bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of High Glucose Exposure on Induction of Apoptosis and Its Implication on Developing Retina of Zebrafish Embryos
Authors: Sankar Suruthi , Suresh Deepika , Ibrahim Muhammed
Published: August 2022

The objective was to study the effects of high glucose on the morphological changes and to observe the expression of apoptosis regulatory proteins in the developing retina in vivo using zebrafish embryos. Wild-type male and female zebrafish were allowed for normal mating and the fertilized eggs were collected and exposed to hyperglycemic conditions (25 mM D-glucose) for 96 h. The embryos were subjected to various morphological and histological analyses in a time-dependent manner. The embryos showed morphological defects such as body curvature, abnormal eye shape, and low pigmentation of the eye in the high glucose-induced embryos compared to the control. Histomorphometry studies using H&E-stained slides showed increased thickness of GCL and INL and thinning of the IPL in the retina of high glucose-exposed embryos when compared to its time-matched control. Furthermore, the TUNEL assay and modified trichrome staining indicated apoptosis of many cells in the high glucose-induced group compared to the control. Immunohistochemistry findings revealed that expression of BAX, caspase 3, and caspase 9 was increased with decreased expression of Bcl-2 in the high glucose-treated group compared to control. From the present data, it is concluded that gestational exposure to high glucose stimulates apoptotic cell in the developing retinal layers via activating the pro-apoptotic and repressing the anti-apoptotic proteins.
Mental Actions in Semantics On Abelard’s Question “Can a True Proposition Generate a False Understanding?”: A Tentative Interpretation
Authors: Viri Federico
Published: August 2022

This article aims to demonstrate the interdependence of semantics and noetics against the referentialist trend in Abelard studies conceiving semantics as confined to the truth/falsity function. The article takes as a turning point of the argument Abelard’s question “can a true proposition generate a false understanding?” which secondary literature does not take into account. Starting from the analysis of this question, the article aims to show the development of an enhanced notion of understanding compared to the Boethian one. The core of this enhanced notion of understanding is the action of attentio, which is the condition for the elaboration of a coherent and global definition of signification (de rebus and de intellectibus). The analysis of the mental action of attentio entails the description of other kinds of mental actions, leading one to conceive understanding as a multi-layered complex of actions.
Palestinian Feminism in Israel and the Power of Public Urban Space
Authors: Hasan Manar
Published: August 2022

In January 1991, some Palestinian citizens of Israel (formerly Israeli Arabs), mostly young women who came to the city of Haifa from different villages together with some Haifa residents, met to discuss feminism, the status of Palestinian women in Israel, and the need for a feminist organization. Following this meeting, al-Fanar was born as the Palestinian Feminist Organization. During the eight years of its existence, 1991–8, al-Fanar had a dual mission to oppose all the laws and traditions that oppress women and to fight laws discriminating against the Palestinian people. Its ability to act stemmed from its foundation as an urban movement outside the control of the patriarchal familial system. In its activities, al-Fanar exposed the connection between state control, patriarchy, and the reactionary leadership of Arab society in Israel. The climax of this control is the “murder of women in the name of family honor,” against which the al-Fanar’s members fought.
Demonology and Terminology in Jubilees: Spirits or Demons?
Authors: Patmore Hector M.
Published: August 2022

This paper examines the terminology related to demons in Jubilees. It argues that important nuances have been lost in the process of translation. Specifically, it argues that the original Hebrew of Jubilees always used רוחות to refer to demons. It reexamines cases in which the Ethiopic and/or Latin translations would appear to contradict this conclusion (i.e., Jub. 7:27; 10:1–2) in light of textual evidence from the Book of Asaf, the Byzantine chronicler Syncellus, and the Book of Watchers. In the case of Jub. 1:10–11 and 22:16–17, it is argued that the original Hebrew read שׁדים, but that this signified non-existent foreign gods (not demons), as the lexeme does in Psalm 106:37, the text to which both passages allude.
Manichæism as a World Religion of Salvation and Its Influence on Islam
Authors: Arjomand Saïd Amir
Published: August 2022

Māni created a new religion of salvation out of the Mazdæan religion of ancient Iran and named himself as its final prophet. The decisive impact of Manichæism as a salvific faith on Islam is evident in the Qurʾan’s prophetology and Christology, its conceptions of wisdom and knowledge, and the idea of the salvation of the soul through light. Just like Māni, Mohammad in the Qurʾan is the “Seal of the Prophets (khātem al-nabiyyin),” though he is formally designated as the Messenger (rasul) of God. Moving beyond Mohammad and the Qurʾan, the subsequent independent influence of Manichæism on the emergence of Sufism in Iran is traced alongside the development of light symbolism in the Sufi conception of the journey of the soul in the realm of light as the final stage of mystical union with God and in the formulation of the Sufi doctrine of the Mohammadan Light (nur-e mohammadi).
Apocalyptic Imagery and Royal Propaganda in Khosrow II’s Letter to the Byzantine Emperor Maurice
Authors: Piras Andrea
Published: August 2022

