and although these types of warfare are not acceptable in modern times, this does not prevent them from occurring. This makes it important for societies to be able to appropriately respond to these events, including the best way to decontaminate victims to keep them and emergency responders safe. Decontamination methods such as chemical, physical, wet, and dry methods are discussed, as well as their downsides. Secondary contamination, which played a significant role in the Tokyo sarin attacks, has long been noted by anecdotal evidence, although it has been little studied. Biological agents cause more problems after infection has taken place, and thus preventing the spread of infection is the largest concern. There are many differences between military and civilian populations, and the response to mass casualty attacks differs accordingly. There are several emerging technologies that can make this process easier on all parties, such as bioscavengers, antitoxins, and color changing bleach for visualization. A reliable way to quantify decontamination is also needed, which would allow for better care of victims both in normal hospital situations, as well as during aeromedical transport. In addition, several gaps were identified, such as the lack of scientific basis for 90 percent reduction during decontamination, a way to quantify decontamination, and the lack of studies on toxic industrial chemicals and secondary contamination.
Reviews and syntheses: Marine biogenic aerosols and the ecophysiology of coral reefs
Authors: Jackson Rebecca , Gabric Albert , Cropp Roger , Woodhouse Matthew
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Coral reefs are being threatened by global climate change, with ocean warming and acidification, compounded by declining water quality in many coastal systems, adversely affecting coral health and cover. This is of great concern as coral reefs provide numerous ecosystem, economic and social services. Corals are also recognized as being amongst the strongest individual sources of natural atmospheric sulfur, through stress-induced emissions of dimethylsulfide (DMS). In the clean marine boundary layer, biogenic sulfates contribute to new aerosol formation and the growth of existing particles, with important implications for the radiative balance. Evidence suggests that DMS is not only directly involved in the coral stress response, alleviating oxidative stress, but may create an ocean thermostat which suppresses sea surface temperature (SST) through changes to aerosol and cloud properties. This review provides a summary of the current major threats facing coral reefs and describes the role of dimethylated sulfur compounds in coral physiology and climate. The role of coral reefs as a source of climatically important compounds is an emerging topic of research however, the window of opportunity to understand the complex biogeophysical processes involved is closing with ongoing degradation of the world's coral reefs. The greatest uncertainty in our estimates of radiative forcing and climate change are derived from natural aerosol sources, such as marine DMS, which constitutes the largest flux of oceanic reduced sulfur to the atmosphere. Gaining a better understanding of the role of coral reef DMS emissions is crucial to predicting the future climate of our planet.
Regional frequency analysis of extreme storm surges using the extremogram approach
Authors: Andreevsky Marc , Hamdi Yasser , Griolet Samuel , Bernardara Pietro , Frau Roberto
Published: October 2019

Abstract. To resist marine submersion, coastal protection must be designed by taking into account the most accurate estimate of the return levels of extreme events, such as storm surges. However, because of the paucity of data, local statistical analyses often lead to poor frequency estimations. Regional Frequency Analysis (RFA) reduces the uncertainties associated with these estimations, by extending the dataset from local (only available data at the target site) to regional (data at all the neighboring sites including the target site) and by assuming, at the scale of a region, a similar extremal behavior. RFA, based on the index flood method, assumes that, in a homogeneous region, observations at sites, normalized by a local index, follow the same probability distribution. In this work, the spatial extremogram approach is used to form a physically homogeneous region centered on the target site. The approach is applied on a database of extreme skew storm surges and used to carry out a RFA.
Temporal variability of social vulnerability to storm surges in Shenzhen, China
Authors: Yu Huaming , Shen Yuhang , Kelly Ryan M. , Qi Xin , Wu Kejian , Li Songlin , Yu Haiqing , Bao Xianwen
Published: October 2019

