bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Succesful eyelid reconstruction surgery - case report
Authors: Kwaśniewska Oliwia , Łoś Dawid , Nowak Aleksandra , Janus Anita , Kaptur Agata , Dziedziński Dawid
Published: August 2024

Facial trauma often involves injuries to the eyelid and periorbital region. Management of these injuries is quite a challenge due to a proximity of multiple anatomic structures. A 45-year-old man presented to the hospital two days after severe eye injury. Physical examination revealed a holohedral laceration of lower eyelid, damage of tear ducts and amblyopia of his left eye. CT examination of eye sockets excluded fracture of the left orbit walls and presence of foreign body. Reconstruction of the left lower eyelid was performed. The inferior tear duct was not visualized. A fragment of the full-thickness eyelid covered with necrosis was excised. Patient received an antibiotic therapy, metronidazole and hydrocortisone. Local treatment of the operated eye included Floxal, Tobrex, Vigamox and humid chamber. Patient was discharged from the hospital after three days and was to come to the clinic after a week for a check-up, during which some of the sutures were removed and no complications were found. Eyelid reconstruction surgery can prevent serious complications, including lacrimation and tear flow disorders, corneal exposure, and fissure regurgitation. In this case, the procedure turned out to be successful despite the patient's significant neglect of the situation. However, it is crucial to prevent the causes of late patient reporting in emergencies and to raise public awareness of possible consequences of such behavior.
 
Key words: eye; eyelids; trauma; eyelid reconstruction; emergency.
Advances in Understanding and Managing Refeeding Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Mazur Agata , Bizan Aleksy , Dąbrowska Natalia , Kublińska Aleksandra , Madera Magdalena , Marcinkowski Krzysztof , Mazur Sylwia , Nagórska Emilia , Strus Karolina , Zdunek Roksana
Published: August 2024

BACKGROUND: Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is a potentially serious complication that can occur during the reintroduction of nutrition in individuals who have experienced a period of malnutrition or starvation. The pathophysiology of RFS is multifaceted and primarily driven by shifts in electrolytes, fluids, and metabolic substrates, including phosphate, potassium and magnesium, as well as thiamine deficiency. RFS can be easily overlooked due to the wide range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic electrolyte disturbance to multiorgan failure. It is vital to recognize the condition to identify at-risk patients and implement preventive measures.
OBJECTIVES: This review article aims to increase awareness of refeeding syndrome, educate physicians and other healthcare professionals, especially those outside of nutrition support teams, and provide a concise overview of the existing knowledge and suggested guidelines regarding RFS.
CONCLUSIONS: Although refeeding syndrome is potentially fatal, its occurrence is preventable. During the initial 2-5 days of increased calorie intake, it is crucial to monitor the concentrations of phosphate and other electrolytes, as well as to check for any new symptoms. The key components of RFS therapy include slow increases in feeding rates, phosphate and potassium replacement, fluid management, and thiamine supplementation. Further research is required on refeeding syndrome, including epidemiological studies, investigations into pathophysiology such as the role of magnesium, and large-scale randomized controlled clinical trials to establish a consensus on management.
Holistic approach to oncology patients with a special focus on physical activity – a literature review
Authors: Smuszkiewicz-Różański Paweł , Różańska-Smuszkiewicz Gabriela , Ragan Dagmara , Długosz Joanna , Staszczak Paweł , Bara Maciej , Kmiotek Weronika , Jaworska Barbara , Oronowicz Radosław , Jama Grzegorz
Published: August 2024

Current global statistics indicate nearly 20 million new cancer cases and close to 10 million cancer deaths annually. Demographic forecasts predict that the annual number of new cancer cases will reach 35 million by 2050, representing a 77% increase from the 2022 levels. These statistics highlight that oncology patients will increasingly be seen by doctors of all specialties. This is a particular patient population because, primarily, they are chronically ill with a severe disease and are treated with potent medications. The focus of both the doctor and patient is usually on the disease and the primary treatment, as these constitute the main therapeutic issue. Consequently, the aspect of physical activity, which is an adjunct, may not only be deprioritized but may also be entirely overlooked. Recent studies support the promotion of physical activity and exercise for adult oncology patients before, during, and after cancer treatment, across all types of cancer, including those with advanced disease. Lack of physical activity, reduced physical fitness, including exercise intolerance, and dependency are common consequences of cancer and its treatment. The vast majority of guidelines for those diagnosed with cancer suggest that physical activity is an essential part of care. Individualization and optimization of oncological treatment significantly improve prognosis for these patients. Simultaneously, there remains a continuous need for further research into the type, intensity, and duration of physical activity for cancer prevention, as well as the development of effective recommendations for patients during active cancer treatment and in remission.
Impact of E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Heating Systems on Health: A Review of Current Research
Authors: Plizga Jakub , Głuszczyk Agnieszka , Makłowicz Aleksandra , Kopczyńska Ewelina , Szpulak Angelika , Frańczuk Agata , Grzelka Michalina , Głoskowska Julia , Kuleta Katarzyna , Słychan Katarzyna
Published: August 2024

