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Educação dos/as filhos/as: projeto de vida de uma mulher imigrante
Authors: Bergano Sofia , Moreira Benilde , Rodrigues Maria José , Martins Cristina
Published: June 2022

A análise dos processos migratórios de mulheres tem aumentado nos últimos anos. As mudanças nos fluxos migratórios e o crescente interesse da comunidade científica na interpretação e compreensão destes fenómenos sob a lente de género, tem contribuído para dar visibilidade às vivências das mulheres migrantes e das suas famílias. E, simultaneamente, para identificar a necessidade de uma abordagem interseccional na leitura da situação destas mulheres. Este artigo apresenta o estudo de caso de uma mulher cabo-verdiana imigrante em Portugal e tem como objetivo compreender a aplicação das políticas públicas no âmbito do apoio à inclusão. A Abstract: The analysis of women's migratory processes has increased in recent years. The changes in migratory flows and the growing interest of the scientific community in interpreting and understanding these phenomena from a gender perspective have contributed to give visibility to the experiences of migrant women and their families. And, simultaneously, to identify the need for an intersectional approach in reading interpreting the situation of these women. This article presents the case study of a Cape Verdean immigrant woman in Portugal and aims to understand the application of public policies in the field of inclusion support. Data collection Recibido: 05/03/2022 | Revisado: 07/03/2022 | Aceptado: 20/05/2022 | Online first: 08/06/2022 Publicado: 30/06/2022 Cuestiones Pedagógicas, 1(31), 2022, 41-56 ISSN 0213-7771 - e-ISSN 2443-9991 https://doi.org/10.12795/10.12795/CP.2022.i31.v1.03 Sofía Bergano | Benilde Moreira | María José Rodrigues 42 recolha de dados ocorreu no âmbito do Projeto VIW- Voices of Immigrant Women . Para alcançar este objetivo procurou-se fazer uma abordagem holística do seu percurso migratório. Na recolha de dados recorreu-se à entrevista semiestruturada, sendo as respostas sujeitas a análise de conteúdo. De acordo com o discurso desta mulher imigrante destaca-se como principal objetivo do seu projeto migratório garantir aos filhos oportunidades educativas para prosseguimento de estudos, o que, na sua opinião, lhe proporcionará uma vida melhor. Destacam-se dois resultados marcantes: o facto de ter tido sempre trabalho, ainda que durante a sua trajetória profissional tenha mudado de emprego; e o percurso escolar de sucesso dos seus sete filhos. Conclui-se que apesar de alguns constrangimentos encontrados ao longo do percurso, a superação e a resiliência caraterizam este caso como uma história de sucesso e de inclusão bem-sucedida.
Dynamic Optimal Reinsurance and Dividend Payout in Finite Time Horizon
Authors: Guan Chonghu , Xu Zuo Quan , Zhou Rui
Published: June 2022

This paper studies a dynamic optimal reinsurance and dividend-payout problem for an insurance company in a finite time horizon. The goal of the company is to maximize the expected cumulative discounted dividend payouts until bankruptcy or maturity, whichever comes earlier. The company is allowed to buy reinsurance contracts dynamically over the whole time horizon to cede its risk exposure with other reinsurance companies. This is a mixed singular–classical stochastic control problem, and the corresponding Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation is a variational inequality with a fully nonlinear operator and subject to a gradient constraint. We obtain the [Formula: see text] smoothness of the value function and a comparison principle for its gradient function by the penalty approximation method so that one can establish an efficient numerical scheme to compute the value function. We find that the surplus-time space can be divided into three nonoverlapping regions by a risk-magnitude and time-dependent reinsurance barrier and a time-dependent dividend-payout barrier. The insurance company should be exposed to a higher risk as its surplus increases, be exposed to the entire risk once its surplus upward crosses the reinsurance barrier, and pay out all its reserves exceeding the dividend-payout barrier. The estimated localities of these regions are also provided.

