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Efficacy of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Treating COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs
Authors: Yin Bei , Bi Yi-Ming , Sun Lu , Huang Jin-Zhu , Zhao Jia , Yao Jia , Li An-Xiang , Wang Xian-Zhe , Fan Guan-Jie 
Published: July 2021

Background:Integrated Chinese and Western medicine (integrated medicine) is routinely used in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. In this study, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the efficacy of integrated medicine therapy for patients with COVID-19.Methods:In this meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, SinoMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chongqing VIP (CQVIP), and Wanfang databases from inception to April 12, 2021, to identify RCTs of integrated medicine in the treatment of COVID-19. The quality of RCTs was assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool. RevMan v5.3 and Stata software packages were used for statistical analysis.Results:Nineteen RCTs involving 1,853 patients met our inclusion criteria. Compared with patients treated by conventional Western medicine (CWM), patients treated by integrated medicine have a higher overall effective rate [RR= 1.17, 95% CI: (1.10, 1.26),p&lt; 0.00001], fever disappearance rate [RR= 1.25, 95% CI: (1.04, 1.50),p= 0.02], fatigue disappearance rate [RR= 1.28, 95% CI: (1.00, 1.63),p= 0.05], and chest CT improvement rate [RR= 1.24, 95% CI: (1.14, 1.34),p&lt; 00001]. Beneficial effects of the integrated medicine therapy were also seen in C-reactive protein (CRP) level [WMD= −4.14, 95% CI: (−6.38, −1.91),p= 0.0003] and white blood cell (WBC) count [WMD = 0.35, 95% CI: (0.11, 0.58),p= 0.004]. Subgroup analyses showed that, when the treatment time is &lt;2 weeks, the effect of integrated medicine treatment is more obvious in improving the overall effective rate, clinical symptoms (fever, fatigue, and cough), the CRP level, and WBC count compared with that of the CWM treatment. For patients with severe and non-severe COVID-19, integrated medicine is more effective in improving fever and cough symptoms and WBC count than using CWM alone.Conclusion:The results of the current meta-analysis suggested that the integrated medicine can improve the clinical symptoms, chest CT and infection indicators of COVID-19 patients. Even if the treatment time is &lt;2 weeks, the effect of integrated medicine in improving symptoms is more obvious compared with the treatment of CWM. However, the results should be interpreted cautiously due to the heterogeneity among the studies.
Effect of Maternal Triclosan Exposure on Neonatal Birth Weight and Children Triclosan Exposure on Children's BMI: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Liu Jiani , Chen Danrong , Huang Yanqiu , Bigambo Francis Manyori , Chen Ting , Wang Xu 
Published: July 2021

Background: Triclosan (TCS) is an environmental chemical with endocrine disrupting effects and can enter the body through the skin or oral mucosa. Human data about the effect of TCS exposure during pregnancy on neonatal birth weight and TCS exposure during childhood on children's growth are scarce.Objectives: To investigate the association between maternal urinary TCS level and neonatal birth weight, as well as children's urinary TCS level and children's body mass index (BMI).Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. Finally, seven epidemiological articles with 5,006 participants from September 25, 2014 to August 10, 2018 were included in the meta-analysis to identify the relationship between maternal exposure to TCS and neonatal birth weight. On the other hand, three epidemiological articles with 5,213 participants from July 22, 2014 to September 1, 2017 were included in another meta-analysis to identify the relationship between children's exposure to TCS and children's BMI. We used Stata 16.0 to test the heterogeneity among the studies and calculating the combined effect value 95% confidence interval (CI) of the selected corresponding models.Results: TCS exposure during pregnancy was not significant associated with neonatal birth weight. The results of forest plots were as follows: ES (Estimate) = 0.41 (95% CI: −11.97–12.78). Children's urinary TCS level was also irrelevant associated with children's BMI: ES = 0.03 (95% CI: −0.54–0.60).Conclusions: This meta-analysis demonstrated that there was no significant association between maternal TCS level and neonatal birth weight, also there has no relationship between children's urinary TCS level and children's BMI.
Feasibility of Fiber Reinforcement Within Magnetically Actuated Soft Continuum Robots
Authors: Lloyd Peter , Koszowska Zaneta , Di Lecce Michele , Onaizah Onaizah , Chandler James H. , Valdastri Pietro 
Published: July 2021

