bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and vulnerability to COVID-19: The case of adult patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in Gamo, Gofa, and South Omo zones in Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Bojola Fikre , Taye Wondimagegn , Samuel Habtamu , Mulatu Bahiru , Kawza Aknaw , Mekuria Aleme
Published: January 2022

Background

A growing body of evidence demonstrating that individuals with Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) are more likely to have severe forms of COVID-19 and subsequent mortality. Hence, our study aimed to assess the knowledge of vulnerability and preventive practices towards COVID-19 among patients with hypertension or diabetes in Southern Ethiopia.

Objective

To assess the knowledge and preventive practices towards COVID-19 among patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in three zones of Southern Ethiopia, 2020.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study design was used with a multi-stage random sampling technique to select 682 patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus from 10th -17th July 2020 at the three zones of Southern Ethiopia. Logistic regression analysis with a 95% confidence interval was fitted to identify independent predictors of knowledge and preventive practices towards COVID-19. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was used to determine the magnitude of the association between the outcome and independent variables. P-value <0.05 is considered statistically significant.

Results

The Multi-dimensional knowledge (MDK) analysis of COVID-19 revealed that 63% of study subjects had good knowledge about COVID-19. The overall preventive practice towards COVID -19 was 26.4%. Monthly income (AOR = 1.42; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.94) significantly predicted knowledge towards COVID-19. Ninety-five percent of the study subjects knew that the COVID-19 virus spreads via respiratory droplets of infected individuals. One hundred and ten (16.2%) of study subjects correctly responded to the questions that state whether people with the COVID-19 virus who do not have a fever can infect the other. Knowledge about COVID-19 (AOR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.03, 2.1) became the independent predictor of preventive practice.

Conclusions

In this study, the knowledge of the respondents towards the COVID-19 pandemic was good. But the preventive practice was very low. There was a significant gap between knowledge and preventive practices towards the COVID-19 pandemic among the study subjects. Monthly income was significantly associated with knowledge of COVID-19. Knowledge of COVID-19 was found to be an independent predictor of preventive practice towards COVID-19. Community mobilization and improving COVID-19- related knowledge and practice are urgently recommended for those patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus.
Clinical, anamnestic, and sociodemographic predictors of positive SARS-CoV-2 testing in children: A cross sectional study in a tertiary hospital in Italy
Authors: Armocida Benedetta , Zamagni Giulia , Magni Elena , Monasta Lorenzo , Comar Manola , Zanotta Nunzia , Cason Carolina , Argentini Giorgia , Urriza Marianela , Cassone Andrea , Vascotto Fulvia , Buzzetti Roberto , Barbi Egidio , Del Pin Massimo , Pani Paola , Knowles Alessandra , Carletti Claudia , Concina Federica , Milinco Mariarosa , Ronfani Luca
Published: January 2022

Objectives

We aimed to identify clinical, anamnestic, and sociodemographic characteristics associated with a positive swab for SARS-CoV2, and to provide a predictive score to identify at risk population in children aged 2–14 years attending school and tested for clinical symptoms of COVID-19.

Design

Cross sectional study.

Setting

Outpatient clinic of the IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, a maternal and child health tertiary care hospital and research centre in Italy.

Data collection and analysis

Data were collected through a predefined form, filled out by parents, and gathered information on sociodemographic characteristics, and specific symptoms, which were analysed to determine their association with a positive SARS-CoV-2 swab. The regression coefficients of the variables included in the multivariate analysis were further used in the calculation of a predictive score of the positive or negative test.

Results

Between September 20th and December 23rd 2020, from 1484 children included in the study, 127 (8.6%) tested positive. In the multivariate analysis, the variables retained by the model were the presence of contact with a cohabiting, non-cohabiting or unspecified symptomatic case (respectively OR 37.2, 95% CI 20.1–68.7; 5.1, 95% CI 2.7–9.6; 15.6, 95% CI 7.3–33.2); female sex (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.0–2.3); age (6–10 years old: OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.7–6.1 p<0.001; >10 years old: OR 4.8, 95% CI 2.7–8.8 p<0.001); fever (OR 3.9, 95% CI 2.3–6.4); chills (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1–3.3); headache (OR 1.45, 95% CI 0.9–2.4); ageusia (OR 1.3, 95% CI 0.5–4.0); sore throat (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.3–0.8); earache (OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.1–1.3); rhinorrhoea (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.5–1.3); and diarrhoea (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.2–1.1). The predictive score based on these variables generated 93% sensitivity and 99% negative predictive value.

Conclusions

The timely identification of SARS-CoV2 cases among children is useful to reduce the dissemination of the disease and its related burden. The predictive score may be adopted in a public health perspective to rapidly identify at risk children.
Test study and molecular dynamics simulation of Fe3+ modified TiO2 absorbing automobile exhaust
Authors: Lai Feng , Zhang Hongliang , Zhu Kongfa , Huang Man
Published: January 2022

