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CONSOLIDADO DOS ESTUDOS PUBLICADOS PELA COORTE SAMI-TROP COM PACIENTES PORTADORES DE DOENÇA DE CHAGAS
Authors: Fernandes Leite Sâmara , Mota Ferreira Ariela , Fiúza Damasceno Renata , Cerdeira Sabino Éster , Campos de Oliveira Léa , Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Antônio , Mendes Vieira Magda , Henrique Ferreira Aguiar Thallyson , Sant’Ana Haikal Desirée
Published: June 2022

O SaMi-Trop é um estudo de coorte que acompanha pacientes com doença de Chagas, desenvolvido em 21 municípios endêmicos. Objetivo: Realizar o consolidado das publicações produzidas pela coorte. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão narrativa dos artigos publicados com dados da coorte. Resultados: Foram identificados 18 estudos, sendo 17 publicados em inglês, em periódicos com fator de impacto variando de 1,3 a 4,7 e Qualis CAPES de A1 a B4. Nos delineamentos identificaram-se três estudos de apresentação do perfil da coorte, seis estudos epidemiológicos convencionais, um estudo epidemiológico de abordagem multinível, cinco estudos de epidemiologia molecular, um estudo de abordagem qualitativa e dois estudos usando inteligência artificial. Dentre as temáticas, há fatores associados ao tratamento antiparasitário, à qualidade de vida, ao prognóstico e a sobrevida, criação de escore de risco e modelos de inteligência artificial para prever mortalidade e outros desfechos, identificação de novos biomarcadores, associação entre alterações cardíacas e biomarcadores, além dos desafios para a assistência à doença de Chagas na atenção primária. Conclusão: A coorte SaMi-Trop tem contribuído com produção de conhecimento científico relevante quanto ao diagnóstico, tratamento e progressão da doença de Chagas. Seus resultados têm sido publicados em relevantes periódicos, trazendo à tona o cenário negligenciado.
A Smart Irrigation System using NodeMCU
Authors: Kumar P Ranjith , Kumar P Vishnu , Rabbani D Shaik , Kumar G Pavan , Saicharith C
Published: June 2022

In India, agriculture is a prominent feature Agriculture has a considerable impact on the Indian financial system, since agriculture either directly or indirectly supports about half of the nation's population To monitor the water level in the field and to turn on and off the water pump, a farmer must go to the farm, sometimes even in the middle of the night. This issue can be resolved by improving traditional farming methods in many ways. To convert conventional farming into smart farming, a new machine might be created or developed. By using a soil moisture sensor, this work aims to design a clean water pump controller. The Message Queue Telemetry Transport protocol is used to send and receive sensor data. The NodeMCU-12E regulates the movement of a water pump based on the state of the soil moisture content of the fabric and shows data from the soil moisture sensor and water pump performance on a web page or mobile application. This advances a safe, flexible, trust-capable, function and coffee in value machine to address the aforementioned agricultural irrigation problem. By enforcing this responsibility, we can reduce the amount of water utilized in manufacturing, agriculture, and the production of power. Examples of high-tech farming practices include precision farming, smart irrigation, crop water management, and real-time water metering.
Thruway Sustainable Electric Vehicles Charging
Authors: Mahajan Aayush , Shimpi Rushikesh , Patel Sachin
Published: June 2022

A significant obstacle in execution is the restricted scope of EVs. Primarily EVs need an enormous battery ability to build the scope of the EV. One of the preparations is to charge the vehicles while moving referred to as "Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT)". Charging the auto-mobile while shifting can decrease the battery energy capability restriction on the auto-mobile. To tackle the difficulty of the electrical vehicle (EV) charging sum vacillation added approximately using the form of charge in the course of moving charging, we propose an EV dynamic faraway charging control approach adjusting to speed alternate. The fundamental elements of dynamic charging are to send power by an electromagnetic field across a given space. As electric vehicles are a superior choice to control the continuous contamination, it is fundamental to make changes in the battery charging cycle to achieve more prominent dependability. Dynamic charging framework can be executed to charge the vehicle in any event, when it is moving. By utilizing inductive power or dynamic wireless charging, the power from source can be moved to the chargeable batteries through transformer windings, i.e., wireless transmission coils. For pre-arranged courses, such powerful charging stations can be set in the mood for charging batteries. This will not just expand the utilization of electric vehicles yet in addition make them productive and dependable for huge distances also. The paper extraordinarily presents an assessment on how the future EV improvement and remote charging techniques can be carried out. Dynamic remote charging of electric cars (EVs) is becoming a preferred method since it empowers energy change between the auto-mobile and the lattice while the car is shifting. Here we gift Mobile Energy Disseminators (MED), every other concept, which can paintings with EVs to increase their reach in a mean metropolitan situation.
E-Learning and It’s Impacts during Covid-19
Authors: Dubey Vaishnavi , Khare Vikas
Published: June 2022

While the covid-19 pandemic has impacted the education industry, it has also opened the door to a new approach to education delivery. The traditional classroom-based learning approach has evolved into a technology-based one. In terms of education, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And the teachers have risen to the occasion. They have adapted to a new set of alien tools and resources in an environment that no one could have predicted. Science is a sensible activity that income through the testing of theories by suggests that of experimental work and observations. Virtual lab software creates opportunities for alternative access for science education. It is noted that the teaching-learning process gets better outcomes by the integration of emerging technologies and digital content with all their operations.
Flight AI using Reinforcement Learning
Authors: Poonam Sharma  , Ashima Narang
Published: June 2022

