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Tunnesidonnainen toiminnan säätely ja kokemusasiantuntijoiden sisäänpääsy sairaalaorganisaatioon. Päiväkirja-analyysin yhtymäkohdat Norbert Eliasin teoriaan
Authors: Haapakoski Kaisa , Kasila Kirsti , Kettunen Tarja
Published: May 2018

Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen parissa kokeillaan yhä useammin uudenlaisia kokemusasiantuntija­käytäntöjä, jotka asettavat asiantuntijaorganisaatioita uuteen tilanteeseen. Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin kuuden kehittämiskumppanuuskokeiluun osallistuneen kokemusasiantuntijan päiväkirjojen avulla kokemusasiantuntijoiden sairaalaorganisaatioon astumisen ensivaiheita ja organisaatioon sisään pää­semistä. Tulosten mukaan kokemusasiantuntijatoiminnan aloittamiseen sairaalassa liittyy sosiaalisesti ja kulttuurisesti muodostuvia tunteita. Toiminnan ulkoinen säätely sekä subjektiivisten ja sosiaalisten tunnekokemusten itsesäätely ovat organisaatioon sisäänpääsemisen prosesseissa keskeisiä. Tuloksia on mahdollista verrata sosiologi Norbert Eliasin käsitykseen yhteiskunnan ja kulttuurin muutoksesta, jossa sosiaalisesti muodostuvien tunteiden säätely, kuten esimerkiksi häpeän säätely, näyttelevät tärkeää osaa. Havainnot tukevat myös osallisuuden määritelmää, jossa käsitteen olemus on monimuotoisesti yhteisöllinen sekä subjektiivinen.
Ethnomedicinal plants of Jodhpur District, Rajasthan used in herbal and folk remedies
Authors: Kapoor B. B.S. , Lakhera Swati
Published: May 2018

The Jodhpur district a part of Thar Desert is very rich in medicinal plant wealth. The medicinal plants of this region have great potential to be used in drug and pharmaceutical industries. These herbal plants have been used by local people, tribal communities, vendors, native doctors such as Ojhas, Bhagats Bhopas and experts of Ayurvedic fields since long time in herbal and folk remedies. Kalbelia, Nats, Bhils, Raika, Bhopas, Banjara, Gadolia-Lohar, Saharia and Meena communities of this district have a rich knowledge of plants based traditional medicines. Ten ethnomedicinal plants like Cleome gynandra Linn., Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn., Cassia angustifolia Vahl., Echinops echinatus Roxb., Leucas aspera (Willd.) Spreng., Mimosa hamata Willd., Moringa oleifera Lamk., Pedalium murex Linn., Peganum harmala Linn., Sida cordifolia Linn. have been selected for this research work. The present investigation is aimed to create awareness about the ethnomedicinal value of the plants and their uses to draw the attention of pharmacologists, phytochemists and pharmaceuticals.
In Silico Investigation of Rv Hypothetical Proteins of Virulent Strain Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
Authors: Al-Khafaji Zahra M.
Published: May 2018

Tuberculosis is an universal health problem worldwide. In Iraq the problem is aggravated by drug resistance. In Silico studies usually pave the way for more investigations of the real problem .On the other hand Mycobacterium tuberculosis does not lend itself for deep wet lab studies, therefore, In Silico studies must precede many aspects of experimental work. In Silico studies were carried out using most virulent strain and a model of studies M. tuberculosis H37Rv to investigate some of the hypothetical proteins which compromised about 39% of the annotated proteins. The studied Rv hypothetical proteins were distributed among cellular compartment fractions with high existence in the cytoplasmic fraction (about 67%). Major function prediction of these proteins were found in cellular process section using different approaches of predictions .However , some of these proteins were still await to be included in the important databases such as COG and GO which concerned mainly with function annotation.
Bioactivity, therapeutic utility and toxicological risks of Khaya senegalensis
Authors: TAKIN Marcellin Cokou , ATTINDEHOU Sabbas , SEZAN Alphonse , ATTAKPA Sèlidji Eugène , BABA-MOUSSA Lamine
Published: May 2018

Vegetative organs of Khaya senegalensis (Ders.) A. Juss. are widely used in African pharmacopoeia. A review of pharmacological studies, focused on this plant, was carried out, using the available scientific literature. Several studies have revealed its bioactive properties and therefore its medical efficacy. Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the stem bark and leaves of this plant have shown efficient in the treatment of some bacterial infections. Their widely reported biochemical effects, such as _-amylase activity inhibition, decreasing in bowel motility and in some blood and serum enzyme (Aspartate transferase, Alanine transferase and Alkaline phosphatase) justify indications against diabetes, diarrhea and liver disorders. Antiparasitic properties directed against helminths and coccidian are also attributed to these herbal medicines. However, according to some results recorded in various studies, this plant has a high risk of toxicity in chronic treatment (several weeks). Histotoxic effects (in liver and kidney) resulting in increased of plasma total protein, blood urea and creatinine are reported.
LIVING CONDITIONS OF NORTH CAUCASIAN WORKERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY
Authors: Shnaider Vladimir Gennad'evich
Published: May 2018