Abstract. A social vulnerability evaluation of storm surges is important for any coastal city to commence in order to provide marine disaster preparedness and mitigation procedures and to formulate post-disaster emergency plans for coastal communities. This study establishes an integrated evaluation system of social vulnerability by blending a variety of single evaluation methods, applying the idea of combination weighting and calculating the social vulnerability index of storm surges. Shenzhen, with a current reputation of having the most economic development potential and a representative city in China, is chosen to evaluate its social vulnerability to storm surges via a historical social and economic statistical dataset spanning from 1986 to 2016. The research extends further by analyzing the city’s temporal variability. Results reveal that social vulnerability keeps almost constant from 1986–1991 and 1993–2004, while it decreased sharply in the remainder of times to show a ‘stair-type’ declining curve over the past 30 years. Resilience is progressively increasing by virtue of a continuous increase in medical institutions, fixed asset investments and salary levels of employees. These determinants contribute to the overall downward trend of social vulnerability for Shenzhen. Exposure and sensitivity increased slowly with some fluctuation, causing the changes of social responsibility to transpire.
Evaluation of the scope, quality, and health literacy demand of Internet-based anal cancer information
Authors: Charow Rebecca , Snow Michelle , Fathima Sameera , Giuliani Meredith E. , McEwan Kate , Winegust Jordana , Papadakos Janet
Published: October 2019

Objectives: As there is a dearth of information about anal cancer available at cancer centres, patients often use the Internet to search for information. This is problematic, however, because the quality of information on the Internet is variable, and the health literacy demanded is higher than the average patrons’ capacity. The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the most common websites with anal cancer consumer health information, (2) identify the supportive care needs that each website addresses, and (3) evaluate the websites’ quality and health literacy demand.Methods: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) entry terms for “Anus Neoplasms” were used in Google Canada to identify websites. Seven domains of supportive care needs were defined using Fitch’s Supportive Care Framework for Cancer Care. Website quality was evaluated using the DISCERN tool. Health literacy demand was assessed using readability calculators, where best practice dictates a grade 6 or lower, and the Patient Education Material Assessment Tool (PEMAT) that computes a percentage score in 2 domains, understandability and actionability, with 80% being an acceptable score.Results: Eighteen unique websites were evaluated. One website met health literacy best practices and had a “good” quality rating. Most websites addressed only 1 supportive care domain (61%), were of “fair” quality (67%), had readability scores higher than grade 6 (89%), and had PEMAT scores ranging from 41%–92% for understandability and 0–70% for actionability.Conclusion: The information gaps on anal cancer websites warrant a need for more health literate anal cancer health information on the Internet.
Research and instruction services for online advanced practice nursing programs: a survey of North American academic librarians
Authors: Stevens Gregg A. , Hinton Elizabeth G. , Brown Roy E.
Published: October 2019

Introduction: The increasing popularity of distance education has led many advanced practice nursing (APN) programs to shift to either online or hybrid models. To meet the needs of these students, some nursing librarians are using technology for virtual research and instruction. This study was designed to assess the extent to which librarians in North America are providing virtual research and instruction services for APN students.Methods: An institutional review board–approved, ten-question survey was developed to determine how librarians are providing services for APN students. It was announced in October 2017 through several health sciences librarian email discussion lists. The survey ran for four weeks. Data were analyzed using Qualtrics and Excel.Results: Eighty complete responses were received. The majority of respondents (66%) indicated that their universities’ APN programs were conducted in a hybrid format. Sixty-seven percent also indicated that they provide library instruction in person. Most librarians indicated that they have provided research assistance through some virtual method (phone or email, at 90% and 97%, respectively), and some have used online chat (42%) and video chat (35%). A strong majority of librarians (96%) indicated that they felt comfortable using technology to provide research assistance and instruction.Conclusion: Opportunities exist to leverage technology to provide virtual research assistance and instruction. Greater promotion of these alternative methods can supplement traditional in-person services to provide greater flexibility for graduate nursing students’ busy schedules. Some outreach may be necessary to highlight the advantages of virtual services, and further research is needed to identify other barriers and potential solutions.
Implementing and assessing a service to demonstrate public impact of faculty research in news and policy sources
Authors: Bakker Caitlin J. , McBurney Jenny , Chew Katherine V. , Aho Melissa , Reed Del
Published: October 2019

Background: As the need to demonstrate research impact increases, faculty are looking for new ways to show funders, departments, and institutions that their work is making a difference. While traditional metrics such as citation counts can tell one part of this story, these metrics are focused on the academic sphere and often miss the wide-ranging public impact that research can have in areas such as the news or policy documents.Case Presentation: This case report describes how one library piloted and established the Policy & News Media Impact Service, where librarians generate reports for faculty members of the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center that tracks citations of their research in governmental and organizational policies as well as local, national, and international news media. Workflows of, resources used in, and faculty feedback on the service are described.Conclusions: This Policy & News Media Impact Service pilot was successful and resulted in the establishment of a permanent service that is available to all departments in the Academic Health Center. Faculty feedback indicated that the service was valuable in demonstrating the public impact of their research. This article has been approved for the Medical Library Association’s Independent Reading Program.
Text mining for clinical support
Authors: Hartmann Jonathan , Van Keuren Linda
Published: October 2019

