bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Behavioral Biases and the Rationality in Stock Market Investments; Evidence from Sri Lanka
Authors: Lasantha S. A. R. , Kumara W. M. S. W.
Published: January 2022

Prospect theory and its evolution, the behavioural finance, suggests that investment decisions could deviate from rationality. This study aims to investigate behavioural biases that influence the investment decisions of stock market investors in Sri Lanka. We have collected the primary data from 250 active investors of the Colombo Stock Exchange. We have used the Structural Equation Modelling technique to test our hypotheses. We find that overconfidence bias and herding bias significantly influence the investment decisions of stock market investors in Sri Lanka. Moreover, familiarity bias, availability bias, confirmation bias, and disposition bias are found to be significant at 10%. We find no evidence to support the influence of representative bias and loss aversion bias. Our study has important implications for investors and regulators. Investors in the stock market should be aware of the possible behavioural biases that may hinder their investment decisions. Further, the regulators should closely monitor the stock market movements to minimize market manipulations initiated by a few who capitalize on the investment biases such as herding and overconfidence for their personal advantage.
Safety assessment of traditional Plaisentif cheese
Authors: Pattono Daniele , Dalmasso Alessandra , Peiretti Pier Giorgio , Gai Francesco , Bottero Maria Teresa
Published: January 2022

Traditional foods are gaining more and more market due to consumers’ increasing willingness to buy products linked to national cultures: among these products, cheese plays an important role. Plaisentif is a traditional Piedmont cheese, only made during violets blooming season. The aim of this work is to evaluate the safety of this cheese, taking into account the EU Regulations. Microbiological hazards as well chemical, biogenic amines and mycotoxins, analysis were investigated. Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes were never detected in cheeses after ripening. Biogenic amines were present in very low quantities. Ochratoxin A was never detected and patulin was detected in over one cheese during the two years of sampling. This is the first attempt to characterize traditional Plaisentif cheese from a safety point of view. All the information acquired can be held as a necessary basis for reinforcing the culture of traditional products, for economic opportunities in mountainous regions and for safeguarding traditions and cultural identities.
Clinical Evaluation of the Modified Faine Criteria in Patients Admitted with Suspected Leptospirosis to the Territorial Hospital, New Caledonia, 2018 to 2019
Authors: Guibreteau Hélène , Tarantola Arnaud , Goarant Cyrille , Gervolino Shirley , Gourinat Ann-Claire , Colot Julien , Cazorla Cécile , Klement-Frutos Elise
Published: January 2022

Leptospirosis is endemic in New Caledonia. Clinical diagnosis is often difficult and its evolution can be fatal. Leptospirosis requires specific management before biological confirmation. Modified Faine criteria (Faine Score) have been suggested to diagnose leptospirosis on epidemiological (parts A and B) and biological (part C) criteria. The main objective of our study was to assess the relevance of the epidemiological–clinical modified Faine score, parts A and B (MF A + B), in patients with suspected leptospirosis in New Caledonia. A monocentric case–control study was conducted in suspect patients for whom a Leptospira polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was done within the first 7 days of signs onset at the tertiary hospital from January 2018 to January 2019. Cases and control subjects were matched 1:2 in the gender and age categories. Bivariate, and then multivariable, analyses studied the association between the MF A + B score and a positive Leptospira PCR test, adjusted on the variables retained. In all, 35 cases and 70 control subjects matched for age and gender were analyzed. Multivariable analysis by logistic regression found a significant association between an MF A + B score taken from the categories “possible leptospirosis” (score, 20–25) and “presumed leptospirosis” (score, > 26), and the case or control subject status (P < 0.0001). Model performance was high, with an area under the curve value of 99.27%, 93.55% sensitivity, and 96.36% specificity, which classified subjects correctly in 95.35% of cases. Our study suggests using the MF A + B score to identify possible cases of leptospirosis and initiate antibiotic therapy before biological confirmation in New Caledonia. This score should be evaluated in areas where more differential diagnoses exist and where PCR is not widely available.
A Robust Feature Extraction and Deep Learning Approach for Cancer Gene Prognosis
Authors: Kamala Kumari P , Seventline Joseph Beatrice
Published: January 2022

Mutated genes are one of the prominent factors in origination and spread of cancer disease. Here we have used Genomic signal processing methods to identify the patterns that differentiate cancer and non-cancerous genes. Furthermore, Deep learning algorithms were used to model a system that automatically predicts the cancer gene. Unlike the existing methods, two feature extraction modules are deployed to extract six attributes. Power Spectral Density based module was used to extract statistical parameters like Mean, Median, Standard deviation, Mean Deviation and Median Deviation. Adaptive Functional Link Network (AFLN) based filter module was used to extract Normalized Mean Square Error (NMSE). The uniqueness of this paper is identification of six input features that differentiates cancer genes. In this work artificial neural network is developed to predict cancer genes. Comparison is done on three sets of datasets with 6 attributes, 5 attributes and one attribute. We performed all the training and testing on the Tensorflow using the Keras library in Python using Google Colab. The developed approach proved its efficiency with 6 attributes attaining an accuracy of 98% for 150 epochs. The ANN model was also compared with existing work and attained a 10 fold cross validation accuracy of 96.26% with an increase of 1.2%.
Light Sleep Detection based on Surface Electromyography Signals for Nap Monitoring
Authors: Aiamklin Wachiraporn , Jewajinda Yutana , Punsawad Yunyong
Published: January 2022

