bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“God’s Stone Has Fallen down from the Sky”: Functions of Oral Stories and Contemporary Dynamics of Local Tradition
Authors:   Perm State University, Korolyova Svetlana Yu. , Chernykh Alexandr V. ,   Perm State University
Published: October 2022

This article considers folk ideas about boulders as significant objects of the natural landscape. The article mostly refers to the records made by the authors in 2005 and 2021 in the village of Oshib, Kudymkar District, Perm Region. Although the ethno-local tradition of Oshib was formed in a stable community, it has its own internal dynamics. As a result of this process, the plots of oral stories update and their functions change. The article considers the case of the Oshib stone in a broad context, i.e. in comparison with other cult stones. This approach helps highlight significant coincidences and shows the features of Komi-Permyak “vernacular mineralogy”. Folklore narratives and the proper names of stones reveal that the large size of the object becomes an important reason for the mythologisation of the boulder. It is believed that large single stones have a “heavenly” origin. One of the forms of ritual interaction is visiting stones as part of calendar rites. The Oshib boulder is found in a “dangerous” forest, so the inhabitants endow it with an ambivalent character: it is associated with demonic spirits and is used to frighten children. In the middle of the twentieth century, the folklore tradition of Oshib slowly disappears, but in the twenty-first century, its re-actualisation begins. At the same time, the actional code is completely changed, and the plots and motifs of oral stories update. In contemporary stories, there are two lines of mythologisation: one of them continues the theme of the “dangerous” stone, while the other one is a kind of adaptation of natural scientific knowledge. An important factor in the development of the tradition is the inclusion of the cult boulder into school project activities and the villagers’ intention to turn it into a tourist site. Folklore plots become a symbolic resource with the help of which the new “agents of tradition” solve this task.
G. V. Ivanov’s Essays Across Europe by Car: The Image of Germany in the 1930s
Authors:   Ural State Pedagogical University, Barkovskaya Nina V.
Published: October 2022

G. Ivanov’s essays Across Europe by Car describing the circumstances of the author’s real trip from Riga to Paris have signs of the genre of travel notes or travelogue. The theoretical basis the author uses to study Ivanov’s essays is the idea of the travelogue as a synthetic genre existing in a variety of forms. In the essays the article examines, travel turns into a political pamphlet. The essays meticulously reproduce the itinerary, place names, peculiarities of the way of life, architecture, and everyday details. However, the main content of the cycle focuses on Germany in the 1930s seized by the ideology of fascism. The caricature nature of the sketches borders on grotesque. Not only the leaders of Germany, but also Russian fascists (Bermondt-Avalov, Vonsyatsky, Pelhau) are depicted satirically. Describing the history of the Russian National Liberation Movement, a fascist union of Russian emigrants, Ivanov shows the reasons that attracted poverty-stricken emigrants to the organisation: the union promised protection to its members, gave them the illusion of a common cause, and seduced them with the hope of returning to Russia. The position of the author himself is quite unambiguous — he hates fascism which turns people into an obedient crowd, hypnotised by the speeches of the leaders. Sketches about Germany are framed by sketches about border towns and villages: the narrator enters through Lithuanian Šiauliai, and the description of the journey ends with his arrival at a border post in France. The beginning and the end of the essay cycle echo each other: on both sides, there are visible traces of the previous war, and the two places share a somewhat disordered but charming everyday life which is described with good humour. The main character is happy to leave Germany. However, the nation engulfed in the propaganda of its own greatness, full of belligerence already casts a shadow of threat on the neighbouring countries. At the same time, the old story of Duke Biron recounted in the essays indirectly expresses the author’s hope that every almighty despot will have to pay for his atrocities sooner or later.
On the History of Relationships between David Samoilov, Ágnes Kun, and Antal Hidas
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Matveeva Yulia V. , Schiller Erzsйbet ,   Eцtvцs Lorand University
Published: October 2022

Based on fragments of poet David Samoilov’s correspondence with Ágnes Kun, a translator and writer of Hungarian descent (one letter from David Samoilov to Ágnes Kun and six letters from Ágnes Kun to David Samoilov from 1960 to 1982) found in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, the authors examine the long professional and personal relationships of the two correspondents. For Samoilov, his epistolary contacts with Бgnes Kun also included a relationship with her husband, Soviet Hungarian writer Antal Hidas, whose personality is indirectly present in the correspondence. It may be stated that Бgnes Kun and Antal Hidas discovered the Hungarian classical and modern poetry and Hungarian culture for David Samoilov through its translation. With the help of the word-for-word translations made by Ágnes Kun, he translated such Hungarian poets as Endre Ady, János Arany, Mihály Vцrцsmarty, Antal Hidas, Gyula Illyйs, Attila Jуzsef, Miklós Radnуti, István Simon. But, as it can be seen from the correspondence discovered and published in the auto-documental evidence of David Samoilov (diaries, memoirs, and essays), his communication with Antal Hidas was very uneven and concentrated almost exclusively on the professional: all the letters found are about translations, verses, books, and section headings. The same conclusions can be made about his diaries. Finally, the article introduces one letter of David Samoilov and three letters of Бgnes Kun that have never been published previously.
Avaliação de exames histopatológicos do colo do útero diagnosticados como “outras neoplasias” no Sistema de Informação do Câncer, Brasil, 2013-2020: estudo descritivo
Authors: Claro Itamar Bento , Araújo Junior Mario Lucio Cordeiro , Ribeiro Caroline Madalena , Dias Maria Beatriz Kneipp , Tomazelli Jeane
Published: October 2022

