bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Treatment outcomes among snakebite patients in north-west Ethiopia—A retrospective analysis
Authors: Steegemans Inge , Sisay Kassaye , Nshimiyimana Ernest , Gebrewold Gashew , Piening Turid , Menberu Tessema Endale , Sahelie Birhanu , Alcoba Gabriel , Gebretsadik Fikre Seife , Essink Dirk , Collin Simon , Lucero Emiliano , Ritmeijer Koert
Published: February 2022

Background

Millions of people are bitten by venomous snakes annually, causing high mortality and disability, but the true burden of this neglected health issue remains unknown. Since 2015, Médecins Sans Frontières has been treating snakebite patients in a field hospital in north-west Ethiopia. Due to the poor market situation for effective and safe antivenoms for Sub-Saharan Africa, preferred antivenom was not always available, forcing changes in choice of antivenom used. This study describes treatment outcomes and the effectiveness and safety of different antivenoms used.

Methodology / Principal findings

This retrospective observational study included 781 snakebite patients presenting at the field hospital between 2015 and 2019. Adjusted odds ratios, 95%-CI and p-values were used to compare the treatment outcome of patients treated with Fav-Afrique (n = 149), VacSera (n = 164), and EchiTAb-PLUS-ICP (n = 156) antivenom, and to identify the risk of adverse reactions for each antivenom. Whereas only incidental snakebite cases presented before 2015, after treatment was made available, cases rapidly increased to 1,431 in 2019. Envenomation was mainly attributed to North East African saw-scaled viper (Echis pyramidum) and puff adder (Bitis arietans). Patients treated with VacSera antivenom showed lower chance of uncomplicated treatment outcome (74.4%) compared to Fav-Afrique (93.2%) and EchiTAb-PLUS-ICP (90.4%). VacSera and EchiTAb-PLUS-ICP were associated with 16- and 6-fold adjusted odds of treatment reaction compared to Fav-Afrique, respectively, and VacSera was weakly associated with higher odds of death.

Conclusions / Significance

Snakebite frequency is grossly underreported unless treatment options are available. Although EchiTAb-PLUS-ICP showed favorable outcomes in this retrospective analysis, prospective randomized trials are needed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the most promising antivenoms for Sub-Saharan Africa. Structural investment in sustained production and supply of antivenom is urgently needed.
Compliance with Covid-19 measures: Evidence from New Zealand
Authors: Kaine Geoff , Greenhalgh Suzie , Wright Vic
Published: February 2022

Governments around the world are seeking to slow the spread of Covid-19 by implementing measures that encourage, or mandate, changes in people’s behaviour. These changes include the wearing of face masks, social distancing, and testing and self-isolating when unwell. The success of these measures depends on the commitment of individuals to change their behaviour accordingly. Understanding and predicting the motivation of individuals to change their behaviour is therefore critical in assessing the likely effectiveness of these measures in slowing the spread of the virus. In this paper we draw on a novel framework, the I3Compliance Response Framework, to understand and predict the motivation of residents in Auckland, New Zealand, to comply with measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Framework is based on two concepts. The first uses the involvement construct to predict the motivation of individuals to comply. The second separates the influence of the policy measure from the influence of the policy outcome on the motivation of individuals to comply. In short, the Framework differentiates between the strength of individuals’ motivation and their beliefs about the advantages and disadvantages of policy outcomes and policy measures. We found this differentiation was useful in predicting an individual’s possible behavioural responses to a measure and discuss how it could assist government agencies to develop strategies to enhance compliance.
Effect of different soil amendments on soil buffering capacity
Authors: Dvořáčková Helena , Dvořáček Jan , Hueso González Paloma , Vlček Vítězslav
Published: February 2022

The buffering capacity of the soil is a very important property of the soil, which determines the ability of the soil to resist external influences, especially changes in pH and thus create good living conditions for plants and microorganisms in the soil. The buffering capacity thus significantly contributes to maintaining the health and quality of the soil. Buffering capacity is an important indicator of soil quality, because it is related to the overall condition of the soil ecosystem and other soil properties. The goal of this paper is to determine the effect of applying different soil amendments on the soils, 10 years after application. We compared the effect of 6 different treatments in closed plots: Natural conditions (N = control); Bare soil (B); Straw mulching (S); Pine mulch (P); TerraCottem hydroabsorbent polymers (H); Prescribed burn (F); and Sewage sludge (M). Our results have shown that the application of different amedments leads to an effect on the plowing capacity of the soil. While in the case of the control variant (Natural conditions, N) the buffering capacity of the soil was measured at 144.93 ± 0.25, the addition of different amendments decreased the buffering capacity in the following order: Bare soil (B) 142.73±0.21 > TerraCotem hydroaborbent polymer (H) 142.23±.15 > Pine mulch (P) 140.40±0.30, Prescribed burn (F) 138.20±0.30, Sludge (S) 127.47±0.15. In the case of all variants, these are statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05). Thus, soil amendments have been shown to have a statistically significant effect on soil buffering capacity.
Engagement in local and collaborative wildfire risk mitigation planning across the western U.S.—Evaluating participation and diversity in Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Authors: Palsa Emily , Bauer Matt , Evers Cody , Hamilton Matt , Nielsen-Pincus Max
Published: February 2022

