bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Supply Chain Optimization Through an Ontological Model: Overcoming Information Asymmetry
Authors: Salatiello Emma , Veniero Mario , Guizzi Guido , Grassi Andrea
Published: September 2023

In today’s environment, characterized by high complexity and volatility of demand, responsiveness, quality, and timeliness in the transmission of information between all parties involved in Supply Chain operations, are critical aspects to manage. In this context, the most successful companies have developed an integrated view of the Supply Chain to improve its efficiency. The realization of these objectives is achieved through adopting Supply Chain management methods and tools appropriate to their operations, with a view to continuous improvement through data analysis and forecasting. The difficulty lies in intercepting and organising data from disparate sources, multiple data sets provide incomplete information that inaccurately represents the performance and service levels received by suppliers and offered to customers, caused by the competitive nature of different companies in wanting to keep their information confidential. For this reason, this work proposes an ontological Supply Chain model with a governance element that enables the information exchange, preventing misreporting behaviour by different companies and optimising the parameters of the entire Supply Chain. In addition to the definition of all major incoming and outgoing information flows that characterise the relationships and performance of the Supply Chain actors as individual elements and as a whole.
A Literature Review on Applied AI to Public Administration: Insights from Recent Research and Real-Life Examples
Authors: Briatore Federico , Revetria Roberto , Rozhok Anastasiia
Published: September 2023

This literature review examines recent studies on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in public administration, incorporating real-life examples to demonstrate the impact of AI on various aspects of public administration. The review is organised into the following sections: AI for decision-making, AI for public service delivery, AI for policy analysis, AI for public engagement, and AI for public sector efficiency. The paper concludes by identifying potential challenges and future research directions.
Gadamer
Authors: Mascaro Alysson Leandro Barbate
Published: September 2023

Philosophy, when dealing with specific thematic objects, such as law and health, allows a better understanding of their positions and their implications. Hans-Georg Gadamer, known for his philosophy of hermeneutics, is also a key thinker of the philosophy of health. Research into his propositions about the hidden character of health and the art of healing reveals much about the existential path and its peculiar impact on contemporary philosophies.
Vidas Secas and the relations of rural degrading work in contemporary Brazil
Authors: Carvalho Ciro Antonio das Mercês , Santos Lílian de Brito
Published: September 2023

This work explores the fictional depiction of the farm worker, in Vidas secas, by Brazilian novelist Graciliano Ramos, in dialogue with a contemporary labor reality in rural areas, based on a series of conventional sources of labor law in Brazil. As for the procedures applied, this is a theoretical and interdisciplinary research with a predominantly qualitative character, and a primarily bibliographic nature. By means of a concatenation of the data obtained in both fields of knowledge/culture – law and literature –, theoretical, analytical and critical arguments were made. An attempt was made to raise reflections on the facts presented in the literary work and their resemblance with the current Brazilian reality mainly concerning slave labor and employer-employee deals.
Integral protection and the counseling of vulnerabilities of children and adolescents
Authors: Santos Danielle Maria Espezim dos , Veronese Josiane Rose Petry
Published: September 2023

Integral protection is consolidated as a Brazilian legal doctrine aimed at children and adolescents. It is configured in the elements: shared responsibility, recognition of the condition of subject, principle of absolute priority, fundamental rights, prevention of violence and peculiar condition of developing person. Although welcomed in 1988-1990, the reality of Brazilian children and adolescents still demands care. Violence against this population persists and is recognized in the country. The many forms of violence in the child and adolescent are related to the scourges of humanistic promises in general. From the tools of the critical theory of human rights it is possible to dialogue with comprehensive protection in a broader and deeper way, towards the achievement of concrete and emancipatory dignity, through consideration of vulnerabilities, both intrinsic and in others that commonly accumulate in the context of countries like Brazil (here taken as peripheral), as is the case of socioeconomic vulnerability.
coronelism of Victor Nunes Leal and the conservative modernization
Authors: Faleiros Juliana Leme , Almeida Silvio
Published: September 2023

The Brazilian State has, in its formation, peculiar characteristics that somehow can still be detected. Among them, there is patrimonialism, i.e., the disregard for the separation between public and private. In spite of the current understanding that this form of State was superseded with Getúlio Vargas, this paper proposes an understanding that signs of patrimonialism persist and can be related to the category of conservative modernization. One of the celebrated works of the Brazilian sociopolitical thought that concerns patrimonialism is Coronelismo, enxada e voto: o município e o regime representativo no Brasil, by Victor Nunes Leal. By this book, there could be further investigation on how it is possible to apprehend the process of conservative modernization. The methodology was literature review, reaching, at the end, the understanding that Leal’s work is revealing in the way Brazil was modernized and how the State was consolidated.
Children's rights under the prism of fraternity and care
Authors: Grubba Leilane Serratine , Pellenz Mayara
Published: September 2023

