bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Síntesis verde de materiales nanoestructurados de ZnO en la degradación de contaminantes orgánicos por medio de la fotocatálisis heterogénea
Authors: Rodríguez Ortíz Manuel de Jesús , Hoffmann Valencia Ricardo , Amaya Parra Guillermo , Luque Morales Priscy Alfredo
Published: November 2021

El óxido de zinc (ZnO) es un material con un amplio repertorio de propiedades ópticas, piezoeléctricas, actividad antimicrobiana, semiconductividad y fotocatalíticas que lo hacen útil en un gran número de aplicaciones. Sin embargo, el aumento de la preocupación por el impacto medio – ambiental ha llevado a desarrollar procesos ecológicos para su producción. En los últimos años, la síntesis verde de materiales nanoestructurados ha ganado atención por ser un método no complejo, económico y respetuoso con el medio ambiente en contraste con los métodos físicos y de síntesis química. Se han desarrollado diferentes nanomateriales empleando sustratos biológicos de entre los cuales los más estudiados son los extractos vegetales que fungen como una fuente de agentes reductores y / o estabilizadores. Por lo tanto, la presente revisión incluye un resumen de las diferentes fuentes de extractos vegetales y metodologías aplicadas a la síntesis verde de nanopartículas y películas delgadas de óxido de zinc y los avances en cuanto a la eficiencia de la actividad fotocatalítica de los materiales sintetizados. En este trabajo también presentamos un mapeo bibliométrico sobre el crecimiento de estudios en la materia en un periodo de 10 años comprendido entre el año 2011 y el 2020.
Chemo-Free Treatments in Relapsed and/or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma: A Network Meta-Analysis
Authors:   The first affiliated hospital of Xiamen hospital, Lin Zhijuan , Chen Xing , Liu Long , Li Zhifeng , Xu Bing
Published: November 2021

Review question / Objective: FL is the most common indolent B cell lymphoma worldwide and patients with FL always have long term survival. However, advanced FL remains incurable and there is no universal agreement on optimal regimen to manage relapsed FL. Condition being studied: The efficacy of chemo-free regimens, including CD20 antibodies and targeted agents, in relapsed and/or refractory Follicular lymphoma. Information sources: We used the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases to search the RCTs met our selection criteria. We also searched clinicalTrials.gov and the international clinical trial registry platform for completed and ongoing trials. In addition, we searched abstracts that published on American Society of Hematology (ASH), The European Hematology Association (EHA) or American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meetings.
¿Genes, células, áreas da inteligência cerebral e sociedade com inteligência prejudicada, o que tudo isso tem em comum?
Authors: Agrela Rodrigues Fabiano de Abreu
Published: November 2021

A inteligência humana pode ser considerada uma conquista evolutiva. Ela é expressão máxima do desenvolvimento humano, diferenciando os homens dos outros animais. Sua definição é ampla e depende de vários elementos para a sua formação e desenvolvimento, assim como para o seu retrocesso ao longo dos anos em nossa sociedade. O presente artigo tem como objetivo abordar o papel fundamental da hereditariedade, genética e do córtex cerebral na formação da inteligência e as causas para o seu declínio.
Inovasi Produk Kopi Sebagai Produk Pengembangan Ekonomi Kreatif Di Desa Sucolor
Authors: Ananda Sinta , Febriansyah Rahadian Rizki
Published: November 2021

Desa Sucolor berada di Kecamatan Maesan yang terletak di Kabupaten Bondowoso. Mayoritas masyarakatnya bekerja sebagai petani kopi pada perkebunan yang ada di area tersebut. Jenis kopi yang diproduksi di desa ini adalah kopi robusta dan arabika. Hanya saja olahan kopi yang dibuat masih bersifat tradisional seperti bubuk kopi yang dijual di pasar terdekat atau lokal. Sehingga berdasarkan survey yang telah dilakukan, pendapatan mereka kurang maksimal. Oleh karena itu  untuk mengatasi permasalahan ini, diperlukan suatu metode berupa inovasi produk kopi yang berbasis ekonomi kreatif demi mendukung terwujudnya kesejahteraan masyarakat Desa Sucolor. Langkah awal yang dilakukan Tim PHP2D BEM FKIP Universitas Jember adalah sosialisasi tentang bagaimana tindakan yang tepat untuk berinovasi pada produk kopi. Lalu dilanjutkan dengan pelatihan pada Kelompok Tani Sumbulatin dan masyarakat lainnya. Hasil yang didapat adalah masyarakat antusias terhadap program ini dan dapat memahami seluruh rangkaian kegiatan, termasuk membuat inovasi produk kopinya secara mandiri.
PORK QUALITY WHEN USING IMMUNOMODULATORY DRUG
Authors:   North Caucasus Federal Agrarian Research Center, V.A. POGODAEV , I.G. RACHKOV ,   North Caucasus Federal Agrarian Research Center, L.V. KONONOVA ,   North Caucasus Federal Agrarian Research Center, V.A. BOTASHEVA ,   North Caucasus Federal Agrarian Research Center, L.M. SMIRNOVA ,   North Caucasus Federal Agrarian Research Center, L.V. VORSINA ,   North Caucasus Federal Agrarian Research Center
Published: November 2021

