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The Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: A Narrative Review
Authors: Pratiwi Risma Dwi Nur , Fitri Siti Yuyun Rahayu , Mulya Adelse Prima
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in childhood. Children with ADHD have more frequent comorbid sleep disorders than healthy children. The current methods of treating sleep disorders in ADHD children are still focused on pharmacological interventions which in fact only provide little benefit.

AIM: This study aims to identify existing studies regarding the types of nonpharmacological and complementary interventions for sleep disorders in children with ADHD using a narrative review approach.

METHODS: This was a narrative review. Inclusion criteria included articles in English and Bahasa, full-text articles, primary studies, and children with ADHD aged 18 years with or without comorbidities as the research sample, and the article having been published in the last 10 years. Searches were performed in several databases: PubMed, Springer, Web of Science, and Google Scholar.

RESULTS: The result showed that programs for managing sleep disorder in ADHD are behavioral therapy, behavioral parent training (BPT), behavioral sleep intervention, neurofeedback, mind-body therapy, L-theanine supplementation, horse milk supplementation, and play therapy. The programs are found to be effective in improving sleep.

CONCLUSION: The program most comprehensive with a high level of ease of implementation was BPT.
Rediscovery of the endemic Afrotropical genus Spathioplites (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) with major range extension records for Spathioplites phreneticus
Authors: van Noort Simon , Belokobylskij Sergey A. , Touret-Alby Agnièle
Published: December 2021

The endemic, monotypic Afrotropical genus Spathioplites Fischer, 1962 is rediscovered based on new specimens collected in South Africa and Senegal. Spathioplites phreneticus Fischer, 1962 was previously known from the holotype (male) and 12 paratypes (11 males and a female) collected in Chad in 1959. As part of an ongoing long-term insect inventory survey program in Africa new specimens were recently collected in Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve in South Africa, extending the distribution range southwards by 4900 km. An additional historical specimen from Senegal was discovered in the collections of the Natural History Museum in Paris, extending the range westwards by 4000 km. Possible reasons for the disjunct distribution exhibited by current locality records for this species are discussed. The holotype male and a paratype female, as well as one of the two newly collected South African females were imaged. These photographs, as well as genus and species re-descriptions, are provided. An identification key to the Old World genera in the doryctine tribe Spathiini s. str. is also presented. All images and interactive identification keys are available on www.waspweb.org.
Role of Professional Organizations in Advocating for the Nursing Profession
Authors: Matthews Jennifer
Published: December 2021

Professional organizations and associations in nursing are critical for generating the energy, flow of ideas, and proactive work needed to maintain a healthy profession that advocates for the needs of its clients and nurses, and the trust of society. In this article the author discusses the characteristics of a profession, reviews the history of professional nursing organizations, and describes the advocacy activities of professional nursing organizations. Throughout, she explains how the three foundational documents of the nursing profession emphasize nursing advocacy by the professional organizations as outlined in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements. The author concludes by encouraging all nurses to engage in their professional organizations and associations, noting how these organizations contribute to the accountability and voice of the profession to society.
Open Access Part I: The Movement, The Issues, and The Benefits
Authors: Nick Jan
Published: December 2021

The advent of Open Access (OA) has changed the landscape of accessing digital information globally. OA offers valuable free, full-text, online resources for all health-related professionals, regardless of the practice setting. Because much scholarly information may now be accessed without charge, nurses worldwide can reach a higher level of information competency—a prime requirement for evidence-based practice. This article provides a brief account of the OA movement, introduces new terminology, discusses various publishing models, and elucidates issues surrounding the choice to publish in OA journals. Many stakeholders derive benefits from Open Access. Nursing must take action to participate in and promote the OA movement in order to derive the maximum gain for our science.
Transformacion Para Salud: A Patient Navigation Model for Chronic Disease Self-management
Authors: Esperat Christina , Flores Debra , McMurry Linda , Feng Du , Song Huaxin , Billings Lynda , Masten Yondell
Published: December 2021

Increased cost of chronic illnesses in United States is an urgent call to develop a cost effective approach to improve chronic disease self-management, especially among vulnerable populations. An emerging role for professionals and paraprofessionals is the patient navigator. We present an example of a conceptual framework, Transformation for Health, developed to underpin the training of certified community health workers (CHW) to deliver health care, preventive services, and health education for underserved populations to promote chronic disease self-management. Transformacion Para Salud (TPS), a patient navigation model for chronic disease self-management, was a two year demonstration program to develop a culturally sensitive intervention to facilitate patient behavior changes. Patients involved in the TPS intervention showed improvements in clinical and behavioral outcomes after twelve months of intervention. This article describes the conceptual basis and implementation of the TPS and discusses program evaluation, specific intervention outcomes, and implications for practice. Use of CHWs in the patient navigator role demonstrated a cost effective method to improve access to quality, cost-effective, primary health care services as well as to facilitate chronic disease self-management.
Almost periodic solutions of a discrete Lotka-Volterra model via exponential dichotomy theory
Authors: Fang Lini ,   Department of Mathematics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China, N'gbo N'gbo , Xia Yonghui
Published: December 2021

