bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Phrynarachne birudis sp. nov., a new crab spider (Araneae, Thomisidae) from South Korea
Authors: Im Jae Seong , Kim Seung Tae , Lee Sue Yeon
Published: May 2021

The crab spiders of the genus Phrynarachne Thorell, 1869 comprising 32 species has been widely known to distribute worldwide to date. Only one species, Phrynarachne katoi Chikuni, 1955, is known in Korea so far.

A new crab spider, Phrynarachne birudis sp. nov. is described, based on a male collected from Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. The geographic record is provided as well as photos of habitus and illustrations of the male copulatory organ. The type specimens of this study are deposited in the collection of the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR) and Konkuk University (KKU), South Korea.
Les datifs en et dans les dédicaces et épitaphes thessaliennes en alphabet épichorique (VI e -V e s. av. J.-C.)
Authors: Helly Bruno
Published: May 2021

Il est connu que dans les inscriptions thessaliennes des vi e et v e s. av. J.-C. en alphabet épichorique, on trouve un datif singulier -ᾱι, souvent simplifié en -ᾱ pour les noms féminins et masculins en /-a/, et un datif singulier -ōι simplifié en -ō pour les noms en /-ο/. Cependant, dans de nombreuses inscriptions de cette période, en particulier dans les épitaphes, ces datifs ont souvent été interprétés comme des génitifs de substantifs masculins, Un recensement exhaustif de ces inscriptions montre que ce sont bien des datifs qui sont utilisés dans les formules funéraires, associés aux substantifs στάλα, µνᾶµα, µνάµειον, σᾶµα et avec des verbes comme ἔσστᾱσε, ὀνεθε̄κε ou même le simple ἔµµι. On peut tirer de l’utilisation de ces datifs en -ᾱι/ᾱ et -ōι/-ō des informations non seulement pour l’histoire du dialecte, mais aussi sur la manière dont on exprimait à cette époque le rapport des vivants et des défunts au monument funéraire.
Dominique et ses vérités
Authors: Baudraz Justin , Corrodi Urs , Gallien Romain , Joliat Francine , Miazza Michel
Published: May 2021

Au sein du Centre Thérapeutique de Jour 1 à la Fondation de Nant 2 , le terme de « Psychothérapie interdisciplinaire » (7) est entré en usage pour désigner certains traitements psychiatriques et psychothérapeutiques intégrés impliquant l’équipe thérapeutique de l’unité ainsi que des intervenants externes. La valence psychothérapeutique est tributaire d’un cadre défini et de l’élaboration du processus psychique et relationnel régissant les interactions du patient avec le milieu thérapeutique composé des autres patients, de l’équipe soignante ainsi qu’entre soignants. Le concept et son application sont illustrés par le cas d’une jeune patiente présentant un fonctionnement d’état limite marqué par une importante destructivité, en s’appuyant sur une analogie avec le film «  La vérité  » d’Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Du Rétablissement à l’Hôpital de Jour Colbert
Authors: Dutech Céline , Canceil Olivier , Condemine Marie
Published: May 2021

Face aux changements institutionnels en cours dans les centres de jours en France, l’éclairage de la philosophie du Rétablissement (Pachoud, 2012) permet au Centre Colbert (Pôle Paris 12) de se concentrer sur le sens de ses missions et ses pratiques, pour dépasser les clivages entre « tradition » et « modernité ». En soutenant l’espoir, l’empowerment, le sens des responsabilités, le soutien social et la transition identitaire des personnes concernées par un trouble psychique accompagnées, c’est toute une institution qui s’engage dans le processus de Rétablissement.
Le « chef d’orchestre » au risque de « l’homme-orchestre ». Les chefs de projet dans l’individualisation paradoxale du travail collectif
Authors: Bataille Nicolas
Published: May 2021

Les organisations par projets promeuvent la discussion et l’adaptation comme principes organisationnels. Elles mettent ainsi au cœur du dispositif les chefs de projet, managers de proximité particuliers dédiés à la coordination de collectifs. Une enquête ethnographique révèle pourtant qu’ils deviennent des « hommes-orchestres » plutôt que des « chefs d’orchestre ». Cet article montre comment la logique « projet » provoque des effets contradictoires, liés aux compromis avec les logiques industrielles et marchandes de l’entreprise et gérés au quotidien par les chefs de projet. Une double pression du front office et du back office , les amène à endosser individuellement un travail pensé pour être collectif. Subissant une intensification du travail, ils participent à sa diffusion horizontale parmi les salariés.
Les cadres de magasin dans la distribution low cost . Recompositions et permanences du management de proximité
Authors: Gardes Cyrine
Published: May 2021