With the growth of the economy, the number of automobiles on the road is fast growing, resulting in substantial environmental pollution from exhaust gas emissions. In the automobile factory, some improvements have been achieved by constructing devices to degrade automobile exhaust. However, although most of the vehicle exhaust emissions have met the national standards, the exhaust gas is superimposed at the same time period due to the increasing traffic volume, making the exhaust emissions seriously reduce the air quality. Therefore, the scholars in the road field began to study new road materials to degrade vehicle exhaust, which has gradually become one of the effective ways to reduce automobile exhaust. Photocatalyst materials have been widely concerned because of their ability to oxidize harmful gases by solar photocatalysis. Yet, the effect has been not satisfactory because of the small light response range of photocatalyst material, which restricts the catalytic effect. In this study, this paper attempts to use Fe3+ to modify the TiO2, which is one of the main photocatalytic materials, to expand the range of light reaction band and to improve the degradation effect of automobile exhaust. The degradation effects of ordinary TiO2 and modified TiO2 on automobile exhaust were compared by test system in the laboratory. The results show that the modified TiO2 can effectively improve the performance of vehicle exhaust degradation. Moreover, the molecular dynamics method was used to establish the channel model of TiO2, and the dynamic process of automobile exhaust diffusion and absorption was simulated. The diffusion law and adsorption process of different types of automobile exhaust gas such as NO, CO, and CO2 in the TiO2 channel were analyzed from the molecular scale through the radial concentration distribution and adsorption energy.
Perception and practice of self-medication with antibiotics among medical students in Sudanese universities: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Elmahi Osman Kamal Osman , Musa Reem Abdalla Elsiddig , Shareef Ahd Alaaeldin Hussain , Omer Mohammed Eltahier Abdalla , Elmahi Mugahid Awad Mohamed , Altamih Randa Ahmed Abdalrheem , Mohamed Rayan Ibrahim Hamid , Alsadig Tagwa Faisal Mohamed
Published: January 2022

Introduction

The benefits of antibiotics are under threat by self-medication, which culminated in economic burdening of developing countries, treatment failures, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria and an increased probability of exposure and infection of the general population by antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of medical students in Sudan towards the use of antibiotics, the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics among medical students in Sudan and to identify risk factors which promote self-medication with antibiotics.

Materials and methods

This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and institution-based study, between November 2020 and May 2021. 1,110 medical students were selected by multistage cluster sampling. Logistic regression was used to identify risk factors of self-medication with antibiotics among the study participants.

Results

The median knowledge score was 7 out of a maximum of 10 (IQR: 5–8). A moderately positive attitude was observed among the participants (Median: 7/10; IQR: 6–8). Knowledge and attitude scores were significantly associated with academic year and monthly allowance (p < 0.05). 675 (60.8%) self-medicated with antibiotics within the previous 12 months, mostly from community pharmacies (321/675; 47.5%). Antibiotics were most commonly used to treat respiratory tract infections (38.1%) and cough (30.4%). Chi-square analysis demonstrated that self-medication with antibiotics was significantly associated with gender, year of study and monthly income.

Conclusions

Undergraduate medical students had moderate knowledge and attitude towards antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance, and an alarmingly high prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics. This highlights the urgent need for tighter legislation regarding the sales of antibiotics in community pharmacies by the state and federal health ministries.
Incidence and predictors of chronic kidney disease in type-II diabetes mellitus patients attending at the Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia: A follow-up study
Authors: Ahmed Medina Abdela , Ferede Yohannes Mulu , Takele Wubet Worku
Published: January 2022

Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the severest form of kidney disease characterized by poor filtration. The magnitude of chronic kidney disease is trending upward in the last few years linked with the rapidly escalating cases of non-communicable chronic diseases, particularly diabetes mellitus. However, little is known about when this problem may occur, the incidence as well as predictors of chronic kidney disease among type-II diabetes mellitus patients. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the incidence, time to the occurrence, and predictors of chronic kidney disease in type-II diabetic patients attending the Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia.

Methods

A retrospective follow-up study was conducted involving 415 participants with type-II diabetes mellitus that enrolled in the chronic follow-up from 2012 to 2017. Multivariable shared Frailty Weibull (Gamma) survival model was employed considering the hospitals as a clustering variable. Model fitness was checked by both the Akaike information criteria (AIC) and log-likelihood. Factors having a p-value of ≤0.2 in the bi-variable analysis were considered to enter the multivariable model. Variables that had a p-value of <0.05 with its corresponding 95% confidence level were deemed to be significant predictors of chronic kidney disease.

Results

The overall cumulative incidence of chronic kidney disease was 10.8% [95%; CI: 7.7–14.0%] with a median occurrence time of 5 years. The annual incidence rate was 193/10,000 [95%; CI: 144.28–258.78]. Having cardiovascular disease/s [AHR = 3.82; 95%CI: 1.4470–10.1023] and hypercholesterolemia [AHR = 3.31; 95% CI: 1.3323–8.2703] were predictors of chronic kidney disease.

Conclusion

One out of every ten diabetic patients experienced chronic kidney disease. The median time to develop chronic kidney disease was five years. Hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular diseases have escalated the hazard of developing CKD. Thus, health promotion and education of diabetic patients to optimize cholesterol levels and prevent cardiovascular disease is recommended to limit the occurrence of this life-threatening disease.
Las "otras amnistías" de la Transición española: extrañados y amnistía a presos sociales. Historias de éxito y fracaso
Authors: Parra Iñesta Eduardo
Published: January 2022

La amnistía se convirtió en una de las principales demandas de la oposición política al Franquismo durante la Transición Española. El gobierno deAdolfo Suárez llevó a cabo dos grandes amnistías en 1976 y 1977 que bajaron drásticamente el número de presos políticos en las cárceles españolas. Eneste artículo pretendemos profundizar en otras dos amnistías que han quedado oscurecidas en este periodo: los extrañamientos de presos vascos y lapropuesta de amnistía para los presos sociales.
What’s Eleatic about the Eleatic Principle?
Authors: Assaturian Sosseh
Published: January 2022

