bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KESIAPAN ANAK MASUK SEKOLAH DASAR (Tinjauan Psikologi Perkembangan dan Pendidikan)
Authors: Damayanti Eka , Dewi Eva Meizara Puspita , Putri Rukiana Noviyanti
Published: November 2022

Penelitian pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pembekalan pengetahuan dan keterampilan kepada psikolog dan praktisi pendidikan yang menjadi peserta. Kegiatan penelitian pengabdian oleh APPI Sulawesi dalam bentuk webinar nasional dengan tema “Sudah Siapkah Anakku Masuk Sekolah?” dilakukan secara online dengan menggunakan media zoom meeting. Jumlah peserta sebanyak 80 orang yang berasal dari tingkat pendidikan dan latar belakang pekerjaan/profesi yang berbeda-beda. Instrumen pengumpulan data menggunakan angket yang disebar melalui google form. Data diolah menggunakan analisis statistik deskriptif. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dinilai sesuai dengan kebutuhan peserta karena sangat dibutuhkan peserta dalam mendeteksi kesiapan anak masuk sekolah dasar. Kesiapan sekolah merupakan kesiapan yang dibutuhkan anak untuk memasuki jenjang sekolah dasar dengan mengacu pada capaian perkembangan yang diperlukan sebagai penunjang keberhasilan anak dalam belajar di sekolah. Capaian yang dimaksud yaitu hal yang berkaitan dengan tingkat perkembangan anak untuk menanggapi tuntutan sekolah melalui aspek perkembangan fisik dan motorik, kognitif, sosial dan emosional. Selain itu, tiga hal utama yang menjadi pertimbangan siap masuk sekolah pada lingkup keluarga diantaranya: value keluarga, kondisi finansial dan karakter anak yang sebagai upaya pemenuhan kebutuhan anak.
Safety Profile of COVID-19 Vaccination among Adolescents in India - An Initial Experience
Authors:   Post-Graduate Resident, Department of Community Medicine, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India, Nath Ravindra
Published: November 2022

Introduction: The government of India announced a nationwide mass vaccination drive for adolescents 15-17 years of age from 3rd January 2022. This announcement was considered a welcome measure by public health experts to increase vaccination coverage throughout the nation. This study was undertaken to understand the safety profile of COVID-19 vaccination among initial adolescent recipients. Methodology: The first 500 such beneficiaries (adolescents of age 15- 18 years) who received COVAXIN were identified. All the vaccination beneficiaries were prospectively taken in the study. These children were telephonically called and assessed for AEFI occurring up to 2 weeks. Results: Among the first 500 beneficiaries vaccinated over the first week of the vaccination drive, 68 (only 13.6%) subjects developed an AEFI. These AEFI were all after the first dose of the vaccine. Conclusion: Our initial experience is that COVAXIN is a relatively safe vaccine in adolescents with the majority of AEFI being mild. It is necessary for documentation and knowledge of the AEFI profile as this will help decrease vaccine hesitancy and promote acceptance.
Development of dandelion (Taraxacum spp.) quality evaluation technology based on phenolic acids
Authors: Wu Zhe , Yang Yahua , Li Zhaojia , Lu Xuelin , Wang Xiuping
Published: November 2022

One of the main purposes for which dandelions are cultivated is to derive phenolic acids from their processing. Phenolic acids, which are one of the main useful compounds in dandelion, constitute one of the important groups of therapeutically significant bioactive compounds in traditional Chinese medicine. To carry out a relatively full evaluation of dandelion quality, it was found advisable to use multiple indices to avoid conflict with the single evaluation index stipulated by China Pharmacopoeia. Thus, a quality evaluation method was created based on traditional Chinese medicinal theory and relevant statistics on phenolic acids. Firstly, four main kinds of phenolic acids – caftaric acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and cichoric acid – were chosen as the main indices for quality evaluation through the optimisation of high performance liquid chromatography detection conditions and fingerprint comparison analysis; then, the content of each component was divided into five levels based on the descriptive statistics of 578 dandelion samples and references; finally, the equal weight average method was used to convert content levels of the four components into a comprehensive quality index, which served as the means for dandelion quality to be identified and segregated into grades, as follows: Grade 1 (super high, probability of 0.8%), Grade 2 (high, 18.72%), Grade 3 (medium, 37.28%), Grade 4 (qualified, 32%) and Grade 5 (low, 11.2%). This method is the first to comprehensively evaluate dandelion quality for setting an industry standard in China, and has practical and scientific characteristics.
Cooperative play classification in team sports via semi-supervised learning
Authors: Ziyi Zhang , Takeda Kazuya , Fujii Keisuke
Published: November 2022