The article focuses on certain elements of the everyday life of wage workers, a social stratum of the North Caucasian population at the beginning of the XX century. The author examines their living conditions and cooperation with entrepreneurs on this issue; describes wage workers’ living conditions, the problems of sanitary state of their residence areas (mines, fields or building areas), identifies the shortcomings of infrastructure in the distant areas and employers’ efforts to solve these problems. The researcher emphasizes the visible differences in living standards and living conditions of temporary and permanent workers.
THE MASS MEDIA AS A TOOL OF INFLUENCE OF THE HUMANITIES TECHNOLOGIES ON THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS
Authors: Sazonova Anzhelika Aleksandrovna
Published: May 2018

The article examines the role of the mass media in realizing the creative and transformational potential of the modern humanities technologies. The object of the author’s attention is the impact of the humanities technologies on the public consciousness and public opinion through the media. To achieve this goal, by the example of the specific humanities technologies the paper analyzes a mechanism for their realization and the implementation of necessary values, ideas and meanings. The author comes to the conclusion that the mass media are the most effective tool of the humanities technologies influence on the public consciousness and managing social processes.
CHOREOGRAPHIC THINKING AND PLASTIC VOCABULARY IN THE SPACE OF THE MODERN DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE (BY THE EXAMPLE OF “BLOODY WEDDING”)
Authors: Zykov Aleksei Ivanovich
Published: May 2018

The article examines the ways and techniques to “fit” choreographic and plastic expressive means into the dramatic performance in the context of analyzing the director-choreographer’s thinking. The author identifies certain similarity with the processes that occurred in choreographic art and plastic theatre of the turn of the XX-XXI centuries. But the interaction with the “texts” of the dramatic performance obliges the director-choreographer to use the “tools” of different arts, and the specificity of actors’ choreographic and plastic potentials makes him to develop a different language of motion vocabulary.
SPEECH DETERMINATION OF MUSICAL FOLKLORIC ARTICULATION
Authors: Isaeva Svetlana Aleksandrovna , Gulaya Tat'yana Nikolaevna
Published: May 2018

The article analyzes domestic ethno-musicologists’ conceptions on mutual dependence of musical folkloric articulation and speech and vocal basis in a folkloric composition. The paper tackles the issues of dialectal phonetics influence on the tone and sound of a folkloric composition, examines the influence of traditional ethnic speech behaviour and speech communication on prosodic articulation; the sounding of folkloric song texture is considered as special “musical material”, which exists regardless of performers and has a conditional musical notation.
PSYCHO-PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF SPIRITUAL AND MORAL EDUCATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE EXCURSION ACTIVITY
Authors: Dudarenko Elena Petrovna
Published: May 2018

The article considers the problem of spiritual and moral education of high school students in the excursion activity. The author determines the goal of the program of the guides’ studio “To the Holy Places”. The educational tasks of the program are studied. The principles of its structuring are singled out. The paper characterizes different forms of conducting classes. The program sections are defined. The examples of educational and cognitive excursions implemented in the course of experimental work are given. The necessity of emotional inclusion of children in the excursion activity is considered.
THE CENTER OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH AS A SOCIAL AND PEDAGOGICAL SYSTEM
Authors: Kramarenko Leonid Vladimirovich
Published: May 2018

The article analyzes the legislative regulation and the scientific approach to studying the problems of the centers of social services for family, children and youth. The author considers features of the development of centers as subjects of social work and the ways of reforming the regulatory and legal framework governing their activity. A new definition of the notion “center of social services for family, children and youth” is proposed to differentiate the spheres of activity between subjects of social work.
PECULIARITIES OF ORGANIZING A MODERN LESSON OF MUSIC WITH SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Shlykova Irina Vyacheslavovna
Published: May 2018

The article considers the foundations of the organization of a modern lesson of music with secondary schools students (adolescents). Its distinctive features are analyzed on the basis of the content of federal state educational standards regulating the implementation of the educational process. The actual forms, methods, types of a lesson, which give an opportunity to intensify teaching music to adolescents, are revealed. The obtained results allowed the author, as an example, to develop methodological recommendations for the implementation of a lesson-contest that meets modern requirements.
QUESTIONS OF ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION AT THE INITIAL STAGE OF ACCORDION (BAYAN) PLAYERS’ TRAINING
Authors: Bazhilin Roman Nikolaevich
Published: May 2018

The article deals with the problem of the artistic interpretation of a musical composition in the framework of the initial training in accordion (button accordion) playing. The author analyzes the methods of working with a notation text in the specialty class; the role of the reproductive method of instruction; the importance of the development of creative imagination and fantasy; the emotional field of auditory sensations. The researcher proposes to use the artistic interpretation as the main criterial tool for assessing the quality of performance, which makes it possible to implement a comprehensive approach to the formation of knowledge, skills and abilities in the process of education of a performing musician.
PEDAGOGICAL POTENTIAL OF GADGETS IN THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Golovyashkina Marina Aleksandrovna
Published: May 2018