Since their introduction two decades ago, Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) have become a common planning tool for improving community preparedness and risk mitigation in fire-prone regions, and for strengthening coordination among federal and state land management agencies, local government, and residents. While CWPPs have been the focus of case studies, there are limited large-scale studies to understand the extent of, and factors responsible for, variation in stakeholder participation—a core element of the CWPP model. This article describes the scale and scope of participation in CWPPs across the western United States. We provide a detailed account of participants in over 1,000 CWPPs in 11 states and examine how levels of participation and stakeholder diversity vary as a function of factors related to planning process, planning context, and the broader geographic context in which plans were developed. We find that CWPPs vary substantially both by count and diversity of participants and that the former varies as a function of the geographic scale of the plan, while the latter varies largely as a function of the diversity of landowners within the jurisdiction. More than half of participants represented local interests, indicating a high degree of local engagement in hazard mitigation. Surprisingly, plan participation and diversity were unrelated to wildfire hazard. These findings suggest that CWPPs have been largely successful in their intent to engage diverse stakeholders in preparing for and mitigating wildfire risk, but that important challenges remain. We discuss the implications of this work and examine how the planning process and context for CWPPs may be changing.
Policy Implications to Mitigate Economic Impact of Covid-19 and Enhance Healthcare Services during Pandemic in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Yusuf Nadia , Rajeh Mai Talal Mohammed
Published: February 2022

In this recent time COVID-19 effect is becoming as a serious challenge for all human beings across the world. Saudi Arabia has secured 26th rank as health care service provider among all the nations globally. This study has included policy implications to improve health care services and economic activities in Saudi Arabia amid COVID-19 pandemic situation. Along with this, various effective initiatives taken by the government also has been mentioned in this study to identify its effectiveness. The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the economic condition and the healthcare systems of Saudi Arabia is described briefly. Saudi government has invested USD 31.9 billion stimulus package to mitigate economic challenges amid the pandemic situation. Suitable investments are also made to incorporate digital tools in health care services. SAR 2 billion has been allocated to support 1000 small and medium health sectors, SAR 120 billion has been allocated to overcome financial crisis and SAR 9 billion is allocated to protect employment in private sector units.
Scenarios of the Foreign Investments in the Sectors and Areas Promoting Development of the Tourism Sector
Authors: Tsintsadze Asie , Diasamidze Natia
Published: February 2022

The role of direct investments is important for the development of the fields promoting the tourism sector.  The aim of the article is to assess, based on the examples of other countries, what field of the tourism sector needs development and what methods could be applied in Georgia for its promotion. How can tax liberalism promote such a hotel direction as “apart -hotel” status which is growing despite the COVID situation. By investing in apart-hotel, a person receives not only a highly profitable investment asset, but also a flexible financial instrument. The analyses of various investment scenarios will reveal the model of efficient use of the country’s investment and resource potential which will be aimed at the development of the sector via investment in the field development promoting the tourist sector development.
Agonia do Eros e a Educação
Authors: Avila Colla Rodrigo
Published: February 2022

Resenha do livro Agonia do Eros, de Byung-Chul Han.
Herramientas reconocidas para el registro público de los interesados en la Administración electrónica
Authors: Rodríguez Ayuso Juan Francisco
Published: February 2022

El objetivo principal del presente estudio de investigación consiste en ofrecer un análisis sistemático del consentimiento en aquellos tratamientos de datos personales de menores de edad al amparo del Reglamento general de protección de datos y en la Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales y de Garantía de Derechos Digitales. En concreto, además de profundizar en el consentimiento como base jurídica fundamental, se diseccionan los contornos esenciales de la firma electrónica como instrumento más idóneo para garantizar la prestación de este consentimiento, haciendo especial énfasis en las singularidades que ello presenta cuando quienes intervienen como responsables del tratamiento son las Administraciones Públicas.
Spatial distribution analysis of seismic activity based on GMI, LMI, and LISA in China
Authors: Cao Ziyi , Zhang Heng , Liu Yan , Liu Shan , Feng Lijing , Yin Lirong , Zheng Wenfeng
Published: February 2022

Recently, all kinds of geological disasters happen frequently on the earth. In China, there are countless earthquakes every year, which greatly affect the country’s economic level and development as well as the people’s life and health. The analysis of seismic activity is becoming more and more significant. In this article, the spatial distribution of China’s seismic activities was analyzed by using the provincial seismic data from 1970 to 2013. On the basis of spatial autocorrelation analysis theory, Global Moran’s I, Local Moran’s I, and the Local Indicators of Spatial Association are used to measure the geospatial distribution characteristics of China’s seismic activities. The research results show that earthquakes in mainland China have significant global autocorrelation characteristics as a whole, and the global autocorrelation coefficients are all positive. And the Z-value test (P < 0.05) shows that earthquakes in mainland China present a spatial agglomeration pattern. Furthermore, we observed a reduction trend in disparities of seismic activity among regions in China.
Charakterisierung von Dual-Phasen- und TRIP-Stählen mittels Nanohärte und Röntgendiffraktometrie
Authors: Angeli Johann , Kneissl Albert C.
Published: February 2022

