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Stratigraphy of the Khuvsgul Group, Mongolia
Authors: Anttila Eliel , Macdonald Francis , Bold Uyanga
Published: June 2021

The Khuvsgul Group (Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia) is a Late Neoproterozoic to Cambrian carbonate-dominated succession that includes minor glacial diamictite and one of the largest known ore-grade phosphate deposits in the world. These strata, which have experienced low-grade metamorphism, are exposed in the Khoridol-Saridag Range on the western margin of Lake Khuvsgul. Since 2017, new geologic mapping and field studies have been conducted in the Khuvsgul region. During the course of this work, it has become necessary to restructure the stratigraphic framework of the Khuvsgul Group in order to better facilitate geologic mapping, stratigraphic observations, and regional correlations. We have divided the lower Khuvsgul Group into four distinct formations spanning the Cryogenian and Ediacaran, each of which encompass strata associated with the Sturtian glaciation, Cryogenian non-glacial interlude, Marinoan glaciation, and basal Ediacaran transgression respectively. The phosphorites of the Khuvsgul Group are now included within a new distinct formation, while the overlying Cambrian carbonates and siliciclastic rocks have been further subdivided to streamline mapping and correlation efforts. The stratigraphic framework outlined below will simplify identification and differentiation of Khuvsgul Group rocks in the field and provide a foundation for the interpretation of Khuvsgul Group strata within the context of the changing climatic, tectonic, and paleoenvironmental conditions of the late Neoproterozoic and early Cambrian.
A case study of a patient with anti-Yta alloantibodies against the high-prevalence antigen of red blood cells qualified for heart transplantation
Authors: Witoszek Monika , Kalaga Małgorzata
Published: June 2021

The Yta antigen from the Cartwright blood group system is a high-prevalence antigen found in 99.8% of the population. The literature data shows that antibodies anti-Yta demonstrate the variable clinical significance and are rarely the cause of a hemolytic post-transfusion reaction. The study aims to present the difficulties related to the selection and sustainable supply of blood for transfusion for the patient of the Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases with anti-Yta alloantibodies, qualified for a heart transplant. If Yt(a-) blood is not available Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine in Warsaw, referring to reports in the publications, allowed transfusion of the least incompatible red blood cells in indirect antiglobulin test. One hour after transfusion of leucocyte-depleted concentrate of red blood cells (RBCs), issued in accordance with the above recommendations by Regional Blood Donation Center in Katowice as the least incompatible, the patient was observed to experience symptoms of an adverse post-transfusion reaction. For subsequent transfusions, RBCs from Yt(a-) donors were selected, of which only eight were registered in Poland at that time. Medical decisions on RBCs transfusion in patients for whom no compatible blood can be selected is very difficult, and the benefits of incompatible transfusion should be weighed against the risk of possible complications. To avoid this, it should be remembered that the early identification of antibodies increases the chance of finding serologically compatible blood and in many cases allows to supply blood for a patient with autologous donations.
The importance of the vehicle driver’s cognitive processes in shaping road safety
Authors: Krzewniak Daria
Published: June 2021

The article addresses road traffic safety. The issue constitutes a contemporary and fundamental social problem. That is because over 1.3 million people die on roads annually globally, while in Poland alone about 3,000 people.
The article aims to discuss the factors influencing road safety, emphasizing the human factor and its complexity. A hypothesis was made that the efficiency and nature of cognitive processes affect human activity during road traffic. The method of analyzing the subject literature and the available statistical data and the method of synthesis were used to verify the formulated hypothesis.
The text presents the characteristics of the most important cognitive processes and attempts to analyze their significance for the proper functioning of the person driving the vehicle. It is an issue that requires particular emphasis in the process of building road safety. Scientific research and social practice indicate that a significant proportion of road accidents result from inappropriate reception of stimuli from the environment and storage, transformation, and use of information, i.e., broadly understood disorders of cognitive processes.
Directions for the development of information resource management in military libraries of higher education institutions in Poland on the example of the Library of the War Studies University and the Library of the Military University of Technology
Authors: Kuźnik Anita
Published: June 2021

The article addresses the directions of management development in military libraries of higher education institutions in Poland. These changes are noticeable in such areas as information technology, interpersonal communication, spatial architecture, and library budget. The article also presents two most important and largest libraries in the Polish Armed Forces, namely the Library of the War Studies University and the Library of the Military University of Technology. It provides a brief historical outline of the mother universities of these libraries and the beginnings of their activities. Then, the essential modern solutions implemented there and have directly contributed to their development, are analyzed.
The role and place of artillery in combating “Anti-Access/Area Denial” A2/AD systems
Authors: Świętochowski Norbert , Rewak Dariusz
Published: June 2021

