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Compassion Fatigue and Perceived of Social Support Among Polish Nurses
Authors: Metko Paulina Pergol- , Czyżewski Lukasz 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background:Social support has an important role to prevent traumatic stress connected with performing a nurse profession. The aim of the study was to measure the relationship between compassion fatigue and perceived social support in polish nurses.Methods:The study was conducted in a group of 862 professionally active nurses in Poland using the CAWI method (Computer-Assisted Web Interview). Professional Quality of Life scale (ProQOL) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were used for collecting the data.StatSoft, Inc. (2014)was used for data analysis. For comparisons between the groups: Mann-Whitney U test, ANOVA Kruskal Wallis test, multiple comparisons (post-hoc). Relationships between variables were tested using the Spearman's R test, Tau Kendall's test and chi 2 test. The level of significance in all calculations was assumed p <0.05.Results:The research showed the presence of Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in the group of Polish hospital nurses. A higher level of perceived social support was associated with a lower level of compassion fatigue (r=-0,35; p<0,001). A higher level of social support was associated with higher job satisfaction (r = 0.40; p <0.001). The study also found that a higher level of social support was associated with a lower risk of Burnout (r = -0.41; p <0.001). Conclusions:Preventing of Compassion fatigue and Burnout should be a priority for health care managers. It is worth noting that an important predictor of Compassion Fatigue is the fact that Polish nurses often work overtime. It is necessary to pay more attention to the key role of Social Support in preventing CF and BO.
Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Elderly Adults in Primary Health Care: A Comparative Analysis Between Brazil and Portugal
Authors: Cavalcante Anna Carolyna Vieira , DANTAS BRUNO ARAÚJO DA SILVA , Miranda Jéssica Maria Arouca de , Toscano Gislani Acásia da Silva , Dionísio Alessandra Justino , Nobre Thaiza Teixeira Xavier , Mendes Felismina Rosa Parreira , Miranda Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de , Torres Gilson de Vasconcelos , Maia Eulália Maria Chaves 
Published: May 2020

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Background: Depression has a major impact on physical and emotional aspects. It is more prevalent among elderly adults than among those in other age groups and has a relevant influence on the quality of life (QoL) of the population. It is believed that the best scenario for its screening and prevention is primary health care. Our objective was to compare the levels of depressive symptoms and QoL of Brazilian and Portuguese elderly people assisted in primary health care. Method: This was a cross-sectional, comparative study and quantitative approach carried out in Brazil and Portugal between 2017 and 2018. The sample was recruited for convenience and without a sample test. We used the QoL instruments Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Beck Inventory to measure depression levels. The data were analysed using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test.Results: A total of 160 elderly people comprised the sample, including 110 Brazilians and 50 Portuguese individuals. The association between the levels of depression and QoL was manifested significantly in the group from Brazil among participants without depression, in the domains of physical role functioning (p-value > 0.001), emotional role functioning (p-value = 0.030) and total score (p-value < 0.001). In Portugal, those who did not experience depression in the following domains: functional aspects (p-value < 0.001), vitality (p-value = 0.002), social role functioning (p-value = 0.020), emotional aspects (p-value = 0.005), mental health (p-value = 0.046), physical dimensions (p-value = 0.025) and mental health (p-value = 0.005). Conclusion: Our study showed an association between the absence of depressive symptoms and better QoL scores in several domains and dimensions. When comparing Brazil and Portugal, better performances were noted in Portugal for both depression and QoL.
Estimation of Tinnitus Risk in a Community: The Yakumo Study
Authors: Yoshida Tadao , Nakashima Tsutomu , Katayama Naomi , Nakada Takafumi , Yoshihara Anna , Sone Michihiko 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background: Tinnitus is an unpleasant symptom, and its prevalence among the elderly is very high. We conducted annual examinations of people in a community using a health survey with an additional item on tinnitus to investigate the risk factors within this community.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 510 Japanese citizens (215 men, 295 women) who attended a health examination. A self-report questionnaire including items on tinnitus and a hearing test were administered. For the examination, body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured. A blood examination included counts of red and white blood cells as well as platelets, and measures of hemoglobin, total protein, total cholesterol, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, uric acid, and serum calcium.Results: A logistic regression analysis revealed that subjective hearing loss, vertigo, and a high level of serum calcium were associated with tinnitus after adjustment for age and sex. There was a significant correlation between subjective hearing loss and pure tone audiogram results.Conclusions: Hearing loss, vertigo, and serum calcium level are independently associated with subjective tinnitus.
Pediatric Refugees Require More Hospitalizations and Longer in-Patient Stay than the Local Population
Authors: Oziri Avshalom , Schnapper Michael , Ovadia Adi , Abiri Shirli , Meirson Gila , Brantz Ilona , Oziri Osnat Blass , Tasher Diana , Mandelberg Avigdor , Dalal Ilan 
Published: May 2020