Es wurden die Härten für die Phasen Ferrit, Martensit und angelassener Martensit an DP-Stählen, sowie für Ferrit und Bainit an TRIP-Stählen ermittelt. Die Ferrithärten von DP- und TRIP-Stählen unterscheiden sich und liegen bei 3,0 bzw. 3,7 GPa. Angelassener Martensit zeigt ca. 6,5 GPa, nichtangelassener Martensit, je nach Kohlenstoffgehalt, ca. 8,5 bzw. 11,5 GPa. Bainit in TRIP-Stählen hat eine Härte von etwa 7,5 GPa.

Über Röntgendiffraktometrie wurden die Volumenanteile von Restaustenit und dessen Kohlenstoffgehalt über die Gitteraufweitung bestimmt. Die Restaustenitanteile betragen ca. 4 Vol.-% bei der DP-Variante und ca. 7 Vol.-% bis 14 Vol.-% bei den TRIP-Varianten. Der Kohlenstoff im Restaustenit wurde an den TRIP-Varianten mit 0,9 Ma-% bis 1,1 Ma-% ermittelt. Dabei ist der Einfluss der Legierungselemente Al und Si auf die Gitteraufweitung zu berücksichtigen.
La conmemoración del centenario de la guerra entre México y Estados Unidos (Ciudad de México, 1947)
Authors: Sánchez Ulloa Cristóbal Alfonso
Published: February 2022

Este artículo aborda un conjunto de sucesos ocurridos en 1947 en la Ciudad de México: la visita del presidente estadounidense Harry S. Truman a la Ciudad de México, en marzo de dicho año; el hallazgo de los restos de los Niños Héroes, el mismo mes; y las ceremonias realizadas en Chapultepec y en la Plaza de la Constitución el 13 y 14 de septiembre, para conmemorar el centenario de la guerra entre México y Estados Unidos. Con base, principalmente, en periódicos de la época, se analiza el discurso oficial sobre la guerra y la manera en que lo conmemoración contribuyó a consolidar una memoria específica sobre la misma y cómo, al mismo tiempo, sirvió para legitimar al gobierno y al ejército mexicanos.
Welcoming the Centenary of the University of Lithuania in Kaunas: Higher Courses, the Beginning of the Development of Academic Surgery, it’s First Heads
Authors: Saladžinskas Žilvinas
Published: February 2022

The origins of higher education in Kaunas began in 1919, during a difficult period for the country, during the struggle for its independence. The young state of Lithuania laid the first foundations of higher education and sought to restore the health care system.

The article presents a brief history of the establishment of a higher school in Kaunas, the establishment of higher medical courses and a university. One of the initiators of this work, along with other prominent Lithuanians, was the famous surgeon and public figure at the time Juozas Žemgulys.

The emergence of the first departments of surgery at the then University of Lithuania in Kaunas and the beginning of their work is reviewed, the first supervisors Janis Dzirne, Hans Boit, Aleksandr Hagentorn are presented. They significantly contributed to the development of surgery in the country, helped to grow a new generation of Lithuanian surgeons.
Protocol of Spinal Deformity Surgery and Anaesthesia in Children and Adult: Recommended Preoperative and Perioperative Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm in Spinal Deformity Surgery
Authors: Šalaševičius Lukas , Savičienė Nijolė , Alsytė Rasa , Gasiūnaitė Diana , Bernotavičius Giedrius , Lapteva Ona , Saniukas Kęstutis , Vaitkevičius Arūnas , Kvaščevičius Robertas , Daugelavičius Vidūnas , Šipylaitė Jūratė , Ročka Saulius
Published: February 2022

Spinal deformity surgery is one of the most challenging surgeries that is only performed by highly professional multidisciplinary team in dedicated spinal centres. In the paper, the authors share and present the algorithm for safe and successful management of complex spinal disorders in Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics.
Chasing for water monitors using dogs in West Java, Indonesia: a recreational hunting or pest control?
Authors: Prima Yudha Andhika , Dikari Kusrini Mirza , Arida Evy
Published: February 2022

Wildlife hunting for subsistence is mostly reported in rural areas and performed by traditional people. Whereas it is also practiced in urban areas and targeted for abundant urban species such as the. water monitor (Varanus salvator). Urban hunting may be linked to pest control or pastime activity, which could be beneficial for wildlife management. Our purpose of study was to investigate hunting practice of water monitor in Bogor area, West Java, Indonesia. Data was collected between January and June 2020 to find characteristics and motivation of hunters, their hunting methods, and harvests. We were able to conduct face-to-face interviews with 42 local urban people, whom we followed in four huntinggroups during their search for wildlife. Generally, hunters were students, workers, or laborers, who hunt only during the weekends. To capture water monitors, some hunters used dogs and air rifles, while some others used nothing but bare hands. During our observation, 157 individual water monitors were targeted, but only 150 were caught. There were several motivations for hunters to target water monitors apart from being a hobby, i.e., for food and to eliminate pest. Due to its motivation and strategy, we consider the hunt for water monitor in Bogor area mainly for recreational purposes.
Análisis de la relación Estado moderno y capital: aproximaciones metodológicas
Authors: Fallas Jiménez Yessenia Isabel
Published: February 2022

