bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Suryanamaskar on Stress Levels in SSC Students
Authors: Sharayu Agre  , Ronika Agrawal  , Sayed Ishrat Fatima Asgar
Published: June 2021

Background - Suryanamaskar is a popular traditional Indian yogic practice. According to studies, it was found that stress was higher in students appearing for the SSC board exam. Non-pharmacological management of stress includes yogasana practice.Methods and Materials – A total of 120 adolescents studying in 10th standard ( Age 16 to 18 years ) from schools in Pune were approached. The initial screening was done by using Smith Stress Symptoms Inventory (SSSI). A total of 50 out of 120 students who were identified as high stress on SSSI were included in the study. Subjects completed the suryanamaskar program of 13 cycles for 2 weeks (14 sessions) and were assessed pre and post-intervention by using Smith Relaxation Dispositional Inventory.Result – A highly significant improvement was noted in components od smith stress symptom inventory on mental quiet, ease/peace, love and thankfulness, somatic stress, worry, and a significant reduction was seen in components like sleepiness, mystery, disengagement, and negative emotions. Conclusion – This study concludes that suryanamaskar intervention is effective in reducing the stress of SSC students.
Current and Future Trends for COVID-19: A Case Study of Vadodara, India
Authors: Suresh K Rathi  , Rajesh Mali  , Soham Chakraborty
Published: June 2021

Background: COVID-19 has been a pandemic and global disaster since the beginning of 2020. However, there is a lack of city/locale based studies on status and trends of COVID-19 in India.Aim: The study aims to report the tests, total cases, cases per age group, zone wise confirmed cases and the status of hospitalization / home quarantining for COVID-19 for the smart city of Vadodara. Methods: A retrospective secondary data analysis conducted on all the COVID-19 cases reported from 3rdApril to 15th September 2020 for the city of Vadodara. Data were accessed through the Website of Vadodara Municipal Corporation and analyzed on cumulative number of tests, positive cases, deaths and patients’ recovery for comparison of Vadodara with the State, National and International statistics.Results: COVID-19 was found to be more prevalent among males. The age group of 51-60 years had the highest number of cases. The number of deaths was highest in the age group of 61-70 years. Nonetheless, case fatality rate was highest in the age group of 71-80 years. Vadodara also has shown a steady decrease in test positivity rate and fared better in terms of recovery rate as compared to Gujarat, India and the world. However, 15 day moving average of positive cases and deaths indicated that there will be an increase of the cases in near future. Conclusion: Vadodara showed positive trends in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Vadodara administration had managed to reduce the case fatality rate as compared to Gujarat, India and rest of the world.
Poles Apart. Have There Been Any Male and Female Graves?
Authors: Hjørungdal Tove
Published: June 2021

This paper discusses archaeological burial analysis, and some ideological problems with the application of sex/gender defined as a dual positions construction, i.e. sex/gender as the male-female metaphor. Through traditional criteria as well as through multidimensional methods of defining male and female graves, we reproduce a binary assymetrical interpretation of gender. Alternatively, the ongoing discussion on ideological and theoretical aspects of gender is regarded as a challenge to archaeological burial analysis. A gender critical point of departure opens up the possibilities of looking away from the old tradition of burial analysis by which gender has been fixed in advance through a given male-female bipolarity.
The Earliest Settlement in Southern Sweden - Late Paleolithic Settlement Remains at Finjasjön, in the North of Scania
Authors: Larsson Lars
Published: June 2021

Our knowledge of Late Palaeolithic settlements in Southern Sweden has been increased significantly by investigations which started at the end of the 1980s. Great interest attaches to the new find locations discovered close to lake Finjasjön in the north of Scania. Two find locations have been investigated at the outlet of the river Almeån from the lake. The Vångamossen bog is a camping place dating from the Bromme Culture. Finds recovered from a sandy hill at Mölleröd indicate brief visits including during the Hamburg Culture. This find location is the first to contain remains from the Hamburg Culture in Sweden. New studies into the changes which took place in the Öresund area during the ice melting phase point to the existence of a land bridge only for short periods. The outflow of meltwater through the Öresund at other times during the Late Glacial period prevented or obstructed the fauna migration routes. These factors must be taken into account in any comparison of Late Palaeolithic settlement in Southern Sweden with the various cultural complexes which occur in North Germany and in the Danish region.
Diagnostic value of DWI-MRI for the detection of acute plaques in the relapse phase of multiple sclerosis
Authors:   Neurology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Yousefi Mehran ,   Neurology Department, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Iran, Panahali Mehdi ,   Neurology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran,   Neurology Department, Vali-e-Asr University Hospital, Iran, Azarkhish Kamran ,   Radiology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran,   Radiology Department, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Iran, Shalbaf Nazanin Azizi ,   Neurology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran,   Neurology Department, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Iran, Biglari Sajjad ,   Neurology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran,   Neurology Department, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Iran, Jor-Ahmad Zahra ,   Neurology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran,   Neurology Department, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Iran, Maghbooli Mehdi ,   Neurology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran,   Neurology Department, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Iran
Published: June 2021