This paper will be featuring an aircraft with fully featured physics simulated in unity
engine. The agent or the AI will be created for possessing and controlling the aircraft so as to
navigate it in the 3D world space environment provided. The agent will have to consider the
different physical dynamics applied on a real-world aircraft and based on these parameters it will
have to create an effective piloting for the aircraft. Various other aspects such as engine dynamics
and the fuel parameters will also be considered for an effective training environment.
Locally Led Adaptation: From Principles to Practice
Authors: Coger Tamara , Dinshaw Ayesha , Tye Stefanie , Kratzer Bradley , Thazin Aung May , Cunningham Eileen , Ramkissoon Candice , Gupta Suranjana , Bodrud-Doza Md. , Karamallis Ariana , Mbewe Samson , Granderson Ainka , Dolcemascolo Glenn , Tewary Anwesha , Mirza Afsara , Carthy Anna
Published: June 2022

This paper provides a review of approaches to delivering locally led adaptation. Drawing on examples from Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Caribbean and Latin America, it provides practical recommendations for financing and implementing locally led adaptation. It helps demystify the steps funders and governments can take to ensure local partners have equitable access to climate finance and are at the center of decision-making processes.
Neural underpinnings of co-speech gesture perception in schizophrenia: A review
Authors:   Mental Health Research Center, Panikratova Yana R. , Abdullina Ekaterina G. ,   Mental Health Research Center, Lebedeva Irina S. ,   Mental Health Research Center, Pechenkova Ekaterina V. ,   HSE University
Published: June 2022

Impaired communication is one of the key features of schizophrenia. Therefore, an investigation of the disease’s nature calls for a better understanding of the neural underpinnings of not only verbal communication but also the lesser-studied non-verbal communication. Spontaneous gestures accompanying oral speech are one of the most important channels for the transmission of non-verbal information. Poor gesture performance in schizophrenia is well documented, but data on the relevant neurophysiological and neuroanatomical aberrations have been obtained only recently. Compared to gesture performance, the perception of gestures provides more opportunities for neurophysiological study, as it does not require a participant’s active movement during measurements or the development of time-consuming expert annotations for each participant’s gestures. At the same time, the brain mechanisms of gesture perception in schizophrenia are understudied. In this review, the existing evidence is analyzed, and future perspectives for studying the brain correlates of spontaneous gesture perception in schizophrenia are discussed. To clarify the context of such studies, we briefly describe data on the brain organization of co-speech gestures, the perception of such gestures in healthy individuals, and the cognitive and social neuroscience methods through which such data may be obtained.
LEGAL CULTURE: CONCEPT, ESSENCE AND MODERN DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
Authors: Medvedev Vladimir A.
Published: June 2022

The article explores the modern understanding and essential characteristics of legal culture, which reflects the extent and nature of its development. The relevance of the research topic is due to the needs of forming a high level of legal culture of the population and fostering respect for the rule of law as the most important components of a model of legitimate social behavior necessary for the successful implementation of the tasks of socio-economic development of society and the state in modern realities. The purpose of the study is to identify possible directions for improving and increasing legal culture based on the analysis of scientific approaches to understanding legal culture, as well as existing regulatory legal acts in this area. The methodological basis of the research is represented by a complex of general scientific and private scientific research methods: dialectical method, methods of analysis and synthesis, formal legal, comparative legal and other methods of scientific cognition. The paper analyzes the concept and essence of legal culture, its constituent elements, the state of legal culture, considers approaches to the formation, improvement and development of legal culture at the present stage. Ensuring the rule of law in the law-making and law-realization spheres, formation of appropriate legal thinking, improvement of legislation, legal practice, creation of conditions and motivations for improving legal behavior, introduction of digital technologies into the field of legal education and legal assistance are defined as the main directions for increasing the level of legal culture.
LEGAL REGULATION OF THE AIR CARRIAGE CONTRACT: CURRENT ASPECTS
Authors: Tolstova Maria L.
Published: June 2022

The article examines international and national legislation regulating air transportation, in particular, international acts (the Montreal, the Warsaw Conventions, etc.), federal legislation (Air. Civil codes, etc.), and subordinate legislation (Federal Aviation Regulations and local acts of air carriers). One of the latest significant changes in the air transport area is related to the accession of the Russian Federation to the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, adopted in Montreal. The relevance of the topic is beyond doubt, because in modern conditions, it is important for each individual and collectives to be mobile, and air transport is capable of providing the fastest and most comfortable delivery from one point to another in a short period of time. Much attention is paid to the analysis of the carrier's liability, because at the moment the carrier bears only fault-based liability for the flight delay and other damage caused, and is discharged from the liability only in case of force majeure circumstances, as confirmed by numerous examples of judicial practice. The author draws a conclusion about the increase in the amount of liability for the delay in delivery of goods, passengers and luggage.
Risk Factors for Mortality in Asian Children Admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit after Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Authors: Santhanam Haripriya , Ong Jacqueline SM , Shen Liang , Tan Poh Lin , Koh Pei Lin
Published: June 2022

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with mortality in haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients admitted to our paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) over an 8-year period. Materials and Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of all HSCT patients requiring PICU admission at our centre (a tertiary care university hospital in Singapore) from January 2002 to December 2010. Chief outcome measures were survival at the time of PICU discharge and survival at 6 months after initial PICU admission. Results: Ninety-eight patients underwent HSCT during this period; 18 patients (18%) required 24 PICU admissions post-HSCT. The overall survival to PICU discharge was 62.5%. Of those who survived discharge from the PICU, 33% died within 6 months of discharge. Non-survivors to PICU discharge had a higher incidence of sepsis (89% vs 33%, P = 0.013) and organ failure as compared to survivors (cardiovascular failure 100% vs 20%, P = 0.0003; respiratory failure 89% vs 20%, P = 0.002; and renal failure 44% vs 7%, P = 0.047). Mortality rates were higher in patients requiring mechanical ventilation (70% vs 14%, P = 0.010) and inotropic support (70% vs 14%, P = 0.010). Mortality in all patients with renal failure requiring haemodialysis (n = 4) was 100%. Presence of 3 or more organ failures was associated with 80% mortality (P = 0.003). Conclusion: Sepsis, multiple organ failure and the need for mechanical ventilation, inotropes and especially haemodialysis were associated with increased risk of mortality in our cohort of HSCT patients.

