bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Clinical Decision Support System AMPEL for Laboratory Diagnostics: Implementation and Technical Evaluation
Authors: Walter Costa Maria Beatriz , Wernsdorfer Mark , Kehrer Alexander , Voigt Markus , Cundius Carina , Federbusch Martin , Eckelt Felix , Remmler Johannes , Schmidt Maria , Pehnke Sarah , Gärtner Christiane , Wehner Markus , Isermann Berend , Richter Heike , Telle Jörg , Kaiser Thorsten
Published: June 2021

Background

Laboratory results are of central importance for clinical decision making. The time span between availability and review of results by clinicians is crucial to patient care. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are computational tools that can identify critical values automatically and help decrease treatment delay.

Objective

With this work, we aimed to implement and evaluate a CDSS that supports health care professionals and improves patient safety. In addition to our experiences, we also describe its main components in a general manner to make it applicable to a wide range of medical institutions and to empower colleagues to implement a similar system in their facilities.

Methods

Technical requirements must be taken into account before implementing a CDSS that performs laboratory diagnostics (labCDSS). These can be planned within the functional components of a reactive software agent, a computational framework for such a CDSS.

Results

We present AMPEL (Analysis and Reporting System for the Improvement of Patient Safety through Real-Time Integration of Laboratory Findings), a labCDSS that notifies health care professionals if a life-threatening medical condition is detected. We developed and implemented AMPEL at a university hospital and regional hospitals in Germany (University of Leipzig Medical Center and the Muldental Clinics in Grimma and Wurzen). It currently runs 5 different algorithms in parallel: hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, hyponatremia, hyperlactatemia, and acute kidney injury.

Conclusions

AMPEL enables continuous surveillance of patients. The system is constantly being evaluated and extended and has the capacity for many more algorithms. We hope to encourage colleagues from other institutions to design and implement similar CDSS using the theory, specifications, and experiences described in this work.
A Tool for Evaluating Medication Alerting Systems: Development and Initial Assessment
Authors: Zheng Wu Yi , Van Dort Bethany , Marcilly Romaric , Day Richard , Burke Rosemary , Shakib Sepehr , Ku Young , Reid-Anderson Hannah , Baysari Melissa
Published: June 2021

Background

It is well known that recommendations from electronic medication alerts are seldom accepted or acted on by users. Key factors affecting the effectiveness of medication alerts include system usability and alert design. Thus, human factors principles that apply knowledge of human capabilities and limitations are increasingly used in the design of health technology to improve the usability of systems.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate a newly developed evidence-based self-assessment tool that allows the valid and reliable evaluation of computerized medication alerting systems. This tool was developed to be used by hospital staff with detailed knowledge of their hospital’s computerized provider order entry system and alerts to identify and address potential system deficiencies. In this initial assessment, we aim to determine whether the items in the tool can measure compliance of medication alerting systems with human factors principles of design, the tool can be consistently used by multiple users to assess the same system, and the items are easy to understand and perceived to be useful for assessing medication alerting systems.

Methods

The Tool for Evaluating Medication Alerting Systems (TEMAS) was developed based on human factors design principles and consisted of 66 items. In total, 18 staff members recruited across 6 hospitals used the TEMAS to assess their medication alerting systems. Data collected from participant assessments were used to evaluate the validity, reliability, and usability of the TEMAS. Validity was assessed by comparing the results of the TEMAS with those of prior in-house evaluations. Reliability was measured using Krippendorff α to determine agreement among assessors. A 7-item survey was used to determine usability.

Results

The participants reported mostly negative (n=8) and neutral (n=7) perceptions of alerts in their medication alerting system. However, the validity of the TEMAS could not be directly tested, as participants were unaware of any results from prior in-house evaluations. The reliability of the TEMAS, as measured by Krippendorff α, was low to moderate (range 0.26-0.46); however, participant feedback suggests that individuals’ knowledge of the system varied according to their professional background. In terms of usability, 61% (11/18) of participants reported that the TEMAS items were generally easy to understand; however, participants suggested the revision of 22 items to improve clarity.