The research aims to discuss the values of fraternity and care from a legal and sociological perspective, mainly from the perspective of human rights, in order to think of them as vectors for the rights of children and adolescents. Its main focus is the thought produced in Latin America and Brazil on the subject. It problematizes post-modernity from the sociological perspective of human rights and the rights of children and adolescents. A bibliographic research was used, with qualitative analysis, and the deductive method.
Challenges and prospects of colorectal cancer screening
Authors:   All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information of the RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation, Radygina L.V. , Mochalova L.V. ,   All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information of the RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: September 2023

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a widespread malignancy that is asymptomatic in the early stages, and late diagnosis is associated with poor outcome. Several levels of CRC risk exist. Thus, 80% of CRCs are sporadic (medium risk), and the rate of their detection increases with age, in particular, after 50 years. 15% of CRCs are caused by familial predisposition or pre-existing colon disease (high risk). 5% of CRCs are associated with genetic diseases (very high risk). Methods for preventing CRC are tailored to these levels of risk. If a patient is classified as having high or very high risk, colonoscopy is the first-line choice depending on the level of risk and age. In very high risk, patients are also referred for genetic counseling. Medium-risk patients are the target group for an organized CRC screening program. Regular screening identifies the disease even at the precancer stage. Noninvasive screening tests for CRC detect blood in the stool. These include stool guaiac test and fecal immunochemical tests. Colonoscopy is the "gold standard" for CRC screening. In addition to colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy is used for CRC screening. In recent years, molecular genetic tests to identify CRC biomarkers, computed tomography colonography, magnetic resonance colonography, and colon capsule endoscopy have emerged. This paper reviews current issues of CRC screening, i.e., age and gender structure of risk groups, the rate and algorithms used in different countries for CRC early detection, and ways to improve screening efficacy, including artificial intelligence technologies. KEYWORDS: colorectal cancer, age, screening, methods, algorithms, artificial intelligence. FOR CITATION: Radygina L.V., Mochalova L.V. Challenges and prospects of colorectal cancer screening. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2023;7(6):359–365 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2023-7-6-4.
Experience with prepectoral implant-based reconstruction for breast cancer
Authors:   Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, Moscow, Russian Federation, Khodorovich O.S. , Solodkiy V.A. ,   Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, Moscow, Russian Federation, Kalinina-Masri A.A. ,   Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, Moscow, Russian Federation, Tashchyan A.A. ,   Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, Moscow, Russian Federation, Sherstneva T.V. ,   Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, Moscow, Russian Federation, Kleshneva V.O. ,   Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, Moscow, Russian Federation, Kanakhina L.B. ,   Russian Scientific Center for X-ray Radiology, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: September 2023

Prepectoral implant-based simultaneous breast reconstruction is now employed more often and demonstrates good long-term outcomes with good quality of life after breast cancer (BC) surgery. We share our experience with reconstructive surgeries performed in 308 women diagnosed with BC by prepectoral implant placement. Polyurethane-coated implants were used in 50%, textured implants in 42.2%, and tissue expanders later replaced by textured implants in 7.8%. Prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction was most commonly (74.5%) performed in women with early disease (stage 0-IIa). 150 women (48.7%) received chemotherapy after surgery. 40 women (12.9%) received radiotherapy (60% were women with polyurethane implants and 40% were women with textured implants). Radiotherapy was performed in 12 women (3.8%) with tissue expanders. In some women, complications occurred in the setting of ongoing radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, which illustrates the need for careful patient selection for this surgical intervention. Improving surgical techniques and methods for preventing complications allows more active and effective introduction of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction. KEYWORDS: prepectoral reconstruction, implant-based breast reconstruction, breast cancer, tissue expander, textured implant, polyurethane implant. FOR CITATION: Khodorovich O.S., Solodkiy V.A., Kalinina-Masri A.A., Tashchyan A.A., Sherstneva T.V., Kleshneva V.O., Kanakhina L.B. Experience with prepectoral implant-based reconstruction for breast cancer. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2023;7(6):366–371 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2023-7-6-5.
Giant basal cell carcinoma (case report)
Authors:   Ural Research Institute of Dermatovenereology and Immunopathology, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Grekova Yu.N. , Zilberberg N.V. ,   Ural Research Institute of Dermatovenereology and Immunopathology, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Rimar O.G. ,   Ural Research Institute of Dermatovenereology and Immunopathology, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Published: September 2023

