bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Citation Network Analysis and Evidence Synthesis (Preprint)
Authors: Ruiz-Roman Rebeca , Martinez-Perez Clara , Gil Prados Inés , Cristóbal Ignacio , Sánchez-Tena Miguel Ángel
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

COVID-19 spread quickly around the world shortly after the first outbreaks of the new coronavirus disease at the end of December 2019, affecting all populations, including pregnant women.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between different publications on COVID-19 in pregnancy and their authors through citation networks, as well as to identify the research areas and to determine the publication that has been the most highly cited.

METHODS

The search for publications was carried out through the Web of Science database using terms such as “pregnancy,” “SARS-CoV-2,” “pregnant,” and “COVID-19” for the period between January and December 2020. Citation Network Explorer software was used for publication analysis and VOSviewer software was used to construct the figures. This approach enabled an in-depth network analysis to visualize the connections between the related elements and explain their network structure.

RESULTS

A total of 1330 publications and 5531 citation networks were identified in the search, with July being the month with the largest number of publications, and the United States, China, and England as the countries with the greatest number of publications. The most cited publication was “Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records” by Chen and colleagues, which was published in March 2020. Six groups identified as being close in the citation network reflect multidisciplinary research, including clinical characteristics and outcomes in pregnancy, vertical transmission, delivery mode, and psychological impacts of the pandemic on pregnant women.

CONCLUSIONS

Thousands of articles on COVID-19 have been published in several journals since the disease first emerged. Identifying relevant publications and obtaining a global view of the main papers published on COVID-19 and pregnancy can lead to a better understanding of the topic. With the accumulation of scientific knowledge, we now know that the clinical features of COVID-19 during pregnancy are generally similar to those of infected nonpregnant women. There is a small increase in frequency of preterm birth and cesarean birth, related to severe maternal illness. Vaccination for all pregnant women is recommended. Several agents are being evaluated for the treatment of COVID-19, but with minimal or no information on safety in pregnancy. These results could form the basis for further research. Future bibliometric and scientometric studies on COVID-19 should provide updated information to analyze other relevant indicators in this field.
Reporting of Model Performance and Statistical Methods in Studies That Use Machine Learning to Develop Clinical Prediction Models: Protocol for a Systematic Review (Preprint)
Authors: Weaver Colin George Wyllie , Basmadjian Robert B , Williamson Tyler , McBrien Kerry , Sajobi Tolu , Boyne Devon , Yusuf Mohamed , Ronksley Paul Everett
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

With the growing excitement of the potential benefits of using machine learning and artificial intelligence in medicine, the number of published clinical prediction models that use these approaches has increased. However, there is evidence (albeit limited) that suggests that the reporting of machine learning–specific aspects in these studies is poor. Further, there are no reviews assessing the reporting quality or broadly accepted reporting guidelines for these aspects.

OBJECTIVE

This paper presents the protocol for a systematic review that will assess the reporting quality of machine learning–specific aspects in studies that use machine learning to develop clinical prediction models.

METHODS

We will include studies that use a supervised machine learning algorithm to develop a prediction model for use in clinical practice (ie, for diagnosis or prognosis of a condition or identification of candidates for health care interventions). We will search MEDLINE for studies published in 2019, pseudorandomly sort the records, and screen until we obtain 100 studies that meet our inclusion criteria. We will assess reporting quality with a novel checklist developed in parallel with this review, which includes content derived from existing reporting guidelines, textbooks, and consultations with experts. The checklist will cover 4 key areas where the reporting of machine learning studies is unique: modelling steps (order and data used for each step), model performance (eg, reporting the performance of each model compared), statistical methods (eg, describing the tuning approach), and presentation of models (eg, specifying the predictors that contributed to the final model).

RESULTS

We completed data analysis in August 2021 and are writing the manuscript. We expect to submit the results to a peer-reviewed journal in early 2022.

CONCLUSIONS

This review will contribute to more standardized and complete reporting in the field by identifying areas where reporting is poor and can be improved.

CLINICALTRIAL

PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews CRD42020206167; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=206167

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RR1-10.2196/30956
United States Influenza Search Patterns Since the Emergence of COVID-19: Infodemiology Study (Preprint)
Authors: Cai Owen , Sousa-Pinto Bernardo
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

The emergence and media coverage of COVID-19 may have affected influenza search patterns, possibly affecting influenza surveillance results using Google Trends.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to investigate if the emergence of COVID-19 was associated with modifications in influenza search patterns in the United States.

METHODS

We retrieved US Google Trends data (relative number of searches for specified terms) for the topics influenza, Coronavirus disease 2019, and symptoms shared between influenza and COVID-19. We calculated the correlations between influenza and COVID-19 search data for a 1-year period after the first COVID-19 diagnosis in the United States (January 21, 2020 to January 20, 2021). We constructed a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model and compared predicted search volumes, using the 4 previous years, with Google Trends relative search volume data. We built a similar model for shared symptoms data. We also assessed correlations for the past 5 years between Google Trends influenza data, US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention influenza-like illness data, and influenza media coverage data.

