bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sünnet İçin Başvuran Erkek Çocuklarda Anemi Prevalansı
Authors: Erdoğdu Ceylan Elif , Yıldız Çeltek Nagihan , Ünlü Ufuk , Demir Osman
Published: September 2021

Amaç
Anemi, gelişmemiş ülkeler için önemli bir toplum sağlığı sorunudur. Görülme sıklığının sosyo-ekonomik düzeye bağlı olarak bölgeden bölgeye dahi değişebiliyor olması bu konuyla ilgili farklı bölgelerde yapılan çalışmaların kıymetini arttırmaktadır.
Biz de bu çalışmamızda bir üniversite hastanesine sünnet için başvuran sağlıklı çocuklarda rastlantısal tespit edilen anemi prevalansını bulmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntem
Çalışmamızda Ekim 2015-Ekim 2020 tarihleri arasında Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi Üroloji Polikliniğine sünnet istemi ile başvuran 0-11 yaş aralığındaki çocukların işlem öncesi rutin bakılan tam kan tetkiki sonuçları retrospektif olarak değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular
Çalışmaya sünnet için başvuran 436 erkek çocuk dahil edilmiştir. Yaş ortalamaları 5,4±3,2 olarak bulunmuştur. Çalışmaya alınanların hemoglobin ortalaması 12,5±1,2 gr/dl olarak bulunmuştur. Hemoglobin değerlerine göre 20 (%4,6) çocukta anemi tespit edilmiştir. Anemi tespit edilen çocukların yaş ortalamaları 4,2±4,4 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Bu çocuklar yaş gruplarına göre değerlendirildiğinde 0-1 yaş grubunda 5 (%25) kişi, 2-4 yaş grubunda 7 (%35) kişi, 5-7 yaş grubunda 5 (%25) kişi, 8-11 yaş grubunda 3 (%15) kişi bulunmaktadır. RDW değeri %12’den büyük hemoglobin ve MCV değerleri de yaşa göre düşük olan ve demir eksikliği anemisi lehine değerlendirilen 11 (%2,5) çocuk tespit edilmiştir.
Sonuç
Anemi ülkemiz genelinde olduğu gibi bizim bölgemizde de sıkça görülen hastalıklardan biridir. Şikayeti olmayan çocuklarda dahi anemi tanısı konulabilmektedir. Hekimin bunu bilerek yaklaşması hastalığın erken tanı alması ve daha kolay tedavisi edilmesini sağlayacaktır.
Acute Rheumatic Fever Cases Presented with Enthesitis: A Different View on Acute Rheumatic Fever
Authors: Güngörer Vildan , Sert Ahmet , Arslan Şükrü 
Published: September 2021

Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a non-suppurative inflammatory disease that develops after group A Beta hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis, primarily involving the heart, joint, central nervous system, skin and subcutaneous tissue. Today, Jones criteria; that were modified in 2015, are used for diagnosis. Our aim in this study is to examine the patients diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever in our clinic and presented with enthesitis.
Methods: The type of study is case report. Five patients who were admitted to the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic of Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine were diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever and presented with enthesitis, between 2017- 2019 were examined retrospectively. Their demographic, clinical laboratory and echocardiographic data were examined. The presence of enthesitis in all patients was established with one or more of the options of clinical examination, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and/or orthopedics opinion.
Results: While the clinic of the patients improved with the treatment for enthesitis, acute phase reactants did not fall and additional clinical findings appeared. Our observations suggested that acute rheumatic fever could apply to us not only with arthritis and arthralgia, but also with the enthesitis clinic. Therefore, we think that if the laboratory data are compatible among the differential diagnoses in patients presenting with enthesitis, acute rheumatic fever should also be considered, and careful physical examination and echocardiography should be performed for this purpose.
Conclusion: In relation to the pathogenesis of the rheumatological diseases, new clinical situations are emerging day by day, and in this way, the diseases are better understood and classified. In conclusion, we think that ARF can be encountered not only with arthritis and arthralgia but also with enthesitis clinics, and echocardiographic imaging should not be ignored in patients with enthesitis clinic who have high acute phase reactants and who do not meet the enthesitis-related juvenile idiopathic arthritis criteria.
An Enhanced SMS Text Message–Based Support and Reminder Program for Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (TEXT2U): Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Middleton Timothy , Constantino Maria , McGill Margaret , D'Souza Mario , Twigg Stephen M , Wu Ted , Thiagalingam Aravinda , Chow Clara , Wong Jencia
Published: September 2021

Background

Clinic attendance, metabolic control, engagement in self-management, and psychological health are suboptimal in young-onset (age of onset <40 years) type 2 diabetes.

Objective

We examined the effectiveness of an enhanced SMS text message–based support and reminder program in improving clinic attendance, metabolic control, engagement in self-management, and psychological health in young-onset type 2 diabetes.

