bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fast approximate inference for variable selection in Dirichlet process mixtures, with an application to pan-cancer proteomics
Authors: Crook Oliver M. , Gatto Laurent , Kirk Paul D. W.
Published: December 2019

The Dirichlet Process (DP) mixture model has become a popular choice for model-based clustering, largely because it allows the number of clusters to be inferred. The sequential updating and greedy search (SUGS) algorithm (Wang & Dunson, 2011) was proposed as a fast method for performing approximate Bayesian inference in DP mixture models, by posing clustering as a Bayesian model selection (BMS) problem and avoiding the use of computationally costly Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. Here we consider how this approach may be extended to permit variable selection for clustering, and also demonstrate the benefits of Bayesian model averaging (BMA) in place of BMS. Through an array of simulation examples and well-studied examples from cancer transcriptomics, we show that our method performs competitively with the current state-of-the-art, while also offering computational benefits. We apply our approach to reverse-phase protein array (RPPA) data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) in order to perform a pan-cancer proteomic characterisation of 5157 tumour samples. We have implemented our approach, together with the original SUGS algorithm, in an open-source R package named sugsvarsel, which accelerates analysis by performing intensive computations in C++ and provides automated parallel processing. The R package is freely available from: https://github.com/ococrook/sugsvarsel
David Lê: The End of Art and the Non-End of Religion: Hegel on Aesthetics and Religion
Authors: Lê David
Published: December 2019

While Hegel’s infamous “end of art” thesis states that art is “for us, a thing of the past” he insists that philosophy and, to a degree that is often underestimated by contemporary readers, religion endure within the structure of modern life. In this paper I aim to demonstrate how by focusing on Hegel’s claim that religion meets no end, we can come to a better understanding of how and why he thinks art does end. This will lead us away from common, but false, picture of Hegel as being indifferent (or even hostile) to art’s sensuous mode of intelligibility. Inasmuch as religion remains both necessarily sensuous and a component of social life that realizes freedom and divinity within modernity, the “problem” with art cannot be its sensuousness per se. What art ultimately finds itself unable to do, and what religion can do, is find a way to reconcile the destabilizing force of individual, subjective freedom with a jointly-held representation of who and what we are and what we value most, what Hegel calls “divinity” (das Göttliche). By countenancing the vital role of religion in Hegel’s thought, we can therefore better understand one of his most famous, and least understood philosophical claims.
Transcultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of a European Spanish Language Version of the Falls Behavioral Scale
Authors: Alonso-Casado Jesús , Gallego-Izquierdo Tomás , Pecos-Martín Daniel
Published: December 2019

Background and Purpose:

The Falls Behavioral Scale (FaB) is considered a valid and reliable tool for measuring fall risk factors related to behavior among older people. It was originally developed and validated in Australia by Clemson et al. The purpose of this study was to perform a transcultural adaptation and validation of the FaB to European Spanish.

Methods:

The transcultural adaptation of the questionnaire followed the methodology structured and validated by Beaton et al. The prefinal version in European Spanish was tested in a pilot study utilizing 15 participants. A total of 167 participants older than 60 years and capable of walking independently, with or without gait assistive devices, were recruited for the study. Internal consistency and reliability were analyzed using Cronbach α and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with a 95% confidence interval. Convergent validity was assessed using Spearman's coefficient, and correlations were evaluated with the European Spanish versions of the EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D) and the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-16).

Results:

Good internal consistency was obtained (α = .714) as was test-retest reliability of the overall questionnaire (ICC = 0.97). For each item, good test-retest reliability was achieved, obtaining values for ICC ranging between 0.63 and 0.91 (P < 0.001). Floor and ceiling effects in the European Spanish FaB were not found. Moderate convergent validity was shown, demonstrated by statistically significant associations between the European Spanish version of the FaB and both the ABC-16 (rS = −0.512, P < .001) and the health status subjective value of the EuroQoL-5D scale, also in its European Spanish version (rS = −300, P < .001). Minimum detectable change (MDC) was calculated to provide confidence that any changes are not the result of a random variation or a measuring error (6.49 points; 9.28% MDC).

Conclusion:

The European Spanish FaB was shown to be a valid and reliable tool for use with Spanish-speaking seniors.
Sex differences in progesterone-induced relaxation in the coronary bed from normotensive rats
Authors: Giesen Jéssyca Aparecida Soares , Rouver Wender do Nascimento , Costa Eduardo Damasceno , Lemos Virgínia Soares , dos Santos Roger Lyrio
Published: December 2019