Background. The 2010 revision of the McDonald criteria, widely used for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), has established that dissemination in time (DIT) can be demonstrated by the simultaneous presence of asymptomatic gadolinium-enhancing and non-enhancing plaques on a single magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). When the use of gadolinium contrast agents is contraindicated, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is utilized to confirm diffusion alterations in active inflammatory plaques. This study intended to examine whether DWI can be a viable alternative to contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging for demonstrating DIT in MS. Material and methods.We assessed 30 previously diagnosed MS patients during acute relapse (based on the 2010 McDonald criteria) and evaluated their brain MRI via DWI‚ contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging, and FLAIR sequences. Asymptomatic plaques were defined as either hyperintense or non-hyperintense in DWI and enhancing or non-enhancing in T1GAD-MRI. Statistical indices for the prediction of plaque enhancement in T1 GAD-MRI via DWI-MRI were calculated and compared. Results. The 30 participants in our study had a total of 925 demyelinating plaques that were larger than 3mm in size and presented to be hyperintense in FLAIR-MRI. Diffusion hyperintensity and plaque enhancement were significantly correlated. The sensitivity‚ specificity, positive predictive value‚ negative predictive value, and accuracy of DWI were calculated to be 69.66%‚ 99.76%‚ 96.88%‚ 96.86%, and 96.86%, respectively. Conclusions. Hyperintense DWI findings do not necessarily overlap with contrast enhancements in T1 GAD-MRI. DWI was shown to produce a higher rate of false-positive results. Our study concludes that although T1 GAD-MRI should not be replaced by DWI to determine DIT due to its lower specificity, DWI’s continued use as a surrogate screening imaging sequence whenever the use of T1GAD-MRI is of concern is not without its merits.
Risk factors for ischemic stroke in Bulgaria
Authors:   Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, “Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov” Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria, Tsalta-Mladenov Mihael Emilov ,   Second Clinic of Neurology with ICU and Stroke unit, “St. Marina” University Hospital, Varna, Bulgaria, Andonova Silva Peteva ,   Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, “Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov” Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria,   Second Clinic of Neurology with ICU and Stroke unit, “St. Marina” University Hospital, Varna, Bulgaria
Published: June 2021

Background. Stroke is a multifactorial disease with various clinical presentations ruled out by modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors (RF). Multiple vascular and behavioural factors lead to an increased risk of ischemic stroke, as they can differ in various countries. Understanding those factors may result in the implementation of strategies for screening, prevention, and reducing the overall risk of stroke. There is a lack of contemporary information regarding the RF for ischemic stroke (IS) in Bulgaria. Objective. We aimed to determine the major potential RF for ischemic stroke in the Bulgarian population. Material and methods. A prospective hospital-based case-control study was conducted between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, at a tertiary care referral center for neurological disorders. We included cases with first-ever and recurrent stroke and stroke-free controls. Association between RF and IS was expressed in odds ratio (OR) through a 95% confidence interval (CI). Statistical significance was defined as a p-value of 0.05 or less. Results. Overall 150 cases and 100 stroke-free participants were included. All risk factors were more prevalent in the case-group, except for dyslipidemia which had an inverse association with IS risk. The most significant RF for IS consisted of hypertension (OR, 28.78; 95% CI, 6.67 – 124.15) heart failure (OR, 15.25; 95% CI, 6.29-36.97), atrial fibrillation (OR, 11.29; 95% CI, 3.92-32.51), ischemic heart disease (OR, 5.83; 95% CI, 2.81-12.12), diabetes mellitus (OR, 2.65; 95% CI, 1.28-5.49), daily alcohol abuse with concentrate (OR, 9.39; 95% CI, 1.21-73.00) and current smoking (OR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.00-3.32). Conclusions. The results of this study confirm the significant contribution of modifiable RF, both behavioral and related to medical conditions. Early detection and management of the major stroke RF may result in lower stroke incidence. Therefore, implementations of strategies for screening and prevention are needed to reduce the overall risk of stroke.
Refractive disorders in children
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Romania, Holhos Larisa-Bianca , Coroi Mihaela ,   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Romania,   Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Oradea, Romania, Holhos Teodora ,   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Vasile Goldis“ West University, Arad, Romania, Damian Ioana ,   “Iuliu Hatieganu“ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Chereches Jessica ,   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Romania, Liviu Lazar ,   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Romania
Published: June 2021

