bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A rare and unique inflammatory anorectal lesion
Authors: Garrido I , Coelho R , Rios E , Macedo G
Published: November 2022

A 50-year-old Caucasian woman, without relevant past medical history, was referred to the gastroenterology consultation due to chronic constipation. She had no previous endoscopic evaluation or past surgeries. The digital rectal examination revealed a soft mobile mass at the lower rectum. Pelvic floor dyssynergia was diagnosed on magnetic resonance defecography and, therefore, biofeedback therapy was started. Colonoscopy revealed a light yellowish sessile polyp with 20 mm at the anorectal junction (Figure 1).
Validation of Baveno VI and Expanded-Baveno VI Criteria for predicting gastroesophageal varices in patients with alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Authors: Pizzamiglio M , Weicker A , de Terwangne C , Henrion J , Descamps O.S. , De Vos M
Published: November 2022

Background and aims: Baveno VI and Expanded-Baveno VI Criteria were validated to rule out high-risk esophageal varices (HRV) and to prevent unneeded endoscopies in compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) mainly related to viral hepatitis. We aim to assess these criteria to rule out low- and high- risk varices in patients with cACLD secondary to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from 2016 to 2020. Inclusion criteria were: NAFLD and /or ALD related cACLD, a liver stiffness measurement (LSM) ≥ 10 kPa and an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) within 12 months. Exclusion criteria were: use of non cardioselective β-blockers, hepatic decompensation, previous variceal bleeding, portal thrombosis, liver cancer, or liver transplant.

Results: One hundred and ninety-four patients were included in this study. Eighty-one patients (42%) met Baveno VI criteria and 103 (53%) met Expanded-Baveno VI criteria. Baveno VI criteria yielded a high negative predictive value (NPV ≥ 95%) for detecting HRV and varices of any size. Expanded-Baveno VI criteria yielded a high NPV ≥ 95% only for detecting HRV: the miss rate for varices of any size was 8%. Expanded-Baveno VI criteria could avoid more endoscopies than the original Baveno VI criteria to rule out HRV (53% versus 42%).

Conclusion: In this study, both criteria showed high NPV to rule out HRV but only original Baveno VI criteria yielded a satisfactory high NPV to rule out varices of any size. Expanded-Baveno VI criteria could avoid more endoscopies to exclude HRV.
INCIDENCIA DEL MARKETING SOCIAL EN LA REDUCCIÓN DEL ABANDONO DE ANIMALES DE COMPAÑÍA
Authors: Espinoza Santana Joselyn Stefania , Freire Sierra Félix David
Published: November 2022

El presente trabajo de investigación tuvo como finalidad reconocer la influencia del marketing social en la reducción del abandono de animales de compañía, identificando las consecuencias del abandono de animales en las calles, para la prevención de riesgos con la ayuda del Marketing Social. La metodología de la investigación aplicada fue a través del enfoque cualitativo, utilizando el método inductivo; con el tipo de investigación exploratoria, permitiendo una aproximación a la problemática que se está investigando, empleando la técnica de la entrevista, que fue aplicada a personas que dirigen entidades que se encargan de rescatar animales de compañía en situación de total abandono, con la finalidad de obtener información sobre que campañas de marketing social han realizado para la solución de la problemática social identificada y cuyos resultados se obtuvieron después de las campañas sociales. Entre los principales hallazgos que se identificaron a través de la investigación realizada, se determinó que las entidades dedicadas a rescatar animales abandonados, no han logrado implementar campañas de marketing social de mayor impacto social debido a la ausencia de recursos económicos, pero lo poco que han logrado hacer han sido charlas educativas en comunidades y en planteles educacionales, publicidad por flyers y el uso de medios sociales para la difusión de información, donde todas estas acciones implementadas por poco tiempo han logrado obtener un resultado positivo en el cambio de ciertas conductas que perjudican al ser humano pero sin embargo aún falta mucho por hacer frente a esta gran problemática social en Ecuador.
Občinstva sodobne slovenske narodnozabavne glasbe v kulturološki perspektivi
Authors: Stanković Peter , Bobnič Robert
Published: November 2022

Slovenian folk pop is one of the most under-researched music genres in Slovenia.
To learn more about it, we conducted research about the demographics of those
who listen to it. The results show that this genre is popular principally among older, less-educated, religious, politically right-leaning people in the countryside,
while it is also listened to by other segments of society, albeit to a smaller degree.
We also found that there is no significant correlation between listening to folk pop
and economic class and gender. This suggests that Slovenian society is stratified
into various cultural formations, primarily with respect to education, religiosity,
age, political affiliations and place of residence rather than economic class.
Branje v polimedijskem okolju in (nove) oblike generacijske subjektivacije
Authors: Luthar Breda , Pušnik Maruša , Jontes Dejan
Published: November 2022

Through the perspective of the concept of generations and generationally
specific digital sociality, the paper analyses the transformation of reading as a
practice and as an experience. Based on analysis of interviews with teenagers,
it is argued that in today’s polymedia environment users are constantly shifting
between platforms and live in constant anticipation of something new, being
permanently occupied, and constant affective engagement represent a condition for an algorithmically produced regime of visibility that normalises the distracted
multitasking they engage in. In the context of constant digital work, there remains
little space for practices beyond social platforms. The authors argue that in the
young interviewees’ perception book reading does not hold the status of a cultural authority and that the role played by reading in distributing cultural capital
has been reshaped.
Assimilation of S5P/TROPOMI carbon monoxide data with the global CAMS near-real-time system
Authors: Inness Antje , Aben Ilse , Ades Melanie , Borsdorff Tobias , Flemming Johannes , Jones Luke , Landgraf Jochen , Langerock Bavo , Nedelec Philippe , Parrington Mark , Ribas Roberto
Published: November 2022

