bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Tear Size Reduction in Partial-Thickness Tear of the Supraspinatus Tendon Compared to Corticosteroids Injection
Authors: Tanpowpong Thanathep , Thepsoparn Marvin , Numkarunarunrote Numphung , Itthipanichpong Thun , Limskul Danaithep , Thanphraisan Phark
Published: February 2023

Objectives

Corticosteroid (CS) injection is commonly used in partial-thickness rotator cuff tears to decrease pain. However, this could result in unwanted side effects, such as tendon rupture. Alternatively, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is frequently used to treat tendinopathies because it enhances healing. This study aimed to compare the differences in tear size and functional scores between intralesional PRP and subacromial CS injections.

Methods

Patients with symptomatic partial-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon who underwent conservative treatment for ≥ 3 months were enrolled. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to confirm the diagnosis. Fourteen and 15 patients were randomized to receive intralesional PRP and subacromial CS injections, respectively. Tears were measured in the coronal and sagittal planes. The patients underwent another MRI 6 months after the injection. Tear size was compared between the two MRI results. The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder score (ASES) and Constant–Murley score (CMS) were also obtained.

Results

The baseline data were similar between the groups. In the coronal plane, PRP and CS showed tear size reductions of 3.39 mm (P = 0.003) and 1.10 mm (P = 0.18), respectively. In the sagittal plane, PRP and CS showed tear size reductions of 2.97 mm (P = 0.001) and 0.76 mm (P = 0.29), respectively. Functional scores improved 6 months after injection in both groups, but PRP showed better functional scores than CS (P = 0.002 for ASES, P = 0.02 for CS).

Conclusion

Intralesional PRP injection can reduce the tear size in partial-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Subacromial steroid injection did not significantly affect the tear size. While CS improved functional scores compared with baseline, PRP resulted in better improvement 6 months post-injection.

Trial registration Thai Clinical Trials Registry, TCTR20210428004. Registered 28 April 2021-retrospectively registered, TCTR20210428004.
In vitro evaluation of the herbal cream formulation from methanolic leaf extracts of Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f for topical application
Authors: Mlozi Stephano Hanolo , Mmongoyo Juma A. , Chacha Musa N.
Published: February 2023

Background

Topical infectious are among of global challenges which propelled up with antimicrobial resistances. This scenario compels for drug discovery and development. Herbal formulation is one of important struggle in the drug development with the purpose of overcoming various diseases distressing health care settings. Thus, this study aimed to formulate and evaluate herbal cream from leaf methanolic extracts of Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f for topical therapies.

Methods

Herbal cream was prepared by homogeneously mixing up cream base and methanolic leaf extracts of Tephrosia vogelii. Physicochemical properties and in vitro antimicrobial activities of the cream were evaluated. The stability, colour change, washability and texture were parameters used evaluate physicochemical properties of cream. Disc diffusion method was employed to evaluate antimicrobial activities of the cream against Candida albicans (ATCC 90,028), Escherichia coli (ATCC29953) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC25923).

Results

Formulated herbal creams; CBTV1, CBTV2 and CBTV3 with methanolic extracts concentrations content of Tephrosia vogelii 0.05%, 0.10% and 0.25%, respectively, were prepared. All cream formulations were stable, washable by water, green in colour and soft. The CBTV3 product exhibited with high prominent antimicrobial activity compared to the rest, henceforth promisingly to be effective for topical skin therapy.

Conclusion

The herbal cream formulation of methanolic leaf extract of Tephrosia vogelii at 0.25% appeared to have more antimicrobial performance. Therefore, it is considered as minimal concentration for the herbal cream formulation in future for clinical trials as a potential antifungal and antibacterial agent product for treatment of skin infections.

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Take a load off: examining partial and complete cognitive offloading of medication information
Authors: Richmond Lauren L. , Kearley Julia , Schwartz Shawn T. , Hargis Mary B.
Published: February 2023

Although cognitive offloading, or the use of physical action to reduce internal cognitive demands, is a commonly used strategy in everyday life, relatively little is known about the conditions that encourage offloading and the memorial consequences of different offloading strategies for performance. Much of the extant work in this domain has focused on laboratory-based tasks consisting of word lists, letter strings, or numerical stimuli and thus makes little contact with real-world scenarios under which engaging in cognitive offloading might be likely. Accordingly, the current work examines offloading choice behavior and potential benefits afforded by offloading health-related information. Experiment 1 tests for internal memory performance for different pieces of missing medication interaction information. Experiment 2 tests internal memory and offloading under full offloading and partial offloading instructions for interaction outcomes that are relatively low severity (e.g., sweating). Experiment 3 extends Experiment 2 by testing offloading behavior and benefit in low-severity, medium-severity (e.g., backache), and high-severity interaction outcomes (e.g., heart attack). Here, we aimed to elucidate the potential benefits afforded by partial offloading and to examine whether there appears to be a preference for choosing to offload (i) difficult-to-remember information across outcomes that vary in severity, as well as (ii) information from more severe interaction outcomes. Results suggest that partial offloading benefits performance compared to relying on internal memory alone, but full offloading is more beneficial to performance than partial offloading.
Multimodal learning analytics of collaborative patterns during pair programming in higher education
Authors: Xu Weiqi , Wu Yajuan , Ouyang Fan
Published: February 2023

