bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploring Resilience with Families: National Report for the UK
Authors: Daly Mary , Osinski Agathe
Published: November 2023

This report presents the analysis of the primary research conducted in the UK for Work Package 4 (WP4) of the rEUsilience project. The report’s underpinning evidence was obtained through seven focus groups conducted with 50 members of families in different parts of England and Scotland between January and April 2023. The research provides profound insights into the challenges facing families and how they seek to overcome these challenges. Families were found to be faced with a series of risks, with problems relating to income, employment and care-giving intersecting together and with other background difficulties such as widespread illness and disability to create a situation of multiple barriers to achieving resilience. Income pressures seemed to be omnipresent in various aspects of everyday life and needs, with low benefits, low wages and high costs all contributing to precarious situations. Matters relating to jobs and employment were the source of significant negative comment, especially in regard to the availability of work, the sufficiency of wages and the difficulty of retaining employment in contexts of heavy care-giving and income and skills constraints. As well as material challenges, people bore the weight of considerable negative emotions, such as feelings of deprivation and marginalisation. There was a reliance on a range of supports but, when people’s individual situation was probed, their support networks seemed fragile. People showed considerable resourcefulness and even creativity in managing their situations. It was clear that they used a wide range of cognitive and behavioural skills but this was often not enough to prevent hardship and worry. Participants were very critical of the benefit and services systems, including healthcare. They made many suggestions for improvements, prioritising more generous and inclusive income support, as well as better services. People also wished to be better represented in the political process and for greater recognition of their contribution, especially as care-givers. and other activities in a family setting.
The Missing Mortality Advantage for European Immigrants to the United States in the Early Twentieth Century
Authors: Bakhtiari Elyas
Published: November 2023

Immigrant populations typically have lower mortality rates and longer life expectancies than their nonimmigrant counterparts. This immigrant mortality advantage has been a recurrent finding in demographic and population health research focused on contemporary waves of immigration. However, historical data suggest that European immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century had worse health and higher rates of mortality, yet it remains unclear why a mortality advantage was absent for immigrants during this period. This article combines Vital Statistics records and Lee–Carter mortality models to analyze mortality by nativity status for the U.S. White population from 1900 to 1960, examining variation by age, sex, time, and place. Contrary to contemporary expectations of a foreign-born mortality advantage, White immigrants had higher mortality rates in the early 1900s, with the largest foreign-born disadvantage among the youngest and oldest populations. Although foreign-born and U.S.-born White mortality rates trended toward convergence over time, the foreign-born mortality penalty remained into the 1950s. A decomposition analysis finds that immigrants' concentration in cities, which had higher rates of infectious disease mortality, accounted for nearly half of the nativity difference in 1900, and this place effect declined in subsequent decades. Additional evidence, such as a spike in mortality inequalities during the 1918 influenza pandemic, suggests that common explanations for the immigrant mortality advantage may be less influential in a context of high risk from infectious disease.
When Volatility Begins at Home: Globalization, Elections, and Financial Market Volatility in Emerging Markets
Authors: Cunha Raphael
Published: November 2023

How do elections generate financial market volatility in emerging market countries? Existing scholarship disagrees over the relative importance of "push" (global) and "pull" (country-specific) factors in explaining volatility. This study moves beyond the binary debate between push and pull factors by examining how these factors interact in complex and dynamic ways. Local and global investors operate in different information environments when evaluating political risk. Local investors' information advantage leads to volatility contagion from domestic to international markets, as well as more volatile reactions to electoral uncertainty from foreign investors. I find support for these claims using price data for closed-end country funds and a series of multivariate time series models that capture dynamics of volatility transmission between local and global markets. The results underscore the importance of disaggregating investor behavior to understand how global capital markets react to emerging market politics.
Do they think that joy and misery are temporary? Comparing trajectories of current and predicted life satisfaction across life events
Authors: Hudde Ansgar
Published: November 2023

When people marry or have their first baby, their life satisfaction spikes but fades soon thereafter. Similarly, when people separate from a partner or become widowed, their satisfaction decreases but largely recovers within a few years. I analyse to what degree people who experience these life events expect that their current shift towards joy or misery is temporary vs. long-lasting. Data are from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and are analysed with a novel estimation strategy that uses month-specific information on the timing of interviews and life events. I compare trajectories of people’s current life satisfaction and anticipated life satisfaction, i.e., the level of satisfaction they expect to have five years into the future. Results show that people expect some of these life events’ joy or misery to stay, but the majority to fade. These findings reveal that, to a substantial degree, people are able to see their situation from a distance and separate their current feelings from their long-term life prospects. This may contribute to people’s overall well-being and sustainable life strategies.
Exploring Resilience with Families: National Report for Sweden
Authors: Daly Mary , Backman Lovisa , Nieuwenhuis Rense
Published: November 2023

