bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Functioning of Arogyakiranam programme in Kerala
Authors: Madhavan Manju , Ravindran Rekha M. , Shinu K.S.
Published: December 2021

Context:

Arogyakiranam program, a state-run health entitlement scheme, caters to health care needs of 0 to 18-year-old children, in government hospitals of Kerala. Very few studies have been conducted in this regard.

Aim:

An interim analysis of the functioning of this program through stakeholder perspective facilitates understanding the mode in which the program is currently progressing, thereby paving way for bettering it further.

Methods and Material:

A qualitative study in three purposively selected districts of Kerala consisting of in-depth interviews was conducted across different levels of stakeholders including officials from different health care levels and beneficiary caretakers who bring their wards to these centers.

Results:

The functioning of the scheme with regard to implementation, fund flow, monitoring, documenting, reporting etc., was found to be following a fine structure. The scheme provides financial risk protection to the beneficiaries’ families. Perceived challenges were lesser public awareness of the scheme, the requirement of an updated guideline, funds, the need for the availability of specialists and other amenities. Complete electronic hospital proceedings, a separate account for the scheme, staff reorientation/training, more reviews, and appraisals were emphasized. The overall functioning of the scheme is found to be streamlined and highly fruitful in terms of catering to the child population in the state.

Conclusion:

Arogyakiranam program has proven to be a boon to its beneficiaries with nil out-of-pocket expenditure, providing an array of health care amenities, ensuring equity thereby relentlessly working towards universal health coverage.
Rare manifestation of common disease
Authors: Tandon Krutika , Tandon Rahul , Parikh Charmy G. , Upadhyay Henil M. , Patel Meet
Published: December 2021

Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis is a life-threatening infection and has a wide variety of presentations in children. We report a case of intracranial tuberculomas with tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis in an adolescent girl with a recurrent transient ischemic attack (TIA) like unusual presentation managed with antitubercular therapy and anti-convulsant.
Comparison of awareness and perception of menstrual hygiene between pre and postmenarchal adolescents of North India
Authors: Singh Neetu , Kumari Rashmi , Agarwal Dipti , Jauhari Sugandha
Published: December 2021

Context:

Menstruation is a normal physiologic phenomenon. Due to lack of awareness regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in India, majority have unhygienic practices which make them vulnerable to various adverse health and social outcomes.

Aims and Objective:

The aim of this study was to compare the awareness and perception of pre- and postmenarchal adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene.

Settings and Design:

A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics of a Government tertiary care center, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for 6 months from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019.

Material and Methods:

The study was undertaken among 120 adolescent girls between 09 and 19 years of age. Premenarchal age group was from 9 to 12 years and postmenarchal was 13–19 years. All the adolescent girls who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were subjected to a pretested prevalidated semi-structured questionnaire assessing their awareness and perceptions regarding menstrual hygiene.

Result:

Of 120 respondents, 43 girls were aware of menstruation prior to attainment of menarche. Mother was the first informant regarding menstruation in the case of 49 (49.65%) girls. A total of 57 girls believed it as a physiological process. 32 (53.3%) girls knew the use of sanitary pads during menstruation. Regarding restrictions practiced, 136 (85%) girls practiced different restrictions during menstruation.

Conclusion:

Adolescent girls, being vulnerable, need to have adequate and correct awareness regarding menstrual hygiene. This will protect them from risk of developing reproductive or sexually transmitted infections (RTI/STI) which is a burden on our society and render many females infertile and cause other adverse health outcomes.
Abortion and its correlates among female fisherfolk along Lake Victoria in Uganda
Authors: Nanvubya Annet , Matovu Francis , Abaasa Andrew , Mayanja Yunia , Nakaweesa Teddy , Mpendo Juliet , Kawoozo Barbarah , Chinyenze Kundai , Price Matt A , Wanyenze Rhoda , geertruyden Jean Pierre Van
Published: December 2021

Introduction:

In Uganda, people living in fishing communities tend to engage in high-risk sexual activity which leads to unintended pregnancies that may end in abortions. Abortion has negative social, psychological, and medical impacts. We determined the frequency of abortion and its correlates among female fisher-folk along Lake Victoria in Uganda.

Methods:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among women aged 15– 49 years from Kigungu and Nsazi fishing communities. Data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics, abortion, and family planning use. Associations between abortion and participant characteristics were assessed using logistic regression models.

Results:

Of the 713 women interviewed, 36, 5% were pregnant and 247, 34.6 % were using contraception. Majority (600, 84.2%) of those interviewed reported ever being pregnant. Approximately 45% of the pregnancies were un-intended while a third of those who had ever been pregnant (195, 32.5%) reported having aborted before. Slightly over a third (247, 34.6%) reported currently using or ever using family planning. Women aged 30+ years were more likely to abort compared to those aged 15-29 years (aOR: 2.7; 95% CI: 1.23-5.91). Women who had living children were less likely to abort compared to those who didn’t have any living child (aOR: 0.06; 95% CI: 0.01 – 0.17).