Abstract. The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on the Copernicus Sentinel 5 Precursor (S5P) satellite, launched in October 2017, provides a wealth of atmospheric composition data, including total columns of carbon monoxide (TCCO) at high horizontal resolution (5.5 km × 7 km).
Near-real-time TROPOMI TCCO data have been monitored in the global data
assimilation system of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
since November 2018 to assess the quality of the data. The CAMS system
already routinely assimilates TCCO data from the Measurement of Pollution in
the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument and the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding
Interferometer (IASI) outside the polar regions. The assimilation of TROPOMI TCCO data in the CAMS system was tested for the
period 6 July to 31 December 2021, i.e. after the TROPOMI algorithm update to version 02.02.00 in July 2021. By assimilating TROPOMI TCCO observations, the CAMS CO columns increase by on average 8 %, resulting in an improved fit to independent observations (IAGOS aircraft profiles and NDACC Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) tropospheric and total-column CO data) compared to a version of the CAMS system where only TCCO from MOPITT and IASI is assimilated. The largest absolute and relative changes from the assimilation of TROPOMI CO are found in the lower and middle troposphere, i.e. that part of the atmosphere that is not already well constrained by the assimilated TIR MOPITT and IASI data. The largest impact near the surface comes from clear-sky TROPOMI data over land, and additional vertical information comes from the retrievals of measurements in cloudy conditions. July and August 2021 saw record numbers of boreal wildfires over North
America and Russia, leading to large amounts of CO being released into the
atmosphere. The paper assesses the impact of TROPOMI CO
assimilation on selected CO plumes more closely. While the CO column can be well
constrained by the assimilation of TROPOMI CO data, and the fit to
individual IAGOS CO profiles in the lower and middle troposphere is considerably improved, the TROPOMI CO columns do not provide further
constraints on individual plumes that are transported across continents and
oceans at altitudes above 500 hPa.
Corresponding relationship between characteristic birefringence, strain, and impurities in Zimbabwean mixed-habit diamonds revealed by mapping techniques
Authors: Sun Chengyang , Lu Taijin , He Mingyue , Song Zhonghua , Deng Yi
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Birefringence in diamond is an optical phenomenon related
to strain and various defects in crystal lattices. Despite extensive
investigations being done to characterize and quantify it, there is still
controversy about its origin in diamond lattices. Here we report the
relationship between the distribution of birefringence patterns observed
under cross-polarized light, strain features analyzed by Raman mapping, and
the impurity characteristics revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) mapping in natural mixed-habit
diamonds. It was deduced that the plastic deformation was enhanced with
higher tensile residual stress, and nitrogen and VN3H defects
were more enriched as a result of the temperature increase during
crystallization, at growth bands showing straight birefringence patterns and
the relative enrichment of graphite inclusions. These results provided solid
data and insights for birefringence-related properties in diamond and
correlated the occurrence of birefringence with diamond spectroscopic
properties, which promoted the understanding of the formation of
birefringence in natural diamonds and would be helpful for the synthesis of
high-quality, birefringence-free diamonds.
Characterizing groundwater heat transport in a complex lowland aquifer using paleo-temperature reconstruction, satellite data, temperature–depth profiles, and numerical models
Authors: Casillas-Trasvina Alberto , Rogiers Bart , Beerten Koen , Wouters Laurent , Walraevens Kristine
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Heat is a naturally occurring, widespread groundwater tracer that can be used to identify flow patterns in groundwater systems. Temperature measurements, being relatively inexpensive and effortless to gather, represent a valuable source of information which can be exploited to reduce uncertainties on groundwater flow, and, for example, support performance assessment studies on waste disposal sites. In a lowland setting, however, hydraulic gradients are typically small, and whether temperature measurements can be used to inform us about catchment-scale groundwater flow remains an open question. For the Neogene Aquifer in Flanders, groundwater flow and solute transport models have been developed in the framework of safety and feasibility studies for the underlying Boom Clay formation as a potential host rock for geological disposal of radioactive waste. However, the simulated fluxes by these models are still subject to large uncertainties as they are typically constrained by hydraulic heads only. In the current study, we use a state-of-the-art 3D steady-state groundwater flow model, calibrated against hydraulic head measurements, to build a 3D transient heat transport model, for assessing the use of heat as an additional state variable, in a lowland setting and at the catchment scale. We therefore use temperature–depth (TD) profiles as additional state variable observations for inverse conditioning. Furthermore, a Holocene paleo-temperature time curve was constructed based on paleo-temperature reconstructions in Europe from several sources in combination with land surface temperature (LST) remotely sensed monthly data from 2001 to 2019 (retrieved from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, MODIS). The aim of the research is to understand the mechanisms of heat transport and to characterize the temperature distribution and dynamics in the Neogene Aquifer. The simulation results clearly underline advection/convection and conduction as the major heat transport mechanisms, with a reduced role of advection/convection in zones where flux magnitudes are low, which suggests that temperature is also a useful indicator in a lowland setting. Furthermore, the performed scenarios highlight the important roles of (i) surface hydrological features and withdrawals driving local groundwater flow systems and (ii) the inclusion of subsurface features like faults in the conceptualization and development of hydrogeological investigations. These findings serve as a proxy of the influence of advective transport and barrier/conduit role of faults, particularly for the Rauw fault in this case, and suggest that solutes released from the Boom Clay might be affected in similar ways.
Clustering has a meaning: optimization of angular similarity to detect 3D geometric anomalies in geological terrains
Authors: Michalak Michał P. , Teper Lesław , Wellmann Florian , Żaba Jerzy , Gaidzik Krzysztof , Kostur Marcin , Maystrenko Yuriy P. , Leonowicz Paulina
Published: November 2022