This paper proposes the development of automatic sleep stage detection by using physiological signals. We aim to develop an application to assist drivers after drowsiness or fatigue detection by a commercial driver vigilance system. The proposed method used a low-cost surface electromyography (EMG) device for sleep stage detection. We investigate skeletal muscle location and EMG features from sleep stage 2 to provide an EMG-based nap monitoring system. The results showed that using only one channel of a bipolar EMG signal from an upper trapezius muscle with median power frequency can achieve 84% accuracy. We implement a MyoWare muscle sensor into the proposed nap monitoring device. The results showed that the proposed system is feasible for detecting sleep stages and waking up the napper. A combination of EMG and electroencephalogram (EEG) signals might be yield a high system performance for nap monitoring and alarm system. We will prototype a portable device to connect the application to a smartphone and test with a target group, such as truck drivers and physicians.
Physical Activity and Blood Sugar Levels in People with Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Zainaro M. Arifki , Ridwan Ridwan , Tusianah Rias , Sudjarwo Sudjarwo , Isnainy Usastiawaty C. A. S. , Maydiantoro Albet , Puja Kesuma Tubagus Ali Rachman , Hariri Hasan , Aprina Aprina
Published: January 2022

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a slowly deadly disease. Indonesia has the 4th highest number of diabetes mellitus after China, India and the United States. People with diabetes have grown from 8.4 million in 2000 and will become 21.3 million in 2030. This study aims to determine the relationship between body movement and blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This type of research is quantitative, with a design analytical research and cross-sectional approach. The sample of this study was 131 people with the criteria for suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus. Data collection used the Global Body Movement Questionnaire (GPAQ) questionnaire, and the statistical test used was the Chi-Square statistical test. The results showed that there was a relationship between physical activity and blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, so it is recommended that DM patients should routinely carry out body movements and control blood sugar levels in health care facilities and take advantage of health services such as health workers if they experience problems in performing body movements and follow a diabetic diet according to the advice of a nutritionist. In-depth conclusions and implications are discussed.
Machine Learning Methods to Investigate Drug Delivery in Infusion Pump
Authors: Alamelu J. V. , Mythili A.
Published: January 2022

In the current scenario, usage of the smart medical pump is predominant in the medical field. The precise drug dosage, flow accuracy should be maintained to increase the performance of an infusion pump. In this work, an attempt has been made to predict and control the speed of the infusion pump for suitable infusion flowrate using machine learning technique and Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) controller. The data for this study is considered from the publicly available online database, electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC). The speed of the infusion pump has been calculated using the drug dosage and flow rate for two different drugs. The prediction of infusion pump speed is achieved using Linear regression with Principal Component analysis (PCR) and Support Vector Machine Regression (SVR). The performance of the prediction schemes is evaluated using standard metrics. To validate the optimal control of the predicted speed, two different medical graded motors are considered. Further, the optimal control of the pump speed is investigated using Proportional–Integral–Derivative (PID), Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR), and LQG controllers for its stability criteria. The prediction of the pump speed using regression models PCR, SVR has been verified and then the transient response analysis with rise time, settling time for both the motors have been examined. Results demonstrate that the LQG optimal control strategy achieves fast rise time, settling time of motor1 with 0.653s, 1.15s, and 0.22, 0.392s for motor2 respectively.
A Graph Retrieval Architecture and System for Online Sign Language Dictionary- with an application to Taiwanese Sign Language
Authors: Hsu Chang-Ling , Tsai Yen-Ju , Chang Ray-I
Published: January 2022

Emerging applications for an online sign language dictionary require that retrieval systems retrieve a target vocabulary through visual symbols. However, when people encounter an unknown vocabulary in sign language during communication, they require the online dictionary to retrieve the vocabulary with higher recall-rate and smaller-sized graph through a mobile device. Still, three situations show that the current online dictionary needs an extension. First, previous works lack of retrieving the target graph of a vocabulary through its complete visual symbol-portfolio. Secondly, they often respond a large number of possible images; however, their precisions and recall rates remain very low. Thirdly, previous works of sign language gloves can convert the visual symbols into the graphic features, but only part of the symbols, ignoring the symbols of expression and relative direction. Therefore, the aim of this study is, based on Taiwanese Sign Language, to design a new graph retrieval architecture for sign-language (GRAS), and to implement a new graph retrieval system for sign-language (GRSS) based on this architecture. Finally, we invite users to evaluate GRSS. The experimental results show that GRSS gets convincing performance. And, GRSS adopting RDF technology can improve the performance of GRSS without adopting RDF technology.
Design of sEMG Acquisition Circuit and Its Adaptive EEMD Denosing Research
Authors: Li Wei , Hu Wei , Hu Kun , Qin Qiang
Published: January 2022

