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Concepts, Characterizations, and Cautions: A Public Health Guide and Glossary for Planning Food Environment Measurement
Authors: Boise Sarah , Crossa Aldo , Etheredge Analee J. , McCulley Edwin M. , Lovasi Gina S.
Published: November 2023

Background:

There is no singular approach to measuring the food environment suitable for all studies. Understanding terminology, methodology, and common issues can provide a foundation for cohesive and convincing findings.

Objective:

This review is designed to support investigators and teams newly engaged in food environment measurement who are seeking to optimize and justify measurement choices across projects.

Methods:

This guide defines key terms and provides annotated resources identified as a useful starting point for exploring the food environment literature. The writing team was a multi-institutional academic-practice collaboration, reflecting on measurement experience with food environments and other retail establishments across the US and in New York City.

Results:

Terms and annotated resources are divided into three sections: food environment constructs, classification and measures, and errors and strategies to reduce errors. Two examples of methods and challenges encountered while measuring the food environment in the context of a US health department are provided. Researchers and practice professionals are directed to the Food Environment Electronic Database Directory (https://www.foodenvironmentdirectory.com/) to compare available data sources for food environment measurement, focused on the US; this resource incorporates annual updates informed by user input and literature reviews.

Discussion:

Measuring the food environment is complex. This guide serves as a starting point for understanding some of the public health options and challenges for neighborhood food environment measurement.

Conclusion:

Food environment measures and data sources vary in suitability depending on research and practice objectives. Reducing barriers to navigating existing literature can catalyze new insights and facilitate theoretically-grounded food environment measurement.

Classifications:

Built Environment, Food Environment
Application of Geographic Information Systems in the Study of COVID-19 in Morocco
Authors: Haisoufi Driss , Bouaiti El arbi
Published: November 2023

Introduction:

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first identified as a respiratory disease that originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020. Morocco reported its first coronavirus case on 2 March 2020. During the week of 9-15 March 2020, Morocco took steps to limit the spread of the epidemic. This article describes the use of spatial data applications in epidemiological research in Morocco, specifically its response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Methods:

To conduct this study, we relied on the use and analysis of data provided by the Moroccan Ministry of Health for the study period from May to July 2021, as well as the geographical and administrative map of the Kingdom of Morocco. Spatial analysis of COVID-19 was performed using ArcGIS 10.8 and QGIS, a geographic information processing software. Health data for the 12 regions of the Moroccan territory were presented in the number of COVID-19 cases as a discrete quantitative variable and over time as a continuous time variable.

Results:

According to a map created using GIS, the concentration of COVID-19 cases appeared to be highest in the Casablanca Settat region. Depending on the number of documented COVID-19 cases, regions were ranked as follows: Casablanca-Settat> Rabat-Sale-Kenitra> Marrakech-Safi > Fes-Meknes > Tangier-Tetouan-Alhouceima>Oriental>Souss-Massa > Béni Mellal-Khenifra> Draa-Tafilalet> Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra >Guelmim-Oued Noun > Dakhla-Oued Eddahab. The increase in cases in major cities was due to several factors, including demographic, social and environmental factors. This demonstrated the need to consider demographic contributions to environmental health. Demographic factors helped us understand the health of our environment empirically. Geography improved health decision-making and accountability. Incorporating the geographic context of the spread of COVID-19 helped decision-makers understand the impact of location on strategies and goals to combat this pandemic.

Conclusion:

This study identified areas with high and low COVID-19 clusters and hotspots. The produced maps can serve as an excellent management tool to control and effectively eliminate the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to investments in epidemiological surveillance programs.
Long COVID Symptoms in the ENT: Coordinating Community and Hospital Services in the United Kingdom
Authors: Kalidindi Sadhana
Published: November 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on the entire world, and the WHO has described it as the worst global health emergency it has ever faced. A highly significant positive development was the relatively quick creation of safe and effective vaccines, but persistent problems like the appearance of variants that are highly contagious have complicated the plans for ending the pandemic. It is now a widely acknowledged fact that a sizable number of people who are infected will suffer for a long time from a complicated and potentially crippling chronic sickness, the so-called “Long COVID”. A significant portion of COVID-19 patients who experience ENT symptoms do not entirely recover from these symptoms. This article will discuss the ENT manifestations of COVID-19 along with their prevalence, pathogenesis, natural course, persistence in some individuals, and contribution to Long COVID-19. Also, it will go over broad guidelines and principles for treating patients with Long COVID as a whole, followed by a more detailed discussion of how ENT services in the UK could be set up in a way that is safe, efficient, and ensures that the workforce is utilised as effectively as possible.
El empoderamiento comunitario en comunidades de trabajadoras sexuales de Latinoamérica: una revisión sistemática
Authors: Vargas Rodríguez Diana Milena , Martínez Santis Tatiana
Published: November 2023