The modern “Anti-Access/Area Denial” A2/AD systems are defined as a combination of all possible measures that can limit the ability of a potential opponent to enter and occupy a given area (operational theatre). Their action relies, among others, on radio-electronic disruption of digital guidance systems, communication, command and control systems, shooting down long-range maneuvering missiles, drones, and aircraft. The primary assumption of the anti-access concept is to deprive the enemy of the possibility of entering a given operational area (A2 – Anti-Access) through long-range destruction and depriving them of freedom of action in that theatre (AD – Area-Denial) by medium and short-range weapons. The Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM), Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBM), and Anti-Ship Manoeuvring Cruise Missile (ASCM) are used to carry out A2/AD tasks. Field artillery has also been used recently, particularly the Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPF).
The purpose of the article is to determine the chance of using field artillery against the A2/AD systems. According to the authors, the NATO forces will lose control in the air in the first period of the conventional conflict with an equivalent opponent, and its rapid recovery will be a priority. Field artillery, as a weapon with ever greater possibilities of precise and deep destruction, can become a decisive factor, allowing dominance of A2/AD systems and enabling the implementation of tasks of its air-force and army aviation, as well as ground forces.
Sønnetapene
Authors: Nesby Linda Hamrin
Published: June 2021

In 2015 and 2016, the sons of Australian singer and songwriter Nick Cave and of the Danish author Naja Marie Aidt both died in fall accidents related to substance-induced psychosis. Subsequently, Cave released the album “Skeleton Tree” (2016) and Aidt published the book “Har døden taget noget fra dig så giv det tilbage” (If death has taken something from you, then give it back) (2017), which can both be linked to how they worked through the deaths of their sons. This article discusses how texts with a similar topic can appear so different in form, and how they portray different ways of coping with the grieving process. Neither of the texts are poetry per se, but both use lyrical forms of expression that make it pertinent to use a poetic analysis approach. Cave’s song lyrics and Aidt’s poetic prose both express experiences where the use of various lyrical effects in a musical and visual context reveals different ways of dealing with grief. In both cases, repetition is a key aspect. This article shows how Skeleton Tree and If death has taken something from you, then give it back represent the elasticity of contemporary poetic writing that makes the genre suitable to render strong emotional experiences.
TO THE ISSUE OF CONTENT UPDATING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING OF MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENTS
Authors:   Chelyabinsk State University, Bobykina I.A. , Abramova E.N. ,   International Institute of Design and Service
Published: June 2021

One of the most important pedagogical tasks is the timely updating of the content of both the educational program, in general, and the work programs of disciplines (modules), according to the development trends of modern higher education and ongoing innovations in the professional field, for which a university graduate is preparing. The article is devoted to the consideration of the issue of selection of the content of foreign language training of master’s students of the educational direction. Based on the analysis of the requirements of the current legal documents, the main points of the language policy content in the field of domestic foreign language education (the introduction of competence-based, subject-activity and other approaches, the expansion of research activities, etc.) have been identified, which make it possible to justify the main selection criteria of the content of foreign language education at the university. As a result of the analysis of scientific literature, the concept of «content of education» and its components composition have been clarified. The list of professional tasks and typical communicative situations, ensuring the achievement of the results of mastering the content of the pedagogical master’s program (competencies, personal qualities), necessary for a modern teacher in the field of foreign language education, is given. In the conclusion, a number of recommendations are proposed on the technology of content design of foreign language education for masters are suggested.
CREATIVE WRITING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Authors:   Chelyabinsk State University, Pitina S.A. , Shcherbov A.D. ,   International Institute of Design and Service
Published: June 2021

The article is an attempt to reveal the role of creative writing in the process of foreign language teaching/learning at higher school. Approaches to teaching creative writing to students, who learn English as a first foreign language at the classes of business English, history of the English literature and practical course of the first foreign language are discussed. The effectiveness of creative writing assignments as independent work is proven.
Innovative teaching in a new normal
Authors: Gibbs Keziah , Pyman Hannah
Published: June 2021

With 2020 bringing unprecedented circumstances for us all, at the University of Essex we’ve been striving to move our previously in-person information literacy and research support teaching online. In doing this, we wanted to see the unexpected situationasan opportunity for improvement and increased engagement. This has required innovation and creativity, and has led us to deliver our training in a range of different formats. These formats include: online tutorials, YouTube videos, virtual workshop sessions, and mixed-media webpages using Springshare’s LibGuides software. By using a variety of solutions to reach our users, we have seen take-up for our teaching offer increase beyond our previous numbers. We believe this is in no small part due to our online resources’ ability to reach students in various locations and situations, including those working across campuses, outside of the UK, and those who may have other commitments alongside their studies. As well as this, we have been able to increase the accessibility of our teaching by ensuring our newly created online teaching materials meet UK web accessibility standards. In this presentation, we will share the lessons we have learnt in our shift to online teaching. We will explore the different technologies used to achieve this, discussing what has and hasn’t worked in our aim to increase the scope and interactivity of our information literacy and research support training. We will include feedback from participants, and will explore how we intend to broaden our offer further in the future. Ultimately, our presentation will demonstrate how the unusual situation of 2020 led us to innovate in newand interestingways.
Be Media Smart
Authors: Russell Philip
Published: June 2021