Key words: Bone marrow transplantation, Outcome, Prognostic factors
Awareness and Attitudes of Community-Dwelling Individuals in Singapore towards Participating in Advance Care Planning
Authors: Ng Qin Xiang , Kuah Tricia ZL , Loo Germaine JM , Ho Wilbert HH , Wagner Norbert L , Sng Judy GK , Yang Grace MJ , Tai Bee Choo
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Advance care planning (ACP) is an important aspect of end-of-life care that has been shown to improve patient autonomy in decision-making and reduce stress for surviving family members. Given the rapidly ageing population in Singapore, a greater emphasis on end-of-life care planning is needed. This study therefore sought to examine the awareness and attitudes of the general Singaporean community towards participating in ACP, which are not known hitherto. Materials and Methods: A 24-item interviewer-administered questionnaire was constructed and administered via door-to-door survey amongst community-dwelling residents living in Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats across Singapore, selected via a two-stage stratified random sampling. Results: Of the 406 completed surveys, 14.4% of respondents had heard of ACP (n = 58), mostly through the media (67.9%), from family and friends (21.4%) and healthcare providers (21.4%). Only 26.8% of those who had previously heard of ACP knew how to begin an ACP discussion and 12.5% of them had a prior ACP discussion. After education, the majority of respondents were willing to begin an ACP discussion (n = 236, 60.1%). Being of an older age, having a life threatening illness, and having more knowledge about ACP were significant factors associated with willingness to have an ACP discussion. Barriers included perceiving oneself as still healthy and preferring the family to make decisions instead. Conclusion: There is a low awareness but high expressed willingness to engage in an ACP discussion amongst the Singaporean community. More efforts are needed to educate the public about ACP, engage the family unit and correct the present misconceptions.

Key words: Advance directive, Barriers, Community, End-of-life care
Kimyasal Dekontaminasyon Yöntemlerinin Kanatlı Etinin Raf Ömrü Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: ÇINAR Sena , DİKİCİ Abdullah
Published: June 2022

Son yıllarda sosyoekonomik nedenlerden kaynaklı kanatlı eti ve ürünlerine ilgi oldukça fazladır. Kanatlı etlerinin doğal florası üretim şartlarından kaynaklı çeşitli kontaminasyonlara maruz kaldıkları için önemli miktarda mikrobiyal yüke sahiptir. Bu nedenle güvenilir gıda üretmek için kanatlı etinin korunması ve muhafazası amacıyla birçok yöntem geliştirilmektedir. Bu çalışmada kanatlı etlerinin raf ömrünü uzatabilmek için kimyasal dekontaminasyon yöntemleri incelenmiştir.
Literature Review: Analysis of Soft Skills Affecting the Recruitment Process for General Practitioners in Hospitals
Authors:   Master in Hospital Administration, University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Sari Winata Fika Permata
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this system is to analyze Soft Skills that affect the recruitment process of general practitioners in hospitals. The literature review in this study was carried out through a systematic selection sought from international databases. The author searches for data sources from various databases, including PubMed (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/), and SAGE journals (https://journals.sagepub.com/). The articles found were 10 articles that discussed the recruitment process and the influence of soft skills in the recruitment process. In the recruitment process, prospective applicants go through various recruitment and selection stages. The method used by the hospital is done online and offline. The online method is widely used in the form of information that is disseminated through the hospital web, Facebook and Instagram offline by recruiting internal hospitals such as recommendations from hospital employees and foundations. Hospitals under the auspices of the foundation prefer to use the offline method, namely by withdrawing from existing foundations, although it is possible to recruit online.
Nosema ceranae e Apis mellifera: proteção pela matriz peritrófica e ação de sais derivados de ditiocarbimatos no controle da infecção
Authors:   , Oliveira André Henrique de
Published: June 2022

A abelha Apis mellifera é considerada um dos maiores polinizadores naturais do mundo. Sua preservação vem sendo alvo de estudos devido a grandes declínios populacionais, muitas vezes relacionados com questões como perda de habitat, uso indiscriminado de agroquímicos e infecções por patógenos. Esse trabalho traz informações sobre como a matriz peritrófica influencia na infecção por Nosema ceranae e investiga a capacidade de controle dessa doença com a utilização de compostos derivados de ditiocarbimatos. Primeiro, através de técnicas histológicas e ultraestruturais, foi avaliada a função que a matriz peritrófica possui na proteção contra o patógeno Nosema ceranae, mostrando que sua ausência afeta a concentração de esporos em indivíduos infectados e acelera o ciclo completo da infecção possibilitando liberação de novos esporos mais rapidamente para infecções sequenciais. Na segunda parte, ditiocarbimatos, compostos agroquímicos apresentados como possíveis alternativas menos tóxicas, foram testados para o controle de esporos de N. ceranae. Compostos não tóxicos às abelhas foram testados e mostraram possuir diferentes níveis de controle sobre o esporo de N. ceranae tanto em testes in vitro, como in vivo. Sendo assim, esse trabalho suporta o papel protetivo da matriz peritrófica no grau de infecção e comprova que compostos derivados de ditiocarbimato possuem potencial como agentes de proteção contra N. ceranae em A. mellifera. Palavras-chave: Abelhas. Intestino-médio. Matriz peritrófica. Nosema. Toxicidade.
The relationship between pain and clinical parameters, depression, anxiety and sleep quality in patients with spinal injury
Authors: Balikci Sibel , Bardak Ayse Nur
Published: June 2022