Introducción: Este texto forma parte de los resultados del proyecto de Investigación Fundamentos históricos de la génesis del Estado moderno y su relación con la producción capitalista. Esta investigación permitió indagar las determinaciones históricas que conforman la relación entre Estado moderno y capital, entendiendo que la configuración de los elementos que permitieron la ascensión del capital requirieron de la existencia de una estructura política que acompañara el proceso de acumulación.

Objetivo: uno de los objetivos específicos de la investigación establece lo siguiente: “Elaborar una propuesta de fundamentación teórica para la comprensión crítica acerca de la producción capitalista, el Estado moderno y la relación histórica entre ambos”. Como derivación de este objetivo se estudiaron algunos elementos de carácter metodológico que orientan el análisis del Estado y su relación con la producción capitalista.

Método: dada la naturaleza de la investigación, se recurrió al análisis de fuentes secundarias orientadas a la discusión de los procesos históricos referidos al Estado y a la producción capitalista, así como a bibliografía propia de la producción teórica marxista para identificar los debates existentes.

Resultados: específicamente en este artículo se expondrán las reflexiones sobre aspectos metodológicos que como resultado del propio proceso de investigación, se convierten en propuestas de abordaje y comprensión de ambas categorías.

Conclusiones: de esta investigación se desprende la necesidad de entender los objetos de estudio a partir de procesos históricos más amplios, identificando la forma en que las mediaciones con la historia general se configuran como constituyentes contradictorios de dichos objetos.
Effects of various preservation treatments on diversity and abundance of microbial community in rice product (MiBa) during storage
Authors: Li X.R. , Yu L.J. , Chen R.D. , Peng S. , Liang X.R. , Zhong W. , Pu H.M. , Fang F. , Li H. , Wang L.F.
Published: February 2022

To determine the most effective preservation method for MiBa (a traditional Chinese rice product), MiBa treated with 75% alcohol, 75% alcohol + inhibitor, ozone treatment; untreated (control); and raw rice were subjected to 16S rRNA gene and ITS three-generation sequencing by High-throughput Sequencing Technology. According to the results the preservation effects of different treatment methods ranked as follows: ozone treatment >75% alcohol treatment >75% alcohol+inhibitor > control. Bacterial composition analysis showed that the bacterial community on the surface of MiBa treated with ozone was dominated by genera Leuconostoc and Serratia. The fungal community consisted mainly of Aspergillus and Alternaria. In summary, ozone treatment proved to be the most effective in inhibiting microbial contamination during the storage of MiBa, effectively extending its shelf life.
The 2017 ACR TI-RADS: pictorial essay
Authors: Pires André Tojal , Mustafá Amina Muhamad Mota , Magalhães Márcio Olavo Gomes
Published: February 2022

Abstract High-resolution ultrasound is the imaging method of choice for the evaluation of thyroid nodules. The method has recently come to be used widely and often, which has increased the rate of thyroid nodule detection. In 2017, the American College of Radiology (ACR) established a risk-stratification system designated the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) to be a practical guide for widespread use, with a single lexicon and standardization of ultrasound reports of thyroid nodules. The objective of this study was to present a practical approach, using examples to illustrate the criteria evaluated by the 2017 ACR TI-RADS, in order to help minimize uncertainties regarding its application by sonographers.
Shear wave elastography and Doppler ultrasound in kidney transplant recipients
Authors: Gonçalves Luana Marinho , Forte Gabriele Carra , Holz Tiago Garcia , Libermann Lucas Lobraico , Figueiredo Carlos Eduardo Poli de , Hochhegger Bruno
Published: February 2022

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the association between shear wave elastography parameters and arterial resistance in kidney transplant recipients. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study involving consecutive adult kidney transplant recipients. All patients underwent color Doppler to evaluate the resistive index (RI) and ultrasound shear wave elastography for the quantification of renal allograft stiffness. Results: We evaluated 55 patients, of whom 9 (16.4%) had an RI defined as abnormal (≥ 0.79) and 46 (83.6%) had an RI defined as normal (< 0.79). The mean age was higher in the abnormal RI group than in the normal RI group (68.0 ± 8.6 years vs. 42.6 ± 14.1 years; p < 0.001), as was the mean shear wave velocity (2.6 ± 0.4 m/s vs. 2.2 ± 0.4 m/s; p = 0.013). Multivariate analysis identified two independent predictors of arterial resistance: age (OR = 1.169; 95% CI: 1.056 to 1.294; p = 0.003) and shear wave velocity (OR = 17.1; 95% CI: 1.137 to 257.83; p = 0.040). Conclusion: We observed an association between rigidity in the cortex of the transplanted kidney, as evaluated by shear wave elastography, and arterial resistance, as evaluated by color Doppler, in kidney transplant recipients.
Moyamoya disease and syndrome: a review
Authors: Demartini Jr. Zeferino , Teixeira Bernardo CA. , Koppe Gelson Luis , Gatto Luana A. Maranha , Roman Alex , Munhoz Renato Puppi
Published: February 2022