This paper presents Ireland’s public awareness campaign –‘Be Media Smart’-which was launched in Spring 2019 to combat misinformation and fake news and encourage people of all ages to stop, think, and check that information they see, read or hear across any media platform is reliable. Be Media Smart is an initiative of Media Literacy Ireland (MLI), an independent group facilitated by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to enhance Irish people’s understanding of, and engagement with, media. Group members include large media and social media companies, Government bodies, libraries, academia and voluntary sector organisations. The paper will provide an overview of this national campaign particularly in terms of how a range of organisations includingall library sectors worked together to help empower Irish citizens to make informed media choices about the media content and services that they consume, create, and disseminate across all platforms.Some of the key observations and findings of the Be Media Smart campaign will be presented including the role of libraries and the value of the cross-sector collaborative approach. Challenges, lessons learned and future development plans will also be outlined. ‘Be Media Smart’ provides a best practice exampleof how a unique Irish initiative has helped to advance media and information literacy at national level.
An academic kickstart
Authors: Thorn Jessica
Published: June 2021

In 2017 only 30 students out of 120 inthe nursing education program passed the examination assignment, a scientific report,on their first course. The coordinators of the course set out together withtheir liaison librarian to change the depressing scores. They developed change in the course content and assignments were made to strengthen the students’ academic literacy. The teachers offered lectures about the nursing profession,science and nursing theory, the research process, ethics, communication and scientific writing. The liaison librarian developed a set of five lectures, workshops and a reference quiz. The content of the five lectures is:

•Brief library introduction

•Reference management in Active Learning Classrooms

•How to search for references and how to review scientific articles,lecture and workshop

•How to search for scientific articles in Cinahl, lecture and workshop

•An openfive-hour workshop together with librarians, Supplemental Instruction leaders1 and writing instructors from the Language Resource Center.

Instead of diminishing the academic literacy demands,the course content has been increased with extended academic literacy training and the students’ tasks rely more than ever on scientific grounds. The changes were made to give all the students prerequisites to successfully pass the course carrying more knowledge with higher academic literacy and thus being better equipped for the rest of their education.This semester 90 of 120 students passed the scientific report examination on their first attempt. This session, An Academic Kickstart, will explain how the developmental change evolved and how the principles of andragogy and the implicit effort to locate the students’ point of departure have enhanced the students’ learning process and academic literacy.

1A Supplemental Instructor is a student who already has passed the course and help other students to understand the concepts of the course content and to find effective study strategies https://www.hv.se/en/student/jobb-och-karriar/si-leader
The ABC method as a tool for blended learning course development at Bergen University Library
Authors: Steiner Pål , Rødland Ingunn , Langseth Henry , Hansen Christian Højbjerg
Published: June 2021

Embarking on planning and design of new library courses, or just even redesigning them, might be challenging in an everyday busy schedule. Especially if you want to try out new digital applications or features that could give the training an edge towards students, often prejudiced to what they can expect from a traditional library course. Ideally you engage colleagues and even students and faculty members in such a process. But how can you allocate enough time and resources to reach such ambitions? The ABC method, developed at University College London, is an effective, engaging and creative approach. In only 90 minutes groups are able to work together hands-on to create a visual storyboard outlining the type and sequence of learning activities aligned with the course’s learning outcomes. Blended learning and co-creation are often encouraged in course design in many educational institutions these days. The ABC method encourage also library instructors to think about e-learning tools, methods for active learning and opportunities for co-creation. Library courses, in difference from regular courses at universities, if often taught as a “one-shot-session”, and they rarely include formal evaluations. We therefore felt the need to adapt the method to better suit these circumstances. We adjusted both agenda and material, but all ideas and principles follow the original method. Evaluation showed good feedback regarding the proportion of participants who intended to change their course design after attending the workshop. This session will present the basic principles of the ABC-method and our experiences working with this approach to blended course planning.
Source discernment – the root of all information literacy?
Authors: Unger Maria , Svanberg Magdalena , Zisser Miritt
Published: June 2021