Funding: This work was supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council [Grants GRF 15202421 and GRF 15202817], the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [Grants 2021A1515012031 and 2022A1515010263], the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grants 11901244 and 11971409], the PolyU-SDU Joint Research Center on Financial Mathematics, the CAS AMSS-PolyU Joint Laboratory of Applied Mathematics, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Çocukluk Çağı Hipertansiyonu İle İlgili Ailelerin Bilgi Düzeyi, Algı ve Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: BAĞCI Harun , GÜLER SÖNMEZ Tuğba , YÜKSEL Selcen , ÖZLÜ Sare Gülfem
Published: June 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmada birincil olarak ailelerin çocukluk çağı hipertansiyonu konusundaki bilgi düzeyleri, algı ve tutumlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. İkincil olarak ise çocukluk çağı hipertansiyonu bilgi ve farkındalığını oluşturmada etkili olan kaynakları belirlemeye çalıştık. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmamız 15 Ocak-15 Haziran 2018 tarihleri arasında hastanemiz Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları polikliniklerine başvuran ailelerle gönüllülük esas alınarak, yüz yüze anket çalışması şeklinde gerçekleştirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya yaş ortalaması 37.6 ± 9.5 yıl olan 736 (%75.1) kadın, 244 (%24.9) erkek toplam 980 kişi dahil edildi. Katılımcıların %55’inin çocukluk çağında hipertansiyon olabilir mi sorusuna evet cevabı verdiği saptandı. Hipertansiyon ile ilişkili 8 bilgi sorusuna ise katılımcılar tarafından verilen doğru cevapların ortanca değerinin 5 olduğu tespit edildiİl merkezinde yaşama, sağlık çalışanı olma, gelir seviyesinin 5001 TL ve üzeri olması, üniversite mezunu olma, ailesinde veya yakınlarında hipertansiyon varlığı, daha önce tansiyon ölçtürme durumu ile katılımcıların cevapladıkları doğru soru sayısı arasında anlamlı ilişki saptandı. Katılımcıların bilgi edinme kaynakları açısından değerlendirildiğinde aile hekimlerinin katkısının %17 ile %31 arasında değiştiği saptandı. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada çocukluk çağı hipertansiyonu konusunda ailelerin bilgi düzeylerinin orta-düşük düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır. Bireylerin eğitim düzeyleri arttıkça genel olarak bilgi düzeylerinin de arttığı tespit edilmiştir. Ülkemizde önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu olan hipertansiyonun çocukluk çağında da giderek yaygınlaştığı ve erişkin döneme yansıyan morbiditesi olduğu göz önüne alındığında; toplumca kabul görmüş ve uygulanabilir toplum tabanlı koruma ve eğitim projelerine ihtiyaç olduğu ortaya çıkmaktadır. Toplumun bilgilendirilmesi noktasında son derece önemli role sahip olan aile hekimlerinin bu noktada en etkin, ulaşılabilir, bilimsel ve güncel bilgileri sunabilecekleri düşünülmektedir
A mother's perspective of consent for maternal and neonatal COVID-19 testing: can we do more?
Authors: East Natalie Anne , Ramaiah Sunitha , Morris Kimberley , Pathak Sangeeta
Published: June 2022

Background

There is ongoing research on the effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy and whether vertical viral transmission occurs.

Aims

This study aimed to determine maternal opinions of COVID-19 testing for pregnant women and newborns in order to influence future clinical practice while advancing global knowledge of the impact of testing on patient experiences.

Methods

This service evaluation assessed the opinions of 292 pregnant women who were tested for COVID-19 along with their newborn babies using nasopharyngeal swabs and the SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test between 28 April and 21 May 2020.

Results

Many women felt their own (60%) and their baby's (61%) swab was compulsory and did not feel sufficiently informed about the risks and benefits for themselves (43%) or their baby (52%) being tested. Some women did not understand the implications of a positive test for themselves (43%) or their baby (42%). Most participants reported they would agree to themselves (97%) and their baby (86%) being tested in future pregnancies.

Conclusion

Communication to pregnant women regarding the COVID-19 swabbing process is critical and requires improvement. This service evaluation highlighted where women felt under-informed. These areas should be covered in more detail for consenting women for COVID-19 testing in future.
Exploring the individual experiences of LGBT+ patients with general practice staff: an interview-based study
Authors: Whyman Sophie , Lorito Claudio Di
Published: June 2022

In this qualitative study, Sophie Whyman and Claudio Di Lorito explore the experiences of LGBT+ patients in general practice

Background:

General practitioners (GPs) are usually the first port of call for health-related issues. The attitudes and behaviours of staff working in general practice can influence patient outcomes and access to services.

Aims:

This study aimed to explore the experiences of LGBT+ patients with staff working in general practice.

Methods:

Qualitative interviews were conducted with LGBT+ participants recruited through the York LGBT Forum and social media and analysed using thematic analysis.

Findings:

Six participants were included. The participants reported mixed experiences, which had a great impact on their disclosure, treatment outcomes and future service access. Recommended improvements included standardised training and administrative changes.

Conclusion:

There is a need for standardised NHS-wide inclusiveness training to support staff in general practice to better understand non-heteronormative experiences in their clinical practice.
RESEARCH ROUNDUP
Authors: Winter George
Published: June 2022

George Winter provides an overview of recently published articles that are of interest to practice nurses. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided.
A case report of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis as a sole manifestation of tuberculosis in a male adolescent
Authors: Jaya Michael , Sejati Arif , Hadibrata Hariadi , Suciadi Leonardo
Published: June 2022

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare type of pericardial disease that can be caused by various factors. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common causes of this abnormality in Indonesia. Interestingly, tuberculous constrictive pericarditis can occur in the absence of acute pericarditis, pulmonary, or extrapulmonary TB. This case described a male adolescent with refractory right-sided heart failure symptoms who developed a rapidly progressive tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. Various imaging modalities, such as echocardiography, chest computed tomography (CT) scan, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and incidental PET/CT scan, were used to diagnose the pericardial abnormality. Histopathological findings in pericardial tissues confirmed the diagnosis. Complete surgical pericardiectomy, in conjunction with anti-TB drugs, diuretics, and colchicine, resulted in a significant clinical improvement.
Defect detectability based on square wave lock-in thermography
Authors: Zhu Pengfei , Wu Dan , Wang Yifan , Miao Zhifei
Published: June 2022

