bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
GIANT LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ANEURYSM AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR DIVERTICULUM : A VERY RARE ASSOCIATION
Authors:   Department of Cardiology And Vascular Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco., Brunelle Issanga Maloumbi Phany , Rocyr Ibara-Onguema Junior ,   Department of Cardiology And Vascular Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco., Ismael Ganse Gildas ,   Department of Cardiology And Vascular Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco., El Jamili Mohamed ,   Department of Cardiology And Vascular Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco., Benzeroual Dounia ,   Department of Cardiology And Vascular Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco., El Karimi Saloua ,   Department of Cardiology And Vascular Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco., El Hattaoui Mustapha ,   Department of Cardiology And Vascular Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco.
Published: April 2022

Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare cardiac anomaly, the association with right ventricular diverticulum (RVD) is extremely rare. LAAA is characterized by aneurysmal dilatation of left atrial may be congenital or acquired RVD is an outpouching from the right cardiac chamber. Often fortuitous discovery between fetal period and adult age, these two entities are usually asymptomatic but can be complicated by arrythmia and thrombo- embolism. We report the case of a 22- years old which we have diagnosed LAAA associated with a RVD. The revelation mode was a pericardial effusion and the mechanism of pericardial effusion would be a pericardial dysgenesis or an inflammatory reaction.The diagnosis of these two anomalies is essentielly posed by imagery test especially cardiac echography, cardiac RMI and scan. Treatment consists of resection of LAAA and RVD with pericardiocentesis.
ROLE OF HYPOMAGNESAEMIA IN PROMOTION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Authors:   Tutor, Dept. of Biochemistry NAMO MERI, Silvassa., Gupta Deepa , Nagtilak Suryakant ,   Professor & HOD, Dept. of Biochemistry NAMO MERI, Silvassa., Agrawal Prateek ,   Senior Resident, Dept. of Anaesthesiology NAMO MERI, Silvassa., Deshmukh Kalyani ,   Tutor, Dept. of Biochemistry NAMO MERI, Silvassa., Jindel Aditi ,   Lead Consultant,Aster Labs, Bengaluru., Singh Neelima ,   Vice Chancellor, University of Kota, Rajasthan.
Published: April 2022

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of disorders indulge into high risk of developing for hyperglycemia, hypertension, obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies suggested that low circulatory magnesium levels are related to MetS, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and CVD. Present study was planned and designed to find out the association between circulatory magnesium levels and risk for development of MetS. A total of 200 premenopausal women aged 21-45 years were included. MetS was defined by NCEP-ATP III criteria. The biochemical parameters were analyzed on fully autoanalyzer. Data analyzed by using SPSS software, version 22.0 and p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Present study highlights that incidence of MetS and hypomagnesemia were 26% and 39% respectively. Circulatory magnesium levels were significantly decreased in study group (with MetS) (1.7Â±0.3) as compared with control group (2.0Â±0.5, p<0.001). A significant inverse correlation wasobserved between serum magnesium levels and fasting blood sugar, triglyceride levels, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.05), whereas a positive correlation with high-density lipoprotein levels were found in study group with MetS. Present study concluded that hypomagnesemia plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of MetS and its associated complications. In view of these findings, supplementation of magnesium improves the status of components of MetS by reducing high blood pressure, hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia as well.
GENETIC AND EMBRYOLOGICAL BASIS WITH CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF LOBULATED KIDNEY:A CADAVERIC STUDY
Authors: Shanthi DSa Divya
Published: April 2022

Introduction:Lobation of kidney is a normal stage during development. Persistent foetallobulations of kidneysmay mimic inflammatory conditions like renal scars in computed tomography and also mistaken for a tumour. It may lead to errors in diagnosis and resulting in unwantedinvestigations and interventions.The present studys main emphasis was to look for foetallobulations in adult kidneys, study its genetic and embryological basis as well as describe its clinical significance. Materials and methods:This observational study includes 25 formalin-fixed cadavers,sourced from Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka, India, during the period of 2015Ã¢Â€Â“21. Total of 50 kidneys were observed for lobulations and data obtained was tabulated. Results:Of the 25 right and 25 left kidneys, five kidneys showed lobulations,amongwhich 2 were right and 3 left. Conclusion: In the present study, we found 8% of lobulations on rightsside and 12% on left side.Theknowledgeoflobulationsis of importance in distinguishing a pathological kidney from a normal sized healthy kidney.
ALTERED PASSIVE ERUPTION:A CASE REPORT
Authors:   Junior Resident, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, U.P., Ismail Hira , Lal Nand ,   Professor and Head, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, U.P., Kaushal Shalini ,   Professor, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, U.P., Kumar Pathak Anjani ,   Professor (Jr. Grade), Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, U.P., Aamir Khan Mohd. ,   Junior Resident, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, U.P., Saran Nehil ,   Junior Resident, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, U.P.
Published: April 2022