Objetivo: descrever e reclassificar os diagnósticos de outras neoplasias de exames histopatológicos do colo do útero registrados no Sistema de Informação do Câncer (Siscan), Brasil, 2013-2020. Métodos: estudo descritivo dos diagnósticos compilados no campo “outras neoplasias malignas” do Siscan; os diagnósticos foram avaliados por patologista e reclassificados nas categorias existentes no formulário; foram calculadas frequências absolutas e relativas dos diagnósticos registrados incorretamente. Resultados: o diagnóstico “outras neoplasias malignas” representou 2,4% (n = 5.778) dos diagnósticos, dos quais 67,4% poderiam ser registrados em categorias existentes, 8,9% eram efetivamente outros tipos de neoplasias malignas, e 24,5% apresentavam resultados não compatíveis com outras neoplasias, como achados benignos ou fora do colo do útero, não disponíveis nos campos existentes. Conclusão: o campo “outras neoplasias malignas” é frequentemente utilizado de maneira inadequada, no Siscan; constata-se a necessidade de capacitar os profissionais para o adequado uso dos campos do sistema e incluir novas categorias diagnósticas no formulário.
Active fault investigation and slope stability evaluation for Aso Bridge in Japan
Authors: Yamashita Koji , Tanaka Shingo , Yamaguchi Takefumi
Published: October 2022

The Aso Bridge in Japan is located near the Futagawa Fault, which is considered to be the epicentre fault of the Kumamoto earthquake. This paper presents the technical findings obtained through the investigation and design of the Aso Ohashi Bridge replacement project after the Kumamoto earthquake, including (a) extraction of active fault zones, (b) evaluation of fault activity found on the cut slope and (c) stability evaluation of the excavated surface behind the bridge piers considering the mechanical properties of the columnar joints.
Failure contingency assessment of corroded beams based on structural parameters
Authors: Taghipour Masoumeh , Dehestani Mehdi
Published: October 2022

The effects of corrosion in the serviceability state and capacity state on the failure contingency, life cycle cost (LCC) and optimum repair time (ORT) of reinforced concrete beams were evaluated. Gradual corrosion-induced crack widths were obtained using the cohesive crack model. Deterioration of flexural capacity was examined through a simplified three-dimensional finite-element model. Considering the crack width and capacity as random variables in the gamma process, the LCC and ORT were investigated using a renewal process. Analysis of the effective parameters indicated that the corrosion rate in the serviceability state and the tensile rebar ratio in the capacity state had the most significant effects on the probability of failure (PoF), the LCC and the ORT. With a decrease in the corrosion rate, the PoF reduced and the ORT increased. With an increase in the aspect ratio of the section, the LCC increased and the ORT declined.
Use-mix intensity and open-space ratio for sustainable urban form: the case of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Authors: Zelelew Samuel Asfaw , Mamo Zegeye Chernet
Published: October 2022

A sustainable urban form needs to accommodate a mix of varied compatible land uses with ample open-space ratio (OSR) through transformation. This study, thus, aims to examine the sustainability of land-use transformation patterns from the perspective of sub-Saharan African cities. It also analyses consequences of formal planning interventions and organic developments on OSR, both in the inner city and the periphery. Hence, land-use mix and OSR are compared over time at both plot and neighbourhood level, which is both scholarly and practical. The research study includes six cases from three morphological periods. The results indicate that the intensity of mixed-land use declined over time at the plot, while the figure increased at neighbourhood level. Besides, moving from the historic core to the periphery reduces the intensity of mixed-land use at the neighbourhood level. Across years, the intensity of mixed-land use showed a decreasing trend reflecting a reduction in the sustainable urban form. To avert this, cities need to integrate practices and principles of both organic development and formal planning endeavours. In addition, the existence of ample OSR helps to improve a balanced mix of uses at both the plot and neighbourhood level.
Evaluation of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index as Novel Marker in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children
Authors: KART Yeliz , UĞUR Cüneyt
Published: October 2022

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) in children Material and Method: This study was done retrospectively, and two groups were formed as AA and control group. AA group was divided into two subgroups as nonperforated appendicitis and perforated appendicitis. The groups were compared for age, sex, WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), C-reactive protein (CRP). Results: The study included a total of 162 children. There were 81 children in the AA group and 81 in the control group. Of 81 patients included in the AA group, 31 were girls (38.3%) and 50 were boys (61.7%), and the median age of the patients was 11 (5) years. When the AA group and the control group were compared in terms of laboratory values. It was found that WBC count, neutrophil count, platelet count, NLR, PLR and SII in the AA group were significantly higher and lymphocyte count was significantly lower (p
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Single–Center Experience
Authors: DURAK Doğukan , ZENGİN Nezih , AY Oğuzhan Fatih , ŞEN Süleyman , TUTAN Mehmet Berksun , SAYAN Halil Erkan , FIRAT Yurdakul Deniz
Published: October 2022

