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Prototype Pengukur Tinggi Rendah Permukaan & Arus Air Hulu Sungai Lematang Memprediksi Banjir Di Hilir Lematang
Authors: Muslim Buhori
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this research is to produce a prototype of measuring the flow and height of river water that can help to find out in monitoring the flow and height of river water remotely by using SMS (Short Message Service) on the cellphone. So that it can anticipate before the occurrence of catastrophic floods caused by the height and flow of the river that exceeds the limit. The device used to build a flow meter and river water level with an arduino-based SMS Gateway is a GSM module, Ultrasonic sensor, Water Flow sensor, arduino uno and an arduino IDE application that functions to include programs on arduino The system development method in this research is the RAD method (Rapid) Application Development) and the stages are requirements planning, design workshops and implementation. The way it works on this system is that if the user sends an SMS to the device, the tool will provide information on the strength of the flow and height of the river water using the SMS Gateway facility and the user can find out the information about the current strength and height of the river water via SMS contained on the handphone.
THE IMMUNOGENICITY ERA – WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ON ANTI-TNFS IN SPONDYLOARTHRITIS PATIENTS?
Authors:   Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Deaconu Claudia , Opris Daniela ,   Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Ionescu Ruxandra ,   Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: August 2021

Spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients do not respond uniformly to TNF inhibitor therapy, some of them losing their beneficial evolution and becoming primary or secondary non-responders. Hence, questions have been raised whether this situation is linked to predictive genetic factors, individual characteristics or to disease activity. Studies have incriminated immunogenicity as being responsible for the loss or lack of response. It appears that the development of anti-drug antibodies leads to a decrease in drug levels with further impact on patients’ clinical state. This brief review aims to clarify some of the processes involved in the immunogenic phenomenon for patients with SpA, based on the current published literature.
STEROID-INDUCED PEDIATRIC DIABETES MELLITUS – LITERATURE REVIEW AND CASE REPORT
Authors:   Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Bucharest, Cochino Alexis-Virgil ,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Covaci Sigrid ,   Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Bucharest,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Farkas Oana-Maria ,   Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Bucharest
Published: August 2021

Glucocorticoids (GCs), one of the principal drug classes used in rheumatology, are known for their fast onset and powerful action, but also for their multiple adverse effects, the most feared ones being osteoporosis, steroidinduced diabetes (SID), cardiovascular diseases and, in children, the decrease of linear growth rate. Due to data scarcity, most SID treatment recommendations are not evidence-based. Using the minimum dose and shortest possible treatment are preventive measures generally recommended, which are frequently not followed, due to fear of GC-sparing immunosuppressive agents’ side effects (DMARDs). Physiologic dose splitting, whenever possible, can be efficient in preventing at least some of the GCs’ adverse effects, mainly the suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and SID. These are depicted by a case presentation, of a 12-year-old female patient with SID caused by high dose GC treatment for juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), in whom this method was sufficient to control glycaemia.
GENERAL FEATURES OF CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DEPOSITION DISEASE
Authors:   Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Vele Paulina , Damian Laura ,   Rheumatology, Emergency County Teaching Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Simon Siao-Pin ,   Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca,   Rheumatology, Emergency County Teaching Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Felea Ioana ,   Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca,   Rheumatology, Emergency County Teaching Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Muntean Laura ,   Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca,   Rheumatology, Emergency County Teaching Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Tamas Maria ,   Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca,   Rheumatology, Emergency County Teaching Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Rednic Simona ,   Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca,   Rheumatology, Emergency County Teaching Hospital, Cluj-Napoca
Published: August 2021

Background. Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is due to deposition of calcium pyrophosphate to hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage and soft tissues. Clinical presentation may be as acute arthritis, chronic arthritis and associated with osteoarthritis. CPPD can be idiopathic or secondary, due to different metabolic diseases. Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, secondary causes and risk factors of symptomatic CPPD. Material and methods. Patients diagnosed with CPPD upon presentation for joint pain and/or limitation of motion in Cluj-Napoca Rheumatology Department, were prospectively included in the study. Demographic data, clinical features, laboratory parameters for secondary causes of CPPD and risk factors were recorded. Results. The study included 40 patients with CPPD. A percentage of 70% patients presented with acute arthritis. The knee was the most affected joint. During the assessment for secondary CPPD, three patients with hypomagnesaemia and one patient with hypophosphatasia were found. Screening for alkaptonuria was negative in all patients tested (30 patients). Regarding risk factors, 65% of patients were over 60 years old, osteoarthritis was associated in 80% of cases, joint injury in 2%, meniscectomy in 6%, diuretics use in 18%, family history of CPPD 2%. Conclusions. Acute arthritis of the knee is the most frequent form of CPPD presentation. Ageing and osteoarthritis are common risk factors for CPPD. Although secondary causes of CPPD are rare, screening is very important.
ASSESSING ANTI-TNF TROUGH LEVELS AND ITS APPLICABILITY IN DAILY PRACTICE IN SPONDYLOARTHRITIS PATIENTS
Authors:   Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Deaconu Claudia , Opris Daniela ,   Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Ionescu Ruxandra ,   Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
Published: August 2021