Abstract. The geological potential of sparse subsurface data is not being fully exploited since the available workflows are not specifically designed to
detect and interpret 3D geometric anomalies hidden in the data. We develop a new unsupervised machine learning framework to cluster and analyze the
spatial distribution of orientations sampled throughout a geological interface. Our method employs Delaunay triangulation and clustering with the
squared Euclidean distance to cluster local unit orientations, which results in minimization of the within-cluster cosine distance. We performed
the clustering on two representations of the triangles: normal and dip vectors. The classes resulting from clustering were attached to a geometric
center of a triangle (irregular version). We also developed a regular version of spatial clustering which allows the question to be answered as to whether points from a
grid structure can be affected by anomalies. To illustrate the usefulness of the combination between cosine distance as a dissimilarity metric and two
cartographic versions, we analyzed subsurface data documenting two horizons: (1) the bottom Jurassic surface from the Central European Basin System
(CEBS) and (2) an interface between Middle Jurassic units within the Kraków–Silesian Homocline (KSH), which is a part of the CEBS. The empirical
results suggest that clustering normal vectors may result in near-collinear cluster centers and boundaries between clusters of similar trend, thus
pointing to axis of a potential megacylinder. Clustering dip vectors, on the other hand, resulted in near-co-circular cluster centers, thus pointing
to a potential megacone. We also show that the linear arrangements of the anomalies and their topological relationships and internal structure can
provide insights regarding the internal structure of the singularity, e.g., whether it may be due to drilling a nonvertical fault plane or due to a
wider deformation zone composed of many smaller faults.
Stochastic Gradient Descent for Wind Farm Optimization
Authors: Quick Julian , Rethore Pierre-Elouan , Mølgaard Pedersen Mads , Rodrigues Rafael Valotta
Published: November 2022

Abstract. It is important to optimize wind turbine positions to mitigate potential wake losses. To perform this optimization, atmospheric conditions, such as the inflow speed and direction, are assigned probability distributions according to measured data, and these conditions are propagated through engineering wake models to estimate the annual energy production (AEP). This study presents stochastic gradient descent (SGD) for wind farm optimization, which is an approach that estimates the gradient of the AEP using Monte Carlo simulation, allowing for the consideration of an arbitrarily large number of atmospheric conditions. This method does not require that the atmospheric conditions be discretized, in contrast to the typical rectangular quadrature approximation of AEP. SGD is demonstrated using wind farms with square boundaries, considering cases with 25, 64, and 100 turbines, and the results are compared to a deterministic optimization approach. It is shown that SGD finds a larger optimal AEP in substantially less time than the deterministic counterpart as the number of wind turbines is increased.
ANALISIS HUBUNGAN LAMA PERAWATAN DAN JENIS JASA PELAYANAN DENGAN KEPUASAN PASIEN DI RS X.
Authors: Hutahaean Serri , Nababan Dosmaida
Published: November 2022

Layan Kesehatan khususnya layanan keperawatan yang baik dapat meningkatkan kepuasan pasien terhadap layanan tersebut. Pasien merasa puas jika kebutuhannya terpenuhi. Masalah yang ditemukan di Indonesia masih terdapat pasien yang mengeluh dikarenakan kurang optimalnya pelayanan keperawatan yang diberikan ke pasien. Beberapa Pasien mengeluh dengan jenis layanan menggunakan BPJS kurang diperhatikan dibandingkan dengan bayar Pribadi. Lamanya Perawatan juga merupakan salahsatu yang dikeluhkan pasien sehingga mengurangi kepuasan terhadap layanan yang diberikan. Tujuan peelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan lama perawtaan dan jenis jasa pelayanan dengan kepuasan Pasien. Penelitian ini dilakukan di ruang rawat inap RS X Tangerang bulan Juni 2022. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 65 responden. Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan pendekatan cross-sectional, data dianalisis menggunakan Uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai p-value lebih besar 0,05, nilai p = 1,000 yang berarti tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara pekerjaan pasien dengan kepuasan pasien rawat inap. Hasil uji hubungan jenis jasa pelayanan dengan kepuasan pasien rawat inap menunjukkan nilai p-value = 1,000 (p-value > 0,05) yang berarti tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara jenis pelayanan dengan kepuasan pasien rawat inap. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini diharapkan pihak rumah sakit dapat terus meningkatkan kualitas dari pelayanan yang diberikan kepada pasien agar pasien dapat merasa puas terhadap pelayanan yang diterimanya serta petugas kesehatan dapat lebih meningkatkan rasa perduli terhadap keluhan yang disampaikan pasien, sehingga dapat meningkatkan kepercaya serta minat masyarakat terhadap layanan Kesehatan khususnya keperawatan di rumah sakit.
Muscle force production and neuromuscular fatigue responses to neuromuscular electrical stimulation and tendon vibration
Authors:   , Alahmari Sami Khaloufah M
Published: November 2022

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is an intervention that produces artificial muscle contractions and is used to rehabilitate people with motor impairments. However, a typical problem is the occurrence of rapid fatigue, which limits the training stimulus. This thesis investigated whether the addition of tendon vibration and concurrent activation of upper limb muscles could minimise fatigue and maximise torque produced by the calf muscles during neuromuscular electrical stimulation. The experiments in this thesis showed that superimposition of tendon vibration can increase the amount of torque produced by calf muscles, and that the addition of sustained handgrip contraction could further increase this torque.
Detection of factor XIII polymorphism among Sudanese women with recurrent spotanuse abortion, Khartoum state, Sudan 2021
Authors: Umar Babangida
Published: November 2022

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) is recognized as the loss of a clinical pregnancy before 20 completed weeks of gestational age. This was a descriptive-analytical case-control study conducted at the research laboratory of the national centre of neurological sciences (NCNS), Khartoum, Sudan. The study aimed to detect factor XIII gene polymorphisms among Sudanese women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. Women with more than three recurrent abortions were included in this study as cases and those healthy women with no history of abortion at reproductive age were included as controls. From each participant 3 ml of venous blood was gathered in sterile containers. The factor XIII gene was amplified using conventional PCR. All cases were positive 44 (100%) while 30 (60%) were positivein the control group and 20 (40%) were negative. There was a significant difference between the PCR result of the cases and that of controls (P= 0.000). A high frequency of factor XIII gene polymorphisms was found in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion than those healthy women at reproductive age without abortion.
THỰC TRẠNG VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN VĂN HÓA AN TOÀN NGƯỜI BỆNH TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA TỈNH KIÊN GIANG NĂM 2021
Authors: Hạnh Lê Thị , Lý Trần Thị , Nhân Lê Văn , Dũng Đào Văn
Published: November 2022