Progesterone seems to play a role in cardiovascular physiology since its receptors are expressed on endothelial cells from both sexes of mammals. However, little is known about its role on the coronary circulation. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the effect of acute administration of progesterone on the coronary bed and the endothelial pathways involved in this action in normotensive rats of both sexes. A dose–response curve of progesterone (1–50 μmol/L) in isolated hearts using the Langendorff preparation was performed. Baseline coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) was determined, and the vasoactive effect of progesterone was evaluated before and after infusion with Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), indomethacin, catalase, and Tiron. The analysis of nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anion (O2
·
−) was performed by DAF-2DA and DHE, respectively. Female group showed higher CPP. Nevertheless, progesterone promoted a similar relaxing response in both sexes. The use of L-NAME increased vasodilatory response in both sexes. When indomethacin was used, only the males showed a reduced relaxing response, and in the combined inhibition with L-NAME, indomethacin, and catalase, or with the use of Tiron, only the females presented reduced responses. NO and O2
·− production has increased in female group, while the male group has increased only NO production. Our results suggest that progesterone is able to modulate vascular reactivity in coronary vascular bed with a vasodilatory response in both sexes. These effects seem to be, at least in part, mediated by different endothelial pathways, involving NO and EDH pathways in females and NO and prostanoids pathways in males.
Actividades extraescolares y autoeficacia en niños, niñas y adolescentes: el caso de una escuela en Quito-Ecuador
Authors: Raza Carrillo Diego
Published: December 2019

El estudió analizó la diferencia en autoeficacia de estudiantes que se benefician de actividades extraescolares en una escuela pública de la ciudad de Quito. Se comparó la expectativa de autoeficacia de 25 estudiantes que asistieron a actividades extraescolares con la de 85 estudiantes que no tuvieron este estímulo. Para la medición de la autoeficacia se utilizó una versión adaptada para Ecuador del instrumento de Carrasco y Del Barrio. La autoeficacia de los estudiantes que no asistían al centro de actividades extraescolares tuvo una media de 111.47, frente a una media de 135.88 de los estudiantes que sí asistían al centro de actividades extraescolares. Esta diferencia encontrada resultó significativa estadísticamente con valores de la prueba t de Student de t = 4.11 y p < .001. Esto significa que, en el caso de la escuela estudiada, los estudiantes que asisten a actividades extraescolares muestran una autoeficacia que es mejor estadísticamente que la de aquellos que no lo hacen y, por tanto, este tipo de actividades debe promoverse entre niños, niñas y adolescentes.
El curso de actualización para docentes de Estudios Sociales de la Dirección Regional de Educación de Heredia: una experiencia desde el proyecto de educación continua bimodal
Authors: Barquero Ruiz Alejandra , Granados Porras Roberto
Published: December 2019

En el presente artículo se pretende desarrollar la experiencia del curso bimodal de actualización para docentes de Estudios Sociales de la Dirección Regional de Educación en Heredia, Costa Rica. El curso contó con la asistencia de 39 docentes de secundaria, quienes participaron de sesiones presenciales y virtuales durante cinco meses –20 horas presenciales y 20 horas virtuales–, donde se abordaron temáticas como: historia ambiental, revoluciones sociales en América Latina, refugiados ambientales en el siglo XXI, el islam y sociedades cristianas y musulmanas en la Edad Media y el rol geopolítico de China en el contexto de una economía globalizada. Las sesiones fueron desarrolladas por especialistas de la Escuela de Historia y de la Escuela de Relaciones Internacionales y por medio de sesiones virtuales en el Aula Virtual de la Universidad Nacional (UNA). Las temáticas del curso se seleccionaron en conjunto con la asesora de Estudios Sociales de la Dirección Regional de Educación de Heredia, quien manifestó la necesidad de actualizar al colectivo docente que impartía sétimo y décimo año de los nuevos planes de estudio aprobados en el año 2016.
La nueva orientación del régimen de salud en Costa Rica: un acercamiento al contexto de crisis institucional del Seguro Social tras el 75 aniversario de la promulgación de las Garantías Sociales
Authors: Araya Vargas Andrés
Published: December 2019

Desde el abordaje de la gestión de la política de salud y su interacción con las demandas de un mercado neoliberal, se esquematiza la evolución del Seguro Social de Costa Rica en materia médica al celebrar el 75 aniversario de la promulgación de las garantías sociales, donde se expone a la Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social como una institución sin fines de lucro que vela por los paradigmas de bienestar social de dicha política. En el análisis se pone a discusión la lógica de bienestar social y su transfiguración acorde a los intereses de funcionarios y de usuarios. De igual manera, se da una reflexión respecto a la apropiación discursiva de la sociedad de esta institución médica y las valoraciones económicas que surgen de ello.
Experiential learning for adolescents – results from a 2-year school-based oral health educational program
Authors: Ilici Roxana Romanita , Didilescu Andreea Cristiana , Sfeatcu Ruxandra , Dumitrache Mihaela Adina
Published: December 2019

Background: For oral health promotion, teenagers represent an important target group, given that appropriate personal oral hygiene and dietary behaviors are established during this period of life. Experiential learning is an educational approach where learning comes through experience.

The aim of the Erasmus+ project “Youth Community-Based Oral Health Learning Model” was to assess the influence of a school-based experiential education program on oral health status, knowledge and behavior among a group of schoolchildren in Bucharest.

Methods: This longitudinal interventional study started in 2015 and enrolled 120 adolescents from three public schools. At baseline, all subjects were clinically examined and received a questionnaire. They were split into two groups: the test group received three experiential lessons and control group benefited from a demonstration of tooth brushing technique.

Results were presented for the test group, 76 schoolchildren, divided in two age groups: 13-14 years and 15-16 years. More children from the test group adopted twice-daily tooth brushing compared to the control group. The level of knowledge was good, but the role of a noncariogenic diet must be emphasized.