The article discusses the problem of using modern technical means in the educational process of the university. The advantages of using gadgets at different stages of students’ learning activity are revealed. Also, attention is paid to negative manifestations of modern technologies during classes. According to the author, mobile education has undeniable advantages in the use of portable devices, which play an important role in improving the quality of education in order to integrate the learning process into the daily life of the student.
IN MEMORY OF THE SCIENTIST AND EDUCATOR. TO THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VYACHESLAV IVANOVICH YAKUNIN
Authors: Guznenkov Vladimir Nikolaevich , Polezhaev Viktor Dmitrievich
Published: May 2018

The article is dedicated to the memory of the Honoured Worker of Science and Engineering of the Russian Federation, Honoured Worker of Higher School of the Russian Federation, Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Ivanovich Yakunin. Professor V. I. Yakunin was a personal supervisor of 18 Theses for a Candidate’s Degree and 13 Theses for a Doctor’s Degree in Pedagogical Sciences. Totally Professor V. I. Yakunin supervised 56 Theses for a Candidate’s Degree and 20 Theses for a Doctor’s Degree. Over 30 years V. I. Yakunin was a Chairman of Scientific and Methodical Council on “Descriptive Geometry, Engineering and Computer Graphics” under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. He published more than 300 scientific and methodical works.
ON ONE METHOD OF MUSICAL ANALYSIS
Authors: Demchenko Aleksandr Ivanovich
Published: May 2018

Analysis of a certain musical composition is a key point in studying the history of music. Pedagogical science uses different methods - from consistent-descriptive to problematic and generalizing ones. Overcoming drawbacks is most efficient if the analysis is based on the conceptual foundation of a composition since just the conception as ideological and meaningful substrate is an important integrating factor, which unites all the elements of a composition into the semantic integrity. Such an approach promotes overcoming three interrelated imperfections that are frequent in the musical and historical analysis: tendency for affirmation - descriptive nature - technologism.
A change in name: Health Renaissance is now Journal of BPKIHS
Authors: Bhattarai Balkrishna
Published: May 2018

Not available.JBPKIHS 2018;1(1):5-6
Blunt trauma head injuries and time to death in the cases autopsied at a tertiary care centre
Authors: Sah Bikash , Yadav B N , Jha S
Published: May 2018

Background: In developing countries, accident rates in general and traumatic head injuries in particular are increasing as traffic increases besides other factors like industrialization, falls and ballistic trauma. Most injury related deaths and disabilities are preventable.Objective: To find out the relationship between the extent and severity of fatal blunt trauma injuries in head region with duration of survival (time to death), place of death, hospitalization status and intoxication status.Methods: This was a hospital based, cross sectional and analytical study done on the cases brought for postmortem examination at a mortuary of B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal over one year period (13th April 2012 to 13th April 2013). Appropriate statistical test was used to compare the Injury Severity Score (ISS) with duration of survival, place of death, hospitalization status and intoxication status.Result: Significant difference was present between ISS of hospitalized cases and not hospitalized cases, of cases who died within half an hour (spot death) and between half hour and 6 hour (death at emergency) but there was no significant difference among other different cases who were hospitalized and between intoxicated and not intoxicated at the incident.Conclusion: This study has shown the time to death in blunt trauma head injury cases with higher ISS is less as compared to those with less ISS. The ISS is also significantly different for hospitalized and not hospitalized cases. This shows us to focus more on preventive strategies of such injuries.Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2018, page:7-13
Histopathological spectrum of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsies
Authors: Hirachand Suspana , Sthapit RR , Gurung P , Pradhanang S , Thapa R , Sedhai M , Regmi S
Published: May 2018

Background: Upper gastrointestinal tract disorders are one of the most commonly encountered problems in the clinical practice. A variety of disorders can affect the upper gastrointestinal tract. Endoscopy, in combination with biopsy, plays an important role in the exact diagnosis for further management.Objectives: To determine the spectrum of histopathological lesions of upper gastrointestinal tract.Methods: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal from January 2015 to December 2016 (2 years).Results: A total 243 endoscopic biopsies were evaluated. Out of which, 219 cases were from gastric, 15 were from esophagus and 9 were from duodenum. Among the gastric biopsies, 77 cases (35.16%) were chronic active gastritis and 27 cases (12.33%) were malignant. The most common malignancy was adenocarcinoma. Among the 15 oesophageal biopsies, 12 cases (80%) were of non-neoplastic and 3 cases (20%) were of neoplastic nature. The most common malignancy was squamous cell carcinoma. Among 9 cases of duodenum biopsies, all were non-neoplastic, of which chronic non-specific duodenitis (66.66%) was the commonest.Conclusion: Endoscopy is incomplete without histopathological examination of biopsy and so, the combinations of methods play an important role in diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal tract disorders.Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2018, Page: 67-74
Histerectomía radical por cáncer de cuello uterino
Authors: Mora Edmundo , Gallego Paula Andrea , Fuentes Juan Sebastián , Mujer y Neoplasia Grupo de Investigación
Published: May 2018