According to the Eleatic Principle, only items which have the capacity to affect or be affected are. Recently, there has been a question about what, if anything, is Eleatic about the Eleatic Principle (EP). I examine the purported origins of the EP in Plato’s Sophist and argue that the text presents three ways in which something can affect or be affected: (1) as tangible contact, (2) as Cambridge change, and (3) by being responsible for the way something else is. Next, I look to the historical Eleatics in search of precursors to the EP. Against recent work in this area, I argue that elements of the EP are present in Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissus. The poem of Parmenides is compatible with (1) and (2) through the interaction of Light and Night, and the characterization of what-is as knowable. Zeno’s moving arrow paradox employs elements of (2), while his argument from complete divisibility adds preconditions to (3). Finally, against the traditional view that Melissus denies the existence of the sensible world, I show that for Melissus, the sensible world exists alongside what-is. The causal link between what-is and the sensible world, along with Melissus’ commitment to what-is as the object of knowledge renders Melissus the Eleatic whose Eleaticism is most represented in the Eleatic Principle. Alternatives for the application of the EP in contemporary metaphysics and reasons for the inclusion of an Eleatic visitor as the main interlocutor of a dialogue that is often taken as a criticism of Eleaticism emerge.
Establishing the Logos of Melissus: A Note on Chapter 1, Hippocrates’ De natura hominis
Authors: Harriman Benjamin
Published: January 2022

The earliest mention of Melissus of Samos by name is found in the first chapter of the Hippocratic De natura hominis. In the following note, I attempt to examine what is meant by the reference Melissus’ ‘logos’ in this work and suggest, against previous accounts, including Galen’s, that it has little to do with his commitment to monism. Rather Melissus’ logos is better understood as his referring to his strategy for demonstrating such a conclusion, especially his use of a supplemental argument in his fragment B8. Polybus’ concern in this first chapter is not monism as such but the claims to knowledge monists make. Melissus is a prime example of a monist who fails to grasp what he claims to know.
Superare Parmenide: Zenone, Melisso e Gorgia impegnati a fare ‘meglio di lui’
Authors: Rossetti Livio
Published: January 2022

Durante il V secolo AC Parmenide ebbe molti e qualificati lettori, tra cui Zenone, Empedocle, Anassagora, Leucippo, Melisso, Protagora, Gorgia, Ippia. Tre di loro hanno cercato di fare molto di più di quello che è stato in grado di fare lui con l' ‘esercizio deduttivo’ che incontriamo in 28B8.1-33 (o, nel caso di Melisso, con l'intera dottrina dell'essere), e ci sono riusciti. In effetti, che si siano sforzati di superare l'elevato standard già raggiunto da Parmenide nell'invenzione dei passaggi strettamente deduttivi è sostanzialmente fuori discussione. Il mio articolo è dedicato a rendere conto degli ambiziosi obiettivi che Zenone, Melisso e Gorgia raggiunsero, ciascuno in modi molto differenti.
Teoría social sobre el origen de la nación: puntos de encuentro entre los paradigmas perennialista y modernista. Etnosimbolismo y otras vías eclécticas: la hipótesis de la continuidad-intensificación
Authors: Català Oltra Lluís
Published: January 2022

El debate teórico sobre la nación y el nacionalismo se ha centrado demasiado a menudo en fijar fronteras temporales y localizar geográficamente el fenómeno. Ese debate (quizá estéril) sobre el origen temporal y espacial de la nación y el nacionalismo ha enfrentado en las últimas décadas fundamentalmente a dos paradigmas, (neo)perennialismo y modernismo. Como es conocido, la teoría modernista fija en el final del s. XVIII y principios del XIX el inicio de la “era de la nación y los nacionalismos”, cuando la industrialización está fortaleciendo el papel de la burguesía y ésta comienza a apoyar reformas de carácter civil y político que modificarán los principios de soberanía. Por el contrario, los neoperennialistas, sobre todo apoyados en la revisión histórica de Hastings, se remontan a una época premoderna para datar el inicio de la nación y suelen recurrir al modelo inglés de formación del Estado y la nación (frente al modelo francés, postulado por gran parte de los modernistas). A pesar de los planteamientos antagónicos de ambos paradigmas, en este trabajo se destacarán los puntos de encuentro, para dar lugar a una visión ecléctica de los orígenes del fenómeno, que conectará en cierto modo con el etnosimbolismo y otras propuestas eclécticas.
Integración europea y opinión pública en el auge y declive del comunismo español
Authors: Forner Muñoz Salvador , Senante Berendes Heidy Cristina
Published: January 2022

El presente trabajo analiza la posible influencia de las políticas europeas mantenidas por el Partido Comunista de España e Izquierda Unida en los resultados de las distintas coyunturas electorales, sin olvidar que otro tipo de factores, asociados a la integración europea o a la propia evolución ideológica de dicha formación, determinaron también sus resultados electorales. Utilizando fuentes estadísticas, parlamentarias y documentación proveniente de ambas organizaciones, en este artículo se explora la trayectoria electoral del comunismo y la posición adoptada frente a los hitos más significativos del proceso comunitario, mediante el análisis de su discurso político. Se pretende comprobar empíricamente hasta qué punto influyeron la interacción de la opinión pública española y las actuaciones y propuestas sobre la integración europea en el auge y el declive electoral del PCE/IU.
Traditional Chinese medicine combined with recombinant interferon to alleviate symptoms of COVID-19 infectious pneumonia
Authors: Wang Yanchao , Liu Tao , Niu Weili , Yang Junzheng
Published: January 2022