Conclusions: The oral health program had positive effects on oral health knowledge and behavior among adolescents. The present study indicated that intervention using experiential learning involving dental students was effective in increasing oral health attitudes and behavior among adolescents from 13-16 years of age included in the study.
The effect of rotation upon dental structure components following orthodontic fix appliance
Authors: Păcurar Mariana , Brezeanu Ligia , Olteanu Cristian , Dombi Karina , Sita Dragos , Molnar Cristina
Published: December 2019

Background and aims. The purpose of the study is to evaluate through a FEM (Finite Element Method) the effects of the rotation movement upon a complex structure (enamel– pulp -alveolar bone, PDL), for external load.

Method. The progressive action of a fixed orthodontic device on three teeth: first molar, first and second premolar is modeled and simulated with the components placed on the buccal and palatal surfaces of the tooth. For the reproduction of a situation similar to the real one, the loading of the model was performed through a nodal force applied at a height of the crown, of various amplitudes, F = 1 N; 2, 3 and 4 N. The values of stress are: maximum stress of the whole structure and the shearing effect for the pulp.

Results. The characteristics of the material are Young’s E modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the components of the modeled structure. The most stressed elements of the structure are the pulp and the ligament, revealed by von Mises stress. The elements of the structure are mainly stressed in fiber compression in the direction of the moment’s action given by the orthodontic forces and in fiber stretching in the opposite direction. Out of the orthodontic movements: translation, tipping, intrusion-extrusion , rotation is the most dangerous.

Conclusions. The accumulated stress effect in the pulp becomes dangerous. The orthodontic movements given by dental force values higher than 1.5-2N are to be avoided.
Chair-side saliva parameters assessment and caries experience evaluation
Authors: Chifor Ioana , Rusu (Dascalu) Laura , Picos Andrei , Chifor Radu , Badea Iulia , Tisler Corina , Badea Mindra
Published: December 2019

Introduction. Carioreceptivity-based, individualized prevention protocols allow a minimally invasive approach in many patients, in all age groups. The long-term success of such protocols depends not only on the actual caries experience of the patients, but also on the possible responses based on natural defense mechanisms. Therefore the salivary flow, the buffer capacity of stimulated and non-stimulated saliva and mostly the Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacilli number are highly important in deciding whether a long-term remineralization therapy can be successfully applied for early stage caries lesions. Similar tests may record the  the acidogenicity of dental biofilms. These risk factors can be entered into a computer-based risk assessment program (such as Cariogram).

Methodology. An extensive literature search was performed on Medline/PubMed using as key-words: Streptococcus Mutans, Lactobacilli, saliva volume, pH and buffer capacity. The methodology of selecting the reviewed literature and the inclusion criteria were based on articles published in the last ten years.

Results. Besides topically applied remineralization products, either in-office or at-home, changes in the diet can diminish the number of cario-active bacteria, especially Lactobacilli.

Latest researches show that dentifrices, especially toothpastes containing xylitol and/or probiotics can have a significant cario-protective effect.

Conclusions. Dental caries assessment is very important for specific age groups, because most risk factors have specific consequences in different age groups. Pre-teen and teenage patients need more individualized caries management strategies in order to avoid the onset of new caries lesions. Root caries risk may be decreased by an intensive and continuous preventive care.
The Types, Interpretations and Functions of Myth
Authors: Mazurkiewicz Michał
Published: December 2019

In this article, the author analyses the phenomenon of myth—a significant element of culture—by presenting miscellaneous types of myths that have accompanied human beings from the dawn of time to the present, interpreting them from the point of view of (for example) philosophy or psychoanalysis, the functions of myths, and their ways of influencing human beings in the contemporary world. Myths are complex cultural phenomena, difficult to assess unambiguously. One of the main reasons is the fact that they are not only holy tales having some religious background; we can also talk about secular myths, for example in art or in sport. As far as our contemporary world—brazenly hi-tech and filled with the spirit of logos—is concerned, it is an interesting fact that myths do not surface but remain hidden, as it were; they are in many cases a subconscious way of seeing things. It depends on the individual whether he or she somehow notices those wisdoms existing somewhere under the mask of the world, industrialized and permeated by unemotional technology as it is. Without a shadow of a doubt, myths fulfil many important functions—they are a wonderful source of wisdom, teach people humility, and give hope and strength in difficult periods. Undoubtedly, they are not—as some people would probably prefer—mere relics of a distant past. The forms of myths may, however, evolve. Looking closely into this phenomenon, one can notice that myths may occur (in different realms of life) in somewhat changed, modernized forms. The author of this article has based his analysis on numerous works of a group of illustrious researchers who specialize in exploring the phenomenon of myth, e.g., among others: Bronisław Malinowski (a Polish anthropologist, one of the most important anthropologists of the 20th century), Mircea Eliade (a Romanian historian of religion, one of the leading interpreters of religious experience), and Sigmund Freud (an Austrian neurologist, founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis).
The Intertextual Game in Ulitskaya’s Novel Medea and Her Children
Authors: Kovtun Natalia
Published: December 2019

