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5069 Utilizing The Electronic Health Record To Improve Transitions Of Care From Pediatric To Adult Endocrinology For Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: McHan Lara Crawford , Tich Jennifer Nicole , Augustine Marilyn
Published: October 2024

Disclosure: L.C. McHan: None. J.N. Tich: None. M. Augustine: None.

During late adolescence and emerging adulthood, patients are becoming more independent and assuming more responsibility for their care. The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare providers is a particularly vulnerable time for patients with diabetes since disruptions in care can lead to poor health outcomes such as poor glycemic control, increased healthcare utilization, and increased occurrence of complications related to diabetes. In a preliminary chart review, 36% of pediatric patients at our institution with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) referred to adult endocrinology in the year 2022 have not yet established care with an adult endocrinologist. Of these patients, 67% had a first appointment scheduled with adult endocrinology. For patients who have established care with adult endocrinology, the average time between their last pediatric visit and first adult visit was 10 months. To address these gaps in care during the transition process, we created a multidisciplinary team, including representatives from pediatric and adult endocrinology with the goal of utilizing the electronic health record (EHR) to improve transitions of care for adolescents and young adults with T1DM at our institution. Our team consists of physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), a social worker, and representatives from our information systems division. Because buy-in from providers is a cornerstone of successful transition planning, we surveyed the pediatric endocrinology providers to assess attitudes regarding transitions of care and received 4 physician and 4 APP responses. Fifty percent of providers felt it was extremely important to discuss transition to adult care with their patients, and all providers reported feeling comfortable discussing transition. The age at which providers initiate discussion about transition with their patients varies significantly; half of providers reported waiting until patients are 18 years or older, and only one provider starts discussing transition at the recommended age of 12-13 years old. One provider reported discussing transition with their patients at every visit, while 25% discuss transition every 6 months and 50% discuss transition yearly. When asked what tools would help providers address transition to adult care with patients, 100% selected a reminder in the diabetes note template. We are actively working to incorporate reminders to discuss transition into the diabetes note template. Additionally, we have partnered with the Endocrine Society to incorporate a T1DM skills checklist into the EHR. While the long-term health benefits of discussing transition to adult care may not be evident for years, our hope is that these tools encourage providers to engage in earlier and more frequent discussions about independent disease management and transition to adult care.

Presentation: 6/2/2024
Inherited anoxia tolerance and growth performance can result in enhanced invasiveness in hybrid fish
Authors: Dabrowski Konrad , Panicz Remigiusz , Fisher Kevin J. , Gomelsky Boris , Eljasik Piotr
Published: October 2024

Northern hemisphere freshwater ecosystems are projected to experience significant warming and shortening of winter duration in this century. This change coupled with depletion of oxygen (hypoxia) will result in a shift toward fish species with higher optimal temperatures for growth and reproduction that can mitigate hypoxic stress. Here, we tested the assumption that reproduction between two distant species, i.e. anoxic-intolerant common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and anoxic-tolerant goldfish (Carassius auratus), results in the expression of genes responsible for ethanol synthesis (alcohol dehydrogenase and pyruvate dehydrogenase subunit E1β2). The expression of this ethanol-producing pyruvate decarboxylase pathway may transform the biochemical characteristics of progeny into anoxic-tolerant hybrids, expanding their suitable environmental range and potentially increasing invasiveness. Concurrently, a genetic strategy for improving fish tolerance to oxygen-depleted environments will be a valuable physiological trait in fish culture. Differential quantification of gene expression by analyzing mRNA revealed that, compared with koi×koi, koi female×goldfish male (F1 hybrid) possessed the pyruvate dehydrogenase subunit E1β2 gene construct, which was expressed at significantly greater levels in red muscle. The potential of this hybrid to both survive in extreme anoxic conditions and grow at elevated water temperatures would likely contribute to their ecological success.
Effects of priming duration and rhizosphere bacteria metabolite concentration on the germinability of cowpea, soybean, sesame, and okra seeds
Authors: Akpor Oghenerobor , Ajinde Ayotunde , Ogunnusi Tolulope
Published: October 2024

Seed priming enhances germination and growth, which are important determinants of crop yield. This study was carried out to assess the effect of priming duration and metabolite concentration on the priming of five (5) crops using the metabolites of five (5) bacterial isolates. The crop seeds were treated in the cold-extracted metabolites of the five isolates at five (5) different priming durations (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 h) and then in five metabolite concentrations (200, 400, 600, 800, and 1000 mg/L) of the five extracted metabolites at the optimal priming duration determined in the first experiment. Characterization of the cold-extracted metabolites was also carried out using gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Results revealed that priming cowpea and soybean seeds for longer durations (< 3 h) could hinder their growth and development. Lower concentrations were observed to be optimal for cowpea and soybean, but for sesame and okra, there was no detectable pattern with metabolite concentration. The GC-MS revealed the presence of some molecules (e.g. hexadecanoic acid) that have shown plant growth promotion potential in other studies. This study showed that seeds with large endosperms, such as those of cowpea and soybean, are more prone to the harmful effects of treatment for longer durations. Further experiments should be undertaken to isolate and purify the bioactive moieties for further studies and application.
Social epidemiology of female breast cancer in the region of Varna-Bulgaria in 2013-2021 – A retrospective study
Authors: Yaneva Galina , Dimitrova Tsonka , Tasinov Oskan
Published: October 2024