The data on the quality of pork when using an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD) are presented. It was found that the muscular tissue of experimental piglets has the best physico-chemical, product and process characteristics. It is evidenced by a higher protein content, protein quality index, better water-holding capacity, less juice loss upon the application of heat. The quality and bioavailability of subcutaneous fat improves, which is confirmed by a higher content of dry matter, iodine absorption number and lower softening point. Muscular and adipose tissues of experimental pigs are non-toxic and belong to the category of organic product.
Psychological features of the interaction of students in information educational space
Authors: SUNGUROVA Nina , KARABUSCHENKO Nataliya
Published: November 2021

The problem of psychological features of the interaction between students in the information educational environment is analyzed in this article. Information technologies are considered as special qualitatively new means of a mediation of educational activity. Authors allocate positive and negative sides of realization of the learning process which uses information computer technologies. Information technologies create essentially new opportunities for the organization of educational process, promote the formation of special information environment in an educational institution, intensify communicative communications of subjects of the educational process, supplement direct communication by the mediated interaction by means of the Internet. The purpose of the empirical study reveals psychological characteristics of student personality in network interaction, the variability of behavior in the virtual space, attitude toward the Internet.
Application M. Veber’s ideas to understanding sex differences in professional background presentation
Authors: HOVORUN Tamara , KOSKINA Darina
Published: November 2021

According to Max Veber”s ideas about economics consequences of social stratification the results of sex differences in professional background presentation of Ukrainian students have been studied. We compared students’ estimation their own socialpsychological characteristics in ability to perform successfully the work functions. Complex psychological diagnostic methods as control localization in perception their role in work achievements and defeats,qualities of integrated self-assessment, measuring social competence and saturation of life existential goals and values gave us some indicators of gender differences in professional background presentations. Female’s sample entails a reduction of their personal vocational aspirations by more strong psychological pressure of traditional stereotypes on their social functioning.
MEASURING PLACE ATTACHMENT, IDENTITY, AND MEMORY IN URBAN SPACES: CASE OF THE WALLED CITY OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN
Authors: Zahid Armaghan , Misirlisoy Damla
Published: November 2021

Public spaces are essential for any city as they define place character; they are the meeting point for social and cultural actions. Place attachment is moulded by the tie between individuals and places. The research examines the historic streets, which are remainders of their period when the pedestrian flow was predominant and had exceptional qualities that supported social action. The changed settings nowadays might have changed people’s views and the investigation was made to question and check individual’s common memory and their sensitive ties to the historic streets. The four streets from the Walled City of Lahore were selected upon their significance of history and usage. The questionnaires were prepared and the fieldwork analysis was conducted face to face and selected streets were investigated in the terms of, place attachment, identity, and memory. The outcome proved that there is a promising feeling of attachment towards the selected streets and lacking qualities of a street can be improved if look closely at the worthy streets. The study addressed an important issue of marginalization and the results from the Shah-Almi street shows that their act will create the walled city streets to lose their identity as it is formed by its users.
Demographics of Exoplanets in Binaries. I. Architecture of S-type Planetary Systems Revealed by the Radial-velocity Sample
Authors: Su Xiang-Ning , Xie Ji-Wei , Zhou Ji-Lin , Thebault Philippe
Published: November 2021

Although the sample of exoplanets in binaries has been greatly expanded, the sample heterogeneity and observational bias are obstacles toward a clear figure of exoplanet demographics in the binary environment. To overcome the obstacles, we conduct a statistical study that focuses on S-type (circumstellar) planetary systems detected by the radial-velocity (RV) method. We try to account for observational biases by estimating, from available RV data, planet detection efficiencies for each individual system. Our main results are as follows. (1) Single (resp. multiple) planetary systems are mostly found in close (wide) binaries with separation a

B
< (>) ∼ 100–300 au. (2) In binaries, single and multiple-planet systems are similar in 1D distributions of mass and period as well as eccentricity (in contrast to the “eccentricity dichotomy” found in single star systems) but different in the 2D period-mass diagram. Specifically, there is a rectangular-shaped gap in the period-mass diagram of single-planet systems but not for multiples. This gap also depends on binary separation and is more prominent in close binaries. (3) There is a rising upper envelope in the period-mass diagram for planets in wide binaries as well as in single stars but not in close binaries. More specifically, there is a population of massive short-period planets in close binaries but almost absent in wide binaries or single stars. We suggest that enhanced planetary migration, collision and/or ejection in close binaries could be the potential underlying explanation for these three features.
Precetti per gestire l’ imperium . Nota a Onasandro, Strategikos , proemio 1
Authors: Eramo Immacolata
Published: November 2021

Dans le proême du Strategikos , dédié au consul Quintus Veranius ( cos . 49 apr. J.-C.), Onasandre définit les autres destinataires potentiels de l’ouvrage : les sénateurs et ταῖς τε ὑπάτοις καὶ στρατηγικαῖς ἐξουσίαις κοσμουμένοις (proême 1). Le passage est généralement interprété comme une allusion générique « à ceux qui ont été investis de l’autorité de consul et de général » ; en fait, un certain nombre d’indices philologiques et historiques révèlent qu’Onasandre est plus sensible à la terminologie administrative romaine qu’on a bien voulu l’admettre. En effet, les destinataires d’Onasandre seraient les sénateurs et, plus précisément, les consuls et les magistrats cum imperio .
Isoler les classes populaires. Sur la variabilité sociospatiale des formes de démobilisation et ses limites
Authors: Barrault-Stella Lorenzo
Published: November 2021