An esthetic smile is directly related to the alignment and contour of the gingiva. Excessive gingival exposure (gummy smile) may be the reason for an unaesthetic smile. It can be caused by various etiological factors, one such factor is altered passive eruption. We report a case of a 24-year-old female patient who came with the chief complaint of an unaesthetic smile, diagnosed with altered passive eruption along with its surgical management involving an internal bevel gingivectomy and osseous resective procedure.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETER OF SOIL IN NON IRRIGATED AND IRRIGATED (WELL OR CANAL) FIELD AREAS AROUND BIKANER CITY RAJASTHAN
Authors:   Department of Environmental Science, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner (Rajasthan)., Kumar Dular Anil , Solanki Pramila ,   Department of Environmental Science, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner (Rajasthan).
Published: April 2022

The most vital and essential common asset is soil. The production of the sustenance to meet the requirements of people and animals is basically reliant upon agriculture which is dependent on soil. The word soil originated from Latin word Solum which means Flour. The soil is a dynamic natural body composed of minerals and organic material as well as living forms in which plant grow. Soil is the unconsolidated outer layer of Earths crust. Soils consist of four major components: mineral materials, organic matter, water, and air. The physical properties of a soil are important to determine the manner in which it can be used either for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes R. S. Meena and A. K. Mathur,2017 Properties viz. infiltration rate, water- holding capacity, permeability, aeration, plasticity and nutrient-supplying ability, are influenced by the size, proportion, arrangement and mineral composition of the soil particles.
RELEVANCE OF PHARMACOGEOMICS IN OVARIAN STIMULATION : A REVIEW
Authors: Navadiya Sonal
Published: April 2022

Genetic polymorphism is defined as the detection of a single genetic mutation in humans, and in addition each allele should occur at a rate of at least 1% of the population. Potential strategies for detecting various alleles related to specific diseases or responses to drug treatment include case-control studies in uninvolved and affected individuals or genome scanning techniques.Tailoring ovarian stimulation to the individual patient can be challenging because the ovarian response varies substantially between patients. Pharmacogenetics has emerged as a new area of research to improve the balance between desired and undesired actions of drugs, based upon the genetic predisposition of the individual patient. In summary, the use of genomic techniques may not be limited to the rapid and complete detection of drugs. The Ser680 in the gene FSH-receptor has been shown to cause low resistance and low response to FSH action in homozygous women (Ser680 / Ser680). The potential role of AMH in influencing the ovarian response in stimulation. Estrogen plays an important role in the development of secondary sex, fetal growth, the reproductive cycle, and the maintenance of pregnancy.
IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ANTIDIABETIC EFFECTS OF SALACIA OBLONGA WALL LEAF AND ROOT EXTRACTS
Authors:   Department of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, Institute of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam-530 045, Andhra Pradesh, India., Srikanth Racha , Krishna Thupurani Murali ,   Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya (Deemed to be University), Kishanpura, Hanamkonda, Warangal, Telangana, India., Rao B. Harish ,   Department of Biochemistry, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka, India., Surekha Challa ,   Department of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, Institute of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam-530 045, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Published: April 2022

The present study was framed out to evaluate the antidiabetic effects of S. oblonga Wall leaf and root ethyl acetate and toluene extracts in vitro and in vivo. The root ethyl acetate extract found significant inhibition of alpha amylase and alpha glucosidase enzyme functions in vitro. The in vivo studies are carried out according to the guide line of CPCSEA and IAEC. The acute toxicity test of the extracts resulted in the no effect on the animals. The ethyl acetate extract of root showed the increase in body weight of animals at the end of the experiment. The blood glucose levels of diabetic rats are significantly reduced after the treatment of root ethyl acetate extract. The leaf toluene and ethyl acetate extract exhibited average antidiabetic activity. We conclude that root extract exhibited good antidiabetic activity comparing to leaf extract.
ASSOCIATION PROBLEMS THAT LED ADOLESCENTS TO SUICIDE IN THAILAND
Authors: Maswongwiwat Natkrittar , Noochio Yossapon , Dedkeaw Kanthida
Published: April 2022

Suicide is one of the most serious health crises in the world, affecting both adults and adolescents. Suicide warning signals, as well as risk factors, are numerous. Why people wish to murder themselves is still a mystery. Furthermore, suicide occurs for a variety of reasons in these conditions, including mental illnesses, social isolation, a skewed worldview, and etc. However, we have devised a strategy to handle this problem, and also statistics on children who commit suicide in both developed and developing countries (New Zealand and Thailand).
Privacy concerns and protection behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Sundaram Ranjany , Shetty Snehal
Published: April 2022

This paper aims to analyze the protection behavior of employees while working remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic using online video chat software. This pandemic changed the way organizations work, managers meet with employees, and employees communicate. An e-mail-based survey among computer users who use video chat software for remote working is employed in this study. Using 306 responses, structural equation modeling explores the relationship between privacy concerns, protection behavior, and antecedents. The technological changes induced due to Covid-19 influence privacy concerns and protection behavior. Privacy efficacy increases privacy concerns and protection behavior. Perceived vulnerability increases privacy concerns. Perceived effectiveness of organization software affects privacy concerns but does not affect protection behavior. There is a positive relationship between privacy concerns and protection behavior; however, this positive relation is negatively moderated by a propensity to trust. A finding of threat severity measure using Covid-19 factors concludes that both privacy concerns and protection behavior increased for online video chat software users. The theoretical model explicates 75% of variances in privacy concerns and 57% of variances in protection behavior. Every one-unit increase in Covid-19 induced changes regarding the work environment increases the privacy concern by 35%, and every one-unit increase in perceived effectiveness of organization software increases privacy concern by 22%. Every one-unit increase in the privacy concern increases the protection behavior by 48%, and every one-unit increase in privacy efficacy increases protection behavior by 59%.
AcknowledgmentThe assistance provided by Arun Thottath in reaching out to survey participants was greatly appreciated.
Traveling wave effect of multi-span through concrete-filled steel tubular arch bridge
Authors: Gao Zhonghu , Sun Weigang
Published: April 2022