Background Female breast cancer remains the most common malignant disease and a leading cause of death worldwide. We aim to follow up on the annual dynamics of its incidence, prevalence and mortality rates in the region of Varna, Bulgaria. Methods Data for the recent retrospective analyses was accessed through the information system of Marko Markov Specialized Hospital for Oncological Diseases of Varna for 2017-2021 and two most recent publications for 2013-2017, in accordance with the Medical University-Varna Ethical committee guidelines. Results The total number of newly registered cases of breast cancer in women aged between 24 and 95 years amounted to 1,341. Mean crude incidence rate in 2017-2021 was 108.83 per 100,000, ranging from 119.89 to 105.25 per 100,000 in 2017 and 2020, respectively. The age group of 61-70 years was most affected (26.55% of the cases). Mean crude prevalence rate during this period was 1496.32 per 100,000, varying from 1447.75 to 1549.71 per 100 000 in 2017 and 2020, respectively. The total number of deaths until the end of 2022 reached 310 with 2018 being the greatest in mortality rate (30.22% of the cases). In 2017-2021, bilateral breast cancer was diagnosed as synchronous in 15 women and metachronous in 9 women. Conclusions The regular regional epidemiological investigations could contribute to the enhancement of the effectiveness and quality of prevention, timely diagnosis and adequate complex treatment.
Optimization of timing for maternal immunization to protect newborns from influenza infection
Authors: Wahab Eyad Rabih Abdul , Khalifa Ahmad , Alessi Alexander Warren , Saeed Mohammed , Tahhan Owais , Khan Sidra Bukhtiar , Khalifa Hamza
Published: October 2024

Objectives The primary objective of this systematic review was to identify the optimal timing for immunizing pregnant women to confer the most protection by reducing the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza or influenza-like illness in infants less than 6 months of age. Currently, there are gaps in research regarding the timing of administration during the gestational period to provide maximum immunogenicity to the infant. The research question being addressed is: ‘When considering immunization of pregnant mothers with the influenza vaccine, implementing a vaccination program during which trimester in pregnancy would optimize benefits for infants less than 6 months of age in terms of the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza and influenza-like illness?’ Design Systematic review/Meta-analysis Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCT’s) and observational studies comparing health outcomes of infants and children up to 6 months of age born to women who received inactivated influenza vaccine during pregnancy with mothers who did not receive the vaccine or received a control vaccine. The primary outcome was laboratory-confirmed influenza infection in infants. Secondary outcome measures included influenza –like illness diagnosed by a clinician and acute respiratory illness. Results 7 studies were included: 2 primary RCT’s and 5 observational studies (prospective and retrospective cohort studies).5 of the 7 studies were suitable to be included in the quantitative synthesis part and and were compared. Forrest plot analysis revealed that vaccinating pregnant mothers in the second and third trimester when compared with any trimester (1,2 and 3) (OR 0.18 vs. 0.65) conferred less protection, promoting vaccination in the first trimester. Conclusions Vaccinating pregnant mothers in the first trimester conferred greater protection to infants than any other trimester.
Centering Social Justice and Equity in Research on Accessibility to Public Buildings for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities: A scoping review
Authors: Mohapatra Sidhiprada , Maiya G. Arun , Nayak Ullas U , Benny Leno , Watson Joanne , Kinjawadekar Amit , Nandineni Rama Devi
Published: October 2024

Purpose To explore how principles of social justice and equity are integrated into research concerning accessibility to public buildings for individuals with mobility disabilities. Methods Utilising a scoping review methodology to assess literature based on the criteria set by the Joanna Briggs Institute, seven databases were screened. Studies were selected using the framework: “persons with mobility disabilities” AND “accessibility” AND “public buildings”. A theoretical framework helped to extract codes and develop themes through an inductive-deductive analysis method. The results are presented descriptively. Results The examination of 84 studies uncovered a complex interplay between agencies, systemic challenges, discriminatory practices, and societal attitudes perpetuating marginalisation of individuals with mobility disabilities in their access to public buildings. The recommendations emphasize importance of practical measures, research imperatives, and policy developments to promote inclusivity. We present a ‘Ten-step approach’ to integrate social justice and equity into research on accessibility in public buildings for people with mobility disabilities. Conclusion Integrating diversity, active participation, and inclusive methodologies are essential to address systemic issues, discriminatory practices, and societal attitudes that hinder accessibility and inclusion. Collaborations with diverse stakeholders are crucial for policy changes, resource allocation, and advancing social justice and equity in accessibility research and practice.
Impact of Green Supply Chain Management on Sustainable Performance: A Dual Mediated-moderated Analysis of Green Technology Innovation And Big Data Analytics Capability Powered by Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Makhdoom Quswah , Junejo Ikramuddin , Sohu Jan Muhammad , Shah Syed Mir Muhammad , Alwadi Belal Mahmoud , Ejaz Faisal , Hossain Md Billal
Published: October 2024