The Surface electromyography (sEMG) signal is a kind of electrical signal which generated by human muscles during contraction. It is prone to being affected by noise because of its small amplitude, so it is necessary to remove the noise in its original signal with an appropriate algorithm. Based on the traditional signal denoising indicators, a new complex indicator r has been proposed in this paper which combines three different indicator parameters, that is, Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), correlation coefficient (R), and standard error (SE). At the same time, an adaptive ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) method named AIO-EEMD which based on the proposed indicator is represented later. To verify the effective of the proposed algorithm, an electromyography signal acquisition circuit is designed firstly for collecting the original sEMG signal. Then, the denosing performance from the designed method is been compared with empirical mode decomposition (EMD) method and wavelet transform noise reduction method, respectively. The experiment results shown that the designed algorithm can not only automatically get the numbers of the reconstructed signal numbers, but also obtain the best reduction performance.
A Sensing Method of Network Security Situation Based on Markov Game Model
Authors: Lin Bingjie , Cheng Jie , Wei Jiahui , Xia Ang
Published: January 2022

The sensing of network security situation (NSS) has become a hot issue. This paper first describes the basic principle of Markov model and then the necessary and sufficient conditions for the application of Markov game model. And finally, taking fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model as the theoretical basis, this paper analyzes the application fields of the sensing method of NSS with Markov game model from the aspects of network randomness, non-cooperative and dynamic evolution. Evaluation results show that the sensing method of NSS with Markov game model is best for financial field, followed by educational field. In addition, the model can also be used in the applicability evaluation of the sensing methods of different industries’ network security situation. Certainly, in different categories, and under the premise of different sensing methods of network security situation, the proportions of various influencing factors are different, and once the proportion is unreasonable, it will cause false calculation process and thus affect the results.
Theoretical Analysis of Coupled Modified Hindmarsh-rose Model Under Transcranial Magnetic-acoustic Electrical Stimulation
Authors: Guo Liang , Zhang Shuai , Wu Jiankang , Gao Xinyu , Zhao Mingkang , Xu Guizhi
Published: January 2022

Transcranial magnetic-acoustic electrical stimulation (TMAES) is a new technology with ultrasonic waves and a static magnetic field to generate an electric current in nerve tissues to modulate neuronal firing activities. The existing neuron models only simulate a single neuron, and there are few studies on coupled neurons models about TMAES. Most of the neurons in the cerebral cortex are not isolated but are coupled to each other. It is necessary to study the information transmission of coupled neurons. The types of neuron coupled synapses include electrical synapse and chemical synapse. A neuron model without considering chemical synapses is not comprehensive. Here, we modified the Hindmarsh-Rose (HR) model to simulate the smallest nervous system—two neurons coupled electrical synapses and chemical synapses under TMAES. And the environmental variables describing the synaptic coupling between two neurons and the nonlinearity of the nervous system are also taken into account. The firing behavior of the nervous system can be modulated by changing the intensity or the modulation frequency. The results show that within a certain range of parameters, the discharge frequency of coupled neurons could be increased by altering the modulation frequency, and intensity of stimulation, modulating the excitability of neurons, reducing the response time of chemical postsynaptic neurons, and accelerating the information transferring. Moreover, the discharge frequency of neurons was selective to stimulus parameters. These results demonstrate the possible theoretical regulatory mechanism of the neurons' firing frequency characteristics by TMAES. The study establishes the foundation for large-scale neural network modeling and can be taken as the theoretical basis for TMAES experimental and clinical application.
Visual infrastructures of Covid -19 messaging
Authors: Ross Julia , Jaenichen Claudine
Published: January 2022

Infecting more than two hundred and nineteen million people internationally as of September 2021, SARS-Cov2 (COVID-19) remains a major health crisis despite the availability of vaccines in many countries and publicized guidance on effective preventative measures (WHO, 2021). To combat the spread of the virus, governments worldwide have found themselves relying on their ability to exert control over health behaviors in public and private spaces. Visual communication, which includes both graphics and text, are an integral component of how these behavioral advisories are communicated to the public. Authorities translate scientific information into digestible designs for the public to achieve effective understanding and actionable protective measures. How are governments presenting and assessing the effectiveness of COVID-19-related information? Are there opportunities to maximize communication and develop models using existing frameworks?

This interdisciplinary literary review pairs three models of risk and crisis communication with an information design framework to analyze COVID-19 materials shared by international governing agencies. Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) blends two popular disaster mitigation approaches to create a model that considers all stages of disaster response (Reynolds and Seeger, 2007). The Protective Action Decision Model (PADM; Lindell and Perry, 2012) and the Scenario Transition Model of Viewing and Reading (Jaenichen, 2017) highlight the importance of considering context when crafting communication to increase the likelihood of message comprehension under stressed circumstances. Design perspectives are incorporated through the semiological lens of Jacques Bertin’s research on effective visual compositions (Bertin, 1983). Graphics sampled from the websites of international governments are used to illustrate the importance of leveraging design and communication strategy when communicating about risk and crisis scenarios.
Nghiên cứu ảnh hưởng hội chứng chuyển hóa ở nam giới cặp vợ chồng vô sinh và kết quả thụ tinh nhân tạo
Authors: Lê Thị Thuận Mỹ , Nguyễn Đắc Nguyên , Trần Thị Như Quỳnh , Lê Minh Tâm
Published: January 2022

Mục tiêu: Nghiên cứu nhằm mục đích khảo sát ảnh hưởng của hội chứng chuyển hóa ở nam giới của các cặp vợ chồng vô sinh lên kết quả thụ tinh nhân tạo và tìm hiểu mối liên quan giữa các yếu tố khác với sự thành công của phương pháp.

Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang trên 96 cặp vợ chồng vô sinh đã thực hiện 157 chu kỳ thụ tinh nhân tạo tại Trung tâm Nội tiết sinh sản và vô sinh, Bệnh viện Trường Đại học Y Dược Huế từ tháng 01 năm 2019 đến tháng 09 năm 2021. Các trường hợp nghiên cứu sẽ được thu thập các thông tin cơ bản, khám lâm sàng, cận lâm sàng phù hợp và diễn tiến chu kỳ điều trị thụ tinh nhân tạo, theo dõi kết quả có thai lâm sàng sau điều trị. Người nam được chẩn đoán hội chứng chuyển hóa (HCCH) theo AHA/NHLBI năm 2005. So sánh các yếu tố thuộc tiêu chuẩn chẩn đoán HCCH và các yếu tố khác ở người chồng và người vợ với kết quả thụ tinh nhân tạo, từ đó phân tích tìm mối liên quan và bàn luận.

Kết quả: Tỷ lệ mắc HCCH ở đối tượng nam giới các cặp vợ chồng vô sinh theo AHA/NHLBI năm 2005 là 22,9%(22/96). Có sự khác biệt có ý nghĩa về tỷ lệ thành công sau thụ tinh nhân tạo ở nhóm không mắc HCCH (16,0%) và nhóm mắc của đối tượng nam giới vô sinh (2,6%) với p=0,047. Nghiên cứu ghi nhận mối liên quan có ý nghĩa thống kê giữa nồng độ Glucose máu đói ở người chồng với tỷ lệ mang thai lâm sàng sau điều trị (p=0,019), liên quan nghịch giữa tăng Glucose máu đói ở người chồng với mật độ tinh trùng (giá trị là: rh0= -0,360, p= 0,019). Tìm thấy mối liên quan có ý nghĩa giữa độ dày nội mạc tử cung người vợ với tỷ lệ thành công sau điều trị (p= 0,025). Tuy nhiên, không ghi nhận liên quan của các yếu tố khác như độ tuổi, BMI của cặp vợ chồng với sự thành công của phương pháp (p>0,05).

Kết luận: Tỷ lệ thành công của phương pháp thụ tinh nhân tạo ở nhóm không mắc HCCH cao hơn có ý nghĩa so với nhóm mắc HCCH. Rối loạn tăng Glucose máu đói ở người chồng giảm tỷ lệ thành công sau điều trị thụ tinh nhân tạo. Niêm mạc tử cung người vợ liên quan có ý nghĩa đến sự thành công của phương pháp.
Thai diễn tiến sau khi phẫu thuật hạ tinh hoàn ẩn một bên ở trường hợp đã thất bại với mTESE tinh hoàn đối diện: Báo cáo trường hợp và điểm qua y văn
Authors: Võ Văn Cường , Đoàn Phước Hiệp , Mai Đức Tiến
Published: January 2022

Số lượng trường hợp có tinh trùng từ xuất tinh sau phẫu thuật hạ tinh hoàn ẩn ở nam giới trưởng thành không nhiều, đặc biệt ở trường hợp vô tinh với tinh hoàn ẩn một bên. Ca lâm sàng này trình bày về một trường hợp có tinh trùng từ tinh hoàn sau phẫu thuật hạ tinh hoàn với tiền sử vô tinh, đã phẫu thuật trích tinh trùng thất bại với tinh hoàn đối diện. Bệnh nhân nam, 30 tuổi, tinh hoàn ẩn bên phải, không có tiền sử phẫu thuật trước đó. Vợ bệnh nhân được đánh giá không có yếu tố vô sinh nữ kèm theo bởi bác sĩ nội tiết sinh sản. Phẫu thuật vi phẫu trích tinh trùng từ mô tinh hoàn (microdissection testicular sperm extraction – mTESE) ở tinh hoàn trái không tìm thấy tinh trùng. Bệnh nhân được phẫu thuật hạ tinh hoàn ẩn bên phải. Bảy tháng sau phẫu thuật, bệnh nhân có tinh trùng từ tinh dịch. Bé trai khỏe mạnh được chào đời từ nguồn tinh trùng trữ lạnh của bệnh nhân. Bên cạnh đó, chúng tôi sẽ phân tích chi tiết những nghiên cứu trong y văn gần đây về hiệu quả phục hồi khả năng sinh tinh của việc phẫu thuật hạ tinh hoàn ẩn ở nam giới trưởng thành.
Ethnopharmacological application of common agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) in the Pirot County (Serbia)
Authors:   University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Marković Marija , Pljevljakušić Dejan , Stankov Jovanović Vesna
Published: January 2022

