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The Secret of Health in the Daily Cuisine: the Typical Health Vegetables in the Local Markets in Central Myanmar
Authors: ZHANG Yu , Li Jian-Wen , San Myint Myint , Whitney Cory William , San Thae Thae , Yang Xue-Fei , Mon Aye Mya , Hein Pyae Phyo 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
BackgroundCentral Myanmar locate in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot, and Barma people is the main ethnic group which had settled there over thousands years ago. Nevertheless, as the major Myanmar ethnic group, Bamar people were ignored in Ethnobotanical studies. Market surveys are considered a good strategy for the preliminary screening of potential Ethnopharmacological plant resources. In the present study, we focused on the local health knowledge of vegetables of Bamar people in local markets.Materia and methods:In the present study, we surveyed the local markets, then recorded, collected, identified and catalogued the typical vegetables, and document the knowledge of health benefits of the collected vegetables, then analyze the information of vegetables and local knowledge. The observation and interviews were used in field study, and the Ethnobotanical Indexes were used to analyze the local knowledge. We compare the local knowledge we collected with traditional medicine literatures.Results10 Markets and fairs were selected in Mandalay Region, Magway Region, Yangon Region and Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, and in a total of 277 vegetable stalls or shops were visited. 132 plant taxa were collected and identified. Many of the healthy vegetables were cited as functional food had health benefit by the informants (106 taxa, 80.3%) while others were just regarded as “good for health” (26 taxa, 19.7%). Over half of the taxa were recorded as traditional medicinal plants with health functions in previous studies. The main health function of the vegetables was treating digestion problems.ConclusionThe diversity and use of the health vegetables in central Myanmar were very rich. Some previous Phytochemical and Pharmacological studies on these plants showed that their extracts had effective activities or compounds related to health functions. It should be noted the food safety of the vegetables in future researches.Yu Zhang and Jian-Wen Li contribute equally to the article.
Econometric Analysis of the Influence of Macroeconomic Factors on Capital Structure of Russian Corporations under Crisis Conditions
Authors: Metelskaya Valeria Valeryevna 
Published: May 2020

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The study reveals the influence of macroeconomic factors on decisions about the optimal capital structure formation under financial globalization, in view of ever-changing factors of the external economic and geopolitical environment. The study is aimed at empirical testing of hypotheses on how the level of financial leverage of corporations depends on traditional determinants during and after the financial crisis under the emerging market conditions in Russia. The study deals with a large data set of 49 public joint stock companies from 7 leading Russian economic sectors for the period from 2011 to 2017. According to the correlation-and-regression analysis results, (1) the use of traditional theories of capital structure under the conditions of current financial globalization in a country with a developing economy proves to be ineffective for the optimal capital structure formation (2) the corporate capital structure formation is strongly influenced by macroeconomic factors, which is most evidently manifested during and after the crisis, (3) the financial crisis exerts a strong influence on the corporate capital structure, (4) the determinant of stock market development has a significant influence on leverage and plays a prominent role in making financial decisions after the financial crisis.
Nutritional status and associated factors among school adolescents in Finote Selam Town, Northwest Ethiopia
Authors: Mengesha Damitie Kebede , Prasad Reddy P. C. J. , Asres Degnet Teferi 
Published: May 2020

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Background: Increased nutritional needs of adolescents relate to adolescents gain up much of their adult weight, height and skeletal mass during this period. Under nutrition among adolescents is a major public health problem in developing nations including Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of nutritional status among school adolescents in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia, 2018. Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study among adolescent students aged 10-19 in public primary and secondary schools was carried out in Finote Selam town from February 05 to March 27, 2018. A total of 397school adolescents were included in this study. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select study subjects. Pre tested structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. Data was entered using Epi info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 and WHO Anthro Plus software. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors associated with malnutrition. Crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% level significance were used to measure the strength of association, and statistical significance was declared at a p-value less than 0.05. Result: The prevalence of stunting and thinness among school adolescents were 21.8% and 14.9, respectively. About 9.7% of school adolescents were both stunting and thinness. Being male (AOR= 2.27; 95% CI 1.32, 8.13), coming from rural area (AOR= 2.38; 95% CI 109, 5.18) and having less than four dietary diversity (AOR= 2.61; 95% CI 1.04, 6.50) were significantly associated with stunting at a P-value <0.05. Early Adolescent stage (AOR= 4.81; 95% CI: 1.23, 18.51), being Male adolescent students (AOR = 2.33; 95 % CI: 1.60, 3.40), having less than 1000 birr family monthly income (AOR= 6.54; 95% CI: 3:82, 14.89), having 1000-2000 birr family monthly income (AOR= 3.47; 95% CI: 1.15, 7.45) and using well water (AOR= 3.82; 95% CI: 1.46, 10.04) were significantly associated with thinness at a P-value <0.05.Conclusion: Under-nutrition was predominant problem in the study area. Sex, place of residence, dietary diversity and family monthly income were found to be important factors associated with stunting among the respondents. Strategies to improve the nutritional status of adolescent students should be given much attention.
Antimicrobial effects of craniopharyngioma cystic fluid
Authors: Jokonya Luxwell , Reid Tsungai , Kasambala Maritha , Mduluza-Joko Tariro L , Fieggen Graham , Mdul Takafira , Naicker Thajasvarie 
Published: May 2020

