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Cognition and Quality of Life in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes
Authors: Parameshwari Krishna
Published: July 2021

The present study was undertaken to observe the cognition and quality of life in type-2 diabetic patients. Thestudy included thirty type 2 diabetic patients and thirty age and gender matched healthy participants. Thefollowing criteria were used in the selection of cases. Spatial and verbal memory test was used to assess thecognition functions of the participants. Quality of life was assessed by using WHOQOL-BREF questionnairewhich is standardized questionnaire by World Health Organization. There was significant decrease in thespatial memory scores in the diabetic participants when compared with healthy individuals (P<0.001). Verbalmemory scores in the cases were significantly lower in the diabetic participants when compared with healthyindividuals (P<0.01). The four domains of the quality of life that is physical health, psychological, socialrelationships and environmental scores were significantly lower in the diabetic participants when comparedwith healthy individuals (P<0.001).There was a significant decrease in the cognitive functions and qualityof lifein the patients with type 2 diabetes when compared with healthy individuals. We recommend furtherdetailed studies in this area to plan and develop better management methods for the benefit of diabeticpopulation.
Sleep Quality and Day Time Sleepiness in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes
Authors: Parameshwari Krishna
Published: July 2021

The present study was undertaken to observe the sleep quality and day time sleepiness in patients with type-2 diabetes. The study included thirty type 2 diabetic patients and thirty age and gender matched healthyparticipants. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index (PSQI) was used to assess the sleep quality of the participants.Epworth sleepiness scale was used to assess the day time sleepiness. There was significantly lower sleepquality in the diabetic patients when compared with the healthy individuals (P<0.001). There was significantlyhigher day time sleepiness in the diabetic patients when compared with the healthy individuals (P<0.001).The study results suggest that there was a significant deterioration of sleep quality in diabetic individualswhich is reflected in day time sleepiness scores as diabetic individuals have higher day time sleepiness.We recommend further detailed studies to understand the association and also to develop better treatmentstrategies for the benefit of population in general.
Lo implícito en el tebeo humorístico de posguerra. Lectura del iconotexto en Carpanta
Authors: Blanco-Cordón Tatiana
Published: July 2021

La época de mayor esplendor del tebeo humorístico de posguerra en España coincide con el momento de mayor represión por parte de la censura del régimen franquista. A partir de la lectura de Carpanta, este artículo propone un estudio de los parámetros del iconotexto que ponen de relieve la elocuencia del discurso implícito del maestro Escobar y el impacto social de esta práctica creativa en el contexto de producción y en la actualidad.
La voz de Santa Vela en "Las madres negras" de Patricia Esteban Erlés
Authors: Cabrera Espinosa Claudia
Published: July 2021

La narrativa de Patricia Esteban Erlés ha otorgado, desde sus inicios, un fuerte peso a los espacios en donde se desarrolla la acción. Algunos de ellos se inspiran en inmuebles de novelas y películas, como ocurre en el caso de Manderley –la casona de la película Rebeca, de Hitchcock– y la mansión Winchester. El escenario principal de la novela Las madres negras, el convento de Santa Vela, es un elemento crucial para la conformación de lo gótico, lo siniestro y lo fantástico, rasgos que se combinan con maestría en esta obra. Este trabajo destaca las características arquitectónicas del espacio y su relación con la trama de la novela. Asimismo, se aborda el protagonismo del inmueble como un personaje, la importancia de su voz a lo largo de la novela y la proyección de la mente de su propietaria original en su construcción, con base en la teoría de Maria Tatar, Sigmund Freud, Anthony Vidler y Gaston Bachelard, entre otros.
Synthesis and Characterisation of Structural and Electrical Properties of CuMn2O4 Spinel Compound
Authors: Yousef Rasha , Nassif Alaa , Al-Zoubi Abla , Al-Din Nasser
Published: July 2021

CuMn2O4 was synthesized by the solid-state method. MnO2 and CuO were used as precursors. The optimum temperature of synthesis was 850°C. XRD results showed that the prepared compound had a cubic structure with Fd3 ̅m space group. The lattice constant and unit cell volume were a=8.359Å and V=584.14A°3 respectively. The grain size was calculated by the Debye-Scherrer method and was 33.49 nm for CuMn2O4 annealed at 850°C. The experimental density was calculated and compared to the theoretical density. The results were ρt= 5.399 gr/cm3 and ρE = 5.24 gr/cm3. The electrical properties of the compound showed that it behaves like a semiconductor, and the activation energy of the compound was 0.1535 eV.