Đặt vấn đề: Văn hoá an toàn người bệnh (ATNB) được xem là tiêu chí hàng đầu trong công tác điềutrị, chăm sóc người bệnh tại các cơ sở y tế.Mục tiêu: Mô tả thực trạng và phân tích một số yếu tố liên quan đến văn hóa ATNB của nhân viêny tế (NVYT), tại Bệnh viện đa khoa tỉnh Kiên Giang, năm 2021.Phương pháp: Điều tra cắt ngang, nghiên cứu định lượngKết quả: Nghiên cứu thu thập thông tin định lượng từ 950 NVYT tại Bệnh viện đa khoa tỉnh KiênGiang thông qua phiếu phát vấn. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy tỷ lệ NVYT đáp ứng tích cực với vănhóa an toàn người bệnh khá cao.Kết luận: Tỷ lệ đáp ứng tích cực văn hóa ATNB của nhân viên y tế là 70,1%. Yếu tố liên quan đếnvăn hóa ATNB: Nhóm NVYT có tiếp xúc với NB; Nhóm NVYT là điều dưỡng và Nhóm NVYT làbác sĩ/dược sĩ (p<0,05).
MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN TIÊN LƯỢNG KẾT QUẢ SAU THAY KHỚP HÁNG BÁN PHẦN VÀ CỐ ĐỊNH BÊN TRONG Ở NGƯỜI BỆNH ≥ 60 TUỔI GÃY VÙNG MẤU CHUYỂN VÀ/HOẶC CỔ XƯƠNG ĐÙI
Authors: Thiều Nguyễn Quang , Phục Trần Quang , Nam Nguyễn Hoài
Published: November 2022

Mục tiêu: Xác định một số yếu tố liên quan đến tiên lượng kết quả sau phẫu thuật thay khớp hángbán phần và cố định bên trong ở người bệnh ≥ 60 tuổi gãy vùng mấu chuyển và/hoặc cổ xương đùisau 1, 3 và trong vòng 6 tháng.Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu mô tả có phân tích ở 115 bệnh nhân ≥ 60 tuổigãy vùng mấu chuyển và/hoặc cổ xương đùi điều trị tại Bệnh viện Chấn thương Chỉnh hình Nghệ Anbằng kỹ thuật thay khớp háng bán phần và cố định bên trong.Kết quả: Tỷ lệ tử vong ở 115 bệnh nhân sau phẫu thuật điều trị gãy vùng mấu chuyển và hoặc cổxương đùi là 3,48%. Các yếu tố liên quan nhiều nhất với tình trạng tử vong gồm: Nhóm tuổi >80 và≤ 80 [OR= 3,512(1,538 – 8,019), p < 0,01]; giảm protein máu [OR= 2,859(1,001 – 8,166), p < 0,05];tình trạng mê sảng sau phẫu thuật [OR= 2,163(1,450 – 5,980), p < 0,01].
SỰ HÀI LÒNG CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐỐI VỚI CHẤT LƯỢNG DỊCH VỤ KHÁM CHỮA BỆNH TẠI BỆNH VIỆN TUYẾN HUYỆN, TỈNH THANH HÓA NĂM 2020-2021
Authors: Hương Đào Thị Lan , Lý Trần Thị , Dũng Đào Văn
Published: November 2022

Đặt vấn đề: Chất lượng dịch vụ y tế nói chung và dịch vụ khám, chữa bệnh nói riêng luôn được cácbệnh viện, đặc biệt là tuyến huyện quan tâm và cải tiến liên tục.Mục tiêu: Mô tả mức độ hài lòng của người bệnh và người nhà người bệnh đối với chất lượng cungcấp dịch vụ khám, chữa bệnh tại một số bệnh viện tuyến huyện.Phương pháp: Điều tra cắt ngang, nghiên cứu định lượng.Kết quả: Nghiên cứu thu thập thông tin từ 420 người bệnh, người nhà người bệnh tại 6 bệnh việntuyến huyện, tỉnh Thanh Hóa thông qua phỏng vấn bằng phiếu. Kết quả cho thấy, điểm chất lượngvà tỷ lệ hài lòng của người bệnh đạt mức khá cao, với mức điểm và tỷ lệ tương ứng là (3,63 – 4,26điểm) và (72,6%-85,2%).
NHẬN XÉT KẾT QUẢ PHẪU THUẬT CROSSEN TRONG ĐIỀU TRỊ SA SINH DỤC TẠI BỆNH VIỆN SẢN NHI NGHỆ AN
Authors: Hải Tăng Xuân , Cảnh Trần Xuân , Long Trần Minh , Tuấn Nguyễn Văn
Published: November 2022

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá kết quả phẫu thuật Crossen điều trị sa sinh dục (SSD) tại Bệnh viện Sản NhiNghệ An.Đối tượng-Phương pháp: Mô tả cắt ngang tất cả bệnh nhân SSD độ II, độ III đã được phẫu thuậtCrossen tại Bệnh viện Sản Nhi Nghệ An từ 06/2020 - 06/2021.Kết quả: Thời gian phẫu thuật trung bình là 69,4 ± 15,7 phút. Thời gian hậu phẫu trung bình 6,1 ±2,1 ngày. Tỷ lệ biến chứng sau mổ là 10% bao gồm sốt và bí tiểu sau mổ. Tất cả bệnh nhân xuất việntrong tình trạng sức khỏe ổn định, trong đó tình trạng tốt chiếm tỷ lệ 80%.Kết luận: Phẫu thuật Crossen trong điều trị SSD có tính khả thi và an toàn. Phương pháp có thời gianphẫu thuật ngắn và gây tỷ lệ biến chứng thấp.
THỰC TRẠNG AN TOÀN THỰC PHẨM TẠI CÁC CHỢ TRÊN ĐỊA BÀN TỈNH BẮC NINH, NĂM 2020
Authors: Bình Nguyễn Thanh , Hương ĐoànThị , Hiếu Phạm Văn , Dũng Trần Trọng , Tình Nguyễn Thị
Published: November 2022