Objectives: Collect and analyze the basic information, symptoms, therapeutic method and therapeutic effect of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infected pneumonia patients in the hospital in northern Henan Province from January 2020 to April 2020, to provide evidences for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infectious pneumonia. Methods: The information of patients of COVID-19 infectious pneumonia in the hospital were collected and analyzed, including the admission time, the discharge time, therapeutic method, and therapeutic effect after treatment. Results: A total of 10 cases patients of COVID-19 infectious pneumonia were collected, there were 5 male patients and 5 female patients, the age ranged from 16-54 years old and the average age was 34.2 years old; the body temperature of 6 cases patients were higher than 37°C when they were admitted to hospital; CT results showed that all the patients had infectious lesions of both lungs, and the results of nucleic acid test were positive. 5 million (aerosol inhalation) recombinant interferon (Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Lopinavir/Ritonavir/Abidol) combined with traditional Chinese medicine could alleviate effectively symptoms of COVID-19 infectious pneumonia within a month, the body temperature of patients returned to normal, respiratory symptoms improved significantly, COVID-19 nucleic acid test was negative, and results of lung imaging was also normal. Conclusion: Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Lopinavir/Ritonavir/Abidol combined with Traditional Chinese medicine has a good effect on relieving the symptoms of COVID-19 infected pneumonia and has significance for clinical treatment or clinic remission of COVID-19 infectious pneumonia.
Ineffective management practices on infection prevention and control by nurses in a public hospital
Authors: Magadze Thizwilondi , Chetty Dayanithee , Nkhwashu Enneth
Published: January 2022

This research aims to explore
the ineffective management practices on infection prevention and control by nurses in a public hospital. This was done through focus groups with nurses from different public hospitals in Tshwane area. Participants expressed that there are ineffective management practices in their working environment in the form of inadequate education, training on infection and control measures, shortage of human and material resources, and poor communication that is affecting the implementation of infection prevention and control measures in the hospital.
Results: Most nurses have been found to have attended an hour to a day IPC training, which they alluded has no impact to their implementation as is too short. The study also found that institutions, where nursing qualifications were obtained, have a significant impact to the implementation of IPC measures. There was an agreement that continuous training on IPC related issues improve in practice and confidence to nurses

The study also found that the presence of well-trained nurses is vital in the ward, however, the ward has to meet other aspects such as staffing, skill mix, resources and working conditions. Best practices that also involve behaviour changes were found to be successful in intervention to improve the implementation of IPC measures. Ongoing feedback and full training on IPC were found significant to improve IPC measures.
Drooping After Scoping: A Rare Case of Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy After RoutineEsophagogastroduodenoscopy
Authors: Tu Yixi , Shin Christopher , Schroeder Katie
Published: January 2022

Peripheral facial nerve palsy is a prevalent type of mononeuropathy that can have a variety of etiologies. Facial nerve damage because of esophagogastroduodenoscopy, however, is exceedingly rare and has only been reported in 1 patient. We report the first case in the United States of a patient who developed left-sided facial nerve palsy after a routine esophagogastroduodenoscopy, with little meaningful recovery of nerve function. We hope to bring awareness to gastroenterologists of this rare complication with potential long-term detrimental effects that can be avoided with the adjustment of equipment and patient position before the procedure.
Crohn's Disease in a Patient With Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Authors: Havlichek Daniel , Guerrero Vinsard Daniela , Pignolo Robert J. , Kane Sunanda
Published: January 2022

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disease characterized by inflammatory flares of soft tissues, leading to heterotopic ossification and significant cumulative morbidity and early mortality. FOP minor trauma, including intramuscular medication administration, can induce ossification and should be avoided. We present a case of known FOP in a patient who presented with fevers of unknown origin and was found to have biopsy-proven ileal Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease management was complicated by concerns that intramuscular therapies would induce ossification, and oral monotherapy with methotrexate was initiated with excellent results.
The 5Ms of Geriatrics in Gastroenterology: The Path to Creating Age-Friendly Care for Older Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Cirrhosis
Authors: Kochar Bharati , Ufere Nneka N. , Ritchie Christine S. , Lai Jennifer C.
Published: January 2022

The number of Americans 65 years or older in 2060 will be more than double what it was in 2014. Approximately 40% of patients seen in gastroenterology (GI) and hepatology practices in the United States are 60 years or older. Adapting care delivery models, curating data on shifting risk-benefit decisions with geriatric syndromes, understanding appropriate assessments, and focusing on tailored implementation strategies are challenges that are actively confronting us as we provide care for a burgeoning population of older adults. Limited availability of geriatric specialists results in an onus of specialists caring for older adults, such as gastroenterologists, to innovate and develop tailored, comprehensive, and evidence-based care for adults in later life stages. In this article, we present the 5M framework from geriatrics to achieve age-friendly healthcare. The 5Ms are medications, mind, mobility, multicomplexity, and what matters most. We apply the 5M framework to 2 chronic conditions commonly encountered in clinical GI practice: inflammatory bowel diseases and cirrhosis. We highlight knowledge gaps and outline future directions to expand evidence-based care and advance the creation of age-friendly GI care.
Impact of Community Referral on Colonoscopy Quality Metrics in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Authors: Petros Vincent , Tsambikos Erin , Madhoun Mohammad , Tierney William M.
Published: January 2022

INTRODUCTION:

The Veterans Access, Choice, Accountability Act of 2014 expands the number of options veterans have to ensure timely access to high-quality care. There is minimal data currently available analyzing the impact and quality of colonoscopy metrics in veterans receiving procedures within the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) vs community settings.