Basal cell skin cancer, or basal cell carcinoma (BCC), is the most common malignant tumor originating from skin keratinocytes or hair follicles. Giant BCCs are malignant skin neoplasms sized more than 5 cm with a greater tendency to invasion and metastasis than "standard" BCCs (sized less than 5 cm). Two or more foci in one person at the same time rarely occur. This paper describes a 69-year-old woman with skin lesions affecting the left scapula sized 20×10 cm and xiphoid process sized 7×4.5 cm that have existed for more than 15 years. During this period, the patient received various treatments with temporary insignificant improvement. Dermoscopy of the skin lesion of the scapula revealed pathological tree- like and tortuous vessels, homogeneous white and red zones, and ulcerations. Dermoscopy of skin lesion of the xiphoid process was uninformative because of rough surface hemorrhagic crusts. Cytology identified complexes of basaloid cells with atypia. Pathomorphologically, both tumors belonged to nodular BCC. For additional examination and treatment decisions, the patient was referred to the regional oncological dispensary. KEYWORDS: skin cancer, giant basal cell carcinoma, dermoscopy, pathomorphological examination, nodular type. FOR CITATION: Grekova Yu.N., Zilberberg N.V., Rimar O.G. Giant basal cell carcinoma (case report). Russian Medical Inquiry. 2023;7(6):383– 386 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2023-7-6-7.
Fear Factors in Open Spaces – Children’s Perception of Public Open Spaces
Authors: Chandwania Dhruv , Natu Abhijit
Published: September 2023

The world is undergoing rapid urbanization, where it is presumed that by 2050, almost 66% of the children’s population will be found in cities. The well-being of children is associated with their day-to-day surrounding environment, which includes their home, school, and recreational spaces. Children’s active participation in open spaces is critically necessary for their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive well-being. Urbanization is putting pressure on the quality and quantity of open spaces, where crowding, maintenance, and stranger-danger are persistent concerns of the parents for their children’s outdoor play experience. A survey was conducted in the city of Pune with 105 children, studying their perception and use of open space. Children were asked to prepare cognitive maps indicating fearing factors and/or elements found in the open spaces which they visit regularly. Children indicated various fearing factors like strangers, unclean surroundings, diagrams related to the upkeep of various elements in open spaces. The coding of the diagrams indicated concerns related to safety from crime, injury from harmful elements, wayfinding, etc. The perception of children was analyzed using qualitative methods. Further, the paper discusses the fear factors associated with open space aspects like design, aesthetics, density, accessibility, traffic, etc., which contribute to children’s perception of open spaces, thus affecting children’s independent mobility, the choice of the space of play, and the amount of time spent during outdoor play. Getting parental license to go outdoors was related to the Natural surveillance available, and the fear factors were found to be related to the space management aspects like fencing, maintenance, and also security in case of strangers present in the spaces.
Analysing the conglomeration of various urban pockets through the lens of environmental design for crime prevention: A case of Kolkata
Authors: Bose Rahul , Banerjee Pallabi , Saha Rohit , Roy Proma
Published: September 2023

Historically, the built fabric of Kolkata had a dynamic morphological influence. The influences transfigured from the rulers; nawabs to British capitalism; zamindaris to political sweepstakes. This dynamism is not idiosyncratic and can essentially be distinctive upon closer inspection of the morphological carpet of Kolkata. Upon inspection it becomes evident how, from the very beginning, crime prevention was catered through the built fabric, irrespective of changes in architectural styles over time. Thus, be it central/north Kolkata or suburbs, the buildings would often have elevated, publicly accessible sitting platforms in front of houses, often referred to as ‘Dalan’. These ‘Dalan’s’ served multiple purposes, but most importantly catering to the four principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidebook.

With the increasing demand, the housing market bloomed to the construction of just one particular type of building in Kolkata. This typology is, apartment; be it apartment buildings or complexes. This scenario has created a cacophony of build fabric, slowly resulting in losing the city's identity. Most importantly resulting in losing the natural security systems of the city. Thus, to maintain the natural security system, addressing the discombobulated policy, planning and political juxtaposition, is a subject on its own. However, denominating simple measures, towards the problem that can bring out the desired outcome, is the way forward. Measures related to case-wise urban design, planning and design interventions.

The research paper aims to address the issue and provide simple implementable environmental design measures through a detailed survey in selected localities. The methodology of the research paper focuses on area-based requirement-wise intervention. These area-based selections are made across the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA). The selection of areas would provide an opportunity to gaze across the KMA urban to the sub-urban morphological carpet. The paper's key findings are based on the areas where a major role is played by the residential morphology, i.e., areas where people can be found 24x7. This is in relation to areas with time-bound use, such as institutional areas. Upon selection, the probable solution is to have a holistic approach. An approach that would also incorporate the ‘Defensible Space Theory’ by Oscar Newman. Furthermore, the approach to solution would help create the ‘fit-all’ category. With this category, the solution can easily be acquired and thereafter implemented in urban Kolkata core to sub-urban Barrackpore. Though, the scope of the paper will be limited to KMA. However, the ‘fit-all’ category would have the potential to be implemented in other urban areas as well.
Nutritional behaviours and lifestyle before and during COVID-19 pandemic: ased on data from Polish and Turkish surveys
Authors: Wlazło Marika , Zięba Natalia , Janota Barbara , Czapla Martyna , Mąkosza Kamil , Janion Karolina , Szczepańska Elżbieta
Published: September 2023