KEYWORDS
Activation energy, copper manganite (CuMO), mixed oxide, solid-state reaction, spinel
An event-coding account of attitudes
Authors: Hommel Bernhard , Stevenson Niek
Published: July 2021

Attitudes (or opinions, preferences, biases, stereotypes) can be considered bindings of the perceptual features of the attitudes’ object to affective codes with positive or negative connotations, which effectively renders them “event files” in terms of the Theory of Event Coding. We tested a particularly interesting implication of this theoretical account: that affective codes might “migrate” from one event file to another (i.e., effectively function as a component of one while actually being part of another), if the two files overlap in terms of other features. We tested this feature-migration hypothesis by having participants categorize pictures of fictitious outer space characters as members of two fictitious races by pressing a left or right key, and to categorize positive and negative pictures of the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) as positive and negative by using the same two keys. When the outer space characters were later rated for likability, members of the race that was categorized by means of the same key as positive IAPS pictures were liked significantly more than members of the race that was categorized with the same key as negative IAPS pictures – suggesting that affective feature codes from the event files for the IAPS pictures effectively acted as an ingredient of event files for the outer space characters that shared the same key. These findings were fully replicated in a second experiment in which the two races were replaced by two unfamiliar fonts. These outcomes are consistent with the claim that attitudes, opinions, and preferences are represented in terms of event files and created by feature binding.
ATTEMPTING AN INDEPTH ANALYSIS OF RETINAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION
Authors: Juneja Prachi
Published: July 2021

These days eye weaknesses are a typical issue in all age group individuals begins from a newborn child to mature age. The discovery and extraction of these infections is a troublesome and tedious assignment. Computerized retinal pictures are considered; the first important strategy is to separate vessel in fundus pictures. Thus, three methods are utilized regulated techniques; here, the training set applies to remove vessel data by the pre-trained algorithm. This strategy is physically dealt with using gold std; vessel extraction is done before pathology calculations are involved in unaided recognition and extraction programs. The preparation set and ground truth marking will not be straightforwardly appropriate to the analysis. Retinal vessels extraction is improving as a result of noninvasive imaging of the retinal pictures likewise the information got from the design of the vasculature, and this data is essential for the identification and analysis of a fundus picture retinal sicknesses and pathologies, which incorporates glaucoma, hypertension, Diabetics Retina chart, and Age-based Macula De-age. Quick division calculations can recognize these.
Employability of Neural Network Tools and Techniques for Enhancing Image Caption Generation
Authors: Dua Harshit
Published: July 2021

Nowadays, there is massive research in generating automatic image caption; this technique is very challenging and uses Natural language processing. For instance, it could assist incapacitated people with improving the matter of images on the web. Likewise, it could give more precise and minimized images/recordings in situations, such as picture sharing in interpersonal organization or video surveillance system. The structure comprises a convolutional neural organization (CNN) traced by a repetitive neural organization (RNN). The strategy can produce picture sayings that are generally semantically unmistakable and linguistically right by taking in information from picture and subtitle matches. Individuals, for the most part, depict a scene utilizing characteristic languages which are concise and reduced. However, computer vision frameworks define the set by taking a picture which is a two-measurement presentation. The plan is to picture and engrave similar places and projects from the image to the sentences.
Postgraduate medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and calls to action for medical education leaders
Authors: McKenzie Leanna S , Sandhu Amonpreet K
Published: July 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rapid transformation in the delivery of postgraduate medical education, causing unexpected effects on the learning experiences of residents in training. Program directors, as educational leaders, are relied on to adapt an established curriculum and clinical experience into a virtual world while navigating the limitations imposed by the pandemic. In this article, we focus on the impact of the dramatic changes to medical education delivery on both learners and leaders and examine the challenges and successes of the new strategies employed. A reflection of the importance of leadership in medical education is discussed, along with a review of the strategies that have emerged as successful and worthy of integration into our new medical education paradigm.
Culturally-tailored Peer Support for Doctors and Nurses of Indian Origin
Authors: Daga Sunil , Varadarajan Viju , Dwaraknath Manasvi , Hosdurga Saraswati , Metri Rajeev , Gupta Rajeev
Published: July 2021

The mental health and well-being needs of healthcare workers have risen sharply, fuelled by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Migrant healthcare workers are affected not only by events in the country where they work but also by events in countries where their family and friends reside. Despite, increase in psychological distress, migrant HCWs don’t use the existing resources to support their needs.

 

This paper summarises discussions from the workshop focusing on reasons/barriers in uptake of mental health and well-being resources in the UK, the scope of peer support initiatives and its boundaries in supporting colleagues in the UK and India. Finally, it makes recommendations on the governance structure and checklist when organising peer support for healthcare workers.
Atomic Carbon in the Central Molecular Zone of the Milky Way: Possible Cosmic-Ray Induced Chemistry or Time-dependent Chemistry Associated with SNR Sagittarius A East
Authors: Tanaka Kunihiko , Nagai Makoto , Kamegai Kazuhisa
Published: July 2021

