bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A randomized controlled trial of group CBT with positive psychotherapy intervention for university students with maladaptive perfectionism in China
Authors: Zuo Zhijuan , Zhang Xingli
Published: July 2023

Objective

The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial was to find a more economical and feasible intervention for maladaptive perfectionism, which is a risk and maintenance mechanism for various psychopathologies.

Methods

In total, 64 university students who met the total inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to either group CBT with positive psychotherapy intervention or a 16-week waitlist (WL). The intervention group received 2 h of therapy for eight weekly sessions. Measurements of maladaptive perfectionism and the symptoms of depression and anxiety were conducted at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up.

Results

There was no statistically significant difference in the scores of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale between the intervention group and the waitlist group at baseline (all p > 0.05). The intervention group had a significant main effect of time and a time × group interaction effect of the maladaptive aspects of perfectionism, Concern over Mistakes and Doubts about Actions, and depression and anxiety scores in comparison with the waitlist group at the post-intervention and 8-week follow-up and had no statistically significant effects on the scores for Personal Standards, Parental Expectation, and Parental Criticism. The analysis showed that group intervention reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety while reducing maladaptive aspects of perfectionism.

Conclusion

This study added to the literature on CBT interventions for maladaptive perfectionism and indicated that group CBT with positive psychotherapy intervention had substantial long-term effects on the maladaptive perfectionism of university students in China. Moreover, the results indicated that the intervention increased participants’ self-acceptance.
L'humanité : victime ou promesse d'un destin commun ?
Authors: Le bris Catherine
Published: July 2023

Face à la dégradation de l’environnement, la figure de l’humanité peut se montrer sous des jours différents dans l’ordre juridique international. Elle apparaît tantôt comme une référence victimaire, tantôt comme une référence salvatrice. Dans sa dimension victimaire, l’humanité juridique a vocation à fonder l’incrimination de l’écocide. Ce crime apparaît comme le cinquième crime contre la paix et la sécurité de l’humanité, celui qui a irrigué cette notion sans jamais être consacré de manière autonome. Si le crime contre l’humanité permet, en l’état du droit positif, de sanctionner certaines atteintes écologiques, l’atteinte à l’environnement seul, cependant, n’est pas suffisante pour que la répression intervienne. Dans sa dimension salvatrice, la référence à l’humanité a pu apparaître, à certaines périodes, comme «une sorte de formule magique » qui permettrait de rénover le droit international, en particulier de l’environnement. Conformément à la Convention sur le droit de la mer, l’humanité a été «investie de tous les droits sur les ressources » de la Zone des fonds marins. L’Antarctique elle-même, doit être gérée dans l’intérêt de l’humanité. La notion de patrimoine de l’humanité, toutefois, a montré ses limites, de même que celle de préoccupation commune à l’humanité appliquée à la biodiversité et au climat. Une protection efficace et effective de l’environnement implique de tirer toutes les conséquences du concept d’humanité ; il est nécessaire de «forcer le destin » .
INFLUENCE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSING MODES ON MICROHARDNESS OF TITANIUM ALLOYS SURFACE LAYERS
Authors: Boldyrev Aleksandr , Boldyrev Alexander , Perova Alla , Grigorash Vladimir , Padurets Anna
Published: July 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of regime parameters at electrochemical dimensional processing on the microhardness of titanium alloys, its connection with the gas saturation of the surface layer and the change in depth.
Factores asociados a falla terapéutica con maniobras de reposición canalicular en pacientes con diagnóstico de vértigo posicional paroxístico benigno en la Clínica de Otorrinolaringología de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Authors: Jalil-Hincapié José Mario , Ureña-Vargas Jenny , Restrepo-Correa Alejandro , Molano-Valenzuela Julian Felipe , Vélez Pérez Sara María , Martínez Soto Damian
Published: July 2023

Introducción: múltiples factores se han relacionado con el desarrollo de la recurrencia del vértigo posicional paroxístico benigno (VPPB). Objetivo: determinar la asociación entre la falla terapéutica de las maniobras de reposición canalicular (MRC) y las variables sociodemográficas y clínicas en los pacientes con diagnóstico de VPPB. Diseño: estudio observacional de cohorte retrospectiva. Materiales y métodos: revisión de historias clínicas de la consulta de vértigo de la Clínica Orlant, Medellín, Colombia. Resultados: se incluyeron 41 pacientes con diagnóstico de VPPB a quienes se les realizó MRC y seguimiento clínico entre 1 y 8 semanas. El 90,2 % eran de sexo femenino, con una mediana de edad de 58 (±183) años; se encontró uso de vestibulosupresores en un 68,3 %, y es la betahistina el más consumido (43,9 %). El 51,2 % de pacientes presentaron falla terapéutica y se identificó una asociación con el número total de MRC realizadas y el uso de vibrador mastoideo (p <0,001), teniendo en cuenta que los pacientes mejoraron clínicamente al final del seguimiento con una media de 77 % (p < 0,001). No se encontraron asociaciones estadísticamente significativas con el resto de variables. Conclusión: no hubo asociación entre la falla terapéutica y las variables estudiadas, excepto número de MRC, el uso del vibrador mastoideo y la mejoría clínica final, posiblemente porque el vibrador mastoideo se aplica a los pacientes en quienes hay persistencia de síntomas y signos con las maniobras desencadenantes, y por factores fisiopatológicos no esclarecidos.
Pendekatan Sosiologis : Peran Orangtua Sebagai Madrasah Pertama Bagi Anak Dalam Pengenalan Nilai Akhlak Perspektif Al Qur’an
Authors: Kamil Nurhusni , Sutrisno
Published: July 2023