RESULTS

We observed a nonsignificant weak correlation (ρ= –0.171; P=0.23) between COVID-19 and influenza Google Trends data. Influenza search volumes for 2020-2021 distinctly deviated from values predicted by seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average models—for 6 weeks within the first 13 weeks after the first COVID-19 infection was confirmed in the United States, the observed volume of searches was higher than the upper bound of 95% confidence intervals for predicted values. Similar results were observed for shared symptoms with influenza and COVID-19 data. The correlation between Google Trends influenza data and CDC influenza-like-illness data decreased after the emergence of COVID-19 (2020-2021: ρ=0.643; 2019-2020: ρ=0.902), while the correlation between Google Trends influenza data and influenza media coverage volume remained stable (2020-2021: ρ=0.746; 2019-2020: ρ=0.707).

CONCLUSIONS

Relevant differences were observed between predicted and observed influenza Google Trends data the year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Such differences are possibly due to media coverage, suggesting limitations to the use of Google Trends as a flu surveillance tool.
Health Monitoring Using Smart Home Technologies: Scoping Review (Preprint)
Authors: Morita Plinio P , Sahu Kirti Sundar , Oetomo Arlene
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become integrated into everyday life, with devices becoming permanent fixtures in many homes. As countries face increasing pressure on their health care systems, smart home technologies have the potential to support population health through continuous behavioral monitoring.

OBJECTIVE

This scoping review aims to provide insight into this evolving field of research by surveying the current technologies and applications for in-home health monitoring.

METHODS

Peer-reviewed papers from 2008 to 2021 related to smart home technologies for health care were extracted from 4 databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and CINAHL); 49 papers met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed.

RESULTS

Most of the studies were from Europe and North America. The largest proportion of the studies were proof of concept or pilot studies. Approximately 78% (38/49) of the studies used real human participants, most of whom were older females. Demographic data were often missing. Nearly 60% (29/49) of the studies reported on the health status of the participants. Results were primarily reported in engineering and technology journals. Almost 62% (30/49) of the studies used passive infrared sensors to report on motion detection where data were primarily binary. There were numerous data analysis, management, and machine learning techniques employed. The primary challenges reported by authors were differentiating between multiple participants in a single space, technology interoperability, and data security and privacy.

CONCLUSIONS

This scoping review synthesizes the current state of research on smart home technologies for health care. We were able to identify multiple trends and knowledge gaps—in particular, the lack of collaboration across disciplines. Technological development dominates over the human-centric part of the equation. During the preparation of this scoping review, we noted that the health care research papers lacked a concrete definition of a smart home, and based on the available evidence and the identified gaps, we propose a new definition for a smart home for health care. Smart home technology is growing rapidly, and interdisciplinary approaches will be needed to ensure integration into the health sector.
Integrating top-down and bottom-up requirements in eHealth development: A case study of a mobile self-compassion intervention for people with newly diagnosed cancer (Preprint)
Authors: Austin Judith , Drossaert Constance H.C. , van Dijk Jelle , Sanderman Robbert , Børøsund Elin , Mirkovic Jelena , Schotanus-Dijkstra Marijke , Peeters Nienke J. , Van 't Klooster Jan-Willem J.R. , Schroevers Maya J. , Bohlmeijer Ernst T.
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Psychosocial eHealth interventions for people with cancer are promising in reducing distress, however their results in terms of effects and rates of adherence are quite mixed. To overcome this, developing interventions with a solid evidence base is recommended, while still ensuring adaptation to user wishes and needs. Since most models of eHealth development are based on examining user experiences only (bottom-up requirements), it is not clear how theory and evidence (top-down requirements) may best be integrated into this process.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the integration of top-down and bottom-up requirements in the co-design of eHealth applications, by building on a case study of the development of a mobile self-compassion intervention for newly diagnosed cancer patients.

METHODS

Four co-design tasks were formulated at the start of the project and adjusted and evaluated throughout: 1) explore bottom-up experiences, 2) reassess top-down content, 3) incorporate bottom-up and top-down into concrete features and design, 4) synergize bottom-up and top-down into intervention context. These tasks were executed iteratively during a series of co-design sessions over the course of 2 years, in which 15 patients and 7 nurses (recruited via 2 hospitals) participated. Based on these sessions, a list of requirements, a final intervention design and an evaluation of the co-design tasks was yielded.

RESULTS

The final list of requirements included intervention content (e.g. main topics of Compassionate Mind Training such as psycho-education about three emotion systems, main issues that patients encounter post-diagnosis such as regulating information consumption), navigation, visual design, implementation strategies and persuasive elements. The final intervention ‘Compas-Y’ is a mobile self-compassion training that consists of six training modules and several supportive functionalities such as a mood tracker and persuasive elements such as push notifications. The four co-design tasks helped to overcome challenges in the development process such as dealing with conflicting top-down and bottom-up requirements, and enabled the integration of all main requirements into the design.