Pair programming (PP), as a mode of collaborative problem solving (CPS) in computer programming education, asks two students work in a pair to co-construct knowledge and solve problems. Considering the complex multimodality of pair programming caused by students’ discourses, behaviors, and socio-emotions, it is of critical importance to examine their collaborative patterns from a holistic, multimodal, dynamic perspective. But there is a lack of research investigating the collaborative patterns generated by the multimodality. This research applied multimodal learning analytics (MMLA) to collect 19 undergraduate student pairs’ multimodal process and products data to examine different collaborative patterns based on the quantitative, structural, and transitional characteristics. The results revealed four collaborative patterns (i.e., a consensus-achieved pattern, an argumentation-driven pattern, an individual-oriented pattern, and a trial-and-error pattern), associated with different levels of process and summative performances. Theoretical, pedagogical, and analytical implications were provided to guide the future research and practice.
Baseline susceptibility of cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) to Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) Cry toxins in Meghalaya
Authors: Manchikatla Saisri , Ningthoujam Kennedy , Pathak Mahesh , Singh Akoijam Ratankumar
Published: February 2023

Background

Cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), is one of the most important pests of cabbage and other cruciferous crops and accounts for > 40% yield reduction in the crops. An investigation on the baseline susceptibility of P. brassicae to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins in Meghalaya was evaluated for future exploitation in Bt resistance monitoring. Two different Cry toxins, Bt Cry1C and Cry2Ab, were screened against 11 different field populations of P. brassicae from the state of Meghalaya. LC50 was evaluated based on the response of larval mortality of P. brassicae using the leaf-dip bioassay method.

Results

The baseline-susceptibility tests conducted on P. brassicae in 11 different field populations from Meghalaya revealed that Smit population strains seemed to show less tolerance to both the Bt Cry toxins (Cry1C and Cry2Ab). Compared to the Cry1C toxin, Cry2Ab was found more potent against P. brassicae. The median lethal concentrations, LC50 72 h, varied from 0.535 to 1.725 µg/ml for Cry2Ab and 0.546–1.803 µg/ml for Cry1C toxin. The screening using leaf-dip bioassay resulted in a tolerance ratio of 3.3-fold and 3.2-fold for Cry1C and Cry2Ab, respectively. The most tolerant strains of P. brassicae from Umiam and Pepbah regions were observed to show discriminating concentrations of 19.30 µg/ml for Cry1C and 24.03 µg/ml for Cry2Ab (LC99, 72 h).

Conclusions

The Cry2Ab toxin was found to be more virulent than Cry1C toxin for P. brassicae. Certain candidate discriminating concentrations for Cry1C and Cry2Ab can be used as benchmarks for future resistance monitoring of P. brassicae to Bt Cry toxins.
Prediction of acute cerebrovascular stroke disability using mSOAR score (Stroke subtype, Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project, age, mRS and NIHSS)
Authors: Abdelghany Hend , Elsayed Mohamed , Elmeligy Amgad , Hatem Ghada
Published: February 2023

Background

Stroke is among the most prevalent causes of disability. An easy reliable tool to predict stroke outcomes will help manage neurological and non-neurological events and rehabilitation. The modified SOAR (mSOAR) score, which includes stroke subtype, Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) classification, age, pre-stroke modified Rankin score (mRS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is simple and easily calculated prognostic tool. The objective of this research was to test the ability of the mSOAR score to predict post-stroke disability as measured by mRS at discharge and 1 month after stroke onset.

Results

One hundred stroke patients (aged ≥ 18 years) were included. All subjects underwent complete neurologic examination, non-contrast head computed tomography. OCSP classification, Stroke subtype, NIHSS, and mRS score on discharge and 1 month after stroke onset were assessed for all patients. The mSOAR score was significantly correlated with mRS on discharge, after 1 month of stroke, and with the length of hospital stay. mSOAR score had high sensitivity and specificity for predicting moderate-to-severe disability on discharge and after 1 month of stroke onset.

Conclusion

The mSOAR is an excellent and accurate tool for predicting the severity of disability on discharge and 1-month post-stroke.
Conceptualizing the potential of entrepreneurship to shape urban sustainability transformations
Authors: Luederitz Christopher , Westman Linda , Mercado Alexander , Kundurpi Aravind , Burch Sarah Lynn
Published: February 2023

Entrepreneurship has emerged as a key element for experimentation and niche innovation in sustainability transitions. Yet, its contributions beyond this initial stage and the multi-pronged role that entrepreneurs can play in transformation processes remain elusive. In response, we conceptualize and empirically illustrate how entrepreneurs can contribute to innovations within firms and to city-wide processes of change. With insights from small- and medium-sized enterprises in European and North American cities, we develop a framework encompassing eight intervention types through which entrepreneurs shape urban sustainability transformations. We propose avenues for future research to better understand the distributed role of entrepreneurship and how it can contribute to shaping and accelerating change toward sustainability across integrated levels of urban transformations.
Diagnostic yield of esophagogastroduodenoscopy in upper gastrointestinal bleeding in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary center
Authors: Elhodhod Mostafa A. , Hamdy Ahmed M. , Fahmy Passant O. , Awad Yosra M
Published: February 2023

Background

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is currently considered the first-line diagnostic procedure of choice for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB); however, the etiology of bleeding remains unknown in a subset of patients. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic yield of EGD in UGIB in pediatrics and determine the clinical predictors for positive endoscopic diagnosis.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted at the pediatrics endoscopy unit, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, where 100 children were included. They were referred for EGD due to overt UGIB in the form of hematemesis and/or melena. Full medical history, thorough physical examination, laboratory investigations, and endoscopic and histopathologic findings were documented.