Background This study aims to empirically test a comprehensive interrelationship between green supply chain management (GSCM), green technology innovation (GTI), waste management (WM), big data analytics capability powered by artificial intelligence (BDAC-AI), and their collective impact on sustainable performance (SP) in organizational contexts. Methods This study was conducted in Pakistan’s food processing sector. The respondents included 495 managers working in the food processing industry. A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach is used to examine direct and indirect relationships between the variables. The originality of this study lies in integration of the technology acceptance model (TAM) and dynamic capability theory (DCT) to understand sustainable practices in the context of the provided model. Results This study highlights that GSCM, GTI, WM, and BDAC-AI have positive, strong, and direct impacts on SP. Furthermore, GTI and WM only partially mediate the link between GSCM and SP, whereas the two moderate the link. In addition, BDAC-AI had a moderating effect on the relationship between GTI and SP. This study has managerial implications, including strategies that involve the use of theoretical frameworks for technological acceptance and dynamic capabilities to support sustainable initiatives. However, it is worth noting that the findings provide a practical contingency for managers and businesses interested in implementing green studies effectively, improving technologies, and strengthening sustainable performance capabilities. Conclusions The study extends the literature by establishing a model for operationalizing GSCM in the food processing sector. Furthermore, it adds value in that it first integrates TAM and DCT to explain sustainable operations and their impact on organizations. Furthermore, it extends the existing literature by establishing a relationship between GSCM and SC. It offers a model through which GSCM can be operationalized in the context of the FS sector.
Oral pre-treatment with Citronellol ameliorates Methotrexate-induced nephrotoxicity in Wistar rats via targeting oxidative stress and inflammation
Authors: Sabry Dania Thaer , AL-Zobaidy Mohammed AH Jabarah
Published: October 2024

Background Methotrexate (MTX) is a classical folic acid antagonist widely used in the treatment of malignant and non-malignant disorders. However, its clinical application is often restricted by concomitant adverse effects, including renal damage. Numerous studies have highlighted the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in mediating MTX-related nephrotoxicity. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the possible renoprotective action of Citronellol (CT), a natural compound with prominent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, against nephrotoxicity induced by MTX. Methods To fulfill our objective, 24 adult male Wistar rats were randomly allocated into four groups: control, MTX, 100 mg/kg CT plus MTX and 200 mg/kg CT plus MTX. At the end of the study, the experimental rats were anesthetized, blood samples were collected for biochemical assays, and the kidneys were surgically removed for biochemical and gene expression analyses, after which all rats were sacrificed by exsanguination. Results Compared to the MTX-treated group, our results revealed that pre-supplementation with 100 or 200 mg/kg CT remarkably ameliorated renal damage biomarkers, including serum urea, serum creatinine, and kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1). In addition, pre-treatment with 100 or 200 mg/kg CT enhanced the activity of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), diminished renal malondialdehyde (MDA) contents, and attenuated inflammation by suppressing renal nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling and diminishing tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) gene expression. Moreover, pre-treatment with 200 mg/kg CT markedly reduced interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) gene expression. Conclusion Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, that CT can serve as a new promising agent for mitigating nephrotoxicity induced by MTX through its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Refracting the concept of physician advocacy using the prism of professional resistance
Authors: Hubinette Maria , Wyatt Tasha R. , Ellaway Rachel
Published: October 2024

Background Advocacy is a well-established term in the context of medicine and medical education. However, what constitutes advocacy is unclear and at times contested as it can range from relatively anodyne acts of facilitating patient journeys to more substantial acts of non-compliance. As a result, guiding medical learners in establishing advocacy as part of their future practice is a somewhat subjective and variant undertaking. Analyzing advocacy using the emerging concept of professional resistance as an analytic prism can afford better understanding of what advocacy means in a health professions context. Methods The authors employed a concept analysis methodology to explore discourses of advocacy using the concept of ‘resistance’ as a prism. The findings of the study are presented as a series of dyadic tensions that elicit different meanings of advocacy, including the rhetorical uses of the term ‘advocacy’ and ‘resistance’. Results Physician advocacy can be defined in terms of six dyads: scope and scale, goals and intentions, effort and risk, disobedience and confrontation, responsibility and commitment, and consequences and outcomes. Moreover, describing acts or positions as ‘advocacy’ confers legitimacy and authority, whereas describing acts or positions as ‘resistance’ confers doubt as to their ethical and professional credibility even when they refer to the same things. Conclusions By utilizing resistance as an analytic prism to deconstruct advocacy in health professions education, the authors seek to resolve some of the tensions and areas of uncertainty associated with the use of the term ‘advocacy’ in medical education, and to advance new ways of thinking about these two concepts. This is achieved through developing an understanding of advocacy and resistance, not as discrete categories, but as discursive positions, such that there are factors common to both that need to be interrogated to properly understand the advocacy-resistance landscape in medical education.
The genome sequence of a darkling beetle, Diaperis boleti (Linnaeus, 1758)
Authors: Booth Roger ,   Natural History Museum Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: October 2024