METHODS:

All patients at our academic VA medical center who were referred to a community care colonoscopy (CCC) for positive fecal immunochemical testing, colorectal cancer screening, and adenoma surveillance from 2015 to 2018 were identified and matched for sex, age, and year of procedure to patients referred for a VA-based colonoscopy (VAC). Metrics measured included time to procedure measured in days, adenoma detection rate (ADR), advanced ADR (AADR), adenomas per colonoscopy, sessile serrated polyp detection rate, cecal intubation rate, bowel prep quality, and compliance with guideline recommendations for surveillance. Patient comorbidities were also recorded. Variable associations with adenoma detection and compliance with surveillance guidelines were analyzed with univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

RESULTS:

In total, 235 veterans (mean age, 64.6 years 95.7% male) underwent a CCC and had an appropriately matched VAC. ADR in the community was 36.9% compared to 62.6% for the VAC group (P < 0.0001). Mean number of adenomas per procedure in the community was 0.77 compared to 1.83 per VAC (P < 0.0001). CCC AADR was 8.9% compared to 18.3% for VAC (P = 0.003). Cecal intubation rate for community colonoscopies was 90.6% compared to 95.3% for VA colonoscopies (P = 0.047). Community care compliance with surveillance guidelines was 74.9% compared to 93.3% for VA (P < 0.0001). This nonconformity was primarily due to recommending a shorter interval follow-up in the CCC group (15.3%) compared to the VAC group (5.5%) (P = 0.0012). Mean time to procedure was 58.4 days (±33.7) for CCC compared to 83.8 days (±38.6) for VAC (P < 0.0001). In multivariate regression CCC was associated with lower ADR (odds ratio 0.39; 95% confidence interval, 0.20–0.63), and lower compliance with surveillance guidelines (odds ratio 0.21; 95% confidence interval, 0.09–0.45) (P < 0.0001 for both).

DISCUSSION:

Time to colonoscopy was significantly shorter for CCC compared to VAC. However, compared to VA colonoscopies, there was significantly lower ADR, AADR, and surveillance guideline compliance for services rendered by community providers. This impact on quality of care should be further studied to ensure colonoscopy quality standards for veterans are not compromised by the process of care and site of care.
VR/AR — Digitale Räume im Museum
Authors: Geipel Andrea , Hohmann Georg
Published: January 2022

Andrea Geipel und Georg Hohmann widmen sich im vorliegenden Beitrag der Frage, wie museale Vermittlungsangebote mit Hilfe von Virtual und Augmented Reality umgesetzt werden können. Hierfür erläutern sie am Beispiel des VRlabs im Deutschen Museum bisherige Erkenntnisse und geben Hinweise zur Umsetzung ähnlicher Projekte an anderen Museen.
Subjektivität. Zu einer Konstante meiner Musik
Authors: Mahnkopf Claus-Steffen
Published: January 2022

Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf legt dar, was Subjektivität, Ausdruck und Komposition in seinem Werk bedeuten.
Widerständige Gespenster
Authors: Gebhardt Mareike
Published: January 2022

Mareike Gebhardt widmet sich in diesem Beitrag den Widerstandspotentialen im Spätkapitalismus. Aus einer politiktheoretisch-hauntologischen Perspektive fragt sie, wann wir Widerstand geleistet haben werden, oder: Werden wir die gewesen sein, die wir nie werden wollten - Weltenzerstörer*innen, Rassist*innen, Sexist*innen, Verwaltungsbeamt*innen? Nein. Wir werden Widerstand geleistet haben. Daran möchte ich mich festhalten. Doch ich weiß, es kann kein Festhalten geben, will ich nicht so gewesen sein, wie ich nie werden wollte. Ich muss also loslassen. Wir müssen loslassen. Um-Ordnen. Un-Ordnen. Die »Aufteilung des Sinnlichen« (Rancière 2002) von ihrer polizeilichen Logik trennen, sie hinterfragen, unterbrechen, sabotieren. Wir müssen loslassen, uns in Bewegung setzen, bewegen, bewegt werden. Werden. Gemeinsam.
Understanding the Rights of Nature
Authors: Tanasescu Mihnea
Published: January 2022

Rivers, landscapes, whole territories: these are the latest entities environmental activists have fought hard to include in the relentless expansion of rights in our world. But what does it mean for a landscape to have rights? Why would anyone want to create such rights, and to what end? Is it a good idea, and does it come with risks? This book presents the logic behind giving nature rights and discusses the most important cases in which this has happened, ranging from constitutional rights of nature in Ecuador to rights for rivers in New Zealand, Colombia, and India. Mihnea Tanasescu offers clear answers to the thorny questions that the intrusion of nature into law is sure to raise.
7 Gastkommentar
Authors: Wiencek Florian
Published: January 2022

Florian Wiencek widmet sich in seinem Gastkommentar den Potentialen von Rezensionen als mediale Form der Kunstvermittlung. Hierbei beleuchtet er folgende Aspekte genauer: a) die Rezension als Linse für die Kunstwahrnehmung; b) die Rezension als Tool für co-kreative Wissensgenerierung; und c) die Rezension als Vernetzungs-Hub.
21 Forschungsdatenmanagement und Nachnutzung der Daten
Authors: Petzold Kristina , Heid Ulrich
Published: January 2022

