bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
QUALITY RATE DETERMINATION OF MEDICINAL PLANT RAW MATERIALS OF THE GENUS LAMIUM L. SPECIES OF WESTERN UKRAINE
Authors: Melnyk M. V. , Vodoslavskyi V. M.
Published: September 2023

The aim of the work. Studying the peculiarities of the morphological and anatomical structures of leaves, stems and flowers of some Lamium L. species growing widely in Western Ukraine with the definition of diagnostic features of their raw materials.
Materials and Methods. The objects of the research were the air-dry and freshly harvested and fixed in a mixture of glycerin-alcohol-water (1: 1: 1) raw materials of some Lamium L. species. The raw material has been examined with the naked eye and with a magnifying glass (x10) in daylight. The anatomical features of plants' organs have been studied on the prepared epidermis and preparations from the surface under a microscope Delta Optical Genetic Pro (Poland). The obtained data has been recorded using schematic drawings and photographs.
Results and Discussion. The analysis of diagnostic features of Lamium galeobdolon plant raw material have been performed with herb of Lamium album L., Lamium glaberrimum (C. Koch) Taliev, Lamium purpureum L. which can be impure. The features have been established: numerous simple thin-walled 1–2–3 cellular hairs. At the base of the hairs there are weak nodular swellings of the basal cell, the base is slightly expanded and immersed in the base, which is formed by several epidermal cells. On the epidermis of the stem and leaves there are glands that have a short 2-cell stalk and 4- or 5-6-cell spherical head. Other studied species of the genus Lamium are characterized by the following features. Lamium album: multicellular and unicellular hairs, glandular hairs with a unicellular stalk and 8–12 cell head; and also with a unicellular leg and a two-, four-cell head. Lamium purpureum: typical are simple two-celled hairs with a coarse warty surface, head hairs and branched hairs are on the inside of the corolla tube, essential oil glands. Lamium glaberrimum: short two-celled with wide cavity hairs with a warty surface, tortuous epidermis of the lower side of the leaf blade and underdeveloped glands are rarely found.
Conclusion.The morphological and anatomical studies of leaves, stems, and flowers of Lamium galeobdolon (L.) Crantz (syn. Galeobdolon luteum Huds.) comparatively with the aboveground organs of Lamium album L., Lamium glaberrimum (C. Koch) Taliev, and Lamium purpureum L. have been conducted. The diagnostic features of raw materials of these species have been established. The obtained results will be used to develop the parameters of standardization of the studied Lamium galeobdolon plant raw material.
IN SILICO ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ЛІКОПОДІБНОСТІ, ПАРАМЕТРІВ ТОКСИЧНОСТІ ТА МЕХАНІЗМУ ПРОТИПУХЛИННОЇ АКТИВНОСТІ 11-(ФУРАН-2-ІЛ)-9-ГІДРОКСИ-3,11-ДИГІДРО-2H-БЕНЗО[6,7]ТІОХРОМЕНО[2,3-D]ТІАЗОЛ-2,5,10-ТРІОНУ (LES-6400)
Authors: Lozynskyi A. V.
Published: September 2023

Мета. Здійснити прогнозування лікоподібності та токсичності з використанням сучасних веб-інструментів сполуки Les-6400, а також віртуально спрогнозувати можливий механізм реалізації протипухлинної активності.

Матеріали і методи. Для сполуки Les-6400 проведений in silico скринінг лікоподібності та токсичності з використанням онлайн-сервісів SwissADME та ProTox II. Прогнозування механізму реалізації протипухлинної активності було проведено аналіз за допомогою сервісу PRISM Національного інституту раку США (NCI).

Результати й обговорення. Досліджувана сполука Les-6400 в результаті проведених in silico досліджень проявила задовільні лікоподібні характеристики та низький профіль токсичності. При використані сервісу PRISM було спрогнозовано, що механізм протипухлинної активності сполуки Les-6400 реалізується шляхом інгібування трансформуючого фактору росту бета (TGFβ). 

Висновки. Отримані в процесі досліджень результати можуть стати платформою для подальшої структурної оптимізації ідентифікованої сполуки на основі тіопірано[2,3-d]тіазолу з фрагментом юглону у розробці сучасних протипухлинних лікарських засобів.
МЕХАНІЗМ ІНГІБУВАННЯ 15-ЛІПОКСИГЕНАЗИ ДІОСМІНОМ
Authors: Bessarabov V. I. , Zderko N. P.
Published: September 2023