Atomic carbon (C0), being one of the most abundant atomic/molecular species observed in dense molecular gas, is potentially a good tracer of molecular gas mass in many chemical/physical environments, though the variation in C0 abundance outside the Galactic disk region is not yet fully known. This paper presents a wide-field 500 GHz [C i] map of the Galactic central molecular zone (CMZ) obtained with the ASTE 10 m telescope. Principal component analysis and non-LTE multi-transition analysis have shown that [C i] emission predominantly originates from the low-excitation gas component with a temperature of 20–50 K and density of ∼103 cm−3, whereas C0 abundance is likely suppressed in the high-excitation gas component. The average N(C0)/N(CO) abundance ratio in the CMZ is 0.3–0.4, which is 2–3 times that in the Galactic disk. The N(C0)/N(CO) ratio increases to 0.7 in the innermost 10 pc region and to ∼2 in the circumnuclear disk. We discovered C0-rich regions distributed in a ring shape encircling the supernova remnant (SNR) Sgr A East, indicating that the C0 enrichment in the central 10 pc region is a consequence of a molecular cloud–SNR interaction. In the 15 atoms/molecules included in principal component analysis, CN is the only other species that increases in the [C i]-bright ring. The origin of the [C i]-bright ring is likely a cosmic-ray-dominated region created by low-energy cosmic-ray particles accelerated by Sgr A East or primitive molecular gas collected by the SNR in which the conversion from C0 to CO has not reached equilibrium.
Observation of Cassini’s Entry into Saturn: No Detection, and Lessons Learned
Authors: Lorenz Ralph D. , Crary Frank , Lamy Laurent , Jenniskens Peter , Ge Liang , Zhang Xi-Liang , Li Jian-Yang , Imai Masataka , Ono Tatsuharu , Arnison Matthew R. , Spitler Lee
Published: July 2021

The mission of the 2000 kg Cassini spacecraft concluded on 2017 September 15, by its deliberate entry into Saturn’s atmosphere at some 31.1 km s−1. Observations, using Hubble and groundbased observatories, to attempt optical detection of this 0.25 kT “artificial meteor” are summarized. No signatures were identified. A challenge with observing the event is that due to atmospheric drag, its timing was not completely deterministic months or even days in advance, a particular problem for space observatories. While imaging observations needed no geometric specification more than “Saturn,” observations with spectrometers required pointing the instrument aperture or slit at the specific impact site. Since giant planet longitude systems are not always familiar, distribution of an unambiguous “finder chart” showing the location of the predicted entry site on the disk is essential, as is clarity on whether stated times are spacecraft event time, or Earth received time (light-travel time, 83 minutes, later).
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease burden and PCV coverage in children under five in Southeast Asia: implications for India
Authors: Kolhapure Shafi , Yewale Vijay , Agrawal Ashish , Krishnappa Pradyumna , Soumahoro Lamine
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Pneumococcal diseases, though preventable, are a major public health problem in Southeast Asia and particularly in India. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are used in the region for over a decade, but to understand their impact, invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) burden and PCV coverage data in the region are needed.

Methodology: A literature search was conducted to identify i) key evidence published between February 2008 and February 2018 on IPD burden, serotype prevalence and antibiotic resistance in Southeast Asia, and ii) PCV serotype and vaccination coverage in Southeast Asia.

Results: 49 relevant articles were included in the final analysis. Mortality in children under 5 years remains high in Southeast Asian countries, with around 25% of deaths due to IPD in India and Pakistan. There was a lack of recent data on IPD incidence. Antibiotic resistance to IPD isolates is increasing, with high resistance rates especially for meningeal isolates. Based on serotype distribution data, primarily for India, available PCVs would cover around 70-80% of IPD-causing serotypes. Vaccine coverage was around 15-20% in India to 98% in South Korea.

Conclusions: Widespread PCV use could successfully reduce IPD burden in the region due to high serotype coverage by available PCVs; emphasis should be placed on increasing vaccination uptake, for every child, particularly in India. Reducing health system barriers and improving surveillance and awareness is essential to improve coverage and effectively prevent IPD morbidity and mortality particularly in at risk regions.
Scabies and nocturnal pruritus: preliminary observations in a group of African migrants
Authors: Veraldi Stefano , Schianchi Rossana , Nazzaro Gianluca
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Pruritus of scabies is due to a type IV T cell-mediated reaction to the mite’s saliva, eggs, excrements and other products released by the mite during its life cycle. Movements of the mite also induce pruritus. According to the literature, scabies pruritus has higher frequency and intensity at night.

Methodology: In this short communication we present the results of a survey on nocturnal pruritus in a group of African migrants with scabies. A questionnaire was given to 36 patients: “Is your pruritus more severe at night?” and “Do you wake up from the sleep because of pruritus?”.

Results: The answer to the first question was “yes” in 13/18 patients (72.2%) visited from October 2018 to February 2019, and in 6/18 patients (33.3%) visited from May to September 2019. The answer to the second question was “yes” in 11/18 patients (61.1%) of the first group and in 5/18 patients (27.7%) of the second group.

Conclusions: It is possible that nocturnal pruritus in scabies is due to the temperature of the skin surface: when it is high, because of the use of pajamas, heavy sheets and blankets (from October to February), pruritus increases; when the skin’s temperature is low, as in the summertime, when people usually sleeps without blankets, with light sheets and pajamas or not having a stitch on, pruritus is less frequent and severe. These conclusions must be confirmed by studies based on larger groups of patients.
Influencing factors of hand hygiene in critical sections of a brazilian hospital
Authors: Bezerra Thaissa Blanco , Valim Marilia Duarte , Bortolini Juliano , Ferreira Adriano Menis , Almeida Willian Albuquerque de , Rigotti Marcelo Alessandro , De Andrade Denise , Fronteira Inês , Lopes Sousa Alvaro Francisco
Published: July 2021

Introduction: The aim of this study was to monitor adherence to hand hygiene by health professionals working in critical sections and to assess the factors that influenced adherence, such as physical structure of the units, use of procedure gloves, employment bond of the worker, and perception of patient safety climate.

