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COMO A PANDEMIA DA COVID 19 INFLUENCIOU NA BUSCA PELO EXAME CITOPATOLÓGICO ONCÓTICO DE COLO UTERINO
Authors: MARTINS MARLON HORA , ROCHA JÉSSICA MIRELLE SOUSA , ALMEIDA MORGANA NOVAES DE , DANZIGER LEILA RODRIGUES
Published: March 2023

No final do de 2019, uma doença de caráter respiratório acometeu diversas pessoas na China. Denominada COVID-19, na qual a cepa Sars-Cov-2, classificada no grupo dos coronavírus, é o principal patógeno. Em 2020, a COVID-19 foi declarada como pandemia, gerando números alarmantes de óbitos a nível global, principalmente em grupos de risco. Foram necessárias adaptações nos níveis primário, secundário e terciário da saúde para melhor atender a alta demanda gerada pelos atendimentos da Covid-19. Em consequência disso, uma série de serviços foram reorganizados e descontinuados para que mais profissionais pudessem se disponibilizar para o atendimento aos indivíduos acometidos pelo novo vírus. Frente a essa nova realidade, este estudo teve por objetivo descrever como a pandemia da COVID 19 influenciou na busca pelo exame citopatológico oncótico de colo uterino Brasil Trata-se de uma revisão narrativa, de caráter descritivo. As pesquisas foram realizadas nas bases de dados eletrônicas como PUBMED e SCIELO publicados no período 2016-2021, nos idiomas português e/ou inglês. O exame Citopatológico Oncótico Uterino tem como objetivo o rastreamento do câncer de colo do útero e é ofertado gratuitamente pelo SUS para mulheres de 25 a 64 anos que já iniciaram a vida sexual.  Esse exame também é capaz de detectar a infeção pelo vírus HPV, um vírus de DNA que acomete as células epiteliais do colo do útero de forma sexualmente transmissível e, sendo assim, essa é a principal etiologia para o surgimento do câncer de colo uterino. O acompanhamento de doenças crônicas e a realização de exames de rotina foram os principais serviços acometidos pelas adaptações da pandemia. É possível perceber que a pandemia gerou impactos no rastreamento e atrasou o diagnóstico de cânceres que se beneficiam dos exames de rastreamento, como o do colo do útero. Conclusão: Observou-se que no período da pandemia houve uma diminuição exacerbada na oferta do exame preventivo, sendo notório que as mulheres se sentiram inseguras para procurar a atenção primária para realizar o exame citopatológico oncótico uterino, destacando, assim, que a pandemia retardou o diagnóstico precoce das neoplasias do colo de útero.
OS BENEFÍCIOS DOS EXERCÍCIOS EM CADEIA CINÉTICA FECHADA NA REABILITAÇÃO DE INDIVÍDUOS COM LESÃO NO LCA E LCP: RELATO DE CASO
Authors: Silva Cardoso Ferreira Gislaine , Souza Reis Silênio , Vilela Soares Willen , Coelho Pires Henry Marlon , Santos Gomes Estefanny
Published: March 2023

O objetivo desse Relato de Caso foi descrever a experiência acadêmica em campo de estágio de na Clínica Escola de Fisioterapia da FAMP de um paciente que teve rompimento completo de ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA), ligamento cruzado posterior (LCP) e luxação completa do joelho esquerdo. Foi realizada a ficha de avaliação fisioterapêutica e traçada as condutas de intervenção, as quais foram utilizados, exercícios de cadeia cinética fechada, exercícios para ganho de amplitude de movimento (ADM), exercícios resistidos com carga de 2 kg para fortalecimento muscular, utilização da esteira para estimular a melhora nas fases da marcha, além de circuitos com obstáculos para treino de marcha e equilíbrio. O indivíduo foi submetido à 6 sessões fisioterapêutica com duração de 50 minutos, sendo 2 vezes por semana. Os resultados alcançados com o tratamento fisioterapêutico foram: ganho de mobilidade articular, ganho de amplitude de movimento, ganho de força muscular, melhora no equilíbrio e evolução das fases da marcha sem a utilização de dispositivo auxiliar.
Silicone Disease (ASIA) - A Case Report
Authors: Oliveira Yarla Resende , Silva Lucas Gabriel de Moraes , Vieira Gomes Eriston
Published: March 2023

The introduction of silicone in aesthetic procedures has raised concerns regarding the possible impacts of silicone on the body. Breast prostheses are still one of the most commonly performed plastic surgeries in Brazil and worldwide despite being linked to numerous complications. Additionally, the use of silicone has been correlated with autoimmune syndrome induced by adjuvant (ASIA), whereby an inflammatory response occurs due to the presence of a substance capable of increasing the immunogenicity of an antigen. This study addresses one such case of ASIA, also known as silicon disease, in order to assess its impact on the daily lives of patients who have undergone a breast prosthetic procedure. Fourteen articles relating to the patient’s case report were analyzed, collected from various platforms, including PUBMED, Scientific Electronic Library Online , Science Direct, and Google Academic. The patient had undergone breast augmentation in 2000. Two years later, she began experiencing symptoms of myalgia, arthralgia, and depression, implicating fibromyalgia. After removal of the prosthesis, the material was biopsied, and it was concluded that an immunological reaction had occurred due to the implant. Since little is known about ASIA, this study aims to increase the understanding of the syndrome and to assist future diagnostics.
GAS6/sAXL ratio correlates with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and infarction size in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Authors: Sipahioglu Hilal , Ozel Merve , Onuk Sevda , Yetkin Mehmet Fatih , Yucesoy Faruk Seckin , Akın Aynur , Baskol Gulden
Published: March 2023

