bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estimation of salivary lactate dehydrogenase in oral squamous cell carcinoma, oral leukoplakia, and smokers
Authors: Bhuvaneswari Mahalingam , Prasad Harikrishnan , Rajmohan Muthusamy , Sri Chinthu Kenniyan Kumar , Prema Perumal , Mahalakshmi Loganathan , Kumar Gopal Shiva
Published: December 2022

Introduction:

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is an enzyme seen within every cell during their normal metabolic function. It is always confined within the cell cytoplasm and it becomes extracellular only when a cell dies. The extracellular presence of LDH is related to cell necrosis and tissue breakdown. Therefore, we designed a study to estimate and compare LDH levels in the saliva of patients with oral cancer, oral leukoplakia (OL), and smokers without lesions and in controls.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 81 subjects of both genders, between the ages of 20 and 70 years, were included in the study. The study group was divided into four: group I-controls (n = 20), Group II-smokers (n = 20), Group III-subjects with OL (n = 20), and Group IV-subjects with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) (n = 21). Five milliliters of unstimulated salivary sample was collected from each participant, and salivary LDH level was measured. The obtained values were tabulated and statistically analyzed. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.

Results:

The difference in LDH levels among the four groups was found to “BE” statistically significant. LDH values showed a marked increase in the leukoplakia group (49.79 ± 19.88 IU/L) and OSCC group (106.97 ± 32.75 IU/L) when compared to controls and smokers.

Conclusion:

We found that salivary LDH was increased in patients with leukoplakia and OSCC. Smoking alone did not produce any alterations in salivary LDH. It is possible that salivary LDH could be a potential biomarker to identify early premalignant or malignant changes in smokers.
Respiratory Failure in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Authors: Vinay V , Munjal Sushil Kumar , Kanna M N , Jain Sandeep , Verma Paras , Arunachalam M
Published: December 2022

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2 is a neuromuscular disorder of childhood with high morbidity and mortality caused by the deletion of SMN1 gene (gene 1 of motor neuron survival), located at chromosome 5. It is the respiratory complications that account for the majority of deaths in SMA. This report describes an 18-year-old male patient diagnosed with SMA type 2, who had shortness of breath for 2 weeks and cough for 1 week. CT-Thorax revealed left lung collapse due to mucoid impaction in the left main bronchus. Bronchoscopy was challenging in this case due to severe kyphoscoliosis, and impacted mucus was extracted using bronchoscopy-guided forceps biopsy. Repeat X-ray of the chest following treatment showed no evidence of collapse, and patient was discharged in a stable condition with mucolytics and antibiotics.
Profile of male forensic ward patients in the state of Telangana, South India, and the challenges faced
Authors: Rayirala Anitha , Molanguri Umashankar , Thupkar Nagalakshmi , Sadula Ravikishore
Published: December 2022

Background:

Clinical profiling helps to identify the common psychiatric problems that would result in psychiatric referrals and admissions and helps to develop protocols to counteract common psychiatric problems.

Aim:

The study aims to identify the profile of forensic ward patients in terms of sociodemographic, clinical, and criminal profiles; evaluate the challenges faced while treating them; and to come up with certain recommendations to the concerned prison authorities to how to deal with them.

Materials and Methods:

Retrospective chart reviews of 90 male forensic ward inpatients were done and the details as per the semi-structured intake pro forma were taken, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods.

Results:

Majority of the patients were single, uneducated, unemployed, and belonged to low socioeconomic status. Referral letters from the concerned prison medical officer were absent in half of the cases. Majority of the patients had personality disorders as the main diagnosis, and antisocial personality disorder was seen in majority (34.4%), followed by substance disorders (32.2%), psychosis (30%), and mood disorders (22.2%). 12.2% of convicted murder individuals diagnosed as schizophrenia. Most common crime committed by the individuals with Anti-social personality disorder was theft (15.6%).

Conclusion:

In many patients, the information about the reasons for referral and behavioral observation reports was lacking. This lack of information makes it difficult for the psychiatrist to accurately diagnose and treat. Sensitization and creating awareness of prison authorities are of paramount importance to deal with these challenges.
Paranoid psychosis presentation in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Authors: Mounika Tapal Renu , Veeramachaneni Harshitha , Endreddy Ananda Reddy , Seshamma V. V.
Published: December 2022

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is caused by aqueductal stenosis, where excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates in the ventricles of the brain. It is characterized by the triad of gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, and urinary incontinence. Late-onset psychosis should be evaluated thoroughly to rule out any organic cause. We present the case of a male patient presenting with delusions, hallucinations, gait disturbances, and urinary incontinence in his late 60s.
Mental health of the frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with working conditions and personality traits
Authors: Vinnakota Archana , Tummala Nayanika , Nemani Anusha , Nukala Srikrishna , Kasarla Sachin R. , Gandham Srikar N.
Published: December 2022

Background:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital nurses are involved in the direct patient care despite high infection rate. During earlier pandemics, health-care personnel reported significant levels of stress, worry, and depression. The pandemic has adverse outcomes not only on the individual's well-being but also on the patient care and health-care system.