Classifying multi-agent cooperative behavior is a fundamental problem in various scientific and engineering domains. In team sports, many cooperative plays can be manually labelled by experts. However, it requires high labour costs and a large amount of unlabelled data is not utilised. This paper examines semi-supervised learning methods for the classification of strategic cooperative plays (called screen plays) in basketball using a smaller labelled dataset and a larger unlabelled dataset. We compared the classification performance of two basic semi-supervised learning methods: self-training and label-propagation. Results show that the classification performance of the semi-supervised learning approaches improved upon the conventional supervised approach (SVM: support vector machine) for minor types of screen-plays (flare, pin, back, cross, and hand-off screen). For the feature importance, we found that self-training obtained similar or higher Sharpley values than SVM. Our approach has the potential to reduce manual labelling costs for detecting various cooperative behaviors.
Acquiring Marketing Communication Competences of the Future - Expectations of Polish Students
Authors: Gawroński Sławomir , Szewczyk Marcin , Bis Łukasz , Gawroński Oskar
Published: November 2022

Higher education in specific professional competencies is each time a challenge to combinethe expectations and capabilities of universities, the expectations of the labor market and the expec-tations of students. With regard to the competencies of the future, relevant to the marketing commu-nications sector, the situation becomes further complicated due to the dynamically changing digitalmedia and modes of communication. In Polish conditions, numerous research results are available,indicating the expectations of employers of the marketing communications sector. However, thereis a lack of research dedicated to the competence offer of universities in this regard, as well as theexpectations and interests of students. This article attempts to fill this gap. It presents the resultsof a survey of 156 students at Polish higher education institutions regarding the assessment of thepresence of future competencies in the study plans of the majors they study and their perceivedprofessional usefulness of these competencies. The results of the survey indicate the existence of acompetence gap both between the offer of higher education institutions and the expectations of em-ployers, as well as between the expectations of students and employers. This article was written aspart of the implementation of the “Media and Communication in Education and Science” project, un-der the International Partnerships program, funded by the National Agency for Academic Exchange.
Parametric study of the earth dam's behaviour subjected to earthquake
Authors: Ayeche H. , Zitouni Z. , Limam A. , Bouafia A.
Published: November 2022

Static stability of an earth dam can be established by estimating the static safety factor equal to the ratio of the shear strength to the shear stress along a critical sliding area. In contrast, it is more complicated to evaluate the dynamic stability during an earthquake. The water filling the interstices of the earth dams cannot drain during the short duration of an earthquake. An excess pore water pressure ΔU develops, and its role is predominant in the destabilisation of the dam. The pore water increase causes a decrease in the soil shear strength. It is, therefore, crucial to evaluate and take into consideration ΔU in the dam dynamic stability analysis. This research is a contribution to reach this objective. A parametric study was conducted by varying the physical and mechanical soil characteristics constituting the dam, as well as its geometrical values, in order to evaluate their effects on the dynamic safety factor. The dynamic safety factor is calculated using the pseudo-static method, taking into account the excess pore water pressure that develops during cyclic loading into the granular soil of the earth dam upstream face. The results of the parametrical analytical study were also compared to the results of numerical simulations of the dam seismic stability trough pseudo-static method. The numerical simulations were done with three different software: PLAXIS and ABAQUS (based on the finite element method) and GEOSTAB (deals with the problem at the limit equilibrium using the simplified Bishop method). At the end, on one hand, we were able to describe how and at what level of the dam upstream face the sliding occurs, and on the other hand, we were able to underline the adequate combination between the dam geometric parameters and the mechanical soil characteristics which may ensure seismic stability.
Etika Berbicara Bahasa Jawa pada Siswa SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Yogyakarta
Authors: Hanif Azmi Al Hafidh  , Akhmad Fajar Prasetya
Published: November 2022

Students when speaking, the language used is javanese ngoko to speak to teachers and friends at school and rarely use smooth Javanese language or krama inggil language in speaking to teachers, therefore this study was created, the purpose is to find out the ability of students to use the ethics of speaking in Javanese from ngoko language to the language of innocent krama and the ability to change the language of krama lugu into the language of krama inggil,  research methods using quantitative descriptive, this means that the research that will be carried out focuses on describing or describing existing phenomena using numbers as a form of interpretation, the results of the study show that the ethics test for speaking Javanese in students of SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Yogyakarta class XI and if in total has a percentage in the good category of 6% and a fairly good one with a percentage obtained of 77% and for the category of less good at 17%,  This acquisition can be a reference that the ability of students of SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Yogyakarta in understanding Javanese can be considered quite good, but not good in practice, these results are based on this research process, and the conclusion of the research that can be taken is that students' understanding in the ethics of speaking Javanese requires further learning so that students can practice good Javanese to anyone according to their levels.
PROPOSTA DE RECUPERAÇÃO DO SOLO DA CIDADE DE BRUMADINHO - MG
Authors: Baú Rosana Zanetti , Ramos Matheus Augusto de Oliveira , Ramos Vania Aparecida Alves
Published: November 2022