A lock-in thermography technique based on a periodical square wave is used to detect stainless steel plates with defects. Combining a neural network with lock-in thermography, an image processing technique is proposed, and the results are compared with traditional image processing methods. A full-field defect reconstruction technology is proposed that combines pulsed phase thermography, threshold segmentation technology, and lock-in thermography technology to reconstruct the full-field depth image. This method has fast processing speed and high detection accuracy. Finally, the effects of excitation frequency and duty cycle on thermal image quality, defect detection range, and defect detection accuracy are investigated through extensive experiments to arrive at the optimal excitation frequency and duty cycle.
Meta-ensemble learning for OPM in FMF systems
Authors: Amirabadi M. A. , Nezamalhosseini S. A. , Kahaei M. H.
Published: June 2022

Optical performance monitoring (OPM) is crucial for facilitating the management of future few-mode fiber (FMF)-based transmissions. OPM deploys fault detection and link diagnosis by measuring the physical layer states and provides feedback to the controller. Recently, machine learning (ML) has gained a lot of attention for OPM, and various ML algorithms were developed, wherein the selection of the proper method is a challenge. Ensemble learning (EL) solves this challenge by combining different ML models; however, this simultaneous employment suffers from increased complexity and dependency on the performance of each individual model. Meta-ensemble learning (MEL) provides a promising solution by intelligently selecting the proper ensemble at each instance. In this work, we employ MEL for OPM in FMF systems. We compare the proposed MEL-based OPM method with naive EL (NEL), which is a well-known EL method. The obtained results indicate that proposed MEL-based OPM method provides better performance with the loss data set size compared with NEL-based OPM. Furthermore, the proposed MEL-based OPM method does not need the feature preprocessing, which is an essential step in other ML algorithms such as NEL-based OPM.
Evaluation method for noise-induced phase error in fringe projection profilometry
Authors: Wang Jianhua
Published: June 2022

For noise-induced phase error and phase unwrapping reliability in fringe projection profilometry (FPP), a new evaluation method is proposed. By introducing a Gaussian noise model, the maximum variance of the noise-induced phase error and phase unwrapping reliability are directly obtained. According to the proposed evaluation method, the variance of the noise-induced phase error is proportional to the noise variance and inversely proportional to the fringe modulation. The phase unwrapping reliability is not only inversely proportional to the noise-induced phase error, but also inversely proportional to the fringe frequency ratio. This work analyzes and compares three efficient dual-frequency phase unwrapping algorithms. The results show that the wrapped phase accuracy and phase unwrapping reliability based on

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Improving reliability using phase distribution aware LDPC code for holographic data storage
Authors: Yu Qin , Wu Fei , Zhang Meng , Zhao Yahui , Xie Changsheng
Published: June 2022

The iterative Fourier transform (IFT) algorithm is an effective solution for phase retrieval in phase-type holographic data storage systems, but introduces a higher phase error rate. As a result, data reliability becomes a significant issue. In this paper, to improve reliability and decrease decoding latency, we propose a phase distribution aware low-density parity-check (LDPC) code [called point data abstraction library (PDAL)] with outstanding error correcting capability. After experiencing IFT, we first investigate the phase distribution characteristics and find that the adjacent phase distribution is more likely to cross, resulting in higher phase shift percentages. Then, using phase distribution, PDAL optimizes LDPC codes with higher precision decoding information by dynamically applying the phase threshold based on the phase error rate. When the phase error rate is 0.04, the bit error rate, decoding iteration times, and decoding failure rate are all reduced by 51.5%, 26.9%, and 51.8% on average, respectively, compared with traditional LDPC code without exploiting phase distribution. PDAL, which is an efficient and practical error correction approach for phase-modulated holographic data storage, can improve data reliability by boosting error correction performance.
Appropriateness of the current parasitological control target for hookworm morbidity: A statistical analysis of individual-level data
Authors: Malizia Veronica , Giardina Federica , de Vlas Sake J. , Coffeng Luc E.
Published: June 2022

Background

Soil-transmitted helminths affect almost 2 billion people globally. Hookworm species contribute to most of the related morbidity. Hookworms mainly cause anaemia, due to blood loss at the site of the attachment of the adult worms to the human intestinal mucosa. The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to eliminate hookworm morbidity by 2030 through achieving a prevalence of moderate and heavy intensity (M&HI) infections below 2%. In this paper, we aim to assess the suitability of this threshold to reflect hookworm-attributable morbidity.

Methodology/Principal findings

We developed a hierarchical statistical model to simulate individual haemoglobin concentrations in association with hookworm burdens, accounting for low haemoglobin values attributable to other causes. The model was fitted to individual-level data within a Bayesian framework. Then, we generated different endemicity settings corresponding to infection prevalence ranging from 10% to 90% (0% to 55% M&HI prevalence), using 1, 2 or 4 Kato-Katz slides. For each scenario, we estimated the prevalence of anaemia due to hookworm. Our results showed that on average, haemoglobin falls below the WHO threshold for anaemia when intensities are above 2000 eggs per gram of faeces. For the different simulated scenarios, the estimated prevalence of anaemia attributable to hookworm ranges from 0% to 30% (95%-PI: 24% - 36%) being mainly associated to the prevalence of M&HI infections. Simulations show that a 2% prevalence of M&HI infections in adults corresponds to a prevalence of hookworm-attributable anaemia lower than 1%.