Introduction: The research was intended to conduct an analysis of the notion of community empowerment and how it is used in sex worker collectives, was conducted through an exploration of academic publications from Latin American nations over the last decade. Objective: To critically analyze the notion of community empowerment and its relevance to sex worker collectivities by exploring studies conducted in Latin America (Latam) over the last decade. Methodology: For the study, a systematic review of the available literature was developed through a Research Analysis Matrix (RAI) to examine the notion of community empowerment and its relationship with sex workers in Latam, in coherence with a conceptual theoretical framework that has Community Psychology and gender studies as its central axis, the applicability of community empowerment resulting from the intersectionality of sex workers in Latin American contexts is discussed. Conclusion: Sex work was understood as a concept of resignification, which has given rise to vindicating visions translated into an exercise of female empowerment by allowing them access to resources that can help their transformation at the individual, community and social levels.
An Overview of Renal Cell Carcinoma Hallmarks, Drug Resistance, and Adjuvant Therapies
Authors: DA SILVA PRADE JOSIELE , DE SOUZA RUAN SOARES , DA SILVA D’ΑVILA CAMILA MEDIANEIRA , DA SILVA THAYLINE CORREIA , LIVINALLI ISADORA CASSEL , ZANINI BERTONCELLI ANA CLARA , KRAPF SACCOL FERNANDA , DE OLIVEIRA MENDES TALLYS , GINDRI WENNING LARISSA , DA ROSA SALLES THEODORO , BOHN RHODEN CRISTIANO RODRIGO , CADONA FRANCINE CARLA
Published: November 2023

Renal neoplasms are highlighted as one of the 10 most common types of cancer. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of renal cancer, considered the seventh most common type of cancer in the Western world. The most frequently altered genes described as altered are VHL, PBRM1, SETD2, KDM5C, PTEN, BAP1, mTOR, TP53, TCEB1 (ELOC), SMARCA4, ARID1A, and PIK3CA. RCC therapies can be classified in three groups: monoclonal antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and mTOR inhibitors. Besides, there are targeted agents to treat RCC. However, frequently patients present side effects and resistance. Even though many multidrug resistance mechanisms already have been reported to RCC, studies focused on revealing new biomarkers as well as more effective antitumor therapies with no or low side effects are very important. Some studies reported that natural products, such as honey, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), curcumin, resveratrol, and englerin A showed antitumor activity against RCC. Moreover, nanoscience is another strategy to improve RCC treatment and reduce the side effects due to the improvement in pharmacokinetics and reduction of toxicities of chemotherapies. Taking this into account, we conducted a systemic review of recent research findings on RCC hallmarks, drug resistance, and adjuvant therapies. In conclusion, a range of studies reported that RCC is characterized by high incidence and increased mortality rates because of the development of resistance to standard therapies. Given the importance of improving RCC treatment and reducing adverse effects, nanoscience and natural products can be included in therapeutic strategies.
Identification of Myths and Misinformation About Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder on Social Media: Infodemiology Study
Authors: ElSherief Mai , Sumner Steven , Krishnasamy Vikram , Jones Christopher , Law Royal , Kacha-Ochana Akadia , Schieber Lyna , De Choudhury Munmun
Published: November 2023

Background

Health misinformation and myths about treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) are present on social media and contribute to challenges in preventing drug overdose deaths. However, no systematic, quantitative methodology exists to identify what types of misinformation are being shared and discussed.

Objective

We developed a multistage analytic pipeline to assess social media posts from Twitter (subsequently rebranded as X), YouTube, Reddit, and Drugs-Forum for the presence of health misinformation about treatment for OUD.

Methods

Our approach first used document embeddings to identify potential new statements of misinformation from known myths. These statements were grouped into themes using hierarchical agglomerative clustering, and public health experts then reviewed the results for misinformation.

Results

We collected a total of 19,953,599 posts discussing opioid-related content across the aforementioned platforms. Our multistage analytic pipeline identified 7 main clusters or discussion themes. Among a high-yield data set of posts (n=303) for further public health expert review, these included discussion about potential treatments for OUD (90/303, 29.8%), the nature of addiction (68/303, 22.5%), pharmacologic properties of substances (52/303, 16.9%), injection drug use (36/303, 11.9%), pain and opioids (28/303, 9.3%), physical dependence of medications (22/303, 7.2%), and tramadol use (7/303, 2.3%). A public health expert review of the content within each cluster identified the presence of misinformation and myths beyond those used as seed myths to initialize the algorithm.