Results

Forty-seven males and 54 females were included. Their ages ranged from 3 months to 15 years, with a median age of 4 years. Sixty-five percent presented with hematemesis only, 7% presented with melena only, and 28% presented with hematemesis and melena. An endoscopic diagnosis could be reached in 62% of cases, withHelicobacter pylori(H. pylori) gastritis (23%) and reflux esophagitis (11%) as the most common endoscopic diagnoses, with the former being the most common in children above 4 years and the latter for younger ones. Other diagnoses included non-specific gastritis (8%) and esophageal varices (4%). Presentation with melena only was a negative predictor to reach a diagnosis by EGD, while splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia were independent predictors of variceal bleeding.

Conclusion

EGD is the investigation of choice in children suffering from hematemesis especially in older age groups. Clinical and laboratory parameters might help in the prediction of the underlying etiology.
Hepatocellular carcinoma associated other primaries: common types and prognosis
Authors: Elbalka Saleh S. , Abdallah Ahmed , Metwally Islam H.
Published: February 2023

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the commonest malignancy in Egypt secondary to endemic hepatitis virus. Dual malignancy with HCC is infrequently reported. We herein retrospectively collected data of HCC patients with another primary tumor from a tertiary cancer center. Fifteen patients were enrolled in this case series, epidemiologic data, type of second malignancy, time interval between both tumors, treatment applied, and pattern of recurrence and survival are displayed. Third of the tumors were synchronous, while in the rest HCC was mostly the second malignancy. Breast cancer was the commonest encountered other primary. None of the second malignancies recurred after treatment except for prostate cancer which was not treated radically. The median overall survival of the patients was shorter than previously published series about 29 months. In conclusion, dual malignancy with HCC had more complicated treatment panels; however, they are not necessarily carrying a worse prognosis. HCC tumor outcome remains the main predictor of survival.
Automated detection of human mental disorder
Authors: Hussein Shereen A. , Bayoumi Abd El Rahman S. , Soliman Ayat M.
Published: February 2023

The pressures of daily life result in a proliferation of terms such as stress, anxiety, and mood swings. These feelings may be developed to depression and more complicated mental problems. Unfortunately, the mood and emotional changes are difficult to notice and considered a disease that must be treated until late. The late diagnosis appears in suicidal intensions and harmful behaviors. In this work, main human observable facial behaviors are detected and classified by a model that has developed to assess a person’s mental health. Haar feature-based cascade is used to extract the features from the detected faces from FER+ dataset. VGG model classifies if the user is normal or abnormal. Then in the case of abnormal, the model predicts if he has depression, anxiety, or other disorder according to the detected facial expression. The required assistance and support can be provided in a timely manner with this prediction. The system has achieved a 95% of overall prediction accuracy.
Knowledge, awareness, and presence of cardiovascular risk factors among college staff of a Nigerian University
Authors: Chukwuemeka Uchechukwu Martha , Okoro Favour Chidera , Okonkwo Uchenna Prosper , Amaechi Ifeoma Adaigwe , Anakor Anthony Chinedu , Onwuakagba Ifeoma Uchenna , Okafor Christiana Nkiru
Published: February 2023

Background

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of global morbidity often overlooked. Much of the population risk of CVD is attributable to modifiable risk factors, and the gaps in knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors (CRF) are barriers to the effective prevention and treatment of CVDs.

Aim

To assess the knowledge, awareness, and CVD risk among the staff of the college of health science.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 70 academic and non-academic staff who consented were given questionnaires for cardiovascular risk factor (CRF) knowledge level, cardiovascular risk awareness (CRA), international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ), and international stress management association questionnaire (ISMAQ). Selected anthropometric indices, blood pressure, and fasting blood sugar (FBG) were also measured.

Results

The mean knowledge level of CVDs was 23.21 ± 3.230, and the mean CRA was 42.61 ± 4.237. The study participants demonstrated moderate-to-high stress (48%), physical inactivity of 18.9%, overweight/obesity of 62.48%, abdominal obesity of 21.4%, hypertensive (systole and diastole) of 27.2%, hyperglycemic of 7.2%, and smokers of 7.2%. There was a significant relationship between the participants’ knowledge level and awareness of CVDs (p < 0.003) and knowledge of CRFs also increased with an increase in educational level. Participants > 40 years had a 3–9% risk of having a CVD event within 10 years.