Methodology: Observational and correlational study carried out in critical areas of a university hospital in the Midwest region of Brazil.

Results: The overall hand hygiene adherence rate was 46.2% (n = 3,025). Adherence was higher among nurses 59.8% (n = 607) than among nursing technicians (p < 0.001), and the section with the greatest adherence was the neonatal Intensive Care Unit 62.9% (n = 947) (p < 0.001). Unlike the neonatal unit, in the adult unit the dispensers of alcohol-based handrubs were poorly located, without arms reach, and the taps were manual. In this section, a greater frequency of procedure glove use was also observed, 90.6% (n = 536), as compared to the other sections (p < 0.001). Regarding safety climate perception, temporary employees had higher means as compared to regular employees (p = 0.0375).

Conclusions: Hand hygiene adherence was affected and/or influenced by the physical structure, use of procedure gloves, work regime, and patient safety climate.
Coinfection in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Children Patients
Authors: Karaaslan Ayşe , Çetin Ceren , Akın Yasemin , Demir Tekol Serap , Söbü Elif , Demirhan Recep
Published: July 2021

Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the coinfections with other respiratory pathogens in SARS-CoV-2 infected children patients in a pediatric unit in Istanbul.

Methodology: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted in a 1000-bedded tertiary education and research hospital in Istanbul. All children hospitalized with the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection had been investigated for respiratory agents in nasopharyngeal secretions. Laboratory confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 and the other respiratory pathogens were performed using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

Results: A total of 209 hospitalized children with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection between March 2020-May 2020 were enrolled in this study. Among 209 children, 93 (44.5%) were RT-PCR positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 116 (55.5%) were RT-PCR negative. The most common clinical symptoms in all children with SARS-CoV-2 infection were fever (68.8%) and cough (57.0%). The other clinical symptoms in decreasing rates were headache (10.8%), myalgia (5.4%), sore throat (3.2%), shortness of breath (3.2%), diarrhea (2.2%) and abdominal pain in one child. In 7 (7.5%) patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, coinfection was detected. Two were with rhinovirus/enterovirus, two were with Coronavirus NL63, one was with adenovirus, and one was with Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In one patient, two additional respiratory agents (rhinovirus/enterovirus and adenovirus) were detected. There was a significantly longer hospital stay in patients with coinfection (p = 0.028).

Conclusions: Although the coinfection rate was low in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in our study, we found coinfection as a risk factor for length of hospital stay in the coinfected patient group.
The first record of Caenis rivulorum (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Japan
Authors: Takayanagi Tatsushi , Yoshizawa Kazunori
Published: July 2021

Caenis rivulorum Eaton, 1884 is widely distributed and has been reported from a wide range in the Palearctic Region.

We report this species from Japan for the first time, from five localities of Hokkaido, based on morphology and molecular data.
A new record of odd-scaled snake (Serpentes, Xenodermidae) from Vietnam: expanded description of Parafimbrios vietnamensis based on integrative taxonomy
Authors: Orlov Nikolai L. , Ermakov Oleg A. , Nguyen Tao Thien , Ananjeva Natalia B.
Published: July 2021

Based on the combination of molecular and morphological data, we herein report the second known finding of the xenodermid snake species Parafimbrios vietnamensis Ziegler, Ngo, Pham, Nguyen, Le & Nguyen, 2018. The male individual was found in the Yen Bai Province of northwestern Vietnam, more than 200 km from the type locality in Lai Chau Province. Genetic divergence between the newly-collected male and the holotype was low (1.7%), and is in agreement with morphological data that supports that they are conspecific. We give a detailed description of the morphological characters and coloration of the new record and provide an expanded diagnosis of P. vietnamensis. Parafimbrios is a poorly-understood genus, and our recent discovery brings the total number of known specimens of the genus to nine, 1/3 of them having been found in Vietnam (one specimen of P. lao and now two specimens of P. vietnamensis).
Burden of comorbidities and medication use in childbearing women with rheumatic diseases: a nationwide population-based study
Authors: Chung Min Kyung , Lee Chan Hee , Park Jin Su , Lim Hyunsun , Lee Jisoo
Published: July 2021