Objective: To examine the frequency of pain in individuals with spinal cord injury, and to assess the relationship of pain with functional status, sleep quality, anxiety and depression levels.
Method: The prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2018 at Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, and comprised adult patients of wither gender with spinal cord injury who were in the rehabilitation phase both on outpatient and inpatient basis. Data was collected using a questionnaire exploring demographic and clinical features. The presence of pain was assessed using the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs scale and, in case pain was found present, it was categorised as neuropathic, nociceptive and mixed type pain types. Sleep quality was evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, while the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale was used to evaluate anxiety and depression levels. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.
Results: Of the 150 patients, 104(69.3%) were males and 46(30.7%) were females. The median age of the sample was 46 (IQR:20.52) years. Neuropathic pain was observed in 61(40.7%) patients, nociceptive in 32(21.3%) and mixed type in 12(8%). Depression was found in 71(47.3%) patients, poor sleep quality in 41(27.3%) and anxiety in 35(23.3%). Sleep, anxiety and depression scores were higher in the presence of neuropathic and nociceptive pain (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Pain is a common complication in patients with spinal cord injury. In the presence of pain, sleep quality is worse, and anxiety and depression levels are high.
Key Words: Spinal cord injury, Pain, Sleep quality, Anxiety, Depression.
Parents’ refusal to vitamin-K supplementation among neonates and its association with vaccine refusal: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Tahir Mehmood Khan  , Naeem Mubarak  , Amal Suleimen  , Ammar Ali Saleh Jaber  , Mirza Rafi Baig
Published: June 2022

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to estimate the prevalence of neonatal vitamin K prophylaxis refusal among parents and its possible association with subsequent vaccine hesitancy or refusal.
Method: The databases searched included PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase via Ovid, CINAHL Plus and Medline via EBSCOhost, ProQuest and PsycINFO from inception to 31 Aug 2017. Keywords, such as “vitamin K”, “refusal”, “decline”, “hesitancy”, and “vaccination” were used to identify potential studies. Analysis of proportions was conducted, while odd ratios and relative risks were estimated using the random effect model.
Results: Of the 2216 studies identified, 8(0.36%) were subjected to qualitative analysis; 4(50%) retrospective cohort studies and 4(50%) cross-sectional studies. Overall, 6(75%) studies were of good quality, while 2(25%) were ranked as of fair quality. Of the 273,714 parents, 3,136(1.14%) refused to opt for the vitamin K prophylaxis. Meta-analysis concluded that refusal to vitamin K prophylaxis was significant among the included studies ((p<0.184).
Conclusion: The overall risk of refusal to essential vaccination among vitamin K prophylaxis refusal group was 6.45 times compared to the group that accepted vitamin K prophylaxis.
Key Words: Vaccine hesitancy, Vitamin K prophylaxis, Vaccine refusal, Newborn, Parents.
Early and late complications of thyroidectomy: a descriptive cohort study in Rawalpindi
Authors: Sana Viqar  , Ayesha Masood  , Naeem Zia
Published: June 2022

Objective: To assess the epidemiology of thyroid disorders and early and late complications following thyroidectomy.
Method: The descriptive cohort study was conducted at the Benazir Bhutto Hospital. Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from April 2017 to Janurary 2020, and comprised patients undergoing total and near-total thyroidectomy. Post-operative complications were noted, and patients were followed up at 6 months to assess long-term complications. Data was analysed using SPSS 22.
Results: Of the 75 patients, 70(93.3%) were females and 43(58.1%) were aged <40 years. The most common symptom was neck swelling with hyperthyroidism 20(41.7%) and pressure symptom 20(41.7%). Post-operative complications developed in 26(35.6%), with symptomatic hypocalcaemia being the most common 10(13.7%), followed by hoarseness 6(8.2%). Biopsy results were available for 50(66.6%) patients. Benign pathology was present in 44(88%) patients and 6(12.0%) had malignancy. Follow-up data was available for 62(82.7%) patients among whom symptomatic hypocalcaemia was the leading complication 33(53.2%), followed by permanent hoarseness 6(9.7%).
Conclusion: Symptomatic hypocalcaemia and hoarseness were found to be the most common post-operative and long-term complications of thyroidectomy.
Key Words: Thyroidectomy, Hypocalcaemia, Hoarseness, Complications, Malignancy.
Prevalence of urinary incontinence among young female adults
Authors: Muhammad Osama  , Shaukat Saman , Javed Momnah , Naeem Maryam
Published: June 2022

A cross sectional survey was conducted in 2018-2019 to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence among university going nulligravid young female adults in Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan. A total of 608 participants were included in the study via convenience sampling. Data was collected regarding demographic and personal information, in addition to Medical, Epidemiologic, and Social Aspects of Aging (MESA) Urinary Incontinence Questionnaire (UIQ). Independent t-test and One-way ANOVA were used for inter-group comparisons. Pearson and Spearman correlation was used to determine the relationship between variables. The overall prevalence of urinary incontinence was observed to be 31.7% (n=193), and of stress, urge and mixed incontinence was found to be 10.5% (n=64), 9.2% (n=56) and 12% (n=73) respectively. A significant difference (p<0.05) was observed in terms of MESA-UIQ stress incontinence and urge incontinence scores based on tobacco use, menstrual disorders, eating disorders and marital status.
Keywords: Epidemiology, urinary incontinence, stress incontinence, urge incontinence, young adults, prevalence, nulligravidity.
Predicting the sagittal skeletal pattern using dental cast and facial profile photographs in children aged 9 to 14 years
Authors: Rashna Hoshang Sukhia  , Nuruddin Rozina , Azam Syed Iqbal , Fida Mubassar
Published: June 2022