Conclusions/Significance

Our results support the use of the current WHO thresholds of 2% prevalence of M&HI as a proxy for hookworm morbidity. A single Kato-Katz slide may be sufficient to assess the achievement of the morbidity target. Further studies are needed to elucidate haemoglobin dynamics pre- and post- control, ideally using longitudinal data in adults and children.
Constructivist multi-criteria model to support the management of occupational accident risks in civil construction industry
Authors: Ensslin Leonardo , Gonçalves Alex , Ensslin Sandra Rolim , Dutra Ademar , Longaray André Andrade
Published: June 2022

Civil construction is one of the industrial sectors with continuous growth globally, particularly in Brazil in the last 50 years. Unfortunately, it is also one of the productive segments with the highest incidence of accidents, which overshadows its merits as a driver of economic growth and job creation. The damage to workers’ health caused by accidents at work results from the presence of work environment risk factors. Therefore, this study aims to manage these risk factors for the civil construction industry. The work is original with respect to building a model to support risk management in civil construction for a specific and relevant context. It is ensured by presenting an unprecedented approach to the sector that incorporates information not considered by classic generic approaches. This research, thereby, seeks to build a model to support the risk management of accidents in the workplace in the prefabricated concrete construction industry. It is a case study with a constructivist approach and an exploratory and descriptive character, incorporating the Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding-Constructivist (MCDA-C). The main findings include (i) identifying the strategic objectives: occupational safety policy, work environment, machines and equipment, condition of materials, procedures and methods, and skills, which were operationalized via 58 criteria; (ii) examining the scales of the criteria such as the performance profile of the current situation and the goal, highlighting the vulnerabilities and potentials; (iii) proposing improvement actions for the vulnerabilities, thus supporting risk management in the organization. Among the contributions, managers and professionals in the field contribute to the possibility of using an instrument customized to the context and legitimate to their concerns and values stands out. Furthermore, the contributions of researchers include the challenge of improving their generic models with the knowledge of personalized models.
Blunted cardiovascular effects of beta-blockers in patients with cirrhosis: Relation to severity?
Authors: Nabilou Puria , Danielsen Karen Vagner , Kimer Nina , Hove Jens Dahlgaard , Bendtsen Flemming , Møller Søren
Published: June 2022

Aims

Patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension are at high risk of developing complications such as variceal hemorrhage, ascites, and cardiac dysfunction, the latter of which is known as cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Since non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB) may aggravate hemodynamic complications we investigated the effect of real-time propranolol infusion on cardiac function in patients with varying degrees of cirrhosis.

Methods

Thirty-eight patients with Child-Pugh A (n = 17), B (n = 17) and C (n = 4) underwent liver vein catheterization and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. We assessed the effect of real-time propranolol infusion on the hepatic venous pressure gradient, cardiac index, stroke volume, ejection fraction, heart rate, and contractility.

Results

Nineteen patients were classified as responders to beta-blocker therapy. In pooling Child-Pugh B and C patients, the reduction in cardiac index by beta-blockade was weaker than in Child-Pugh A patients (-8.5% vs. -20.5%, p = 0.043). The effect of NSBB on portal pressure was inversely correlated to changes in the left atrium where the left atrial volume changed by 4 mL±18 in responders compared to 15 mL±11 in non-responders (p = 0.03). Finally, the baseline ejection fraction correlated inversely with the reduction in portal pressure (r = -0.39, p = 0.02).

Conclusion

We found the effect of beta-blockade on cardiac index in patients with advanced cirrhosis to be less potent than in patients with early cirrhosis, indicating that underlying cirrhotic cardiomyopathy increases, and the cardiac compensatory reserve becomes more compromised, with disease progression. The differential effects of beta-blockade in the left atrium may be used to predict the effect of beta-blockers on portal pressure, but further studies are needed to investigate this possibility.
Performance of resistive index and semi-quantitative power doppler ultrasound score in predicting acute kidney injury: A meta-analysis of prospective studies
Authors: Wei Qiong , Zhu Yu , Zhen Weifeng , Zhang Xiaoning , Shi Zhenhua , Zhang Ling , Zhou Jiuju
Published: June 2022

This study aimed to assess the predictive value of the renal resistive index (RRI) and power Doppler ultrasound (PDU) on subsequent acute kidney injury (AKI) risk using a meta-analytic approach. We searched eligible studies in PubMed, EmBase, and the Cochrane library from inception until August 2021. The parameters included the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios (PLR and NLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC). Twenty-three prospective studies involving 2,400 patients were selected. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of the RRI and PDU were 0.76 and 0.79, and 0.64 and 0.90, respectively. The pooled PLR and NLR were 3.64 and 0.31, and 6.58 and 0.40 for the RRI and PDU, respectively. The DORs of the RRI and PDU for predicting AKI were 11.76, and 16.32, respectively. The AUCs of the RRI and PDU for predicting AKI were 0.83, and 0.86, respectively. There were no significant differences between the RRI and PDU for predicting AKI in terms of sensitivity, PLR, NLR, DOR, and AUC. The specificity of the RRI was lower than that of the PDU for predicting AKI. This study found that the predictive performance of the RRI and PDU from the Doppler ultrasound for AKI was similar, which need to be further verified based on the direct comparison results.
Geographical risk pattern and temporal trends in incidence of HPV-related cancers in northern Thailand: A population-based study
Authors: Sripan Patumrat , Pongnikorn Donsuk , Chitapanarux Imjai , Tangmunkongvorakul Arunrat , Daoprasert Karnchana , Aurpibul Linda , Waisri Narate , Maneesai Puttachart , Wannavongs Galyarath , Suwanvanichkij Voravit , Srithanaviboonchai Kriengkrai
Published: June 2022

Background

The burden of HPV-related cancers in different regions worldwide varies according to several factors. This study aims to measure inequality in the risk of incidence of HPV-related cancers in term of geographical risk patterns in northern Thailand using a population-based cancer registry data.