According to current estimations, globally, there are around 150 million people with an uncorrected refractive disorder, which means 27% of the world’s population. Approximately 1.4 million of these are children and have a milder or more severe form of visual dysfunction secondary to refractive errors. Since 1990, refractive errors are considered to be a public health problem among children and cause visual dysfunction, with a prevalence of up to 43%. Vision maturation occurs in early childhood, when all the senses and motor skills work together to acquire language, first ideas about the environment and all the elements that define the person himself. Sight is a contributory perceptual system for the cognitive, social, sensory-motor development and for the assemblage of information about the environment. In the first years of life, the child increasingly discovers complex activities, requiring the ability to change the eyes fixation in space from one point to another and a normal binocular motility.
Epidemiology in oral antidiabetic poisoning in children and adolescents – a four-year study in a pediatric poison centre
Authors:   “Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Children Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Dascultu Dana Adriana , Petran Elena Madalina ,   “Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Children Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Ulmeanu Coriolan Emil ,   “Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Children Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: June 2021

Oral antidiabetics have become a common etiology associated with acute poisoning in children. The study shall carry out an analysis of the demographic characteristics, circumstantial characteristics and clinical profile associated with oral antidiabetic poisoning. An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was carried out over a period of 4 years including children confirmed with the diagnosis of acute poisoning with oral antidiabetics. In the study group, there is a prevalence of voluntary acute poisoning in female patients in the 15 to 18 year age group. bIn the group study biguanides were the most frequent pharmaceutical dugs involved. The predominant clinical manifestations associated with oral antidiabetic intoxications were gastrointestinal.
Epidemiologia intoxicațiilor cu antidiabetice orale la copii și adolescenți – studiu pe 4 ani într-un centru antitoxic pediatric
Authors:   Spitalul Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii „Grigore Alexandrescu“, București, România, Dăsculțu Dana Adriana , Petran Elena Mădălina ,   Spitalul Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii „Grigore Alexandrescu“, București, România,   Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, București, România, Ulmeanu Coriolan Emil ,   Spitalul Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii „Grigore Alexandrescu“, București, România,   Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, București, România
Published: June 2021

Antidiabeticele orale au devenit o etiologie frecvent asociată intoxicaţiilor acute la copil. Studiul realizează o analiză a caracteristicilor demografice, circumstanţiale şi profilului clinic asociat intoxicaţiilor cu antidiabetice orale. A fost realizat un studiu observaţional, descriptiv şi retrospectiv, pe o perioadă de 4 ani, în care au fost incluşi copii confirmaţi cu diagnosticul de intoxicaţie acută cu antidiabetice orale. În lotul studiat, se observă o predominanţă a cazurilor de intoxicaţii acute voluntare la pacienţii de sex feminin la grupa de vârstă 15-18 ani. Analiza etiologică a cazurilor de intoxicaţie acută în lotul studiat a identificat o predominanţă a cazurilor de expunere toxică la antidiabetice din clasa biguanide. Manifestările clinice predominante asociate intoxicaţiilor cu antidiabetice orale au fost în sfera digestivă.
Percutaneous internal suturing procedure for a posttraumatic abdominal wall “handlebar hernia”
Authors:   Department of Pediatric Surgery, “Victor Gomoiu” Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, Popescu Maria , Dragan Gabriel ,   Department of Pediatric Surgery, “Victor Gomoiu” Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania
Published: June 2021

Posttraumatic abdominal wall hernias are extremely rare and are the result of the wall impact with an object that does not break the skin but has enough energy to disrupt the underlying muscular and fascia layers. One of the most frequent mechanisms for the pediatric population is the handle bar traumatic injury. We present the case of a 13-year-old male patient that was diagnosed with posttraumatic handlebar hernia in the right lower quadrant after performing a CT scan examination. The chosen surgical procedure was to repair the abdominal defect using an adaptation of the PIRS (percutaneous internal ring suturing) suturing technique assisted laparoscopically. The follow up of the case was uneventful.
Innovative therapies in genetic diseases: Cystic fibrosis
Authors:   „Dr. Nicolae Robănescu“ National Clinical Center for Children’s Neurorecovery, Bucharest, Romania, Shelby Elena-Silvia , Nedelea Florina Mihaela ,   Medical Genetics Department, „Filantropia“ Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bucharest, Romania,   Genetics Chair, „Carol Davila“ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Huseyinoglu Tanser ,   Medical Genetics Department, „Filantropia“ Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bucharest, Romania, Cocos Relu ,   Genetics Chair, „Carol Davila“ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Badina Mihaela ,   „Dr. Nicolae Robănescu“ National Clinical Center for Children’s Neurorecovery, Bucharest, Romania, Sporea Corina ,   „Dr. Nicolae Robănescu“ National Clinical Center for Children’s Neurorecovery, Bucharest, Romania, Padure Liliana ,   „Dr. Nicolae Robănescu“ National Clinical Center for Children’s Neurorecovery, Bucharest, Romania,   Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, „Carol Davila“ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Mirea Andrada ,   „Dr. Nicolae Robănescu“ National Clinical Center for Children’s Neurorecovery, Bucharest, Romania,   Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, „Carol Davila“ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: June 2021