In this paper, we consider a discrete non-autonomous Lotka-Volterra model. Under some assumptions, we prove the existence of positive almost periodic solutions. Our analysis relies on the exponential dichotomy for the difference equations and the Banach fixed point theorem. Furthermore, by constructing a Lyapunov function, the exponential convergence is proved. Finally, a numerical example illustrates the effectiveness of the results.
Temporality in Badiou’s Ontology and Greater Logic
Authors: Ličer Matjaž
Published: December 2021

In his ontology, Badiou operates with historical situations that are identified as situations whose representation regime is prone to change. Similarly, his Greater Logic operates with changes and modifications of the transcendental related to a change in a particular world determined by its transcendental. In both ontology and logic, Badiou often loosely relates the occurrence of change to temporality, but the operative concept of temporality remains unclear. The paper aims to provide a concept of temporality, borrowed from physics, and which seems consistent with Badiou’s system of thought and helps in comprehending it. We use this concept of time, which explicitly links disorder and temporality (or lack of temporality) in an attempt to elucidate certain parts of Badiou’s ontology and logic.
Arendt, Koselleck, and Begreifen: Rethinking Politics and Concepts in Times of Crisis
Authors: Jalušič Vlasta
Published: December 2021

Reinhard Koselleck has long been regarded as a particularly eminent theorist of socio-political concepts, while Hannah Arendt had not been in focus as a conceptual author until recent times. This article explores the common thinking space between Arendt and Koselleck through their thesis about the gap, rupture, crisis, or break in the tradition of political thinking and historical periods and how this is linked to their notion of conceptuality, i.e. Begreifen (understanding). Despite the impression that each of them focused on the one main break between the past and the future, Arendt and Koselleck both studied multiple breaks and crises in the Western political tradition. The article attempts to show how their distinctive thinking and rethinking of political concepts (Begreifen) are related to these breaks through several direct and indirect encounters and how these are both close and apart at the same time. While they have different concepts of politics and the political, their understanding of the breaks in time and crises can be read as complementary, especially considering their concern with returning the responsibility for actions and concepts to the human sphere.
Correlatos entre las Noches áticas y el Quijote. Una lectura crítica del cervantismo
Authors: García-Jurado Francisco
Published: December 2021

No hay prueba alguna de que Cervantes leyera las Noches áticas de Aulo Gelio ni tampoco aparecen referencias explícitas al autor latino en ninguna de las obras de aquel. Sin embargo, resultaría improbable que un libro tan variado como el de Gelio, con tantos lugares comunes transmitidos gracias a intermediarios tales como Fray Antonio de Guevara, Pedro Mexía, Erasmo o Alciato, no tuviera alguna incidencia, por indirecta, irónica o dispersa que esta fuera, en el mismo Quijote. Este trabajo revisa, sobre todo a partir de la necesaria lectura crítica de las notas al Quijote de Clemencín, Schevill-Bonilla, Rodríguez Marín y Rico, aquellos pasajes cervantinos donde puede considerarse que hay un correlato geliano, al tiempo que propone alguno nuevo. De manera general, ciertos lugares comunes y aforismos configuran y definen este estado de cosas. El presente trabajo supone, asimismo, una microlectura humanística de la obra cervantina.
Cortesía, falsa cortesía y descortesía en los entremeses de Miguel de Cervantes
Authors: Pérez-Salazar Carmela
Published: December 2021

En este trabajo se presenta un análisis del comportamiento verbal cortés y descortés en el Siglo de Oro a través de una fuente excepcional: los ocho entremeses de Miguel de Cervantes. La amplitud de la representación social y la variedad de los personajes que intervienen en estas piezas, y, especialmente, la singularidad de las situaciones que se producen en escena, a menudo generadoras de conflictos, favorecen la aparición de recursos verbales indicadores de deferencia, y, con más frecuencia, de formas que desprecian o atacan la imagen de los interlocutores. A ello se suma la finalidad esencialmente lúdica de los entremeses, que propicia la originalidad del autor, canalizada en la creación y la multiplicación de formas descorteses.
Colgados: el hurto de energía eléctrica como resistencia a la noción de usuario racional-económico en Chile (1980-1986)
Authors: Humeres Mónica
Published: December 2021