Aim: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a common method for patients who cannot be oral-fed. This study aims to evaluate the demographic characteristics, indication of PEG and early ( days) complications of PEG patients performed in our hospital over four years. Material and Method: The study is a retrospective study. This study includes patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopy gastrostomy between 2016-2020 in the endoscopy unit and intensive care units in the general surgery clinic of our hospital. The age, gender, comorbidities, length of hospital stay, PEG indications, the day of hospitalization, the complications, if any, and the day the complications developed were recorded on the computer. Complications before 30 days were divided into groups as early complications and those developing after 30 days of late complications. Results: A total of 207 patients the PEG procedure. When PEG indications were examined, it was observed that the most common cause was cerebrovascular events with a rate of 44.93%. Complications were observed in 19 (9.18%) of the patients after the procedure. 68.42% (13) of complications were seen before 30 days. In the evaluation, which was grouped as non-complicated and complicated patients, no significant difference was observed between age, gender, systemic diseases, time to PEG procedure, endoscopic or surgical opening, and mortality rates. Conclusion: Although PEG is a more invasive method compared to other methods in terms of enteral nutrition, it is the most preferred feeding method due to its low complication rate, fast and easy application, and low cost. PEG is recommended for eligible patients who are scheduled for long-term enteral nutrition.
Knowledge and Opinions of Premature Infant Mother’s on Human Milk Banks
Authors: BULUT Hatice , AKSU Hilmiye
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Mother milk is very important for the health of babies. Donor milk is suggested for babies that for some reason cannot receive their mother's milk. Therefore, mother milk banks are very important institutions both for babies and mothers. The aim of this study is to indicate the knowledge and opinions of premature infant mothers knowledge on human milk banks.

Material and Method: The research was carried out with mothers whose babies are premature and in the newborn intensive care unit. The sample was composed of 230 mothers who agreed to fill in the questionnaire. The data has been gathered by the questionnaire that is composed of 39 questions which were prepared by the researcher. Descriptive statistics and the chi-square test were used for the analysis stage of the research.

Results: It has been determined that 86.1% of the mothers have never heard about milk banks before, 90% did not know about them and, 43.9% of the mothers were indecisive about whether milk banks should be built or not. 41.3% of the mothers stated that they would not donate milk if a milk bank was to be established in our country while 66.5% stated that they would not request milk from milk banks. 48.3% of the mothers stated that they did not know whether milk banks would cause any problems in means of religion. Lastly, it has been noted that 58.3% of the mothers request more information on milk banks. A meaningful statistical ratio has been found between the education level of the mothers and prior knowledge of milk banks, the support for the establishment of milk banks, the need for milk banks, milk donation and milk requests.

Conclusion: Overall, it has been found that the majority of the mothers do not hold sufficient knowledge about milk banks. It is found that the majority is indecisive about establishing milk banks. It can be stated that a positive attitude towards milk banks is parallel with the mother’s education level, it increases as the education level increases. There is a need to resolve the worries of society on milk banks and society should be informed more about it.
Investigation of the Frequency of Rotavirus and Enteric Adenovirus in Children with Acute Viral Gastroenteritis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: GÜNDEM Nadire Seval , KELEŞ ALP Esma
Published: October 2022

Aim: Rotavirus and enteric adenovirus are common causes of acute gastroenteritis in children worldwide. With the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, measures for pandemic management have also affected frequency of other viral agents. The aim of this study was to investigate changing antigen positivity pattern of rotavirus and enteric adenovirus before and during pandemic and to determine its distribution according to age groups, gender and season of admittance.

Material and Method: Test results of 14670 stool samples of pediatric patients with gastroenteritis between January 2019-June 2021 were evaluated retrospectively. Rotavirus and enteric adenovirus antigens were detected by immunochromatography.

Results: The positivity rates of rotavirus and enteric adenovirus antigen were 9.5% and 1.6%, respectively, before pandemic. A statistically significant decrease was detected for positivity rates of both these viruses during pandemic. Rotavirus antigen positivity significantly increased in 0-2 age group during pandemic (72.9%) compared to pre-pandemic period (70.4%) and significantly decreased from 4.1% to 3.5% in age group of 8-14 during pandemic. Distribution of adenovirus antigen positivity according to age groups did not differ significantly. There was no significant association between period and gender in terms of positivity rates. In pre-pandemic winter, rotavirus and adenovirus positivity rates were found to be significantly higher than in other seasons whereas during pandemic, positivity rates significantly increased in spring and summer.