Conclusions

This initial assessment of the TEMAS allowed the identification of its components that required modification to improve usability and usefulness. It also revealed that for the TEMAS to be effective in facilitating a comprehensive assessment of a medication alerting system, it should be completed by a multidisciplinary team of hospital staff from both clinical and technical backgrounds to maximize their knowledge of systems.
Effects of Background Colors, Flashes, and Exposure Values on the Accuracy of a Smartphone-Based Pill Recognition System Using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network: Deep Learning and Experimental Approach
Authors: Cha KyeongMin , Woo Hyun-Ki , Park Dohyun , Chang Dong Kyung , Kang Mira
Published: June 2021

Background

Pill image recognition systems are difficult to develop due to differences in pill color, which are influenced by external factors such as the illumination from and the presence of a flash.

Objective

In this study, the differences in color between reference images and real-world images were measured to determine the accuracy of a pill recognition system under 12 real-world conditions (ie, different background colors, the presence and absence of a flash, and different exposure values [EVs]).

Methods

We analyzed 19 medications with different features (ie, different colors, shapes, and dosages). The average color difference was calculated based on the color distance between a reference image and a real-world image.

Results

For images with black backgrounds, as the EV decreased, the top-1 and top-5 accuracies increased independently of the presence of a flash. The top-5 accuracy for images with black backgrounds increased from 26.8% to 72.6% when the flash was on and increased from 29.5% to 76.8% when the flash was off as the EV decreased. However, the top-5 accuracy increased from 62.1% to 78.4% for images with white backgrounds when the flash was on. The best top-1 accuracy was 51.1% (white background; flash on; EV of +2.0). The best top-5 accuracy was 78.4% (white background; flash on; EV of 0).

Conclusions

The accuracy generally increased as the color difference decreased, except for images with black backgrounds and an EV of −2.0. This study revealed that background colors, the presence of a flash, and EVs in real-world conditions are important factors that affect the performance of a pill recognition model.
Pulse Oximeter App Privacy Policies During COVID-19: Scoping Assessment (Preprint)
Authors: Hendricks-Sturrup Rachele
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND

Pulse oximeter apps became of interest to consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly when traditional over-the-counter pulse oximeter devices were in short supply. Yet, no study to date has examined or scoped the state of privacy policies and notices for the top-rated and most downloaded pulse oximeter apps during COVID-19.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to examine, through a high-level qualitative assessment, the state and nature of privacy policies for the downloaded and top-rated pulse oximeter apps during the COVID-19 pandemic to (1) compare findings against comparable research involving other mobile health (mHealth) apps and (2) begin discussions on opportunities for future research or investigation.

METHODS

During August-October 2020, privacy policies were reviewed for pulse oximeter apps that had either at least 500 downloads (Google Play Store apps only) or a three out of five-star rating (Apple Store apps only). In addition to determining if the apps had an accessible privacy policy, other key privacy policy–related details that were extracted included, but were not limited to, app developer location (country); whether the app was free or required paid use/subscription; whether an ads disclosure was provided on the app’s site; the scope of personal data collected; proportionality, fundamental rights, and data protection and privacy issues; and privacy safeguards.

RESULTS

Six pulse oximeter apps met the inclusion criteria and only 33% (n=2) of the six apps had an accessible privacy policy that was specific to the pulse oximeter app feature (vs the app developer’s website or at all). Variation was found in both the regulatory nature and data privacy protections offered by pulse oximeter apps, with notable privacy protection limitations and gaps, although each app provided at least some information about the scope of personal data collected upon installing the app.

CONCLUSIONS

Pulse oximeter app developers should invest in offering stronger privacy protections for their app users, and should provide more accessible and transparent privacy policies. This is a necessary first step to ensure that the data privacy of mHealth consumers is not exploited during public health emergency situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, where over-the-counter personal health monitoring devices could be in short supply and patients and consumers may, as a result, turn to mHealth apps to fill such supply gaps. Future research considerations and recommendations are also suggested for mHealth technology and privacy researchers who are interested in examining privacy implications associated with the use of pulse oximeter apps during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Co-Development of a Web-Based Hub (eSocial-hub) to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness in Francophone and Anglophone Older People in the Linguistic Minority Context (Quebec, Manitoba, and New Brunswick): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Interventional Study (Preprint)
Authors: Beogo Idrissa , Ramdé Jean , Nguemeleu Tchouaket Eric , Sia Drissa , Bationo Nebila Jean-Claude , Collin Stephanie , Anne Abdoulaye , Gagnon Marie-Pierre
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND

The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit Canadian nursing facilities (81% of deaths). To this toll, public health measures (eg, visitation restriction) have subsequently deepened the social isolation and loneliness of residents in nursing facilities (NFs), especially those in linguistic minority settings: Anglophone institutions in Quebec and Francophone institutions outside Quebec. However, very few COVID-19 initiatives targeting these populations specifically have been documented. Given the limited number of NFs serving linguistic minorities in Canadian populations, families and loved ones often live far from these facilities, sometimes even in other provinces. This context places the digital solutions as particularly relevant for the present COVID-19 pandemic as well as in the post–COVID-19 era.

OBJECTIVE

This project aims to co-develop a virtual community of practice through a web-based platform (eSocial-hub) to combat social isolation and loneliness among the older people in linguistic minority settings in Canada.

METHODS

An interventional study using a sequential mixed methods design will be conducted. Four purposely selected NFs will be included, 2 among facilities in Manitoba and 2 in New Brunswick; and 2 Anglophone NFs in Quebec will serve as knowledge users. The development of eSocial-hub will include an experimental 4-month phase involving the following end users: (1) older people (n=3 per NF), (2) families of the participating older people (n=3 per NF), and (3) frontline staff (nurse and health care aid; n=2 per NF).

RESULTS

Activities and solutions aiming at reducing social isolation and loneliness will be implemented and then evaluated with the project stakeholders, and the best practices generated. The assessment will be conducted using indicators derived from the 5 domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. The project will be led by an interdisciplinary team and will involve a multisectoral partnership.

CONCLUSIONS

The project will develop a promising and generalizable solution that uses virtual technology to help reduce social isolation and loneliness among the older people.

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ACUTE NONCARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA FOLLOWING NEOSTIGMINE ADMINISTRATION IN THE ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION STATE AFTER TONSILLECTOMY
Authors: JIN CHO WOO , YUN SO HUI , SONG SEUNG EUN , KNA CHANGROCK , YU SURAN
Published: June 2021

Acute pulmonary edema during the perioperative period can have various causes. A 20-year-old woman was admitted for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She had nasal congestion for 2 months, chronic sinusitis with polyps, and diffuse lymphoid hyperplasia. A biopsy and peripheral blood smear were performed to rule out a lymphoma before surgery. We injected neostigmine 1.5 mg and glycopyrrolate 0.4 mg at the end of the surgery. Two minutes later, the secretion and peak airway pressure increased as well as the CO2 levels. The patient remained sedated and suctioning continued for approximately 20 min before extubation. The secretions reduced and there was an improvement in clinical symptoms as the pinkish foamy pattern became whitish. Presumed treatment of neostigmine hypersensitivity or surgery can be used to resolve perioperative chronic partial airway obstruction.
COMPARISON OF PREGABALIN AND NORTRIPTYLINE ON SLEEP, QUALITY OF LIFE IN POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA: A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMISED, OPEN-LABEL, PARALLEL STUDY
Authors: KHAJURIA KANIKA , GUPTA SEEMA , KUMAR DINESH , DOGRA DEV RAJ , KHAJURIA VIJAY
Published: June 2021

Objective: Aim of the present study was to compare the effects of pregabalin and nortriptyline on sleep and quality of life in patients of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).

Methods: The present study was conducted in 48 patients of PHN attending the outpatient department (OPD) of Dermatology, Government Medical College Jammu. Based on inclusion/exclusion criteria patients were randomized into two treatment groups. One group received pregabalin 150 mg/day and the other group was treated with nortriptyline 25 mg/day. The patients were followed up to eight weeks and assessed for Sleep (Medical Outcomes Study sleep scale) and quality of life (Euro QOL-5D-5L score). Clinicians Global Impression of Change (CGIC) score and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) score were used to evaluate overall clinical improvement.

Results: Both drugs significantly improved all parameters studied (p<0.0001). On comparison, both drugs had similar effects on sleep and quality of life. However, pregabalin was found to be better than nortriptyline at eight weeks on CGIC (p<0.004) and PGIC (p<0.0003) scores.