Conclusion:

The rate of abortion among female fisher-folk in Uganda is substantial. Family planning use is still low and unintended pregnancies are common. Abortion risk increased with the age of the mother. Continuous behavioral change communication and optimization of family planning use are recommended to reduce abortions.
Hidradenitis suppurativa; classification, remedies, etiology, and comorbidities; a narrative review
Authors: Mohammadi Sadaf , Gholami Abbas , Hejrati Lina , Rohani Masoomeh , Rafiei-Sefiddashti Raheleh , Hejrati Alireza
Published: December 2021

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that is more common in females, especially during puberty and menopause. These inflammatory lesions include painful deep-seated nodules and abscesses, draining sinus tracts, and fibrotic scars. This article is a narrative review to explain whole disease aspects, including complication, causes, epidemiology, history, classification, prognosis, comorbidities, the effect of sex hormone, and potent treatments. Most patients with HS, who are not aware of their primary disease, visit primary care physicians to superinfection lesions instead of specialists. If these physicians suspect HS, their illness will not get misdiagnosed. This brief and comprehensive information in this article may help doctors to decide better about the same situation.
Antibiotic stewardship program in dentistry
Authors: Siddique Saima , Chhabra Kumar Gaurav , Reche Amit , Madhu Priyanka Paul , Kunghadkar Akansha , Kalmegh Shivani
Published: December 2021

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is assigned as a menace by the WHO (World Health Organization) where diseases resulting from multidrug-resistant bacteria are refractory to treatment as a result of a scarcity of new antibiotics in the queue. Antibiotic stewardship program is one of the worldwide strategies to advertise responsible use of antibiotics to halt AMR. The world has started facing a postantibiotic era without immediate and integrated action. Common infections which were treatable for decades can once again kill. The dentistry contributions towards antibiotic resistance are substantial. Approximately 10% of all common antibiotics are prescribed by dentists. Antimicrobial stewardship is a policy that can assist us in addressing the problems of antibiotic resistance. It is a framework that promotes the truly sustainable use of antimicrobials in dentistry. It refers to the approach which is multifaceted and incorporates policies, and guidelines along with surveillance, reports of prevalence and education, and audit of practice for reducing prescribing, adopted by health care organizations. The prime strategy is to improve clinical results while mitigating unintended consequences such as toxicity, pathogenic organism selection, and resistance emergence. Such issues should be centralized and the ongoing need to identify and convert “responsible usage” into context-specific and time-specific behavior. The importance of the antibiotic stewardship program, its team, and their action has become a challenge for the dental hospital but along with it, there are numerous opportunities to achieve the goal.
Spatial mapping and socio-demographic determinants of COVID-19 mortality in India
Authors: Khobragade Ashish W. , Kadam Dilip D.
Published: December 2021

Background:

COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2. The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Wuhan city of China in December 2019. Geographic information system (GIS) mapping is important for the surveillance of infectious diseases.

Objectives:

The objectives of the study are to map spatially total cases and case fatality rate of COVID-19 and to build a linear regression model for mortality based on socio-demographic variables.

Methology:

We plotted the epidemiological data of COVID-19 of Indian states as on 11th May 2021 using the Q-GIS software. We used socio-demographic variables as the predictors of COVID-19 mortality and developed a linear regression model.

Results:

Adjusted R-squared in linear regression model based on socio-demographic variables for COVID-19 deaths is 0.82.

Conclusions:

There are spatial variations in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Assessment and comparison of auditory and visual reaction time in abacus trained and untrained students aged 8 to 13 years in the south Indian population
Authors: Philip Ria Ann , Yerrabelli Dhanalakshmi , Bhavya R. L.
Published: December 2021

Background:

Hand-eye coordination is essential for our daily activities. It involves the accuracy and concentration with which an individual performs tasks. Memory tasks like abacus involve the increased use of the superior and middle frontal gyrus, the motor region of the cerebral cortex, which improves the blood supply to this region, and nourishment to the neurons. This enhances neural plasticity in the developing age, which, in turn, improves the rapidity and precision of physical responses to various stimuli.

Objectives:

To assess and compare the reaction times of children who have undergone abacus training and those who have not undergone abacus training in the age group of 8–13 years.

Methods:

It is a cross-sectional study, selected by Indian Council of Medical Research- Short Term Studentship 2018, approved by the undergraduate research monitoring committee, and institutional ethics committee. The research study was conducted in a central school in Puducherry among age-matched and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy children aged between 8 and 13 years who were undergoing abacus training and who did not receive abacus training. Anthropometric parameters such as weight, height, and BMI were measured. Following that, the auditory (ART) and visual reaction time (VRT) of the participants were measured using a recognition reaction time apparatus.

Results:

The auditory and visual reaction time in the study group was significantly less than that of the control group (P = 0.04 for ART and P = 0.001 for VRT).