This report presents the analysis of the primary research conducted in Sweden for Work Package 4 (WP4) of the rEUsilience project. The report’s underpinning evidence was obtained through seven focus groups conducted with 38 members of families in different parts of Sweden between May and June 2023. The research provides profound insights into the challenges facing families and how they seek to overcome these challenges. The families were found to be faced with a series of risks, with problems relating to income, employment and care intersecting together and with other background difficulties. Insecurity emerged as an important defining feature of participants’ lives. A lot of people's worries were centred on their children's quality of life and being able to afford child-related expenses. As well as money, time was a scarce resource for some people. This led to emphasis on work-life balance as one of the challenges facing families – by which was meant especially time for family life and child-related activities. Lone parents especially expressed a sense of being differentially treated and indicated that there was a general lack of recognition of their particular challenges and needs. The particular difficulties in the situation of immigrants also came out very strongly from the evidence. Pressure to conform was strongly felt and it was clear that some did not feel included or were unable to be included because of their circumstances. Moreover, support networks seemed fragile. People showed considerable resourcefulness and even creativity in managing their situations. It was clear that they used a wide range of behaviours and skills, including cognitive skills and behavioural and attitudinal change management. Participants were critical of service availability, especially childcare services, health services and housing provision. In terms of what measures would help to significantly improve their situation, they prioritised better income support especially and also more person-oriented services. Those whose families had specific needs, for example a health-related need, spoke in favour of extending the family contact service. Childcare services and housing were also identified as areas needing improvement.
A Formal Consideration in ELT
Authors: Aydın Hazar
Published: November 2023

In this paper, I intend to present a precise (in the sense of being mathematical) formulation of the concepts of approach, method, and technique as applied in ELT, and develop a new ”formal” ELT method based on these notions. The kind of framework offered here might be used to analyze corpora involving ELT contexts in order to characterize the behaviour of the lessons or other related settings.
Exploring Resilience with Families: National Report for Croatia
Authors: Uzunalioglu Merve , Martinis Anja Iveković , Dobrotic Ivana
Published: November 2023

This report presents the analysis of the primary research conducted in Croatia for Work Package 4 (WP4) of the rEUsilience project. The report’s underpinning evidence was obtained through seven focus groups conducted with 55 members of families in different parts of Croatia between January and May 2023. The research provides profound insights into the challenges facing families and how they seek to overcome these challenges. Families were found to be faced with a series of risks, with problems relating to income, employment and care-giving. Income pressures were felt heavily, especially when meeting basic needs such as child-related expenses, housing or utilities. The majority of the participants lacked the resources to prevent them from experiencing hardship or help them recover from adversity quickly. The experiences with the welfare system and associated services were mostly negative. The system was perceived as incoherent, complex and difficult to navigate. A sense of isolation, feeling left alone or neglected emerged during the discussions. Children were at the centre of discussions throughout the groups. Providing adequate care for children by meeting their needs was the utmost priority of the majority of the participants. Motherhood was portrayed as a nearly sacred state and some participants found strength and resilience through this identity. With limited financial resources and insufficient skills to generate income, most of the participants exhibited solution-based practices to make ends meet. Re-ordering the budget items, prioritisation needs and monitoring market prices were among these practices. The kitchen became a place where they were most resourceful and creative. Some regional variances were observed in participants' experiences indicating the role of Local Government Units and their resource capacities across the country. Regardless of their individual family situations and the degree of financial difficulties, participants had a consensus on the need for increased financial benefits and an expansion in access to benefits. Minimum income, universal child benefits and rent subsidies were among the most repeated policy areas.
Extended Family Affects Educational Attainment Less Among Black Americans Compared to White Americans
Authors: Karlson Kristian Bernt
Published: November 2023

Family background has a powerful influence on children’s educational success, but past research shows a stronger influence of family background on the educational attainment of white Americans compared to black Americans. This study delves into the role of extended family in shaping these racial differences. Applying variance components models to data from the National Longitudinal Surveys, it examines first cousin similarities in educational attainment to parse out the specific contributions of extended and immediate family. The findings reveal that the racial gap in family background effects is primarily attributed to the markedly lesser impact of extended family among black Americans, while the influence of immediate family remains comparably significant across races. These results offer a nuanced understanding of the differential role of family influence on educational attainment among black and white Americans.
Exploring Resilience with Families: National Report for Poland
Authors: Daly Mary , Matuszczyk Kamil
Published: November 2023

This report presents the analysis of the primary research conducted in Poland for Work Package 4 (WP4) of the rEUsilience project. The report’s underpinning evidence was obtained through seven focus groups conducted with 70 members of families in different parts of Poland in March and April 2023. The research provides profound insights into the challenges facing families and how they seek to overcome these challenges. It also underlines the fact that families living on a low income may be faced with a range of insecurities; some of these are long-term and some exacerbated by increases in the cost of living. Families are often forced into difficult choices between trying to secure an adequate income - often in jobs that do not pay well or treat workers well - and at the same time provide good conditions for family life. Family was at the core of people’s lives, seen in terms of their strong child protection orientation and in cases where wider family acted as an informal support system. Traditional gender and strong family responsibility norms were also defining features of people’s lives. People showed considerable stoicism and resourcefulness in managing their lives. It was clear that people used a wide range of behaviours and skills, including cognitive skills, behaviour management practices and relational skills. But many people felt that their needs were not prioritised and they expressed distrust of the political system. The participants were very critical of service availability, especially childcare services, health services and housing provision. As well as matters of supply and hence availability, many people found services difficult to access because of costs, time delays and bureaucracy. Participants had many suggestions for what would improve their situation. These centred around a number of main elements including addressing weaknesses in the economy and labour market; better services to respond to families’ situation; more efficiency in service provision and less bureaucracy.
The Impact of Music on Verbal Memory: Evidence from Jordanian University Students
Authors: Al-Yasin Noor , Hamdan Jihad
Published: November 2023