Objective. The purpose of the present study was to assess the relevance of therapeutic drug monitoring in spondyloarthritis patients, by determining drug serum levels and anti-drug antibodies and estimating cut-off values for three TNF inhibitors. Methods. Over one year, we enrolled 100 patients with SpA, under consequent treatment with adalimumab (ADL), etanercept (ETA) or infliximab (IFX). Demographic, clinical (BASDAI, ASDAS) and laboratory (ESR, CRP) data was collected together with drug serum level and anti-drug antibodies using the ELISA technique. The statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software, version 20.0 with the aid of Student t-test, Spearman and Pearson tests. Results. Out of the study cohort, 35% were on ADL, 33% on IFX, and 32% under ETA treatment. Undetectable drug levels correlated to the presence of anti-drug antibodies and to disease activity scores. There were no identified anti-ETA antibodies. For this study lot trough levels are estimated between 2 and 4 μg/mL for an ASDAS-CRP under 2.1. Conclusion. Serum drug level measurement and anti-drug antibody detection can be used as a completion to a clinician’s tools in assessing disease activity, leading to an optimal and personalized manner of patient management.
EFFICACY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
Authors:   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Popescu Claudiu ,   Dr. Ion Stoia Clinical Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Mehrabi Jasmin ,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Predeteanu Denisa ,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest,   Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Codreanu Catalin ,   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest,   Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest
Published: August 2021

Objectives. The study aims at comparing classical and biological treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in terms of efficacy and to determine which treatment type is a significant predictor of low disease activity in a real life clinical situation. Methods. The study was cross-sectionally designed to include all the patients randomly admitted between January and July 2015 to the “Sfanta Maria” Clinical Hospital Department of Rheumatology and discharged with a diagnosis of AS according to their attending physicians. The retrospectively collected variables (demographics, disease phenotype and activity, treatment, laboratory measures) were analyzed using appropriate statistical tests (Mann Whitney, χ2, linear and logistic regression). Results. The study sample included 105 cases of established AS with a mean age of 43.2 years: 64 patients (60.9%) were on tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi: adalimumab, etanercept or infliximab), 55 (52.4%) took non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and 30 (28.6%) had sulfasalazine. TNFi were associated with lower disease activity compared to NSAIDs and sulfasalazine and they were significant predictors for low BASDAI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index), either as mono-therapy or combined with NSAIDs and/or sulfasalazine. Conclusion. TNFi are more efficacious than NSAIDs and sulfasalazine for the treatment of AS. A combination of TNFi with NSAIDs (and sulfasalazine for peripheral arthritis) would be the ideal therapeutic association.
Direct restoration of proximal caries by means of ormocers and universal adhesives – Clinical case presentation
Authors:   Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea „Titu Maiorescu“, Bucureşti, Hodobeţ Ana Cristina , Bîcleşanu Cornelia ,   Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea „Titu Maiorescu“, Bucureşti, Tudose Andreea ,   Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea „Titu Maiorescu“, Bucureşti, Florescu Anamaria ,   Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea „Titu Maiorescu“, Bucureşti
Published: August 2021

Introduction. Patients increased aesthetic requirements have determined the use of composite resins for the restoration of posterior proximal lesions. But one of their defects is the high polymerization shrinkage. Admira Fusion is the first “nano-ORMOCER” made by Nano-hybrid technology and ORMOCER (ORganic MOdified CERamic) which have a 50% lower polymerization shrinkage compared to conventional composite materials, also lower contraction stress, high surface hardness and marginal resistance. Futurabond U is a universal adhesive which associated with Admira Fusion accomplishes a restoration with aesthetic and functional performances. Case presentation. The patient presented for aesthetic restoration of tooth 45 which showed no painful pathology. For the restoration, Admira Fusion (Voco) and Futurabond U (Voco) were chosen and applied according to minimally invasive direct adhesive technique and for compaction, Compothixo instrument was used. Conclusions. The material and the work method have led to the achievement of a restoration that satisfies the aesthetic and functional principles.
The Influence of Earphone Usage Behaviour on Ear Disorders
Authors: Jarvey Scempham , Gouyaso Hertmaan
Published: August 2021