Background/Aims: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbidities and medication use in Korean women with rheumatic diseases (RDs) during their childbearing years.Methods: We included women aged 20 to 44 years with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (n = 41,547) and age-matched women without seropositive RA, SLE, and AS (n = 208,941) from the National Health Insurance Service-National Health Information Database (2009 to 2016). The prevalence of hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia (HLD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and cancer and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids (CSs), and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) were estimated.Results: Women of childbearing age with RDs were more likely to have at least one of the measured comorbidities than the controls (odds ratio [OR], 3.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.9 to 3.1). The OR (95% CI) was 2.9 (2.8 to 3.0) for HTN, 2.8 (2.7 to 2.9) for HLD, 1.4 (1.4 to 1.5) for DM, and 1.3 (1.3 to 1.4) for cancer. The SLE group had the highest prevalence and odds of all four measured comorbidities. Almost all (97.9%) women of childbearing age with RDs were taking RD-related medications (NSAIDs, 81.6%; CSs, 77.8%; DMARDs, 87.3%). The RD group was 13.8 times more likely to take NSAIDs and 68.2 times more likely to take CSs than the controls. Use of NSAIDs was more prevalent in RA and AS than SLE, whereas use of CSs and DMARDs was more prevalent in RA and SLE than AS.Conclusions: Korean women with RDs have a greater burden of comorbidities and medication use during their childbearing years than women without RDs of the same age.
The Most Important Social Determinants of Slum Dwellers’ Health: A Scoping Review
Authors: Nejad Farhad Nosrati , Ghamari Mohammad Reza , Mohaqeqi Kamal Seyed Hossein , Tabatabaee Seyed Saeed , Ganjali Raheleh
Published: July 2021

Objectives: Given the importance of social determinants of health in promoting the health of slum residents, this study was conducted with the aim of identifying the main dimensions and components of these determinants.Methods: This scoping review study was conducted according to the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews). A comprehensive search was performed of PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, and Web of Science for articles conducted from 2010 to the end of 2019. Studies were selected based on inclusion criteria, with a special focus on studies dealing with the social determinants of physical and mental health or illness.Results: Thirty-three articles were selected to extract information on the social determinants of health. After reviewing the articles, 7 main dimensions (housing, socioeconomic status of the family, nutrition, neighborhood characteristics, social support and social capital, occupational factors, and health behaviors) and 87 components were extracted as social determinants of health among slum dwellers.Conclusions: This framework could be used by planners, managers, and policy-makers when making decisions affecting the health of these settlements’ residents due to the common characteristics of slums around the world, especially in developing countries.
La guillotine dans le Maine-et-Loire : un instrument de la justice d’exception (1792-1795)
Authors: Debat Guillaume
Published: July 2021

Cet article vise à étudier la guillotine dans le Maine-et-Loire pendant la période révolutionnaire (1792-1794). Il vise à rappeler les étapes de l’adoption, de la construction puis de la diffusion de la guillotine dans le Maine-et-Loire pour montrer que cela ne fut, ni une évidence, ni une chose aisée. En cela, le Maine-et-Loire est un bon exemple des enjeux multiples qui se sont développés autour de la machine à décapiter. Par ailleurs, étudier la guillotine permet d’interroger la répression alors à l’œuvre et de l’articuler au processus d’identification des responsables de la rébellion dans l’Ouest. Utilisée en parallèle de la fusillade, la guillotine construit la figure de l’ennemi à abattre et identifie les groupes sociaux considérés comme responsables de l’insurrection dans l’Ouest. Étudier la guillotine en Maine-et-Loire, dans un contexte de déploiement d’une justice d’exception, c’est donc aussi tenter de comprendre la perception sociale qu’ont les acteurs de la répression de leurs adversaires.
Trois décennies de recherche : une archéologie préhistorique plus proche de l’humain.
Authors: Perlès Catherine
Published: July 2021

La préhistoire du XXI ème siècle n’est plus une discipline désincarnée ou livresque mais pluridisciplinaire. Elle fait revivre des hommes, des femmes en société qui se sont adaptés à plusieurs changements de climat pendant des millénaires.
Georges Sagnac : de la découverte de la fluorescence X à la relativité
Authors: Pain Jean-Christophe
Published: July 2021

Georges Sagnac a découvert le rayonnement de fluorescence X en 1896. Il a également mis en évidence les premiers photoélectrons, inventé un interféromètre et découvert un effet important en relativité. Son cheminement de chercheur est instructif pour les erreurs qu’il a commises et sa capacité à s’adapter avec succès à un nouveau sujet de recherche.
The impact of hyperglycemia on stroke outcomes in patients with and without diabetes
Authors: Hafidh Khadija , Kazmi Touseef , Alshamsi Ayisha , Mukhtar Sarah , Abbas Saira
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a well-established independent risk factor for the development of stroke. It increases stroke risk by about fourfold. Information is scarce on the prevalence of stroke in the Gulf region. A systematic review of stroke epidemiology in the Middle East reported an increase in stroke cases over the last decade. Objectives: We aimed to examine the relationship between adverse stroke outcomes and dysglycemia. Patients and Methods: In this observational, retrospective, cross-sectional study, we recruited 496 patients with a clinical and radiological stroke diagnosis. We compared the length of hospital stay (LOS), inhospital mortality, and 30-day stroke readmission among those with no diabetes, prediabetes, and diabetes. Results: A total of 496 patients were eligible for the inclusion in the study. They were subdivided into three main categories based on their glycemic status according to the Hemoglobin A1c values at presentation. nondiabetes (190), prediabetes (117) and diabetes (189). The mean age was 57 years, with a higher proportion of males (n = 356) than females (n = 140). There were proportionally more ischemic strokes (n = 350) than hemorrhagic strokes (n = 147). The mean LOS was 5.0 days for all patients, irrespective of their glycemic status. Inhospital mortality was 4%, with slightly higher mortality (5.3%) in the group with diabetes; however, this was not statistically significant. Glycemic status did not seem to impact the stroke readmission at 3 or 6 months significantly. Furthermore, the proportion of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge was not different between the three categories. Conclusions: Ischemic strokes occur in a much higher proportion in our patients with diabetes. Dysglycemia did not significantly impact stroke outcomes in our cohort.
Admission hyperglycemia and adverse clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: A prospective, observational study
Authors: Jain Vishakha , Bade Sunil , Gupta O
Published: July 2021