Pendidikan Akhlak merupakan pendidikan yang fundamental dan paling dasar dikenalkan dan diajarkan kepada anak. Pentingnya pendidikan akhlak haruslah diajarkan sejak dini sebagai modal anak dalam menghadapi kehidupan selanjutnya. Pendidikan akhlak yang diberikan orang tua kepada anak adalah bentuk kewajiban orang tua kepada anak. Setelah anak mendapatkan beberapa pendidkan dan pengajaran dari orang tua, maka anak perlu melakukan kewajiban kepada orang tua sebagai bentuk rasa syukur. Dalm surat Luqman ayat 14 dan Surat Al Baqarah ayat 33 dijelaskan tentang pendidikan akhlak yang diberikan kepada anak oleh orang tua. Metode penelitian yang   digunakan dalam bentuk kualitatif dengan menggunakan tinjauan Pustaka (library research). Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengenal tentang pendidikan akhlak yang dikenalkan  oleh orang tua kepada anak menurut Surat Luqman ayat 14 dan Surat Al Baqarah ayat 33 berdasarkan pendekatan sosiologis. Temuan baru dalam penelitian ini adalah informasi kepada semua orang terutama orangtua bahwa perlu dikenalkan kepada anak sejak dini tentang pendidikan akhlak.
Audit on non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure along with an introduction of proforma for acute NIV prescription
Authors: Bandara H. , Dharmasena D. , Athapaththu H. , De Silva H. , Liyanage S. , Wanigarathne D. , Perera E. , Gunasena B. , Kularatne S.
Published: July 2023

Hypercapnic respiratory failure is a cause of significant morbidity. It occurs in 20% of patients who are admitted with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Non-Invasive-Ventilation (NIV) is a mandatory treatment modality for them. The timely and accurate commencement along with the appropriate maintenance and weaning of NIV is crucial. In this audit cohort, most of the acute-NIV standards were not met as per the British Thoracic Society recommendations. Late detection, poor knowledge of acute NIV-Protocol, and maintenance of NIV has led to these suboptimal standards of the cohort. Therefore, we have suggested an NIV-Proforma to overcome them expecting a good outcome.
SECUELAS DEL COVID-19. UN ESTUDIO DESDE LA PERSPECTIVA DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ
Authors: Bula Magallón Roberto M. , Mendoza González Elisa A. , García Milagros del C. , Martínez Luis , Douglas Ricardo
Published: July 2023

Esta presentación describe las principales afectaciones originadas por el COVID-19 a los estudiantes universitarios, puesto que es evidente que la normalidad en la impartición de las clases en la actualidad es otra y aún es mayormente percibida por los estudiantes. Por tanto, el propósito de este estudio se centró en describir las secuelas persistentes en los estudiantes universitarios. Para esto, se realizó un estudio por muestreo no probabilístico a 220 estudiantes de las Facultades de Ciencias Naturales, Exactas y Tecnología y de Enfermería de la Universidad de Panamá durante el primer semestre de 2022. Los resultados mostraron que los estudiantes presentan dificultades principalmente en aspectos de tipo económicos, que se ven reflejados en el acceso a la tecnología para sus clases virtuales, ya que más del 80% emplean el celular para sus clases virtuales.
DISPOSICIÓN DE LOS RESIDUOS DEL COVID-19 EN LA COMUNIDAD DE LA VILLA DE LOS SANTOS, PANAMA
Authors: Camarena Félix , Calderón Ricardo , Arosemena Lourdes
Published: July 2023

Los insumos de bioseguridad, utilizados para hacer frente a la pandemia COVID-19, protegen la salud física y disminuyen la transmisión de la enfermedad. Las coberturas herméticas de los insumos ya desechados representan la clave para la contención de la emergencia sanitaria por la pandemia. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo, analizar la disposición final de los residuos del COVID -19 en la comunidad de La Villa de Los Santos en el año 2021. El transepto, en donde se realizó la investigación se localiza en La Villa de los Santos, provincia de Los Santos; el mismo inició en la Policlínica San Juan de Dios hasta la cancha de atletismo del Instituto Profesional y Técnico de Azuero. Todo este recorrido se realizó con la aplicación de un instrumento validado para categorizar y realizar conteos observados en la carretera y ambos lados de está. Los datos se procesaron con el programa Microsoft Excel 2016. En donde el uso de mascarillas arrojo los valores más altos distribuidos de la siguiente manera: en primer lugar, los valores de junio con 85.7%, en segundo lugar, mayo 77.5 % y en el mes de marzo con 73.7%, en tercer lugar. Con respecto a la totalidad de mascarillas durante la investigación arrojo un 76.4% de los desechos usados para protegerse de la COVID-19.
„Die Branche kann als Gewinner aus dem Fachkräftemangel hervorgehen“
Authors: Hugo Pascal
Published: July 2023