Interpretation and Conclusion:

This study concludes that students trained in memory tasks like abacus have better hand-eye coordination as recorded by their enhanced processing speed, thereby decreased response to auditory and visual stimuli when compared with untrained students.
Crossed Pulmonary Arteries
Authors: Agarwal Abhinav , Arulselvam Vimalarani , Al Amer Suad Rashid , Kalis Neale Nicola
Published: December 2021

Crossed pulmonary artery (CPA) is a rare congenital malformation with only about 100 cases reported worldwide. It is often an incidental finding on cardiac imaging with symptoms rarely attributed to this anomaly. Sometimes, it can result in difficulties during catheterization and surgical procedures. Thus, it is necessary to diagnose CPA preoperatively to reduce misadventures. CPA is primarily diagnosed by computerized tomography angiography (CT angio) and missing it during echocardiography is common, even when an accurate diagnosis is possible by echocardiography alone. Echocardiography can also differentiate it from other causes of nonvisualization of pulmonary artery bifurcation. Recent studies suggest that CPA is not as rare as previously described. With increased utilization of CT angio, more cases of CPA are being picked up, which were not noted earlier on echocardiography. Missing CPA on echocardiography is attributed mainly to the lack of awareness regarding this condition among echocardiographers. Raising awareness can avoid missed diagnoses and aid in planning the interventional and surgical procedures.
Deformation of soft sediments and evaporites in a tectonically active basin: Bay St. George sub-basin, Newfoundland, Canada
Authors: Snyder Morgan E. , Waldron John W. F.
Published: December 2021

The Bay St. George sub-basin of SW Newfoundland, part of the larger late Paleozoic Maritimes basin, formed under the influence of strike-slip faulting and the movement of evaporites. New stratigraphic correlations between Newfoundland and other late Paleozoic sub-basins illustrate the effects of both basement and salt movement. Coastal outcrops show complex combinations of synsedimentary, salt-related, and tectonic structures. Map relationships and dramatic thickness contrasts in the Tournaisian Anguille Group indicate that a large, concealed, NE–striking normal growth fault (Ship Cove fault) controlled sedimentation; the exposed Snakes Bight fault originated as a hanging-wall splay. Structures formed during, or soon after deposition include soft-sediment folds, boudins, clastic dykes, and millimetre-scale diapiric bulb structures, formed by overpressuring and liquidization of sediment. These suggest that the sub-basin was tectonically active throughout deposition. Evaporite-related deformation is recorded in the Visean Codroy Group and overlying strata. Comparisons between outcrop and subsurface suggests that significant amounts of evaporite were removed from exposed sections by halokinesis and solution. Complex outcrop relationships indicate salt welds, and suggest that units of the upper Codroy and overlying Barachois groups represent fills of minibasins that subsided into thick evaporites. Field relationships suggest tectonic inversion deposition related to E-W dextral strike slip motion that affected the entire Maritimes basin in the Serpukhovian, producing reverse-sense offsets and contractional folds. Many of the structures in the Bay St. George sub-basin, previously interpreted as post-depositional and purely tectonic, were formed by deformation of unlithified sediment and ductile evaporites during basin development.
Investigation of the Cape Fear arch and East Coast fault system in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina, USA, using LiDAR data
Authors: Marple Ronald T. , Hurd, Jr. James D.
Published: December 2021

LiDAR data collected in the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas revealed numerous, mostly NW-SE-oriented lineaments that cross the Cape Fear arch, the longest of which are the 50- to 115-km-long, NW-SE-oriented Faison, Jarmantown, Livingston Creek, and White Marsh lineaments and the ~50-km-long, ENE-WSW-oriented Tomahawk lineament in southeastern North Carolina. Their interpretation is based mainly on locally incised channels, abrupt stream bends, topographic scarps, and linear areas of uplifted Coastal Plain sediments. The Precambrian to Paleozoic Graingers basin or synform in the pre-Cretaceous basement terminates to the southwest along the ~28-km-long, 3- to 7-km-wide Jarmantown high. The ~115-km-long Jarmantown lineament may be the surface expression of the previously reported Neuse fault, the location of which has been controversial. The Jarmantown and other lineaments crossing the Cape Fear arch suggest that the arch is structurally complex. Further investigation of the East Coast fault system (ECFS) along the west side of the Cape Fear arch in North Carolina revealed that it is located farther to the northwest than previously reported, thereby making it continuous with the ECFS in northeastern South Carolina where it forms a ~15° restraining bend. We postulate that the interpreted faults crossing the Cape Fear arch in southeastern North Carolina formed to compensate for the increased compression and change in volume from dextral motion along the fault bend. Holocene paleoliquefaction deposits near the coast, a vertically offset Pleistocene(?) beach ridge along the interpreted Faison fault, and Tertiary surface faults along the ECFS northeast of Smithfield, North Carolina, suggest that large Quaternary earthquakes may have occurred along the ECFS, the Faison and Neuse faults, and other interpreted faults that cross the Cape Fear arch.
Detrital zircon ages and the origins of the Nashoba terrane and Merrimack belt in southeastern New England, USA
Authors: Hepburn J. Christopher , Kuiper Yvette D. , McClary Kristin J. , Loan MaryEllen L. , Tubrett Michael , Buchwaldt Robert
Published: December 2021