Conclusions

The knowledge and awareness of CRFs among the participants was high, and some exhibited risk factors. The staff of the university could improve their risk score by practicing health-promoting behaviors like increased physical activity, blood pressure control, and smoking cessation.
A case of reinfection with a different variant of SARS-CoV-2: case report
Authors: Shimada Nagashige , Shinoda Masahiro , Takei Hiroaki , Yoshida Yuto , Nishimura Masashi , Kousaka Mio , Morikawa Miwa , Sato Takashi , Matsuse Hiroto , Shinkai Masaharu
Published: February 2023

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was previously thought to have a low reinfection rate, but there are concerns that the reinfection rate will increase with the emergence and spread of mutant variants. This report describes the case of a 36-year-old, non-immunosuppressed man who was infected twice by two different variants of COVID-19 within a relatively short period.

Case presentation

A 36-year-old Japanese man with no comorbidities was infected with the E484K variant (R.1 lineage) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Symptoms were mild and improved with symptomatic treatment alone. About four months later he presented to another outpatient department with high fever and headache. We diagnosed him as infected with the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2 based on SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing (RT-PCR). The patient was hospitalized with high fever. The patient received treatment in the form of anti-inflammatory therapy with corticosteroid and antibacterial chemotherapy. The patient improved without developing severe disease.

Conclusion

Concerns have been raised that the reinfection rate of COVID-19 will increase with the emergence of mutant variants. Particularly in mild cases, adequate amounts of neutralizing antibodies may not be produced, and reinfection may thus occur. Continued attention to sufficient infection control is thus essential.
A determination of the smartness level of university campuses: the Smart Availability Scale (SAS)
Authors: Samancioglu Nur , Nuere Silvia
Published: February 2023

Technological developments on university campuses are among the most recently investigated topics, but the whole notion of a smart campus has yet to be developed. A smart campus can only be comprehended as a whole, which is why it requires an extensive planning process. This article investigates the required smart campus services with a holistic approach. The smart campus concept has been defined by three major categories: smart building, the scope, and the technology, and then the aspects that affect these categories are defined. A fundamental calculation has been constructed based on the smart campus concept created with newly consolidated categories and a case study with post-occupancy evaluations. The Smart Availability Scale (SAS) calculation is based on superimposing two matrices: campus system output and weighted value matrix. For this calculation, the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method was adopted using newly created index parameters and categories. The technologies selected for this research are based on the most recent developments. It extracted valuable conclusions and inferences from this smart campus conceptual framework, providing insights and directions toward the required calculation technique for the services offered by the smart campus. During the evaluation period of traditional to smart universities, this research draws an outline and guidance for the stakeholders of the affiliated campus.
Gendered Fortunes
Authors: Korkman Zeynep K.
Published: February 2023

In Gendered Fortunes, Zeynep K. Korkman examines Turkey’s commercial fortunetelling cafés where secular Muslim women and LGBTIQ individuals navigate the precarities of twenty-first-century life. Criminalized by long-standing secularist laws and disdained by contemporary Islamist government, fortunetelling cafés proliferate in part because they offer shelter from the conservative secularist, Islamist, neoliberal, and gender pressures of the public sphere. Korkman shows how fortunetelling is a form of affective labor through which its participants build intimate feminized publics in which they share and address their hopes and fears. Korkman uses feeling—which is how her interlocutors describe the divination process—as an analytic to view the shifting landscape of gendered vulnerability in Turkey. In so doing, Korkman foregrounds “feeling” as a feminist lens to explore how those who are pushed to the margins feel their way through oppressive landscapes to create new futures.
MR imaging of the airways
Authors: Biederer Juergen
Published: February 2023

The need for airway imaging is defined by the limited sensitivity of common clinical tests like spirometry, lung diffusion (DLCO) and blood gas analysis to early changes of peripheral airways and to inhomogeneous regional distribution of lung function deficits. Therefore, X-ray and computed tomography (CT) are frequently used to complement the standard tests.

As an alternative, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers radiation-free lung imaging, but at lower spatial resolution. Non-contrast enhanced MRI shows healthy airways down to the first subsegmental level/4th order (CT: eighth). Bronchiectasis can be identified by wall thickening and fluid accumulation. Smaller airways become visible, when altered by peribronchiolar inflammation or mucus retention (tree-in-bud sign).

The strength of MRI is functional imaging. Dynamic, time-resolved MRI directly visualizes expiratory airway collapse down to the lobar level (CT: segmental level). Obstruction of even smaller airways becomes visible as air trapping on the expiratory scans. MRI with hyperpolarized noble gases (3He, 129Xe) directly shows the large airways and peripheral lung ventilation. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) indirectly shows airway dysfunction as perfusion deficits resulting from hypoxic vasoconstriction of the dependent lung volumes. Further promising scientific approaches such as non-contrast enhanced, ventilation-/perfusion-weighted MRI from periodic signal changes of respiration and blood flow are in development.