Aim:

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression among nurses working in COVID-19 treating hospitals and its association with the hospital working conditions and the personality traits.

Methodology:

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 218 nurses working in the COVID-19 hospitals. Data were collected using study tools which include the semi-structured sociodemographic questionnaire, hospital working conditions, Perceived Stress Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale, PHQ-9 Depression Scale, and Ten-item Personality Inventory (TIPI).

Results:

In the current study, the prevalence of perceived stress, anxiety, and depression among nurses was found to be 88.1%, 50.9%, and 28.9%, respectively. Majority of the nurses with higher number of patients to be attended in the hospital were found to have statistically significant high-stress scores. The nurses with higher stress scores were found to have higher mean values of extraversion and openness to experiences traits on the TIPI Scale.

Conclusion:

The nurses working in COVID-19 hospitals were found to have a high prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression. The study showed that there is a significant influence of hospital working conditions along with the individual's personality traits on the mental health of nurses.
A public health approach to suicide prevention in the Indian setting
Authors: Kallivayalil Roy Abraham , Mathew Bettina Sara
Published: December 2022

Suicide prevention should be one of the top global priorities. A public health approach is the one which is likely to produce the best results. Suicide prevention cannot be achieved in isolation – addressing the social determinants of health and mental health is integral to this. Identifying collaborators, situation analysis, assessing the availability of resources, advocacy, gaining commitment of the political leadership, and tackling stigma are integral components. Suicide prevention should be aimed at all levels – primary, secondary, and tertiary. Increasing awareness, identification of risk and protective factors, training of primary care physicians and other health personnel, helplines, restriction of the means, responsible media reporting, and multisectoral collaboration are important strategies.
Repurposed oral tapentadol as an intravenous drug of abuse in opioid dependence
Authors: Fathima Arshiya , Nasirabadi Minhaj Zafar , Ahmed Arifuddin , Ali Mazher
Published: December 2022

We present to you a case series of a group of individuals who presented to us with a history of intravenous drug abuse of repurposed oral tapentadol. Tapentadol is a synthetic benzenoid with a dual mode of action, as an agonist for the μ-opioid receptor and a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, with potential anti-nociceptive activity. The prevalence of current opioid use in India is reported to be 4% in males and 0.2% in females. Limited availability and difficulty in procuring the recommended drugs for detoxification and maintenance therapy in opioid dependence give reasons to consider treatment alternatives for the same. This case series aims to address the need and effectiveness of evidence-based treatment in opioid dependence.
Redefining Female Subjectivity in Australian Indigenous Women’s Poetry
Authors: Čerče Danica
Published: December 2022

This article discusses the poetry of Romaine Moreton and Lisa Bellear, particularly the poems in which they address the violence against Aboriginal women and girls. It demonstrates how the two poets’ representation of Australian historical and cultural memory destabilises the continuum of colonial power relations and confronts the ongoing stereotypes of Aboriginal women constructed on the basis of a decidedly racist and misogynistic colonial ethos.
A Structuralist Appreciation of Angela Carter’s “The Snow Child” Glimpsed through a Feminist Awareness
Authors: Say Emre
Published: December 2022

Structuralism can be defined as a literary critical theory aiming at the exploration, excavation and/or establishment of structural networks in a way as to relate the individual literary work or elements in a literary work to the assumably ‘engulfing’ system or state of existence which that particular literary work is considered to emanate from. Originating in prominent Swiss linguist Saussure’s studies, structuralism tends to treat a literary text as language and endeavours to uncover the whole ‘system’ or at least available elements of the system embedded in that work. Accordingly, the following article handles the deciphering of structuralist streaks in Angela Carter’s short story “The Snow Child” which can be deemed as a defiance of sexist attitude infusing fairy tale genre. In this respect, in order to come up with a thoroughly structuralist evaluation of “The Snow Child”; similarities, binary oppositions, symbols as well as conventional codes of expectations displayed in the story bear great significance since their being exposed to an analytical eye enables the elucidation of underlying structure the story both embodies and at the same time challenges.
Ontological Metaphors for Moral Concepts in the Bible: Introduction
Authors: Veremchuk Eldar
Published: December 2022