Is source discernment at the root of all information literacy? In today’s media landscape, finding information is easy. Finding information that is scientifically correct and trustworthy is much more difficult. An added problem for students today is that all this available information come in similar formats. When all information is presented as a pdf on your screen, how do you know what you ́re reading? How is a first year student with no previous academic experience really supposed to discern between a scholarly article, a book chapter, a conference article, a white paper, a popular science article, a scientific report and a doctoral thesis? And yet the ability to do so is fundamental for the information evaluation process. If you are not sure what you are reading, how can you evaluate the quality of the information? To ease our students’way into academic writing we now start our information literacy teaching with identifying different sources of information. Reference writing and information searching are then taught from this angle. Student assignments and feedback from teachers show that this seems to improve the quality of the sources the students use in their work as well as their ability to write correct references. We would like to discuss this with colleagues from other universities with similar or other experiences. The questions we would like to focus on are: How a first year student with no previous academic experience is really supposed to discern between different types of scholarly and non-scholarly information materials and how we as library instructors can help our students with this? What are the experience of other librarians and are there any good examples of strategies or classroom exercises?
Resourcing the Information Literacy Space
Authors: Emerson Lisa , Feekery Angela
Published: June 2021

Teachers and students are important stakeholders in the information literacy(IL) space. Yet, talking about IL beyond the library can be like speaking a foreign language or engaging with a narrow ‘research skills’ focus. Our project explored what the information literacy space we inhabit looks like and sought ways to develop a common language. We see this space as capturing the unique contribution libraries and librarians, disciplines and teachers, digital information ecosystems and tools, and institutional learning contexts have on creating capable, critical, information literate learners. As part of this project, we define IL as involving the processes, strategies, skills, competencies, expertise and ways of thinking which enable individuals to engage with information to learn across a range of platforms (both digital and traditional learning environments), to transform the known, and discover the unknown. In this presentation, I will share three key resources developed to extend the IL conversation into secondary school and tertiary sector classrooms and libraries within this project:

•The Feekery Information Literacy Model – This model captures different literacies underpinned by IL within cross-sector learning contexts. It is designed to foster a shared understanding of IL.

•The ‘Are You Ready’ Self-awareness Rubric - This tool enables students to self-assess their readiness for tertiary study, teachers to develop appropriate resources and curricula, and researchers to measure the success of teachers’ literacy strategies in terms of student learning.

•The Rauru Whakarare Evaluation Framework – An evaluation approach using indigenous knowledge to critique and engage deeply with information. It supports teachers, students and librarians to explore information quality and its contribution to learning. I will share insights into the resources’ development, their use during our collaborative partnership project, and insights about how these resources supported teachers, librarians, and students to actively engage in the information literacy space.
Application of blended learning approach in clinical skills to stimulate active learning attitudes and improve clinical practice among medical students
Authors: Gong Jie , Ruan Manzhen , Yang Wen , Peng Miao , Wang Zhen , Ouyang Lichen , Yang Guangyao
Published: June 2021

Background

The recent application of blended educational methods has impacted medical education and has drawn attention to a new teaching method. This teaching style presents unique opportunities and challenges. We investigated the effects of blended learning and traditional teaching methods on clinical skill development.

Methods

We sorted 200 medical students from Tongji Medical College at Huazhong University of Science and Technology into a control or experimental group. The control group was taught with a traditional lecture-based learning method and the experimental group was taught using a blended learning method. The two groups were compared after training to assess their theoretical and practical differences. A student satisfaction survey was given to participants in both groups.

Results

The results of the experimental group’s theoretical and practical assessments were found to be significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that of the control group. The student satisfaction survey showed that blended learning was significantly more effective for acquiring relevant knowledge, enhancing student-centered learning and improving clinical practice.

Conclusions

Blended learning may address deficiencies in clinical skills, make up for limited time and space, and ensure learning efficiency and quality.
The Church, the School and the Family as Powerful Primary Teen Sex Educators
Authors: Mokaya Nathan Oigo
Published: June 2021