La mise en relation de deux enquêtes ethnographiques, menées dans un quartier d’habitat social ségrégué et dans un village rural isolé, permet d’aborder la variabilité sociospatiale des stratégies de démobilisation populaire dans la France contemporaine. La comparaison des conditions et du devenir de deux mobilisations donne à voir deux formes très polarisées d’encadrement des classes populaires, en lien avec l’inégale distance des institutions publiques : d’une part, une domination institutionnelle rapprochée, induisant des divisions du travail de démobilisation entre les différents agents publics ; d’autre part, un encadrement politique délégué à des intermédiaires, relativement autonomes, situés dans la petite bourgeoisie locale. La conclusion suggère qu’au-delà de la variabilité, la connaissance des rapports sociaux localisés constitue un savoir de gouvernement accentuant les chances de succès de la démobilisation, en favorisant l’isolement des classes populaires.
Penser les (non-)mobilisations syndicales à l’aune de l’ancrage local : des femmes de ménage à Marseille et à Lyon
Authors: Doumenc Saphia
Published: November 2021

Depuis 2015, des grèves de durées variables s’organisent de manière régulière à Marseille dans le secteur du nettoyage hôtelier. Occuper les parvis des hôtels plus ou moins luxueux du centre-ville est devenu, pour certaines de ces salariées ainsi que pour le syndicat qui les accompagne (la cnt - Solidarité ouvrière), une pratique récurrente. En s’appropriant ainsi l’espace public – au moins le temps de la grève –, ces femmes de l’ombre se manifestent au grand jour. À Lyon, les femmes de ménage représentées par ce même syndicat peinent à se mobiliser. Pour éclairer ces variations d’intensité des mobilisations, cet article s’appuie sur plusieurs terrains. L’espace, ou plus précisément l’ancrage local, se révèle être un précieux analyseur. Notre hypothèse est que le partage de lieux de sociabilité et de vie, le maintien d’un entre-soi populaire et la construction d’une mémoire des luttes à Marseille semblent constituer autant d’éléments favorisant l’engagement syndical.
Inscription conflictuelle dans l’espace public : Toulouse, les Gilets jaunes et la bataille du centre
Authors: Mariani Américo
Published: November 2021

À travers des observations, des entretiens et un travail d’archives, cet article questionne les ressources spatiales des mobilisations en s’appuyant sur le cas des manifestations des Gilets jaunes à Toulouse. Ces ressources sont à entendre à la fois sur le plan des pratiques spatiales protestataires et sur le plan symbolique. L’hypothèse travaillée est que les mobilisations dans le centre toulousain mettent en lumière une contradiction spatiale, entre le manque de lieux concrets et symboliques permettant la rencontre, le dialogue et l’élaboration politique des secteurs populaires et l’hégémonie des commerçants sur cet espace central. Cela démontre la mise en place d’un continuum de pratiques policières qui accentue la dispersion des classes populaires et les empêche de s’inscrire, politiquement, dans la cité comme sujets pensants et agissants.
Naples, ville ordinaire ? Espaces urbains et parcours d’émancipation dans L’Amie prodigieuse
Authors: Pfirsch Thomas
Published: November 2021

Cet article analyse l’image de Naples dans la série littéraire L’Amie prodigieuse et le rôle joué par l’espace urbain dans les parcours de mobilité sociale de ses personnages. La tétralogie d’Elena Ferrante tranche avec les stéréotypes dualistes sur la ville. Naples y est décrite comme une ville pauvre mais « ordinaire », traversée par les grandes mutations des métropoles européennes contemporaines. Des années 1950 à nos jours, le livre décrit des espaces que l’on retrouve dans d’autres grandes villes méditerranéennes et qui ont joué un grand rôle dans la mobilité sociale de la génération de l’Italie d’après-guerre : les quartiers d’habitat social, les stations balnéaires, les bastions ouvriers de banlieue, les beaux quartiers postunitaires… Dans le livre, l’espace urbain n’est pas un simple cadre de l’action, mais une véritable « dimension » des rapports sociaux. Les actions des personnages sont systématiquement situées dans la ville. L’article repose ainsi la question du rapport entre espace urbain et émancipation.
Du silence organisationnel à la colère déontique : la prise de parole du whistleblower
Authors: Jacquinot Philippe , Pellissier-Tanon Arnaud
Published: November 2021