Cystic fibrosis, also named mucoviscidosis, is the most frequent hereditary pulmonary disease and is produced by mutations in the CFTR gene, encoding an anionic channel for chloride and bicarbonate involved in the regulation of salt and bicarbonate metabolisms. Currently, about half of the patients with cystic fibrosis can benefit personalized therapy consisting in modulators, drugs which restore or improve the functionality and stability of CFTR. Moreover, presently, other therapies, such as gene therapy using the CRISP/CAS-9, modified antisense oligonucleotides or the insertion of the wild-type gene using nanolipidic particles or viral vectors, are being developed. This article aims to take stock of the principal types of cystic fibrosis therapies which have been approved or are in clinical trials.
Maternal nutritional status, a sine qua non condition for fetal, neonatal, child’s and adult’s outcome
Authors:   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, Tg. Mures, Romania, Rugina Cosmin , Marginean Cristina Oana ,   Department of Pediatrics I, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, Tg. Mures, Romania, Melit Lorena Elena ,   Department of Pediatrics I, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, Tg. Mures, Romania, Marginean Claudiu ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, Tg. Mures, Romania
Published: June 2021

Excessive gestational weight gain is a predictive factor for maternal obesity, with implications on newborn’s weight and potential short- and long-term complications. Gestational weight gain depends on ethnic and social factors, as well as on parity. Excepting the aforementioned factors, we must also recall the major impact of the genetic susceptibility being pointed out that three essential periods influence fetal evolution, i.e. periconceptional, intrauterine and postnatal. The intrauterine environment owns an essential role in the optimal development of fetus with an effect on the offspring’s organ structure and functions, being currently assumed that adulthood pathologies originate in the perinatal period. Thus, the relationship between excessive gestational weight gain and child’s obesity or metabolic disorders is well documented. Moreover, recent information from the literature suggests that child’s allergies, wheezing or asthma might also be related to maternal nutritional status. To sum up, excessive gestational weight gain owns a decisive role in the development of child’s obesity and metabolic disorders imposing the major importance of a balanced diet during pregnancy in order to favor an optimal weight gain with a positive effect on fetal wellbeing that will further prevent the offspring’s metabolic risk.
Pulmonary abnormalities on high-resolution computed tomography in patients with long standing rheumatoid arthritis
Authors:   Doctoral School of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania, Andronache Iulia ,   Rheumatology Department, Internal Medicine Clinic, “Dr. Alexandru Gafencu“ Emergency Military Hospital, Constanta, Romania, Suta Cristina ,   3rd Department, Ist Clinical Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania,   Rheumatology Department, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, “Sf. Apostol Andrei” Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Constanta, Romania, Ciocodei Sabina ,   3rd Department, Ist Clinical Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania,   Rheumatology Department, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, “Sf. Apostol Andrei” Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Constanta, Romania, Bulbuc Ionut ,   Medimar Imagistic Services, Constanta, Romania,   1st Department, Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania, Mihailov Claudia ,   3rd Department, Ist Clinical Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania,   Rheumatology Department, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, CF Clinical Hospital Constanta, Romania, Arghir Oana ,   4th Department, IInd Clinical Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania,   Clinical Pneumophtisiology Hospital, Constanta, Romania, Suta Maria ,   Doctoral School of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania,   3rd Department, Ist Clinical Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanta, Romania
Published: June 2021

Background. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease, associated with a number of extra-articular organ manifestations. Pulmonary involvement is a frequent and severe extraarticular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. RA can affect lung parenchyma, airways and pleura. Objectives. To identify RA-related lung disease on chest computed tomography (CT). Material and methods. We performed high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) on a total of 92 patients with longstanding RA. Results. The subjects were predominantely female (79.3%), the age at entry was 63.77 ±11.56 years, and 42.9% had a history of smoking. Disease duration was 15.00±11.55 years. Pulmonary CT abnormalities were found in 71 of the 92 patients (77.2%). The most common HRCT anomalies were: linear attenuation (reticulation) (52.11%), bronchiectasis andbronchial wall thickening (45%), nodular attenuation (39.43%) and pleural involvement (pleural effusion or thickening) (39.43%). Conclusions. We conclude that RA-related lung disease was commonly detected on chest CT imaging in longstanding RA patients.
Antibiotic therapy for pediatric dental patients
Authors:   Department of Paediatric Dentistry, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, Muntean Alexandrina , Lupse Irina ,   Department of Paediatric Dentistry, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, Chis Ioana-Andreea ,   Paediatric Dentistry, Cluj County Clinical Hospital, Romania, Ghergie Mircea ,   Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, Voina Lavinia Luminita ,   Department of Paediatric Dentistry, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, Olteanu Cristian ,   Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, Roman Alexandra ,   Department of Periodontology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, Pacurar Mariana ,   “G.E. Palade“ University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology, Tg. Mures, Romania
Published: June 2021