S’appuyant sur une enquête ethnographique dans deux magasins d’une enseigne low cost de bricolage et sur de nombreux entretiens, cet article s’intéresse tout particulièrement aux cadres en charge d’équipes de vendeuses et de vendeurs, et à leur expérience de ce travail. Le low cost , comme modèle économique, transforme ce management de proximité, en plusieurs directions. Compression des effectifs, y compris hiérarchiques, rationalisation du travail, centralisation de la plupart des décisions, proximité avec le travail subalterne et faibles salaires éloignent ces cadres des figures légitimes de la catégorie. Les cadres ont une appréciation globalement positive du contenu de leur travail, du fait de dispositions sociales les rapprochant des mondes subordonnés. Le brouillage des frontières de la hiérarchie n’équivaut cependant pas à la disparition de cette dernière. L’activité, le titre et les trajectoires d’ascension sociale qui y ont mené constituent autant de sources de distinction pour les intéressés, contribuant également à rendre positif le rapport au travail.
Le management de proximité au cœur de la régulation sociale des carrières
Authors: Misset Séverine
Published: May 2021

À partir d’un vaste corpus d’entretiens portant sur le rapport au travail et l’évolution professionnelle de salariés de différents niveaux hiérarchiques (opérateurs, ouvriers qualifiés, techniciens et agents de maîtrise, cadres), cet article s’intéresse à la fonction de manager de proximité afin de souligner son rôle crucial dans la régulation sociale des carrières des salariés de l’entreprise. En explorant simultanément le rapport au management en tant qu’activité et à la maîtrise en tant que filière d’évolution, nous montrons que les postes d’encadrement de proximité, « voie royale » souvent dénigrée dans son contenu, participent à l’intensification de la concurrence entre salariés de profils différents qui ont, de fait, des chances très variables de voir leurs espérances promotionnelles se réaliser.
Teaching Mechatronics to Non-traditional Mechanical Engineering Students – An Adaptive Approach
Authors: Li Cheryl Qing
Published: May 2021

The mechanical engineering program at our university has adopted an integrated curriculum, with the first-two years based on multidisciplinary engineering foundation spiral courses across the college, and the last-two years following traditional mechanical engineering courses within the home department. This paper presents how we introduce the broad field of mechatronics to non-traditional mechanical engineering students via a single technical elective course. Students enrolled in mechatronics usually demonstrate a wide range in knowledge and skill preparation, especially in the areas of electronics, instrumentation, and programming. Such diversity of backgrounds, in addition to the breadth of topics typically associated with mechatronics, impose a great challenge to the design and delivery of the course. In this empirical investigation, we propose an adaptive approach to respond to the challenge. Two stages of adaptation are involved in this teaching approach. At the stage of course design, design-loop adaption is applied to restructure the course contents based on a starting point assessment. During the process of course delivery, task-loop adaption is implemented based on the dynamic assessment of student knowledge state. By replacing the common one-fixed-content-fit-all teaching approach to an adaptive one, we can engage the less prepared and less enthusiastic students while maintaining the interest of the majority in class. Qualitative analysis of the course evaluation results have shown that the adaptive teaching approach has achieved success in several dimensions. The most encouraging feedback lies in the fact that students’ interests in the broad field of mechatronics are greatly inspired by the course.
Evaluation of the Analysis of Classroom Practices of Future Moroccan Teachers
Authors: Arbia Abdelali , Kouchou Ihsane , Kaddari Fatiha , Hajji Hour Rida , Elachqar Abdelrhani
Published: May 2021

The Moroccan education system has undergone several reforms, the latest reform aimed at improving the qualifying training of future teachers by integrating the basis of the teaching profession professionalization; which requires the development of professional competencies. In fact, the future teacher must learn to take a critical look at his classroom practices, to describe his professional gestures and to analyze his teaching practices in order to assess their efficiency. However we can ask the following question: is the future teacher trained in such a way able to question his classroom practices constantly? To answer this question, we developed an analysis grid of teaching practices, which was addressed to primary school trainees, within the city's Regional Center of Education and Training Professions of Fez in Morocco, in order to analyze the teaching practices of a future teacher in full action by peers, this analysis is made based on viewing a video capsule. The processing of the data collected from the grid revealed that the majority of these future teachers have not been able to acquire the capacity to analyze these teaching practices in an efficient manner. The use of the analytical grid has been of crucial importance in determining the profile of future teachers capable of competently exercising their teaching profession.
Machine Learning Based Emergency Patient Classification System
Authors: Puttinaovarat Supattra , Pruitikanee Siwipa , Kongcharoen Jinda , Horkaew Paramate
Published: May 2021

Public Health Office and the risk map created from the patient information. Many provincial hospitals currently have to admit a large number of patients to their emergency room. Each year, the number outgrow limited medical resources, causing tremendous operational delay, and thus undermining quality of medical services. In addition, existing ER flows remain lacking means of communicating with patients’ relatives and notifying them with treatment status of patients under their care. To addresses these concerns, registered nurses with experiences are required not only to make initial patient screening and prioritization, but also to serve as liaison between physicians and patients’ relatives. These double tasks impose great burden to already overloaded medical staffs. An emergency patient classification system, based on support vector machine was developed. It was implemented as a web application, written in PHP, and running on MySQL database. GIS technology was employed to analyze spatial data and producing relevant reports. The proposed system could classify emergency patient into different groups based on their severity, according to the government standard. The resultant recommendation, verified by a nurse on duty, as well as treatment status were presented to patients’ relatives on a digital screen. Moreover, the hospital was able to use the summarized reports, in both standard and spatial forms, for its managerial purposes. The develop system could help the hospital to make the most of their limit resources for treating emergency patients. The produced reports were useful for making relevant policies and executive planning.
Bientôt deux siècles
Authors: Grimal Nicolas
Published: May 2021