Methods

A 12-month, parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial comparing an enhanced, semipersonalized SMS text message–based intervention (incorporating 1-8 supportive and/or informative text messages per month) against standard care was conducted in a specialized clinic for young adult type 2 diabetes. The primary outcome was maintenance of 100% attendance at scheduled quarterly clinical appointments. Secondary outcomes included (1) metabolic indices, (2) pathology and self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) data availability, and (3) psychosocial well-being.

Results

A total of 40 participants were randomized, and 32 completed their 12-month study visit. The average participant age was 32.7 (SD 5.1) years, 50% (20/40) were male, and baseline glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was 7.3% (SD 1.9%) (56 mmol/mol, SD 20). A higher proportion of the intervention group achieved 100% attendance (12/21, 57%, vs 5/19, 26%, for the control group); Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated significantly greater cumulative attendance in the intervention group (P=.04). There were no between-group differences in HbA1c, BMI, lipids, or availability of pathology and SMBG data. Odds of recording an improvement in the Diabetes Empowerment Scale–Short Form score were higher in the intervention group at 6 months (odds ratio [OR] 4.3, 95% CI 1.1-17), with attenuation of this effect at study end (OR 3.1, 95% CI 0.9-11). Program acceptability was high; >90% of participants would recommend the program to new patients.

Conclusions

An enhanced SMS text message–based support and reminder program doubled scheduled clinic attendance rates for patients with young-onset type 2 diabetes. The program was highly acceptable and provided early support for patient empowerment but had no significant effect on measures of metabolic control or self-management.

Trial Registration

Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12618000479202); https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=373579
Quality of information about mental disease on the Internet: A comparative and longitudinal study of entries form Baidu Encyclopedia and Wikipedia (Preprint)
Authors: Ma Jing , Jiang Lisha , Luo Jianchen , Zheng Linli , Wang Meiou , Zhang Lan
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

The Internet has evolved the approaches of medical information spread. Demands of online information searching on mental disease expanded. The Wikipedia and Baidu Encyclopedia are popular information source. Websites with information on mental disease have not been systematically evaluated.

OBJECTIVE

The research aimed to estimate the quality of mental disease information on the internet and to evaluate all aspects including timeliness to value the information quality from Baidu Encyclopedia and Wikipedia to help users to make better choice. Besides, establishing a perfect relevant online health information examine and supervision system, in order to satisfy public self-help mental medical information service needs.

METHODS

We retrieved the entries on mental disease from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision Version 2016 codes on Wikipedia (in English) and Baidu Encyclopedia (in Chinese) in 2018 and 2021. Subject sites were accessed by DISCERN. The comparison between 2 engines as well as 3 years follow-up and timeliness were calculated.

RESULTS

The number of entries on mental disease we found in 2018 is 34 on Baidu Encyclopedia and 36 on Wikipedia and 37 entries on both Baidu Encyclopedia and Wikipedia in 2021. In 2018, the DISCERN score of Baidu Encyclopedia entries in section 1 and section 3 were lower than those of Wikipedia articles (11.21±4.57 vs 26.25±3.21, p<.001; 2.06±.74 vs 2.53±.94, p<.05). Significantly differences can also be found in total score and all sections in 2021 between 2 engines (total score, 26.29±11.03 vs 44.31±9.77, all 3 sections, p<.001). The DISCERN score of Wikipedia articles during 3 years showed significant increase (all 3 sections, p<.001; total, p<.001). The mean update interval varies greatly from Baidu Encyclopedia (824.79 days in 2018; 945.73 days in 2021) to Wikipedia (34.17 days in 2018;50.46 days in 2021) (p<.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Despite the general poor quality of mental disease entries in both two engines, Wikipedia expressed to be a better source of online mental disease information compared to Baidu Encyclopedia, with higher reliability, better treatment advice and shorter update interval. Our findings reflected the existing deficit of general website mental health information, suggested a reference for further and better medical network information order. Based on this foundation, it is essential to encourage people to seek professional help rather than believe the ambiguous source information from Internet. The quality of these entries has been improved during 3 years. This positive trend is encouraging that we can expect better online information service in the coming future.
The effects of income level on susceptibility to COVID-19 and COVID-19 morbidity/mortality: A nationwide cohort study in South Korea (Preprint)
Authors: Choi Hyo Geun
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

Low economic status has been highlighted as a factor affecting vulnerability to COVID-19 infection.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to investigate the association of income level with susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality.

METHODS

Using the Korea National Health Insurance COVID-19 Database cohort, medical claim data from 2015 through 2020 were collected. A total of 7,943 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 from 1 January 2020 to 4 June 2020 were included. A total of 118,914 participants had negative COVID-19 PCR tests. Income levels were classified by 20th percentiles based on 2019 Korean National Health Insurance premiums. The 20th percentile income levels were categorized into three groups (low, middle, and high). The relation of income level with susceptibility to COVID-19 and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality was analyzed using logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and hypertension. Subgroup analyses were conducted according to age, sex, CCI score, and history of hypertension.

RESULTS

A high income level was related to lower odds of COVID-19 infection (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.75–0.83, P <.001). The negative association between income level and COVID-19 infection was maintained in all subgroups. Income level did not show an association with COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in the overall study population or in the subgroup analyses.