Wie müssen sich Unternehmen der Kreislaufwirtschaft aufstellen, um dem Fachkräftemangel zu begegnen? Im Interview erklärt die New-Work-Expertin Judith Müller, warum die Unternehmen unter anderem an ihrer Arbeitgeberattraktivität arbeiten, Führungskräfte ausbilden und sich mehr an den Bedürfnissen ihrer Mitarbeiter orientieren müssen. Doch das könnte sich auszahlen: Denn mit der richtigen Strategie könnte die Branche als Gewinner aus dem Fachkräftemangel hevorgehen.
Pengaruh Kompetensi, Budaya Organisasi Dan Pengembangan Karier Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) Kota Probolinggo
Authors: Pratiwi Yuniar , Haris R Abdul , Junaidi Junaidi
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Kinerja karyawan adalah variabel dependen (bebas), sedangkan karakteristik seperti kompetensi, budaya organisasi, dan pengembangan karier adalah contoh faktor independen. penelitian ini mencakup semua pekerja tetap PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) yang berbasis di Kota Probolinggo. Empat puluh pekerja tetap membentuk ukuran sampel untuk pendekatan pengambilan sampel dengan teknik insidental sampling. Uji koefisien determinasi, uji-t, uji-f, analisis regresi berganda, uji asumsi klasik, dan uji validitas dan reliabilitas merupakan contoh prosedur yang digunakan untuk menganalisis data. Karena kajian faktor kompetensi diperoleh thitung > ttabel (atau 4,009 > 2,0280) dengan taraf signifikansi 0,000 >0,05, maka (1) H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima, dan (2) penelitian tentang budaya organisasi juga memperoleh thitung > tabel. Variabel budaya organisasi menunjukkan thitung > ttabel, atau 2,698 > 2,0280, dan nilai signifikan 0,011< 0,05, bertentangan dengan hipotesis H0 dan mendukung hipotesis Ha. Tidak setuju H0 dan Ha diterima, hasil thitung > ttabel (atau 2,282 > 2,0280) dan nilai 0,029< 0,05 signifikan untuk variabel perkembangan karir.
تأثير نوع المادة الغذائية وحجم الحبوب على كفاءة الطعوم السامة في مكافحة الخنافس الأرضية من جنس (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Zabrini) Zabrus sp.
Authors: عامر عبدالكريم
Published: July 2023

يعتبر استخدام الطعوم السامة من أهم وسائل مكافحة الخنافس الأرضية في حقول الخضر.  تتناول هذه الدراسة اختبار إستخدام خمسة أنواع من المواد الغذائية كطعوم سامة لمكافحة الخنافس الأرضية من جنس Zabrus sp.  وهذه المواد هي ( القمح المجروش بقطر حبيبات 5.24 ملم : الشعير المجروش 0.43 ملم : الخبز المجفف المجروش 0.44 ملم : الفول المجروش 16ملم : نخالة الشعير 0.5 ملم ). حيث تم حساب نسبة استهلاك كل مادة من قبل هذه الخنافس، فكان الخبز المجفف المجروش (قطر0.44 ملم) أكثر هذه المواد استهلاكاً بنسبة بلغت 100% بعد 72 ساعة من بداية التجربة، وفي الترتيب الثاني كان الشعير (قطر0.43 ملم) الذي وصلت نسبة استهلاكه إلى 70% بعد 14 يوم من بداية التجربة، ثم نخالة الشعير (قطر 0.5 ملم) بنسبة استهلاك 60% بعد 14 يوم،  يليها القمح المجروش (قطر 5.24 ملم) بنسبة استهلاك 47% بعد 14 يوم، وفي المرتبة الأخيرة جاء الفول المجروش حيث كانت نسبة استهلاكه 40% فقط بعد 14 يوم من بداية التجربة. كذالك تم حساب نسبة موت الخنافس المغذاة  بالطعوم المحضرة من المواد الخمسة المشار إليها في الدراسة فكان الطعم المحضر من القمح المجروش هو الأفضل حيث وصلت نسبة الموت فيه إلى 95% بعد 48 ساعة من المعاملة، في حين كان اقل الطعوم فعالية هو الخبز الجاف المجروش إذ لم تتجاوز نسبة الموت فيه 55% بعد 72 ساعة من المعاملة، أما بقية الطعوم المحضرة من كل من (الفول المجروش ونخالة الشعير والشعير المجروش) فقد تراوحت نسبة الموت فيها بين النسبتين السابقتين وكانت (85% و 80% و70%) على التوالي.
Zarządzanie instytucjami kultury w czasie pandemii na przykładzie kina studyjnego „Łydynia” w Ciechanowie
Authors: Piątkowski Adam , Szymańska Katarzyna
Published: July 2023

Celem tego opracowania jest pokazanie warunków i możliwości funkcjonowania kin w Polsce w czasie pandemii na przykładzie kina studyjnego „Łydynia” w Ciechanowie. Pandemia koronawirusa sprawiła, że zarówno kino „Łydynia”, jak i inne kina musiały wdrożyć nową organizację pracy. Zmagały się z dostosowaniem do wytycznych obowiązujących na rynku, obawami klientów, zmniejszeniem przychodów, szukaniem źródeł fi nansowania. Przestrzeganie reżimu sanitarnego wymagało dodatkowego nakładu pracy, dodatkowych nakładów fi nansowych, podnosiło koszty, utrudniało dostęp do kultury mieszkańcom powiatu ciechanowskiego. Szukano nowych możliwości docierania do klienta, zaczęto wykorzystywać do kontaktów z klientem również przestrzeń wirtualną, która może zapoczątkować trend powstawania kin on-line. Klienci mimo pandemii korzystali i korzystają z instytucji kulturalnych. To pokazuje, że te instytucje są dla nich ważne.
Encouraging The Islamic Endowment’s Achievement Through Digital Technology
Authors: Sulistyowati
Published: July 2023

Islamic Edowement (Waqf) Digitalization is an innovative breakthrough that can support waqf development. Currently, the waqf Collection, Management and Distribution (CMD) are eased by digital technology. However, there are unequal implementations among selected Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC’s) member countries that affected of the waqf progress itself. Several countries optimized this media as important tool to enhance the huge of cash waqf potential while others got stuck on classical obstacles such as regulation and human resources. Therefore, the study aims to identify and analyze several issues and find a proper solution regarding to current waqf’sdigital technology uses. This qualitative research use content analysis of several previous references that obtained from numerous reputable journals and other relevant sources. The results show that the basic philosophy of waqf digital technology is benefit, taysir, taghyiral ahkam, urf and maqashid sharia for great waqf improvement. Through this philosophy, several countries' studies have shown significant development of waqf. However, there are implementation differences between them since the budget is a matter. It takes large funds to be achieved. Government involvement is required to overcome the main obstacle. In addition, waqf human resource expertise is an important aspect to master. Therefore, recommendations of the study for future relevant strategies and frameworks are integrating Islamic endowment funds and government budgets to foster waqf operationalization as well as formulating an appropriate human capital collaboration.
Law Enforcement of Corruption in The Business Framework of State-Owned Enterprises in Indonesia
Authors: Wahyuningsih Sri Endah
Published: July 2023