Background: In 2013, the Dahlgren Memorial Library (DML) at the Georgetown University Medical Center began using text mining software to enable its clinical informationists to quickly retrieve specific, relevant information from MEDLINE abstracts while on patient rounds.Description: In 2013, DML licensed the use of the Linguamatics I2E text-mining program, and DML’s clinical informationist began using it to text mine MEDLINE abstracts on patient rounds. In 2015, DML installed I2E on a server at Georgetown and negotiated with Elsevier to obtain the right to download and text mine the full text of clinical journals in ScienceDirect to support clinical decision making. In 2016, the license agreements for the New England Journal of Medicine and the BMJ platform were modified to allow text mining. In 2018, PubMed Central open access content was added to the Linguamatics license.Results: DML’s informationists found that they were able to quickly find useful information that was not retrievable by traditional methods, and clinicians reported the information was valuable.Conclusion: The ability to text mine MEDLINE abstracts and selected journal articles on patient rounds has allowed DML’s clinical informationists to quickly search large amounts of medical literature that can be used to answer physicians’ clinical questions. DML plans to acquire additional journal articles from selected publishers in the future, which should increase the usefulness of the project.Virtual Projects are published on an annual basis in the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) following an annual call for virtual projects in MLAConnect and announcements to encourage submissions from all types of libraries. An advisory committee of recognized technology experts selects project entries based on their currency, innovation, and contribution to health sciences librarianship.
Multisite collaboration using REDCap to capture library data
Authors: Grinstead Carrie , Schwartz Amanda
Published: October 2019

In January 2018, library services at Providence St. Joseph Health merged to form a single, unified system, incorporating nine libraries and sixteen full-time staff. As a small, nonclinical team of librarians, we needed to make sure our work and value were visible to clinicians, administrators, and other nonlibrary stakeholders. Using REDCap, we developed a form to seamlessly collect statistics about our services.Virtual Projects are published on an annual basis in the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) following an annual call for virtual projects in MLAConnect and announcements to encourage submissions from all types of libraries. An advisory committee of recognized technology experts selects project entries based on their currency, innovation, and contribution to health sciences librarianship.
Kopernio
Authors: Hoy Matthew B.
Published: October 2019

Kopernio is a browser extension that simplifies finding full-text portable document format (PDF) copies of journal articles. This review describes what Kopernio is and how to set it up and explores some of its advantages and disadvantages.
La predicción del rendimiento lector temprano: una perspectiva comparada en escolares españoles y chilenos
Authors: De la Calle Cabrera Ana María
Published: October 2019

Los sistemas educativos en el contexto internacional incorporan las competencias lingüísticas en el currículum educativo en los niveles de la Educación Infantil. Nuestra investigación plantea la necesidad de profundizar en el análisis comparativo del rendimiento lector en la Educación Infantil. Se realiza una comparativa del rendimiento lector temprano y de las destrezas en los precursores cognitivos de la lectura en una muestra de 100 prelectores de Chile y España. Se emplea la Batería de Inicio a la Lectura (BIL), the Rapid Automatized Naming Test (RAN), una prueba de fluidez verbal y la versión revisada de la Batería de Evaluación de los Procesos Lectores (PROLEC-R). La perspectiva comparada de este estudio descubre la existencia de diferencias en las habilidades cognitivas y el rendimiento lector entre escolares chilenos y españoles a edades tempranas. Asimismo, se resalta al conocimiento de las letras como el mejor precursor de la lectura temprana en español y el eje de las diferencias en la predicción. Nuestros hallazgos orientan hacia la optimización del rendimiento lector en español desde los inicios de la escolarización en los sistemas educativos chileno y español y motiva hacia la necesidad de la Educación Comparada en Educación Infantil.
Consulta a docentes del Máster de Profesorado de Secundaria sobre la alfabetización mediática e informacional (AMI). Diseño y validación del cuestionario
Authors: Santiago del Pino Michel , Permisan Cristina Goenechea , Romero Oliva Manuel Francisco
Published: October 2019

