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Evaluation of a Text Messaging Intervention to Support Self-Management of Diabetes During Pregnancy Among Low-Income, Minority Women: Qualitative Study
Authors: Yee Lynn , Taylor Shaneah , Young Maria , Williams Makayla , Niznik Charlotte , Simon Melissa 
Published: June 2020

Background
Given the growing burden of diabetes in underserved communities and the complexity of diabetes self-management during pregnancy, the development of interventions to support low-income pregnant women with diabetes is urgently needed.

Objective
This study aims to develop and pilot test a theory-driven curriculum of SMS text messaging for diabetes support and education during pregnancy.

Methods
This was a prospective pilot investigation of a novel SMS text messaging intervention offered to pregnant women with pregestational or gestational diabetes mellitus and publicly funded prenatal care. Prior work yielded a conceptual model of diabetes self-management barriers and support factors in this population, which was used to guide curriculum development along with health behavior theories. Participants received three supportive or educational one-way text messages per week during pregnancy. In-depth semistructured interviews were performed at study exit to solicit feedback on the program. Narrative data were analyzed using the constant comparative technique to identify themes and subthemes.

Results
Participants (N=31 enrolled and n=26 completed both interviews) consistently reported that SMS text messaging provided enhanced motivation for diabetes self-care, reduced diabetes-related social isolation, increased perceived diabetes-associated knowledge, enhanced comfort with the health care team, and reduced logistical burdens of diabetes during pregnancy. Participants requested enhanced interactive and customizable features in future intervention iterations.

Conclusions
Pregnant women with diabetes who were enrolled in this pilot study of an SMS text messaging curriculum for diabetes support described enhanced motivation, knowledge, and comfort with diabetes self-care activities as a result of the health education intervention. The next steps include enriching the interactive features of the intervention and investigating the effect of the intervention on perinatal outcomes.
The Impact of a Smartphone App on the Quality of Pediatric Colonoscopy Preparations: Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Brief James , Chawla Anupama , Lerner Diana , Vitola Bernadette , Woroniecki Robert , Morganstern Jeffrey 
Published: June 2020

Background
Smartphone apps have been successfully used to help adults prepare for colonoscopies. However, no study to date has investigated the effect of a smartphone app on pediatric colonoscopy preparation.

Objective
The aim of this study is to determine if an app (SB Colonoscopy Prep) designed to educate and guide patients through their colonoscopy preparation will yield benefits over paper-based instructions and information.

Methods
In total, 46 patients aged 5-18 years received either app-based or written material with instructions on how to take their prep medications as well as information about the colonoscopy procedure. Prep quality, the number of calls to the gastroenterology service, and patient arrival time were recorded. After the procedure, a questionnaire was given to each patient through which they graded their knowledge of the procedure both before and after receiving the app or written material.

Results
App users had higher mean Boston scores versus control subjects receiving written instructions (7.2 vs 5.9, P=.02), indicating better colonoscopy preps. In total, 75% (15/20) of app users and 41% (9/22) of written instruction users had preps categorized as “excellent” on the Boston scale. We found no significant differences in knowledge about the procedure (app users: 10/20 [50%], written instruction users 8/22 [36%]; P=.37), phone calls to the gastroenterology clinic (n=6 vs n=2; P=.27), or arrival times at the endoscopy suite (44 min vs 46 min before the scheduled procedure time; P=.56).

Conclusions
Smartphone app use was associated with an increased number of colonoscopy preps classified as “excellent” on the Boston scale. There was no significant difference between app users and the control group regarding the number of calls to the gastroenterology clinic, patient arrival time, or patient knowledge about the procedure.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04590105; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04590105
An experimental study of a forced ventilation pile
Authors: Okorokov Nikita S. , Korkishko Alexandr N. , Korzhikova Anastаsiya P. 
Published: June 2020

Introduction. Thermal stabilization of foundation soils is a most widely spread method of engineering protection of structures in the cryolithic zone. Presently, as a rule, any construction is feasible if the footing temperature remains negative in the regions that have permafrost soils. In the article, the co-authors have analyzed a conceptually new method of thermal stabilization of soil, that is, the application of forced ventilation piles. The goal of the laboratory experiments is to simulate the frozen soil behaviour in case of its exposure to a ventilated and cooled pile. The co-authors have solved the problem of soil temperature reduction to ensure the soil transition from the thawed state into the frozen or plastic frozen state. Besides, the co-authors have substantiated the efficiency of this thermal stabilization method. The subject of this research is a ventilated pile, driven into sandy soil and ventilated by the cool air generated by the refrigerating unit.
Materials and methods. A laboratory study of a scaled model.
Results. According to the data provided by the temperature sensors, a forced ventilation pile kept the soil frozen in the radius of 10 cm as of the end of the second winter, which means 2 meters, given the scale factor of the experiment. This methodology can also be applied as a method of thermal stabilization and refrigeration of soils. In the course of the experiment, thawed soil froze. In summer, the seasonal active soil layer thawed, and negative temperatures remained unchanged and generated a frost table registered by the temperature fields, used in the summer period.
Conclusions. Soil remains frozen in summer; the bearing capacity of the pile remains unchanged.
Acknowledgements: The co-authors would like to express thanks to the Central research and development laboratory of permafrost research of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Tyumen Industrial University, and to anonymous reviewers.
A research into the distribution of silicium dioxide nanoparticles in the mixing water
Authors: Nemuschenko Dmitry A. , Larichkin Vladimir V. , Onipchenko Anastasiya P. , Subbotin Vasilij S. 
Published: June 2020