Mục tiêu: Mô tả thực trạng an toàn thực tại các chợ trên địa bàn tỉnh Bắc Ninh và xác định một sốyếu tố liên quan.Phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang từ tháng 5/2020 đến 12/2020 từ 384 cơ sở kinh doanhthực phẩm tại 32 chợ trên địa bàn tỉnh Bắc Ninh.Kết quả: 16,3% cơ sở kinh doanh thực phẩm chưa qua chế biến và 15,3% cơ sở kinh doanh thựcphẩm đã qua chế biến được cấp giấy chứng nhận/ký cam kết đảm bảo thực phẩm. Thực phẩm kinhdoanh tại chợ chủ yếu được sản xuất, nuôi trồng trên địa bàn tỉnh, được thu mua từ các hộ gia đìnhnông thôn. Tỷ lệ người kinh doanh thực phẩm có kiến thức đúng về an toàn thực phẩm đạt tỷ lệ cao,72,5% ở nhóm kinh doanh thực phẩm chưa qua chế biến và 70,8% ở nhóm đã qua chế biến. Tuynhiên tỷ lệ nhóm kinh doanh thực phẩm chưa qua chế biến có thực hành đúng chỉ 25,8% và nhómkinh doanh thực phẩm đã qua chế biến chỉ 16,7%. Trong nhóm thực phẩm chưa qua chế biến: 81,9%mẫu thịt thịt nhiễm E.coli trong đó 44,4% mẫu nhiễm E.coli vượt giới hạn cho phép; 1,39% mẫu pháthiện chất cấm salbutamol; 55,6% mẫu cá, tôm phát hiện nhiễm E.coli trong đó 4,17% mẫu nhiễmvượt giới hạn cho phép; 19 mẫu rau củ quả tươi sống, quả ăn ngay có tồn dư thuốc bảo vệ thực vật.Nhóm thực phẩm qua chế biến: 100% mẫu rau, quả muối nhiễm vi sinh vật hiếu khí vượt giới hạncho phép; 97,9% mẫu giò/chả nhiễm vi sinh vật hiếu khí; 93,6% mẫu bún/bánh phở nhiễm vi sinh vậthiếu khí. Có mối liên quan có ý nghĩa thống kê giữa thực hành của người kinh doanh thực phẩm đạtvới kết quả kiểm nghiệm các mẫu thực phẩm đạt.
Editorial
Authors: Čuk Ivan
Published: November 2022

Dear friends,

 

Our expectations to celebrate the highest achievements in gymnastics at the Olympic Games in  Tokyo have been postponed for a year. I hope we will be able to enjoy the Games next year. Who would have thought that one small micro size organism can stop the whole world! Some countries cancelled all sport activities, some still do let them run. Our human race is being tested. Let’s hope our families, friends and everyone else will come through this crisis without any serious problems.

 

On the other hand, we still attend to our day-to-day activities that make our days happier. Prof. Anton Gajdoš, our collaborator on history topics and friend, has just celebrated his 80th birthday. Advanced age from some people’s perspective, but Anton is still full of energy. In this issue we learn a bit more about his history diaries. We wish him many happy and healthy years to come!

 

For this issue our authors researched many different topics. I’m very pleased that we probably have the first research paper on the definition of aesthetic movement. In art it is believed that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Pia Vinken and Thomas Heinen from Germany tried to define what aesthetic movement  in gymnastics is supposed to be (content, no errors). Ludwig Friderich Jahn would be proud of them. 

 

For the first time we present articles from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Indonesia.  One article is about modelling the Jurchenko vault and another is about aerobic fitness in relation to diet.

 

The remaining five articles were contributed by authors from Germany (judging trampolining, motor control), Portugal (morphologic characteristics), Mexico (psychology), United Kingdom and Australia (acrobatics). All together, there are eight very interesting articles in this issue.

 

Anton Gajdoš  provides a short historical note on Professor Vladimir Ivanovič Silin of Russia.

 

Just to remind you, if you quote the Journal, its abbreviation on the Web of Knowledge is SCI GYMN J. 

 

I wish you pleasant reading and a lot of inspiration for new research projects and articles,

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Ivan Čuk     

Editor-in-Chief
Effects of Smoking on Hepatic and Renal Biomarkers among Smokers in Brazzaville
Authors: Miguel Landry Martial , Tsieta Adèle , Dobhat-Doukakini Choupette Ravelle
Published: November 2022

Background : Exposure to tobacco has serious consequences on many organs such as the liver and kidneys.
Objective. This study aimed to determine the effect of cigarette smoking on serum concentrations of uric acid, creatinine, and transaminases (AST and ALT).
Materials And Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from July to november 2018, in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo). A total of 100 subjects were included, on the basis of inclusion criteria randomly allocated, 50 smokers and 50 non-smokers. The smokers were divided into three groups according to the intensity and duration of smoking (light smokers, moderate smokers and heavy smokers). The average age was 35.86 ± 11.65 and 31.88 ± 8.92, respectively for non-smokers and smokers. A pre-established questionnaire allowed the collection of demographic and clinical data. Urine samples were collected to verify cigarette smoking status. The biochemical assays were carried out by spectrophotometry, on the serum obtained after centrifugation of venous blood collected on a dry tube, using commercial kits. The average age and weight of smokers were lower than those of non-smokers. The levels of uric acid, creatinine and transaminases were significantly elevated in the groups of smokers, depending on the intensity and duration of smoking compared to the group of non-smokers.