Is the use of earbuds linked to ear disorders? This research tries to find out. A proportional random sample method was used for the research. The main data and simple linear regression are used for descriptive statistics and statistical analysis of the findings. The habit of wearing earbuds has a negative impact on ear problems. Extended exposure to sound above 110 dB in loudness each day for more than 1 hour per day, along with extended earphone usage, may lead to impaired hearing. To minimize hearing loss, earphone use should be avoided if possible, and use should be limited to less than 1 hour a day, at lower volumes
Increased Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Individuals with High Weight Variability
Authors: Jung Inha , Koo Dae-Jeong , Lee Mi Yeon , Moon Sun Joon , Kwon Hyemi , Park Se Eun , Rhee Eun-Jung , Lee Won-Young
Published: August 2021

Background: Weight loss through lifestyle modification is recommended for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Recent studies have suggested that repeated loss and gain of weight is associated with worse health outcomes. This study aimed to examine the association between weight variability and the risk of NAFLD in patients without diabetes.Methods: We examined the health-checkup data of 30,708 participants who had undergone serial examinations between 2010 and 2014. Weight variability was assessed using coefficient of variation and the average successive variability of weight (ASVW), which was defined as the sum of absolute weight changes between successive years over the 5-year period divided by 4. The participants were classified according to the baseline body mass index and weight difference over 4 years.Results: On dividing the participants into four groups according to ASVW quartile groups, those in the highest quartile showed a significantly increased risk of NAFLD compared to those in the lowest quartile (odds ratio [OR], 1.89; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.63 to 2.19). Among participants without obesity at baseline, individuals with high ASVW showed increased risk of NAFLD (OR, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.61 to 2.01). Participants with increased weight over 4 years and high ASVW demonstrated higher risk of NAFLD compared to those with stable weight and low ASVW (OR, 4.87; 95% CI, 4.29 to 5.53).Conclusion: Regardless of participant baseline obesity status, high weight variability was associated with an increased risk of developing NAFLD. Our results suggest that further effort is required to minimize weight fluctuations after achieving a desirable body weight.
Eltékozolt újszülöttek 2.
Authors: Cseres Judit
Published: August 2021

This article analyses the situation of mothers having committed infanticides of their newborns, looking at the causes along the path that led to the fatal event. Both in terms of concept and methods, the analysis repeats the practice of a predecessor work using official police documents dating to the period between 1981-1998. The present one, however, is based on data extracted from prosecutors offices’ files of cases, became known between 1998-2018. In addition to the original ones, the analysis aims at searching for traces of the historic events ensued during these 40 years. A societal change was, that affected also the perpetrators, that cohabitation became a legally recognised alternative to marriage. The increased share of this form of partnership indicates a similar increase both in the uncertainty in final commitments and in voluntary maintenance of relationships. The age pattern of fertility has changed, too. While most of the studied mothers conceive their unwanted pregnancy before the age of 25 in the first period, in the second period, an interesting, new pattern emerges with two “peaks” among the ages of 20-25 and 36-40. Pregnant mothers hide their pregnancy in both periods, so it becomes a high-risk pregnancy. To keep the secret from being discovered as much as possible, they give birth alone. Ultimately, keeping the secret of the newborn leads to the ensuing fatal chain of events. Looking at the second period, one experiences that the NGOs set up to help mothers with unwanted pregnancies can contribute significantly to the prevention of infanticides of newborns. In further articles, we shall explore other means of prevention. A forthcoming article will also explore conclusions drawn from case law of infanticides of newborns.
Munkahelyi egészségfejlesztés a rendőrség személyi állományának körében
Authors: Tánczos Zoltán , Sipos Edina , Szeles Erika , Witzing Zoltán , Polácska Edina , Bognár József
Published: August 2021

With increased physical and mental burdens of law enforcement staff in Hungary, occupational health development and recreation programs are of paramount importance. Adverse effects on employees’ health must be prevented by all possible means and existing adverse effects shall be compensated for by planned and conscious occupational health promotion and recreation programs. The Life-Strength-Health Program, nationwide available for the entire staff at the National Police Headquarters, serves this purpose. In this article we present the specific components of existing workplace health promotion programs both by document analysis and opinions of the program’s authors, identified during semi-structured in-depth interviews. The findings show how complex the activities of the units supporting the police personnel are, for example health screenings, regular operational intervention programs, family sports and health days for recreation and a variety of recreational opportunities supporting the effectiveness of police work, staff health and well-being. The diverse components, popularity, and effectiveness of the program may hopefully spark interest at other government agencies to implement recreation and health promotion at work.
Sportrendezvények büntetőjogi védelmének alapvonásai Magyarországon
Authors: Tihanyi Miklós
Published: August 2021