: Law enforcement of corruption by corruptors still has gaps to be exploited by irresponsible parties in weakening the position of political or business opponents. The formulation in the legal system of criminal acts of corruption is unclear, making law enforcers less professional in applying the law in the field of criminal acts of corruption. The purpose of this study is to analyze and find corruption law enforcement regulations within the BUMN business framework that are not yet based on the value of justice and the weaknesses of corruption law enforcement regulations within the current BUMN business framework in Indonesia, as well as the reconstruction of corruption law enforcement regulations in Indonesia. SOE business framework based on the value of justice. The research method used is constructivism paradigm, sociological juridical approach, and qualitative analysis. The results of the study show that the law enforcement regulations for corruption within the BUMN business framework are not based on the value of justice, that the state financial loss will be closely related to the provisions of Law no. 1 of 2004 concerning the State Treasury and provisions related to the position, duties and functions of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). 2) The weakness of the legal substance is that in substance the existence of 4 (four) laws and regulations that are multi -aspects in BUMN and have different regulatory objects from each other have resulted in confusion over the financial accountability of BUMN. The weakness of the aspect of legal structure is that there is no synergy between law enforcers so that it is no longer fragmentary and the existence of the paradigm of the judiciary shows that the legal structure came first but has not yet been followed by adequate legal substance. Weaknesses in the aspect of legal culture are often subjective in nature which highlights, among other things, the loyalty and loyalty of law enforcement officials in carrying out and carrying out state duties, patterns of behavior and professionalism of officers, being one of the main issues that must be studied for reform and a solution in enforcing criminal law. corruption within the framework of an integral SOE business.
PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN ORANGTUA TENTANG PERAWATAN LUKA SEDERHANA DIKOMUNITAS ABK SIDOREJO KEDIRI
Authors: Erva Elli Kristanti  , Dyah Ayu Kartika Wulan Sari  , Putu Indraswari
Published: July 2023

Anak berkebutuhan khusus cenderung memiliki tingkat aktivitas berlebih dan sangat rentan mengalami cidera. Cidera atau luka yang tidak dirawat dengan baik dapat menyebabkan perlambatan penyembuhan luka sehingga menimbulkan munculnya infeksi. Untuk mencegah luka menjadi terinfeksi maka diperlukan perawatan luka yang efektif. Perawatan luka bergantung pada kondisi luka begitupula bervariasi dalam cara perawatan dan penyembuhan yang berbeda. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan perawatan luka pada orang tua dikomunitas ABK Sidorejo Kediri. Kegiatan Pengabdian dilakukan selama dua kali diawali dengan memberikan kuesioner untuk melihat sejauh mana pemahaman orang tua tentang perawatan luka dilanjutkan dengan edukasi Kesehatan metode demontrasi tentang langkah perawatan luka. Hasil pengabdian didapatkan pengetahuan orang tua meningkat setelah diberikan edukasi Kesehatan metode demonstrasi tentang  langkah perawatan luka dikomunitas ABK Sidorejo Kediri
Factores Clínico - Epidemiológicos Asociados a Cáncer Gástrico en Pacientes Hospitalizados en los Servicios de Medicina del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Periodo 2018
Authors:   , Castro Arteaga Mónica Patricia
Published: July 2023

OBJETIVO: Determinar los Factores clínico - epidemiológicos asociados a cáncer gástrico en pacientes hospitalizados en los servicios de medicina del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, periodo 2018. MATERIAL Y METODOS: Se realizó un estudio de tipo observacional, analítico de casos y controles, retrospectivo, transversal. La población objetivo fue de 197 pacientes con diagnóstico de cáncer gástrico y como tamaño de muestra 150 casos y 150 controles. Se utilizó la técnica análisis documental y el instrumento ficha de recolección de datos. Se empleó la prueba de Chi cuadrado y la medida de asociación Odd Ratio. Se analizaron con el programa SPSS versión 25. RESULTADOS: Se evidenció que el antecedente familiar (OR:6.729; IC95% 4.049-11.184), manifestaciones clínicas como el dolor abdominal (OR:2.652; IC95% 1.614-4.359), pérdida de apetito (OR: 5.275; IC95% 3.206-8.681) y pérdida de peso (OR: 5.380; IC95% 3.235-8.947); infección por Helicobacter pylori (OR:3.905; IC95% 2.416-6.313) y gastritis crónica atrófica (OR:2.412; IC95%1.511-3.849), edad mayor a 60 años (OR:3.995; IC95% 2.410-6.620), ser varón (OR:1.621; IC95% 1.027-2.559) y el consumo de cigarro (OR:3.670; IC95% 2.277-5.917) son factores de riesgo para el cáncer gástrico. CONCLUSIONES: Los factores clínico-epidemiológicos asociados a cáncer gástrico fueron el antecedente familiar de cáncer gástrico, manifestaciones clínicas como el dolor abdominal, pérdida de apetito y pérdida de peso; la infección por Helicobacter pylori y gastritis crónica atrófica, así como, la edad mayor de 60 años, sexo masculino y el consumo de cigarro.
Sensibilidad Y Especificidad Del Perfil Biofísico Fetal En Relación Al Test De Apgar En Recién Nacidos De Gestantes A Término Del Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue. Julio – Diciembre Del 2017
Authors:   , García Rodriguez Cyntia
Published: July 2023