Background. Students are a group particularly high risk of adverse effects from such restrictions introduced within counter transmission the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Fear felt of contracting the disease and social isolation can lead to consuming excessive amounts of energy with food, resulting in weight gain and eating disorders.
Objective. The aim of the study was analysed selected lifestyle aspects of Polish and Turkish students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the existence of differences between the lifestyles of these individuals during the two periods.
Material and methods. The study was conducted at the turn of 2020-2021 among 435 students, including 331 Polish and 104 Turkish students. The research instrument was an original questionnaire created in a Google Forms, consisting of metric and a proper part regarding lifestyle before and during the pandemic. Prior to the actual study, in order to verify whether the research tool is understandable, a pilot study was conducted, which included 40 individuals. The Wilcoxon test was used to examine the differences between the lifestyle of students before and during the pandemic. A value of
p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results. Both before and during the pandemic, most Polish students ate 4–5 meals daily (52.9% and 47.7%, respectively), while most Turkish students ate 3 meals (47.1% and 38.5%, respectively). There were statistically significant differences in: duration of sleep (p=0.001), way of spending one’s leisure time (p=0.001) and type of physical activity (p=0.001) among the Polish and Turkish students before and during the pandemic.
Conclusions. The results of this study showed changes in the lifestyle of both Polish and Turkish students during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period. This indicates the need to develop interventions to prevent harmful behaviour and their health consequences in the future.
Pentingnya Portofolio Investasi untuk Mengetahui Keanekaragaman Resiko dan Meningkatkan Minat Berinvestasi di Kalangan Generasi Milenial
Authors: Asmilia Nur , Hartanto Ready Tri , Ardiansyah Riky , Zakiyah Salma Adhwa
Published: September 2023

Tujuan yang ingin dicapai generasi milenial lewat penyuluhan, sharing informasi dan praktek kinerja, mahasiswa dengan siswa SMK Sasmita Jaya 1. Di antaranya memberikan pengenalan investasi, mempromosikan investasi, mengasah softskill dan memberikan langkah langkah berinvestasi, hingga menambah wawasan ilmu ekonomi, memberikan kesadaran pentingnya waktu dan ekonomi, dan meningkatkan minat terhadap ekonomi salah satunya melalui investasi. Perkembangan teknologi dan informasi membuat segala sesuatu hal menjadi lebih mudah dan efisien. Generasi milenial yang paling banyak menguasai teknologi dibanding generasi pendahulunya yang mana kedepannya akan berpengaruh kepada negara termasuk di ekonomi. Tetapi perlu diketahui di masa remaja memiliki waktu yang sangat panjang untuk mempersiapkan masa depan, oleh karena itu perlu nya pendampingan, konseling atau pengantar mereka agar terbantu di masanya. Menggunakan waktu dan teknologi dengan cara yang bijak adalah sesuatu yang menguntungkan jika dapat dilakukan secara bersamaan. Kondisi diatas menjadi perhatian untuk melakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ke SMK Sasmita Jaya 1 sebagai wadah pendidikan. Menggunakan waktu dengan berinvestasi yang dimulai sejak dini dapat menyiapkan masa depan yang gemilang dan memanfaatkan teknologi sebagai sumber ilmu pengetahuan serta membangun ekonomi lewat investasi digital, maka masa masa remaja akan lebih bermanfaat dan masa depan bisa mendapatkan pengalaman ilmu yang lebih banyak.
Rancang Bangun Sepada Air untuk Mendukung Wahana Wisata Air Terpadu di Waduk Desa Wonosari
Authors: Romadhoni Romadhoni , Nurhasanah Nurhasanah , Angrayni Septi Ayu , Fazrian Fazrian
Published: September 2023

Sepeda air dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu wahana di kawasan wisata air seperti Waduk Wonosari. Sepeda air digunakan untuk alat transportasi berkeliling menyusuri permukaan air di waduk. Hal tersebut tentu saja dapat meningkatkan antusiasme masyarakat untuk berkunjung ke Kawasan wisata terpadu BUM Desa Unggul Sari di akhir pekan maupun hari libur. Sarana dan prasaran wisata tentunya meberikan antusiasme masyarakat yang tinggi mampu meningkatkan jumlah pengunjung yang datang, sehingga meningkatkan pendapatan dan perekonomian masyarakat di sekitar waduk dapat terus berjalan. Sepeda air dirancang berbahan fibergalss, menggunakan penggerak sitem padel whell. Kemudi dirancang menggunakan plat diletakan pada bagian belakang untuk mengedalikan arah berbelok (kiri – kanan). Perekonomian masyarakat yang baik diharapkan mampu mewujudkan kesejahteraan masyarakat itu sendiri. Pelaksanan kegiatan ini adalah dilakukan dengan dua tahapan pelaksanaan kegiatan yang meliputi pembuatan desain sepeda air dan pembuatan rangka sepeda air. Keberadaan sepeda air dapat dijadikan salah satu alternatif wisata air. Melalui kegiatan pengabdian pembuatan sepada air di harapkan menjadi wahana permainan air. Hasil Pengabdian yang dilakukan perencanaan dan pembuatan sepeda air dengan ukuran Panjang 2,7 meter, lebar, 1,5 meter dan tinggi 0,6 meter
Penyusunan Laporan Keuangan Masjid ASH-Sholah Desa Lumbang Kecamatan Sambas Periode 2021-2022
Authors: Roshani Roshani , Suharman Suharman , Alrizwan U Ari , Sentiya Novi
Published: September 2023