This article attempts to present a reading of Ulitskaya’s novel as a metatext of world culture, as an encrypted message through which the author inveigles “a shrewd reader” into the guessing of discourses (from ancient mythology to works of social realism and postmodernism) in order to detect traces of the initial scenarios proposed to humanity by the Creator. The conceptual basis of the work was the myth of Sophia Wisdom Divine, an artist painting the primary blueprint of the universe and inviting other artists to co-create (the muse and the artist). Ulitskaya’s Sophiology is based on the ideas of the Russian modernists, e.g., Soloviev and Block.The Greek story of Medea—the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis and wife of Jason, who headed the expedition of the Argonauts—provides the basic structure of the novel. This myth is one of the most popular in the world among artists. Its interpretive options (from Euripides and Ovid to Anouilh, Pasolini and Petrushevskaya) are evidence for the unity of the text of culture. The novel, then—the ironical statement of the author to enter into the circle of the elect, the family of Medea, whose image is highlighted by signs of Sofia—is the embodiment of style. Medea’s manor is “the navel of the earth” in which the outlines of the Masons are traced; here, time and space, living and dead, sinners and saints converge. The earth itself is read like a book.All the characters are divided into puppets—unable to understand the hidden meaning of the text—and directors/demiurges—artists, musicians, and doctors who write the history of dolls. The typology of female images is constructed on the gender stereotypes of the fin de siècle era: the woman as a sexual object (Gypsy, wanton); femme fatale/vamp (Amazonian, Salomé); and the romantic lover and muse (Madonna, the eternal feminine). The functions of the male characters are associated with Orpheus, Perseus, Pygmalion, and Ulysses, who perform their feats in the name of Beauty. The mission of the reader is to pass the initiation of the plot and guess all its variations with the power of letters resembling dragon’s teeth, to detect in these traces of meaning the “Golden Fleece,” much as Medea who led Jason to such a purpose.
Metaphysical Aspects of Rose Ausländer’s Poetry
Authors: Piasta Ewa Anna
Published: December 2019

This article analyzes six poems by Rose Ausländer, a poet of Jewish origin, who lived in the years 1901–1988. She was born at Chernivtsi (then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire), and died in Düsseldorf (Germany). Ausländer wrote in German and in English. The aim of this paper is to discuss the metaphysical aspects of Ausländer’s poems and to demonstrate that these aspects are manifested on the semantic, lexical and axiological levels. My interest is in the spiritual experience evoked by her poetry, resulting from a transcendence-and Absolute-oriented existence, experienced in terms of mystery. Another objective is to determine whether the said metaphysical experience receives religious specification. The ergocentric method, as proposed by Zofia Zarębianka in her research into the sacred in literature, is based on the assumption that this phenomenon is inherent in the text itself and can thus be investigated without referring to external circumstances or searching therein for itsorigins. This allows for a greater concentration onthe very phenomenon of the sacred as present ina literary text.The analysis of the poems shows that references to God the Creator tend to be frequent, and that human participation in the act of creation is repeatedly stressed. The speaker assumes a posture of dependence on, respect for and admiration of the Absolute. Significant to the spiritual dimension of this poetry is seeing material reality and the affairs “of this world” in eschatological terms. Ausländer’s poetry reveals a system of Bible-based beliefs, such as those concerning the love for one’s neighbour. An adequate reading of the meanings evoked in Ausländer’s lyrical texts becomes possible when the Bible is seen as the prototype of the lyrical situations presented in her poems. The primacy of spiritual meanings, as well as the search for identity, eternity, fullness and the creative powers of God, become clear indeed. The religious vocabulary of the poems under discussion is rather poor. Instead, it is axiological references and allusions to Biblical fragments, such as psalm verses, that construct the poems’ metaphysical aspects. These are then made more specific with the use of notions typical of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Tendencies in Noun Stress in the Southern Aukštaitian Subdialects in Handwritten Sources of the 1950s and 1960s
Authors: Ragaišienė Vilija
Published: December 2019