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Background: The ongoing global refugee crises have raised concerns among medical communities worldwide.Methods: We compared data from refugee and Israeli children admitted to the pediatric department (PD) at Wolfson hospital in Israel, between 2013–2017.Results: 104,244 visits (0–18 years) to the pediatric emergency department (PED) were recorded. Admission rate to the PD for refugees was 695/2541 (27%) as compared to 11,858/101,703 (11.7%) for Israeli patients (P < 0.001). After matching for age groups (0–5 years), the hospital stay duration for the 0–2 years age was 3.22 (± 4.80) days for the refugees and 2.78 (± 3.17) for the local population (P < 0.03). For 0–2 year old children, re-admission rates within 7 days, were 1.3% for refugees and 2.6% for Israelis, (p < 0.05). Dermatological diseases (mainly impetigo and cellulitis) were more frequent in refugees (23.30% vs. 13.15%, p < 0.01), however, acute gastroenteritis and respiratory diagnoses were more common in Israeli children (11.72% vs. 18.52%, p < 0.05 and 6.26% vs. 14.84%, p < 0.01, respectively). Neurological diseases (mainly febrile convulsions) were also more frequent in Israeli patients (7.7% vs. 3%, P < 0.05). Very significantly, 23% of refugees had no health care coverage, while only 0.2% of the Israeli patients had no medical coverage (P < 0.001).Conclusion: We found evidence for significant morbidity in refugees as compared to the local Israeli pediatric population, highlighting the need for tailoring different approaches to this fragile population.Key notes· The subject of refugees’ access to health care has been scantly studied so far even though refugees are considered to be a medically high-risk group.· The results indicated a higher rate of hospitalization and morbidity in refugee patients.· These findings highlight the need to tailor a specific approach to treating this population.
The Implementation of Business Intelligence on Cost Accounting – Case Study of XYZ Company
Authors: Gaol Ford Lumban , Abdillah Lufty , Matsuo Tokuro 
Published: May 2020

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Introduction: XYZ is a company engaged in the port sector. XYZ is engaged in the business of loading and unloading terminal services and container buildup. To support the company's business processes. Case Description: XYZ uses two applications in carrying out operational activities, namely the CARTOS application to manage bills and the Finance application to record company costs and revenues. To produce a cost accounting report, PT XYZ is still processing and visualizing it manually using Microsoft Excel applications with data sources from the two applications previously mentioned. There are problems related to the process, where the processing time to process data into information is quite long. So that reporting to management cannot be done in real time. Discussion and Evaluation: The development of business competition is very rapid, the management of XYZ must be able to make decisions quickly and accurately, so company needs tools that can help the management to analyze and manage data into information in real time. The Business Intelligence (BI) method is one of the solutions to the company's needs, especially in analyzing and providing access to data to help make better decisions. Conclusion: This study discusses the design and implementation of business intelligence solutions ranging from architecture, data warehouse, ETL processes and visualization in the form of a dashboard in accordance with the needs of PT XYZ. The method used in developing the business intelligence dashboard refers to the executive information system lifecycle method which consists of justification, planning, business analysis, design, construction and deployment. The results of this research are dashboard visualization using Power BI tools that display information and knowledge needed in the monitoring process and become material for generating management decisions related to cost accounting reports.
Identification of prognostic genes after platinum-based chemotherapy in ovarian cancer
Authors: Feng Jianyang , Xu Lijiang , Chen Yangping , Li Weifeng , Zhu Yuyuan , Wang Gang , Sheng Xiujie 
Published: May 2020