To explore the different influence of traveling wave effect on the isolated and non-isolated arch bridge, the isolated and non-isolated multi-span arch bridges models are established respectively, three measured seismic waves were selected, and under the eight kinds of apparent wave velocities and multi-point consistent excitations, the structural responses of the two models, including the internal force response, the arch rib velocity, the pier’s internal force response, the bridge deck acceleration, and the shear force and displacement of isolation support of different arch ribs position in two models, were compared and analyzed. The results show that the isolation effect of the isolation structure is obvious; the wave effect of the isolated structure is significant, the two structures show different internal force response curves in different positions of the arch ribs under the influence of different seismic waves; the influence of the apparent wave velocity on the force and shock reduction rate of the arch ribs is complex; the vertical acceleration of the arch ribs and bridge deck of the isolated structure is reduced significantly; and the shear force and displacement of the isolation bearing increase with the increase of the apparent wave velocity. The study shows the traveling wave effect of multi-span through a concrete-filled steel tubular arch bridge with and without isolation, and the results will be used for the seismic design and analysis of structural diseases caused by the wave effect.
An on-line monitoring method for the flow excitation in francis hydraulic turbine based on dynamics
Authors: Li Zhaojun , Zhang Guangzheng , Liu Fuxiu , Chen Jiaquan
Published: April 2022

During the operation of hydraulic turbine, the vibration often exceeds the standard due to flow excitation, which affects the safe and stable operation of the hydraulic turbine. In this paper, an on-line monitoring method for the flow excitation in Francis hydraulic turbine is proposed based on the dynamic characteristics of Francis hydraulic turbine. Firstly, based on the flow excitation characteristics in Francis hydraulic turbine and the dynamic equation of main shaft system, the internal relationships between the dynamic response of turbine bearing and the flow excitation in the Francis hydraulic turbine are clarified. Secondly, according to these relationships, a method based on wavelet transform (WT), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and variational mode decomposition (VMD) is proposed for extracting the flow excitation features in Francis hydraulic turbine. Then, by this method, the flow excitation features are acquired. Based on the obtained flow excitation features, the flow excitation can be monitored on-line. Finally, the proposed on-line monitoring method for the flow excitation in Francis hydraulic turbine is verified by experiments. Based on the results, the flow excitation components in the signal extracted by this method are about 35 % more than those extracted by the previous methods. The results show that the on-line monitoring method proposed in this paper is convenient and effective.
FİZİK TEDAVİ VE REHABİLİTASYON YÜKSEKOKULU ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN TÜKENMİŞLİK DÜZEYLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ: TEK MERKEZLİ ÇALIŞMA
Authors: BUKE Meryem , YAĞCI Nesrin
Published: April 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin tükenmişlik düzeylerini tespit etmek ve sınıflara göre tükenmişlik düzeylerini incelemektir.

Yöntem: Çalışmaya 2016-2019 yılları arasında XXX Üniversitesi Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu’nda öğrenim gören 1156 öğrenci (yaş= 21,36 ± 1,71) dahil edildi. Veriler demografik bilgi formu ve Maslach Tükenmişlik Envanteri-Öğrenci Formu (MTE-ÖF) ile toplandı.

Sonuçlar: MTE-ÖF alt başlıklarından tükenme ve duyarsızlaşma skorları cinsiyet, ikamet yeri, sigara- alkol kullanımı, maddi zorluk ve alttan ders alma durumundan etkilenirken; yetkinlik skoru ise alttan dersi olan ve maddi sıkıntısı olan öğrencilerde daha yüksek bulundu (p
Analysis of water balance and hydrodynamics of Lake Beseka, Ethiopia
Authors: Gichamo Tagesse , Abate Biruk , Esimo Feto , Gokcekus Huseyin , Gelete Gebre
Published: April 2022

This study aims to calculate the water balance, interaction with irrigation water inflow, and hydrodynamics of Lake Beseka by a spreadsheet-based model using climatic, hydrological, multi-temporal satellite images, groundwater, and lake chemistry data. The rainfall for the catchment was estimated as 558.4 mm/year, whereas the mean evaporation was computed as 2,214 mm/year by the Penman method. The annual direct rainfall contribution to the lake was found to be 25.84 MCM (million cubic meters) with a runoff inflow in the catchment area of 37.2 MCM. This balance pointed to the mean evaporation of 108.2 MCM/year in the lake indicating that the water inflow was greater than the outflow. A major cause for the rise of the lake level was the drainage of excess irrigation water toward the lake, mainly from the Fentale Irrigation Farm. The average increment of the groundwater level in the area was 12 cm/year from 2010 to 2014. From 1998 to 2014, the electrical conductivity was reduced by 25.6%, and calcium was increased by 96%. The study outlined that appropriate irrigation drainage should be implemented in the catchment to ensure the balance between the rainfall, infiltration, and surface runoff to optimize economic and social welfare in the area.
Novel Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers Loaded Different Medicaments
as Drug Delivery Systems for Regenerative Endodontics
Authors: Brimo Nura , Serdaroğlu Dilek Çökeliler , Uyar Tansel , Uysal Busra , Çakıcı Elif Bahar , Dikmen Miris , Canturk Zerrin
Published: April 2022

