bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Moral values, social ideologies and threat-based cognition: Implications for intergroup relations
Authors: Morris David S. M. , Stewart Brandon D.
Published: October 2022

Moral foundations theory (MFT) has provided an account of the moral values that underscore different cultural and political ideologies, and these moral values of harm, fairness, loyalty, authority, and purity can help to explain differences in political and cultural ideologies; however, the extent to which moral foundations relate to strong social ideologies, intergroup processes and threat perceptions is still underdeveloped. To explore this relationship, we conducted two studies. In Study 1 (N = 157), we considered how the moral foundations predicted strong social ideologies such as authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO) as well as attitudes toward immigrants. Here, we demonstrated that more endorsement of individualizing moral foundations (average of harm and fairness) was related to less negative intergroup attitudes, which was mediated by SDO, and that more endorsement of binding moral foundations (the average of loyalty, authority, and purity) was related to more negative attitudes, which was mediated by RWA. Crucially, further analyses also suggested the importance of threat perceptions as an underlying explanatory variable. Study 2 (N = 388) replicated these findings and extended them by measuring attitudes toward a different group reflecting an ethnic minority in the United States, and by testing the ordering of variables while also replicating and confirming the threat effects. These studies have important implications for using MFT to understand strong ideologies, intergroup relations, and threat perceptions.
The impact of self-directed team on high-performance organization with the mediating role of knowledge sharing culture: Organizational support as a moderator
Authors: Mohammed Bakr Fakhri , Jingjie Zhao , Yang Cong , Yuwei You , Ali Attia Zalat Yousra Mahmoud
Published: October 2022

The primary aim of this investigation is to identify the relationship between self-directed teams and high-performance organizations (work). Furthermore, exploring the mediating role of knowledge-sharing culture with the self-directed team and high-performance organization relationships. Moreover, this study analyzed the moderating role of a sense of organizational support in the relationship between knowledge-sharing culture and high-performance organizations. Using the PLS-SEM approach (SmartPLS 3.3.7) in this study, we obtained data from employees of high-tech enterprises listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange China to analyze this study. The present research seeks to determine the direct and indirect effects of the study-related factors on the outcome of the investigation. According to the findings, a self-directed team positively impacts knowledge sharing culture, knowledge sharing behavior, knowledge sharing strategy, and mutual trust among its members. Knowledge-sharing culture has no mediating role and its component in the relationship between independent and dependent constructs. This study also indicated that a sense of organizational support has no moderating effect on the relationship between a knowledge-sharing culture and high-performance organizations. This study may practically contribute to high-tech enterprises to develop and implement business development and proper self-directed team, knowledge-sharing culture, and sense of organizational support, and consequently, can contribute to the growth of overall high-performance organizations.
Cognitive profiles in bipolar I disorder and associated risk factors: Using Wechsler adult intelligence scale—IV
Authors: Ko Hayoung , Park DongYeon , Shin Jaehyun , Yu Rina , Ryu Vin , Lee Wonhye
Published: October 2022

Background

Despite the growing evidence of cognitive impairments in bipolar disorder (BD), little work has evaluated cognitive performances utilizing the latest version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV), which is one of the most widely used neurocognitive assessments in clinical settings. Furthermore, clinical characteristics or demographic features that negatively affect the cognitive functioning of BD were not systematically compared or evaluated. Accordingly, the present study aimed to examine the cognitive profile of bipolar I disorder (BD-I) patients and associated risk factors.

Methods

Participants included 45 patients, diagnosed with BD-I, current or most recent episode manic, and matching 46 healthy controls (HC). Cognitive performance was evaluated via WAIS-IV, and clinical characteristics of the BD-I group were examined via multiple self- and clinician-report questionnaires.

Results

Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) results indicated that the BD-I group demonstrated significantly poorer performance compared to the HC group in subtests and indexes that reflect working memory and processing speed abilities. Redundancy analysis revealed that overall symptom severity, manic symptom severity, and anxiety were significant predictors of cognitive performance in BD-I, while age of onset, past mood disorder history, depression severity, and impulsiveness showed comparatively smaller predictive values.

Conclusion

The current study suggests cognitive deterioration in the cognitive proficiency area while generalized ability, including verbal comprehension and most of the perceptual reasoning skills, remain intact in BD-I. The identified risk factors of cognitive performance provide specific clinical recommendations for intervention and clinical decision-making.
Involvement of the cerebellum in the regulation of executive functions in children—Preliminary analysis based on a neuropsychological study of children after cerebellar tumour surgery
Authors: Starowicz-Filip Anna , Bętkowska-Korpała Barbara , Yablonska Tetiana , Kwiatkowski Stanisław , Milczarek Olga , Klasa Łukasz , Chrobak Adrian Andrzej
Published: October 2022

Aim

Preliminary assessment of executive functions in children with cerebellar lesions, description of their emotional-social functioning and selection of sensitive neuropsychological tools to detect the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS).