CONCLUSIONS

Our study addresses the necessary integration of top-down and bottom-up requirements into eHealth development, by examining a preliminary model of four co-design tasks. Broader considerations regarding designing a mobile intervention based on traditional intervention formats and merging the scientific disciplines of psychology and design research are discussed.
Proximal Risk for Suicide: Protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study (Preprint)
Authors: Sharma Pravesh , Peck Robert , Sinicrope Anthony R , Pavey Thomas , Muehlenkamp Jennifer J
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Suicide is a prevalent public health concern in the United States across all age groups. Research has emphasized the need to identify risk markers that prevent suicide along shorter timeframes, such as days to weeks. Furthermore, little has been done to explore the relative significance of factors that can predict short-term suicide risk or to evaluate how daily variability in these factors impacts suicidal ideation or behavior. This proposed project aims to identify risk factors that best predict near-time changes in suicidal ideation and examine potential interactions between these factors to predict transitions into suicidal thinking or behaviors.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this proposed study is threefold: (1) To identify which psychological risk factors are most strongly associated with proximal changes in suicide risk across days and weeks. (2) To evaluate theoretical assumptions of the Integrative-Motivational-Volitional Theory of Suicide. (3) To determine how disruptions in physiological arousal interact with theoretical mechanisms of risk to predict concurrent and short-term prospective increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

METHODS

A daily diary or ecological momentary assessment design will be utilized with 200 participants. Participants will complete 2 in-person visits separated by 3 weeks during which they will complete 3 brief daily assessments within their natural environments using the ilumivu research app on a smart device. Research will occur at the Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS) Eau Claire site. Participants will be recruited through chart review and standard care delivery assessment.

RESULTS

This manuscript outlines the protocol that will guide the conduct of the forthcoming study.

CONCLUSIONS

The proposed project aims to lead efforts using technological advances to capture microchanges in suicidal thinking/behavior over shorter timeframes and thereby guide future clinical assessment and management of suicidal patients. Results of this study will generate robust evidence to evaluate which risk factors predict proximal changes in suicidal ideation and behaviors. They will also provide the ability to examine potential interactions with multiple theoretically derived risk factors to predict proximal transitions into worsening suicidal thinking or behaviors. Such information will provide new targets for intervention that could ultimately reduce suicide-related morbidity and mortality.

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PRR1-10.2196/37583
The Australian Values and Attitudes on AI (AVA-AI) Study: Methodologically Innovative National Survey about Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Social Services (Preprint)
Authors: Isbanner Sebastian , O’Shaughnessy Pauline , Steel David , Wilcock Scarlet , Carter Stacy
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Artificial intelligence (AI) for use in healthcare and social services is rapidly developing, but this has significant ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI). Theoretical and conceptual research in AI ethics is rapidly expanding; empirical research is needed to understand the values and judgements of members of the public, who will be the ultimate recipients of AI-enabled services.

OBJECTIVE

To assess and compare Australians’ general and particular judgements regarding the use of AI, to compare Australians’ judgements about different healthcare and social service applications of AI, and to determine the attributes of health and social service AI systems that Australians consider most important.

METHODS

We conducted a survey of the Australian population using an innovative sampling and weighting methodology involving two sample components, one from an omnibus survey using a sample selected by scientific probability sampling methods, and one from a non-probability sampled online panel. The online panel sample was calibrated to the omnibus survey sample using behavioural, lifestyle and socio-demographic variables. Univariate and bivariate analyses were performed.

RESULTS

We included weighted responses from 1950 Australians in the online panel, along with a further 2498 from the omnibus survey for a subset of questions. Both weighted samples were socio-demographically well spread. An estimated 60% of Australians support the development of AI in general, but in specific healthcare scenarios this diminishes to between 27 and 43%, and for social service scenarios between 31 and 39%. While all ethical and social dimensions of AI presented were rated as important, accuracy was consistently the most important and reducing costs the least important; speed was also consistently lower in importance. Four in five Australians valued continued human contact and discretion in service provision more than any speed, accuracy, or convenience that AI systems might provide.

CONCLUSIONS

The ethical and social dimensions of AI systems matter to Australians. AI systems should augment rather than replace humans in the provision of both health and social services, and these AI systems should reflect human values. There must be meaningful and active participation of ethicists, social scientists and the public in AI development and implementation, particularly in sensitive and value-laden domains such as healthcare and social services.
Feasibility and Effects of Mobile Videoconference-based Parent-Implemented Early Start Denver Model Intervention for Early Autism (Preprint)
Authors: Kim Hye Hyeon , Choi Ki Won , Choi Ye Jin , Park So Young
Published: March 2022