Background:

Background: A combination of antibiotics, including metronidazole (MET), ciprofloxacin
(CIP), and minocycline (MINO), has been demonstrated to disinfect bacteria in necrotic teeth before
regenerative processes. It has been presented clinically that antibiotic pastes may drive to possible stem
cell death, creating difficulties in removing from the canal system, which can limit the regenerative
procedure. This study was designed to (1) synthesize nanofibrous webs containing various concentrations
of different medicaments (triple, double, and calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2), and (2) coat the electrospun
fibrous gutta-percha (GP) cones.

Methods:

Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP)-based electrospun fibrous webs were processed with low medicament
concentrations. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
(EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were carried out to investigate fiber morphology
and antibiotic incorporation, and characterize GP-coated fibrous webs, respectively. The chemical and
physical properties of dentine were determined via fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and
Nano-SEM, respectively. The antimicrobial properties of the different fibrous webs were assessed
against various bacteria by direct nanofiber/bacteria contact. Cytocompatibility was measured by applying
the MTT method.

Results:

The mean fiber diameter of the experimental groups of medicament-containing fibers ranged in
the nm scale and was significantly smaller than PVP fibers. EDX analysis confirmed the presence of
medicaments in the nanofibers. XPS analysis presented a complete coating of the fibers with GPs; FTIR
and Nano-SEM showed no chemical and physical configuration of intracanal medicaments on the dentine
surface. Meanwhile, nanofibrous webs led to a significant reduction in the percentage of viable
bacteria compared to the negative control and PVP.

Conclusion:

Our findings suggest that TA-NFs, DA-NFs, and Ca(OH)2)-NFs coated GP cones have
significant potential in eliminating intracanal bacteria, having cell-friendly behavior and clinical usage
features.
The Association of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D level with Mean Platelet Volume
in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Authors: Hajimoradi Behzad , Alirezaei Toktam , Hosseini Behnaz , Pourmotahari Fatemeh
Published: April 2022

Background and aims:

A better identification of the role of vitamin D in the thrombotic process of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) will help increase the therapeutic options for this important clinical condition. There is little published evidence that 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) serum levels can associate with platelet function and risk of thrombosis.

Materials and Methods:

This prospective study was conducted on 200 patients with a diagnosis of ACS, including patients with unstable angina (UA), non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In addition to demographics and angiographic data, serum concentrations of 25(OH)D and MPV were recorded in all patients.

Results:

The types of ACS were STEMI (35%), NSTEMI (25%), and UA (40%). The concentrations of 25(OH)D in patients with UA, NSTEMI, and STEMI were 23.53 ± 13.26, 19.25 ± 8.09 and 14.60 ± 8.24 ng/mL respectively (P < 0.001), and the values of MPV were 9.83 ± 1.35, 10.30 ± 1.21, and 11.56 ± 1.38 fL, respectively (P < 0.001).
There was a negative correlation between 25(OH)D and MPV (R = -0.320, P < 0.0001). ROC analysis illustrated a moderate predictive value (AUC 0.706; 95% CI, 0.63–0.72) in identifying the discrimination threshold of MPV (≥ 9.90 fL) for vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL).

Conclusion:

The current study shows an inverse association between MPV and vitamin D levels in ACS patients, especially in the subgroup of STEMI. These findings propose the effect of vitamin D on platelet size and function, suggesting its role in thrombosis and hemostasis, which might explain the link between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular diseases.
Un enfoque mercantilista del crecimiento económico chino: balanza comercial, PIB e inversión
Authors: Berasaluce Iza Julen , Romero Tellaeche José Antonio
Published: April 2022

Este documento estudia las relaciones de corto y largo plazo entre el comercio, la inversión y el crecimiento económico chino desde 1992 hasta 2019. Se estimó un modelo de corrección de errores vectoriales (CEV) para analizar las relaciones causales entre la balanza comercial, la inversión (tanto nacional como extranjera), y el crecimiento económico. Los resultados nos ayudaron a discutir los mecanismos considerados dentro de la literatura mercantilista para relacionar una balanza comercial positiva y el crecimiento económico. La estimación sugiere un mecanismo causal entre las variables más cercana a la explicación del mercantilismo financiero o del desarrollismo frente al acercamiento del mercantilismo monetario. Esto es, el efecto positivo de la balanza comercial sobre el crecimiento económico de China parece estar relacionado con el aumento de la inversión nacional en vez de la atracción de inversión extranjera directa.
Identificación, monitoreo y manejo de la roya asiática de soya en la Orinoquía colombiana
Authors: López Cardona Nathali , Guevara Castro Alejandra , González Luis Alfonso
Published: April 2022