Conclusion: Both pregabalin and nortriptyline were equally effective in improving sleep and quality of life. Overall clinical improvement was better with pregabalin than nortriptyline at eight weeks.
PREVALENCE AND EXTENT OF AWARENESS OF DEPRESSION IN YOUTH
Authors: A. VISHALKALYANI , RAO SUMAN S. , REZAINOEI BARDIA , SRINIVASAN R. , NEKKANTI VINEELA
Published: June 2021

Objective: Depression is a common mental disorder that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Increasing awareness about depression in youth can help in addressing the consequences of the disorder that may extend to adulthood. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated socio-demographic factors of depression among youth and to determine the efficacy of an educational intervention in increasing awareness about depression.

Methods: Pre-university and graduate students between 15 to 24 y of age were included in the study. Data was collected using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Adolescent Depression Knowledge Questionnaire, and a self-designed proforma of socio-demographic factors. An educational intervention, in the form of a video, was provided to the subjects. A post-intervention questionnaire was administered after a period of 4-6 w. Analysis and interpretation of data were completed using the Chi-square test and SPSS v22 software.

Results: The prevalence of depression in youth was found to be 29.6% using a PHQ-9 cut-off score of 10. Annual household income was found to have a statistically significant association with the prevalence of depression (*P-value: 0.036). The students’ knowledge about depression was notably improved, as observed from answers of the ADKQ, before and after the educational intervention.

Conclusion: Depression is prevalent among Indian students, and this highlights the need for screening of students and educational interventions. Providing educational interventions to students can increase their awareness and knowledge about depression.
INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY – WE ARE FAILING ALTOGETHER: A SHORT COMMUNICATION
Authors: Mukherjee Suman
Published: June 2021

This author critically and rationally appraises the present state of affairs and presents a contemporary perspective.
12-Month Cohort Study to Investigate Changes in Patient-Reported Outcomes Pain after Intra-articular Injection of Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue for Knee Osteoarthritis
Authors: Hogaboom Nathan , D'Amico Ella , Mautner Ken , Rogers Christopher , Malanga Gerard
Published: June 2021

BackgroundTo evaluate changes in pain, function, and quality of life after treatment with injected micro-fragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) for knee osteoarthritis in a large cohort of individuals treated at multiple centers.
MethodsOne hundred ten individuals were recruited from three private outpatient clinics. Participants had to be diagnosed with symptomatic knee OA (defined by persistent knee pain associated with clinical symptoms of OA and/ or classic imaging findings) and who had not received prior knee surgery or treatment with platelet-rich plasma, cortisone, or hyaluronic acid within the previous 6 weeks. Data from 120 knees were included in the analysis. Outcome measures included Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales (pain, symptoms, activities of daily living [ADL], sports and recreation, quality of life [QOL]) and an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for average knee pain over the past week. Outcomes were collected at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months.
ResultsSignificant increases and decreases in KOOS subscale and NRS scores were observed, respectively, in the cohort as a whole (p< .05). Lower BMI was associated with more significant improvements in pain, sports/recreation, and ADL KOOS subscale scores (p< .05). Greater age was associated with more significant improvements in symptoms and QOL subscale scores (p< .05).
ConclusionsA single injection of MFAT improved pain, function, and QOL outcome measures up to 12 months in this cohort for more than half of the participants. Greater BMI and lower age negatively influenced outcomes. It is not known whether improvements continue after this timeframe or why many participants reported little-to-no improvement.
“The riddle that the critic must solve”: V. Bryusov about Villiers de l’Isle-Adam
Authors: Savina Anfisa D.
Published: June 2021

This publication concerned with the problems of Valeriy Bryusov’s critical works and his interest in French culture. The aim of the paper is to introduce into scientific circulation the Bryusov’s text relating to the late French Romanticist Au. Villiers de l'Isle- Adam. Our introductory article gives a brief description of the literary relations between the Russian poet and the French writer. It is noted that for a quarter of a century Brusov turned to the work of Villiers de l'Isle-Adam as an editor, as a translator and as a novelist, attentive to the creative search of his predecessors. The published materials are a draft of Bryusov's article, made after 1910. In this text Bryusov expresses his attitude towards the French writer in detail and turns to the analysis of his short stories. The critic sums up literary fate in Russia of Villiers de L'Isle-Adam and other poètes maudits. In addition, Bryusov gives his vision of the level of the Russian readership and determines the degree of familiarity of the “average reader” with the French literature.
Notes of a Commentator: Bulgakov, Esenin, Oleinikov
Authors: Lekmanov Oleg A.
Published: June 2021