Agrimonia eupatoria is perennial herbaceous plant from family Rosaceae, characterized by pinnate leaves, and yellow spike-like racemose inflorescences. It flowers from June to September, and above ground part of plants are collected for medicinal purposes. Survey on participants' knowledge and use of medicinal plants in the Pirot County was carried in the form of interviews in four municipalities: Pirot, Babušnica, Bela Palanka and Dimitrovgrad. Out of the total number of respondents, which amounted to 631, it was noted that 34 people knew the use of common agrimony. The largest number of respondents mentioned common agrimony against the group of urinary diseases (19 reports). A small number of respondents have mentioned the use against prostate disease (6 reports) and treatment of wounds (5 reports). Five reports against the group of digestive tract diseases were recorded. The results were compared with other ethnopharmacological studies from Serbia and the Balkan Peninsula. The following applications of common agrimony were not mentioned in previous ethnopharmacological investigations in Serbia and Balkan Peninsula: for circulation, for the heart, against varicose veins, catarrh of the stomach, for colon, for the stomach, bile, liver, prostate disease, against kidney and urinary tract sand, and diseases of internal organs.
POJAVA USLOVNE OSUDE U SJEDINjENIM AMERIČKIM DRŽAVAMA
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Marinković Milica
Published: January 2022

The author gives an overview of the origin of the institution of probation in the United States. Probation in its current form was preceded by several institutions created in judicial practice, by which judges and juries tried to alleviate the objective severity of criminal procedure and penal policy. The institution of probation originated in the United States, which was possible thanks to the peculiarities of Anglo-Saxon law, in the first place its precedent character and the creative freedoms of a judge. The contributions of John Augustus and other volunteers inspired by Protestant values were immeasurable. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it became clear that short-term imprisonment did more harm than good to certain categories of perpetrators, so probation was introduced as a means of avoiding short-term imprisonment while maintaining the repressive nature of punishment. From the United States, where it proved to be good, probation quickly spread across the ocean to European soil. Today, probation is a generally accepted legal institute with a wide field of application in all modern legal systems.
Escherichia coli in dogs and cats and its zoonotic potential – a review
Authors: Soares Mirella Tomaz , Nakazato Gerson , Kobayaski Renata K. T. , Zanutto Marcelo de Souza
Published: January 2022

While diseases in humans seem to be an isolated concern, many are caused by zoonotic agents. The increasingly close contact between pets and their guardians must be considered, and investigations related to pathogens that are frequently found in humans and other animals must be carried out. Escherichia coli, in addition to being a commensal bacterium found in the intestinal tract of many animals, is one of the most frequent causes of several bacterial infections. Recent studies indicate that contact between humans and animals could contribute to the transmission between species of E. coli strains that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) and AmpC-type lactamases, which are antimicrobial-resistant (multi-resistant). However, more studies are needed for these assumption to be confirmed. This review addresses the zoonotic potential of E. coli based on research related to the finding of pathogenic strains in animals and humans.
Occupational Stress and Perceived Quality of Life Among Clinical Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in A Nigerian State
Authors: Oyediran Olufemi Oyebanji , Oloyede Oreoluwa Ruth , Ayandiran Emmanuel O. , Olatubi Matthew Idowu , Faremi Funmilola Adenike
Published: January 2022

Abstract

This study assessed the influence of occupational stress on perceived quality of life among clinical nurses in selected hospitals in Nigeria.
A cross sectional descriptive research design was adopted while multiple sampling was used to select the respondents from hospitals in Ogun state. Slovin’s formula (n=N/[1+N (e²)]) was used to determine the sample size of 425. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from respondents. The analysis was done with SPSS version 25 while descriptive such as tables and bar charts and inferential statistics were used to present the data.
Findings revealed that the mean age of the respondents is 36.37±8.90 years and majority of the respondents were between 30-49 years. Almost half of the respondents (48.0%) reported high occupational stress while 44.2% and 7.8% reported low & fair occupational stress respectively. High workload (83.9%), long hours of night shift (71.1%), lack of resources and equipment (67.8%), frequency night shift (67.5%), emotional load of dealing with aggressive and demanding patients (62.6%), poor salary (61.6%), and prolong standing with no time for break (58.5%) are factors responsible for stress among nurses. The results further showed that 52.2% of the respondents reported good work-related quality of life while 38.8% rated their work-related quality of life as poor. The study also showed that there was significant relationship between occupational stress (Organizational issues (P= 0.035), Occupational hazards (P= 0.024), Interpersonal relationships (p= 0.003) and unmet basic physiological needs (P= 0.005)) and work-related quality of life.
Conclusion: This study concluded that occupational stress affects nurses’ work-related quality of life negatively and influence patients’ outcomes. Hence, there is an urgent need for development of health promotion programmes on stress reduction and stress management.