The article reveals the peculiarities of ontological mappings involving ethical concepts in the text of the Bible. The paper hypothesizes that ethical concepts as abstract phenomena are understood as physical entities and living beings, therefore there must be corresponding metaphorical projections, which underlie their conceptualization. The metaphor is viewed from two perspectives: within the classical and conceptual metaphor theories. From the perspective of the classical theory, metaphor is a literary expressive means, part of figurative language, which consists in using one word instead of the other for the sake of drawing attention or attaining poetic or elevated style. From the conceptual perspective, metaphor is a way humans perceive and conceptualize the objective reality by means of understanding complex abstract ideas or phenomena on the basis of some simple concrete things from the central life experience. This is carried out by means of projection of the source domain features onto the target domain, the latter being more complex than the former. Ontological metaphoric transferences with the target ethical concepts, which are found in the Bible involve two superordinate source domains: PERSON and THING. The extension of these two primary metaphors, which make up the central mapping is represented by a number of hyponymic domains, each of which is discussed separately. Besides the extension, the article pays special attention to the elaboration of metaphors, which involves the extension of the conceptual zone and projection of other source domain features, different from the central ones. The research infers the conclusion that the use of cross-domain mappings plays an important role in conveying ontological and deontological messages since such type of narrative helps to deliver the essential message to the broader audience most efficiently as the more complex moral implications expressed in this way are conceived through simpler ideas and notions.
Georg Rolls Komödie von Pontus und Sidonia im Vergleich zum Prosaroman Eleonores von Österreich
Authors: Javor Briški Marija
Published: December 2022

Im Fokus des Beitrags steht der Vergleich von Georg Rolls Comoedia Von Ritterliche[n] Adlichen, Manlichen Tugenden vnd Thaten, sonderlicher Tugentreicher Ehren, Erbarkeit vn[d] zucht des tewren Ritters Ponti, Königs Tiburtij Sohn aus Gallicien (1576) und Eleonores von Österreich Prosaroman Pontus und Sidonia in der Ausgabe von 1548. Die Analyse wurde auf drei Ebenen durchgeführt: im Bereich der Paratexte, auf inhaltlicher Ebene und im Kontext des Türkenbildes. Die in den Paratexten des Dramas formulierten Themenschwerpunkte setzen wichtige Akzente bei der Bearbeitung des Pontusromans und stellen einen Bezug zum soziohistorischen Kontext her. Die inhaltlichen Erweiterungen als Gegenbilder zu der von Pontus und Sidonia verkörperten Idealität enthalten sozialkritische Themen, die für eine Aufführungserlaubnis nicht förderlich waren. Im Unterschied zu dem nuancierten, dem dogmatischen Interpretationsmodell entsprechenden Heidenbild im Prosaroman ist das Türkenbild im Drama angesichts der osmanischen Bedrohung nach dem apokalyptischen Deutungsmuster konzipiert.
Pencegahan Fraud Pengadaan Barang Dan Jasa Melalui Whistleblowing System Dan Kesadaran Anti-Fraud
Authors: Fitriani Siti Destiah , Dewata Evada , Indriasari Desi
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to see the effect of the whistleblowing system and anti-fraud awareness on fraud prevention. This research is quantitative research that uses primary data as its data source. The method used in this study was a survey method by distributing questionnaires to 87 respondents who were members of the goods and services procurement committee at the regional apparatus organization (RAO) of Palembang city. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression with the SPSS 25 tool. The results showed that the whistleblowing system and anti-fraud awareness partially and simultaneously positively and significantly affect preventing fraud in procuring goods and services. The research has implications for RAO Palembang city to improve the implementation of the whistleblowing system. Providing a suggestion box in each RAO Palembang city office so that every party in the organization can report if they see fraud, especially in procuring goods and services. Then the Palembang city RAO can also provide training to all employees to raise awareness and knowledge about the dangers of fraudulent procurement of goods and services.
Pengaruh Intellectual Capital Terhadap Profitabilitas Dalam Perspektif Syariah
Authors: Andika Sandi , Dewi Astini
Published: December 2022

The stability of the company's operating system is an essential assessment of excellence in maintaining the company's economy. The success of a company can be seen from the profitability ratio. This research aims to show the effect of intellectual capital factors on profitability from a sharia perspective. This type of research is descriptive quantitative using panel data regression. The research population is manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2016-2020 period. The sampling technique used purposive sampling in order to obtain 50 observational data. The results showed that value-added capital employed (VACA) negatively and significantly affected profitability. Value-added human capital (VAHU) and structural capital value added (STVA) positively and significantly affect profitability. Simultaneously intellectual capital has a significant effect on profitability. Activities and ways of managing companies related to intellectual capital and profitability follow sharia principles. This research can be used as a reference in evaluating aspects of intellectual capital in order to be able to make an optimal contribution to company performance following sharia principles.
Interpretation of the mass possession in Morzine by contemporary Austrian press
Authors: Ondreička Peter
Published: December 2022

This paper describes the mass possession in Morzine in the mid-nineteenth century. The main aim is to analyse how the contemporary media reflected such a case of possession. Contemporary articles presented six discourses. In the first discourse, we can find descriptions of Morzine as a remote area where superstitions still survived. The second discourse is a reflection of Morzine as a wonder or sensation. The next discourse focuses on the description of the condemnation of Morzine as a case of superstitions belonging to the past. The case of Morzine as a disease of women is presented in the fourth part of the study. The last two discourses focus on the medical context of the case and the connection of the symptoms to Christianity.
Estrategia institucional, internet y aprendizaje en línea de la enseñanza superior
Authors: Aguilar-Cruz Conrado
Published: December 2022