Key words: smokers, tobacco, uric acid creatinine, transaminases, Brazzaville.
Effect of Hyperglycemia on Impairment of Calcium Metabolism in T2DM
Authors: Kaur Kawalpreet , Gill Gurpreet Kaur , Dhawan Ravi Kumar
Published: November 2022

Background: T2DM or type 2 diabetes mellitus is mostly related to the growing incidence of reduction in bone mineral density with increased porosity and susceptibility to fractures. Diabetes mellitus eventually compromise bone quality through production of advanced glycation products and misalignment of collagen fibrils, thereby culminating in reduction of bone strength. The underlying cellular mechanisms are related to suppression of osteoblast-induced bone formation and calcium accretion, as well as enhancement of osteoclast- induced bone resorption.
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of high glucose level on the impairment of calcium metabolism in diabetes mellitus patients and to study the inter- relationship between diabetes mellitus and calcium metabolism. The linked association between them would be helpful to support public health policy markers and practioners.
Materials and Methods: Total 100 samples were collected from Government Civil Hospital, Lopoke (Amritsar) with age group of 35-60 years having duration of diabetes more than 5 years. Blood and urine samples were analysed for biochemical parameters such as serum fasting glucose, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), albumin, vitamin D, phosphorus and calcium. Urine samples were also analysed to examine the excretion of phosphorus and calcium.
Results: Decreased levels of serum calcium, albumin, vitamin D in serum along with elevated urinary calcium were observed in type 2 diabetic patients.
Conclusion: From the study it has revealed that in the diabetic patients the calcium metabolism has been affected by the hyperglycemic state of the body. Hence, it is well established that effect of hyperglycemia on calcium metabolism is a risk factor for the development of osteoporosis in diabetic patients.

Key words: Diabetes mellitus, Insulin, Osteoporosis, Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin D.
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS IN SPEAKING ENGLISH IN DISTRICT KOHAT KPK PAKISTAN
Authors:   Department of English, FATA University, Kohat, KP, Pakistan, Gul Nasim , Ali Mansoor ,   Department of English, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST) Kohat KP, Pakistan, Hassan Syed Sabih-Ul- ,   Department of English, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST) Kohat, KP. Pakistan
Published: November 2022

Many studies were conducted in the area to uncover problems in Speaking English in various contexts because speaking of language is very important. It is one of the chief characteristics of language that it can be spoken (Barber C, 2000). Therefore this study was conducted on Challenges faced by the Secondary level students in speaking English in district Kohat. The main aim of this study was to investigate the specific challenges and problems faced by the Secondary level students in speaking English. The study hand sought out the challenges and difficulties faced by secondary level students in speaking English in district Kohat and provide possible solution for these problems. Class 10 the students were selected as Participants for this study from 5 Government High Schools in District Kohat namely, GHS Behzadi Chikarkot, GHS No 1 Kohat, GHS No 2 Kohat, Govt. Comprehensive High School Kohat and Govt. Centennial High School No 4 Kohat. The data were collected from 70 students i.e. 14 students were included from each school who were studying in class 10. Data were analyzed through SPSS software. In the present study, Questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection which contains 13 items. The study yielded important results. Some of the problems were highlighted by the study are Social, psychological, and cultural factors that hinder English language speaking proficiency at school level students in district Kohat. Keywords: Challenges in Speaking of English, Secondary level students, Social, psychological, and cultural factors, at government high schools.
MEDIA FRAMING AND FOREIGN POLICY- DECISION MAKING: AN ANALYSIS OF PAK CHINA RELATIONSHIP (MEDIA PERSPECTIVE JAN 2012 TO DEC 2013)
Authors:   Center for Media & Communication Studies , University of Gujrat, Punjab , Pakistan, Farooq Sobia , Yousaf Zahid ,   Center for Media & Communication Studies , University of Gujrat, Punjab , Pakistan
Published: November 2022

The present research Media Framing and Foreign policy- Decision Making: An analysis of Pak China relationship (Media perspective Jan 2012 to Dec 2013) is related and focused on the Pak China foreign relations, its media framing and impact of media framing on policy formulation. Basically, this study analyses the role of both foreign policy makers on media how they make them to interpret the policies through editorials and of Media how they help in formulating the policies or in decision makings. This article analysis the relationship study of China with Pakistan with respect to mutual and national interest. It explores how china and Pakistan take stands on certain issues and formulates foreign relationship with each other according to its diplomatic relations and requirements. The study is the result of the content analysis of newspapers of Pakistan and China, the study emphasis on the editorial coverage of selected newspaper, it examines the content of selected editorials according to the selected categories, and it helps in analyzing the relationship between media content and foreign policy in the china and Pakistan. Keywords: Framing, national interest, foreign policy, Pakistan, China, democracy, and diplomatic relations.
REPRESENTATION OF THE COLONIZERS IN A GRAIN OF WHEAT BY NGUGI WA THIONGO
Authors:   National University of Modern Language, Islamabad, Arafat Yasir , Tariq Hafsah ,   National University of Modern Language, Islamabad
Published: November 2022

