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Empowering Dementia Carers With an iSupport Virtual Assistant (e-DiVA) in Asia-Pacific Regional Countries: Protocol for a Pilot Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Nguyen Tuan Anh , Tran Kham , Esterman Adrian , Brijnath Bianca , Xiao Lily Dongxia , Schofield Penelope , Bhar Sunil , Wickramasinghe Nilmini , Sinclair Ronald , Dang Thu Ha , Cullum Sarah , Turana Yuda , Hinton Ladson , Seeher Katrin , Andrade Andre Q , Crotty Maria , Kurrle Susan , Freel Stefanie , Pham Thang , Nguyen Thanh Binh , Brodaty Henry 
Published: September 2021

Background
Dementia is a global public health priority with an estimated prevalence of 150 million by 2050, nearly two-thirds of whom will live in the Asia-Pacific region. Dementia creates significant care needs for people with the disease, their families, and carers. iSupport is a self-help platform developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide education, skills training, and support to dementia carers. It has been adapted in some contexts (Australia, India, the Netherlands, and Portugal). Carers using the existing adapted versions have identified the need to have a more user-friendly version that enables them to identify solutions for immediate problems quickly in real time. The iSupport virtual assistant (iSupport VA) is being developed to address this gap and will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Objective
This paper reports the protocol of a pilot RCT evaluating the iSupport VA.

Methods
Seven versions of iSupport VA will be evaluated in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Vietnam in a pilot RCT. Feasibility, acceptability, intention to use, and preliminary impact on carer-perceived stress of the iSupport VA intervention will be assessed.

Results
This study was funded by the e-ASIA Joint Research Program in November 2020. From January to July 2023, we will enroll 140 dementia carers (20 carers per iSupport VA version) for the pilot RCT. The study has been approved by the Human Research Committee, University of South Australia, Australia (203455).

Conclusions
This protocol outlines how a technologically enhanced version of the WHO iSupport program—the iSupport VA—will be evaluated. The findings from this intervention study will provide evidence on the feasibility and acceptability of the iSupport VA intervention, which will be the basis for conducting a full RCT to assess the effectiveness of the iSupport VA. The study will be an important reference for countries planning to adapt and enhance the WHO iSupport program using digital health solutions.

Trial Registration
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12621001452886; https://tinyurl.com/afum5tjz

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)
PRR1-10.2196/33572
Bretton Woods: ¿Nos acercamos al final del fin?
Authors: Galbraith James K. 
Published: September 2021

<p>Este artículo destaca las principales tendencias históricas y políticas después del abandono del sistema monetario de Bretton Woods y cómo décadas de política económica neoliberal desmantelaron pieza por pieza la legislatura del New Deal y la cooperación internacional que durante décadas lograron limitar la desigualdad económica y las crisis financieras. También propone que el neoliberalismo global nunca pudo conquistar completamente el mundo, y cómo el ascenso de China puede presentar hoy un desafío a la hegemonía global del dólar.</p><p> </p><div><div><p> </p></div></div>
De Bretton Woods y Keynes a las crisis del siglo XXI: ¿hay piloto a bordo?
Authors: Ülgen Faruk 
Published: September 2021

<p>El sistema monetario y financiero internacional de Bretton Woods gobernó la economía mundial durante más de dos décadas y dejó un legado de instituciones y prácticas que todavía se utilizan ampliamente en las relaciones internacionales. Después del fin de los acuerdos de tipo de cambio fijo anclados en la convertibilidad del dólar en oro en 1971, el mundo comenzó a experimentar repetidas crisis monetarias y financieras de mucha mayor magnitud y duración que las experimentadas en las dos décadas posteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Además, con cada nueva crisis de magnitud mundial, se hizo costumbre una nueva coordinación/cooperación internacional y, desde finales de la década de 1990, de un nuevo Bretton Woods. Este artículo ofrece una revisión sintética de la evolución del sistema monetario y financiero internacional a la luz de los objetivos del Plan Keynes, cuyos aspectos revolucionarios habían sido descartados en Bretton Woods. Se sostiene que este plan contiene al menos las semillas de un esquema de coordinación internacional que podría ofrecer vías de reforma para fortalecer la estabilidad del sistema monetario y financiero que constituye el corazón de las economías capitalistas.</p><div><div><p> </p></div></div>
La estética de la escucha: diálogos sensoriales, lúdicos y poéticos con la ciudad
Authors: Apolonio Laura , Garrido-Román Mar 
Published: September 2021