Abstract Moyamoya disease is a chronic occlusive cerebrovascular disease that is non-inflammatory and non-atherosclerotic. It is characterized by endothelial hyperplasia and fibrosis of the intracranial portion of the carotid artery and its proximal branches, leading to progressive stenosis and occlusion, often clinically manifesting as ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke with high rates of morbidity and mortality. On cerebral angiography, the formation of collateral vessels has the appearance of a puff of smoke (moyamoya in Japanese), which became more conspicuous with the refinement of modern imaging techniques. When there is associated disease, it is known as moyamoya syndrome. Treatments are currently limited, although surgical revascularization may prevent ischemic events and preserve quality of life. In this review, we summarize recent advances in moyamoya disease, covering aspects of epidemiology, etiology, presentation, imaging, and treatment strategies.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the cranial nerves in infectious, neoplastic, and demyelinating diseases, as well as other inflammatory diseases: a pictorial essay
Authors: Dalaqua Mariana , Nascimento Felipe Barjud Pereira do , Miura Larissa Kaori , Garcia Marcio Ricardo Taveira , Barbosa Junior Alcino Alves , Reis Fabiano
Published: February 2022

Abstract The cranial nerves, which represent extensions of the functional structures of the brain, traverse the head and neck. They are connected to various cranial structures and are associated with several diseases. An in-depth understanding of their complex anatomy and normal imaging appearance allows the examiner to identify and characterize abnormalities with greater precision. One important tool for evaluating the cranial nerves is contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, especially that employing three-dimensional steady-state free precession sequences, which provide high soft-tissue and spatial resolution, despite the slen-derness of the nerves. In most cases of cranial nerve abnormalities, the imaging findings are nonspecific. Therefore, to narrow the differential diagnosis, it is necessary to take a full patient history, perform a focused physical examination, and order laboratory tests. In this pictorial essay, we review, illustrate, and discuss, from a pathophysiological perspective, infectious, neoplastic, and demyelinating disorders, as well as other inflammatory disorders, affecting the cranial nerves, the aim being to provide a practical, tangible reference for radiologists to use in daily practice.
VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE BRAZILIAN VERSION OF THE INSTRUMENT THE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN FAMILIES-EFFECTIVENESS (ASF-E)
Authors: Lise Fernanda , Schwartz Eda , Friedemann Marie-Luise , Stacciarini Jeanne-Marie
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: to test the psychometric validity of an instrument to assess family effectiveness strategies and its reliability for use with Brazilian families. Method: this is a methodological study, content validation, construct, criterion, which used exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis and reliability. The sample consisted of 100 families. Data were collected from October 2017 to March 2018. Results: the percentage of agreement among family health experts was 100%, with a perfect Content Validity Index and reliability (1.00). For the target audience (pre-test), 89.3% of agreement and Content Validity Index of 0.89 were obtained. Construct validity had a total explained variance of 73.8%. The concurrent criterion validity presented a correlation coefficient (ρ) of 0.75 (p = 0.004). Reliability had a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.82 for the full scale and a range of 0.62 to 0.82 in the instrument’s goals. Conclusion: the instrument proved to be valid and reliable to assess the effectiveness of the functioning of Brazilian families.
Experiências mundiais em preceptoria na graduação médica: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Nordi Aline Barreto de Almeida , Kishi Renata Giannecchini Bongiovanni , Carvalho Beatriz Barea , Evangelista Danilo Nogueira , Gaion João Pedro de Barros Fernandes , Saggin Julia , Maida Letícia Bassani , Silva Majorie Valéria Lopes da
Published: February 2022

Abstract: Introduction: The preceptor, as the physician who facilitates the teaching-learning process in practice settings, is essential for in service-training in the undergraduate medical school. The importance of these professionals in the training of new physicians highlights the need to understand the preceptorship activity from a medical education perspective. Objective: To verify, in the scientific literature, global experiences in preceptorship in the undergraduate medical school. Method: Integrative literature review using standardized descriptors in the following databases: LILACS - Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, MEDLINE - Online System for Analysis and Recovery of Medical Literature and SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online, between 2009 to 2019. Analysis of the articles was carried out using the thematic category technique. Results: The search in the databases resulted in 274 studies, of which 23 were analyzed and discussed in full. Detailing of the global experiences in preceptorship was systematized into two categories: intrinsic and extrinsic aspects for the exercise of preceptorship and educational strategies used by the preceptor. Conclusions: The analysis of the articles indicates the importance of the students’ actions together with preceptors for the acquisition of professional skills. A critical factor for the success of monitoring students in professional practice is the preceptor’s ability to assume the role of educator, in order to see the students in their uniqueness and in their integral development. Therefore, the significance of the preceptors’ qualifications becomes more evident.
World experiences in preceptorship in medical undergraduate education: an integrative review
Authors: Nordi Aline Barreto de Almeida , Kishi Renata Giannecchini Bongiovanni , Carvalho Beatriz Barea , Evangelista Danilo Nogueira , Gaion João Pedro de Barros Fernandes , Saggin Julia , Maida Letícia Bassani , Silva Majorie Valéria Lopes da
Published: February 2022