The security of sporting events is a social phenomenon that receives, due to the high level of publicity, both social and political attention. The security of sports events in Hungary is primarily a law enforcement issue, therefore it requires primarily law enforcement solutions. However, the cornerstone of legal protection is criminal law. On the one hand, it provides the legal basis for official action and, on the other hand, it serves as the ultima ratio for the safety of sporting events. This writing focuses on the process of domestic legislation and the reasons behind it. The focus of the investigations is on the facts that protect the safety of sporting events as a matter of law and on sanctions specifically aimed at the preventive effect of sporting events. By extending criminal law protection, it is also not possible to circumvent infringement of the law issues, as they are aimed at protecting the same subject matter. As a result of legal developments, all human behaviors that endanger or offend sports events, have become punishable to the best of our knowledge. The Hungarian legislature attaches importance to the extent to which an act affects the enjoyment value of peaceful spectators at a sporting event. Achieving the desired social results by a legal authority rests solely on the discretion of the event organizers and the authorities, i.e., on the effectiveness of law enforcement. Related to this is the special right of the organizers to apply exclusion. The organizer, as a private legal entity, is entitled to apply a measure which has the same effect as criminal or infringement sanctions. With this, the state essentially privatized its claim for criminal power in the field of stadiums, in the case of acts endangering the safety of sports.
Szemelvények a belügyi sport, a labdarúgás és a sportrendezvények biztosításának 20. század eleji történetéről
Authors: Tóth Nikolett Ágnes
Published: August 2021

The present paper is a continuation of the article entitled ‘Selections from the world of domestic sport in the early 20th century’, published in Belügyi Szemle, in which I described how and why the sporting opportunities of the professional police staff were developed, and the historical background of this progress. The paper also includes selections from the history of football, with a Hungarian and international dimension, as well as regulatory standards for the safe management of sporting events in the first half of the 20th century, from the early 1900s onwards, looking back at the history of the origins of football.
Női alkohol- és drogrehabilitáció a Hajnalcsillagban COVID-19 idején
Authors: Sivadó Máté
Published: August 2021

The Morning Star Rehabilitation Home of the Hungarian Pentecostal Church is one of the Hungarian drug rehabilitations maintained by a Christian church. It is an institution that accommodates a total of 21 clients who perform a lesser-known segment of drug rehabilitation, the care of addicted women. The publication seeks answers to what methods are used, how effectively, what gender specifics arise in the care of women, and what role faith has in recovery. We intended to outline what new challenges the COVID-19 epidemic posed to rehabilitation activities.
A (lő)fegyver fogalmának változásai az 1961-es, az 1978-as és a 2012-es büntető törvénykönyvekben
Authors: Minkó-Miskovics Mariann
Published: August 2021

The establishment of the definition of (fire)arm might seem to be a marginal question in Hungarian Criminal Law, especially that in the latest Criminal Codes of Hungary, there were and there are only a smaller number of crimes where (fire)arms have any relevance. However, it would be definitely worth a closer examination to see how its definition was established and has changed in the latest Criminal Codes, including the creation of the (fire)arm replicas and the newest, rather controversial amendment.
Substance Use Withdrawal and Detox Strategies That Work
Authors: Worley Julie
Published: August 2021

Substance use disorders are considered chronic but treatable. The first step in recovery is going through withdrawal or detox from the substance used, which typically involves unpleasant physical and psychological symptoms. Some individuals are able and willing to enter inpatient facilities for withdrawal and detox. In some cases, outpatient withdrawal and detox programs are not available. Several barriers to treatment exist, including inability to pay, unavailability of programs, stigma, and co-occurring mental health disorders. During inpatient withdrawal and detox, patients are supported with medications. There is an underutilization of initiating medication that helps reduce substance use, such as naltrexone and suboxone, during inpatient withdrawal and detox. Many individuals opt or have no other choice but to go through withdrawal and detox on their own. Strategies include illicitly obtaining prescription medications for the symptoms and other measures, such as floating in the bathtub and exercise. Recovery from substance use can be facilitated by health care providers through use of harm reduction strategies, referrals to treatment, and prescribing medications when applicable. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59
(9), 12–15.]
B2C online ride-hailing pricing and service optimization under competitions
Authors: Meng Qingfeng , Li Wenjing , Li Zhen , Wu Changzhi
Published: August 2021

B2C online ride-hailing is to provide customers with anytime, anywhere and on-call ride services by professional vehicles and professional drivers. How to maintain good service quality and reasonable pricing under competition is of importance to a platform. In this paper, we will integrate pricing and service together to maximize the profit of a platform through Nash game theory. Specifically, we will establish the models for there scenarios: the demand market competition under decline of ride demand, the supply market competition under surge of ride demand, and the coexistence of demand and supply market competition for stable ride demand. Then, the Nash equilibriums are derived for the three models which are corresponding to minimize ride price, optimize quality of efforts and maximize profit. Our results uncover that the driver's incentive amount is conducive to the profit of both platform and the drivers for the case of demand market competition. The platforms and drivers achieve the highest profit under supply market competition, and the strategy through minimizing price and maximizing service can effectively adjust the balance between market supply and demand.
On the Caputo-Fabrizio fractal fractional representation for the Lorenz chaotic system
Authors: Dlamini Anastacia ,   Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, 0003, South Africa, Goufo Emile F. Doungmo , Khumalo Melusi
Published: August 2021