Human beings are sexual beings throughout their entire lives. The stages of sexual development are a human developmental process involving biological and behavioral components. It does not take much insight or cultural awareness to realize that we need to be concerned about the culture in which our children are growing in. The patterns of behavior among the youth reveal morality level is at an all-time low; long regarded as a consequent factor of modernization. The philosophies of materialism, autonomy, entitlement, and hedonism beckon them at every turn. Moral values such as honesty, obedience, kindness, respect, hard work, self-discipline, humility and fear of God have significantly been affected by modernization. Lack of self-control, dishonesty and careless attitude is the character of modern youth.  Sexual risk behavior among Kenyan youths is a major public health concern. Nearly 400,000 young women aged  between  12 and  19 years  become  pregnant in Kenya  each  year, most of them  unintentionally, and half of the  roughly  200,000 new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed each year are among 15 to 24 years old.  Sexuality is God’s life-giving and life-fulfilling gift. Our culture needs a sexual ethic focused on personal relationships and social justice rather than particular sexual acts. All persons have the right and responsibility to lead sexual lives that express love, justice, mutuality, commitment, consent, and pleasure. Grounded in respect for the body and for the vulnerability that intimacy brings, this sexual ethic fosters physical, emotional, and spiritual health. A great deal of research  attention has been and  remain  devoted to understanding what puts adolescents at risk to these  outcomes, given their enormous social, economic, and public  health  consequences. More effort is required to address these risky sexual activities among youths. One of the ways is through the identification of additional contributors to this behavior that have been understudied factors that put teens at risk and levers that can be used in preventive interventions.
COVID-19 Risks and Effects on the Women, Children and Resource-Dependent Communities in the Case of Extractive Industry 2020 in Tanzania
Authors: Haji Semboja Haji Hatibu
Published: June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a shared global socio-economic struggle against an invisible public health enemy. Not only women, children and resource-dependent communities are contracting COVID-19, but also they are among the most severely impacted socio-economic entities. The COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly affecting the everyday lives of women, child laborers and resource-dependent communities. Their physical and mental health, their social and the economic circumstances are also adversely affected. Social distancing requirements, business closures and travel restrictions associated with COVID-19 have all led to a drop in socio-economic activities, the losses of incomes and livelihoods, and increased household poverty. The paper assesses the level of risks for women, children and resource-dependent communities in the COVID-19 situation in the extractive sector in Tanzania. This descriptive paper uses results of the HR field research survey of 2020 that included stakeholders’ workshop, intensive desk study or literature review, field research surveys, data management and policy analysis.

The viruses that cause COVID-19 have high health risks of effecting and affecting people of all ages, gender, races and nations. The levels of risks for women violence, child and youth labour unemployment and resource-dependent communities are high.

The paper recommends that the government and all extractive sector companies should ensure there is no child labour and should enhance youth employment. It is also recommended that children be protected from all possible health hazards. Extractive industries have to create employment opportunities for both male and female youths. All the extractive sector firms have to embark on sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility strategies so as to minimize COVID-19 risks to all resource-dependent communities.
Youth Employment Creation Factors in the EA Countries Data and Policy Analysis
Authors: Hatibu Semboja Haji , Hafidh Hafidh Ali
Published: June 2021

This policy research paper analyses employability factors contributing to youth unemployment and also provides working recommendations for further dialogue and engagement on youth employability in the EA countries. The data and policy analyses are based on the theory of 4-Es as propounded by International Labour Organization and Youth Employment Network literature. The field research survey, focus group discussion, combined observational and consultations with key informants were major research methods used in collecting secondary and primary data and other information. Data analysis used non-parametric methods, mainly frequency, and cross tabulations.

The study found that the governments and private sectors have not created adequate, remunerative and sustainable job opportunities to match with increasing labour force within the country through effective utilization of natural resources available and improvement of production technology within the region. Diversification of the economy is limited. The government fiscal policies and other systems have not been effective in reducing unemployment for both youths with ought and with disability.

The paper recommends optimal employment creation conditions. The proposed implementation strategies include creation of pro-economic growth job opportunities; diversification of the economy; creation of the environment conducive for fiscal policies adjustment; increasing participation of youth with disabilities in the job planning process and strengthening the institutional capacities.
Chitosan and Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose as a Carrier for Aceclofenac for Prolonged Release
Authors: Katedeshmukh R. G. , Yadav A. V. , Dhumal J. S. , Kumbhar A. B. , Rane P. V. , Chintamani R. N.
Published: June 2021

Numerous natural polymers either alone or in combination with other polymers were found effective in controlling the drug release. In this study the attempts were made to combine chitosan (degree of deacetylation 84.14 %) and as hydroxylpropyl methylcellulose (HPMC K 15M) to retard the release of aceclofenac in tablet formulation. The tablets were prepared by wet granulation and evaluated for pre and post- compression parameters. All the pre-compression parameters were found within the limit.  Hardness and friability values were found in the range of 4.30-4.89 kg/cm2 and 0.1-0.6% respectively. These results proved the good mechanical strength of the formulations.  The drug content was found in the range of 97.56 – 99.10 %.  Weight variation was found within the official limit. The percent drug release and swelling index was found to be dependent on the concentration of polymer. With increasing the concentration of both the polymers the swelling index was increased and drug release decrease. Highest concentration of both the polymers was found to retard the drug release up to 8 h.  The effect of Chitosan and HPMC on drug release was evaluated by design expert software to achieve the optimized formulation. The response of the drug release after 4h was considered to check the drug release. It was found that the enhanced concentration of both the polymers had negative effective on the drug release. The formulation containing highest concentration of the chitosan and HPMC was found be fit in the limits of optimized formulations. The optimized formulation was found to be stable at accelerated stability storage conditions.
Impact of Electronic Prescription on Prescribing Errors
Authors: Almohammadi Ameen M. , Al-Dhahri Huda M. , Al-Harbi Shroug H.
Published: June 2021

Aims: There are series of medical errors that can be prevented by taking precautions.             Therefore, the study evaluates the impact of the electronic prescribing system on prescription errors.