The oral pathologies in paediatric patients frequently require the recommendation of adjuvant medication. A lack of knowledge regarding well-defined prescription protocols has been observed in every day practice. The aim of this study was to revise and update the prescription of antibiotics according to the latest guidelines. We performed electronic research of selected databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, AAPD, from 2010-2020 in order to identify the most frequent antibiotics used in paediatric dentistry. The antibiotic resistance of bacteria, as well as the side effects that follow the prescription of antibiotics are reported to be in a continuous growth as a result of inadequate use. Prescription of medication, especially antibiotics in paediatric dentistry, must analyze both short and long-term side-effects.
Immediate loading in edentulous maxilla – A case report
Authors:   Catedra de Tehnologia Protezelor şi Materiale Dentare, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, România, Gălbinaşu Bogdan Mihai , Bucur Veronica ,   Catedra de Tehnologia Protezelor şi Materiale Dentare, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, România, Pătraşcu Ion ,   Catedra de Tehnologia Protezelor şi Materiale Dentare, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, România
Published: June 2021

The main objective of inserting dental implants in various clinical situations is to avoid mobile prosthetic restorations or to obtain a better stability. In this way, patients are offered increased comfort and better integration of prosthetic restorations into the stomatognathic complex. The purpose of this case presentation is to highlight a case of complex oral rehabilitation in which the Sky Fast and Fixed system (Bredent GmbH, Senden, Germany) was chosen, in the case of maxillary restoration, thus avoiding a mobile prosthetic restoration. The result demonstrates a superior aesthetic rehabilitation than the initial situation, obtaining a significant improvement from the first treatment session.
MODERASI BERAGAMA DALAM RUANG DIGITAL: GERAKAN OPINI DIGITAL #SKB3MENTERI
Authors: Nasution Nadya Amalia , Rojiati Umi
Published: June 2021

The study examines Digital Movement of Opinion (DMO) by using hastag #SKB3Menteri hashtags on Twitter, thus forming a mobilization of digital opinion support between actors and hashtags as well as digital opinions. The research data was taken through Netlytic software ranging from February 03, 2021 to February 11, 2021. The method used is Social Network Analysis combined both quantitative and qualitative approach. Quantitatively, the study investigated 2500 samples from communication networks and tweets #SKB3Menteri as many as 3,232. Qualitatively, the researchers analyzed the text which describes social networks related to #SKB3Menteri. The results showed that #SKB3Menteri hashtag creates mobilization with a wide network system. The study also showed the hashtag was able to reach out Twitter users to giving their opinions.  Keywords: Religious moderation; Twitter; SKB 3 Ministers; Digital Movement of Opinion; Social Network Analysis
Farming and Restoring Oysters to Combat Climate Change
Authors: Yeh Heidi , Bouchard Elizabeth , Grubb Austin , Lanovoi Hunter
Published: June 2021

To confront the myriad challenges posed by climate change, we present oysters as a nature-based solution with an abundance of environmental benefits and economic stimulus to coastal communities. We encourage the Biden administration to support international efforts to restore oyster reefs by presenting an “Oyster Restoration Initiative” to the World Economic Forum, mirroring recent actions on trees. On the domestic front, several legislative actions can be taken to sustain the current trajectory of restoration efforts. These efforts can be pursued in tandem, but we recommend that policy actions focus on expanding low carbon, oyster-based restorative aquaculture programs. This can revolutionize U.S. food production while reducing pollution from other forms of agriculture.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BRAND MANAGEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM CARROLL’S PYRAMID AND TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE APPROACHES
Authors: Štreimikienė Dalia , Ahmed Rizwan Raheem
Published: June 2021