CONCLUSIONS

Patients with low income levels were susceptible to COVID-19 infection. However, there was no relation of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality with income level in the Korean population.
How Clinicians Perceive Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Technologies in Diagnostic Decision Making: Mixed Methods Approach (Preprint)
Authors: Hah Hyeyoung , Goldin Deana Shevit
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies, AI algorithms are being embedded into various health information technologies that assist clinicians in clinical decision making.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to explore how clinicians perceive AI assistance in diagnostic decision making and suggest the paths forward for AI-human teaming for clinical decision making in health care.

METHODS

This study used a mixed methods approach, utilizing hierarchical linear modeling and sentiment analysis through natural language understanding techniques.

RESULTS

A total of 114 clinicians participated in online simulation surveys in 2020 and 2021. These clinicians studied family medicine and used AI algorithms to aid in patient diagnosis. Their overall sentiment toward AI-assisted diagnosis was positive and comparable with diagnoses made without the assistance of AI. However, AI-guided decision making was not congruent with the way clinicians typically made decisions in diagnosing illnesses. In a quantitative survey, clinicians reported perceiving current AI assistance as not likely to enhance diagnostic capability and negatively influenced their overall performance (β=–0.421, P=.02). Instead, clinicians’ diagnostic capabilities tended to be associated with well-known parameters, such as education, age, and daily habit of technology use on social media platforms.

CONCLUSIONS

This study elucidated clinicians’ current perceptions and sentiments toward AI-enabled diagnosis. Although the sentiment was positive, the current form of AI assistance may not be linked with efficient decision making, as AI algorithms are not well aligned with subjective human reasoning in clinical diagnosis. Developers and policy makers in health could gather behavioral data from clinicians in various disciplines to help align AI algorithms with the unique subjective patterns of reasoning that humans employ in clinical diagnosis.
Encuesta de percepciones sobre la pandemia Covid-19 en Tepoztlán, Morelos (México)
Authors: Arizpe Lourdes , Bello Esaú , González Gutiérrez Sara , Núñez Fernández Leopoldo , Saavedra Luna Isis
Published: September 2021

El presente estudio sobre Tepoztlán, Morelos, pueblo reconocido en la literatura antropológica por su linaje mesoamericano y su resiliencia, ofrece un análisis estadístico y testimonios etnográficos sobre el impacto social de la pandemia del SARSCoV-2. Se entrevistó a 117 personas en el punto más alto de confinamiento por la pandemia, en noviembre de 2020, bajo el método del muestreo por conveniencia, técnica de muestreo no probabilística seleccionada con el fin de minimizar los riesgos sanitarios para los tres estudiantes tepoztecos que aplicaron los cuestionarios. Los entrevistados proyectaron afectaciones, incertidumbres y experiencias diferenciadas según edad, sexo y niveles educativos.
La Constitución tradicional y el Constitucionalismo mexicano de 1824
Authors: López Valencia Leopoldo
Published: September 2021

El constitucionalismo mexicano consideró sus primeros códigos políticos como memorables intentos, realizados por hombres heroicos, que no lograron ser más que meras copias de otras constituciones. No obstante, ese primer constitucionalismo se construyó con base en ideas de una constitución tradicional expuestas por teólogos juristas de la neoescolástica salmantina. Las ideas de la soberanía y del federalismo utilizadas por el Constituyente de 1824 no fueron simples copias de otras constituciones, sino que resultaron de una síntesis de la propia constitución tradicional y de las ideas ilustradas utilizadas en el constitucionalismo norteamericano y francés.
New milestones of professional culture for the persons regulating relations in the field of fire safety
Authors: Ershov A. V. , Korobko V. B.
Published: September 2021

The article addresses the problem of bridging the divide between the present-day technological advancement, primarily in the field of normative legal and technical regulation of fire safety, and the qualification of persons, authorized to regulate relations in fire safety assurance (hereinafter — “Authorized persons”) in the context of transition of the state regulation of fire safety relations from an obsolete standard target model to a new analytical and scenario-based (risk-oriented) target model used to make decisions in the area of control over the safe condition of the technosphere in view of a sudden increase in the dynamics of sociocultural processes.The Education and Research Supervision Unit of the State Fire Academy of the EMERCOM of Russia (the Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters), responsible for the drafting of suggestions concerning the implementation of point 10, Minutes № 1 of the meeting of the workgroup of EMERCOM of Russia on May 20, 2019 “Regarding the arrangement of interaction with the management authorities of the institutional firefighting service of executive federal authorities and organizations”, has developed “The list of milestones of professional culture for the persons responsible for regulating relations in the field of fire safety for the period of transition from a standard target model to the risk model of controlling, supervisory, and authorization-related activities” (hereinafter — “the List”).This List represents a basic set of conceptual professional milestones, whose attainment enables authorized persons to re-focus their conscience from an obsolete standard paradigm, used to make decisions in the area of fire safety, to a new risk-oriented one.Given the focus of this article, it defines some, or the most significant, milestones of professional risk-oriented culture of authorized persons.
OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION REGISTRATION CHARACTERISTICS IN CHILDREN OF THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF LIFE AFTER ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA
Authors:   Belarusian State Medical University, Ustinovich K.N. , Merkulova E.P. ,   Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
Published: September 2021