OBJETIVO: Determinar la sensibilidad y especificidad del perfil biofísico fetal en relación al Test de Apgar en recién nacidos de gestantes a término del Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue desde julio a diciembre del 2017. METODOLOGÍA: Tipo cualitativa. El diseño metodológico fue correlacional, transversal, retrospectivo. Muestra conformada por 183 gestantes de 39 a 40 semanas con perfil biofísico fetal realizado. RESULTADO: Del 100 % de la muestra, el 89,1% tuvieron perfil biofísico normal y 10,9% tuvieron perfil biofísico con resultado adverso. El 98,4 % de los recién nacidos presentaron Apgar a los cinco minutos con resultado dentro del rango normal y el 1,6 % patológico. La sensibilidad de la prueba fue de 100 %. La especificidad de la prueba dio como resultado 91%. Con un valor predictivo positivo de 15% y negativo de 100. Chi cuadrado <0,05. CONCLUSIONES: Existe una alta sensibilidad de la prueba, lo cual significa que tiene gran cantidad de verdaderos positivos, mostrando que es adecuado para realizar despistaje. La prueba tiene una alta especificidad de 91 %. Lo que significa que existe alta probabilidad de tener fetos con Perfil Biofísico normal y que no presenten alteraciones al nacimiento. La prueba de chi cuadrado permitió hallar una relación entre las variables de estudio estadísticamente considerable.
Reporting New Telemedicine Impediments in Indian Print Media: Will Solutions Journalism Improve Tele-Medical Discourse?
Authors: M.S. Bexci
Published: July 2023

The media being the primary source of information for the public has an important role in reporting and framing health promoting news updates. The news frames suggested by the media should explore solutions for existing impediments in medical and health practices to improve healthcare delivery at the time of the pandemic. This study aims to show how the challenges in telemedicine were reflected in mainstream Indian print media through Framing Analysis. The results revealed that news highlighting telemedicine challenges and real-time barriers was barely reported, restricting the frames to slue toward a high adoption rate in telemedicine rather than focusing on its long-standing challenges. Obstacles faced by physicians and patients who used telemedicine during this period were largely ignored. By reporting them in the prime mainstream media could have enlightened the necessity for facilitating clinical and structural reformation and in edifying workable telemedicine guidelines at this time of its increasing acceptance. Through this analysis, the study proposes that embracing ‘Solution Journalism’ in health and medical news may promote a favourable environment to create a sustainable telemedicine ecosystem in India.
Modelos geométricos en electromagnetismo
Authors: Díaz Martín Álvaro , Castrillón López Marco
Published: July 2023

Se estudia la teoría clásica del electromagnetismo como una teoría gauge con grupo de simetría U(1).

Así mismo, se describe una teoría de discretización del cálculo para poder obtener resultados numéricos.
Evaluation of Rice (Oryza sativa) Hybrids under Agro-climatic Zones of Prayagraj, India
Authors: Kandakatla Akhil , Singh Vikram , George Shruti Grace
Published: July 2023

During Kharif, 2022 a field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Farm, Naini Agriculture Institute, Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj. Soil was found to be sandy loamy soil.

The experiment was designed in a randomized block of three replicates and ten treatments using the rice hybrid cultivars: R - 24, R - 40, R - 48, R - 52, R - 77, R - 107, R - 111, R - 120, R - 127, R - 145. The experimental results revealed that R - 48 has significantly increased the growth parameters viz., Plant height (111.25 cm), Number of tillers (14.50), Plant dry weight (38.43 g) and yield attributes as Number Tillers/m2 (338.65), Panicle length (29.60 cm), Grain yield (5.16 t/ha) and Straw yield (13.31 t/ha). Also maximum gross return (₹116264 /ha), net return (₹67218/ha), and benefit cost ratio (1.37). Therefore, the rice hybrid R-48 would be able recommended to farmers after further trails.
Patrones espaciales de la circulación de textiles domésticos en la Nueva Granada, 1780-1800: una perspectiva de redes
Authors: Muñoz-Rodríguez Edwin
Published: July 2023

Se estudian cuantitativamente los patrones espaciales de los flujos de textiles domésticos en la Nueva Granada entre 1780 y 1800 a través de los registros de aduanas de la real hacienda. Estas fuentes, permiten identificar los diferentes roles que pueblos, villas y ciudades jugaron como productores, intermediarios y destinos finales en la circulación de las manufacturas de producción doméstica, así como la magnitud de los flujos entre dichos nodos. A partir de conceptos de análisis de redes, se estudia la estructura de esta red de circulación, encontrando que Santa Fe actúa como el principal intermediario de los textiles domésticos producidos en la provincia del Socorro, seguido de Mompox. Al interior de dicha provincia se identifican Socorro y Girón como los dos nodos que actúan como puertos exportadores, conectando el sector productivo al interior de la región productora con el mercado interregional. Socorro vincula la región con Santa Fe, mientras que Girón exporta textiles hacia Mompox y tiene una vinculación prácticamente nula con Santa Fe. A su vez, por el circuito Socorro-Santa Fe-Honda-Antioquia circula el mayor volumen de textiles que entran en el tráfico interregional, una conjetura ya esbozada en la historiografía y por observadores contemporáneos, pero nunca cuantificada. La metodología empleada provee algunos elementos para una nueva perspectiva sobre el nivel de fragmentación económica de la Nueva Granada antes de la Independencia, un tema que ha sido transversal a la historiografía del siglo XVIII y XIX neogranadino.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF CLEAN-ING WELDING WIRE BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD
Authors: Boldyrev Alexander , Boldyrev Alexander , Grigorash Vladimir , Perova Alla , Padurets Anna
Published: July 2023