Introduction: The growing popularity of e-cigarettes (EC) and tobacco heating systems (THS) raises concerns about their impact on the health of users and passive smokers. These products are attractive to young people due to their lack of unpleasant odor and easy availability, even though they contain addictive nicotine and harmful substances.
Materialtrial and Methods of Research: China's first e-cigarette was developed in 2003. The WHO, a leading global health organization, has been actively involved in regulating the advertising and use of EC. They initially allowed the advertising of EC as a healthier cigarette alternative but later banned it due to a lack of scientific evidence. In Poland, the sale of EC to persons under 18 is prohibited, but this law needs to be better enforced. ECs heat a liquid containing nicotine, creating an aerosol with toxic substances such as acetone, glycerol, acrolein, and formaldehyde.
Studies show that EC use leads to adverse health effects such as headaches, nausea, contact allergies, increased blood pressure, irregular heart rhythm, thrombosis, and cancer risk. ECs also affect oral health and the respiratory system, increasing the risk of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
THS, introduced in 2019, heats tobacco to 300°C, producing an aerosol containing carcinogenic and toxic substances. These products negatively affect the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, increasing the number of pro-inflammatory cells in the lungs and potentially producing hepatotoxic effects.
Conclusion: The increasing use of EC and THS among adolescents raises serious health concerns. These products, although perceived as less harmful, contain toxic substances and addictive nicotine.
Further research is needed on their long-term effects to increase patient awareness and limit the availability of these products to minors.
THE CHALLENGES OF KINSHIP CARE
Authors: Stephenson Jo
Published: August 2024

TKinship care is the most common type of care arrangement in the UK but many families are struggling. Jo Stephenson explores the issues and how support for kinship families can improve
Practice examples: Family hubs become catalyst for new multi-agency interventions
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: August 2024

Family hubs host a range of services to meet families’ wider health and care needs. The Anna Freud Centre, which runs the National Centre for Family Hubs, has collated approaches from across England
Tackling quiet quitting
Authors: Odessa Hamilton
Published: August 2024

Staff who are unhappy in their jobs can have a negative impact on an organisation and the services it provides, so it is important to spot the signs of quiet quitting and take steps to re-engage workers
Restorative mentoring
Authors: Lawrence Hannah
Published: August 2024

Hannah Lawrence outlines findings from an evaluation of restorative mentoring to tackle reoffending
A systematic review of the Narrative Policy Framework: a future research agenda
Authors: Kuenzler Johanna , Stauffer Bettina , Schlaufer Caroline , Song Geoboo , Smith-Walter Aaron , Jones Michael D.
Published: August 2024

The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has become instrumental in understanding how policy narratives impact public policy processes. This article presents a systematic analysis of the historical development of NPF research, drawing on a review of 189 NPF articles to investigate its evolution. The findings are presented across five temporal stages, examining the use of the NPF’s theoretical elements. The analysis indicates a consistent focus on the core theoretical components, demonstrating the framework’s robustness. Additionally, the article examines whether the NPF’s ambition to bridge positivist and interpretivist approaches has been achieved. The proposed future research agenda highlights areas for further exploration. First, researchers are encouraged to combine the NPF with interpretivist approaches in policy narrative research. Second, our findings show a need for more in-depth analyses of specific narrative components, such as narrative characters, to gain deeper insights into their effects on policy processes. Third, there is a clear need to investigate whether and how practitioners are using NPF research to inform their communication strategies. This systematic analysis highlights patterns and trends in the literature, identifies gaps and proposes future avenues for empirical applications and theory development. Thus, this article offers new insights into the NPF, contributing to existing knowledge in the field.
Turning sex workers into self-caring persons: relying on technologies of the self in social work practice
Authors: Karlsson Henrik
Published: August 2024

Sex worker exit programmes are designed to help people stop selling sex and find alternative ways of getting by. Currently, there is limited knowledge about how these programmes operate to assist sex workers in adopting societal norms and expectations of a healthy and productive lifestyle. This article explores this question by analysing interviews with key stakeholders in Denmark’s official sex worker exit programmes that ran between 2020 and 2023. The results indicate that outreach work, counselling and therapy were promoted with the aim of turning sex workers into ‘reflective’, ‘knowing’ and ‘self-caring’ persons. By drawing on Foucauldian theory, the article unfolds this transformation as a process by which individuals aligned with and internalised particular subjectivities (subjectification). This practice relied on the sex workers’ competence to devise personal strategies for self-care, that is, technologies of the self, based on critical questions about the possibility of taking care of oneself while selling sex.
Cue reliability, communicative efficiency, and
differential subject marking: evidence from Korean
Authors: Lee Hanjung
Published: August 2024