Banyak masjid yang masih belum bisa mengelola sumber daya yang diperoleh dari masyarakat dengan baik dan benar. Padahal masyarakat perlu mengetahui bagaimana pengelolaan sumber daya khususnya keuangan. Tujuan kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM) ini adalah mewadahi dan membina masjid-masjid sehingga mampu menumbuhkan motivasi dalam pengadministrasian keuangan yang terstruktur dan berdasarkan peraturan serta standar akuntansi yang berlaku. Metode yang dilakukan yaitu melakukan pencatatan keuangan dengan menggunakan Microsoft excel sesuai dengan PSAK no. 45 guna mempermudah penyusunan laporan keuangan di masjid ASH-Sholah. Sehingga hasil yang di dapat terbentuknya laporan keuangan di masjid ASH-Sholah tahun 2021-2022 menggunakan Microsoft excel dan memberikan manfaat kepada takmir masjid ASH-Sholah.
Pelatihan Pengarsipan Secara Elektronik (E-Filing) Bagi Tenaga Administrasi Kelurahan di Lingkungan Kecamatan Kramatjati Jakarta Timur
Authors: Takidah Erika , Adha Maulana Amirul , Nasution Hafifah , Saptono Ari , Wolor Christian Wiradendi
Published: September 2023

Semua lini organisasi para era digital seperti saat ini, termasuk kantor kelurahan atau desa, harus mempunyai prosedur yang diperlukan untuk pengelolaan arsip yang efektif. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan sumbangsih kepada mitra yakni para tenaga administrasi kelurahan di lingkungan Kecamatan Kramatjati Jakarta Timur berupa pelatihan pengarsipan secara elektronik (e-filing). Tahapan yang dilaksanakan pada kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat lebih rinci sebagai berikut: (a) persiapan, (b) pelatihan dan simulasi, dan (c) evaluasi dan refleksi kegiatan. Berdasarkan evaluasi yang dilaksanakan, para peserta mendapatkan pemahaman dan keterampilan yang baik selama mengikuti pelatihan, dan para peserta cukup antusias dalam kegiatan yang dilaksanakan, hal ini dapat dilihat dari keaktifan peserta selama proses tanya jawab, dan antusiasmenya selama mengikuti paparan materi, simulasi dan praktik.
Potensi tegakan hasil inventarisasi Hutan Tanaman Rakyat Desa Batu Jangkih Kabupaten Lombok Barat
Authors: Nahlunnisa Hafizah , Nizar Wahyu Yuniati
Published: September 2023

Keberadaan hutan tanaman rakyat diharapkan dapat memberikan manfaat kepada masyarakat terutama dalam hal ekonomi. Pendugaan potensi tegakan pada hutan tanaman rakyat perlu dilakukan agar masyarakat dapat menduga potensi nilai ekonomi yang dapat dimanfaatkan dari hutan tanaman rakyat tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui potensi tegakan dan potensi pemanfaatan oleh masyarakat di hutan tanaman rakyat Desa Batu Jangkih, Lombok Barat, serta menduga nilai ekonomi dari potensi kayu tersebut. Inventarisasi dilakukan dengan metode Systematic Strip Sampling dengan cara sensus atau cruissing 100%. Hasil analisis diperoleh data bahwa potensi tegakan sebanyak 6027 individu pohon yang terdiri dari jenis gmelina, mahoni, dan jati, dengan tingkat kerapatan sebesar 47.03 individu per hektar, total volume pohon sebesar 694.41 m3. Potensi nilai ekonomi yang dapat dimanfaatkan dari pemanenan kayu sebesar Rp 273,140,850 dari total volume pohon siap panen sebesar 383.02 m3. Sedangkan hasil hutan bukan kayu dapat dimanfaatkan dari nilai ekonomi pemanenan jenis tanaman tumpeng sari yaitu kunyit, jahe, lengkuas, cabe jawa, sereh, dan rumput pakan ternak
The Pathology of Borderline Personality Disorder Symptomatology in a Nonclinical Sample: The Role of Mental Pain, Cognitive Emotion Regulation, Self-compassion, and Depression
Authors:   Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Rajabi Moslem , Sarani Yaztappeh Jafar ,   Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Khanjani Sajad ,   Department of linical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mohebi Mohamad Davood ,   Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran., Kulehmarzi Mohammad Javad Bagian ,   Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
Published: September 2023