The widespread application of chaotic dynamical systems in different fields of science and engineering has attracted the attention of many researchers. Hence, understanding and capturing the complexities and the dynamical behavior of these chaotic systems is essential. The newly proposed fractal-fractional derivative and integral operators have been used in literature to predict the chaotic behavior of some of the attractors. It is argued that putting together the concept of fractional and fractal derivatives can help us understand the existing complexities better since fractional derivatives capture a limited number of problems and on the other side fractal derivatives also capture different kinds of complexities. In this study, we use the newly proposed Caputo-Fabrizio fractal-fractional derivatives and integral operators to capture and predict the behavior of the Lorenz chaotic system for different values of the fractional dimension $ q $ and the fractal dimension $ k $. We will look at the well-posedness of the solution. For the effect of the Caputo-Fabrizio fractal-fractional derivatives operator on the behavior, we present the numerical scheme to study the graphical numerical solution for different values of $ q $ and $ k $.
Application of Bloom’s taxonomy to formative assessment in real-time online classes in Korea
Authors: Na Seung-Joo , Ji Young Geon , Lee Dong Hyeon
Published: August 2021

Purpose: This study aims to design that using formative assessment as an instructional strategy in real-time online classes, and to explore the application of Bloom’s taxonomy in the development of formative assessment items.Methods: We designed the instruction using formative assessment in real-time online classes, developed the items of formative assessment, analyzed the items statistically, and investigated students' perceptions of formative assessment through a survey.Results: It is designed to consist of 2–3 learning outcomes per hour of class and to conduct the formative assessment with 1–2 items after the lecture for each learning outcome. Formative assessment was 31 times in the physiology classes (total 48 hours) of three basic medicine integrated. There were nine “knowledge” items, 40 “comprehension” items, and 55 “application” items. There were 33 items (31.7%) with a correct rate of 80% or higher, which the instructor thought was appropriate. As a result of the survey on students’ perceptions of formative assessment, they answered that it was able to concentrate on the class and that it was helpful in achieving learning outcomes.Conclusion: The students focused during class because they had to take formative assessment immediately after the learning outcome lecture. “Integration of lesson and assessments” was maximized by solving the assessment items as well as through the instructor’s immediate explanation of answers. Through formative assessment, the students were able to utilize metacognition by learning what content they understood or did not understand. Items that consider Bloom’s taxonomy allow students to remember, understand, and apply to clinical contexts.
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the patient safety attitude of medical students
Authors: Lee Jisoo , Park Kyung Hye
Published: August 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the differences in scores of the Attitude to Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ) by medical students before and after the outbreak of COVID-19.Methods: In total, 97 and 118 medical students completed patient safety courses at Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine in 2019 and 2020, respectively. In 2019, the course was conducted using traditional learning in the classroom, whereas, in 2020, most of the classes were conducted using non-face-to-face learning methods.Results: In 2019 and 2020, 49 and 53 students responded to the APSQ. Only one item “Patients are not really aware of how safe their care is” had a lower score in 2020 than in 2019.Conclusion: Although the total APSQ score did not differ between 2019 and 2020, the students in 2020 might have a poor understanding of the role of patients in medical errors.
Dos fulcra de bronce hallados en Tarraco
Authors: Ciurana Prast Judit , Bravo Póvez Pilar , Arroyo Casals Pau
Published: August 2021

Una excavación arqueológica de urgencia realizada entre los años 2016 y 2018 en el solar de la calle López Peláez de la ciudad de Tarragona descubrió los restos de un gran edificio suburbano de época altoimperial destinado a almacenamiento (horreum). Entre los objetos arqueológicos recuperados destacan dos prótomos de mula de bronce correspondientes a la parte superior de los fulcra que decoraban el reposacabezas curvilíneo de un lecho romano.
De Brusselse Smart City: videobewaking als middel om een stad “slim” te maken
Authors: Bocquet Nicolas
Published: August 2021