In summary, MRI of the lungs and airways excels with its unique combination of morphologic and functional imaging capacities for research (e.g., in chronic obstructive lung disease or asthma) as well as for clinical imaging (e.g., in cystic fibrosis).
Assessment of Medical Professionalism: Development and psychometric analysis of Professionalism Assessment Tool (PAT) in Pakistani context using Delphi Techniques
Authors: Noreen Khola , Zuberi Rukhsana , Aftab Kausar , Fatima Sabahat
Published: February 2023

Objective: This study aims to develop and assess the content validity along with the reliability of a Professionalism Assessment Tool (PAT) with an intention to measure professionalism among undergraduate medical students.

Methods: This psychometric analytical study validation study was carried out at Rawalpindi Medical University from 1st February to 1st June, 2021 after establishing feasibility and obtaining ethical approval. The non-probability convince sampling was employed to collect data. Using Nunnally’s, the ratio of e subjects per item was selected, as our preliminary tool has 48 items so 384 sample size was estimated for scale validation. The preliminary 48-item tool with five subscales(cSS) developed through mutual consensus by the Delphi technique namely Communication skill(cSS1),-7 item, Accountability(cSS2)-8 item, Altruism(cSS3)-13 item, Self-Directed Learning (cSS4)-10 item and Ethics(cSS5),-10 item was labelled as Professionalism Assessment Tool (PAT). The tool was administered to 4th year MBBS students, the data obtained was analyzed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha to estimate the reliability. The SPSS version 26 was used for data analysis.

Results: The 48-item PAT had an overall reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) of 0.783. The Reliability of the new Subscales were communication skills (0.405), self-directed learning (0.527), Accountability (0.378), Altruism (0.486) and Ethics (0.715).

Conclusion: The final tool developed for assessment of professionalism had 48 items on a seven point Likert like scale, across five Subscales. Results showed that it was determined as a useful tool in assessing professionalism in undergraduate medical students to generate reliable results for valid decision-making.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.2.6608

How to cite this: Noreen K, Zuberi RW, Aftab K, Fatima S. Assessment of Medical Professionalism: Development and psychometric analysis of Professionalism Assessment Tool (PAT) in Pakistani context using Delphi Techniques. Pak J Med Sci. 2023;39(2):---------.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.2.6608

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Teaching-learning behavior in medicine according to students’ perspective: what most influences academic achievement?
Authors: Kusmiati Mia , Dharmmika Susanti , Maharani Dewi Asri
Published: February 2023

Background: The medical student is a part of education that has a pivotal role in contributing to the teaching-learning process. Assessing the learning process by student perception can give valuable input to predict academic achievement. This study aims to identify the student’s perspective regarding teaching-learning behaviour and which factor most influences academic achievement.

Methods: A total of 443 medical students of the preclinical phase were selected to participate in this study. Design of the study comprised three single-groups time sequences with the observational approach. This study is divided into three phases: item construction by conducting exploratory factor analysis (EFA), validation through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and true surveys. Sample size calculation employed formulation of subject to item ratio for EFA and CFA; true survey utilized the estimate proportion population. Using regression linear, we determine the most influential factor to academic performance.

Results: Results were summarized following two factors that influencing academic performance, namely learning experience (p value=0.013, r=0.041) and exam effectiveness (p value=0.041, r=0.028). Our work highlights the lecturer capacity and integrated module have contributed the academic success (79.46% and 77.80%).

Conclusions: Our finding has novelty in which contribute the knowledge regarding exam significance on medicine. Meanwhile, related to the learning experience domain is increasingly proving an essential factor to achieve academic performance. The major strength of this study is the systematic manner in which it was conducted.
The effect of COVID-19 on medical student clinical skill practice and self-perceived proficiency
Authors: Hall Leanne , Binks Sophie , Heal Clare
Published: February 2023

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted medical education. This study aimed to determine how COVID-19 affected students’ opportunity to practice core clinical skills across specialty rotations and their self-perceived proficiency at performing these.

Methods: Routinely administered surveys of fifth year medical student’ experiences and perceptions of medical training from 2016 to 2021 were analysed. Number of times core clinical skills were performed and self-perceived proficiency of each skill were compared pre- (years 2016-2019) and during-COVID (years 2020-2021).

Results: Data from 219 surveys showed a reduction in the opportunity to perform “a cervical screen test” (p<0.001), “a mental health assessment” (p=0.006), “assess the risk of suicide” (p=0.004) and “bladder catheterisation” (p=0.007) during-COVID. Self-reported skill proficiency was also less during-COVID for performance of: “a mental health assessment” (p=0.026) and “an ECG” (p=0.035).

Conclusions: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health skills was greatest, potentially due to a shift toward telehealth services and consequent reduced ability for students to engage in consultations. In a time of potential long-term change in the healthcare landscape, it is imperative to ensure adequate opportunity to practice all core clinical skills during medical training. Inclusion of telehealth earlier into the curriculum may benefit student confidence.
The genome sequence of the cinnamon sedge caddisfly, Limnephilus marmoratus (Curtis, 1834)
Authors: Clifford Caleala , Friend Kathy , Skipp Sue , Wallace Ian ,   Natural History Museum Genome Acquisition Lab,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: DNA Pipelines collective,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective, Price Benjamin W. ,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: February 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual Limnephilus marmoratus (a caddisfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Trichoptera; Limnephilidae). The genome sequence is 1,630 megabases in span. Most of the assembly (99.93%) is scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the assembled Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.4 kilobases in length.
Additional professional development program Urgent care for mental and behavioral disorders"
Authors: Bogdanov S.I.
Published: February 2023