Background: Admission hyperglycemia is known to cause increase in in-hospital mortality, increased length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, increased morbidity across critically ill patients. In patients with vascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.), this has been extensively studied. We planned to study the prevalence of admission hyperglycemia and its association with adverse outcomes in all critically ill patients. Methods: In an observational, prospective study, 200 critically ill inpatients admitted to the medicine ICU were included. The patients were stratified into known diabetes, newly detected diabetes, and stress hyperglycemia. Baseline clinical and laboratory parameters were collected, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE)-II, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), and Simplified Acute Physiology (SAP II) scores were calculated. Data regarding clinical outcomes (discharge or in-hospital death) were also collected. Results:   The prevalence of admission hyperglycemia and of stress hyperglycemia was found to be 11.99% and 1.51%, respectively. The newly detected diabetes had higher admission hyperglycemia and glycosylated hemoglobin. The prognostic scores – APACHE-II, SAP II, and SOFA scores – were worse among patients who died in the newly detected diabetes and the stress hyperglycemia group but not in the known diabetes group.   The odds of death increased by 3.5 times with 1-day increase in the ICU. Conclusion: Our study concluded that the patients with newly detected diabetes and stress hyperglycemia had more severe illness as compared to the known diabetics.
اتجاهات المغردين السعوديين الاقتصادية نحو برامج رؤية 2030 الترفيهية وعلاقتها بتعبيراتهم السياسية والدينية والاجتماعية
Authors: د. سعد بن عبدالرحمن القرني د. سعد بن عبدالرحمن القرني
Published: July 2021

. تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى قياس اتجاهات المغردين السعوديين نحو برامج رؤية المملكة العربية السعودية 2030 الترفيهية، والتعرف على طبيعة الخطاب الإعلامي لهؤلاء المغردين وأنواعه (الدينية والاجتماعية والسياسية والاقتصادية) عبر موقع التواصل الاجتماعي تويتر خلال الفترة الزمنية من عام 2016 حتى عام 2019، مع الكشف عن دلالة الفروق الإحصائية بين متوسطات تقدير تغريدات المغردين السعوديين نحو هذه البرامج من ناحية وتقدير المستوى المعياري الاجتماعي من ناحية أخرى. واعتمد الباحث في هذه الدراسة على المنهج الوصفي المسحي، وأداة تحليل المضمون، فيما تكونت عينة الدراسة من (766) تغريدة صادرة عن أفراد المجتمع السعودي خلال الفترة الزمنية سابقة الذكر، وكشفت الدراسة عن بعض النتائج والتي من أهمها: أن أعلى الاتجاهات العامة نحو رؤية المملكة 2030، جاءت في العام (2018-2019) لصالح التعبيرات الاقتصادية، في حين كانت التعبيرات السياسية والدينية والاجتماعية سلبية في مجملها، فيما أوضحت الدراسة وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين متوسطات الاتجاهات الدينية والاجتماعية والسياسية لصالح العام 2016/2017 مقابل العام 2017/2018 والعام 2018/2019.
A Novel Luminescence-Based Serum Bactericidal Assay for Vibrio cholerae Reduces Assay Variation, Is Time- and Cost-Effective, and Directly Measures Continuous Titer Values
Authors: Wahlig Taylor A. , Brintz Ben J. , Prettyman Melanie , Azman Andrew S. , Leung Daniel T.
Published: July 2021

Cholera remains a significant public health burden worldwide, and better methods for monitoring cholera incidence would enhance the effectiveness of public health interventions. The serum bactericidal assay (SBA) has been used extensively for Vibrio cholerae vaccine assessments and serosurveillance. Current SBA approaches for V. cholerae rely on colony enumeration or optical density (OD600nm) readings to measure viable bacteria following complement-mediated lysis. These methods provide titer values that are constrained to discrete dilution values and rely on bacterial outgrowth, which is time consuming and prone to variation. Detection of bacterial proteins following complement-mediated lysis presents a faster and potentially less variable alternative approach independent of bacterial outgrowth. Here, we present an SBA that measures luciferase luminescence driven by lysis-released adenylate kinase. This approach is faster and less variable than growth-dependent SBAs and directly measures continuous titer values. This novel SBA method can potentially be applied to other bacteria of interest.
MANUAL TÉCNICO PARA PREPARO DE FORMULAÇÕES À BASE DE ÁLCOOL 70%
Authors:   UNINGÁ – Centro Universitário Ingá, Teston Ana Paula Margioto , Araújo Daniela Cristina de Medeiros ,   UNINGÁ – Centro Universitário Ingá
Published: July 2021