No ano de 2019, uma das barragens de rejeitos da mina de ferro do Córrego do Feijão, na cidade de Brumadinho, se rompeu derramando uma onda com quase 12 milhões de metros cúbicos de rejeitos sobre a cidade, ocasionando diversos impactos sociais, econômicos e ambientais. Este estudo teve como finalidade realizar um levantamento bibliográfico sobre os impactos produzidos por este acidente ambiental, os principais contaminantes depositados no solo e propor um método para sua recuperação. Os estudos revelaram que a disposição dos rejeitos no ambiente é uma das grandes preocupações visto que, em altas concentrações, os metais pesados se tornam extremamente tóxicos ao ser humano e ao ambiente, sendo necessária sua remoção, uma vez que são elementos muito reativos e bioacumulativos, não podendo ser degradados. As técnicas que utilizam organismos vivos para absorção dos metais pesados, como bactérias, fungos ou plantas, receberam destaque. Concluiu-se que para as condições do solo da cidade de Brumadinho a técnica indicada é a de fitorremediação por meio das espécies Eucalyptus grandis, Ricinus communis, Helianthus annuus, conhecidas popularmente como eucalipto, mamona e girassol, respectivamente, devido ao alto custo-benefício, maior facilidade de aplicação e possibilidade de retorno financeiro a partir da utilização das plantas como matéria prima para produção de papel e celulose, no caso do eucalipto, e produção de biodiesel, a partir da extração dos óleos da mamona e do girassol.
Bailar y enseñar: la trayectoria académica del profesorado de danza en la Ciudad de México
Authors: Garduño Bello Bianca , Ejea Mendoza Tomás
Published: November 2022

Este artículo forma parte de un proyecto de investigación que tiene por objeto conocer las trayectorias profesionales de profesoras y profesores de danza en las Escuelas Profesionales de Danza (EPD) en la Ciudad de México. Con este acercamiento analítico discutimos el viejo prejuicio de que la docencia es un espacio de refugio para artistas frustrados y, por el contrario, argumentamos que la profesión académica de la danza tiene motivaciones complejas y actividades diversas. Asimismo, proponemos un esquema metodológico de clasificación en tres tipos de trayectorias que consideramos tiene suficiente capacidad comprehensiva para el análisis de las motivaciones de la profesión académica de la danza y también, en su caso, para diferentes disciplinas artísticas.  
Dancing and Teaching: The Academic Trajectory of Dance Teachers in Mexico City
Abstract
This article is part of a research project that aims to document the professional careers of dance teachers in Mexico City’s Professional Dance Schools. The authors discuss the prejudice concerning teaching as a refuge for ‘frustrated artists’. They maintain that the academic careers for dance professionals are complex in terms of their motivations, and diverse in terms of their activities. The article proposes a methodological approach based on three career types which have a comprehensive capacity to analyze motivations that guide dance (and other art) professionals towards an academic career.
Recibido: 14 de septiembre 2021Aceptado: 06 de diciembre 2021
Actos de memoria reparadora
Authors: Taylor Diana
Published: November 2022

Desde el inicio de la pandemia del Covid-19, muchos de nosotros hemos tenido que lidiar con el trauma de la pérdida: las vidas perdidas, los medios de vida que han desaparecido, la destrucción del medio ambiente, así como las violentas desigualdades sociales y políticas expuestas una vez más por la pandemia. Sin oponer las experiencias personales del trauma a las colectivas, propongo aquí que las prácticas de memoria reparadora basadas en la actuación y las actuaciones impulsadas por el trauma ofrecen a las víctimas, los supervivientes y los activistas formas de abordar las repercusiones globales/locales de la pandemia que también, indirectamente, nos ayudan a imaginar futuros habitables.
Acts of Reparative Memory
Abstract
Since the onset of Covid-19, many of us have had to deal with the trauma of loss: the lives lost, the livelihoods that have disappeared, the destruction of the environment, and the violent social and political inequalities exposed once again by the pandemic. Without opposing individualized experiences of trauma to collective ones, I propose here that reconstructive memory practices based on trauma-driven action and actions offer victims, survivors, and activists ways to address the global/local impacts of the pandemic that also, indirectly, help us imagine livable futures.
Recibido: 02 de julio de 2022Aceptado: 02 de septiembre de 2022
Diversiones prehispánicas de las culturas mexica y maya: sus huellas en el tiempo
Authors: Merlín Socorro
Published: November 2022

Este texto registra las huellas que dejaron las diversiones de dos de las más importantes culturas mesoamericanas, la mexica y la maya, en las manifestaciones festivas y populares en varias épocas y hasta el siglo XXI. Con el método de las semiosferas de Iury Lotman, se traducen las diversiones en cada etapa histórica, para distinguir los cambios sociales y con ellos la transformación en la forma de percibir y ejecutar las danzas, danzas-drama y escenificaciones por parte de los pueblos originarios de México.
Prehispanic Amusements from the Mexica and Maya Cultures and their Traces in Time
Abstract
Two of the most important Mesoamerican cultures –the Mexica and the Mayan– practiced diverse forms of popular amusements, which left traces found up to the present century. The article discusses the historical iterations of these performances with aid of Iury Lotman’s semiosphere theory, to understand how they change over the years in relation to shifting social circumstances. Until today, these social changes have been accompanied by continuous transformations in the ways in which Mexican indigenous people perceive and perform their dances, dance-dramas and stagings.
Recibido: 13 de octubre de 2021Aceptado: 08 de agosto de 2022
41 Muestra Nacional de Teatro: experiencias y aprendizajes
Authors: Rodríguez Guzmán René Alejandro
Published: November 2022