À l’orée du bicentenaire de la découverte de Champollion, en 2022, Nicolas Grimal dresse le bilan de vingt années d’enseignement et de recherche au Collège de France, et évoque cette science jeune et complexe qu’est l’égyptologie, alliant archéologie, philologie et histoire. Tout en rappelant les grandes thématiques auxquelles furent consacrés ses cours (la géopolitique égyptienne au IIe millénaire av. J.-C., à propos de la salle hypostyle de Soleb, les temples de l’enceinte d’Amon-Rê à Karnak et la littérature égyptienne) et ses séminaires (les Annales de Thoutmosis III et les textes philosophiques connus par le papyrus Prisse), il rend hommage au travail de toute une équipe, à la fidélité de son public, et à une ouverture vers des horizons plus larges qui semble de bon augure pour l’avenir de sa discipline.
Seru Production System
Authors: Sarı Emre Bilgin , Erdem Sabri
Published: May 2021

Seru production system is a flexible, cost-effective, workforce competence-oriented manufacturing management system that provides the opportunity to respond quickly to customer demand. As in parallel to technology and physical improvements, customer demands are also effective for development of production systems. The impact of change in demand has been seen on changeover from job shop to mass production, flexible, and lean manufacturing systems. Seru production system is more appropriate for targeting work both cost-effectively like mass production and maximum diversification like job shop production. This chapter clarifies the Seru production system and explain its use and benefits in the clothing industry. In the application, a shirt production is illustrated according to the principles of mass production, lean production, and Seru production. Thus, different types of production systems have been benchmarked. There will be potential study areas for proving the efficiency of Seru soon.
Leadership
Authors: Matos Maria Heliodora , Machado Carolina Feliciana
Published: May 2021

The main aim of this chapter is to examine the role played by leaders as determinant agents of a special type of banking institution such as the mutual agricultural credit banks (or Caixas de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo [CCAM]). In other words, it looks to study and understand to what extent employees with leadership roles use their position to maximize CCAM performance through their direct intervention on the teams. Considering that both leaders and subordinates have their own aims (organizational/professional and personal, respectively), and in order to find the necessary equilibrium between them, it also seems to be relevant to better understand the way leaders can mobilize and support organizational subordinates. In sum, issues like leadership, motivation, satisfaction, and personal development are studied in this chapter.
Arc Technological Characteristics and Metal Transfer Behavior of Twin Electrode GMAW Deposition
Authors: Elsukov Sergey , Zorin Ilya , Dubtsov Yuri , Lysak Vladimir I. , Priyatkin Dmitriy
Published: May 2021

Experiments proved that the arc voltage influences its spatial form and electrode metal transfer behavior characteristics during twin electrode GMAW with a single power source. Two specific arc forms were revealed for two corresponding types of metal transfer. The V-shaped arc exists on the melt drop common to the two consumable wires at voltage rate 24-27 V. The columnar shaped arc is formed due to voltage increase up to 34-36 V, which results in increased mobility of the cathode spot in the weld pool surface. As a result, the arc travels between the ends of two electrode wires, and the metal is transferred in drops of small size. It was demonstrated that for the common drop formation the gas mixture of 82% Ar+18% CO2 is preferable to pure argon. It decreases the surface tension on the boundary between the melted electrode metal and the vapor-gas mixture, resulting in the increased volume of the common drop. It was found that a consistent common arc from two electrode wires decreases dilution is made up 43%, which is 1,65 times more and improves the deposited metal formation quality.
Thermal Processing and Testing for the Heat Blow Materials by Concentrated Flow of Electromagnetic Energy
Authors: Furov Leonid
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this work is to experimentally prove the possibility of modifying the surface of a material by exposure to a long-lived plasma formation (DPO). Under this action, the surface of the material experiences heat shock, since the contact time is about 100 ms. The paper deals with the usage of autonomous long-lasting plasm formations (DPO). The tasks of thermal processing, coating, thermal shock tests metallic and non-metallic materials are introduced in the given paper. Large stored energy (till 10 kJ) and high brightness temperature (4 500 K) at sufficient time of influence can determine the range of technological problems, where long-lasting plasma formations have advantages in comparison with plasmatrons. This paper presents the results of the tests of the thermal shock by the concentrated flow of electromagnetic energy, saved by long-lasting plasm formation.
Modeling of “Stretching-Over” Static-Dynamic Process
Authors: Belyaeva Irina A. , Glushchenkov Vladimir , Pyl'tsin A.Y.
Published: May 2021

The article presents the technological scheme of the “stretching-over” hybrid technology, when the workpiece is simultaneously affected by two sources of loading: static and dynamic. It is proposed to use a pulsed magnetic field as a dynamic load. In this case, the tightening punch is equipped with an inductor connected to a magnetic-pulse unit. As a result of computer simulation, the distribution patterns of the stress-strain state in a tight-fitting workpiece were obtained both in the case of a conventional tight-fitting and with the proposed hybrid one. It was found that exposure to a pulsed magnetic field changes the stress-strain state, making it possible to intensify the stretching process.
Influence of the Structure of Iron Coatings on their Physical and Mechanical Properties
Authors: Kisel Yuri , Simokhin Sergey , Borzdyko Igor , Markaryants Larisa
Published: May 2021