Methods

Trends in age-standardized HPV-related cancer incidence were calculated for the 2008–2017 time period. The Besag-York-Molli´e model was used to explore the spatial distribution of the relative risk (RR) of HPV-related cancers at the district level. A higher RR reflects a larger disparity. The geographical risk pattern of the diseases in two periods, 2008–2012 and 2013–2017 were described and compared.

Results

From 2008 to 2017, the incidence of oropharyngeal and anal cancers showed a slightly increased trend in males but remained stable in females, the incidence of vulvar, vaginal and penile cancers were stable while the incidence of cervical cancer decreased. The RR range was closer to 1 in the second period compared to the first period. This suggests a decrease in the disparities of incidence of cervical cancer. However, in some areas near the Thai-Myanmar border, the RR values remained high.

Conclusion

The incidence rate of most HPV-related cancers remained low and stable over the study period in northern Thailand. For the most common HPV-related malignancy, cervical cancer, the incidence rate steadily decreased but with marked geographic disparities, possibly reflecting health inequity especially in the border areas.
Development of a nested PCR assay for detecting Colletotrichum siamense and Colletotrichum fructicola on symptomless strawberry plants
Authors: Chung Pei-Che , Wu Hung-Yi , Chen Yi-Chia , Hung Ting-Hsuan , Chung Chia-Lin
Published: June 2022

Anthracnose is a major disease of strawberry that seriously impacts the strawberry industry. To prevent the spread of anthracnose through symptomless plants, it is important to detect pathogenic Colletotrichum spp. at the latent infection stage in the nursery. Previous PCR-based methods developed for the diagnosis or detection of Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides have used primers targeting the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA, β-tubulin gene, or mating type gene. In this study, to specifically detect Colletotrichum siamense and Colletotrichum fructicola, the most predominant and virulent Colletotrichum species causing strawberry anthracnose in Taiwan, we conducted a comparative genomics analysis of 29 Colletotrichum spp. and identified a non-conserved 1157-bp intergenic region suitable for designing specific primers for a nested PCR assay. In silico analysis and actual tests suggested that the new nested PCR assay could detect pathogenic C. siamense and C. fructicola, but not other strawberry pathogens (Botrytis sp., Fusarium spp., Neopestalotiopsis rosae, and Phytophthora sp.) or ubiquitous saprophytes (Fusarium spp. and Trichoderma spp.). The inner to outer primer ratio was optimized to 1:10 to eliminate unexpected bands and enhance the signal. The assay could detect as little as 1 pg of C. siamense genomic DNA, which corresponds to ~15 cells. Application of the new detection assay on 747 leaf samples collected from 18 strawberry nurseries in 2019 and 2020 showed that an average of 20% of strawberry mother plants in Taiwan were latently infected by C. siamense or C. fructicola. The newly developed assay is being applied to facilitate the production of healthy strawberry runner plants in Taiwan.
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as an early indicator for ureteral catheterization in patients with renal colic due to upper urinary tract lithiasis
Authors: Elsaraya Nimer , Gordon-Irshai Adi , Schwarzfuchs Dan , Novack Victor , Mabjeesh Nicola J. , Neulander Endre Z.
Published: June 2022

Purpose

To evaluate whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict the need for ureteral catheterization in patients with renal colic.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively studied 15,887 patients with renal colic between 2005 and 2019. Patients with prior antibiotics treatment (156), with hematological diseases (15), with negative computerized tomography scan (CTS) for stone disease (473) or with no available laboratory findings (1750) were excluded. A ureteral double J stent (DJS) was inserted in case of ongoing pain, fever, sepsis, single kidney and elevated blood creatinine levels concomitant with hydronephrosis. A cut-off value of 2.1 NLR was determined to stratify and to compare patients using multivariable logistic regression models. A locally weighted scatterplot smoothing (LOWESS) plot was also applied to show the relationship between NLR and predicted probability for DJS insertion.

Results

Thirteen-thousand and 493 patients with a mean age of 42.7 years (30% females and 70% males) were included in the study. Five-hundred and 57 patients (4.1%) underwent early DJS insertion: 5.3% vs. 1.5% of patients with high vs. low NLR, respectively, (p<0.001). High NLR was significantly associated with longer hospitalization time, admission to the intensive care unit and overall mortality within a month from admission (p<0.05). LOWESS plot showed that NLR value >2.1 escalates progressively the probability for DJS insertion.