"Программа повышения квалификации «Неотложная помощь при психических расстройствах и расстройствах поведения» составлена в соответствии с федеральным государственным образовательным стандартом по специальности 31.08.20 Психиатрия. Данная программа направлена на совершенствование имеющихся компетенций, необходимых для профессиональной деятельности, и повышения профессионального уровня в рамках имеющейся квалификации. Программа разработана в соответствии с описанием трудовых функций, входящих в профессиональный стандарт (функциональная карта вида профессиональной деятельности) «Врач-психиатр» дать слушателям теоретический и практический спектр современных знаний по оказанию неотложной помощи при психических расстройствах и расстройствах поведения в соответствие с трудовыми функциями врача-психиатра. Содержание программы построено в соответствии с модульным принципом, структурными единицами модуля являются разделы. Каждый раздел модуля подразделяется на темы, каждая тема на элементы, каждый элемент на подэлементы."
Additional professional advanced training program "Modern aspects of psychiatry"
Authors: Bogdanov S.I.
Published: February 2023

"Программа повышения квалификации «Современные аспекты психиатрии» составлена в соответствии с федеральным государственным образовательным стандартом по специальности 31.08.20 Психиатрия. Данная программа направлена на совершенствование имеющихся компетенций, необходимых для профессиональной деятельности, и повышения профессионального уровня в рамках имеющейся квалификации. Программа разработана в соответствии с описанием трудовых функций, входящих в профессиональный стандарт (функциональная карта вида профессиональной деятельности) «Врач-психиатр» дать слушателям теоретический и практический спектр современных знаний по оказанию диагностики и лечению ряда наиболее распространенных психических расстройств и оказанию неотложной помощи при психических расстройствах и расстройствах поведения в соответствие с трудовыми функциями врача-психиатра. Содержание программы построено в соответствии с модульным принципом, структурными единицами модуля являются разделы. Каждый раздел модуля подразделяется на темы, каждая тема на элементы, каждый элемент на подэлементы."
Disinfection and sterilization. Study guide
Authors: Makarov A.E. , Kosova A.A. , Slobodenyuk A.V. , An R.N. , Fedorova E.V.
Published: February 2023

Электронный образовательный ресурс «Дезинфекция и стерилизация» создан с целью формирования у студентов профессиональных компетенций, сформулированных в Федеральных государственных образовательных стандартах высшего образования по направлениям подготовки: 32.05.01 «Медико-профилактическое дело», 31.05.01 «Лечебное дело», 31.05.02 «Педиатрия», 31.05.03 «Стоматология», а также основных образовательных программах высшего образования по данным специальностям. Вопросы дезинфекции и стерилизации рассматриваются в третьей дидактической единице второго модуля дисциплин «Эпидемиология» и «Эпидемиология. Военная эпидемиология», и рассчитана на 6 аудиторных часов, 2 из которых – лекция. Электронная форма ресурса способствует более разностороннему и качественному усвоению учебного материала, пользоваться им на дистанционной основе, держать обратную связь, контролировать прогресс освоения материала студентами. В электронном образовательном ресурсе изложены сведения о современных подходах к осуществлению дезинфекционной и стерилизационной деятельности, теоретические и практические аспекты проблемы. Дана характеристика различным классам химических и физических дезинфицирующих веществ, а также используемым в практике методам, способам и режимам их применения для дезинфекции и стерилизации с позиций обеспечения целевой эффективности, токсической безопасности для людей и безвредности для обрабатываемых объектов. Рассмотрены вопросы обеспечения безопасности сотрудников, осуществляющих дезинфекционные мероприятия, основные средства индивидуальной защиты, в том числе органов дыхания.
Interactive simulator "Steve's adventures in Russia"
Authors: Kosova A.A. , Kameshkov D.A. , Kuchkin N.O. , Mamaev M.E. , Makarov A.E.
Published: February 2023

Электронный образовательный ресурс «Приключения Стива в России» (Игра) представляет собой диалоговый тренажер. Игра - некоммерческий продукт информационной и профилактической направленности, позволяющий сформировать у подростков приверженность к вакцинопрофилактике инфекционных болезней и укрепить безопасные стереотипы поведения в период пандемии СOVID-19.
Interactive course on cardiovascular surgery (specialty)
Authors: Kalnoi P. S.
Published: February 2023

Тематика: Сердечно-сосудистая хирургия. Трудоемкость: 32 академических часа (8 занятий). Форма обучения: очная. Формат занятий: дистанционный. Режим занятий: 4 академических часа в день. Целью настоящего цикла является освоение студенческой (специалитет) программы университетского образования по теме сердечно-сосудистой хирургии в дистанционном формате. Также ЭОР может применяться, как элемент смешанной модели организации учебного процесса.
General immunology. Electronic training manual
Authors: Litusov N.V. , Proschenko D.A.
Published: February 2023