Study Design:  A pre-post study design was conducted.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at outpatient pharmacy services of a teaching hospital in Jeddah city.

Methodology: Prescriptions were evaluated for the presence of the essential prescription elements such as patient information, drug name, dose, frequency, strength, and other prescription completeness parameters.

Results: In the pre-intervention study, 1182 handwritten prescriptions were evaluated, and 6627 errors were detected from these prescriptions. The length of the pre-and post-intervention period was two weeks each. The most prevalent prescribing errors were that of medications written without defined dosage forms were recorded 1653 (55.90%) time followed by prescriptions written by trade names 1493 (22.5%), without route of administration 1266 (19.1%), and without specified duration 1009 (15.2%). However, 1512 prescriptions were evaluated in the post-intervention study, among which 339 errors were detected. The errors included prescriptions written without diagnosis (5.09%), or without doctor’s name or stamp (1.52%), written by trade names (4.49%), without defined dosage forms (4.29%), and without specified duration (2.84%).

Conclusion: The study concluded that E-prescribing eliminated prescription errors that resulted from handwritten prescriptions.
A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Risk Factors for Hypoesthesia after Repair of Facial Fractures
Authors: Sulimani Zainbganayah Hasan , Murad Manal Abdulaziz , Abousada Hoda Jehad , Gharawi Raidaa Ali , Alghamdi Shahd Abdulaziz , Malaikah Yusra Faiz , Yanbawi Shahd Mansour , Alghamdi Abdullah Saeed , Alrushnudi Nawal Muhaysin , Qadhi Mohammed Ahmed Al , Eskandrani Mahmoud Abbas , Sagga Abdulla Khalid , Alhammad Abdullah Saad
Published: June 2021

Background: Hypoesthesia occurs as a result of injuries resulting in injury to the nerve fibres. The causes of injury include direct harm from the needle injections, around the nerve fibres, mechanical injuries resulting in an indirect pressure into the mandibular canal, during the dental surgical procures, as well as the toxicity of the local anaesthetic agents.

Methods: This cross-sectional research was conducted by recruiting N=79 adult individuals (>18 years), who had visited the district hospital for acquiring clinical assistance and treatment of facial muscles or nerve-related complications in August 2020. Data collection for this research was carried out by using a specially designed questionnaire, which facilitated in acquiring data related to aetiology of trauma, identification of the hypoesthesia area, as well as the clinical complications experienced by the respondents. The clinical reports of the patients were also collected for analysing the hypoesthesia area. SPSS was utilised for data analysis, and statistical tests were conducted for assessing the risk factors for hypoesthesia after repair of facial fractures.

Results: The statistical tests revealed that only a small percentage of the sample population, i.e., (N=9) or 11.8% experienced the facial bone fracture, male respondents had more exposure to the facial bone fractures, as compared to the females (Mean=1.81, SD= 0.397), and the individuals below 25 years of age had high exposure of facial bone fracture (Mean=1.78, SD= 0.428). A significant majority of hypoesthesia cases were at mandible, and orbit region.

Conclusion: The dental treatment resulting in nerve manipulation results in nerve elongation, nerve compression, contributing to transient hypoesthesia. Hypoesthesia might also lead to other clinical complications.
Comparative Study between Modified Transverse and Hayman Suture Regarding the Efficacy and Purperium Complications in Thi-Qar
Authors: Jabber Aseel Mosa
Published: June 2021

Background: Main causes of death post-partum is the uncontrolled hemorrhage, that managed by different modalities, whereuterine compression suture had different efficacies as a main interventional tools of sever postpartum hemorrhage.

Aim: comparing different sutures types (modified transverse and Hayman suture) regarding their efficacy through its impact and in determining the final outcome and complications of post-partum hemorrhage.

Materials and methods: A prospective comparative analytical study including 122 females , who underwent delivery between march 2017and December 2019, all of them followed for , 1 week, 6,weeks 6 months. Were the samples collected from Bent-Al-Huda teaching hospital and Al-Rehman private hospital-Thi-Qar, 2 groups of study; 1st one (52) underwent modified B-lynch suturing (Hyman suturing) while the 2nd group(70) underwent transverse sutures of modified Ouahba suture, written consent had taken from all patients, SPSS version 24 used for analysis.