En retraçant le processus de mise à l’agenda ayant conduit à l’appropriation du concept de Smart City par la Région bruxelloise en 2014, cet article interroge les choix de politiques publiques visant à faire de Bruxelles une « ville intelligente ». Tandis qu’un des objectifs théoriques de la Smart City consiste à vouloir décloisonner l’action publique en favorisant la réalisation de politiques transversales par le recours aux technologies, force est de constater que les politiques bruxelloises en la matière restent essentiellement cantonnées aux compétences de l’organisme technique régional. Cet article tente ainsi de comprendre pourquoi aucune politique transversale en matière de mobilité – secteur habituellement prioritaire pour ce type de projets – n’émerge dans le cadre de la Smart City bruxelloise, tandis qu’une politique sécuritaire s’impose comme son principal chantier. La centralisation de la vidéosurveillance régionale constitue l’unique politique du projet Smart City bruxellois parvenue à dépasser le cloisonnement institutionnel régional. Cet article démontre par conséquent comment, à Bruxelles, l’organisation politico-institutionnelle régionale influence les choix de politiques publiques.
EFFECTS OF WRIST GUARD AND ELBOW ARREST STRATEGY ON IMPACT FORCE IN FORWARD FALLS
Authors: Lin Yan-Ren , Chen Chiung-Ling , Chen Yu-Chi , Cho Min-Hsien , Lou Shu-Zon
Published: August 2021

Wrist guards are widely used for preventing distal radius fracture during in-line skating and snowboard-related activities. However, more than half of people wearing wrist guards nonetheless sustain a fracture of the wrist in forward falls. Accordingly, this study evaluates the effects of three factors, namely the wrist guard design, the fall height and the arrest strategy, on the impact force during a forward fall onto a single outstretched hand. Fifteen physically healthy male participants volunteered for the biomechanical investigation. None of the participants had a previous history of upper extremity injuries or disorders. A 1000[Formula: see text]Hz AMTI force plate was used to measure the ground reaction force (GRF) in forward falls performed using a self-built release system onto a single hand. The GRF and impact time were analyzed in terms of three factors, namely (1) the wrist guard design, including bare hand (BH), conventional wrist guard (WG), wrist guard pad on palm (WG+), and WG+ with no lower splint (WG[Formula: see text]; (2) the elbow arrest strategy, including elbow extended and elbow flexed; and (3) the fall height, including 4[Formula: see text]cm and 8[Formula: see text]cm. The impact force and loading rate significantly increased with an increasing fall height. However, the elbow flexed strategy attenuated the GRF peak force and delayed the point of peak impact force. The GRF in the WG, WG+ and WG− conditions was significantly lower than that in the BH condition. Overall, a lower fall height, a wrist guard with a compliant pad (WG+ or WG[Formula: see text], and an elbow flexed strategy reduced the impact force, delayed the peak impact force, and reduced the loading rate in forward falls.
Leadership Lessons From Ratan N. Tata
Authors: Chakravarti Sriya
Published: August 2021

Ratan Tata is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is a visionary leader and managing change is second nature to him. His leadership exudes confidence in others and has inspired many to become leaders in his own company, and through his service-oriented nature, influenced several others outside of his organizational space. Tata's leadership commands respect throughout the world, which is highlighted by the numerous prestigious awards bestowed upon him. This chapter aims to present and explain his leadership practices through case scenarios. These lessons on leadership are transferable and may guide future leaders of tomorrow to lead our world with wisdom, dignity, humility, and authenticity.
Leadership and Followership in the Context of Trade Unionism
Authors: Tinuoye Adekunle Theophilius , Adamade Sylvanus Simon , Ogharanduku Victor Ikechukwu
Published: August 2021

Trade union leadership and followership are complimentary and symbiotic. Pragmatic followership serves to engender effective trade union leadership. Union leaders are expected to work with and stand by their members in order to attain union mandates. Union ethos demands that leaders must place the interest and welfare of workers as their most paramount goal and work assiduously towards satisfying them. Union members must consider the antecedents and pedigree of aspirants and ensure that only unionists with track records of tenaciously and selflessly championing the union's cause should be elected as leaders. Through leadership by example, trust, integrity, and candor, union leaders can bring about positive changes to both workers and their union. Finally, the authors called on union leaders to be alive to their responsibilities and demonstrate ethical and servant forms of leadership in order to cope with the challenges of giving vent to the aspirations of their members.
Positive Leader Development
Authors: Figueiredo Paula , Nogueira da Fonseca Cristina
Published: August 2021

Organizations are increasingly investing in human resource development. The positive psychology approach warns of the importance of strengthening the forces. Leveraging the strengths is a way to achieve better results and even minimize the weaknesses of the leader. It is this assumption that positive psychology adds to the human resource development, which includes the leadership development. This chapter aims to propose a theoretical model about positive leader development supported by the positive psychology approach. This model comes from the literature to the evolution of leadership and organizational theories and the positive psychology. Positive leader development model seeks to enhance leadership development within an organization with a positive psychology approach. The literature shows the advantages of strengthening forces in the organizational context. So, it is necessary to systematize a theoretical model that facilitates the positive leader development in organizations. The proposed model is based on the study by Malinga, Stander, and Nell.
The Vulnerability of the Blockchain Network From the Consensus Perspective
Authors: Nacer Mohamed Ikbal , Prakoonwit Simant
Published: August 2021