Data on the frequency and nature of hearing impairment in newborns and children during the first months of life after acute otitis media are contradictory. Otoacoustic emission is one of the methods for assessing the hearing function in infants. The main advantages of this method are objectivity, non-invasiveness, speed and accuracy. Objectives. To evaluate the features of otoacoustic emission registration at the frequency of the product distortion in children of the first 3 months of life after an acute inflammation of the middle ear. Material and methods. Distortion-product otoacoustic emission was performed in 36 children after complete recovery from acute otitis media (main group) and in 32 children without otitis media (comparison group). The estimation of the amplitude and spectrum of the response received was performed. The analysis of the otoacoustic response at frequencies of 1 kHz, 1.5 kHz, 2 kHz, 3 kHz, 4 kHz, 5 kHz, 6 kHz, 8 kHz was carried out. Results. Otoacoustic emission was registered in 74.2% of investigations in the comparison group, in 56.0% of observations in otoscopically healthy ears in case of unilateral inflammation, in 35.1% of cases after a non-suppurative form of the disease, and only in 15.4% of cases after a purulent form of acute otitis media. Statistically significant differences were revealed in the frequency of registration of otoacoustic emission in children of the examined groups. The greatest amplitude of the signal/noise relationship was recorded at frequencies of 5 and 6 kHz, and the smallest one at the frequency of 1 kHz in all studied groups. Conclusions. A decrease in auditory function is observed in children of the first 3 months of life after past acute otitis media. This is confirmed by significantly higher rate of absence of otoacoustic emission in this group of patients. Distortion-product otoacoustic emission in children of the first 3 months of life is recommended to be carried out at frequencies of 1.5 kHz and higher.
THE ANALYSIS OF POSSIBILITIES FOR INCREASING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION BY MEANS OF GAME TEACHING METHODS
Authors:   Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University, Bizunkov A.B. , Krishtopava M.A. ,   Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University
Published: September 2021

The aim of this article was to analyze the possibilities of improving the quality of medical education by means of using game teaching methods. The article discusses the nature and causes of the crisis phenomena in higher medical schools observed during the recent decades. A comparative assessment of the proposed ways to improve the quality of medical education is given. The analysis of the existing trends in the field of increasing the efficiency of the educational process has shown that game methods of teaching, which lack excessive formalization and fully contribute to the disclosure of the creative potential of a student, can become a promising solution to this problem. Educational games simulate real clinical situations that are unattainable in the course of the educational process. The educational game provides a variety of possible decisions that have to be made in high degree of uncertainty situations. A game technique of knowledge control in the clinical anatomy of ear, nose and throat has been proposed and tested. The methodology of a game for two teams within the frames of a given game scenario with a simple and sound method of result assessment has been developed.
RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS RENDERING ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 ON THE STUDENTS’ PROFESSIONAL SELF-IDENTIFICATION
Authors:   Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University, Shulmin A.V. , Gerberg A.A. ,   Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University, Tikhonova N.V. ,   Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky
Published: September 2021

Objectives. To study the impact of participation in the work of medical institutions providing assistance to patients with COVID-19 on the professional self-identification of students. Material and methods. The study was carried out on the basis of the educational institution «VSMU». Inclusion group: medical students of the 4th-6th years who took part in the work of medical teams providing assistance to patients during the period of an epidemic rise in the incidence of respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus one. The survey was conducted in the form of an anonymous questionnaire. To segment the respondents according to certain criteria, depending on their answers, the «decision tree» method was used. Results. In the course of the study, it has been found that 1.8 times more often the question «To what extent did you manage to combine your work and studies?» the answer «everything turned out well» was given by the students who indicated that they had a curator who helped them to cope with their professional adaptation difficulties. The higher the self-esteem of the personal level of knowledge and skills was, the more often students chose the answer that they were definitely not going to leave medicine and change their profession. Conclusions. Based on the survey data, one of the most significant factors influencing the adaptation and development of practical skills is the high-quality work of university teaching staff and a physician-curator. An important role in professional adaptability is played by the solution of psychoemotional problems of working students through the establishment of their close interaction with the social, pedagogical and psychological service of the university, professional training centers.
Ensilajes de triticale de alta humedad con aditivos químicos y biológicos: valores nutrimentales y comportamiento de ingesta en ovinos
Authors: Bumbieris-Junior Valter H. , Horst Egon H. , Paranzini Murilo D. , Calixto Odimári P. P. , Ribeiro Edson L. A. , Silva Leandro D. F. , Mizubuti Ivone Y. , Jobim Clóves C. , Neumann Mikael
Published: September 2021