This article investigates the role of situational context in differential case marking. Evidence
from conversation data in Korean demonstrates that caseless subjects are predominantly found in
event-reporting clauses that have an agent directly identifiable in the here and now, while casemarked subjects are not similarly restricted. Based on this evidence, I propose a new account of
differential subject marking in terms of an efficiency principle of negative correlation between
length/complexity and cue reliability. I argue that the association of caseless subjects with seemingly unrelated features such as grounding in the here and now, nonstativity, and definiteness
follows from speakers’ efficient use of case marking motivated by the availability of strong situational cues to the intended role interpretation of a subject referent.
Beyond Kappa and ICC: Enhancing Reliability with the Random Effect Area Model
Authors: Solan Zach
Published: August 2024

The foundation of decision-making relies on assessing the reliability of different sources of information. Therefore, the methods used to evaluate Interrater Reliability (IRR) are of significant importance. There are many approaches aimed at calculating the IRR based on the agreement among raters, including Cohen’s Kappa, Fleiss’ Kappa, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), Krippendorff’s Alpha, and Bland-Altman analysis. These methods primarily assume that the proportion of observed agreement versus chance probability can be directly derived in a statistical manner. However, in certain cases, such as where informants are organized into nested groups, deriving the observed agreement versus chance probability is not straightforward. The main challenge arises in scenarios such as self- reported assessments by parents, where each nested group of paired informants reports on a different subject, each exhibiting different symptoms. This may result in varying levels of chance probability for each item and for each group. The objective of this study was to present a novel approach capable of addressing any scenario, including nested groups, through the application of a mixed-effect model. This model assesses IRR by utilizing the area generated by the random effects of individual curves, accounting for all sources of randomness. We demonstrate the power of the new approach to estimate the IRR both in a simulation and by applying it on a public available datasets. This approach can also be used to assess the IRR of aggregated indices that have induced bias, yielded from various combinations of items with different chance probabilities.
Academics’ Readiness for Online Teaching in Higher Education Institutions in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review
Authors: Modise Mphoentle Puleng
Published: August 2024

This study was inspired by the increasing reports on failures of e-learning initiatives in higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing countries. The aim was to investigate academics’ readiness for online teaching in higher education (HE) in developing countries, with a major focus on Africa. The qualitative data collection and synthesis approach was used through the exploratory configurative systematic review. Four electronic academic databases —Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, and Sabinet African Journals were searched using an iterative and systematic process to find relevant studies. Four hundred fifty-seven peer-reviewed papers were retrieved, and seventeen studies were selected for inclusion after the screening procedure. Data were imported to the EPPI-Reviewer software program for coding. Then, coding reports were created and exported in Excel for thematic analysis. Thematic analysis was used to analyse and present the data. The technological pedagogical content knowledge theory (TPACK) supported and guided this study. Consistent with previous research, this review found that one of the biggest obstacles is that many higher education academics lack the digital skills to facilitate learning and offer student support in online spaces. The move to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic also revealed the significant digital skills gaps in e-learning for higher education educators.
Investigation of potential participation of emerging South African Land Reform beneficiary farmers into opportunities created under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): A literature review.
Authors: Chauke Phineas Khazamula
Published: August 2024

The African Continental Free Trade area was initiated by African leaders in 2018 to open trade amongst the continent’s 55 countries. By 2021 thirty countries – South Africa included - had already ratified the trade agreement. The aim of this review was to assess - through a literature review - the readiness of South African emerging farmers who are beneficiaries of the country’s land reform programme - to benefit from opportunities presented by the AfCFTA considering its past subjugation under various discriminatory legislative frameworks. The review highlighted massive land dispossession and productive skills deprivation under colonial and apartheid rule that culminated in the congestion of Black people into ethnic homelands, thus removing them from mainstream economic activities. The ushering in of a democratic state in 1994 that sought to tackle the inequality through land redistributive mechanisms did not address the plight of the poor. Cooperative settlement and production on large, restored land holdings rather than on family farms led to infighting, mismanagement and general rundown of once productive farms . As opportunities for participation into AfCFTA activities exist, the review recommends restructuring of the emerging farming sector especially the subdivision of CPA landholdings into family farms
. The latter would not only increase farm productivity but also ensure effective participation in local and international trade
.
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome: A Rare Manifestation of Acute Pancreatitis
Authors: Borah Gourav Jyoti , Das Pritam , Balankhe Kartik , Wodeyar Naganath K. , Kumar S. Rakesh , Mohindra Samir
Published: August 2024