The blockchain is a registry shared among different participants intending to eliminate the need for a central authority to maintain information. The first proposal of this technology was to eliminate financial authorities in transactions of value. However, the application of the same technique for the transaction of information could facilitate trades and offer traceability and diamond tracking around the world. The consensus is at the core of the network because it orchestrates nodes to accept new information, but it operates over a data structure in an open network, consequently leading to many complex behaviours that introduce different vulnerabilities. This work aims to highlight the vulnerability within the blockchain network based on the different participant behaviours that dominate the shared registry. Moreover, different malicious behaviour can appear on the networking layer by taking advantage of the network topology.
A Pragmatic Regulatory Framework for Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Karisma Karisma
Published: August 2021

The application of AI technology in different sectors can intrude on the data subjects' privacy rights. While the data protection laws attempt to regulate the use and processing of personal data, these laws obstruct the growth and development of AI technology. Current regulations are unable to cope with the AI revolution due to the pacing problem and Collingridge dilemma. In view of the regulatory gaps and the complexity of technology, there is a strong justification to regulate AI technology. It is increasingly important to safeguard privacy without encumbering AI technology with regulatory requirements that will hinder its progress. With the convergence of AI and blockchain technology, privacy challenges are exacerbated. In this chapter, several types of regulations will be analysed to decipher a suitable regulatory framework for AI. This is to ensure effective regulation of AI and to allow AI to flourish with the use and application of blockchain features.
Bitcoin Prediction Using Multi-Layer Perceptron Regressor, PCA, and Support Vector Regression (SVR)
Authors: Jamshed Aatif , Dixit Asmita
Published: August 2021

Bitcoin has gained a tremendous amount of attention lately because of the innate nature of entering cryptographic technologies and money-related units in the fields of banking, cybersecurity, and software engineering. This chapter investigates the effect of Bayesian neural structures or networks (BNNs) with the aid of manipulating the Bitcoin process's timetable. The authors also choose the maximum extensive highlights from Blockchain records that are carefully applied to Bitcoin's marketplace hobby and use it to create templates to enhance the influential display of the new Bitcoin evaluation process. They endorse actual inspection to check and expect the Bitcoin technique, which compares the Bayesian neural network and other clean and non-direct comparison models. The exact tests show that BNN works well for undertaking the Bitcoin price schedule and explain the intense unpredictability of Bitcoin's actual rate.
Coronavirus and Population Genetics
Authors: Ortells José Miguel Sempere
Published: August 2021

The author affirms that in a moment of unprecedented socio-sanitary crisis where the health of the population and the global economy are at stake, it is extremely important to forget differences and attempt a close collaboration among different disciplines, as that represented by the unusual interaction of population genetics and historical-philological approaches attempted by Gómez Moreno.
Coronavirus and DNA ADN
Authors: Gómez Moreno Ángel
Published: August 2021

This chapter affirms that countries with enviable indicators in development, per capita income, life expectancy, cultural level, human rights, environmental care, etc. are the most affected by the pandemic. The fact that the UK, Belgium, and Spain are failing at the hands of the coronavirus and Syria, Rwanda, or Ethiopia have had hardly any (reported) infections or deaths can be justified in many ways but none of them is convincing. The author suggests that the reason could be that those three European countries have something in common: the shared frequency of the male haplogroup R1b, which in the three aforementioned cases represents over 60% of their population and is also predominant in Western Europe and (because of historical immigration) in most of America. If we put together the map of COVID-19 and the haplogroup R1b, he concludes, we can obtain the following formula: the higher the frequency of R1b, the greater incidence, proven or probable (real or potential), of COVID-19.
From Sickness and Death to Devotion and Festivity
Authors: Llinares Planells Alejandro
Published: August 2021

In this chapter, the author analyzes the interpretations that were made of some outbreaks of plague in the Kingdom of Valencia, especially those that occurred between 1647 and 1652. Specifically, he focuses on the majority view that perceived this disease as the consequence of God's wrath towards a certain society or people, due to the continuous sins committed by its inhabitants. In this context, the saints were the best allies of a given people to intercede with God to deliver them from the plague. Thus, the author analyzes some examples of these devotions, some of the Valencian patron saints, lawyers against the plague, or festivities that took root in many Valencian towns after that wave of plague in the middle of the Baroque period.
Jordi Casanovas' #Coronavirusplays
Authors: Orazi Veronica
Published: August 2021