Objectives: Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often develop a certain depression that may be accompanied by “mental pain.” A negative self-concept, aversive chronic emotions, and pervasive helplessness characterize mental pain. This research aims to explore the pathology of BPD symptomatology in a nonclinical sample. Also, the role of mental pain, cognitive emotion regulation, self-compassion, and depression are assessed. Methods: Following a correlational study, 300 university students were selected via the multi-stage random cluster sampling method. The study data were collected by the personality assessment inventory-borderline features scale, Orbach and Mikulincer mental pain questionnaire, cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire, self-compassion scale (SCS-SF), and Beck depression inventory version 2. Results: Multiple regression analyses indicated that components of putting into perspective, rumination, loss of control, refocus on planning, catastrophizing, irreversibility, somatic, and isolation (ΔR2=0.507, P<0.001) significantly predicted BPD symptomatology. Discussion: The results support the biosocial model dimensions in an Iranian context. In addition, it shows a strong association between mental pain, cognitive emotion regulation, self-compassion, depression, and BPD symptoms.
Comparing Microsoft Kinect and Observational Gait Analysis in Assessing Gait Parameters of Apparently Healthy Adults
Authors:   Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom., Emmanuel Mbada Chidozie , Oluwatosin Abata Emmanuel ,   Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Ayokunle Ojapinwa Omoniyi ,   Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Nicholas Oghumu Saturday ,   Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria., Ademogoyegun Adekola ,   Department of Physiotherapy, Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osoggbo, Nigeria., Fatoye Francis ,   Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Published: September 2023

Objectives: Although the Microsoft Kinect has compelling potential for gait analysis in medicine, data available to compare it with observational gait analysis (OGA) is scarce. This study compared the Microsoft Kinect and the OGA in assessing the gait parameters of apparently healthy adults. Methods: Ninety-seven apparently healthy young male adults participated in this comparative study. First, the participant’s age, height, weight, and body mass index were obtained. Afterward, gait parameters involving the number of steps, cadence, stride length, and step length were assessed concurrently following OGA standard procedures and the Microsoft Kinect during a 6-m walk down the hallway. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The significance level was set at P<0.05. Results: The Mean±SD walk time, steps, cadence, velocity, and stride length were 8.07±1.39 s, 14.0±2.96 counts, 72.9±11.9 steps/min, 0.8±0.13 m/s, and 0.77±0.13m, respectively. Step length was significantly higher (P<0.05) with Microsoft Kinect than OGA, whereas stride length and walk speed values were significantly (P<0.05) lower with Microsoft Kinect. A moderate but significant (P=0.001) positive correlation existed between Microsoft Kinect and OGA regarding walk speed. In contrast, regarding the step length, a weak but significant (P<0.05) positive correlation was found between Microsoft Kinect and OGA. Discussion: Step length values of Microsoft Kinect were significantly higher than OGA values, whereas stride length and walk speed values of Microsoft Kinect were significantly lower than OGA values. Walk speed and step length measured by Microsoft Kinect and OGA were positively correlated.
Impaired Upper Limb Motor Function in Post-stroke Patients and Its Impact on Trunk Control and Mobility: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors:   Department of Rehabilitation Science, Ahmad Medical Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan., Sattar Erum , Ahmad Uzair ,   Department of Physiotherapy, College of Physical Therapy, Northwest Institute of Health Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan., Rehman Muheebur ,   Department of Health and Biological Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy Abasyn University, Peshawar, Pakistan., Adnan Muhammad ,   Department of Health and Biological Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy Abasyn University, Peshawar, Pakistan., Rehman Subhan Ur ,   Department of Physiotherapy, College of Physical Therapy, Northwest Institute of Health Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan., Shahid Irum ,   Rafsan Neuro Rehabilitation Center, Peshawar, Pakistan., Abdullah  ,   Department of Health and Biological Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy Abasyn University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Published: September 2023

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the impact of impaired upper limb motor function on trunk control and mobility in chronic post-stroke survivors so that the upper limb function should be enhanced as a core component of rehabilitation. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to August 2021 at the Rehabilitation Center for the Physically Disabled in Peshawar, Pakistan. A total of 166 chronic stroke patients in the age range of 35 to 70 years and greater than 6 months post-stroke were included. To assess the impaired upper extremity, the Fugl-Meyer assessment upper extremity scale was used, and the trunk control and mobility were checked through functional reach test and timed up and go test, respectively. Results: Among 166 stroke survivors having upper extremity impairment, 109(65.7%) participants’ upper extremity was severely affected. Mobility levels measured through the timed up and go test were categorized and scored; accordingly, the participants showed a low risk of 22(13.3%), moderate 32(19.3%), high 72(43.4%), and very high risk of falls of 40(24%). Among 166 patients, 147(88.6%) had no trunk control which resulted in 8 times greater fall risk in 65(39.2%) participants. Thus, upper limb impairment is significantly associated with impaired trunk control and mobility (P=0.001). Discussion: This study found about one-third of stroke survivors have a risk of falling, two-thirds have upper extremity impairment, and two-thirds have no trunk control. This study showed a significant reduction in mobility level, balance, and posture balance in stroke survivors having upper extremity impairment. These findings suggest that stroke survivors with upper extremity impairment may use therapeutic intervention to minimize falls and enhance postural balance and trunk control.
Investigating the Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Memory Improvement of Patients With Alzheimer
Authors:   Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, College of Medical Technology, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, Iraq., Abdulhussain Fadhi Ali , Mohammed Ali H ,   Department of Medical Engineering, Faculty of Medical Technology, Al-Manara College for Medical Sciences, Amarah, Iraq., Mohammed Ibrahim Mourad ,   Department of Medical Laboratories, Al-Nisour University College, Baghdad, Iraq., Shnain Al Mohammed ,   Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Zahrawi University College, Karbala, Iraq., Oudaha Khulood H ,   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Al-Ayen University, Nasiriyah, Iraq., Hasan Saif Yaseen ,   Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Health and Medical Technology, National University of Science and Technology, Nasiriyah, Iraq.
Published: September 2023

