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Against Compassion: Post-traumatic Stories in Arendt, Coleridge, Melville, and Benjamin Melville, and Coleridge
Authors: Timár Andrea ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: January 2022

The paper suggests that Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s arguments against sympathy after the French Revolution, Walter Benjamin’s claims against empathy following the traumatic shock of Modernity and the First World War, and Hannah Arendt’s critical take on compassion. after the Holocaust are similar responses to singular historical crises. Reconsidering Arendt’s On Revolution (1963) and its evocation of Hermann Melville’s novella Billy Budd (1891), I show first that the novella bears the traces of an essay by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Appeal to Law” (1809). Then, drawing on Walter Benjamin’s writings on trauma in Illuminations (1968, edited by Arendt), I discuss the political importance Arendt attaches to the proper way of telling a story, at a time when “the communicability of experience is decreasing” (Benjamin, Illuminations, 86). Through the analysis of Benjamin’s “The Storyteller” and Arendt’s “heartless” report on the Eichmann trial (1963), I equally show that, according to Arendt, testimonies must be narrated, or rather performed, in a dispassionate, dry, and compact manner so that they can be historically and politically relevant.
Itchy E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase promotes neuroblastoma progression in vitro and in vivo
Authors: YUAN Mabao , HANG Hanjiao , YAN Lubin , HUANG Xuanjie , SANG Ziyang , HUANG Jianmao
Published: January 2022

[Objective] Neuroblastoma is the most common pediatric neuroendocrine tumor. Patients with high-risk neuroblastoma have poor clinical outcomes. Understanding the mechanisms underlying neuroblastoma progression could help identify potential therapeutic targets. This study aimed to explore the roles of itchy E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase (ITCH) in neuroblastoma progression using neuroblastoma cell lines and xenograft models of neuroblastoma. [Methods] ITCH-silencing or overexpressing neuroblastoma cells were established using two different human neuroblastoma cell lines, SK-N-AS and SH-SY5Y. In vitro and in vivo experiments were carried out to determine the effects of ITCH on neuroblastoma cell behaviors. The dual-luciferase reporter assay and co-transfection experiments were applied to determine the interaction of ITCH and miR-145-5p during neuroblastoma progression. [Results] In both cell lines, ITCH overexpression significantly promotes the proliferation, migration, and invasion capacities of neuroblastoma cells, while ITCH silencing with ShITCH suppressed neuroblastoma cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. Moreover, overexpression of ITCH decreased 51% and 54% the protein expressions of large tumor suppressor kinase 1 (LATS1), and inhibited 59% and 66% the phosphorylation of Yes-associated protein (YAP), concomitant with 2.02-fold and 2.56-fold increased expressions of cell proliferation marker Ki67 and 2.51-fold and 2.26-fold elevated levels of anti-apoptosis marker Bcl2 in SK-N-AS and SH-SY5Y cells, respectively. The dual-luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that ITCH interacted with miR-145-5p. Further in vitro and xenograft experiments showed that ITCH negatively affected the tumor-suppressive effect of miR-145-5p. [Conclusion] ITCH promotes neuroblastoma cell proliferation and metastasis by inhibiting LATS1 and promoting YAP nuclear translocation.
The establishment of Soviet cosmonautics through the prism of its founders: historiography and sources
Authors: Grebenchenko Irina Viktorovna
Published: January 2022

History marks the events that can be truly called the scientific and technological breakthroughs. One of such achievements is the flight of the first man into space in 1961. However, the flight of the austranot in the spacecraft is just a small part of this event. Behind it are those who developed the spacecraft, launch vehicle, braking system, life support system, lodgment, spacesuit and many other systems. This reviews and systematizes the sources of personal origin, such as diaries, memoirs and correspondence of the scholars, who were the pioneers of the Soviet cosmonautics, as well as works on the history of space exploration. The object of this research is the circle of scholars and engineers, members of the Council of Chief Designers of 1946–1967. The article relies on the materials from the library of the Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation, Russian State Historical Library, as well as the collections of the Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation, collection of the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, and archive of the Academician S. P. Korolev Memorial House Museum. The analysis employs the sources of personal origin, such as correspondence, diaries and memoirs of the designers, which contain mentioning of their work, as well as give assessment of the activity and personality of their colleagues.
Circumstances of accession to the throne of Philip II of Macedon: problems and discussions
Authors: Sivkina Nataliya Yurievna , Borisova Elizaveta Yurievna
Published: January 2022