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Background Tumors are known to increase the risk of infections, more-so in the central nervous system where tumors may require insertion of surgical hardware/shunts such as in craniopharyngiomas. In contrast, our observation demonstrate that infections of surgical hardware are surprisingly scarce in craniopharyngioma cases. In this study, we explore the possibility of antimicrobial effects of craniopharyngioma cystic fluid. Methods The antibacterial effect of samples of craniopharyngioma cystic fluid against the selected human pathogens Escherichia. coli, S. aureus and S. pneumoniae was determined using the agar disc diffusion method. These results were compared with that of streptomycin and ampicillin.Results The samples of craniopharyngioma cystic fluid inhibited growth of gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus and S. pneumoniae) but not the gram-negative bacteria, E. coli. The samples showed highest zones of S. pneumoniae growth inhibition.Conclusion Craniopharyngioma cystic fluid demonstrated significant antibacterial properties against gram positive bacteria. More studies need to be carried out to further elucidate this unique finding.
Determinants of Participation in A Post-Hospitalization Physical Exercise Program for Older Adults
Authors: Urquiza Miriam , Echeverria Iñaki , Besga Ariadna , Amasene Maria , Labayen Idoia , Rodriguez Ana , Barroso Julia , Aldamiz Mikel , Irazusta Jon 
Published: May 2020

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BACKGROUND: In older patients, functional and cognitive status often decline after hospitalization. Although interventions based on physical exercise can revert these effects, participation in physical exercise interventions is low. This study aimed to identify determinants of refusal to participate in a physical exercise program in post-hospitalized older patients. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of recruitment data from a randomized controlled trial. A total of 509 hospitalized people ≥70 years old participated in this study. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained from the Basque Public Health System database. We measured physical function with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), nutritional status by the Mini-Nutritional Assessment, frailty according to the Fried phenotype criteria, and cognitive function by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ). Student’s t, Mann-Whitney U or chi-squared tests were applied for bivariate analysis. Parameters significantly associated with participation were introduced in a logistic multivariate regression model. RESULTS: Of evaluated patients, 10.8% declined physical exercise program participation. Multivariate regression revealed that older age (OR: 1.13; 95% CI: 1.06 - 1.18), poor nutritional status (OR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.69 - 0.96), and worse home accessibility (OR: 0.26; 95% CI: 0.07 - 0.9) were predictors of lower participation. Moreover, patients who declined participation had worse performance in SPPB ( p < 0.05) and its three tests: balance, leg strength and walking speed ( p < 0.05). No differences were found between groups in other variables. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms low participation of older adults in a post-hospitalization physical exercise program. Non-participation was associated with higher age, poorer nutritional status, and reduced home accessibility. Our findings support the need to design interventions accounting for these determinants to increase older patient participation. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ACTRN12619000093189 (retrospectively registered): Registered January 22, 2019. KEY WORDS Physical exercise, older people, participation, post-hospitalization
Functional Independence Measure score is associated with mortality in critically ill elderly patients admitted to an intermediate care unit.
Authors: D'Andrea Alexia , Peillet Damien Le , Reny Jean-Luc , Prendki Virginie , Fassier Thomas , Trombert Veronique , Roux Xavier 
Published: May 2020