La roya de la soya se reportó en Colombia por primera vez en 2004 y se considera la enfermedad más limitante para el cultivo. Dos especies de hongos del género Phakopsora son los agentes causales de la enfermedad. La roya asiática se atribuye a P. pachyrhizi y la roya americana, a P. meibomiae. En cultivos de soya de la Orinoquía colombiana, la especie predominante es P. pachyrhizi. Los daños severos de la enfermedad involucran la defoliación precoz de las plantas y generan pérdidas de rendimiento hasta de 90% dependiendo de las condiciones ambientales.
Video Relay Interpretation and Overcoming Barriers in Health Care for Deaf Users: Scoping Review
Authors: Rivas Velarde Minerva , Jagoe Caroline , Cuculick Jessica
Published: April 2022

Background

Persons who are deaf are more likely to avoid health care providers than those who can hear, partially because of the lack of means of communication with these providers and the dearth of available interpreters. The use of video remote interpretation, namely the video camera on an electronic device, to connect deaf patients and health providers has rapidly expanded owing to its flexibility and advantageous cost compared with in-person sign language interpretation. Thus, we need to learn more about how this technology could effectively engage with and respond to the priorities of its users.

Objective

We aimed to identify existing evidence regarding the use of video remote interpretation (VRI) in health care settings and to assess whether VRI technology can enable deaf users to overcome barriers to interpretation and improve communication outcomes between them and health care personnel.

Methods

We conducted a search in 7 medical research databases (including MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar) from 2006 including bibliographies and citations of relevant papers. The searches included articles in English, Spanish, and French. The eligibility criteria for study selection included original articles on the use of VRI for deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) sign language users for, or within, health care.

Results

From the original 176 articles identified, 120 were eliminated after reading the article title and abstract, and 41 articles were excluded after they were fully read. In total, 15 articles were included in this study: 4 studies were literature reviews, 4 were surveys, 3 were qualitative studies, and 1 was a mixed methods study that combined qualitative and quantitative data, 1 brief communication, 1 quality improvement report, and 1 secondary analysis. In this scoping review, we identified a knowledge gap regarding the quality of interpretation and training in sign language interpretation for health care. It also shows that this area is underresearched, and evidence is scant. All evidence came from high-income countries, which is particularly problematic given that most DHH persons live in low- and middle-income countries.

Conclusions

Furthering our understanding of the use of VRI technology is pertinent and relevant. The available literature shows that VRI may enable deaf users to overcome interpretation barriers and can potentially improve communication outcomes between them and health personnel within health care services. For VRI to be acceptable, sign language users require a VRI system supported by devices with large screens and a reliable internet connection, as well as qualified interpreters trained on medical interpretation.
Factors That Influence How Providers Assess the Appropriateness of Virtual Visits: A Qualitative Investigation (Preprint)
Authors: Gray Caroline , Wray Charlie , Tisdale Rebecca , Chaudary Camila , Slightam Cindie , Zulman Donna
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

The rapid implementation of virtual care (i.e., telephone or video-based clinic appointments) during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many providers offering virtual care with little or no formal training and without clinical guidelines and tools to assist with decision-making. As new guidelines and tools take shape, it is critical that they are informed by an in-depth understanding of how providers make decisions about virtual care in their clinical practices.

OBJECTIVE

We sought to identify the most salient factors that influence how providers make decisions about when to offer patients video or telephone appointments instead of or in conjunction with in-person care.

METHODS

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 28 healthcare providers located at the Veterans Health Administration (VA). We used an inductive, thematic approach to identify factors that impact provider decision-making.

RESULTS

Thematic analysis revealed distinct clinical, patient, and provider factors that influence provider decisions to initiate or continue with virtual visits. Clinical factors include patient acuity, the need for additional tests or labs, changes in patients’ health status, and if the patient is new or has no recent visit. Patient factors include patients’ ability to articulate symptoms or needs, availability and accessibility of technology, preferences for or against virtual visits, and access to caregiver assistance. Provider factors include provider comfort with and acceptance of virtual technology, and virtual physical exam skills and training.

CONCLUSIONS

Providers within the VA system consider a complex set of factors when deciding whether to offer or continue a video or telephone visit. These factors can inform the creation of decision tools, guides, and other policies to ensure that virtual care expands access to high-quality care.

CLINICALTRIAL

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Impact of isolation on the use of technology by older adults with Type 1 Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Preprint)
Authors: Toschi Elena , Slyne Christine , Weinger Katie , Sy Sarah , Sifre Kayla , Michals Amy , Davis Dai’Quann , Dewar Rachel , Atakov-Castillo Astrid , Haque Saira , Cummings M. Stirling , Brown Stephen L. , Munshi Medha
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

Background: The COVID-19 lockdown imposed a sudden change in lifestyle with self-isolation and a rapid shift to the use of technology to maintain clinical care and social connections.

OBJECTIVE

Objective: In this mixed-methods study, we explored the impact of isolation during the lockdown on the use of technology in older adults with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

METHODS

Methods: Older adults (age ≥65 years) with T1D using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) participated in semi-structured interviews during the COVID-19 lockdown. A multidisciplinary team coded the interviews. In addition, CGM metrics from a subgroup of participants were collected before and during the lockdown.