We present a genome assembly from one male Diaperis boleti (darkling beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae). The genome sequence spans 542.60 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 8 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.42 kilobases in length.
The Building Background of the Branch Industrial Parks in the Tula-Novomoskovsk Agglomeration
Authors: Vinichenko A.
Published: October 2024

The tendencies of the industrial parks formation in the Russian agglomerations are considers in the article. The branch and territorial features of industrial parks foundation in the Tula region are determined on basis of the experience study of the special economic zone (SEZ) «Uzlovaya». The positive influence of the manufacturing SEZ on the branch clusters in agglomerations is confirmed.
Methodological Approach to the Coordination of Strategic Priorities of the State Regional Development Policy Old Industrial Regions of the Russian Federation
Authors: Sorokina Natalia
Published: October 2024

The formation of strategic priorities of the state regional policy for the development of old-industrial regions is complicated by the multiplicity of its actors and the need to coordinate spatial and sectoral priorities of regulatory impact. The article presents a methodological approach to coordinating the priorities of spatial and sectoral development of old industrial regions in the format of a scheme reflecting the logic and sequence of actions aimed at achieving strategic goals of regional development in accordance with the strategic national priorities of the Russian Federation. The methodological approach was tested on the example of the Saratov region, one of the old industrial regions of Russia with growth potential within the framework of the industrial development model. The necessity of using two approaches in the coordination process is justified: the first should be used to achieve the strategic priorities of the federal Center in a coordinated manner, on the one hand, and the old industrial regions and enterprises and organizations of the "industrial core", on the other (coordination "vertically"); the second — in order to coordinate the regional priorities of spatial and sectoral development of the old industrial region (horizontal alignment). Proposals are presented for the formation of a list of agreed priorities for the spatial and sectoral development of the Saratov region, the implementation of which will contribute to the transformation of the region into a point of growth of the national economy of Russia.
Some main problems of economic growth in modern Russia
Authors: Basovskiy Leonid , Basovskaya Elena
Published: October 2024

The work provides assessments of trends and factors of economic growth in modern Russia. The research was carried out on the basis of constructing econometric models using Rosstat data. Research results show that the main trends in economic development consisted of a decrease in the rate of economic growth and the rate of growth in labor productivity. The main factor of economic growth was the growth of labor productivity. There were no significant trends in changes in the growth rate of employment and the growth rate of accumulated fixed capital. The growth in labor productivity was achieved, to a large extent, due to an increase in the capital intensity of production. The basis for economic development was largely an ineffective archaic mechanism, the mechanism for the formation of an industrial economy. Employment growth had a negative impact on economic growth rates. The results obtained indicate that the most important factors of competitiveness and economic growth - human capital and new technologies - are insufficiently and ineffectively used. They did not ensure an increase in labor productivity due to investing in outdated technologies, attracting workers who do not have high qualifications, which is due to a decline in the quality of education and a reduction in the scale of scientific research and development. Education has largely lost its function of forming human capital. The research and development system does not sufficiently serve as a source of new technologies. The identified problems are obviously due to shortcomings in economic policy, shortcomings in financial management and investment processes, insufficient funding and ineffective management of the education system, research and development.
The prostate Translational anatomical-surgical anatomy
Authors: Castiñeiras Fernández Jesús
Published: October 2024

The book is divided into nine chapters. The first deals with the "AnatomicUltrasound Correlation of the Hyperplasic Prostate Gland". We therefore study its surgical anatomy, indispensable for understanding the anatomical localization of benign and malignant prostate pathology. The second chapter describes the methodology used for the purpose of this book. The third is titled "From the Fasciae to the Ligaments: Pubovesical Ligaments and Puboprostatic Ligaments"; in it we present their ontogenetic relationship with the endolpelvic fascia. In the fourth chapter we study the periprostatic fascia or pelvic fasciae, i.e. the visceral and parietal sheets of the lateral pelvic fascia. In the fifth the Denonvilliers aponeurosis. In the sixth the right and left posterolateral angles, which are the result of convergence of the aforementioned Denonvilliers aponeurosis with the periprostatic fascia. The seventh is titled "Prostatectomy, Erector Nerves and Erectile Dysfunction". The eighth chapter concerns erectile dysfunction, the neurovascular bundle, and the figures of Salvador Gil Vernet and Patrick C. Walsh. Finally, the ninth focuses on the male and female urogenital sphincter.
Did Socrates intend to commit suicide? A rereading of the defense of Socrates in Xenophon's Apology.
Authors: Dorion Louis-André
Published: October 2024