Objetivo: describir los resultados postoperatorios de las pacientes sometidas a histerectomía radical por cáncer de cuello uterino entre junio 2007 y junio 2017 en el Hospital de San José de Bogotá. Materiales y métodos: revisión retrospectiva de las histerectomías radicales por vía abierta realizadas por cáncer de cuello uterino en estadios de la FIGO (International  Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) IA2 a IIA1. Se incluyeron variables de tipo clínico, anatomopatológico y complicaciones. Resultados: en total fueron 70 pacientes con promedio de edad de 45.5 años (DE 11.1). Los tipos histológicos corresponden a escamocelular (n= 59, 84.3%) y adenocarcinoma (n=11, 15.7%). El sangrado intraoperatorio promedio fue de 700 cc (rango: 50-1000, la tasa de transfusión fue 12.9% (9 pacientes). Hubo complicaciones intraoperatorias en 7 (9.9%), 5 lesiones vasculares, una lesión del ureter y otra de la serosa del sigmoide. Se detectó compromiso de bordes en siete (10%), metástasis ganglionar en 5 pacientes (8.6%) y lesión parametrial en 3 (4.3%). El tamaño tumoral fue < 2 cm en 42 pacientes (60%), invasión estromal <1/3 en 42 (62,3%) e invasión linfovascular en 18 (25.7%). En el postoperatorio una paciente desarrolló infección del sitio operatorio (1.4%), 3 presentaron disfunción vesical (4.3%) y 23 requirieron radioterapia (32.8%). Conclusiones: el estado de la cirugía radical abierta en el Hospital de San José muestra un volumen importante de histerectomía radical, comparable con otras instituciones, con una tasa de complicaciones similar.
Young women's perceptions of the impact of their body image on their sexual experiences
Authors: Weaver Angela D. , Byers E. Sandra
Published: May 2018

The goal of this study was to explore women's perceptions of their body within the context of their sexual relationship with a male partner. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 young women (ages 19 to 29). Thematic analysis revealed that women described a fluctuating body image that influences their behaviour and experience of sexual activity including initiating or avoiding, openness or inhibition, and feeling engaged or distracted. They described contextual factors that affect their body image in sexual situations (e.g., lighting, sexual position) as well as strategies they used to ameliorate the impact of body image concerns (e.g., self-talk, shifting focus), to varying degrees of success. Most indicated that they were able to enjoy partnered sexual activity despite their insecurities. Thus, women viewed their sexual experiences as influenced by body image in dynamic, fluctuating ways, with numerous influencing factors. Strategies for mitigating these perceived negative effects are discussed.
Evidence for the validity of the Attitudes Toward Sexual Behaviours Scale (ASBS) with Canadian young people
Authors: Blanc Andrea , Byers E. Sandra , Rojas Antonio J.
Published: May 2018

It is important to have psychometrically sound measures of various types of sexual attitudes because sexual attitudes are related to sexual health and sexual behaviour. There are few measures focused on attitudes toward sexual behaviours. In addition, existing measures do not include items that assess online sexual behaviours and/or the context in which sexual behaviours occur. The Spanish Attitudes Toward Sexual Behaviours Scale (ASBS) fills this gap. The goal of the current study was to develop an English version of the ASBS (ASBS-E), and evaluate its psychometric properties in a sample of Canadian young people. A total of 209 participants ranging in age from 18 to 30 years (71.7% female) completed an online survey. The survey included the ASBS-E and measures of religiousity, erotophobia-erotophilia, sexual permissiveness, sexual experience and interest, frequency of use of pornography, and social desirability. The confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the factor structure of the ASBS-E is similar to that of the ASBS – that is, five first-order factors and a unique second-order factor. The results indicated that the ASBS-E has good psychometric properties. Specifically, the reliability estimated by Cronbach's alpha, omega, and split-half method was good. In addition, consistent with predictions, ASBS-E total scores were positively correlated with sexual attitudes and sexual behaviours measures, negatively correlated with measures of religiousity, and unrelated to social desirability, supporting the scale's convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, this scale can be used to to predict contextualized and varied sexual behaviours in clinical and educational contexts.
HIV point-of-care testing in non-urban settings: A scoping review
Authors: Gahagan Jacqueline , Minichiello Alexa , Swab Michelle , Marshall Zack , Hodge Kellee , Gaudry Sonia , Asghari Shabnam , Schwandt Michael
Published: May 2018

Although HIV point-of-care testing (HIV POCT) is available in many jurisdictions in Canada and elsewhere, challenges in access and uptake of POCT remain, particularly in non-urban settings. Our team undertook a scoping review of the HIV POCT peer-reviewed literature to determine how this type of testing could potentially be scaled-up in non-urban locations in Canada. We searched Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBM Reviews, PsycINFO and CINAHL. All English-Language, empirical quantitative and qualitative papers that examined the use of HIV point-of-care testing in non-urban areas including factors such as uptake, acceptability, loss to follow-up and linkage to care rates were included. We also identified models that use allied health professionals and/or provide testing outside of traditional clinical settings in efforts to improve access and uptake. We reviewed 3,142 references for eligibility and of these, 17 peer-reviewed studies met the eligibility criteria. HIV POCT programs were implemented and evaluated in non-urban settings, including community health centres, door-to-door outreach, hospital, pharmacy, primary care, prisons, and substance abuse clinics. The feasibility and acceptability of HIV POCT were demonstrated in diverse sites including dental offices, home testing, pharmacies, primary care, and sexual health/ HIV clinics. Innovative HIV POCT models are particularly relevant to non-urban settings, including attention to safeguarding privacy and confidentiality, improving overall health-care, and reaching diverse populations. However, testing innovations such as HIV POCT in non-urban communities in Canada will require additional research to understand how best to scale up novel approaches in contexts with limited or no current access to testing.
Thirty years of sexual behaviour at a Canadian university: Romantic relationships, hooking up, and sexual choices
Authors: Netting Nancy S. , Reynolds Meredith K.
Published: May 2018