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Parent-implemented Early Start Denver Model (P-ESDM) is an evidence-based early intervention model for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We investigated the effectiveness of a low-intensity, mobile videoconferencing-based P-ESDM intervention, for 20 parents and their toddler with ASD. They were evaluated at baseline and after 3 months of intervention. We conducted stratified subgroup analysis based on participants’ characteristics and evaluated feasibility using parent questionnaires. Significant improvement was found in parental acquisition of ESDM intervention skills. However, there were no significant differences in other variables related to child improvement, and parent-child communication between baseline and after intervention. Stratified subgroup analysis based on ASD severity indicated significant effects on parent-child interaction among parents in the high ASD severity group. Stratified subgroup analysis based on personal health record (PHR) access frequency indicated significant effects on toddler's problem behaviour and parent’s stress among high PHR access frequency group. We observed promising feasibility outcomes for P-ESDM intervention through videoconferencing.
THE METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MIMOSA PIGRA LEAVES REDUCES THE SEVERITY OF DIARRHEA AS WELL AS INHIBITS THE GROWTH OF DIARRHEA-CAUSING BACTERIA
Authors: KHATUN MST. HAJERA , BARMON JAYTIRMOY , LOPA SIMIN SHABNAM , MANIRUZZAMAN MD. , ISLAM MD. ROBIUL , MAMUN AL
Published: March 2022

Objective: Diarrhea is a major global health issue that has become increasingly prevalent in developing countries. In Bangladesh, Mimosa pigra L. is used traditionally for the treatment of diarrhea and also to control infection. Our main objective was to evaluate whether the methanolic extract of Mimosa pigra (MEMP) leaves has the antidiarrheal effect as well as the antibacterial effect against diarrhea-causing bacteria. Methods: The antibacterial potentialities of MEMP leaves were investigated by the disc diffusion method against six Gram-positive and six Gram-negative bacteria at 500 μg/disc. Kanamycin (30 μg/disc) was used as the standard drug. Antidiarrheal activities of leaf extracts were determined at two doses (200 and 400 mg/kg) in a castor oil and magnesium sulfate-induced diarrheal model in mice. The results were evaluated by One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) followed by Dunnet’s test. **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001 were considered significant compared to control. Results: The MEMP leaves exhibited moderate to potent antimicrobial activity with the zone of inhibition range 11 to 17 mm against diarrhea causing bacteria such as Salmonella paratyphi (16.33 mm), Salmonella typhi (17 mm), Shigella boydii (12 mm), Shigella dysenteriae (12.67 mm) and Escherichia coli (11 mm). Furthermore the severity of diarrhea was significantly reduced (P<0.001) by MEMP leaves at a dose of 400 mg/kg (13±2.16) compared to control (30.25±2.87) by castor oil-induced method. The same dose of the extract also significantly inhibited (P<0.01) the severity of diarrhea (14.75±1.71) compared to control (24±2.16) by magnesium sulfate-induced diarrheal model. The percent inhibition of diarrhea in 3h by MEMP leaves at a dose of 400 mg/kg was 57.02% and 38.54% in castor oil and magnesium sulfate-induced diarrheal model, respectively. Conclusion: Confirmed findings in this study naturally suggested that MEMP leaves could be an effective antibacterial and antidiarrheal formulation.
Diagnostics errors as the reasons for the discrepancy between clinicaland pathoanatomical diagnoses
Authors: Lebedeva Anastasia M. , Bereznikov Alexei V. , Berseneva Evgenia A. , Onufriychuk Yulia O. , Shkitin Sergei O. , Makarets Nadezhda V.
Published: March 2022

Relevance. The development of medical science has made it easier for clinicians to diagnose specific diseases, often leading to the reduction of traditional diagnostic methods, including differential diagnosis. As a result, there is an increase in medical errors in diagnosis, the choice of treatment tactics, including in cases with the development of an unfavorable outcome. The aim of the study was to identify typical errors in the differential diagnosis of diseases in cases with a fatal outcome in the departments of both therapeutic and surgical profiles. Materials and Methods. At the first stage of the retrospective cohort study, fatal cases were analyzed for the correctness of the final post-mortem clinical diagnosis and the results of its comparison with the pathoanatomical diagnosis based on the results of the examination of the quality of medical care in compulsory health insurance. Errors in the formulation of the post-mortem clinical diagnosis were identified, and their causes were determined. At the second stage, the scenario method determines three variants of risk realization in the case of divergence of the final clinical and pathoanatomical diagnoses, with an assessment of the frequency of risk variants realization in the surgical and therapeutic profiles . Results and Discussion. When analyzing cases of fatal outcomes with a discrepancy between the final clinical and pathoanatomical diagnoses, the main errors in the formulation of the final clinical diagnosis were identified. In the first variant of risk realization, the reason for the discrepancy is the incorrect formulation of the final post-mortem diagnosis. In the case of the second scenario, violations relate to incorrect diagnostic tactics when a new disease or exacerbation of a chronic disease occurs. In the third scenario, violations are associated with incorrect differential diagnosis: the initial restriction of the range of nosologies for diagnostic search. Conclusion. Typical violations of diagnosis and differential diagnosis leading to a discrepancy between the final clinical and pathoanatomical diagnoses are identified. As part of the provision of medical care in surgical specialties, the second scenario is more often identified: incorrect diagnostic tactics when a new disease appears or a chronic disease worsens. When providing medical care in therapeutic specialties, violations are more often detected in the third scenario: incorrect differential diagnosis, initial restriction of the range of nosologies for diagnostic search. The second and third scenarios create legal risks for the doctor and the medical organization when evaluated by the relevant authorities.
Features of the public perception of the extremism and terrorism threats (on the example of the Republic of Bashkortostan)
Authors: Egoryshev S. V.
Published: March 2022