The fault-bounded Nashoba–Putnam terrane, a metamorphosed early Paleozoic, Ganderian arc/back-arc complex in SE New England, lies between rocks of Avalonian affinity to the southeast and middle Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, interpreted as cover on Ganderian basement, in the Merrimack belt to the northwest. U–Pb detrital zircon laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis were conduced on six samples from the Nashoba terrane in Massachusetts and seven samples associated with the Merrimack belt in Massachusetts and SE New Hampshire to investigate their depositional ages and provenance. Samples from the Nashoba terrane yielded major age populations between ~560 and ~540 Ma, consistent with input from local sources formed during the Ediacaran–Cambrian Penobscot orogenic cycle and its basement rocks. Youngest detrital zircons in the terrane, however, are as young as the Early to Middle Ordovician. Six formations from the Merrimack belt were deposited between ~435 and 420 Ma based on youngest zircon age populations and crosscutting plutons, and yielded large ~470–443 Ma age populations. Three of these formations show only Gondwanan provenance. Three others have a mixed Gondwanan-Laurentian signal, which is known to be typical for younger and/or more westerly sedimentary rocks and may indicate that they are the youngest deposits in the Merrimack belt (late Silurian to early Devonian) and/or have been deposited in the equivalent of the more westerly Central Maine basin. Detrital zircon age populations from the Tower Hill Formation, along the faulted contact between the Merrimack belt and Nashoba terrane, are different from either of these tectonic domains and may indicate that the boundary is complex.
Special curves in modular surfaces
Authors: Tamiozzo Matteo
Published: December 2021

We show that geodesics in
$\mathbf {H}$
attached to a maximal split torus or a real quadratic torus in
$GL_{2, \mathbf {Q}}$
are the only irreducible algebraic curves in
$\mathbf {H}$
whose image in
$\mathbf {R}^2$
via the j-invariant is contained in an algebraic curve.
Heavy Metals and Physicochemical Parameters Evaluation in the Upper Reaches of Bonny River, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Authors: Akankali J.A. , Davies I.C.
Published: December 2021

The objectives of the study were to determine distribution of heavy metal contamination in water, sediments and biota (Callinectes amniciola) of the upper reaches of the Bonny Estuary and to determine the impact on physicochemical characteristics of the water body. Sampled was from January to June 2020. The physicochemical parameters of the water varied slightly across the months but were within FEPA/WHO (2003) acceptable limits. Furthermore; the study compared the seasonal variations and determination of Bio-accumulation Factor (BF) of C. amnicola with respect to sediment. The study site is a tidal creek that drains into the main Bonny River channel within Niger Delta, Nigeria. The sampled locations/stations include Trans-Amadi slaughter in Azuabie {N4°81'49.9 and E7°04'63.4}, Okpoka Creek in Abuloma {N4°78'02.43 and E7°06'66.12} and Okirika Jetty {N4°73'70.04 and E7°09'56.93}. Samples of surface water, sediments and swimming crabs were collected from three different stations which were at least 1000 meters apart. The results of this study show that concentrations of the heavy metals (Fe and Zn) were both higher in the three media than the approved limits prescribed by the local regulatory authority. Although Cu was relatively within acceptable limit in the three media. There is therefore the need to control the anthropogenic activities within or around the river. This will help to prevent effluent and solid waste discharges that lead to increase in the concentration of heavy metals in the aquatic environment. Routine monitoring should be encouraged to identify the major sources of heavy metals introduction into the river and their impacts on the aquatic resources.
Levels of Heavy Metals in Soil, Water and Vegetables around Industrial area in Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria
Authors: Sulaiman B.A. , Sulaiman MB , Ahmed A. , Maigari I.A. , Tijjani A.F.
Published: December 2021

This study examined the levels of heavy metals in soil, water, and vegetables (amaranthus, hibiscussabdariffa, and allium cepa leaves) around the industrial area Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria. The composite samples of soil, water, and vegetables were collected and determine the level of heavy metals (Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb, and As) using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The level of the heavy metals decreased in the order of Mn > Zn > Pb > Cd, Pb > Zn > Mn > Cd, and Mn > Zn > Mn > Cd in the soil, water, and vegetables respectively. Among the vegetables, amaranthus had the highest heavy metals level followed by allium cepa leaves and hibiscus sabdariffa. The levels of heavy metals obtained were below the tolerance level recommended by the world health organization (WHO). The bio-concentration factors of the heavy metals for the studied samples were below one except Zn in amaranthus. The daily intake of metals for Mn was found to be the highest in amaranthus for children and estimated to be 1.149 mg/person/day. Health risk index of Zn for amaranthus and allium cepa leaves for children and Pb for amaranthus, hibiscus sabdariffa and allium cepa leaves for both children and adults were above 1, except in hibiscus sabdariffa for adults, signifying provable of health risks for the consumption of the vegetables in the study area. Therefore, the consumption of these vegetables as food could pose a health hazard, and regular monitoring is recommended to prevent metal accumulation with their associated health implications in the consuming public.
3-D Seismic Structural Interpretation of High Field Offshore Western Niger Delta
Authors: Adebayo S.S. , Agbalagba E.O. , Korode A.I. , Fagbemigun T.S. , Oyanameh O.E. , Osisanya O.W.
Published: December 2021