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Background: Platinum-based chemotherapy plays a crucial role in pre- and post-operative therapy in advanced stage ovarian cancer (OC). The objective of this study was to explore differentially expression genes (DEGs) and their survival impact after exposing to platinum-based chemotherapy in OC patient via integrated bioinformatics analysis.Methods: Gene expression profiles of RNA-seq data in OC were extracted from the GEO and TCGA databases respectively. DEGs were sent to perform functional Gene Ontology and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses. Survival analysis was processed to identify significant prognostic genes. After overlapping between DEGs and prognostic genes, univariate and multivariate Cox proportion hazards models were utilized to estimate the hazard ratio of the potential genes with a 95% confidence interval. Finally, the Kaplan-Meier log rank test and the time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were performed to evaluate the potential prognostic prediction in platinum-based chemotherapy OC patients.Results: A total of 484 up-regulated and 495 down-regulated DEGs were identified. Down-regulated DEGs remarkedly enriched in the cell cycle, oocyte meiosis, progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation, homologous recombination in KEGG pathway enrichment analyses. After overlapping with survival genes in the TCGA cohort, 64 DEGs were demonstrated prognostic potential. Then 29 genes were further identified by univariate analyses. Multivariate analyses indicated eight of 29 genes (DHRS9, OVOS2, STAC2, TCF15, AADAC, LOC730183, LOC440910, ARHGDIG) demonstrated survival prediction potential in platinum-based chemotherapy OC patients. The area under the curve of the time-dependent ROC curve was 0.725 for 5-year survival prediction based on those eight genes.Conclusion: These prognostic genes identified in this study indicate some significance for prognosis prediction in platinum-based chemotherapy OC patients.
How did the Beneficiary Groups of Curative Care Expenditure Distribute? Based on SHA 2011: A Case Study in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
Authors: Feng Honghong , Mao Lu , Li Xiaoju , Zhang Liwen , Rui Dongsheng 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background

System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA2011) not only meets the analysis of health policies but also increases the comparability of international health from expenditure. This study analyzes the distribution of beneficiary groups of curative care expenditure (CCE) in Xinjiang based on SHA 2011, and provides references for making health policies.
Methods

A total of 352 sample health institutions were collected with multistage stratified random sampling method in Xinjiang. According to the accounting framework of the SHA 2011, the CCE distribution, institutional flow and disease distribution of different age groups were analyzed.
Results

In 2016, the CCE in Xinjiang was 50.05 billion Chinese Yuan (CNY), accounting for 70.18% of current health expenditure (CHE), 6.66% of GDP, and per capita CCE was 2366.56 CNY. People aged over 65 was the consumed major CCE, different diseases treatment costs have a different distribution in the age groups. Three types of diseases with the highest CCE were circulatory, respiratory and digestive system diseases. All of the beneficiary expenditure mainly occurred in hospitals, the proportion of primary health care institutions was relatively small. Family health expenditure accounts for a relatively high proportion, especially children aged 14 years old and below.
Conclusion

This study used SHA2011 to capture large data and analyzed from the newly added beneficiary dimension. The population had a heavy burden of medical financing, the allocation of medical resources was unreasonable, and the scale of primary medical institutions needs to be reasonably expanded. The financing plan for CCE needs to be optimized to decrease the medical burden of disease.
Eating habits and lifestyle Changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey
Authors: Renzo Laura Di , Gualtieri Paola , Pivari Francesca , Soldati Laura , Attinà Alda , Cinelli Giulia , Leggeri Claudia , Caparello Giovanna , Barrea Luigi , Scerbo Francesco , Esposito Ernesto , De Lorenzo Antonino 
Published: May 2020