Conclusion: Frequencies of rotavirus and enteric adenovirus have shown a significant decrease during pandemic. Infection control measures have play an important role in reducing incidence of enteric viruses as well as SARS-CoV-2.
Violence Against Healthcare Professionals; Is It A New Pandemic?
Authors: ÇINAROĞLU Osman Sezer , EFGAN Mehmet Göktuğ , PAYZA Umut
Published: October 2022

Aim: Although violence is a public health problem in the workplace as well as in society, its incidence is increasing. Violence and fear of exposure reduce the quality of the health service provided, which negatively affects the employees, and paves the way for the emergence of new violence. Our aim in this study is to know the frequency, type and demographic data of violence against healthcare professionals that we see almost every day, and to make these events preventable with the precautions to be taken and the cause of these events.

Material and Method: The data in this study includes 359 incidents of violence against healthcare workers from January 2018 to the end of June 2022. The date and time of the white code notifications, the gender, age, duty of the health worker who was exposed, the hospital unit where the incident took place and the type of violence were recorded. These data were grouped and analyzed.

Results: It was observed that the number of physicians exposed to violence constituted the majority with 207 (57.7%). 224 (62.4%) of the attacks were recorded as verbal violence, 31 (8.6%) physical violence, and 104 (29.0%) both verbal and physical violence. There was a statistically significant increase in violence cases after the pandemic in the Emergency Department.

Conclusion: Violence against healthcare professionals has not changed compared to before the pandemic, unlike the number of patients that decreased during the pandemic. This shows us that violence in health is a viral contagious situation like COVID-19. As all infectious diseases can be prevented with early intervention, treatment or preventive methods, social behavior patterns also need early intervention and protective methods without stereotyping.
An Alternative Perspective to the FMF Clinic: MCP-1 (A-2518G) and CCR2 (G190A) Polymorphisms and MCP1 Expression
Authors: ÇİTLİ Şenol , KOÇAK Nadir
Published: October 2022

Background: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease and may express as various clinical findings. Chemokines are crucial elements of the inflammatory process. MCP-1 and its’ receptor CCR2 are the main chemokines for monocytes/macrophages that may play critical roles in FMF. Thus, it was aimed to investigate the MCP-1 (A-2518G) and CCR2 (G190A) polymorphisms and MCP-1 expression level, which may affect MEFV gene function.

Material and Method: Patients with FMF were identified according to the Tel-Hashomer criteria. DNA and RNA were isolated from the obtained blood samples. Genotyping analysis was performed by PCR-RFLP technique. In addition, expression analyzes were performed by Real-time PCR method. The obtained results were evaluated statistically.

Results: A total of 229 individuals (125 male and 104 female) were included in the study. While 120 individuals had FMF clinic, and 107 individuals did not have. The remaining two individuals had suspicious clinical status. In addition, while 75 individuals were homozygous mutants, 77 individuals were heterozygous mutants, and 77 individuals did not carry mutation in the MEFV gene. No significant relationship was found in between both FMF clinic and MEFV genotypes, and MCP-1 (A-2518G) and CCR2 (G190A) genotypes. In the expression analysis, MCP-1 expression increased in patients with FMF clinic compared to those without. In addition, MCP-1 expression was increased in the heterozygous MEFV group compared to those without mutation, moreover, the expression level was highest in homozygous MEFV group. In addition, according to the MCP-1 (A-2518G) genotyping, MCP-1 expression elevated in the homozygous as well as the heterozygous groups, compared to the Wild type group.

Conclusion: MCP-1 expression is increased in FMF disease, which may explain the clinical differences between FMF patients. MEFV mutations may exacerbate inflammation by increasing MCP-1 transcription. MCP-1 expression is increased in patients with MCP-1(A-2518G) mutations, which aggravates FMF clinic. MCP-1 expression may be assessed as a marker in suspicious cases.

Keywords: Familial Mediterranean Fever, MCP-1, CCR2, expression
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Virus Seropositivity in Patients with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Positivity
Authors: KEPENEK KURT Esma , KANDEMİR Bahar , ERAYMAN İbrahim
Published: October 2022

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to determine the anti-HAV IgG and anti-HEV IgG seroprevalence in patients admitted to our clinic with Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity.

Material and Method: Data of 1827 patients followed up on for HBsAg positivity between 2010 and 2019 were obtained retrospectively.

Results: The mean age of 1827 HBsAg positive patients was 42.71±14.84; there were 730 (39.96%) female patients and 1097 (60.04%)male. Of the 923 HBsAg positive patients whose anti-HAV IgG was measured, 830(%89,9) were detected to be positive, and 93 (10.1%) negative. Anti-HAV IgG negative patients were most often in the 21-30 age range (38.7%). Age medians were significantly different between the groups (p=0.001). HBsAg positive patients who were also positive for anti-HAV IgG tended to be older than anti-HAV IgG negative patients. In contrast, there was no significant difference in gender between anti-HAV IgG negative and positive patients (p=0.674). Of 143 HBsAg positive patients who were tested for anti-HEV-IgG, five were positive (3.5%).