Le whistleblowing consiste en une prise de parole : une personne affirme être témoin d’un manquement à l’une des règles en vigueur dans son groupe social en le signalant à l’autorité de régulation compétente, quitte à mécontenter les fautifs présumés. La littérature explique la décision de lancer l’alerte par un calcul mettant en balance l’avantage de faire cesser le manquement avec l’inconvénient de s’exposer en rompant l’éventuel silence organisationnel. Mais elle relève aussi que le but du signalement est rarement atteint et que le lanceur d’alerte fait souvent l’objet de représailles telles que la placardisation, le harcèlement ou encore le licenciement. Le chercheur se demande comment l’avantage prosocial de voir le manquement cesser ou l’éventuel avantage personnel retiré de l’alerte peut l’emporter sur le risque de dommages personnels aussi importants. Dans cet article, nous nous appuyons sur l’analyse du récit de vie d’un lanceur d’alerte. Nous proposons de mobiliser le concept de colère déontique forgé par le comportement organisationnel en matière de justice. Nous analysons la prise de décision d’un type possible de lanceur d’alerte, celui des personnes sensibles aux valeurs et ayant une orientation prosociale : elles se décident à faire appel à l’autorité supérieure sous l’impulsion de la colère déontique qui les anime lorsqu’elles pensent être le témoin d’un manquement. Nous soulignons en conclusion l’intérêt pour les recherches sur le whistleblowing de s’intéresser à l’intelligence émotionnelle, et nous recommandons aux praticiens de comprendre les motifs de la colère qui peut animer, à tort ou à raison, certains de leurs collaborateurs.
Un mode d’action politique : l’énonciation chantée
Authors: Carel Marion , Ribard Dinah
Published: November 2021

À partir du rapprochement de deux analyses de cas (« La Semaine sanglante » de Jean-Baptiste Clément imprimé la première fois en 1885, et « J’ai le cafard » proposé par Alima lors des mouvements de prostituées à Lyon en 1975), nous développons l’idée que chanter est une forme d’énonciation qui permet d’agir politiquement avec les mots d’un autre. Cette proposition a des conséquences à la fois du côté de la théorisation linguistique de l’acte illocutoire et du côté de l’analyse historique des événements dans lesquels les chansons ont joué un rôle.
Barbouillages et interpolations. Les affiches publicitaires détournées de L’internationale hallucinex (1970)
Authors: Saint-Amand Denis , Tilkens Léa
Published: November 2021

Dans le troisième numéro des Cahiers noirs du soleil (1970), surtitré L’Internationale Hallucinex et présenté comme une « revue-tract à détruire », l’artiste et écrivain Jean-Jacques Lebel signe un article d’inspiration situationniste intitulé « La marchandise ou la vie », qu’il illustre par quatre-vingt-quatre photographies de publicités affichées dans le métro parisien et sur lesquelles des quidams ont apposé slogans contestataires, invectives et autres jeux de mots. C’est cet objet biface qu’interroge le présent article, d’abord en revenant sur les logiques et enjeux de la publication d’un tel corpus sauvage, sur l’argumentation et l’imaginaire de son discours d’escorte ; ensuite en étudiant les rouages des différents détournements rassemblés, en cherchant à identifier les formes de perturbation du discours publicitaire qu’ils privilégient, leurs stratégies rhétoriques, leurs cibles et leurs effets à l’aune de leur contexte d’énonciation, mais en tentant aussi de mettre en lumière certaines tendances générales d’un phénomène d’interpolation contestataire qui vise à dissiper la routine et à se réapproprier l’espace public en articulant virulence et style potache.
Effet(s) d’annonce. La construction à distance d’une discrimination à l’embauche selon l’âge
Authors: Hidri Neys Oumaya
Published: November 2021

Depuis une vingtaine d’années, le cadre législatif antidiscriminatoire français interdit, entre autres, les discriminations à l’embauche selon l’âge. Pourtant, celles qui concernent le « trop vieil » âge demeurent une réalité sociale. La grande distribution dite sportive présente une moyenne d’âge de son personnel commercial faible, cela a fait d’elle un terrain empirique pertinent. En nous appuyant sur une analyse thématique de contenu d’une trentaine d’annonces d’offre d’emploi et d’une vingtaine d’entretiens semi-directifs menés auprès de « recruteurs », nous avons choisi de porter l’attention sur les éventuels « effets des annonces » sur la stigmatisation/discrimination à l’embauche des travailleurs âgés. Cet article montre que ce canal formel de recrutement procède en effet d’une sélection opérée en amont, à distance et indirectement par les employeurs. Une entorse à l’adresse normative de la grande majorité des écrits publics français favorisant le tutoiement et l’usage intensif et ambigu de la métaphore sportive, entre « pratique » et « passion » sont les deux pratiques discursives mises au jour.
Et si l’amour était le nouveau paradigme du travail social : éthique, droit et estime sociale ?
Authors: Decamp André
Published: November 2021

Quelle voix reste-t-il aux jeunes dans les associations de quartier aujourd’hui ? À travers une enquête menée dans un quartier prioritaire à la périphérie de Paris, cet article soulève la question de l’antagonisme existant entre les attentes des jeunes des quartiers et la « non-réponse » qui leur est donnée par les associations. La « start-up nation » s’impose peu à peu dans le monde associatif, dictant les mesures à prendre et les conduites à suivre. Conséquence : on bâillonne les jeunes en demande de considération, de reconnaissance, bref, d’amour…, car ce n’est plus dans l’air du temps.
Le travail de rue avec les adolescentes et jeunes femmes à Bamako : une action sociale globale
Authors: Gouagna Traore Sow , Chobeaux François , Laisney Delphine
Published: November 2021