Conclusions

A high NLR is associated with the need for early internal DJS insertion due to urolithiasis. The NLR is easily calculated from simple blood tests and based on our results can be used for clinical decision making in patients with renal colic needing renal decompression.
Establishment and application of a quadruple real-time RT-PCR for detecting avian metapneumovirus
Authors: Wang Suchun , Jiang Nan , Jiang Lijian , Zhuang Qingye , Chen Qiong , Hou Guangyu , Xiao Zhiyu , Zhao Ran , Li Yang , Zhao Chenglong , Zhang Fuyou , Yu Jianmin , Li Jinping , Liu Hualei , Sun Fuliang , Wang Kaicheng
Published: June 2022

In order to develop an appropriate method for high-throughput detection of avian metapneumovirus, a quadruple real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay was established with four pairs of specific primers and four specific probes based on the G or M gene of aMPV-A, aMPV-B, aMPV-C and aMPV-D. Its specificity and sensitivity were evaluated, and clinical samples were tested by the method. The results showed that all the four subgroups of avian metapneumovirus can be detected in the quadruple real-time RT-PCR assay simultaneously, with a detection limit of 100–1000 cRNA copies/reaction. The other common poultry viruses were negative. In the avian clinical sample detection, 39 out of 1920 clinical samples collected from 8 provinces were positive. Compared with published RT-PCR assays, the κ value of the quadruple real-time RT-PCR assay in 1920 avian clinical samples was 1.000 (P < 0.001). The established method could be used for the rapid detection of the four subgroups of avian metapneumovirus with high specificity and high sensitivity.
The costume designer as co-author of contemporary dance performance: Erika Turunen’s signature style
Authors: Helve Tua
Published: June 2022

With the aim of contributing to the scholarship on costume designers’ agential collaboration within contemporary dance, this article centres on the creative authorship of the designer. Using the notions of ‘signature style’ and ‘authorship’ as the key research lenses, it investigates the work of Finnish costume designer Erika Turunen within contemporary dance, specifically her collaboration with choreographer Tero Saarinen. Drawing from in-person interviews with the designer and materials related to her costumes, this article addresses the issues of re-invention versus repetition, and process and outcome as two interlinked steps in the creation of Turunen’s signature style.
Reflections in water: Displaying political agency through costume, performance and video
Authors: Sarantou Melanie , Miettinen Satu
Published: June 2022

This research revisits individual and collaborative artistic processes to articulate the combination of creative skills to produce and document research outcomes. Various creative processes, such as costume-making, performance-making, artistic video, photo documentation and editing, came about under particular circumstances and with different objectives. These processes, all with their unique and embedded stories, were brought together in a collaborative research outcome to create an original visual story with layered meanings – the video titled ‘Merelle (To the see)’ (). This video illustrates the connections between the different creative processes, and the memories, bodies, places and environments attached to them. However, some of the places and environments in which the costumes, performance and video came about were also implicit, only to be revealed in the research dissemination. The selected methodology entailed narrative accounts, reflexive research and collaborative visual analysis. The data were collected through storytelling and note taking of the events that enabled was re-narration of the three artistic processes described in this article. The reflexive research methodology and analysis drew on visual data from photography and the video to explore the outcomes of the collaborative work.
Film as Fabric: A visual essay signalling the importance of clothing in expanded cinema performance
Authors: Stark Mary
Published: June 2022

In this visual essay, I discuss how clothing made for an expanded cinema performance entitled Film as Fabric took on significance. The live work shows analogue film as fabric and stitching as editing to highlight historical relationships between textile practice and experimental filmmaking. The work developed through iterations from 2013 to 2017 as a part of doctorate research carried out from 2012 to 2020. My position as an experimental filmmaker with a background in embroidery grounded the study. Annabel Nicolson’s seminal live expanded cinema performance Reel Time (1973), in which she punctured 16mm film with her unthreaded sewing machine, was also a point of departure. Feminist critique from both disciplines – film and textile studies – supported the possibility of repressed relationships between the fields. Feminist scholars have repeatedly problematized contextualization of experimental filmmaking as narrow and misplaced (Blaetz 2007; Hatfield 2006; Reynolds 2009, ; ). Until now, connections with textile practice in experimental filmmaking have been largely overlooked, most likely because domestic crafts have a long association with women’s work (), are central to deep rooted Western stereotypes of femininity, and remain denigrated art forms (). The development of Film as Fabric led to the creation of hybrid tools, forms and gestures, such as optical sounds and moving images made from fabric and stitch patterns. These were measured on the body, cut with dressmaking scissors, stitched, spliced into loops and projected in former cotton mills. This process allowed sounds associated with textile production and my personal textile ancestry to re-surface in new ways. The live context demands attention is given to material practices, which typically take place out of sight in the home and the film cutting room and have also recently undergone significant shifts in cultural status.
Site, Dance and Body: Movement Materials and Corporeal Engagement, Victoria Hunter (2021)
Authors: Weir Lucy
Published: June 2022

Review of: Site, Dance and Body: Movement Materials and Corporeal Engagement, Victoria Hunter (2021)

London: Palgrave Macmillan, XII, 279 pp.,

ISBN 978-3-03064-800-8, h/bk, GBP 89.99, e-book, GBP 71.50
Politicized celebrities against far-right on Twitter. Political preferences and activity of users retweeting Rosalia’s anti Vox tweet after the 2019 general elections in Spain
Authors: Guerrero-Solé Frederic , Pujadas Eva , Aira Toni , Mas-Manchón Lluís
Published: June 2022