Introduction. The co-authors studied suspensions of silicium dioxide nanoparticles in the water. The application of suspensions helps to most effectively add nanoparticles to slip ceramic mixtures and mixtures that contain concrete. A review of publications has proven that Russian and foreign researchers are willing to learn more about nanoparticles used to modify various materials. Particles having different chemical properties are applied depending on the types of problems to be solved. The method of ultrasonic dispersion of fillers in the matrix material is widely used; surfactants stabilize suspensions and mortars. Silicon dioxide, being one of the cheapest ultra-dispersed powders, has been proven as an active filler designated for building materials.
Materials and methods. A method of ultrasonic dispersion was used to uniformly distribute nanoparticles in the water. A surfactant was added to the suspension to reduce the reaggregation of particles and to rise the stability of suspensions in the course of time. The turbidimetric method was employed to control the nanoparticle distribution efficiency in the suspension, and a spectrophotometer was used to identify the dimensions of solid particles by measuring the optical density.
Results. The co-authors have proven the efficiency of the ultrasonic method in distributing nano-sized particles over the water. The suspensions, developed by the co-authors, were used to mold samples of ceramics; a scanning electron microscope and a nozzle, designated for the identification of chemical compositions, were used to identify dimensions of nanoparticle conglomerates in the matrix. The co-authors identified the concentration of OP-10 surfactant that was optimal for the destruction of conglomerates in the suspension; the impact of the ultrasonic treatment duration was assessed in respect of the suspension.
Conclusions. The research findings can be contributed to ceramic production technologies for versatile nanoparticles to be employed to modify materials.
On estimating the amount of fuel and energy consumable in the process of mechanized work performance within the framework of low-rise construction
Authors: Korol’ Elena A. , Zhuravleva Аnastasia A. 
Published: June 2020

Introduction. Low-rise housing construction is an area that has extensive potential in Russia. One of the top-priority objectives, pursued by public politicians in the Russian Federation, is to improve the energy efficiency of versatile branches of the national economy. Given the fact that the building construction, representing a comparatively short stage in the building’s life cycle, is energy consuming, energy saving in the process of construction turns particularly relevant. Prevailing manual labour and low-capacity construction machinery substantially reduce power consumption at the stage of low-rise housing construction. Widely spread low-rise construction technologies and consequent discrepancies in structural and technological solutions determine the mode of operation, numbers and the engineering performance of construction machines. Hence, energy resources, to be consumed in the process of mechanized work performance on a construction site, is projected, and these projections may differ. As for the rational expenditure of resources, consumption of fuel and energy can be expediently planned at the stage of construction project scheduling.
Materials and methods. The co-authors have analyzed scientific publications focused on the subject of research, applied organizational and construction process patterns developed in the form of work performance schedules needed to regulate fuel consumption in the process of mechanized work performance, whenever low-rise construction technologies are used.
Results. The co-authors offer a set of instruments, designated for the calculation of fuel consumption in the process of mechanized work performance, whenever low-rise construction technologies are used.
Conclusions. At the project planning stage, the fuel consumption rate analysis, applicable to construction machines and mechanisms, enables to (1) project the amount of fuel consumed in the course of specific construction works performed within the framework of the whole process of construction, (2) to identify technologies and mechanized units which are most rational in terms of power consumption.
Transformation features in rural settlement system of belarus
Authors: Gorbenkova Elena V. 
Published: June 2020