Conclusions

Identifying and addressing misinformation through appropriate communication strategies could be an increasingly important component of preventing overdose deaths. To further this goal, we developed and tested an approach to aid in the identification of myths and misinformation about OUD from large-scale social media content.
Critical Application of Psychoanalytical Theory on the Children Literature ‘Rapunzel’
Authors: Jamal Iqra , Zahid Fakiha , Lodhi Muhammad Arfan
Published: November 2023

The study has discussed the key ideas of Freud’s theory of dream work and psychoanalysis on the fairy tale Rapunzel written by Grimm brothers. The character of husband, wife and witch shows the Freud’s theory of id, ego and super-ego. Rapunzel reflects the psychosexual development theory of Freud, as Rapunzel is a girl who spend her life in a tower, which has no door, and windows in it. She does not touch ground or green grass in her lifetime. She lacks relationships all her life. When she met a prince, she was terrified at first because she never met any human in her life except her mother, but she drawn towards him because of her basic needs. The careful examination of the linguistic and visual text of the data indicates that Rapunzel is perfect example of the Freud’s psychosexual development in all his theoretical concepts. The investigative framework adopted for this study was case based exploratory research in which data was collected analysed and interpreted qualitatively. The sampling strategy drawn for this study was typical and critical case sampling technique.
PRODUCTION OF POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST INDIAN CATTLE TICK RHIPICEPHALUS MICROPLUS SALIVA TOXINS AND ITS EFFICACY IN REVERSAL OF TOXIC EFFECTS IN ALBINO MICE
Authors: YADAV NIDHI , UPADHYAY RAVI KANT
Published: November 2023

Objective: This study focuses on the generation of polyclonal antibodies against tick saliva toxins and its use to reverse the toxic effects in albino mice.
Methods: Polyclonal antibodies were generated by immunizing albino mice were immunized with saliva toxins mixed with incomplete Freund’s adjuvant. Experimental mice were treated with antiserum (polyclonal antibodies) and pre-incubated with tick saliva toxins in five different groups for observation of reversal of toxic effects, i.e. levels of bio-molecules and enzymes. For detection of polyclonal antibodies in the antiserum immune double diffusion (IDD) test of Ouchterlony was followed.
Results: By employing a step-by-step octanoic acid and ammonium sulphate precipitation process, IgG antibodies were separated from antiserum. A crescent band and precipitation band was obtained due to the interaction of antigen and antibodies in wet agarose gels (1%). When these antibodies were injected in albino mice, these have been successfully reversed the levels of acid phosphatase (ACP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT), glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) and acetylcholinesterase (AchE). Alkaline phosphate levels in the serum of albino mice injected with polyclonal antibodies were found to be 122.64%, 107.849%, and 104.71%, respectively. Glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) has been reversed in mice treated with polyclonal antibodies up to 94.59%, 86.48% and 78.37% in the serum, while it was found to be 116.21% at 40% of 24-h LD50 dose in comparison to control respectively.
Similarly, level of lactic dehydrogenase was restored and found i.e. 104.55%, 103.82%, and 102.20% in the serum of albino mice. Respectively, in comparison to control, while mice injected with 40% of 24-h LD50 of the purified saliva toxins demonstrated 117.20% of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) level in comparison to control.
Conclusion: Polyclonal antibodies administered for serotherapy reversed the toxic effects and all biochemical parameters become normal after 6 h of treatment in albino mice in comparison to control.
Relationship between resilience, self-efficacy, and clinical practice stress in nursing students
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Choi Young-hee
Published: November 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study was conducted to determine the degree of resilience, self-efficacy, and clinical practice stress in nursing students, and to identify the relationship between them.
Methods The subjects of the study were 3rd and 4th year nursing students in D City, After explained the purpose and method of the study, and then collected data from the subjects who agreed to the study, and finally analyzed the data of 201 people. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients analysis using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 statistical program.
Results Out of 5 points, resilience was 3.60 points, self-efficacy was 3.75 points, and clinical practice stress was 3.05 points. Resilience and self-efficacy according to the general characteristics of nursing students were sig-nificantly different in grade, religion, health status, and satisfaction with nursing majors, and clinical practice stress was different in age, grade, religion, and health status. The correlation between them was positive for resilience and self-efficacy (r=.826, p=.000), negative for resilience and clinical practice (r=-458, p=.000), and negative for self-efficacy and clinical practice stress (r=-414, p=.000).
Conclusions The resilience and self-efficacy of nursing students were above normal, and the clinical practice stress was moderate, and a significant correlation was found between resilience, self-efficacy, and clinical prac-tice stress, and it was confirmed that the higher the resilience and self-efficacy, the lower the clinical practice stress of nursing students. Therefore, in order to reduce clinical practice stress, the department needs to develop and apply curricula and comparative programs that improve the resilience and self-efficacy of nursing students.
A Case Study on the Integration of ‘Curriculum-Class-Evaluation-Recording’ in High school Art Education Using EduTech
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Jang Yujeong , Hyun EunRyung
Published: November 2023