The influence of electrolysis parameters on the structure and properties of iron coatings is shown. The dependencies of hardness of iron coatings upon the parameters of metal microstructure characterized by dilatation are established. It is shown that dilatation can be used as a checkup parameter for iron strength properties. The influence of some factors on the properties of iron deposits obtained under non-stationary deposition regimes is analyzed.
Method of Preparation for Restoration of Worn Nitrided Journals of Crankshafts
Authors: Kulakov Alexandr , Barylnikova Elena , Talipova Irina , Galiev Ilgiz , Voinash Sergey
Published: May 2021

The internal combustion engine is the most expensive component of a car, which determines the reliability and efficiency of its use. Studies show that one of the most common reasons for the failure of KAMAZ diesel engines during operation is the underutilization of the crankshaft resource due to wear of parts and couplings that limit its resource. An increase in the resource of crankshafts can be achieved by improving the technological processes of restoration and repair. Full utilization of the resource of KAMAZ nitrided crankshafts is possible by surfacing worn journals only after removing a nitrided layer up to 0.4 mm thick from the journals surface using specialized equipment for electrical discharge machining. Electrical discharge machining is based on the removal of material particles from the surface by an electric discharge pulse between electrodes immersed in a liquid dielectric, in the channel of which a high-temperature plasma is formed.
Dynamics of Strength Gain of an Artificial Stone Based on a Cement Binder
Authors: Ukrainskiy Ilya , Kamenchukov Alexey , Voinash Sergey , Sokolova Viktoriia
Published: May 2021

The article discusses the existing theories of physical and chemical processes occurring in artificial stone based on a cement binder, affecting the dynamics of strength gain. A mathematical model of the continuously increasing strength of the cement stone according to the logarithmic law has been investigated. The authors questioned the adequacy of the application of such theories to exclude the factor of hardening time from experiments aimed at identifying the effect of such measures as the use of surfactants, mineral additives, changes in the water-cement ratio, etc., on the strength gain. The authors proposed to study the influence of such factors on the dynamics of changes in the strength of cement stone as a more efficient tool. The main arguments of the theory of abrupt strength gain and destruction of cement systems are presented. The authors planned an experiment to plot the dynamics of the strength gain of an artificial stone based on a cement binder to assess the relevance of the problem. During the experiment, two batches of specimens were tested, six specimens in each at 3-, 7-, 14-, 28-, 56-and 84-day age, respectively. The values obtained during the experiment showed significant differences at an early age of hardening. The theoretical curves of variation of strength in time were obtained based on the experimental data, within the framework of the existing theory of the strength gain of an artificial stone based on a cement binder. The simulation results were compared with the experimental results and with each other. The arguments were put forward for and against existing theories based on the results of the analysis of experimental studies and theoretical calculations.
Informational Measures of the Shape of the Amoroso Distributions for the Research of Dispersed Materials
Authors: Polosin Vitaly
Published: May 2021

For the particle size distribution function various forms of exponential models are used to construct models of the properties of dispersed substance. The most difficult stage of applied research is to determine the shape of the particle distribution model. For the particle size distribution function various forms of exponential models are used to construct models of the properties of dispersed substance. The most difficult stage of applied research is to determine the shape of the particle distribution model. The article proposes a uniform model for setting the interval of information uncertainty of non-symmetric particle size distributions. Based on the analysis of statistical and information uncertainty intervals, new shape coefficients of distribution models are constructed, these are the entropy coefficients for shifted and non shifted distributions of the Amoroso family. Graphics of dependence of entropy coefficients of non-symmetrical distributions show that distributions well-known are distinguish at small of the shapes parameters. Also it is illustrated for parameters of the form more than 2 that it is preferable to use the entropy coefficients for the unshifted distributions.The material contains also information measures for the well-known logarithmic normal distribution which is a limiting case of distribution Amorozo.
Investigation of the SHS Process Initiation in Base Mixture during HFC-Heating and the Combustion Rate Dependence on Various Factors
Authors: Ishkov Alexey V. , Malikov Vladimir N. , Shegolev Alexander
Published: May 2021

The paper describes the researches of the SHS process initiation in samples of powder mixtures of reagents intended for steel parts hardening with an excess of Al or B2O3 by a heat source. Mixtures of reagents with different weight ratios of components were used as samples. Thereat, the initiation of SHS process in thin layers was conducted with a coating layer thickness of no more than 6 mm for all tested compositions. The dependences of the combustion rate on various factors including particle size of powder materials and charge composition have been obtained. The main factors influencing the dependences of initiation (ignition) and combustion rate are established, and the degree of influence of these factors on the dependences is estimated. The obtained results made it possible to correct the composition of the base mixture reasonably in order to achieve the required combustion rate.
The Emergence of Scholarly Literature on Physical/Social Distancing Related to Coronavirus: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Siddique Nadeem , Ahmad Shakil , Altaf Asif , Mahmood Khalid , Iqbal Abid , Khan Muhammad Ajmal
Published: May 2021

Background

The world is witnessing new public health crises due to the emergence of the novel coronavirus. This study aims to present a bibliometric analysis of research on coronavirus-related physical/social distancing.