Este manual foi idealizado durante a pandemia da COVID-19 em 2020, quando as autoras estavam engajadas em um projeto institucional no Centro Universitário Ingá – UNINGÁ, intitulado “Álcool Solidário”, no qual produziram juntamente com os alunos do Curso de Bacharelado em Farmácia mais de 1000 frascos de álcool 70%, líquido e em gel, para distribuir à comunidade. As autoras viram a necessidade de aumentar a divulgação e o conhecimento técnico sobre as formulações realmente efetivas contra o novo coronavírus e decidiram elaborar este material para auxiliar aqueles que estivessem na mesma empreitada.
Characterisation of an elective course on climate change for health professional students
Authors: Nguyen Ereca , Aguilar Hugo , Khoshal Yaser , MacDougall Conan , Gruenberg Katherine
Published: July 2021

Context: A 10-week elective course, designed by students and supported by faculty, was developed to raise awareness about climate change and health among graduate health professional students. This article aims to characterise the course design, implementation, and student feedback gathered over three years.   
Description of Course: Course topics aligned with United Nations General Assembly Sustainable Development Goals and were sequenced to first introduce students to basic climate change concepts, followed by examples of human activities with environmental and health consequences. Speakers held diverse roles in health care, research, public health organisations, and advocacy groups. Students evaluated both individual speakers and the course.     
Evaluation: 152 health professional students enrolled in the course over 3 years. The course was well-received with favourable speaker ratings and course evaluations across all years. Students commented on the importance and relevance of the course topics taught by a diverse group of speakers. Students also requested examples of ways to address climate health issues.      
Future plans: A 10-week elective course on climate change and health, designed by students and supported by faculty, resulted in favourable evaluations among health professions students. The authors plan to conduct an assessment of student knowledge gained from the course and delayed assessments of students’ attitudes and behaviours to evaluate changes over time and achievement of course goals.
УЛАЗАК КОРОНЕ У СРПСКИ ЈЕЗИЧКИ СИСТЕМ
Authors: С. Марковић Јордана
Published: July 2021

Беда, обрушившаяся на весь мир с конца 2019 года в виде появления и агрес- сивного распространения нового, доселе неизвестного вируса короны, долж- на была найти свое место в языковой системы. В этой статье на материале сербского языка показано, в какой степени увеличивается семейство слов в связи с вирусом и вызываемым им заболеванием, а также то, как эти лексемы формируются, пишутся и соответствуют в систему сербского языка, как и до- роги которыми будет происходить дальнейшее расширение.
КАД ПОРАСТЕМ БИЋУ КРАЉИЦА: НАТАЛИЈА И МИЛАН ОБРЕНОВИЋ
Authors: И. Неделку Октавија , В. Чолевић Лидија
Published: July 2021

On the trail of new historicism, understanding the relationship between historical and artistic reality, visual culture and art, historiographical and literary ideas about Queen Natalia Obrenovic, helps to stratify the great number of roles she played in Serbian culture. The cultural-historical relations between King Milan and Queen Natalia Obrenovic, as part of the overall mutual ties between Serbian and Romanian culture, are indisputably an inseparable part of Romanian identity.
ФОРМЕ СТАНДАРДНОГ СРПСКОГ ЈЕЗИКА У СИРИНИЋКОМ ГОВОРУ
Authors: Н. Реџић Анђела
Published: July 2021

This paper is based on an analysis of a transcribed conversation between four people who are speakers of Sirinić speech variety, which belongs to Prizren-Timok dialect area. Although the interlocutors use this local variety in daily communication, they adopted the standardized forms of Serbian language throughout their education. They are also exposed to it on a daily basis through media they consume. Therefore, even though based on a vernacular, their expressions also contain standard language forms. In this paper we examine the usage and the representation of standard language forms of nouns and personal pronouns with the goal to determine the reason of their appearance in this vernacular: we want to answer whether they are deviations caused by a specific context or whether they are potential changes in this speech system. In the transcribed data, grammatical forms which belong to standard Serbian language are identified and their dialectal equivalents are found. The quantification of variants confirmed that vernacular is more represented, and applying qualitative analysis to the usage of standard language forms confirmed that they appear in vernacular forms only in specific situations. Speakers use standard elements in three cases: as a part of stylized statements and in those statements related to a particular topic; within idiomatic expressions, which are perceived as a unit with its unique meaning: this leads to speakers being less likely to notice they are using forms atypical for their usual speech; and within a combination with a logical accent in the sentence, used as a means of emphasizing a particular part of the sentence.
ЕЛЕМЕНТИ БОЖИЋНЕ ОБРЕДНЕ ПРАКСЕ КОД ПОМОРИШКИХ СРБА У РУМУНИЈИ
Authors: Чоботин Благоје
Published: July 2021