Objectives This study aims to figure out possibility of applying EduTech in high school art classes. To find out the applicability, this study developed high school art classes with the purpose of integrating ‘curriculum-class-eval-uation-recording’, and examined the effectiveness by applying those classes in the school.
Methods To achieve the objectives, based on achievement standards of high school art in 2015 revised curricu-lum, a “digital collage” class that can actively utilize EduTech was developed as a content element. The effective-ness was verified from art teachers who applied EduTech classes for second-year students of girls' high schools in Chungbuk. The data collected for analysis include participatory observation of classroom, digital performance records of students and teachers, and evaluation records from students record. After that, in-depth interviews with teachers and students were conducted to derive more detailed results.
Results Art classes using EduTech made it possible for students to access data search and organization easily physically. Students participated in the classes challengingly and actively while organizing art activities on their own using accessible digital technology. Moreover, teachers were able to effectively manage the entire course through EduTech's digital platform, helping to achieve the integration of “curriculum-class-evaluation-recording.”
Conclusions EduTech could provide a unique experience by giving an opportunity to effectively reveal educational goals for high school art classes and establishing novel communication relationships. Also, students were able to continuously record their own learning so students could provide the main resources for their student record. This role of EduTech helped student record become student-centered so that the student record could become more qualitatively substantial. Although this study unable to use high-level EduTech considering the environment and budget, it is meaningful to imply ideas on how the use of EduTech can be carried out in the school throughout art classes.
An effect of a sustainable urban regeneration program through Minecraft on the creative personality of elementary school students
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kim Yeonjung , Go Ingyou , Choi Jiyeon
Published: November 2023

Objectives In this study, the effects of sustainable urban regeneration programs on creative propensity were ana-lyzed through Minecraft education activities suitable for elementary school students.
Methods To this end, a sustainable urban regeneration program applied with Minecraft education activities was put in, and creative personality was measured for 84 5th and 6th graders in elementary school and 1st grade in middle school, and the results were analyzed through pre-post response sample t-verification.
Results In this study, the following results were obtained. First, we developed a sustainable urban regeneration program using Minecraft education using the procedures of the ADDIE model. Second, the 5th and 6th grades of elementary school and the 1st grade of junior high school were taught a sustainable urban regeneration program through Minecraft. Third, through a sustainable urban regeneration program using Minecraft Education, students showed improvements in curiosity, task obsession, independence, risk-taking, and aesthetics among the stu-dents' creative orientation subdomains.
Conclusions By using a sustainable urban regeneration program through Minecraft, it was effective for the sub-elements of creative tendencies, such as curiosity, task obsession, and aesthetics.
A Phenomenological Study on Engagement Experiences within the Innovation University-Gwangju and Jeonnam Collaborative Program: A Focus on the Eco-Friendly Smart Ship Convergence Major
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kwak Yeon Kyeong , Lee Sea Yoon
Published: November 2023

Objectives This study explores the efficacy of leaner-centered education, spotlighting the lived experiences of participants enrolled in the “Eco-Friendly Smart Ship Convergence Major” offered under the Innovation University- Gwangju and Jeonnam Collaborative Program. The objective is to provide insights for the enhancement and tra-jectory of convergence education in the future.
Methods Employing Giogri’s phenomenological method, the research seeks to understand the core essence of participants’ experiences and to unearth their inherent meanings. By using this method, the study facilitates a shift from a researcher’s perspective to that of the participants, offering a holistic understanding of their experi-ences within the convergence major. Data collection involved semi-structured, in-depth interview with nine par-ticipants who had undertaken this interdisciplinary major.
Results The interview revealed participants’ experiences categorized into three primary themes: ‘Experiential Characteristics of Participation within the Eco-Friendly Smart Ship Convergence Major’, ‘Unique Elements of Classes within the Eco-Friendly Smart Ship Convergence Major,’ and ‘Insights Derived from Engagement in the Eco-Friendly Smart Ship Convergence Major.’ The central founding was that the program significantly contributed to individual growth through diverse experiences.
Conclusions To achieve educational objectives, it’s imperative to present students with a comprehensive spec-trum of opportunities. Beyond the core curriculum, this encompass overseas programs, internships, and various educational initiatives that assist in career exploration. This research emphasizes the potential and significance of such collaborative convergence programs, suggesting they could represent an innovative blueprint for future edu-cational collaborations, as experienced from a learner’s perspective.
Effects of University Students’ Self-Leadership, Resilience, and Critical Thinking Disposition on Their Adjustment to College
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Won Juyeon , Seong Guiboke
Published: November 2023