La estrategia educativa a nivel superior durante distanciamiento social por Covid-19 confirmó barreras de comunicación agudizadas por la calidad de conectividad a internet. El objetivo es analizar la interacción entre capacidad de respuesta, tecnologías educativas, calidad de conectividad y experiencia de aprendizaje desde las propias condiciones sociales, culturales e infraestructura. Mediante ontología construccionista y enfoque fenomenológico orientamos nuestra comprensión sobre experiencias y prácticas de aprendizaje. Los resultados se inscriben en el mismo sentido que señala la literatura para el caso de América Latina y el Caribe, región que durante la pandemia evidenció rezagos en los servicios de conectividad a internet.
Defraudación Fiscal en las Empresas Privadas en Tabasco
Authors: Cruz Pérez Claudia Guadalupe
Published: December 2022

Los fraudes fiscales en México sin duda alguna es uno de los temas de gran importancia ya que en las empresas en nuestro país han dejado de existir por su posición financiera, producto de una mala administración. En la presente investigación  se describirá la temática de la defraudación fiscal con la finalidad de obtener una perspectiva profesional acerca de la forma en que se realiza la defraudación fiscal en las empresas privadas en el estado de Tabasco.
A Real-Time Visage Expression Detection Using Convolutional Neural Network (RTVED)
Authors: Nandani Sharma  , Deepali Verma  , Prakriti Chaurasia
Published: December 2022

In this work, the purpose is to implement parts of seven Real-Time Visage Expression Detection using Convolutional Neural network (RTVED), Data Augmentation to get high accuracy, and focus on the Methodology of Real-Time Visage Expression Detection using CNN. In this paper, considered a convention Convolutional Neural Network model and utilized it to prepare and test diverse look pictures with the Keras, TensorFlow, and deep learning library. Real-Time human visage Expressions Detection has two sections, recognizer Validation, and data preparation, and a training model for data preparation and training. The recognizer contains a visage Expression detector and a visage
Expression recognizer. The visage expression detector extricates facial pictures from the camera and the visage Expression recognizer recognizes the extracted pictures. The Data Training model utilizes the Convolutional Neural Network to prepare data and the recognizer likewise utilizes Convolutional Neural Network to identify the emotional condition through their visage Expressions. The framework perceives the six widespread emotions as anger, disgust, happiness, sadness, surprise neutral, and contempt.
A radical embodied perspective of autism: towards ethical, and inclusive views for cognitive diversities
Authors: Cadena Alvear Itzel , Gastelum Vargas Melina
Published: December 2022

Autism Spectrum Disorders have been defined as a group of developmental conditions that affect the capacity to interact with the physical and social environment, among others. A core feature of autism is the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors that vary in complexity, form, and frequency throughout life history. These core features have traditionally been defined as impairments that interfere with communication competence. From an embodied approach, however, these actions could be seen as characteristic ways of interacting with the world. In this sense, we take an enactive and embodied approach to cognition in which we conceive cognitive agents as sensorimotor systems whose perception-action occurs in terms of affordances. This framework provides an integrative view of autism considering affectivity, perception, action, exploration, and interaction within a complex and dynamic dimension. Following this, we propose different applications based on embodied, intercultural, and feminist epistemologies, to understand and participate with autistic and cognitively diverse populations. The change in theoretical and methodological paradigms within embodied cognitive science towards autism and other cognitive diversities and how they engage with the world can lead to more comprehensive, integrative, and bioethical approaches.
Historia, consciencia anticipadora y utopía: el debate entre Georg Lukács y Ernst Bloch sobre Thomas Müntzer y la totalidad dialéctica
Authors: Wesche Lira Luis Rodrigo
Published: December 2022

A partir de la reseña “Actualidad y utopía” (1923), que Ernst Bloch escribió sobre la obra de su amigo de juventud Georg Lukács, Historia y consciencia de clase, en el presente artículo se revisan, en un primer momento, las coincidencias entre ambos pensadores acerca de recuperar la dialéctica hegeliana y su concepto de totalidad para el materialismo histórico. Después se repasa el debate que ambos tuvieron sobre el teólogo alemán Thomas Müntzer y la pertinencia de caracterizarlo como un utopista abstracto o como un teólogo de la revolución, pues en esa discusión se cristalizan el lugar que tiene la utopía en la comprensión dialéctica de la realidad. Por último, se analiza la crítica de Bloch al concepto de la totalidad lukacsiana en su reseña, por su incapacidad para darle espacio en la realidad social a la religión (y otros ámbitos), la multiplicidad de ritmos temporales y la conciencia anticipadora, y su propuesta alternativa del concepto de esfera, la cual subsume los aportes de la totalidad, pero también lleva a un mayor nivel la comprensión dialéctica de la realidad.
Puzzle of Rabbinic Identification at the End of Chapter Five in the Ladino Translations of Pirke Avot
Authors: Schwarzwald Ora (Rodrigue)
Published: December 2022