¿Cómo está posicionada la Muestra Nacional de Teatro en México actualmente?, ¿cómo se adaptó la Muestra al año pandémico 2021?, ¿cómo fue la muestra en este año pandémico 2021? El presente testimonio trata de responder a estas preguntas a través de relatos, vivencias, experiencias y aprendizajes que tuve como seleccionado por el estado de Veracruz para la convocatoria Jóvenes a la Muestra durante la 41 Muestra Nacional de Teatro. Se trata del encuentro teatral más importante del país, que se llevó a cabo en la Ciudad de México y en el estado de Morelos, del 25 de noviembre al 4 de diciembre del 2021.
41 National Showcase of Theatre: experiences and knowledges
Abstract
How is the National Theatre Festival (Muestra Nacional de Teatro) positioned in today’s Mexico? How did this Festival adapt to conditions of the pandemic in late 2021? The testimonial article seeks to respond to these and other questions based on the lessons and experiences lived by the author, who was selected to participate on behalf of the state of Veracruz as part of the Youth in the Festival program. The Festival (in Spanish the word “Muestra” literally translates as “Showcase”) is the country’s most important yearly theatre gathering, and the article addresses the edition that took place in Mexico City and in the state of Morelos between November 25 and December 4, 2021.
Recibido: 24 de enero de 2022Aceptado: 13 de junio de 2022
Vida que resurge en las orillas. Experiencias del taller de mujeres, arte y política en Ecatepec
Authors: Lara Orozco Mary Carmen
Published: November 2022

Amador, Manuel y Rafael Mondragón (editores). Vida que resurge en las orillas. Experiencias del taller de mujeres, arte y política en Ecatepec. Ciudad de México: Cooperativa de Producción y Servicios Editoriales Heredad, 2020, 212 pp. ISBN: 9786079868215
El libro que aquí reseño me convoca, porque cada experiencia expuesta en sus páginas me hace eco y me invita a reflexionar sobre qué postura tomar en mi vida como formadora educativa, gestora cultural y, sobre todo, mujer. Muchas veces, asumir cambios para reivindicar procesos desde una dimensión política significa desprogramar y afrontar lo que se debe hacer para cosechar caminos distintos, en donde la libertad y la seguridad emocional pueden compartirse con quienes nos rodean.
Recibido: 21 de febrero de 2022Aceptado: 06 de julio de 2022
Programa psicoeducativo personalizado para la adherencia dietética de pacientes con diabetes y obesidad: un estudio piloto
Authors: Hernández Valles Fernando Octavio , Vacio Muro Ma. de los Ángeles , Pérez Almonacid Ricardo , Salazar Garza Martha Leticia
Published: November 2022

La diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) es un problema de salud pública mundial generalmente asociado a la obesidad y el sobrepeso. La dieta estricta es parte fundamental del tratamiento, pero es común que los pacientes reporten que les cuesta mucho suscribirse a esta. La literatura reporta una variedad de técnicas que aumentan la adherencia, pero no parece haber un factor común a ellas. En el presente estudio se evaluó si había diferencias entre dos modalidades de un programa psicoeducativo que difieren en su nivel de personalización; es decir, si se diseña en función de necesidades específicas y se avanza solo si se registra un aprendizaje efectivo. Se asignaron al azar once personas a la condición personalizada y diez a la no personalizada, de las cuales culminaron el programa siete y cinco, respectivamente, en un diseño pretest-postest. Se midió el índice de adherencia y se llevaron a cabo otros registros corporales relacionados con el peso. Los resultados sugieren que la diferencia en el post-test entre ambas modalidades no fue estadísticamente significativa en ningún indicador, pero sí lo fue solamente entre el pretest y el postest de la intervención personalizada, con tamaños del efecto grandes en la mayoría de los indicadores. Los hallazgos se discuten en términos de los factores del programa que hicieron la diferencia, la bondad de las medidas y los diseños utilizados, así como de las recomendaciones sobre el nivel de entrada de la adherencia.
Riesgo suicida: influencia de las autolesiones, la conducta alimentaria y el dolor subjetivo
Authors: Solís Espinoza Modesto , Mancilla Díaz Juan Manuel , Vázquez Arévalo Rosalía
Published: November 2022