Objectives This study investigated university students’ self-leadership, resilience, critical thinking disposition, adjustment to college, correlations among them, and the effects of their self-leadership, resilience, and critical thinking disposition on adjustment to college.
Methods The research was conducted with 221 undergraduate students attending a 4-year university in Korea. The participating students’ levels of self-leadership, resilience, critical thinking disposition, and adjustment to college were assessed. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 to conduct descriptive statistics for all variables, correlation analysis among them and among their sub-components, and step-wise multiple regression analysis to examine the influence on the dependent variable.
Results First, the results of the descriptive statistical analysis revealed that among self-leadership, resilience, critical thinking disposition, and adjustment to college, the students’ resilience level was the highest. Second, the highest significant positive correlations were found between the students' resilience and critical thinking dis-position, as well as between self-leadership and resilience. Third, resilience emerged as the most influential vari-able on the students’ adjustment to college, and among the sub-components, a sense of control and positivity were found to have significant impacts.
Conclusions Based on the research findings, it is suggested that to enhance university students' adjustment to college, universities should implement measures at the institutional level to increase students' resilience with par-ticular attention to enhance the ability to control their actions and think positively.
Exploring the possibility of improving the quality of mathematics test items according to introducing the computer based assessment of educational achievement
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee Gi Don
Published: November 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study is to reveal that the newly introduced computer based assessment of educa-tional achievement in 2022 can produce mathematics test items to improve the quality of the mathematics pa-per-and-pencil test items in the current educational field and discusses the resulting educational implications.
Methods To this end, we collected paper-and-pencil test items from the current mathematics educational field. Among them, we chose examples of items with limited quality because they could not use item types of the com-puter based assessment of educational achievement and converted them using item types of the computer based assessment of educational achievement that could be implemented. After that, we compared the chosen exam-ples with the converted items.
Results As a result, it was confirmed at the item level that mathematics test items that can be implemented in the computer based assessment of educational achievement can improve the quality of existing paper-and-pen-cil test items in several specific aspects, such as increasing validity and reducing guesswork.
Conclusions Based on the results, we discussed the need to participate in the ‘Customized Assessment of Educational Achievement’ and the long-term advantages of converting school mathematics paper-and-pencil tests to computer based tests in terms of actual educational situations.
A study on emotional goal-setting in imaginative expression through art activities: Focusing on elementary school students’ expressions of imaginary companions
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee Shi-Eun
Published: November 2023

Objectives The purposes of this study were to reveal elementary school students' emotional goal-setting through imaginative expression in art activities and to discuss the educational implications of emotional goal-setting in el-ementary art.
Methods A total of 103 elementary school students (53 males, 50 females) participated in this study, comprising 48 students (46.6%) from the 2nd grade and 55 students (53.4%) from the 6th grade. The research data consisted of drawings and questionnaires in which elementary school students expressed their imaginary companions. The analysis method used was content analysis based on the emotional goal analysis criteria in imaginary expressions through art activities established for this study. T-test and cross-analysis were also performed to determine dif-ferences by grade.
Results Four emotional goal settings were revealed in elementary school students' expressions of imaginary companions through art activities: emotion maintenance, emotion repair, self-protection, and free fantasy. Elementary school students mainly set emotion maintenance and emotion repair as emotional goals in their imag-inary expressions and rarely set self-protection and free fantasy. In expressing imaginary companions, 2nd grad-ers focused on emotion maintenance as an emotional goal, while 6th graders emphasized emotion repair in addi-tion to emotion maintenance.
Conclusions This study contributes to identify emotional goal-settings by elementary school students in imagi-native expressions through art activities and suggests that emotional goal-setting in imaginative expressions has educational effects such as visualization of emotion, emotional understanding, and emotional regulation.
Exploration of Flourishing Experiences of Graduate Students through BK21 Project Participation: Focusing on Seligman’s PERMA Theory
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Ju Hyun Jung , Hong Seung Hyun , Jeong Yu Seon
Published: November 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study is to explore the flourishing experience of graduate students who partici-pated in the BK21 project. In the process of participating in the BK21 project, it is to understand what kind of expe-rience graduate students experience flourishing and to explore the contents of the flourishing experience in detail.
Methods In order to achieve this research purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with six participating graduate students belonging to a single BK21 project at C university located in A metropolitan city. For data analy-sis, the phenomenological analysis method of Giorgi (1997) was used, and Seligman's PERMA theory was analyzed.
Results As for the main research results, the contents of the flourishing experience were derived in three major areas (learning activities, educational environment, and community activities). First, graduate students experi-enced positive emotions of pleasure in the process of learning and flourishing when they achieved academic achievement. Second, graduate students experienced flourishing while continuously immersing themselves in an educational environment where they could discover their own purpose. Third, graduate students experienced flourishing while discovering the meaning of a happy life in the process of belonging to a community, forming close human relationships, and practicing sharing.
Conclusions These research results are significant in understanding the contents of experiences that can move the emotional, psychological, cognitive, and social roots of learners, who are the subject of education, and provid-ing basic data for true flourishing university education.
Effect of Mother's Interactive Behavior on Infant Interactive Behavior and Language Development
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Jo Imsook , Park Seonhye
Published: November 2023