Pirke Avot known as the “Ethics of the Fathers”, a Mishnaic compendium of rabbinic sayings, is comprised of six chapters, which Sephardic Jews read one chapter a week with the Ladino translation on the Sabbaths between Pesaḥ (Passover) and Shavu'ot (Pentecost). The end of chapter five and chapter six were appended to this Mishna after 200 CE. The final paragraphs of chapter five list either three or four sages by their names, while one is referred to by hu haya omer (‘he used to say’), translated as él era dizién. Because the order of the paragraphs varies in different Ladino editions, the identity of the Rabbi is unclear. The translation of Vienna 1857 adds to the confusion because the Hebrew text represents one order and the translation another. The article presents the paragraphs and the orders in which they occur in the various Ladino editions and concludes with the possible identity of the unnamed rabbi.
WOMEN AT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES OF THE CHUVASH ASSR DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
Authors: Grigoriev Alexander D. , Kharitonova Svetlana B.
Published: December 2022

The article deals with issues related to changes in the structure of workers at industrial enterprises that occurred with the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. On the basis of archival sources and previously published documents, the main directions and features of personnel retraining for the industry of the Chuvash ASSR in the current situation are identified. The influence of historical conditions on the change in the nature of women’s employment is revealed, when women and children who mastered male professions were able to replace the personnel workers of industrial enterprises of the republic at the front. In the most difficult conditions, women participate in the launch of enterprises evacuated to the territory of the republic, adjust newly arriving equipment. The authors analyze how, along with men, women who have only recently completed training and started working, take an active part in various socialist competitions held at industrial enterprises of the republic. The authors come to the conclusion that women, overcoming the difficulties that fell on their shoulders with the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, did everything for four years to provide the front with what was needed for Victory.
ORGANIZATION OF MUSEUM STUDIES IN UDMURTIA IN 1917–1941 (based on the materials of the Glazov Museum of Local Lore)
Authors: Ratnikova Oksana P.
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the process of formation of one of the first local history museums of Udmurtia – Glazov Museum of Local Lore, opened in the post-revolutionary years, when transformations in cultural life began in the country and local museums began to be created everywhere, including in national regions. The purpose of the article is to consider the problems in organizing and forming the museum and to reveal the main directions of its activities during this period. The principle of historicism and descriptive-narrative (ideographic) method used by the author made it possible to systematize the material and show the subject of the study in dynamics and in connection with other phenomena and events. Based on published materials and archival documents, the article reflects: acquisition of the museum fund, preparation of expositions and exhibitions, dissemination and promotion of scientific knowledge, as well as the reasons that significantly influenced the fulfillment of the tasks assigned, including those related to the lack of qualified personnel and special premises. The research materials made it possible to supplement the existing source base and can be used in scientific and educational practice, popularization and preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of the region. The prospects for further development of the theme are connected with continuing the study of certain areas of activity performed by Glazov and other museums of the republic, as well as identification of new materials revealing the biographies of managers and the daily life of employees.
Konya’da 2-6 Aylık Köpek Yavrularında Tespit Edilen Gastrointestinal Protozoon ve Helmintler
Authors: USLU Ugur , CEYLAN Ceylan , CEYLAN Onur , KÜÇÜKYAĞLIOĞLU Abdullah , DEMİRCİ Nevzat
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışma Konya ilinde 2-6 aylık 121 adet yavru sokak köpeğinin gastro-intestinal helmint ve protozoon enfeksiyonlarının yaygınlığını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu amaçla toplanan gaita örnekleri Fulleborn flotasyon ve sedimantasyon yöntemleri ile incelenmiştir. Mikroskobik muayenede tespit edilen helmint yumurtası ile protozoon kist, ookist ve sporokistleri ilgilili teratürler yardımıyla teşhis edilmiştir. Toplamda 121 adet gaita numunesinin 92’si (%76.03) helmint ve protozoon enfeksiyonları açısından pozitif bulunmuştur. Gaita örneklerinde protozon parazitlerden Giardia spp. kistleri (%2.48), Sarcocystis spp. sporokistleri (%2.48) ve Isospora spp. ookistlerine (%26.45) rastlanmıştır. Gastrointestinal helmintlerden ise cestod ve nematode enfeksiyonlarına rastlanmış, ancak herhangi bir trematod enfeksiyonu belirlenmemiştir. Çalışmada helmintlerden Joyeuxiella spp. (%1.65), Dipylidium caninum (%10.74), Taenia/Echinococcus spp. (%0.83), Toxascaris leonina (%33.06), Toxacara canis (%38.84) ve Physaloptera spp. (%6,61) yumurtalarının varlığı tespitedilmiştir. Bu çalışmada ayrıca bazı köpeklerde tekli ve miks parazit enfeksiyonlarının varlığı tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmada %47.82 tekli, %43.48 ikili ve %7.61 üçlü miks enfeksiyonlar tespit edilmiştir. Bir dışkı örneğinde ise biri protozoon kisti ve üçü de farklı helmint yumurtası olmak üzere (Isospora spp., T. leonina, T. cati ve D. caninum) dört farklı parasite rastlanmıştır. Bu çalışma Türkiye’de köpeklerde Physaloptera spp. enfeksiyonunun bildirildiği ilk çalışmadır.
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Singaporean Hospitals: 5-year results of a Multi-centre Surveillance Programme
Authors: Cai Yiying , Chan Joey PJ , Fisher Dale Andrew , Hsu Li Yang , Koh Tse Hsien , Krishnan Prabha , Kwa Andrea LH , Tan Thean Yen , Tee Nancy WS
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged as one of the major nosocomial antimicrobial-resistant pathogens globally. In this article, we describe the epidemiology of VRE in Singaporean public hospitals in the 5 years following the major local VRE outbreak in 2005. Materials and Methods: A passive laboratory surveillance programme identified non-duplicate VRE isolates from 7 hospitals from 2006 to 2010. Descriptive statistics and time-series analysis was performed on all clinical VRE isolates for each individual hospital as well as for the combined dataset. Results: There were a total of 418 VRE isolates over 5 years, of which 102 isolates (24.4%) were from clinical cultures. Between 0.4% and 0.7% of all clinical enterococcal isolates were resistant to vancomycin. The overall incidence-density of VRE did not change over time in Singapore despite 2 separate outbreaks in tertiary hospitals in 2009 and 2010. Incidence-density of clinical VRE cases fell in 2 secondary hospitals, while another 2 hospitals experienced no significant VRE infections after 2008. Conclusion: The prevalence of VRE clinical isolates remains low in Singaporean public sector hospitals. However, the presence of at least 2 outbreaks in separate hospitals over the past 5 years indicates the need for continued vigilance in order to prevent any further increase in VRE prevalence locally.