Abstact. The article is based on the data of the sociological survey conducted in the Republic of Bashkortostan in August-October 2021. The study focused on the public perception of the influence of the ideology of extremism on the situation in the region and of the activities of the authorities to counter terrorism. 1030 respondents representing all 63 municipalities of the region and its social-demographic structure were interviewed with the formalized guide. The relevance of the study is determined by the potential of the destructive impact of the extremism and terrorism threats on the public consciousness - from anxiety and fear to apathy and aggression, which affects the social-political situation, estimates of the authorities and the state development trends. In recent decades, extremism and terrorism as means of influencing the authorities and society have attracted increasingly more participants and supporters, have globalized their goals, modified strategies and adapted to the measures of state-legal and social counteraction. Such quantitative and qualitative changes of extremism and terrorism explain the need for their more active study and a tough, irreconcilable, anticipatory reaction to them from both the state and society, which requires various means, including sociological, to monitor the dynamics of these phenomena, measure their destructive potential and the efficiency of measures to counter and prevent them at all levels of the social organization, including regional and local. Based on the statistical data for 2018-2020, the article considers the state and trends of the extremism and terrorism threats in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Bashkortostan, and based on the sociological data of 2021, the author identifies the peculiarities of the public perception of the extremism and terrorism threats in the region. The article also presents estimates of the interethnic and interreligious relations for problems and contradictions in this sphere often become causes and a favorable environment for extremist ideologies and terrorist practices; and the respondents assessments of their level of security and their attitudes to measures to counter the threats of extremism and terrorism.
Estimates of the land reform of the 1990s thirty years later
Authors: Vinogradskaya O. Ya.
Published: March 2022

This article is a review of the collective monograph by Siberian authors - O. Fadeeva, E. Bystrov, O. Zbanatsky and A. Sheludkov - Native Lands. Essays on the Transformation of Land Relations in Russia (Moscow: Khamovniki Foundation; Common Place; 2021. 208 p.). The authors consider the results of the land reform of the 1990s through the eyes of its direct participants - representatives of various spheres: social, economic, legal, administrative and economic-industrial. The analysis and generalization of the huge empirical data allowed the authors to describe real relations in the system of accounting, distribution and registration of land resources at the municipal level on the example of the Tyumen Region. Such an approach helped the authors to identify the key causes of the slowdown of the land reform, which is primarily the underestimation of the land ownership and of the market mechanisms in its development and functioning.
“Dangerous modernity!”, or the shadow play of modernity and its characters: instrumental rationality - money - technology (Part 2)
Authors: Podvoyskiy D. G.
Published: March 2022

The article is the second part of the essay on the phenomenon of alienation and its forms in modern societies (the first part was published in 2021, No. 4). In this part, the author focuses on technology as fetishized by the modern thinking and on various manifestations of alienation in labor, which are not only (and not so much) a consequence of private ownership of the means of production (according to Marx), but also a by-product of objective tendencies of social differentiation as aggravated in the course of historical development (division of labor) and the subordination of most spheres of the modern social experience to the logic of instrumental rationality. Excessive specialization, standardization, algorithmization, routinization of activities, technological and functional operationalization of the work process and professional roles, the dominance of means over goals, administrative and bureaucratic regulation and control have become signs of the time and distinctive features of the rhythm of activity not only in industrial enterprises, but also in non-physical labor. An important aspect (and a background circumstance) in the diagnosis of modernity is the fact that in recent centuries, modern societies have developed mainly in the urban social-ecological environment. The format and style of urban life with its role-based fragmentation and specific depersonification (and an increase in anonymity) also provoked a range of consequences that make alienation a challenge for modern societies. The author uses the concepts of classical sociological theory as a key tool for analyzing and describing the universe of modernity, and refers to the ideas of M. Weber, G. Simmel, L. Wirth, H.M. McLuhan, H. Marcuse, G. Friedmann, С. Lefort and others.
Prevalence and accompanying factors for postpartum depression symptoms
Authors: PAMUK Gülay , GÜÇLÜ Yusuf Adnan
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Postpartum depression [PPD] is a disorder that starts during pregnancy or within the first four weeks postpartum with comorbid major depressive symptoms and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality for both the mother, and the baby. Depression surveys aimed to identify the at-risk population, during pregnancy and postpartum, may prove to be useful in preventing this disorder, which may have serious consequences. The present study aimed to determine the incidence of PPD symptoms in mothers with babies aged 1-18 months and to investigate the parameters affecting the occurrence of PPD.Methods: The study was designed as a descriptive, cross-sectional study including 302 mothers with 1-18-month-old babies registered at Firat 12 Family Health Center (FHC) in Buca, Izmir, between 1 November 2020 and 28 February 2021 The study investigated the sociodemographic characteristics of the cases, marital relations, reproductive health, recent birth history, and development of depression as detected using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS).Results: The mean age of the 302 participants included in the study was 29.49± 5.18 years, where the mean score from the EPDS scale was 6.43± 6.06. As a result of the study, the risk of occurrence of PPD was 14.6%. In the present research, the factors associated with increased risk of PPD included a history of personal and familial psychiatric disorders, poor communication with the partner, partner’s irregular employment status, psychiatric disorders during the previous birth, lack of regular monitoring during pregnancy, and lack of a helper in baby care (p<0.050).Conclusion: In particular, the practices that may reduce the risk of PPD include regular follow-up of the pregnancies of the women with a personal or familial history of psychiatric disorders or with psychiatric problems during their previous birth, questioning their family relationships during this process, referring them to a psychologist, psychiatrist or family counselor if necessary, and offering postpartum family support to mothers in baby care.Keywords: Postpartum period, prevalence, depression, risk factors
Total Intracranial Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report with Literature Review
Authors: Khizar Ahtesham , Shah Syed Aamir , Zahid Soha , Yadav Jayant
Published: March 2022