Мета роботи. Дослідження протизапальних властивостей діосміну з використанням методу оцінки механізму інгібування 15-ліпоксигенази з сої (15-sLOX).
Матеріали і методи. Дослідження інгібування 15-sLOX діосміном проводили шляхом реєстрації утворення конʼюгату при 234 нм sз використанням спектрофотометричного методу. Як субстрат використовували лінолеву кислоту. Обробка експериментальних даних включала розрахунок стаціонарних швидкостей та кінетичних параметрів інгібування та проводилася згідно зі стандартними методиками, оцінку кінетики досліджуваного процесу проводили в програмі для аналізу та візуалізації даних SigmaPlоt 14.0.
Результати й обговорення. Встановлено, що діосмін інгібує 15-ліпоксигеназу з IС50=244,75±19,91 мкМ. При дослідженні механізму інгібування діосміном 15-sLOX встановлено, що найпридатнішою за критерієм значення коефіцієнту кореляції (R2=0,97106) є модель Mixed (Partial), тобто змішаного (часткового) типу інгібування. Обраховані за обраною моделлю кінетичні константи для діосміну мають такі значення: Кі=66,14±18,34 мкМ; Кm=55,54±5,86 мкМ; Vmax=0,98±0,04 мкМ/с.
Висновки. Встановлено, що діосмін є дозозалежним інгібітором 15-ліпоксигенази. Результати дають можливість розглядати вивчення in vitro інгібування 15-sLOX діосміном та речовинами подібної хімічної структури як ефективний спосіб досліджень протизапальних властивостей речовин на етапі доклінічних досліджень. Дані щодо механізму інгібування можуть бути використані при плануванні фармакологічних досліджень флавоноїдів та на первинних етапах фармацевтичної розробки нових лікарських засобів протизапальної дії.
СВІТЛІЙ ПАМ'ЯТІ ГРОШОВОГО ТАРАСА АНДРІЙОВИЧА
Authors: України Фармацевтична спільнота , редакційна колегія журналу «Фармацевтичний часопис»
Published: September 2023

Тарас Андрійович Грошовий, доктор фармацевтичних наук, професор, завідувач кафедри управління та економіки фармації з технологією ліків Тернопільського національного медичного університету ім. І. Я. Горбачевського, науковий Керівник, Вчитель і Наставник відійшов у засвіти на світанку 18 квітня 2023 року
ІННОВАЦІЇ В КЛІНІЧНІЙ ПІДГОТОВЦІ МАГІСТРІВ ФІЗИЧНОЇ ТЕРАПІЇ
Authors: Шульгай А. Г. , Мисула І. Р. , Завіднюк Ю. В.
Published: September 2023

Анотація. Формування конкурентоспроможного фахівця із клінічним мисленням та інноваційними підходами до надання реабілітаційних послуг, розвиток у нього лідерських якостей, здатність до самостійного прийняття рішень та відповідальність за них – основна мета якісної підготовки фізичного терапевта. Стаття присвячена особливостям клінічного компонента підготовки здобувачів вищої освіти спеціальності 227 «Фізична терапія, ерготерапія», спеціалізації 227.1 «Фізична терапія». Проаналізовано та узагальнено процес внесення змін до освітньо-професійної програми, приділена увага комунікаціям із зовнішніми та внутрішніми стейкхолдерами. Описано елементи модернізації освітньо-професійної програми «Фізична терапія», ключову роль відведено розгляду підходів до процесу клінічного навчання, функціям клінічних супервізорів та координатора клінічного навчання, процесу оцінювання клінічної практики.
ПІДГОТОВКА МАЙБУТНІХ ЛІКАРІВ У ЗАКЛАДАХ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ В УМОВАХ ДИСТАНЦІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ
Authors: Горбатюк Р. М. , Волч І. Р. , Михайлишин Г. І. , Буката В. В.
Published: September 2023

Анотація. Стрімкий розвиток суспільства та інтенсифікація інноваційних процесів у системі освіті України передбачають суттєву реорганізацію сучасної вищої медичної освіти, переосмислення цінностей, цілей і засобів діяльності й відхід від традиційної парадигми навчання. Виникає гостра потреба в її модернізації, яка б забезпечила підготовку сучасних лікарів на високому професійному рівні, а також зміну структури і технології такої підготовки. З огляду на це відбуваються переорієнтація освітнього процесу та впровадження компетентнісного підходу під час підготовки майбутніх фахівців медичного профілю.
В умовах пандемії коронавірусної інфекції освітній процес набув принципово іншого характеру, а дистанційне навчання стало єдиною оптимальною формою роботи як для педагогічних працівників, так і для здобувачів вищої освіти. Така форма навчання забезпечила безперервність освіти і дозволила вийти на якісно новий рівень надання освітніх послуг.
Останнім часом усе більше закладів освіти України спрямовують свою організаційну діяльність на формування такого освітнього середовища, умови якого могли б забезпечувати ефективну діяльність суб’єктів навчання і максимально сприяти підвищенню якості навчання та викладання. У статті обґрунтовано організацію освітнього процесу в Тернопільському національному медичному університеті імені І. Я. Горбачевського МОЗ України на прикладі кафедри мікробіології, вірусології та імунології, а також розглянуто структурні компоненти освітньо-інформаційного середовища. Показано значення самостійної роботи як основи освітнього процесу під час дистанційного навчання. Виділено основні переваги та недоліки такої форми навчання й окреслено перспективи подальшого розвитку медичної освіти з урахуванням специфіки галузі охорони здоров’я та викликів, які ставить перед лікарем його професійна діяльність.
ПОЄДНАННЯ НОВІТНІХ ЦИФРОВИХ ТА КЛАСИЧНИХ МЕТОДІВ ПРИ ВИКЛАДАННІ АНАТОМІЇ ЛЮДИНИ у медичному закладі ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ
Authors: Мізь А. В. , Герасимюк І. Є. , Ремінецький Б. Я.
Published: September 2023