Introduction: To quantify prediction of sagittal skeletal pattern using anteroposterior dental relationships on dental casts and facial profile photograph.
Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from December 2016 to July 2017, and comprised orthodontic patients of either gender aged 9-14 years who attended the outpatient dental clinic. The sagittal skeletal relationship assessed on cephalometric radiographs was compared with anteroposterior dental and facial measurements on their dental cast and facial profile photographs. A prediction model was developed using multiple linear regression. The applicability of the prediction model was checked on an independent sample. Data was analysed using STATA 12.
Results: Of the 76 patients, about two-third (n=47) were females. The overall median age was 12.3 years (inter-quartile range: 1.8), with majority (60.5%) aged 12-14 years. The proportion of Class I, II and III malocclusion was (n=25) 32.9%, (n=50) 65.8% and (n=1) 1.3% respectively. Highest percentage of variability 47.4% in ANB angle was determined by the soft tissue ANB angle. 54.9% of the variability in the ANB angle could be explained by overjet, soft tissue ANB’ angle, lower lip to E-line distance, Class II incisor relationship, history of malocclusion and thumb sucking, interaction terms between Class II incisor relationship and history of malocclusion, and history of thumb sucking and soft tissue ANB’ angle.
Conclusion: Sagittal skeletal relationship in an individual can be predicted with moderate accuracy using the prediction equation incorporating dental and facial variables along with history of malocclusion and thumb-sucking without potentially harmful exposure to cephalometric radiographs.
Key Words: Cephalometry, Clinical prediction, Dental cast, Facial photographs, Skeletal pattern.
Frequency of Nonalcoholic fatty pancreatic disease (NAFPD) in patients with carcinoma pancreas presenting for upper abdominal EUS in a tertiary care center
Authors: Sajida Qureshi  , Memon Fahad , Chisti Noorulain , Ghazanfar Shahriyar , Quraishy Mohammad Saeed
Published: June 2022

Objective: To determine the frequency of nonalcoholic fatty pancreatic disease in patients with carcinoma pancreas presenting for upper abdominal endoscopic ultrasound.
Method: The prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in the Endoscopy Suite of Surgical Unit 4, Civil Hospital, Karachi, from October 2019 to September 2020, and comprised patients presenting for endoscopic ultrasound. Patients were divided into Group A comprising carcinoma pancreas patients, and Group B having non-carcinoma pancreas patients. Fatty pancreas was identified by hyperechogenicity on endoscopic ultrasound. Data was analysed using SPSS 19.
Result: Of the 68 patients, 44(64.7%) were male and 24(35.3%) were females. The overall mean age was 49.9±13.82 years (range: 16-80 years). There were 35(51.5%) patients in Group A and 33(48.5%) in Group B. The frequency of nonalcoholic fatty pancreatic disease was 18(26.5%) and 15(83.3%) of them were male subjects (p=0.04). Group A had 12(34.28%) subjects with nonalcoholic fatty pancreatic disease compared to 6(18%) in Group B (p=0.11).
Conclusion: Nonalcoholic fatty pancreatic disease was frequently seen in carcinoma pancreas patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound compared to non-carcinoma pancreas patients. Most of the patients affected were males.
Key Words: Nonalcoholic fatty pancreas, NAFPD, Fatty pancreas, Steatopancreatitis, Pancreatic fibrosis.
Inflammatory mediators as surrogates of malignancy
Authors: Mohammad Sohail Asghar  , Mohammad Zohaib Asghar  , Aima Zahid  , Hafiz Syed Zaigham Ali Shah  , Khan Hamna , Hammad Zia
Published: June 2022

Inflammation related to cancer occurs in the cellular vicinity of the tumour and is involved with predictions related to the course of disease and survival prognosis in varioua malignancies. These inflammatory markers affect different phases of tumourigenesis, i.e. carcinogenesis, tumour expansion, lymphovascular invasion, and distant metastasis, and, as a result, tumour cells can activate immune mediators and cells directly and/or chemokines as well as prostaglandins. Numbers of circulating different blood cells, i.e. lymphocytes, platelets, neutrophils and levels of plasma proteins, like C-reactive protein and interleukins that are components of inflammatory responses, are hallmarks of pathways leading to tumourigenesis. Thus, they can provide vital information in stratifying patients according to the risk and precisely targeted clinical care and outcome in malignancies.
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Quality of life among beta-thalassemic major children presented at Federal Government Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan
Authors: Bukhari GulMehar Javaid
Published: June 2022

Objective: To assess the quality of life among beta-thalassemic major children in a tertiary care setting.
Method: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at the Federal Government Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, from October to December, 2020, and comprised beta-thalassemic major children aged 7-13 years. Socio-demographic information was collected using a questionnaire, while the quality of life was assessed using a pretested tool with Cronbach’s alpha value 0.855. The data was analysed using SPSS 25.
Results: Of the 87subject, 47(54%) were males and 40(46%) were female. The overall mean age was 10.71±1.99 years. The mean quality of scale score was 50.24±18.88. Poor quality of life was found among 33(37.9%) children. The quality of life had significant association with age 7-9 years, male gender and blood transfusion frequency 2 or more (p<0.05). The adjusted odds were also significant with age and blood transfusion frequency (p<0.05). The overall mean score was significantly related within age groups and frequency of blood transfusion (p<0.05), whereas physical and emotional domains were significant with age (p<0.05), while the four domains of physical, psychological, social and educational were associated with frequency of blood transfusion (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Quality of life among thalassemic children was found to be considerably low. The physical and emotional domains need to be focussed upon for improving the quality of life. Measures should be taken to avoid the increased need of blood transfusions through treatment compliance.
Key Words: Beta-thalassemia major, Quality of life, QoL, Blood transfusion.
Arte Indígena Contemporânea Decolonialidade e ReAntropofagia
Authors: Luna Gloria Alejandra Guarnizo , Flores Maria Bernardete Ramos , Melo Sabrina Fernandes
Published: June 2022