Электронное учебное пособие «Общая иммунология» подготовлено в качестве информационного сопровождения самостоятельной работы студентов, ординаторов и аспирантов, осваивающих основные образовательные программы высшего профессионального образования укрупненной группы специальностей Здравоохранение, предусматривающие формирование знаний по иммунологии. В электронном учебном пособии приводятся сведения о структурно-функциональной организации иммунной системы, клеточных и гуморальных факторах врождённого и адаптивного иммунитета, иммунопатологиях, диагностике, профилактике и лечении инфекционных заболеваний. Пособие содержит обширный иллюстративный материал, способствующий усвоению изучаемых вопросов. Электронное учебное пособие поможет в работе студентов, ординаторов и аспирантов как непосредственно на практических занятиях, так и при подготовке к занятиям, зачетам и экзаменам.
Pharmacy Today: Collection of English texts and exercises Pharmaceutical students
Authors: Samoylova Т.P. , Bushmakina Т.А.
Published: February 2023

Настоящее учебное пособие предназначается для студентов фармацевтического факультета. Целью данного пособия является усвоение и закрепление терминологического пласта лексики, расширение и углубление навыков чтения и перевода специальных медицинских текстов с целью извлечения из них необходимой информации. Основным принципом подбора учебного материала явилась познавательность и профессиональная направленность текстов. Пособие состоит из 10 текстов по следующей тематике: Present Day Pharmacy, Drug Development, Active Constituents of Drugs, Herbal Medicine, Drug Abuse, Branded and Generic Medicines, Drug, Analgesics, Antibacterial Drugs, Drug Toxicity. К каждому тексту прилагаются 6 - 7 упражнений, первые из которых представляет собой ознакомление с профессиональной лексикой по заданной теме. Следующие упражнения направлены на закрепление новых слов, их семантику, формирование сочетаний слов смыслового характера. Грамматические упражнения на видо - временные формы глагола составлены с употреблением новой лексики по теме и способствуют лучшему пониманию студентами строя английского языка и более точному пониманию прочитанного. Контроль понимания текста осуществляется путем выполнения тестовых заданий, требующих тщательного прочтения текста с элементами анализа. Каждый текст сопровождается ссылками на дополнительные англоязычные статьи и видеоматериалы для расширения и углубления знаний по представленным темам.
Online course "Medical informatics"
Authors: Sokolov Sergey , Teleshev Valery , Sokolovsky Dmitry , Krokhalev Vadim , Rezaykin Alexey
Published: February 2023

"Задачи курса состоят в том, чтобы студенты обучающиеся на специальностях: 31.05.01 ""Лечебное дело"", 31.05.02 Педиатрия, 31.05.03 ""Стоматология"", 32.05.01 Медико-профилактическое дело, получили навыки работы с программными и техническими средствами информатики, используемыми на различных этапах получения и анализа биомедицинской информации. Курс посвящен знакомству с пакетом программ MS Office, изучению и практическому применению методов первичного статистического анализа медико-биологических данных, знакомству с основами биоинформатики."
Electronic educational resource "Surgical diseases" for 4th year students of the Faculty of Preventive Medicine
Authors: Prudkov Mikhail , Shurygina Elena , Stolin Alexey , Ermolaev Vasily
Published: February 2023

Учитывая мировые тенденции медицинского образования, опираясь на приказ ректора о гибридном преподавании в медицинском университете, сотрудники кафедры Хирургии, колопроктологии и эндоскопии создали электронный образовательный ресурс (ЭОР) по нескольким хирургическим нозологиям для студентов медико-профилактического факультета, изучающих предмет ""Хирургические болезни"". Студенты медико-профилактического факультета изучают дисциплину Хирургические болезни на 4 курсе в VII семестре и экзамен сдают в зимнюю сессию.
E-learning course "Higher Mathematics" for pharmacists
Authors: Dinislamova Olga , Sokolov Sergey , Rezaykin Aleksey
Published: February 2023

Электронный учебный курс «Высшая математика» составлен в соответствии с требованиями Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта высшего образования по специальности 33.05.01 Фармация (уровень специалитета), утвержденного приказом Министерства образования и науки Российской Федерации от 11 августа 2016г. № 1037 (в редакции Приказа Минобрнауки России от 13.07. 2017г № 653), и с учетом требований профессионального стандарта 02.006 «Провизор», утвержденного приказом Министерства труда и социальной защиты Российской Федерации от 9 марта 2016года №91н. Цель изучения курса - Формирование у студентов знаний и умений в областях математического анализа и статистики фармацевтической и медико-биологической информации, необходимых в практической деятельности провизора. Задачи курса: •Изучить основные понятия, идеи и методы дифференциального и интегрального исчисления. •Научится использовать полученные знания для решения задач фармацевтического и медико-биологического содержания. Трудоемкость курса составляет 72 часа. Курс состоит из 12 дидактических единиц.
Online course "Modern scientific picture of the world"
Authors: Blyakhman Felix , Pervuhin Nikolai , Shkliar Tatyana , Aksenova Vera
Published: February 2023