Kristina Petzold und Ulrich Heid beschreiben das Forschungsdatenmanagement des Rez@Kultur-Projektes von der Erhebung der unterschiedlichen Datentypen, über die Datenverarbeitung und -analyse bis hin zur Archivierung und den Möglichkeiten zur Nachnutzung der Daten. Sie gehen dabei auch auf Problemstellungen im Umgang mit digitalen Daten und deren Lösungen ein.
Claiming Home
Authors: Büchler Tina
Published: January 2022

Through biographical narratives, Claiming Home traces how queer migrant women living in Switzerland navigate often contradictory perspectives on sexuality, gender, and nation. Situated between heteronormative and racialized stereotypes of migrant women on the one hand, and the implicitly white figure of the lesbian on the other, queer migrant women are often rendered ›impossible subjects.‹ Claiming Home maps how they negotiate conflicting loyalties in this field and how they, in their own way, claim a sense of belonging and home.
Digital Capitalism and Distributive Forces
Authors: Pfeiffer Sabine
Published: January 2022

Are robots taking away our jobs? Those who ask this question have misunderstood digitalisation - it is not an industrial revolution by other means. Sabine Pfeiffer searches for the actual novelties brought about by digitalisation and digital capitalism. In her analysis, she juxtaposes Marx's concept of productive force with the idea of distributive force. From the platform economy to artificial intelligence, Pfeiffer shows that digital capitalism is less about the efficient production of value, but rather about its fast, risk-free, and permanently secured realisation on the markets. The examination of this dynamic and its consequences also leads to the question of how destructive the distributive forces of digital capitalism might be.
Contexts of Comprehension Using the Example of Gottfried Keller's The Smith of his Fortune
Authors: Liebrand Claudia
Published: January 2022

In this chapter Stanley Corngold is dedicated to the question of Kafka's employment of hermeneutics. Kafka dramatizes hermeneutic process; in Kafka, hermeneutic process does not function as a method for producing genuine knowledge. At the same time, such interpretation is necessary, even as an act of desperation. Corngold studies dramatized hermeneutics in Die Verwandlung, Der Process, »In der Strafkolonie,« and Das Schloss. In each instance, a successful interpretation does not take place, let alone, to cite Thomas Mann's Joseph, der Ernährer, as proof of the goodness of the hermeneut who produces a pious outcome.
Politische Bildung für Zugewanderte im Orientierungskurs
Authors: Lindinger Isabel
Published: January 2022

Wer nach Deutschland einwandert, sollte sich an den Werten des Grundgesetzes orientieren, lautet das Credo der Bildungspolitik. Doch welche Werte erachten Migrant*innen als relevant und inwieweit schließen diese an die Leitideen der deutschen Verfassung an? Wie bearbeitet eine multiethnisch zusammengesetzte Kleingruppe Aufgaben zum Thema Verfassungsorgane in der Demokratie? Isabel Lindingers Gesprächspartner*innen bieten eine enorme Stimmenvielfalt und zugleich diverse Interpretationsperspektiven. Diese subjektiven Deutungen laden dazu ein, das Potential der Migrant*innen bildungspolitisch zu nutzen.
»Ich bleibe hier«:
Authors: Klingenböck Ursula
Published: January 2022

Ursula Klingenböck widmet sich in diesem Beitrag der Frage nach der Darstellung des Alter(n)s im deutschsprachigen Comic. Am Beispiel von Thomas von Steinaeckers und Barbara Yelins »Der Sommer ihres Lebens« werden Konzeptionen des Alter(n)s, deren zeitliche und räumliche Figurationen sowie deren sprachliche und visuelle Kodierungen untersucht. Das Interesse gilt den physischen und psychischen Faktoren, den sozialen und kulturellen Dimensionen und nicht zuletzt den politischen Implikationen eines ›westlich‹ codierten Alter(n)s. Dabei ist immer auch zu fragen, welche theoretischen Konzeptionen des Alter(n)s der Comic aufgreift und inwieweit er sich in aktuellen Alter(n)sdiskursen positioniert. Der text-bildwissenschaftliche Fokus wird u.a. durch Aspekte von ›Geschlecht‹ bzw. ›Körper‹ und ›Behinderung/Pflegebedürftigkeit‹ sowie deren intersektionelle Verschränkungen perspektiviert.
›Alter Schwede!‹
Authors: Nowak Helge
Published: January 2022

Helge Nowak widmet sich in seinem komparatistischen Beitrag Altersfiguren und Altersbildern in englisch- und deutschsprachigen sowie in skandinavischen Kriminalromanen. Die Zeiten, in denen 'alte Jungfern' wie Miss Marple oder bereits pensionierte Kriminalisten wie Hercule Poirot über Jahrzehnte hinweg ohne jeden weiteren Alterungsprozess ihren Ermittlungen nachgingen, sind vorbei. Schon seit einigen Jahren wird auch der Kriminalroman dazu benutzt, realistischere literarische Altersfiguren und Altersbilder zu zeichnen. Neben alternden Schweden und Schotten als Hauptfiguren wie Henning Mankells Kommissar Wallander und Ian Rankins Inspektor John Rebus werden auch relevante deutschsprachige Kriminalromane näher betrachtet - u.a. gerade dann, wenn ihre Autoren die Ermittlungen ins Seniorenheim verlegen.
Das Schweigen der Gewalt
Authors: Reichart André
Published: January 2022