This article presents the results of studies of the high-voltage electrochemical cathodic process of cleaning the welding wire from scale, rust and other contaminants, since the quality of the weld significantly depends on its condition. The es-sence of high-voltage electrochemical cleaning is described, according to which electrolyte is supplied to the treated surface of the workpiece by a narrow stream from the holes of the sprayer nozzle. The description of the experiments is given. The authors note the influence on the stable course of the cathodic process and the quality of cleaning of the electro-hydraulic and technological parameters of the process. They determined the absence of the welding wire hydrogenation, which is explained by the specificity of phase transformations in the near-cathode zone. Rational regimes for cleaning the welding wire are given.
Cytomegalovirus esophagitis associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease in an immunocompetent patient: case report
Authors: Pozzobon Cesar Romaro , Pozzobon Fernanda Manhães , Monteiro Geysa Bigi Maya , Madeira Eduardo , Chindamo Maria Chiara
Published: July 2023

Cytomegalovirus infection has a wide variability of clinical presentations depending on the patient's immunity, ranging from asymptomatic infections in immunocompetent individuals to infections with significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We originally described a clinical case of severe cytomegalovirus esophagitis, confirmed by blood polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and esophageal biopsy, in a young immunocompetent patient with a long-standing diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Clinical improvement occurred only after the initiation of specific treatment with ganciclovir, providing a negative viral load. This report reinforces the importance of ruling out the etiology of cytomegalovirus infection in severe ulcerative esophagitis, even in immunocompetent individuals.
Wybrane wskaźniki i przeżycia depresyjnego i lęku u osób, które przeżyły nowotwór (cancer survivors)
Authors: Bolekova Veronika , Nanistova Eva , Chlebcova Veronika
Published: July 2023

Celem pracy jest identyfi kacja najbardziej wyraźnych wskaźników depresji i lęku u pacjentów onkologicznych oraz powiązanie ich negatywnych doświadczeń emocjonalnych z wybranymi wskaźnikami społeczno-demografi cznymi i klinicznymi. Zespół badawczy składał się ze 168 uczestników w wieku 22–83 lata (M = 56,01; SD = 11,97). Metody: kwestionariusz zdrowia pacjenta PHQ-9; uogólnione zaburzenie lękowe GAD-7. Wyniki: zwiększony poziom objawów depresyjnych stwierdzono u 27,4% pacjentów, którzy nie byli leczeni, do najbardziej wyraźnych wskaźników przeżycia depresyjnego należało uczucie zmęczenia, brak energii i trudności w spaniu. Około 16% uczestników wykazuje niespokojną symptomatologię, która najczęściej objawiała się trudnościami relaksacyjnymi, nadmiernymi zamartwianiem i niezdolnością do kontrolowania odczuwanych zmartwień. Stopień depresji i lęku nie rozróżniał znacząco wieku i płci uczestników, długości od końca leczenia, częstości nawrotów, występowania nowotworu w rodzinie i korzystania z usług wspomagających i organizacji dla pacjentów. Wyższy poziom depresji i lęku stwierdzono u uczestników zgłaszających występowanie późnych konsekwencji leczenia.
War Profit
Authors:   , van Setten Gert Johannes
Published: July 2023

WAR PROFIT. THE COMING INTO BEING AND LIVING ON OF OCCUPATION MEASURES

The subject of this research is occupation law, that is to say the law that was established in the Netherlands under the German occupation, in particular the generally binding regulations of the central government. The central question is: which of these measures were included in Dutch legislation in the years after the liberation, and what lasting significance can be attributed to it for post-war society? A collateral question is that about the share and rationale of the German authorities in the realization of these durable measures. A second complementary question is that of possible continuity with pre-war government policy.
In the first four chapters, the generic process of the establishment and liquidation of the occupation law is reconstructed; chapters 5 to 12 describe these processes per department.
Conclusions
Under the authority of the German occupier, a substantial number of measures of varying nature and importance were adopted in the Netherlands, which were given a place in the Dutch legal system after the liberation. An important part of those measures involved the forced implementation of legislation that was already on the political agenda before the war, but in which decision-making stagnated due to political stalemates. In a few cases, this concerned laws that had already been accepted by parliament, but had not yet been introduced due to the wartime circumstances. Others filled an obvious need or a clear gap.
All in all, these lasting occupation measures had lasting significance for post-war society, in three areas: the strengthening of state power, the expansion of social security and the improvement of legal protection. In the symbiotic relationship between Dutch civil servants and their German supervisors, the initiative for these measures has in most cases been taken by the latter.
The conclusion must be that the German occupiers, whatever their motives may have been, pushed through measures that contributed significantly to the development of the post-war social welfare state. Hence the title: Oorlogswinst, which means: War Profit.
Nivel de riesgo de desarrollar diabetes mellitus tipo 2 de los egresados de la carrera de medicina humana de la Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista durante el año 2020
Authors:   , Escudero Montero Franz Job
Published: July 2023

Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de riesgo de desarrollar diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en los egresados de la carrera de Medicina Humana de la Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista durante el año 2020. Metodología: El tipo de estudio fue observacional, descriptivo y transversal. Del total de 377 egresados, se obtuvo una muestra de 200 egresados cumpliéndose los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, a quienes se les aplicó el Test de Findrisk. El análisis se hizo mediante el software SPSS versión 25, mostrándose los resultados mediante tablas y gráficas porcentuales de distribución de frecuencias. Resultados: Se halló que ningún encuestado presentó riesgo muy alto de paceder diabetes, el 4,5% presentó riesgo alto, el 15% presentó riesgo moderado, el 37,5% presentó riesgo ligeramente aumentado y el 43% presentó riesgo bajo de padecer diabetes mellitus en los próximos 10 años. Conclusiones: Entre los encuestados, 9 presentaron riesgo alto de padecer diabetes, mostrando además altos valores de índice de masa corporal, mayores medidas de sus cinturas, realización no habitual de al menos 30 minutos de actividad física al día, consumo no diario de frutas o verduras y familiares directos con diabetes mellitus.
Bilateral Mumps-Associated Retinitis in an Unvaccinated Male
Authors: Sriram Radhika , Mahendradas Padmamalini , Shetty Rohit
Published: January 2025