Задачи курса состоят в том, чтобы студенты обучающиеся на специальностях: 31.05.02 Педиатрия, 32.05.01 Медико-профилактическое дело,33.05.01 Фармация получили знания о современном мире на основе естественнонаучного подхода, базирующегося на последних достижениях физики, химии, биологии, космологии и наук о человеке.
Electronic educational resource "Digital Shelf"
Authors: Tkachenko T.Ya. , Neupokoeva L.Yu. , Shestakova A.A. , Pasko O.V.
Published: February 2023

Digital Shelf – это пространство, где преподаватель может почерпнуть для себя полезную информацию в области дистанционного обучения и цифровых образовательных технологий.
Medical terminology
Authors: Zakiryanova Aniya
Published: February 2023

ЭОР составлен в соответствии с требованиями Положения об учебно-методическом комплексе дисциплины, утвержденным Приказом ректора УГМУ Минздрава России № 717-р от 25.12.2019 года и предназначен для обучения иностранных студентов 2 курса. В ЭОР входит рабочая программа дисциплины на русском и английском языке, учебные задания для студентов, презентации и видеоролики по изучаемым темам, методические указания по организации самостоятельной работы иностранных студентов. оценочныа средства для проведения промежуточной аттестации студентов.
Electronic training course "Fundamentals of law"
Authors: Bogdanova E.N.
Published: February 2023

Современный специалист должен обладать правовыми знаниями, практическими навыками по защите своих прав и регулированию правоотношений в процессе жизни и деятельности. Законодательно закрепленное равноправие всех субъектов экономической деятельности может быть достигнуто лишь при условии повышения уровня юридической подготовки в обществе. Указанные обстоятельства позволяют говорить об особой роли и особом значении курса ""Правоведение"" для изучения. Содержание курса охватывает круг вопросов, связанных с теорией государства и права, юридической ответственностью, конституционное государственное право, административное право, гражданское право и трудовое право и т.д. Использование электронного учебного курса предполагает формирование коммуникативной и учебно-познавательной компетенций студентов, умений извлекать информацию из различных правовых источников, отрабатывать самостоятельные навыки работы в условиях удаленного доступа. Электронный учебный курс состоит из тематических блоков, каждый из которых содержит следующие разделы: теоретический материал, практикум. Теоретический раздел состоит из тематического плана, информационных источников по каждой теме раздела. Раздел «практикум» содержит тестовые задания, ситуационные задачи, задания для самостоятельной работы, темы рефератов. Доступность и простота интерфейса не требует специальной подготовки. Электронный учебный курс открывает новые возможности для модернизации преподавания курса.
Occupational Diseases
Authors: Vlasova Liubov , Musina Olesya , Timeeva Lidia , Yarunina Irina
Published: February 2023

Авторы данного электронного образовательного ресурса разработали систему упражнений, нацеленных на овладение студентами профессиональной медицинской лексикой и формирование навыков работы с аутентичными текстами по тематике «Профессиональные заболевания». Данный образовательный ресурс включает в себя пять модулей, описывающих виды и симптомы профессиональных заболеваний. Каждый модуль содержит аутентичные тексты, позволяющие студентам ознакомиться с вышеуказанной тематикой на английском языке. Отличительной чертой данного ЭОРа является то, что после каждого текста представлен ряд лексико-грамматических упражнений на формирование навыков работы с медицинской лексикой, а также ряд упражнений, направленных на формирование навыков работы с содержанием текста и пониманием ключевой информации. Глоссарий в конце данного образовательного ресурса содержит все ключевые слова и выражения, представленные в каждом модуле. Структура электронного образовательного ресурса позволяет в полной мере выполнять задачи овладения медицинской профессиональной лексикой и навыками устной речи. Данный электронный ресурс позволяет студентам заниматься как в аудитории, так и самостоятельно.
Laboratory Diagnostics
Authors: Vlasova Liubov , Musina Olesya , Timeeva Lidia , Yarunina Irina
Published: February 2023

Данный электронный ресурс разработан для студентов 1 курса направлений «Педиатрия», «Медико-профилактическое дело», «Лечебное дело», изучающих английский язык. Он посвящён способам и видам диагностических исследований, таким как определение резус-фактора и свёртываемости крови, анализу кала, мочи, спинномозговой жидкости, мультиплексного анализа белка. Авторы данного электронного образовательного ресурса разработали систему упражнений, нацеленных на овладение студентами профессиональной медицинской лексикой и формирование навыков работы с аутентичными текстами по тематике «Лабораторная диагностика». Данный образовательный ресурс включает в себя шесть модулей, описывающих виды и методы лабораторной диагностики. Каждый модуль содержит аутентичные тексты, позволяющие студентам ознакомиться с вышеуказанной тематикой на английском языке. Отличительной чертой данного ЭОРа является то, что после каждого текста представлен ряд лексико-грамматических упражнений на формирование навыков работы с медицинской лексикой, а также ряд упражнений, направленных на формирование навыков работы с содержанием текста и пониманием ключевой информации. Глоссарий в конце данного образовательного ресурса содержит все ключевые слова и выражения, представленные в каждом модуле. Структура электронного образовательного ресурса позволяет в полной мере выполнять задачи овладения медицинской профессиональной лексикой и навыками устной речи. Данный электронный ресурс позволяет студентам заниматься как в аудитории, так и самостоятельно.