In recent years, several commentators have argued that Socrates, at the time of his trial, intended to die, and that he therefore used megalêgoria ("boasting") to provoke his judges into condemning him to death. Contrary to this reading of the Apology, I shall endeavor to show that Socrates actually defends himself during his trial, and that the intention behind his choice of megalêgoria is not to provoke his judges into condemning him to death.
Jenofonte, Póroi: ¿una propuesta de economía política?.
Authors: Sancho Rocher Laura
Published: October 2024

El último escrito de Jenofonte, redactado justo tras la derrota ateniense en la Guerra Social, pone sobre el tablero dos cuestiones relacionadas entre sí: la injusticia del imperio y la manera de lograr que los atenienses puedan vivir de sus recursos. Las diversas interpretaciones de Póroi se plantean si el autor solo aborda el problema fiscal o si tiene propuestas dirigidas a una mejora de la producción y, a su vez, del trabajo y retribuciones de los ciudadanos. En ese marco se discute asimismo si los Ingresos se inscribe en un pensamiento económico primitivo e “incrustado”, o si refleja preocupaciones propias de una economía política racional.
La Organización Panamericana de la Salud como modelo para la cooperación sanitaria internacional.
Authors: Gallego Hernández Ana Cristina
Published: October 2024

Frente a las duras pandemias y condiciones insalubres, desde mediados del S. XIX comienza a desarrollarse una verdadera cooperación internacional por la seguridad sanitaria. En este sentido, en 1902 se crea la Oficina Sanitaria Internacional, la primera organización internacional de salud de la historia, pero de ámbito regional. Esta es la antecesora de la actual OPS (Organización Panamericana de Salud) y es el resultado de múltiples conferencias que se celebraron a nivel panamericano, en la Unión Internacional de Repúblicas Americanas, actual OEA (Organización de Estados Americanos). En lo que respecta al ámbito universal, en parecidos términos desde 1851 a 1938, se celebraron 14 conferencias de Salud que permitieron fraguar una intensa, así como necesaria cooperación sanitaria universal. Es en este contexto en el que se promueve la adopción de los primeros tratados internacionales sanitarios y la creación de distintas organizaciones internacionales, como la Oficina Internacional de Higiene Pública en 1907, antecesora de la OMS.
Contribución de Iberoamérica al Derecho de mar.
Authors: de Yturriaga Barberán José Antonio
Published: October 2024

El artículo describe la decisiva participación de los países América Latina y de sus juristas en el desarrollo del Derecho del Mar, desde el cuestionamiento del Derecho clásico a partir de la Declaración de Santiago (1952) a su modernización en la III Conferencia de la ONU sobre el Derecho del Mar. Expone la disparidad de posiciones entre los Estados “territorialistas” y los “patrimonialistas”, especialmente desde la Declaración de Santo Domingo (1972) que elaboró la noción de “mar patrimonial”, que sirvió de fundamento para la aceptación en la Conferencia de la Zona Económica Exclusiva. El autor –protagonista directo en la Conferencia en su calidad de jefe–adjunto de la delegación española– narra las principales intervenciones de las distintas delegaciones iberoamericanas sobre los principales temas y cuestiones abordados por la Conferencia en sus 11 sesiones, y los avatares que llevaron a la adopción de la Convención de Montego–Bay sobre Derecho del Mar de 1982.
The need for a risk management framework for data science projects: a systematic literature review
Authors: Lahiri Sucheta , Saltz Jeff
Published: October 2024

Many data science endeavors encounter failure, surfacing at any project phase. Even after successful deployments, data science projects grapple with ethical dilemmas, such as bias and discrimination. Current project management methodologies prioritize efficiency and cost savings over risk management. The methodologies largely overlook the diverse risks of sociotechnical systems and risk articulation inherent in data science lifecycles. Conversely, while the established risk management framework (RMF) by NIST and McKinsey aims to manage AI risks, there is a heavy reliance on normative definitions of risk, neglecting the multifaceted subjectivities of data science project failures. This paper reports on a systematic literature review that identifies three main themes: Big Data Execution Issues, Demand for a Risk Management Framework tailored for Large-Scale Data Science Projects, and the need for a General Risk Management Framework for all Data Science Endeavors. Another overarching focus is on how risk is articulated by the institution and the practitioners. The paper discusses a novel and adaptive data science risk management framework – “DS EthiCo RMF” – which merges project management, ethics, and risk management for diverse data science projects into one holistic framework. This agile risk management framework DS EthiCo RMF can bridge the current divide between normative risk standards and the multitude of data science requirements, offering a human-centric method to navigate the intertwined sociotechnical risks of failure in data science projects.
Job satisfaction of multidisciplinary staff working in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study in Qatar
Authors: Jacob Prasobh , Surendran Praveen Jayaprabha , Gupta Poonam , El Hassan Mawahib Ali Mohammed
Published: October 2024