Анотація. Останнім часом цифрові інструменти стають усе більш популярними в дослідженні людської анатомії завдяки їх можливості створювати інтерактивні, тривимірні моделі анатомічних структур та систем, а також симулювати складні фізіологічні процеси. Технологія віртуальної реальності (VR) залучає значну увагу в навчанні анатомії через її потенціал створювати поглиблені та реалістичні навчальні платформи. У цій статті ми оцінюємо доцільність впровадження інноваційних методів за допомогою цифрових інструментів, таких, як сенсорні панелі, зокрема технології VR, у дослідженні та вивченні анатомії людини. У статті описується курс анатомії на основі VR, який поєднує традиційні методи навчання з цифровими інструментами, такими, як віртуальна реальність, інтерактивні лекції та поєднане викладання, і як це впливає на якість навчання та засвоєння матеріалу. Курс анатомії на основі VR має на меті надати студентам унікальний навчальний досвід, а для цього використовується VR-шолом, що дозволяє студентам досліджувати віртуальні анатомічні моделі у тривимірному середовищі. Ці моделі створюються за допомогою медичних зображень високої роздільної здатності, що забезпечує рівень деталізації та точності, який неможливо досягти за допомогою традиційних методів навчання. Комбіновані інтерактивні лекції дозволяють студентам ставити питання та одержувати негайну відповідь від викладача, а поєднане навчання сприяє обміну знаннями та досвідом між студентами. Досліджуємо в даній статті те, чи призвело використання сенсорних столів і VR-технології до покращення запамʼятовування та відтворення інформації, а також підвищення просторової свідомості та навичок розвʼязання проблем серед студентів. Робимо висновки, що курс анатомії на основі VR, запропонований у цій статті, є відмінним прикладом того, як VR-технологію можна ефективно інтегрувати в навчання анатомії, щоб зробити його глибоким та ефективним. Хоча й визнаємо, що нам потрібні подальші дослідження, проте ці результати свідчать, що VR-технологія у поєднанні з класичними методами має потенціал змінити спосіб, яким ми навчаємося та навчаємо студентів анатомії людини.
Relação entre a síndrome metabólica e o risco cardiovascular com a qualidade de vida em pessoas vivendo com HIV: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Pereira Ítalo Inácio , Muto Adrielly Katrine Tozetto Morais , Brito Ester Rosa de , Silva Marianne Lucena da , Cardoso Ludimila Paula Vaz , Gouvêa-e-Silva Luiz Fernando
Published: September 2023

Introdução: Com o advento dos antirretrovirais, pessoas vivendo com HIV (PVHIV) aumentaram sua expectativa de vida e, por outro lado, desenvolveram mais comorbidades, como a síndrome metabólica (SM) e o aumento do risco cardiovascular (RCV) que podem impactar na qualidade de vida (QV). Objetivo: Analisar a relação da QV com o RCV e a SM em PVHIV. Método: O estudo é uma revisão integrativa segundo as orientações do Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. A busca de manuscritos foi realizada em cinco bases de dados, sem controle de tempo e idioma. Os achados foram exportados para a plataforma Rayyan, onde se excluíram as duplicatas e aqueles cujo tema central não se relacionavam com o assunto. Posteriormente, realizada a leitura na íntegra do artigo para verificar sua inclusão na revisão. Resultados: Foram exportados para o sistema Rayyan 995 artigos, dos quais 981 foram excluídos por duplicata, título ou resumo. Posteriormente, 14 estudos foram avaliados na íntegra pelos pesquisadores, os quais não incluíram nenhum artigo na revisão, pois não se enquadraram nos critérios de elegibilidade. Conclusão: A carência de estudos que avaliaram a relação da QV com a SM e o RCV em PVHIV não permite fazer inferências diretas. Contudo, postula-se uma diminuição da QV associada as comorbidades ligadas a SM e ao RCV nas PVHIV.
Uma abordagem moebiana dos processos de exclusão e inclusão: diálogos entre psicanálise e educação
Authors: Silveira Hermínia Maria Martins Lima , Machado Nathália Lopes , Charczuk Simone Bicca , Rahme Mônica Maria Farid
Published: September 2023

Neste texto, tensionamos analisar os efeitos produzidos pelos discursos das políticas públicas brasileiras direcionadas à “perspectiva da Educação Inclusiva”, buscando problematizar os ideais inclusivos a partir do par de significantes inclusão e exclusão. Para tanto, recorremos a argumentos psicanalíticos, em especial, à figura topológica da fita moebiana, considerando que ela permite estabelecer uma relação de continuidade entre exclusão e inclusão, política e psicanálise. Em um segundo movimento, dialogamos com narrativas de duas professoras do Ensino Fundamental que compartilharam conosco impasses e invenções decorrentes dos seus encontros com alunos autistas. Consideramos a importância de uma educação para todos, em uma perspectiva política e, a partir do aporte psicanalítico, problematizamos a inclusão como um processo não-todo que precisa contemplar as singularidades dos sujeitos-alunos e dos sujeitos-professores.
Do Unheimlich ao semelhante: como o encontro com o outro pode nos ensinar sobre nossa condição estrangeira
Authors: Lima Candice Marques de
Published: September 2023

Este artigo aborda questões de imigrações forçadas e como se dá o encontro entre nativos e migrantes. Para isso, busca-se, a partir do conceito de Freud (1919) de Unheimlich, discorrer como todos são constituídos psiquicamente por uma estranheza familiar e como tal encontro coloca isso em evidência. Se, por um lado, o nativo de um país se vê incomodado diante do estrangeiro e isso lhe evoca sua própria infamiliaridade, é preciso realçar que, para o estrangeiro, tudo no novo país lhe é estranho. Por isso, ele vive uma dupla estranheza, de si mesmo e do novo lugar que habita. Discute-se ademais a questão da inclusão de migrantes na escola e aponta-se para a possibilidade de deslizamento do migrante como Unheimlich para a condição de semelhante.
Traumatismo e violência: a criança em meio à guerra urbana brasileira
Authors: Souza Tharso Peixoto , Marcos Cristina Moreira
Published: September 2023