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Background: On December 12, 2019 a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov2) emerged in Wuhan, China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans (COVID-19). At 24th of April 2020, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the world, according to the COVID-Case Tracker by Johns Hopkins University, was 195,313 and the number of Covid-19 confirmed cases was 2,783,512. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive impact on human health, causing sudden lifestyle changes, through social distancing and isolation at home, with social and economic consequences. Optimizing public health during this pandemic requires not only knowledge from the medical and biological sciences, but also of all human sciences related to lifestyle, social and behavioural studies, including dietary habits and lifestyle. Methods: Our study aimed to investigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating habits and lifestyle changes among Italian population aged ≥12 years. The study instrument comprised a structured questionnaire packet that inquired demographic information (age, gender, place of residence, current employment); anthropometrics data (reported weight and height); dietary habits information (Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, daily intake of certain foods, food frequency, number of meals/day); lifestyle habits information (grocery shopping, smoke habit, sleep quality and physical activity). The survey was conducted from 5th to 24th of April 2020. Results: the perception of weight gain was observed in 48.6% of the population; 3.3% of smokers decided to quit smoking; a slight increased physical activity has been reported, especially for bodyweight training, in 38.3% of respondents; the population group aged 18-30 years resulted to have a higher adherence to the Mediterranean Diet when compared to the youngers and the olders (p=0.000; p=0.000); 15% of respondents turned to farmers or organic purchasing groups for fruit and vegetables, especially in North and Center Italy, where BMI values were lower. Conclusions: In the present study, we provided for the first time data on the Italian population lifestyle, eating habits and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet pattern during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, our data need to be confirmed and investigated in future larger population studies.
LncRNA HOXA-AS3 promotes the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma through sponging miR-218-5p
Authors: Zhao Yue , Yao Rui 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate the roles and molecular mechanism of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) HOXA-AS3 in the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Methods The expression of HOXA-AS3 and miR-218-5p was detected in OSCC tissues and cells using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and colony formation assays were used to examine the effects of HOXA-AS3 and miR-218-5p on the proliferation of OSCC cells. Luciferase reporter gene assay was used to confirm the directly binding condition between lncRNA HOXA-AS3 and miR-218-5p in OSCC cells. RNA immunoprecipitation assay was employed to verify the interaction between HOXA-AS3 and miR-218-5p. Results The relative expression of lncRNA HOXA-AS3 was observably upregulated in OSCC tissues and cell lines compared with the para-cancerous tissues and normal human oral keratinocyte (NHOK), respectively. Knockdown of HOXA-AS3 significantly inhibited the proliferation and colony formation of OSCC cells. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay showed that HOXA-AS3 directly bound to miR-218-5p. Moreover, the expression of miR-218-5p was negatively regulated by HOXA-AS3, and there was an inverse correlation between them. Silencing miR-218-5p reversed the inhibitory effect of lncRNA HOXA-AS3 knockdown on the proliferative potential of OSCC cells. Conclusion In summary, our study illustrated lncRNA HOXA-AS3 promoted cancer cell proliferation in OSCC possibly by sponging miR-218-5p for the first time, which provides a new target or a potential diagnostic biomarker of the treatment for OSCC.
Prognostic values and prospective pathway signaling of miR-126 in non-small cell lung cancer: a study based on gene expression omnibus and bioinformatics analysis
Authors: Jiao Zichen , Yu Ao , He Xiaofeng , Xuan Yulong , Zhang He , Wang Guojun , Shi Minke , Wang tao 
Published: May 2020