Objectives This study examined the relationship between infants' language development, infants' interactive be-haviors, and mothers' interactive behaviors, and analyzed the effects of mothers' interactive behaviors on infants' interactive behaviors and infants' expressive and receptive language development.
Methods To this end, a survey was conducted among the mothers of 170 infants under the age of 48 months who were enrolled in a daycare center in Gyeonggi-do. The collected data were calculated using the SPSS Statistics 21 program to calculate frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis and tolerance be-tween items. Pearson's right rate correlation analysis was performed to analyze the correlation between each vari-able, and hierarchical regression analysis was performed to analyze the effect between each variable.
Results First, as a result of analyzing the correlation between infants' language development and infants' and mothers' interactive behaviors, infants' interactive behaviors were both statically correlated with their mothers' in-teractive behaviors, and infants' language development was statically correlated with both infants' interactive be-haviors and mothers' interactive behaviors. Second, the mother's interactive behavior has been shown to have a static effect on the infant's interactive behavior. Among the sub-factors of mothers' interactive behaviors, re-activity was found to have a static effect on infants' initiative, intentional, and emotional interactions. Efficiency was found to have a static effect on infants' social interactions, and non-directiveness had a static effect on in-fants' social and emotional interactions. Third, it was confirmed that the mother's interactive behavior had a static effect on the development of expressive language and receptive language of infants.
Conclusions First, in order to compensate for the limitations of the parent-reported evaluation method of this study, we propose a method of comparative study of parent-reported evaluation and expert direct evaluation. Second, it is necessary to analyze the influence between the sub-factors of each variable and look specifically at the relationship between each factor. Third, among the parental characteristics that affect infants' language devel-opment, there is also a need to conduct research on father-related variables and family environment variables. Fourth, in future research, it will be necessary to analyze the effect of mother's interaction behavior on the detailed developmental areas of infants and provide basic data that can promote infant development.
Right to education from a civic education perspective: From an object of teaching rights protection to a subject of educational expertise
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Jeon Yungyeong
Published: November 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study is to discuss the legal nature of teaching rights based on educational ex-pertise and to discuss ways to restore teaching rights from a civic education perspective.
Methods For this purpose, reviewed the legislative status of education-related laws to protect teaching rights and analyzed their limitations. Regarding its limitations, the question was raised, ‘Is teaching authority an object of protection?’ In addition, teaching authority was reviewed from the perspective of educational expertise.
Results As a result, the recent legislation to protect teaching rights was seen as a passive legislation that strengthens the responsibilities and obligations of students and parents, rather than a legislative measure to strengthen the legal status or authority of teachers.
Conclusions Accordingly, from the perspective of civic education, this article strengthens the authority and au-thority of teachers from objects of protection to subjects of educational expertise, and emphasizes the establish-ment of a democratic and human rights-friendly school culture.
DMAIC in improving patient care processes: evaluation based on a systematic review from the perspective of Lean Six Sigma in healthcare
Authors: Diniz Mansur dos Reis Milena Estanislau , De Abreu Melissa Felix , Campos Cauê Ramos , De Souza Flavia Silva
Published: November 2023

DMAIC is a Six Sigma methodological framework that has attracted the attention of researchers in the field of health (REIS et al., 2021). It is noticed that DMAIC has been used in several processes in health services, such as dispensing medication, hospital discharge and patient admission. Lean Six Sigma, based on the association of DMAIC with lean, brought important and valuable results in the context of health care, such as reducing the length of stay (LOS) in services, increasing patient satisfaction and reducing employee satisfaction. This study aims to evaluate how Lean Six Sigma/DMAIC has been implemented in the health area and its impacts on patient health care processes.
Artificial Intelligence: An Overview of Dental Applications
Authors: Agrawal Gagan , Panchbhai Dr.Aarati , Reche Dr. Amit , Deshmukh Radha , Borkar Vaidehi
Published: November 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a promising modality and could be anticipated to shape the future of dental health caredelivery. Artificial intelligence is the solution that assists doctors rather than replaces them, and hence is more likely to be accepted byhealthcare professionals. Artificial Intelligence has several clinical applications and has encompassed almost all the specialties of the dentalfield. Common dental diseases such as dental caries, pulpal pathologies, bone loss, cysts, salivary gland disease, lymph node metastasis, etc.,are easily diagnosed and well treated with the help of AI and robotics. AI and Machine learning has made an excellent and impactful way ofchanging dentistry. In dentistry, AI helps predict the future of disease, that is, prognosis and treatment planning. Additionally, it will opennew avenues in research and development. Since the last few centuries, AI has shown significant growth and progress in digital technology.The applications of AI have been tremendously increased in terms of data sciences, robotic field machine intelligence and deep learning,and computer sciences. Now a day's, expert human minds get replaced by computer data, or the mind gets filled with robotic fields. Whentalking in the field of medicine and dentistry has various numbers of applications that improve the outcomes of the patient. In dentistry, AIhas played a major role in diagnosis, identifying abnormal and normal structures, and resulting in the best treatment output. This reviewgives light on the importance of the robotic field in dentistry. This review covers a combination of all aspects of artificial intelligence indentistry that should have been included in some articles. Most of the review studies focus on intelligence networks and the applications ofartificial intelligence in dentistry. The article concludes that the implementation of sources of artificial intelligence in dentistry as well as inmedical sciences with more precise results and minimum amount of error.
EDUCAÇÃO JURÍDICA NO CONTEXTO DA FORMAÇÃO INTEGRADA DE JOVENS E ADULTOS DIANTE DA PRECARIZAÇÃO DE DIREITOS TRABALHISTAS
Authors: De Oliveira Élida Cristina , Andrade da Costa Marcos Antônio , Azevedo de Brito Wanderley
Published: November 2023