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome (HLH) is a rare hyperinflammatory disorder linked to acute pancreatitis. While there are only a few case reports available on this particular association, we would like to share the case of a 60-year-old man who experienced acute-onset abdominal pain typical of pancreatitis. Three days after admission, he developed fever, pancytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hyperferritinemia. A bone marrow biopsy performed for evaluation of fever revealed hemophagocytosis. Initiation of treatment for HLH showed dramatic improvement. It is important to note that while HLH may be rarely associated with pancreatitis, early diagnosis and treatment is critical and can be life-saving.
Limitations of Macroscopic Fluorescence Imaging for the Estimation of Tumour Growth in an Orthotopic Glioma Mouse Model
Authors: Hilšer M. , Trylčová J. , Bušek P. , Šedo Aleksi
Published: August 2024

Imaging methods based on light detection are being increasingly used for the non-invasive assessment of tumour growth in animal models. In contrast with bioluminescence imaging, there are no studies assessing the use of macroscopic fluorescence imaging for the longitudinal monitoring of tumour growth in an orthotopic glioma mouse model. Glioma cells expressing the red-shifted fluorescent protein mKate2 were orthotopically implanted to NOD-rag mice and the tumour size estimated by macroscopic fluorescence imaging was compared to the tumour volume determined morphometrically. There was no significant correlation between the data obtained by non-invasive macroscopic fluorescence imaging and post mortem morphometry. In addition, the fluorescence imaging failed to detect a morphometrically verified difference in tumour volume between animals with tumours expressing a potential tumour suppressor gene and controls. The fluorescence signal was affected by the spatial pattern of tumour growth and substantially attenuated by the interfering brain tissue. Our results indicate that the fluorescence signal emitted by glioma cells reflected not only the tumour mass, but also its spatial distribution. Macroscopic planar FLI in an epi-illumination mode and a conventional source of excitation light therefore appears to be more suitable for semi-quantitative assessment of the tumour growth especially in the case of superficially located tumours rather than for precise volume estimation of the xenografts located deep within the brain tissue.
Extraction and characterisation of sodium alginate from the Southern African seaweed Ecklonia maxima
Authors: Park Yuchan , Malgas Samkelo , Krause Rui W.M. , Pletschke Brett I.
Published: August 2024

Ecklonia maxima is an endemic South African seaweed with numerous commercially valuable compounds, including sodium alginate. This polysaccharide contains 1,4-linked β-d-mannuronic (M) and α-l-guluronic acid (G) residues, and has enormous health and food applications and benefits for biomedicine. In this study, acid extraction of sodium alginate from Ecklonia maxima was performed, and its chemical and physical properties were compared with commercial sodium alginate. A yield of 58.7 % (w/w of dry alga) sodium alginate was recovered from the seaweed. As expected, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses of sodium alginate revealed the presence of M and G residues in the polysaccharide. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy revealed an M/G ratio of 1.86 from the extracted sodium alginate. The viscosity average molecular weight of sodium alginate was 429 kDa using the Mark–Houwink–Sakurada equation. Three-dimensional conformational analysis by Congo red and CD spectroscopy suggested that sodium alginate exhibits a triple-helix conformation in solution. Furthermore, X-ray powder diffraction analysis confirmed that the alginate has an amorphous structure. Sodium alginate extracted from E. maxima found on the coasts of Southern Africa exhibits a high mannuronic content and high viscosity, potentially beneficial for drug delivery and biomedical applications.
Copeptin as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in pediatric diseases
Authors: Shu Xiaoli , Cai Fengqing , Li Wei , Shen Hongqiang
Published: August 2024

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) plays a main role in maintaining the homeostasis of fluid balance and vascular tone and in regulating the endocrine stress response in response to osmotic, hemodynamic and stress stimuli. However, the difficulty in measuring AVP limits its clinical application. Copeptin, the C-terminal part of the AVP precursor, is released in an equimolar concentration mode with AVP from the pituitary but is more stable and simple to measure. Therefore, copeptin has emerged as a promising surrogate marker of AVP with excellent potential for the diagnosis, differentiation and prognosis of various diseases in recent decades. However, its application requires further validation, especially in the pediatric population. This review focuses on the clinical value of copeptin in different pediatric diseases and the prospects for its application as a potential biomarker.
The limit theorems on extreme order statistics and partial sums of i.i.d. random variables
Authors: Li Gaoyu , Ling Chengxiu , Tan Zhongquan
Published: August 2024

This article proves several weak limit theorems for the joint version of extreme order statistics and partial sums of independently and identically distributed random variables. The results are also extended to almost sure limit version.
A Militant Bride: Gender-Loaded Metaphors in Jerome’s Writings to Ascetic Men and Women
Authors: Pålsson Katarina
Published: August 2024