RESULTS

Results: We evaluated 34 participants (age 71±5 years). Three themes related to technology use emerged from the thematic analysis regarding the impact of isolation on: 1) insulin pump and CGM use to manage diabetes including timely access to supplies, and changing Medicare eligibility regulations; 2) technology use for social interaction, and 3) telehealth use to maintain medical care. The CGM data from a subgroup (n=19; age 74±5 years) showed an increase in time in range (57±17 vs 63±15%; p= 0.001), a decrease in hyperglycemia (>180 mg/dL) (41±19 vs 35±17; p< 0.001), and no change in hypoglycemia (<70 mg/dL) (0.7% vs 1.1%) during the lockdown, compared to before.

CONCLUSIONS

Conclusion: These findings show our cohort of older adults successfully used technology during isolation. Participants provided positive and negative perceptions of technology use. Clinicians can benefit from our findings by identifying barriers to technology use during times of isolation and developing strategies to overcome these barriers.

CLINICALTRIAL

Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03078491
SUPPLY CHAIN SLONDOK DI DESA KENALAN KECAMATAN BOROBUDUR KABUPATEN MAGELANG
Authors: Oktasari Wike , Hardini Heni
Published: April 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui proses supply chain slondok di Desa Kenalan Kecamatan Borobudur Kabupaten Magelang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Penentuan lokasi dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik purposive. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa supply chain terdapat tiga aliran yaitu aliran bahan baku, keuangan dan informasi. Proses supply chain terjadi antara pemasok ketela, pengrajin, tengkulak, pedagang pasar dan konsumen. Kegiatan dalam supply chain ini saling berhubungan satu dengan lainnya sehingga tidak dapat berdiri sendiri. Adanya supply chain management yang baik dalam umkm slondok menyebabkan proses pembelian bahan baku, proses produksi, proses distribusi, dan proses penjualan berjalan secara efektif dan efisien.
KARAKTERISASI AKSESI KACANG PANJANG (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) LOKAL
Authors: Azka Nafila Alifia , Sayekti Rahmi Sri
Published: April 2022

Indonesia is the center of yardlong bean cultivation, so that it has a wide genetic diversity. The Vegetable Genebank of Universitas Gadjah Mada has a large collection of yardlong bean germplasm. Therefore, it is necessary to characterize the germplasm collection to identify the specific characters of each accession. Morphological characterization of yardlong bean was carried out based on quantitative and qualitative traits. The yardlong bean accessions that were being observed in this research were FB-KP 277, FB-KP 431, FB-KP 688, FB-KP 689, FB-KP 690, and FB-KP 728.The result showed that FB-KP 728 had the highest yield potential. Meanwhile, the yardlong bean accession with the lowest yield potential was FB-KP 277. FB-KP 277 was the only yardlong bean accession that had the specific characteristics, they were twining growth type, pale green leaf color, ovate leaf shape, and brown-cream seed color.
KOLEKSI DAN KARAKTERISASI KARAKTER KUALITATIF 4 AKSESI LOKAL TANAMAN GAMBAS (Luffa acutangula L.)
Authors: Nisa Yonita Sholihatun , Sayekti Rahmi Sri
Published: April 2022

Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula L.) is a widely growing vegetative climber and used as a vegetable and traditional medicine. Ridge gourd is cross-pollinated crop and most of them are monoecious so that the description of the plants owned by each luffa accession is different. This study aims to determine the diversity between luffa accessions from different regions. The accessions used in this study were CB-LF 35, CB-LF 78, CB-LF 79, and CB-LF 98. The design used in this study was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 luffa accessions as a treatment and 10 individuals from each of them as a replication. Observation of morphological characterization was carried out by observing qualitative character including plant vigor, stem shape, presence of tendrils, leaf color, leaf pubescense density, leaf shape, leaf lobes, and leaf edge. The morphological data obtained then compared between one accession to another accession. The results showed that the accessions of CB-LF 35, CB-LF 78, CB-LF 79 and CB-LF 98 had plant strength characters which were categorized as strong, angular stem shape, tendrils, green leaf color, a lot of trichome density, shape of the leaf are liver, and leaf lobe are classified into deep categories. The difference in character occurred in the leaf edge character with CB-LF 79 accession which had a toothed leaf edge character which are different from the other accessions namely CB-LF 35, CB-LF 78 and CB-LF 98 which had smooth leaf edge characters.
FAKTOR- FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI SUPPLY CHAIN PENGOLAHAN PANGAN LOKAL SLONDOK DI DESA KENALAN KECAMATAN BOROBUDUR KABUPATEN MAGELANG
Authors: Anindyawati Nurul , Pradita Fahni Mulya , Purnomo Astin Panji
Published: April 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor- faktor yang berpengaruh dalam supply chain pengolahan pangan lokal slondok di Desa Kenalan, Kecamatan Borobudur, Kabupaten Magelang. Metode yang digunakan menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan analisis regresi berganda. Penentuan lokasi penelitian menggunakan purposive sample. Hasil penelitian menggunakan analisis regresi berganda menunjukkan bahwa faktor- faktor yang mempengaruhi supply chain ialah pengetahuan, sikap, ketrampilan, motivasi, distribusi, dan packaging.
NATURAL GAS AS A SUBJECT OF GEOPOLITICAL INTERESTS OF STATES
Authors: Obradovic Zarko , Stanojevic Petar , Jeftic Zoran
Published: April 2022