Materials and methods

The study group consisted of 10 children after cerebellar tumour surgery. The control group consisted of 10 healthy children, matched for age and sex: The IDS-2 executive functions battery, the Conners 3 ADHD questionnaire, the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (ASRS) and the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) were used.

Results

Statistical analysis showed statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of two dimensions of executive functioning. Children from experimental group was characterised by worse planning and divided attention than healthy controls. Moreover children with cerebellar lesions were characterised by significantly higher levels of some behaviours similar to that observed in autism spectrum disorders, namely difficulties in social relationships, self-regulation of emotions, attention, and greater behavioural rigidity. Test power analysis and estimation of the effect size by the Cohen’s d coefficient indicated that with a slight increase in the size of the experimental group, the probability of detecting statistically significant difference in the executive functions total measure score as well as in several ASRS subscales increased, but not in Conners 3 subscales.

Conclusions

Cerebellar damage may pose a risk for dysexecutive syndrome and social-emotional problems in children. The IDS-2 executive functions battery and the ASRS test are sufficiently sensitive tools to assess elements of the CCAS in children.
Effect of practice on learning a balance task in children, adolescents, and young adults
Authors: Muehlbauer Thomas , Brueckner Dennis , Schedler Simon
Published: October 2022

Background

A lower developmental stage of the postural control system in childhood compared to adolescence and adulthood was reported in numerous studies and suggests differences (i.e., less improvements in children than in adolescents and young adults due to the immature postural control system) during learning a balance task. Therefore, the present study examined the effect practice on learning (i.e., retention and transfer) a balance task in healthy children, adolescents, and young adults.

Methods

Healthy children (n = 32, 8.5 ± 0.5 years), adolescents (n = 30, 14.6 ± 0.6 years), and young adults (n = 28, 24.3 ± 3.3 years) practiced balancing on a stabilometer (i.e., to keep the platform as close to horizontal as possible) for 2 days. On the third day, learning was assessed using a retention (i.e., balance task only) and a transfer (i.e., balance task plus concurrent motor interference task) test. The root-mean-square-error (RMSE) was calculated and used as outcome measures.

Results

Over the course of practice, significant improvements (p < 0.001) were detected in favor of children and young adults. However, neither the retention nor the transfer test showed significant group differences.

Conclusion

Our findings indicate that learning a balance task did not seem to be influenced by the developmental stage of the postural control system.
Effectiveness of music therapy in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Ke Xiaohua , Song Wei , Yang Minguang , Li Jianhong , Liu Weilin
Published: October 2022

Objectives

This study was to investigated the efficacy of music therapy (MT) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) via a meta-analysis that comprehensively evaluated data from all eligible research in this field.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Setting

A systematic search of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to October 2021 to identify studies that administered MT to children with ASD.

Results

Eight randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including 608 participants met the inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that MT was associated with a significant increase in social reactions among children with ASD (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.03, 0.46], I2 = 0%, P = 0.03). However, MT did not elicit a significant increase in symptom severity (SMD = 0.17, 95% CI [−0.04,0.38], I2 = 0%,P = 0.12), social adaptive behavior (SMD = 0.02, 95% CI [−0.44,0.48], I2 = 0%,P = 0.93) or speech (SMD = 0.04, 95% CI [−0.39, 0.47], I2 = 0%, P = 0.86) in children with ASD.

Conclusion

MT can improve social skills in children with ASD; however, there does not seem to be a consensus on the persistence of its effects. These findings can inform clinical practice. Promoting the use of MT in children with ASD and improving its symptoms are the ultimate goals.
The link between social communication and mental health from childhood to young adulthood: A systematic review
Authors: Dall Magdalena , Fellinger Johannes , Holzinger Daniel
Published: October 2022

This systematic review investigates the current state of the literature on the association between social communication (SC) skills and mental health outcomes in children and young adults. We ran searches using terms describing SC and mental health in the following databases: PubMed, the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, APA PsychInfo, the Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). We included studies that both measured SC before age 21 years and assessed a mental health component, such as behavior/conduct problems, anxiety, depression, or emotional problems, before age 30. Only peer-reviewed articles published in or after 2000 were retained. In total, 27 studies were included in the narrative synthesis. Overall, the methodological quality was good. A longitudinal design was used in 12 studies, seven of which sourced data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Most studies investigated the broad concept of pragmatic language and its influence on internalizing, externalizing, and peer-relationship problems. The analyzed publications included population-based studies and studies investigating special populations with existing mental health problems or at increased risk of developing them. The population-based cross-sectional studies showed significantly higher rates of SC problems in children with mental health problems while those with a longitudinal design found earlier onset and more persistent mental health problems in children who had the most severe SC difficulties. Studies with special populations confirmed more SC problems as compared to typically developing children and worse mental health outcomes in children with additional SC difficulties. The available literature thus shows consistently significant, mostly moderate associations between SC skills and mental health outcomes. SC difficulties earlier in life can predict mental health problems and impact their trajectories.