Design and methods

In this study, a bibliometric analysis was applied to see the research productivity and its impact on coronavirus- related physical/social distancing. For this purpose, Scopus was used to retrieve the data for the analysis. A total of 2900 records was downloaded from the database for analysis.

Results

The findings revealed that the top four authors published their research in the year 2020. The study ranked the British Medical Journal (BMJ) at the top position on publishing the research on the topic. Similarly, the USA took the lead in all countries in producing research on the topic. The researchers preferred the document type ‘Article’ for sharing their research, and a single authorship pattern was dominated on all other patterns.

Conclusions

Plenty of bibliometric studies are available on coronavirus, but not a single study is found on coronavirus-related physical/social distancing. This study will be valuable in identifying different bibliometric dimensions on the topic.
Comparison of mother’s therapeutic touch and voice stimulus in reduce pain in premature infants undergoing invasive procedures
Authors: Efendi Defi , Caswini Nining , Tane Reisy , Kurniasari Maria Dyah , Hasanul Huda Mega , Farid Raudha Ilmi
Published: May 2021

Invasive procedures commonly cause recurring pain in preterm infants. Noninvasive pain management is an essential part of nursing intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The study’s aim is to identify the impact of touch therapy on pain in premature infants undergoing invasive treatments. The method was a quasi- experiment with 63 premature infants. The premature infants were classified into four groups: i) Mother’s touch Therapy (MTT), ii) Mother’s Voice Stimulus (MVS), iii) a combination of MTT and MVS, and iv) routine care. The observed infants’ pain scores were determined through a multiple regression model using the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) method. The GEE test showed that the combination of touch and sound therapy significantly reduced pain in premature infants undergoing invasive measures (p<0.05). A combined application of MTT and MVS is the most effective in reducing pain scores in infants undergoing invasive procedures and thus, can used safely as part of nursing intervention in the NICU.
Factors related to anxiety before surgery in children in urological operating rooms
Authors: Kurniasari Erlis , Agustini Nur
Published: May 2021

This study aimed to determine the factors associated with preoperative anxiety in school-age children and adolescents at one of top hospital in the capital city of Indonesia. This study used analytical cross-sectional study. The selection of respondents used proportional stratified random sampling with a total of 86 respondents consisting of 43 school age children and 43 adolescents. Data analysis employed was the Chi-Square and Independent TTest. The results showed that anxiety was being experienced by 54.7% of respondents. In this study, it was found that there was a significant relationship (p<α) among children anxiety before surgery and age, family presence, previous operating experience and patient waiting time. Meanwhile, there was no significant relationship between gender and anxiety level before surgery in children. The results of this study can be used as the basis and reference for the hospital in making policies regarding efforts to manage anxiety before surgery in children. Accordingly, nurses could make appropriate nursing care interventions in preoperative patients to overcome preoperative anxiety experienced by schoolage children and adolescents.
The impact of multiple insertions on peripheral intravenous access in low-birth-weight infants in perinatology
Authors: Handayani Rose Nirwana , Efendi Defi
Published: May 2021

Low-Birth-Weight (LBW) infants have very small veins, and there is a risk of needing multiple insertions to establish peripheral intravenous access. This study aimed to examine the impacts of multiple insertions during peripheral intravenous access in LBW infants. This cross-sectional study involved 216 respondents. Data were analyzed with the Spearman correlation. The results showed a significant relationship (p<α) between multiple insertions to establish peripheral intravenous access to LBW infants with increased pain, heart rate, respiratory rate, duration of crying, delayed treatment, duration of insertion, and high cost of care (p<0.001; r=0.358-0.836). Meanwhile, multiple insertions might decrease oxygen saturation and body temperature (p<0.001; r=0.358). In this study, multiple insertions were correlated with several negative impacts on the physiological function and discomfort of LBW infants. The study also highlights the effect on time of treatment precision and cost effectiveness. Recommendation: It is necessary to develop preventive measures to reduce the impact of multiple insertions to establish peripheral intravenous access in LBW infants.
Sensitivity and specificity test of alarm malnutrition for hospital-acquired malnutrition among pediatric patients
Authors: Ndede Yuni Maria Olviani , Wanda Dessie , Apriyanti Efa
Published: May 2021

Detecting the risks for hospital-acquired malnutrition in children can be performed by using nutritional screening tools. One of the screening tools that has been created is Alarm Malnutrition. This study aimed to test the sensitivity and specificity of Alarm Malnutrition in detecting the risks for hospitalacquired malnutrition in comparison to Screening Tool for the Risk on Nutritional status and Growth (STRONGkids). This study employed cross sectional design and involved 168 hospitalized children (1 month to 18 years) at pediatric ward. The data were analyzed using diagnostic approach which resulted in sensitivity and specificity values. The statistical tests showed that the sensitivity and specificity values of Alarm Malnutrition and STRONGKids were 32,2% and 81,6% respectively. These results indicated that this screening tool was not better than STRONGkids which has been previously used in Indonesia. Alarm Malnutrition needs to be developed and improved in order to achieve better performance in detecting the risks for hospital-acquired malnutrition.
The effect of storytelling on fear in school-age children during hospitalization
Authors: Dewi Martina Mutiara , Nurhaeni Nani , Hayati Happy
Published: May 2021