Las infraestructuras de la energía se han visto tensionadas por una serie de demandas y responsabilidades que tienden a solucionar problemas cruciales de la actualidad y del futuro, como el cambio climático y la justicia distributiva. En este artículo planteo que, para armonizar muchos de estos asuntos, una mejor comprensión de la relación entre usuarios e infraestructuras debe ser alcanzada. Para ello, sostengo que los estudios infraestructurales, en combinación con los análisis de usuarios provenientes de los estudios de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad (CTS), pueden contribuir significativamente a esa tarea. De este modo, desde una perspectiva genealógica y mediante el análisis de documentos de archivo de la Administración Pública de Chile, analizo el caso de los colgados: grupo de usuarios de la energía eléctrica sin relación contractual con las empresas de distribución, que emergió como un problema durante la década de los ochenta, cuando se comenzó a privatizar la infraestructura en medio de la dictadura militar. El análisis del caso de los colgados permite notar que, a pesar de la evidencia presentada en los estudios encargados para el conocimiento del perfil de este tipo de usuarios, quienes estaban a cargo de la infraestructura -empresarios, economistas y políticos- interpretaron en todo momento los resultados de dichos estudios dentro del marco racional-económico con el que se diseñan las políticas públicas a partir de esa época en Chile. Así, este caso de estudio sirve como un ejemplo de la obstinación con que se aplican los supuestos de racionalidad-económica. A pesar de la evidente contradicción entre el comportamiento de los usuarios y los supuestos con que operaban las políticas públicas, la ilusión de la racionalidad-económica como explicación representativa del comportamiento de los usuarios, continuó siendo el eje articulador de las relaciones infraestructurales.
A Historical and Bibliometric Analysis of the Development of Agile
Authors: Trumbach Cherie C. , Walsh Kenneth R. , Mahesh Sathiadev
Published: December 2021

This chapter starts with a brief history of software development from a summary of traditional approaches and presents the conditions that led to agile approaches such as product complexity, shortened life cycle of the market and eventually to the widespread acceptance of Scrum. The authors then compare the narrative to the bibliometric analysis of abstract records that can be found in the Web of Science database. They parse the terms from the abstract records to identify research trends over time and map the underlying structure of agile research. Finally, they consider the future of Agile-Scrum in light of the current pandemic.
Software Effort Estimation for Successful Software Application Development
Authors: Saif Syed Mohsin
Published: December 2021

The recent advancements in information and communication technology (ICT) have inspired all the operational domains of both public and private sector enterprise to endorse this technology. Software development plays a crucial role in supporting ICT. Software effort estimation serves as a critical factor in software application development, and it helps application development teams to complete the development process on time and within budget. Many developmental approaches have been used for software effort estimation, but most of them were conventional software methods and therefore failed to produce accurate results when it came to web or mobile effort estimation. This chapter explains different types of software applications, software estimation models, the importance of software effort estimation, and challenges faced in software effort estimation.
Software Development for Information System - Achieving Optimum Quality with Security
Authors: Hani Syeda Umema , Alam Abu Turab
Published: December 2021

Information Systems acquisition, implementation, and development have been taking place in business organization to gain the competitive advantage. Rapid advancement of Technology is also popping up unethical issues involving violations of End users' data protection and privacy. This article discusses standard quality practices adhere to which a good quality software product is guaranteed while supporting the organizational strategic needs. It presents a framework that bridges Quality software development process improvement with strategic needs of an organization. Standard practices under consideration includes Capability Maturity Model for Development (CMMI-DEV) while using multi-model Process Improvement approach where an organization could use Balance Score Card technique while setting its strategic goals and monitoring their performance related to Information System development, and also link it with Information System management framework “Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology” (COBIT) - 5 released by Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), so that users could easily switch between the two standards. In last benefits are reported for using quality practices to realize attainment of competitive advantage.
Use of Software Metrics to Improve the Quality of Software Projects Using Regression Testing
Authors: Sidhu Arshpreet Kaur , Sehra Sumeet Kaur
Published: December 2021

Testing of software is broadly divided into three types i.e., code based, model based and specification based. To find faults at early stage, model based testing can be used in which testing can be started from design phase. Furthermore, in this chapter, to generate new test cases and to ensure the quality of changed software, regression testing is used. Early detection of faults will not only reduce the cost, time and effort of developers but also will help finding risks. We are using structural metrics to check the effect of changes made to software. Finally, the authors suggest identifying metrics and analyze the results using NDepend simulator. If results show deviation from standards then again perform regression testing to improve the quality of software.
Fuzzy Ontology for Requirements Determination and Documentation During Software Development
Authors: Sajja Priti Srinivas , Akerkar Rajendra A.
Published: December 2021

Every business has an underlying information system. Quality and creditability of a system depend mainly on provided requirements. Good quality requirements of a system increase the degree of quality of the system. Hence, requirements determinations is of prime importance. Inadequate and misunderstood requirements are major problems in requirements determination. Major stakeholders of the requirements are non-computer professional users, who may provide imprecise, vague, and ambiguous requirements. Further, the system development process may be partly automated and based on platform such as web or Semantic Web. In this case, a proper ontology to represent requirements is needed. The chapter proposes a fuzzy RDF/XML-based ontology to document various requirements. A generic architecture of requirements management system is also provided. To demonstrate the presented approach, a case of student monitoring and learning is presented with sample software requirements specifications and interfaces to collect requirements. The chapter concludes with advantages, applications, and future enhancements.
Software Maintainability Estimation in Agile Software Development
Authors: Jain Parita , Sharma Arun , Ahuja Laxmi
Published: December 2021