Systematic review registration

[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=286598], identifier [CRD42022286598].
Psychiatric symptoms and comorbidities in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy in presurgical assessment—A prospective explorative single center study
Authors: Friedrich Fabian , Pataraia Ekaterina , Aull-Watschinger Susanne , Zehetmayer Sonja , Weitensfelder Lisbeth , Watschinger Clara , Mossaheb Nilufar
Published: October 2022

Introduction

People with epilepsy (PWE) have a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders. Some individuals with drug-resistant epilepsy might benefit from surgical interventions. The aim of this study was to perform an assessment of psychiatric comorbidities with a follow-up period of 12 months in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, comparing those who underwent surgery to those who did not.

Material and methods

We assessed psychiatric comorbidities at baseline, after 4 months and after 12 months. Psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses were assessed using SCID-Interview, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Beck-Depression Inventory, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Prodromal-Questionnaire and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale.

Results

Twenty-five patients were included in the study, 12 underwent surgery, 11 were esteemed as being neurologically unqualified for surgery and two refused surgery. Patients in the no-surgery group were significantly older, reported more substance use, had significantly higher levels of anxiety and were more often diagnosed with a personality disorder. Age and levels of anxiety were significant predictors of being in the surgery or the no-surgery group. The described differences between surgery and no-surgery patients did not change significantly over the follow-up period.

Discussion

These data point toward a higher expression of baseline psychiatric symptoms in drug-resistant PWE without surgery. Further studies are warranted to further elucidate these findings and to clarify potential psychotropic effects of epilepsy itself, drug-resistant epilepsy and of epilepsy surgery and their impact on psychopathology. Clinically, it seems highly relevant to include psychiatrists in an interdisciplinary state-of-the-art perioperative management of drug-resistant PWE.
The value of surgical admissions for malignant uterine cancer. A comparative analysis of robotic, laparoscopic, and laparotomy surgery in a university hospital
Authors: Specchia Maria Lucia , Arcuri Giovanni , Di Pilla Andrea , La Gatta Emanuele , Osti Tommaso , Limongelli Prospero , Scambia Giovanni , Bellantone Rocco Domenico Alfonso
Published: October 2022

Background

Robotic surgery for malignant uterine cancer raises issue of economic sustainability for providers. The objective of this study was to assess the value of surgical admissions for malignant uterine cancer in a University Hospital through an analysis of their costs and outcomes by comparing three different surgical approaches (laparotomy, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery).

Methods

Hospitalizations between 1 January 2019 and 31 October 2021 for malignant uterine cancer surgery were selected and stratified. For each surgical approach, mean values (with 95% confidence intervals, CI) were calculated for cost items. Moreover, 30-day readmission frequency was calculated for the three approaches compared to each other. ANOVA and Student's t-test and relative risk (RR) were used for statistical analysis. A break-even analysis was carried out by evaluating the volume of robotic and non-robotic surgical admissions.

Results

A total of 1,336 hospitalizations were included in the study, 366 with robotic, 591 with laparoscopic, and 379 with laparotomy surgery. Robotic surgery, compared to laparoscopic and laparotomy ones, showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) in the economic margin, which was largely negative (−1069.18 €; 95%CI:−1240.44-−897.92 €) mainly due to devices cost, and a lower percentage of 30-day readmissions (1.4%; 95%CI: 0.2–2.6%), with a statistically significant difference only vs. laparotomy (p = 0.029). Laparoscopic compared to laparotomy surgery showed a significantly (p < 0,001) more profitable economic margin (1692.21 €; 95%CI: 1531.75 €−1852.66 €) without a significant difference for 30-day readmissions. Break-even analysis showed that, on average, for each malignant uterine cancer elective surgery performed laparoscopically, 1.58 elective robotic surgeries are sustainable for the hospital (95% CI: 1.23–2.06).

Conclusion

Break-even analysis could be a useful tool to support hospital management in planning and governance of malignant uterine cancer surgery. Systematic application of this tool will allow defining over time right distribution of robotic, laparoscopic, and laparotomy surgeries' volumes to perform to ensure both quality and economic-financial balance and therefore value of uterine oncological surgery. Concerning research, this study paves the way for a multicentric study, the extension of outcomes of malignant uterine surgery to be considered and assessed, and the future inclusion of other therapeutic interventions in the analysis.
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of pregnant women in Shanghai, China
Authors: Zhang Jiali , Yuan Hualong , Xu Liping , Yi Chuntao , Tang Weiming
Published: October 2022

Background

COVID-19 has dramatically impacted people's health, especially mental health. This study aimed to compare the psychological status of pregnant women before and after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods

Participants were recruited (from September 29, 2019, to November 5, 2020) and screened by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). The study participants were categorized into three groups based on two turning-points: January 23, 2020, when China initiated a locked-down strategy, and May 11, 2020, when Shanghai started to ease the COVID-19 measures. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with depression and anxiety in pregnant women. We used enter method for variable selection; only variables with P <0.10 were included in the final model.