Purpose. Following the hypothesis of shared cognitive mechanisms between language and music, the present study investigates the interconnection between musical orientation and language processing operations in Broca’s area, namely verbal retrieval. The researchers replicated Taylor & Dewhurst’s (2017) study by applying a perceptual task of four types of words in Arabic to Jordanian university students spanning a wide range of musical orientations.

Methods. The participants are musicians with different levels of musical training and non-musicians who vary in their musical interests. A T-test was applied to the results of musicians and non-musicians. Furthermore, a Kruskal-Wallis test was carried out to reveal significant differences within groups. Moreover, paired comparisons were conducted to find out significant differences between the four word types regardless of the participants’ musical background.

Results. First, verbal memory was enhanced by musical training where musicians, despite their level of musical training, scored significantly better than non-musicians in the verbal recall test. Second, the level of musical training contributes to improving the ability to recall different types of words where advanced musicians scored higher than intermediates and beginners. Third, non-musicians who spend more time than others listening to music daily scored better in the given perceptual task than those who spend less time listening to music or do not listen to music at all. Finally, visual words appeared to be the easiest to recall since they are high in imagery. In contrast, abstract words are the hardest to recall given that they only have non-sensory features, unlike concrete words, such as visual, auditory and tactile words.

Conclusions. This study supports the hypothesis of music impact on the retrieval process of words. Higher exposure to musical training or music in general leads to better word retrieval. However, word type can be a factor that might affect the retrieval process since certain word types are easier to recall than others.
The Pragmatic Functions of wa in Jordanian Arabic: A Corpus-based Study
Authors: Hamdan Jihad , Hamdan Hady , Hamdan Wael , Alkhadra Wafa
Published: November 2023

Purpose. This paper examines the pragmatic functions of wa, the most frequently used discourse marker in the daily interactions of speakers of Jordanian Arabic (JA).

Procedure. The principal researcher built with the help of a research assistant a small-size corpus from conversations and talks presented by Jordanian TV and Radio Jordan in JA. The recordings ran for 194 minutes and covered multiple aspects of Jordanian life and culture such as traffic and safety, water and agriculture, education, tourism and environment, health, mountaineering and social topics. The recordings were transcribed for analysis by two of the four researchers and verified by the other two. The transcripts comprised 20660 words with 1229 instances of wa. To identify the pragmatic functions of wa, the researchers worked in groups of two and screened and examined independently a different 50 percent of the transcribed data and proposed their own list of identified functions along with at least two illustrative examples for each pragmatic function. Once done, they held a number of successive meetings to review the outcome with a view to reaching consensus judgments on the identified functions and examples. They were able to agree on eight of the 12 suggested labels. For the remaining four, they invited a focus group of 10 postgraduate students of linguistics whose native language was JA to examine and discuss the disputed material. This intensive and laborious work had reduced the list of functions to 11.

Results. The findings of the study show that wa has 11 pragmatic functions. It is mainly used for expressing addition, indicating resumption, swearing an oath, concluding a premise, elaborating on the antecedent sentence, restating, mocking, showing simultaneity, extending congratulations, linking alternative contrasts, and avoiding complete and explicit listing.

Conclusions. The paper identified 11 pragmatic functions of wa in Jordanian Arabic. However, the paper has made no claims that these functions are conclusive as the corpus is small and is collected from officially channeled media that had to pass censorship before being released. Another thing of importance is the extent to which the proposed labels for the functions is agreed by the readers of this paper, including academic colleagues. Once again, we cannot argue that the given names of the functions are unequivocally sound and acceptable. A reader may suggest another label here and there and this temptation cannot be easily suppressed.
Concept “ENGLAND” and its Subconcepts in the Consciousness of Ukrainian Students
Authors: Mykhalchuk Nataliia , Plakhtii Anastasiia , Panchenko Olena , Ivashkevych Eduard , Khupavtseva Nataliia , Chebykin Оleksiy
Published: November 2023

The purpose of the research is the empirical study of the peculiarities of the deployment of the concept ENGLAND and its subconcepts in the linguistic consciousness of Ukrainians in terms of logical-semantic organization of the respondents’ thinking and speech activity.

Methods. Theoretical methods were categorical and structurally-functional analysis of lexical units, the methods of systematization, modeling, generalization; empirical ones – the analysis of lexical units, the experiment. For the purpose of studying the ways of explication of the concept «ENGLAND» and its subconcepts in the consciousness of Ukrainian students we used the associative experiment; the designations of the kernel and the periphery of the concept ENGLAND were included as stimulus-words.