Background & Objective: Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of death and long-term disability worldwide. In patients with ischemic stroke, both cell loss and inflammation are observed. GAS6/sAXL signaling is effective in both inflammation and clearance of dead/dying cells. This study investigated the GAS6/sAXL pathway and its role in patients with acute stroke. Specifically, we evaluated whether GAS6/sAXL was associated with stroke severity and infarct volume.
Methods: This study involved 53 patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and 49 healthy controls. GAS6 and sAXL proteins were collected in the first 24 hours in the acute stroke. NIHSS scores, GCS, and demographic data of the patients at the time of admission to the hospital were recorded. The infarct area was calculated using cranial magnetic resonance imaging.
Results: Mean age of the patients was 64±12 years, 60% were female. HDL was lower in AIS group (40.5±13.01 mg/dl) than in the control group (55.4±14.9 mg/ dl) (p<0.05). The GAS6 levels of patients with ischemic stroke (30.58 [1.58-162.33] ng/dL) were significantly lower than the control group (83.33 [10.71-181.96] ng/dL) (p < 0.001). There was a significant difference in the GAS6/sAXL ratio between the AIS (8.60 [0.55-48] ng/mL) and control groups (14.78 [1.82-53.71] ng/mL) (p < 0.001). The serum GAS6 level and MR infarct area was positively correlated (r = 0.381 p = 0.005). The GAS6/sAXL ratio was positively correlated with the NIHSS and infarct area (p = 0.004). The GAS6/sAXL ratio and GCS showed a negative correlation (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: Plasma GAS6 levels were positively correlated with infarct size, and the GAS6/sAXL ratio was positively correlated with the NIHSS score and infarct area in patients with AIS. Plasma GAS levels and GAS6/sAXL ratio can be used as an indicator of severity of AIS.
Mechanical thrombectomy for treatment of thromboembolic complication before coiling of the ruptured intracranial aneurysms
Authors: Hu Ruochen , Zhou Bing , Zhang Mingzhao , Li Bo , Qin Rongqing , Zhang Yubo , Wan Chenyu , Cheng Jun
Published: March 2023

Background & Objective: During aneurysm embolization procedure, the occurrence of arterial embolism before the coil packing is rare and less reported. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficiency of mechanical thrombectomy in the treatment of thromboembolic complication before aneurysm coiling in the ruptured aneurysm embolization procedure.
Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2021, 426 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms were treated with endovascular embolization in our hospital. Out of them, 5 patients were found to have thromboembolic event at the ipsilateral arteries of the aneurysm before coiling of the aneurysms. We used mechanical thrombectomy to recanalize the occluded arteries, followed by coiling of the aneurysms. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and imaging data of the patients, and the safety and efficiency of the therapeutic regime was evaluated.
Results: The occluded arteries were successfully recanalized with mechanical thrombectomy and the ruptured aneurysms were successfully treated by simple coiling or stent-assisted coiling. No severe operation-correlated complications occurred during the procedures. Postoperative imaging showed 1 case of cerebral infarction in thromboembolic area. One patients had motor aphasia, and the other 4 cases had no significant neurologic deficits compared to before operation. At the time of discharge, the mRS score was 2 in 1 patient, 1 in 1 and 0 in 3; and at 3 months after operation, the mRS score was 2 in 1 patient and 0 in 4.
Conclusions: For patients with ruptured aneurysm, thromboembolic event before aneurysm coiling is rare. Mechanical thrombectomy followed by coiling of the aneurysms is a safe and reasonable treatment regime, which may improve the prognosis of patients.
Comparison of Parkinson’s patients with and without COVID-19 in terms of prognosis
Authors: Eren Fettah , Dikmen Yagızhan , Gur Merve Nur , Ekmekci Ahmet Hakan , Sumer Sua , Ozturk Serefnur
Published: March 2023

Background & Objectives: This study aimed to compare PD patients with and without COVID-19 and to evaluate the associated factors about prognosis.
Methods: The data of 37 hospitalized PD patients associated with COVID-19 pneumonia were evaluated. It was compared with the data of 40 PD patients who did not have COVID-19 in the same period. Clinical findings, prognosis, mortality and other related factors were compared in PD patients with and without COVID-19.
Results: Hypertension was higher comorbid disease in PD patients with COVID-19 (p = 0.005). The duration of PD was longer in patients without COVID-19 disease (6.02 ± 2.80 vs 5.08 ± 4.59) (p = 0.028). In PD patients with COVID-19, the most common symptoms were myalgia-arthralgia (73.0%) and fatigue (48.6%). Intensive care was required in 17 (45.9%) patients, and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) was required in 9 (24.3%) patients. The in-hospital mortality rate was 29.7% (n = 11). Mortality and IMV requirement were higher in patients whose initial symptom was diarrhea (p = 0.004, p = 0.008, respectively). No correlation was detected between PD stage, treatment options and prognosis (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Mortality rate and IMV requirement are higher in PD patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, particularly in patients with initial symptoms of diarrhea. These patients should be followed more carefully in terms of probable poor prognosis.
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on young stroke
Authors: Coskun Abuzer , Demirci Burak
Published: March 2023