El presente trabajo explica los procesos de validación y fiabilidad llevados a cabo para el diseño y elaboración de una consulta a través de cuestionario . Su fin ha sido conocer la opinión de los docentes en torno al estado y posibilidades de mejora de la alfabetización mediática e informacional (AMI), en el Máster Universitario en Profesorado de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanza de Idiomas (MAES), de la Universidad de Cádiz. Teniendo como referencia las fuentes documentales en torno a la materia (Ferrés, 2006; Margalef, 2010; Wilson, Grizzle, Tuazon, Akyempong & Cheung, 2011; Aguaded et al. 2011; Area, 2012; Ferrés & Piscitelli, 2012; Pérez Tornero, 2015; Fedorov & Levitskaya, 2015; Fedorov, Levitskaya & Camarero, 2016) se pudo elaborar un instrumento adecuado al contexto de aplicación. Al ser de creación propia necesitó ser validado, para lo que se sometió al juicio de expertos. Todas sus aportaciones y consejos fueron sistematizados, analizados e incorporados en la versión final del cuestionario, de forma que su validez científica asegurase el logro del propósito para el que ha sido concebido.

 La versión completa del cuestionario puede consultarse en: http://educacion.uca.es/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/consulta_docentes_maes.pdf
Relación entre formación universitaria y competencia mediática del profesorado
Authors: Bernal-Bravo César , Gozálvez Vicent , Hernándo Gómez Ángel , Massanet Jorda Maria José
Published: October 2019

Este trabajo muestra el vínculo entre los niveles de competencia mediática del profesorado no universitario y la formación recibida por el profesorado de acuerdo con los actuales currículos universitarios en España. A partir de nuestro análisis, que se llevó a cabo a partir de los currículos de todas las universidades españolas con formación en educación (un total de 252 grados) y de un diagnóstico de competencia mediática de profesores no universitarios (906 sujetos) de nueve provincias españolas, llegamos a la conclusión de que existe una relación coherente entre estas dimensiones. En otras palabras, las deficiencias en la competencia mediática del personal docente no universitario son un claro reflejo de la poca importancia otorgada a la alfabetización mediática en los programas universitarios. Como resultado, destacamos la necesidad de revisar y reestructurar la formación universitaria en alfabetización mediática ofrecida a futuros profesores y maestros. Es necesaria una formación coherente y sólida que se centre en todas las dimensiones de la competencia mediática y no sólo en la capacidad tecnológica, en contraste con la oferta actual de las universidades españolas.
University Service-Learning in Physical Education and Sport Sciences: A systematic review
Authors: Chiva-Bartoll Oscar , Ruiz-Montero Pedro Jesús , Martín Moya Ricardo , Pérez López Isaac , Giles Girela Javier , García-Suárez Jonatan , Rivera-García Enrique
Published: October 2019

Higher education requires a pedagogical transformation to guide teaching practice toward true educational competences. Service-Learning (SL) has become a teaching methodology that promotes social and personal skills. This systematic review of the literature reports SL experiences and research of university subjects related to physical education and sport sciences. All of them are based on different descriptive axes such as the type of publication: description of educational experiences, research articles or theoretical works. Similarly, this review has considered the geographical location, the methodological approaches used, the type of service provided and the different profiles of service recipient groups. Following an exhaustive search, 18 peer-reviewed publications were organized according to the methodology used, characteristics of the sample, duration and intensity of intervention programmes, instruments used, geographic distribution, profile of the group receiving the service and effects on students’ academic learning. The results indicate that the methodologies used tended to be qualitative, while the variety of samples and duration of interventions was very broad. The instruments used were mainly interviews and questionnaires. Most of the groups receiving SL included people with functional diversity or disabilities, children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, children with special educational needs, people at a disadvantage or social exclusion and curricular lag. The publications in the present review highlight the impact of SL in university subjects related to physical education and sport sciences.
Reflexões e reflexos a partir da perspectiva mídio-filosófica de S. Krämer
Authors: Aragão Thaís Amorim
Published: October 2019

Este artigo apresenta alguns aspectos do pensamento de Sybille Krämer no contexto da filosofia dos meios em língua alemã, articulando-os ao trabalho de outros autores. O objetivo é revelar as particularidades da perspectiva do médium como mensageiro desenvolvida pela filósofa, ao mesmo tempo em que se joga luz sobre como outros pensadores concebem as questões levantadas – especialmente no que diz respeito a comunicação e percepção, entendimento e transmissão, transparência e opacidade, além do apriorismo dos meios.
Surpreendidos pela ação – mediação pelas Sociologias Pragmáticas Francesas
Authors: Salgado Tiago Barcelos Pereira
Published: October 2019