The article deals with variously stressed nouns that were discovered in the 1950s and 1960s in handwritten sources of the southern Aukštainian subdialects in the archive of dialects of the Language History and Dialectology Department of the Institute of the Lithuanian Language. Data on the nouns and noun forms of the southern Aukštaitians, collected from almost the entire area under study, i.e., fifty-five inhabited settlements, demonstrate two tendencies: stress variance and oxytogenesis.Summarising the collected data, it was established that nouns with the same stem (o, io, ā, ē, ā, i, u and u) are most often stressed in two ways in the southern Aukštaitian area, e.g., kaklas (2/4), žmogùs (4) / žmõgus (2), and others.Words with non-productive i, u, u and consonant stems can also have separate parallels with other stems, or parallel forms of other separate stems, e.g.: vags (4), sing. gen. vagiẽs / vãgio, cf. nom. vãgys / vagia, šuvà (4), sing. gen. šuñs / šunès / šuniẽs / šùnio, etc.The abundance of the variants discovered in these handwritten sources of rather small volume demonstrates the intensity of stress variance in the southern Aukštaitian area in the 1950s and 1960s, which is corroborated by two facts. First, most of the forms of the words with variable stress in the sources under study appear several or even many times. Second, quite a few forms of such nouns were discovered within the same subdialect. Despite all this, nouns in the southern Aukštaitian subdialects are not stressed interchangeably, but according to one accentual paradigm. From two stress variants used in the subdialects, one is main, the other a parallel variant. The nouns in the handwritten sources are stressed in two ways, most often according to the paradigms of stem and mobile accentuation, e.g., bróliai / brolia, sõdžius (2) / sodžiùs (4), etc. The appearance of nouns with dual stress in the southern Aukštaitian subdialects and the tendency towards oxytogenesis are primarily related to the accentual and semantic models of two plurals, simple and collective, which are being reconstructed, e.g., pelis, pl. peliai / collect. pl. peilia.The stress on the singular instrumental endings and/or of the plural accusative forms of nouns with acute stems might also be related to the collective plural. The existence of such forms can be determined by the levelling of the accentual paradigm, cf., pėda, pėd, pėdám(s), pėdùs, pėdas. The possibility that the discussed forms could have been inherited, i.e., could have originated from the oxytonic paradigm, should not be discounted. Undoubtedly, noun accentuation might have been influenced by the factors of stem interaction: the existence of homonymous forms, levelling of the morpho(no)logic paradigm, the conformity of the system, etc. There is also no doubt that the accentuation analogue had an influence as well (especially that of productive stems on unproductive ones).
Dictionary of Adjectives of the Russian Language. 2012. Ed. L. G. Babenko
Authors: Balšaitytė Danutė
Published: December 2019

Словарь-тезаурус прилагательных русского языка. Ред. Л. Г. Бабенко. 2012. Екатеринбург: Издательство Уральского университета. 836 с. ISBN 978-5-7996-0662-6
PYŁAT, Joanna, 2012. Friends of Poland 1982–2009
Authors: Chwastyk-Kowalczyk Jolanta
Published: December 2019

PYŁAT, Joanna, 2012. Friends of Poland 1982–2009. London: Polish Society of Arts and Sciences Abroad, ss. 133.
CAREER AFTER RETIREMENT: A COMPARISON BETWEEN FORMER FEMALE AND MALE ATHLETES IN HOCHIMINH CITY – VIETNAM
Authors: Nguyen Hoang Minh Thuan
Published: December 2019

The results showed that most athletes retire for reasons such as: anxiety forfuture careers, no achievements, injuries.... After retirement, they receive theassistance form many individuals and organizations. Many former male athletework in sport field, their income is also better former female athlete; Althoughincome is the most common trait that former female athletes choose to work.Keywords: Difference, former athlete, career, retirement
Genotyping of Acantamoeba spp. from rhisophere in Hungary
Authors: Orosz Erika , Posta Katalin
Published: December 2019

The protista Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba existing in various environments. A number of species among protista are recognized as human pathogens, potentially causing Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), and chronic granulomatous lesions. In this study, 10 rhizosphere samples were collected from maize and alfalfa plants in experimental station at Institute of Genetics, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Szent István University. We detected Acanthamoeba based on the quantitative real-time PCR assay and sequence analysis of the 18S rRNA gene. All studied molecular biological methods are suitable for the detection of Acanthamoeba infection in humans. The quantitative real-time PCR-based methods are more sensitive, simple, and easy to perform; moreover, these are opening avenue to detect the effect of number of parasites on human disease. Acanthamoeba species were detected in five (5/10; 50%) samples. All Acanthamoeba strains belonged to T4 genotype, the main AK-related genotype worldwide. Our result confirmed Acanthamoeba strains in rhizosphere that should be considered as a potential health risk associated with human activities in the environment.
DSM-5 Internet gaming disorder among a sample of Mexican first-year college students
Authors: Borges Guilherme , Orozco Ricardo , Benjet Corina , Martínez Martínez Kalina I. , Contreras Eunice Vargas , Jiménez Pérez Ana Lucia , Peláez Cedrés Alvaro Julio , Hernández Uribe Praxedis Cristina , Díaz Couder María Anabell Covarrubias , Gutierrez-Garcia Raúl A. , Quevedo Chavez Guillermo E. , Albor Yesica , Mendez Enrique , Medina-Mora Maria Elena , Mortier Philippe , Rumpf Hans-Juergen
Published: December 2019

Background and aims

DSM-5 includes Internet gaming disorder (IGD) as a condition for further study. While online and offline gaming may produce undesired negative effects on players, we know little about the nosology of IGD and its prevalence, especially in countries with emerging economies.

Methods

A self-administered survey has been employed to estimate prevalence of DSM-5 IGD and study the structure and performance of an instrument in Spanish to measure DSM-5 IGD among 7,022 first-year students in 5 Mexican universities that participated in the University Project for Healthy Students (PUERTAS), part of the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health International College Student Initiative.