Objetivo. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar la influencia de la conducta alimentaria de riesgo (CAR en lo sucesivo), las autolesiones y el dolor subjetivo en el riesgo suicida de adolescentes. Método. Se obtuvo por encuesta online una muestra de 423 mujeres, en quienes se evaluaron las CAR, el riesgo suicida, los síntomas depresivos y las autolesiones. Se efectuaron dos análisis de varianza de un factor y pruebas post hoc para analizar las diferencias entre grupos sin sintomatología, con autolesión, con CAR y con ambos problemas en riesgo suicida y sintomatología depresiva; asimismo, se verificaron dos análisis de varianza de un factor y pruebas post hoc para comparar grupos con diferente grado de dolor subjetivo tras autolesionarse. Resultados. El grupo comórbido y el de habituación al dolor reportaron puntuaciones más altas, pero no difirieron significativamente de los demás grupos. Conclusiones. Requieren especial atención los casos con comorbilidad, así como aquellos adolescentes con autolesión que pueden llegar a habituarse al dolor.
Intervención basada en atención plena compasiva en estudiantes de música con sintomatología ansiosa
Authors: Cortés-Hernández Nova Lucero , González-Santoyo Isaac , López-Tello Alejandro , Moreno-Coutiño Ana Beatriz
Published: November 2022

Antecedentes. La ansiedad por el desempeño musical es un fenómeno bien conocido entre los profesionales de la música. Entre los métodos usados para abordar este problema, se encuentran las técnicas de meditación, y en particular los tratamientos basados en atención plena compasiva, se han perfilado como una opción de intervención para este grupo poblacional. Objetivos. Evaluar la factibilidad de utilizar una intervención basada en atención plena compasiva para reducir los niveles de ansiedad de rasgo y estado en estudiantes de música. Método. Se implementó un estudio experimental con un diseño pretest-postest sin grupo de comparación en el que se reclutó a veinte participantes para una intervención basada en atención plena compasiva que constó de ocho sesiones de 120 minutos cada una, impartidas una vez a la semana. Para evaluar los niveles de sintomatología ansiosa, atención plena y compasión se hicieron evaluaciones psicométricas antes y después de la intervención. De igual manera, se midieron también la frecuencia cardiaca y el cortisol salival. Resultados. Los niveles de ansiedad de rasgo y estado, así como las variables fisiológicas, no mostraron cambios significativos. Sin embargo, se encontró un aumento estadísticamente significativo en el nivel de compasión y una tendencia a la mejoría en la variable de atención plena. Conclusiones. Se sugiere que en futuras investigaciones se aumente el número de sesiones de práctica guiada y se empleen grupos de comparación. De igual manera, se recomienda la evaluación del desempeño musical de los participantes.
Rendimiento académico y conducta sexual de hombres y mujeres de reciente ingreso a la universidad
Authors: Moreno Rodríguez Diana , Robles Montijo Susana
Published: November 2022

El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar diferentes aspectos de la conducta sexual de hombres y mujeres de reciente ingreso a la universidad. Para ello, 473 estudiantes sexualmente activos fueron divididos en dos grupos denominados de Alto y Bajo Rendimiento y evaluados mediante la Encuesta Universitaria de Salud Sexual. Las variables evaluadas fueron las relacionadas con su debut sexual (planeación, lugar, tipo de pareja, uso de condón, solicitud de su uso, etc.), los últimos encuentros sexuales y el patrón de conducta sexual (uso de condón, frecuencia de las relaciones sexuales, frecuencia y uso del condón en los últimos tres meses, consistencia del uso del condón, etc.), así como tres problemas de salud: embarazos, abortos y enfermedades de transmisión sexual. Los resultados mostraron que tanto hombres como mujeres de bajo rendimiento académico se encuentran en mayor riesgo en su vida sexual que los jóvenes de alto rendimiento. Se discute la necesidad de diseñar estrategias de promoción de la salud en el contexto educativo como alternativa para formar jóvenes saludables en el terreno sexual.
Malestar emocional, ansiedad y depresión en pacientes con cáncer de mama identificadas por el equipo de la salud de oncología
Authors: Galindo Vázquez Oscar , Bargalló Rocha Enrique , Lerma Abel , Costas Muñiz Rosario , Acosta Santos Nancy Ariadna , Meneses García Abelardo
Published: November 2022