El objetivo de este artículo es revindicar el potencial creativo de la escucha como experiencia estética y herramienta artística. Al partir de consideraciones sobre el urbanismo sensorial, la semiótica y la poética de la ciudad, iremos profundizando nuestra investigación en la fenomenología de la escucha, analizaremos el soundwalking (paseo sonoro) desde sus orígenes hasta algunos de los ejemplos más sugerentes de artistas contemporáneos, mostraremos cómo la escucha, unida al paseo, constituye una potente herramienta capaz de ampliar y transformar nuestra percepción del mundo. Por último, presentaremos nuestro proyecto de Cartografías sonoras de Granada, una creación de paseos sonoros por la ciudad para invitar a los caminantes a descubrir una nueva dimensión estética que abre la conciencia a un mundo sugerente, frágil y efímero, siempre presente, aunque a menudo invisibilizado por la vida apresurada en su afán productivo.
Estimasi Pertumbuhan Penduduk Di Kabupaten Tasikmalaya Menggunakan Metode Regresi Linear Berganda
Authors: Sri Mulyani Evi Dewi , Sahrin Algi Muhamad , Pratama Dea Rizki , Puspitasari Dinda Regina , Pamungkas Eka Suparman , Rahman Luthfi Fauzi , Ali Mufti 
Published: September 2021

<em>Estimasi merupakan salah satu cara unutk menentukan jumlah data dalam waktu terntentu. Dalam sehari – hari estimasi digunakan untuk menghitung perkiraan waktu ataupun memperkiraan pertumbuhan data. Pertumbuhan penduduk yang semakin meningkat dari tahun ketahun secara tidak langsung mengakibatkan jumlah lowongan kerja semakin sedikit, Oleh karena itu kami memilih estimasi untuk menghitung laju pertumbuhan penduduk beserta pengangguran di kabupaten tasikmalaya untuk membantu pemerintah dalam menyiapkan program mendatang seperti membuat pelatihan sumber daya manusia agar penduduk dikabupaten tasikmalaya menjadi penduduk yang mandiri. Dalam penelitian ini Kami menggunakan metode Regresi Linear Berganda. Hasil yang di peroleh adalah banyakanya jumlah pengangguran pada tahun 2018 yang mencapai 62352 orang, Maka dari itu estimasi menggunakan metode regresi linear berganda dapat dijadikan referensi dalam melakukan perhitungan jumlah pengangguran di Tasikmalaya.</em>
Association between Protein Kinase C â€“B Isoform Level and Insulin Resistance in Pathogenesis of Iraqi Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy Complications
Authors: Al-Maiyaly Zahraa Abdul Adheem , Al-Tuâ€™ma Fadhil Jawad , Al-Tuâ€™ma Amir F. 
Published: September 2021

Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the association between serum PKC-B isoform activity levels and various biomarkers such as insulin resistance in sera of Iraqi patients with diabetic nephropathy complications.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 100 samples obtained from Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital, Al-Hussein Medical City, Kerbala Health Directorates / Kerbala â€“ Iraq during Nov., 2019 to Sep. 2020. Thirty patients have type 2 diabetic nephropathy, 40 patients with type 2 diabetic without nephropathy and 30 samples as apparently healthy control. Biochemical data, comprising serum PKC-B level, lipid profile, blood glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR and renal function tests such as urea, creatinine and GFR were investigated.
Results: The study included 63% male and 37% female. The results indicated that there was a significant difference in blood glucose, HbA1c%, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), urea, creatinine, GFR and PKC-B between diabetic nephropathy and non-diabetic nephropathy groups (P-value <0.05). Serum PKC-B activity was significantly correlated with blood glucose, HOMA-IR, creatinine and GFR among diabetic nephropathy group, while, HbA1c% and blood glucose was positively correlated with PKC-B level in non-diabetic nephropathy group.
Conclusion: The observed data conclude that PKC-B level is higher in patients with diabetic nephropathy complication as compared with T2DM and healthy control. Also there is a significant correlation between PKC-B level and renal function tests in DN group which indicate an important role of PKC-B level in pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy complications.
Epidemiology of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among diabetic patients in Tikrit City, Iraq
Authors: Al-Khashmani Ahmed Juwameer Khairo , Salman Abid Ahmed , Raad Alaa Zanzal 
Published: September 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to show the Epidemiology of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among diabetic patients in Tikrit City, Iraq.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Tikrit city among diabetic and non-diabetic patients from General Salahalddin Hospital and from outpatient clinics. This study conduct 270 persons, including 155 diabetes sufferers and 115 non-diabetics. Consented subjects had their mid-stream urine collected, and each sample was examined using microscopy and culture techniques. Standard microbiological assays to determine the presence of pus cells and bacteria in urine were used to identify isolates.
Results: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB) was found in 21.5 % of subjects, with diabetics having 26.4 % and non-diabetics having 14.8 %. ASB is higher in the age group above 51 years 29 (50%), Females 51 (88%) demonstrated a higher prevalence than males 7(12%) in both diabetic and non-diabetic groups. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common bacterium isolated from urine in both diabetics and non-diabetics (22.4 %). Other bacterium isolates included E. coli (19%) , Enterococcus fecalis (13.7%), Klebsiella pneumonia (12%), and Enterobacter sp (12%), Staph aureus (10.3%), Staph saprophyticus (6.8%), Pseudomonas aerogenosa (3.4%). The most of isolated microorganisms were resistance to gentamycin, trimethoprim and cefotrixone. Levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin were the most sensitive to uropathogens caused by bacteria .
Conclusion: Diabetic sufferers had a higher prevalence of ASB (26.4%) than non-diabetics, according to the study (14.8 %). The majority of ASB was caused by Staphylococcus sp, indicating a shift in the aetiologic spectrum. The majority of isolates demonstrated multiple resistance in both diabetics and non-diabetics, indicating the necessity to increase antibiotic sensitization in Tikrit.
COVID-19 in patients with tuberculosis: epidemiological and clinical features
Authors: Lebedeva I. B. , Osintseva I. Yu. , Bondarenko T. E. , Pyanzova T. V. , Brusina E. B. 
Published: September 2021

Aim. To study the epidemiological and clinical features of COVID-19 among patients with tuberculosis.Materials and Methods. We studied the incidence of COVID-19 in various population groups in Kemerovo Region in 2020 (from March, 13 to December, 31). The study cohort consisted of 3929 tuberculosis patients, including 113 with a verified COVID-19 diagnosis. The control cohort included tuberculosis-free subjects with COVID-19 (25,774 individuals). Out of these subjects, we enrolled 71 patients with tuberculosis and 71 age- and gender-matched controls. All patients underwent complete blood count, urinalysis, biochemical analysis, and coagulation testing.Results. The incidence of COVID-19 in patients with tuberculosis was 2.96-fold higher than in the tuberculosis-free population (2876.05 and 971.17 per 100,000 population, respectively). In patients with tuberculosis, the highest incidence of COVID-19 was recorded in two age categories: from 18 to 29 years and ≥ 65 years of age. In tuberculosis patients, COVID-19 was mostly mild, was characterised by a 9.2-fold lower frequency of pneumonia, 11.8-fold less use of antibiotics, and oxygen therapy was required only in 1.41% of cases in comparison with 16.9% in the tuberculosis-free subjects. In addition, patients with tuberculosis less often suffered from hyperthermia, cough and weakness. Regarding the comorbid conditions, patients with tuberculosis showed lower prevalence of arterial hypertension, chronic heart failure, peripheral artery disease, and obesity. Further, patients with tuberculosis generally had higher glomerular filtration rate and rarely had neutrophilia or lymphopenia when compared with the control individuals with COVID-19, although having higher fibrinogen and aspartate aminotransferase serum levels.Conclusion. Tuberculosis is a risk factor of COVID-19 but not a predictor of morbidity and mortality from this disease.
Epidemiological features of community-acquired mycoplasma pneumonia
Authors: Koshkarina E. A. , Strazhnova O. A. , Sharabakina M. A. , Chekanina O. M. , Krasnov V. V. , Zubarov P. G. , Kovalishena O. V. 
Published: September 2021