O ordenamento jurídico brasileiro assegura direitos que buscam proteger os trabalhadores em face da situação de subordinação que esses sujeitos se encontram perante o empregador. Os direitos trabalhistas são frutos de uma luta intensa da classe trabalhadora contra as mazelas e péssimas condições de trabalho. Entretanto, a história recente mostra uma paulatina mitigação desses direitos decorrente da reestruturação produtiva, da globalização dos mercados consumidores e do avanço da informática e da comunicação. Nesse contexto, este artigo visa analisar como a educação jurídica, especificamente o conhecimento jurídico-trabalhista, pode contribuir para a formação integrada dos sujeitos trabalhadores diante do processo de precarização de direitos trabalhistas. Trata-se de um estudo de cunho teórico que busca articular os impactos da reestruturação produtiva do capital com o esvaziamento dos direitos trabalhistas, apresentando a educação jurídica como ferramenta contra hegemônica. Para tanto, fundamenta-se nos estudos de Antunes e Frigotto para compreender a reestruturação produtiva, nas análises de Rotondano, Siqueira, Silva e Leonardo para perceber a importância da educação jurídica e nas reflexões de Ramos, Moura, Ciavatta e Saviani para conceber novas possibilidades para uma formação integrada no âmbito da educação de jovens e adultos. Diante da conexão entre os temas, constata-se que a educação jurídica, ao desvelar para os trabalhadores a existência da disputa entre capital e trabalho presente no sistema capitalista, colabora com o desenvolvimento integral do indivíduo e com a transformação social desejada.
Palavras-chave: educação jurídica; direitos trabalhistas; educação de jovens e adultos; formação integrada; precarização do trabalho.
O PROJETO DA REDUCA PARA AS POLÍTICAS DE FORMAÇÃO INICIAL NA AGENDA DO CAPITAL NA AMÉRICA LATINA
Authors: Cavadas Herdade Lívia Vitória , Santana dos Santos Vanessa
Published: November 2023

Este artigo analisou as políticas de formação inicial expressas na agenda do capital para a América Latina no projeto da Rede Latino-americana de Organizações da Sociedade Civil pela Educação (Reduca), entre os anos de 2018 a 2021. Fundamentou-se na perspectiva de Estado Ampliado (GRAMSCI, 2007) e como instrumento de pesquisa baseou-se na análise documental para apreensão do papel da rede na execução do projeto hegemônico. Constatou-se que a agenda do capital para a formação inicial está subsidiada em modelar o comportamento com objetivo da conformação e da desintelectualização dos docentes (SHIROMA, 2003b).
Palavras-chave: Reduca; Formação inicial; Políticas de formação docente; Mundialização da educação; Organismos internacionais.
Palavras-chave: Reduca; Formação inicial; Políticas de formação docente; Mundialização da educação; Organismos internacionais.
Association Between Antidiabetic Pattern with Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Patients at Buleleng Hospital
Authors: Ratnasari Pande Made Desy , Ardeliani I Gusti Ayu Indira , Yuliawati Agustina Nila , Kurnianta Putu Dian Marani
Published: November 2023

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease which requires long-term therapy. Medication adherence plays an important role for therapeutic success in patients with T2DM. Antidiabetic usage pattern might involve with some problems related to medication adherence. Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between antidiabetic usage pattern with medication adherence. Material and Methods: This observational study was conducted cross-sectionally involving 90 participants of T2DM  outpatient at Private Hospital in Buleleng Bali during July-September 2020. Patients were included if aged ≥18 years, received the same antidiabetic for three months before the study, signed informed consent, and provided with complete medical record data. Patients were excluded if appeared to be unwell, pregnant or breastfeeding. Demographic data and antidiabetic usage patterns were collected retrospectively based on the patient's medical records. Probabilistic Medication Adherence Scale (ProMAS) questionnaire was used to assess medication adherence. Data were analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: The results showed that 55.6% patients were male, aged 46-65 years (61.1%), education predominantly by elementary school (37.8%), had suffered from DM for 5-10 years (46.7%), with comorbidities (50%), and without complications (77.8%). The antidiabetic usage pattern was dominated by a combination of two antidiabetics (53.3%). Most patients (42.2%) showed moderate-high medication adherence. There was no statistically significant association between antidiabetic usage pattern and medication adherence (p=0.275). Conclusions: A higher rate of medication adherence was found in patients taking combination of two antidiabetics compared to combination of three or four antidiabetics.
Standardization of Ethanol Extract of Dioscorea alata L. Variety of Paoateno from Banggai Islands District, Central Sulawesi
Authors: Ismail Ihwan , Khumaidi Akhmad , Putri Ayu Dinawati , Primadia Rizki , Syamsidi Armini , Khaerati Khildah
Published: November 2023