Background & Objective: Covid-19 infection has diverse effect on human health. We aimed to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the young stroke cases in an emergency services in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.
Method: A total of 86 patients younger than 50 years confirmed to have stroke seen between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 were included in the study. The year 2019 was defined as the pre-pandemic period and the year 2020 as the pandemic period. The patients’ stroke type, localization, mortality, laboratory and imaging data were evaluated.
Results: Eighty-six patients were included in the study. The mean age was 38.69±5.39 years, 49 (57%) were female. Of the patients, 78 (90.7%) were ischemic and 8 (9.3%) were hemorrhagic stroke. In the pandemic group, ischemic stroke was observed in 55 (96.5%) and hemorrhagic stroke in 2 (3.5%) (p=0.010). While the mean age of the patients in the survival group was 39.24±5.70 years, it was 36.61±3.38 years in the mortality group (p=0.008). While the mortality was 18 (20.9%) overall, it was 16 (18.6%) patients during the pandemic period, and 2 (2.3%) patients in the pre-pandemic period, the difference was statistically significant. (p=0.014).
Conclusion: COVID-19 infection appear to increase the risk of ischemic stroke and worsens the mortality among the young. More comprehensive and prospective studies are needed to confirm this observation.
Cerebral Nocardiosis: a diagnostic challenge
Authors: Pak Stella , Martin Adelina , Estess Rudoff , Abdelhak Tamer
Published: March 2023

uncertain if this represented post-surgical change, residual neoplasm, radiation reaction, or infection. One-year after the brain mass resection, the patient presented to the hospital with new-onset expressive aphasia and focal weakness in the left lower extremity. Repeat MRI showed 3 new ring- enhancing lesions within the left cerebellum, left temporo-parietal junction, and left para-median superior parietal lobe (Figure 1). There was persistent irregular enhancement within the right cerebellum, now extending to the right middle cerebellar peduncle. Aspiration biopsy revealed a large amount of Nocardia farcinica, which was resistant to ceftriaxone, imipenem, clarithromycin, tobramycin, doxycycline, and minocycline. The patient was started on trimethoprim- sulfamethoxasole 400 mg three times/day, but despite continued antibiotic treatment, she became bacteremic. This was complicated by acute toxic
Evaluating cognitive function in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who experienced short- term hypothyroidism by levothyroxine withdrawal using Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Philippines (MoCA-P) tool
Authors: Israel Sylvernon , Cunanan Elaine C , Galan Jose Lorenzo A , Ampil Encarnita R
Published: March 2023

Background & Objective: Although there are numerous data studying cognitive dysfunction on hypothyroidism in general, there are limited researches that venture on short-term hypothyroidism. This study aimed to determine the cognitive function of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) who experienced short-term hypothyroidism.
Methods: This was a prospective study done in a tertiary hospital in Manila that enrolled 16 DTC patients either for radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy or thyroid cancer monitoring, who were followed at baseline before levothyroxine (LT4) withdrawal, during hypothyroid state and post-LT4 treatment. MoCA-P tool was used to objectively assess cognition while HADS-P tool was used to detect anxiety and depression. Mean scores were calculated for each time point and analyzed using paired T-test.
Results: There was a decrease in the mean MoCA-P score from baseline to hypothyroid state (25.22 to 22.97, p= 0.032) with improvement post-LT4 treatment (22.97 to 24.93, p= 0.004). Older age was associated with decrease in MoCA-P scores (p= 0.04). Total HADS-P scores were nonsignificant. Visuospatial (3.86 to 3.43, p 0.014) and attention (4.86 to 4.36, p value 0.021) domains declined with hypothyroidism, with reversal of visuospatial function post-LT4 treatment.
Conclusion: There is a significant alteration in cognition during short-term hypothyroidism that generally improves with LT4 treatment. It is important to educate patients on specific cognitive domains that can be affected to ensure occupational safety.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: Co-relation between MR perfusion and the clinico-pathological spectrum
Authors: Syed Humairah Mushtaq , Shaheen Feroze A , Asimi Ravouf Parvez , Bhat Mudasir Hamid , Masood Pirzada Faisal , Raina Adnan Firdous , Gojwari Tariq
Published: March 2023