This article examines Jerome’s use of bridal and military imagery in his writings to male and female ascetics. The metaphor of the “bride” and the “soldier” had been used in earlier Christianity to describe the Christian identity of the baptized person, and in the writings of Jerome and other fourth-century ascetic writers, these motifs came to be increasingly employed in discourses on the ascetic life. While previous scholarship has claimed that Jerome mainly used the image of the bride in descriptions of and advise to ascetic women, and military imagery in writings to and about men, the article argues that his employment of these imageries was more complex. It is shown that while the bridal metaphor signals femininity and passivity, and the soldier metaphor manliness and activity, Jerome’s employment of them does not depend first and foremost on the gender of the ascetic. Rather, both images are used to support certain aspects of his theology – mainly his ideas about the postlapsarian, fleshly condition and the human possibility of transcendence – as well as his ascetic ideology, by marking the ascetics as superior to non-ascetics through their unique relationship with Christ.
Computerized simulation of 2-dimensional phase contrast images using spiral phase plates in neutron interferometry
Authors: Treimer Wolfgang , Haußer Frank , Suda Martin
Published: August 2024

We present calculations of interferograms (interference patterns) of one or multiple spiral phase plates that would be observed with a perfect crystal neutron interferometer of Mach–Zehnder type. A spiral phase plate (SPP) in one of the two coherent beam paths produces a twist in the phase front and thus a vortex beam with intrinsic angular momentum, which in the case of neutrons should be observed as a characteristic interference pattern that appears complementary to each other in both detectors behind the interferometer. Adding additional SPPs in one beam path of the interferometer yield interference patterns similar to that of a single SPP but only due to the cumulative step height. All simulated interferograms have been calculated on the basis of dynamical neutron diffraction without any assumption of a neutron orbital angular momentum and show very convincing agreement with experimental results from the literature, see e.g. (C. W. Clark, R. Barankov, M. G. Huber, M. Arif, D. G. Cory, and D. A. Pushin, “Controlling neutron orbital angular momentum,” Nature, vol. 525, pp. 504–506, 2015). In particular, this clarifies, that the cited experiments do not give evidence of the quantization of interactions caused by a twist of the phase front of a neutron wave in the interferometer and thus no evidence for the effect of a neutron orbital angular momentum.
Sovereignty of and through food:
Authors: Loukes Keira A.
Published: August 2024

“Food sovereignty,” a term conceived by peasant agriculturalists in South America, has become ubiquitous worldwide in academic and activist circles advocating for greater local control over local food. Its use has been adopted by various actors in North America, most notably by agriculturalists that tend to be small-scale, family-run, or permaculture focussed. While Indigenous food sovereignty has emerged as an adaptation of this concept, ecological, economic, social, and political opportunities and constraints in different locations across Turtle Island make its widespread application challenging, especially in contexts where communities do not want, or cannot (for a variety of reasons) eat exclusively from the land. In addition, “food sovereignty” can become a chimera in contexts where the “Crown” has absolute and final “sovereignty” over the land, which they have demonstrated through multiple enforcements across Turtle Island. Using a decolonial feminist lens within a political ecology community of practice, this paper describes and critiques current and historic framings of northern Ontario boreal forests as variously and simultaneously scarce and abundant. It also analyzes the ways that these framings have been discursively and materially constructed through colonial social, ecological, economic, and political impositions. It asks whether the concept of food sovereignty adequately challenges these constructions. Ultimately, this paper suggests that thinking about Indigenous food sovereignty as sovereignty of and through food may better describe the process, importance, and potential inherent in traditional and alternative Indigenous food harvesting and distribution practices in First Nations communities in northern Ontario, and indeed, beyond.
Reimagining recipes for food studies:
Authors: Chartrand Stephanie , Hamel-Charest Laurence , Hassen Raihan , Hunt Anson , Nasser Noura , Speakman Kelsey , Szanto David
Published: August 2024

This perspective is a continuation of a conversation started during “Reimagining Food, Food Systems, and Food Studies,” a plenary session in which we, the authors, participated at the eighteenth annual assembly of the Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS). Assessing current opportunities and limitations for food studies in Canada from our perspectives as emerging scholars, the CAFS panel presented our individual and collective proposals for evolving the field. This article builds on the resonances and dissonances from our discussion to craft a provisional “recipe” for reimagining food studies. Recognizing the shortcomings of the format in terms of its prescriptive connotations, we position recipes not as rigid guidelines for achieving predefined outcomes, but as creative models for generating improvisations. We begin with an overview of the ingredients that have come together to create food studies in Canada. Next, we offer some revisions in the margins of this recipe based on the work in which we are engaged as food scholars and practitioners. Finally, we consider next steps for the work of evolving the field, and we invite readers to share in this exchange. Overall, we observe and participate in an unfinished trajectory that extends from previous questions on why food studies should exist and what food studies is, to consider more deeply how food studies could be done.
Industria del café tostado en la región de Los Santos, Costa Rica: un conglomerado rural local
Authors: Díaz Porras Rafael , Jiménez Porras Gerardo
Published: August 2024