Every 10 years from 1980 to 2010, students in a British Columbia university were surveyed about age of sexual initiation, number of partners, and degree of emotional intimacy within their partnerships. Between 1980 and 1990, the socially acceptable prerequisite for premarital sex appeared to shift from the promise of marriage to mutual love. This change was demonstrated by a fall in the virginity rate among unmarried females, and the rise of monogamous romantic relationships for males. From 1980 through 2010, men reported more sexual partners than did women, with a smaller, though rising, proportion of serious relationships. Since 1990, never-married students were classified into three sexual behavioural groups: monogamists (about 55%), abstainers (30%), and multi-partnered “experimenters” (20% of men throughout each decade, and 7.6% of women in 1990–2000, rising to 14.4% in 2010). Experimenters generally reported concurrent partners, most of them casual. Since 1980, most sexually active students have experienced both romantic relationships and casual sexual partnerships, yet since at least 1990, the majority have been primarily monogamous. This article traces the changes and continuities in romantic relationships, casual sex, and sexual behavioural groups over 30 years, concluding that contrary to the claims of popular media and some academics, casual sex (“hookup culture”) has not replaced romantic relationships as the most common form of student sexual behaviour.
Simple and Non-Linear Regression Techniques Used in Sandy-Clayey Soils to Predict the Pressuremeter Modulus and Limit Pressure: A Case Study of Tabriz Subway
Authors: Narimani Samad , Chakeri Hamid , Davarpanah Seyed Morteza
Published: May 2018

Nowadays, some common field tests consist of SPT test and pressuremeter test are performed in investigating the geotechnical parameters of projects such as tunneling. Due to the high cost of pressuremter test performance and its time-consuming procedure, using some empirical relations between SPT and Pressuremeter tests are recommended for primarily study of the project. The purpose of this study is to perform regression analyses between the NSPT and the uniaxial compression strength test and the pressuremeter test parameters obtained from a geotechnical investigation performed in route of 2nd line of Tabriz metro. Correlations were carried out for sandy and clayey soils separately. A series of simple and nonlinear multiple regression analyses are performed and as a result of analyses, several empirical equations are developed. It is shown that the empirical equations developed in this study are statistically acceptable.
Implementation of a Robust Electric Brake Actuator Design Based on H-infinity Control Theory
Authors: Péter Gábor , Max György , Kiss Bálint
Published: May 2018

This paper deals with the robust control system design and implementation of a brake actuator for a smart car. To deliver robust performance, an H∞ controller had been chosen for the task. This allows excellent disturbance rejection while requiring low computational needs. In order to realize the controller a nominal model of the system has been identified, then, the parameter uncertainties were taken into account to find the stabilizing controller. The brake system consists of a low level H∞ controller sustaining robustness, a mid-level serial compensator for effective setpoint tracking and a high level supervisory control logic to deliver a reliable system. The implementation was tested and verified on a test bench using rapid prototyping tools and HIL methods.
Factors Indicative of Recurrence Paraumbilical Hernia: Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Dhaka City
Authors: Khalil Mohammad Ibrahim , Saha Haridas , Islam Aminul , Mamun Abdullah Al , Hossain AZM Mostaque , Mahmud Shahabuddin
Published: May 2018

Background: Paraumbilical hernia has gained little attention from surgeons in comparison with other types of abdominal wall hernias (inguinal, postoperative); however, the primary suture for paraumbilical hernia is associated with a recurrence rate of 19.0 to 54.0%.Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the results of the paraumbilical hernia repair and to assess the independent risk factors influencing paraumbilical hernia recurrence.Methodology: A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent surgery for paraumbilical hernia in the department of surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital from 2012 to 2015 was performed. Age, sex, hospital stay, hernia size, patient’s body mass index, and postoperative complications were analyzed. Postoperative evaluation included pain and discomfort in the abdomen and hernia recurrence rate. Hernia recurrence was diagnosed during the patients’ visit to a surgeon. Two surgical methods were used to repair paraumbilical hernia: open suture repair technique (keel technique) and open mesh repair technique (onlay technique). Every operation was chosen individually by the surgeon.Results: Ninety-seven patients (31 males and 66 females) with paraumbilical hernia were examined. The rate of postoperative complications was 5.2%. The complete patient’s recovery time after surgery was 2.4±3.4 months. Fourteen patients (20.9%) complained of pain or discomfort in the abdomen, and 7(10.4%) patients had ligature fistula after the surgery. Forty-five patients (67.2%) did not have any complaints after surgery. The recurrence rate after paraumbilical hernia repair was 8.9%. The recurrence rate was higher when hernia size was >2cm (9% for <2 cm vs 10.5% for >2 cm) and patient’s BMI was >30 kg/m2 (8.6% for <30 vs 10.7% for >30).Conclusion: In conclusion significant independent risk factors are found for paraumbilical hernia recurrence.Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2018;5(1):11-14
Foetal Outcome of among Women Presented with Fetal Head Engagement: Experience of 1440 Cases in Bangladesh
Authors: Banu Dewan Shahida , Sultana Rifat , Khatun Mahmuda , Jahan Rowshan Hosne , Chowdhury Faiza , Sultana Nasrin , Nazneen Shahana
Published: May 2018