O cotidiano de muitas crianças no Brasil tem sido atravessado por situações violentas extremas, evidenciando um estado de abandono social. Sendo assim, o presente artigo visa compreender, a partir da história de Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento e da psicanálise, a natureza do traumatismo e sua relação ao trauma na experiência da criança que vivencia cenas violentas em seu cotidiano. Compreendemos que o traumatismo se constitui na dimensão singular de cada criança, a partir do modo como lidam com o encontro com o trauma que as cenas violentas comportam, bem como com o gozo que irrompe da proximidade do Outro totalitário. Estes modos podem se constituir do recurso simbólico de cada sujeito, mas também da experiência com o não-sentido.
Bosque Cuauhtémoc: revelando valores e definindo diretrizes para a conservação de um jardim histórico em Morélia, México
Authors: Silva Aline de Figueirôa , Silva Joelmir Marques da , Duarte Mirela Carina Rêgo , Muzquiz Erika Elizabeth Pérez , Onofre Saúl Alcántara
Published: September 2023

Este artigo apresenta a experiência do Workshop de Puesta en valor y Directrices hacia la Conservación del Bosque Cuauhtémoc, expressivo espaço verde localizado no centro histórico da cidade mexicana de Morelia, reconhecido como patrimônio mundial pela UNESCO. Considerando-se seus atributos históricos, botânicos e paisagísticos, o parque foi abordado como “obra integrada do homem com a natureza”, à luz da noção de “jardim histórico”. O trabalho se embasou na Carta de Florença (1981) e contribuições de especialistas em jardins históricos, em uma visita de campo realizada pelos participantes brasileiros e mexicanos durante o workshop, no estudo de fontes iconográficas e cartográficas e outros registros históricos previamente coletados e disponibilizados. Assim, o texto está estruturado em cinco partes. Inicialmente, introduz a discussão apresentando o objeto e a metodologia do workshop. A seguir, expõe as origens e o processo de formação e transformações do parque ao longo do tempo e prossegue com sua caracterização enquanto jardim histórico e com a análise da sua problemática atual, ambas conduzidas a partir de seis categorias definidas – estrutura paisagística, arquitetura vegetal, edificações, visuais, usos e dissonâncias. Por fim, o texto apresenta um plano de diretrizes para a conservação do Bosque Cuauhtémoc enquanto bem cultural, e, nas conclusões, ressalta contribuições metodológicas para abordar jardins históricos em contextos análogos e o intercâmbio institucional entre México e Brasil nesse campo de estudo.
Evaluation on ChatGPT for Chinese Language Understanding
Authors: Li Linhan , Zhang Huaping , Li Chunjin , You Haowen , Cui Wenyao
Published: September 2023

ChatGPT has attracted extension attention of academia and industry. This paper aims to evaluate ChatGPT in Chinese language understanding capability on 6 tasks using 11 datasets. Experiments indicate that ChatGPT achieved competitive results in sentiment analysis, summary, and reading comprehension in Chinese, while it is prone to factual errors in closed-book QA. Further, on two more difficult Chinese understanding tasks, that is, idiom fill-in-the-blank and cants understanding, we found that a simple chain-of-thought prompt can improve the accuracy of ChatGPT in complex reasoning. This paper further analyses the possible risks of using ChatGPT based on the results. Finally, we briefly describe the research and development progress of our ChatBIT.
Homoerotic and Homosexual Perspectives in Medieval Poetry and Verse Narratives: Indirect Evidence of a Hidden Discourse
Authors: Classen Albrecht
Published: September 2023

Although it proves to be a difficult task, we still can identify more literary texts from the Middle Ages addressing homoerotic love than we might have expected. Even when poets voiced severe criticism and radically condemned homosexuality, their comments serve us well to identify more specifically the actual discourse behind the official scene. Although legal and Church authorities consistently characterized ‘sodomy’ as one of the worst sins a Christian could commit, since late antiquity, and certainly throughout the Middle Ages, the phenomenon, a biological fact, existed, of course, and was also addressed in veiled or open language. This article examines a selection of relevant literary and didactic works that shed more light on this issue.
On folcscare ond feorum gumena in Beowulf
Authors: Veenbaas Redbad
Published: September 2023

The usual meaning of folcscare in Beowulf l. 73 is “nation”, while feorum gumena refers to human lives. It seems impermissible for Hrothgar to either give away or divide his nation or to sacrifice a human life as a reward for his retinues. In the story of Herod and John the Baptist in the Gospel, the “bad” king Herod seems to promise or give what should be taboo for the “good” king Hrothgar. This story possibly resounds in l. 73.
Picturing the Confucian Sage: The Illustrated record of Master Wang Yangming and Late Ming Print Culture
Authors: Yao Huiqiao
Published: September 2023