Aim. To analyse an epidemic process of community-acquired mycoplasma pneumonia in the Volga Federal District and the Nizhny Novgorod Region.Materials and Methods. We retrospectively analysed statistical reporting forms and electronic databases for 2012-2019 which included 443 cases of community-acquired mycoplasma pneumonia (349 foci and 4 outbreaks). In 2020, we assessed aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients of all ages who were diagnosed with a radiologically confirmed pneumonia (152 cases). In 2021, we carried out a microbiological study of pneumonia-causing pathogens in the nasopharynx among the healthy population (325 cases).Results. Average long-term incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in Nizhny Novgorod Region for 2012-2019 was 3.4 per 100,000 population (95% CI = 0.3-6.5, p < 0.001), with a pronounced upward trend. In general, the aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia in the Nizhny Novgorod Region in 2019 was established at 25.81 ± 0.7% cases. M. pneumoniae accounted for 8.00 ± 0.43% cases (56.72 ± 2.53%) of all aetiologically defined communityacquired pneumonias. In children, the aetiology was determined in 93.1 ± 2.5% cases, of which M. pneumoniae accounted for 13.8 ± 3.5% cases (14.6 ± 3.74% of all community-acquired pneumonias).Conclusion. Mycoplasma pneumonia is responsible for a significant proportion of all community-acquired pneumonias in Nizhny Novgorod Region. Notably, there is a low detection rate of mycoplasma pneumonia in certain territories that might explain an uneven distribution of associated morbidity.
What drives the dividend decisions in BRICS countries?
Authors: Mrzygłód Urszula , Nowak Sabina , Mosionek-Schweda Magdalena , Kwiatkowski Jakub M. 
Published: September 2021

Research background: We examine the dividend payout policies across companies listed on the main stock exchanges in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). Unlike the highly developed capital markets, the literature regarding dividend policy on BRICS? stock exchanges is scarce.
Purpose of the article: The purpose of this paper is threefold: verification of the existence of dividend smoothing pattern; selection of the significant drivers that affect both dividend levels and dividend smoothing; examination of differences between dividend policy of cross- and single-listed companies.
Methods: Based on a dataset of 564 companies that paid dividends for at least 11 consecutive years in the period of 1995?2015, we apply a GMM two-step estimator to assess the speed of dividend adjustment (SOA) coefficient. Further we employ the linear panel regression to indicate the individual and market determinants of the dividend levels and SOAs. In the latter case, we base on time series of the SOAs obtained from the rolling estimation technique. Finally, we conduct separate estimations for cross-listed companies.
Findings & value added: We confirm a moderate level of dividend smoothing within BRICS countries. Among the firm-level characteristics affecting the SOA the most important are: ownership dispersion, age and size of a firm, retained earnings, leverage, long term debt, asset tangibility, liquidity risk ratio, and issuing the depositary receipts (DR). Two relevant market factors are found: market capitalisation and turnover in relation to GDP. Similar characteristics have a significant impact on dividends? levels in the entire sample, whereas in the subsample of cross-listed companies fewer variables are significant. Our paper is the first comprehensive attempt to investigate the dividend policy and determinants of dividend smoothing among BRICS countries.
Quo Vadis, earnings management? Analysis of manipulation determinants in Central European environment
Authors: Valaskova Katarina , Adamko Peter , Frajtova Michalikova Katarina , Macek Jaroslav 
Published: September 2021