The objective of this research is to evacuate the relationship between CSR initiatives and organizational performance. Additionally, the undertaken research examines the impact of brand image and brand awareness as mediators and corporate image as the moderator between CSR initiatives and organizational performance. We employed a modified conceptual framework derived from the Triple bottom line and Carroll’s pyramid models. The data was analyzed through the structural equation model by using confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses and conditional process approach for examining the direct, mediating, and moderating hypothesized relationships. The undertaken study’s outcomes demonstrated that the ethical, philanthropic, and sustainable dimensions positively and significantly influence organizational performance. Similarly, the mediation analysis suggested that the brand image and brand awareness are the potent mediators in an association between ethical, philanthropic, and sustainable dimensions and organizational performance. Findings further demonstrated that corporate image as a moderator has strong impact between exogenous factors and organizational performance. The undertaken study has important theatrical and managerial implications that provide value additions for both researchers and industry practitioners.
VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN HEALTH CRISES. EVIDENCE FROM EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Authors: Dimian Gina Cristina , Apostu Simona Andreea , Vasilescu Maria Denisa , Aceleanu Mirela Ionela , Jablonsky Josef
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this paper is to draw the first lessons from the on-going coronavirus crisis and to identify viable solutions for what should become the goal of any country: transforming their own economies into sensitive and responsive economies regarding public health problems. The originality of our approach is given by its objective as well as the strategy employed for verifying research hypotheses. The objective is twofold: detecting the indicators that may constitute signals for the vulnerability of countries in times of health crisis and highlighting the underlying factors of the resilience capacity. Many indicators have been considered: six indicators concerning Covid-19 pandemic and 27 socio-economic indicators. Three main hypotheses have been formulated and tested using various statistical methods. Our findings provide deep insights for understanding how Covid-19 crisis is correlated to specific economic (urbanization, sectorial employment, health system) and demographic factors (aging, mortality). The study has succeeded in identifying the pattern of a country with greater resilience and better ability to cope with a health crisis. Our results could be useful when forecasting the spread of another pandemic wave, its impact on people’s health and estimating how some markets will be reshaped.
Deprojecting Sérsic Profiles for Arbitrary Triaxial Shapes: Robust Measures of Intrinsic and Projected Galaxy Sizes
Authors: van de Ven Glenn , van der Wel Arjen
Published: June 2021

We present the analytical framework for converting projected light distributions with a Sérsic profile into three-dimensional light distributions for stellar systems of arbitrary triaxial shape. The main practical result is the definition of a simple yet robust measure of intrinsic galaxy size: the median radius r
med, defined as the radius of a sphere that contains 50% of the total luminosity or mass, that is, the median distance of a star to the galaxy center. We examine how r
med depends on projected size measurements as a function of Sérsic index and intrinsic axis ratios, and demonstrate its relative independence of these parameters. As an application we show that the projected semimajor axis length of the ellipse enclosing 50% of the light is an unbiased proxy for r
med, with small galaxy-to-galaxy scatter of ∼10% (1σ), under the condition that the variation in triaxiality within the population is small. For galaxy populations with an unknown or a large range in triaxiality an unbiased proxy for r
med is 1.3 × R

e
, where R

e
is the circularized half-light radius, with galaxy-to-galaxy scatter of 20%–30% (1σ). We also describe how inclinations can be estimated for individual galaxies based on the measured projected shape and prior knowledge of the intrinsic shape distribution of the corresponding galaxy population. We make the numerical implementation of our calculations available.
Surgery Department during Coronavirus Disease 2019 Virus Universitas Sebelas Maret to Sebelas Maret University
Authors: Putra Muhammad David Perdana , Yarso Kristanto Yuli , Saadi Ikhdin , Adinugroho Yohanes
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected the provision of health-care services in hospitals around the world, including bringing challenges to those who perform surgical procedures. Multidepartment data analysis will reflect the pandemic’s impact and challenges in managing surgical cases in various surgery departments.

AIM: This study aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on surgical cases carried out in eight tertiary care center surgery departments.

METHODS: Retrospective data from all patients in the eight surgery departments of Dr. Moewardi General Hospital, Surakarta, during the lockdown period due to COVID-19 were collected and compared to the period before the lockdown. Then, the data were analyzed regarding the effects of following the standard operating procedure for surgical services in the hospital during the lockdown period.

RESULTS: All the surgery departments involved in the study showed a significant reduction in the number of patients treated during the lockdown period than before the lockdown, with a total number of cases across all departments of 2432, a decrease from 4503 before the lockdown. In surgical patient care, several special measures during the COVID-19 pandemic were carried out in outpatient, intraoperative, and inpatient services to reduce the virus spread to patients and health workers.

CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the provision of health services in hospitals with a reduction in the number and types of patients in each surgery department, and the obligation to follow hospital protocols against COVID-19 has resulted in various treatments and services being delayed in all surgery departments.
Subcriticality control elements in a reactor system with an extended plasma source of neutrons with regard for temperature
Authors: Knyshev Vladimir V. , Karengin Aleksandr G. , Shamanin Igor V.
Published: June 2021

Materials have been selected for the shim rods and burnable absorbers to compensate for the excessive reactivity of the facility’s blanket part and to provide for the possibility of reactivity control in conjunction with a plasma source of neutrons.