Objectives: The study was aimed to assess the epidemiological profile and patient characteristics, various morphological patterns of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) on MRI and various pathophysiological mechanisms on MR perfusion.
Methods: It was a prospective and observational study done over a total of 40 patients. Standard sequences included T1 and T2-weighted sequences, FLAIR, DWI, SWI and MR perfusion.
Results: Females were affected predominantly with F:M ratio of 12:1. The commonest age group affected was between 20-40 years. The most common symptom was headache. The commonest etiology being pregnancy induced(37.5%).Hypertension was reported in 70%,out of which 37.5% included pregnancy induced hypertension. The commonest region involved was occipital lobe seen in 85% of patients. Atypical PRES was seen in 42.5% of patients in the form of involvement of atypical locations; basal ganglia 10%, thalami 2.5% and cerebellum 2.5%; diffusion restriction 12.5% and hemorrhage 22.5%, out of which 10% had subarachnoid hemorrhage,10% has intraparenchymal hematoma and 2.5% had minute focal hemorrhage. rCBV and rCBF was decreased in 82.5% of patients and unchanged in 12.5% of the total number of patients supporting the hypoperfusion theory.
Conclusion: PRES predominantly involves female, hypertension is seen in most of the patients. The commonest lobes involved are the occipital and parietal lobes; however the incidence of atypical PRES is also seen in a significant number of patients. The basic pathophysiological mechanism is hypoperfusion.
Expanding the DARS phenotype: Late-adult onset myelopathy and leukoencephalopathy
Authors: Tan Ai Huey , Ng Adeline Su Lyn , Ramli Norlisah Mohd , Lim Weng Khong , Cheah Peng Loon , Teo Jing Xian , Kuan Jyn Ling , Tan Yi Jayne , Lim Jia Lun , Chew Elaine Guo Yan , Foo Jia Nee , Goh Khean Jin , Tan Eng-King , Lim Shen-Yang
Published: March 2023

A significant proportion of adult-onset neurological disorders remain diagnostic odysseys despite extensive evaluation. Hypomyelination with Brainstem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Leg Spasticity (HBSL) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the cytoplasmic aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (DARS) gene involved in mRNA translation. Clinical features of patients with DARS mutations include developmental delay, leg spasticity, cerebellar dysfunction, cognitive impairment and epilepsy. Most reported cases have been infantile-onset with severe neurological disability and neuroimaging abnormalities. To our knowledge, late- or adult-onset cases have never been reported in the literature. Here, we report for the first time, with video documentation and six-year clinical follow-up, an ethnic Malay patient with onset of spasticity and ataxia in late-adulthood, carrying a pathogenic DARS mutation discovered via whole-genome sequencing. His clinical and radiological findings were consistent with HBSL, but this diagnosis was not considered as, up until now, HBSL has only been reported with childhood/adolescent-onset. This case highlights that HBSL/DARS mutations should now be considered in the differential diagnosis of adult-onset spastic paraplegia and/or leukoencephalopathy.
Aile Sağlığı Merkezlerinde Hemşirelik ve Ebelik Hizmetleri Çalıştay Raporu
Authors: GÜR Kamer , APAYDIN KAYA Çiğdem , ÇİFÇİLİ Serap , KIRIMLI Emrah , EROL Saime , ŞİŞMAN Fatma Nevin , KOLAÇ Nurcan
Published: March 2023

Bu yazının amacı; çalıştayı yürüten moderatörler tarafından çalıştay sonrası oluşturulan raporun konuya ilgi duyan tüm tarafları ve siz değerli okurlar ile buluşmasıdır. Aile sağlığı merkezlerinde hemşirelik ve ebelik hizmetleri çalıştayı 24 Aralık 2022 tarihinde Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Konferans Salonunda düzenlendi. Çalıştay, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalından öğretim üyeleri, Tıp Fakültesi Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalından öğretim üyeleri, aile sağlığı merkezlerinde aktif olarak görev yapan doktor, ebe ve hemşireler ile birinci basamak sağlık çalışanları sendika ve dernek temsilcilerinden oluşan 41 sağlık profesyonelinin katılımıyla gerçekleşti. Çalıştayda üç çalışma grubu ile üç farklı konu ele alındı. Birinci grupta “mevcut koşullar ve iş gücü ile neler yapılıyor, neler yapılabilir?” konu başlığı, ikinci grupta “hizmet içi eğitim ihtiyaçlarının saptanması” ve üçüncü grupta “aile sağlığı hemşiresinin görev yetki ve sorumlulukları neler olmalı?” konu başlıkları ele alındı. Çalıştayın her grubunda, akademisyenler, sağlık çalışanları, sendika temsilcileri, lisans, yüksek lisans ve doktora öğrencileri yer almış ve karma bir ekiple konular tartışılmıştır. Bu nedenle katılım kapsayıcı ve çok sesli olmuştur. Katılımcılar ilgi duydukları oturuma katılmışlardır.

Katılmcılar, sorunların konuşulması, tartışılması ve çözüm üretme amacıyla daha sık bir araya gelme noktasında birleşmiştir.
Research on Setting Standards of applied technology colleges and Universities
Authors: Yan Zijing
Published: March 2023

Based on the setting standards of ordinary undergraduate colleges and universities, this study combined with the training objectives, training specifications and characteristics of applied technical talents to establish the setting (admission) standards of applied technical colleges and universities. Referring to the mature application technology university construction standards in foreign countries and combining with the actual situation of our country, qualified evaluation standards are established, leading the transition universities to stride towards the qualified goals, testing and evaluating the progress and level of the transition universities, and promoting the scientific transformation of local universities.
Analysis of Coping Strategies for Tourism Market Under the New Normal Situation of the COVID-19 Epidemic
Authors: Zhou Yanqing , He Jianbo
Published: March 2023

The outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 has brought a huge impact on the tourism industry, becoming the most far-reaching and sweeping public health event since China's reform and opening up. How much impact the epidemic will have on the tourism economy and how to deal with the crisis to promote the recovery of tourism have become urgent questions. Based on the analysis of the impact of the epidemic on tourism revenue, tourism forms, tourism market structure, and tourism product upgrading trend, this paper puts forward some coping strategies for the tourism market under the new normal situation of the epidemic, including booking tourism, self-service tourism, construction of smart scenic spots, online and offline tourism consumption, "Internet + tourism" mode, and tourism sector policy assistance. Hoping to bring some enlightenment to the development of tourism under normal situation of the new epidemic.
El Centro de Valoración del ISJUP
Authors: Cortez Soto Karem Massiel
Published: March 2023

El Centro de Valoración ejerce un papel importante en la estructura orgánica del Instituto Superior de la Judicatura de Panamá, Doctor César Augusto Quintero Correa, (ISJUP), puesto que es el departamento encargado de guiar y sustanciar los procedimientos de certificación y recertificación de las competencias que deben mostrar los aspirantes a ocupar cargos en el Órgano Judicial y servidores judiciales para el excelente desempeño de los puestos de trabajo en la institución.

De cara a lo indicado, surge la siguiente interrogante: ¿Cuáles son los aspectos más relevantes que debe desarrollar el Centro de Valoración para cumplir con el objetivo de constatar las competencias requeridas para el óptimo desempeño de los puestos de trabajo en las personas que aspiran a ocupar cargos en la institución y de quienes ya prestan servicios?

En ambos casos, es clave la formación integral y especializada que debe ofrecer el instituto para capacitar a los aspirantes y servidores judiciales, así como el empleo de las herramientas correctas para la consignación y medición de las conductas observables.
Körfez Ülkelerinde Finansal Teknoloji Ekonomi Politiği ve İslami Finans: Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri Örneği
Authors: TURAN Melih
Published: March 2023

Finansal teknolojiler, finansal piyasaların dijital dönüşümünü sağlayan en önemli unsurlardan biridir. Geleneksel finansal teknolojilerin gelişimi henüz devam ederken blokzinciri ekonomisine dayalı merkeziyetsiz finans uygulamaları ortaya çıkmıştır. Finansal teknolojiler ile merkeziyetsiz finans, devletlerin düzenleyici ve denetleyici yaklaşımlarından doğal olarak etkilenmektedir. Ülkelerin kendi yasaları çerçevesinde oluşturduğu finansal teknoloji ekonomi-politiği özellikle Müslüman ülkelerde İslami finans gibi alanlara sirayet etmektedir. Körfez ülkelerinden Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri (BAE) İslami finansın öncülüğünü vizyon edinmekle birlikte aynı zamanda finansal teknoloji alanında da lider konumda olmak istemektedir. BAE kuruluşunun ilk yıllarından itibaren İslami finansın öncü ülkelerinden biri konumunda bulunmakta ve bu alanı genişletmek istemektedir. BAE gelişen finansal teknolojiler ve merkeziyetsiz finans alanlarında önemli bir görev üstlenerek dünya çapında yenilikçi ekonomi politik yaklaşımlar sergilemiştir. Düzenleyici ve denetleyici yaklaşımını çevik bir şekle büründürmekte ve finansal piyasalarda birçok öncü ülkeden daha hızlı hareket etmektedir. BAE finansal teknolojiler noktasında önemli atılımlar yaparken İslami finansal teknolojiler konusunda politik ekonomi açısından daha sessiz bir konumda bulunduğu gözlemlenmektedir. BAE kraliyet ailesi yükselmekte olan bir İslami dijital varlığa açık destek vermektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı BAE’nin finansal teknoloji ekonomi politiğinin İslami finans ile olan ilişkisini araştırmaktır.
Biogas: An Alternative Energy Source for Domestic and Small-Scale Industrial Use in Nigeria
Authors: Riagbayire Fortune , Nayem Zannatul
Published: March 2023

In Nigeria today, there is a lot of waste that is being generated on a daily basis. From Domestic wastes to kitchen wastes, poultry and livestock not excluded. Due to the current energy crisis and climate change, the country could benefit greatly from an alternative energy source which is eco-friendly, renewable, sustainable and efficient. This alternative energy source is called ‘’Biogas”. Biogas is formed by anaerobic digestion of organic materials. Biogas can be produced from kitchen wastes, cow dungs, poultry, pig faeces, etc. These wastes from the Bio-digester can later be treated as a by-product to give a nutrient rich organic fertilizer that can be used in farmlands and gardens. This paper outlines the benefits of organic waste and its potentials for domestic as well as industrial use when compared to other conventional fuels. The selected organic wastes that were thoroughly analyzed in this research work are; Human excreta, Pig excreta, sheep and goat excreta, abattoir waste, poultry excreta, cattle excreta, crop residue and municipal waste. Using computational techniques based on standard measurement. It was deduced that Nigeria generates about 591 million tons of the selected organic waste per annum. The results obtained from the research work shows that biogas has the potential of yielding about 32.29 billion m3 of biogas equivalent to 178 894 587.6 MWh. This estimated biogas yield will completely displace use of kerosene and coal for domestic cooking hereby reducing the consumption of wood fuel by 70%. The research also gives a recommendation for government and also the NGOs to encourage waste to energy mobilization and support its implementation in rural areas of the country.
TAXOCARD Game in Promoting Concept Retention in Mastering Animal Classification
Authors: Lawsin Nikko Lorenz P
Published: March 2023