Politicized celebrities may assume the role of leaders to counter politicians’ monopoly of political representation and to bring social awareness to specific causes (Street, 2004; Wheeler, 2013). This paper analyzes the impact of politicized celebrities in Twitter among politicized and non-politicized audiences. We focus on the case of the Catalan singer Rosalia, who published a short explicit tweet against the Spanish far-right populist party Vox with the text ‘Fuck vox’ the day after the Spanish general elections in November 2019. We measure the political preferences and activity of Rosalia’s followers, Fuck vox post’s retweeters, and users who retweeted the singer before and after the tweet. The results show that Rosalia had a great impact among left-wing and Catalan separatist parties, and among those users with no political preferences or political activity. In addition, we found that Rosalia’s followers were less likely to be politically active (Loader, Vromen & Xenos, 2016). This study sheds light on the potential of politicized celebrities to mobilize their non-politicized audiences to counter far-right movements in social networks.
La cobertura y el tratamiento informativo en las cadenas de televisión durante los atentados salafistas yihadistas de Barcelona y Cambrils de 2017. Un caso de estudio: Antena 3 y Telecinco
Authors: Luque-Ortiz Sergio , Sánchez-Ramiro Juan-Manuel
Published: June 2022

El terrorismo es una de las grandes amenazas mundiales que existen para la paz y la seguridad. Al respecto, la cobertura informativa de atentados terroristas supone para los medios de comunicación un desafío notorio. Sobre lo dicho, este artículo analiza la cobertura y el tratamiento informativo que las cadenas de televisión Antena 3 y Telecinco realizaron sobre los atentados yihadistas de Barcelona en 2017. La metodología ha sido cualitativa y diseñándose una ficha de análisis de contenido que permita cuantificar valores asociados a la ética profesional. Como principales conclusiones puede avanzarse que ambas cadenas de televisión incurrieron en errores y actitudes contrarias a los parámetros de la deontología profesional.
Estudios universitarios de periodismo en España: un análisis curricular
Authors: Marín-Lladó Carles , Cervi Laura , Calvo-Gutiérrez Elvira
Published: June 2022

Este artículo muestra los resultados de un estudio cuantitativo y cualitativo que analiza los siete planes de estudio sobre periodismo de siete universidades españolas, tanto públicas como privadas, con mayor reputación académica, impacto de investigación y reputación del empleador, según los índices internacionales QS World University y Shanghai Ranking. Se analizan las competencias, agrupaciones temáticas y tipos de asignaturas a partir del método de enseñanza de los grados de periodismo de un total de 518 asignaturas. Las conclusiones del estudio señalan la falta de materias sobre tecnología y habilidades tecnológicas que permitan equilibrar unos contenidos curriculares a menudo más teóricos que prácticos. La ética y la deontología de la profesión también deberán ser claves para que el futuro profesional del periodismo se forme con la idea tan antigua como necesaria de transmitir un trabajo veraz, honesto y los más objetivo posible.
Efecto de la dependencia espacial y la gobernanza sobre la eficacia de las políticas públicas en los municipios brasileños
Authors: Cavalari Sales Jaqueline , Da Fonseca Marcos Wagner
Published: June 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la relación entre la gobernanza y la eficacia de las políticas públicas en los municipios brasileños, teniendo en consideración la tasa de mortalidad en la niñez, la tasa de homicidios, el índice de pobreza y los efectos de la interacción espacial entre los municipios brasileños. Los modelos de regresión espacial han mostrado que existen externalidades y que la gobernanza local tiene un impacto estadísticamente significativo y negativo en los indicadores citados.
Análisis de la productividad total de los factores en Colombia (1950-2017)
Authors: Castellano Montiel Alberto Gregorio , Orozco Suárez Andrés Felipe
Published: June 2022

El presente artículo estima la productividad total de los factores (PTF) para Colombia, aplicando el modelo Solow-Swan ampliado en el período 1950-2017, a partir de un análisis de cointegración y un vector de corrección de errores (VEC). Los resultados evidencian que la PTF para el período de estudio es del 0.13 %; finalmente, se tiene que la PTF no explica el proceso de crecimiento en Colombia tomando en consideración un modelo neoclásico.
Aceclofenac, a Preferential COX-2 Inhibitor - Appraisal of Safety and Tolerability
Authors: Anu Grover  , Eknath Pawar  , G. K. Singh  , Ashok Gupta  , Anil Pareek  , Rujul Desai  , Indranil Purkait
Published: June 2022

BACKGROUND

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most commonly used medications to reduce inflammation and pain in clinical practice. The main concern with their use is gastrointestinal and cardiovascular side effects due to inhibition of gastroprotective prostaglandins and imbalance of prostacyclin and thromboxane respectively. NSAIDs function by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes. Evidence shows the occurrence of these side effects even with their short term use. Development of NSAID with a goal of superior or similar efficacy but with lower incidences of side effects resulted in the introduction of aceclofenac. Classified as a preferential COX-2 inhibitor, aceclofenac inhibits the COX-2 enzyme preferentially (97 %) as compared to COX-1 (46 %). Lesser inhibition of the COX-1 enzyme results in lower incidences of GI side effects. Also, due to preferential COX-2 selectivity, aceclofenac balances vascular homeostasis and thus has minimal CV risk. The diversity of COX-1 and COX-2 selectivity in NSAIDs has proven clinically important. Encouraging clinical evidence shows that aceclofenac has a favourable safety profile amongst NSAIDs. Our goal in this manuscript is to give a narrative review of clinical evidence of aceclofenac’s safety and tolerability. Based on the data, we can conclude that aceclofenac is an effective analgesic in both acute and chronic inflammatory conditions, with a comparatively low risk of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular adverse effects. This favourable tolerability profile of the drug reflects a reduction in cost associated with adverse events management, from both patient’s and healthcare provider’s perspectives.
A Case of Stentocarditis, Rare Complication of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Dolly Mathew  , Sanjay Raj  , Muhammed Ameen  , Vivek Chakrapani Warrier  , Sanjeev Chakanalil Govindan
Published: June 2022