Late imperial China saw the development of print culture, in which one of the practices was combining the illustration and texts, thus visualizing the contents and changing readers’ reading experience. This paper explores an illustrated account of the famous Confucian Wang Yangming (1472–1529) entitled The Illustrated record of Master Wang Yangming (Wang Yangming xiansheng tupu) by Zou Shouyi (1491–1562). By tracing the earlier pictorial Confucian hagiographical tradition and the practices of book publishing, this paper examines the cult of Wang Yangming as revealed in this book along with other deifications of him at that time. I argue that such deifications in narrative texts and illustrations not only helped Wang reach a larger audience but also shifted people’s mentality of reverence by enlarging the space of worship from portraits to books. Such an analysis will enhance our understanding of the nuances of the Confucian hagiographical tradition in late imperial China.
Epibiontic life on intertidal Setaphyes kielensis and S. dentatus (Kinorhyncha, Pycnophyidae) from Sylt, North Sea, Germany, with a description of a new species of Trematosoma (Ciliophora, Acinetidae) and a redescription of Cothurnia buetschlii (Ciliophora, Vaginicolidae)
Authors: NEUHAUS BIRGER , LU BORONG , YAMASAKI HIROSHI , GONZÁLEZ-CASARRUBIOS ALBERTO
Published: September 2023

Specimens of two species of Kinorhyncha, Setaphyes dentatus and S. kielensis, were collected in 1988, 1998, and 2016 at two intertidal sites on the island of Sylt, North Sea, and investigated as preserved material by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy for their epibionts. One species of Acinetidae (Suctoria), one species of Vaginicolidae (Peritrichia), and two species of bacteria were traced. The most abundant ciliate species with 705 specimens was Trematosoma husselae sp. nov. occurring with 1–46 specimens on a basibiont, mainly on the ventral side and here especially on segment 1. Cothurnia buetschlii was found as 14 specimens. Trematosoma husselae sp. nov. agreed with T. amphiasci and T. pusilla in the calyciform shape of the lorica and with most species in the general size of the body except for the much larger T. constricta and T. pusilla. The new species could be distinguished from T. amphiasci, T. complatana, T. constricta, T. falcata, T. ovata, and T. pusilla by the short length of its stalk and agreed with T. bocqueti and T. rotunda in this character. Cothurnia buetschlii was redescribed for the first time after the descriptions by Zelinka (1914, 1928).
Taxonomy of the genus Filatima Busck, 1939 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in China
Authors: OH HYONJU , ZHANG XIUYING , LI HOUHUN
Published: September 2023

Eleven species of the genus Filatima from China are treated in the present paper. Four species, F. magnanella Oh & Li, sp. nov., F. nanjiangica Oh & Li, sp. nov., F. taxkorgana Oh & Li, sp. nov. and F. yanchiensis Oh & Li, sp. nov. are described as new. Three species, F. asiatica Sattler, 1961, F. angustipennis Sattler, 1961, and F. multicornuta Bidzilya & Nupponen, 2018, are newly recorded from China; F. pagicola (Meyrick, 1936) is redescribed, with female recorded for the first time. Images of adults and genitalia are illustrated except F. sciocrypta, and a key to all the known species in China is provided.
Making Migration Work: The Roles of Commercial Actors in Hong Kong’s Outmigration
Authors: To Yvette
Published: September 2023

This article examines the roles of commercial agents in driving the wave of emigration from Hong Kong since 2019. Human outflows from Hong Kong in recent years have been supported by a booming migration industry involving property agents, education consultants, financial planners, and tax advisors—the “PEFTs”—whose activities and effects on migration processes have been underappreciated in public discourses. Drawing on interviews with PEFTs in Hong Kong, potential migrants and migrants who have moved to the United Kingdom, as well as field research on activities of the PEFTs, this article argues that the PEFTs, through the products, services, and advice they provide, have created new interest, discussions, and even anticipation and excitement about emigration in Hong Kong. This research has three main findings: first, the PEFTs assume the roles of promotors, facilitators, and problem solvers in migratory processes; second, the ways in which the PEFTs operate cannot be studied in isolation as they are linked to existing structural characteristics of the polity in which they operate; third, the PEFTs have helped create and sustain a migration environment in Hong Kong in which political forces account for only one of the many drivers of emigration.
Prevalence and Determinants of Workplace Violence Against Pediatric Emergency Healthcare Workers and Its Effect on Their Psychological Resilience
Authors: Ustuner Top Fadime , Kulakaç Nurşen , Cam Hasan Hüseyin
Published: September 2023

The study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of workplace violence (WPV) against pediatric emergency healthcare workers and evaluate the relationship between WPV and psychological resilience. This study is cross-sectional and correlational. According to the results, the prevalence of WPV was 69.8%, and its distribution was as follows: verbal abuse (56.9%), bullying/mobbing (37.6%), physical abuse (12.8%), and sexual abuse (2.2%). Being single/separated/divorced/widowed (odds ratio [OR]: 1.85, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-3.30), being a physician (OR: 4.74, 95% CI: 1.73-12.96), being a staff member (OR: 2.57, 95% CI: 1.10-5.99), routine direct physical contact with patients/clients (OR: 2.77, 95% CI: 1.40-5.48), and lack of encouragement to report WPV (OR: 3.76, 95% CI: 2.01-7.01) were independent predictors of WPV ( P < .05), and WPV was found to be associated with low psychological resilience. Arrangements related to violence prevention, preparation, and intervention should be made and maintained in all pediatric emergency departments.
Antibacterial Activity of a Lysin LysP53 against Streptococcus mutans
Authors: Zhao X. , Li C. , Yang H. , Wei H. , Li Y.
Published: September 2023