Introduction. The sustainability of the rural settlement is a key land use planning objective in the present-day socio-economic environment. This issue is particularly relevant Belarus as the most urbanized country of the European region. The retrospective analysis is the most effective tool for studying the transformational processes underway in the settlement system. The mission of this article is to study the transformation of the rural settlement pattern in Belarus.
Materials and methods. The research methodology encompasses general scientific methods (a system approach, a retrospective analysis) and special transdisciplinary methods (cartographic modeling backed by GIS tools). Population census data, open-access cartographic sources and land-use planning documents were studied, as well.
Results. Three periods were identified in the history of rural settlement in Belarus: pre-revolutionary (1897–1917), Soviet (1917–1991) and contemporary ones (1991–present). Within these periods, transformational processes were particularly active. A retrospective analysis of the structure and spatial organization of rural settlement processes was performed for each period. Special features of the Belarus rural settlement structure were highlighted. They include polarization, growing population shares and sizes of major rural populated areas, the “drain” of large and medium-sized populated areas, and the degradation of small ones.
Conclusions. The retrospective analysis enabled the author to identify the most significant historical periods in the history of rural settlement. Any settlement transformation was mainly driven by social and political factors. By summarizing the findings, the author identified two patterns of transformation applicable to rural settlement patterns: development and degradation. Three types of spatial reorganization of rural populated areas were formulated: relocation to the city, relocation to rural populated areas, or settlement system centres, and relocation to ordinary rural populated areas. Further research undertakings will focus on conceptualizing the spatial organization model of the rural settlement system.
Building Bridges and Crossing Boundaries
Authors: Coates John , Besthorn Fred H. 
Published: June 2020

Where are the boundaries between things located? When we meet another person or when we meet the tree in the forest or the sand by the shore each is changed by the other. We all know that at one level of reality we are different and yet we also know that the apparent rigidity between me and other dissolves in a constant and mutual exchange of cells, conversations and consciousness. In nature, the bridge between two points of apparent difference is a dynamic, interactive field of reciprocal engagement. Indeed, in nature, complex, reciprocal relationships are the sine qua non of ecosystems. Everything touches and is touched by everything else. It is in meeting, touching, listening and communicating with another that we discover most completely what we are and are able to express most eloquently who we are.
The helping professions are increasingly seeking ways to bridge the epistemological gap between the atomistic and the ecological and cross those professional boundaries that have for too long kept helpers of every stripe separated and isolated from one another. Ironically, it is a new rediscovery of an ancient wisdom that is creating a catalyst for hope and change. Recently, those hopes to discover new linkages and a new era of collaborative professional partnerships to address pressing social and environmental problems took a small step forward. Professional helpers from a variety of disciplines including social work, psychology, nursing, education and environmental studies gathered in Calgary, Canada in May, 2009 for a first of its kind multi-disciplinary conference entitled: Building Bridges, Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Person, Planet and Professional Helping. The conference was suffused with both urgency and anticipation as professional helpers worked to better understand each other and those many ways they might cooperate across professional borders to build bridges to a more balanced and interdisciplinary view of the helping enterprise. This brief introduction provides a short sketch of the historical realities which created the ideological boundaries that the conference sought to bridge and how that has begun to change. It also provides a brief overview of each contributor’s work.
Learning from the Fields
Authors: Lichtblau Dorothy 
Published: June 2020

This paper is composed of a series of linked narratives that examine and reflect on the experiences and findings obtained during the initial period of my research, which was a self-study. I began this project to learn whether attending to the natural world would deepen my ecological awareness and how this shifted understanding might inform who I was as an educator and researcher. Beginning with experiences that occurred during the research period (the latter half of 2008 to the first few months of 2009) these stories move backward and forward in time to illustrate the recollections and connections these explorations instigated and how they influenced my perceptions of the world around me.
The findings of this study are relevant to the field of social work because they imply that human growth and well-being are related to understanding ourselves as connected with and significant to our bioregional homes. This study also demonstrates that critical experiential learning is key to professional development.
Critical Social Work – Considerations and Suggestions
Authors: Herz Marcus , Johansson Thomas 
Published: June 2020

Social work is often described as socially oriented, politically sensitive and as taking a critical approach to ‘social problems’. However, recently we have seen how this self-image has lost ground. In the present article, we have discussed how demands for evidence and scientific evaluations of social work have gradually pushed the discipline and practice in the direction of psychological measurements and methods. Here, we will identify a problematic development within the social and theoretical practice of social work, and make some suggestions regarding how to start discussing, analysing and dealing with this changing social landscape. We will identify some critical points and issues and present models of how to think about and develop a critical social work practice.
KEYWORDS: Evidence, psychologization, social work practice, meta-theory, discursive-narrative
Beginning at the Beginning
Authors: Campbell Carolyn , Baikie Gail 
Published: June 2020