This case report discusses a diagnosis of bilateral mumps-associated retinitis in a young male aged 16 years who had not received the mumps vaccine.
Retinal Vasculitis Associated With Castleman Disease
Authors: Qian Yujing , Zhang Meifen
Published: January 2025

This case report describes a diagnosis of retinal vasculitis associated with Castleman disease in a man who presented with 6 months of progressive floaters bilaterally and no change in visual acuity.
Creating Smart Washable Flooring: Sandwich‐Style Single‐Electrode Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Barium Titanate and Graphite‐Fluorinated Polymer‐Infused Ecoflex Hybrid Composites for Enhanced Safety and Security
Authors: Yoon Jae Uk , Woo Insun , Gajula Prasad , Bae Jin Woo
Published: January 2025

Smart flooring embedded with TENG technology enhances safety and security in dream homes by generating energy through movement, providing real‐time alerts and monitoring capabilities. Research on smart flooring is limited, particularly concerning its washability, which remains a significant drawback. To tackle this challenge, an innovative solution is developed that is not only washable but also flexible and durable, combining barium titanate (BT) and graphite fluorinated polymer (FG) within an Ecoflex (EC) matrix, utilizing a sandwich‐style single‐electrode TENG (SWSE‐TENG) configuration. This design exhibits remarkable triboelectric performance, achieving an open‐circuit potential of 1000 V and a short‐circuit current of 25 µA when tapped with a nitrile‐glove‐clad hand. Extensive testing under various conditions such as humidity, water immersion, and frequent washing demonstrates outstanding stability and resilience. The SWSE‐TENG smart flooring shows promising applications in safety, security, and athletic environments. Prior to this, EC‐BT‐FG composites with varying BT and FG concentrations using a facile casting technique are fabricated, systematically analyzing their structural, crystalline, and electrical properties. Notably, the 5 wt% BT and 5 wt% FG embedded EC composite (EC‐5‐5) exhibits superior triboelectric performance, making it the optimal choice for this innovative flooring solution.
Quantitative Assessment of Microbial Transmission onto Environmental Surfaces Using Thermoresponsive Gelatin Hydrogels as a Finger Mimetic under In Situ‐Mimicking Conditions
Authors: Lee Mihyun , Wiesli Luzia , Schreiber Frank , Ivask Angela , Ren Qun
Published: January 2025

Surface‐mediated transmission of pathogens plays a key role in healthcare‐associated infections. However, proper techniques for its quantitative analysis are lacking, making it challenging to develop novel antimicrobial and anti‐fouling surfaces to reduce pathogen spread via environmental surfaces. This study demonstrates a gelatin hydrogel‐based touch transfer test, the HydroTouch test, to evaluate pathogen transmission on high‐touch surfaces under semi‐dry conditions. The HydroTouch test employs gelatin as a finger mimetic, facilitating testing with pathogenic bacteria under controlled conditions. The thermoresponsive sol–gel transition of gelatin allows easy recovery and quantification of bacteria before and after testing. The HydroTouch test demonstrates that methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus has a high transmission efficiency of ≈16% onto stainless steel, compared to <3% for Escherichia coli or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Polyurethane surfaces exhibit strong resistance to bacterial contamination with a transmission efficiency of ≈0.6%, while polytetrafluoroethylene shows a transmission efficiency approximately four times higher than polyurethane. Additionally, quaternary ammonium‐based antimicrobial coatings reduce the transmission efficiency of live bacteria on stainless steel to ≈4% of the original level. The HydroTouch test provides a reliable method for assessing pathogen transmission on various surfaces under semi‐dry settings, supporting the development of effective antimicrobial, anti‐transmission coatings to reduce healthcare‐associated infections.
Oxidative Stress in Children and Adolescents: Insights Into Human Biology
Authors: Samsonov Anna , Urlacher Samuel S.
Published: January 2025

Oxidative stress (OS) is a key biological challenge and selective pressure for organisms with aerobic metabolism. The result of the imbalance between reactive oxygen species production and antioxidant defense, OS can damage proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids and plays an important role in driving variation in biological aging and health. Among humans, OS research has focused overwhelmingly on adults, with demonstrated connections between OS, inflammation, and metabolic and neurodegenerative conditions. Relatively little attention has been given to OS during childhood and adolescence. This lack of early life OS research exists despite clear implications for informing human life history evolution, subadult development, and lifelong health. Here, we review current knowledge on OS during human subadulthood. Our objectives are threefold: (1) To highlight common methods for measuring OS among children and adolescents and to establish typical measurement values; (2) To summarize the evidence linking demographic and ecological factors to variation in subadult OS; (3) To identify avenues for future OS research in human biology. Our review underscores an expanding methodological toolkit for assessing OS among children and adolescents. Subadult OS is considerably elevated compared to OS among adults, a pattern eliciting unknown consequences and likely related to increased early life metabolic demands (e.g., unique human brain development). Factors such as diet, physical activity, infectious disease, and structural neglect also appear to drive subadult OS. Current limitations for research on subadult OS are evident. Future work should emphasize evolutionary, biocultural, and energetic life course perspectives to advance this promising area of human biology.
Chimpanzee Activity and Behavioral Diversity Extends Across 24 Hours in Both Captive and Wild Settings
Authors: Funkhouser Jake A. , Boostrom Helen , Hellmuth Heidi , Lacy Logan , Bekins Sophie , Joshi Priyanka , Mayoukou Wen , Ndassoba Severin , Singono Chigue , Abedine Claude , Ayina Crepin Eyana , Claisse Emma , Eslinger Emmalee , McElmurray Philip , Musgrave Stephanie , Morgan David , Sanz Crickette
Published: January 2025