Results

We recruited 478 pregnant women. After the outbreak, the depression rate (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) increased by 12.3% (from 35.4 to 47.7%), and the anxiety rate (GAD-7 ≥ 5) was stable (13.3 vs. 16.2%). The multivariable logistic regression results further confirmed that the odds of depression in pregnant women increased 81% after the outbreak (aOR = 1.81, 95%CI: 1.16–2.84). However, the median depression scale score was still statistically higher after the pandemic situation was stable (5.0 vs. 4.0) compared to the outbreak period.

Conclusion

The depression rate increased among pregnant women after the outbreak and was not recovered after the ease of COVID-19 measures in Shanghai. Health institutes should pay attention to the long-term influence of the pandemic.
A systematic review of the early dialogue frameworks used within health technology assessment and their actual adoption from HTA agencies
Authors: Ibargoyen-Roteta Nora , Galnares-Cordero Lorea , Benguria-Arrate Gaizka , Chacón-Acevedo Kelly Rocío , Gutiérrez-Sepulveda María Paula , Low-Padilla Eduardo , De La Hoz-Siegler Ilich Herbert , Guevara-Pérez Claudia Isabel , Pozo-Pérez Ángel del , Suárez Marta , Dauben Hans Peter , Otte Maximilian , Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea Iñaki
Published: October 2022

Introduction

Early advice in the process of developing health technologies allows manufacturers to plan their production and transfer to health care systems more accurately. This review aims to describe frameworks used within HTA and their current use by HTA Agencies.

Material and methods

We carried out a systematic literature review in Pubmed, Embase, Scopus, and WoS, including all references published in Spanish and English. This was last updated in March 2022. We extracted all available information regarding the organizations involved, services offered, types of technology, collaborators involved, fees, output and impact. Websites of several HTA organizations and Google were also searched in order to update and complete the information obtained from this generic search.

Results

Five-hundred and forty one articles were identified and screened, of which 26 met the eligibility criteria and were selected. Seven of them were non-systematic reviews that described two or more HTA organizations. Ten studies were focused on the advice offered by individual organizations, and eight described the EMA and EUnetHTA parallel or joint advice. We found variations in the technology assessed, services offered, stage of development and costs for advisory services.

Conclusions

Early and scientific advice would help manufacturers focus their product development on what is needed for the management of specific diseases. Most of the examples or services found refer to drugs as well as to some medical devices and diagnostics. A common definition of the type of advice that could be offered for different health technologies by HTA bodies to ascertain health care systems and manufacturers' needs, in addition to the timeline in which that advice needs to be given, would help HTA bodies provide the right support at the right time.

Systematic review registration

https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020219401, PROSPERO CRD42020219401.
Reducing traffic violations in the online food delivery industry—A case study in Xi'an City, China
Authors: Lu Xin-wei , Guo Xiao-lu , Zhang Jing-xiao , Li Xiao-bing , Li Li , Jones Steven
Published: October 2022

Online food delivery (OFD) is one of the top industries in the Online-to-offline (O2O) commerce sector. Deliverymen need to complete a large number of delivery orders in limited default time every day, which cause high working stress to them. Therefore, a high level of traffic violations and crashes by deliverymen and corresponding negative impact on public safety are observed. To reduce traffic violations by deliverymen and resulting crashes, a hierarchical online food delivery framework is proposed, which is based on data from questionnaire surveys conducted in Xi'an City, China. The study includes the analysis of the root cause correlated with traffic violations during online food delivery as part of an empirical study on the priority delivery fee by applying a conditional price sensitivity measurement (PSM) model. The feasibility and rationality of the framework are further investigated by using cross analysis of urban dwellers' occupation, income, and commuting cost. The results identify that, through rationally shunting the demand of online food delivery, prolonging the default delivery duration, and providing diversified delivery services, the proposed hierarchical online food delivery mechanism is able to relieve the stress of deliverymen during peak hours of food requests. This reduces the willingness of deliverymen to engage in traffic violations, and other risky behaviors during food delivery trips. All of which facilitate high-quality and timely online food delivery service while enabling improved safety of deliverymen and others as part of enhanced public safety and health.
Air pollution, investor sentiment and stock liquidity
Authors: Li Chenggang , Yan Ying , Lu Yi , Zeng Guifeng , Zhou Liying , Jin Han , Xu Yunbao , Chen Yuzhu
Published: October 2022