Concept retention is important in studying biology concepts, especially in learning animal classification. Several complex concepts and vocabulary of biology classes require memory work to easily remember and relate their knowledge on distinguishing characteristics of each group of organisms. This study aimed to develop an educational card game, TAXOCARD Game, and utilize them in class to promote concept retention towards learning animal classification. The content expert validators evaluated the developed TAXOCARD Game in biology and students who are enrolled in grade 8 science in terms of its goals and objectives, card design, components and organization, playability and playfulness, and usefulness. Based on the evaluation after using TAXOCARD Game, both content expert validators and students gave a remark of outstanding, and positively viewed that TAXOCARD Game can be an effective tool to encourage the students to interact with their classmates and promote concept mastery because of repetitive actions. This study recommends using this TAXOCARD Game in grade 8 science class to further improve this innovative craft. It is strongly recommended to other biology teachers to design and develop other educational card games in biology that they perceive requires high concept retention yet can be enjoyed when such intervention is incorporated.
Prevalence, Self-Medication Practices, and Knowledge Levels on Analgesic Among Residents of Nalut, Libya: A Cross – Sectional Study
Authors: Aljerbi Aminah Issa Masud , Bagni Amira Saleh Khalifa , Wareg Assma Nagi Aissa , Suleiman Nada Faisal Ali , Askar Fatimah Mohammed Yousuf
Published: March 2023

Self-medication (SM) has become an increasingly important symptom management option for common conditions today. Irrational SM practice leads to incorrect diagnosis and a risk factor for disease exacerbation and serious health consequences. Hence responsible SM is vital for better health outcomes. In the present community- based study, we explored the prevalence the SM practice among residents, frequency, outcome, distribution of different level of knowledge about Paracetamol, aspirin, and ibuprofen analgesics. Cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 1218 participants depending on multi-stage random sampling technique. The sample was taken among the consumers of community facilities in Nalut- Libya. Data were analyzed using SPSS; Chi-square test was performed to indicate significance, frequency, percentage. A total of 1218 residents completed the survey, prevalence of SM practiced was 12.95%, The mean age of participants was 25±30, ranged from 18 to 41 and above years. Most of residents 834 (68.5%) were in undergraduate level, 725 (59.5%) were employing and 559 (45.9%) were in low income level and 170 (14%) had chronic diseases. There is no statistically significant deference between the level of knowledge to paracetamol, Aspirin and ibuprofen analgesics among participants and their age (X² =0.954, P= 0.812). Most the participants had poor knowledge toward paracetamol, Aspirin and ibuprofen analgesics.
Survival Rate Analysis of Heart Failure Patients at Arbaminch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2022
Authors: Kumaso Sebisibe Kusse , Erango Markos Abiso , Anjullo Belay Belete
Published: March 2023

Chronic heart failure happens when the heart’s muscle is incapable of circulate sufficient blood to satisfy the requirements of the body for both oxygen and blood. In other sense, the heart is overwhelmed by its load. The goal of this study is to pinpoint the risk variables accountable for the variability in congestive heart failure patients’ survival times from January 2017 to December 2021 at ArbaMinch General Hospital in South Ethiopia. Utilizing cox proportional hazard models, the data was examined. A retrospective investigation was conducted. Data was gathered from the cards of 199 congestive heart failure patients who were being followed up on using a straightforward random sampling approach. We discovered that 21.6 percent of the 199 patients with congestive heart failure investigated died, while the remaining 78.4% were censoring. Patients’ mean baseline left ventricular ejection fraction was 43.18 percent (with a standard deviation of 13.928 percent), implying that each pulse expels 43.18 percent of the blood in the left ventricle. Patients with heart failure who tested positive for tuberculosis had a substantially increased chance of death. Left ventricular ejection fraction, tuberculosis, diabetes militias, etiology of heart failure, type of congestive heart failure, smoking status, and chorionic kidney disease were originate to be significant risk factors for death in patients with congestive heart failure. As a result, physicians are encouraged to pay greater attention to heart failure patients.
Prevalence of Joint Pain is Higher Among Housewives of Urban than Rural Housewives in Bangladesh
Authors: Chowdhury Md Omar Sharif Ahmmed , Dhar Supranto Sutra , Sikder Mithun , Hossain Arafath , Khatun Most Rumpa
Published: March 2023

Activities, environment, work style, living standards of housewives in Bangladesh vary from place to place. Housewives face many musculoskeletal problems related to housework and quality of life. Hence the aim of our investigation is to investigate the prevalence of joint pain among rural and urban housewives of Bangladesh. An attempt was made to compare joint pain in urban and rural housewives. A sample was selected to assess and comparison of joint pain prevalence among 400 unemployed urban and rural housewives aged 25–60 years in Bangladesh. Regression analysis was performed on their socio-economic and joint pain information through interviews with questionnaires. Data analysis shows that urban housewives have relatively higher prevalence of joint pain than rural housewives and it is 70.5% and 58.5% respectively. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) comparing joint pain in Bangladeshi housewives adjusted for age and BMI showed that the prevalence of knee and low back pain was highest and was associated with age and BMI. This study showed that joint pain was significantly higher in urban housewives compared to rural housewives. Bangladeshi housewives suffer from knee and lower back pain the most. Their joint pain prevalence is increases with age and BMI. Joint pain in housewives may be related to obesity, occupational differences and environmental factors. In addition to daily household work, urban housewives can perform some simple physical exercise regularly, which can improve their mobility and strength as well as reduce the rate of obesity.
Assessment of Breast Cancer Awareness Among Women of Reproductive Age in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State
Authors: Mojisola Omotayo Lydia
Published: March 2023