Hospitalization places children in conditions that may nurture fears of new surroundings, strangers, and unknown actions. Storytelling can be administered as a distraction from the fears that a child experiences during treatment. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of storytelling against fear due to hospitalization in school-age children admitted to the hospital. This study used a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental design and the method used was nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Subjects in this study consisted of two groups namely the intervention and the control groups. The total number of respondents was n=32 and located at the Maternity and Children Hospital in Indonesia. Bivariate analysis showed that storytelling intervention had a significant relationship with the fear of hospitalization among the hospitalized school-age children (p-value=0.001< 0.05). Also, there was a significant difference between the fear score in the intervention and the control groups (p-value=0.001<). Therefore, applying storytelling in the nursing intervention of pediatric patients in hospitals can be recommended to minimize the fear in children.
Simple infection control to dental radiology against to COVID-19 in a dental school in the Northern of Brazil
Authors: de Carvalho Pedro Luiz , Barbosa Freitas Larissa Victória , Valente Lorena Guimarães , de Medeiros João Marcelo Ferreira
Published: May 2021

The present work aims to produce a simple protocol, which can be integrated into the services provided by dental school in the Northern of Brazil to avoid contamination against COVID-19. A bibliographic search was carried out in the MEDLINE (National Library of Medicine, USA-NLM) database, with the keywords COVID-19 and biosafety dentistry. The inclusion criteria were articles in their full and free versions available for download. Proposed protocol for dental radiology recommends the cleaning and adequate protection of equipment and surfaces, personal protective measures, which may be obtained by simple procedures such as cleaning and covering of materials and equipment with plastic barriers. Infection control protocol in the dental radiology proposes simple and effective measures for to minimize the potential for disease transmission including COVID-19.
A Review on Clinical and Experimental Studies on Ayurveda and Leukemia
Authors: Chauhan Swati , Rai Shalini , Huddar Vitthal G.
Published: May 2021

Blood cancers such as leukemia are a public health crisis globally. 2018 cancer statistics reveal 437,033 new cases with leukemia accounting for 2.6% of all cancers, worldwide. Conventional medical science manages the disease quite effectively by targeting the signaling pathways causing leukemogenesis, but with serious side effects as it also damages healthy cells. In this context, a systematic review was carried out to understand the role of Ayurvedic interventions for the management of Rakta arbuda in context to leukemia. Articles were searched using the keywords “only Raktarbuda or leukemia” and “Ayurveda” and “management” or “case report” or “case series” or “in vivo” or “in vitro” “research or review” or “leukemia and Ayurveda” and their different combinations and permutations. Articles from 2000 to 2018, published in only English language, and related to the topic were screened for their contents, and finally, 88 articles were included in this review, which was studies exclusively focused on leukemia done using an Ayurvedic intervention in the form of case reports or case series, in vivo, in vitro studies, or review article. Some case reports were found which documented the beneficial effect of Ayurvedic interventions in the management of leukemias. Scientific researches documented that drugs such as Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi), Curcuma longa (Haridra), Zingiber officinale (Adrak), Berberis aristata (Daruharidra), and Moringa oleifera (Sahijan) are efficient inducers of apoptosis. Cell line studies have demonstrated the efficacy of Andrographolide and methanolic extracts of Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh), Semecarpus anacardium (Bhallataka), and Curculigo orchioides (Kali musli) against leukemia cell lines.
Fear of COVID-19 and its Impact on Quality of Life During the Lockdown Situation Among the Teaching Faculty of a Health University in India
Authors: Kakodkar Pradnya , Kale Sonal , Bhonde Ramesh , Pawar N. J.
Published: May 2021

Background:

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown situation, work from home and teaching through the online platform is completely a “new normal” in the present time. It is probably a state of mental turmoil of fear, novelty and anxiety among the faculty. This state is likely to affect teaching performance, learning and also have implications for the health of the faculty.

Objectives:

To assess the fear of COVID-19 and its impact on the quality of life during the Lockdown situation among the teaching faculty of a Health University and also study the gender differences if any.

Materials and Methods:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the teaching faculty of a Health University during April 28 through to May 8, 2020. Randomly selected 270 faculty were sent Google link of the assessment tool using the University e-mail network. They had to fill the questionnaire based on their experience of the past 1 month. Assessment tools used were fear scale of COVID-19 and adapted with permission World Health Organization quality of life (QOL)-BREF QoL.

Results:

Out of the 270 participants, only 198 teaching faculty participated in the survey (response rate = 73.33%). The overall mean fear score was 18.69 ± 5.57 and the overall QoL mean score was 46.29 ± 4.02. There was a gender-wise statistically significant difference observed in the fear score (t = 2.34, P = 0.02), reporting more fear in the females (19.45 ± 5.81) as compared to the males (17.57 ± 5.01). There was a negative correlation between QoL scores and Fear score r = −0.24 (P = 0.000).