O artigo reflete sobre a dimensão decolonial da arte indígena contemporânea pela tática da (re)antropofagia e da insurgência, pela abordagem da produção de artistas indígenas, que mesclam referências cosmológicas e visualidades indígenas com apropriações de cânones artísticos, linguagens e tecnologias do Ocidente. Artistas que ocupam os espaços institucionalizados e se inserem no mercado de arte contemporâneo, promovendo fissuras nas narrativas hegemônicas sobre os povos originários do Brasil. Esse fenômeno, que aparece na cena da arte contemporânea brasileira, será percebido em diálogo com o pensamento, as ações e as poéticas de dois artistas indígenas, reconhecidos no Brasil e no exterior. Jaider Esbell, que traz os fundamentos do que se configura como Arte Indígena Contemporânea, e Denilson Baniwa, que concebe a Arte Puçanga e seu poder de insurgir, enfeitiçar e curar feridas coloniais.
A toxicidade da anilina e o tingimento natural na cestaria Kaingang
Authors: Fernandes Florêncio Rekayg , Crespim Elvira Nivagtanh , Tiemi Júlia
Published: June 2022

O artigo reflete sobre experiências com pigmentos naturais em substituição à anilina para o tingimento da cestaria Kaingang. Dessa forma, verificamos a partir de experiências estéticas o uso de pigmentos naturais no tingimento da cestaria Kaingang como estratégia para a retomada de conhecimentos ancestrais, tomados a partir de uma intervenção artística com pigmentos naturais em um cesto Kaingang.
Apenas um ensaio visual
Authors: MAHKU Coletivo
Published: June 2022

MAHKU é um coletivo de artistas indígenas da etnia Huni Kuin do Alto Rio Jordão no Acre. O movimento, que foi criado em 2013 por Ibã Huni Kuin (Isaias Sales), conta também com Kássia Rare Karaja Hunikuin (Kássia Borges), que faz parte do grupo desde 2018. Desde a sua criação, o MAHKU tem participado de várias exposições no Brasil e exterior, retratando a história Huni Kuin, sua língua e a miração guiada pela Ayahuasca. Com o objetivo de proteger a cultura e a floresta, o coletivo tem arrecadado fundos para a compra de mata virgem com a venda de suas obras, que figuram em diversos acervos como no MASP, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, MAM, Instituto Moreira Sales, Fundação Cartier, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia dentre outros.
Kanhgág ag tỹ vãgfy hynhanh kãme: Nén tỹ vẽnhven ven ja to jykre kanhgág ag vãfy ki
Authors: Fernandes Florêncio Rekayg , Pantu João Natalino , Kaingang Tadeu dos Santos , Souza Sheilla P. Dias de
Published: June 2022

Kỹ inh rãnhrãj ta ki isóg ãjag mỹ. Isỹ nén to rãnhrãj ja to kãmén ke vẽ ẽg tỹ vẽnhmãn ja extensão Arte kara ũ ag jykre to: ẽg ve to kara vẽnh jykre kujãgja, rãnhrãj tỹ Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM) tá. Ẽg rãnhráj tag vỹ kanhgág ag tỹ vãfy han to kãmén ke kara sygsán ke kanhgág ag tỹ régré nỹtĩ ẽn gĩr ag kanhrãn tĩ ag kara nén ũ hynhan há , ũ ag kanhrãn tĩ kara vẽnhrán tĩ ag curso tỹ Artes Visuais kãki UEM tá. Kỹ ẽg tóg rãnhrãj há han mũ vẽnh jykre tỹ hẽn ri ke ag mré ũ tỹ vẽnhrá sĩnvĩ hynhan tĩ ag, autoetnografia kara etnohistória ki gé. Hãra ẽg tỹ nén ũ tỹ téj e sór tag vỹ ẽg to kanhrãn mũ kanhgág ag vã ASSINDI gfy tag to kara ag to kamén mũ gé hã vỹ isỹ rãnhrãj tag pẽnjẽg han mũ.Nén tá jun mũ, kara vãgfy sygsán mũ, vỹ tỹ ti tỹ Associação Indigenista (ASSINDI) – Maringá tá vygven nỹtĩ, kỹ tóg sir to artigo han mũ, kara  sir ũn régre ag tỹ jagnẽ mré han mũ rãnhrãj tag ti, kỹ tóg sir tỹ nén ũ há nĩ ti tỹ tãmĩ kanhgág ũ ag jykre vygven kỹ, kỹ sir ũ ag kanhrãn tĩ tỹ Artes ág mỹ há tĩ.
Outros horizontes na arte brasileira:
Authors: Editores
Published: June 2022

Editorial da revista
Perception Of Body Image And Health Control In Patients With Psoriasis: How It Is Related
Authors: Zajančkauskaitė-Staskevičienė Loreta , Kužmarskytė Miglė
Published: June 2022

Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory skin disease that causes rashes on the skin of the body, scalp and nails. People with psoriasis face a variety of psychosocial difficulties due to their illness. The quality of life in psoriasis deteriorates due to the perceived stigmatization in society that a person affected by the disease may experience. Rashes, dandruff is often considered subjectively the worst aspect of the disease, as visible skin lesions change patients' appearance and perception of body image. A person well-being and health-related behaviors are related to a person’s perception of their health locus of control. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived stigmatization, body image perception, and health locus of control in psoriasis patients. Participants filled the Feelings of Stigmatization Questionnaire, Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DBIQ-NL) and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC). The study involved adults with psoriasis (n = 111). The results showed that men with psoriasis have a more positive perception of the body, have perception that others were responsible for their health. The degree of skin damage in patients is directly related to perceived stigmatization. For psoriasis sufferers, the belief that control over their health is beyond their control acts as a mediator between perceived stigma and body acceptance.
Özel Dosya: İnfodemi ve Bilgi Düzensizlikleri
Authors: Toros Emre , Erçetin Tuğçe , Erdoğan Emre
Published: June 2022