Seismic Structural interpretation of subsurface system is a vital tool in mapping source rocks and good trapping system which enhances good understanding of the subsurface system for productive drilling operation. This study is geared towards mapping the structural traps available within the hydrocarbon bearing zones of the “High field” with the use of well log and 3D seismic data. Seven horizons (H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 and H7) were identified on well logs using gamma ray log and resistivity logs. Nine (9) faults were mapped on seismic sections across the field, two (2) of which are major growth faults (F1 and F2), two (2) synthetic faults (F3 and F7) and five (5) antithetic faults (F4, F5, F6, F8 and F9). Rollover anticlines which are structural closure and displayed on the depth structural maps suggest probable hydrocarbon accumulation at the down throw side of the fault F1. Structural interpretation of high field has revealed a highly fault assisted reservoir which depicts the tectonic setting of Niger Delta basin.
Growth and phytoremediative capacity of Eleusine indica in a typical farmland soil under previous exposure to organochlorine pesticide
Authors: Saheed Ibrahim Musa , Obinna Anoliefo Geoffrey , Edos. O Ohanmu
Published: December 2021

This study investigated the growth and phytoremediative response of Eleusine indica in a typical farmland soil that had been exposed to organochlorine pesticides. Different soil treatments were obtained by mixing pesticide polluted soil (P) with control soil (C) in ratios, 1P:99C, 5P:95C, 50P:50C, 25P:75C, 75P:25C, 100P and 100C. Three-leaf tillers of the test plant were sown in all the treatments for 3 months. The results revealed that there were no significant differences in all plant morphological parameters measured between plants in P impacted soils and C-soil. All the pH values were acidic, although an increase in pH and decrease in conductivity was observed with the introduction of the test plant. There was reduction in total pesticide residual (TPR) contents in the soil as a result of the plant activities. Significant reduction in q – BHC, α – chlordane and ϒ – chlordane was observed in the P1:C99 soil mix; a 90% remediation efficiency (1.663 mg kg-1 ) was registered in the all treatments. This study thus presents E. indica as a potential concentration-dependent phytoremediator of pesticide, with no significant morphological changes.
Formation of students' competitiveness in the vuca world
Authors: Rodionov Mikhail A. , Tsarapkina Julia M. , Kulagina Julia A. , Morozova Irina M. , Tkacheva Nina A.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to study the influence of the Vuca-world on the professional training of students and their competitiveness. The study presents an analysis of adaptations of an agile approach that meets the requirements of Vuca, a test of the formation of the level of competitiveness of students of a higher education institution according to the selected criteria. The study found that the training of students in the Vuca-world is becoming more technological, aimed at the formation of independent and creative specialists who can solve problems in interaction. The level of students' competitiveness in the new environment is getting higher.
Free education as the main idea in the preparation of a competitive graduate
Authors: Bulaeva Marina N. , Vaganova Olga I. , Krylova Tatiana V. , Smirnova Zhanna V. , Kutepova Lyubov I.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to analyze the experience of training students in the framework of implementation the idea of free education. The study participants were students of higher educational institutions of the age group from 17 to 24 years. Throughout the study, the subjects were under the supervision of experts who recorded the features of students ' choice and the main aspects of their behavior. The study showed that students are active participants of educational process they highly appreciate the importance of free education and are ready to use its elements in teaching. The idea of implementing free education is a promising direction in the training of highly qualified specialists.
Modeling the educational process on the example of training volleyball players
Authors: Kutepov Maxim M. , Razorenov Vasiliy A. , Zhitnikova Natalya E. , Lukina Elena V. , Sedov Ivan A.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to analyze the experience of modeling the educational and training process for training volleyball players. Methodology: the research is carried out on the example of volleyball players' educational-training process formation. The article reveals the process of speed-strength readiness as an indicator characterizing the success of the performance of game teams. The research includes revealing the influence of students' physical abilities on the effectiveness of competitive activity: speed-strength, agility, endurance. Results: carrying out tests by Uchelli and Bosco allow determining the effectiveness of the model of the educational and training process implemented in training volleyball players.
Professional education in the digital transformation society
Authors: Vaganova Olga I. , Kutepova Lyubov I. , Smirnova Zhanna V. , Bulaeva Marina N. , Bobylev Evgeniy L.
Published: December 2021