Background: Foetal outcome is a great concern among the primigravida women presented with fetal head engagement.Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to see foetal outcome among the women presented with fetal head engagement.Methodology: This descriptive cohort study was carried out in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka from June 2006 to December 2006 for a period of sic (6) months. Primaigravida women with 38 or more weeks of pregnancy having single foetus with cephalic presentation were selected as study population. Foetal outcome was measured in terms of APGAR score.Result: A total number of 1440 pregnant women were recruited for this study. In this study the APGAR score of all the babies were good. APGAR score were low in l2 cases and returned to normal alter resuscitation. Out of 262 engaged cases 7 to 10 APGAR score was found in 261(99.6%) cases. In 1178 unengaged cases 7 to 10 APGAR score was found in 1167(99.1%) cases. APGAR score 4 to 6 was found in 1 case and 11 cases in engaged and unengaged group. However, 0 to 3 APGAR score was not reported in engaged and unengaged group. There was no statistical significant between the engaged and unengaged group considering the APGAR score of 7 to 10 and 4 to 6 (p=0.374).Conclusion: In conclusion fetal outcome is not significantly different between the engaged and unengaged pregnant women during considering the APGAR score.Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2018;5(1):29-32
Blood Glucose Level in Low Birth Weight Babies in First 48 Hours of Life
Authors: Khairuzzaman Md , Sarker Nihar Ranjan , Sarker Mst Monjuman Ara , Matin Abdul , Rakshit Sudesh Chandra , Mojumder Bikash , Absar Md Nurul
Published: May 2018

Background: Transient hypoglycemia in the early neonatal period is a common adaptive phenomenon as the newborn changes from the fetal state of continuous transplacental glucose consumption to intermittent nutrient supply following cessation of maternal nutrition at birth. This adaptation is well established in term appropriate for gestational age babies but is not established in low birth weight babies. Objective: this study was undertaken to evaluate glycemic status of the low birth weight babies and impact of early feeding.Methodology: This prospective observational study was done in the department of Pediatrics and department of obstetrics, Rangpur Medical College Hospital, Rangpur, Bangladesh from September 2005 to February 2006 for a period of six (6) months. Blood sugar was estimated at birth (cord blood) and then from capillary blood at 2 hours, 4 hours, in between 12 to 24 hours and in between 24 to 48 hours. The capillary blood was obtained by heel prick. Venous sample was sent to the college laboratory for confirmation if the blood sugar was less than 2.6 mmol/L (47 mg/dL). Result: In the first 48 hours, the blood glucose levels were lowest at 2 hours after delivery and the level gradually increased with increasing postnatal age in low birth weight babies. Birth weight had a positive correlation with blood glucose levels of low birth weight babies. The overall incidence of hypoglycemia in low birth weight babies were 31.8%, among them 77.1% asymptomatic and 22.9% symptomatic. The mean blood glucose levels were significantly high in early feed group than the delayed feed group babies (p<0.05).Conclusion: The blood glucose levels is lowest at 2 hours after delivery and the level gradually increases with increasing postnatal age in low birth weight babies which is a positive correlation with blood glucose levels of low birth weight babies.Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2018;5(1):33-38
Use of information and communication technologies by the farmers in receiving agricultural information
Authors: Alam Mohammad Zamshed , Uddin Md Ramiz
Published: May 2018

The purposes of the study were to determine the extent of use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by the farmers in receiving agricultural information in Homnaupazilla under comilla district and to explore the contribution of selected characteristics of respondents with their ICTs use in receiving agricultural information. The study was conducted in two villages namely Rampur & Madhabpur of Ghagutia union in Homnaupazilla of comilla district. Data were collected from 110 farmers by using a pre-tested interview schedule during the period from 15 January to 15 March, 2015. Appropriate scales were developed to measure the variables of the study. Descriptive statistics, multiple regression (B) tests were used for analysis. The findings revealed that highest proportion (64.5%) of the respondents’ had medium use of ICTs in receiving agricultural information compared to 13.6 % and 21.8 % having low and high use of ICTs in receiving agricultural information respectively. Education, farm size, annual family income, problem confronted in ICTs use and cosmopoliteness had significant contribution to use of ICTs and provided 51.5 percent contribution to use of ICTs in receiving agricultural information. Findings helps to conclude that educated farmer having large farm size, high annual family income and cosmopoliteness who confronts less problems use more ICTs in their farming practices. All farmers should be encouraged to use ICTs therefore, the Department of Agricultural Extension should focus on personal characteristics of the farmer when motivate them to use more ICTs for getting agricultural information’s for better farming outcome.Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.5(1): 27-32, April 2018
Retrospective study of myiasis in ruminants at Babuganj Upazilla Veterinary Hospital of Barisal district
Authors: Khan Most Tahmina , Pavel Md Tahmid Rahman , Hasan Imam , Islam Md Monowarul , Mahmud Md Muket , Trisha Saifa Nasar , Talukder Milton
Published: May 2018