Une présentation du travail de rue effectué à Bamako, au Mali, en direction des adolescentes et jeunes femmes.
Infirmiers de rue : pour une approche globale du sans-abrisme
Authors: Bayot Joséphine , Ryckmans Pierre , Coûteaux Audrey , Guerrero Gaëlle
Published: November 2021

Présentation de l’action des infirmiers de rue en Belgique, à Bruxelles et Liège. L’offre de soins infirmiers permet un contact qui va générer un accompagnement plus global visant la sortie de la rue et l’accès au logement.
Former les équipes de rue au travail avec des mineurs en grande exclusion. L’exemple du Samusocial international
Authors: Douville Olivier
Published: November 2021

Une approche psychologique et anthropologique de la réalité des enfants des rues en Afrique subsaharienne et des résonances transférentielles de ces réalités permet de proposer des contenus et formes de formation et un dispositif d’accompagnement pour les intervenants.
L’intérêt perturbateur du Covid sur le travail de rue
Authors: Tiffany Graeme
Published: November 2021

À partir de l’exemple de la Grande-Bretagne, l’auteur montre comment les travailleurs de rue pris dans la crise du Covid ont construit des réponses collectives, articulées aux communautés, allant à l’encontre de la doxa néolibérale qui commence à régir le travail de rue : ciblage des populations, évaluation des effets immédiats, intégration d’objectifs directement sécuritaires…
Fonction ou engagement ? La prévention spécialisée face à l’incertain
Authors: Louli Jonathan
Published: November 2021

Ce texte synthétise certains résultats de recherches et d’expériences explorant le métier d’« éduc’ de rue ». Les collègues rencontrés pensent différemment leur travail, mais en puisant dans un espace intellectuel partagé. Certains voient leur boulot plutôt comme une fonction professionnelle, d’autres plutôt comme un engagement… Mais, au vu de l’histoire de la prévention spécialisée et de ses incertitudes actuelles, on peut se demander : un engagement au nom de quoi exactement ?
Older Adults With Chronic Disease and Food Insecurity in the United States
Authors: Reid Amy
Published: November 2021

Food insecurity has emerged as a significant problem for older adults in the United States. Older adults with chronic conditions are particularly vulnerable, as they face a number of physical, psychological, social, and economic barriers related to food purchasing options. The purpose of the current article is to examine the significance of food insecurity in older adults with chronic disease, highlight the barriers and determinates that contribute to the problem, and offer interventions to impact the disparity of food insecurity in this population. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47
(12), 7–11.]
A Qualitative Study of Sleep and Daily Routines From Focus Groups With Chinese and Bangladeshi American Older Adults Living in New York City
Authors: Robbins Rebecca , Chong Stella K. , Chou Allison Tzu-Han , Yang Jiayi , Liang Alice Li Juan , Chanko Nicholas , Trinh-Shevrin Chau , Kwon Simona C.
Published: November 2021

The aim of the current study was to collect qualitative data to understand the nature of sleep and sleep difficulties among Asian American older adults and identify daily routines that may lend insight into modifiable targets for future nursing interventions. We recruited Chinese and Bangladeshi older adults with low English proficiency from community-based settings in New York City. Eligible participants were aged ≥55 years and reported China or Bangladesh as their country of origin. Focus groups were conducted in their native language. Participants completed a questionnaire before joining the discussion. Participants (
N
= 32) were 57% Chinese American and 43% Bangladeshi American. Average age was 73 years, 50% of the sample reported diabetes, and 22% reported sleep apnea. Our analysis revealed the daily routines among Chinese and Bangladeshi American older adults. Both groups reported general sleep difficulties and sleep difficulties related to health conditions as well as some subgroup differences. Future research may consider designing tailored nursing interventions to improve sleep among these groups. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47
(12), 35–41.]
Review of Evidence-Based Strategies to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
Authors: Worley Julie
Published: November 2021

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a serious, prevalent disorder that affects millions of people. There are numerous evidence-based treatments and strategies to treat AUD, but they are under-utilized for a variety of reasons, including provider stigma, lack of knowledge, lack of professional support, shortage of willing providers, and patient barriers. Disulfiram, naltrexone, and acamprosate are approved but underused medications for the treatment of AUD. Nonpharmacological strategies and treatments include the use of motivational interviewing when talking to patients about their alcohol use, peer support or mutual help groups, and individualized therapy. Nurses are in a prime position to educate themselves and patients on evidence-based treatments for AUD and to help patients access those treatments. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59
(12), 7–11.]
Attention and Imagery in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Kutsuzawa Kana , Taguchi Kayoko , Shimizu Eiji
Published: November 2021

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to have a small to medium effect on chronic pain, necessitating further research to identify which components of CBT work for which type of patient. Previously, we developed a high-intensity individual CBT protocol and conducted a single-arm, uncontrolled feasibility study for chronic pain. In the current study, we explored patients' experiences in CBT sessions, including tactile attention-shift training; memory work using the peak-end rule; mental practice of action using motor imagery rescripting; and video feedback, including mirror therapy. Fourteen patients with chronic pain completed 16 CBT sessions. The tactile attention-shift training was very helpful for two patients and somewhat helpful for five, memory work was helpful for nine, mental practice was very helpful for four and somewhat helpful for three, and visual feedback was very helpful for six patients. Effective methodologies for new chronic pain CBT components should be developed. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60
(5), 45–54.]
Treatment Adherence in Adolescents With Histories of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Systematic Review
Authors: Draxler Janel M. , Ruppar Todd M.
Published: November 2021