Exzessive Gewaltdarstellungen in der heutigen Kunst haben ihren Ursprung in einem autonomieästhetischen Programm der Moderne, das es erst möglich macht, Gewalt zu ästhetisieren. In der Prosa Jung-Wiens kristallisieren sich um 1900 die unterschiedlichen kunstästhetischen Diskurse auch an bisher wenig erforschten Szenen der Gewalt heraus. Anhand verschiedener Texte der Jung-Wiener Autoren Schnitzler, Salten, Beer-Hofmann und Bahr geht André Reichart der Frage nach, ob die Gewalt als ausschließlich selbstreflexive ästhetische Darstellung existieren kann.
Sigmund Freud lesen
Authors: Zenaty Gerhard
Published: January 2022

Die freudsche Lehre kann nicht über bloße historische Rekonstruktion für die Gegenwart verfügbar gemacht werden. Das liegt an dem, was die Psychoanalyse selbst in die Welt gebracht hat: Wenn jedes Denken von der Spaltung in bewusst und unbewusst bestimmt wird, muss man Foucaults Wort von Freud als einem »Diskursbegründer« ernst nehmen. Freuds Werk ist ein work in progress und kein geschlossenes System. Seine eigene Lektüremethode - den »Erzählungen« verstehend und analysierend zu begegnen - versteht Gerhard Zenaty als close reading und unterzieht Freud dieser Überzeugung folgend einer Relektüre.
Políticas públicas de combate a fome no Brasil
Authors: Aparecida de Moura Marta , Azevedo Arana Alba Regina , Rodrigues Uliana Maíra
Published: January 2022

Os dois últimos governos brasileiros foram responsáveis pelo desmonte generalizado das politicas públicas em prol a agricultura familiar, tais ações refletiram diretamente nos índices de Segurança e Insegurança Alimentar e Nutricional desde 2016, progressivamente cresceram e agravaram-se em 2020 com a pandemia de COVID-19. Desta forma, este artigo tem como objetivo interpretar o limiar histórico e político entre os anos 2002 a 2020 e o fenômeno da fome neste período. A condução da pesquisa pautou-se pela Revisão de Literatura em sites nacionais e internacionais, com viés quali-quantitativo de caráter descritivo. O estudo evidenciou que houve um aumento dos índices de Insegurança Alimentar e Nutricional em seus diversos níveis: leve, moderada e grave, destacando as regiões Norte e Nordeste do país como mais vulneráveis a fome e essencialmente as populações que residem em áreas rurais. Estamos diante de uma crise sanitária e alimentar no Brasil e no mundo e temos, portanto, uma oportunidade de refletir seriamente sobre o modo como produzimos, processamos e distribuímos os alimentos.

Palavras-chave: Segurança Alimentar. Pandemia. Programas Alimentares. Produtores Rurais.
percepção dos estudantes e professores sobre a extensão comunitária
Authors: Passos Ana Paula Pereira dos , Lohn Vanderléia Martins
Published: January 2022

Os projetos de extensão comunitária viabilizam a relação transformadora entre Universidade e sociedade e contribuem para a formação integral dos estudantes, pois permitem a reflexão sobre as conjunturas sociais, a relação com as teorias aprendidas em sala e a construção de novos conhecimentos. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a extensão comunitária desenvolvida em uma universidade comunitária sob a percepção dos estudantes e professores que atuam nos projetos de extensão. Para tanto, realizou-se um levantamento, quantitativo, com caráter descritivo, cujos dados foram coletados por meio de questionários. Os resultados demonstraram que os projetos de extensão da universidade apresentam-se consoantes às diretrizes da extensão comunitária definidas pelo Fórum de Pró-reitores de Extensão das Instituições Públicas de Educação Superior Brasileiras. Percebeu-se, nos projetos, indissociabilidade do ensino, pesquisa e extensão; interdisciplinaridade; interação dialógica; transformação social e impactos na formação dos estudantes. Entretanto, os estudantes identificaram dificuldades na obtenção de informações sobre as práticas extensionistas e os meios de comunicação da universidade foram considerados insuficientes. Espera-se que essa análise da percepção dos estudantes e professores contribua para a literatura de extensão comunitária e estimule a práxis extensionista no ensino e na pesquisa.
Por dentro de Xapuri
Authors: Redon Silvano Aparecido , Lorenzetti Emi Rainildes , Brasil Jaycelene Maria da Silva , Gentilini Jean Carlos
Published: January 2022

Oriundo de ação extensionista universitária, o artigo apresenta elementos e características de Xapuri, município do Acre e terra natal do líder seringueiro Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, o Chico Mendes, a partir da trilha histórico-cultural realizada durante a Operação Vale do Acre, do Projeto Rondon, coordenada pelo Ministério da Defesa. O município compreende uma série de particularidades históricas, culturais, identitárias e sociais, as quais, num primeiro momento, podem passar despercebidas por seus visitantes ou mesmo por seus nativos. Considerando as potencialidades de Xapuri com relação ao turismo, a trilha pode ser uma proposta de atrativo para o referido setor e ferramenta para a educação patrimonial, pois trata-se de trajeto que, ao ser percorrido caminhando, permite aos participantes identificar e interpretar as paisagens e os elementos materiais e imateriais do percurso visitado, o que contribui para sua visibilidade, preservação e memória.
Avaliação da política de gestão aplicada à extensão universitária na Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Gomes Camila Eller
Published: January 2022