Dental caries is a common disease affecting quality of life globally. In the present study, we found that a bacteriophage lysin LysP53 against Acinetobacter baumannii possesses selective activity on Streptococcus mutans, the main etiological agent of dental caries, even in low pH caries microenvironments, whereas only minor LysP53 activity was detected against Streptococcus sanguinis, Streptococcus oralis, and Streptococcus mitis. Testing activity against S. mutans planktonic cells showed that 4 μM LysP53 could kill more than 84% of S. mutans within 1 min in buffer with optimal pHs ranging from 4.0 to 6.5. Daily application of LysP53 on biofilms formed in BHI medium supplemented or not with sucrose could reduce exopolysaccharides, expression of genes related to acid resistance and adhesion, and the number of live bacteria in the biofilms. LysP53 treatment also showed similar effects as 0.12% chlorhexidine in preventing enamel demineralization due to S. mutans biofilms, as well as effective removal of S. mutans colonization of tooth surfaces in mice without observed toxic effects. Because of its selective activity against main cariogenic bacteria and good activity in low pH caries microenvironments, it is advantageous to use LysP53 as an active agent for preventing caries.
The potential impact of the Fair Work Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 on collective bargaining in Australia: Reviewing the new multi-employer bargaining provisions and other measures to promote bargaining
Authors: Forsyth Anthony , McCrystal Shae
Published: September 2023

2022 was a year of major change in the legal framework for industrial relations in Australia. Newly elected in May 2022, the Albanese ALP Government immediately commenced an ambitious reform agenda for labour relations, convening a National Jobs and Skills Summit in September 2022, and shortly thereafter achieving the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment ( Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (SJBP Act). One central aim of the SJBP Act was to address shortcomings in the legal framework for collective bargaining found in the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act), and to this end, the amendments introduced new provisions for multi-employer bargaining, made changes to the agreement approval provisions and changed the bargaining landscape around intractable disputes. This article examines key aspects of the SJBP Act impacting collective bargaining in Australia. In particular, we consider the new provisions for multi-employer bargaining in the ‘Single Interest Employer Bargaining’ stream along with amendments of the FW Act relating to the commencement of bargaining for single-enterprise agreements, agreement-making using small voting cohorts, the resolution of intractable bargaining disputes, applications to terminate enterprise agreements, and the sunsetting of the so-called ‘zombie’ agreements. This analysis of the new legal provisions is situated in the context of recent union campaigns and bargaining disputes at various Australian employers, enabling us to explain the rationale for the amendments and assess their practical utility and limitations.
Supporting the Teaching of Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT) Through Voki
Authors: Karakaş Ali
Published: September 2023

This paper evaluates Voki, a digital platform for creating speaking avatars, in the context of Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT). It firstly outlines the benefits of using animated characters in online tools to personalize language lessons and engage students. As a web-based application, Voki offers various customization options, including different characters, backgrounds and speech voices in over 30 languages. The paper describes how Voki can support GELT pedagogy by exposing students to different English accents and dialects and enhancing their listening and speaking skills with reflections from a ‘Listening and Pronunciation’ course. It is concluded that despite certain technical difficulties and pedagogical limitations, Voki seems a valuable tool to support GELT pedagogy.
Concept and Evidence of Tourist Risk Gaze
Authors: Xie Chaowu , Yu Jun , Zhang Jiangchi , Wu Mao-Ying , Lin Zhibin , Feng Ping
Published: September 2023

Gaze describes the experiential way that tourists perceive destinations during trips. Destination-related risks are inevitable in tourism; however, little attention has been given to the tourist gaze based on travel risk. Our research addresses this disparity by proposing and exploring the concept of tourist risk gaze. In Study 1, findings suggest that this type of gaze involves three interrelated aspects: risk information gaze, risky attraction gaze, and risky behavior gaze. In Study 2, we invited 50 Chinese university students to participate in an eye-tracking experiment to test tourist risk gaze. Participants displayed distinct visual attention patterns toward these three aspects when tourists encountered them during trips. This research offers a new lens through which to consider the tourist gaze and risk perception. It also introduces a novel eye-tracking method to analyze travel risk and the tourist gaze.
Interpreting Repressive and Economic Threats: Música contestataria and Collective Resistance in Central America
Authors: Almeida Paul , González Márquez Luis Rubén
Published: September 2023

Repressive and economic threats drive much of the popular mobilization in Central America, but those conditions need to be articulated to publics in a manner that emphasizes the need for collective action to ameliorate worsening harms. Examination of protest songs in both periods of heightened state repression (1970–1990) and heightened economic threats (1990–present) in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua demonstrates that musicians and cultural producers actively construct lyrics and musical styles that resonate with subaltern populations and encourage social movement participation in the face of state repression and neoliberal policy implementation.

Las amenazas represivas y económicas han inducido buena parte la movilización popular en Centroamérica, pero estas condiciones deben articularse ante los públicos de manera que enfaticen la necesidad de acción colectiva como respuesta a problemas cada vez más graves. Un análisis de las canciones de protesta pertenecientes a los períodos de mayor represión estatal (1970-1990), así como a aquellos con mayores amenazas económicas (1990 al presente) en Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua demuestra que tanto músicos como productores culturales construyen activamente letras y estilos musicales que encuentren resonancia entre las poblaciones subalternas. Así fomentan la participación dentro de los movimientos sociales, aun frente a la represión estatal y la implementación de políticas neoliberales.
Integrating Diversity into Psychology Statistics Courses: Advice, Reflections, and Special Considerations
Authors: Walker Ruth V. , Osborn Hannah , Madden Julie , Jennings Black Kristen
Published: September 2023

Introduction

In an increasingly diverse world, there has been a call for psychology educators to make efforts to integrate diversity into the psychology curriculum.