Conclusions:

There is certainly a fear about COVID-19, but it has not impacted the quality of life
Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Bronchial Brushing, and Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Nonneoplastic Lung Diseases – A Single-Center Experience
Authors: Tyagi Gaurav , Malik Ajay , Singh Sarvinder , Mangalesh Sridhar , Dudani Sharmila
Published: May 2021

Context:

Accurate diagnosis may be challenging in nonneoplastic lung diseases. Newer techniques such as bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchial brushing (BB), and transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) have been studied mainly in lung cancers.

Aim:

This study assesses the efficacy of BAL, BB, and TBNA in non-neoplastic lung diseases, against a gold standard of transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB).

Settings and Design:

Three-year prospective study in a tertiary care center in North India.

Methodology:

Adult patients (n = 137) with nonimproving respiratory complaints and clinical and radiological suspicion of having a pulmonary pathology were recruited. Patients of malignancy were excluded. Patients for whom all four samples of BAL, BB, TBNA, and TBLB were unavailable were excluded.

Statistical Analysis Used:

Sensitivity (SN), specificity (SP), positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for all tests were computed and represented with 95% confidence intervals. TBLB was taken to be the gold standard. Two or more tests taken in combination were also analyzed.

Results:

We studied the patients of tuberculosis, interstitial pneumonia, acute and chronic nonspecific inflammation, sarcoidosis, fungal infection, interstitial lung disease, eosinophilic pneumonitis, and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in this study. TBNA had higher SN and SP (59.8% and 96.7%) than BB (57.0% and 93.3%) or BAL (54.2% and 86.7%). When combined, SN increased to 68.2% and SP decreased to 76.7%. Diagnostic yield for interstitial pneumonia and chronic inflammation was relatively high but poor for tuberculosis and sarcoidosis.

Conclusions:

TBNA had the highest SN and SP in diagnosing the various nonneoplastic lesions. However, BAL and BB are useful and complementary tools in the definitive diagnosis of localized and diffuse pulmonary infections.
Double Trouble - Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome with Dengue Fever
Authors: Khanna Arjun , Periwal Pallavi , Talwar Deepak
Published: May 2021

The clinical spectrum of dengue fever is ever increasing as we encounter more cases of this disease regularly for the past few years. Dengue fever continues to surprise us with its myriad presentations and combinations with other disease entities. Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is uncommon and often a fatal form of primary APS. Here, we present a 37-year-old lady who presented with catastrophic APS with dengue fever. The coexistence of these two conditions has not been reported earlier, to the best of our knowledge.
Role of Cervical Cytology in the Detection of Uterine Glandular Lesions
Authors: Fernandes Hilda , Devaraju Sumanth , Bhat Archana , Ramachandra Pallavi
Published: May 2021

Background:

Diagnosis of atypical glandular cells (AGCs) is challenging to the cytopathologist due to the overlapping features of various neoplastic and nonneoplastic lesions. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of conventional Papanicolaou (Pap) smears in detecting uterine glandular lesions.

Materials and Methods:

Archived records of all histopathologically diagnosed endometrial adenocarcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma during the study period were identified. Corresponding Pap smears, if available, were retrieved. In addition, all cytologically reported AGCs and adenocarcinoma during the same period were retrieved. Pap smears of histopathology discordance cases were reviewed. The prevalence of AGC and sensitivity and specificity of Pap smears in detecting glandular lesions were calculated.

Results:

The prevalence of AGC was 0.65%. There were 11 false negatives and 10 false positives initially, which were reduced to 6 and 5, respectively, after the review. The sensitivity and specificity of Pap smear in detecting AGC was 72.9% and 99.81% initially, which improved marginally to 81.8% and 99.9%, respectively.

Conclusions:

The prevalence of AGC in Pap smears is low with a moderate sensitivity and good specificity. As the association of clinically significant lesion is high, all cases with AGC diagnosis must be followed up with colposcopic and histopathologic examination of uterus and cervix.
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health-Care Workers in Ghana
Authors: Abubakar Murtala Bello , Uthman Yaaqub Abiodun , Ibrahim Kasimu Ghandi
Published: May 2021

Background:

Obesity and overweight are among the major problems faced by the health sector with their prevalence increasing at an alarming rate and health-care professionals play a major role in mitigating these conditions. We, therefore, sought to identify and discuss available epidemiological data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among health workers in Ghana.

Methods:

We retrieve articles available in PubMed/Medline, African Journal Online, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. The keywords combination used to search the databases were (((overweight) AND (obesity)) AND (healthcare workers)) AND (Ghana) and (((overweight) OR (obesity)) AND (healthcare workers)) AND (Ghana) and (((overweight) AND (obesity)) AND (health workers)) AND (Ghana) without the restriction of date or type of articles. Four studies were eligible and were used to systematically review the prevalence of overweight and obesity among health-care workers in Ghana.

Results:

The prevalence of overweight and obesity among health-care workers in Ghana ranged from 25.3% to 38.39% and 12.5% to 28.9%.