Incidence of breast cancer is increasing worldwide. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer as a major cause of cancer death among woman according to national breast cancer foundation in 2016. The current prevalence of breast cancer in Nigeria is 12.5% which implies 1 out of 15 women are living with the disease. This worrisome development will continue to attract attentions and actions of governmentsat all levels, NGOs, health institutions and researchers. The study aims to assess breast cancer among women of reproductive age in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The sample size of 110 women of child-bearing age were selected randomly across Akure south, eleven political wards through multistage sampling technique. The data generated from in-depth interviews of the informants and from secondary sources like government journals, medical publications, hospital records, NGOs Articles and internet materials were qualitatively analyzed. The study revealed that majority of the respondents did not have adequate breast cancer awareness. The study concluded that the government and critical stakeholders should adopt more proactive approaches towards effective advocacy programmes that can checkmate the high mortality rate of the disease as the existing information channels have not impacted significantly on breast cancer awareness campaigns. Therefore, it is hereby recommended that governments at all levels in collaboration with NGOs, health organizations, religious bodies, mass media, traditional institutions and other stakeholders should intensify well coordinated efforts to create the needed awareness about the scourge among the womenfolk who incidentally have the highest prevalence of the disease.
School Factory Education in Optometry Towards Employability
Authors: Zhou Daoqing
Published: March 2023

In recent years, social problems such as "difficult employment" and "shortage of skilled workers" have troubled the development of vocational education. The Chinese Ministry of Education focuses on the areas where technical skills are in short supply, this study will find out the possible employability of the school factory education in optometry. The methodology of the study employed a descriptive research design to determine the assessment of school-factory education in Higher Vocational Colleges for Optometry Majors in J Vocational and Technical College in China. This study used survey questionnaire as the primary source of data to be interpreted with the use of statistical analysis. According to student respondents, school-factory education enabled them to acquire skills, however, few disagreements on the aspect of knowledge and attitudes should be taken to an account.Also, as perceived by the school leader respondents, learning environment has a great impact in the employability of the students in a school-factory education. The study also found that student respondents have relatively the same perceptions of school-factory education in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes regardless of their age and sex but vary when it comes to their grade level. Grade 3 student respondents have much agreed on school-factory education in terms of attitudes, skills and knowledge compare to grade 2 student respondents. School leader respondents have relatively the same perception of school-factory education in terms of learning environment and trainings regardless of their age, sex and educational attainment. However, school leaders who have bachelor‘s degree much agree on school-factory education in terms of trainings compare to other school leaders with different educational attainment.
Analysis of the History and Situation of Music Psychology Research
Authors: Yao Bichuan , Wu Linling
Published: March 2023

As a branch of educational psychology, music psychology has experienced a long process of development, which is based on educational psychology and combines the theories and methods of human physiology, biological genetics, aesthetics and other related disciplines to study and deeply explore musical activities of human and behaviors by using experimental psychology and other means. At present, music psychology has become a very important research topic in the development of psychology in China, and it is also a research hotspot that many scholars pay close attention to. And the paper summarizes the research history of music psychology and analyzes the current research situation of music psychology.
A Brief Analysis of the Metaphorical Meaning of "eat +NP"
Authors: Deng Yutong
Published: March 2023

In modern Chinese, the verb-object structure composed of "eat +NP" is widely used in modern Chinese vocabulary, and has become an indispensable daily language. The archetypal sense of the verb "to eat" is to put food, etc. into the mouth and then swallow it. As a kind of behavior representing spatial structure, "eating" generates a series of metaphorical meanings through the metaphorical projection to the abstract cognitive domain similar to the structure. The systematization and coherence of conceptual metaphor are of great significance to the study of the semantic structure type of "eat +NP". Based on the conceptual metaphor theory, this paper analyzes the action metaphor meaning of the verb "eat" in Chinese, which can help people better understand the unconventional collocation of "eat".
Experimental Project Design of Statistics for Non Statistical Majors under the Background of "New Economy and Management"
Authors: Ye Anning , Zhang Min
Published: March 2023

Under the development strategy of "new economy and management", many financial institutions focus on the deep integration of the new generation of information technology and education and teaching, and information technology teaching has been paid attention to. The new training program requires students to be able to analyze large-scale data and have strong data analysis ability on the basis of mastering a programming language. The establishment of cases in line with the integration of theoretical teaching and programming teaching can cultivate students' interest in learning statistics and improve the teaching quality of statistics. In this paper, the experimental teaching is divided into three parts: The first part is to familiarize students with basic commands.The second part is to simplify the calculation. The third part is to let students understand the basic theory of statistics, which not only helps students improve Gauss programming ability, but also helps students understand the depth and breadth of statistical knowledge.
The Application of Semantic Field Theory in Vocabulary Learning
Authors: Wang Zhenyu
Published: March 2023