The persona of the Macedonian King Philip II continues to stir controversy among researchers. The goal of this article is lies in examination of the problems and contradictions associated with the circumstances of accession to the throne of Philip II of Macedon (360/359-336 BC). Separate attention is given to the discussions on his captivity in Thebes and Illyria, as well as their impact upon Philip's future policy. The author considers the problem of regency and interrelated system of Macedonian succession to the throne. The scientific novelty lies in comprehensive analysis of the sources that describe the initial period of the reign of Philip II of Macedon. The conclusion is made that in his youth years, Philip was being held in captive not only in Thebes, but in Illyria as well. The authors believe that the beginning of the reign of Philip II of Macedon, which is traditionally considered in historiography as 359 BC, should be replaced with 360 BC. Moreover, the complicated international situation alongside domestic instability should have influenced the proclamation of Philip II as king without a regency period.
“Strokes to the portrait”: the senior member of the Moscow City Duma N. P. Vishnyakov (1844–1927) on his contemporaries and himself (based on the materials of the personal archive)
Authors: Bylova Natalia Sergeevna
Published: January 2022

This article examines the informative capabilities of the body of materials from the personal archive of N. P. Vishnyakov for reconstructing the history of the senior member of the Moscow City Duma. Leaning on the historiography dedicated to the work with personal archive collections, as well as determining lacunas in the scientific literature, assessment is given to composition of the fund with emphasis on one of the varieties of sources stored therein – “Reminiscences of the Duma”, internal and external criticism of these materials. The example of N. P. Vishnyakov's “Reminiscences of the Duma” demonstrated the experience of development of the methods of archival studies, source studies, historiographical and specific-historical approaches towards examination of personal and family archives. Work with the body of materials from personal archive collections allows introducing the new historical sources into the scientific discourse. Based on the substantive analysis of the texts that comprise the source base of the article, the author attempts to reconstruct the everyday activity of the Moscow Duma, which draws interest of the historians in the context of sociopolitical history, as well as micro-historical analysis. The sources of N. P. Vishnyakov's personal archive bear the imprint of ego-documents, which allow reconstructing the actions “behind the scene” through the prism of personal relations and contracts of the founder, as well as direct participants of the historical process, including the figure of N. P. Vishnyakov.
Transformation of the U. S. National Strategy for Counterterrorism during the presidency of Barack Obama
Authors: Marzoeva Tamara Guramovna
Published: January 2022

Tracing the evolution of Barack Obama's National Strategy for Counterterrorism is relevant for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, foreign policy and globalist trends were the reason for coming to power of the next president-isolationist Donald Trump. Secondly, many experts believe that the current administration of the White House pursues a successive foreign policy course namely in relation to the concept of B. Obama. And ultimately, consideration of the factors that affect the transformation of foreign policy strategy, and its counterterrorism component in particular, may contribute to forecasting similar processes under other administrations. The conclusion is made that Barack Obama preferred multilateral cooperation over unilateral coercive course; and the vector towards harmonization of relations with the Muslim world triggered the revision of the “struggle against terrorism” paradigm of George Bush Jr. B. Obama’s administration declared the transition from the concept of preventive strikes towards the concept of “smart power” and “leading from behind”, which manifested in the course of anti-terrorist operation in Syria. The author notes that the activity of Barack Obama in countering international terrorism is characterized by the departure from the tactics of conducting large-scale and costly wars of George Bush Jr. to joint targeted counterterrorism operations.
The state and biopolitics: towards the origins of interrelation
Authors: Iarkeev Aleksei Vladimirovich
Published: January 2022

The subject of this research is the state as a biopolitical project founded on the principle of government intervention in life of the population. Leaning on the ideas and theoretical intentions of the “archeology of power”, economic and political anthropology, the author examines the genesis of the state from biopolitical perspective, proceeding from the hypothesis of the initial animalization of human presence pursuant to state power, which at breaking point, turns into biopolitical death machine, or thanatopolitics. In view of this, the author reveals the role of ancient state formations as the agents of forced “domestication” of the members of agricultural and cattle-raising societies based on the concentration of human resources and coercive labor as state-forming “technologies”, which allow producing surpluses appropriated by the power elites. The idea of pastoralist power, which emerged along with the first states, identifies subjects to a herd under wardship, treating them as a form of wealth similar to livestock. The main conclusion lies in explication of the biopolitical matrix of state administration, which identifies the subjects of the state with livestock, and the state territory with enclosed pasture. This leads to the parallels between cattle-raising and control over population, which paradigmatically determines the political modus operandi of state power that is implicit in the trajectory of its evolution up to the present day. At the threshold of “evolution” of such administrative paradigm emerge the modern radical topoi of the antihuman – the concentration camps (labor camps and death camps) organized by the model of cattle pens and slaughterhouses.
Is punk not dead?: retrospective analysis of the Russian subcultures
Authors: Abrosimov Viktor Viktorovich
Published: January 2022

