bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Irritable bowel syndrome
Authors:   Disciplina Pediatrie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Gr. T. Popa“, Iaşi, LUPU Vasile Valeriu , DRUICĂ Andrada ,   Disciplina Pediatrie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Gr. T. Popa“, Iaşi, IGNAT Ancuţa ,   Disciplina Pediatrie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Gr. T. Popa“, Iaşi, MUCENICA Irina Manuela ,   Disciplina Pediatrie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Gr. T. Popa“, Iaşi, MIRON Oana Tatiana ,   Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Oradea, DUCEAC Letiţia Doina ,   Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă pentru Copii „Sf. Maria“, Iaşi, DRĂGAN Felicia ,   Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Oradea, PETRE Brânduşa Alina ,   Departamentul Biochimie, Universitatea „Al. I. Cuza“, Iaşi, BURLEA Marin ,   Disciplina Pediatrie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Gr. T. Popa“, Iaşi
Published: September 2021

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not a disease. It is a group of symptoms that occur together, symptoms as: chronic or recurrent abdominal pain, altered bowel habits, and bloating, with the absence of structural or biochemical abnormalities. Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal disorder. The causes of IBS are poorly understood. Limited information is available about the number of children with IBS. IBS affects boys and girls equally, but affects each person differently. IBS can be very difficult to diagnose. IBS is diagnosed by exclusion. To diagnose IBS, a health care provider will conduct a physical exam and take a complete medical history. The main objective of treatment for IBS is to restore normal daily function. Diet and lifestyle changes are important in decreasing the frequency and severity of IBS symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome is a long-term disease and symptoms usually recur. This may be influenced by factors such as stress, diet or other environmental causes. Avoiding triggers is the best way to prevent symptoms of IBS. However, based on the symptoms, this disease can be confused with other organic bowel diseases.
Scheduling of Diesel Generators Operation with Restricted PCC in Microgrid
Authors: Aklo Nabil , Rashid Mofeed
Published: September 2021

Smart Microgrid (MG) effectively contributes to supporting the electrical power systems as a whole and reducing the burden on the utility grid by the use of unconventional energy generation resources, in addition to backup Diesel Generators (DGs) for reliability increasing. In this paper, potential had been done on day-ahead scheduling of diesel generators and reducing the energy cost reached to the consumers side to side with renewable energy resources, where economical energy and cost-effective MG has been used based on optimization agent called Energy Management System (EMS). Improved Particle Swarm Optimization (IPSO) technique has been used as an optimization method to reduce fuel consumption and obtain the lowest energy cost as well as achieving the best performance to the energy system. Three scenarios are adopted to prove the efficiency of the proposed method. The first scenario uses a 24 hour time horizon to investigate the performance of the model, the second scenario uses two DGs and the third scenario depends on a 48-hour time horizon to validating the performance. The superiority of the proposed method is illustrated by comparing it with PSO and simulation results show using the proposed method can reducing the fuel demand and the energy cost by satisfying the user’s preference.
Carrying the War against COVID-19 into Ghanaian Communities: The Case of the Akan Community
Authors: Arthur Peter , Marfo Charles Ofosu , ResCue Elvis
Published: September 2021

Ghana is seriously reeling under the weight of the scourge of the COVID-19; while the scientists are doing their best to provide information concerning the dos and don’ts of the disease, its communication to the people has been a huge problem. This paper uses the qualitative research approach and the Performance and Communication theories to investigate this challenge. The study isolates the Akan communities for this investigation and argues that the Ghana COVID-19 communication uses too many elitist approaches and the local language is rarely used. Again, the paper establishes that the communication falls short of considering the Akans as oral thinkers and completely ignores their ideological identities as a group of people who rely on oral structures in language and morality. The paper further observes that the COVID-19 communication in Ghana fails to recognize the subtle creative processes of translating concepts in English into Akan due to the influence of the contexts of contact. These challenges have resulted in minimum or complete lack of cooperation by Akan communities thus throwing the whole COVID-19 campaign into jeopardy. The paper recommends that the COVID-19 communication should reconfigure its approach to reach the Akan communities. KEYWORDS: COVID-19, Akan communities, Akan moral thought, communication and cultural shareability, Ghana.
Can the Blandford–Znajek Mechanism Power Steady Jets?
Authors: King A. R. , Pringle J. E.
Published: September 2021

We consider the Blandford–Znajek (BZ) mechanism for extracting black hole spin energy to drive astrophysical jets. Analyses of the BZ mechanism generally take no account of any electric charge on the black hole. But, as noted by Wald and others, if the medium surrounding the black hole is an ionized plasma with mobile charges, then a spinning hole quickly acquires an electric charge. The effect of this charge is to nullify the electric field structures which drive the BZ mechanism. Since jets are now observed in a wide variety of classes of accreting objects, most of which do not contain a central black hole, it seems likely that the jet-driving mechanism in all astrophysical objects uses energy directly from the accretion disk, rather than black hole spin.
Resonant Tidal Responses in Rotating Fluid Bodies: Global Modes Hidden beneath Localized Wave Beams
Authors: Lin Yufeng , Ogilvie Gordon I.
Published: September 2021