Fever occurs sometimes, usually transiently after coronary catheterization. We report a very rare case that suggests persistent high fever and systemic inflammation caused by stentocarditis induced by percutaneous coronary catheterization in a chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery. The most important point to remember is that timely detection requires a high index of suspicion and early appropriate treatment is very important in preventing mortality.
A Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumatocele due to Intra Sinus Bony Space Occupying Lesion
Authors: Bhargav Ashwinkumar Trivedi  , Jaimin Kirankumar Shah  , Milap Narendrakumar Parmar  , Lalji Shivabhai Mangukiya
Published: June 2022

Pneumocephalus, also known as pneumatocele or intracranial aerocele, is defined as the presence of air in the intracranial space. It can occur following trauma, cranial surgeries or spontaneously. It can be classified as acute if occurred in less than 72 hours or delayed if occurred after 72 hours. I am presenting a rare case of spontaneous onset as follows.[1]
Clinicopatholgic Characteristics to the Relapse on Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Ki-67 Index as the Most Influential Prognostic Factor
Authors: Park Minsuh , Gwak Geumhee , Kim Jungbin , Cho Hyunjin , Yang Keunho , Lee Yujin , Park Kyeongmee , Kim Jiyoung , Shin Youngjoo , Seo Yeyoung
Published: June 2022

Purpose: The biggest concern related to ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is local recurrence and recurrence patterns. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between clinicopathological factors and relapse in patients treated with DCIS.Methods: We reviewed medical records of 104 patients who were diagnosed as DCIS between January 1999 and December 2015 at a single institute. We compared and analyzed clinicopathological factors such as age at diagnosis, preoperative lesions on ultrasonography, preoperative tumor markers, operation methods in the breast, histological grade, nuclear grade, resection margin, comedonecrosis, estrogen receptor/ progesterone receptor expression, human epidermal factor receptor 2/neu expression, Ki-67, postoperative implementation of adjuvant hormonal therapy, and radiotherapy by dividing them into recurrent and non-recurrent groups.Results: Seventeen patients (16.3%) of 104 patients relapsed in the ipsilateral or contralateral breast. The median follow-up period of non-relapsed group was 4.9 years (range, 0.5–19.15) and the median follow-up period of relapsed group was 3.5 years (range, 1.4–14.13). Clinicopathological factors that were significantly related to relapse were nuclear grade (p=0.022) and Ki-67 (p=0.025) based on the results of chi-square or Fisher’s exact analysis. In multivariate analysis using logistic regression, Ki-67 (p=0.021) was significantly associated with DCIS relapse.Conclusion: This study suggested that the higher Ki-67 over 14% was strongly associated with DCIS relapse.
Incentivos económicos para la implementación de un sistema silvopastoril: una aplicación a la cuenca la miel (caldas)
Authors: Roldán Vásquez Paola Marcela
Published: June 2022

En este artículo se plantea un incentivo costo-eficiente que permita la adopción de un sistema silvopastoril por parte de los ganaderos de la cuenca La Miel (Caldas); para ello se resuelve a través de programación lineal un modelo de optimización que permite entender las interrelaciones entre los sistemas ganadero y silvopastoril con las condiciones económicas y ambientales de la cuenca. Para hacerlo se utilizó información secundaria recolectada en la zona estudio. Los resultados obtenidos a partir de diversos escenarios planteados permitieron concluir que el mejor incentivo posible, dadas las restricciones ambientales y económicas, es aquel que iguala los beneficios netos de ambos sistemas productivos.
Factores socioeconómicos y demográficos de distintas categorías de delitos en Colombia. Prueba desde un panel de datos de las regiones de Colombia.
Authors: Mancera Alejandro
Published: June 2022

Esta investigación se basa en el modelo de la economía del crimen de Becker-Ehrlich con variables explicativas que inciden en la criminalidad, como: la variable de disuasión o tasa de eficiencia de la Policía, que se construyó como la razón del número de capturas y el número de denuncias en un mismo período, las oportunidades de ingreso legal e ilegal, variables socioeconómicas y demográficas que según la literatura están relacionadas con el crimen y con variables que son generadas por el conflicto armado interno, como la tasa de habitantes desplazados por departamento de llegada y densidad de cultivos de coca. El estudio se realizó por medio de un panel de datos con efectos fijos para las cinco regiones geográficas de Colombia en el período 2001-2006.Los resultados indican que un aumento en la tasa de eficiencia de la Policía disminuye los incentivos para involucrarse en los delitos de acciones subversivas, extorsión, violación y tráfico, fabricación o porte de estupefacientes. Las oportunidades de ingreso legal e ilegal, la pobreza y el desplazamiento forzado afectan los delitos de homicidio, secuestro y terro rismo. El índice de la tasa de desempleo resultó significativo y con sig no positivo en los delitos que son cometidos en su gran mayoría por los grupos armados: secuestro y terrorismo y el índice de pobreza y des plazamiento forzado fue significativo y con signo negativo en el delito de violación. Finalmente, la densidad poblacional impacta los delitos de acciones subversivas y terrorismo.