Background/Aims

Job satisfaction is an important contributor to the efficacy and success of organisations. An intensive care unit is a highly skilled area of healthcare that can be a physically and mentally challenging environment for staff, potentially impacting job satisfaction. This study aimed to assess job satisfaction levels among multidisciplinary staff members working in the intensive care units of a hospital in Qatar and evaluate how this is affected by sociodemographic and employment factors.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, quantitative study that used a survey method. A total of 142 intensive care unit nurses, physicians and allied health professionals were recruited via random sampling from a tertiary hospital in Qatar. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (short form) was used to collect data on respondents' intrinsic, extrinsic and overall job satisfaction levels, using statements scored with 5-point Likert scales. The survey also collected data on respondents' gender, age, job category and years of experience working in intensive care. Data were analysed using Shapiro-Wilk tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, Kruskal–Wallis tests and analysis of variance. Mean overall job satisfaction scores were classified as low (<3.00), moderate (3.00–3.99) or high (>4.00). A P value of <0.05 indicated statistical significance.

Results

The mean overall job satisfaction score was 3.82 out of 5.00, indicating moderate satisfaction. There were strong correlations between job satisfaction and both intrinsic (0.940) and extrinsic (0.894) satisfaction. There was a significant difference in job satisfaction levels depending on respondents' years of experience working in intensive care units (P=0.0477), with those who had less than 10 years of experience having the highest job satisfaction levels and those with 20–24 years' experience having the lowest job satisfaction levels. There were no significant differences between the job satisfaction levels of participants in different gender, age and job categories.

Conclusions

This study suggests that intensive care unit staff with more years of experience may have lower job satisfaction than those with fewer years of experience. Healthcare organisations should consider implementing targeted interventions to enhance job satisfaction, such as opportunities for professional development, recognition programmes, mentorship programmes, stress management workshops and efforts to improve work-life balance.
A case for use of the ratio of admissions per death to predict future hospital admissions
Authors: Jones Rodney P
Published: October 2024

Rodney P Jones presents his perspective of hospital admission forecasting, explaining why deaths may be a more significant indicator than widely used forecasting methods allow.
The Steamboat and the Commerce of the Union
Authors: LaCroix Alison L.
Published: October 2024

This chapter reframes orthodox understandings of the foundational Supreme Court case construing the federal commerce power. In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), a staple of the constitutional law canon, Chief Justice Marshall held that New York’s steamboat monopoly was invalid because it conflicted with the federal commerce power. In contrast to existing treatments of this famous case, which focus on Marshall’s opinion for the Court, the chapter trains the methods of intellectual history on a rich body of archival sources to explicate the competing visions of commercial union that were at stake in the case. Constitutional creativity was at work in the debates over New York’s steamboat monopoly. The chapter thus revises a core element of U.S. constitutional law, demonstrating that many interbellum Americans—northern, southern, eastern, and western—envisioned a far broader scope for federal power over interstate and foreign commerce than subsequent accounts have recognized.
The Revolutionary Daughter
Authors: LaCroix Alison L.
Published: October 2024

This chapter examines a second moment of upheaval in Charleston: the nullification crisis of 1828–1833. The chapter reframes this familiar debate through the novel perspective of a heretofore largely overlooked collection of states’-rights manuscripts written by Maria Henrietta Pinckney, an elite and politically engaged woman whose writings were highly influential during the years of the nullification crisis. Pinckney was the daughter of a signer of the Constitution and a member of one of Charleston’s preeminent planter families. Pinckney’s family circle included Justice William Johnson. Like Johnson, she was embedded in local debates that called upon her family’s legacy; unlike Johnson, she became an ardent nullificationist and defender of South Carolinian states’ rights. Pinckney’s story broadens our understanding of nineteenth-century constitutional thought to include an important female producer of constitutional discourse. Her contributions spanned a variety of primary sources: newspaper essays, political tracts, parades, and protests. Pinckney was the daughter of one of the leading Federalists of the postwar period; a guardian of her family’s Revolutionary legacy; and an outspoken advocate of nullification. The story of South Carolina in the 1820s and 1830s illustrates the variegated nature of constitutional thought even within a single, self-consciously insular society.
Conservatives in the East
Authors: Vushko Iryna
Published: October 2024