Objectives: Alzheimer is the most prevalent cognitive disturbance with a high spread rate among the elderly. The current research aims to investigate the impact of cognitive rehabilitation on the memory improvement of Alzheimer disease patients. Methods: This was a semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test designs. The statistical population in Baghdad City, Iraq, in 2021 included 60 patients with Alzheimer and was divided into an experimental (n=30) and a control group (n=30). The patient’s cognitive abilities were assessed before the intervention (pre-test), promptly after the intervention (post-test), and 2 months later (follow-up). The experimental group had twenty-eight 45-min sessions of training based on the Montessori method (2 sessions per week). The data were analyzed via the SPSS software, version 19, using the independent t-test and repeated measures analysis of variance. The results had a P<0.05. Results: The findings of the independent t-test demonstrated no significant difference between the scores of both groups during the pre-test stage (P>0.05); however, the difference was significant during the post-test and follow-up stages (P<0.001). In addition, the findings of the repeated measure analysis of variance indicated a significant difference between both groups’ mean scores in the post-test and follow-up (P<0.001). Discussion: Cognitive rehabilitation can help patients with memory disorders and positively affect their memory performance.
The Effect of Chicory on Bilirubin Level in Newborns Suffering From Jaundice: A Systematic Review
Authors:   Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Fakhri Moloud , Hosseini Amirsaeed ,   Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Farhadi Roya ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Moosazadeh Mahmood ,   Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Azadbakht Mohammad ,   Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Berneti Vahidreza ,   School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Published: September 2023

Background: Jaundice is the most prevalent reason for infants’ hospitalization during their first month of birth, and herbal medicine has long been used alongside phototherapy to treat this problem. Objectives: The present systematic review investigates chicory’s influence on bilirubin levels in infants with jaundice. Methods: In this systematic review study, Iranian databases, including Barekat Gostar, Scientific Information Database (SID), Irandoc, and Magiran, along with international databases, including Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar search engines were explored with relevant keywords to retrieve pertinent studies. Results: Among the 7 selected articles with a sample size of 408 (204 people in the intervention group and 204 in the control group) from 2006 to 2020, 4 studies were in vitro and 3 were randomized clinical trials. Among these studies, mothers’ pregnancy duration ranged between 30.9 and 38.8 weeks, infants’ age ranged between 3 and 7 days, and their weight ranged between 1544 and 3316 g. Although chicory administration varied across the studies, 4 studies reported its effectiveness in reducing infants’ bilirubin, whereas the other 3 articles reported no effect of chicory on bilirubin levels in infants. Conclusions: Iran was the only country that evaluated the effect of chicory on neonatal jaundice in the form of several research studies. However, due to the limited number of studies and the different dosages of chicory, the way of consuming chicory, the type of studies, and the age and weight of babies, we could not reach a general conclusion on the efficacy of chicory.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Mortality Following COVID-19 in Iranian Children: A Case Series and Literature Review
Authors:   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Sadegh Rezai Mohammad , Rostami-Maskopaee Fereshteh ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Navaeifar Mohammad Reza ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Hajialibeig Azin ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Gooran Maedeh ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Haghighi Ask Behzad ,   Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Children’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Manafi Anari Ali ,   Department of Pediatrics, Ali Asghar Children’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Shorafa Eslam ,   Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Abootalebi Seyedeh Narjes ,   Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Published: September 2023