Introducción. Las necesidades psicosociales en pacientes con cáncer pueden influir en el éxito del tratamiento multidisciplinario. El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar las necesidades psicosociales de pacientes con cáncer de mama reportadas por el equipo de salud. Método. Se utilizó un diseño transversal no experimental con un muestreo por disponibilidad. Se realizó una encuesta en línea en todo el país. Participantes. 254 profesionales, principalmente cirujanos oncólogos y oncólogos médicos de instituciones de salud pública y privada. Resultados. La mayor parte de los profesionales de la salud preguntan directamente a sus pacientes sobre sus problemas emocionales; sin embargo, muy pocos utilizan escalas o cuestionarios validados. La mayoría de los participantes refirieron que en la institución donde eran atendidos se cuenta con servicios de salud mental. Los factores asociados con el malestar emocional, ansiedad y depresión son otros problemas psicológicos, así como ciertos síntomas físicos, entre los cuales se encuentran los problemas de apetito, memoria y sueño. Conclusiones. Se recomienda una mayor difusión de las guías clínicas de psicooncología para el equipo médico, así como programas de atención psicosocial en pacientes con cáncer de mama basados en evidencia.
Medición del bienestar psicológico mediante la utilización de Cuestionarios de Autorreporte. Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Ramírez Enríquez Silvia Isela , Jurado García Perla Jannet , Blanco Vega Humberto , Barrón Luján Juan Cristóbal
Published: November 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar los instrumentos de autorreporte más utilizados para medir bienestar psicológico, y revisar su grado de validez. Se llevó a cabo un estudio de la literatura científica, buscando artículos originales, sobre el análisis psicométrico de escalas de autorreporte que midieran el bienestar psicológico, que describieran el instrumento de medición y su validez. Se exploraron las bases de datos CONRICYT, Dialnet, Redalyc, SciELO y Scopus, encontrando 1069 artículos, quedando un total de 7 publicaciones para su evaluación. Los resultados indican, que los documentos tienen como objetivo examinar las propiedades psicométricas de los instrumentos utilizados, y todos ellos muestran indicadores de confiabilidad y validez aceptables, esto según los criterios de calidad establecidos. Se puede decir que todos los instrumentos tienen sus bondades y que estas siete escalas son las más representativas de los autores que miden el bienestar psicológico; asimismo que estas tienen sus fortalezas y no se puede afirmar cuál de ellas es la mejor, ya que cada escala puede ser utilizada en poblaciones distintas, y sus resultados dependerán de las correctas adaptaciones para cada una de ellas.
Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Comportamiento Criminal y Violento en el Aula en adolescentes del sureste mexicano
Authors: Alonso Matías Lizeth , Saracco Álvarez Ricardo , Chávez Oliveros Mireya , Paz Rodríguez Francisco
Published: November 2022

La violencia en el ámbito escolar se ha convertido en un problema creciente que afecta a los adolescentes por los comportamientos perturbadores frecuentes y graves que acarrea. Ante esta situación se requiere contar con instrumentos con propiedades psicométricas adecuadas que permitan la medición y la investigación de este fenómeno. El propósito de esta investigación fue analizar los parámetros psicométricos de la Escala de Comportamiento Criminal y Violento en el Aula mediante la categorización de la conducta disruptiva y violenta y la victimización de estudiantes del sureste mexicano. Método. Se evaluaron 393 adolescentes: 211 mujeres (53.7%) y 182 varones (46.3%), que cursaban el noveno grado de escolaridad, con edades de 14 a 16 años. Se analizó la consistencia interna del instrumento, la validez convergente con otras variables y la capacidad discriminativa de los ítems. Resultados. Se encontró en dicha escala una fiabilidad interna adecuada (coficiente omega de .884); sus 18 ítems representaron 52.4% de varianza y valoran tres dominios: conducta disruptiva, conducta violenta y victimización. Se obtuvo una correlación entre las variables de satisfacción familiar, depresión, conductas alimentarias de riesgo e impulsividad. Discusión. La escala analizada demostró ser un instrumento fiable y válido para estimar el comportamiento delictivo y violento en el aula de estudiantes de la ciudad de Oaxaca, México.
Daylight saving time and incidence ratio of acute myocardial infarction among Iranian people
Authors: Mofidi Mani ,   Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Kianmehr Nahid ,   Iran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Rheumatology, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Complex, Tehran, Iran, Foroghi Qomi Yaser ,   Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran, Zaim Sonia N. ,   Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Hafezi Moghadam Peyman ,   Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Rezai Mahdi ,   Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Farsi Davood ,   Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Abbasi Saeed ,   Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Mahshidfar Babak ,   Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,   Babak Mahshidfar, M.D., Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Tel.: +98 912 250 8170; E-mail: bmahshidfar@gmail.com or mahshidfar.b@iums.ac.ir
Published: November 2022

Iran is among the countries which change official time, every year according to their constitutions. Studies have shown an increase of incidence ratio (IR) of acute myocardial infarction by these time transitions. Despite annual time changes in Iran, there is no published data to prove this among the Iranian. This retrospective study examined the IR of patients with AMI, who were admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) of 5 teaching hospitals during the week just after the time transitions (observed period), with two weeks before and after the time transitions (expected period), both in spring and fall. In total, 11051 patients were admitted during the ten weeks (observed and expected), in both spring and fall time transitions. The IR of AMI during both observed and expected period did not show any significant difference (p > 0.05); however, the incidence of AMI was increased during the first week after the transition in spring (p > 0.05). Although the results of the present study did not prove the relation between time transitions and incidence of AMI, a slight increase existed for IR of AMI during three days after spring shift. This increase in IR of AMI can be due to Nowrooz, the national holidays which lasts four days after turning clocks forward in Iran.
Determination of the Effects of Prone Position on Oxygenation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure Under Mechanical Ventilation in ICU
Authors: Jahani Simin ,   Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Hajivand Soleymani Ziba ,   Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran,   Dr. Ziba Hajivand Soleymani, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, The Islamic Republic of Iran. E-mail: soleymaniziba97@gmail.com, Asadizaker Marziyeh ,   Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Soltani Farhad ,   Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Cheraghian Bahman ,   Health School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Published: November 2022

Introduction

Patients under mechanical ventilation are usually in the supine position due to various arterial/venous tubes attached to them. Although many studies emphasize the advantages of prone position for oxygenation, some studies enumerate its disadvantages.