Triticale high moisture grain triticale silage is an excellent option for ruminant diets, but loss control during its fermentation process should be further investigated. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of chemical and biological additives on high moisture triticale silages under chemical-bromatological composition, aerobic stability, and in vivo digestibility and ingestive behavior in sheep. The treatments were: high moisture triticale silage without additive (HMTC); high moisture triticale silage with enzyme-bacterial inoculant (HMTEB); high moisture triticale silage with 0.5 % urea in natural matter (HMTU); and high moisture triticale silage with 1.5 % sodium benzoate in natural matter (HMTSB). Four sheep were housed in appropriate metabolic cages according to the ethical principles of animal experimentation. The addition of urea as additive to high moisture triticale silage provided an increase in crude protein and ammoniacal silage (189.7 and 106.2 g kg MS-1, respectively) but did not affect digestibility (699.6 g kg MS-1 for HMTU, with a general average of treatments of 687.5 g kg MS-1) and ingestive behavior of sheep. Fiber consumption by sheep increased with the addition of the enzyme-bacterial additive in the silage (431.87 versus 388.06 g d-1 of FDN for HMTEB and HMTC, respectively). All additives helped to preserve crude protein contents after silo opening, but none interfered in aerobic stability time of silage.
Índices de eficiencia alimenticia en ovinos de pelo: calidad de la carne y genes asociados. Revisión
Authors: Arce-Recinos Carlos , Chay-Canul Alfonso Juventino , Alarcón-Zúñiga Baldomero , Ramos-Juárez Jesús Alberto , Vargas-Villamil Luis Manuel , Aranda-Ibáñez Emilio Manuel , Sánchez-Villegas Nathaly Del Carmen , Lopez Dias da Costa Ricardo
Published: September 2021

Los ovinos de pelo desempeñan un papel importante en la producción de carne en zonas tropicales, donde los estudios de eficiencia alimenticia han sido poco evaluados. El consumo de alimento representa más del 70 % de los costos; por lo tanto, la selección de animales con alta eficiencia alimenticia puede mejorar la rentabilidad del sistema de producción. Se han desarrollado herramientas que permiten seleccionar individuos con mayor eficiencia alimenticia sin comprometer la calidad del producto. Por lo que esta revisión tiene la finalidad de identificar estas herramientas genético-moleculares y estadísticas, como son, el consumo de alimento residual (CAR) y ganancia e ingesta residual (GIR). En la literatura consultada, se reportan diferencias en el consumo de materia seca (CMS) en un rango del 9 al 30 % entre animales eficientes e ineficientes, manteniendo una ganancia diaria de peso (GDP) similar empleando el índice CAR. Por otro lado, utilizando el índice GIR los CMS son similares, aunque la GDP en animales eficientes es mayor hasta en 50 g día-1, reduciendo la conversión alimenticia en un kilo. Esta diferencia se asume a un conjunto de genes asociados a la eficiencia alimenticia (Adra2a, Gfra1, Gh, Glis1, Il1rapl1, Lep, Lepr, Mc4r, Oxsm, Pde8b, Rarb, Ryr2, Sox5 y Sox6, Trdn), que pudieran ser utilizados para la selección de ovinos de razas de pelo con alta eficiencia alimenticia, teniendo en cuenta los genes relacionados con la calidad de carne (Capns1, Cast, Dgat1, Fabp4, Igf-i, Lep, Mstn y Scd).
Instance Independence of Single Layer Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm on Mixed-Spin Models at Infinite Size
Authors: Claes Jahan , Dam Wim van
Published: September 2021

This paper studies the application of the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) to spin-glass models with random multi-body couplings in the limit of a large number of spins. We show that for such mixed-spin models the performance of depth 1 QAOA is independent of the specific instance in the limit of infinite sized systems and we give an explicit formula for the expected performance. We also give explicit expressions for the higher moments of the expected energy, thereby proving that the expected performance of QAOA concentrates.
Estudo e magnitude, transcedência e vulnerabilidade das doenças a partir da mortalidade do Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Casarin Arlindo , Bueno Isaura
Published: September 2021

Adapting statistical criterials, in order to get the magnitude, transcedency and vulnerability indicators from the morthality of Rio Grande do Sul in the year of 1973, is presented a hierardrichal criterian in order to establisch priorities, and wich can be adapted in Odontology with some modifications.
​Xantismo en peces cíclidos (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) costarricenses, y variación ontogenética en Parachromis dovii
Authors: Angulo Arturo , San Gil León Jorge Andrés
Published: September 2021