The paper offers a selective critical commentary on the three texts of the 1920s: Mikhail Bulgakov’s short story Red Crown, Sergey Esenin’s poem Black Man, Nikolay Oleinikov’s distich Children’s Verses. According to the author of the article, apocalyptic subtext of Bulgakov’s short story defined the room number of the narrator – 27: it corresponds to the number of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. The source of Esenin’s rhyme “nakoverkala / zerkalo” (deformed / mirror) can be found not in L.A. Mey’s verses (as commentators used to note), but in the biographical stories about Mey, where it is ascribed to the poet N.F. Shcherbina. The author of the article thinks that Oleinikov wrote his verse about the little hare in Kornei Chukovskii’s family almanac re- ferring to the recently published N.K. Chukovskii’s book Animal Cooperative. It explains the choice of the topic and the domestic confinedness of the verse.
REFLECTIONS- SOCIETY
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.
Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
Neighbourhood- Streets- Assemblages
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
MYTH, HACKS, AND RUMOURS
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
Faith- religion- spatiality - coping- hope
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.
Faith- religion- spatiality - coping- hope
Urges- Longing - Memory
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
Rekindling Friendships-Networks
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
Sanitization practices
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Intense instances of sanitization from migrant labor being sprayed with disinfectants on highways to meticulous washing of all surfaces within homes every 4 hours, these practices even though inhumane became commonplace.
The Everyday
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
Hobbies and passtimes
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatiotemporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

In some instances, with the excess of time, new hobbies and pastimes were picked up to escape the monotony of being locked in.
UNCERTAIN FUTURES
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatiotemporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

The notion of futures post the pandemic became iffy, hazy, and cloudy. One's decisions were purely dictated by the transmission of the virus globally.
Caught in a time warp
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatiotemporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

The pandemic bought in a collapse and repetitive nature of time and space where one seemed to have been stuck in a never-ending loop embroiled by monotony.
TRAVELING
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.
Collapsing of health insurance and mediclaims, new state policies
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

The pandemic saw a centralized collapse of systems including healthcare, education, governance, etc. Similarly, the health insurance sector faced the burden of the pandemic especially in the second wave.
Idea of guest
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

The idea of guests shaped the home, where the house became a visual object, an image, of the family. This was put to test and collapsed during the pandemic.
Gender- Sexuality- Self
Authors: Vastavikta Bhagat  , moomal shekhawat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatiotemporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

The pandemic has brought about a new guarded living for all. The pandemic got forth nuanced gendered implications where the self was constantly suppressed or forced to hide.
The Idea Of Being Productive
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
REDEFINED STRAYS
Authors: moomal shekhawat  , Vastavikta Bhagat
Published: June 2021

We at SEA believe that the pandemic has a granularity of meta, non-linear narratives that become useful in making sense of the relational complexities of the pandemic and society. Thus, we set out to collect stories of fears, joys, agilities, fragilities, friendships, networks, collectives, home, work, infrastructures, entrepreneurship, privileges, marginalizations, migrations, desperation, gender, equity, etc. The glossary as a method became useful to reflect on this granularity of experiences and account for slippages during these times. These spatio-temporal stories, when read together or as individual instances produce a new sense of the emergent contemporary. This framework also allows us to speculate on the kind of world we will inhabit once the storm has passed.

We draw on multiple readings to bring out the nuances and patterns of social life produced in a pandemic. This we hope would allow us to collectively reflect on the restructured ideas of the self, the collective, society, space, and time.