The Byzantine historian Theophylact Simocatta (fl. 620s) records an exchange of letters with the Sasanian Empire. The correspondence of March 590, from the Iranian shah Khosrow II Parviz (r. 591–628) and addressed to the Byzantine emperor Maurice (r. 582–602), exhibits a particular style, focused on the ideological oppositions of order and disorder and legitimacy and usurpation. This paper suggests that Khosrow’s claims to his kingdom made use of a discourse of catastrophic motifs that reflected common Sasanian apocalyptic beliefs. Thus, the chaotic situation provoked by the inversion of the rightful order elicited, from a Zoroastrian perspective, a response that stressed the dualistic nuance of demonic anarchy in order to stigmatize the risk of deposition. For these reasons, apocalyptic doctrines and royal propaganda share a common language: a political discourse based on the justification of kingship and the demonization of the enemy.
Self-Creation and Solidarity: Psychoanalysis as Self-Aesthetics Redescription in Richard Rorty
Authors: Barreira Marcelo Martins
Published: August 2022

The article went deeper into Richard Rorty’s texts that address the self as “a set of beliefs and desires.” In an imbrication of philosophy with psychoanalysis, Rorty’s hermeneutics accompanies the critique of psychoanalysis regarding the self-centralization from Metaphysical tradition, one of the strategies of self-redescription. The other strategy is aesthetic redescription. This redescription is based on understanding the psychic world as an encounter of “beliefs and desires” as “quasi-people.” The thread of our argument is the articulation of psychoanalysis with the concept of “hegemony.” This reflexive line occurs due to the agonist and conflicting context of internal alterity from the “interpersonal” relationship between conscious and unconscious, rediscovering the self.
Identification and delimitation of the trans-Palearctic Lygus species (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) using integrative approach
Authors: Namyatova Anna A. , Tyts Veronica D. , Bolshakova Darya S.
Published: August 2022

Lygus (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) is a Holarctic genus, and some of its representatives are important pests. Determining the Lygus species identity and their interrelationships is challenging. Our study aimed to delimit five trans-Palearctic species of this group: L. gemellatus, L. pratensis, L. punctatus, L. rugulipennis and L. wagneri. We implemented analyses of morphological characters, morphometrics, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S rRNA sequences. The results showed that those species could be delimited using morphology and most species pairs were different in morphometrics. Both COI and 16S rRNA were useful for species identification. Resulting phylogenetic trees contained two highly supported clades. One clade included species known from the Palearctic only, the other clade contained species with Nearctic and Holarctic distribution. Species were mostly poorly supported or non-monophyletic. Molecular species delineation approaches yielded results that generally did not correspond to the morphologically delimited species.
Copies of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī’s Book on the Star Constellations as Patronage Objects and Their Properties
Authors: Bohloul Hamid , Brentjes Sonja
Published: August 2022

In this paper we discuss a number of copies of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī’s Book on the Star Constellations with the aim to elucidate which of them can be justifiably called “patronage object” and which properties they share. We argue that such an object is always a material, not merely an intellectual product. Thus, the analysis of the patronage status of a scientific work needs to go beyond its scholarly content and narrative performance and include features of execution, purpose and addressee of copying and acts of re-appropriating the work on its various scholarly, cultural and political levels. We present a few examples to demonstrate the usefulness of such a holistic approach to the question of what is a patronage object in the mathematical sciences.
Postdigital Possibilities and Impossibilities Behind the Screen: Visual Arts Educators in Conversation about Online Learning and Real-world Experiences
Authors: Grushka Kathryn , Buchanan Rachel , Whittington Michael , Davis Rory
Published: August 2022

Through an ethnomethodological and dialogical encounter with Australian classrooms in the lived experience of two visual art (va) educators, the authors seek to learn how working between online and studio learning approaches shaped teacher perceptions of student learning during the outbreak of covid-19 in 2020 and 2021. The research has two phases. Phase 1 sees the two va educators create learning narratives. These narratives, reported in summary in the article, through both material and digital form became the baseline data. In Phase 2 these themes were reworked as conversational questions. These questions then became the stimulus for a critical reflective online video conversation between the two va educators. The resulting discussion around the borderlines looks beyond specific apps, platforms, or products that the teachers used, their successes and failures and examines the digital, non-digital, material, social relations and pedagogical realities and futures that may or may be possible in the context of the postdigital va secondary classroom. These educators have had little time to assess the shift from a strong and well researched studio-pedagogy to their virtual creative learning futures. The challenges of this shift are revealed through their personal experiences.
Gnostic Thought in Milton’s Paradise Lost
Authors: Robertson Paul , Scott Gabrielle
Published: August 2022