In rotating stars and planets, excitation of inertial waves in convective envelopes provides an important channel for tidal dissipation, but the dissipation rate due to inertial waves depends erratically on the tidal frequency. Tidal dissipation is significantly enhanced at some frequencies, suggesting possible resonances between the tidal forcing and some eigenmodes. However, the nature of these resonances remains enigmatic owing to the singularity of the eigenvalue problem of inertial waves, and the resonances are often mistakenly attributed to wave attractors in the literature. In this Letter, we reveal that resonant tidal responses correspond to inertial modes with large-scale flows hidden beneath localized wave beams. Strong couplings between the tidal forcing and the hidden large-scale flows intensify the localized wave beams emanating from the critical latitudes, leading to enhanced tidal dissipation. This study resolves a longstanding puzzle regarding the frequency dependence of tidal dissipation due to inertial waves in convective envelopes.
Dispensé·e·s d’être malades
Authors: Darbus Fanny , Legrand Émilie
Published: September 2021

La statistique publique montre que la santé des salarié·e·s des « très petites entreprises » (TPE) est meilleure qu’ailleurs alors même que la présence de risques professionnels y est plus forte et que la prévention y est très peu développée. À partir d’études empiriques menées au sein de trois secteurs fortement représentés dans les TPE : la coiffure, la restauration et le bâtiment, cet article explore le paradoxe des TPE en s’intéressant à la culture somatique de ces salarié·e·s. Il montre ainsi comment, à différentes étapes, la culture somatique portant à l’endurance des troubles de santé conduit à des stratégies de contournement des troubles eux-mêmes. Cette endurance se rapporte tour à tour à des effets d’ethos professionnel et aux rapports différenciés que les salarié·e·s des TPE entretiennent à l’avenir. Quand les troubles de santé deviennent trop « incapacitants » pour tenir le cours ordinaire de l’activité, s’arranger en interne et s’arrêter en évitant formellement l’arrêt maladie prévalent, la grande majorité des troubles de santé des salarié·e·s de TPE passant ainsi « sous les radars » de la statistique publique.
Une institution de protection de l’enfance peut-elle être bien traitante ?
Authors: Martinez Anne-Marie
Published: September 2021

L’auteure qui a dirigé un grand service de placement familial précise bien la contradiction inévitable entre la logique de fonctionnement d’une institution et la demande de bientraitance forte, pour les enfants comme pour les parents, de la part de l’institution.
Interroger la dynamique de la bientraitance dans le respect des besoins et droits de l’enfant accueilli en protection de l’enfance
Authors: Claveau-Milanetto Catherine
Published: September 2021

L’auteure a pu élaborer avec un sociologue la première grande enquête sur la bientraitance dans les foyers d’accueil pour enfants et adolescents, pour le compte de la has . Elle précise les points forts des résultats de l’enquête qui révèlent combien le fonctionnement des foyers et internats pour mineurs placés peut prêter à critique. Elle lance des pistes précises de changement qui permettraient, en étant appliquées et suivies, d’améliorer cet état de fait.
Comment faire équipe, comment faire institution en accueil familial ?
Authors: Martinez Anne-Marie
Published: September 2021

L’auteure développe un réflexion sur les points qui mériteraient une refonte des comportements dans les institutions de placement familial. Elle éclaire sa pensée avec de courtes vignettes cliniques ou des exemples d’innovations dans divers centres de placement, qui permettent de mieux penser la prise en charge particulière des enfants placés. Elle critique au passage la pensée de gouvernance moderne usant trop d’une pensée protocolaire.
Comprendre les tensions vécues par les parents d’accueil : l’apport de l’éthique critique
Authors: Joly Marie-Pierre , Poirier Marie-Andrée , Pullen Sansfaçon Annie
Published: September 2021

Au Québec, depuis 2009, les parents d’accueil œuvrant en protection de la jeunesse ont un statut de travailleur, sont représentés par un syndicat et leur rôle est encadré par un mécanisme de contrôle de la qualité des services. Dans ce contexte, certains d’entre eux vivent des tensions semblables à ce qu’expérimentent les parents d’accueil dans d’autres environnements professionnalisés. Cet article propose d’aborder ces tensions sous l’angle des dilemmes éthiques et de réfléchir au raisonnement éthique des parents d’accueil en sollicitant les fondements de l’éthique des vertus.
L’accueil familial thérapeutique, une autre vision du soin
Authors: Sans Pierre
Published: September 2021

L’accueil familial thérapeutique offre une solution à la dépendance des malades psychiques et des personnes souffrant de handicap. L’évolution démographique de nos sociétés, le vieillissement et la perte d’autonomie en font aussi une option majeure pour soulager la dépendance des personnes âgées. Mais ce défi pose celui du statut de cette profession mal connue, peu considérée et mal rémunérée.
« Faire devenir autonome », un paradoxe à travailler ensemble
Authors: Séverac Nadège
Published: September 2021

Face au constat des difficultés considérables que rencontrent les jeunes sortants de protection de l’enfance, il est prévu de former les professionnels à « la préparation à la majorité ». Je propose, à partir de la formation, de donner à voir le regard que portent les assistantes familiales sur ce sujet : en interrogeant le comment doit s’accompagner un jeune, il révèle leur définition de ce en quoi consiste leur travail.
Assistant familial, une profession à l’épreuve du confinement, entre épuisement et réalisation de soi
Authors: Chapon Nathalie
Published: September 2021