Results. It was shown that the concept ENGLAND was included into the worldview of the Ukrainian ethnic group. It is a cultural script in the individual consciousness, the form of which facilitates the formation of the mentality of Ukrainian students. Due to the influence of the concept ENGLAND, a person immerses himself/herself in British and, thanks to the translation of lexical units from English to his/her native Ukrainian language, in Ukrainian culture, and thus can influence the British multicultural world (even if a Ukrainian does not live in England).

Conclusions. We proved, that in the mind of the person a concept is generated on the basis of the results of practical activity, cognition and assessment of the objective world. At the same time, any concept appears in the form of the image that can be amplified by various degrees of abstraction. When the number of its signs increases, that is the level of abstraction also increases, the sensory image gradually turns into a mental image. This principle of formation of the mental representation of knowledge about the world allows us to consider the concept as a complex, amplified paradigmatic structure, which includes various aspects of knowledge and personally significant experience, including scripts of worldview, rational, emotional, multicultural aspects.
Аналіз інформативності імунологічних маркерів повільно прогресуючого аутоімунного діабету дорослих
Authors: Tykhonova T. M.
Published: November 2023

У результаті обстеження 116 хворих на повільно прогресуючий аутоімунний діабет дорослих (ППАДД) обґрунтовано необхідність визначення не менше двох видів антитіл щодо остаточної верифікації діагнозу. Встановлено, що найбільш доказовим є GAD ab та/або IA-2A ab. Визначено гендерні й вікові особливості частоти позитивного титру антитіл. В осіб до 45 років позитивний титр ІСА ab спостерігався достовірно рідше, ніж у хворих середнього віку (45–59 років); позитивний титр IA-2A ab частіше визначали у хворих молодого віку, ніж в осіб середнього. У жінок частота встановлення позитивного титру ІСА ab достовірно вища, ніж у чоловіків, однак частота виявлення позитивного титру IA-2A ab у чоловіків достовірно вища, ніж у жінок. Отримані дані про гендерні та вікові відмінності антитіл у хворих на ППАДД можна використовувати під час призначення цілеспрямованого обстеження хворих.
Гіалуронова кислота: будова, функції, можливості застосування в комплексній терапії захворювань скронево-нижньощелепного суглоба
Authors: Volovar O. S. , Malanchuk V. O. , Kryzhanivska O. O.
Published: November 2023

Протягом останнього десятиріччя застосування препаратів гіалуронової кислоти (ГК) набуває дедалі більшого значення у комплексному лікуванні дегенеративно-дистрофічних захворювань скронево-нижньощелепного суглоба. Актуальність зумовлена численними дослідженнями в галузі біології та фармакології щодо структури і дії ГК, її впливу на процеси репарації ушкодженої кістки та відновлення суглобового хряща, а також позитивними віддаленими результатами лікування даних хворих.
Клинические перспективы комплексного применения чрескожного коронарного вмешательства и медикаментозной реваскуляризации при остром коронарном синдроме
Authors: Agayev M. M.
Published: November 2023

Наведено оцінку впливу комплексного застосування моноприлу, пропранололу з гепарином і черезшкірного коронарного втручання (ЧКВ); моноприлу, пропранололу з метилазою в комбінації з ЧКВ і самостійно ЧКВ на гемодинаміку, кардіогемодинаміку і клінічний перебіг в гострому періоді інфаркту міокарда (ІМ), а також при спостереженні за цими хворими. Зіставлено результати комплексної медикаментозної та механічної реваскуляризації. Обстежено 63 хворих з гострим коронарним синдромом (ГКС) – переднім ІМ із зубцем Q і підйомом сегмента ST; вік хворих – від 30 до 70 років, середній вік – (56,7 ± 1,20) року. Методом рандомізації хворих розподілено на три групи по 21 у кожній. Хворим I групи призначали гепарин, пропранолол з моноприлом і ЧКВ; II – метилазу (тенактеплаза) і пропранолол, моноприл і через добу – ЧКВ; хворим III групи виконано ЧКВ. Вивчали кінцево-систолічний (КСО) і кінцево-діастолічний (КДО) об'єми, фракцію викиду (ФВ), ударний (УІ) і серцевий (СІ) індекси, індекс порушення локальної скоротливості лівого шлуночка (ІНЛС ЛШ), а також динаміку систолічного (АТс) і діастолічного (АТд) АТ, особливості клінічного перебігу ІМ в період спостереження. Отримані дані показали, що комплексне застосування медикаментозної терапії з ЧКВ дозволяє одержати прогностично позитивний результат на відміну від використання тільки ЧКВ.
Зміни показників структурного ремоделювання сонних артерій у хворих на гіпертонічну хворобу з кальцинозом клапанів серця під впливом лікування
Authors: Yuzvishina O. V.
Published: November 2023

У хворих на гіпертонічну хворобу (ГХ) та з кальцинозом клапанів серця (ККС) вивчали динаміку структурного ремоделювання сонних артерій під впливом різних варіантів гіполіпідемічної терапії. Достовірне зменшення товщини комплексу інтима–медіа, частоти появи нових атеросклеротичних бляшок спостерігали у хворих на ГХ та з ККС при використанні вищих доз аторвастатину порівняно з нижчими.
Прогностичні фактори ризику для первинних хворих з пізніми стадіями лімфоми Ходжкіна
Authors: Novosad О. I. , Kriachok I. A. , Grabovyy O. M. , Antonuk S. А.
Published: November 2023