This paper presents the novel argument that John Milton’s Paradise Lost shows clear evidence of Gnostic influence. While the potential influence of gnostic concepts on Milton has been noted before, previous work has been partial, suggestive, and/or limited to other of Milton’s works. Here, we build on the case made by Michael Bryson regarding Milton’s Paradise Regained by providing our own reading of four core themes in the prior Paradise Lost through a gnostic lens: (1) the manner of creation through the Son, (2) Milton’s understanding of materialism, (3) the Son’s attitude orientation toward outward displays of power, and (4) the parallels between Milton’s Eve and the gnostic Sophia. We ground this argument around Milton’s Gnosticism by presenting the historical case that Milton had access to, and was likely persuaded by, key aspects of ancient Gnosticism found within both Christian heresiologists (e.g., Irenaeus, Tertullian) and Neoplatonism (Plotinus). We then survey our core themes of Paradise Lost, presenting evidence around where ancient Gnosticism – in concert with other, often overlapping influences such as Neoplatonism and parabiblical literature – seems to provide the best framework for understanding certain, distinct elements of Milton’s conceptual and poetic frameworks.
Report on Enquiry Service of the Austrian Parliamentary Administration
Authors: Blümel Barbara
Published: August 2022

When it comes to information services for citizens, one usually thinks first of those on site – guided tours, events, visitor centres and certainly also online services. The fact that many parliaments and their administrations also offer classic enquiry services is often forgotten, although these are an important offer to citizens. Not least, the massive increase in the workload of the Enquiry Service of the Parliamentary Administration, due to the Corona pandemic and the new digital consultation process on bills established in August 2021, was an occasion to reconsider in an in-depth and structured manner the tasks of a parliamentary citizens' service. The following report summarizes this reflection process.
Brayopsis arequipa, a new species from South Peru (Brassicaceae)
Authors: CANO ASUNCIÓN , CUEVA MANCHEGO MARCO ANTONIO , SALARIATO DIEGO L. , AL-SHEHBAZ IHSAN A.
Published: August 2022

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Molecular investigation of the intra-specific genetic variation in Plantago ovata Forssk. (Plantaginaceae): An insight into potential ancestral area distribution and probable time of dispersal versus vicariance events
Authors: MOHSENZADEH SAEED , SHEIDAI MASOUD , KOOHDAR FAHIMEH
Published: August 2022

Plantago ovata (Plantaginaceae) is a medicinal plant cultivated extensively in Western Asia for seed husk known as blonde Psyllium or Isabgol. Taxonomy of P. ovata is controversial at both species level and variety recognition for both the Old and New World. There has been no infra-specific rank recognition for P. ovata in Iran. Therefore, we attempted to recognize the variety of P. ovata of Iran for the first time by using both morphological and molecular data. We used internal transcribed spacerregion (ITS) to estimate the level of genetic variability in P. ovata and also suggest the potential ancestral area of distribution and provide the probable time for P. ovata dispersal. We identified P. ovata variety decumbens as the P. ovata plant growing in Iran. Data obtained separated Asian Plantago plant samples from African and North American plants, due to sequence divergence. We obtained the time of the divergence for these two groups to be around 5 M years ago and RASP analysis revealed that Iran is the probable ancestral area for the occurrence of Asian Plantago.
Morphological and phylogenetic reassessment of Sclerococcum simplex from China
Authors: THIYAGARAJA VINODHINI , ERTZ DAMIEN , HYDE KEVIN D. , KARUNARATHNA SAMANTHA C. , TO-ANUN CHAIWAT , CHEEWANGKOON RATCHADAWAN
Published: August 2022

Sclerococcum is a species rich lichenicolous genus in Ascomycota. However, many species of Sclerococcum have been described based only on morphology. This study provides sequences for the large-subunit ribosomal RNA (LSU), internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and mitochondrial small-subunit ribosomal RNA (mtSSU) for the first time for Sclerococcum simplex, and the first geographical record of the genus from China. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that S. simplex clustered within Sclerococcum sensu stricto while the genus was recovered as paraphyletic in Dactylosporaceae. Our asexual specimen of Sclerococcum simplex was collected on a corticolous Pertusaria thallus. The taxonomic affinity of Sclerococcum simplex is investigated based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence.
An Adaptive Robust Attitude Tracking Control of Quadrotor UAV with the Modified Rodrigues Parameter
Authors: Dou Jingxin , Wen Bangchun
Published: August 2022

In this paper, a novel adaptive attitude tracking control method is investigated to enhance tracking performance and robustness for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) against the modeling uncertainties and external disturbances. First, the attitude dynamics of a quadrotor UAV based on the modified Rodrigues parameter (MRP) is derived. Then, an adaptive dynamic surface technique with robust integral of the sign of the error (RISE) control approach are designed to improve the tracking performance and robustness of the quadrotor attitude control system suffering from the uncertainties and disturbances. A prescribed performance function is employed to improve the tracking performance of the quadrotor UAV by restraining the tracking errors range. The stability analysis proves the presented control scheme can guarantee all the close-loop control system signals are bounded and control system is uniformly ultimately bounded. Simulation results are carried out to demonstrate the superior and effective performance of the presented control method.
Contributive Justice: An Invisible Barrier to Workplace Inclusion
Authors: Roberson Quinetta , Scott William
Published: August 2022

Characterized as an employee's ability to fully and meaningfully contribute to work units or organizations (Mor Barak & Cherin, 1998), inclusion incorporates opportunities to significantly influence positive change in core work processes and to have that influence valued by others. Despite an increasing emphasis on inclusion as a strategy for valuing and integrating diversity into the formal and informal structures of organizations, research highlights variability in employee experiences of inclusion across social groups. Because socio-structural features of organizations influence the nature and extent of employees’ opportunities to contribute to organizations, we speculate that current understandings of inclusion may confound what people do contribute with what they are able to contribute.