Keywords: Influence, Occupational Stress, Quality of life, Clinical Nurses.
The Completeness and Accuracy of Hepatoma Coding for Medical Procedure Based on ICD-9 CM at Public Hospital in Padang
Authors: Mandia Sayati
Published: January 2022

Background: Hepatoma  or  hepatocellular  carcinoma  (KHS)  is  a  primary  malignant  tumor  of  the  liver originating from hepatocytes and the 3rd cause of death from cancer in the world. The history of a hepatoma patient can be seen based on the patient's medical record. The filling of medical record is done by doctors, nurses and medical record personel. However, in medical record  filling, incompleteness  is often found and cause inaccurate information. Accuracy coding important for financial of hospital.Methods: Type  of  research  is  quantitative  descriptive,  which  is  to  determine  the  completeness  and accuracy of  the  medical  records  for  hepatoma  cases and procedure code using criteria  for  document  quantitative  analysis in a public hospital, Padang. The study  design  used  a  retrospective  analytical  approach. The variables in the study were completeness of discharge summary and accuracy of hepatoma procedure based on ICD-9 CM. The population in this study were inpatient medical record documents for Hepatoma cases at a public hospital, Padang from June to August 2019, which were 45 medical record documents (discharge summary form) of hepatoma inpatients.Results: From 45 hepatoma patient medical record documents, filling of item name, medical record number, date of admission, indication of the patient being treated, history, physical examination, diagnostic examination, procedures, medications given, medicines used at home, PPBS doctor's signature, DPJP doctor's hand is complete 100% . Highest incompleteness of filling was found  at code ICD (47%) and address item (43%). From 45 discharge summary , accuracy procedure code at hepatome case shows 100 % accurate in ultrasonoggrafi abdomen and ultrasonografi thorax. While that EKG 98% accurate and 95 % rontgen thorax.Conclusions: In general, item data of discahrege summary for hepatoma medical record are completenes; highest incompleteness of filling was found  at code ICD (47%) and address item (43%); Accuracy of code procedure more than 90% in each code procedure.
Penggunaan Media Pop Up Book (Gambar Buku Tiga Dimensi) untuk Meningkatkan Kompetensi Membaca Literasi Buku Fiksi dan Non-Fiksi Siswa SMP
Authors: Sulistyaningsih Mrs.
Published: January 2022

Melalui media buku pop up merupakan suatu media yang memiliki unsur tiga demensi buku pop up dapat digunakan untuk media pembelajaran dengan mengunakan kertas warna sebagi penunjang bentuk-bentuk unik dan kreatif yang bisa kembangkan jadi kerya unik tempat untuk mengreasikan ide-ide siswa yang didapat dari analisis buku-buku fiksi dan non fiksi yang dibaca oleh siswa Tujuan dari peneliti adalah untuk meningkatkan kompetensi membaca dalam menemukan isi buku saat berliterasi baik buku fiksi maupun non fiksi Bentuk penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) dengan menggunakan dua  siklus dengan teknik pengumpulan data dari penilaian portofolio pertunjukan saat proses belajar mengajar dan presentasi hasil dimana siswa mempresentasikan hasil berliterasi sedangkan guru menilai hasil kerja siswa serta menentukan hasil kerja siswa yang terbaik ,Siswa yang belum sempurna hasil kerjanya akan di sempurnakan bersama-sama dengan cara memberi masukkanMedia pop up digunakan siswa sebagai media berliterasi.Hasil penelitian ini berupa 1) produk media pembelajaran pop up book kombinasi dengan kartas warna yang berisikan analisis buku fiksi dan nonfiksi sebagai bahan penguasaan kompetensi membaca pada siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 1 Pakisaji Media yang dihasilkan siswa 92% dapat di terima siswa,serta dapat menambah karakter rasa percaya diri untuk mencipta, tanggung jawab dengan tugas yang di berikan berani untuk mengemukakan hasil kerja yang dihasilkan sendiri,dan mampu bersaing dengan karya-karya lain sebagai inpiriksi. Sehingga dengan mudah memahami buku-buku fiksi dan non fiksi.
Keberkesanan Kaedah Melukis Petak dalam Meningkatkan Pencapaian Topik Pertambahan Pecahan Mudah Murid Tahun Empat
Authors: Hee Ngu Keh , Maat Siti Mistima
Published: January 2022

Ramai murid bermasalah dalam penyelesaian matematik melibatkan pecahan. Pelbagai kaedah boleh digunakan untuk membantu murid mengatasi masalah ini. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau keberkesanan pendekatan kaedah Melukis Petak dalam topik Pertambahan Pecahan Mudah di kalangan murid sekolah rendah. Terdapat 13 peserta kajian dalam kajian ini. Peserta kajian ini merupakan murid tahun empat kebangsaan cina kategori luar bandar di sebuah pekan kecil negeri Sarawak. Metodologi kajian ini menggunakan kajian tindakan yang mengaplikasikan model Kemmis. Pendekatan ujian pra dan ujian pasca digunakan untuk perbandingan peserta kajian sebelum dan selepas Intervensi dijalankan. Satu soal selidik digunakan untuk mengumpul pandangan responden terhadap kaedah melukis petak. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan kaedah melukis petak ini berupaya meningkatkan minat dan pencapaian murid dalam pertambahan pecahan mudah subjek matematik. Hasil analisis data mendapati sepuluh orang peserta kajian ini menguasai pertambahan nombor pecahan mudah daripada perbandingan dalam ujian pra dan ujian pasca yang dijalankan.
Neuromarketing: The Philosophy and Culture of Consumerism in Indonesia
Authors: Fauzi Asra Al , Riyanto Eko Armada
Published: January 2022