Soft continuum manipulators have the potential to replace traditional surgical catheters; offering greater dexterity with access to previously unfeasible locations for a wide range of interventions including neurological and cardiovascular. Magnetically actuated catheters are of particular interest due to their potential for miniaturization and remote control. Challenges around the operation of these catheters exist however, and one of these occurs when the angle between the actuating field and the local magnetization vector of the catheter exceeds 90°. In this arrangement, deformation generated by the resultant magnetic moment acts to increase magnetic torque, leading to potential instability. This phenomenon can cause unpredictable responses to actuation, particularly for soft, flexible materials. When coupled with the inherent challenges of sensing and localization inside living tissue, this behavior represents a barrier to progress. In this feasibility study we propose and investigate the use of helical fiber reinforcement within magnetically actuated soft continuum manipulators. Using numerical simulation to explore the design space, we optimize fiber parameters to enhance the ratio of torsional to bending stiffness. Through bespoke fabrication of an optimized helix design we validate a single, prototypical two-segment, 40 mm × 6 mm continuum manipulator demonstrating a reduction of 67% in unwanted twisting under actuation.
Persistence of Pneumococcal Serotype 3 in Adult Pneumococcal Disease in Hong Kong
Authors: Subramanian Reema , Liyanapathirana Veranja , Barua Nilakshi , Sun Rui , Wang Maggie Haitian , Ng Rita , Nelson Edmund A. S. , Hui David S. , Ip Margaret 
Published: July 2021

The epidemiology of hospitalised pneumococcal disease in adults following the introduction of universal childhood pneumococcal immunisation in 2009 was assessed. Culture-confirmed Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) from adults hospitalised between 2009 to 2017 were examined. The cases were categorised into invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumonia (bacteraemic, non-bacteraemic, and that associated with other lung conditions). The isolates were serotyped and antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined by microbroth dilution. Patient characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes were analysed. Seven hundred and seventy-four patients (mean age, 67.7 years, SD ± 15.6) were identified, and IPD was diagnosed in 110 (14.2%). The most prevalent serotype, 19F, was replaced by serotype 3 over time. Penicillin and cefotaxime non-susceptibilities were high at 54.1% and 39.5% (meningitis breakpoints), 19.9% and 25.5% (non-meningitis breakpoints), respectively. The overall 30-day mortality rate was 7.8% and 20.4% for IPD. Age ≥ 75 years (OR:4.6, CI:1.3–17.0, p < 0.02), presence of any complications (OR:4.1, CI:1.02–16.3, p < 0.05), pleural effusion (OR:6.7, CI:1.2–39.4, p < 0.03) and intensive care unit (ICU) admission (OR:9.0, CI:1.3–63.4, p < 0.03) were independent predictors of 30-day mortality. Pneumococcal disease by PCV 13 covered serotypes; in particular, 19F and 3 are still prominent in adults. Strengthening targeted adult vaccination may be necessary in order to reduce disease burden.
La construction rituelle du territoire à travers la tradition orale. Étude d’une incantation aux esprits d’Arakan (Birmanie)
Authors: Mersan Alexandra de 
Published: July 2021