Purpose of the article is analysis of the experience of training students in the context of digital transformation. The article presents the dynamics of the development of online schools at the global level, highlights the main goals of using electronic educational resources. The respondents were presented with the variety of answer options. The most common were selected and put into a separate diagram. Results says the development of online education is being carried out at a high rate both in Russia and at the global level. Digital transformation gives rise to the demand for the development of new professions directly related to electronic instruments. Based on the data obtained, first of all, there is a need for specialists who are ready for high-quality teaching of students in the online space. The variety of electronic educational resources expands the opportunities for their training and focuses professional education on new reform processes.
Development and evaluation of pilot simulated patient centre: Learning from the experience
Authors: Low Bee Yean , Farrow Emily , Emtage Abigail
Published: December 2021

Objectives: To compare the performance of paid actor-simulated patients: 1) before and after a simulated patient training programme aiming for programme enhancement; 2) to postgraduate/staff-simulated patients.  
Methods: Fifty-six student participants watched a series of video recordings of student pharmacist-paid actor-simulated patients role-playing and blindly assessed the performance of paid actor-simulated patients pre- and post-training using the Maastricht Assessment of Simulated Patients (MaSP). Seventy-three student participants compared the paid actor-simulated patients’ performance to postgraduate/staff-simulated patients. Data collected were analysed using paired t-tests and independent t-tests, respectively.   
Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in the collated MaSP scores for paid actor-simulated patients’ performance post-training in the authenticity of role-playing (mean score ± standard deviation (SD): 2.61 ± 0.30 (Pre-training); 2.70 ± 0.31 (Post-training), p < 0.05) but not the quality of feedback. Similarly, paid actor-simulated patients performed better (in the authenticity of role-playing but not the quality of feedback) when compared to postgraduate/staff-simulated patients. 
Conclusions: Paid actor-simulated patients require improvement in providing quality feedback to students to enhance students’ learning.
Students’ proposed self-management strategies in response to written cases depicting situations of adversity
Authors: Davidson Jared , Simmonds Claire , Whitfield Karen , Wilby Kyle John
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Pharmacy students are facing academic and non-academic pressures that require emotional regulation. This study explored students’ possible self-management strategies when encountering situations known to deplete resilience.   
Methods: This was a qualitative think-aloud study designed to elicit final year pharmacy students’ reactions to situations known to deplete resilience and evoke emotional responses (racism, lack of trust, negative feedback, burnout, personal stress, sexual harassment). Thematic analysis was used to capture the strategies students used to self-manage their emotions.   
Results: Students made use of three types of processes to self-manage their emotions, which were used to construct three overarching strategies: the internalizer (avoidance, self-reflection), the seeker (asking for help or corroboration), and the confronter (approaching the situation and persons involved ‘head on’).    
Conclusion: Findings support the notion that students’ self-management is not a ‘one size fits all’ construct, and any approach to emotional skill development needs to recognize individualization within student responses.
ETHICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS: ETHICAL THEORIES, CODES AND CONFLICTS
Authors: Necić Neda
Published: December 2021

Public relations, an important element of the media society, is a management function which helps establish and nurture the links of mutual communication, understanding, acceptance and cooperation between the organization and the surrounding public. The development of the public relations profession is commonly seen as a progressive evolution from unsophisticated and unethical early practice to the planned, strategic, ethical campaigns of the modern age. However, when discussing the practice of public relations in the XXI century, there are certain doubts, or rather, ethical conflicts. Being the key moral principle and the fundamental philosophical concept, truth should be the goal of every relationship and communication. However, in the public relations practice, truth is occasionally suppressed due to its partial placement. The process of communication itself functions to a significant extent through the mass media, and the violation of ethics in that respect is the trade in media space, which is a difficult form of violation of the philosophy of morality. The main purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of ethics and its development in public relations. This paper analyzes the ethics of public relations as a self-regulation platform for this profession. The application of ethical theories based on utilitarian and deontological approaches has also been discussed. In addition, codes of ethics applied in the PR profession are presented, as well as examples of unethical actions in the public relations profession.
Generación del conocimiento científico: dimensiones de análisis para la Innovación educativa en universidades ecuatorianas.
Authors: Andino Sosa Edgar Patricio , Garrido Arroyo María del Carmen , Fernández Sánchez María Rosa
Published: December 2021

El conocimiento experimenta un desarrollo constante que ha acompañado el recorrido histórico del hombre. La explicación sobre la naturaleza del conocimiento se manifiesta en las diferentes corrientes filosóficas y educativas desde la antigüedad hasta nuestros días. En cada una de las etapas por las que ha pasado se encontró con un conjunto de problemas de diverso orden, para los cuales se tuvieron que generar múltiples soluciones que garantizaran su existencia. Es interesante conocer la visión e interpretación de estas corrientes, permitirá entender mejor la situación actual en cuanto a la generación del conocimiento. Son diversas las instituciones y organismos que, a lo largo de la historia se han ocupado de la generación del conocimiento, las universidades son una de ellas; entre sus funciones claves se encuentran docencia e investigación. El estudio de las universidades ecuatorianas y, en concreto la Universidad UTE, ha permitido conocer su composición, analizar la legislación en la que se basa para su organización y desarrollo de sus funciones así como identificar diversas dimensiones relacionadas a la generación del conocimiento en los procesos académicos universitarios. Todo ello nos ha aportado una visión completa de la institución de enseñanza superior con el fin de abordar los procesos de innovación educativa que contribuyan a la generación conocimiento científico y a la docencia.
Design proposal towards an interdisciplinary approach to environmental education: Theoretical analysis of an innovative practice
Authors: Gómez Galán José , Figueroa Miranda Olga , Lázaro Pérez Cristina , Jo´sé Ángel Martínez López
Published: December 2021