This paper aims to understand the dynamics of the roasted coffee industry in a coffee-producing region. The activity is studied by using the concept of local development since the coffee-growing dynamics of the Los Santos region in Costa Rica take place in a conglomerate space. However, the case presents features in which there is a crossover of both horizontal dimensions, coming from the local social mechanism, as well as vertical dimensions, typical of value chains. A three-trend process is observed: the productive trajectory of the coffee activity, linked to the socioeconomic trajectory and the local-organizational trajectory. In conclusion, the development of the roasted coffee industry in Los Santos cannot be understood without observing its context: local development with the capacity to respond to global changes; emergence of micro-mills; and the particular characteristics of a maturing conglomerate, stemming from the spontaneity of the process.
Inseguridad alimentaria, liderazgo y desempeño organizacional. Caso de estudio en la diócesis de Soacha
Authors: Villamizar Moreno Henry Armando , García Chinchilla Pablo Emilio , Zuleta Montealegre Néstor Johao , Espinosa Rodríguez Miguel Alejandro , Muñoz Bonilla Hugo Alejandro
Published: August 2024

The research analyzes the influence of leadership styles in the “Tejiendo Comunidad” program of the Episcopal Vicariate for Social Care in the Diocese of Soacha, Colombia. The paper evaluates how leadership styles affect the performance of the program that addresses food insecurity in the vulnerable population where the Diocese has a presence through 46 parishes, 1 quasi-parish2, and 3 chapels, providing nearly 3,700 food packages per month. In this research, a correlational and inductive approach was applied with three instruments: a survey of 462 families, the Blake and Mouton test to identify leadership styles, and the Organizational Performance Index (OPI) applied to 14 leaders. Results emphasize that leadership styles do not affect program results. Leaders’ gender and age are not variables that affect the results of a program applied to a population with four ethnic groups characterized as being in a vulnerable situation.
Industrial involvement in UAE academic development
Authors: Subramanian Iyer Shankar
Published: August 2024

This research investigates the role of local UAE public and private sector companies in the development of academic institutions. With the UAE's focus on a knowledge-based economy and innovation, collaboration between academia and industry is crucial for economic growth and workforce development. Using a quantitative survey, the study examines current industrial involvement in UAE academic development, including partnerships and initiatives aimed at bridging the gap between academia and industry. The findings offer valuable insights for policy makers, educators, and industry leaders, highlighting key drivers, challenges, and best practices to enhance and establish effective collaborations, ultimately driving socio-economic development and innovation in the UAE. The study used the quantitative methodology to test the hypotheses and to establish the conceptual model using the Integrated Multilevel theory and Technology Enhancement theory by designing the questionnaire to reflect the relationships between the constructs outlined in the conceptual model and emailed to 1080 respondents, including professionals, academics, students, and parents in the UAE.
Observations on the role of birds in the dispersion of Phthirusa pyrifolia hemi-parasite plant of Myrciaria dubia (camu-camu) in loreto-Peru
Authors: Pinedo-Panduro Mario , Celis Ching Carmen , Panduro-Tenazoa Nadia Masaya , Paredes Davila Elvis , Abanto Rodriguez Carlos , Ramirez Flores Noe , Bardales Lozano Ricardo , Farroñay Peramas Ricardo
Published: August 2024

Phthirusa pyrifolia (suelda con suelda), a very common hemi-parasitic species of camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia), was always considered an object of dispersal by birds. Given the limited information on the subject, this study was developed in a flood-prone camu-camu experimental plot, on the banks of the Amazon River in the San Miguel-IIAP Experimental Center. Capture nets were installed between 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in areas with the greatest presence of birds, with inspections every 30 minutes. Once the captured birds were identified, feces were analyzed to determine the existence of seeds. 14 species were identified, of which only Myiozetetes similes (social flycatcher) had two Ph. pyrifolia seeds in the digestive tract. Regarding dispersion, our observations allow us to deduce that it is carried out by consume of the pulp or pericarp by birds without actually swallowing the seeds, which, attached to the branches of the camu-camu, continue their parasitic development.
If you ain’t got your health --- trying to stay healthy as we age and in retirement
Authors: Warren Bernie , Fuentes McQueen , Hind Candace
Published: August 2024

The World Health Organisation has pointed out that health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The process of aging and its effects on body and mind affect retirement plans at least as significantly as finances. This brief article explores some of the factors that affect seniors being and staying healthy as they approach and enter their retirement.
The impact of an animal assisted activity on healthcare worker well-being in the inpatient hospital setting
Authors: Steinberg Beth , Clark Sharon Santoso , Justice Mary , Mitchell Aimee , Owens ReNea , Elum Jeanette , Kerns Morgan Veach , Kerns Keith R , Jefferis Hunter , Morgan Jonathan , Marlowe Nechelle , Gains Colleen , Juart Stephanie Vaupel , Keene Jacklyn , Renz Krystal , Hohman Kari , Wynn Levi , Lewis Emily , Klatt Maryanna
Published: August 2024