Total intracranial shunt migration is an extremely rare complication
following ventriculoperitoneal shunting and it occurs probably due to
raised intra-peritoneal pressure, strong head movements, and inadequate
shunt fixation. The best possible approach to prevent shunt migration
would be better patient handling along with appropriate operative
techniques.
Synchronous Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma of the Breast
Authors: Byon Jung Hee , Choi Eun Jung
Published: March 2022

We described a rare presentation of synchronous extranodal marginal zone
lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and
invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. This case highlights that one
should keep an open mind to the possibility of synchronous multiple
primary neoplasms in patients with carcinoma.
Cerebral astroblastoma radiologically mimicking pilocytic astrocytoma: A case report
Authors: Joshi Padam , Pandey Sagar , Manandhar Usha , GC Saroj , Sedain Gopal
Published: March 2022

Astroblastoma is a rare central nervous system tumor. We reported a case
of a 24-years-old Nepalese woman with radiological features mimicking
pilocytic astrocytoma which came out to be low grade astroblastoma in
histopathological and immunohistochemistry examination after total
excision of the tumor.
The in-service fatigue fracture mechanisms for the I-stage low-pressure compressor disk of the aircraft engine D30KU-154
Authors: Shanyavskiy Andrey , Nikitin Ilia , Nikitin Alexander
Published: March 2022

This paper contains the in-service fatigue fracture analysis for the
first stage low-pressure compressor disk of the aircraft engines
D30KU-154. Based on the results of the fractographic investigation on
collapsed compressor disks the fatigue crack initiation and propagation
mechanisms were established. It is shown that the crack initiation in
the rim part of the compressor disk is due to a high frequency loading
that leads to very high cycle fatigue fracture. The total fatigue life
of the compressor disk is determined by simultaneous action of low
amplitude loading due to blades vibration, and high amplitude loading
due to flight cycle (centrifugal forces). To study the in-service
fracture of the compressor disk the numerical simulation of the stress
state in the damaged zone under corresponding loading conditions was
evaluated. The estimation of fatigue life and crack path predictions
were performed based on the multi-regime fatigue fracture model proposed
by the authors.
Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de los pacientes ingresados en la Unidad de Hospitalización Domiciliaria del Hospital Regional de Talca durante el año 2019
Authors: Flores Mauricio , Romero Luz
Published: March 2022

Introducción: La hospitalización domiciliaria nace como un servicio que proporciona intervenciones agudas, domiciliarias y complejas a corto plazo. En el Hospital Regional de Talca esta unidad tiene 7 años, este estudio busca determinar en la población que ingresa a la unidad, características clínicas y comorbilidades.
Método: Estudio retrospectivo, analítico descriptivo, información recolectada mediante entrevista, se recolectan datos durante el año 2019, con un análisis descriptivo de las variables del estudio, las variables continuas se describieron como media y desviaciones estándar, las variables categóricas como frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes, para el análisis estadístico se usó Microsoft Excel 2016.
Resultados: La Unidad de Hospitalización Domiciliaria durante el año 2019 ingresa 484 pacientes, representando un aumento del 233,8%. Dentro de las variables del estudio, el mes con más ingresos fue julio con 50 pacientes, la edad promedio son 64,9 años (DE 3,34 años), sexo femenino (60,95%), Casados (47,3%), no realizaban actividad física (76,5%), con Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC) normal (34,7%), dentro de las comorbilidades tuvo mayor incidencia la hipertensión arterial (HTA) y diabetes mellitus (DM) con 329 y 209 diagnósticos respectivamente, la patología más derivada fueron las infecciones urinarias (32,2%).
Conclusiones: el presente trabajo muestra la variabilidad de los pacientes ingresados, se redujeron los costos y la menor utilización de insumos médicos, mejora de la actividad física y reducción de la discapacidad adquirida, disminuye la readmisión, siendo una modalidad de atención eficaz, eficiente, segura, con una alta tasa de satisfacción sin mermar la calidad y la seguridad del paciente.
A Study of Hayashi Fumiko “Borneo Daiya”：The Multiple Faces of Borneo
Authors: DEWI Fitriana Puspita
Published: March 2022