Introducción: El xantismo o xantocromismo es una anomalía fenotípica que se evidencia por la producción predominante de xantina, un pigmento que le da al organismo una coloración amarillenta. En Costa Rica existen pocos registros de organismos con esa anomalía en ambientes naturales. Objetivo: Presentar casos de xantismo en peces cíclidos de Costa Rica. Métodos: Recolectamos registros de xantismo por redes sociales, así como de especímenes de museos y trabajo de campo. Además, reproducimos dos especímenes xantocrómicos de Parachromis dovii para determinar cambios ontogenéticos. Resultados: Registramos xantismo en ocho especies, seis de ellas cíclidos. En el caso de los ejemplares criados en cautiverio, el 100% de la descendencia presentó xantismo a los cuatro meses aproximadamente. Conclusiones: Al menos ocho especies de peces costarricenses presentan xantismo, para lo cual se presume un origen genético (heredable); esto fue corroborado en el ejercicio de reproducción en cautiverio.
Sustainable banking: A roadmap to sustainable development
Authors: Saxena Deepika , Dhall Neelam , Malik Rashika
Published: September 2021

Sustainability is not a mere buzzword in the banking industry now but rather a key concept that will shape the direction of the industry in the years to come (World Finance, 2019). Thus, the study aims to ascertain various sustainable banking practices at a domestic and global levels. It also intends to identify the existing framework developed for assessing the performance of sustainable banking practices. The study makes use of exploratory and descriptive research design and is based on primary (in-depth interviews) and secondary sources of data collection. The dimensions of sustainable banking have been identified as environmental, social and governance (ESG). The research further highlights that sustainability issues focused by banks primarily involve “environmental” and “social” considerations, however, the “governance” aspect has not yet been considered by many. Moreover, the study reveals that there are no guidelines specified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for sustainable banking practices in India to date. The insights gained from the study would enrich the existing literature on sustainable banking. The findings would also help in developing a new framework for assessing the performance of sustainable banking practices
Remote work during the COVID-19 Pandemic: - Problems and Solutions on the example of Vidzeme region in Latvia
Authors:   Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Langovska Lilita , Rozentale Sarmite ,   Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
Published: September 2021

The aim of the research was to study the experience of companies in the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The development of information and communication technologies in the 21st century has transformed everyday work and life, and it was expected that, over time, teleworking would become a common practice in most companies. However, it was slower than initially expected due to various social and organizational factors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to forced remote work, creating problems and challenges for both employers and employees. This proves that new approaches and solutions are not only possible, but also useful and necessary. In order to find out what challenges employers have faced in the transition to remote work and what experience they have gained in order to solve them, two focus group discussions were organized with employers of Vidzeme region from different sectors. In order to compare the experience of employers and employees, a survey of 495 remote-working respondents was conducted between September and October 2020. The research data were collected in the framework of the National Research Programme project “Life with COVID-19", during the first wave of the pandemic. The study reveals that the main challenges were to adapt business processes to the constraints of the emergency and the work organization of remote work, which requires new knowledge and skills such as how to sell, communicate, motivate, teach remotely and ICT skills. Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges such as occupational safety risks, health risks, separating work from leisure time and acquiring new knowledge and skills in a short time.
Tendinopatia Rotuliana: do Diagnóstico ao Tratamento
Authors:   Hospital Ortopédico Sant’Iago do Outão – Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal - Portugal, Machado Filipe , Andrade Renato ,   Clínica Espregueira-Mendes – FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, Porto, Espregueira-Mendes João ,   Clínica Espregueira-Mendes – FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, Porto
Published: September 2021

A tendinopatia rotuliana e uma causa comum de dor na região anterior do joelho, podendo levar a incapacidade funcional e a quebra significativa no desempenho do atleta. O diagnóstico é clínico e consiste num quadro de dor e edema localizados no polo inferior da rótula com agravamento associado ao exercício. O tratamento   inicialmente conservador, consistindo essencialmente na adaptação da atividade e exercício terapêutico. Em caso de falência do tratamento conservador, existem opções cirúrgicas com bons resultados.
Suplementação em Atletas Adolescentes: o que se Sabe sobre a sua Segurança e Eficácia
Authors:   Aluno da Faculdade de Medicina Porto (FMUP), Nogueira Gonçalo , Carvalho Pedro ,   Centro Inovação M dica. CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa., Rêgo Carla ,   Hospital CUF Porto. Centro Inovação Médica. CINTESIS – FMUP. CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Porto
Published: September 2021

Introdução: A pressão a que os jovens atletas de alta competição estão sujeitos leva   procura de alternativas para alcançarem vantagem competitiva, sendo os suplementos nutricionais e as substâncias ergogénicas uma alternativa frequentemente equacionada. Métodos: Pesquisa na Web Of Science de artigos dos últimos 20 anos, utilizando a query ((sport OR exercise) AND supplement AND adolescent). Resultados/Discussão: A suplementação com ferro está associada a melhoria significativa da performance, em atletas com carência neste mineral. A creatina é bem tolerada e pode atuar como substância ergogénica. Conclusão: É escassa a evidência sobre as vantagens da suplementação em atletas adolescentes, devendo a decisão ser individualmente equacionada e vigiada por um profissional de saúde.
Analisis Potensi Sektor Ekonomi di Kabupaten Lamongan Provinsi Jawa Timur
Authors: Sharazati Karima
Published: September 2021