In the last decade, the subject of sale, purchase or transit of natural gas between the countries in Europe has gained, in addition to the economic dimension, a much broader, and for some countries even more significant, geopolitical dimension. This is most evident based on the attitude of the United States and some European countries towards the projects for the construction of the Nord Stream 2, Turkish Stream and South Stream gas pipelines. By displaying a negative attitude towards these gas pipelines, the United States (with the support of some European countries) has formally emerged as a “protector of the energy interests of European countries” from Russian influence, i.e. Russian gas. Essentially, the United States is trying to slow down, reduce and suspend gas supplies from the Russian Federation (RF) to European countries, especially the most powerful ones (Germany, for example), and disguised by the need to “diversify gas supplies to European countries”, thus reduce Russia’s presence in Europe and quality of interstate relations. At the same time, the United States is trying to offer and sell its liquefied natural gas to European countries as an alternative to Russian gas, and to “fill in” the empty geopolitical space. The Russian Federation, on its behalf, instructed by the experiences from several “gas crises” with Ukraine, but also in accordance with its geopolitical interests, seeks (and has almost succeeded in doing so) to ensure the transport and sale of its gas by building new gas pipelines to Europe and improve relations with European countries. Other European countries, which need Russian gas, are trying to ensure energy security by participating in the construction of the gas pipeline, or by supporting the realization of that project. The fate of the gas pipeline and thus the possibility of gas distribution to individual states becomes a subject of interest (and conflict) of the great powers and their geopolitical interests.
STATE COERCION AND CITIZENS’ RIGHTS
Authors: Semenov Andrej
Published: April 2022

The paper aims to explore which situations the state can exercise political power over its citizens. The art is to find the fine line between citizens’ rights and state coercion. The best way to present an answer to this issue is by examining the principles when state coercion might be justified. Hence, wewill examine eight following principles: Harm Principle, Offense Principle, Legal Moralism, Legal Paternalism, Collective Benefits Principle, Justice Principle, Need Principle, Sufficiency Principle. In addition to defending liberal principles, wewill argue that Legal Paternalism and The Justice Principle can be adopted but only in specific situations. Finally, we suggest that The Need Principle and The Justice Principle cannot be used as justification to limit one’s freedom but they might be translated and expanded into The Sufficiency Principle.
EUROPEAN UNION COMPETENCES IN THE AREA OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES – EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS
Authors: Sjenicic Marta , Milenkovic Marko
Published: April 2022

In the European Union, healthcare and public health are mostly within the competence of Member States. Still, in a number of sub-domains, coordination between Member States led to the adoption of legislation that formed the healthcare acquis, together with a whole set of programs and initiatives aimed at improving public health within the Union. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was formed in 2004 to help EU institutions and Member States identify and assess the risk of current and emerging threats to human health from communicable diseases. At the end of July 2020, Member States reached a general agreement on the recovery plan, but the final agreement had not been adopted by the end of the year. On the other hand, in the spring of 2020, EU launched a global action for universal access to tests, treatments and vaccines against coronavirus and for global recovery, while in October 2020, it presented the strategies on vaccine allocation and additional Covid-19 response measures. In November 2020, a new framework was proposed for the improvement of the response to cross-border health threats, as well as for the expansion of the role of EU agencies – ECDC and the European Medicines Agency, related to coordination of preparedness measures and response to public health threats. This initiative came within a wider proposal entitled “European Health Union”. Hence, soon after the crisis broke out, different initiatives were launched to improve the institutional system for communicable disease control in Europe and assistance provided to the Member States. Still, these changes remain within the framework prescribed in the contracts and keep the responsibility, for the most part, at the level of Member States with the possibility of EU assisting, coordinating and helping the Member States in the situations that exceed their capacities; they also emphasize that the main role of the Union can and should be in the field of economic assistance, which is what the unique proposed assistance package has shown.
FALLINGBEHIND: THE EUROPEAN UNION TRADE STRATEGIES FROM 1999 TO 2021
Authors: Milosevic Aleksandar
Published: April 2022

As one of the most important global trade actors, in the period that lasted from 1999 to 2021the European Union promoted five different trade strategies. Some of them, such as the strategy of “managed globalisation” (of 1999) and “Global Europe” (of 2006) represented a deviation from the previous trade practice, while others (“Trade, Growth and World Affairs” from 2010, “Trade, Growth and Development” of 2012, and “Trade for All” of 2015), for the most part, included significant improvements compared to previous strategic documents. The latest communication document of the European Commission, “Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy” (of 2021), points to the Union’s adaptation to new circumstances, emphasising the concept of open strategic autonomy and proclaiming a return to multilateralism based on fair and sustainable rules. Although the EU seeks to present itself as a leading initiator of change in the existing static trading system, this paper will attemptto prove that,in its strategic positioning and undertaken activities,the European Union is falling behind its key global competitors, the US and China. The systemic, state-centric and societal reasons for the relatively frequent changes of key trade documents and the essentially defensive action of the European Union in the global trade system will also be analysed.
CABEX 2022: ЮБИЛЕЙНЫЙ СМОТР КАБЕЛЬНОЙ ОТРАСЛИ
Authors: Попов С.
Published: April 2022