The object of this research is the punk subcultures, while the subject is the genesis of punk subcultures. The goal lies in retrospective analysis of punk subcultures for compiling an objective image of subcultural space and advancing the hypotheses for further development of the spiritual and material elements of subcultures. Methodological framework consists of the genesis of punk culture, taking into account the currently observed changes observed today over time to the period of its emergence in the cultural space. Retrospective analysis allows determining all changes in the qualitative and quantitative state for certain time periods, particularly since the origin of subcultures in the second half of the XX century until the preset for tracing the dynamics of the development of subcultures. The article carries out a retrospective examination of the genesis of punk subcultures in Russia; compares the ideas advanced by the subcultures with the achieved results. The use of reliable sociological methods in the modern conditions when subcultures mostly exists in the Internet streams, and restrictive measures due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, seems extremely difficult and even impossible. The article describes the gradual commercialization of the counter- and sub- cultures in the early XX century, their partial integration into popular culture by the producers and managers, departure from the anarchic philosophical tradition, and withering away of nihilistic tends. The consideration of experience allows optimizing the sociocultural processes and managing the risks of sociocultural development in the future.
Representations on the future fields of activity of modern youth
Authors: Shilova Natalia Petrovna
Published: January 2022

This article analyzes and describes the results of research on representations on the future fields of activity of modern youth. A total of 1,538 respondents aged 14 to 28 years participated in the research. They were asked to name five main activities that expect to be engaged in five years from now. The goal of this work lies in studying the gender and institutional differences in perception of the future types of activity among youth. The article examines the topic of development in adolescence as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood. The transition of adolescence is determined by comparison of the development type with the leading field of activity. It is demonstrated that selection of the type of activity associated with arrangement of personal life or professional activity, young individuals limit their future to a single sphere. Gender peculiarities in representations of future career of young ladies are associated with the arrangement of their personal life, while of young men – with entertainment and health. The students of vocational secondary education associate their future with work and family, as well as games and entertainment, while for the university students, this niche is taken by creativity and traveling.
Personal potential in the practice of psychological support of flight activity
Authors: Alekseenko Mariya Sergeevna
Published: January 2022

The subject of this research is the methods of psychological support of flight activity, which explicate the theory of Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor D. V. Gander on psychological support of flight activity. The author explores such questions as making decisions by pilot as the operator of ergatic system, with emphasis on the psychological aspects of flight activity on modern aircrafts and formation of professional competencies of the pilot. The research methodology is based on the systemic approach and encompasses theoretical-analytical and generalizing methods, longitudinal analysis, collection of empirical data, analysis of pilot activity through studying documentation and expert survey, professiography, and mathematical statistics. The scientific novelty is defined by the developed model of personal potential of the pilot from the perspective of holistic representation on the specificity and dynamics of the development of personal potential. The study of psychological professionally important qualities led to the creation of the factor model of personal potential of the pilot; while qualitative analysis of the acquired data allowed interpreting the content of personal potential from the perspective of systemic approach. Thus, the hypothesis is proven that the success of mastering flight activity depends not so much on the absolute values of the development of professionally important qualities, but on the specifically organized structure of qualities that form personal potential of the pilot. It is also stated that the achievements in flight activity are the most significant indicator of the status of development of personal potential.
Research groups of G. I. Chelpanov: historical-psychological study
Authors: Artemeva Olga Arkadjevna , Dubrovskaya Lyudmila Dmitrievna
Published: January 2022