Key words: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, Passive surveillance, Antimicrobial resistance, endemics
Sleep Quality in Chronic Neck Pain Patients
Authors:   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alanazi Mohammed Jumah , Angari Rayan Abdullah Abdulaziz Al ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, shreea Nadia Ahmed Abo ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Aldlhan Amal Saleem ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alenazi Sara Dkheel ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Albaiz Abdullah Mohammed ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Hakmi Amal Hadi ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alqahtani Njood Eid ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, motairi Muneer Munia allha AL ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alhusinan Khalid Mohammed ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alwabel Rakan Abdullah ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Neck Pain (NP) is a significant public health issue. Many people's social and economic participation is harmed as a result of NP. Patients with this condition frequently complain of fatigue and pain. Both can disrupt patients' daily lives by affecting their sleep quality, which can lead to psychological issues. However, the prevalence of fatigue and its relationship with pain, sleep quality, and psychological factors in NP patients has not been thoroughly investigated. Aim: To investigate the prevalence of fatigue and its relationship to pain intensity, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance in NP patients. Materials and Methods: Between March and November 2019, a cross-sectional study of 296 NP patients with a mean age of 37.2 years (181 males and 115 females) was conducted. It was held at the Physiotherapy Department. To assess fatigue, depression and anxiety, sleep quality, and pain intensity, the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) were used. For analysis, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and the Mann-Whitney U test were used. Results: The participants' point prevalence of severe fatigue was 39.86%. Pain intensity, psychological factors, and sleep quality were all associated with fatigue (p0.05). In this sample, we also found a significant relationship between sleep quality and psychological factors (p0.05). Conclusion: Fatigue was a significant factor in NP patients, and it was linked to pain intensity, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance. Fatigue was more prevalent in the chronic stage of NP than in the acute stage. Identifying these risk factors may aid in the prevention and management of NP and its associated co-morbidities
Assessment of Perceived Health Care Service Quality
Authors:   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, aljuaid Hussain ali , Alkarani Mohmad Saad ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alkaraan Naif Saad ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Almegames Ali Hamad ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alamri Abdulmohsen Saad Ali ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alahamri Yahya Mohammed ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alotaibi Youssef salem ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Shuqayr Saad Abdullah ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alshehri Maher Ahmed ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Alquraini Munirah Ali Mesfer ,   Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Published: December 2022

This article's objective is to describe a simplified method for developing and assessing the quality of healthcare-related research questions. This process involved three stages. The objective of the initial phase was to identify and investigate a scientific field. This field would be used to identify outputs such as analysis units, variables, and goals. The objective of the second stage was to formulate structured research questions based on the findings of the first phase. In general, research questions begin with interrogative adverbs (e.g., what and when), auxiliary verbs (e.g., is there and are there), or other auxiliaries (e.g., do, does, and did); followed by nouns nominalized from verbs of research objectives, such as association, correlation, influence, causation, prediction, and application; research variables (e.g., risk factors, efficiency, effectiveness, and safety); and units of measurement (e.g., patients with hypertension and general hospitals). The objective of the third stage was to evaluate the relevance, originality, generalizability, measurability, communicability, resource availability, and ethical considerations of the research questions. By adhering to the proposed streamlined procedure, inexperienced researchers can learn how to compose well-structured research questions with solid scientific value.
Poetic Expression of the Image of “Rind” in Eastern Literature
Authors:   Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of “Uzbek Language and Oriental Classical Literature”. International Islamic Academy Of Uzbekistan, UZBEKISTAN, 100011, Tashkent, A. Kadiri, 11., Shoaliyeva Nargiza
Published: December 2022