Avec la crise sanitaire de la Covid-19 et pendant le confinement, les familles d’accueil et les enfants confiés se sont retrouvés face à une situation inédite, vivre ensemble tous les jours 24 heures sur 24. Comment les assistants familiaux qui ont en charge les enfants confiés de l’Aide sociale à l’enfance ont-ils traversé cette période particulière ? Nous tenterons d’apporter des éléments de réponse à partir d’une présentation d’une partie des résultats d’une recherche auprès des assistants familiaux réalisée pendant le confinement en avril 2020. Les résultats montrent que, malgré un sentiment profond de solitude et de délaissement partagé par les assistants familiaux, ils ont tenu leurs engagements en prenant soin des enfants et des jeunes confiés dans un espace confiné, face à une institution elle-même en détresse.
Les perspectives de l’innovation en travail social
Authors: Rullac Stéphane
Published: September 2021

Comment définir et caractériser l’innovation sociale dans le champ du travail social ? Alternative à l’approche technologique, elle conceptualise la mise en œuvre de projets à fort impact social pour renforcer l’idéal démocratique. Grâce à la littérature internationale, le concept d’innovation en travail social apparaît comme une solution pour articuler de nouvelles réponses du travail social, tout en renforçant ses valeurs. Cet article est une proposition théorique et pratique pour caractériser les projets d’innovation en travail social, au service des travailleurs sociaux et des bénéficiaires.
Pour une histoire buissonnière du protestantisme
Authors: Bost Hubert
Published: September 2021

Cette promenade réflexive à laquelle invite Hubert Bost s’efforce de prendre en compte les évolutions qui ont marqué l’historiographie du protestantisme à différents niveaux : la plus générale, provoquée depuis presque un siècle par l’école des Annales, a fait passer de l’« histoire récit » à l’« histoire problème » ; la distinction émique/étique a permis de prendre conscience des différents types d’interactions à l’œuvre dans la relation que l’historien instaure avec son objet de recherche ; les effets de l’œcuménisme et de l’approche laïque des phénomènes religieux ont provoqué le passage de l’« histoire de l’Église » à l’« histoire du christianisme » ; plus récemment, l’outil informatique a profondément bouleversé les méthodes des chercheurs. De telles évolutions invitent à repenser, dans un second temps, notre pratique de l’histoire religieuse et à interroger l’évidence de notions telles que celle de « protestantisme ». Dans une troisième partie, plus allusive, on imagine ce que pourrait être une histoire « buissonnière » du protestantisme où les sources ne seraient pas seulement, ou pas d’abord, des sources religieuses.
Penser Dieu laïquement ? Contrepoint à l’article de Marc-André Freudiger
Authors: Gounelle André
Published: September 2021

Lisant l’article de Marc-André Freudiger publié dans ce même numéro, André Gounelle propose quelques réflexions sur les points suivants : les relations complexes entre religion et laïcité, la notion d’un Dieu laïque conçu comme une idée, et le redéploiement du motif de la théologie naturelle. La notion d’idée laïque de Dieu est à la fois saluée comme innovante dans le domaine de la réflexion théorique et interrogée du point de vue de sa mise en œuvre pratique dans le contexte actuel d’affrontement entre laïcisme strict et fanatisme religieux.
Inconscient, langage et symbolisme chez Henri Bois. II. Symbolisme et phénoménisme
Authors: Randriamanantena Mino
Published: September 2021

Dans ce second volet d’une étude consacrée à Henri Bois répartie dans deux numéros successifs de la revue, Mino Randriamanantena donne un aperçu du symbolisme tel qu’il fonctionne chez le théologien montalbanais. Il en propose une comparaison rapide avec le symbolisme du kantien Auguste Sabatier. Une définition des idées, différente de celle de Kant, conduit à une définition différente des symboles, plus universelle. Pour Bois, tout est langage, en ce sens que tout est phénomène ou représentation de phénomène. Les croyances et la théologie sont moins les symboles du transcendant que la traduction de la connaissance de phénomènes religieux. Face au symbolisme kantien de Sabatier, Bois propose un symbolisme phénoméniste. En théologie, celui-ci prend la forme d’un psychomorphisme.
Understanding Peoples' Sentiment During Different Phases of COVID-19 Lockdown in India
Authors: Jena Rabindra Ku , Goswami Rupashree
Published: September 2021

During a global pandemic like COVID-19, the success of governmental policies depends on the people's sentiments and extended cooperation towards these policies. Therefore, this study explores the prevalent discourse in social media about different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the policies to manage and control it. Data from Twitter collected between 25 March 2020 and 1 July 2020 was used for topic modelling and sentiment analysis. Natural language processing-based text mining techniques were used for analysis. This study first identified different frequent COVID-19-related topics and then analyzed how the sentiments towards these topics differ across different phases of lockdown. Further, insights into how different topics were perceived by gender and age group are also discussed in this study. Finally, this study also analyzed how daily casualty due to COVID-19 influenced the public sentiments and number of daily tweets. The study provides a robust NLP-based text mining framework to predict the people's sentiment during COVID-19 lockdown in India. The insights presented in this study can help the authorities mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic effectively and help different agencies in the face of similar pandemics in the future.
Ways to Measure Loyalty of Service Users
Authors: Nguyen Quang Dang , Van Nguyen Khoa , Kolosova Olga
Published: September 2021