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Background Age alone is not a robust predictor of mortality in critically ill elderly patients. Chronic health status and functional status before admission could be better predictors. This study aimed to determine whether functional status, assessed using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), could be an independent predictor of mortality in a geriatric population admitted to an intermediate care unit (IMCU). Methods A monocentric, retrospective, observational study of all patients aged ≥ 75 years old admitted to Geneva University Hospitals’ geriatric IMCU between 01.01.2012 and 31.05.2016. The study’s primary outcome metrics were one-year mortality’s associations with a pre-admission FIM score and other relevant prospectively recorded prognostic variables. Results A total of 345 patients were included (56% female, mean age 85 +/- 6.5 years). Mean FIM score was 66 +/- 26. One-year mortality was 57%. Dichotomized low (≤ 63) and high FIM (> 63) scores were associated with one-year mortalities of 68% and 44%, respectively. Logistic regression calculations found an association between pre-admission FIM score and one-year mortality (p < 0.0001), including variables usually associated with mortality (e.g., age, sex, comorbidities, mini-mental health state score, renal function). Multivariate survival analysis showed a significant difference between groups, with a hazard ratio of 0.29 (95% CI: 0.13–0.65) for patients with high FIM scores. Conclusions In the present study, higher functional status, assessed using the FIM tool before admission to an IMCU, was significantly and independently associated with lower one-year mortality. This opens up perspectives on the potential value of FIM for establishing a finer prognosis and better triage of critically ill older patients.
Epidemiological and clinical features of 201 COVID-19 patients in Changsha city, Hunan, China
Authors: Zhou Jian , Sun Jing-jing , Cao Zi-qin , Wang Wan-chun , Huang Kang , Zheng Fang , Xie Yuan-lin , Jiang Di-xuan , Zhou Zhi-guo 
Published: May 2020

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Background: In December 2019, a cluster of coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. With the advent of the Chinese Spring Festival, this disease spread rapidly throughout the country. The information about the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients outside of Wuhan is limited.Methods: All of the patients with confirmed COVID-19 were admitted to the First Hospital of Changsha City, the designated hospital for COVID-19 assigned by the Changsha City Government. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics, data of laboratory, radiological picture, treatment, and outcomes records of 201 COVID-19 patients were collected using electronic medical records.Results: This study population consisted of 201 hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in Changsha by April 28, 2020. The median age of the patients was 45 years (IQR 34–59). About half (50.7%) of the patients were male, and most of the infected patients were staff (96 [47.8%]). Concerning the epidemiologic history, the number of patients linked to Wuhan was 92 (45.8%). The most common symptoms were fever (125 [62.2%]), dry cough (118 [58.7%]), fatigue (65 [32.3%]), and pharyngalgia (31 [15.4%]). One hundred and forty-four (71.6%) enrolled patients showed bilateral pneumonia. Fifty-four (26.9%) patients showed unilateral involvement, and three (1.5%) patients showed no abnormal signs or symptoms. The laboratory findings differed significantly between the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and non-ICU groups. Compared with non-ICU patients, ICU patients had depressed white blood cell (WBC), neutrocytes, lymphocytes, and prolonged prothrombin time (PT). Moreover, higher plasma levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), alanine aminotransferase (ALA), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), creatinine (CREA), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were detected in the ICU group.Conclusions: In this single-center study of 201 COVID-19 patients in Changsha, China, 22.4% of patients were admitted to ICU. Based on our findings, we propose that the risk of cellular immune deficiency, hepatic injury, and kidney injury should be monitored. Previous reports focused on the clinical features of patients from Wuhan, China. With the global epidemic of COVID-19, we should pay more attention to the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients outside of Wuhan.
The influence of the starch coating on magnetic properties of nanosized cobalt ferrites obtained by different synthetic methods
Authors: Šuljagić Marija , Vulić Predrag , Jeremić Dejan , Pavlović Vladimir , Filipović Suzana , Kilanski Lukasz , Lewinska Sabina , Slawska-Waniewska Anna , Milenković Milica R. , Nikolić Aleksandar S. , Andjelković Ljubica 
Published: May 2020

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To investigate the magnetic behaviour of starch coated cobalt ferrites, five well established synthetic methods, i.e. co-precipitation, mechanochemical, ultrasonically assisted co-precipitation, microemulsion, and microwave-assisted hydrothermal syntheses were chosen for the materials’ preparation. Obtained cobalt ferrites had pure single-phase spinel structures. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy analyses revealed that the morphology of samples is not uniform, and aggregation of individual particles is a dominant process in all cases. Fourier-transform infrared spectra confirmed the presence of starch in all coated samples. The unusually higher magnetization of starch-coated samples than the magnetization of their as-prepared analogs obtained by co-precipitation, ultrasonically assisted co-precipitation and microwave-assisted hydrothermal methods might be explained by the Ostwald ripening mechanism induced by coating process. On the other hand, the decrease of saturation magnetization value was noticed for starch-functionalized nanomaterials synthesized in mechanochemical and microemulsion manner, in comparison to their as-prepared analogs, showing that the size distribution of such nanoparticles is narrow and the average diameter of the grains is near critical for the Ostwald ripening process.
Myoinositol to total choline ratio in IDH wild-type gliomas as a prognostic factor on preoperative magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Authors: Kumon Masanobu , Nakae Shunsuke , Murayama Kazuhiro , Kato Takema , Ohba Shigeo , Inamasu Joji , Abe Masato , Yamada Seiji , Sasaki Hikaru , Ohno Yoshiharu , Hasegawa Mitsuhiro , Kurahashi Hiroki , Hirose Yuichi 
Published: May 2020