With the aggravation of air pollution, the impact of air pollution on the stock market, especially from the perspective of investor sentiment, has been of great concern and widely discussed. Based on data from China's A-share listed firms from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2020, the relationship between urban air pollution and stock liquidity of listed firms and the internal mechanism is examined. Firstly, based on local preference theory, we start by predicting the impact of air pollution on stock liquidity. We, then, build a regression model for air pollution and stock liquidity, introducing the intermediary effect model to detect the relationship between the two and its mechanism. Finally, by subdividing the samples, we discuss the differential impact of air pollution on stock liquidity under different circumstances. We found that when air pollution worsens it reduces stock liquidity. The results of the mechanism analysis show that investor sentiment plays an intermediary role in the process of air pollution affecting stock liquidity, and pessimism induced by air pollution can reduce stock liquidity. Heterogeneity test results show that there are differences in the impact of air pollution on stock liquidity between heavily polluting firms and non-heavily polluting firms, different industries, different city sizes, and different levels of air pollution, has a greater effect in non-heavily polluting enterprises, manufacturing and other industries, medium sized cities and light pollution. The results of this research have important reference value for environmental protection departments to establish and improve air pollution monitoring systems and for listed firms to improve stock liquidity and deal with the environmental financial risks appropriately.
Relationship between air pollution and childhood atopic dermatitis in Chongqing, China: A time-series analysis
Authors: Luo Pan , Wang Dan , Luo Jia , Li Shan , Li Meng-meng , Chen Hao , Duan Yong , Fan Jie , Cheng Zheng , Zhao Ming-ming , Liu Xing , Wang Hua , Luo Xiao-yan , Zhou Li
Published: October 2022

Background

The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children has increased substantially in China over past decades. The ongoing rise in the prevalence stresses the important role of the environmental factors in the pathogenesis of AD. However, studies evaluating the effects of air pollution on AD in children are scarce.

Objective

To quantitatively assess the association between air pollution and outpatient visits for AD in children.

Methods

In this time-series study, we collected 214,747 children of AD from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 through the electronic data base in the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. The number of daily visits was treated as the dependent variable, and generalized additive models with a Poisson like distribution were constructed, controlling for relevant potential confounders and performing subgroup analyses.

Results

Each 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2 and each 1 mg/m3 increase in CO concentrations was significantly associated with a 0.7% (95% CI: 0.2, 1.3%), 0.9% (95% CI: 0.5, 1.4%), 11% (95% CI: 7.5, 14.7%), 5.5% (95% CI: 4.3, 6.7%) and 10.1% (95% CI: 2.7, 18.2%) increase of AD outpatient visits on the current day, respectively. The lag effect was found in SO2, PM10, and NO2. The effects were stronger in cool season and age 0–3 group.

Conclusions

Our study suggests that short-term exposure to ambient air pollution contributes to more childhood AD outpatient visits in Chongqing, China.
An optimized mouse parabiosis protocol for investigation of aging and rejuvenative mechanisms
Authors: Rodriguez Sonia L. , Carver Chase M. , Dosch Andrew J. , Huffman Derek M. , Duke Boynton Felicia D. , Ayasoufi Katayoun , Schafer Marissa J.
Published: October 2022

Surgical parabiosis enables sharing of the circulating milieu between two organisms. This powerful model presents diverse complications based on age, strain, sex, and other experimental parameters. Here, we provide an optimized parabiosis protocol for the surgical union of two mice internally at the elbow and knee joints with continuous external joining of the skin. This protocol incorporates guidance and solutions to complications that can occur, particularly in aging studies, including non-cohesive pairing, variable anesthesia sensitivity, external and internal dehiscence, dehydration, and weight loss. We also offer a straightforward method for validating postoperative blood chimerism and confirming its time course using flow cytometry. Utilization of our optimized protocol can facilitate reproducible parabiosis experimentation to dynamically explore mechanisms of aging and rejuvenation.
Confidentiality in medical images through a genetic-based steganography algorithm in artificial intelligence
Authors: Vazquez Eduardo , Torres Stephanie , Sanchez Giovanny , Avalos Juan-Gerardo , Abarca Marco , Frias Thania , Juarez Emmanuel , Trejo Carlos , Hernandez Derlis
Published: October 2022

Nowadays, image steganography has an important role in hiding information in advanced applications, such as medical image communication, confidential communication and secret data storing, protection of data alteration, access control system for digital content distribution and media database systems. In these applications, one of the most important aspects is to hide information in a cover image whithout suffering any alteration. Currently, all existing approaches used to hide a secret message in a cover image produce some level of distortion in this image. Although these levels of distortion present acceptable PSNR values, this causes minimal visual degradation that can be detected by steganalysis techniques. In this work, we propose a steganographic method based on a genetic algorithm to improve the PSNR level reduction. To achieve this aim, the proposed algorithm requires a private key composed of two values. The first value serves as a seed to generate the random values required on the genetic algorithm, and the second value represents the sequence of bit locations of the secret medical image within the cover image. At least the seed must be shared by a secure communication channel. The results demonstrate that the proposed method exhibits higher capacity in terms of PNSR level compared with existing works.
Harnessing Bourdieu's social theory to understand the deteriorating doctor-patient-nurse relationship in West Bengal government hospitals
Authors: Sarkar Tannistha
Published: October 2022