Statement of the Problem

Researchers who have surveyed psychology faculty have found the amount of time devoted to diversity content in nondiversity-focused courses is limited, with faculty citing barriers to integration such as a lack of relevance and time constraints.

Literature Review

Educators who have worked to incorporate diversity topics into their courses have found positive outcomes.

Teaching Implications

We describe our approach to integrating diversity into an introductory statistics course, highlight lessons learned, and provide special considerations for psychology educators.

Conclusion

Integrating diversity-related content into statistics is challenging; however, the effort is worth it, particularly if integrating diversity content into required courses may be the only exposure to diversity students get.
A comparison of rapid weight loss practices within international, national and regional powerlifters
Authors: Campbell Paul , Martin Daniel , Bargh Melissa J , Gee Thomas I
Published: September 2023

Background: Rapid weight loss (RWL) practices are common amongst strength-sport athletes to ‘make weight’ for a chosen weight class. Aim: This study compared the RWL practices of International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) powerlifters from Great Britain. Methods: Participants (n = 69, male = 36, female = 33) were recruited from IPF lifting populations (mandatory <2-hour competition weigh-in). Participants were categorised based on highest level of competition (regional, national and international) and also sex (male and female). The previously validated ‘Rapid Weight Loss Questionnaire’ established RWL practices, however also included an open-ended question regarding thoughts, feeling and mood during RWL. Results: Nearly all participants (97%) had purposely acutely reduced body mass to compete, with an average typical pre-competition loss of 4.2%. Regional competitors reported a higher ‘typical’ body mass loss compared to international competitors (5.5% vs 3.3%, p = 0.004). Females reported a greater ‘highest’ body mass loss than males (6.7% vs 5.3%, p = 0.028). Fluid restriction (86.5%), water loading (67.2%) and increased exercise (49.2%) were the RWL methods most commonly used ‘always’ or ‘sometimes’. Content analysis revealed a predominance of negative perceptions during RWL with the emergence of codes; fatigue, sensations, anxiety, low mood and irritation, accounting for ∼70% of responses. Conclusion: Prevalence of RWL is high amongst competitive powerlifters, with many competitors attributing negative perceptions during the weight-cutting process. The magnitude of reported acute RWL within regional lifters was beyond where performance decrements are commonly seen (>5%), this should be cautioned against given the IPF's mandatory <2-hour competition weigh-in.
Positive association between arterial blood lactate level before extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and 30-day mortality in pediatric patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure
Authors: Yang Baowang , Hong Xiaoyang , Zhao Zhe , Liu Yingyue , Zhang Huiling , Feng Zhichun
Published: September 2023

Introduction

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between blood lactate level and mortality in pediatric patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe cardiopulmonary failure.

Methods

A retrospective observational study was conducted on pediatric patients who received ECMO from January 2013 to December 2021 at the Seventh Medical Center of PLA General Hospital. Patient demographic characteristics, arterial blood lactate level prior to ECMO (pre-ECMO), ECMO settings, ECMO duration, and 30-days mortality were retrieved from patients’ medical records. The relationships between pre-ECMO blood lactate level and mortality were interpreted using the logistic regression analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.

Results

A total of 160 pediatric patients who had either refractory respiratory failure ( n = 89) or circulatory failure ( n = 71) and received ECMO were included in this study. In both the respiratory failure and circulatory failure groups, the non-survivors showed a higher mean pre-ECMO arterial blood lactate level than the survivors. In the respiratory failure group, a pre-ECMO lactate concentration at ≥11.6 mmol/L had a sensitivity of 51% and a specificity of 82% for predicting mortality. In the circulatory failure group, a pre-ECMO lactate concentration at ≥7.2 mmol/L had a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 57% for predicting mortality. The Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that respiratory failure patients with a pre-ECMO lactate level over 11.6 mmol/L or circulatory failure patients with a pre-ECMO lactate level over 7.2 mmol/L had a higher 30-days mortality rate than those with a lower lactate level.

Conclusions

High pre-ECMO arterial blood lactate level serves as an independent risk factor for mortality in pediatric patients who receive ECMO for severe cardiopulmonary failure.
Trust and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Willingness to Risk Their Lives for Others: The Case of Brazilian Law Enforcement
Authors: Cohen Nissim , Lotta Gabriela , Alcadipani Rafael , Lazebnik Teddy
Published: September 2023

Trust has proven to be a predictor of organizational outcomes. In some cases, such as law enforcement, achieving organizational goals requires workers to be willing to risk their lives. Is there a link between street-level bureaucrats’ (SLBs) willingness to endanger their own lives for the public and their trust in their peers, managers, and the institution to which they belong? Using a national survey of 2,733 police officers in Brazil and machine-learning-based methods, we found that there is a significant link between their willingness to risk their lives for others and their trust in their peers, managers, and the institution to which they belong. Our findings indicate that while these SLBs were very willing to risk their lives for certain groups, their willingness declined sharply for others such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ)+ people and the homeless. In addition, police officers’ perceptions about discrimination, police professionalism, and organizational commitment and support are linearly linked to their willingness to risk their lives. Our findings demonstrate the important role of trust in understanding public servants’ practices in the extreme context of risking their lives for others.
Le comportement préventif des Marocains durant la crise pandémique de Covid-19: à la maison, au marché et au travail
Authors: Beggar Kaoutar , Ghazali Adil
Published: September 2023

This study aims to describe the preventive behavior adopted by 212 Moroccans during the Covid-19 pandemic, in three different social contexts. Data collection was carried out during the first three months of Covid-19 lockdown in Morocco, through a Google-Form link.