Results: Among 122 delivered women suffer from primary post-partum hemorrhage, 52 (42.63%) were sutured by Hayman suture, and 70 (57.37%)were sutured by transverse suturing,There was significant statistical difference between the types of intervention and blood loss P value <0.05. There was significant statistical difference between the types of intervention and complication development (p value=0.0001). There was no significant independent predictors or determinant for the complication development except the type of intervention. Only follow-up period and complication were truly to be correlated with type of intervention, the other variable were confounders

Conclusion: Even though the hemostasis had been achieved in both maneuver with excellent success rate, the transvers suture carrying high rate of persistent pain but the Hayman suture carry higher rate of serious complication such hysterectomy and intestinal obstruction. several factors determine the choosing of the suture type such as site, severity and cause of bleeding and the surgeon experience.
Knowledge and Attitude of Recent Dental Graduates towards Smart/Bioactive Dental Composites
Authors: Hasanain Fatin , Yeslam Hanin , Khaleefa Soud
Published: June 2021

Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitude of dental interns vs newly graduated dentists (NGD) towards recently introduced smart/bioactive dental resin composites (SDCs).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Restorative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from March 2018 to June 2018.

Methodology: An online questionnaire was distributed among randomly chosen interns and NGDs in multiple countries (n= 164). The questionnaire was formulated using Google Forms. Statistical analysis of the results was conducted using percentages and frequencies and compared using Chi-square test (P<0.05).

Results: 59.15% of all respondents expressed interest in perusing restorative dentistry as a specialty.  A statistically significant lower proportion of NGDs compared to interns reported a good understanding of dental restorative materials (P=.022), hearing of SDCs (P=.033), or ever using SDCs (P=.006). 50% of NGDs reported thinking that SDCs effectively regenerate dental hard tissue was significantly (P=.016) lower than interns (70.5%). 97.6% of NGDs and 96.7% of interns reported willingness to attend a training workshop and/or a continuing education course about SDCs.

Conclusion: Interns showed a significantly higher positive attitude towards SDCs use. Knowledge and effective use of SDCs by interns and NGDs could be improved by more training such as that offered in workshops/courses.
A Protocol for Treatment of Avabahuk (Frozen Shoulder) with Agnikarma and Topical Diclofenac Sodium Gel
Authors: Kumar Mahesh , Shinde R. K. , Jaiswal Reena
Published: June 2021

Background:  The Avabahuk is a disease described in ancient Ayurveda and is correlated with frozen shoulder of modern science. It is mainly due to vatadosha prakopa and the treatment adopted for this are for snayu-sandhi-asthi-gata-vata. Many treatment modalities mentioned in Ayurveda for treatment of Avabahuka. The treatment modality Agnikarma, the intentional therapeutic heat burn therapy is one among them.

Aim and objectives: The aim of the study is to compare efficacy of Agnikarma and topical Diclofenac sodium gel in Avabahuk (Frozen shoulder) treatment.

Methodology: The sample size will decide in pilot study and the patients will randomly divided equally into 2 groups. In Group A (Interventional) the Agnikarma will be done at weekly interval for 4 weeks along with physiotherapy. In Group B (comparator group) the topical diclofenac sodium gel application for 4 weeks with physiotherapy.

Results: The changes will observed and record in objective outcomes.

Conclusion: Agnikarma will be effective in lowering the pain and stiffness of frozen shoulder.
Development and Validation of a New RP-HPLC Analytical Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Luliconazole and Clobetasol Propionate in Synthetic Mixture
Authors: Solanki Binal , Joshi Hirak
Published: June 2021

Aim: To develop new selective and sensitive reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) approach for the quantification of antifungal drug Luliconazole integrate with corticosteroid drug Clobetasol Propionate in a synthetic mixture.

Methods: The method was validated to achieve International Conference Harmonization (ICH) requirements. Chromatographic separation was carried out by isocratic technique on a reversed-phase Inertsil C18 column (5 µm, 250mm x 4.6mm i.d with the mixture of Acetonitrile: Water pH adjusted with H3PO4 (60: 40) and UV detection at 264 nm. The compounds were eluted at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with an injection volume of 20μL.

Results: The calibration curves were linear (r2 > 0.999) over the concentration range 10-200 μg/mLfor Luliconazole and 5-100 μg/mL for Clobetasol Propionate. The average retention times for Luliconazole and Clobetasol Propionate were 3.16 and 6.94 min, respectively. The % RSD   for the proposed method was found to be less than %2. The % recovery was found to between 99.22-99.48% for the developed method.

Conclusion: The developed method is simple, rapid, precise, and accurate and hence was successfully applied for the determination of Luliconazole and Clobetasol Propionate in a synthetic mixture.
Assessment of the Association between Hypertention & Body Mass Index in Patients Visiting at Department of Medicine Pmch Nawabshah
Authors: Sial Sikander Ali , Kumar Jagdesh , Ayoob Attia , Jamali Anwar Ali , Dahri Amir Hamzo , Ali Sanum , Ahmer Arslan
Published: June 2021

Background: Hypertension is a common health issue all over the world; increased Body Mass Index (BMI) is alone one strong risk factor for the HTN.