Levando em consideração o papel que a política pública de extensão universitária representa para produção de mudanças socioculturais relevantes à vida humana civilizada e para construção de uma sociedade mais equitativa, é que se propõe o presente estudo. Um estudo que consiste na avaliação da política de gestão empregada pela Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro às ações de extensão universitária por ela implementadas. Para tal, foi utilizada a metodologia de estudo de caso, numa abordagem qualitativa, que a partir da análise de um conjunto de indicadores teve como objetivo compreender se a política de extensão universitária avaliada apresenta procedimentos de gestão sistematizados capazes de institucionalizar e estimular sua plena implementação, de forma a contribuir para o fortalecimento da instituição e para melhoria da qualidade na formação de futuros profissionais. Ao final do estudo chega-se a um diagnóstico da situação observada que permitiu, a partir da identificação de pontos fortes e fracos, oportunidades e ameaças institucionais, elencar um conjunto de recomendações com vistas a reforçar as potencialidades e minimizar as fragilidades observadas.
Extensão, ensino e pesquisa proporcionados pelo projeto “Banco de Dados em Eletrocardiografia Veterinária”
Authors: Benicio Ketlen de Oliveira , Pizzaia Jaqueline Natalia , Roque Beatriz Kiihl , Dellova Deise Carla Almeida Leite
Published: January 2022

Este trabalho tem como objetivo compartilhar a experiência e os resultados de um projeto de extensão universitária que possibilita a prática do ensino e pesquisa para os alunos do curso de graduação em Medicina Veterinária. O projeto “Banco de Dados em Eletrocardiografia Veterinária” teve início em 2012, com a finalidade de tornar o exame de eletrocardiograma (ECG) acessível aos pacientes veterinários atendidos na cidade de Pirassununga-SP e região, além de oferecer o treinamento teórico-prático na área de eletrofisiologia cardíaca para os estudantes. Em nove anos, 103 alunos de graduação participaram do projeto e o ECG foi realizado em 1.291 animais de diferentes espécies. Além da avaliação dos animais para o diagnóstico ou exclusão de arritmias cardíacas, os alunos também organizaram eventos destinados à comunidade e desenvolveram projetos de pesquisa. O armazenamento dos ECG em um banco de dados on-line tem gerado recursos didáticos, a partir de experiências práticas, para diversas disciplinas obrigatórias do curso. O atendimento especializado aos animais é uma das maneiras de devolver parte do investimento feito pela sociedade na formação dos estudantes de universidades públicas; somado a isso, os resultados deste projeto demonstraram que é possível conciliar as atividades de extensão com ensino e pesquisa.
Modelling Infectiology of Bursal Disease in Chicks with Control Measures
Authors: Hugo Alfred , E. Kitengeso Raymond , Lusekelo Eva
Published: January 2022

This paper focuses on mathematical control of infectious bursal disease in chicks. The model boundedness and the control measures to reduce the spreads of the disease have well analytically examined. The theory of Pontryaginâ€™s maximum principle used in analysing necessary conditions to combat the disease. Numerically, forward backward sweep method and fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme using the forward solution of the state equations was applied. The outcome indicates that the combination of vaccination of chicks and environmental sanitation as the most cost-effectiveness strategy to combat the spread of IBD with limited resources. Therefore, IBD can be controlled if the poultry farmers will effectively apply vaccination of chicks and environmental sanitation.
Study on qualitative analysis in cosmetic takaout plant by multivariate statistical
Authors: Ait Sidi Mou Abdelaziz , E. Ghanjaoui E. , Daoudi M. , El Gamany B.
Published: January 2022

This study examines the distributions and behavior of trace elements in five takaout plant samples. Multivariate statistical methods involving principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis are applied. The measurements were performed using 21 elements (Al, B, Ba, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Er, Fe, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Sc, Sr, Ti, Y, Yb, Zn) at Âµg g-1 level determined by ICP-OES. The coefficients calculated for samples indicated a poorly negative correlation between the trace elements and Pr. A strong positive correlations among K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, Sr, Ti, Er and Cr show a similarity in their change rules. Also, negative correlations between K and Na with Mn, Zn and Ba were showed, which indicates that these elements havenâ€™t a similarity in their behaviors, the increase of one (K and Na) conducting of decrease of others (Mn, Zn and Ba). The correlation matrix shows that Cr has good consistency with the trace elements in the sample. In particular, the correlation coefficient with Mg followed by Sr, Ca, and Fe correlations. These strong correlations between these variables show the similarity of the phenomena at the origin in takaout plant.Â Â Â
A pervasive review on biomarker in cervical intraepithelial lesions and carcinoma
Authors: Heidari Alireza , Peterson Victoria
Published: January 2022

Basically, medical diagnosis problems are the most effective component of treatment policies. Recently, significant advances have been formed in medical diagnosis fields using data mining techniques. Data mining or Knowledge Discovery is searching large databases to discover patterns and evaluate the probability of next occurrences. In this research, Bayesian Classifier is used as a Non-linear datamining tool to determine the seriousness of breast cancer. The recorded observations of the Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) tests that are obtained at the University of Wisconsin are considered as experimental data set in this research. The Tabu search algorithm for structural learning of Bayesian classifier and Genie simulator for parametric learning of Bayesian classifier were used. Finally, the obtained results by the proposed model were compared with actual results. The comparison process indicates that seriousness of the disease in 86.18% of cases are guessed very close to the actual values by proposed model.Â