Oriental poetry is often devoted to romantic, mystical, religious, social, political themes, and is written in extremely beautiful and soul-shaking tones. Persian poet Shamsiddin Muhammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī (1325-1390) is considered the father of Near Eastern and Middle Eastern lyrics. He connects the mystical ghazals of Mawlana Rumi and the romantic ghazals of Saadi, gives freedom to the verses of the ghazal and creates a new twist in it. Poetry methods: Iham and Ibham are one of the features of Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī’s style, and the concepts of “Rind”, “Rindana”, “Rinds” and “Rind school” were used more than 80 times in Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī’s divan. This article talks about the content and essence of the concept of “Rind” in Eastern poetry.
nalysis of the Activities of Investigative Bodies for the Prevention of Juvenile Crimes
Authors:   Independent Researcher Academy of the Prosecutor General’s Office, . Sultanov Oybek S
Published: December 2022

The article analyzes the legislation and state programs of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the activities of investigative bodies for the prevention of juvenile crimes, as well as the international experience of foreign countries, identifies typical circumstances that contribute to the commission of crimes by minors in the countries of Central Asia, influencing factors in the behavior of minors, identifying the causes and conditions that contributed to the commission crimes, the beginning and end of the prevention of crimes by the investigator, the author also establishes that the timely establishment and initiation of criminal cases against minors leads to early prevention of crimes [1.11-12], the preventive nature of the specified procedural institution is evidenced by criminal procedural measures of coercion, in the article the author believes that the institute of termination of a criminal case [1. 11-12] on the grounds of reconciliation, it has the potential character of prevention, that is, the accused is not subjected to the procedure of litigation va, then the essence of making submissions to the relevant institutions, the incident of the number of submissions made, as well as the further actions of the investigator to execute the submission made, are further discussed and non-procedural forms of prevention, such as speeches in the media, personal conversations with officials, publication of articles, notes in the press.
Financial Ratios as an Analysis Tool
Authors:   SCAP – P Porto, Silva Eduardo Sá e ,   Ceos Member, Pereira Adalmiro , Teixeira Tânia
Published: December 2022

This work aims to make a practical application of an analysis with financial ratios and then draw several conclusions. Through these, we can highlight that the company obtains guidelines for its strategy in terms of implementation and control. The different ratios support different areas and should therefore be analyzed by type of ratio. This study is an academical example, and should be seen by this point of view
Luto infantil: contribuições da terapia ocupacional/Childhood mourning: Contributions from occupational therapy
Authors: Bontempo Kaíla da Silva , Lobato Beatriz Cardoso
Published: December 2022

Contextualização: Trata-se do relato de experiência de um terapeuta ocupacional no atendimento a uma criança enlutada em uma Unidade de Atenção Básica à Saúde. Processo de Intervenção/acompanhamento: Foram realizados atendimentos individuais à criança e orientação à família e à escola. Análise crítica da prática: O luto infantil impacta no engajamento em ocupações importantes para o desenvolvimento infantil, como o brincar e a educação, sendo necessário oferecer suporte à criança frente às alterações na rotina, nas relações familiares, visando a sua adaptação a novas situações. Síntese das considerações: Compreende-se que a Terapia Ocupacional acolheu os desejos e necessidades da criança, visando o seu engajamento e participação em ocupações significativas.Palavras-chave: Criança. Luto. Terapia Ocupacional. Abstract Contextualization: This is an occupational therapist's experience report in the care of a bereaved child in a primary health care unit. Intervention process/accompaniment: Individual assistance to the child and guidance to the family and school were carried out. Critical analysis of the practice: Child mourning impacts the engagement in important occupations for child development, such as playing and education. It is necessary to offer support to the child in the face of changes in routine, in family relationships, in order to adapt to new situations. Summary of considerations: : It is understood that Occupational Therapy accepted the children's desires and needs, aiming their engagement and participation in meaningful occupations.Keywords: Child. Bereavement. Occupational Therapy. Resumen Contextualización: Este es el relato de experiencia de un terapeuta ocupacional en el cuidado de un niño en duelo en una unidad de atención primaria de salud. Proceso de intervención/seguimento: Se realizó asistencia individual al niño y orientación a la familia y escuela. Análisis crítico de la práctica: El duelo infantil impacta la participación en ocupaciones importantes para el desarrollo infantil, como el juego y la educación, siendo necesario brindar apoyo al niño frente a los cambios en la rutina, en las relaciones familiares, para su adaptación a situaciones nuevas. Resumen de consideraciones: Se entiende que la Terapia Ocupacional posibilitó acomodar los deseos y necesidades de los niños, visando su compromiso y participación en ocupaciones significativas.Palabras-clave: Niño. Aflicción. Terapia Ocupacional.
Relato de uma pesquisa em Terapia Ocupacional sobre mobilidade urbana: um enfoque teórico-metodológico a partir do Materialismo Histórico-dialético/Research report in Occupational Therapy on urban mobility: a theoretical-methodological approach from dialectic historical materialism
Authors: Gonçalves Monica Villaça , Malfitano Ana Paula Serrata
Published: December 2022