To better understand differences in people's capacities for contribution as a hidden inequality, we introduce the concept of contributive justice within organizational contexts and advance a model for exploring its meaning, operation, and import. We propose meaningful work and instrumental voice as antecedents and offer a framework for exploring their interactive effects on perceptions of contributive justice. Further, we consider the impact of this type of justice on individual outcomes, particularly employees’ sense of inclusion. We also situate contributive justice within the established nomological network of organizational justice, yet distinguish it as a separate construct with unique explanatory power. We conclude by putting forth research and practice agendas to advance our understanding of role of contributive justice in dismantling structures of inequality and creating more inclusive work environments.
Deciding between Domains: How Borrowers Weigh Market and Interpersonal Options
Authors: O’Brien Rourke , Hayes Adam , Kiviat Barbara
Published: August 2022

Individuals routinely satisfy borrowing needs by transacting in the market or by relying on social relations. In the market domain, price logic leads borrowers to choose the cheaper option; in the interpersonal domain, role-matching logic leads borrowers to choose the relation best matched to the act. But how do individuals choose when faced with options from each domain? Drawing on theories in economic sociology that assert the economic and the social are mutually constitutive, we posit that when market and interpersonal options appear in the same choice set, the characteristics of one option inflect how people assess the other. Through two survey experiments, we show that price sensitivity toward the market option is less when the interpersonal option is role mismatched and that concerns about interpersonal borrowing changing or damaging the relationship attenuate when the market option is expensive. We discuss the implications for studies of stratification and financial decision-making.
Impact of Low‐Volume, Low‐Pressure Tracheostomy Cuffs on Acute Mucosal Injury in Swine
Authors: Berges Alexandra J. , Lina Ioan A. , Ospino Rafael , Tsai Hsiu‐Wen , Ding Dacheng , Izzi Jessica M. , Hillel Alexander T.
Published: August 2022

Objective

Tapered low‐volume, low‐pressure (LVLP) cuffs have been introduced to improve sealing and reduce injury from tracheostomy and endotracheal intubation compared to traditional cylindrical high‐volume, low‐pressure (HVLP) cuffs. The objective of this study is to develop a swine model of tracheostomy injury and to compare live tissue response following LVLP and HVLP tracheostomy placement.

Study Design

In vivo animal study.

Setting

Academic institution.

Methods

Swine underwent tracheostomy followed by placement of LVLP and HVLP tracheostomy cuffs at 30 cm H2O. After 24 and 48 hours, tracheal specimens underwent histopathological analysis including cilia, lamina propria and epithelial thickness, and mucosal injury score.

Results

In all cuff contact areas, mean epithelial thickness for both tracheostomy cohorts was decreased compared to control epithelium at 24 and 48 hours (P <. 01). HVLP proximal epithelium thickness was decreased at 24 and 48 hours relative to LVLP sections (P <. 05). Lamina propria thickness in proximal LVLP sections was less than HVLP sections at 24 hours and 48 hours (P <. 05). Mucosal injury score at areas of cuff contact was increased in tracheostomy cohorts relative to controls (P <. 001), with HVLP injury score greater than LVLP at the proximal cuff (P <. 05).

Conclusion

In a swine model, tracheostomy resulted in increased mucosal injury compared to normal tracheal mucosa. LVLP cuffs resulted in less injury than HVLP cuffs, with reduced mucosal inflammation and improved health of epithelium and lamina propria. The wider proximal LVLP cuff demonstrated improved mucosal health compared to the HVLP cylindrical cuff.
Adult acetonemic vomiting complicated with low body weight in a subject with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease: a case report
Authors: Tanaka Hitomi , Anno Takatoshi , Takenouchi Haruka , Koyama Katsumasa , Kawasaki Fumiko , Kurokawa Katsumi , Okimoto Niro , Tomoda Koichi , Kaneto Hideaki
Published: August 2022

Pulmonary diseases often cause significant health issues and nutritional disorders. Weight loss and malnutrition are related to the severity of obstructive disorders. Therefore, patients with such conditions often experience low nutritional energy. Acetonemic vomiting is caused by acetonemic syndrome. Previously, it was believe that acetonemic vomiting was observed only in childhood. However, it was recently suggested that acetonemic vomiting can also occur in adults. It is also considered that acetonemic vomiting can occur in subjects with low body weight because stored carbohydrate levels are reduced and fats are mainly used for energy. Consequently, large amounts of acetone are produced, ultimately resulting in nausea and vomiting. In this study, we report a case of adult acetonemic vomiting complicated by low body weight in a subject with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease.
Improving Vocabulary in English as a Foreign Language among Students with Dyslexia Using Hybrid Technology
Authors: Eden Sigal , Shmila Livnat
Published: August 2022