Abstract: Introduction: The preceptor, as the physician who facilitates the teaching-learning process in practice settings, is essential for in service-training in the undergraduate medical school. The importance of these professionals in the training of new physicians highlights the need to understand the preceptorship activity from a medical education perspective. Objective: To verify, in the scientific literature, global experiences in preceptorship in the undergraduate medical school. Method: Integrative literature review using standardized descriptors in the following databases: LILACS - Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, MEDLINE - Online System for Analysis and Recovery of Medical Literature and SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online, between 2009 to 2019. Analysis of the articles was carried out using the thematic category technique. Results: The search in the databases resulted in 274 studies, of which 23 were analyzed and discussed in full. Detailing of the global experiences in preceptorship was systematized into two categories: intrinsic and extrinsic aspects for the exercise of preceptorship and educational strategies used by the preceptor. Conclusions: The analysis of the articles indicates the importance of the students’ actions together with preceptors for the acquisition of professional skills. A critical factor for the success of monitoring students in professional practice is the preceptor’s ability to assume the role of educator, in order to see the students in their uniqueness and in their integral development. Therefore, the significance of the preceptors’ qualifications becomes more evident.
"Dismiss All Foreign Wives!" The Understanding of the Torah in Ezra-Nehemiah as a Step towards Exclusive Judaism
Authors: Wünch Hans-Georg
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Numerous passages in the prophets and other Old Testament (OT) texts demonstrate connections to the Torah. In many of these cases, there are discussions on the nature of these connections. The main question is whether the Mosaic Law itself was already fixed at this time. However, there is no doubt that the Torah was already in place at the time of the composition of Ezra-Nehemiah, at least in a preliminary stage. The book of Ezra-Nehemiah shows how a later Jewish community interacted with and interpreted certain Old Testament law texts of the Torah. The divorce of foreign wives is the most important topic in this regard. The Mosaic Law itself dos not demand the dismissal of non-Jewish wives. The question therefore arises, how was the dismissal of foreign wives justified by Ezra and Nehemiah? What does this show about their understanding of the Mosaic Law? The article argues that the dismissal of foreign wives can be seen as a step towards the later "fence around the law. " It was a way to secure one's own identity by clearly distinguishing between the "true Israel" and everyone outside. This eventually led to the rigid and exclusive alienation of the non-Jews, as we find in New Testament times and beyond. Keywords: Old Testament, Divorce, Ezra-nehemiah, Mosaic Law, Judaism, Identity Formation, Othering.
Community Leadership, Diaspora, and Ezra-Nehemiah: Continuing the Conversation with Gary Knoppers
Authors: Jonker Louis C.
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT This article examines the last contributions that Gary Knoppers made to the study of Ezra-Nehemiah. In his last book, which was published posthumously, he examined the 'conspicious' disappearance of Zerubbabel from Ezra-Nehemiah (and from other prophetic literatures) as well as the surprising down-playing of the places Mizpah and Ramat Rahel that were - according to the archaeological record - important places during the post-exilic period. In his assessment, he shows a more prominent ideological-critical line of scholarship that had not been so overt in his very well-known work on Chronicles. This article engages in further debate with Knoppers regarding these contributions to the study of Ezra-Nehemiah. Keywords: Ezra-nehemiah, Community Leadership, Diaspora, Gary Knoppers, Ideological-critical Approach
Making Some Sense of the Paradox: Polyphony, Conflicting Ideologies, Dialogism, and the Dialectic Dynamics of Ecclesiastes
Authors: Leung Lai Barbara M.
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Rooted in the rubrics of "Text and Reading, "1 this article correlates some of the new advances in the study of Ecclesiastes in the recent past.2 Employing four intentionally hammered out reading strategies-reading polyphonically; reading "cross the grains"; reading dialectically and reading narrativally, it seeks to demonstrate that the integration of four perspectival readings will enrich the meaning-significance of the book. Moreover, it aims at a proposal that would make some sense of this paradoxical book. Keywords: Polyphony, Dialogism, "dialogic Truth," Dialectic, Narratival Hermeneutics, Reading "cross The Grains" (cross-graining)
The professional skills’ school “Bioethics and Medical law” is opened at the institute of social sciences of Sechenov University
Authors: Panova Evgeniya L.
Published: February 2022