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor treatment adherence and worse health outcomes among adults, but evidence among adolescents is less clear. The current systematic review identified and synthesized results from studies examining associations between ACEs and treatment adherence among adolescents. An expert medical librarian conducted searches in seven databases. Results were analyzed using a narrative synthesis framework. A total of six studies were eligible for review. Assessment strategies for ACEs and treatment adherence varied across studies. Most studies assessed for histories of maltreatment and neglect.
Treatment adherence
was most often defined as some form of attendance in a treatment program. Results support a relationship between ACEs and treatment nonadherence in adolescents. ACEs related to maltreatment, particularly emotional abuse, may be more predictive of treatment nonadherence than other types of ACEs. Specific qualities of ACEs (e.g., timing, intensity, frequency) may influence the relationship between ACEs and treatment nonadherence. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60
(6), 11–18.]
Partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms with one-dimensional neutral center on 3-manifolds
Authors: Zhang Jinhua
Published: November 2021

We prove that for any partially hyperbolic diffeomorphism having neutral center behavior on a 3-manifold, the center stable and center unstable foliations are complete; moreover, each leaf of center stable and center unstable foliations is a cylinder, a Möbius band or a plane.

Further properties of the Bonatti–Parwani–Potrie type of examples of of partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms are studied. These are obtained by composing the time \begin{document}$ m $\end{document}-map (for \begin{document}$ m>0 $\end{document} large) of a non-transitive Anosov flow \begin{document}$ \phi_t $\end{document} on an orientable 3-manifold with Dehn twists along some transverse tori, and the examples are partially hyperbolic with one-dimensional neutral center. We prove that the center foliation is given by a topological Anosov flow which is topologically equivalent to \begin{document}$ \phi_t $\end{document}. We also prove that for the original example constructed by Bonatti–Parwani–Potrie, the center stable and center unstable foliations are robustly complete.
Mathematical modeling and impact analysis of the use of COVID Alert SA app
Authors: Kinyili Musyoka ,   Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17 Bellville 7535, South Africa, Munyakazi Justin B , Mukhtar Abdulaziz YA
Published: November 2021

The human life-threatening novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona-virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has lasted for over a year escalating and posing simultaneous anxiety day-by-day globally since its first report in the late December 2019. The scientific arena has been kept animated via continuous investigations in an effort to understand the spread dynamics and the impact of various mitigation measures to keep this pandemic diminished. Despite a lot of research works having been accomplished this far, the pandemic is still deep-rooted in many regions worldwide signaling for more scientific investigations. This study joins the field by developing a modified SEIR (Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Removed) compartmental deterministic model whose key distinct feature is the incorporation of the COVID Alert SA app use by the general public in prolific intention to control the spread of the epidemic. Validation of the model is performed by fitting the model to the Republic of South Africa's COVID-19 cases reported data using the Maximum Likelihood Estimation algorithm implemented in fitR package. The model's sensitivity analysis and simulations stipulate that gradual to complete use of the app would be perfect in contact tracing and substantially reduce the plateau number of COVID-19 infections. This would consequentially contribute remarkably to the eradication of the SARS-CoV-2 over time. Proportional amalgamation of the app use and test for COVID-19 on individuals not using the app would also reduce the peak number of infections apart from the 50 – 50% ratio which spikes the plateau number beyond any other proportion. The study establishes that at least 30% implementation of the app use with gradual increase in tests conducted for individuals not using the app would suffice to stabilize the disease free equilibrium resulting to gradual eradication of the pandemic.
Association Between Cadmium Exposure and Liver Function in Adults in the United States: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Hong Dongui , Min Jin-Young , Min Kyoung-Bok
Published: November 2021

Objectives: Cadmium is widely used, leading to extensive environmental and occupational exposure. Unlike other organs, for which the harmful and carcinogenic effects of cadmium have been established, the hepatotoxicity of cadmium remains unclear. Some studies detected correlations between cadmium exposure and hepatotoxicity, but others concluded that they were not associated. Thus, we investigated the relationship between cadmium and liver damage in the general population.Methods: In total, 11 838 adult participants from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2015 were included. Urinary cadmium levels and the following liver function parameters were measured: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), total bilirubin (TB), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations between urinary cadmium concentrations and each liver function parameter after adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, annual family income, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, physical activity, and body mass index.Results: The covariate-adjusted results of the linear regression analyses showed significant positive relationships between log-transformed urinary cadmium levels and each log-transformed liver function parameter, where beta±standard error of ALT, AST, GGT, TB, and ALP were 0.049±0.008 (p<0.001), 0.030±0.006 (p<0.001), 0.093±0.011 (p<0.001), 0.034±0.009 (p<0.001), and 0.040±0.005 (p<0.001), respectively. Logistic regression also revealed statistically significant results. The odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of elevated ALT, AST, GGT, TB, and ALP per unit increase in log-transformed urinary cadmium concentration were 1.360 (1.210 to 1.528), 1.307 (1.149 to 1.486), 1.520 (1.357 to 1.704), 1.201 (1.003 to 1.438), and 1.568 (1.277 to 1.926), respectively.Conclusions: Chronic exposure to cadmium showed positive associations with liver damage.
Yes! I Want My Non-Cognitive Skills to Be Improved: Perceptions on an ICT-Enabled Learning Journey
Authors: Petritsopoulou Maria , Karunaratne Thashmee , Glinos Myrsini
Published: November 2021