Визначення комплексу нових прогностичних критеріїв дозволить оптимізувати лікувальну тактику, підвищити ефективність терапії та виживаність первинних хворих на лімфому Ходжкіна.
Роль адипоцитокінів у формуванні інсулінорезистентності у хворих на первинний гіпотиреоз
Authors: Vatseba T. S.
Published: November 2023

Вивчали рівень адипонектину та показники інсулінорезистентності (ІР) у хворих на первинний гіпотиреоз. Наведено дані літератури та власні про роль адипонектину у формуванні резистентності до інсуліну у хворих на первинний гіпотиреоз. Обстежено 72 хворих на первинний гіпотиреоз, що виник на фоні ендемічного зоба, 42 жінки та 30 чоловіків. Між показником HOMA IR і рівнем тиреотропного гормону встановлена пряма лінійна кореляційна залежність. Виявлено достовірно низький рівень адипонектину у всіх обстежених з явним та субклінічним гіпотиреозом порівняно з групою контролю. Гіпоадипонектинемія може бути незалежним чинником розвитку ІР та серцево-судинних захворювань при гіпотиреозі і її можна розглядати як маркер гіпотиреозу з компонентами метаболічного синдрому.
Дослідження біоелектричної активності скроневих та власне жувальних м’язів після лікування зубощелепних аномалій, ускладнених скупченістю зубів
Authors: Dmitrenko M. I.
Published: November 2023

Результати дослідження свідчать, що при лікуванні пацієнтів із зубощелепними аномаліями, ускладненими скупченістю зубів (СЗ), необхідно використовувати комплексні методи. Разом з апаратурним методом рекомендовано застосування диференційного масажу та міогімнастики для покращання функціонального стану власне жувальних та скроневих м’язів. Встановлено, що після лікування СЗ верхньої щелепи амплітуда біопотенціалів скроневих м’язів у стані відносного спокою була нижчою в середньому в 1,5 раза порівняно з показниками до лікування (Р < 0,05). Відмічено, що у стані стискування після лікування СЗ верхньої і нижньої щелеп амплітуда коливань біопотенціалів власне жувальних м’язів збільшується в середньому в 1,5 раза (Р < 0,05). Лікування СЗ сприяло відновленню функціональної симетрії власне жувальних м’язів, у стані стискування індекс МASIM MМ достовірно зменшився порівняно з таким до лікування в усіх групах (Р < 0,05).
Державне управління кадровою політикою у реформуванні української сфери охорони здоров’я на прикладі дерматовенерологічної служби
Authors: Korolenko V. V. , Dykun O. P. , Isayenko R. M. , Remennyk O. I. , Avramenko T. P. , Stepanenko V. I. , Petrova K. I. , Volosovets O. P. , Lazoryshynets V. V.
Published: November 2023

Функція системи охорони здоров'я громадян, її модернізація та оптимізація є однією з найважливіших в сучасній українській державі. Основною метою реформ у сфері охорони здоров'я України є поліпшення здоров'я населення, забезпечення рівного й справедливого доступу всіх громадян до медичних послуг належної якості. Важливе місце в процесі реформування сфери охорони здоров'я посідає оптимізація структури та функцій дерматовенерологічної служби. Мета дослідження – розглянути проблему управління кадровими ресурсами дерматовенерологічної служби в умовах реформування сфери охорони здоров'я України з урахуванням реальної можливості розмежування надання дерматовенерологічної допомоги між постачальниками первинного рівня медичної допомоги (лікарями загальної практики–сімейної медицини) та постачальниками вторинної (спеціалізованої) та третинної (високоспеціалізованої) медичної допомоги (лікарями-дерматовенерологами і лікарями-дерматовенерологами дитячими) і координування взаємодії між цими рівнями. В результаті проведеного дослідження встановлено, що основними проблемами кадрового потенціалу дерматовенерологічної служби є недостатня укомплектованість і забезпеченість медичними кадрами; зростання кількості медичних працівників пенсійного віку; галузева і регіональна диспропорційність кадрового забезпечення; проблеми підвищення рівня кваліфікації медичних кадрів; нормативно-правове забезпечення кадрової політики галузі та створення мотиваційних стимулів для персоналу; проблеми раціонального використання кадрових ресурсів сфери охорони здоров’я; проблеми підготовки кадрів для дерматовенерологічної служби. Реформована в даний час сфера охорони здоров’я повинна насамперед задовольняти потреби населення в достатньо ефективній медичній допомозі усіх рівнів, для забезпечення якої необхідна достатня кількість якісно підготовлених і мотивованих медичних працівників. На досягнення цієї мети спрямована спільна робота Міністерства охорони здоров'я України, Національної академії медичних наук України, медичних університетів, регіональних органів охорони здоров'я та професійних медичних об'єднань. У зв'язку з цим українська дерматовенерологічна допомога, зокрема стаціонарна, потребує глибокого й об'єктивного медико-соціального аудиту. Необхідною умовою гармонійного розвитку дерматовенерологічної служби є адекватне кадрове її забезпечення з урахуванням змін у структурі надання відповідної допомоги на різних рівнях, а також ефективного їх координування протягом усього медичного маршруту пацієнта.
Оптимизация интенсивности нагрузок в процессе физического воспитания учащихся специальных медицинских групп
Authors: Ivashchenko S. M.
Published: November 2023