O artigo apresenta como as noções de ação e de social são reformuladas pelas Sociologias Pragmáticas Francesas, composta por três vertentes: Sociologia Política e Moral, Sociologia das Associações ou Teoria Ator-Rede (TAR) e Sociologia Pragmática e Reflexiva. Ao reformularem tais noções, com base no Pragmatismo norte-americano, as Novas Sociologias, em contraste com as sociologias precedentes – humanistas, racionalistas e antropocêntricas –, incluem os não humanos na composição do social, fabricado por ações plurais e incertas. Por meio de revisão de literatura específica e também no original em francês, este trabalho esclarece a noção de mediação tal como proposta por tais abordagens sociológicas pragmáticas e esclarece essa noção na TAR. O texto conclui que a mediação é sociotécnica (híbrida), plural e incerta para a TAR.
Doce, Proibido, Tentador: A Quaternidade Mítica E O Papel Da Comida No Filme Chocolate
Authors: Franco Arthur , Wendel de Camargo Hertz
Published: October 2019

O presente trabalho busca analisar, sob a ótica da teoria da quaternidade mítica proposta por Canevacci (1990), o papel da comida e o seu poder impulsionador da sociabilidade no filme Chocolate (Lasse Hallström, 2000). Partindo da metodologia de análise fílmica proposta por Vanoye e Goliot-Lété (1994), buscamos identificar no componente diegético do filme os vínculos dos personagens com o chocolate, por meio de um referencial teórico que encara a comida como objeto de ligação social e mediador das práticas entre os sujeitos. As relações entre os arquétipos propostos por Canevacci (1990) são moldadas e modificadas pela inserção do chocolate e suas significações no ambiente conservador da obra, já que o doce atua como item de desejo, repulsa, pecado e modificação gregária e identitária ao longo do filme. Os resultados indicam a quaternidade mítica como elemento coesivo da estrutura diegética do filme, com evidente destaque para a capacidade dos hábitos alimentares de criar, reafirmar e reorganizar comportamentos.
Model tests on behaviour of gravity-type quay walls subjected to strong shaking
Authors: Towhata Ikuo , Alam Md. Jahangir , Honda Tsuyoshi , Tamate Satoshi
Published: October 2019

Seismic stability of gravity-type quay walls and prevention of their large distortion are of major concern from a disaster prevention view point as well as in the sense of successful restoration after strong seismic events. There are, however, many existing walls which are of limited seismic resistance and would not be safe under increasing magnitude of design earthquakes. The present study conducted shaking model tests in both 1-g and 50-g centrifugal fields in order to demonstrate the efficiency of available mitigation technologies. Test results suggest that soil improvement in the loose foundation sand can reduce the quay wall damage to a certain extent when the intensity of shaking is around 0.30g. In contrast, under stronger shaking, the centrifugal tests manifested that those measures are not promising because of the increased effects of seismic inertia force.
Effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on the regulation of vascular endothelial cell function
Authors: Łacheta Dominika , Olejarz Wioletta , Włodarczyk Marta , Nowicka Grażyna
Published: October 2019

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) belong to polyunsaturated fatty acids from the group n-3 (n-3 PUFA), and their main source are marine fishes. Many epidemiological studies have shown that high intake of these kinds of fishes is strictly associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. DHA and EPA inhibit the development of inflammation, change the function and regulation of molecules that are also vascular biomarkers. They are vasodilating and vasoconstriction factors by controlling the production of nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin 1 (ET-1) in endothelial cells. They also contribute to antiatherosclerotic protection by regulating the expression of the oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) receptor, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), thromboxane A2 (TXA2) receptor and adhesion molecules: intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM-1) as well as monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1). Studies indicate that DHA and EPA regulate toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) activation and impair nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway activation. They show anti-inflammatory effects by affecting free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFAR4). However, efficacy as well as the mechanisms of action of these acids in the prevention of cardiovascular disease are still not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of DHA and EPA on endothelial cells of blood vessels and to review the latest research on their potential in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
TLC-Bioautographic Evaluation for High-Throughput Screening and Identification of Free Radical Scavenging and Antidiabetic Compounds from Traditional Unani Medicinal Plant: Citrullus colocynthis Schrad
Authors: Parveen Rabea , Khan Nausheen , Zahiruddin Sultan , Ibrahim Mohammad , Anjum Varisha , Parveen Bushra , Khan Mohammad Ahmad
Published: October 2019