The focus of this study was set on the empirical determination of the differences between the methods of measuring the loyalty of users of services. The research reviewed approaches to evaluating the loyalty of taxi service users in Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Moscow (Russia), and Novosibirsk (Russia). The goal implied the segmentation of service users depending on the patterns of conduct and giving advice on the development of loyalty programs. The novelty lies in grouping respondents by age and gender and determining the ways to measure their loyalty. The research findings imply that people under 30 tend to make a choice based on reviews of others. The study developed possible customer behavior models and options for actions depending on their satisfaction and loyalty. This matrix can be used for building a comprehensive strategy to increase the loyalty of their clients. Practical value of the study lies in the possibility of using the data obtained to model the behavior of consumers of different service types based on the proposed loyalty matrix.
Understanding the Moderating Impact of Context Awareness and Ubiquity on Mobile Government Service Adoption
Authors: Mensah Isaac Kofi , Adams Samuel , Luo Chuanyong
Published: September 2021

The factors of context-awareness and mobile ubiquity are major components in the development and diffusion of any mobile technology-driven applications and services. Principally in the m-government development space, the issues of context-awareness and ubiquity are crucial if m-government initiatives are to be successful. The moderating effect of context-awareness and ubiquity on mobile government adoption is examined for 409 students from a Chinese University based on the Technology Acceptance Model. Using the Structural Equation Modeling technique, the results indicate that perceived ease of use (PEOU) was significantly related to intention to use, but perceived usefulness (PU) did not have a significant effect on mobile government adoption. The moderating analysis indicated that context-awareness significantly moderated the impact of PU but had no moderating effect on PEOU. Also, it was discovered that ubiquity was significant in moderating both the PEOU and PU on mobile government adoption. Policy implications and directions for future research are presented.
Assessment of E-Government Portals
Authors: Gkikas Dimitris C. , Tzavella Georgia , Tzioli Melpomeni , Vlachopoulou Georgia , Kondili Isidora , Magnisalis Ioannis
Published: September 2021

This research revealed the importance of public service web portals for an e-government information system. An e-government portal is interacting with its administrators, citizens, businesses and other governments helping them increase their operations performance. The authors have developed, modeled, formulated and compared an efficient assessment framework for e-government portals. In order to accomplish such task many quantitative factors and indicators were taken under consideration; also, other frameworks have been studied and compared. The authors focused on the web portals services quantity that the interested parties should use, in order to create an well designed public services’ web portal. This research provides a framework model to evaluate the basic common digital public services that a government offers to its interactive stakeholders, so that all other countries across the world can predefine weaknesses and strengths, improve existing or formulating new e-services. The importance of the assessment framework model is thoroughly explained through the results.
Sentiment Weighted Word Embedding for Big Text Data
Authors: Dhanani Jenish , Mehta Rupa , Rana Dipti
Published: September 2021

Sentiment analysis is the practice of eliciting a sentiment orientation of people's opinions (i.e. positive, negative and neutral) toward the specific entity. Word embedding technique like Word2vec is an effective approach to encode text data into real-valued semantic feature vectors. However, it fails to preserve sentiment information that results in performance deterioration for sentiment analysis. Additionally, big sized textual data consisting of large vocabulary and its associated feature vectors demands huge memory and computing power. To overcome these challenges, this research proposed a MapReduce based Sentiment weighted Word2Vec (MSW2V), which learns the sentiment and semantic feature vectors using sentiment dictionary and big textual data in a distributed MapReduce environment, where memory and computing power of multiple computing nodes are integrated to accomplish the huge resource demand. Experimental results demonstrate the outperforming performance of the MSW2V compared to the existing distributed and non-distributed approaches.
Elucidating the Motif for CpG Oligonucleotide Binding to the Dendritic Cell Receptor DEC-205 Leads to Improved Adjuvants for Liver-Resident Memory
Authors: Li Jessica , Panetta Fatma , O’Keeffe Meredith , Leal Rojas Ingrid M , Radford Kristen J , Zhang Jian-Guo , Fernandez-Ruiz Daniel , Davey Gayle M , Gully Benjamin S , Tullett Kirsteen M , Rossjohn Jamie , Berry Richard , Lee Chin-Nien , Lahoud Mireille H , Heath William R , Caminschi Irina
Published: September 2021