У даній статті наводиться опис оригінальної методики, призначеної для оптимізації рівня інтенсивності фізичних навантажень, які застосовуються в процесі проведення планових занять з фізичного виховання учнів спеціальних медичних груп. В основі даної методики лежить принцип оцінки реакції учнів спеціальної медичної групи на тестові фізичні навантаження, інтенсивність яких прогресивно збільшується, що дозволяє встановити оптимальний рівень навантажень для кожного з учнів з урахуванням особливостей стану його здоров’я. Практичне застосування даної методики дозволяє встановлювати рівень фізичних навантажень, використовуваних в процесі проведення занять з фізичного виховання учнів спеціальних медичних груп, що сприяє збереженню та зміцненню здоров’я учнів, які мають відхилення у стані здоров’я, але не призводить до збільшення вірогідності виникнення будь-яких ускладнень їх основних і супутніх захворювань.
Повсякденне життя українського суспільства у перші повоєнні роки (1944-1947)
Authors: Коляструк Ольга
Published: November 2023

The situation of people after the second world war in Ukraine is analyzed in the article. It’s about the problems of housing, food, clothing.
Real-world data: how is paracetamol prescribed in low back pain and osteoarthritis in general practice in France?
Authors: Cittée J. , Lemire P. , Annenkova A. , Milon J.-Y. , Perrot S.
Published: November 2023

Common low back pain (LBP) and osteoarthritis (OA) can significantly impact patients’ quality of life and thus require an adequate pain management. In France, paracetamol remains the first-line analgesic according to the national recommendations, but it is challenged by the international guidelines. Prescription patterns in 27 559 patients presenting with OA- or LBP- and receiving paracetamol during the GP visit were retrieved from the IQVIA French database. Paracetamol was prescribed first line and alone in 57% of LBP and 78% of OA patients and remains the pivotal analgesic in both indications in France.
Survival outcomes of intracranial extraventricular neurocytomas: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Authors: Kweh Barry Ting Sheen , Asaid Mina , Khoo Boyuan , Donaldson Christopher , Lokan Julie , Gan Hui K. , Gonzalvo Augusto Carlos
Published: November 2023

OBJECTIVE

The rarity of intracranial extraventricular neurocytomas (EVNs) has precluded accurate definition of its surgical characteristics to date. The authors present the first survival analysis of this unique entity that aims to clarify tumor characteristics, surgical outcomes, and efficacy of postoperative adjuvant therapy.

METHODS

A systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Searches of the MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews databases were performed from inception to date. Primary outcomes were progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Prognostic variables were age, sex, tumor consistency, extent of resection, and receipt of postoperative adjuvant therapy. Survival data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves and the log-rank test to compare dichotomized cohorts. Multivariate Cox regression models were constructed, interrogated with Schoenfeld residuals, and subsequently utilized to identify independent prognostic factors. Risk of bias was assessed with the Mayo Clinic instrument.

RESULTS

Five hundred fourteen articles were initially retrieved, which was distilled to 10 included articles consisting of 101 cases of intracranial EVNs. The 5-year OS rate was 90.4% (95% CI 81.8%–99.8%) and the PFS rate was 48.6% (95% CI 34.46%–68.8%). The median PFS was 60 months. Patients younger than 50 years of age experienced superior OS (p = 0.03) and PFS (p < 0.01). Gross-total resection (GTR) was superior to subtotal resection (STR) in reducing mortality (p < 0.01). Adjuvant therapy following either STR or GTR did not significantly improve survival.

CONCLUSIONS

Intracranial EVNs are rare tumors that portend a poorer prognosis than central neurocytomas, despite both being WHO grade 2 tumors. Complete surgical extirpation is the cornerstone of management. There is no clearly established role for adjuvant postoperative therapy, but each case should be managed on an individual basis.
Association of carotid endarterectomy at low-volume centers with higher likelihood of major complications and nonroutine discharge
Authors: Han Jane S. , Rangwala Shivani D. , Liu Kristie Q. , Ding Li , Alsalek Samir , Attenello Frank J. , Mack William J.
Published: November 2023

OBJECTIVE

Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is associated with an annual stroke risk of 2%–5%, and revascularization with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) can reduce this risk. While studies have demonstrated that hospital CEA volume is associated with mortality and myocardial infarction, CEA volume cutoffs in studies are relatively arbitrary, and no specific analyses on broad complications and discharge disposition have been performed. In this study, the authors systematically set out to identify a cutoff at which CEA procedural volume was significantly associated with major complications and nonroutine discharge.