The study was conducted to know the occurrence of myiasis in cattle and goats at Babuganj Upazilla Veterinary Hospital, Barisal, Bangladesh. A total of 160 animals were examined. Among them 46 animals were found to be myiasis infested. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on species, breed, age, sex, body condition of the animal, onset and duration of illness, affected sites of myiasis. The study was conducted during March 2014 to May 2015. All the data that were collected were entered into MS excel. Descriptive analysis was done by column and pie charts. It was possible to follow the response of treatment using two treatment protocols. The overall occurrence of myiasis was 28.75% where 39.13% in cattle and 60.87% in goat. The occurrence was higher in cross breed cattle (55.56%) than the local (44.44%). Similarly the occurrence rate was higher in cross breed goat (42.86%) than local breed (28.57%). Less than 6 months aged animals (71.73%) and females (cattle-61.11% and goat-64.29%) were more prone to myiasis. The frequency of maggot infestation was higher in navel region (54.35%) followed by vaginal (28.26%) and rectal (10.87%) regions respectively. The percentage of recovery to Inj. SP vet, Inj. Asta vet and Inj. Vermic were 67.86%. Myiasis is the major problem in livestock production in our country. Animals at high risk should be managed properly to avoid wound and special attention on wound management should be given after castration and parturition to prevent myiasis.Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.5(1): 57-64, April 2018
The Event of 1907; or, James Joyce, Artist
Authors: Wegner Phillip E.
Published: May 2018

In the history of modernism, the year 1907, like 1922, represents an underappreciated annus mirabilis, a year of miracles. Among the many artistic events to occur that year, perhaps none is more significant than James Joyce's completion of what would become the final story in Dubliners (1914) and a work Richard Ellmann describes as ‘his first song of exile’, ‘The Dead’. ‘The Dead’ achieves the indispensable breakthrough of bringing to a close Joyce's initial project and inaugurates an unparalleled process of experimentation and invention that will extend through the rest of his career. At the heart of Joyce's experiment stands the figure of Gabriel Conroy, the story's prosperous and self-satisfied protagonist. Joyce diagnoses Gabriel's condition, and by extension that of all of Ireland's middle class at this crucial historical juncture, by staging a series of encounters that bear out Gabriel's failure to become a subject in all four of what Alain Badiou terms the conditions of truth—love, politics, science, and art. In this way, Joyce breaks through to a new mode of literary presentation, and hence an alternate pedagogy of desire—a form of the quintessential modernist operation the Russian Formalists name estrangement. A version of this practice is already at work in Gabriel's climactic realization of the full extent of his failure, and this paradoxically ends ‘The Dead’ on a cautious note of hope. Whether Gabriel achieves a remaking of his life beyond the story's conclusion, we have no way of knowing; however, we do know that in Joyce's case at least, it is precisely such a passage that enables him to become a subject, an artist, who continues to transform in unexpected ways our very sense of the possibilities of language. The approach I outline in this paper not only promises to transform how we understand Joyce's individual artistic development, but also, more generally, the trajectory of modernism, or, indeed, of any period of dramatic cultural change.
Correction: Duncan, K.R., Suzuki, Y.J. Vitamin E Nicotinate. Antioxidants 2017, 6, 20
Authors: Duncan Kimbell R. , Suzuki Yuichiro J.
Published: May 2018

In the original version of our article [1], three lines were omitted from the α-tocopherol and α-tocopheryl nicotinate structures in Figure 1 during the manuscript processing[...]
A Critical View of Different Botanical, Molecular, and Chemical Techniques Used in Authentication of Plant Materials for Cosmetic Applications
Authors: Drouet Samantha , Garros Laurine , Hano Christophe , Tungmunnithum Duangjai , Renouard Sullivan , Hagège Daniel , Maunit Benoit , Lainé Éric
Published: May 2018

A number of approaches can be implemented to ensure plant-based material authentication for cosmetic applications. Doing this requires knowledge and data dealing with botany, molecular biology, and analytical chemistry, the main techniques of which are described here. A comprehensive and critical view of the methods is provided with comments as well as examples of their application domains.
Governing Forest Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Environmental Governance: A Review
Authors: Adhikari Shankar , Baral Himlal
Published: May 2018

Governing forest ecosystem services as a forest socio-ecological system is an evolving concept in the face of different environmental and social challenges. Therefore, different modes of ecosystem governance such as hierarchical, scientific–technical, and adaptive–collaborative governance have been developed. Although each form of governance offers important features, no one form on its own is sufficient to attain sustainable environmental governance (SEG). Thus, the blending of important features of each mode of governance could contribute to SEG, through a combination of both hierarchical and collaborative governance systems supported by scientifically and technically aided knowledge. This should be further reinforced by the broad engagement of stakeholders to ensure the improved well-being of both ecosystems and humans. Some form of governance and forest management measures, including sustainable forest management, forest certification, and payment for ecosystem services mechanisms, are also contributing to that end. While issues around commodification and putting a price on nature are still contested due to the complex relationship between different services, if these limitations are taken into account, the governance of forest ecosystem services will serve as a means of effective environmental governance and the sustainable management of forest resources. Therefore, forest ecosystem services governance has a promising future for SEG, provided limitations are tackled with due care in future governance endeavors.
Physical Properties of the Extracellular Matrix of Decellularized Porcine Liver
Authors: Ijima Hiroyuki , Nakamura Shintaro , Bual Ronald , Shirakigawa Nana , Tanoue Shuichi
Published: May 2018