Conclusion:

There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among health workers in Ghana. Thus, it is imperative to create more awareness of the imminent dangers posed by these conditions and promote a healthy lifestyle through regular exercise regimens and dietary choices.
Comparative clinical and airway inflammatory features of asthmatics with or without polyps
Authors: Bilodeau Lara , Boulay Marie-Eve , Prince Philippe , Boisvert Pierre , Boulet Louis-Philippe
Published: May 2021

BACKGROUND: Nasal polyposis (NP) is associated with a more severe and steroid-resistant asthma. OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical and airway inflammatory features of asthmatics with or without NP. METHODS: Two groups of asthmatic patients were studied: group 1; n=39, with NP; group 2; n=40, without NP. Asthma control was assessed according to the Asthma Control Scoring System (ACSS). Expiratory flows, induced sputum, and blood eosinophils were also measured. RESULTS: ACSS score was lower (poorer control) in group 1 (meanA+-SEM = 73A+-3%) compared with group 2 (82A+-2%, p=0.01). FEV1 (mean of predicted value A+- SEM) was 81A+-3 for group 1 and 96A+-3 for group 2 (p=0.001), and the FEV1/FVC ratio was lower in group 1 (70A+-2%) compared with group 2 (76A+-1%, p=0.01). Blood and induced sputum eosinophils, as well as fibronectin and eosinophil cationic protein levels, were higher in group 1. CONCLUSION: Asthmatic subjects with NP have increased airway obstruction, increased inflammatory cells and reduced asthma control compared to those without NP. This may suggest a contribution of nasal polyps to the severity of asthma or a common susceptibility to develop upper and lower airways mucosal inflammation.
n-3 LC-PUFA Enrichment Protocol for Red Earthworm, Eisenia fetida: A Cheap and Sustainable Method
Authors: Kumlu Metin , Beksari Asuman , Yilmaz Hatice Asuman , Sariipek Merve , Kinay Enes , Turchini Giovanni M. , Eroldogan Orhan Tufan
Published: May 2021

This study assessed the potential of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) enrichment in red earthworm (Eisenia fetida, REW), via the addition of fish oil (FO, anchovy oil) to the culture-compost. FO addition to compost was tested at graded inclusion doses (0, 2.5, 5 and 10 g/100 g compost) and for different timeperiods, up to 96h. Dose, time, as well as dose and time interactions of FO compost enrichment had significant effects on all fatty acids of earthworm bodies. The enrichment with 10 g FO/100 g compost sharply increased DHA levels of the worms (14.01 mol%) within just 24 h, compared to the control group (0.92 mol%). Similar increases (ranging between 10.99 and 15.55 mol%) occurred only after 48 and 96 h in lower FO enrichment levels (2.5 and 5.0 g/100 g compost, respectively). Therefore, it was concluded that, to obtain maximum n-3 LC-PUFA enrichment efficiency in REW, an enrichment period of 24 h is ideal and recommended for the 10 g FO/ 100 g compost, whereas longer enrichment periods (48-96 h) are more suitable for lower levels of FO inclusions (2.5 or 5 g/100 g compost).
Understanding the demographic dividend in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia: Prospects or missed opportunities?
Authors: Kwankye Stephen Owusu , Frempong-Ainguah Faustina , Arthur Eric , Amporfu Eugenia
Published: May 2021

This study provides a comparative investigation of the onset of the Demographic Dividend (DD) in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. The paper examines the onset of the window of opportunity for harnessing the first DD in the three countries to inform relevant policy actions to reap its benefits. The study uses the National Transfer Accounts Approach, which measures at the aggregate level how individuals at each age acquire and use economic resources by examining the demographic transition alongside economic development in each country. The goal is to determine the commencement of the DD and its implications for policy action. While the window of opportunity of harnessing the labour DD of Ghana started in 1980s and expected to end in 2025, that of The Gambia and Sierra Leone began in 2000 and 2003 respectively, estimated to end by 2050. Sierra Leone and The Gambia have thirty years to make good use of this window of opportunity. Ghana on the other hand according to the data used has barely six years to harness this window of opportunity. This calls for strategic investments in productive sectors to position the countries to reap the benefits of the DD.  The analysis suggests that the window of opportunity of harnessing the DD could be a prospect or missed opportunity, which will vary across the three countries with Ghana’s opportunity fast running out.
Rural-Urban Integration and Spatial Planning in Edo State, Nigeria
Authors: Onaiwu Daniel Nosakhare
Published: May 2021

Settlement planning is becoming an important reality in developing countries as economic, social and environmental sustainability are dependent on it. As they urbanize, there is the need for these settlements to be linked in an integrated manner so that there will be both sector and spatial development. The investigation is on rural-urban integration and spatial planning in Edo State, Nigeria. The paper reviews literature on environment, economy, and society in both the developed and less developed countries. The reviewed literature formed the basis for evaluating the context of Edo State’s rural-urban integration and spatial planning. It concluded that there is no proper spatial integration among rural and urban settlements in Edo State. It recommends spatial cohesion, rural master planning and the linking of rural and urban economies together for sustainable settlement spatial planning.