Background: Interest in the antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of natural products are growing vastly in the modern world. Thin layer chromatography-bioautography-mass spectroscopy (TLC-bioautography-MS) plays an important role in chemico-biological screening of natural sources. TLC combined with 2, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical, α-amylase and α-glucosidase bioassay were used to evaluate antioxidant and antidiabetic activities, respectively, in different extracts of Citrullus colocynthis (Hanzal), a well-known traditional Indian Unani medicinal plant. Objective: To develop a TLC-bioautographic-MS method for DPPH, α-amylase, and glucosidase inhibitors in different extract of C. colocynthis fruits. Method: Fruits of C. colocynthis were successively extracted with toluene, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and water. TLC solvents were developed, and bioautographic-MS analysis was carried out to identify the antioxidant and antidiabetic compounds. Results: HPTLC fingerprinting analysis showed maximum numbers of band separated in dichloromethane and ethyl acetate extracts of C. colocynthis, fourteen and thirteen at 254 and 366 nm, respectively. Whereas six and five separated bands were observed in toluene extract at 254 and 366 nm, respectively showed minimum numbers of metabolites. Based on TLC-bioautography-MS, maximum number of antioxidant compounds were identified in dichloromethane extract. Except aqueous extract of C. colocynthis, all the extracts have shown antidiabetic activity. On the other hand, there were no antioxidant compounds in methanolic extract of C. colocynthis. Conclusions: The results of this study reveal that TLC-bioautography-MS–guided strategy used to identify antioxidant and antidiabetic compounds of C. colocynthis is very useful technique for high-throughput screening of bioactive compounds. Highlights: TLC-MS bioautography is a simple and fast to enables bioactive compounds present in extracts.
Reshaped Urban Mobility
Authors: Csiszár Csaba , Földes Dávid , He Yinying
Published: October 2019

The application of novel solutions in vehicle and information technologies and the need for sustainability result in significant change in urban mobility. Moreover, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to contribute to this alteration as well. The mobility is considered not only a single trip from A to B anymore but a comprehensive service. Shared and demand-driven services are more and more available besides traditional transportation modes. Modes are presented, evaluated, and compared, giving a realistic scenario for upcoming changes and opportunities. The development of the passenger transportation system requires an integrated approach considering user expectations. It is facilitated by the concept of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), in which improvement of the quality has higher relevance than before. The impacts of the alteration are also summarized.
Reasons for Acting and the End of Man as Naturally Known
Authors: Diem William Matthew ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: October 2019

Aquinas implies that there is a single end of man, which can be known by reason from the moment of discretion and without the aid of revelation. This raises the problems: What is this end? How is it known? And how are the several natural, human goods related to this one end? The essay argues, first, that the naturally known end of man is the operation of virtue rather than God; second, that the virtue in question is, in the first place, moral rather than intellectual; third, that the sub-rational goods, though naturally desired, are ultimately valuable as instrumental means to further goods; and finally, that there is, for Aquinas, a fundamental paradox at the heart of man’s moral experience, and that the axiology developed in the essay can help us to appreciate this paradox. It will also argue, in passing, that Aquinas’s axiology bears the clear mark of Cicero’s moderate Stoicism.
What Parents May Teach Their Children
Authors: Franklin-Hall Andrew ,   Department of Philosophy, Florida State University
Published: October 2019

Many liberals assume that, while children should not be rigidly indoctrinated, parents may raise them according to their own comprehensive values. Matthew Clayton, however, argues that the reasons for embracing antiperfectionism in politics also apply to parental authority. In this paper, I defend the perfectionist conception of childrearing. I claim that we cannot realistically foster a child’s sense of justice without embedding it in a comprehensive doctrine. Furthermore, I argue that since parents cannot avoid bearing some responsibility for their children’s intial orientation to comprehensive doctrines, they are justified in parenting according to their own views of the valuable and true.
The Value of a Non-Ideal
Authors: Melenovsky C. M. ,   Department of Philosophy, Florida State University
Published: October 2019

In The Tyranny of the Ideal, Gerald Gaus gives an extended argument on behalf of the “Open Society.” Instead of claiming that it is uniquely best from some privileged moral perspective, he argues for the Open Society by showing why it is acceptable to many perspectives. In this way, Gaus argues for a liberal market-based society in a way that treats deep diversity as a fundamental feature of social life. However, the argument falters at four important points. When taken together, these four problems significantly limit the significance of Gaus’s conclusions.