The decellularization of organs has attracted attention as a new functional methodology for regenerative medicine based on tissue engineering. In previous work we developed an L-ECM (Extracellular Matrix) as a substrate-solubilized decellularized liver and demonstrated its effectiveness as a substrate for culturing and transplantation. Importantly, the physical properties of the substrate constitute important factors that control cell behavior. In this study, we aimed to quantify the physical properties of L-ECM and L-ECM gels. L-ECM was prepared as a liver-specific matrix substrate from solubilized decellularized porcine liver. In comparison to type I collagen, L-ECM yielded a lower elasticity and exhibited an abrupt decrease in its elastic modulus at 37 °C. Its elastic modulus increased at increased temperatures, and the storage elastic modulus value never fell below the loss modulus value. An increase in the gel concentration of L-ECM resulted in a decrease in the biodegradation rate and in an increase in mechanical strength. The reported properties of L-ECM gel (10 mg/mL) were equivalent to those of collagen gel (3 mg/mL), which is commonly used in regenerative medicine and gel cultures. Based on reported findings, the physical properties of the novel functional substrate for culturing and regenerative medicine L-ECM were quantified.
Field Trapping Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae) with Select Eugenol Analogs That Have Been Found to Attract Other ‘Non-Responsive’ Fruit Fly Species
Authors: McQuate Grant T. , Royer Jane E. , Sylva Charmaine D.
Published: May 2018

Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a pest fruit fly species native to Oriental Asia which has invaded and established in Hawaii and Tanzania and has been recovered in detection trapping in California. It is largely non-responsive to the male lures cuelure and methyl eugenol. Alpha-ionol + cade oil is a moderately effective male B. latifrons attractant, but is not as attractive as cuelure or methyl eugenol are to other fruit fly species. An improved attractant is therefore desired. With the recent success in finding other non-responsive fruit fly species attracted to isoeugenol, methyl-isoeugenol, or dihydroeugenol in Australia and other countries, we wanted to assess whether B. latifrons might also respond to these “eugenol analogs.” Working with wild B. latifrons populations in Hawaii, we assessed the relative catch of B. latifrons in traps baited with the eugenol analogs with catch in traps baited with alpha-ionol, alpha-ionol + cade oil, or alpha-ionol + eugenol. Catch was significantly higher in traps baited with alpha-ionol + cade oil relative to traps with any of the other baits. There was, though, some male B. latifrons catch in traps baited with dihydroeugenol or isoeugenol but none in traps baited with methyl-isoeugenol.
Multimodal Assessment of Recurrent mTBI across the Lifespan
Authors: Wilke Skadi , Prehn Kristin , Taud Benedikt , List Jonathan , Flöel Agnes
Published: May 2018

Recurrent mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) and its neurological sequelae have been the focus of a large number of studies, indicating cognitive, structural, and functional brain alterations. However, studies often focused on single outcome measures in small cohorts of specific populations only. We conducted a multimodal evaluation of the impact of recurrent mTBI on a broad range of cognitive functions, regional brain volume, white matter integrity, and resting state functional connectivity (RSFC) in young and older adults in the chronic stage (>6 months after the last mTBI). Seventeen young participants with mTBI (age: 24.2 ± 2.8 (mean ± SD)) and 21 group-wise matched healthy controls (age: 25.8 ± 5.4 (mean ± SD)), as well as 17 older participants with mTBI (age: 62.7 ± 7.7 (mean ± SD)) and 16 group-wise matched healthy controls (age: 61.7 ± 5.9 (mean ± SD)) were evaluated. We found significant differences in the verbal fluency between young participants with mTBI and young healthy controls. Furthermore, differences in the regional volume of precuneus and medial orbitofrontal gyrus between participants with mTBI and controls for both age groups were seen. A significant age by group interaction for the right hippocampal volume was noted, indicating an accelerated hippocampal volume loss in older participants with mTBI. Other cognitive parameters, white matter integrity, and RSFC showed no significant differences. We confirmed some of the previously reported detrimental effects of recurrent mTBI, but also demonstrated inconspicuous findings for the majority of parameters.
Gastrodoudenal Embolization: Indications, Technical Pearls, and Outcomes
Authors: Kuyumcu Gokhan , Latich Igor , Hardman Rulon L. , Fine Gabriel C. , Oklu Rahmi , Quencer Keith B.
Published: May 2018

The gastroduodenal artery (GDA) is frequently embolized in cases of upper GI bleed that has failed endoscopic therapy. Additionally, it may be done for GDA pseudoaneurysms or as an adjunctive procedure prior to Yttrim-90 (Y90) treatment of hepatic tumors. This clinical review will summarize anatomy and embryology of the GDA, indications, outcomes and complications of GDA embolization.