METHODS

Asymptomatic and symptomatic CAS patients undergoing CEA were retrospectively identified in the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2010–2018). The association of CEA volume with outcomes was explored as a continuous variable using locally estimated scatterplot smoothing. The identified volume cutoff was used to generate dichotomous volume cohorts, and multivariate analyses of patient and hospital characteristics were conducted to evaluate the association of CEA volume with major complications and discharge disposition.

RESULTS

Between 2010 and 2018, 308,933 asymptomatic and 32,877 symptomatic patients underwent CEA. Analysis of CEA volume with outcomes as a continuous variable demonstrated that an increase in volume was associated with a lower risk until a volume of approximately 7 cases per year (20th percentile). A total of 6702 (2.2%) asymptomatic and 1040 (3.2%) symptomatic patients were treated at the bottom 20% of hospital procedure volume. Increased rates of complications were seen at low-volume centers among asymptomatic (3.66% vs 2.77%) and symptomatic (7.4% vs 6.87%) patients. Asymptomatic patients treated at low-volume centers had an increased likelihood of major complications (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.07–1.49; p = 0.007) and nonroutine discharge (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.24–1.50; p < 0.0001). Symptomatic patients treated at low-volume centers were also more likely to experience major complications (OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.07–2.02; p = 0.02) and nonroutine discharge (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.07–1.47; p = 0.005). Mortality rates were similar between low- and high-volume hospitals among asymptomatic (0.36% and 0.32%, respectively) and symptomatic (1.06% and 1.49%, respectively) patients, while volume was not significantly associated with mortality among asymptomatic (OR 1.06, 95% CI 0.67–1.65; p = 0.81) and symptomatic (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.43–1.54; p = 0.52) patients in multivariate analysis.

CONCLUSIONS

CEA patients, asymptomatic or symptomatic, are at a higher risk of major complications and nonroutine discharge at low-volume centers. Analysis of CEA as a continuous variable demonstrated a cutoff at 7 cases per year, and further study may identify factors associated with improved outcome at the lowest-volume centers.
Comparison of intraoperative cone-beam CT versus preoperative fan-beam CT for navigated spine surgery: a prospective randomized study
Authors: Tu Tsung-Hsi , Kuo Yi-Hsuan , Chang Chih-Chang , Kuo Chao-Hung , Chang Hsuan-Kan , Fay Li-Yu , Yeh Mei-Yin , Ko Chin-Chu , Huang Wen-Cheng , Wu Jau-Ching
Published: November 2023

OBJECTIVE

This prospective randomized study aimed to investigate the accuracy, radiation exposure, and surgical workflow optimization of a novel intraoperative spinal navigation system using preoperative fan-beam (FB) CT versus the classic intraoperative cone-beam (CB) CT in patients undergoing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF).

METHODS

In this two-arm, single-center, randomized study, the authors evaluated the safety and clinical outcomes of a novel navigation system for pedicle screw placement in spine surgery.

RESULTS

The accuracy of pedicle screw placement in the experimental group (FB group) was 94.38%, while it was 94.55% in the control group (CB group). Notably, the intraoperative radiation exposure to patients in the FB CT group (mean 0.361 ± 0.261 mSv) was significantly lower than that in the CB CT group (mean 6.526 ± 13.591 mSv) (p < 0.0001). Furthermore, the intraoperative preparation time for screw placement in the FB group (mean 10.6 ± 5.62 minutes) was significantly lower than that in the CB group (mean 17.6 ± 5.59 minutes) (p = 0.0004). No significant differences were observed for blood loss during surgery, total radiation exposure to surgeons, mean time for inserting a single pedicle screw, revision surgery rate, patients’ reported outcomes, and length of postoperative hospital stay between the two groups. Significant differences were observed for intraoperative radiation exposure to patients and the preparation time for pedicle screw placement.

CONCLUSIONS

The preoperative FB CT-based intraoperative spinal navigation system demonstrated comparable accuracy and safety when compared with the intraoperative CB CT-based system. Moreover, the FB CT-based system had a shorter time for screw placement and reduced intraoperative radiation exposure to patients. These findings support the potential benefits of adopting this novel navigation system to enhance surgical precision and reduce radiation-related risks in MIS-TLIF procedures.
İzmir'de Geleceği Hatırlamak: Güneştekin ve Gâvur Mahallesi Sergisi
Authors: Şentürk Dilara
Published: November 2023

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İlke Coşkuner'in Harikalar Odası
Authors: Uluğ Bakış Nilay
Published: November 2023

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Kentsel Etkileşim ve Kamusal Enstalasyon
Authors: Kozak Selma
Published: November 2023

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Dünü, Bugünü ve Yarınıyla İkinci Yüzyılın İktisat Kongresi
Authors: Aydın Eriz Arda
Published: November 2023

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İzmir Tarihi Liman Kentinde “İklim” Değişikliği ve “Kültürel” Miras
Authors: Bektaş Bilge Nur , Güven Damla
Published: November 2023

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Kültür ve Sanatın Geleceği İzmir'de Tartışıldı
Authors: Göztepe Özay
Published: November 2023

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Bir Hafıza Mekânı Olarak İkinci Yüzyılın İktisat Kongresi ve Kültürel Bileşenleri
Authors: Atay Simber
Published: November 2023