The study investigates the effect of hybrid technology (HT), which combine physical objects and virtual effects, on learning receptive-vocabulary in English as a foreign-language (EFL) among students with dyslexia. Participants included 106 students aged 9–12. The students with dyslexia were randomly divided into intervention groups that used either HT (the Osmo™ app) or traditional technology (TT; a PowerPoint presentation). The typically developing (TD) students served as a control group. Pre-intervention scores on an English vocabulary test were significantly higher among TD students, nevertheless did not differ between HT and TT groups. Post-intervention scores were significantly higher among students with dyslexia in the HT group compared to the TT group. Test scores decreased significantly 2 weeks post-intervention in both intervention groups, yet were significantly higher in the HT group. Moreover, no significant differences were found post-intervention and 2 weeks post-intervention between the HT and TD groups. The explained variance of the test showed that the score and the English achievements at school contributed to explaining the differences in test scores, consistent at the three assessments points. Results illustrate the positive effect of HT on achievements of students with dyslexia, thus exposing EFL and special needs teachers to an advantageous tool.
Gender Disparities in End of Life Care: A Scoping Review
Authors: Wong Annette D. , Phillips Susan P.
Published: August 2022

Objective: Traditional gender norms and expectations may disproportionately constrain in-home palliative care received by women. This scoping review aims to canvass and evaluate the literature on gender disparities in end of life care and explore relevant themes that could inform future research and practice. Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, OVID, COCHRANE, and EMBASE was conducted using MeSH terms palliative care, palliative medicine, terminal care, or hospice care, combined with gender equity, sex factors, sexism, or gender disparities. Articles were limited to those in English (2010 to 2021), focusing on end of life care, gender roles, patients, and caregivers. Results: Of 624 articles identified, 15 met inclusion criteria for critical appraisal using the AMSTAR checklist for systematic reviews and NICE guidelines for quantitative and qualitative studies. Most studies were of poor to moderate quality. Thematic analyses identified 6 major themes related to gender disparities: living situation, symptom experience, care context, care preferences, caregiving, and coping strategies. Conclusion: Larger scale research of better quality is needed to fully characterize gender disparities in end of life care and understand how physicians might mitigate these disparities by building awareness of personal gender biases, providing support to families, educating them, and initiating care discussions that overturn traditional and stereotypic gendered expectations.
Classification of Musculoskeletal Radiograph Requisition Appropriateness Using Machine Learning
Authors: Hugh Zachary , Alabousi Abdullah , Mironov Oleg
Published: August 2022

Objective: Poor quality imaging requisitions lower report quality and impede good patient care. Manual control of such requisitions is time consuming and can be a source of friction with referring physicians. The purpose of this study was to determine if poor quality requisitions could be identified automatically using machine learning and natural language processing techniques in order to allow for more efficient workflow. Methods: Exam indications from 50 000 musculoskeletal radiograph requisitions were manually classified, reviewed and deemed ‘appropriate’ or ‘inappropriate’ by two staff radiologists based on ACR appropriateness criteria. The requisitions were divided into training and test groups (80/20 split). The training set was pre-processed, converted to a bag-of-words model and used to train a Multinomial Naïve Bayes classifier which was then applied to the test set. Results: Out of 50 000 requisitions, 12 253 (24.5%) were deemed to contain an inappropriate indication. A Naive Bayes model correctly classified requisitions with an accuracy of 98%. In the test set, 107 of 7561 (1.4%) appropriate requisitions were incorrectly flagged and 92 of 2439 (3.8%) inappropriate requisitions were not flagged. Conclusions: Accurate automated identification of inappropriate indications on musculoskeletal requisitions is feasible using machine learning and natural language processing.
In-process nip point temperature estimation in automated tape placement based on analytical solution and remote thermal measurements
Authors: Danezis Anastasios , Williams David , Skordos Alex A
Published: August 2022

The optimisation and control of automated tape placement (ATP) requires fast analysis tools able to utilise process data for predictions and monitoring. In this study, a strategy for in-process estimation of nip point temperatures is proposed. The method is based on a combination of two one-dimensional analytical solutions of heat transfer in ATP using temperature data measured on the tool surface, combined with an inverse solution for the estimation of power delivered by the heating device on the composite surface. The performance of the method is examined against a validated finite element model. Approximations of nip point temperature show good correlation for different tool materials, with an average error of 15°C and a maximum of 50°C which is satisfactory for the processing of high-temperature thermoplastic materials. The analytical scheme offers real-time estimations of the nip point temperature with the potential to be used for process control of ATP.
Photovoicing Empowerment and Social Change for Youth Living With HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Authors: Kimera Emmanuel , Vindevogel Sofie
Published: August 2022