This paper focuses on Hayashi Fumiko’s short story “Borneo Daiya” which is written based on her experiences in Borneo in 1943. Through stories about Japanese people who were sent to Borneo during the wartime such as Ianfu (Comfort Women) and Civilian Army, Fumiko raises the reality of Japanese Colonialization in Borneo -as the land of Japanese occupation- and its reflection into Japan itself. By exploring the meaning of the diamonds mined in Borneo for each character, this study analyze how these diamonds represent the realities of Japanese Colonialism in Borneo and examine the author’s motives in writing about this theme.In the first section, this study considers the importance of geographical aspects of the novel. In the second section it examines the relationship between Hayashi Fumiko and Borneo. In the third section there is an analysis of the significance of the platonic love between Manabe and Tamae, which emerges in the shadow of the Japanese colonization of South Borneo. In the fourth section, this study illustrates the form of pseudo-patriotism that Manabe’s wife displays in offering the diamond to the government. In the fifth section, this study investigates how Tamae’s body is represented as being analagous to the diamonds themselves from a colonialist point of view. Lastly, this study discusses the author’s closeness to Borneo and the island’s significance for Hayashi Fumiko.
The Historicity and Internality of the Imperial Landscape：A Study of Doppo Kunikida’s Work
Authors: ZUI Koku
Published: March 2022

This book is an outstanding academic study of modern Japanese literature in China. It has been published by Sichuan University with the support of the central university research fund. It examines the work of Doppo Kunikida, a famous writer in the Meiji era in Japan, particularly “Aitei Tushin” (Letters to my beloved brother), “Musashino” and other works, and uses a large number of Chinese and Japanese documents and historical materials to explore the relationship between Kunikida’s literary output and the development of imperial Japan. The text also places Kunikida in the context of the multiple connections of Japanese literature with Chinese and English literature, and reinterprets his work from the interdisciplinary perspectives of media studies, discourse analysis, geography and translation studies. This can constitute a break with the conventional narrative surrounding Japanese literary history, and prompt relevant Japanese studies to incorporate the Chinese context.
The Popular Novels of Colonial Chosun and the Fantasy of ‘Namyang’, Focused on The Golden Cave
Authors: JUNG Hyeyoung
Published: March 2022

The term “Namyang Archipelago” has been forgotten in Korea. Although the Namyang Islands were imbricated in the lives of Koreans during the colonial period, few Koreans know the term nowadays. During the colonial period, “Namyang Fever” was prevalent in Chosun. Namyang was thought of as an idealized land, but its natives were described as uncivilized barbarians. Such contradictory views are found in Kim Nae-sung’s adventure novel for boys The Golden Cave, published in 1937. This study examines the meaning of the obsession with Namyang in colonial Chosun, concentrating in particular on this novel.When the novel was published in 1937, Chosun was undergoing a mania for gold and a veritable gold rush. During this period, Kim Nae-seong was drawing readers’ attention to the Namyang Islands by describing them as the place where The Golden Cave is located. It was not that Kim Nae-seong wanted to encourage people to migrate to the Namyang Archipelago out of self-interest. All the children who go on adventures in the novel try to use the gold they have found in the public interest, through initiatives such as building an orphanage. They are aiming for a life that abandons the primacy of “one’s desire,” “one’s success,” and “one’s joy”, and think only of the public interest. This form of life meant 殉忠, “giving one’s life for the country,” which the Japanese Empire required of colonial Koreans during this period.
Localising Japanese Popular Culture in the Philippines：Transformative Translations of Japan’s Cultural Industry
Authors: SANTOS Kristine Michelle L.
Published: March 2022