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Diverse Applications of β-enaminone Ligands and their Metal Complexes: A Review ‎Article
Authors: Faisal Ali , Waheed Enass J. , Ahmed Awf A.
Published: November 2023

As they include both nucleophilic and electrophilic moieties on the same skeleton, enaminones are an important subclass of chemical compounds that contain conjugated NC=C-C=O fragments. These active sites aid in the production of organic molecules containing linear or cyclic heteroatoms. Enaminones and the chemica1 compounds produced from them are both biologically active against the most dangerous bacteria. As a result, they have been utilized as starting materials for the synthesis of anti-inf1ammatory, antibacteria1, anticonvulsant, anticancer, anti-urease, anti-malaria1, optically luminescent, corrosion inhibition, and antitumor agents. Their synthesis has usually a terrific deal of interest and a plethora of synthetic paths have been narrated, including Lewis’s acids, P2O5/SiO2, Cu- nanoparticles, and heteropoly acid. Enaminone metal complexes have serval applications in industry and engineering. ‎The definition, significance, and diverse applications of β-enaminone 1igands and their ‎meta1 complexes are presented in this review study.
Adaptation Patterns of Street Vendors in Yahim District, Jayapura City in Economic Recovery During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors:   Cenderawasih University, Maga La , Timisela Stephanny Inagama ,   Cenderawasih University, Titalessy Pisi Bethania ,   Cenderawasih University, Antoh Agustina Ester ,   Cenderawasih University, Mulyono Herlina Irianti ,   Cenderawasih University, Matuan Fetronela ,   Cenderawasih University
Published: November 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic not only has an impact on health, but also has an impact on income levels for street vendors (PKL) in the Yahim District, Jayapura City. Even though street vendors continue to run their businesses, they are always controlled by the government. People are obliged to follow the regulations set by the government and on the other hand they must fulfill their family's economic needs. Society must be able to adapt to changing social environmental conditions. The aim of this research is to analyze the forms of active adaptation and passive adaptation carried out by street vendors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research found that here are several forms of active adaptation carried out by street vendors, namely continuing to run the business but with lower production volumes, continuing to run the business with the risk of receiving sanctions from the government, reducing expenses for household needs, and prioritizing basic needs in the form of food, education and health. Meanwhile, the form of passive adaptation carried out by street vendors is temporarily closing their businesses in accordance with government regulations, utilizing remaining capital or profits from businesses run before the Covid-19 pandemic, and utilizing savings.
Analysis of the Agricultural Potential of Papua Province
Authors:   Cenderawasih University, Sinaga Irma Lasanova
Published: November 2023

Papua is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has enormous agricultural potential because it has very large areas of land. Most of Papua's population works in agriculture. Even though the agricultural sector is still the basis of hope for the majority of the population, its contribution to GRDP is less than 25 percent. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out an analysis to determine the agricultural potential that exists in each regency/city in Papua Province and the basis and non-basis agricultural sectors that exist in each regency/city in Papua Province. The analytical methods used in this research are Shift-Share and Location Quotient. The results of the Shift-Share analysis, seen from the total value (Shift Share) of the Agricultural sector in all Regencies/Cities in Papua Province, is positive, which means that the growth of the sector is progressive and has the potential to be developed. Based on the results of the LQ analysis, there are 27 regencies included in the basis sector, which means these regencies have a surplus in their agricultural sector and meet the needs of their region and other regions. Besides, Mimika Regency and Jayapura City are included in the non-base sector.
Penyuluhan mengenai pencegahan dan deteksi dini kanker pada masyarakat Kota Prabumulih
Authors: Rusminan Suly Auline , Ulfa Maria , Fitria Zahra , Mega Pratia , Fitria Zahra , Sandria Sandria
Published: November 2023

Tumor atau neoplasma adalah lesi padat tidak normal yang terbentuk karena pertumbuhan sel yang tidak tepat, dan kanker adalah tumor ganas. Kanker memiliki potensi yang tinggi untuk merusak jaringan organ sekitarnya dan bermetastasis ke organ lain. Faktor risiko kanker apa pun adalah radikal bebas, gaya hidup sekunder, kurangnya makanan sehat, dan paparan radiasi. Kanker memiliki morbiditas dan mortalitas yang tinggi. Dan kematian karena terlambat terdeteksi, dan kurangnya pengetahuan sebagian besar orang tentang penyakit ini, misalnya manifestasi awal, hal yang harus dilakukan ketika menemukan benjolan di tubuh, tes yang dapat dilakukan dan deteksi dini kanker, dan lainnya, bisa menjadi alasan utama. Penyuluhan ditujukan kepada masyarakat umum untuk memberikan gambaran tentang kesehatan organ dan upaya pencegahan penyakit kanker dengan prosedur pemeriksaan dan keamanan di era pandemi COVID-19. Pelaksanaan penyuluhan ini mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang pentingnya pemeriksaan dini penyakit kanker. Selain itu, penyuluhan kepada masyarakat tentang kanker dan deteksi dini dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang kanker dan pemeriksaan mandiri untuk prosedur deteksi dini.