DEC-205 is a cell-surface receptor that transports bound ligands into the endocytic pathway for degradation or release within lysosomal endosomes. This receptor has been reported to bind a number of ligands, including keratin, and some classes of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN). In this study, we explore in detail the requirements for binding ODNs, revealing that DEC-205 efficiently binds single-stranded, phosphorothioated ODN of ≥14 bases, with preference for the DNA base thymidine, but with no requirement for a CpG motif. DEC-205 fails to bind double-stranded phosphodiester ODN, and thus does not bind the natural type of DNA found in mammals. The ODN binding preferences of DEC-205 result in strong binding of B class ODN, moderate binding to C class ODN, minimal binding to P class ODN, and no binding to A class ODN. Consistent with DEC-205 binding capacity, induction of serum IL-12p70 or activation of B cells by each class of ODN correlated with DEC-205 dependence in mice. Thus, the greater the DEC-205 binding capacity, the greater the dependence on DEC-205 for optimal responses. Finally, by covalently linking a B class ODN that efficiently binds DEC-205, to a P class ODN that shows poor binding, we improved DEC-205 binding and increased adjuvancy of the hybrid ODN. The hybrid ODN efficiently enhanced induction of effector CD8 T cells in a DEC-205–dependent manner. Furthermore, the hybrid ODN induced robust memory responses, and was particularly effective at promoting the development of liver tissue–resident memory T cells.
Atti Sociali
Authors: Società Entomologica Italiana
Published: September 2021

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School readiness and academic achievement of children with hearing impairment: A South African exploratory study
Authors: Maluleke Ntsako P. , Khoza-Shangase Katijah , Kanji Amisha
Published: September 2021

Background: Children with hearing impairment may be at risk of not achieving the necessary school readiness because of the link between hearing impairment and academic achievement. However, early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) can improve potential outcomes for these children.Aim: As part of a bigger study titled ‘Communication and school readiness abilities of hearing-impaired preschool graduates: Exploring outcomes of early intervention preschool programs in Gauteng’, the aim of this study was to describe the school readiness and academic achievement of children with hearing impairment through retrospective record reviews of EHDI preschool records and Grade 3 teachers’ survey.Setting: The study was conducted in Gauteng, South Africa, where two EHDI preschool centres participated in the study.Methods: Eight children identified with hearing impairment and enrolled in EHDI preschools were included in the study, along with their Grade 3 teachers. Data collection was conducted through a self-developed teacher questionnaire and record reviews of the children’s preschool files. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics.Results: Three children (n = 8) obtained age-appropriate school readiness results and were subsequently enrolled in mainstream schools. Five children (n = 8) did not exhibit age-appropriate school readiness and were subsequently enrolled in remedial schools and schools for Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN).Conclusion: These preliminary findings demonstrate that through EHDI, children with hearing impairment are allowed to develop the school readiness required to experience academic success. Factors influencing outcomes within the South African context need to be explored in order for South Africa to benefit maximally from EHDI initiatives.
Un arboret cu duglas verde (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco) și molid de Sitka (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) din Ocolul silvic Obștea Săliște (Vâlcea)
Authors: Nicolescu Valeriu-Norocel , Mihăilescu Gheorghe , Andronic Ion , Siladi Roxana-Mihaela , Tampa Radu , Belețescu Constantin , Bogdan Remus-Georgian
Published: September 2021

Articolul prezintă rezultatele unui exercițiu de inventariere pe scară mică, realizat într-un arboret (u.a. 34B, U.P. I Săliște, Ocolul silvic Obștea Săliște) care include duglas verde (DF) și molid de Sitka (MOS, specie exotică utilizată foarte rar în România), instalat prin plantare (1,5 x 1,5 m) în anul 1962 în completarea regenerării naturale a fagului. La 60 de ani, duglasul se comportă mai bine decât molidul de Sitka în sens biometric, iar cele mai relevante caracteristici ale celor două specii sunt după cum urmează:

- diametrul de bază maxim: 67,1 cm (DU) și 37,7 cm (MOS);

- diametrul mediu al suprafeței de bază dg: 41,81 cm (DU) și 27,43 cm (MOS);

- înălțimea maximă: 39,5 m (DU) și 30,5 m (MOS);

- înălțimea corespunzătoare lui dg: 32,00 m (DU) și 24,95 m (MOS);

- indicele de zveltețe mediu: 84 (DU) și 90 (MOS);

- diametrul mediu al coroanei: 462 cm (DU) și 361 cm (MOS);

- ambele specii prezintă un elagaj natural imperfect, ca și în alte culturi instalate în întreaga Europă.

Duglasul verde s-a adaptat la condițiile locale ca și în alte părți din România, unde se întâlnește pe cca 12.700 ha, și prezintă un potențial ridicat de producție de lemn. Molidul de Sitka a fost capabil să supraviețuiască în condiții locale dificile (spre exemplu, altitudine mare, climat temperat-continental, foarte diferit de cel oceanic din arealul natural și de pe coastele nordice și vestice ale Europei), fără a produce la fel de mult lemn ca în alte țări europene gen Marea Britanie și Irlanda.
KUMAŞ TEDARİĞİNDE TEDARİKÇİ SEÇİM KRİTERLERİNİN SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİK ÇERÇEVESİNDE BELİRLENMESİNDE YÖNELİK TEKSTİL SEKTÖRÜNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: DESTE Mustafa , SEVER Sami
Published: September 2021