Background: Standardizing herbal medicines is crucial for assessing their quality and effectiveness. Objectives: This study aims to determine non-specific and specific standardization parameters for medicinal plants. Non-specific parameters include drying shrinkage, water content, total ash content, acid insoluble ash content, total bacteria, total mold, and metal limits (Pb, Hg, and Cd). Specific parameters involve organoleptic examination, identification of chemical content in extracts, dissolved compounds in specific solvents, total flavonoid content, and qualitative testing of anthocyanin content in the extract. Materials and Methods: An experimental laboratory approach was employed to extract Dioscorea alata L using 96% ethanol, which was later concentrated through a rotary evaporator to obtain a viscous extract. Specific and non-specific parameters were determined using standardized techniques. Results: The extract yielded 3.32% of the initial substance. Drying shrinkage was 19.7769±1.2682%, and specific gravity was 0.6192±0.1476 gram/ml for 5% m/v and 0.5101±3.9591 gram/ml for 10% m/v. Ash content was 0.6793%, with acid insoluble ash content at 0.1895%. Heavy metal contamination for Hg was 0.47 ppm, but undetected for Pb & Cd). The total plate number was 27 x 103 colonies/g, and negative Escherichia coli contamination. The mold count was 39 x 101 colonies/g. Additional specific parameters included the organoleptic properties of the viscous extract (purple color, characteristic odor, and sweet taste), water-soluble compound content (15.63%), ethanol-soluble compound content (14.73%), and a flavonoid content of 76.669 mg EQ/100 mg. Conclusions: The ethanol extract of Dioscorea alata complies with the standard requirements established by the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency. It presents as a viscous extract with a distinct odor, purple-black color, and sweet taste. The extract contains alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, steroids, and phenolic compounds, with a total flavonoid content of 76.669 mg. Furthermore, it tested positive for anthocyanins.
El río como sujeto de derechos
Authors: Salmen Espindola Haruf , Rozzi Ricardo , Gomes Mifarreg Iesmy Elisa , González Morales Valentina , Coelho Rocha Lissandra Lopes , Martins Guimarães Diego Jeangregório
Published: November 2023

El diálogo entre el derecho y la historia ambiental es la base de este artículo que se propone identificar cómo se dio el “proceso” de reconocimiento del río Atrato en Colombia, como sujeto de derechos, para luego verificar las implicaciones jurídicas en Brasil, teniendo como punto de referencia el desastre minero que contaminó el cauce del río Doce, al 5 de noviembre de 2015. El punto de partida fue un análisis documental de la Sentencia T-622/16 de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia. El escenario de las violaciones de los ríos Atrato y Doce tiene algunas similitudes, ya que ambos vienen sufriendo los efectos negativos de la minería industrial a gran escala. El escenario legal de Brasil y Colombia tiene similitudes, con sistemas constitucionales rígidos, con normas para la protección de un medio ambiente ecológicamente equilibrado. Además, ambos Estados han ratificado varios tratados internacionales sobre medio ambiente y comunidades tradicionales. Nuestra pregunta central es verificar si la decisión de reconocer al río Atrato como sujeto de derechos podría aplicarse al río Doce.
Corrigendum “Prescription patterns of diclofenac in patients with cardiovascular diseases or at high risk for cardiovascular diseases at primary health care level in Montenegro: Retrospective, national, drug utilization study”
Authors: Editorial E
Published: November 2023

In the original article titled ?Prescription patterns of diclofenac in
patients with cardiovascular diseases or at high risk for cardiovascular
diseases at primary health care level in Montenegro: retrospective,
national, drug utilization study? published in the September 2023 issue of
the Vojnosanitetski Pregled 1, the heading for the third, right-hand column
of data in Table 1 should have been given as ?Patients with CVD/risk for CVD
on diclofenac therapy, n (%)? instead of ?Patients with CVD on diclofenac
therapy, n (%)?. 1. Stankovic M, Turkovic N, Dobric S, Rancic N.
Prescription patterns of diclofenac in patients with cardiovascular diseases
or at high risk for cardiovascular diseases at primary health care level in
Montenegro: retrospective, national, drug utilization study. Vojnosanit
Pregl 2023; 80(9): 778-88. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP221229021S)

 Link to the corrected article 10.2298/VSP221229021S