Non-cognitive skills (NCS) are important for personal development and enhancing employability. However, as related literature points out, designs for NCS development are challenged by their fidelity, complexity, technology pedagogy and content value, user-centricity and so forth. Thus, this study investigates on 1) how do individuals recognise their needs, challenges and motivations for improving NCS, and 2) how do they envision their individual roadmap towards NCS achievement. An exploratory strategy is followed in capturing the learners’ perceptions. Expected data were collected by a questionnaire aiming at a sample of 80 purposely selected employable adults, followed by interviews with 11 randomly selected individuals among the sample. The outcomes provided feedback towards optimising design concepts for an NCS learning environment. Consequently, the framework for NCS improvement must include components, in the order of importance, tools for assessment of NCS, premises for learning NCS, dynamic CV, and linking to the occupations of individual interests as envisioned by the respondents. The participants recognised the significance of NCS and that NCS contribute meaningfully to their personal and professional growth. As such, research efforts shall be invested in evaluating the methods and tools in a systematic user-centric process to determine their effectiveness and impact in lifelong learning.
Prognosis of Thoracic Cancer Using the Bierman Random Committee Machine Learning
Authors: Mansour Ezzat A.
Published: November 2021

Thoracic most cancers are a prime problem in the clinical field. Unexpected occur-ring cannot be predicted earlier but if the strategy is fine-tuned properly then the prognosis of cancer is not a major issue. But the problem is how to find out the proper layout with all possible features. The sector of Thoracic Surgery is offering a source of the dataset with all feasible attributes of thoracic cancer. All the features suggested by this medical sector were approved by the Consortium of Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases. The random committee is a novel hybrid algorithm that utilizes the benefit of both random forests with committee concepts. Many random forests are created as the result of the iteration. But anyone can be created and the committee analyses and retains any one optimal solution. Brei man, the first researcher to propose the general concept of Radio Frequency following the same he proposed the famous and most popular forest RF algorithm.
Association between Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in South Korea
Authors: Lee Sang Chul , Son Kang Ju , Han Chang Hoon , Jung Ji Ye , Park Seon Cheol
Published: November 2021

Background: Although it is known that inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use may increase the risk of respiratory infection, its influence on the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between ICS use and the positivity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with chronic respiratory diseases.Methods: Nationwide data of 44,968 individuals with chronic respiratory diseases tested for SARS-CoV-2 until May 15, 2021 were obtained from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in Korea. The positivity of SARS-CoV-2 infection was retrospectively analysed according to the prescription, type, and dose of ICS taken one year before SARS-CoV-2 test.Results: Among 44,968 individuals tested, 931 (2.1%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2. A total of 7,019 patients (15.6%) were prescribed ICS one year prior to being tested for SARS-CoV-2. Low, medium, and high doses of ICS were prescribed in 7.5%, 1.6%, and 6.5% of total cases, respectively. Among types of ICS, budesonide, fluticasone, beclomethasone, and ciclesonide were prescribed in 3.7%, 8.9%, 2.3%, and 0.6% of total cases, respectively. A multivariate analysis showed no significant increase in infection with ICS use (odds ratio, 0.84; 95% confidence interval, 0.66–1.03). Moreover, there were no associations between the positivity of infection and the dose or type of ICS prescribed.Conclusion: Prior ICS use did not increase the positivity for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Moreover, different doses or types of ICS did not affect this positivity.
Effect of triage on physicians’ clinical decision
Authors: Aydin Hakan , Dogan Halil
Published: November 2021

Objective:

To investigate the effect of the use of color codes for patient triage on physicians’ clinical decision.

Methods:

This prospective study was conducted among female patients aged 18-65 years who visited the emergency department (ED) with complaints of acute abdominal pain. A 3-level of triage system [red (very urgent), yellow (urgent) and green (less urgent)] was used in our ED. All patients were green level. Half of these patients remained at the green level (the green group), and the remaining patients were re-labeled as false yellow (the false yellow group) in the order of ED visits. Ordering tests, consultation requests, intravenous treatment, length of hospital stay, and cost were compared between the two groups of patients.

Results:

In total 393 patients were included with 198 patients in the green group and 195 in the false yellow group. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in age, temperature, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse and oxygen saturation (P>0.05). It was observed that more tests (P=0.001), consultations (P<0.001), and intravenous treatment were requested (P<0.001), and the duration of stay in the ED was longer (P<0.001) and cost (P<0.001) was higher in the false yellow group.