En Arakan, État occidental de la Birmanie contemporaine, ancien royaume bouddhique, les médiums qui conduisent les rituels des cultes aux esprits (nat)
récitent dans le cadre de leur pratique des chants d’appels aux esprits, afin de bénéficier de leur aide. Ces chants appartiennent à un riche corpus de la littérature orale pourtant méconnu. Nous proposons ici une analyse de l’un de ces chants montrant qu’il renvoie à une conception autochtone de l’espace, en ce sens que celui-ci est construit par les pratiques rituelles d’une société particulière. L’énonciation du chant d’appel édifie une carte mentale, une «géographie rituelle » de l’Arakan. Elle est une expression singulière de la relation entre universalisme et particularisme et constitue une modalité d’inscription du bouddhisme dans le contexte local, à travers la mise en relation d’éléments de la cosmologie d’une part et de cultes locaux d’autre part.
La Triste Sologne. L’utilisation du sol dans une région française à l’abandon au début du XIXe siècle
Authors: Sutton Keith 
Published: July 2021

After having defined the limits of the Sologne, which lies to the south of the bend the Loire makes at Orléans, and having recalled the general features of the region's physical geography and its dismal situation at the end of the 18th century, the author next presents the first ideas and attempts to improve the «sad Sologne».
Working from documents included in an old survey, giving precise statistics concerning land-use, he then draws up, by means of a series of maps, a picture of the economic situation in the Sologne at the beginning of the 19th century.
He examines successively the most common sorts of land utilisation in the Sologne : arable land, woods and forests, moors, ponds, vineyards. Using ordnance maps prepared in 1822-40, the author then provides other interesting information concerning land-use and the state of communications, still very unsure, at the beginning of the 19 th century. In conclusion, the overall picture of the Sologne between 1830 and 1840 was still that of a region with a backward and underdeveloped agriculture.
Retour à Francheville (1958-1988)
Authors: Fremont Armand 
Published: July 2021

Durch die Studie über die Gemeinde Francheville (Eure) ist es möglich, ganz präzise von einem bestimmten sozialen Gewebe zu sprechen, das durch den Wandel der heutigen Französischen Gesellschaft tiefgreifend verändert wurde.
Die «industrielle Permanenz» ist diskret. Die Überlebensfähigkeit der Ortsansässigen Unternehmen hat sowohl wirtschaftliche als auch kulturelle Hintergründe. Etwas weniger ungunstige Wirtschafts — und Sozialindikatoren als in den Jahren 1960-1970, aber auch das Entstehen einer «neuen Realität» gestatten Francheville eine lebendige Gemeinde zu bleiden, so wie viele andere französische ländliche Siedlungen.
Students’ Perception of The Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) at Senior High School
Authors: Daraini Amira Muflicha , Fauziyati Endang , Rochsantiningsih Dewi 
Published: July 2021

This research scrutinized the students' perception of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in the teaching and learning process. A qualitative approach as a primary framework was employed with a case study method. Twenty students were involved in this research. The information was gathered through questionnaires and interviews. Of the twenty participants, only three participated in the interview session. The results reveal that most students gave tremendous perceptions of CLIL implementation, understanding the teachers’ instructions, being comfortable at some point in the class, and enriching their vocabulary. The findings of the study are envisioned to bring light to other teachers to reflect and develop themselves. Moreover, the study aimed to contribute to the schools’ policy-making, which means undertaking the CLIL program.
The Role of Islamic Higher Education Institution in Developing Students' Character Value
Authors: Oviana Wati , Rijal Fakhrul 
Published: July 2021

The development of character values for students is an obligation for every higher education institution to ensure that students' national education goals and competency achievements can be carried out correctly. This study aims to describe and obtain data about the role of Islamic Higher Education Institution (PTKIN) Aceh in fostering student character values. The method used in this research is descriptive. Data was collected using qualitative research methods with data collection techniques in interviews, documentation, observation, and FGD. Data analysis was performed using data reduction techniques, data presentation and data verification and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the role of PTKIN Aceh in fostering student character values was carried out through the formulation of a vision and mission, curriculum, programs, rules, facilities, and the implementation of lecture activities that were oriented towards student character. Character planting in lecture activities is still carried out in various ways by each course instructor.
From the Constitution of the Russian Federation to an order: particularities of departmental rule-making in health care
Authors: Chuprova Antonina 
Published: July 2021