Results

The scale for IGD showed unidimensionality with factor loadings between 0.694 and 0.838 and a Cronbach’s α = .816. Items derived from gaming and from substance disorders symptoms mixed together. We found a 12-month prevalence of IGD of 5.2% in the total sample; prevalence was different for males (10.2%) and females (1.2%), but similar for ages 18–19 years (5.0%) and age 20+ (5.8%) years. Among gamers, the prevalence was 8.6%. Students with IGD were more likely to report lifetime psychological or medical treatment [OR = 1.8 (1.4–2.4)] and any severe role impairment [OR = 2.4 (1.7–3.3)]. Adding any severe role impairment to the diagnostic criteria decreased the 12-month prevalence of IGD to 0.7%.

Discussion and conclusions

Prevalence of DSM-5 IGD and the performance of diagnostic criteria in this Mexican sample were within the bounds of what is reported elsewhere. Importantly, about one in every seven students with IGD showed levels of impairment that would qualify them for treatment under DSM-5.
EVALUASI SISTIM BUDIDAYA LELE: ASPEK PRODUKSI DAN STRATEGI PENGEMBANGANNYA (Studi Kasus: Pembudidaya Lele Kabupaten Tangerang)
Authors: Fauziyah Nur , Nirmala Kukuh , Supriyono Eddy , Hadiroseyani Yani
Published: December 2019

Budi daya lele merupakan komponen penting dalam sektor usaha perikanan air tawar di Kabupaten Tangerang dengan kontribusi lebih dari 70% (senilai Rp109,5 milyar) pada tahun 2018. Meskipun demikian, diperlukan peningkatan produksi di masa yang akan datang dalam rangka mengantisipasi perkembangan dan kebutuhan pasar. Peningkatan tersebut perlu didukung oleh informasi potensi budi daya serta strategi pengembangannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan informasi mengenai karakteristik kegiatan budi daya serta merumuskan strategi pengembangan budi daya lele di Kabupaten Tangerang. Pengambilan data dilakukan melalui survei dengan kuesioner terstruktur selama bulan Oktober 2018 hingga Januari 2019. Metode analisis data terdiri atas analisis deskriptif dan analisis SWOT. Alternatif strategi yang diprioritaskan berdasarkan hasil analisis SWOT yaitu strategi SO (Strength-Opportunities) yang berada pada kuadran I. Peningkatan keterampilan, ketersediaan benih berkualitas, dan penerapan teknolologi informasi diharapkan mampu mendukung efisiensi, produktivitas dan keberlanjutan usaha. Alternatif strategi yang disarankan yaitu: (1) Dinas terkait memfasilitasi pelatihan teknologi intensifikasi budi daya yang ramah lingkungan, serta penyediaan benih unggul; dan (2) Perluasan wilayah pemasaran dan pengembangan usaha dengan memanfaatkan teknologi informasi, serta penguatan kerjasama antar pembudidaya.Title: Evaluation of Catfish Farming System: Production Aspect and Developmental Strategy, (Case studies: Catfish Farmers in Tangerang Regency)Catfish farming is an important element in the freshwater fisheries business in Tangerang Regency that contributes more than 70 percent of total production (Rp. 109.5 billion) in 2018. However, it is necessary to increase the number of future production to anticipate the market demand. This increasing production should be supported with information on potential aquaculture and its development strategies. This study aims to describe the characteristics of aquaculture activities as well as to formulate the development strategies of catfish farming in Tangerang Regency. Data were collected by structured questionnaires from October 2018 to January 2019. Data were analyzed using descriptive and SWOT analysis. Result of SWOT analysis suggests that SO (Strength-Opportunities), which was in quadrant 1, should be prioritized.  Skill improvement, availability of good fingerling, and application of information technology were expected to encourage its productivity, efficiency, and business sustainability. The study suggests following recommendation: (1) Associated agencies facilitate training of green intensification on aquaculture technology and supply superior fingerlings; and (2) Market expansion and business development using information technology, and the intense cooperation among farmers.
Reducing medical student debt: 12 practical tips for innovative service commitment awards
Authors: Schmude Michelle , McNamara Suzanne , Seymore Roxanne , Seymour Roxanne
Published: December 2019