The success in the economic development of a region can be evaluated based on its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP). The potential in each area must be maximized effectively to encourage regional economic development. The development of the possibility of a region can contribute significantly to regional progress and become a priority for policies that the government must carry out. The analysis was carried out using the Location Quotient and Shift Shar e methods. There are nine essential sectors or leading sectors from Lamongan Regency in 2015 - 2019. These sectors are the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector, Water Supply Sector, Waste Management, Waste and Recycling, Construction Sector, Information and Communication Sector, Sector Real Estate, Government Administration Sector, Land and Compulsory Social Security, Education Services Sector, Health Services, and Social Activities Sector, Other Service Sectors. Optimizing the primary sector will support economic growth in Lamongan Regency. The government of the Lamongan Regency is expected to pay attention to and constantly optimize the facilities and infrastructure or the supporting factors of the non-based sector.
Kemiskinan dan Ketimpangan Pembangunan kabupaten/Kota di Provinsi Lampung
Authors: Moniyana Resha , Pratama Ahmad Dhea
Published: September 2021

The analysis results used in the problem of poverty are increasingly developing as the understanding of the problem of poverty becomes more complex in the spatial and temporal patterns, seeing the patterns and characteristics of a phenomenon with spatial imaging and study of patterns is the main objective of this study by looking at the pattern of the percentage of poor people and the level of inequality. The method used is processing Moran's I spatial data, Moranscatterplot and LISA, testing development inequality with the Williamson Index, The research area covers 15 districts/cities in 2015-2019. Spatial linkages The percentage of poor people between districts/cities in Lampung Province has a positive Moran's I value, has a spatial pattern with the same characteristics and is clustered. Development inequality is negative Moran's I, Development inequality has a spatial pattern with different characteristics in 2015 -2019. Poverty analysis indicates that during the 5-year study period, 5 districts in Lampung Province were still trapped in high poverty levels, The results of regional development inequality with the Williamson index indicate 3 regions with high levels of inequality, 4 areas of moderate inequality and 8 regions with low levels of inequality.
The making of art islands: A comparative analysis of translocal assemblages of contemporary art and tourism
Authors: Prince Solène , Qu Meng , Zollet Simona
Published: September 2021

Many small island destinations owe their spatial character to their entanglements with stakeholders involved in the arts. Space is the dynamic outcome of complex relational processes, which makes it impossible to identify a straightforward development path — including when it comes to the arts and tourism. Using assemblage thinking, we scrutinize the different translocal processes influencing art-based tourism activities on Bornholm, Denmark and Naoshima, Japan. On these islands, artists, investors, residents, destination managers, creative individuals, and government officials are all involved in networks and negotiations that form complex translocal assemblages of art and tourism. The craft-artists of Bornholm took advantage of regional development policies aimed at fostering rural tourism development, and subsequently established a destination known for quality professional craft-art. On Naoshima, top-down corporate investments in large-scale art developments have clashed with local stakes in rural revitalization. These top-down projects have attracted creative in-migrants who have further turned Naoshima into a hybrid space. While Bornholm’s entanglement with the arts stems from the possibilities generated by its spatial evolution, Naoshima’s involvement with the arts first led to reterritorialization and then creative enhancement. Both islands are, thus, distinct loci of translocal art trajectories.
Development of distance learning system for law-enforcement higher education institutions: post-pandemic challenges and responses
Authors: Islamova Oleksandra , Chudakova Vira , Lunov Vitalii , Kobzar Tetiana , Boiko-Buzyl Yuliia , Bondarenko Liliia
Published: September 2021

The article reveals the peculiarities of development of distance learning system for law-enforcement higher educational institutions in post-pandemic period and provides generalization of distance learning possibilities on the example of the higher education institution of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. The authors indicate that the border guard service should pay more attention to implementation of a holistic and logical system of distance learning both of officers and junior staff. The results of the survey showed that the distance form of training of cadets under restrictions of pandemic becomes one of the main forms of training at the law-enforcement higher educational institution. Among the major drawbacks of the currently functioning distance learning system are the technical capabilities of currently used ICT, web-platforms and application, their stability and quality of communication, time of uninterrupted sessions, limitations on the number of participants and feedback from the audience, the number of equipped workplaces, possibility of organizing mobile learning.
Effect of physical rehabilitation on the functional state of post covid-19 patients
Authors: Kokhan Sergey , Romanova Elena , Nadeina Luiza , Baatar Bayasgalanmunkh , Shagdarsuren Oyunchimeg , Purevdorj Dulamjav
Published: September 2021

The article presents the results of physical rehabilitation of post COVID-19 patients with moderate and severe severity. All sessions with patients were carried out on an outpatient basis in an individual format for 14 days. Taking into account the multisystem nature of COVID-19, the presence of chronic diseases and complications, the recovery period for those who have been ill generally depends on the start of complex rehabilitation measures. Our study has reliably shown that against the background of medical prescriptions, physiotherapy, psychological and social indicators, a complex of training sessions for pulmonary and physical rehabilitation, teaching techniques for improving the structure of the respiratory cycle in those who have been ill provides an improvement in exercise tolerance and psycho-emotional state and quality of life. Against the background of physical rehabilitation, the patients showed an improvement in both clinical parameters and functional state.
Determining the main components of the formation of professional competence for students
Authors: Kryshtanovych Myroslav , Zyazyun Laryssa , Vykhrushch Nataliya , Huzii Ivanna , Kalinska Oksana
Published: September 2021