The article is devoted to the opening of the Professional skills school "Bioethics and Medical Law" based on the Institute of Social Sciences at Sechenov University in September 2020. The project Professional skills schools has been existing at Sechenov University since 2014. The School's program consists of three training modules: "Fundamentals of Bioethics", "Bioethics: a medical and sociological view" and "Medical Law". The purpose of the School "Bioethics and Medical Law" is the in-depth training of graduate students in the field of bioethics, medical law and the sociology of medicine to acquire additional knowledge, skills and abilities to analyze ethical and legal problems of clinical practice and research activities in the field of biomedicine. Students at the School get a unique opportunity to study not only the theoretical aspects of bioethics, but also to gain practical skills in solving ethical problems in medical practice based on approaches using the methodology of social and humanitarian sciences.
Disease and fear as elements of pandemic
Authors: Mettini Emiliano
Published: February 2022

The article discusses question how coronavirus infection causing a worldwide pandemic represents not only a threat to the health of the population but also leads to philosophical, psychological, and sociological speculations. The author intends to consider implications arising from a pandemic using artistic works written during a pandemic that have shaken bases of human life, human outlook, and attitude to life. Consequently, the author tries to explain attitude to pandemic from the standpoints of such concepts like disease, health, fear, and hope that can totally disrupt depths of human beings during the plague. The author paid attention to artistic works such as the Decameron by the Italian writer and thinker G. Boccaccio, Plague by A. Camus, and A feast in time of plague by A.S. Pushkin. Using these works and having as red thread of his inquiry isolation (repudiation of the world), the author defines what kinds of reaction can human have in the face of disease and, eventually, in the face of death because of sickness. The author considers that this approach, which lies at the intersection of sociology, psychology, and philosophy, can highlight some behavioral paradigms that contribute to comprehension of what happens in human outlook, mentality, and mind when a new phenomenon occurs, which is necessary to interiorize and make ours that, in turn, implies enhancement of stress tolerance of the population in emergency situation, as it happens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legal status of patients with congenital immunopathologies: practical sociology
Authors: Posadkova Mariya V.
Published: February 2022

The patients legal status is often at the core of legal discourse, such as in terms of registration of expensive medicines and their inclusion in lists (e.g., life-saving medicines and expensive medicines), diagnosis of new diseases that require additional state support, and creation of special organizations of assistance to seriously ill children. However, it is not often possible to hear the voice of the patient in professional discussions of representatives of state bodies, lawyers, and human rights defenders. In this study, the author hypothesized that it is not enough for scientific discussions to developed proposals for implementation in regulatory regulation to conduct only legal interpretation and analysis. No less important is the definition of the actual balance of forces in society, which is a part of the immediate task of practical sociology. This study aimed to confirm this belief by considering the legal status of patients with congenital immunopathologies from the perspective of the patients themselves through a sociological survey, questionnaire survey, and in-depth interview.
Professional-pedagogical staff: new training techniques
Authors:   Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Lyzhin A. I. , Feoktistov A. V. ,   Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Published: February 2022

The article deals with the issues of training professional and pedagogical personnel for the system of vocational education, analyzes the methods used to attract teaching staff in the USSR in the 1970s–1980s and in the system of intra-company corporate training in the modern period. Determining potential candidates for involvement in teaching activities in technical schools and colleges of the country, special emphasis is proposed to be placed on employees of industrial enterprises as well as winners and prizewinners of professional skills championships. The involvement of such categories of personnel requires the development of innovative education techniques that allow to eliminate professional deficits in the field of pedagogical and psychological knowledge effectively and in the shortest possible time. The personalized learning model is presented.
COMPETENCIES OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINERS FROM THE PRODUCTION POINT OF VIEW I
Authors:   Uralmashzavod, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Kovaleva I. S. , Bezukladnikova Yu. V. ,   Uralmashzavod, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Published: February 2022

The article deals with the issues of the market imbalance between the production demand for the level of qualification of workers, including qualification needed for work with high-tech equipment, and the real level of training of specialists. The leading role in reducing the existing gap is given to an industrial trainer. The article determines the criteria of the teacher competency model developed in recent years, as well as the requirements of production companies (on the example of PJSC “Uralmashzavod”).
Art therapy sandplay as a technique to address body image and mourning in women with mastectomies
Authors:   , Haebel Greta A. , Gerber Nancy E.
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this research was to explore the possible use art therapy sandplay as a technique to address body image and mourning in women with mastectomies. This literature based study analyzed breast cancer, body image, mourning, art therapy, sandplay, and boxes in art and sand in art literature to identify what aspects of body image and mourning may be addressed by art therapy sandplay. The major finding of this study was that art therapy sandplay may aid women in organizing body image and loss after mastectomy through (1) integrating body image and mourning losses through unifying paradoxes associated with part and whole relationships and life and death and (2) providing a territorial metaphor for the body as a space that could be marked, owned, and controlled in some way. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
Envelhecimento de pavimentos de concreto pigmentado e consequências sobre o albedo
Authors: Kowalski Luiz Fernando , Masiero Érico
Published: February 2022