In this article, we present new insights to the application of photovoice as a tool for empowerment of the marginalized and an antecedent for social change. Special attention is directed to the use of photovoice in raising critical consciousness of the stigmatized and marginalized youth living with HIV/AIDS as a catalyst for empowerment through both the process and content of the research. The article also expounds on the practical execution of photovoice that is not adequately elaborated in projects within resource limited settings.
The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Authors: Davenport Maria , Condon Bill , Lamoureux Claude , Phipps Johnson Jamie L. , Chen Jamie , Rippee Michael A , Zentz Jennifer
Published: August 2022

Objective:

The concussion team at The University of Kansas Health System outpatient rehabilitation spine center is comprised of experienced multi-disciplinary experts including physical therapists and a speech language pathologist. The team set forth with a purpose of creating and organizing an internal physical therapy clinical recommendation protocol for initial evaluations and subsequent treatments for the concussed patient. The aim of this paper is to share these recommendation protocols with other therapy teams and provide a foundational layout for treating the patient with post-concussion symptoms in an outpatient physical therapy clinical setting.

Study design:

Clinical recommendation protocol provides guidance for patients ages 10+ from initial evaluation through discharge with emphasis on evidence-based research in the areas of: oculomotor, cervical, vestibular, post-concussion migraine influence, mood disorders(such as anxiety and depression), exertion, and cognitive communicative dysfunction.

Results:

Finding a written, comprehensive clinical resource protocol for post-concussion outpatient evaluation(s) and treatment strategies can be difficult. This document serves as a resource for other outpatient concussion rehabilitation clinics, providing rationale, and objective measurement tools, for assessing and treating concussion patients. To the authors’ knowledge, no other research has produced a practical, efficient evaluation tool to be utilized at bed side, condensing evidence-based research into an easy-to-use form.

Conclusion:

The University of Kansas Health System outpatient concussion rehabilitation center developed clinical recommendation protocols for concussion care. The intent was to standardize assessment and treatment for concussion patients and to share these objective measurement tools and procedures, focused on a team approach of concussion providers, as a clinical outline for both the novice and seasoned clinician specializing in the field of concussion work in an outpatient rehabilitation setting.
An Ounce of Prevention: Building resilience and targeting anxiety in young children
Authors: Lewis Krystal M , Barrett Paula , Freitag Gabrielle , Ollendick Thomas H
Published: August 2022

Background

Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood and can develop as early as the preschool years. Therefore, providing young children who display early signs of anxiety with skills to prevent the development of later psychopathology is invaluable. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of Fun FRIENDS, an anxiety prevention and resilience program for young children.

Method

Fifty-seven kindergartners across three classrooms participated in a 15-week anxiety prevention program and teachers completed a behavioral screening measure and anxiety questionnaire at pre, post, 3 month, and 10-month follow-up assessment points.

Results

Anxiety positively correlated with emotional symptoms , peer difficulties, and total difficulties at pre-intervention. Anxiety symptoms decreased from pre-intervention to follow-up. Additionally, prosocial behaviors improved and moderated the relationship between pre-and post-intervention anxiety symptoms.

Conclusions

These findings yield promising implications regarding the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs on increasing social emotional skills and reducing anxiety symptoms in young children.
Cascading opt-outs? The effect of the Euro and migration crises on differentiated integration in the European Union
Authors: Schimmelfennig Frank , Winzen Thomas
Published: August 2022

Do integration crises reinforce legal differentiation in European integration? Are differentiated EU policies under stress prone to cascading opt-outs? We argue that integration crises as such are unlikely to cause further fragmentation in already differentiated EU regimes. If the EU decides to adopt new treaties and laws in response to the crises, however, these are likely to reproduce and extend pre-existing patterns of differentiation. Empirically, this study offers within-case counterfactual analyses of differentiation in the Euro and the migration crises. Whereas the Euro crisis triggered a major institutional change in the Eurozone, the member states could not agree on a thorough reform of the asylum system. Correspondingly, we observe excess differentiation in the Euro crisis but stable differentiation in the migration crisis.
Needs and Well-Being Across Europe: Basic Psychological Needs Are Closely Connected With Well-Being, Meaning, and Symptoms of Depression in 27 European Countries
Authors: Martela Frank , Lehmus-Sun Annika , Parker Philip D. , Pessi Anne Birgitta , Ryan Richard M.
Published: August 2022

In the quest to identify the key sources of subjective well-being, self-determination theory (SDT) has proposed that three basic psychological needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness—are fundamental to well-being across cultures. To understand their influence on well-being, we analyzed data from European Social Survey on 27 European countries ( n = 48,550) using structural equation modeling with alignment invariance that allowed us to get comparable indicators across the countries. Both across Europe, and within each of the 27 countries, SDT’s basic psychological needs—both when examined alone and when examined together—were strongly related to key indicators of well-being (happiness, life satisfaction, and meaning in life) and a key indicator of ill-being (symptoms of depression), even controlling for demographic factors and socio-economic position. Moreover, basic needs substantially and sometimes fully mediated the effects of socio-economic position on well-being, underscoring their status as crucial to human well-being.
A right to rehabilitation through transfer or a right to not be transferred? Identifying potential beneficiaries through nationality and residence
Authors: Vandennieuwenhuysen Ellen
Published: August 2022