Objective

The aim of the present research was to determine the effect of prone position on oxygenation of patients with Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) under mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Methods

The present study is a single-group clinical trial (pretest-posttest), which was performed in 2017 in Ahvaz, Iran. The population of the study included 58 patients with ARF under Mechanical Ventilation (MV) in ICU in the Golestan Hospital of Ahvaz City. Patients were asked to lie in a supine position for 2 hours, and their physiological signs were measured twice at one-hour intervals. Arterial Blood Gas was tested at the end of the second interval. Afterward, they lied in the prone position and their physiological signs were again measured twice at one-hour intervals and Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) was tested at the end of the second interval. Collected data were statically analyzed by SPSS v.22.

Findings

The prone position had a significant relation to Oxygen Arterial Blood (Sao2) and Pressure of Arterial Oxygen (pao2), (p-value<0.05). Also, on days one and two, there was no significant relationship between the prone position and physiological signs; however, this relation was significant on day three (p-value<0.05).

Conclusions

Results showed that the prone position improves sao2 and pao2 without adverse effect on physiological signs.
Effects of Aerobic Exercises on Serum Levels of Myonectin and Insulin Resistance in Obese and Overweight Women
Authors: Pourranjbar Mohammad ,   Neuroscience Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran, Arabnejad Najmeh ,   Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran, Naderipour Khatereh ,   Sport Physiology Department, Sarcheshmeh, Kerman, Iran, Rafie Forouzan ,   Neuroscience Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran,   Dr. Forouzan Rafie, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, The Islamic Republic of Iran, E-mail: fr.rafie87@ut.ac.ir
Published: November 2022

Background and Aim

Obesity is associated with cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes and insulin resistance. Myonectin is a myokine mostly secreted from skeletal muscles and inversely associated with obesity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of 8 weeks of aerobic exercises on serum levels of myonectin and insulin resistance in obese and overweight women.

Materials and Methods

Eighty obese women were assigned to exercise (34) and control groups (46). The exercise program comprised three weekly 45-minute sessions of aerobic exercise training for 8 weeks that included running with 50–70% of maximum heart rate (first 2 weeks – 50%; second week – 60%; third week – 65%; and the last 2 weeks by 70% of maximum heart rate). Twenty-four hours before and after the training session, fasting myonectin serum levels were measured. ANCOVA was used to assess differences between the groups.

Results

Serum levels of myonectin in the experimental group increased significantly (P=0.000); however, insulin resistance significantly decreased in the experimental group (P=0.000).

Conclusion

Therefore, considering the role of myonectin in increasing fatty acid uptake, exercise training can play an essential role in decreasing obesity-related diseases and metabolic syndrome; this effect is partly related to the roles of myonectin. Therefore, the use of this type of exercise is recommended to reduce the risk of diseases associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Iranian Office Workers: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Authors: Mohammadipour Fariborz ,   Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran, Pourranjbar Mohammad ,   Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran,   Mohammad Pourranjbar, Neuroscience Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran, Tel.: 09133416697; E-mail: mpranjbar@kmu.ac.ir, Naderi Sasan ,   Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran, Rafie Forouzan ,   Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Published: November 2022

Objective

This study aimed to identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and ergonomic risks for Kerman University of Medical Sciences’ office workers.

Methods

The study sample comprised all office workers in the University and the sample included 129 women and 121 men. Data on MSDs were derived from the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, while ergonomic data were collected through two direct observations via the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) and the rapid office strain assessment (ROSA) method.

Results

The results showed that the highest prevalence rates of MSDs were in the lower back (72.4%) and neck (55.2). Results of the postural assessment revealed that 68.8% of the participants’ require “further investigation in order to modify their posture” and 27.6% need to “modify their posture soon.” From the workstation analysis, the majority of the office workers were at a medium (55.2%) and high-risk level (27.6%). Results also revealed a significant association between some of MSDs in the lower back and neck with the RULA and ROSA score.

Conclusions

Based on the results, for the prevention of MSDs, there should be ergonomics workshops for workers to be aware of ergonomics factors in the office. The ergonomics training must also be used in offices; the design of workstations should be improved.
Aspergillus diversity in the environments of nosocomial infection cases at a university hospital
Authors: Diba Kambiz ,   Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran,   Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran,   Kambiz Diba, Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran, E-mail: kambiz37diba@gmail.com, Jangi Farzaneh ,   Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran, Makhdoomi Khadijeh ,   Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran, Moshiri Naser ,   Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran, Mansouri Fatemeh ,   Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran,   Department of Genetics and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Published: November 2022