The relevance of the research is based on the role of special orders of the Ministry of Health about the realization of citizens’ rights to available and qualitative medical care by providing patients with the opportunity to choose a medical organization. Problems arising in connection with the untimely delivery of health care arise from the contradictions in the provisions of regulations that occupy different places in the hierarchy of domestic legislation.
The formulation of the research problem is conditioned by the subject of the analysis, which does not only reflect the existing contradiction between departmental orders in the health care system of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the provisions of current federal legislation, but allows us to resolve the problems of their correlation, on the basis of which a serious transformation of the not yet patient-oriented normative framework in the health care sector should take place. The objective of the study is to formulate proposals for improving the current legislation that defines the rights of citizens in the field of healthcare.
Based on the results obtained, conclusions were drawn, according to which it is advisable to adjust certain provisions of departmental regulations, taking into account the rights of patients, which they are endowed with by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws in the field of health care. Based on the criminological aspect of violations in the normative acts hierarchy by departmental orders, we can speak about the emergence of a new group of corruption risks.
Efektivitas Pengelolaan Dana Desa Terhadap Pembangunan dan Peningkatan Ekonomi Masyarakat Pada Desa Mustika Kecamatan Kuranji Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu
Authors: I Wayan Wahyu Ananda  
Published: July 2021

Abstrak : Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivias pengelolaan dana desa terhadap pembangunan dan peningkatan ekonomi masyarakat pada Desa Mustika Kecamatan Kuranji Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu.
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, dimana penelitian ini berfokus pada efektivitas pengelolaan Dana Desa terhadap peningkatan ekonomi masyarakat yang selama ini dalam meningkatkan Infrastruktur, Sumberd Daya Manuasia, Badan Usaha Milik Desa dan Usaha Rumah Tangga dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Desa Mustika Kecamatan Kuranji Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu.
Kata Kunci : Efektivitas Pengelolaan Dana Desa.
Budaya Pesantren Sebagai Budaya Islam Damai: Studi Analisis Lingkungan Internal Organisasi
Authors: Tanzil Mauidiyah , Sahri Iksan Kamil 
Published: July 2021

Abstrak
Sebagai lembaga pendidikan Islam, pesantren juga membutuhkan tata kelola atau manajemen kelembagaan. Pesantren layaknya lembaga pendidikan lainnya berhubungan dengan lingkungan kelembagaan; baik lingkungan internal maupun lingkungan eksetrnal. Lingkungan internal mencakup struktur organisasi, sistem dan kebijakan madrasah, Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia (MSDM) dan tata nilai. Sedangkan lingkungan eksternal meliputi politik, kebijakan pemerintah, perkembangan IPTEK, dst. Artikel ini hendak mellihat budaya internal organisasi di lembaga pendidikan yang ada di lingkungan pesantren. Untuk menjawab hal ini, penulis menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif analisis melalui rancangan studi kasus di MTs. Al Ibrahimy, Konang, Bangkalan. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa budaya pesantren telah memberikan sumbangsih atas wajah Islam ramah sebagai corak Islam di Nusantara selama ini. Lebih lanjut temuan ini mengkonfirmasi bahwa nilai-nilai pesantren diejawantahkan dalam lembaga pendidikannnya berupa kebijakan, nilai yang dianut dan diajarkan serta nilai sikap yang ditanamkan kepada para asatidz dan para santri pesantren. Secara garis besar, budya pesantren tersebut diimplementasikan pada budaya internal organisasi berupa tata nilai, tata tertib, SOP, dan visi misi yang mnecerminkan wajah Islam yang damai.
Kata Kunci: Budaya Pesantren, Lingkungan Internal Organisasi, Pesantren.
Means of Individual Counteraction to Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women
Authors: Zharovska Halyna P. , Yuschyk Olena I. , Husar Lesia V. , Prodan Tetiana V. , Stratiy Oleksiy V. 
Published: July 2021