Conclusion: It is of interest that we found a lower rate of anti-HAV IgG positivity in young Chronic Hepatitis B patients. When hepatitis B virus is detected, a test for anti-HAV IgG should be requested from patients and if the test result is negative, the patient should be vaccinated. Our study data analysis also revealed a low anti-HEV IgG positivity.
Labor and tax impacts of Law number 14.020/2020 amid Covid-19
Authors: Ana Beatriz Fernandes  Moreira  , Jackeline Lucas  Souza  , Francisca Yasmin de Aguiar  Guedes
Published: October 2022

The research aims to measure the labor costs and tax impacts arising from Law No. 14.020, of July 6th, 2020 (resulting from the conversion of Provisional Measure No. 936, of April 1st, 2020), which established the Emergency Program for Employment Maintenance and Income (relaunched by Provisional Measure No. 1.045, of April 27th, 2021), in agents: government, company, and employees. A case study was carried out with the textile industry, segregating the variables impacted by the adoption of the law regarding burdens and bonuses and regarding labor costs and tax impacts for the subjects involved. The company's monthly working capital bonus, which is the object of this study, after the 25% reduction in working hours to the suspension of contracts, would vary, respectively, between 43.1 and 132.7 thousand reais, the counterpart of burden between 41.5 and 110.3 thousand reais in the government and between 3.4 and 28.2 thousand reais in employees. The option for suspension in March and April saved him 265.5 thousand reais and preserved 97.7% of his jobs. This research serves as a model for the application of options generated by the government in contingencies that affect the labor market, in addition to contributing to the literature as a diagnosis of the effects of these actions.
Feasibility of a self-reported digital fall risk assessment compared with the traditional functional balance and gait assessments performed during student led balance screening: A pilot study
Authors:   California State University, Fresno, USA., Hajela Nupur , Trueblood Peggy R. ,   Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, USA., Flynn Sheryl ,   Blue Marble Health, USA.
Published: October 2022

Background: One in four older adults in the age range 65 and above, report falls in the US each year. Some falls cause injuries or even deaths and can pose a significant economic burden on society. This pilot study compares two different methods of measuring fall risk in older adults. The goal of this research is to investigate the feasibility of a digital fall risk assessment tool, compared with the traditional functional gait and balance assessments. Methods: Community dwelling older adults aged 60 years or older were recruited. Physical therapy students guided the participants through the following traditional paper-based tests: Berg Balance Scale (BBS) or Fullerton Advanced Balance (FAB), 30 Second Chair Stand (30CST), 50-foot Walk Test, Balance Efficacy Scale (BES), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale (CES-D). All participants then independently completed the following digitally guided tests using the Health in Motion© (Blue Marble Health) remote therapeutic monitoring platform that comprised of Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ), One Leg Stand Test (OLST), 30 Second Sit to Stand Test (30STST), and 2 Question Depression Screen (2QDS). Results: This pilot study involved six female and one male community-dwelling older adults aged 67-90 years (81.57 ± 8.07). In general, the digital fall risk assessments correlated with some of the traditional paper-based fall risk tests. Specifically, there was a statistically significant moderate correlation between the digital fall risk questionnaire (FRQ) and the paper-based BES (r=0.77, p=0.043), and CES-D (r=0.76, p=.046). There was a statistically significant very strong correlation between the digital OLST and the 50-foot walk preferred speed (r=0.80, p=0.056), fast speed (r=0.92, p=.0009), and moderate correlation with 30CST (r=0.79, p=0.033). Further, there was a 100% match between both digital and paper-based depression tests. In terms of average total duration of administering the test, the digital fall risk assessment takes 7 minutes in comparison to 60 minutes with traditional balance and gait assessment. Conclusion: During the global COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, digital fall risk self-assessment tools can enable clinicians to collect asynchronous, objective, and standardized assessments prior to their telehealth visits. KEYWORDS: Fall Prevention, Fall Screening, Self-Assessment Mhealth App, Telehealth, Pro Bono Balance Clinic, Remote Patient Monitoring.
Effect of MFR Technique Versus Static Stretching on Pain Among Adults with Plantar Fasciitis
Authors:   Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, MAHSA University, Malaysia., Russel Suvinlal Stalin , Nilanchal Sahu Deepali ,   Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, MAHSA University, Malaysia., Krishnan Rahul ,   Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, MAHSA University, Malaysia., Kesar Priya ,   Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, MAHSA University, Malaysia.
Published: October 2022

Background: Disorder of plantar fascia caused from overuse, excessive overload or prolonged standing time is called plantar fasciitis. Conservative treatment is a primary choice of treatment for plantar fasciitis and physiotherapist play a vital role. Interventions such as ultrasound, soft tissue massage, orthotics, taping, hot pack, cold pack, stretching and strengthening exercises are used by physiotherapists for treatment of this condition. Objectives: This study is aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of myofascial release technique and static stretching of plantar fascia, on pain among adults with plantar fasciitis. Methods: All the subjects were screened as per the inclusion & exclusion criteria. After getting their written consent, a total of 42 plantar fasciitis patients with mean age of 28 years were included in the study. They were randomly allocated into two groups with n= 21 in each group. Group A was given Myofascial Release Technique whereas Group B was given Static Stretching on the affected plantar fascia. The interventions were carried out for twice a week for two weeks. Visual Analogue Scale was used as the outcome measure and it was measured pre- and post-intervention at baseline during week one and at the end of treatment at week two. Results: The study demonstrated statistically significant difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment visual analogue scale scores, in both groups: MFR (p < .0001) and Static Stretching (p < .0011). Conclusion: Both MFR as well as static stretching are effective in reducing pain in plantar fasciitis patients. KEY WORDS: Plantar Fasciitis, Static Stretching, Myofascial Release, Pain, Visual Analogue Scale.
Stratejik İnsan Kaynakları Yönetiminde COVID -19 Sonrası '4 Temel Yetkinlik' Yaklaşımı
Authors: UĞURLU KARA Arzu
Published: October 2022