In the context of the problem of institutionalization of the Russian and Soviet psychology of the early XX century, the research is conducted on the peculiarities of organizing scientific work under the leadership of G. I. Chelpanov. For determination of the composition and characteristics of the research groups created by him, the author carries out biographical and bibliographic analysis of personal written documents, materials that characterizes the official activity of the scholars and communities, historical-psychological works dedicated to life and research activity of G. I. Chelpanov. The three scientific-educational bases for the creation of research groups headed by Chelpanov are highlighted: the Psychological Seminary at the Department of Philosophy of the Imperial University of St. Vladimir in Kiev (1897–1907), the Psychological Seminary at the Imperial Moscow University (1907–1912), and the Institute of Psychology named after L. G. Shchukina (1912–1923). The staff composition of the research groups is revealed. The novelty of this article lies in the description of G. I. Chelpanov as the pioneer of the Russian psychological science and education, who duly appreciated teamwork at the stage of establishment of psychology as big science in the early XX century. The traces the succession of the staff composition of research groups ,as well as the subject of reports and research conducted by the members of the collective, according to the plan developed by the leader G. I. Chelpanov, primarily in the scope of general psychology. It is demonstrated that in the course of socially significant activity, on the collective basis were resolved the tasks of training of competent philosophers and psychologists, and later of implementation of the research program on the development of theoretical-methodological  fundamentals of the empirical research of psyche. The authors underline the importance of individual approach implemented by Chelpanov in working with the scientific associates aimed at the development of their creative skills.
The concept of emotional burnout at work in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Andreeva Ekaterina Yurievna , Kleshnina Mariya Olegovna
Published: January 2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon everyday live alongside the conditions of isolation with even more tasks to be accomplished, testify to the high level of distress faced by every employee. There is an inextricable link between the increased number of workers experiencing emotional burnout and the conditions of self-isolation due to the pandemic. Thus, the subject of this research is the factors that have a direct impact upon the emotional state of young professionals and university students, as well as possible consequences of the emotional burnout. The scientific novelty lies in comprehensive analysis of the emotional and professional types of burnout, as well as the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which inflicted a severe blow to the most vulnerable link – knowledge workers. This group faced an overwhelming stress at work and studying even prior to the outbreak of the pandemic. In recent years, the situation has worsened: an increasing number of people identify themselves as emotionally burned out, and many blame the pandemic. The author conducted the survey “Symptoms of the Job Burnout Questionnaire” among the students and young professionals of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The results, as well as effective methods of coping with emotional burnout during the pandemic, are presented in this research.
Tolstoy's text in the works of I. S. Shmelyov
Authors: Kurianova Valeria Viktorovna
Published: January 2022

This research is dedicated to the study of supertext in the works of the prominent writer of the white émigré – Ivan Sergeevich Shmelyov. The topic of supertexts is currently one of the most promising interdisciplinary trends in humanities. Despite the fact that literary studies feature quite a number of works dedicated to topological texts, there are virtually no research of supertext, to which Tolstoy's text is attributed to. Active creation of Tolstoy’s text falls on the turn of the XIX – XX centuries. The image of Tolstoy manifests in Shemlyov’s works of the early period, his last novel, diaries and correspondence. In literary texts, the writer creates the “protected” myth about L. Tolstoy, whole the “profane vector” can be observed in diaries and correspondence with the close circle of friends. Mythologemes that comprise Shmelyov’s myth are as follows: “Tolstoy is an outstanding Russian writer”, “Simplification of Tolstoy”, “Tolstoy is the Founder of the New Religion”. The latter is of particular significance, since Shmelyov positions himself, and is subsequently recognized by the readers, as the Orthodox writer irreconcilable with other religious pursuits. Having acknowledge the undisputable authority of L. Tolstoy as a writer, as a model for young authors, the heroes in Shmelyov’s works do not admit the spiritual leader and religious figure in the prominent Russian thinker.
Philological analysis of the text: reception of I. A. Bunin's short fiction “The Epitaph”
Authors: Dubova Marina Anatol'evna , Larina Nadezhda Al'bertovna
Published: January 2022

The object of this research is Ivan Bunin’s prose of the early period – “The Epitaph”. I. A. Bunin is a Neorealist writer of the turn of the XIX – XX centuries, publicist, a unique representative of the white émigré. The subject of this research is the reception of “The Epitaph” by modern audience based on the command of philological text analysis. Having analyzed the traditional semantic components of the literary text (that are part of the concept of “philological text analysis”), the authors offer modern approaches towards representation of the established semantic categories of the text, demonstrate their functionality on the linguistic level, analyze the methods of their lexical representation and verbalization, which determines the novelty of this article. The goal lies in philological analysis of I. A. Bunin's short fiction “The Epitaph”, taking into account the historical-cultural context of its creation, the role of extralinguistic factors in the text, and their reflection on the linguistic level, semantics of the title and keywords in the ideological-thematic content of the work and expression of the authorial position. Alongside the traditional methods of academic philology, such as historical-cultural, biographical, commentary reading, linguistic-stylistic analysis, the research employs the techniques of cognitive linguistics. This article is first to describe the experience of a commentary reading of I. A. Bunin's short fiction “The Epitaph”, which is based on cognition of the semantic components of the work through the prism of a linguostylistic approach within the framework of philological analysis. The authors reveal techniques of reading the text, placing emphasis on the lexical means of representation of the key semantic categories, which on the one hand reflect the writer’s worldview , while on the other – form his individual writing style. Such articulation of the problem determines the prospects for the study of other proses of I. A. Bunin.
The World Expo as a means of global cross-cultural communication (on the example of participation of Ural and the Chelyabinsk regions)
Authors: Inozemtseva Irina Evgen'evna
Published: January 2022