Communication patterns between doctors, nurses and patients determine both the efficiency of healthcare delivery, and the job satisfaction of healthcare workers. Job satisfaction is important to ensure retention of the doctor and nurse populations. Incidents of assault against physicians and nurses from relatives and family members of patients have become frequent both in the pre-pandemic and COVID-19 eras. Along with appreciation for frontline healthcare workers serving during the pandemic, there is physical violence directed at them for failing to salvage infected patients. Using Bourdieu's concepts of social space, forms of capital, and habitus this paper endeavors to theorize some of the interaction patterns observed in doctor-patient, nurse-patient, and doctor-nurse encounters that contribute to the waning of the relationship between healthcare workers and wider society as observed in West Bengal, India. Primary empirical data was collected through in-person, in-depth semi-structured interviews with both open and closed-ended questions conducted throughout 2018 across 5 government hospitals in Kolkata (major metropolitan center) and 1 hospital in a suburban area with population 100,000. The respondents consisted of 51 nurses (100% women), 20 doctors (5% women), and 33 patients (33.3% women) recruited using purposive and snowball sampling. Social space analysis indicated that the cumulative patient social capital is comparable to that of the doctors, despite the doctor's higher levels of cultural and economic capital because of the high patient to doctor ratio. The patient population can thus concentrate and delegate their social capital to select agents leading to violence against healthcare workers. Through this analysis, two doctors' habitus were postulated, along with a nurse and a patient habitus. The first doctor habitus is structured by the idealized status of doctors and the second habitus is structured by their resource-limited working conditions. The nurse habitus is structured by the desire for economic empowerment along with dutifully providing care as instructed. The patient habitus is structured by the need to balance healthcare expenditures with their limited financial means. This paper establishes how the habitus of the agents and the politics of healthcare interact to exacerbate extant tensions between healthcare workers and the population they care for.
Investigating the presence and antibiotic susceptibilities of Escherichia coli O157 and Listeria monocytogenes in ruminant feces and feed in Balıkesir province
Authors: BABACAN Orkun
Published: October 2022

The aim of this study is to determine the presence, virulence factors, and antibiotic susceptibilities of E. coli O157 and L. monocytogenes in ruminant feces and feed. This study was carried out for the first time in Balıkesir province. Feces, pellet feed, and silage samples were analyzed simultaneously for E. coli O157 and L. monocytogenes using feces of one gram and feed of twenty-five grams according to ISO 16654:2001/Amd 1:2017 and ISO 11290-1, respectively. 38 (38%) E. coli O157 strains were isolated and identified from a total of 100 ruminant feces. A total of 3 (3%) E. coli O157:H7 strains were detected by PCR from one hundred ruminant fecal samples. In the study, resistance to antibiotics increased, especially in E. coli O157 isolates. In this study, enterohaemolysin was the predominant virulence factor among the E. coli isolates, and it was thought that it was important for pathogenesis. The Sxt1 gene was higher than the Stx2 gene. A total of 24 L. monocytogenes strains were isolated from a total of 100 ruminant fecal samples and 50 silage samples. Three of these strains were isolated from silage samples taken from the farms, where L. monocytogenes was isolated from sheep feces. As a result, poor quality silage could be an important source of infection for listeriosis in Balıkesir province. Epidemiologically, poor quality silage was thought to be one of the sources of listeriosis. It was thought that ruminant feces played an important role as a reservoir in the spread and transmission of E. coli O157. The antibiotic resistance status of E. coli O157 and L. monocytogenes isolates should be monitored with epidemiological studies.
La inclusión en la Educación
Authors: Escalante Puma Arturo , Villafuerte Alvarez Carlos Alberto , Escalante Puma Roger
Published: October 2022

La inclusión educativa crea una reseña pertinente para que todo individuo tenga acceso a la educación, permitiendo que personas con habilidades especiales accedan a las oportunidades de instrucción e inclusión, ejecutando las reformas necesarias en los programas curriculares, proporcionando instalaciones adecuadas, material didáctico de enseñanza y capacitación docente. El artículo tiene como objetivo la revisión sistemática de publicaciones especializadas en el análisis de la inclusión educativa. El estudio se desarrolla tomando en cuenta el método analítico. Parte de los resultados manifiesta que es necesario reconocer que de alguna manera el proceso de inclusión educativa ha logrado ingresar en el proceso educativo mejorando las condiciones de muchos estudiantes que antes veían frustrado su desarrollo educativo por factores de segregación. Como conclusión se obtuvo que existe un consenso en lograr eliminar las barreras que debiliten el proceso de inclusión educativa, en especial a estudiantes con NEE, las cuales carecen de intención y atención, para que estos puedan acceder a la educación sin ser discriminados o sufriendo de algún tipo de segregación
¿Qué es un autor? El principio ético en investigación en Foucault
Authors: Gutiérrez Gómez Edgar
Published: October 2022