Chronic stress and burnout experienced by healthcare workers has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Animal-assisted activities, traditionally patient-focused, have the potential to benefit healthcare worker well-being. With limited evidence to support animal assisted activities for healthcare workers within inpatient hospital settings, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the acceptability and impact of an animal assisted activity using therapy dogs on healthcare worker stress, burnout, work engagement, and mood. Using a quasi-experimental, waitlist control design, healthcare workers from paired medical intensive care and medical-surgical units served as intervention and waitlist control groups and were offered the animal assisted activity three times a week for eight weeks. Visits ranged from 20 to 60 minutes. Measures of stress, burnout, and work engagement were measured pre- and post-intervention. Self-reported mood was collected before and after each intervention with participants reporting weekly participation. Intervention acceptability was measured post-intervention. Differences between pre- and post-intervention measures of stress, burnout, work engagement, and mood were assessed with paired and independent samples t-tests; participation and acceptability were measured descriptively. Acceptability of the animal-assisted activity, rated on a scale of 1 to 10, was similar for both intervention (M=8.92; SD=1.256) and waitlist control (M=9.57; SD=.787) groups. Weekly participation for both groups averaged one to two per week. There were no significant improvements in stress, burnout, or work engagement. Self-reported mood increased significantly for the intervention group (p=.05). Our findings suggest that an animal assisted activity, available for healthcare workers within busy inpatient settings, may offer immediate benefits through improved mood. Further research is needed to better understand short and and long-term effects of animal assisted activity on healthcare worker, patient, and organizational outcomes.
Yoga overcomes type 2 diabetes
Authors: Vasudeva Wazir C
Published: August 2024

Yoga offers holistic solutions to the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications involving lifestyle changes such as various asana, change in diet, and management of stress and meditation. Various studies suggest that yoga can improve the risk of these complications in adults with type 2 diabetes. The effect of yoga incorporating asanas, pranayam, meditation, kriyas, sattvic diet and mental discipline is beneficial to the patients of type 2 DM. Stress and sedentary are the leading causes of type 2 diabetes. Yoga has shown to be quite effective in managing blood sugar levels. It helps both activating the internal organs like pancreas, and building strength. In the current communication, an attempt has been made to explain the importance of yoga in overcoming problems related to type 2 diabetes.
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a review
Authors: Delgado Juan Ivonne  , Rojas Cordero Charlys José , Carmenates Isvel Perón
Published: August 2024

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (ISSNHL) is sudden hearing loss, greater than 30 dB in 3 consecutive frequencies, can be accompanied by tinnitus and sometimes vertigo. The highest incidence occurs from the age of 45 between 55 and 65 years. Its etiology is unknown, but there are several hypotheses such as viral, immunoallergic and vascular causes. Its diagnosis should be made in the shortest possible time in order to guide the etiopathogenic possibilities and start treatment as soon as possible. The injection of intratympanic corticosteroids is the treatment of choice in order to achieve the recovery of hearing thresholds.
Self-fit vs audiologist-fit hearing aids
Authors: Beck Au. D Douglas L
Published: August 2024

The author believes that the optimum choice for patients with hearing loss is not the patient pursuing his/her own “do-it-yourself” diagnosis and self-selected treatment option, but rather pursue the audiologist-driven patient-centered approach using the long-held traditional “diagnosis first, treatment second” approach currently used in medicine and healthcare. In a recent research study to determine if significant differences would emerge using these two approaches in the provision of hearing aids, De Sousa, et al.,1 reported equivalent outcomes between hearing aids fit by audiologists, when compared to self-fit Over the Counter (OTC) hearing aids. In their article, the authors provided numerous caveats to help explain the findings. Numerous “traditional” hearing aids can be successfully fit to every appropriate patient depending on factors as etiology; type, magnitude and configuration of hearing loss; desired improvement in aided signal-to-noise ratio; expertise of the provider regarding implementing best practices to address the goals of the patient. To the author, the most significant factor is the expertise (i.e., diagnosis, consultation, recommendation, selection, programming, verification, and validation services) of the provider.
Ulnar longitudinal deficiency; type D of cole and manske’s classification and type v of goldfarb’s: a case report
Authors: Amrehi Abolfazl Ghadiri , Abdollahi Amirsaleh , Kadkhodaee Rouzbeh , Zamani Sina , Pahnabi Ali , Ibrahim Ismail A
Published: August 2024