Within the EU, two Framework Decisions have been adopted to increase the chances of social rehabilitation of sentenced persons through the transfer of the enforcement of sentences to another Member State. The older Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant contains some mechanisms to strengthen the social rehabilitation of sentenced persons as well. First, this article examines who can benefit from these possibilities and highlights the importance of residence and EU nationality. It further explores whether these persons have an enforceable right to rehabilitation or a right to transfer for the purpose of rehabilitation. Even though this does not seem to be the case, they do have a right not to be transferred if the transfer does not facilitate rehabilitation. However, this right proves particularly difficult to enforce, especially given the possibility for states to expel foreigners. This paper claims that without further limitations on expulsions by states, or without giving more rights to sentenced persons under Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA, states might rather easily be able to circumvent the main objective of that Framework Decision.
Who is prescribed valproate and how carefully is this treatment reviewed in UK mental health services? Data from a clinical audit
Authors: Paton Carol , Citrome Leslie , Fernandez-Egea Emilio , Rendora Olivia , Barnes Thomas R.E.
Published: August 2022

Background:

The licensed indications for valproate are narrow, yet this medication is commonly prescribed in mental health services.

Objectives:

To explore the target symptoms/behaviours for which valproate is prescribed and how well the efficacy and tolerability of this treatment are monitored in routine clinical practice.

Design:

An audit-based quality improvement (QI) programme in UK mental health services.

Methods:

Information on valproate prescribing was collected from clinical records using a bespoke data collection tool.

Results:

Sixty-four NHS mental health Trusts/healthcare organisations submitted data on valproate treatment for 5320 patients. Valproate was clearly prescribed for a licensed indication in 1995 (38%) patients, off-label in 1987 (37%) while the indication was uncertain/not available in 1338 (25%). Of the 919 patients started on valproate treatment within the past year, between a half and two-thirds had each of the relevant baseline physical health checks documented. In 539 (59%) of these patients, valproate was prescribed for an unlicensed indication; the prescription was recognised as off-label in 363 (67%), 20 (6%) of whom were documented as having had this explained to them. Of 631 patients prescribed valproate for between 3 months and a year, early on-treatment assessments of response and side effects were documented in 441 (70%) and 332 (53%), respectively. Of 4401 patients treated for more than a year, annual on-treatment reviews of clinical response and side effects were documented in 2771 (63%) and 2140 (49%), respectively.

Conclusion:

Our data suggest the majority of prescriptions for valproate in mental health services are not for a licensed indication. Furthermore, patients rarely receive an explanation that their valproate prescription is off-label, perhaps partly because the licensed indications are not widely understood by prescribers. Given the very limited evidence for efficacy for the off-label uses of valproate, failure to routinely conduct early on-treatment and annual reviews of the benefits and side effects of this medication may result in patients remaining on ineffective and poorly tolerated treatment by default.
Malaria infection and its association with socio-demographics, preventive measures, and co-morbid ailments among adult febrile patients in rural Southwestern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Ibrahim Azeez Oyemomi , Bello Ibrahim Sebutu , Shabi Olabode Muftau , Omonijo Adejumoke Oluwatosin , Ayodapo Abayomi , Afolabi Babatunde Adeola
Published: August 2022

Objectives:

The study determined the prevalence of malaria infection and its association with socio-demographics, environmental, housing, and co-morbid ailment factors.

Methods:

The study was a cross-sectional of 330 consented adult febrile patients who were recruited at a tertiary health facility in rural Southwestern Nigeria. The standardized interviewer-administered questionnaire sought information on their socio-demographics, environmental, housing, and co-morbid ailment factors. Venous blood samples were collected and processed for malaria parasite detection, retroviral screening, glycated hemoglobin, and hemoglobinopathy. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. The strength of the association between independent and dependent variables was measured using odds ratio and 95% confidence interval with a significant level ( p value <0.05).

Results:

The prevalence of malaria parasitemia was 63.3% (95% confidence interval: 57.9%–68.5%). Being a farmer ( p = 0.002), lack of formal education ( p = 0.043), low-income earners ( p = 0.031), presence of bushes ( p = 0.048), stagnant water ( p = 0.042), not sleeping under long-lasting insecticide-treated nets ( p < 0.001), and sickle cell disease ( p = 0.041) were significantly associated with malaria infection.