Recognizing the complexities of critical social work the authors use a metaphor of a traffic circle to survey the fundamental values, assumptions, theories, concepts, principles, and practices of critical social work. They then consider the relationship among ‘mainstream’, critical, and other marginalized social work perspectives. A subsequent exploration of the challenges and possibilities of critical practice is followed by a reflection on the processes of teaching and learning critical social work. The article does not presume a level of pre-existing social work knowledge or experience on the part of the reader and is therefore accessible and useful for scholars, teachers, students, and practitioners who are new to critical social work.
KEYWORDS: Critical social work; social work education; practice fundamentals
Critical Race Theory in Social Work Education
Authors: Constance-Huggins Monique 
Published: June 2020

The multicultural approach is the hallmark of social work education. It pushes individuals to develop awareness of their own perspective and to acknowledge the legitimacy of other cultural views. Yet, it does not provide an opportunity for students to address the striking persistence of disparities between different cultures in the United States. Scholars contend that failure to directly and seriously address the striking inequality in a society leads to a divided society with self-destructive tendencies. In this paper I postulate that fully embracing critical race theory (CRT) in social work education can help to overcome the shortcomings of the current multicultural approach in addressing disparity in the United States.
Keywords: critical race theory, multicultural, social work, education
Gender and Climate Change in Rural Australia
Authors: Boetto Heather , McKinnon Jennifer 
Published: June 2020

This paper outlines the results of a literature review exploring the relationship between gender and climate change in rural Australia. Whilst the climate change debate in Australia has largely focused on environmental and economic implications, little attention has been given to the social implications of climate change. The focus of this study is on the climate change impacts on Australian rural women and men, with particular emphasis on the disadvantage experienced by rural women. A key finding in the review was that rural women and men adapt to climatic events, such as, drought and water shortages, in different ways. Outcomes of the review also highlight the dearth of Australian research that focuses on rural women and climate change. We contend that social workers have an ethical responsibility to be aware of the impact of climate change on disadvantaged groups, such as, rural women. The fact that gender equality has been largely ignored in the Australian climate change debate points to a need for social work involvement in climate change advocacy, research, and policy development, in an effort to redress the imbalance.
Modelo de gestión para un laboratorio de evalaución de tecnología médica
Authors: García Vásquez Beatriz Elena , García Ramos Javier Hernando 
Published: June 2020

primum non nocere "lo primero es no hacer daño" es uno de los pilares fundamentales de la atención en salud; por lo que disminuir los eventos adversos asociados al uso de equipos y dispositivos médicos es uno de los retos más importantes para las entidades prestadoras de servicios de salud. Lograr esto implica coordinar muchos procesos relacionados entre sí, como son los mantenimientos preventivos, correctivos, control metrológico y validación de tecnología entre otros; esto se dificulta mas cuando el hecho de dar cumplimiento a normas que exigen la realización de pruebas de desempeño, se une con la carencia de laboratorios o entidades que realicen este tipo de pruebas a equipos médicos en Colombia. Adicional a esto, en el país se ha incrementado el número de empresas que desarrollan tecnología médica y que para obtener los permisos necesarios para comercialización se encuentran con la falencia de laboratorios y procesos adecuados para certificar dicha tecnología. Para demostrar el funcionamiento adecuado de la tecnología médica se requieren laboratorios que tengan la competencia técnica y capacidad operativa para suplir esta necesidad, y las empresas de desarrollo requieren además, contar con un laboratorio certificado o acreditado para tal fin.En Colombia, las universidades cuentan con la infraestructura y dotación para realizar estas evaluaciones, pero no con los métodos o procesos para ser laboratorios de pruebas.Este trabajo plantea una opción, a través de la creación de un modelo de gestión para el laboratorio del Grupo de Investigación en Bioinstrumentación e Ingeniería Clínica GIBIC del programa de Bioingeniería de la Universidad de Antioquia, en el cual se cuente con los procesos, protocolos, tecnología y personal adecuado para garantizar la realización adecuada de pruebas de desempeño, la metodología incluyó desde la creación del organigrama y la definición de normatividad a cumplir obteniendo finalmente el diseño y validación de protocolos de prueba para diferentes tecnologías.
A case report of pericardial effusion in giant cell arteritis
Authors: Konstantinou Fotis , Vallianou Natalia , Gennimata Victoria , Konstantinou Angelos , Kokkinakis Evangelos 
Published: June 2020

Background:
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an immunologic disorder affecting large and medium size vessels, especially focusing on the external branches of the aorta. The most commonly affected vessel is the temporal artery, and it usually presents with headache in elderly patients. The participation of other vessels, such as the aorta, can result in serious, life-threatening complications.

Case presentation:
We present the case of a patient admitted to our hospital, diagnosed with GCA and pericardial effusion, which is a rare combination, with only a few case reports in the literature.

Conclusion:
Pericardial effusion in the context of GCA is rare but it can be dangerous, and by presenting such a case, we want to underline the importance of checking for extracranial involvement when GCA is suspected.