This chapter deals with two statesmen from the empire’s east, Leon Biliński and Mykola Wassilko, who belonged to the older generation, defined themselves as conservatives, and continued in politics after 1918 in Poland and Ukraine. The empire’s legacy in its former eastern borderland was as important as in its center (now Austria) and its German-Slavic frontier (after 1918, Czechoslovakia). While continuities between the empire and republican Austria and Czechoslovakia have received some attention in the literature, the empire’s “afterlife” in Poland is a less familiar topic, and its afterlife in Ukraine is less familiar still, perhaps to some extent owing to the counter-intuitiveness of the connection. By shifting focus to the east, this chapter reveals how the same ideologies and political landmarks in the empire’s history (for example, liberalism, conservatism, and 1848 and 1867) had different repercussions for territories outside of Vienna—in particular, the eastern borderland. It is an analysis of the ways in which the empire’s conservatives incorporated imperial practices in their new states, or under conditions of statelessness, in Europe’s east, after the dust, and borders, had settled.
Radical Politics, Conservative Responses
Authors: Vushko Iryna
Published: October 2024

This chapter explains the gradual radicalization in the post-Habsburg space during the 1920s and 1930s and the way it affected the people who lived through it. The year 1918 saw the beginning of new states, but not the end of the empire’s political tradition. The 1930s, however, represented another epoch. Europe was becoming inhospitable to those who refused to endorse the extremes, whether of the right or the left. Analysis here reveals how the gradual onset of authoritarianism in Europe between Italy and the Soviet Union affected those who came from the empire and supported its institutional and political models through the 1930s. A particular focus here is upon Austria, whose whose descent into authoritarianism affected not just Austrians themselves but also many of those who came of age under the Habsburgs. The chapter brings together all protagonists who lived into the 1920s or the 1930s and who witnessed this gradual decline firsthand from their various vantage points. That is, the figures discussed in this book ultimately lost ground not in 1918 but rather in the late 1920s and 1930s. The years 1938 and 1939, in particular, marked a radical break in the European political tradition in a way that 1918 had not.
Connections between points of convexity of functions and centrality of elements in $C^*$-algebras
Authors: Nagy Gergő
Published: October 2024

In this paper, we give a characterization of central elements in a $C^*$-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ in terms of points of convexity of scalar functions. We prove that if $D$ is an open interval and $f\in\mathcal{C}^2(D)$ is a convex function satisfying a certain inequality, then a self-adjoint element $a\in\mathcal{A}$ with spectrum in $D$ is central if and only if it is a point of convexity of $f$. The class of functions with these properties contains the nontrivial real exponential ones and the power ones with exponent outside $[-1,2]$.
O ensino de geografia durante a pandemia: o cenário brasileiro no uso das tecnologias digitais para a compreensão dos padrões espaciais
Authors: Lima Maria das Graças de
Published: October 2024

Um dos setores mais atingidos pela Pandemia da Covid-19 foi o educacional, com a suspensão das aulas presenciais em março de 2020 nas escolas públicas e particulares do Brasil, seguindo as orientações sanitárias. Nesse contexto, as escolas adotaram o ensino remoto emergencial, ministrando aulas por meio de plataformas digitais, aplicativos e programas. O ensino remoto apresentou desafios tanto relacionados à presença de uma infraestrutura que responderia a essa necessidade, como internet, redes, equipamentos (celular, notebook, tablete, computador) e programas atualizados; como vinculados ao desempenho dos professores na utilização das tecnologias digitais no processo de aprendizagem. O objetivo principal do texto é analisar estes desafios com o propósito de contribuir para que o uso das tecnologias em ambientes digitais educacionais continue depois da pandemia e não se limite ao ensino remoto.
Núria de Dalmases i Balañà (Barcelona, 27 de març de 1950 - 26 de març de 2023). Catedràtica del Departament d’Història de l’Art
Authors: Coll Gaspar
Published: October 2024

Homenatge a Núria de Dalmases i Balañà.
El paisaje sonoro urbano de la Barcelona del siglo XVIII a través del fondo de música de la Universitat de Barcelona
Authors: Brugarolas Bonet Oriol , Ezquerro Esteban Antonio
Published: October 2024

El presente artículo aporta información inédita y nuevas evidencias sobre la sección de libretos impresos de música (óperas, oratorios y villancicos) del fondo de música de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB), al mismo tiempo que relaciona dicho fondo con la actividad musical de la Barcelona del siglo xviii. Así, se plantea por primera vez para la Barcelona del siglo xviii, una cartografía del paisaje sonoro urbano que muestra, por un lado, la intensa movilidad de las capillas musicales por una amplia red de espacios religiosos urbanos y algunos civiles a la hora de interpretar oratorios y villancicos, y, por otro, constata que estos dos géneros tuvieron una amplia difusión social y una recepción entre un público muy diverso, todo ello reflejo de una prolífica actividad musical urbana. Finalmente, se relacionan los libretos de ópera del fondo de la UB con algunos libretos de ópera procedentes de bibliotecas italianas para reconstruir los circuitos de ópera por los que circulaban cantantes, empresarios y repertorios, entre Barcelona y los teatros italianos entre 1750 y 1770; así, el teatro barcelonés de la Santa Creu se convierte en un teatro italiano más, ubicado en la periferia de la península itálica.
Música conceptual híbrida (MCH).
Authors: Polo Pujadas Magda
Published: October 2024