Vocabulary acquisition plays a significant role in English learning. For the sake of improving the efficiency of vocabulary learning, a better method of vocabulary learning should be explored. Present research derives methods that can facilitate vocabulary learning through exploring the interaction between semantic field theory and sense relations. First, this paper introduces sense relations between word, including synonymy, hyponymy, antonymy, etc. And then, this research depicts semantic field theory: Trier’s paradigmatic semantic field theory and Pozig’s syntagmatic semantic field theory, trying to construct different semantic relations. Finally, this thesis explores the application of semantic field in vocabulary learning, which helps develop learners’ awareness of English thinking and systematic thinking skills. By associating and expanding new and old words with a core meaning in the field, it is helpful to expand the breadth and depth of students’ vocabulary and improve their interest in learning vocabulary and their ability of comprehensive application.
Research on Habermas and Foucault's Social Diagnosis
Authors: Niu Junjun
Published: March 2023

Habermas and Foucault were both important thinkers in the middle and late 20th century. In the society at that time, they had a heated debate about rationality and irrationality. Habermas, based on the reconstruction of rationality, believed that rationality could be returned to a reasonable state through the communication of rational social paradigm, and the equal and harmonious communication between people could be realized in an environment without oppression, Not only in language, but also in action. Foucault, on the other hand, stood at the edge of rationality and believed that rational cognition in the traditional sense was limited and incomplete, and the real rational spirit had not been developed. Therefore, he focused his research on those groups that were not rational in our view, such as mental patients, prisons and prisoners, and pointed out that we should recognize the minimum of human truth, so that we can better understand human beings, truth and rationality. Therefore, this article will deepen the understanding of the ideological connotation of Habermas and Foucault through their attitude and analysis of rationality.
The Spatial Metaphor of English Preposition based on Image Schema
Authors: Zhu Tinghua
Published: March 2023

In English, the most vivid word to express the space relation may be the prepositions. Metaphor especially spatial metaphor, the indispensable method to define the world, is the key to research the polysemy of preposition. So, the spatial metaphor of prepositions plays a critical role in people’s life and it is used frequently. The author now presents the spatial metaphor of preposition based on the image schema.
Teachers‘ and Students‘ Attitudes Towards Blended Learning Effectiveness in Selected Colleges in Shandong Province
Authors: Zhang Tianyou
Published: March 2023

Blended learning is one of the most important ways of the educational process. Its advantages are due to the fact that it combines traditional and online learning. This study determined the students’ awareness, attitudes, and perspective of course effectiveness factors and the perspective and attitudes of the faculty teaching in the blended environment at the participating school. Generally, the over- all mean is interpreted that teachers integrated technology in their teaching. Overall, there is a significant difference between the attitudes of the teacher and student respondents towards the effectiveness of blended learning classroom environment. The result indicates that teacher and student respondents have different perceptions when it comes to their assessment of effectiveness of blended learning classroom environment. Also, when age is taken as test factor, the data indicates that teacher respondents have different level of assessments in terms of effectiveness of this kind of learning setup when grouped depending on their age. There are three major themes which emerged from the thematic analysis of the interviewees’ responses on the teachers’ observations on the attitudes towards blended learning effectiveness; effectivity of the combination of an online class learning and traditional in-class learning than using one-way delivery of information, blended learning improves learning of new skills and pedagogies, and low-speed internet and connectivity problems causes to reach difficulties with blended learning online resources.
Legal Protection Status and Prospects of Geographical Indications
Authors: Qi Xin
Published: March 2023

With the continuous deepening of economic globalization and international trade, the protection of geographical indications faces increasingly more challenges. However, the regulations on the protection of geographical indications in China are not yet perfect, and there are many shortcomings in the approval system and the infringement redress system. Therefore, it is necessary to unify the system of geographical indication protection and improve the relevant regulations on geographical indication protection from the administrative law level, in order to protect fair market order and consumer interests.
Female Images in Minority Films in the New Century
Authors: Zhang Yating
Published: March 2023

Women appear as "others" in movies, they are victims of the patriarchal society, and they are also vulnerable groups. Since the 1970s, the image of women in Chinese movies has shifted from the traditional "good wife and loving mother" to "the other". This paper analyzes the female images in minority films in the new century from the perspectives of national consciousness, traditional and modern factors, and social transformation.
Analysis on the Growth and Convergence of Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Guangxi
Authors: Liu Zhen , Dai Xiaopeng
Published: March 2023

This paper uses DEA-SBM super-efficiency model and GML index to calculate the agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) of Guangxi from 2014 to 2020, and analyzes the convergence of AGTFP and its influencing factors. The study finds that: First, Guangxi's AGTFP increased by 5.42% annually, mainly driven by the agricultural green technology progress; Second, the growth of AGTFP in different regions exists heterogeneous, and the growth rate of western Guangxi ranks first in Guangxi; Third, the AGTFP in Guangxi shows a state of first σ converges and then σ diverges, there is absolute β convergence in AGTFP in Guangxi, this phenomenon exist in northern Guangxi, central Guangxi, southern Guangxi and eastern Guangxi, but there is no absolute β Convergence in western Guangxi ; Fourth, agricultural structure inhibits AGTFP, while the level of fiscal support for agriculture promotes AGTFP.