Bu çalışma, COVID -19 salgını nedeniyle VUCA dünyasının bir etkisi olarak görev gücünün fizyolojik dengesizliğini ve bunun işletmenin sürdürülebilirliği üzerindeki sonuçta ortaya çıkan etkiyi ele alan stratejik yönergeleri ifade etmektedir. Çalışmada ele alınan “4 temel yetkinlik” yaklaşımı, bir örgütte operasyonel seviye boyunca uygulanmaktadır. Görev gücü hiyerarşisinin tüm seviyeleri arasında bu “4 temel yetkinlik” yaklaşımı örgütlerin zamansal bir ihtiyacıdır. Önerilen “4 temel yetkinlik” yaklaşımı dinamik bir süreçtir; örgütsel çalışma ortamını dönüştürmek için üst yönetimin sürekli desteğini ve inisiyatifini gerektirir. Covid-19 salgınının getirdiği bu süreç, üst yönetimin liderliğinin, çalışanları ile kuruluşun vizyonu arasında açık bir ilişki kurması ve geliştirmesi için en yoğun zamandır. Bu çalışmada geliştirilen yaklaşımın, ölümcül COVID -19 pandemisinden kaynaklanan işgücünün psikolojik sıkıntısını gidereceği ve hafifleteceği dolayısıyla verimlilik ve etkinliği artıracağı değerlendirilmektedir. Örgütsel açıdan zamanın en gerekli ihtiyacı, COVID-19 pandemisinden kaynaklanan iş aksaklıklarını yeniden yapılandırmak amacıyla yenilikçi fikirlerin yanı sıra hayattaki bilinçli değişiklikleri kabul etmek için esnekliği ve uyarlanabilirliği artırmaktır. Çalışanı güvende, rahat, organizasyon için zorunlu hissettirmek, stratejik İK yaklaşımının ana endişesi olmalı ve pandemik duruma karşı insanlar arasında mücadele özelliklerini sağlamalıdır. "4 temel yetkinlik" yaklaşımının her bir "yetkinliğinin" ayrıntılı analizi kavrandığında, yaklaşımın örgüte sağlayacağı faydaların farkına varılacaktır. COVID-19'un etkileri belirli bir son tarih olmaksızın devam etmektedir, bu senaryoda yeni normalliği kabul etmek ve sistemleri işyerlerinde COVID-19 yönetimi ile paralel olarak hazır hale getirmek en mantıklısıdır.
A method for automatic recognition of deviant behavior of people based on the integration of computer vision and knowledge management technologies to support decision-making by operators of video monitoring systems
Authors:   St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ryabchikov Igor A.
Published: October 2022

Ensuring safety of people in the urban environment is an important area for improving the quality of people’s lives, and the development of modern intelligent technologies creates new opportunities to achieve this goal. The use of modern intelligent technologies can realize the potential of video surveillance systems, making possible the automatic recognition of dangerous situations in real time in order to take timely measures to handle them and provide aid to victims. Often, a dangerous situation is caused by deviant behavior of people – robbery, fight, vandalism, etc. But the existing works focused on recognizing deviant behavior are only focused on recognizing short-term distinguishing features, such as punches, falls or weapons in the hands of a person. At the same time, such features may often be absent, for instance, when a passerby is robbed but no fighting occurs, which is why the task of recognizing complex long-term scenes of deviant behavior remains unresolved. This paper proposes a method for automatic recognition of long-term human deviant behavior scenes, characterized by the integration of knowledge management and computer vision technologies for detecting and segmenting objects, estimating the three-dimensional human skeleton, tracking objects in video, estimating the ground plane normal to calculate the camera distance, and classification of short-term actions of people using three-dimensional skeleton. This method can be used in the development of a decision support system by operators of video monitoring systems used to detect and handle deviant behavior of people in real time in order to prevent escalation, provide timely aid to victims and detain suspects.
Biomass estimation of a high Andean plant community with multispectral images acquired using UAV remote sensing and Multiple Linear Regression, Support Vector Machine and Random Forests models
Authors: Estrada Zúñiga Andrés C. , Cárdenas Jim , Víctor Bejar Juan , Ñaupari Javier
Published: October 2022