El estado peruano, análogo a nivel de otros países tiene un área exclusiva dedicado a la producción científica. Imperan las bases de datos nacionales e internacionales en convención con el Estado para cautelar la producción científica. En la senda de la protección de autoría, patente y originalidad impulsan los principios éticos de la investigación. Las revistas científicas de alto impacto como las que se encuentran en formación priorizan la sección de las normas éticas. Las normas de redacción científica y la experimentación científica requieren de una referencia ineludible de los autores de una producción científica. Foucault interpela en ¿Qué es un autor? Una serie de fundamentos éticos para una investigación, “¿Qué importa quién habla?” En esta indiferencia se afirma el principio ético, el más fundamental tal vez, de la escritura contemporánea, indica Foucault. La desaparición del autor se ha convertido, para la crítica, en un tema ya cotidiano.
The Effects of Species Interactions Resulting from Aquaculture Operations
Authors: ARTHINGTON A.H.
Published: October 2022

Aquaculture production is increasing rapidly as modern techniques are applied to an expanding range of species. One particularly adverse consequence of aquaculture is the impact of interactions between the organism under culture, which is often both exotic and invasive by nature, and the indigenous biota of the surrounding environment. Species interactions due to aquaculture activities may result from the attraction of local biota to Culture facilities, or the escape of cultured organisms, their diseases or parasites into the environment. The effects of species interactions can be classified as: disturbance of the local aquatic environment, disturbance of the surrounding biotic community, genetic degradation of indigenous stock, and the introduction of diseases and parasites. Drawing on the aquaculture experiences of developed and developing countries, this paper reviews the various types of species interactions and their effects on the local environment. These issues are discussed in terms of direct ecological effects and the human perspectives (management, government, local community) pertaining to the various culture systems. Examples are drawn from aquaculture activities in a range of habitats (freshwater, brackish water, marine), culture systems (intensive, semi-intensive, extensive), and culture facilities (cages, pens, ponds). Approaches to the management of invasive species are then outlined.
Food Selection and Electivity Indices of the Thai Barb Puntius ( = Barbodes) gonionotus in Extensively Managed, Rain-fed Ponds in Bangladesh
Authors: DEV B. C. , RAHMATULLAH S.M.
Published: October 2022

A food selection and electivity study was carried out on Thai barb Puntius gonionotus of 7 to 10 cm standard length. The fish were fed a range of food items, includ­ing phytoplankton, zooplankton, higher plant material and detritus. The samples were found to change their food habit over time. Although there was a marked shift in planktivory from zooplankton, it was clear that plankton size had no effect on choice. Food analysis by points method indicated that, overall, the food habit of the fish shifted from plankton towards detritus and macrophytes over time. Coincidentally, gut length: body length ratio increased while total gut length and gill raker length decreased, paralleling the observed changes in feeding habits.
The Effect of Different Ratios of n-6/n-3 Fatty Acids in Broodstock Diets on Egg Quality of Catfish, Clarias batrachus
Authors: MOKOGINTA I.
Published: October 2022

This experiment was conducted to acquire biochemical information on the quality of catfish eggs in relation to different n-6/n-3 ratios of fatty acids in the broodstock diet. Five experimental diets, which were isonitrogenous and isoenergy, but containing different levels of n-G and n-3 fatty acids (diet A: essential fatty acid (EF A)-deficient diet containing 0.21%n-6 fatty acid, 0.03% n-3 fatty acid; diet B: 0.67%, 2.09%; diet C: 2.24%,0.07%; diet D: 1.85%, 0.56%; and diet E: 0.26%, 1.68%) were used in the experiment. Five-month-old fish were fed the experimental diets for 10 months. Samples of the eggs produced by the respective broodstock were fertilized by the sperms. Samples of eggs during embryogenesis were analyzed for total lipid (TL), polar lipid (PL) and nonpolar lipid (NL) content as well as fatty acid (FA) composition. The hatching rate of the eggs and the percentage of abnormal larvae were determined. Results showed that the lipid content of the eggs decreased from the first hour after fertilization. The lipid content of the EF A-deficient eggs (diet A) and the n-3 fatty acid deficient eggs (diet C) decreased significantly during embryogenesis compared to the lipid content of the eggs from the other diets. Also, in general, the NL of eggs was much lower than PL during embryogenesis. The NL of diet A and diet C eggs was also much lower during embryogenesis compared to the NL of the eggs from the other diets. The n-6 and n-3 fatty acid levels of unfertilized eggs were influenced by the fatty acid level in the broodstock diet. The n-6 and n-3 fatty acids of NL were much lower than those of PL, especially in the organogenesis stage of the larvae. The n-6 and n-3 fatty acids of NL from diets A, B and C were also much lower compared to those of diets D and E. Hatching rates of eggs produced by the broodstock fed diets and D and E were also higher than those fed diets A, B and C.
The Emergence of Fintech in Higher Education Curriculum
Authors: Shino Yamato , Lukita Chandra , Rii Kim Beom , Ayu Nabila Efa
Published: October 2022