Neuromarketing is a revolutionary idea, which combines several disciplines such as psychology, economics, and neuroscience. Indonesia as a developing country that has experienced a fairly rapid economic escalation in the past decade, with the potential for a consumer culture as well as a large purchasing capacity, is a viable market for the application of neuromarketing which is also developing in the world. This review aims to learn more about the idea of neuromarketing, its relation to consumerism culture, and its opportunities in the Indonesian market. For the relevance of the study, this review has also involved the field of neuroscience to discuss philosophical approaches from the use of the subconscious mind, consumerism culture, and the application of neuromarketing in Indonesia today which are known to have successfully utilized neuromarketing principles to boost their sales. However, this technique is not without challenges. In this study, we identified at least some problems, both related to ethics, effectiveness for primary products, to expensive research tools. However, despite these problems, we consider that the use of neuromarketing still has good potential to be applied more widely in Indonesia.
Factors Influencing the Choice of Music Studies in Malaysian Public Universities
Authors: Mohd Sheriff Fatin Hani , Chang Pan Kok
Published: January 2022

Introducing music in the early childhood can help influence students to have a positive attitude in pursuing music in a higher level of education. Examining the developmental aspects of the decision to continue music studies among undergraduate music students is necessary in order to determine which factors had the most influences. This study investigates factors influencing choice of music studies among undergraduate music students in Malaysian public universities namely institutional factors, academic factors, financial factors, and personal/social factors. A survey method was adopted, and 489 respondents were chosen using proportionate stratified random sampling to answer the questionnaire. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The finding showed that academic factors was ranked as the most influential factor on choice of music studies among music students. The results on inferential statistical analysis using independent-samples t-test and the One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test showed that there were significant differences on factors influencing choice of music studies between ethnicities, universities attended, and instruments played. It is hoped that the findings will be beneficial to students, educators, and the university music programmes. Educators will also have access to the most up-to-date information in order to come up with strategies in encouraging students to study music.
Pengetahuan dan Kemahiran Teknologi Maklumat serta Komunikasi Guru Terhadap Prestasi Subjek Perniagaan Murid Sekolah Menengah
Authors: Rajan Kasturi , Hj Othman Norasmah
Published: January 2022

Kajian ini dilaksanakan untuk melihat pengetahuan dan kemahiran teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (TMK) guru terhadap prestasi subjek perniagaan murid sekolah menengah. Kaedah kuantitatif telah digunakan dalam kajian ini yang melibatkan pelajar tingkatan 4 sekolah menengah yang terletak di daerah Sepang. Seramai 265 orang pelajar yang mengambil mata pelajaran Perniagaan telah dipilih sebagai sampel kajian. Hasil analisis deskriptif mendapati bahawa guru menunjukkan kesediaan TMK yang tinggi bagi aspek pengetahuan dan kemahiran. Seterusnya, hasil analisis inferensi menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan bagi pengetahuan dan kemahiran TMK guru dengan pencapaian akademik pelajar. Secara keseluruhannya, kajian ini diharapkan akan dapat membantu pihak yang berkaitan dalam usaha mencipta kecemerlangan kualiti pendidikan bagi pelajar sekolah.
Efficiency and safety of pharmacological cardioversion for atrial fibrillation
Authors:   National Health and Research Center of Preventive Healthcare, Moscow, Russia, Tarasov Aleksei V.
Published: January 2022

Currently, atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent supraventricular tachycardia. Selection of management strategy for such patients becomes an important issue for medical practitioners. The review includes issues related to atrial fibrillation management tactics algorithms based on the patients’ age and comorbidities; contemporary approaches to pharmacological therapy of the described type of arrhythmia are reported, peculiar features for prescription of antiarrhythmic drugs of various classes are highlighted.
Clinical types of lung disease in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Authors:   Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, Bondarenko Inna B. , Ponomareva Liubov A. ,   Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, Popova Elena N. ,   Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
Published: January 2022

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of rare, heterogeneous connective tissue disorders characterized by skeletal muscle inflammation. The four main forms of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion body myositis, and necrotizing immune-mediated myopathy. Each form of myositis, other than inclusion body myositis, can be associated with damage to many organs, including the lungs, heart, joints, and skin. The most often observed damage to the lung tissue with the development of interstitial lung disease, which occurs with or without myositis. The severity of the course varies from mild to severe, with rapid development of respiratory failure. Interstitial lung disease can be fatal in patients with myositis, therefore, it is necessary to assess the damage to the lung tissue in the early stages of the disease.
Multidisciplinary approach to safety of antithrombotic therapy: focus on the gastrointestinal tract
Authors:   Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Borovkova Natalia Yu. , Buyanova Marina V. ,   Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Published: January 2022