Studying nocturnal behavior is crucial for understanding the full scope of a species' behavioral flexibility so as to inform the conservation of wild populations and the care of captive individuals. However, this aspect of primate behavior is understudied, especially in great apes, which exhibit some of the widest documented behavioral diversity and flexibility. Our investigation is among the first to systematically compare the 24 h activity patterns and behavioral activities of captive chimpanzees (Saint Louis Zoo, USA) with those of wild chimpanzees (three sites across the Nouabalé‐Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo) and a published data set of the nocturnal behavior of all chimpanzee subspecies. Furthermore, we examined the influence of human activity and changes to the group's composition on the activity patterns and nocturnal behaviors of the zoo‐living chimpanzees. Our results reveal that the zoo‐living chimpanzees exhibit significantly different activity patterns compared to their wild counterparts, with increased nocturnal activity (particularly in the early morning) and more observations of feeding and social behaviors at night. Additionally, the absence of human visitors and a change in the group's composition were found to influence these activity patterns. These findings underscore the importance of integrating more holistic approaches to captive primate care and wild primate conservation. This study also highlights the immense potential of implementing remote monitoring technology, such as video camera traps, across contexts. Such data that extend across contexts benefit not only the captive and wild great apes but also provide opportunities for caregivers, conservation managers, and students who are involved in these collaborative initiatives.
Harnessing Multi‐Center‐2‐Electron Bonds for Carbene Metal‐Hydride Nanocluster Catalysis
Authors: Pessemesse Quentin , Mendoza Skyler D. , Peltier Jesse L. , Gojiashvili Elguja , Ravn Anne K. , Lorkowski Jan , Gembicky Milan , Bera Sourav S. , Payard Pierre‐Adrien , Engle Keary M. , Jazzar Rodolphe
Published: January 2025

N‐Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands possess the ability to stabilize metal‐based nanomaterials for a broad range of applications. With respect to metal‐hydride nanomaterials, however, carbenes are rare, which is surprising if one considers the importance of metal‐hydride bonds across the chemical sciences. In this study, we introduce a bottom‐up approach that leverages preexisting metal‐metal m‐center‐n‐electron (mc‐ne) bonds to access a highly stable cyclic(alkyl)amino carbene (CAAC) copper‐hydride nanocluster, [(CAAC)6Cu14H12][OTf]2 with superior stability compared to Stryker's reagent, a popular commercial phosphine‐based copper hydride catalyst. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the enhanced stability stems from hydride‐to‐ligand backbonding with the π‐accepting carbene. This new cluster emerges as an efficient and selective copper‐hydride pre‐catalyst, thereby providing a bench‐stable alternative for catalytic applications.
Photo‐Driven Direct Construction of Imidazolidines from Anilines and Paraformaldehyde and Its Application in Polyoxymethylene Plastics Usage
Authors: Bi Sheng , Mao Xu‐Dong , Schmoll Alban , Wu Xiao‐Feng
Published: January 2025

Imidazolines play pivotal roles in numerous fields. However, the direct construction of imidazolines from primary amines involves precise C−C and C−N bond formations, rendering this area still underdeveloped to this day. Herein, a photo‐driven metal‐free catalytic system has been successfully applied to a novel coupling‐cyclization reaction between arylamines and formaldehyde, enabling the direct synthesis of various 1,3‐diarylimidazolines from primary amines. Notably, this method also facilitates the chemical conversion of polyoxymethylene plastics under these conditions. The present work provides new insights and directions for both imidazoline synthesis and plastic degradation.
A novel bladder cancer surveillance schedule using bladder Cx for patients on annual surveillance
Authors: Guduguntla Arjun , Whish‐Wilson Thomas , Chandler Lauren , Gyomber Dennis
Published: January 2025

Objectives

Cx bladder monitor (CxM) is a urine test with a proven high sensitivity and negative predictive value in bladder cancer surveillance. The aim of this retrospective study was to report on the outcomes of our newly implemented bladder cancer surveillance program for patients eligible for yearly cystoscopy, as per the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines. In this program, eligible patients alternate between yearly surveillance cystoscopy and CxM, instead of the standard yearly surveillance cystoscopy. Outcomes measures were overall results of CxM and subsequent treatment patterns of patients, impact on waiting lists, cost comparison and patient satisfaction.

Patients and Methods

In 2022, 109 eligible and consenting patients were identified, with 98 commencing on the new surveillance program, starting with CxM instead of cystoscopy. A negative CxM, would result in a planned flexible cystoscopy in 12 months. If a patient had a positive CxM, they proceeded to undergo a cystoscopy, and if required, imaging.

Results

Of the 98 that underwent testing, 90 had a negative CxM test and 8 patients had a positive CxM test. Three of these eight were true positive (PPV 0.375). Seventy negative CxM patients had no recurrence at the time of the next cystoscopy/imaging. Of the remaining 20 negative CxM patients, 11 were found to have a recurrence at subsequent cystoscopy/imaging and 9 did not proceed with further surveillance for various reasons. All of the tumour recurrences diagnosed after a negative CxM were non‐invasive, thus there was no progression to muscle‐invasive disease. All suitable patients consented to continuing with the CxM protocol. The hospital surveillance cystoscopy waitlist was reduced by approximately 59% and CxM was approximately $850 AUD cheaper than a cystoscopy.

Conclusion

CxM can be safely used in an alternating schedule with Flexible Cystoscopy for patients on annual bladder cancer surveillance.