Research background: The paper investigates the earnings management phenomenon in the context of Central European countries, attempting to identify the factors and incentives that can influence earnings management behavior on a sample of 8,156 enterprises from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland.
Purpose of the article: The main purpose of the manuscript is to prove that there are significant differences in earnings management practices (measured by discretionary accruals) across the countries and to find the firm-specific features that influence the way enterprises manage their earnings.
Methods: The modified Jones model was used to calculate the discretionary accruals, which are further analyzed across the countries. The statistically significant differences were confirmed across the countries. Thus, the impact of the economic sector, firm size, firm age, legal form, and ownership structure on earnings management behavior is studied by the Kruskal-Wallis test. The Dunn-Bonferroni post hoc tests then revealed the significant differences across the categories of the investigated earnings management determinants. To find the association between the particular earnings management practice (income-increasing or income-decreasing manipulation), correspondence analysis was used to visualize the mutual relations.
Findings & value added: The results of the realized investigation revealed that the economic sector is one of the most important earnings management determinants, as its statistical significance was confirmed in each analyzed country. The correspondence analysis determined specific sectors, where income-increasing manipulation with earnings is practiced (NACE codes F, J, K, M, N), and vice versa, income-decreasing earnings management is characteristic for enterprises in sectors A, C, D, G or L. In specific economic conditions, firm size is also a relevant indicator (Hungary), or firm age and legal form and ownership structure (Poland). The recognition of crucial earnings management incentives may be helpful for authorities, policymakers, analysts and auditors when identifying various techniques and practices of earnings manipulation which could vary across the sectors and taking necessary measures to mitigate potential financial risks.
Evaluation of Students’ Performance in Poster Presentations Using Fuzzy Evaluation Method
Authors: Abd Aziz Khairu Azlan , Mohd Idris Mohd Fazril Izhar , Wan Daud Wan Suhana , Sudin Muhamad Amirul 
Published: September 2021

Poster presentation encompasses many elements such as the organization of poster, the content related to the title proposed, the appearance and the written word. Usually, the poster presentation is used as a platform for student to present their final year project or any other competitions. Students will be evaluated based on the criteria that meets the requirements proposed by the panels or judges. However, their performance in poster presentations does not provide the suitable techniques to estimate the actual value since it involves the elements of fuzziness. In this study, the fuzzy evaluation technique will be applied to measure the performance of the poster presentation. The motivation behind poster presentation is to determine the performance of students using fuzzy evaluation method. The objective of this study is to compare the results between using conventional method and fuzzy evaluation method. The method consists of normalizing the marks, developing the graph of fuzzy membership function, calculating the degree of satisfaction, and finalizing the actual marks. We believed that the result from this study could be able to measure the better output with the consideration of linguistic terms includes excellent, good, moderate, satisfactory, and so on. This method also can be an alternative way to evaluate the performance of the poster presentation.
Healthy Management of Menopause: Exploring Issues and User Requirements for Mobile Intervention
Authors: Osman Aznoora , Ahmad Noraimi Nur Emieliana Izzatie , Abdul Wahab Nadia 
Published: September 2021

Designing and developing a mobile health intervention that focuses on menopausal symptom management and emotional support for women should be grounded by some knowledge about their problems and needs. Therefore, to gather information about the issues surrounding women in their menopausal phase, review of literatures pertaining to the topic was conducted, followed by a brief preliminary investigation (PI) using online survey method which was administered to Malaysian women for two weeks. The purpose of PI was to examine their awareness about menopause, namely its phases and symptoms management, as well as methods of information searching on menopause. Respondents were also inquired about their requirements from mobile app to support management of menopause. A total of 30 respondents answered the survey, with majority of them were between the ages of 40 and 59 years old. It was discovered that menopausal women had experienced variety of symptoms, some could be intense more often than the others, and they use diary or book to record these symptoms, which is deemed ineffective. It is imperative to help Malaysian women to manage this unavoidable phase of their lives in a more convenient approach. Therefore, a mobile app that supports symptoms management, and provides educational and motivational tips in Malay language is proposed.
Discusiones doctrinales y problemas de traducción. La representación de la Santísima Trinidad, la virgen María y los ángeles en La fazienda de Ultramar
Authors: Marti Melisa Laura 
Published: September 2021

La fazienda de Ultramar es un texto del siglo XIII que traduce la Biblia a la manera de los itinerarios o guías de peregrinos medievales: en él, la selección de pasajes de la Escritura está motivada por la geografía de Tierra Santa, que orienta el recorrido por los relatos bíblicos. El objetivo de este trabajo será profundizar en las operaciones discursivas que diferencian a La fazienda de Ultramar de sus fuentes y de otros romanceamientos, y que reflejan las dificultades que enfrentaban los primeros traductores de la Biblia a las lenguas vernáculas. Nos centraremos específicamente en los aspectos que se vinculan con los debates de índole doctrinal y las discusiones teológicas propias del momento de redacción de la obra. Por ello, analizaremos la representación de la Santísima Trinidad, la Virgen María y los ángeles, augurando que nos permitirá conocer el sistema cultural en que se ubicaba el autor y su modo de trabajo en tanto traductor.