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Background: Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild-type gliomas tend to be pathologically defined as glioblastomas. We previously reported that, unlike IDH -mutant gliomas, IDH wild-type gliomas showed significantly lower ratios of myoinositol to total choline (i.e., the Ins/Cho ratio) on magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy. Given that IDH -mutant gliomas also have much better prognoses than IDH wild-type gliomas, we hypothesized that this lower Ins/Cho ratio is associated with malignancy in adults with supratentorial gliomas. Therefore, we calculated the Ins/Cho ratios of patients with supratentorial IDH wild-type gliomas and investigated their progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) to determine its utility as a prognostic marker. Methods: We classified IDH wild-type gliomas (n = 30) into two groups based on the Ins/Cho ratios, and compared patient backgrounds, pathological findings, PFS, OS, and copy number aberrations. Results: Compared with the group with high Ins/Cho ratios, the group with low Ins/Cho ratios had shorter PFS (P = 0.020) and OS (P = 0.037) durations. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that the Ins/Cho ratio corelated significantly with PFS (hazard ratio 0.34, P = 0.027). Conclusion: We conclude that the preoperative Ins/Cho ratio can be used as a novel prognostic factor for IDH wild-type gliomas.
Stakeholders’ perceptions of child and adolescent mental health services in a South African district – a qualitative study.
Authors: Babatunde Gbotemi Bukola , Rensburg André Janse van , Bhana Arvin , Petersen Inge 
Published: May 2020

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Background: In order to develop a district child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) plan, it is vital to engage with a range of stakeholders involved in providing CAMH services, given the complexities associated with delivering such services. Hence this study sought to explore multisectoral dynamics in providing CAMH care in one resource-constrained South African district as a case study, towards informing the development of a model for district mental health plan and generating lessons for mental health systems strengthening to support CAMH services using the Health Systems Dynamics (HSD) framework. HSD provides a suitable structure for analysing interactions between different elements within the health system and other sectors.Methods: Purposive sampling of 60 key informants was conducted to obtain an in-depth understanding of various stakeholders’ experiences and perceptions of the available CAMH services in the district. The participants include stakeholders from the Departments of Health (DoH), Basic Education (DBE), community-based/non-governmental organizations and caregivers of children receiving CAMH care. The data was categorized according to the elements of the HSD framework.Results: The HSD framework helped in identifying the components of the health systems that are necessary for CAMH service delivery. At a district level, the shortage of human resources, un-coordinated CAMH management system, lack of intersectoral collaboration and the low priority given to the CAMH system negatively impacts on the service providers’ experiences of providing CAMH services. Services users experiences of access to available CAMH services was negatively impacted by financial restrictions, low mental health literacy and stigmatization. Nevertheless, the study participants perceived the available CAMH specialists to be competent and dedicated to delivering quality services but will benefit from systems strengthening initiatives that can expand the workforce and equip non-specialists with the required skills, resources and adequate coordination.Conclusions: The need to develop the capacity of all the involved stakeholders in relation to CAMH services was imperative in the district. The need to create a mental health outreach team and equip teachers and caregivers with skills required to promote mental wellbeing, promptly identify CAMH conditions, refer appropriately and adhere to a management regimen was emphasized.
Improvement of intensive in-seam gas drainage technology at Kirova mine in Kuznetsk coal basin.
Authors: Slastunov Sergey , Kolikov Konstantin , Batugin Andrian , Sadov Anatoly , Khautiev Adam 
Published: May 2020

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The Kirova mine with its 3 Mt production in 2019 is one of the coal mining leaders in Russia. The available mining equipment has the potential to significantly increase the output, however, gas is a limiting factor on the way to this. The customary approaches to coal seam degassing have already been petered out. The miners and mine science are facing a challenge to validate and test an alternative technology to ensure effective in-seam gas drainage prior to vigorous mining. This article gives an account of the improvement track record of the in-seam gas drainage technology used to pre-treat coal seam for intensive and safe extraction. This technology suggests, at the first stage, hydraulic slotting of the target coal seam through wells drilled from the surface (SHS), then hydraulic fracturing of the coal seam through the boreholes drilled from underground development headings, followed by methane extraction from the created high-permeability coal-gas reservoir through standard in-seam gas dranage underground wells. Presented in this paper are the results of field testing of improved SHS technique. Findings are presented on the effective parameters of the hydraulic fracturing technology. Methodological recommendations are offered for selecting viable in-seam gas drainage technology.