Agile methodologies have gained wide acceptance for developing high-quality products with a quick and flexible approach. However, until now, the quality of the agile process has not been validated quantitatively. Quality being important for the software system, there is a need for measurement. Estimating different quality factors will lead to a quality product. Also, agile software development does not provide any precise models to evaluate maintainability. Therefore, there is a need for an algorithmic approach that can serve as the basis for estimation of maintainability. The article proposes an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model for estimating agile maintainability. Maintainability is one of the prominent quality factors in the case of agile development. The proposed model has been verified and found to be effective for assessing the maintainability of agile software.
On the Rim Between Business Processes and Software Systems
Authors: Ferreira da Cruz Maria Estrela , Machado Ricardo J. , Santos Maribel Yasmina
Published: December 2021

The constant change and rising complexity of organizations, mainly due to the transforming nature of their business processes, has driven the increase of interest in business process management by organizations. It is recognized that knowing business processes can help to ensure that the software under development will meet the business needs. Some of software development processes (like unified process) already refer to business process modeling as a first effort in the software development process. A business process model usually is created under the supervision, clarification, approval, and validation of the business stakeholders. Thus, a business process model is a proper representation of the reality (as is or to be), having lots of useful information that can be used in the development of the software system that will support the business. The chapter uses the information existing in business process models to derive software models specially focused in generating a data model.
Dilbert Moments
Authors: Prater James , Kirytopoulos Konstantinos , Ma Tony
Published: December 2021

Developing and delivering a project to an agreed schedule is fundamentally what project managers do. There is still an ongoing debate about schedule delays. This research investigates the development of schedules through semi-structured in-depth interviews. The findings reveal that half of the respondents believe that delays reported in the media are not real and should be attributed to scope changes. IT project managers estimating techniques include bottom-up estimates, analogy, and expert judgement. Impeding factors reported for the development of realistic schedules were technical (e.g. honest mistakes) and political (e.g. completion dates imposed by the sponsor). Respondents did not mention any psychological factors, although most were aware of optimism bias. However, they were not familiar with approaches to mitigate its impacts. Yet, when these techniques were mentioned, the overwhelming majority agreed that these mitigation approaches would change their schedule estimate.
Analyzing Strategic Entrepreneurship Among Women Entrepreneurs of Jammu and Kashmir
Authors: Jan Sumaira , Anwar Arif
Published: December 2021

In an emerging nation like India, entrepreneurship has the ability to present a solution for many problems related to the economy. The Union territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has grave issues of high unemployment and low GDP. A strong form of entrepreneurship can help them overcome these issues. Strategic entrepreneurship has been proposed recently as a form of entrepreneurship which can do wonders for any organisation. So, the present endeavour assesses the strategic entrepreneurship among women owned enterprises in Jammu & Kashmir. The results propose strategic resource management, entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial culture to contribute towards Strategic Entrepreneurship among women entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial leadership is not found to have any significant impact there. In this study a model has been proposed to train women entrepreneurs so that their level of strategic entrepreneurship can be improved. With this they can contribute towards the entrepreneurial growth in J&K and thus overall economic development can be ensured.
Influence of Gender Diversity on Employee Work Engagement in the Context of Organizational Change
Authors: Islam M. Nazmul , Furuoka Fumitaka , Idris Aida
Published: December 2021

Employee work engagement is one of the key factors to manage successful organizational change. The present study investigated the moderating effect of gender diversity between transformational leadership, valence, and employee work engagement. Applying social bond theory, expectancy theory of motivation, and mental model theory, six hypotheses were examined in this study, using data from 300 full-time employees from Bangladesh’s banking sector. This study applied structural equation modeling for data analysis. The finding showed both transformational leadership and valence had a direct association with employee work engagement. In addition, gender diversity had a moderating effect on the proposed hypotheses. Finally, this study also revealed that female employees were more pronounced than male employees in the context of organizational change.
The Role of Social Media Marketing on Overall Brand Equity in the Telecommunication Sector in Bangladesh
Authors: Hafez Md.
Published: December 2021

The objective of this study is to investigate the role of social media marketing (SMM) on overall brand equity (OBE) via value co-creation (VC) in the telecommunication sector in Bangladesh. Moreover, brand love is tested as a moderator of SMM and VC. A structured questionnaire was distributed to collect survey data from 241 mobile subscribers using a systematic sampling method from different areas of Dhaka city in Bangladesh. The hypotheses were examined using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings have shown that social media marketing has a substantial direct influence on value co-creation which has also a significant direct influence on OBE. Findings have indicated that VC is partially mediated the relationship between SMM and OBE. The results have asserted that SMM significantly influences OBE. Furthermore, the results have affirmed that brand love act as a moderator to strengthen the relationships between SMM and VC.
Methods of Working With Local Digital Resources on History
Authors: Maslova Inga , Krapotkina Irina , Burdina Gulnara
Published: December 2021