Multidisciplinary approach to safety of antithrombotic therapy used in clinical practice is reported. Such complications of antithrombotic therapy as gastrointestinal tract (GIT) erosion/ulceration and gastrointestinal bleeding are discussed in detail. The modern pathogenetically substantiated methods of gastric mucosa protection based on the use of rebamipide, the GIT mucosal protector agent with proven efficacy, are proposed.
Elderly woman with acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (Vincent disease): a case report
Authors:   Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia, Glebova Larisa I. , Zadionchenko Ekaterina V. ,   Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia
Published: January 2022

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (Vincent disease) is an inflammatory disease also known as ulcerative gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, fusospirochetal stomatitis, Plaut-Vincent stomatitis, and trench mouth. In case of gingival lesions the Vincent gingivitis is diagnosed; in case of simultaneous lesions of the gingivae and oral mucosa the disease is considered the Vincent stomatitis, and in case of pharyngeal tonsil it is considered the Vincent angina. Rare case of the elderly woman with the disease involving gingival and palatal mucosa is reported. Main causes of the disease are discussed, differential diagnoses are listed, and preventive measures are outlined.
Fibromyalgia: principles of diagnosis and therapy
Authors:   Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, Pilipovich Anna A.
Published: January 2022

Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the causes of chronic pain syndrome. The prevalence of FM in the general population is 2%. Etiology and pathogenesis of FM are not well understood. It is believed that the disorder results from interaction of genetic and psychosocial factors, as well as from environmental exposure. Central sensitization associated with inhibition of pain inhibitory pathways and altered levels of a number of neurotransmitters underlies pathogenesis of the disorder. Clinical pattern of FM is characterized by generalized chronic widespread pain that lasts for over three months and persists in the absence of any apparent organic lesions, which is usually accompanied by joint stiffness, pathological fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction, and depression. Failure to define the site of injury makes FM difficult to diagnose. The diagnosis is often ignored or incorrectly established. To avoid such mistakes, it is recommended to begin the examination of the patient with suspected FM with the detection of generalized chronic widespread pain (calculating the Widespread Pain Index and Symptom Severity values) lasting for over three months. Upon detection of generalized chronic widespread pain, the major FM symptoms (sleep disturbances, fatigue) should be checked in accordance with the criteria, established by American College of Rheumatology in 2016. Pharmacological (antidepressants – duloxetine, milnacipran, amitriptyline; analgesics – tramadol, paracetamol; antiepileptic drugs – pregabalin) and non-pharmacological (education and awareness-raising activities, physiotherapy and psychotherapy) FM treatment methods are recommended. Unfortunately, these methods show moderate efficiency in reversing persistent symptoms, functional limitation and reduced quality of life in patients with FM.
Clinical case of oral gastrointestinal disorder manifestations
Authors:   Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, Novikova Irina A. , Panina Tatyana M. ,   The Consultative and Diagnostic Center of the National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia
Published: January 2022

Very often in his practice, the dentist encounters diseases such as recurrent aphthous stomatitis and desquamative glossitis. The incidence of these diseases can vary from 5% to 50% depending on the population studied, diagnostic criteria and environmental factors. These diseases are closely related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and may be their first manifestations, which is an urgent problem and requires the joint work of specialists in various fields: dentists and gastroenterologists. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is characterized by the appearance of aphthae on the oral mucosa and a prolonged course with periodic exacerbations of the process from 1 time in 2 years to an almost continuous course of the disease. Desquamative changes in the tongue appear as smooth, shiny spots of bright red color, surrounded by a gray-white rim of filiform papillae. Two clinical cases are presented, reflecting the need for joint work of doctors of different specialties (dentist, gastroenterologist) for the timely diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Assessment of the public health status under the influence of odourous emission components of food and agro-industrial enterprises
Authors: Goshin Mikhail E. , Sabirova Zul’fiia F. , Budarina Olga V. , Ingel Faina I. , Shipulina Zinaida V. , Valceva Elena A.
Published: January 2022

Introduction. This paper studied the impact of atmospheric air pollution by odourous emissions of enterprises on the health, quality of life, and various somatic and emotional disorders in the population of the neighbouring residential areas. Material and methods. According to official medical statistics, the analysis of the incidence rate of residents of a municipality with a population of about 50 thousand people, where there are objects of the agro-industrial complex and food industry that are sources of pronounced odours data. The study of the influence of air pollution with odourous substances on health, emotional state and quality of life was conducted by a questionnaire survey of residents living at various distances from enterprises that are sources of odours. Results. The incidence rate of digestive system diseases in the studied municipality is 1.6 and 1.9 times higher than in Russia. The incidence rate of endocrine system diseases and metabolic disorders is 2.2 and 2.4 times higher, respectively. The survey results showed the presence of several sources of “offensive” odours in the municipality, primarily the enterprises for the production of bone meal and instant coffee. The survey enabled to identify the priority pathologies in residents of the nearest territories: diseases of the endocrine system, digestive organs, and circulatory system, the frequency of which decreases with distance from enterprises, which is consistent with the results of the study on the incidence rate in the present territory. This may be because odours present in the atmospheric air contribute to the state of maladaptive stress, the main targets of which are the digestive organs and the endocrine system. Conclusion. Atmospheric air pollution with odourous substances is one of the indicators affecting the health of the population and making a significant contribution to the formation of the incidence structure of residential areas located near the sources of odours.