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. At Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM), we are developing strategies to reduce the rising debt of our medical students. During a collaborative and iterative process that involved a surprisingly wide group of stakeholders, we developed an innovative service commitment award for medical students: the Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program. Beginning in spring 2019, GCSOM selected 10 current medical students for the program, and an additional 10 medical students from the class of 2023 will receive the award beginning in fall 2019. With 20 students enrolled in the Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program, student debt for these students will be decreased by approximately $3.9 million. The potential of this program to significantly reduce medical student debt while mitigating the physician shortage in the primary service areas of Geisinger is tremendous. As the loan debt of medical students continues to rise, medical schools around the country should strategically think about innovative ways to reduce this burden while remaining true to the mission of their institution.
Harm reduction: trends being disputed in health policies
Authors: Moreira Carla Regina , Soares Cassia Baldini , Campos Celia Maria Sivalli , Laranjo Thais Helena Mourão
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the underlying harm reduction trends in Brazilian drug policies. Method: The research, qualitative in nature, used in-depth interviews with experts in the field. The recorded and transcribed material was analyzed via the content analysis method. Results: The analysis exposed the following conceptions: drug use is a disease, and its associated health practices should be treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration. These conceptions deviate to some extent from the war on drugs approach, and support the adoption of harm-reduction practices, proposed by public health. Less expressively, critical conceptions which clearly distance themselves from the prohibitionist approach and from public health may be seen, in line with the perspective of collective health, for the implementation of emancipatory harm-reduction practices. Final considerations: Harm-reduction conceptions and practices reveal the underlying conservative, liberal, and critical tendencies in Brazilian drug policies.
Maternal care in the preterm child’s family context: A comprehensive look towards the sibling
Authors: Carvalho Soraya Cirilo , Facio Beatriz Castanheira , Souza Bruna Felisberto de , Abreu-D’Agostini Flávia Corrêa Porto de , Leite Adriana Moraes , Wernet Monika
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze maternal care for siblings of preterm babies hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit. Method: Qualitative research using symbolic interactionism as a theoretical reference and narrative research as a methodological reference. Ten mothers were surveyed through semi-structured interviews. Results: Three thematic units emerged from the analysis of data: “social support in the sharing of child care”; “promotion of adaptation to the arrival of a sibling” and “maternal feelings and coping”. Final considerations: Care for the premature child’s sibling is developed under mothers’ physical distance from him/her, justified by the need to remain close to the premature child due to risks and fragility related to the condition.
Hammock and nesting in preterm infants: randomized controlled trial
Authors: Costa Kassandra Silva Falcão , Fernandes Danielle da Silva , Paula Rayanne Augusta Parente , Guarda Laíse Escalianti Del Alamo , Daré Mariana Firmino , Castral Thaíla Côrrea , Ribeiro Laiane Medeiros
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the physiological variables and the sleep-wake pattern presented by preterm in nesting and hammock positions after diaper change. Method: This is a crossover randomized controlled trial. It was conducted with 20 preterm infants who, after diaper change, were placed in nests or hammocks. These preterm infants were evaluated for physiological variables (heart rate and oxygen saturation) and behavioral variables (sleep and wakefulness). Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the studied variables between nesting and hammock positions. However, regarding the categorical variable sleep, the comparison between the research phases for the hammock position showed differences between the baseline phase and the immediate recovery (p=0.00), baseline and late recovery (p=0.00), response and immediate recovery (p=0.00), response and late recovery (p=0.00). Conclusion: No differences were identified between the nest and the hammock; however, the use of the hammock favored the sleep of preterm infants compared to its non-use.
Nurses’ experiences in the care of high-risk newborns: a phenomenological study
Authors: Refrande Sueli Maria , Silva Rose Mary Costa Rosa Andrade , Pereira Eliane Ramos , Rocha Renata Carla Nencetti Pereira , Melo Sérgio Henrique da Silva , Refrande Neusa Aparecida , Santos Ricardo Raimundo dos
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe nurses’ experience in the care of high-risk newborns. Method: This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, based on Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology and performed at the Fernando Magalhães Maternity Hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro, through interviews with 30 nurses who work in neonatal care, according to the phenomenological thinking of Maurice Merleau- Ponty. Results: Three categories emerged: “experienced body of the nurse practitioner on the high-risk newborn”; “experienced world of the nurse practitioner on the high-risk newborn”; and “time spent by the nurse practitioner with the high-risk newborn”. Final considerations: The study allowed us to describe, through the participants’ speeches, that the care of the high-risk newborn is broad, that is, objective, subjective and carried out with advanced technologies, their experiences and scientific improvement are composed of shared practice and theory with the family, professionals and beginners in the neonatal universe, favoring a differentiated and humanized care.
School experience of the child and adolescent with visual impairment: family experience
Authors: Barbieri Mayara Caroline , Castro Gabriela Van Der Zwaan Broekman , Wernet Monika , Lima Regina Aparecida Garcia de , Dupas Giselle
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the experience of families about school experiences of children and adolescents with visual impairment. Method: a qualitative study developed through the Symbolic Interactionism and narrative research. Data were collected through a semi-structured recorded interview, with eleven families of children/adolescents with visual impairment, totaling 40 participants. Results: two phenomena emerged: “exclusion context” and “impaired school performance”. Prejudice experienced at school brings devastating consequences to the life of the visually impaired child/adolescent and his family. Isolation occurs, difficulty adapting to the support resource and deficits in school performance. Final considerations: production contributes to awakening professionals involved with the assistance of these people. Effective participation of health professionals in this area is required to develop actions with students, teachers and families, aimed at meeting the needs of learning and health promotion, inclusion, and respect for differences.