Representation, in its postcolonial sense, has been the subject of investigation with all its discursive practices and manifestations in the Orient as well as in the Occident. The global South, in particular, has been the focus of the representative discourse conceived, initiated, crafted and executed by the West in order to form the nexus between power and knowledge to carry out, expand and justify the colonial project. The resistance by the colonized was either in the form of armed struggle or through a complete denial; rejecting everything that is Western or belongs to the colonizers. In particular, Ngugi WaThiongo opted for the later and ceased writing in English to express his dismissal against the institution of colonization. The Kenyans, in their holistic ways, represent them on account of their epistemological as well as on ontological grounds thus belittling, maligning, outcasting, othering and subalternizing them and resurface their own cultural, traditional and linguistic subtleties and sensibilities to mark a point of departure from the colonizing forces. The research concludes that representation, in its Saidian sense, was countered by the Africans in their narratives by reciprocity and they reconstructed their discourse to reimaging and repaint the image(s) of the West in their texts. Keywords: Imperialism, colonialism, representation, culture, resistance.
CONSUMO DE FIBRA DIETÉTICA PARA O CONTROLE GLICÊMICO NA PREVENÇÃO E NO DIAGNÓSTICO DE DIABETTES MELLITUS
Authors: De Miranda Gabriela Rodrigues , De Lisboa Denise Rodrigues , Debia Nicole
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: O diabetes mellitus é um dos maiores problemas de saúde da atualidade e a quarta maior causa de morte no Brasil, ao considerar tanto o número de pessoas afetadas, incapacitadas ou óbitos, quanto o alto investimento do sistema de saúde na gestão e tratamento de suas complicações. Dentre os nutrientes que contribuem para o controle glicêmico na prevenção e no tratamento da doença, destacam-se as fibras alimentares que retardam e reduzem a absorção intestinal de carboidratos. OBJETIVO: Este estudo objetivou investigar a eficácia da fibra dietética no controle glicêmico por meio dos seguintes parâmetros: glicemia, hemoglobina glicada, insulinemia e HOMA-IR em diferentes tipos de diabetes mellitus ou em situações de risco para o desenvolvimento da doença. MÉTODOS: Tratou-se de revisão de literatura integrativa com publicações indexadas nas base de dados SciELO, CAPES Periódicos, PubMed e LILACS em português e inglês, considerando a estratégia PICOT. RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: Dos nove estudos selecionados, sete compreenderam sujeitos com diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 2, um delescom portadoras diabetes gestacional e um único delineado considerando sujeitos com risco, mas ainda sem diagnóstico. Apenas um deles não demonstrou resultado positivo no controle dos parâmetros ao restringir frutas em diabéticos tipo 2. A oferta de fibras via alimentar ou suplementar demonstrou redução nos desfechos analisados, quando comparados ao baseline e/ou grupo controle. CONCLUSÃO: A ingestão de fibras totais e principalmente as do tipo solúvel apresentaram eficácia no controle glicêmico nos marcadores analisados, seja na oferta de alimentos com alto teor de fibras, seja por meio de suplementação, com alteração nos biomarcadores do perfil glicêmico analisados. Dentre as fibras que apresentaram efeito positivo estão o psyllium, goma guarparcialmente hidrolisada, inulina e dextrina resistente. Por outro lado, a restrição de frutas para pacientes diabéticos demonstrou não ser eficaz na redução dos níveis de hemoglobina glicada.
A COMBINAÇÃO DA MEDICINA TRADICIONAL CHINESA E MEDICINA MODERNA NA FIBROSE PULMONAR DECORRENTE DA COVID-19
Authors: Moura Camila Beatriz de Sousa , Da Silva Igor Gabriel Siqueira Ribeiro , De Sousa Izabelle Macedo
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: A fibrose pulmonar (FP) é uma doença pulmonar crônica, fatigante, e pode ser letal na maioria das vezes. Embora existam mecanismos terapêuticos moleculares da FP, poucos medicamentos eficazes foram desenvolvidos para reverter ou interromper a progressão da FP em pacientes convalescentes da COVID-19. Estudos salientam que a Medicina Tradicional Chinesa (MTC) complementada a medicina moderna pode ser eficaz como princípio ativo na melhora do quadro pulmonar e na qualidade de vida. OBJETIVO: Analisar os estudos da associação entre a medicina tradicional chinesa e a medicina moderna na melhora da função pulmonar em pacientes que se recuperaram do coronavírus e desenvolveram fibrose pulmonar como sequela da doença. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, obtida na base de dados científicas da MEDLINE e publicada nos anos de 2019 a 2021. A pergunta norteadora da pesquisa foi: a medicina tradicional chinesa como complementação da medicina moderna pode apresentar melhoras na fibrose pulmonar em pacientes convalescentes da COVID-19? Com base nos critérios de inclusão, exclusão, Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCs), seleção do autor e a pergunta norteadora, foram encontrados 5 artigos, dentre os quais 3 artigos compreenderam a temática da pesquisa. RESULTADOS: Três estudos mostraram a eficácia do tratamento da fibrose pulmonar complementada da medicina moderna em combinação com a medicina tradicional chinesa. Os benefícios potenciais da associação melhoram na função pulmonar e na qualidade de vida dos pacientes. CONCLUSÃO: Esse trabalho de pesquisa apresenta os efeitos da combinação entre a MTC com a medicina moderna no tratamento da FP. Entretanto, mais pesquisas contínuas devem ser realizadas para esclarecer os mecanismos de tratamentos individuais e avaliar os possíveis efeitos colaterais.
TRATAMENTO CIRÚRGICO PARA NEURALGIA DO TRIGÊMEO POR RIZOTOMIA PERCUTÂNEA (COMPRESSÃO PELO BALÃO DE FOGARTY)
Authors: Silva Emilly Lourenço , Campelo Vinicius Dutra , Júnior Francisco José Mendes , De Sousa Jean Carlos Lima de Sousa , Nunes Samuel Danilo Silva