This study aimed to identify the best techniques and approaches to working with digital resources on history suitable for both scientific research and teaching. The methodological basis of this study was the author’s methodology for measuring the level of students’ involvement in working with digital resources on history. The conducted empirical research revealed this level to be average since as much as 98% of respondents turned to the resources of e-libraries for educational purposes, and 46% of interviewed used online-based historical archives for academic activity. The study showed that the main way of conducting historical research in the context of digitalization is to work with images and scanned copies of scientific papers. The obtained materials and conclusions can be included in the curricula of academic disciplines for students of historical specialties at the undergraduate and graduate levels of Russian and foreign universities.
STEM Education
Authors: Avdeenko Aleksei , Sabirova Fairuza , Konyushenko Svetlana
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the study is to analyze the key challenges in the implementation of STEM education in Russia and the largest economies in terms of employment promotion and increasing students’ competitiveness. The research is based on the system analysis aimed at assessing the current status of STEM education in Russia and highlighting its key problems, and the comparative analysis is focused on comparing the approaches to STEM education implementation in Russia and other countries. It has been shown that STEM approach is being most actively implemented in the American system of education, which attracts young people to STEM careers through state and non-formal STEM education programs. The research describes a scheme of cooperation and partnership between stakeholders and the federal coordinating body of the Russian Federation providing support for the STEM education and aimed at the interaction between state and public institutions.
Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Its Negative Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life in Long-term Breast Cancer Survivors
Authors: Tran Thi Xuan Mai , Jung So-Youn , Lee Eun-Gyeong , Cho Heeyoun , Kim Na Yeon , Shim Sungkeun , Kim Ho Young , Kang Danbee , Cho Juhee , Lee Eunsook , Chang Yoon Jung , Cho Hyunsoon
Published: December 2021

Purpose Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common psychological issue in breast cancer (BC) survivors during early survivorship but whether the same is true among long-term survivors has yet to be empirically evaluated. This study investigated FCR level, its associated factors, and impact on quality of life (QoL) in long-term BC survivors. Materials and Methods Participants included women diagnosed with BC between 2004 and 2010 at two tertiary hospitals. Survey was conducted in 2020. The study measured FCR with the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory and other patient-reported outcomes, including depression and cancer-related QoL. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with FCR, and structural equation modeling was conducted to explore the impact of FCR on other outcomes. Results Of 333 participants, the mean age at diagnosis was 45.5, and 46% experienced FCR. Age at diagnosis ≤ 45 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.64; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.51 to 4.60), shorter time since diagnosis (aOR, 1.75, 95% CI, 1.08 to 2.89), and having a history of recurrence (aOR, 2.56; 95% CI, 1.16 to 5.65) was associated with more FCR. FCR was significantly associated with an increased risk of depression (β=0.471, p < 0.001) and negatively impacted emotional functioning (β=–0.531, p < 0.001). In addition, a higher FCR level may impair overall health-related QoL in long-term BC survivors (β=–0.108, p=0.021).ConclusionTen years after diagnosis, long-term BC survivors still experienced a high level of FCR. Further, the negative impact of FCR on QoL and increased depression risk require an FCR screening and appropriate interventions to enhance long-term BC survivors' QoL.
Herbal mouthwash formulated with the leaf extract of Jatropha gossypiifolia Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) exhibited in vitro antimicrobial activity against selected oral pathogens
Authors: Idowu Abel Olusola , Igbokwe Nwamaka Henrietta , Abiodun Oreoluwa Ayomide , Ofomata Chijioke
Published: December 2021

Increase in the incidence of oral disease, resistance to antibiotics and adverse effect to synthetic medicines has made search for alternative safe, effective and cheaper treatment options imperative, preferably from plant sources. This study evaluated the antimicrobial profile of ethanol extracts of leaf and root bark of Jatropha gossypiifolia and mouthwash formulation containing the leaf extract. Extraction of plant parts was done by cold maceration with 70% ethanol. The antimicrobial activities of the extracts and the formulated mouthwash were evaluated againstStaphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans using Agar well diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentration of the extracts on susceptible organisms was determined according to the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute protocol. The physicochemical parameters of the formulated mouthwash were assessed using standard methods. J. gossypiifolia leaf and root bark extracts exhibited a concentration dependent antimicrobial activity and MIC ranging from 50 to 260 mg/ml against test organisms. The formulated herbal mouthwash showed effective antimicrobial activity and suitable cosmetics properties. This study indicates that the leaf extracts of J. gossypiifolia possess bioactive metabolites with strong antimicrobial activities and its herbal mouthwash formulation has potential in the treatment of various diseases caused by oral pathogens.
Exploring patients’ viewpoints on uncomplicated malaria and its management in primary healthcare facilities of Plateau State, Nigeria: a qualitative study
Authors: Jimam Nanloh S. , Ismail Nahlah E. , David Shalkur , Joseph Benjamin N. , Adeniyi Michael A. , Olutuase Victory O. , Damun Pandell A. , Okunlola Rotkang C.
Published: December 2021