The focus of the education system on the assimilation of knowledge, which was traditional and justified before, no longer corresponds to the modern social order, is determined by the objective need of society for a new person, capable of independent, responsible, creative actions, an intellectual person, with a critical thinking, liberated from dogmas, living in a complex. The fulfilment of these tasks requires a significant improvement in the quality of professional training of future specialists, based on the application of the pedagogical aspects of human existence and development in the context of the formation of their professional competence and involves the development of personal qualities and creative abilities, the ability to independently acquire new knowledge and solve problems, and navigate in the life of society.
Developing students' mathematical competence through equipping them with necessary knowledge about metacognition- and activities in teaching mathematics in secondary school
Authors: Lan Nguyen Thi Huong , Huy Dinh Tran Ngoc
Published: September 2021

Metacognition theory has been interested in research since the 70s of the twentieth century in the world. It can be seen that the thinking process, perception and metacognition of students and mathematical competence is one of the focus of research on mathematics education. However, the problem that is always interested by researchers in mathematics education is how to develop mathematical competence? What factors influence this capacity development process? How to support students to become better math problem solvers, especially in math? To find solutions to the problems posed above, a number of studies in the world and in Vietnam have focused on the relationship between metacognition and problem solving; At the same time, find ways to apply metacognition in the process of teaching mathematics. This study focuses on the goal of developing learners' competencies; Especially for the goal of developing mathematical competence for high school students through Mathematics, there is a need to research and exploit the thinking and cognitive factors in learning Mathematics to find solutions to overcome these problems.
Teoría de la mente y empatía como predictores de conductas disociales en la adolescencia
Authors: Arango Tobón Olber Eduardo , Montoya Zuluaga Paula Andrea , Puerta Lopera Isabel Cristina , Sánchez Duque José Wilmar
Published: September 2021

Se ha propuesto que las características de la teoría de la mente y la empatía son predictores importantes de trastornos de conducta en la niñez y la adolescencia. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron comparar un grupo de adolescentes, con características de trastorno disocial y un grupo de adolescentes controles, en pruebas que evalúan teoría de la mente y empatía, con el fin de establecer factores predictivos de riesgo o de protección para el desarrollo de conductas disociales en los adolescentes. Los resultados mostraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre ambos grupos, en las pruebas de teoría de la mente y de empatía. Se establecieron como factores protectores la dimensión de la empatía denominada toma de perspectiva y las habilidades del adolescente para interpretar los estados mentales y emocionales de acuerdo al Test de la lectura de la mirada
Sports after Busy Work: Work-Related Cognitive Failure Corresponds to Risk Bearing Behaviors and Athletic Injury
Authors: Elfering Achim , Grebner Simone , Schwander Lynn , Wattinger Mirjam
Published: September 2021

Although employees are encouraged to take exercise after work to keep physically fit, they should not suffer injury. Some sports injuries that occur after work appear to be work-related and preventable. This study investigated whether cognitive failure mediates the influence of mental work demands and conscientiousness on risk-taking and risky and unaware behaviour during after-work sports activities. Participants were 129 employees (36% female) who regularly took part in team sports after work. A structural equation model showed that work-related cognitive failure significantly mediated the influence of mental work demands on risky behaviour during sports (p < .05) and also mediated the directional link between conscientiousness and risky behaviour during sports (p < .05). A path from risky behaviour during sports to sports injuries in the last four weeks was also significant (p < .05). Performance constraints, time pressure, and task uncertainty are likely to increase cognitive load and thereby boost cognitive failures both during work and sports activities after work. Some sports injuries after work could be prevented by addressing the issue of work redesign.
Core Self-Evaluations, life satisfaction, and sport satisfaction
Authors: Baudin Nicolas , Blanch Angel , Rolland Jean-Pierre , Martí-Guiu Maite , Aluja Antón
Published: September 2021

We investigated the association between Core Self-Evaluations (CSE) and life and sport satisfaction to assess whether the Core Self-Evaluations scale was a better predictor of life satisfaction or sport satisfaction. The study included three hundred and thirteen athletes (231 men and 82 women; age range to 47 years (Mage=22.9 years, SDage=5.9 years)). Participants completed the French language version of the CSE scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Satisfaction with Sport Scale. As demonstrated in previous studies, life satisfaction and sport satisfaction were highly correlated. Path analyses showed that CSE was a strong predictor of life and sport satisfaction when integrated in a structural equation model. In a combined structural model, CSE predicted 39% and 13% of the variance in life satisfaction and sport satisfaction, respectively. The results suggest that CSE is a good predictor of life satisfaction. The results are discussed in the theoretical context of CSE, life satisfaction, and sport satisfaction.