Ulnar longitudinal deficiency (ULD) is an infrequent congenital anomaly found in approximately 1 in 100,000 live births. In an incidental discovery, a 57-year-old healthy man, referred to our Orthopedic Center due to a right medial malleolus fracture, was diagnosed with ULD. A comprehensive physical examination revealed notable abnormalities in the patient's right upper extremity, marked by significant shortening, pronation, and internal rotation. Radiological examinations exposed a complex skeletal deformity, including radiohumeral synostosis, the complete absence of the ulna and carpal bones, along a shortened and bowed radius. Remarkably, only the thumb and the first metacarpal bone were present in the hand, accompanied by a distinctive ulnar deviation of the wrist by Cole and Manske’s classification (type D) and Goldfarb’s classification (type V), the patient's condition was identified through a thorough clinical assessment. This detailed characterization advances our understanding of the specific anatomical features and classifications associated with ULD, offering valuable insights for clinical management and potential interventions in similar cases.
Diversity of water insect types in various fish farming pond lands in Pekajang Village, Lingga Regency, Riau Islands Province
Authors: Eddiwan Kamaruddin
Published: August 2024

The presence of insects in an ecosystem varies greatly, and the diversity of insects in various Fish Farming Pond lands can act as polydonatur insects, pests, parasites, or predators for other aquatic animals. Referring to the role of insects, this study aims to determine what insects are found in various Fish Farming Pond lands, to analyse the diversity of aquatic insects, and to analyses environmental factors that influence the existence of these aquatic insects. This research was conducted in Pekajang Village, Lingga Regency in July-August 2022. The sampling technique was carried out using pitfall traps, light traps, and sweep nets, and the data obtained were analysed using the Shannon-Wiener diversity index. The results showed that aquatic insects at the research location were from the families Acrididae, Coccinelidae, Libellulidae, Mantidae, Nymphalidae, Papiolinidae, Pieridae, and Tettigonidae, the highest diversity of the 11 families found with the highest value H=1.34andthelowestH=0.26. The results of environmental parameter measurements at the research location showed that the air temperature in the morning, afternoon, and evening ranged from 260C-280C, 270C-310C, 250C-360C, and the air humidity around the fish farming pond area ranged from 60% -70%, soil pH ranged from 6 and soil humidity ranged from 2%.
Student engagements: impacts on student achievements in secondary school sciences
Authors: Suaalii Faguele , Tufuga Josephine
Published: August 2024

Student engagement (SE) is widely recognized as a crucial factor significantly influencing student achievement. Numerous studies have focused extensively on the relationship between student engagement and student achievement in educational settings.1,2 Understanding this relationship can help inform effective teaching and learning practices that will maximize student success. It is also crucial that teachers are aware of some of the reasons as to why students are not learning science in secondary schools, despite enormous number of reforms had been done to the education in Samoa.
OVERVIEW OF THE PET FOOD MARKET IN UKRAINE
Authors: Grab O. , Iegorov B. , Makarynska A.
Published: August 2024

The article defines the peculiarities of the development of the world pet food market. The current state of the pet food market in Ukraine and the world is analyzed, the main market participants and their advantages are highlighted. The results of a sociological survey of Ukrainians on the question of which pets they keep are presented. It was found that 79% of respondents keep cats as pets, and 61% - dogs. The characteristics of the 5 leaders according to the "Top 101 manufacturers of pet food" according to the results of 2020-2021 are given. Mars, Nestle, Ralston Purina, H. J. Heinz, Hill's, etc. are the largest suppliers of compound feed for pets on the world and Ukrainian markets. Data on the dynamics of the global feed market and growth rates based on the results of 2020-2023 are presented. Experts predict that the growth of the compound feed market for pets is facilitated by the stable economic growth predicted in many developed and developing countries, by 2027 the volume will already reach $534.36 billion with an average annual growth of 7.6%. Among the domestic producers of pet food, the main producer is the company "Kormotekh", which produces both dry and wet compound feed for pets. The main advantages and disadvantages of wet compound feed for pets are given. Analyzed changes in the cost of the main fodder and additives for the production of compound feed for pets for the years 2020-2023, as well as the average prices for wet compound feed for pets depending on the class as of 2023, which are within the range of UAH 124...470/kg. The main factors affecting the formation of a solid base for the production of fodder for animals of domestic origin are highlighted. The trends were analyzed and the main directions of further development were determined. It was determined that the existence of many unanswered questions creates an objective necessity for the study of the domestic pet food market and the formation of demand for it. It has been established that the development of a proposal for the formation of a market portfolio of domestic producers of pet food will contribute not only to improving the level of competitiveness of existing enterprises in the industry, but also to the emergence of new domestic enterprises.
GLOBAL FEED PRODUCTION DOWN SLIGHTLY IN 2023. Р.1
Authors: Company Alltech
Published: August 2024

Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tons (BMT), but was down slightly, 2.6 million metric tons (MMT) — or 0.2% — from 2022’s. The overall lower demand for feed was due, in part, to the more efficient use of feed made possible by intensive production systems that focus on using animal nutrition, farm management and other technologies to lower feed intake while producing the same amount of protein, or more. A slowdown in the overall production of animal protein, in response to tight margins experienced by many feed and animal protein companies, also contributed to lower feed demand. Changing consumption patterns caused by inflation and dietary trends, higher production costs and geopolitical tensions also influenced feed production in 2023.