Japan’s Cool Japan Initiative has aimed to tap Japan’s cultural industry to boost the country’s soft power all over the globe. In Southeast Asia, Cool Japan has its merits in countries such as Thailand and Singapore where Japanese cultural products, ranging from restaurants to television shows, have become easily accessible. Borrowing from Koichi Iwabuchi, Cool Japan provides opportunities for the country to present their “cultural odour.” That said, when the government is no longer in control of different cultural products, this ‘cultural odour’ takes a different shape. As a country that has not been central to Cool Japan initiatives, the Philippines presents an interesting case of localisations that negotiate Japanese cultural products in the Philippines. Focusing on observations of Japan’s contents industry, particularly access to anime and manga, this paper highlights how local consumers have made efforts to transform the ‘cultural odour’ of these Japanese products. This paper focuses on digital outputs such as social media fan works and dōjinshi of popular anime shows that bravely challenge the meanings of these Japanese cultural products. I argue that these localisations present critical transformations of Japanese popular culture which has led to knowledge from deviates from normative notions of Japan.
Home Use of Mini-Dose Glucagon As a Novel Treatment for Hypoglycemia Following Repeated, Prolonged Fasts in Type 1 Diabetes During Ramadan
Authors: Algeffari Metab A , Hussain Sufyan , Almogbel Turki A , Alsharidah Mansour S , Alghadouni Habibah A , Mahmood Farid M
Published: March 2022

Objective:

We determined the efficacy of self-administered subcutaneous
mini-dose glucagon (MDG) to treat fasting-induced hypoglycemia in type 1
diabetes (T1D).

Research Design and Methods

4-week randomized, controlled crossover trial (2-week MDG or 2-week
oral glucose tablets (OG, control)) involving 17 adults with T1D during
Ramadan.

Results

As compared to OG, MDG demonstrated a significant higher change in
blood glucose from baseline to 30 minutes (∆t30, P<0.001) and 1 hour
(∆t60, P=0.02). The efficacy of MDG was preserved following ≥8 hours
fasting with significantly higher ∆t30 in MDG (P=0.01). Over the entire
two-week, MDG period had increased time in 70-180 mg/dL (P=0.009) and
less time<70 mg/dL (P=0.04). MDG use resulted in higher completion of
fasts as compared OG (P<0.001).

Conclusions

MDG administration is an effective alternative to OG for prevention
and treatment of fasting-induced hypoglycemia, offering improved
glycemic control and promoting successful completion of prolonged fasts.
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Oriented Strand Board from Three Species of Plantation Forests at Various Resin Contents
Authors: Baskara Muhammad Iqbal Adi , Hapsoro Doni , Maulana Muhammad Iqbal , Marwanto  , Prasetia Denni , Hidayat Wahyu , Lubis Muhammad Adly Rahandi , Kim Nam Hun , Febrianto Fauzi
Published: March 2022

The objective of this study was to determine the physical and mechanical properties of oriented strand board (OSB) from three wood species of plantation forests, i.e., Afrika (Maesopsis eminii), mangium (Acacia mangium), and sengon (Paraserianthes falcataria) at various resin contents. OSB was made with a shelling ratio (face:core:back) of 1:2:1 and a target density of 0.6 g/cm3. Methylene diphenyl di-isocyanate (MDI) adhesive was used with 3%, 5%, and 7% resin contents. The physical and mechanical properties were evaluated based on JIS A 5908:2003 standard and the values were compared with CSA 0437.0 (Grade O-1) standard. The results show that the physical and mechanical properties of the OSB were improved as the resin content increased for all wood species. OSB prepared from Afrika and mangium wood strands with 7% resin content showed better physical and mechanical properties than the other OSBs. Thickness swelling of OSB prepared from three wood species had met the CSA O437.0 (Grade O-1) standard. All OSBs produced in this experiment met the standard for MOR parallel and perpendicular to the grain. OSB from three wood species with a 5% and 7% resin content met the standard for MOE perpendicular to the grain. Only mangium OSB with a resin content of 7% met the standards for MOE parallel to the grain. Afrika OSB with 5% and 7% resin content, mangium OSB with 5% resin content, and sengon OSB with 3% and 7% resin content met the standard for the internal bond.
Keywords: Acacia mangium, Maesopsis eminii, Methylene diphenyl di-isocyanate, Oriented strand board, Paraserianthes falcataria
Assessment of Lake Tourism Object as Ecotourism Destination in Merabu, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan
Authors: Sulistyorini Iin Sumbada , Allo Jerlita Kadang , Edwin Muli , Rosdianto
Published: March 2022

Nya’deng Lake, also called the blue lake, is located in the Sangkulirang Mangkaliat Karst landscape area and is included in the Merabu Village Forest area. Natural lakes with certain uniqueness and characteristics as Nya’deng Lake have become a tourist attraction in Indonesia. Therefore, assessing natural tourism in the lake is very important to develop environmentally friendly and responsible tourism. This research was conducted to explore and assess the potential of Nya’deng Lake as a lake tourism site. The study used a qualitative descriptive approach using a scoring method. Based on field observation, Nya;deng Lake is unique in terms of beauty, comfort, variety of activities, and environmental cleanliness. There are also other interesting objects such as tree houses and gazebos surrounding the lakeside. The results showed that the natural tourism object in Nya’deng Lake has very high criteria; hence it is very feasible to be developed as an ecotourism destination. The ecotourism development of Nya’deng Lake should follow the principles of sustainability and conservation because it is a protected geological area with prehistoric, cultural, and unique natural ecosystem values.
Keywords: blue lake, ecotourism Merabu Village Forest, Nya’deng Lake