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Objective MiRNAs are considered to be crucial for NSCLC’s initiation and development. MiRNAs have been widely identified in NSCLC. However, the role of miR-126 in NSCLC has not been fully explained.Methods miR-126 Expression in NSCLC was evaluated by analyzing the common data sets in Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO) database and reviewing former thesis papers. Three mRNA datasets, GSE18842, GSE19804 and GSE101929, from GEO to indentify the differentially expressed genes (DEG). We prognosed the target genes of hsa-miR-126-5p using TargetScan and analyzed the gene overlap between the target genes of miR-126 and DEG in NSCLC. Subsequently, we analyzed Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways. We used STRING and Cytoscape to construct a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and analyzed the influence of HUB gene on the prognosis of NSCLC.Results A common pattern of mir-126 downregulation in NSCLC was identified in the literature review. A total of 187 DEGs were identified, both NSCLC-related and miR-126-related. Many DEGs are extendedly enriched in cell membranes, signal receptor binding, and biological regulation. Among the 10 main Hub genes analyzed by PPI, 4 HUB genes (NCAP-G,MELK,KIAA0101,TPX2) were obviously related to the poor recuperation of NSCLC patients. When these genes highly expressed, survival rate of NSCLC patients was low. Furthermore, we identified the recessive miR-126-related genes that may be involved in NSCLC, such as TPX2, HMMR, and ANLN through network analysis.Conclusion this study suggests that mir-126 is radical for the biological processing of NSCLC.
Technical Efficiency of Teff Farms Controlling for Neighborhood effects in Ethiopia
Authors: Fikadu Asmiro Abeje , Heckelei Thomas , Woldeyohanes Tesfaye Berhanu 
Published: May 2020

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Teff can be called the lifeblood of the majority of Ethiopians. However, Teff production is constrained by farmers’ own and neighbor farmers’ socioeconomic, demographic, intuitional, and farm characteristics that decrease Teff productivity. To fill this gap, a combination of modern technologies with a better level of farm efficiency becomes indispensable. Hence, this study aims to examine the technical efficiency of Teff farms controlling for neighborhood effects in Ethiopia using 858 Teff farmers. The stochastic frontier translog production and Spatial Lagged Explanatory (SLX) models are estimated using two waves of panel data from the Ethiopian socioeconomic survey. The unobserved heterogeneity has been controlled for by a correlated random effect estimation. The results show that the average technical efficiency of Teff farm is 78.5%, indicating that farmers have about 21.5% likelihood for improving their Teff farm efficiency, averagely. Besides, the estimated correlated random effect of the spatial lagged explanatory model indicates that gender, age, education, family size, community participation, planting method, average neighbors' community participation, average neighbors' planting method, average neighbors' mineral fertilizer application, and average neighbors' use of improved seed were found to significantly affect the level of technical efficiency of Teff farms in the study area. Moreover, we show that controlling for the neighborhood effects in the estimation of technical efficiency of Teff production statistically and significantly changes the inferences. Therefore, neighborhood effects can be the best alternative platform for farm knowledge transmission and use as a development actor if properly managed and organized.
Microstructure evolution of tailing-based nanocrystalline glass-ceramics under microwave irradiation
Authors: Bai Qingwei , Wen Ming 
Published: May 2020

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A comparison of tailing-based nanocrystalline glass-ceramics prepared by microwave and conventional heat treatment has been made to investigate the effect of slightly microstructure differences on the mechanical properties and thermal stability. Contrast conventional heat treatment, the flexural strength of the samples increased from 169 MPa to 219.9 MPa under the microwave radiation, and the temperature of the hemisphere-stage increased by 81 oC during the melting. The main factors affecting materials properties under microwave radiation are the increased Si-O stretching vibrations frequency and bond force, and the substitution effectively of Ce3+/Ce4+ in the diopside during crystallization. Besides, the polymeric character of silicon-oxygen network can be reduced by microwave radiation to promote the nucleation. Microwave radiation is an energy-efficient technology for the preparation of rare earth tailing-based material.