Hospitalization and mortality by diabetes mellitus in children: analysis of temporal series
Authors: Merino Maria de Fátima Garcia Lopes , Oliveira Rosana Rosseto de , Silva Paloma Luana de Azevedo Ramos da , Carvalho Maria Dalva de Barros , Pelloso Sandra Marisa , Higarashi Ieda Harumi
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the trend of hospitalization rates and mortality due to Diabetes Mellitus in children and adolescents in Brazil. Method: temporal series study, hospitalization rates and diabetes mortality in children and adolescents. Data were obtained from the Hospital Information System and Mortality Information System, from 2005-2015, with analysis performed by polynomial regression modeling. Results: 87,100 hospitalizations and 1,120 deaths from diabetes were analyzed. Hospitalizations rates increased for both genders and all age groups, with an increase for adolescents aged 10-14 years. The mortality rate declined, except for the 15-19-year age group. In the overall mortality trend in Brazil, the South and Southeast showed a decrease, whereas for hospitalizations only the Center-West remained constant, while the others increased. Conclusion: however, there was a decrease in infant mortality and increase in hospitalizations.
Use of psychoactive substances in women in outpatient treatment
Authors: Santos Jessica Adrielle Teixeira , Perruci Ludmila Gonçalves , Pegoraro Natália Priolli Jora , Scherer Zeyne Alves Pires , Souza Jacqueline de , Santos Manoel Antônio dos , Pillon Sandra Cristina
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic and psychiatric profile of women users of psychoactive substances in treatment for drug addiction. Method: descriptive study of quantitative approach performed with women attended at a Psychosocial Care Center for Users of Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPS ad) from the interior of São Paulo State. Results: the sample consisted of 349 adult women, single, low educational level and unemployed, users of alcohol, cocaine, crack and tranquillizers. Among the consequences of use include withdrawal syndrome, overdose, depressive and suicidal symptoms. Most were referred for treatment by the family or health services. Almost 20% of these women had previously started treatments. Conclusion: The results suggest marked morbidity and high levels of psychosocial vulnerability, which require thorough investigation at the patient’s admission, as well as damage associated with use, withdrawal symptoms and depressive symptoms.
Applying best practices to pregnant women in the obstetric center
Authors: Vieira Bianca da Costa , Backes Marli Terezinha Stein , Costa Lediana Dalla , Fernandes Vanessa Martinhago Borges , Dias Heloísa Helena Zimmer Ribas , Backes Dirce Stein
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the meaning attributed by nursing technicians to good care practices based on scientific evidence used with the pregnant women during the dilation stage of labor. Method: A qualitative study, based on Grounded Theory principles. Twelve interviews with nursing technicians attending labor in the obstetric center of two public hospitals, in Florianópolis/SC, were performed, from August of 2016 to March of 2017. Data were analyzed using open, axial coding. Results: The implementation of good practices, for nursing technicians, means adequately performing their activities, providing humanized care to the pregnant woman, respecting her autonomy, promoting pain relief, and a peaceful labor. Final Considerations: An adequate number of technicians must be determined to maintain quality of care, and to complete nursing records in a more detailed and systematized manner.
Interfaces of vulnerability dimensions in violence against children
Authors: Hino Paula , Takahashi Renata Ferreira , Nichiata Lúcia Yasuko Izumi , Apostólico Maíra Rosa , Taminato Monica , Fernandes Hugo
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: present and discuss the potential use of the concept of vulnerability for the development of practices to address violence against children. Method: this is a theoretical study that presents the characteristics of the phenomenon of violence against children, to which the concept of vulnerability is applied. Results: proposal of a framework for the analysis of violence against children in the perspective of vulnerability, creating individual and collective dimensions. Violence against children, when analyzed in the perspective of this concept, broadens the understanding of this phenomenon, as it exposes aspects and conditions from outside the family that are co-responsible for the occurrence of this phenomenon. Conclusion: developing studies to identify the vulnerability of children to violence is essential for the development of practices to address this issue.
Musical educational technology for lactation physiology learning: knowledge translation
Authors: Cherubim Daiani Oliveira , Padoin Stela Maris de Mello , Paula Cristiane Cardoso de
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: create and validate a musical educational technology for lactation physiology learning for professional training in health. Method: methodological study with application of a conceptual framework of Knowledge Translation. In the creation cycle, the knowledge of the physiology of lactation was synthetized in key points to create the lyrics and the melody. In the action cycle, the content of the musical educational technology was validated by judges experts in breast feeding, in the period from September to December 2017. Results: 18 judges from all Brazilian regions participated in the validation. The content of the technology obtained a global Content Validity Index of 0.94 with one round of validation. Conclusion: the musical educational technology is validated to introduce the content of the physiology of lactation in the learning process of students, mediated by the teacher.
Obstetric Nursing in best practices of labor and delivery care
Authors: Silva Thales Philipe Rodrigues da , Dumont-Pena Érica , Sousa Ana Maria Magalhães , Amorim Torcata , Tavares Luísa Castanheira , Nascimento Débora Cabral di Pietra , Souza Kleyde Ventura de , Matozinhos Fernanda Penido
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the association of Obstetric Nursing in the best practices of delivery and birth care in maternity hospitals. Method: a cross-sectional study, with 666 women selected for delivery. Parturition obstetric practices performed by professionals were categorized into: clearly useful practices that should be encouraged, practices that are clearly harmful or ineffective and that should be eliminated and practices used inappropriately at the time of parturition. Results: clearly useful practices were used in greater proportions in the hospitals that had Obstetric Nursing working, while clearly harmful practices and those used inappropriately were practiced in smaller proportions in hospitals that had Obstetric Nursing, both with statistical difference. Conclusion: institutions with Obstetric Nursing adopt better practices of delivery and birth care, based on scientific evidence, when compared to those that do not act.