Malaria infection is a major public health problem in Nigeria. The present study explored patients’ thoughts and feelings on uncomplicated malaria and its management practices in some primary healthcare (PHC) facilities of Plateau state, Nigeria. An in-depth interview was conducted on patients receiving treatment in some of the facilities in the state, who were recruited through purposive sampling method up to saturation point. All the information was audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim before analysis using the principles of thematic content analysis of inductive method. Generally, their views on malaria-related issues were categorised into four main themes based on their relevancies as: patients’ perceptions on malaria infection and anti-malarial drugs, the role of healthcare workers and family during treatment, medications taken and socio-economic-related factors, as well as their general views on healthcare facilities-related factors. The study showed patients’ perceptions of the aforementioned factors as influencing their treatment and management practices of the disease in the study area. Necessary interventions that would improve patients’ quality of management of the disease toward achieving the desired outcome of therapy are recommended.
Comparative Performance Evaluation of Symptomology, Point-of-Care Test and Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Malaria on Suspected Malaria Cases in Katsina, Nigeria
Authors: Ado Yusuf , Yandutse Mahmoud , Chinedu Mba , Lawal Usman , Jarmai Mustapha M. , Usman Khalid Hamza , Usman Yahaya , Abdullahi Idris Nasir , Mani Abdulhamid Ahmed , Abdulkarim Babangida Babangida
Published: December 2021

Malaria is the most dominant cause of human morbidity and mortality with huge medical, psychological and economic impact in Nigeria. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is one of the key components in the control of malaria disease. In Katsina State, clinical (symptomatic) diagnosis and Pf HRP-2 RDT are the two main methods routinely used for the diagnosis of malaria. Only tertiary, secondary and few primary hospitals employ microscopy in malaria diagnosis. This study was done to assess the performance of the clinical diagnosis, SD-BioLine (PfHRP-2) rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and Microscopy in the diagnosis of Malaria disease in Katsina State. In this cross-sectional study, involving three hospitals, blood samples of 400 clinically suspected malaria patients were tested for malaria using microscopy with Giemsa-stained films and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT), using SD Bioline Pf HRP-2 kit. Malaria prevalence using microscopy was 29.8% (119/400). Pf HRP-2 RDT recorded lower sensitivity with a parasite prevalence of 23.8% (95/400). PfHRP-2 RDT was able to identify only patients infected with P. falciparum in comparison to microscopy that detected a prevalence of 6% of malaria infections other than P. falciparum. The research indicated that clinical diagnosis in Katsina state is not very effective in malaria treatment. PfHRP-2 RDT is not an ideal test kit, as there exist, other Plasmodium species, in Katsina State that can equally cause malaria infection.
West African Crop Wild Relative Checklist, Prioritization and Inventory
Authors: Nduche Michael , Magos Brehm Joana , Abberton Michael , Omosun Garuba , Maxted Nigel
Published: December 2021

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa genetically related to domesticated crops with trait diversity that can be used in plant breeding to sustain food security. Prioritization is a prerequisite for the cost–effective conservation of CWR as it allows CWR in a checklist to be reduced to a manageable number for active conservation action. In this study, a partial CWR checklist comprising 1651 taxa was compiled for West Africa. Prioritization of the annotated CWR checklist was based on three criteria: (i) economic value of the related crop in West Africa, (ii) CWR genetic closeness to its related crop and (iii) threat status. After applying the three criteria using the parallel method of prioritization, 102 priority CWR were selected for active conservation action. The priority CWR are related to food crops that are nationally, regionally and globally important, such as white guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata (Poir) J. Miège), cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), rice (Oryza sativa L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam.), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). This CWR checklist and prioritization will help in the development of a regional conservation action plan for West Africa.
List-antimagic labeling of vertex-weighted graphs
Authors: Berikkyzy Zhanar , Brandt Axel , Jahanbekam Sogol , Larsen Victor , Rorabaugh Danny
Published: December 2021

A graph $G$ is $k$-$weighted-list-antimagic$ if for any vertex weighting
$\omega\colon V(G)\to\mathbb{R}$ and any list assignment $L\colon
E(G)\to2^{\mathbb{R}}$ with $|L(e)|\geq |E(G)|+k$ there exists an edge labeling
$f$ such that $f(e)\in L(e)$ for all $e\in E(G)$, labels of edges are pairwise
distinct, and the sum of the labels on edges incident to a vertex plus the
weight of that vertex is distinct from the sum at every other vertex. In this
paper we prove that every graph on $n$ vertices having no $K_1$ or $K_2$
component is $\lfloor{\frac{4n}{3}}\rfloor$-weighted-list-antimagic.
An oriented graph $G$ is $k$-$oriented-antimagic$ if there exists an
injective edge labeling from $E(G)$ into $\{1,\dotsc,|E(G)|+k\}$ such that the
sum of the labels on edges incident to and oriented toward a vertex minus the
sum of the labels on edges incident to and oriented away from that vertex is
distinct from the difference of sums at every other vertex. We prove that every
graph on $n$ vertices with no $K_1$ component admits an orientation that is
$\lfloor{\frac{2n}{3}}\rfloor$-oriented-antimagic.
Grafik Teorisine Dayalı Etkin Bir Sudoku Çözücü Uygulaması
Authors: BATAR Mustafa
Published: December 2021