Aspergillus species (sp.) that causes opportunistic infections have been increasingly found in human mainly immunosuppressive patients around the world every year. The main objective was to use a rapid and cheap molecular method for monitoring Aspergillus infections and epidemiological approaches. In order to identity Aspergilli species (spp.), a number of molecular methods including restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) have been employed in accordance with ribosomal RNA amplification. The focus of this study — a group of hospitalized patients with clinical and subclinical signs of infection. All of the collected clinical specimens were transported to the medical mycology lab and examined for Aspergillus identification. The environmental specimens were collected from air and surfaces inspected for the Aspergillus within the hospital sources. At first, growth characteristics and microscopic features on mycological media for the identification of Aspergillus sp. were performed. For the confirmation of Aspergillus isolates which similarly found in clinical and environmental sources, molecular method polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism was carried out. From the mentioned specimens, 102 fungal isolates included Candida spp., Aspergillus spp. and other fungi. Aspergillus flavus (47%), Aspergillus fumigatus (29.4%) and Aspergillus niger (23.5%) all were found as the most common clinical isolates. In addition, Aspergillus isolates from environmental were Aspergillus niger (43.7%), Aspergillus flavus (41.7%), Aspergillus fumigatus (14.6%). Therefore, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism with a single restriction enzyme can be very useful in the identification of Aspergillus spp., because of its facility in use, speed, robust, and high sensitivity of diagnosis.
Renal anemia and hydration status in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease: Is there a link?
Authors: Hildegard Stancu Simona ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Nephrology Dept., Bucharest, Romania,   “Dr. Carol Davila” Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, Romania, Stanciu Ana ,   “Dr. Carol Davila” Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, Romania, Lipan Mariana ,   “Dr. Carol Davila” Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, Romania, Capusa Cristina ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Nephrology Dept., Bucharest, Romania,   “Dr. Carol Davila” Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, Romania,   Assoc. Prof. Cristina Capusa, “Dr. Carol Davila” Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, 4 Calea Grivitei, District 1, 010731, Bucharest, Romania Phone / Fax: 021-3129226, E-mail: ccalexandr@yahoo.com
Published: November 2022

Rationale

Anemia, a common feature in chronic kidney disease (CKD), has multiple contributors to its pathogenesis. Besides the well recognized erythropoietin and iron deficiencies, hydration status might be involved.

Objective

To assess the prevalence and correlations of anemia, iron deficiency and overhydration in patients with stage 2 to 5 CKD.

Methods and Results

This cross-sectional study enrolled 125 erythropoietin and iron therapy naïve non-dialysis CKD patients, without a identifiable cause of anemia.

Parameters of hematological, iron, inflammatory and nutritional status were measured. The overhydration parameter (OH) assessed by bioimpedance spectroscopy was used to characterize hydration status.

The prevalence of decreased hemoglobin (Hb) <110g/L increased along CKD stages from 0% to 40% (p=0.008). Fluid overload (OH >1L) and lower serum albumin (<40g/L) were more common in stage 5 versus stage 3 CKD (53% vs. 10%, p<0.001, and 27% vs. 3%, p=0.02, respectively), suggesting a potential dilutional reduction in serum proteins. Conversely, decreased iron stores (ferritin <100mcg/L) and iron availability (transferrin saturation, TSAT<0.20) were similarly prevalent irrespective of kidney function decline.

Hemoglobin was positively correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), serum albumin, and transferrin saturation, but inversely with OH. However, in a model of multiple linear regression which explained 32% of hemoglobin variation, only eGFR and overhydration remained the independent predictors of anemia.

Discussion

As fluid overload is a common denominator for hemoglobin and TSAT levels, and is closely related to the declining kidney function, it should be considered in the management of renal anemia, at least in advanced CKD.
Relevance between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Birjand, Iran
Authors: Mohammadifard Mahyar ,   Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran, Saremi Zeinab ,   Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran,   Zeinab Saremi, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran, Tel: 00989155340380, E-mail: zsaremi@bums.ac.ir, Rastgoo Mahboobe ,   General Practitioner, Imam Reza Hospital, Birjand, Iran, Akbari Ehsan ,   Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
Published: November 2022

There is evidence that infection by H. pylori can have a critical proportion in the development of hepatocyte injury and both noncancerous and malignant liver conditions including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This is attributed to several mechanisms, the most important one being the toxic products of the bacterium H. pylori and oxidative injury for hepatocytes which promotes hepatic injury. The present research was aimed at determining the association between H. pylori infection and the prevalence of NAFLD in Birjand, Iran. Two groups were included in this cross-sectional study at the outpatient university clinic. One group had NAFLD (65 patients) and the other group was healthy controls without NAFLD (65 subjects). The diagnosis of NAFLD was performed using abdominal ultrasound examination and the absence of taking steatogenic medications or alcohol. Serum anti-H. pylori IgG and fecal H. pylori antigen were tested for diagnosing of H. pylori infection using ELISA method. H. pylori infection diagnosis was made if both tests were positive. None of the subjects in either group had symptoms related to the digestive system including dyspepsia, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), or epigastric pain suspicious of peptic ulcer disease. There were 37 patients (28.5%) in both NAFLD (22 cases, 33.8%) and control (15 cases, 23.1%) groups whose H. pylori tests (both IgG and fecal antigen) were positive. Statistically, no significant difference was observed between the two studied groups regarding H. pylori infection frequency (p = 0.37). Asymptomatic H. pylori infection rate was not significantly different between NAFLD patients and control subjects in Birjand, Iran.