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Hibrid Savaşın Sisi
Authors: Tuğtan Mehmet Ali
Published: June 2022

“Savaşın Sisi,” Clausewitz’den bu yana savaş zamanında bilgi eksikliği ve yanlışlığı nedeniyle karşılaşılan belirsizliği tanımlamak için kullanılmış bir kavramdır. Clausewitz, Savaşın Sisi’ni friksiyonu arttıran ve savaş çabasının rasyonel biçimde yürütülmesini engelleyen unsurlardan biri olarak görür. Günümüzde Konvansiyonel Harp ve Politik Harbin bir arada yürütülmesi ile ortaya çıkan Hibrid Savaşlarda ise, yeni bir tür sis söz konusudur. Hibrid Savaşın Sisi, Politik Harbin1 bir parçası olarak yürütülen Bilgi Alanı Operasyonları sonucunda ortaya çıkmakta ve maruz kalan kamuoyunun gerçeklikle ilişkisini zedelemektedir. Bu çalışmada Hibrid Savaşın Sisi kav-ramı tanımlanarak bilişsel psikolojinin araçları üzerinden nasıl işlediği ve sonuçları tartışılacaktır.
Twitter Kullanan Ebeveynlerde Covid-19 Aşı Karşıtlığı: Tematik Bir Analiz
Authors: Özkan Gülden
Published: June 2022

Covid-19 virüsüne karşı aşı çalışmaları eşi görülmemiş bir hızla yürütülmüş ve geliştirilen aşılar salgının başlangıcından bir yıl sonra uygulanmaya başlanmıştır. Buna karşın aşı isteksizliği ve kararsızlığı da hızla yayılmaktadır. Dijital çağda hem aşı karşıtı hareket tarafından üretilen ve yayılan yanlış bilgilerin merkez üssünün hem de sağlıkla ilgili bilgi arayışında ilk başvuru noktasının sosyal ağlar olması; aşı kararsızlığı yaşayan bireylerin aşı karşıtı söylemlerden etkilenme olasılığını artırmaktadır. Aşı karşıtlığını besleyen gerekçeleri anlamak bu durum ile mücadelenin başlangıç noktasıdır. Bu çalışma; Türkiye’de çocuklara Covid-19 aşısı yapılmasına karşı olan ebeveynlerin gerekçelerini keşfetmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Covid-19 aşısının çocuklara uygulanma ihtimali ile birlikte Twitter sosyal paylaşım platformunda çeşitli etiketler etrafında öbeklenen aşı karşıtı ebeveynlerin paylaşımları kayıt altına alınmış, toplanan 10 bin 732 tweet içinden 1292 tweet seçilerek tematik analiz yöntemi ile irdelenmiştir. Bulgular; hastalık merkezli gerekçeler, aşı merkezli gerekçeler, din merkezli gerekçeler, güven merkezli gerekçeler, milliyetçilik merkezli gerekçeler, çocuk merkezli gerekçeler ve hak merkezli gerekçeler olmak üzere aşılara yedi temel gerekçe ile karşı çıkıldığını göstermiştir. Aşı ile ilgili bilimsel bilgi arayışı içinde olan ebeveynlerin aşı karşıtlığından ziyade aşı kararsızlığı içinde olduğu saptanmıştır. Çalışmanın bulgularının aşı reddine ilişin gerekçelerin daha iyi anlaşılmasını sağlayarak aşı karşıtlığı ile mücadelenin gücünü artıracağı, pandeminin küresel ve yerel kontrolünü kolaylaştıracağı düşünülmektedir.
Bir İnsan ve Toplum Problemi Olarak Yanlış Bilgi
Authors: Koçer Suncem
Published: June 2022

Dezenformasyon/mezenformasyon, ya da Türkçe kullanımdaki yaygın karşılığıyla yanlış bilgi, küresel bir mesele. Dolayısıyla, yanlış bilgiye karşı dayanıklılık ve direnç küresel olarak örgütlenmeli. Ancak konu yerelden bağımsız ele alındıkça ve önleyici faaliyetler yerel semantiği kapsayarak üretilmedikçe sorun büyüyerek devam edecek. Burada yereli kapsamak, medya kullanıcılarını toplumsal aktörler olarak merkeze alıp yanlış bilginin onların gündelik yaşantılarındaki hem çevrimiçi hem çevrimdışı rolünü anlamakla mümkün olur. Burada güven kavramı ele alınması gereken önemli bir belirleyen olarak karşımızda duruyor.
An Analysis of Lady Godiva, from Myth to Brand
Authors: Yılmaz Melisa
Published: June 2022

Bu makale, Leydi Godiva miti üzerine feminist ve kültürel bir okuma sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda, mitin Levi Strauss’un yapısal antropolojik kuramı çerçevesinde bir okuması yapılmış, hikayedeki bazı öğeler Berger’ın görme biçimleri kuramıyla incelenmiş ve mitin bir marka ismine dönüşüm süreci değerlendirilmiştir.
MODIFIKASI SISTEM PENGGERAK MESIN PENGGILING KOPI UNTUK KELOMPOK PONDOK KOPI DI DESA SULUNG
Authors: Suhendra Suhendra , Nopriandy Feby , Dedy Anjiu Leo , Fahrizal B.N. Irma
Published: June 2022