The results indicate a strong level of commitment by participants in the application of most of the preventive measures recommended to stop the spread of the Covid-19. However, the low rate of adoption of some of the other preventive measures can be explained by a series of socio-cultural factors. Indeed, at home, we noted an increase frequency of daily cleaning and changing of clothes by more than 60%, and hand washing by more than 76%. On the other hand, the results show a low respect for social distancing and a low individual use of utensils. Regarding preventive behaviors in markets, more than 69% of the participants respect the distancing measures, and more than 60% use antiseptics before entering and after leaving the markets, contrary to the use of bank cards, which remains low in more than 50% of the participants. The preventive behaviors adopted at work include mainly the use of antiseptics and protective masks in more than 81% of the studied cases, and the respect of distancing in more than 62%, with the reduction of the number of employees declared by 50% of the participants, and the adaptation of the shift timing in more than 56% of the cases. In addition, more than 43% of the participants confirmed the respect of the physical barriers between the employees.

All in all, the interaction of individuals with preventive measures depends on their awareness and perception of the risks related to the virus, as it also depends on several socio-cultural, logistical and organizational parameters, such as the availability and ease of implementation of these preventive measures, as well as the effectiveness of awareness strategies and campaigns.
The Mobility–Immobility Dynamic and the ‘Fixing’ of Migrants’ Labour Power
Authors: Scott Sam , Rye Johan Fredrik
Published: September 2023

Low-wage labour migration from lower- to higher-income economies has become a precondition for capital accumulation. As a part of this, neoliberal actors (businesses and states) strive to actively produce migrants with a strong work ethic. They do this in numerous ways. In this paper, we draw upon labour process theory to argue that a ‘mobility–immobility dynamic’ is a major way capital now controls precarious workers. The mobility–immobility dynamic relates to low-wage workers’ need to move (and often circulate) internationally but, once they have moved, a desire by businesses and states to keep them in place. The fixing of migrants both across space (through transnational mobility) and in place (through immobility) underlines the importance of a multi-scalar approach to understanding the control of the transnational working-class. We draw on evidence from European horticulture – 36 in-depth interviews with migrant workers, employers and community stakeholders in Norway and the United Kingdom – to highlight the mobility–immobility dynamic in practice.
Hidden Challenges Experienced by Families With Military-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Authors: Collins Tara , Tam Dora
Published: September 2023

Family systems theory explains how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the family affects family members who must cope with disturbing behaviors from the military member. Although military-related PTSD has been studied in the United States for over a decade, Canadian research is in its infancy. This article focuses on the challenges military families face for both active military members and retired veterans. Corbin and Strauss’ (2015) grounded theory was used to guide this study. Following theoretical sampling, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 21 non-military parents and 4 adult children in Alberta. The findings have important implications for military families, as well as practice, policy, and research on the topic. Further research could expand the sample to include military members/veterans and families across Canada.
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence in the Lives of Female Heterosexual Partners of Sex Addicts
Authors: Taylor Lisa , De Haan Irene
Published: September 2023

This study provides evidence that rates of domestic violence (DV) run considerably higher in the lives of heterosexual women who identify as partners of sex addicts (PSAs) than in the general population. Data collected from 558 survey participants, from a variety of high-income nations, revealed that 92.1% had ever experienced any form of DV perpetrated by their partner and 57.7% had experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence with their partner. The study also tests several hypotheses about sex addiction behaviors and PSA intimate partner violence (IPV), to help those working with these populations understand what factors may be contributing to, or mitigating, these women's experiences of violence.
Etiology and Outcome of Intestinal Obstruction in Neonates: A 5-Year Investigation of Admitted Cases From a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Northern Iran
Authors: Farrokhkhani Pooria , Farhadi Roya , Ala Saleheh , Mousavi Seyed Abdollah
Published: September 2023

Background:

Neonatal intestinal obstruction is a challenging issue, especially in developing countries. There is an apparent difference in the etiology, complications, and mortality of intestinal obstruction in neonates in different countries.

Objectives:

We aimed to describe the causes, early postoperative outcomes, and predictors of morbidities in neonates with intestinal obstruction in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Iran.

Design & methods:

We conducted a retrospective study on neonates who were admitted with intestinal obstruction requiring surgery in the NICU of Boo-Ali Sina Hospital in northern Iran during 2018 to 2022. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the newborns, final diagnosis, postoperative complications, and mortality rate were documented. Also, the relationship between postoperative complications and risk factors, including birth weight, gestational age, and surgical intervention time, was evaluated.

Results:

A total of 169 neonates with intestinal obstruction requiring surgery were admitted with a male ratio of 60.9% and mean age of 3.85 ± 8.01 days. Imperforate anus with a prevalence of 42% was the most common cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction, followed by Hirschsprung’s disease and duodenal atresia. Death after surgery occurred in 4.1% of the patients. Sepsis with a prevalence of 1.4% was the most common early postoperative complication. The late surgical intervention had a statistically significant relationship with the increase in postoperative sepsis ( P = .048).

Conclusion:

The time of surgical intervention is the main predictor of complications in neonatal intestinal obstruction, so prompt diagnosis and timely treatment of these babies can significantly improve the prognosis. It is also necessary to improve access to pediatric surgery services in developing countries.