Environmental protection has become, especially in recent decades, a relevant issue thatconcerns people and that is very present in the European and international political agendas.One of the most useful means of raising awareness of the environment and the fight againstclimate change is environmental education. However, this is a specialty not yet speciallydefined, which in the educational fields is offered in different ways (as an independent subject,tangential to others, within science education, etc.). This work aims to defend the need for aninterdisciplinary environmental education that can be presented in any subject. It presents,through a qualitative and descriptive methodology, the theoretical analysis of innovativeeducational practice in the context of secondary education and from the perspective of severalspecialties, focused on the description of the passage in the Europe of the Middle Ages. Theresult offered is a model of classroom programming, articulated through a didactic monographthat is the basis of the practice, which is offered as an example for implementing newproposals for instructional design of environmental education from an interdisciplinaryapproach. The presence of environmental problems in any subject and theme offers the bestframework for the awareness processes so necessary today.
Sustainability and education through social networks. Presence and visibility of the school garden on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Authors: Álvarez-Herrero Juan-Francisco , Urrea-Solano Mayra , Martínez-Roig Rosabel
Published: December 2021

The use of school gardens as an educational practice in Spanish educational centers has recently regained greater prominence and significance, especially within the framework of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. However, the presence and visibility of school gardens as well as the ways in which centers use them remain little known to the educational community. Furthermore, in a world where our lives are increasingly governed by the digital and the Internet, social networks arise as fantastic tools to give prominence and disseminate the educational actions which take place in schools. Seeking to ascertain the extent to which school gardens are visible and present on social media, as well as how schools use those school gardens, we carried out the collection and analysis of the last 100 posts appearing with the hashtag #huertoescolar on three social networks: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It follows from the results obtained not only that educational centers record these practices preferably on Twitter, then on Facebook and finally on Instagram, but also that they utilize school gardens mostly to ensure the practical application of the theoretical contents taught in different academic subjects as well as to encourage students’ environmental awareness. Greater use of school gardens is still needed to work on Sustainable Development Goals, though.
Metodología para el cálculo del índice de vulnerabilidad a la sequía (IVS)
Authors: Vargas Jesús , Paneque Pilar
Published: December 2021

Este informe desarrolla la metodología aplicada desde el Observatorio Ciudadano de la Sequía para el estudio de la vulnerabilidad a la sequía, de manera que pueda ser reproducible y aplicable a otros contextos. El IVS se calcula a partir de indicadores de exposición, sensibilidad y capacidad de adaptación
Screening for Galway Mutation (FecXG) in Kivircik Breed
Authors: ÇOBANOĞLU Özden , ARDICLI Sena
Published: December 2021

High litter size or twinning is an economically important trait that enhances sheep productivity. The FecXG has been influentially associated with the ovulation rate in various sheep breeds. However, there is limited information about this locus in the Kivircik sheep breed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of the Galway (FecXG) mutation in Kivircik sheep (n=91) raised in Kirklareli province. Genomic DNA was isolated from whole blood using the phenol-chloroform extraction method. The genotyping was performed by the PCR-RFLP method. Results revealed that all ewes had the Galway mutation (FecXGG) and the corresponding genotype was fixed in the studied population. The present analysis showed that the Galway mutation which is a nucleotide alteration (cytosine to thymine) at position 718 bp of the BMP15 (also known as FecX) gene may be considered in enhancing twinning in the Kivircik breed. However, further analyses with larger populations are needed to confirm the present results and to provide more detailed information before focusing on this genomic region in breeding programs for purebred Kivircik sheep.
Superluminal Propagation of Pulse as another Ultra-Fast Phenomenon, And its Application
Authors:   Family Research group on superluminal phenomena and communications, Zhang Zihua
Published: December 2021

Another kind of ultra-fast phenomenon, superluminal transmission of light pulse，was proposed, its velocity can faster than the infinite that was proved in theory and experiment. Based on two kinds of epistemology and world, both deeply effects on Science and technology and open new application of Laser discussed briefly. We also suggested add the content of two kinds of epistemology and worlds in Physics to clear the relationship between the Relativity and general Physics
Computer-Aided Medical Diagnosis System Using Logistics Regression Algorithms (LRA) Supervised Learning Approach
Authors:   Computer Technology, Department Yaba College of Technology, Kikelomo AKINWOLE Agnes
Published: December 2021