Bu makale, Sudoku bulmacasının ne olduğunu (anlamını), nereden geldiğini (kökenini) ve nasıl çözülebileceğini (çözüm yolunu) açıklamaktadır. Özellikle, problemin çözümünü – Sudoku bulmacası bir problem olarak ele alınabilir – grafik teorisine dayalı olarak analiz etmektedir. Bu teori, genel olarak grafiklerle ilgili çeşitli algoritmalar, yöntemler, kurallar ve ilkelerden oluşmaktadır. Ayrıca, grafik algoritmalarından Welsh-Powell (açgözlü renklendirme algoritması) ve Karger (daraltma algoritması) algoritmaları üzerinde durularak bu iki yöntem hakkında bu çalışmada detaylı bir bilgilendirme yapılmıştır. Bununla birlikte, bu iki algoritmanın kural ve prensipleri dikkate alınarak, bu makalede, “Sudoku Çözücü Uygulaması” tasarlanmış ve geliştirilmiştir. Ayrıca, uygulamanın çalışma süresi hesaplanıp etkinliği ve kullanılabilirliği ortaya konmuştur. Buna ek olarak, bu çalışma, Sudoku bulmacasının belirli bir çözüm yolunu grafik teorisine dayalı algoritmalar yardımıyla bulup, kullanımı için hem oyun dünyasına, hem bilim dünyasına, hem de eğitim dünyasına sunmuştur.
Görsel Sanatlar Eğitiminin Uzaktan Uygulamalı Dersleri
Authors: ERİM Gonca
Published: December 2021

Birçok disiplini içinde barındıran Görsel Sanatlar dersini veren öğretmenler, Eğitim Fakültelerinin Resim-İş Eğitimi anabilim dallarından mezun olmaktadır. Öğretmen adayları, mezun olmadan önce, anabilim dalında uygulamalı dersler niteliğinde birinci sınıfta Temel Tasarım, Desen ve Perspektif derslerini; ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfta Anasanat Atölye ve Seçmeli Sanat Atölye derslerini eğitim-öğretim programları içerisinde alan dersleri olarak almaktadır. Üniversitelere göre farklı çeşitliliğe sahip olan anasanat ve seçmeli sanat atölyeleri için Yükseköğretim Kurulu’nun öngördüğü dokuz farklı atölye bulunmaktadır. Öğretmen adayı bu atölyelerden biri anasanat atölye, üçü seçmeli sanat atölye olmak üzere mezun olana kadar dört farklı atölyeden ders alma imkânına sahip olup, böylece farklı disiplinlerle yetişmiş olmaktadır. Bu durum, günümüz eğitim öğretim sürecinde yaygın olarak kullanılmaya başlanan teknoloji sanat eğitimi sürecinde de etkinliğini korumuştur. Eğitim teknolojisindeki yenilikler öğretmene öğretme yöntemi açısından zaman kazandırmakta, öğrenciye de ulaşma kolaylığı sağlayarak öğrencinin öğrenme verimliliğini arttırmaktadır. Bu anlamda en çok kullanılan teknoloji bilgisayar ve internettir. İnternet ve bilgisayar, bireylere bilgiye ulaşma hızı kazandırmış ve uzaktan eğitim imkanı sunmuştur. 2020 yılı itibarı ile tüm dünyada yaşanan pandemi, uzaktan eğitim sürecine hız kazandırmıştır. Bu süreçte uygulamalı derslerde öğretim elemanının dersi işleyişi, öğrenciye ulaşması ve uygulamaların yapılabilmesi açısından kullanılan birçok program vardır. Bu programların bir kısmı imkânlar dahilinde kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak; uygulamalı derslerin uzaktan eğitiminde kullanılan programların öğretim elemanına bilgi aktarımında ve öğrencinin bilgiye ulaşmasında kazandırdığı süre kısalmış, bunun yanında öğrenciyi tanıma, öğrenciyi anlama gibi güçlükler ortaya çıkmıştır.
Determination of Solar Energy Impact on the Energy Sector Based on CorrelationRegression Analysis
Authors: Melikidze Maia , Siradze Ana , Bartia Nino
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this research is to determine the correlations between the capacity of the solar power station, the
energy generated by it, and the investment made for the installation of the station based on the correlationregression analysis. Within the framework of the research: these are the basic financial ratios calculated, the
knowledge, which is necessary to determine the profitability of the project (NPV, IRR, Payback Period PI).
Furthermore, the paper, based on certain assumptions, shows how the increase in investments in renewable
energy (solar) sources could affect the energy sector.
Educational Pandemic Impacts in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Classrooms: Qualitative Outcomes from Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT) Perspectives
Authors: Josilowski-Max Chana , Lambright Nicole
Published: December 2021