Violence against a pregnant woman affects not only her but also the child, the woman is unable to resist properly. The purpose of the study was to develop the universal means of individual counteraction to domestic violence against pregnant women. The research work was carried out in stages based on the logic of the presentation of the material to achieve the goals and objectives that are set in the article. The study used statistics on domestic violence against women in Ukraine. The authors used the methods of selection and sampling, the method of systematic and pragmatic approach, the method of descriptive statistics. The main results of the study are: comparison of statistics on cases of domestic violence against pregnant women in certain countries; identifying types of domestic violence against pregnant women and its possible consequences for the health; establishing the causes of latency for domestic violence; determining the range of individuals that a pregnant woman can apply to in case of domestic violence; offering generalized tools of counteraction to domestic violence at the state level. It is suggested that the main means of individual counteraction to domestic violence against pregnant women are overcoming silence about such cases; overcoming the legal nihilism; information direction of work, which should consist the explaining to a pregnant woman what domestic violence is and the algorithm of response to it; preventive work with pregnant women and men; establishing compliance of state legislation with international regulations; legislative regulation of actions of medical workers in case of detection of the fact of domestic violence against a pregnant woman.

Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
Analysis of Export Determinants in Sudan by Using Auto Regressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL)
Authors: Ahmed Abdulrahman Badreldin Mohamed 
Published: July 2021

Export increases the total demand in society, which in turn increases the level of income and more through the multiplier. This study investigates from an empirical point of view the determinants affecting Sudan’s exports during the period (1977- 2018). The purpose was to identify the interrelation between the variables and the findings can be used for the development of the economy. The data obtained from the annual time series of the World Bank; the data was input into the Auto regressive distributed lag model (ARDL) to find the results. The model used five explanatory variables (GDP, Growth Rate, Investment, Saving, Exchange Rate). The results showed that all explanatory variables had a positive effect on the exports. However, exchange rate was the only variable that showed negative effect on Sudan’s exports that made up Sudan’s low-income agriculture-based economy. This means that export of Sudan has affected by gross domestic product as well as investment rate.

Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
Quality and Tourism Supply: A Study of Enterprises Linked to Rural Community-Based Tourism in the Canton of Riobamba
Authors: Aldáz Hernández Silvia Marieta , Guerrero Vaca Daniel Marcelo , Navarro Cejas Mercedes Carolina , Cejas Martínez Magda Francisca , Moreno Aguirre Paula Elizabeth , Flor Mora Omar Patricio 
Published: July 2021

This article focuses on the quality and supply of community-based tourism in the rural parishes of Calpi, Cacha and San Juan in the canton of Riobamba, Ecuador. The objective was to study the quality of the supply of community tourism services in the rural parishes of the canton of Riobamba and to determine the characteristics of the supply, services and tourism products. The methodology used was interpretative, documentary and descriptive. The results obtained show that there is a lack of tourism organisation in the rural parishes of the canton of Riobamba. Therefore, standards should be determined to regulate the practices of service providers in order to boost their productivity and promote actions that contribute to the social, economic and environmental development of the canton of Riobamba. State organizations should promote solidarity-based tourism activities to strengthen the active participation of the community from an intercultural perspective.

Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
Determining Factors on the Repurchase Decision on Low End Smartphones in Asia Pacific Regions: An Indonesian Case
Authors: Budiharseno Rianmahardhika Sahid 
Published: July 2021

Nowadays, consumers are more aware regarding their decision to purchase a product, either for short-term or long-term use. There are several factors that lead the desire to repurchase in consumer perspective. This study tried to investigate the factors of price, experiential value, brand name, e-WOM, perceived value and perceived brand image as some variables deemed to have significant influences on the consumer repurchase behavior. This analysis uses quantitative analysis through AMOS analysis within 310 datasets to execute the hypothesis. The results of this research are defined that the price discount did not affect both on perceived brand image and value. The hypotheses testing showed that experiential value, brand name, e-WOM, perceived value and perceived brand image have significant effects on the consumer repurchase behavior. The practical implications posed that the growth of micro-financial companies which provided low down payment and long instalment without any discount offered are well accepted by consumer. The results of this study can be used as a direction for further study.

Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021