This article is a historical foray into participation of the Ural and the Chelyabinsk regions in the World Expos in the context of cross-cultural communication, in which the interaction between the exhibiting countries on the global questions of modernity takes place through the dialogue of cultures. In the broad sense, exhibition first and foremost is a significant attribute of culture and cultural life of a particular environment, and form of distribution of culture. The scientific literature features the following definition: “…exhibitions are the key presentation instrument of cultural policy of the country”. The real scientific achievements are concentrated in a single space. Each exhibition promotes different cultural traditions and contributes to the enrichment of cultures. As pertains to the participation of Ural, it is too early to speak of the full-fledged participation in the dialogue of cultures at World Expos; however, the region has made decent steps towards it. There is no doubt that the World Expo is an remarkable international event. Each host country makes every effort to ensure an immense scale of the event, attract wide audience of visitors and exhibitors. Therefore, the exhibition should be viewed from the global perspective.
Intermezzo by I. Brahms Op. 119 No. 3: Non-classical tendencies in the music of Late Romanticism
Authors: Litvikh Elena Vyacheslavovna
Published: January 2022

The subject of the study. The article analyzes a number of aspects of Brahms' intermezzo Op. 119 No. 3 in order to detect non-classical tendencies manifested in the structure of the musical fabric and the principles of shaping in this work. Research methodology. In the course of the study, the method of holistic analysis was used, which includes consideration of the features of harmony, textural originality, thematic processes and form-forming patterns in the Brahms intermezzo Op. 119 No. 3. Elements of comparative analysis were also applied (comparison of the principles of form formation in the composition under study and classical works, as well as comparison of the interpretation of the reprise of the three-part form in the Brahms intermezzo op 119 No. 3 and Chopin's nocturne Op. 48 No. 1). The scientific novelty of the work consists in the fact that as a result of the research it was possible to identify a number of non-classical qualities of Brahms' music, namely: the homogeneity of the sound fabric, a weak degree of differentiation of relief and background in texture, the absence of common forms of sound and passive fragments in musical form. The conceptual kinship of Brahms' principles of working with musical material with the technique of interpenetration of object and space, which became widespread in painting at the beginning of the XX century, was also discovered. Conclusions, the results obtained allow us to conclude that Brahms' intermezzo Op. 119 No. 3 implements a number of non-classical principles of working with musical material that anticipate the discoveries of composers of the Novovensky school (in particular, Webern). The results of the research can be used in the process of further study of Brahms' creativity and various theoretical aspects of music at the turn of the XIXвЂ“XX centuries, as well as in performing and pedagogical practice.
Phase-field simulation of void evolution in UO2 under applied stress
Authors: Jiang Yan-Bo , Liu Wen-Bo , Sun Zhi-Peng , La Yong-Xiao , Yun Di ,   Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China,   Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China
Published: January 2022

Owing to the migration and aggregation of point defects produced by cascade collision, a large number of cavities form easily during irradiation of the uranium dioxide (UO2) that is an important nuclear fuel. In addition, cavities are also inevitably introduced into the ceramic fuel during sintering. Moreover, the creep strain and thermal strain, caused by the extreme environment of high temperature and strong irradiation, significantly increase the applied stress of nuclear fuel. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate the microstructure evolution of the cavities in UO2 fuel under applied stress. In this work, a phase-field model of void evolution in UO2 under applied stress is established. Firstly, the elastic equilibrium equation is solved by the perturbation-iterative method, and the stress distribution around a single void under applied stress is calculated. The results show that the stress concentration is observed at the edge of the void, and the simulated stress distribution is consistent with the theoretically analytical results. Then, the evolution processes of a single void under different applied stresses are simulated by the phase-field model. The results show that the growth rate of void increases with the augment of applied stress. Finally, the effect of applied stress on grain growth and void evolution in polycrystalline are also studied. The results show that the applied stress will accelerate the void growth. With the increase of the applied stress, the effect of the applied stress on accelerating the void evolution increases.
Research progress of bio-inspired radiative cooling
Authors: Yang Run-Heng , An Shun , Shang Wen , Deng Tao ,   School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Published: January 2022