The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented changes in how Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services are provided to students/clients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and scant literature is available from which to determine the best course of action for providing safe services during a pandemic. The research question for this study is: What is the essence of experiences of parents, teachers, and Board-Certified Behavior Analysts of students with ASD who are now receiving ABA services remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic school closures? Generic qualitative design was used to analyze the responses of nine participants who are either Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) or Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs). Findings indicate that service providers are concerned about the effectiveness of telehealth services, do not believe that safety is always a priority for in person services, and that students/clients are struggling to find success amid the near-constant changes in service delivery brought about by the pandemic. Findings indicate that BCBAs and RBTs working with students with ASD are concerned about the negative outcomes for students in relation to changes in service delivery, are not comfortable with the level of risk to their own health and safety in order to provide services, and that telehealth options for ABA services have pros and cons that are difficult to weigh when determining how best to provide services during a pandemic.
Cannabis, pain and autoimmunity
Authors: Damin Carlos
Published: December 2021

The constant search to improve the quality of life of the population leads us to obtain medicines to prevent and better treat diseases. In this search, substances already known for other properties, acquire relevance when their effectiveness can be demonstrated to improve the evolution of some pathologies.
On the occasion of the enactment of the Law of Medicinal Use of the Cannabis Plant and its current regulations, the problem in the use of its derivatives in the treatment of painful medical conditions and autoimmune diseases acquires particular importance. In this sense, it is appropriate that medical societies in general and in this case, the Argentine Society of Rheumatology in particular, give rise to a space for publication and discussion of this topic.
In this edition, Scublinsky D et al publish a study carried out on the behavior of doctors regarding the prescription of therapeutic cannabis. It is of interest to know what doctors think because they are the direct effectors of Health and to whom patients listen the most. Also in this edition, an update of the subject is presented with the available evidence and the discussion of the subject, which is interesting to read.
The eye: A diagnostic puzzle Descriptive observational study and review
Authors: Sager L. , Reibaldi A. , Reibaldi A. , Calvo R. , Gallo J. , Schmid M. , Ortiz A. , Roverano S. , Antonioni N. , Lencina M. , Crespo M. , Paira S.
Published: December 2021

A series of multicentric cases is reported, of which five institutions participated. The sample was of 17 patients, of which 11 belonged to our Hospital, the Dr. J. M. Cullen Hospital. All consulted for orbital and / or periorbital commitment. The commitment in men was 23.4% and 76.6% in women. The average age in years was 45.4 (17-69 years). Among the diagnoses found, five cases were IgG4-Related Disease, two cases of Erdheim Chester Disease, two Xantogranuloma, two xanthelasmas, a case of breast cancer metastases, a case of thyroid orbitopathy, a case of Amyloidosis with multiple myeloma, and three without diagnosis. Differential diagnoses found are reviewed.
Multi-Systemic Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID 19 in Pediatrics
Authors: Álvarez MB , Espada G
Published: December 2021

Although the global pandemic due to coronavirus seemed to affect children in a mild way, and this was reported in March 2020, by the Center for Control and Prevention (CDC) of China, (epicenter of the pandemic) that described only 1% of the total affected population were infants. Transmission to children has been initially described from adults or close contacts who are carriers of the infection and some evidence of transmission from the oro-fecal route. The incubation period for the disease in children is between 2 and 10 days. Although most of them are asymptomatic, or oligosymptomatic, the most common symptoms reported in acute illness have been fever, cough, rhinorrhea, conjunctivitis, and headache. Diarrhea, abdominal pain can also appear associated or not with respiratory symptoms; this was described in all ages from 0 to 19 years. Only in 0.6% the occurrence of a severe disease has been reported.
Update on the use of medicinal cannabinoids in rheumatic diseases
Authors: Scublinsky Darío
Published: December 2021

Medical marijuana has been proposed in recent years as a solution to some medical problems refractory to other treatments. Chronic pain is a common symptom among patients who consult a rheumatologist. Different diseases can be involved in this pan-syndrome that ranges from autoimmune diseases, locoregional pain syndromes, degenerative diseases to disorders with psychological components. In many of these cases, especially the last two, pharmacological interventions are not always effective or safe in the short, medium or long term.
In this review, the most current literature on the subject regarding cannabinoids and the treatment of rheumatic diseases will be analyzed.
Despite the focus of the issue in recent years and the recent regulation of the Medical Cannabis Law for its self-cultivation and sale in pharmacies in Argentina, there is still insufficient data for the use of cannabinoids in the short, medium and long-term in rheumatic diseases. In recent years, some physiological studies have appeared about the potential immunomodulatory effect of cannabinoids in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis (SS), and some clinical studies in SS, but there is still a long way to go to travel in this direction.
In this review, the current literature on cannabinoids in the treatment of rheumatic diseases will be analyzed and this evidence will be discussed in relation to the local regulatory context.