С 15 по 17 марта в ЦВК "Экспоцентр" прошло самое крупное в России и СНГ кабельное событие − 20-я Юбилейная международная выставка кабельно-проводниковой продукции Cabex 2022. Текущий год − юбилейный и для одного из основателей выставки: 75 лет со дня основания осенью отмечает главный научно-технологический центр отечественной кабельной промышленности − ОАО "ВНИИКП", что нашло яркое отражение в деловой программе события.
Cabex 2022 организовали ОАО "Всероссийский научно-исследовательский проектно-конструкторский и технологический институт кабельной промышленности" (ВНИИКП), выставочная компания MVK и Международная ассоциация "Электрокабель" (АЭК).
ОСОБЕННОСТИ ВНЕДРЕНИЯ ЭЛЕКТРОННЫХ ЦЕННИКОВ В МАГАЗИНАХ СОТОВОГО ОПЕРАТОРА
Authors: Лихачев Н. , Вронец А. , Лихачев М.
Published: April 2022

В статье рассказывается об опыте внедрения и установки электронных ценников и особенностях их использования в магазинах одного из российских операторов мобильной связи. Описано приложение, задача которого − реализация дополнительного функционала, необходимого для оптимизации процесса продаж абонентского оборудования связи и аксессуаров.
ЭВОЛЮЦИЯ ТЕЛЕКОММУНИКАЦИОННЫХ СИСТЕМ ДЛЯ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫХ ЗАКАЗЧИКОВ
Authors: Трифонов Е.
Published: April 2022

В начале 2018 года ряды ведущих сотрудников Группы компаний "ТРИАЛИНК" пополнил один из наиболее известных специалистов российского рынка профессиональной мобильной радиосвязи Е.В.Трифонов. Сегодня он занимается преимущественно новыми направлениями профессиональной связи: системой PTT-связи поверх сети LTE или Wi-Fi и частными сетями LTE уровня Mission Critical. О ходе реализации этих проектов Е.В.Трифонов рассказал корреспонденту "ПЕРВОЙ МИЛИ".
DRY SLIDING FRICTION AND WEAR OF THE WC/TIC-CO IN CONTACT WITH AL2O3 FOR TWO SLIDING SPEEDS
Authors: Harouz Riad , Lakehal Abdelaziz , Khelil Khaled , Dedry Olivier , Hashemi Neda , Boudebane Said
Published: April 2022

The paper examines the friction and wear behavior of four different WC/TiC-Co cermets, where three of them are composed of 5%, 10% and 15% TiC additions, and a WC-Co grade without TiC, taken as a reference material for comparison purpose. The principal aim is to improve wear resistance to high sliding speeds (hot rolling) of the WC-Co material as a reference by adding previously-listed percentage of TiC. The samples (cermets) were prepared according to the powder metallurgy procedure, which includes the preparation of the powder mixture, its compression shaping and liquid phase sintering. Sintering was carried out at 1460 ° C, for 14 hours, in a reducing medium (H2). The TiC materials are added in order to boost hardness of the WC-15Co cermet and, consequently, its resistance to wear under thermomechanical conditions. The experiments are conducted using a pin-on-disc tribometer in contact with Al2O3 alumina ball at two sliding speeds of 0.5m/s and 0.75m/s, at a high temperature of 450°C, and a 20 N load.  It has been noticed that some recorded friction coefficients are unstable and exhibit many peaks during almost the whole friction test period. The obtained results from the SEM microscope show that the wear behavior of the new proposed material is improved, where it has been shown that, at the sliding speed of 0.75m/s, the greater the TiC percentage is, the lower the average friction coefficient will be. Also, for the speed of 0.5 m/s, the average friction coefficient is relatively more stable with the TiC percentage increase. Moreover, the obtained experimental results show an average wear rate decrease, with respect to reference grades (NA), that amounts to nearly 36% and 41% at the two sliding speeds P1 (0.5m/s) and  P2 (0.75m/s), respectively.
A LOW-COST APPROACH TO DATA-DRIVEN FUZZY CONTROL OF SERVO SYSTEMS
Authors: Precup Radu-Emil , Preitl Stefan , Bojan-Dragos Claudia-Adina , Hedrea Elena-Lorena , Roman Raul-Cristian , Petriu Emil M.
Published: April 2022

Servo systems become more and more important in control systems applications in various fields as both separate control systems and actuators. Ensuring very good control system performance using few information on the servo system model (viewed as a controlled process) is a challenging task. Starting with authors’ results on data-driven model-free control, fuzzy control and the indirect model-free tuning of fuzzy controllers, this paper suggests a low-cost approach to the data-driven fuzzy control of servo systems. The data-driven fuzzy control approach consists of six steps: (i) open-loop data-driven system identification to produce the process model from input-output data expressed as the system step response, (ii) Proportional-Integral (PI) controller tuning using the Extended Symmetrical Optimum (ESO) method, (iii) PI controller parameters mapping onto parameters of Takagi-Sugeno PI-fuzzy controller in terms of the modal equivalence principle, (iv) closed-loop data-driven system identification, (v) PI controller tuning using the ESO method, (vi) PI controller parameters mapping onto parameters of Takagi-Sugeno PI-fuzzy controller. The steps (iv), (v) and (vi) are optional. The approach is applied to the position control of a nonlinear servo system. The experimental results obtained on laboratory equipment validate the approach.