Remote sensing with large-scale satellite images for precision studies in grasslands has spatial and spectral resolution limitations. Against this, using spectral signs and vegetation indices obtained with microsensors transported by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) constitutes a more accurate alternative for biomass estimation. In the fieldwork, images were acquired with microsensors, and fixed transects of 100 m were used where vegetation samples were collected. The photographs acquired with the UAV were processed in Pix 4D, Arc Gis, and algorithms elaborated in R programming language. The biomass estimation was carried out with Multiple Linear Regression, Vector Support Machine, and Random (Forest Random) models. The Random model showed a Kappa coefficient of 0.94 in the training set and 0.901 in the test set (R2= 0.482). The Random Forest model predicted 3 g/pixel of MV for Puna grass in the rainy season and 2 g/pixel for the dry season; the predicted biomass for the Tola bush was 15 g/pixel of MV for bothseasons of the year. The estimation of biomass/hectare for the tolar plant community with its tola shrub and Puna grass components was 6,535.88 kg/ha for the rainy season and 6,588.81 kg/ha for the dry season. The difference between the biomass estimated in the field and the biomass estimated with Random Forestwas 5.48% for the rainy season and 9.63% for the dry season.
Protocol for Safe, Affordable, and Reproducible Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from Wastewater v3
Authors: Trujillo Monica
Published: October 2022

The following protocol describes our workflow for processing wastewater with the goal of detecting the genetic signal of SARS-CoV-2. The steps include pasteurization, virus concentration, RNA extraction, and quantification by RT-qPCR. We include auxiliary steps that provide new users with tools and strategies that will help troubleshoot key steps in the process. This protocol is one of the safest, cheapest, and most reproducible approaches for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater. Furthermore, the RNA obtained using this protocol can be sequenced both using a targeted approach sequencing specific regions or the whole genome. The protocol was adopted by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection in August 2020 to support their efforts in monitoring SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in wastewater in all five boroughs of the city. Owing to the pasteurization step, it is safe for use in a BSL1+facility. This step does not reduce the genetic signal of the virus while making the protocol safe for the personnel involved. This protocol could be used to isolate a variety of other clinically relevant viruses from wastewater and serve as a foundation of a wastewater surveillance strategy for monitoring community spread of known and emerging viral pathogens. (The last step contains a supplemental video with extra context and tips, as part of the protocols.io Spotlight series, featuring conversations with protocol authors.)
Negotiating Vertical Urbanization at the Public–Private Nexus: On the Institutional Embeddedness of Planning Committees
Authors: Herburger Johannes , Hilti Nicola , Lingg Eva
Published: October 2022

While the planning and development of dense and high-rise neighborhoods are commonly perceived as primarily technical procedures, the past several decades have highlighted the growing social complexity of these processes. Neighborhood initiatives opposing development, as well as an increasing variety of public and private stakeholders involved in these processes, have led to the continual emergence of organizations that facilitate the production of urban density and verticality. Committees are founded to operate at the nexus of public and private development, while simultaneously promoting urban growth and public interests. Although they often are not formally recognized as political entities, they are constituted by political acts and hence influence planning processes. However, despite all the research into dense and high-rise neighborhood developments, academic interest has so far neglected the role of committees in these processes. This article aims to fill this gap by presenting an analysis of 23 committees engaging with high-rise housing and neighborhood developments in the three German-speaking countries of Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. First, it reveals the heterogeneity of committees, delineating four components for the institutionalization of committees. This is followed by an in-depth analysis of two committees in Austria and Switzerland, to demonstrate how these structural components influence the development of neighborhoods.
Reflections on equality, justice and allocation of resources in health: The bioethical point of view to the inequitable society's dilemmas
Authors: Gonçalves Evelise Ribeiro , Albuquerque Gelson Luiz de , Erdmann Alacoque Lorenzini , Ramos Flavia Souza , Amadigi Felipa Rafaela
Published: October 2022

Abstract: This article brings a reflection about the dilemma of the allocation of resources to health in a society, as the Brazilian one, marked by severe social inequalities among its citizens. For that, the concepts of equality and justice proposed by Amartya Sen (2001) are discussed and the bioethical point of view is proposed for the searching of an equitable sanitary justice. The conclusion is that this search demands a hard fight which must embrace a thoughtful process towards the construction of public health policies compromised with the interests of the social excluded and seeking for national policies which guarantee the efficacy of the health systems.
Theoretical-methodological aspects of social representations and their use in nursing
Authors: Padilha Maria Itayra Coelho de Souza , Silva Denise Maria Guerreiro Vieira da , Coelho Maria Seloi
Published: October 2022

Abstract: This text presents the Theory of Social Representations (SR) as a theoretical-methodological possibility for nursing and health care studies. It reviews historical and conceptual aspects of the theory since Moscovici, including discussions about the consensual and reiterated universe. It highlights the formative processes of SRs, which includes the anchoring, objectifying, and applicability of representations as a research method, specifying composition indications of group sampling, collection, and analysis of data. It presents the dissertations and theses of three post-graduate nursing programs that utilize SR as a theoretical-methodological reference. The SRs make possible knowledge construction that attempts to offer meaning to the world, based on comprehension of day-to-day interaction. This evidences its importance as a research approach for health care and, more specifically, nursing.
Practices and daily routine of professionals in health public services under the light of academic studies
Authors: Marques Giselda Quintana , Leal Sandra Maria Cezar , Lima Maria Alice Dias da Silva , Bonilha Ana Lúcia de Lourenzi , Lopes Marta Júlia Marques
Published: October 2022