Conclusion:

The study revealed that there is a high prevalence of malaria infection in rural Southwestern Nigeria. There may be a need to pay greater attention to adult populations in rural areas for malaria intervention and control programs.
Identifying obesity and COVID-19 overlapping risk-factors: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Pereira Margarida , Bakkeli Nan Zou , Dimka Jessica , Mamelund Svenn-Erik
Published: August 2022

This systematic review main goal is to identify the common risk factors of obesity and COVID-19 overall, and highlight the ones related to urban settings specifically, using a syndemic framework. COVID-19 highlighted the interaction between infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases. We hypothesise that obesity and COVID-19 share determinants, thus our main goal is to identify the overlapping risk factors and their magnitude of association with both health outcomes. Literature search was conducted in Medline and Embase, Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos, Web of Science and Scopus, ASSIA and SocINDEX and, Google Scholar, in June 2021. Covidence will be used to conduct the title and abstract, and full-text screening, considering the following inclusion criteria: (a) study addresses both health outcomes, (b) full-length articles, (c) study focuses on humans and (d) studies in English. The exclusion criteria will be: (a) study addresses one of the outcomes in combination with other pathologies, (b) not full-length article, (c) study focuses on animals, (d) study not written in English, (e) study focuses on treatment (pharmacological or other), testing (prognostic) or specific patients with other pathologies and (f) study focussed in clinical and/or physiological mechanisms associated with obesity and/or COVID-19. The included studies will be assessed for quality using the Effective Public Health Practice Project for quantitative studies and the tool described by Hawker for qualitative studies. Qualitative results will be assessed using thematic analysis methods to synthesise findings and presented in summary tables. Quantitative results – meta-analysis – will be analysed and presented using Q test and Funnel Plot.
Psychometric properties of the Indonesia version religious health fatalism questionnaire in diabetic foot ulcer outpatients
Authors: Ningsih Endang Sri Purwanti , Yusuf Ah. , Firdaus Syamsul , Ilmi Bahrul , Fitryasari Rizki , Sriyono  , Setyowati Anggi
Published: August 2022

Background:

Religious health fatalism belief that health outcome is only determined by God without seeking treatment. Tools are needed to measure fatalism among patients with chronic disease, especially diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) patients. The aim of this study was to conduct psychometric test of religious health fatalism questionnaire (RHFQ) including translation, validation, reliability, and cut-off point among DFU out-patients.

Design and methods:

This study employed cross sectional design, using self-report questionnaire. Data were collected from diabetes clinic in five hospitals, Indonesia. The inclusion criteria were patients who had history of DFU more than 2 years. Total sample in this study was 184 patients. This study was conducted from April to June 2021. Permission to use the RHFQ was permitted by the original author. We conducted translation and adaptation questionnaire to Bahasa. We employed reliability test with internal consistency, construct validity, and convergent validity. Construct validity was evaluated using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Cut-off point RHS was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC). ROC was evaluated using correlation score between total score RHFQ and CDRISC-25 Indonesia version. Previous study mentioned that resilience is a predictor of religious. The Cronbach’s alpha for RHFQ Indonesia version was adequate.

Results:

EFA showed adequate with Kaiser–Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value of 0.72 and the Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant. According to ROC curve analysis, the cut-off point at a score 67.5 indicated the best sensitivity and specificity.

Conclusions:

RHFQ Indonesia version had reliability and validity for screening religious health fatalism among DFU outpatients.
The Influence of Colorblind and Race-Acknowledged Organizational Socialization Messages During Offer Consideration
Authors: Austin Jasmine T. , Bisel Ryan S.
Published: August 2022

This study investigated a key question involved with attracting and retaining a diverse workforce: Should recruiters provide race-related realistic organizational previews (ROPs) to job candidates from historically-marginalized groups during the offer consideration phase? Colorblind (i.e., race ignoring) socialization practices are likely motivated by several fears. Yet, a colorblind strategy may also miss potential advantages afforded by race-acknowledging ROPs. Black and African-American ( N = 338) individuals participated in a three (colorblind, implicit, or explicit ROP-type) × two (Black or White recruiter) message processing experiment. Statistical analyses revealed that implicit race-acknowledged ROP messages were comparable to a colorblind condition in terms of organizational attraction and motivation to join the organization. Furthermore, an implicit race-acknowledged ROP message was associated with higher intention to accept a job offer than an explicit race-acknowledged ROP. Analyses also revealed that participants perceived recruiters as credible and polite, regardless of recruiter’s racial identity or the race-related explicitness of the ROP message. Implications of the study conclude the paper.
“Imagine an Ignorance That Fights Back”: Honoring Charles Mills, Our Inheritance and Charge
Authors: Mueller Jennifer C.
Published: August 2022

Critical race scholars lost a true comrade with the passing of renowned philosopher, Charles Wade Mills, on September 20, 2021. Along with his larger corpus, Mills’ landmark text, The Racial Contract, remains a beacon to scholar-activists across many disciplines, sociology included. Here, I reflect personally and sociologically on our inheritance from Mills’ incredible legacy. Beyond core concepts that will (and should) live on in sociologists’ work, Mills’ life and practice impart invaluable lessons. These include attuning to one’s embodiment and pleasure, using mainstream tools for radical ends, and recognizing the need for transdisciplinarity in ongoing resistance to white supremacy.