Objective: To assess the relationship between HTN & BMI in patients visited at department of Medicine PMCH Nawabshah.

Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at PMC Hospital Nawabshah during March 2019 to February 2020. Sample size was 385. This study was conducted after ethical approval of institutional committee and willing male and female subjects with hypertension were included in present study after consent. Age ranges from 15 years and above. Those having other co morbidities like, DM, IHD, stroke and other metabolic and endocrine disorders were excluded from the study. Patients with history of drugs causing weight gain were also excluded.

Results: there were total 385 subjects included, 130 were females and 245 were males1:2 ratio of female and male. Mean age of patients was 46.50 sd ± 8.65 years, mean BMI was 26.18 sd ± 4.73, mean systolic HTN was158.35sd ± 30.40 and mean diastolic blood pressure was 95.75 sd ± 12.91 mmHg.

Conclusion: There is strong association between hypertension and BMI, as the BMI will increase the risk of HTN will increase.
Antipyretic Activity of Gudduchi (-Tinospora cordifolia)- A Review
Authors: Haseena K. A. , Gadgil Neha , Mandal Snigdha Das
Published: June 2021

Pyrexia is defined as elevation of body temperature. It is a response due to tissue damage, inflammation, alignancy etc. Fever is associated with symptoms of lethargy, depression, anorexia, sleepiness etc. In Ayurveda, many drugs are attributed with jwaragna property. Among these described drugs gudduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) has the best antipyretic activity. Indian medicinal plants and their derivatives are having invaluable source of therapeutic agents to treat various disorders. Nowadays, many drugs have been developed from plants which are active against a number of diseases.
A Prospective Study on Clinico-Radiological Correlation and Conservative Management of Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen at a Tertiary Care Centre
Authors: Mahawar Rajat , Chandak Suresh , Yeola Meenakshi
Published: June 2021

Background: Acute abdomen is a condition in which the patient complains of a sudden or gradual attack of abdominal pain over a duration of several hours and presents with a set of symptoms which indicatea life threateningillness that needs an urgent or quick diagnosis for early treatment. Delay in diagnosis will worsen the condition of the patient and can even have a fatal outcome. It is crucial to recognize situations where laparotomy can be avoided in order to bring down morbidity and financial costs. Hence this study is being conducted to evaluate various clinical presentations, accuracy of clinical diagnosis, causes, better imaging studies and effectiveness of conservative management of non-traumatic acute abdomen.

Objectives:

To study various clinical presentation of non-traumatic acute abdomen.

To study the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of non-traumatic acute abdomen

To study different causes of acute abdomen.

Compare different imaging studies in cases of acute abdomen and to evaluate their accuracy in diagnosing the condition.

To study the effectiveness of conservative management (OchsnerScherren regimen) in cases of acute abdomen.

Methods: The study will be doneat Dept. of General Surgery, J.N.M.C and AVBRH, Wardha. The duration of the study will be 2 years from September 2020 to August 2022. In this study, 80-100 Patients of acute abdomen attending the routine OPD and Emergency room at AVBR Hospital will be studied. Thorough clinical examination will be done and Patients with Abdominal pain will be categorized according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Clinical findings with Radiological findings will be correlated and the sensitivity of imaging studies in diagnosing acute abdomen will be evaluated. The outcome of conservative management of non-traumatic acute abdomen will be observed.

Results: We expectto study various clinical presentations of acute abdomen, causes, evaluate the accuracy of imaging studies and to study the effectiveness of conservative management all of which in turn would lead to early and better management of acute abdomen.

Conclusion: Better understanding about presentation, causes, the accuracy of radiological studies and effectiveness of conservative management would help in identification of cases in which laparotomy can be avoided to prevent unnecessary surgery with its associated morbidity and financial burden.
MRI Evaluation of Seizures in Pediatric Age Group Patients in a Rural Hospital of Central India
Authors: Raj Nishant , Dhande Rajasbala Pradeep
Published: June 2021

Background: Seizures are a common presenting complaint in pediatric patients. There are many underlying causes which may present as seizures in pediatric population, for example: febrile seizures, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, congenital malformations, certain neoplasms etc. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) plays a fundamental role in evaluation of these causes and is especially of use in identifying the structural lesions presenting as seizures.

Objectives: To assess the role of MRI(1.5 Tesla) in evaluation pediatric seizures and to study spectrum of MRI findings associated with various causes.

Methodology: A prospective study will be conducted at “Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi”, involving 138 pediatric patients coming to Radiology department.

Results: After statistical analysis, we expect to find effectiveness of MRI in evaluation of pediatric seizures.

Conclusion: In this study we expect to find usefulness of MRI as a diagnostic tool in assessment of pediatric seizures especially in those with structural lesions.