Burnable absorber is a layer of zirconium diboride (ZrB2) with a thickness of 100 μm applied to the surface of fuel compacts. Boron carbide (B4C) rods installed in the helium flow channels and used to bring the entire system into a state with keff = 0.95 have been selected as the shim rod material. Throughout its operating cycle, the facility is subcritical and is controlled using the neutron flux from the plasma source.

Verified codes, WIMS-D5B (ENDF/B-VII.0) and MCU5TPU (MCUDВ50), as well as a modern system of constants were used for the calculations.

The facility’s neutronic performance was simulated with regard for the changes in the inner structure and temperature of the microencapsulated fuel and fuel compact materials caused by long-term irradiation and by the migration of fission fragments and gaseous chemical compounds.
The Utility of Neuro-Economics in the Services of ICT of the Exponential SMEs of the Artisanal Industry of Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico
Authors: Cervantes-Guzmán Jovanna Nathalie
Published: June 2021

The chapter explores the utility of neuroeconomics in decision making and behavior. Scientific knowledge will be advanced in the need for the application of neuroeconomics focused on one of the services of the information and communication technologies (ICT) of companies that is e-commerce of exponential artisanal SMEs of women entrepreneurs by developing a proposal for a business model to increase the possibility of growth of their companies at the level national and international level. The methodology used was deductive, exploratory, descriptive, correlational, and documentary. Neuroeconomics have the potential to explain the phenomena that are considered as a deviation from the prediction or behavioral bias of decision-making models in economic theory. The study up to this point is quantitative using primary and secondary sources for research.
Distinguishing Leadership Between Islam and Conventional Perspectives
Authors: Siregar Muhammad Yamin , Rafiki Ahmad , Almana Abdullah
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study is to compare between conventional and Islamic leadership which have different styles, approaches, and views. It consists of viewpoints rather than empirical findings which are considered crucial in understanding comprehensively the whole concept of both leadership views. This would neglect some negative or misperceptions especially for the Islamic leadership approach. By discussing each of the elements and its content on both leadership views, further studies and researches could be conducted in order to examine or test those elements empirically. This could be beneficial for the practitioners or public figures who are the leaders in their workplaces for adopting or adapting some key principles from both leadership views. Some experiences of leaders in Muslim or non-Muslim countries will be included in this chapter, so that more arguments and examples could be implemented. In Islamic leadership, the Islamic teachings based on Al-Qur'an and Hadith are fundamental principles and the main sources for every discussion.
The Correlation Between Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Student Engagement During Distance Learning
Authors: Smith-Snook Samantha Cecile , Plummer Bonnie A.
Published: June 2021

The research described in this chapter aimed to find the correlation between participation in virtual extracurricular activities (ECAs) and student engagement during distance learning at a secondary school located in Northern California. Data was gathered on current student engagement through grades, attendance, teacher perception, and student and legal guardian opinion during the first two quarters of the 2020-2021 school year. Furthermore, data was gathered on student, teacher, and legal guardian opinions on the correlation between participation in virtual ECAs and student engagement during distance learning. The data revealed that there is a significant loss of student engagement during distance learning and that students are not participating in virtual ECA's due to a lack of interest. This data can be corroborated by the number of Ds and Fs students are obtaining which indicates a significant loss in student academic success. Looking forward to increase student engagement, the school must focus on creating virtual ECAs that pertain to student interest.
The Determinants of Health
Authors: Jacobs Molly , Jebahi Fatima , Ellis Charles
Published: June 2021

The determinants of health have received substantial attention in the medical literature as recent evidence has shown that they play in vital role in general health and health-related outcomes. Despite the advancing literature, the field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) has been slow in the both the consideration of the determinants of health as well as the measurement of commonly known determinants believed to influence clinical outcomes. The goal of this chapter is to explore the determinants of health and potential relationship to the study of communication disorders and the outcomes being measured.
An Instructional Strategy to Facilitate Pre-Professional Training in Removing Language Access Barriers
Authors: Horton RaMonda , Olivares Elia
Published: June 2021

Cross-CCCR and responsiveness (CCCRR) is an important aspect of clinical service delivery in speech-language pathology (SLP). Beyond the issue of CCCR, there is also a need to address how professional practices can facilitate justice in traditionally marginalized populations. Limited language access can facilitate inequities and disparities within institutions and systems when it is not considered in clinical service delivery. However, within the field of SLP there is a limited amount of information available on the effectiveness of pedagogical strategies needed to facilitate student CCCR and train SLPs in how to minimize barriers posed by language access. Simulation, using standardized patients, is a strategy from the medical field that has been used for such purposes. There are few published reports on the use of simulation for fostering various aspects of CCCR development among SLP students. Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of a research project examining the effectiveness of a simulated interpreter encounter for multicultural training.
Rural Tourism Fostering Welfare Through Sustainable Development
Authors: Rodrigues de Souza Neto Valério , Marques Osiris
Published: June 2021