Pavimentos frios podem ser considerados instrumentos estratégicos no controle do microclima das cidades. Por isso, é necessário o entendimento das propriedades termo físicas desses materiais e otimizar formas de potencializar os mecanismos de resfriamento de superfícies urbanas. Neste contexto, a alteração do albedo da superfície pavimentada através da pigmentação é uma das alternativas. Entretanto, a refletância solar ou o albedo dos pavimentos tendem a sofrer alterações com a idade ou tempo de utilização. Sendo assim, este artigo tem por objetivo analisar o efeito do envelhecimento no albedo de pavimentos pigmentados. Para isso, foram mensurados in loco a refletância de três colorações de pavimentos intertravados de concreto, utilizando o espectrômetro portátil Alta II e as recomendações normativas da ASTM C1549-16. O ensaio foi realizado em amostras no estado novo e envelhecido pela intempérie e pela radiação solar em um período de 5 anos. Os resultados da pesquisa apresentaram uma diminuição na refletância dos materiais com cores mais claras e um aumento nos pavimentos mais escuros, nos três primeiros anos de observação. Esses valores também foram comparados às estimativas de envelhecimento através de correlações matemáticas, que apresentaram um coeficiente de variação médio de 0,08 entre os métodos, que demonstram que a avaliação por equacionamento é uma proposta válida na predição do albedo do pavimento envelhecido.
Disadvantages of using Traditional, Interactive and Distance Learning Methods when Studying the Specialty "Pharmacy"
Authors: Soboleva Mariia Sergeevna
Published: February 2022

Interactive and remote technologies are being actively introduced into the training process in the specialty “Pharmacy.” In addition to ease of use, they have several advantages and disadvantages for all stakeholders. The purpose of the work is to analyze the disadvantages of traditional, interactive, and remote methods of teaching in the specialty “Pharmacy” at the Far Eastern State Medical University. This is a sociological survey of students of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biomedicine (higher education), as well as the Medical-Pharmaceutical College (secondary education). Statistical processing was performed using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney, Kruskal–Wallis, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Traditional teaching methods are characterized by the inconvenience of tight time frames. During on-line classes, it is more difficult to use an individual methodology for the student and change the teaching method. The most characteristic shortcomings of distance learning include the lack of motivation and the possibility of violations (writing off, forgery, etc.) by the student. Despite the geographical remoteness of the regions, material, and technical difficulties in switching to distance learning, as a rule, did not arise. The lack of an individual approach and the subjectivity of student assessments in distance and traditional teaching methods are due to the high occupancy of groups and their frequent combination (10-25 people) during the class. The disadvantage of remote methods is the complexity of regular control by the teacher, the lack of secure personality identification systems when sending written works and testing on-line, and the low level of consciousness of future specialists. According to the results of the questionnaire, the least number of shortcomings have interactive teaching methods, implying the active participation of the student himself and an individual approach.
Accounting Standards in India
Authors: Arora Gurminder Kaur
Published: February 2022

No Abstract.
Call for Peer Reviewers for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP)
Authors: Editorial Team
Published: February 2022

No abstract.
Experience of application of sources of the current of system lithium-tionilhlorid in the space-rocket technics
Authors:   JSC IF Orion-HIT, Fedotov Dmitrii Borisovich , Yalyushev Nikolai Ismailovich ,   The Southern Russian State Polytechnical University (NPI) of M. I. Platov, Maftei Aleksandr Nikolaevich ,   The Southern Russian State Polytechnical University (NPI) of M. I. Platov
Published: February 2022

In article experience of application of chemical sources of a current of electrochemical system lithium — tionilchloride and batteries on their basis, in onboard systems of electrosupply of modern and perspective space-rocket technics of Russia is presented.
Organizational and Pedagogical Conditions for Training Future Masters in Tourism in the Aspect of the Postmodern Approach
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism and Hotel and Restaurant Business, Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University, Opria Bohdana , Petrenko Inna ,   Postgraduate at the Department of Theory and Methods of Education, Rivne State University for the Humanities, Pavelkiv Kateryna ,   Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages, Rivne State University of Humanities, Denyshchuk Inna ,   Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Pedagogy, Psychology and Correctional Education, Rivne Regional Institute of Postgraduate Education, Dziubyshyna Nataliya ,   Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Docent, Dekan at the Artistic Pedagogical Faculty, Rivne State University of Humanities, Balika Liudmyla ,   Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of Theory and Methods of Education, Rivne State University of Humanities
Published: February 2022

The article substantiates the relevance and expediency of the chosen topic of the study, defines its purpose for the training of future Masters in Tourism. The essence of tourism studies and professional activity of future specialists in tourism studies is defined, the role of project activities with the use of information and communication technologies in the work of specialists in tourism studies in the aspect of the postmodern approach is summarized. The article aims to substantiate theoretically and test experimentally the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the training of future Masters in Tourism in terms of the postmodern approach to project professional activity. The authors propose a model for training future Masters in Tourism in project-based professional activities. The research hypothesis is that the level of future Masters training in Tourism for project professional activity will increase under such organizational and pedagogical conditions as the use of e-learning tools to study the technological foundations of project activities. The following organizational and pedagogical conditions of tourism studies Masters preparation for the professional design activity in the aspect of the postmodern approach were identified and justified: using the information and educational framework for training future. Their combination with traditional means of training contributes to the effectiveness of the educational process and increases the level of future Masters in Tourism preparation for the design professional activity.