Conclusions:

Triage do affect the decisions of physicians on female patients with acute abdominal pain.
Tendo-Achilles injury
Authors: Malik Parvesh , Singh Shalendra , Singh Onkar , Tiwari Mannu , Gupta Nipun , Sood Munish
Published: November 2021

Objective:

To report demographic and injury characteristics of tendo-Achilles (TA) injury, and determine its association with the use of Indian style commode seat (ISCS), the clinical and functional outcomes.

Methods:

This observational study was conducted between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2019, and a total of 44 patients with TA injury were included in the study. Their demographic profile, etiology, operative details, and functional outcomes were studied. All patients underwent primary repair followed by standard postoperative management and follow-up for 6 months.

Results:

Out of 44 patients, 7 (15.9%) sustained closed injuries while 37 (84.1%) sustained open injuries. In open injury cases, 30 (81%) patients suffered an injury due to slipping in ISCS, 4 (11%) from road traffic accidents, and 3 (8%) due to falling of a heavy object. Besides, 20.45% of cases of ISCS injury had associated neurovascular injury. Twenty (45%) patients took more than 90 days to start independent ambulation. At 6 months follow-up, no one could reach pre-injury fitness status.

Conclusions:

Open TA injury by ISCS is an important, under-reported, and preventable cause of loss of physically active manpower in institutional setups.
COVID-19 mortality and its risk factors
Authors: Gupta Ajay Kumar , Katoch Neena , Gulati Rachna , Kumar Vikas , Singh Sharmendra , Garg Ketan
Published: November 2021

Objectives:

To determine COVID-19 mortality and its risk factors in hospitalized patients at of a tertiary care center in north India.

Methods:

A retrospective observational study was conducted of patients who were hospitalized from May 2020 to January 2021. The in-hospital mortality was assessed, and demographic variables and comorbidities between COVID-19 deaths and survivors were compared.

Results:

A total of 24 000 patients were admitted during the study period, among which 17 000 had shown positive results of the RT-PCR test for COVID-19. The total mortality was 329 patients (1.37%), among which 232 (70.52%) succumbed due to COVID-19, and 97 (29.48%) died due to other illnesses. The mean age of the patients was (64.09±16.99) years. The mean age was significantly higher in COVID-19 related deaths [(67.63±13.78) years] as compared to that of the survivors [(60.52±19.5) years] (P<0.001). Compared to COVID-19 survivors, there were more males (72.41% v.s. 61.5%) and less females (27.59% v.s. 38.5%) in COVID-19 related deaths (P=0.001). Comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease showed a significant correlation with COVID-19 mortality with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.389 (95% CI: 1.465-2.982), 3.891 (95% CI: 2.059-5.392), and 6.358 (95% CI: 5.675-10.564), respectively.

Conclusions:

Elderly males with comorbidities have higher risk for mortality related to COVID-19. Ongoing vaccination drive is rightfully prioritised to serve the high-risk category first.
COVID-19 presenting as complete heart block
Authors: Aggarwal Jyoti , Lamba Amtoj Singh , Gaba Saurabh , Gupta Monica , Arora Suraj Kumar
Published: November 2021

Rationale:

COVID-19 has a wide range of clinical presentations requiring a high index of suspicion for diagnosing patients presenting with extrapulmonary manifestations. Among them, patients with cardiovascular involvement have a high mortality.

Patient's concerns:

A 50-year-old male patient with COVID-19 infection presented with multiple syncopal episodes, myalgia, and mild respiratory symptoms.

Diagnosis:

Mild COVID-19 infection with complete heart block.

Interventions:

Temporary pacing followed by permanent pacemaker insertion 10 days after the onset.

Outcomes:

The patient was managed as per COVID-19 protocol in an isolation ward, and his condition improved but remained pacemaker dependent until a repeat RT-PCR for COVID-19 tested negative, after which he was shifted back to the cardiac care unit for permanent pacemaker insertion. The patient was discharged after inflammatory markers were normal and clinical condition was completely stable.

Lessons:

COVID-19 has a wide range of clinical presentations, and extrapulmonary manifestations, especially, cardiovascular involvement can not be ignored.
Quality of life of infertile couples in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Authors: Baloushah Suha , Barjasteh Samira , Elsous Aymen , Aldirawi Ali , Abu Eid Soha , Masad Atef
Published: November 2021

Objective:

To investigate the quality of life of infertile couples who seek in vitro fertilizations (IVFs) by gender in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted, from February 2019 to November 2019, among 383 infertile couples selected through convenient sampling. A valid and reliable Arabic version of the fertility quality of life questionnaire (FertiQoL) was used in data collection. One way analysis of variance and independent t-test were applied to compare between males and females.

Results:

The mean age of males and females was (34.54±8.54) years and (29.28±6.71) years, respectively. More than half of them had university degree (64% and 60%, respectively). The mean duration of infertility was (5.66±3.54) years. The mean males’ scores of FertiQoL and its subscales (emotion, mind/body, social, core, tolerability, and treatment) were significantly higher than females’ scores (P<0.05).

Conclusions:

Males have higher scores of FertiQoL and its subscales than females. The mean score of FertiQoL increases with better education, but decreases with increase of age, duration of marriage, duration of infertility and number of IVF attempts. Routine psychological assessment and counseling are necessary for infertile women taking into considerations factors affecting their quality of life.