In the past decade, we could see a myriad of efforts in fostering rural development. Two critical elements in travel, tourism, and leisure activities are the traveler's wellbeing and resident's welfare, which are inherent factors of rural tourism. Despite the importance of rural areas to tourism development, the focus of the studies on wellbeing usually is resident or employee oriented. There is a lack of inquiries trying to understand the relationship between rural tourism and welfare on tourism. In this sense, this study aims to connect the topics on welfare and tourism in rural areas to provide a theoretical starting point for future studies. The authors unravel essential elements in the pursuit of enhancing tourist's welfare on rural tourism by providing a visual conceptual model that provides guidelines for tourism stakeholders to enhance tourists' welfare while mitigating negative crisis impacts. They expose the central elements of the graphical model and the actions required to enhance welfare on rural tourism as well as their interrelationships.
Reimagining Multicultural Education Through the Lens of Coloniality, Androcentrism, and Patriarchy
Authors: Fung Jee Vui
Published: June 2021

This chapter calls for reimagining multicultural education from the geopolitical location of Asia. Multicultural education in East Asian Pastoral Institute and the Loyola School of Theology, both located within the Ateneo de Manila University, is reimagined, using the hermeneutical lens of coloniality, androcentrism, and patriarchy, which are related to settler colonialism, from the perspectives of the indigenous communities and hierarchy with recourse to the Asian critical feminist theories of two Korean women scholars. The course on leadership has enabled the multicultural community of learners to identity the “lights” and “shadows” in the diverse cultures of their specific contexts while the course on dialogue with indigenous culture and spirituality has encouraged the community of learners to experience epistemic emancipation that enabled them to generate a more context-specific empowering postcolonial theoretical frameworks. More will be done in the future courses to mobilize wisdom and examine settler colonialism for emancipation of the subaltern in Asia.
Health Literacy in Non-Communicable Diseases
Authors: Zarcadoolas Christina , Kondilis Barbara K.
Published: June 2021

The chapter highlights some of the methods used to embed health literacy principles into patient outreach and education materials about non-communicable diseases: chronic conditions including mental health conditions. A person's or population's understanding and engagement with health represents its health literacy. Health literacy is a form social capital. The authors use an ecological, socially contextualized model of health literacy and demonstrate how it guides the structure and content of health education material in case examples from New York City, United States, and Greece in Europe. While the specific methods used in these cases vary, the essential principal is that it is critical to identify and build on information about an individual's health literacy contextualized in the individual's or group's socio-cultural and lived experiences. Only this way can an individual's or group's health literacy be advanced so that they can engage in behavior changes for both short- and long-term health outcomes.
Bioactive Glass Modified Calcium Phosphate Cement with Improved Bioactive Properties: A Potential Material for Dental Pulp-Capping Approaches
Authors: Davaie Sotoudeh , Shahabi Sima , Behroozibakhsh Marjan , Vali Sanaz , Najafi Farhood
Published: June 2021

Direct pulp capping (DPC) is one of the treatment plans for deep caries with mechanical pulp exposure that can replace invasive treatments. This study aimed to assess the apatite-forming ability and solubility of a calcium phosphate cement (CPC) modified with bioactive glass (BG) as a potential bioactive material for DPC.Three different biomaterials including CPC, BG, and CPC/BG composite were used in this study. For bioactivity evaluation, specimens were immersed in simulated body fluid (SBF) for 5 time periods (3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days). The samples were analyzed by SEM, EDS and XRD to confirm the formation of hydroxyapatite. The solubility was calculated by measuring the initial and final mass according to the ISO 6876 specifications.According to the results of this study, SEM observations and XRD analysis revealed higher formation of hydroxyapatite crystals in the CPC/BG Group and also at the shorter time than those in the CPC and BG groups. Concerning solubility, the CPC group showed the most solubility after 7 days and the BG group showed the lowest one. At this time the difference between CPC and BG groups was statistically meaningful (p value=0.003). After 30 days the CPC/BG group exhibited the lowest solubility value. At the day 30, the CPC and BG groups showed significant difference in their solubility (p value=0.04).).Based on the results, addition of BG to CPC improved bioactivity properties of CPC material and did not affect its solubility adversely. The CPC/BG composite seems to be a promising material for DPC. Further in vivo studies are needed to prove its clinical success.