Günümüz rekabet ortamında tedarikçilerle iyi ilişkilere sahip olmak kuruluşlara avantaj sağlamaktadır. Tedarikçi seçim kriterleri,bu ilişkilerin başarılı bir şekilde kurulmasında kritik öneme sahiptir. Her sektörün, her işletmenin ve hatta her bir ürünün yapısına bağlı olarak tedarikçi seçim kriterleri değişkenlik gösterebilmektedir. İşletmeler, özellikle son dönemde tedarikçi değerlendirme ve seçiminde geleneksel kriterlerin yanı sıra sürdürülebilirlik kriterlerine de önem vermeye başlamışlardır. Bu sebeple çalışmada, tekstil sektöründe faaliyet gösteren işletmelerde kumaş tedarikinde dikkate alınması gereken kriterlerin sürdürülebilirlik çerçevesinde belirlenmesi ve ağırlıklandırılması amaçlanmıştır. Belirlenen amaç çerçevesinde, Malatya Organize Sanayi Bölgesi’nde tekstil sektöründe faaliyet gösteren işletmeler araştırma kapsamına alınmıştır. Sürdürülebilirlik çerçevesinde tedarikçi değerlendirme kriterleri, sektörden ve literatürdeki diğer çalışmalardan bilgiler toplanarak ana ve alt kriterler olmak üzere iki aşamada incelenmiştir. Ana kriterlerin ağırlıklandırılmasında AHP (Analitik Hiyerarşi Prosesi) ve SWARA (Step-wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis - Adım Adım Ağırlık Değerlendirme Oranı Analizi) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal performans ana kriterlerin altında toplamda 37 farklı alt kriterin yer aldığı tespit edilmiştir. Ana kriterlerde ekonomik performansın (AHP-0,747, SWARA-0,437) her iki yöntemde de ilk sırada yer aldığı, sosyal performansın (AHP-0,175, SWARA-0,266) AHP yönteminde ve çevresel performansın (AHP-0,77, SWARA-0,297) ise SWARA yönteminde ikinci sırada yer aldığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN ONCO-PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT A REFERRAL HOSPITAL
Authors: Bitencourt Jéssica Neves , Silva Lillian Morais , Soares Renata de Bastos Ascenço , Godoy Cássia Silva de Miranda
Published: September 2021

Aim: to identify the epidemiology of fungal infections in the pediatric service of a reference hospital for the treatment of cancer for 2016 to 2019, through the dispensing of antifungal drugs by the hospital pharmacy. Methods: Retrospective cohort analysis of 1.211 antifungal requests. Results and Discussion: 1.211 treatments with antifungal agents were performed in the period, with 71.9% of cases treated with empirical therapy, 64.1% of cases of mucocutaneous candidiasis and with the use of nystatin in 48.6% of cases. There were 114 episodes of IFIs, in which probable fungal pneumonia represented 40.4% of the therapeuticindications, based on suggestive tomographic images and clinical and epidemiological criteria in 40.3% of cases. Conclusions: There was an agreement between the epidemiology of fungal infections and the worldwide epidemiology, but there was disagreement between the therapies applied in the study hospital and the recent guidelines.
Lifelong learning and self-improvement – socio and psycho-pedagogical opportunities to streamline the development of scientific thinking in teachers
Authors:   ", Cuznețov Larisa ,   Ion Creanga",   State Pedagogical University of Chisinau
Published: September 2021

The article represents a theoretical study, which elucidates the self-improvement of teachers and socio-psycho-pedagogical opportunities to streamline the development of scientific thinking in the context of education and training throughout life. The author analyzed the specifics of the components of scientific thinking from the perspective of streamlining their development, capitalizing on the nominated opportunities, including practically exploring the possibilities of the theory of enneatypes / enneagrams in the process of education and self-education.
Teachers' self-efficiency from the perspective of scientific thinking development in students
Authors:   ", Carabet Natalia ,   Ion Creanga",   State Pedagogical University of Chisinau
Published: September 2021

The article addresses the issue of teachers' self-efficiency, their need for permanent care for their both personal and professional efficiency, through the research of theoretical specialists, but also of those who have developed and applied strategies to increase personal efficiency with reflection on career.
The development of scientific thinking through museum pedagogy: perspectives and strategies
Authors:   ", Patrașcu Dumitru ,   Ion Creanga",   State Pedagogical University of Chisinau
Published: September 2021

This article represents a theoretical study which emphasizes the importance of some educational concepts, which contributes to the developing of scientific thinking through museal pedagogy. There are described some ideas of researches within the field, underlining perspectives and strategies of museum education, meant to ease the developing of scientific thinking of educable via resources offered by museums.
Allied Health Evaluation Review: Practice and Education Infrastructure
Authors: Lowe-Heistad Mardi , Lowe Sandra
Published: September 2021