Background: Children generally are less contaminated by COVID-19 than other age groups, but multisystem inflammatory syndrome-children (MIS-C) can cause severe outcomes in some children. The information about MIS-C patient mortality is limited, and the cause of mortality may vary by geographical region. Therefore, we performed this case series study to report the clinical features and treatment of MIS-C patients associated with COVID-19 who died in selected referral hospitals in Iran. Case Presentation: We presented 9 cases of deceased MIS-C patients hospitalized from March 2020 to September 2021. The median age of deceased patients was 89 months (interquartile range: 8-162 mo). Five patients (55%) were male. The COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or serology test was positive in 7 children (77%). About 80% of the patients had comorbidities, most commonly obesity. All the patients were febrile at admission, and 77.78% had a fever for over 5 days. Respiratory, cardiac, and gastrointestinal signs were the most common. On admission, 6 patients were transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit. All patients received intravenous immunoglobulin and steroids. Conclusions: The most common organ failure was lung, heart, liver, and kidney, but the main cause of death was cardiopulmonary failure. Early diagnosis and management of MIS-C are necessary to prevent severe complications and death.
Ataxia-telangiectasia With Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Case Report
Authors:   Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Khosravi Mohammad Reza , Abbasi Ghazal ,   Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Shahbaznejad Leila ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Ghaffari Javad ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Dabghzade Abbas ,   Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Published: September 2023

Background: Ataxia-telangiectasia is a multi-organ disease. It is due to a mutation of the Exon No. 5 ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene (c.381delA: p.v128fls). Complications including recurrent infections, progressive cerebellar ataxia, and varying degrees of humoral and cellular immunodeficiency arise. Case Presentation: We report a 7-year-old girl patient with A-T who developed acute rheumatic fever. Conclusion: Rheumatoid disorders and or infectious diseases such as acute rheumatic fever could be observed in A-T patient.
Image Enhancement using Adaptive Median Filter
Authors: Rasha Awad Abtan
Published: September 2023

Impulse noise frequently taints digital images as a result of errors produced by noisy sensors, faults during the analog-to-digital conversion process, and errors produced in communication channels. This persistent bug modifies the brightness of some pixels while keeping the brightness of other pixels unaltered. We looked at the Median Filter, Weighted Median Filter, and Multi-Stage Median Filter to lessen impulsive noise and enhance the quality of the impacted image. These filters enhance the image quality by removing or successfully suppressing impulse noise in the image while maintaining the information about the image's edges. In MATLAB simulations, the effectiveness of these filters was assessed on a picture that has undergone different types of impulse noise corruption (Salt-and-Pepper and Gaussian noise).
Population Growth, Urbanization and Landuse Pattern in Gondia District of Maharashtra State, India
Authors: Sitaram Uttamrao Anpat
Published: September 2023

Population is an important resource for development. Present work attempts to assess the correlation between population growth, urbanization and general landuse change over two decades (1990-91 to 2010-11) in Gondia district of Maharashtra state and suggest the possible ways and remedies to improve the future landuse of the study are. Gondia are the highly concentrated towns of the study area. It is has been observed that the growth of population increased 10.14 Times while urbanization increased 57.52 Per cent during 2001 to 2011. Increasing population, industrial development and trade is bringing about a great pressure on land. The environmental conditions are favorable for agriculture in the study region. Forest area has decreased while Cultivable waste land fallow land increased during 2000-01 to 2010-11. Land put non-agricultural use, barren and non cultivable land and net sown area has also subsequently declined during the span of two decades. Thus landuse is a dynamic phenomenon in the study area. While In Vidarbha region Gondia District is rich in forest resources. The largest land use category in the district is that of agriculre. Precarious forest constitutes 90% of total are under forest which is maximum in south east and central parts. The total area under forest in the district was 2833 sq. kms. out of 5641 sq. kms total geographical area in 2011. It has been observed that the district having 50.22 per cent area still remain under forest. Forest resources contribute significantly to the economy of the district. This district shows the better condition of forest Resources. In 1981 25.04% of the total geographical area was under forest. It has increased to 32.72% in 2011.The socio-economic characteristics of the study area population growth, industrialization, nearness to daily markets and developments of road network have caused the general landuse changes in the area.
A study on the correlation between serumProcalcitonin level and the resistant bacterial strains isolated from meningitispatients in Bani- Suief governorate
Authors: Nagla Abdel Moniem Radi  , Taha Hussein Mohammed Singer  , Mariem Osama
Published: September 2023

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Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain, spinal cord and the intervening cerebrospinal fluid. Bacterial Meningitis can be quite severe and may result in brain damage, hearing loss, or learning disabilities. Viral Meningitis is less severe and will clear up with specific treatment. N.meningitides, S. pneumonia, H. influenza , M. tuberculosis are among the commonest bacterial causes.This study aimed to assess the diagnostic role of cerebrospinal LDH and serum procalcitonin (PCT-Q) in meningitis in Bani- suef governorate and to differentiate bacterial from viral meningitis. Patients were classified cases into three groups; group (I) for septic meningitis, group (II) for aseptic meningitis and group (III) for meningism along with 100 control patients. After clinical examination, CBC, ESR, CRP, blood sugar level, renal and hepatic functions. CSF LDH, serum PCT were assessed in some patients. CSF LDH was higher than normal in 100% of patients suffering from septic meningitis and in 98% of patients suffering from aseptic meningitis. Serum PCT was positive in all patients with septic meningitis whereas it was negative in 69(66%) patients. There is a correlation between elevated serum levels of PCT and presence of bacterial resistant strains in cases of septic meningitis.