Mitra dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah kelompok Pondok Kopi yang beralamat di Dusun Sebataan Desa Sulung Kecamatan Sejangkung Kabupaten Sambas. Fokus kelompok Pondok Kopi adalah memproduksi bubuk kopi khususnya kopi lokal.  Tahun 2019, kelompok Pondok Kopi mendapat bantuan mesin penggiling kopi, namun mesin penggiling kopi tersebut mengalami kendala saat proses penggilingan. Solusi yang ditawarkan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah melakukan modifikasi sistem penggerak agar mesin penggiling biji kopi dapat termanfaatkan. Tahapan kegiatan pengabdian adalah melakukan penggantian motor penggerak, membuat dudukan motor penggerak, memasang motor penggerak dan komponen lainnya, melakukan pengujian hasil modifikasi mesin penggiling biji kopi, dan melakukan pelatihan pengoperasian serta perawatan mesin. Kegiatan yang dilaksanakan pada pengabdian ini meliputi bantuan modifikasi mesin penggiling kopi guna mendukung proses produksi kopi di Desa Sulung. Transfer ipteks pada modifikasi mesin penggiling kopi meliputi kegiatan pelatihan pengoperasian dan perawatan pada mesin terhadap mitra. Dampak yang diperoleh mitra adalah peningkatan pengetahuan tentang proses penggilingan kopi, pengoperasian mesin penggiling kopi dan peningkatan kuantitas serta kualitas produk biji kopi milik mitra.
BANANA STICK BOLU DAN ES KRIM BERBAHAN BAKU PISANG-PISANG SEBAGAI PRODUK UNGGULAN DESA SEMPADIAN
Authors: Admin Admin
Published: June 2022

Pisang-pisang merupakan salah satu jenis pisang yang banyak ditanam di Desa Sempadian namun harga jualnya relatif rendah. Pisang-pisang belum diolah menjadi produk pangan unggulan di Sempadian bahkan di kabupaten Sambas, padahal aroma pisang ini sangat harum dengan tekstur halus dan lembut sehingga berpotensi diolah menjadi produk unggulan desa. Sasaran kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah ibu-ibu PKK Desa Sempadian Kecamatan Tekarang Kabupaten Sambas Kalimantan Barat. Berdasarkan diskusi bersama mitra, permasalahan utama adalah buah pisang-pisang yang melimpah dan terbengkalai bahkan dibuang begitu saja tanpa diolah sehingga tidak ada nilai jualnya. Salah satu solusi dari permasalahan tersebut adalah melakukan pendampingan berupa pelatihan pengolahan pisang-pisang menjadi banana stik bolu dan es krim melalui kegiatan pengabdian. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa adanya keterampilan proses pengolahan banana stik bolu dan es krim menggunakan bahan baku pisang-pisang serta menambah nilai jual pisang-pisang sebagaiproduk unggulan desa.
Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Engellilere Yönelik Tutum Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi: Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
Authors: AYDOĞMUŞ Mevlüt , ARSLANTAŞ Süleyman , PÜRSÜN Tuğba
Published: June 2022

Bu çalışma ile, ortaokul öğrencilerinin engellilere yönelik tutumlarının belirlenmesi amacıyla Engellilere Yönelik Tutum Ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi için yapılan çalışmalar açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu kapsamda alan yazın taraması ve uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda 50 maddelik 5’li Likert tipi soru bankası hazırlanmıştır. Soru bankasından ise yine uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda 10 madde elenerek 40 maddelik deneme bataryası oluşturulmuştur. Genel tarama modeline uygun yürütülen araştırmada ortaokul öğrencileri arasından küme örnekleme yoluyla belirlenen 5-8. Sınıflarda öğrenim gören 2082 öğrenciden veriler toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler istatistik programları ile analiz edilmiştir. Ölçeğin güvenirlik analizinde Cronbach alfa değerinin 0.85 olarak hesaplanmış, buna göre güvenirliğin yüksek derecede olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kaiser-Meyer Olkin (KMO=0,91) ve Bartlett Küresellik Testi (χ2 = 15228,66) ile verilerin analiz için uygunluğu belirlendikten sonra yapılan açımlayıcı faktör analizi ile ölçeğin “Arkadaşlık”, Korku ve kaygı “ve “Akademik başarı” olarak üç faktör ve 21 maddeden oluştuğu tespit edilmiştir. Ölçeğin alt boyutlarının güvenirlik katsayılarının “Arkadaşlık” için 0,85, “Korku ve kaygı” alt boyutu için 0,77 ve “Akademik başarı” alt boyutu için ise 0,74 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Engellilere Karşı Tutum Ölçeğinin açımlayıcı faktör analizi ile keşfedilen üç faktörlü yapısı, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) ile test edilmiş ve tüm ölçütlerde “kabul edilebilir” ve “iyi uyum“ değerleri ortaya çıkmıştır. Ölçeğin değer ve diğer duyuşsal eğitimlerin etkisini belirlemek amacıyla kullanılabileceği düşünülmektedir.
Abomination in politics: An Analysis on Youth’s Political Participation using Harry Frankfurt’s Concept of Bullshit
Authors: Dela Pena Evert M. , V. Borjal Resty Ruel , R. Arcega Jose Epimaco , J. Uy Hercules
Published: June 2022

The development within the society is a product of dialectical process. The continued tension of thesis, antithesis and synthesis is a manifestation of an active social order. Politics is one of the expressions of dialectic where people in the society deliberates for their well-being. Apart from expression of dialectic, politics is also one of the vital activities in the society for it holds power. In this social activity, youth took their part by voicing out their sentiments believing that the voices can contribute for the welfare. In this sense, there is a tension whether this participation of the youth in politics is accommodating or not. This opus will venture to the stand where the political participation of the numerous youths is not cooperative to the integrity of politics. This effort is not devaluing the opinions of the youth but it only encourages the truthfulness and correct way of participating in the world of politics. The stand will be justified by paralleling it to Harry Frankfurt’s idea of bullshit and bullshitters where he gave meaning to bullshit as misrepresentation of truth. The parallelism between the reckless participation of numerous youths in politics and Frankfurt’s philosophy will present a constructive criticism that hopes to elevate the value of youth’s right conduct and honest activity in politics. This study tends to justify that numerous youths are bullshitters in the realm of politics and it must be suspected and suspended for it abolishes the discreteness and integrity of politics.