The Allied Health Evaluation Review: Practice and Education Infrastructure was a detailed review of the practice progress of twenty-seven allied health professions. The key objectives of the evaluation review were to determine each profession’s practice status, measured on a common set of parameters that could be compared to one another at a given point in time, and to identify what variables, if any, were correlated with the practice progress of a given profession. Practice benchmarks were established and tools were developed to measure the practice progress of each profession relative to the others at a given point in time. The tools included a practice leader survey, focus group questions, an education infrastructure questionnaire, a job description scoring tool, and an overall scoring guide. At the end of the review, each profession was evaluated on the same scoring criteria and placed on a six-point ordinal scale. Acceptable practice progress was set at or above four out of six. Only thirty-three percent of the professions had scores above the established threshold. Scatter plots were developed to determine which practice variables, if any, were positively correlated with the practice progress of the profession. Many variables were not significantly correlated with a profession’s composite score, including size of the profession, number of areas of practice, use of support personnel, regulatory status, and physician oversight. Two variables were positively correlated with practice progress: clinical linkages, and practice leadership and practice education infrastructure; both correlations were statistically significant. Due to the importance of these two variables, it is recommended that future development and investment should be targeted at establishing and strengthening clinical linkages (e.g., profession-specific practice councils) and practice leadership across a profession, as well as practice education infrastructure. Future research could validate the tools that were developed and determine if investment in the professions, as outlined, improves their overall practice performance.
The Clinical Education Experience of Student-Physiotherapists within a Transformed Model of Healthcare
Authors: Ramklass Serela
Published: September 2021

Purpose: The democratisation of the health system was a cornerstone of post-apartheid South Africa. Primary healthcare (PHC) was adopted for increased access, broader participation, and equity in health. Hereafter, physiotherapy and other health sciences curricula, research function, and teaching staff would have to be re-oriented towards enabling implementation and sustainability of the new model. This is an important consideration for the design of clinical education programmes, a learning trajectory within professional curricula that is fundamental to the education, training, and professional socialisation of emerging healthcare personnel. This study explored how student-physiotherapists experienced clinical education practice within the model of PHC. Methods: The perspectives of students of a physiotherapy clinical education programme at a South African university were examined within a qualitative research framing. Forty-two final year student physiotherapists participated in the study. Employing narrative inquiry, data were produced through reflective journals and focus group interviews. Interviews were audio-taped and verbatim transcripts of the interviews were produced. Interview data and journal entries were analysed inductively using thematic coding and categorisation. Results: Broad themes that emerged included programme design, content, pedagogy, and assessments. Strong adherence to the medical model and under-emphasis of PHC as a guiding philosophy for curriculum development resulted in participants reporting they were under-prepared for autonomous practice within multidisciplinary teams and in contexts that were under-resourced and outside of hospital-based settings. Conclusion: To develop skilled and competent physiotherapists for a transformed model of healthcare practice in South Africa, the physiotherapy education programme needs to be grounded in principles of PHC.
Beyond Brushing Teeth: Pilot Study Reveals Community Based Opportunities to Promote Oral Care for Clients with a Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Sullivan Amy , Morgan Christy
Published: September 2021

OBJECTIVE: This study identified opportunities for occupational therapists serving those with a spinal cord injury needing community based dental care. METHODS: Dental professionals answered survey questions on attitudes toward treating clients with a spinal cord injury, knowledge of transfer skills, occupational therapy as a community resource, and dental clinic physical design. The data collected for this pilot study were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The participants revealed hesitation toward treating these clients, some knowledge of occupational therapy as a community referral source, limited knowledge for transfer skills, and questionable clinic designs for meeting accessibility guidelines. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this pilot study should spark interest in more similar study’s and expand sample size. Based upon the initial findings, it would seem occupational therapists should search for appropriate dental offices in which to refer clients with a spinal cord injury. In addition, occupational therapists could serve as consultants to local dental clinics ensuring adequate quality of care for a variety of disabilities. Ultimately, the profession is uniquely positioned to educate clients and providers promoting utilization of community oral health care services.
The Impact of Body-Scaled Information on Grasping Action in Toddlers with and without Down Syndrome
Authors: Chen Yu-ping , Mitch Allison , Chafin Kristen , Sargent Rachel
Published: September 2021

Background and purpose: Studies of adults and typically developing (TD) children find the number of hands and fingers used to grasp an object is influenced by the relationship between object size and hand size. Children with Down syndrome (DS) between 3 and 11 years have shown no differences in number of hands (1 or 2 hands) used to grasp different sized objects compared to TD children when the object size was body-scaled. The purpose of this study was to examine whether body-scaled information affected the number of hands and fingers used to grasp different sized objects in toddlers with and without DS. Method: Ten toddlers were included, 5 DS ( = 16 mo) and 5 age-matched TD ( = 16.3 mo). Subjects were videotaped grasping 14 boxes, 1.4 cm to 13.5 cm. in size. Number of hands and fingers used for grasping were recorded. Descriptive statistics, t-tests and Spearman correlation coefficient were used to compare the differences between toddlers with DS and TD. Results: Toddlers with DS had significantly smaller hand length than toddlers without DS (p=.004 right hand, p=.007 left hand). As box size increased, both groups switched from one-hand to two-hand grasping. There was a significant difference between groups where this transition occurred (p=.02). However, when the body-scaled ratio between object size and hand size was considered, the differences between groups disappeared (t(8)=1.479; p=.18). Moreover, the number of fingers used to grasp boxes also increased with increasing box size across both groups (ρ=0.94). Conclusion: Toddlers with DS show similar body-scaled grasping pattern as their age-matched peers with TD indicating that the differences in grasping patterns between toddlers with and without DS may be attributed to differences in body size, besides the motor abilities.
Participatory Action Research to Determine Essential Elements of a Wheelchair Assessment
Authors: Plummer Teresa , Ito Max , Ludwig Ferol
Published: September 2021