Este artículo plantea la creación de una nueva forma de hacer música y también una nueva terminología en la música contemporánea interdisciplinaria. El nuevo concepto es el de Música Conceptual Híbrida (MCH) y responde a una música que sería la sucesora de la música programática, que nació en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y que tenía como principal objetivo hacer más comprensible la música, hacerla más democratizadora y menos elitista. El hecho de basarse en un elemento extramusical la hacía más asequible a quienes no tenían competencias musicales ya que explicaba o narraba hechos. En este nuevo caso, el de la MCH, sin embargo, que incorpora las nuevas tecnologías y la inteligencia artificial para explicar algo extramusical es muy importante, en primer lugar, la concepción de la estructura de la obra, qué explica y cómo lo dice y, en segundo lugar, la alianza que se establece con otras manifestaciones musicales como la música electrónica o el paisaje sonoro, así, los términos de música, sonido y tecnología se fusionan y siguen un nuevo rumbo.
De la justicia espacial a la disputa urbana
Authors: De la Torre Galindo Francisco Javier
Published: October 2024

La justicia espacial se ha posicionado como una lucha por vincular lo geográfico con lo social e histórico a través de la articulación de la crítica a las condiciones socioespaciales y la posibilidad de transformarlas. Este texto plantea que las categorías sustentadas en esa “posibilidad” afrontan el riesgo de su banalización y, por lo tanto, es necesaria su discusión desde otras geografías donde se impone la urbanización global. El objetivo es proponer un ajuste a la conceptualización reivindicativa a través de un acercamiento en tres pasos a la urbanización de la Ciudad de México. En el primero se revisa la coyuntura actual sobre la planificación de la ciudad con lo cual se identifica una estrategia de despolitización. Enseguida, se explora en la historia (s.XX y XXI) las continuidades que explican dicha estrategia. Para el tercero se realizan tres ejercicios que espacializan la coyuntura en tres escalas: local, metropolitana y regional. Al final, los resultados nutren la propuesta de ajuste conceptual: la disputa urbana, que redirige la atención de las agendas ideológicas hacia las conflictividades.
Descolonizando a justiça territorial
Authors: Gonçalves de Lima Ivaldo
Published: October 2024

No artigo, a justiça territorial é concebida como a situação socioespacial na qual os vetores que promovem espaços opressores são, efetivamente, combatidos e eliminados ou, idealmente, não existem. A relação entre geografia e ética fundamenta a abordagem ensejada ressaltando o reconhecimento do outro como sujeito legítimo na formação de uma sociedade decente. A questão central gira em torno da crítica à colonialidade da justiça territorial. O conceito de justiça territorial é tratado na perspectiva epistêmica do giro decolonial, reconhecendo as marcas estruturais da ferida moderno-colonial na produção social do espaço. Articula-se a aproximação entre a opção decolonial e a pedagogia das encruzilhadas visando à construção de uma contraepistemologia do Sul, na interface de cosmovisões latino-americana e africana. Por fim, mobilizam-se as noções de comum, bem viver e convivialidade para consubstanciar a leitura da decolonialidade da justiça territorial, com o objetivo de confrontar a matriz capitalista moderno-colonial patriarcal, racista, heteronormativa.
La imagen territorial como síntesis identitaria de la mujer emberá chamí, residentes en el departamento de Risaralda, Colombia
Authors: Murillo García Julio Cesar , Gutiérrez Morales Guillermo , Gallego Elizabeth
Published: October 2024

Los pueblos indígenas en Colombia han transitado múltiples caminos en su historia reciente, procesos de supervivencia y resistencia como respuesta a distintos tipos de violencias. Particularmente las gentes del pueblo Emberá Chami que actualmente constituyen el Cabildo Kurmadó en Pereira y Marsella han gestado procesos de movilidad y reasentamiento que hacen parte de sus narrativas y que, de manera especial, han dado lugar a procesos de autorreconocimiento y empoderamiento por parte de las mujeres tanto como sujetas políticas como depositarias de su cultura. En el marco del programa de Minciencias “Ideas para el cambio” el proyecto denominado IUMA, desarrollado por el Grupo de Investigación de Arquitectura y Diseño de la Universidad Católica de Pereira, generó un laboratorio de cocreación con un grupo de mujeres Emberá en el que uno de sus componentes busco la identificación e interpretación de lo simbólico en ellas a partir de diálogos en los que se construyeron cartografías sociales de territorio entre sus lugares de origen y desarraigo hasta los de reasentamiento donde se han desarrollado procesos culturales alternos a los tradicionales. Se buscó fortalecer los procesos de apropiación simbólica y de prácticas culturales, así como los de supervivencia y diálogo en la diferencia.