This work focused on the designing of medical diagnosis system using Supervised Machine Learning. Logistics Regression Algorithms (LRA) was adopted, the label inputs for the data set which the symptoms were trained and mapped with the input of the user. Diagnosis of malaria was considered in this work; the system verified the value of the logical regression in the medical decision support system. Medical practitioners and other health workers can use this system to make better decisions in medical diagnosis for malaria. Adoption of this system will reduce stress of diagnoses malaria from patient and reduce congestion in our hospitals.
Practice of Innovative Pedagogical Technologies in Education
Authors:   Senior Lecturer, UzSIAC, Department of Information Technologies., Khudayberdiev Shahobiddin Abdurayimovich
Published: December 2021

This article is devoted to the problem of distance education, namely the use of information technology in higher education. This paper examines modern approaches to learning based on Internet technologies, presents the main factors that determine the need for the use of distance learning technology in the education system, and shows the advantages and disadvantages of distance education as an innovative form of learning. The article is devoted to the possibilities of expanding the potential of traditional distance education through Internet technologies, describes the grounds for their use and the advantages of using them, and reveals the essential characteristics and specific features of distance learning. The author considers both positive and negative aspects of distance learning and focuses on certain issues of the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of distance education. There are two types of factors for the use of distance learning in the education system: external and internal factors.
How do Hematologists Communicate with Patients Suffering from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia?
Authors: Karamanidou Christina , Xochelli Aliki , Ghia Paolo , Stamatopoulos Kostas
Published: December 2021

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a chronic hematologic malignancy with great heterogeneity and unpredictable clinical course. The European Research Initiative on CLL (ERIC), in the context of its CLL Patient Empowerment Program, conducted a study exploring hematologists’ experience of communication. Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted with hematologists caring for CLL patients in Greece. Inductive thematic qualitative analysis was employed revealing 3 major themes: (i) disclosure of information encompassing ‘negotiating the level of disclosure’, ‘the power of cultural perceptions’, ‘fear of being held culpable’, ‘fear of patients’ and own emotions’; (ii) medical-decision making which described ‘balancing autonomy and beneficence’, ‘considering patients’ preferences’ and ‘adhering to practice guidelines’; (iii) emotional support which included ‘assessment of emotional distress’, ‘identifying and regulating patients’ emotions’ and ‘maintaining a supportive relationship’. In conclusion, physicians are aware of the importance of communication and its potential impact on CLL patients. They use a wide range of communication strategies which serve the diversity of communication goals they must achieve. However, the majority have not received formal education on patient interactions. Present findings highlight the need for specific communication protocols, guidance and training that will empower physicians to overcome challenges, inherent to the nature of CLL.
Lois Gunden et le Secours mennonite aux enfants (France, 1941-1943)
Authors: Zehr Stéphane
Published: December 2021

Le Mennonite Central Committee a commémoré en 2020 les 100 ans de son existence. Peu connu en France, le principal organisme « de secours » mennonite a pourtant œuvré sur le territoire dès la fin de la Guerre d’Espagne, en ouvrant, notamment, des maisons de convalescence pour enfants pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En dirigeant la Villa Saint-Christophe, à Canet-en-Roussillon, de 1941 à 1943, une jeune volontaire mennonite a ainsi participé au sauvetage de plusieurs enfants Juifs. Lois Gunden, reconnue « Juste parmi les nations », incarne le rapport privilégié des activités de « care » avec le sauvetage des juifs persécutés, ainsi que l’évolution du statut des femmes dans les églises mennonites américaines par le biais de l’humanitaire.
Social License to Automate: Emerging Approaches to Demand Side Management - Executive Summary
Authors: Adams Sophie , Diamond Lisa , Esterl Tara , Fröhlich Peter , Ghotge Rishabh , Hemm Regina , Henriksen Ida Marie , Katzeff Cecilia , Kuch Declan , Michellod Julien Lancelot , Lukszo Zofia , Nijssen Koen , Nyström Sofie , Ryghaug Marianne , Winzer Christian , Yilmaz Selin
Published: December 2021

Executive Summary of the final report of the Users TCP Social License to Automate Task findings from a 2 year project with 16 researchers in 6 countries, 26 Case studies spanning electric vehicles, home and precinct batteries, air conditioners and other heat pumps.
MARKERS OF RESISTANCE OF POYKYLOTHERM ANIMALS TO STRESS IMPACT
Authors: Poloz S. V. , Degtyarik S. M. , Slobodnitskaya G. V. , Strelchenya I. I.
Published: December 2021

Biochemical and immunobiological studies of blood samples from cyprinids, age-sex and size-weight analysis showed the presence of changes characteristic of stress. The study of cyprinids in aquaculture has established that the influence of stress of various origins on the resistance of fish and fish-breeding indicators is a current urgent problem, the solution of which is important both for assessing the reproductive potential of fish and for developing measures to eliminate the negative consequences of stress. When assessing the state of the experimental group of carp, taking into account body weight and length, it was found that their values are influenced by the temperature of the aquatic envi-ronment. The dependence of the level of cortisol and total protein of carp blood serum on sex, age, stocking density, temperature of the aquatic environment and the rate of its increase is shown.