Nearly 3 million people in the Unites States utilize a wheelchair for mobility. Yet, there is no standardized assessment or procurement process for wheelchair provision. Thus, practitioners have limited guidance in the essential elements of a wheelchair assessment. End users may have no or limited experience in determining the best choice of wheelchairs to meet their needs and often rely on the knowledge of the practitioner in the decision-making process of wheelchair selection. The author explored the current state of practice and the essential elements in the wheelchair assessment and procurement process. Obtaining the correct wheelchair is a complex process, involving the client, family, practitioners, suppliers, manufacturers, policy makers and insurers. This study utilized a qualitative research approach using Participatory Action Research (PAR) and a Delphi consensus approach to garner input from 155 individuals who have experience in or with wheelchair assessments. Participants in this study included representation from wheelchair manufacturers, suppliers, educators, occupational and physical therapists, end users, policy makers, and government affairs personnel. The findings of this study suggest that the wheelchair assessment include a wide range of elements, be client specific, and reflect a client-centered process.
Promoting Health and Wellbeing for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: An Occupational Perspective
Authors: Hitch Danielle , Lavasani Negar , Pepin Genevieve , Stagnitti Karen
Published: September 2021

Purpose: To provide an overview of current knowledge and practice that supports an occupational perspective to health promotion for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Method: Evidence was identified from a range of electronic databases using inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies were subjected to a process of critical appraisal using scales for both quantitative and qualitative research, with only those ranked in the top four levels included. The scales used for this critique were the levels of evidence for quantitative research defined by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Rosalind Franklin Qualitative Research Appraisal Instrument (RF-QRA). The occupational perspective on health was used as a theoretical organising structure. Results: Thirty-six studies met the criteria for inclusion. Sensory processing, fine motor control, and play emerged as areas of current knowledge and research in relation to the occupational perspective. However, adults with ADHD are poorly represented in the evidence, as were the mental health needs of this population. Conclusion and recommendations: Several areas of expertise developed by occupational therapists were identified in the literature that could provide for a health promotion approach for people with ADHD. However, more studies are required to expand this specialist knowledge and develop innovative programs that take a more positive and empowering approach to living with this condition.
Percentile Ranks for Walking Speed in Subjects 70-79 Years: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Roush James , Bay R.
Published: September 2021

It has been suggested that walking speed is the sixth vital sign. To adequately assess the status of walking speed of patients, normative data or percentile ranks are required. The purpose of this study was to develop percentile ranks for walking speed using a meta-analytic approach for independent, community-dwelling males and females between 70 and 79 years of age. Using PubMed and CINAHL, articles were included in the analysis if: 1) subjects were between 70 and 79 years of age; 2) “walking speed” was described as “comfortable,” “preferred,” “usual,” “normal,” or “self-selected”; 3) subjects were classified as independent and community-dwelling; 4) data were provided separately for males and female; 5) means, standard deviations (SD) and sample size were presented or easily discerned; and 6) the English language was used. Two systematic reviews (Bohannon and Andrews, Rydwik et al) were also used to help identify relevant studies. Articles were not included if the sampling methods or testing protocol were not well described by the authors. Principal author, country of study, and timing method, mean walking speed, SD, and number of subjects were obtained for each article. Weighted means, pooled SD, and percentile ranks from 5 to 95 were calculated. Samples of 6359 males from 22 studies representing 10 countries and 12064 females from 34 studies representing 12 countries were used for analysis. Minimal Detectable Changes (MDC) were also calculated for 95% and 90% confidence levels. The weighted mean walking speed was 116.72 cm/sec (pooled SD + 18.77) for males and 105.49 cm/sec (pooled SD + 21.20) for females. Percentile ranks from 5 to 95 were calculated for males and females. For females, the MDC95 was 10.18 cm/sec, while the MDC90 was 8.57 cm/sec. For males, the MDC95 was 9.01 cm/sec, while the MDC90 was 7.59 cm/sec. Percentile ranks are easy to explain and easy to understand, and may be used as adjunctive information during routine healthcare visits.
The Correlation Between Sleep Efficiency and the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Authors: Homoud Mazen
Published: September 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this correlation research was to identify the relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and sleep efficiency. Subjects: A total of six men and twelve women (N=18) form the College of Health Professions fulfilled the requirements for inclusion in this study. Method: This research integrated two investigation methods. 1) STOP-BANG questionnaire was completed by students and faculty from the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. Then, 2) each participant wore an Actigraphy watch for seven days. The result of the STOP-BANG questionnaire was compared to the result of the Actigraphy in regard to low or high risk of OSA and the normal or below normal sleep efficiency. Results: There was no significant relationship between the risk of having OSA according to STOP-BANG and sleep efficiency measured by Actigraphy watch in undiagnosed individuals (r =.240, p =.337). However, there was a positive, significant relationship between age and sleep efficiency. Conclusion and Recommendations: In order to improve the external validity, more participants need to be included in future research. Moreover, the use of medication that could affect sleep and alcohol consumption need to addressed. A full night sleep study in a sleep lab adds a standard for comparison. Finally, using other questionnaires or advanced forms of Actigraphy technology could provide better results.