This article provides a discussion on the results of studies about health practices and the daily routine of professionals in Public Health Services of emergency hospital and basic care. A comparison was done on the results of three papers and one thesis in order to identify and to analyze the points of convergence and singularities among them. The analysis comprised four themes: centrality of the medicine professional; access, welcome and bond of the user; freedom margins of the worker; violence in the daily routine of the hospital work. In spite of the political changes proposed in the regulations of the Sistema Único de Saúde, the current paradigm is the physician-centered and biological one, with little autonomy of the remaining agents. The organization of the working process meets predominantly the requirements of the workers, being the user reduced to object of action of these professionals. The nurse work is performed with little freedom margin; mainly the agents with senior high school level education. When the user looks for the services, he searches for the resolution of his needs; if he does not succeed, he goes on searching till he gets it. It is everybody’s task in the work team to search for the construction of working processes centered in the needs of the user, in their practice where the professionals’ actions stand out for the integrality of the subjects and for the care of the population.
Use of symbolic interactionism in the research of nursing pediatric
Authors: Carvalho Lucimeire Santos , Camargo Climene Laura de , Silva Cátia Andrade , Santos Ana Carla Petersen de Oliveira
Published: October 2022

This article has for objective to revise the reference of Symbolic Interactionism and to evidence your theoretical-methodology use in the qualitative approach of researches that you/they involve children and nursing interventions. It is a bibliographical study, embracing the period from 1977 to 2005. It was ended that that research methodology is adapted for the research in pediatric nursing and, therefore, it can be used broadly by the interested male nurses in looking for in the experience of the infantile population, information not documented and capable to address the nursing attendance.
Rehabilitation process experience after a cerebral vascular accident: a qualitative study
Authors: Caetano Joselany Áfio , Damasceno Marta Maria Coelho , Soares Enedina , Fialho Ana Virgínia Melo
Published: October 2022

We tried to learn the process of cerebrovascular accident holders’ rehabilitation and identify factors that make this process difficult. Twelve individuals living in the city of Sobral-Ce participated in this study. Data were collected by means of consultations to medical registers and semi-structured interviews, carried out in residences, along the months of October and November, 2004. The statements highlighted that the rehabilitation process is permeated by financial difficulties, by lack of infra-structure in medical care, and, it is restricted to medical follow-up. It was proven, yet, that the family performs an important role towards those taken by the cerebrovascular accident and that it determines changes in life style. It was inferred that health professionals must fight for the implantation of public policies that make rehabilitation easier, and, that nurses must center their operation in education for health and in systematized assistance, favoring home care essential for rehabilitation.
Coping of Nursing Professionals who take care of people with Aids – an Educative-Reflective Practice
Authors: Guedes Jenifer Adriana Domingues , Borenstein Miriam Süsskind , Meirelles Betina Hörner Shlindwein
Published: October 2022

It’s an experience report carried out with nursing professionals from a reference institution in the control of aids, which aimed to develop an educative-reflective process, based in the “Problematization” Pedagogy, about the problems that they live and face when taking care of people suffering from aids. The development of the proposal took place in the end of the second semester, in 2006, and involved 10 nursing technicians, in workshops, guided by the Arc Method of Charles Maguerez. During the workshops, the identified problems were grouped in five key points: the Particular Characteristics of the People with aids; the limited Human and Physical resources; the difficult Administrative /Organizational Questions of the institution; the Discrimination and Preconception; the negative influence of Professional life in Personal Life. The discussions carried through, showed that the professionals try to deal with their daily problems, searching for new ways which allow them to change their reality. We got to the conclusion that some of these problems are in consonance with studies previously accomplished in the same institution. Therefore, professionals together with the hospital administration, need to develop efficient coping strategies to solve the daily problems. The accomplishment of this work also opened way for the development of a new study, with a historical nature, in the institution.
Basic human needs achievement by nursing undergraduate students basic human needs achievement by nursing undergraduate students
Authors: Simões João FFL , Franco Eugênio Santana , Oriá Mônica Oliveira B
Published: October 2022

The fourteen human basic needs (HBN) described by Henderson define the Nursing care spectrum. It is a nurse duty, regarding the basic human needs, to support and improve the health status, in helping the patient to raise self awareness of the HBN. The present article is the result of a descriptive-exploratory study that aims at evaluating the time that the first year-students of the Nursing course from the Health School of the University of Aveiro - Portugal, spend to satisfy their basic human needs throughout a week. An exploratory study was developed based on a quantitative approach. For data collection, a diary instrument built of seven record sheets for registering of the student time was elaborated. By the data analyses, it was concluded that students had spent more time to sleep, resting and learning, reaching 60,06% of the weekly total occupation time. Although variations in the time spent for the satisfaction of the diverse needs throughout the week do exist, those are not significant. The need to prevent harm and to follow according to beliefs and values were the ones that students had spent less time.