As a new type of cooling technology, radiative cooling achieves temperature reduction through spectral regulation. Compared with the traditional active cooling technologies such as absorption-based cooling and compression-based cooling, the radiative cooling offers unique advantages, which are of great significance in environmental protection and energy utilization. First of all, the basic principle of radiative cooling and the radiative cooling within the natural biological systems are introduced in this review. The biological systems achieve their regulations of radiative cooling through controlling the materials, microstructures and behaviors in the systems, which also provide inspiration for us to explore new radiative cooling materials and devices. We also summarize the various mechanisms of radiative cooling in the biological systems and the optimization of such cooling structures. The recent research progress of bio-inspired radiative cooling is also presented. At the end, the outlook of the research directions, potential applications, and the material fabrication approaches for bio-inspired radiative cooling are discussed. The radiative cooling materials and devices with high power output and intelligent control should be an important development direction of bio-inspired radiative cooling in the future. With the integration of advanced micro/nano fabrication technology, bio-inspired radiative cooling will have a broader market and much room of applications in the future.
Informasjonsflyt ved overføring av pasienter fra sykehus til kommunale tjenester
Authors: Jakobsen Rita , Vetvik Killie Paul Andre , Engen Sørensen Kari , Debesay Jonas
Published: January 2022

Hensikten med denne studien er å belyse informasjonsflyt i overføring av pasient fra spesialisthelsetjenesten til kommunale helsetjenester, gjennom å fortolke erfaringer fra saksbehandlere i forvaltningsnivået TK. Studien er basert på kvalitative intervjuer med 11 informanter. Dataanalysen er inspirert av Granheim og Lundmans kvalitative innholdsanalyse.  Tre temaer ble identifisert; 1. ulike perspektiver i rapportering, 2. frustrasjon og kontroll og 3. gjensidighet i samhandling. Temaene diskuteres i lys av informasjonskvalitet, konsekvenser av ulike perspektivvalg, gjensidighet og anerkjennelse. Studien finner et tydelig behov for anerkjennelse av perspektiv, ansvar og kompetanse hos TK ansatte, samt et ønske om formell dialog rundt utfordringene.
Socio-demographic and Morbidity Pattern among Under-Five Children in Rural Areas of Adilabad District of Telangana, India
Authors: Devidas J , Mohapatra Jagatabandhu , Dehury Parthsarathi , Dehury Ranjit Kumar
Published: January 2022