This study is the result of field research that we have conducted in some of the villages situated on the shores of Mures River, where a Serbian community still exists and therefore I managed to identify some important people that know the customs and popular traditions of the Church. The content of the article presents the elements of the Christmas rituals, those that are still retained and used, as well as those rituals from the past that have been lost over time and are no longer practiced today. We have also tried to identify the causes that contributed to the forgetting or loss of these Christmas habits and rituals of the Serbian community living on the shores of Mures River.
ЕПИТЕТИ ВЕЗАНИ ЗА ГРАД ТЕМИШВАР У СРПСКОЈ ПОСЛЕРАТНОЈ ШТАМПИ
Authors: A. Касаш Јована
Published: July 2021

Град Темишвар са околином заузимао је значајно место у политици разгра- ничења Краљевине Срба, Хрвата и Словенаца на мировној конференцији у Паризу. Територијалне претензије југословенске Владе и њене делегације на Темишвар правдане су војним победама и присуством војске у спорним подручјима, историјским правом, као и жељама сâмог становништва које је тамо живело. Међутим, значајно је приказати какву је улогу у разграничењу имало и јавно мњење у Краљевини СХС. Да би се код читаоца створила слика о важности Темишвара за српску страну, у штампи је посебна пажња пос- већена епитетима и синтагмама који су описивали овај град. Аутори чланака представљали су га позитивно и поетично, на пример као: „банатски бисер” или „наша дика”... У раду ћемо изложити бројне епитете које су уредништва српских листова и аутори новинских чланака користили пишући о Темишва- ру непосредно након Првог светског рата. Даjемо и један шири историјски контекcт који прати и показује колико је српској страни било важно да ова банатска престоница припадне Kраљевини СХС.
Обеспечение интеграции профессиональных дисциплин в процесс подготовки будущих учителей начальной школы к организации трудового обучения учащихся
Authors: Балакирева В. А.
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the substantiation of the importance of ensuring the integration of professional disciplines as one of the conditions for the effective preparation of future primary school teachers for the organization of labor training for students. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the article reveals the essence of the concepts of "integration", "integration of education", "integrative approach". An integrative approach in teaching such academic disciplines as "History of Ukrainian
culture", "General and age psychology", "Pedagogy", "Methods of teaching the literary educational branch", "Methods of teaching the mathematical educational branch", "Methods of teaching natural science educational branch", "Methods of teaching the information educational branch", "Methods of teaching the art educational branch", the classes of which were supplemented with theoretical knowledge and exercises
that contribute to the acquisition of the necessary skills by students, the development of professional and personal qualities necessary for organizing labor training of primary school students and the implementation of this approach in further professional activities.
Recenzie la monografia «Reabilitarea psihosocială a persoanelor post accident vascular cerebral», autor: medic neurolog, dr. în psihologie, conf. univ., Aurelia Glavan
Authors: Racu Igor
Published: July 2021

Monografia dată reprezintă rezultatul Proiectului postdoctoral cu aceiași denumire,
însumând informații ample, care ţin de medicină, psihologie, educație, reabilitare socială, oferind totodată și date știinţifice valoroase din cele mai diverse domenii de cercetare, cu care se intercalează subiectul abordat cum sunt: biologia, fiziologia, anatomia, pedagogia.
Педагогические условия формирования основ безопасного поведения детей старшего дошкольного возраста
Authors: Листопад А. А.
Published: July 2021

The article highlights the relevance and necessity of educating the children of older pre-school age in the principles of safe behavior. The features of laying the foundations for safe behavior of children of older pre-school age have been analyzed. The pedagogical conditions for laying the foundations for safe behavior among children of older pre-school age have been defined and substantiated. The characteristics of a preschool student with experience of safe behavior are presented. The article considers a topical issue of pedagogic that is the formation of the personality with a safe type of behavior. The article establishes the necessity of a purposeful educational guidance to form a basis for safety behavior in visually impaired children.
Sensul în viață la vârsta a treia. Stadiu de dezvoltare a personalitatii umane
Authors: Voicu Florin Marius
Published: July 2021

Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl is among the first researchers of the meaning of life. His studies demonstrate the importance of living a meaningful life (Frankl, 1963).
Meaning in life has become an important psychological concept in the research of emotional balance throughout life and decisive for the feeling of a fulfilled life in old age.
Michael F. Steger's research shows that people who have a meaning in life, sense, and purpose generally feel happier and more satisfied daily, less depressed, anxious, and less likely to engage in risky behaviors.
The six-factor model of psychological well-being is a theory developed by Carol Ryff (Carol Ryff, 1989).
The meaning of life is studied according to age, age dynamics.
The stages of development highlighted by Erik Erikson attach special importance to the meaning given to life lived in the developmental stage suggestively called "Integrity vs. Despair".
Theories on aging highlight the terms "salutogenesis” and “pathogenesis”(Antonovsky, 1979) that imply different perspectives on life.
Theories agree that meaning in life is an important concept in the ontogenesis of the human personality, necessary for the general well-being of the individual (Carol Ryff) being reflected in the state of physical health and the present emotional disposition (status).
What is important, as a conclusion, is that all psychological factors are involved in the meaning of this life. To the extent that man has a meaning, his entire psychic structure participates in its realization.
The current study highlights the changes that occur in the personality of the individual in old age and the psychological mechanisms with an adaptive role in this regard.