The digital revolution in economic sectors such as e-commerce and financial technology has affected various industries, one of which is the financial industry in various parts of the world. Conventional finance in the industrial era 4.0 is being challenged by the existence of fintech as an innovation in various financial sectors. Employment opportunities are wider with fintech than conventional ones. However, this digital finance requires human resources to support it. The university acts as a competent and competitive human resource maker in the financial sector by incorporating fintech into its curriculum. Sharia fintech also needs to be applied to the curriculum of a university. Islamic universities are also able to implement fintech in their curriculum. The method used in this study uses a literature review method with evaluation results from the application of fintech at the University. The original proposition in this study incorporates hypothetical commitments in regards to monetary innovation. Utilizing the methodical writing audit approach of Kitchenham, notwithstanding topical investigation, meta-examination and perception to approve the nature of writing and investigation, the consequences of this study give a hypothetical premise fintech research from a data frameworks point of view, including the plan of fintech innovation ideas and their turn of events.
Digital Business Entrepreneurship Decisions: An E-Business Analysis (A Study Literature Review)
Authors: Himki Arzo , Ramadhan Tarisya , Durachman Yusuf , Pramono Erry Sigit
Published: October 2022

This research is a review of the literature on digital business as a subset of e-business, which has a significant impact on the fast-paced evolution of the business world today. Because of the rise of online shopping and selling, a wide range of products can now be viewed and pricing may be negotiated without having to travel to the location where the goods are sold. Detik.com, Vivanews.com, Tibunnews.com, Goals.com, Kapanlagi.com, tokobagus.com, online palasari, inexpensive online books, and various other media of various forms are a form of community search in a more ordered, efficient, and effective manner of living. The utilization of e-business in a business unit might result in profits or losses for that particular business unit. However, a closer examination reveals that the beneficial effects outnumber the negative effects. The poll results show that firms who use internet devices as a promotional medium have better sales growth than enterprises that employ traditional formats. Thousands of suppliers and millions of buyers are always available on the digital business market, allowing them to purchase goods that meet their needs. This situation demonstrates that digital business has evolved into a business that has a significant impact on entrepreneurship, resulting in a model and format that is significantly more flexible and accessible to all sectors of consumers, regardless of location.
Effort To Win The Competition In Digital Business Payment Modeling
Authors: Williams Alexander , Widayanti Riya , Maryanti Tatik , Julianingsih Dwi
Published: October 2022

Competition in the digital payment business on an international and local scale will be increasingly intense. In the face of competitive conditions like this, digital payment companies are required to continuously develop their sources of competitive advantage through the establishment of digital business strategies and the development of digital business models that can ensure the creation of superior value for consumers and ultimately provide value to company owners. In the digital payment business, this effort requires companies not only to be able to do business but also how companies can develop knowledge and digital capabilities.
Practical Anatomy of Celiac Artery and Its Collateral Circulation
Authors: Бут-Гусаим Г.В. , Воробей А.В. , Давидовский И.А.
Published: October 2022

Чревный ствол является одной из 3 ветвей брюшной аорты, обеспечивающих кровоснабжение органов пищеварения. Анатомия чревного ствола и его ветвей крайне вариативна, а особенности мезентериального коллатерального кровообращения позволяют компенсировать кровоток в случае его окклюзии. Учитывая вариантность анатомии, при планировании сосудистой реконструкции или резекционного хирургического вмешательства на верхнем этаже брюшной полости для обеспечения их безопасности и эффективности необходимо выполнить полноценную визуализацию сосудистой системы пищеварительного тракта. Знание анатомии позволит правильно интерпретировать полученные результаты предоперационного исследования и снизить риск ятрогенной сосудистой травмы. В настоящей статье приведены систематизированные литературные данные о практической анатомии чревного ствола и коллатеральном кровообращении его ветвей, а также клинические примеры вариантной анатомии и компенсации кровоснабжения органов при поражении чревного ствола.

The celiac artery is an abdominal aortic branch providing blood supply to the digestive system. The anatomy of celiac artery and its branches is extremely variable; the features of that collateral circulation allow compensating blood flow when the trunk is occluded. Since that it is necessary to complete the comprehensive visualization of digestive tract vessels during planning of vascular reconstruction or resection surgery on the upper abdomen in order to provide its safety and efficiency. Knowledge of anatomy allows interpreting the preoperative study results in the proper way and decreasing the risk of iatrogenic vascular trauma. Systematic data on the practical anatomy of celiac artery and its branches collateral circulation is presented in this article and clinical examples of the variant anatomy and compensation of blood supply to organs when trunk is affected as well.