Introduction: The health and well-being among children is an important parameter for the measurement of the progress of a nation, which is also most precious asset in the community for socio-economic development in long run. It is not wise to neglect the health rights of the children in the process of nation building. The under-five children are the most vulnerable group in a society in which there is lack of guarantee for adequate nutrition and social protection. The lack of essential health services ultimately leads to childhood diseases like diarrhoea, respiratory infections, and measles in various parts of India. Aim: To understand the socio-demographic and morbidity pattern among the children of under five years in a district of Telangana state, India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken by interviewing mothers with the help of a predesigned and pretested questionnaire to understand the morbidity pattern of children under five years in the rural areas of Adilabad district, Telangana, India. The study was conducted in March 2015 in 30 villages. The study assessed various determinates of morbidity by applying scientific principles. The sample size was calculated as 210. The data was analysed by using MS Excel spread sheet and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software to understand the morbidity pattern. Descriptive statistical tests were done to find out the results. Results: The result confirms that 154 (73.33%) of the children under five years have several forms of morbidities. The most common morbidity was Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) (25.71%), which is followed by worm infestation (8.09%), diarrhoea (20%), fever (7.61%), scabies (7.61%), asthma (2.3%) and seizure (fits) (1.9%) in last three months from the data collection. All these diseases are prevalent in rural areas of high concern due to the impeding morbidity and mortality. Conclusion: The ARI and diarrhoea were found to be the cause of concern among under-five children, which dominate the morbidity pattern. The factors responsible with such precarious situation were deeply entrenched conditions like illiteracy, poor socio-economic conditions, poor environmental sanitation, and increased birth order among the population.
Association of Motor Function and Neuroimaging in Cerebral Palsy: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Singh Dhirendra Kumar , Laisram Nonica , Malik Amita , Kanaujia Vinay , Badhal Suman , Jain Sakshi
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is one of the most common causes of disability in children. Neuroimaging is useful in determining structural or functional relationships in children with CP. It provides an opportunity to link various CP types to the localisation of the brain maldevelopment or lesion. Aim: To study association of motor function and brain structure on neuroimaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in CP children. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital from August 2015 to December 2016. A total of 50 diagnosed cases of CP were included after satisfying inclusion and exclusion criteria. After detailed history and clinical examination, MRI of brain was advised. All parameters were assessed in terms of Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS), Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) and MRI Grading. Categorical variables were presented as numbers and percentage and association was checked using Chi-square test or Fischer’s-exact test. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Patients with CP in the study ranged from 2-12 years with mean age of 5.43 (±2.58) years. Out of 50 cases, 30 (60%) were in the age group of 2-5 years, 17 (34%) were in the age group of 6-10 years and three (6%) were in the age group of 11-12 years. Out of 50 enrolled cases, maximum cases were having GMFCS level 3 (n=14) and MACS level 2 (n=15). There was significant positive association (p-value <0.05) between GMFCS level and grading of MRI. Similar significant association was observed for analysis of association of MACS level and MRI Grading. Conclusion: The present study highlighted that there was a significant association between extent and type of brain lesion and motor functions (GMFCS and MACS levels). Type and extent of brain lesion helps clinician to understand prognosis of functional motor outcome in CP children.
Effect of Body Weight Support Treadmill Training on Gait Recovery, Lower Limb Function and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Authors: Gangopadhyay Suparna , Saha Sucheta , Sengupta Madhusree , Maity Bodhisatwa , Chakrabarti Dhritiman
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Stroke is an omnipresent health problem that causes impairments in multiple domains and often leads to serious long-lasting consequences like pathological gait patterns. Gait rehabilitation is an important criterion for improvement in functionality. Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) is being used as a method of gait rehabilitation, but efficiency of this method beyond traditional training is lacking evidence. Aim: To evaluate the effect of body weight supported treadmill training on gait recovery, lower limb function and dynamic balance in chronic stroke patients. Materials and Methods: A randomised controlled trial conducted in the Department of Neurorehabilitation of a specialty hospital, on 30 ambulatory chronic stroke patients having post stroke duration of six months or more. Study subjects were randomised into two groups. Group A received BWSTT with conventional rehabilitation for four weeks. Group B received only conventional rehabilitation for four weeks. Duration of conventional rehabilitation was 40 minutes in each group. Along with that group A received 20 minutes BWSTT and group B received 20 minutes of conventional gait training. Therapy was given three days a week. Assessment tools were Timed Up and Go test (TUG), Cadence, 10 metre Walk Test and Berg Balance Scale (BBS). The paired t-test was used for intragroup analysis and the unpaired t-test was used for intergroup analysis. Results: Total of 30 patients were registered in the study with mean age (years) 52.07±3.6736 and 52.40±3.906 for group A and group B, respectively. There was significant improvement in all outcome measures, e.g., BBS, TUG, 10 metre walk test and Cadence, in both the groups, pre and post intervention, but group A showed statistically significant improvement in parameters like dynamic balance, walking speed, and postural control and walking function (p<0.05). Conclusion: The BWSTT offers improvement in gait, in terms of walking speed, dynamic balance, posture control, that is significantly more than that of conventional gait training, as found in this study. The BWSTT might be included as a part of stroke rehabilitation program. Further multicentre studies with larger samples can throw more light on the intensity, dosage and methods of using BWSTT.
Usability Evaluation of the Information System Used in Neuroscience Research Centres
Authors: Abedini Seyedeh Saeideh , Asadi Farkhondeh , Rahmatizadeh Shahabedin , Hosseini Azamossadat
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Information systems are tools for facilitating information management in research centres that improve quality by reducing errors and increasing speed and precision. Accordingly, their usability is of utmost importance. Usability problems can lead to user errors, may threaten patient safety, and negatively impact the quality of care. Aim: To evaluate the usability of the information system used in Neuroscience Research centres of hospitals affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study conducted in July 2020 at SBUMS. Before starting the study, ethical considerations such as obtaining informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality, and the participants’ freedom to withdraw from the study were taken into account. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire adapted from the Usefulness, Satisfaction, and Ease of Use (USE) and ISO Metrics questionnaires. Samples were information system used in Neuroscience Research Centres of hospitals affiliated with SBUMS. Therefore, from the centres affiliated with SBUMS, only two hospitals met this requirement, which were Educational hospitals affiliated with SBMUS. The content validity of the questionnaire was examined, and its reliability was checked by Cronbach’s alpha. Results: The information systems of the mentioned centres had a usefulness of 5.93, learnability of 5.79, memorability of 5.22, user satisfaction of 4.89, and ease of use of 4.76, based on a 7-point Likert scale. Overall, the usability of the designed systems had an acceptable and favourable state based on all the criteria. Conclusion: Of the examined criteria, usefulness and learnability achieved a higher score, indicating the good design of the system in terms of these dimensions. However, the ease of use had the lowest score, showing the poor user design of the information system in this dimension. To achieve an excellent level of information system usability in these centres, attention should be paid to all the dimensions of information system usability.
Complementary Therapy of Pranic Healing in Managing Moderate Panic Disorder with Mild Agoraphobia during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Report
Authors: Vinu V , Jois Srikanth N
Published: January 2022