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: : Os manejos na neuralgia trigeminal nunca foram amplos , porém não somente a terapia medicamentosa é o único tratamento eficaz. Dito isto, técnicas e manejos operatórios sofrem cada vez mais atualizações. Neste contexto, a rizotomia percutânea se mostra um procedimento cirúrgico descomplicado que promete revolucionar métodos cirúrgicos OBJETIVO: Destacar a técnica e os principais benefícios do tratamento cirúrgico da rizotomia percutânea em pacientes com neuralgia do trigêmeo. OBJETIVO: Destacar a técnica e os principais benefícios do tratamento cirúrgico da rizotomia percutânea em pacientes com neuralgia do trigêmeo. MÉTODOS: Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa da literatura, utilizando as bases de dados PUBMED e BVS, apoiada na questão norteadora “Quais os benefícios da rizotomia percutânea para tratar a neuralgia do trigêmeo? Foram selecionados artigos publicados entre o período de 2012 a 2022, utilizando os descritores ‘’Rizotomia’’, “Neuralgia do trigêmeo”, ” Tratamento”. RESULTADOS: Os resultados encontrados sobre abordagem cirúrgica para tratamento da neuralgia do trigêmeo, em foco a rizotomia percutânea, apresentam bons resultados quanto ao desaparecimento da dor (estudo realizado na década de 80 que avaliou 531 procedimentos realizados, obteve taxa de sucesso no alívio imediato da dor em 98,3% e reaparecimento da dor em 19% nos próximos 5 anos, em outro estudo a taxa de sucesso imediato foi de 80% e recidiva de até 50% na próxima meia década[1], porém, o padrão de técnica ainda não estabelecido de maneira clara fornece resultados ainda divergentes, a saber a diferença entre recidiva da dor apresentada pelos pacientes nos anos seguintes ao procedimento. CONCLUSÃO: O desfecho deste estudo mostra-se favorável a respeito das novas formas de tratamento da NT, meios cirúrgicos, apesar de encontrar, ainda, uma fragilidade na base científica dos procedimentos, indicando, assim, a necessidade da realização de novos estudos para solidificar e estabelecer as melhores técnicas e tempo ideal para a abordagem.
AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DO DNA OBTIDO A PARTIR DE MATERIAL TUMORAL EMBLOCADO EM PARAFINA DE PACIENTES COM CÂNCER COL-ORRETAL
Authors: Moura Francisca Ladyssa Lima , De Souza Thuany Pinto Rocha , Da Silva Felipe Souza , Soares Maria Elena Nobre , Fernandes Isabelle Joyce de Lima Silva
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: Sabe-se o quão importante são as amostras de DNA para avaliação de tecido tu-moral. Tendo em vista que através da sua integridade pode-se ter bons resultados para análises de mutações gênicas. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a qualidade do DNA obtido a partir de material tumoral emblocado em parafina de pacientes com câncer colorretal. MÉTODOS: A população alvo foi com-posta por 132 pacientes com câncer colorretal admitidos para tratamento oncológico no Hospital Har-oldo Juaçaba. O estudo foi realizado no setor de patologia do Hospital Haroldo Juaçaba/Instituto do Câncer do Ceará (HHJ/ICC), onde foram analisadas as informações dos laudos anatomopatológicos, revisão de prontuários físicos e eletrônicos e revisão de lâminas histológicas para demarcação da área tumoral. RESULTADOS: Na seguinte pesquisa ficou evidenciado que dos 132 pacientes identifica-dos como portadores de algum tipo de câncer colorretal, observou-se que foi possível obter DNA viável para análise somente de 56 amostras. CONCLUSÃO: Foi relatado que a absorção de DNA depende do solvente usado. As soluções ácidas representarão a proporção de 260/280 em 0,2 a 0,3, enquanto uma solução básica representará a proporção em 0,3. Portanto, se comparar a proporção 260/280 para diferentes amostras de DNA.
A RELAÇÃO ENTRE POLIMORFISMO GENÉTICO E OS MECANISMOS QUE CONTROLAM A PATOGÊNESE DA PRÉ-ECLÂMPSIA
Authors: Gomes Álisson Araujo , Da Silva Aridênio Dayvid , Rocha Liana Gonçalves Aragão , Costa e Silva Delinne , Linhares José Juvenal , Silva Anderson Weiny Barbalho
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: A pré-eclâmpsia (PE) é uma desordem complexa que se caracteriza por hipertensão e proteinúria após a 20ª semana de gestação, e causa a maior morbidade neonatal e mortalidade perinatal. Até agora, a patogênese exata da PE ainda não é totalmente compreendida, e intensos esforços de pesquisa estão focados na PE para elucidar os mecanismos fisiopatológicos. Estudos apontam que, fatores genéticos estão relacionados à fisiopatologia dessa síndrome. OBJETIVOS: Este estudo objetiva apresentar através de uma revisão de literatura, a relação entre o polimorfismo genético e patogênese da PE, bem como a atuação de alguns genes envolvidos no desenvolvimento da PE. MÉTODOS: Para tanto, realizou-se uma busca nas bases de dados Medline/Pubmed, Lilacs, Biblioteca virtual em saúde (BVS) e Scielo, mediante os descritores: Pré- eclâmpsia; Polimorfismo; e Fatores genéticos, bem como seus correspondentes em inglês. Foram selecionados 14 artigos para compor essa revisão, quem compõe o acervo dos últimos 11 anos. RESULTADOS: De fato, na PE existe uma infinidade de causas mal definidas, incluindo componentes genéticos, que implicam em fatores etiológicos, como má adaptação imune, isquemia placentária e aumento do estresse oxidativo. Ademais, muitos estudos confirmaram a presença de genes desregulados em pacientes grávidas com PE. Entretanto, a função e o mecanismo desses genes estão sendo revelados gradualmente. Dessa forma, uma maior compreensão dos fatores etiológicos da PE é fundamental para melhorar o tratamento e a prevenção. CONCLUSÃO: A pesquisa sobre genes de suscetibilidade à PE precisa envolver um grande número de amostras de diferentes regiões e etnias para melhor compreender o papel dos fatores genéticos na ocorrência e desenvolvimento da PE. O número crescente de pacientes diagnosticadas com PE e com a necessidade de um diagnóstico mais precoce e efetivo bem como uma intervenção apropriada, o entendimento e conhecimento da patogênese dessa alteração é de grande importância.