Objetivo: Apresentar reflexões sobre a consecução de uma pesquisa com a temática da mobilidade urbana cotidiana, realizada a partir dos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos do materialismo histórico-dialético em terapia ocupacional social. Síntese dos elementos do estudo: Contextualiza-se a pesquisa e seus referenciais teóricos, sua metodologia de construção e análise dos dados. Finaliza-se refletindo sobre o processo da pesquisa, suas implicações e o materialismo-histórico na terapia ocupacional social. Conclusão: O destaque à abordagem dialética materialista-histórica em pesquisas pode contribuir para o fortalecimento do arcabouço teórico da terapia ocupacional, informando práticas profissionais técnicas, éticas e políticas, para que oferte respostas efetivas às demandas contemporâneasPalavras-chave: Terapia Ocupacional Social. Materialismo-histórico. Direito à Cidade. Mobilidade Urbana Cotidiana. Pesquisa Abstract Objective: To present reflections achieved in research about everyday urban mobility carried out from the theoretical-methodological background of historical-dialectical materialism, emphasizing social occupational therapy. Synthesis of the study's elements: The research and its theoretical references, its methodology of construction and data analysis are contextualized. It ends by reflecting on the research process, its implications and historical materialism in social occupational therapy. Conclusion: The dialectical historical materialism in research contributes to consolidate the theoretical framework of occupational therapy, informing technical, ethical, and political professional practices, so that it can effectively respond to contemporary demands.Keywords: Social Occupational Therapy. Historical Materialism. Right to the City. Daily Urban Mobility. ResearchResumenObjetivo: Presentar reflexiones sobre la realización de una investigación sobre el tema de la movilidad urbana cotidiana realizada a partir de los presupuestos teórico-metodológicos del materialismo histórico-dialéctico en terapia social ocupacional. Síntesis de los elementos del estudio: Se contextualiza la investigación y sus referentes teóricos, su metodología de construcción y análisis de datos. Finaliza reflexionando sobre el proceso de investigación, sus implicaciones e histórico-materialismo en la terapia ocupacional social. Conclusión: Enfatizar el enfoque dialéctico materialista-histórico en la investigación puede contribuir a fortalecer el marco teórico de la terapia ocupacional, informando prácticas profesionales técnicas, éticas y políticas, para que ofrezca respuestas efectivas a las demandas contemporáneas.Palabras clave: Terapia Social Ocupacional. Materialismo Histórico. Derecho a la Ciudad. Movilidad Urbana Diaria. Investigación
Participação popular e autonomia: reflexões para a terapia ocupacional/Popular participation and autonomy: reflections for Occupational Therapy
Authors: Romano Bruna , Giuntini Marina Bistriche
Published: December 2022

Objetivo: Discutir a participação popular na atuação de terapeutas ocupacionais, compreendendo a autonomia como um norteador desta atuação. Síntese dos elementos do estudo: Retomando as ideias da democracia participativa em diálogo com Paulo Freire, apontamos para a participação política como um caminho para a coconstrução da autonomia, um processo de sujeitos ativos, críticos e reflexivos, que traz a potência da transformação social. Conclusão: A Terapia Ocupacional tem, na participação popular, um importante espaço de atuação, no qual sua inserção se faz necessária, de modo que a dimensão política do trabalho se evidencie à medida em que opera transformações sociais e subjetivasPalavras-chave: Terapia Ocupacional. Autonomia. Participação popular Abstract Objective: To discuss popular participation in the work of the occupational therapist, understanding autonomy as a guideline for this work. Synthesis of the study's elements: resuming the ideas of participatory democracy in dialogue with Paulo Freire, we point to political participation as a path to the co-construction of autonomy, a process of active, critical and reflective subjects that brings power for social transformation. Conclusion: Occupational Therapy plays an important role in popular participation, being necessary that the political dimension of work becomes evident when operating social and subjective transformations.Keywords: Occupational Therapy. Autonomy. Popular participation Resumen Objetivo: discutir la participación pública en el trabajo de los terapeutas ocupacionales, entendiendo la autonomía como directriz para este trabajo. Síntesis de los elementos del estudio: retomando las ideas de la democracia participativa en diálogo con Paulo Freire, apuntamos a la participación política como un camino para la co-construcción de la autonomía, un proceso de sujetos activos, críticos y reflexivos que trae el poder de transformación social. Conclusión: La Terapia Ocupacional tiene un papel importante en la participación pública, de modo que se evidencie la dimensión política del trabajo en la medida em que opera transformaciones sociales y subjetivas.Palabras clave: Terapia Ocupacional. Autonomia. Participación pública