Panic disorder refers to recurrent unexpected panic attacks, including symptoms such as dizziness, chest pain or discomfort, a feeling of unreality, fear of losing control, and fear of dying which could last for few minutes. Here, authors presents a case of 71-year-old male during Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) lockdown experienced moderately distressing panic attack symptoms and feared going out by himself, due to the worry of future attacks. These symptoms made significant interference with social activities. The subject was under homeopathic medication and later referred to take Pranic Healing as an add-on therapy. Panic disorder severity (panic disorder severity scale-self report) and severity of agoraphobia (severity measure for agoraphobia-adult) were measured at day 0, day 60 and day 240. Moderate panic disorder (raw score was 12) with mild agoraphobia (raw score was 10) was reduced after 14 pranic healing sessions given in two months duration. No symptoms of agoraphobia or panic disorder were found after six months follow-up. Pranic healing along with homeopathic treatment were found effective in reducing moderate panic disorder with mild agoraphobia. Psychological therapies, combined with medication can be used as gold standards in treating panic disorder.
Challenges of Organisational Structure and Human Resources in Pre Hospital Emergency Medical Systems for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Nayeri Nahid Dehghan , Sari Hassan Nouri , Neghad Fatemeh Bahram , Hajibabaee Fatemeh , Senmar Mojtaba
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Studies about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in pre hospital setting in Iran is limited. Despite the importance of this issue, numerous challenges in this area are left unattended. Aim: To explore the challenges of the organisational structure and the human resources in pre hospital Emergency Medical Systems (EMSs) for CPR. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis approach. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews in 2020, until saturation was achieved. The participants were 16 Iranian emergency medical staff who were selected through a purposive sampling method. Data were analysed based on the Graneheim UH and Lundman B approach. Results: Thirteen participants were males and the rest were females. The mean age of the participants was 33.06±7.85 years and their mean work experience was 10.62±6.63 years. By analysing the data, the information was placed in two main categories- “the challenges of human resources” which includes four sub categories (lack of experience and skills, intrapersonal challenges, non targeted performance and weakness in education as the existing challenges), and “the challenges of organisational structure” which includes three sub categories (improper structure and access, lack of organisational support and shortages of the facilities and the equipment as the existing challenges). Conclusion: Results from the present study revealed that pre hospital EMSs staff had to face various problems, challenges and limitations in CPR. Therefore, the ability of these staff to manage these challenges should be increased through the opportunity to acquire clinical knowledge and skills in order to improve patient-centered services.
Retrospective Analysis of Cardiotoxic Scorpion Envenomation in Konkan Region of Western India with Special Reference to Echocardiography
Authors: Patil Suvarna Netaji , Shamraj Pranav , Deshpande Janhavi
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Mortality due to scorpion sting is high in rural India as preference is given to traditional healers above hospitalisation. In rural Indian settings where there is a lack of diagnostic facilities Electrocardiogram (ECG) was supposed to be the only test to diagnose cardiotoxicity. However, we proposed to study Echocardiography (ECHO) serially in scorpion sting cases for classifying them into mild, moderate and severe envenomation. Aim: To study serial changes of cardiac dimensions on ECHO in cardiotoxic scorpion sting patients. Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective and cross-sectional analysis of 925 patients stung by scorpion, admitted from January 2011 to December 2017 at BKL Walawalkar Hospital, Chiplun, Maharashtra, India. All patients were classified into mild, moderate and severe envenomation based on clinical findings and electrocardiography. All patients had ECHO done on admission but only 81 severely or moderately envenomed had complete records of ECHO readings. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA). Data has been presented as mean and Standard Deviation (SD) for all the ECHO measurements. Results: In 81 patients, ECHO on admission showed severe Left Ventricular (LV) dilatation. There was significant reduction in LV size (3.69 cm to 3.025 cm for systolic and 4.19 cm to 3.82 cm for diastolic, p-value <0.001 for both) in subsequent ECHOs, showing improvement in cardiac status and LV function {Ejection Fraction (EF) 28.17% to 43.31%, p-value=0.002} with normal coronary angiography. Conclusion: Diagnosis of cardiotoxicity, following scorpion sting, is challenging on ECG. In present study, LV dimensions on serial 2D ECHO were studied. After the sting, LV dysfunction occurs initially and it is completely reversible on subsequent serial ECHO.