Individual micro-curated expositions are linked together for www.covidglossary.net in order to generate non-linear readings of the pandemic.
Serum periostin levels in COVID-19: is it useful as a new biomarker?
Authors: Çabalak Mehmet , Doğan Serdar , Bal Tayibe , DİKMEN Nursel
Published: June 2021

Objectives: Severe disease characterized by interstitial pneumonia may
develop in some cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Periostin has
been associated with many respiratory diseases. In this study, we aimed
to investigate whether periostin could be a useful new biomarker in the
follow-up and severity assessment of the disease in patients with
COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods: In the study, 32 patients followed up
during May–July 2020 due to COVID-19 and 24 healthy controls were
included. The patients were divided into two groups, namely,
mild/moderate and severe, according to the severity of the disease.
Serum periostin and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) levels were
tested using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method using
commercially available ELISA kits. Results: It was observed that the
periostin level was significantly higher in both mild/moderate cases and
severe cases compared to the control group at first presentation.
However, TGF-β levels at first presentation were similar between the
groups. Conclusions: Our study is the first study to investigate
periostin levels in patients with COVID-19, and we believe that
periostin can be used as a new biomarker. Keywords: COVID-19, Periostin,
TGF-β, Pneumonia, New Biomarker Coronaviruses are among the main
pathogens that mainly target the human respiratory system. Severe
disease characterized by interstitial pneumonia develops in 10-20% of
patients. Periostin has recently been shown to be an indicator of
disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and asthma. In this
study, we aimed to investigate whether periostin could be a useful new
biomarker in the follow-up and severity assessment of the disease in
patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. This article demonstrated that
periostin is a useful new biomarker for disease follow-up and severity
in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. It is also the first study on
periostin levels in patients with COVID-19
Does diabetic early kidney damage alter renal elasticity?: An ultrasound based 2D Shear wave elastography study
Authors: Gündüz Nesrin , Buz Aysenur , Kabaalioglu Adnan
Published: June 2021

Objectives: Kidney damage caused by type-II diabetes mellitus (DM-II)
can disturb renal elasticity. There is a paucity of data whether early
kidney damage causes kidney stiffening. This comparative study aimed to
assess kidney elasticity in patients with DM-II with or without moderate
albuminuria using ultrasound based 2D shear wave velocity (2D-SWV).
Methods: For this prospective single center study, a sample size of at
least 32 was computed. Overall 57 cases (40 DM-II subjects with no
chronic kidney disease and 17 age and sex matched healthy controls) were
included. The DM-II subjects comprised moderate albuminuria (n=22) and
no-albuminuria (n=18) subgroups. Bilateral renal parenchymal 2D-SWV
values were separately measured from upper, mid and lower portions.
Groups were compared with T test or Mann-Whitney-U test as appropriate.
Inter-reader agreement was assessed by intra-class correlation
coefficient (ICC). Results: The median age [55.5 (50-62) vs 55
(48.5-59.5) years, respectively, p=0.48] and gender rates [18 (45%)
vs 10 (58.8%) females, respectively, p= 0.34] did not differ between
DM-II and control groups. The average and individual portion 2D-SWV
values were also similar (p>0.05 for all). The average
2D-SWV values were also similar between the albuminuria vs
no-albuminuria subgroups. The interobserver agreement was good (ICC:
0.66, 95% CI: 0.19-0.88, p=0.006). Conclusion: The kidney elasticity
does not seem to be disturbed in patients with diabetes and a preserved
eGFR with or without moderate albuminuria.
First mitral valve replacement using Edwards MITRIS RESILIA mitral valve in a patient with functional mitral regurgitation: a case report
Authors: Kakuta Takashi , Fujita Tomoyuki , Kainuma Satoshi , Kawamoto Naonori , Tadokoro Naoki , Koga Ayumi , Fukushima Satsuki
Published: June 2021

RESILIA tissue expected to prevent structural valve deterioration owing
to calcification on leaflets was firstly mounted in a mitral
bioprosthesis, named MITRIS RESILIA mitral valve (MITRIS). MITRIS has
softer cuff than Magna Mitral Ease and stent posts that deflect to
prevent suture looping. A 77-year-old man, having a history of
long-standing atrial fibrillation, presented with dyspnea on effort. An
echocardiography suggested atrial functional MR. We successfully
replaced mitral valve using a 27-mm MITRIS, and his postoperative course
was uneventful with good hemodynamics. MITRIS may have advantages for
implantability and durability, making it a promising prosthesis for
patients requiring mitral surgery.