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 and the diffusion of the COVID-19 disease had and still has a huge impact on the world's population. The pandemic has also psychological implications and online activities can help to support people experiencing its consequences. The project COVID-19 LiTraPan aims to contribute to meet the needs that emerged during the pandemic in the field of humanistic higher education and quality assurance of distance learning. The line of research consists of the creation and study of corpora of works inspired and composed during the health emergency, and of their use for distance learning and discomfort management. In the first phase of development of the project, the author's choice fell on the Spanish and Catalan microtheatre production published online as a result of the initiative #Coronvirusplays, launched by the playwright Jordi Casanovas on 13 March 2020, which ran until 8 May 2020. In this contribution, the author synthetizes the first results of the investigation and distance learning activities in the framework of the COVID-19 LiTraPan project.
Cholera Epidemics in Valencia in the 19th Century
Authors: Roca Rafael
Published: August 2021

The world crisis created by COVID-19 invites us to find some precedents to it by examining past periods and situations in which our society has suffered similar circumstances. In this regard, one of the periods that show more similarities from a social and sanitary perspective is the Valencia of the 19th century, where between 1834 and 1890 there were a total of nine cholera epidemics that resulted in dozens of deaths and determined the future development of one of the main regions of the old Crown of Aragon. The author analyzes the social and cultural impact of cholera in Valencia during the 19th century and especially in the intellectual and literary world.
The Influence of Green Human Resources Practices on Sustainable Performance in the Egyptian Hotels
Authors: Aboul-Dahab Sameh Abd-elMaksoud , Saied Badawy
Published: August 2021

The hotel industry is one of the sectors that largely increases the environmental burden. Therefore, due to the large number of environmental problems faced by the hotel industry, there is a growing force for the companies and their stakeholders to respond correctly to environmental concerns and to introduce sustainable business practices such as the adoption of green practices. This study used a research model to explore the relationship between green HRM practices in the Egyptian hotels. Structural equation modelling was utilised to analyse data collected from 910 hotels. The research findings revealed that green recruiting and selection, green training and development, and green compensation have a meaningful sustainable performance relationship. The study provides hotel managers with meaningful implications on how to use GHRM in improving their business performance.
Examining the Relationship Among Counterfeit Product, Consumer Buying Behavior, and Sustainable Tourism Development
Authors: Ayad Tamer , Elshaer Ibrahim Abdelhamed , Moustafa Mohamed A. , Shaker Alaa M.
Published: August 2021

The global trade in counterfeit products has a significant effect on the global sales and profits, public health, safety, and security. Meanwhile, shopping at street and night markets is an important tourist activity, which may affect the tourism economy and sustainable tourism development. This study aims to examine the interrelationships among counterfeit products, consumer buying behavior, and sustainable tourism development variables as perceived by tourists in Egypt. Data were collected from 573 tourists in Egypt. Using structural equation modeling with Amos, results showed a positive significant positive relationship between buying counterfeit products and purchase intention and a significant negative relationship between buying counterfeit products and sustainable tourism development. Future research and implications are also discussed.
Testing and Validating Youth Leaders' Competencies in the UAE Governmental Organizations
Authors: Almarri Shamsa
Published: August 2021

To date, youth leaders' competencies (YLC) have not been systematically investigated. This study aims to identify the required YLC to determine their readiness and openness amongst other qualities to be able to identify those youths who are able to take on federal government leadership positions in the upcoming 4th Industrial Revolution, which is important for the future economic success of the country. In order to contribute to fill this gap, this study adopted a two-stage design seeking to develop and test a scale of youth leaders' competencies in the UAE governmental organizations. In Stage 1, the author generated and refined the scale items, recognizing unique characteristics of the UAE governmental organizations. In Stage 2, the scale has been assessed in terms of dimensionality, validity, and reliability. Using a sample of 242 youth leaders, the YLC's are then tested and validated.
ZeroWaste
Authors: Adelino Roberto , Silveira Clara , Reis Leonilde
Published: August 2021

The promotion of volunteering and social solidarity in smart cities constitutes a new urban paradigm. In this new paradigm, the “food system” must have the support of technologies to minimize waste and therefore feed needy families. In this sense, a technological platform was developed to reduce food waste, promote the circular food economy, and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal 2: Combating Hunger. The technological platform consists of the creation of a salesforce application, ZeroWaste, for the management of an NGO that aids needy families and institutions through the distribution of baskets. These baskets are made up of food left over in supermarkets/restaurants or donations from third parties. Food will be received and delivered through volunteers registered on the platform. The platform also allows the sale of membership plans and the receipt of monetary donations that will be used to help donate food to more families.