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Stratigraphic Revision of the Miocene Trealla Limestone (cape Range, Western Australia): Implications For Australasian Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy
Authors: Riera Rosine , Haig David W. , Bourget Julien 
Published: June 2019

AbstractOutcrops of Miocene coral-rich limestones mapped as Trealla Limestone are widespread along the coast of north-west Western Australia. Despite their central importance in Australian Miocene stratigraphy, the age of these outcrops is poorly constrained as they were only dated in their type area, and as the age assignation was based only on off-centred sections of sparse planktonic foraminifera and a broad correlation based on larger benthic foraminiferal species.This study aims to refine the dating of the Trealla Limestone in its type area, and to provide the first dating of outcrops located elsewhere in the Cape Range Anticline. Results are based on microscopic observations made on large acetate peels, which allowed the observation of numerous planktonic foraminifera, and also of serial sections of species.The coral-rich deposits mapped as “Trealla Limestone” can be divided into three age-based units in the Cape Range Anticline: (1) upper Burdigalian, (2) Langhian to lower Serravallian, and (3) Serravallian. This revised stratigraphic framework provides a standard for future correlations with sections located elsewhere in Australia. The Trealla Limestone at its type section on Mt Lefroy contains mainly upper Burdigalian strata of the mid-neritic zone, with the top of the formation marked by an erosion surface. It may in part be equivalent to the Tulki Limestone mapped elsewhere in the anticline. Further north in the anticline, the Trealla Limestone ranges stratigraphically higher into the Langhian and Serravallian in shallower water facies. An influx of quartz sand in the Cape Range Anticline, probably indicative of a wetter environment in the hinterland to the east, started during or after the Serravallian.This study also brings new insight into the environmental and stratigraphic ranges of larger benthic foraminifera from north-west Western Australia. Austrotrillina asmariensis was recorded above levels with Orbulina universa. This suggests that the species has a more extended stratigraphic range in this area than in Asia. A re-examination of the soritids reveals that Marginopora, previously recorded here, is not present in the deposits. Borelis is replaced by Flosculinella after the end of the Te Letter Stage, a zone based on larger benthic foraminifera recognized throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. The morphology of Flosculinella may be environmentally controlled, with the most globular specimens more abundant in protected and shallow environments. Finally, Cycloclypeus from the Cape Range Anticline had a similar bathymetric range to its modern analogue found in the lower part of the photic zone, as indicated by its co-occurrence with minute planktonic foraminifera.
Analysis of factors influencing hospital-acquired infection in postoperative patients with intracranial aneurysm
Authors: Wang Jun , Ji Yuanyuan , Jiang Lidan , Zhao Xia , Guan Shaochen , Yang Piao , Yu Jie , Liu Yunyun , Zhang Hongqi 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is a serious complication of neurosurgery. In recent years, the medical profession has paid increasing attention to this issue.

Aim We investigated the status of HAIs in patients who had undergone surgery for intracranial aneurysms and analysed their risk factors.

Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out on the medical records of 542 patients with intracranial aneurysms after admission for neurosurgery at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University between January and December 2016. Cases were divided into an infection group and control group. Logistic regression analysis of the data was carried out.

Findings Of the 542 patients with intracranial aneurysms who underwent surgery, 77 HAIs occurred in 64 patients, with an infection prevalence of 11.8% and prevalence of infection cases of 14.2%. Logistic regression showed that a Glasgow Coma Scale score upon hospital admission ≤8 points (odds ratio = 4.261, 95% confidence interval 1.102–16.476), hyperglycaemia (2.759, 1.159–6.564), hypothermia treatment (6.557, 2.244–19.159), and central venous catheterisation (CVC) (8.853, 2.860–27.398) were independent risk factors for HAIs in patients with intracranial aneurysms who underwent surgery.

Conclusion Being comatose upon hospital admission, having hyperglycaemia or hypothermia, and indwelling CVC are major risk factors for HAIs in patients undergoing surgery for intracranial aneurysms.
Working hard to belong: a qualitative study exploring students from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds experiences of pre-registration physiotherapy education
Authors: Hammond John Anthony , Williams Annabel , Walker Saskia , Norris Meriel 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background

Previous research has demonstrated that attainment inequalities exist for students from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups in pre-registration physiotherapy education. While previous research has explored student from BAME backgrounds experience of university, the context of physiotherapy is unique and is under researched. Therefore the purpose of this study was to explore BAME student experiences during their physiotherapy training.

Methods

Using a phenomenological approach pre-registration BSc and MSc students from BAME backgrounds from two universities who had completed both academic and clinical modules were invited to participate. Focus groups followed a topic guide developed from the literature and were facilitated by physiotherapy educators from outside the host institution. They were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Analytical triangulation was adopted throughout the research process as a mechanism to enhance rigour.

Results

17 students participated from a range of self-identified BAME backgrounds that were also representative of age, gender and course. Themes derived from the data included: feeling an outsider in reflections of belonging, behaviours by others that marginalise BAME and personal strategies to integrate in physiotherapy despite the lack of power and influence. Collectively these themes demonstrate a range of challenges which students from BAME backgrounds face within both an academic and practice learning environment.

Conclusions

Studying physiotherapy as a student from BAME background requires persistence to overcome a series of many implicit challenges. Understanding the experiences of students from BAME backgrounds presents unique opportunities to educate the profession and co-create opportunities for a more diverse profession with practitioners and educators as role models. There is a need for greater training for educators to listen to these students’ voices and their stories, understand where inequalities exist, and be willing to challenge entrenched privilege and power in physiotherapy education and practice.
Polymorphisms rs693421 and rs2499601 at locus 1q43 and their haplotypes are not associated with primary open-angle glaucoma: a case-control study
Authors: Kondkar Altaf A , Azad Taif A. , Sultan Tahira , Al-Mobarak Faisal A. , Kalantan Hatem , Al-Obeidan Saleh A. 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Objective: The genetic spectrum of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in middle-eastern Saudi's is still elusive. To this end, we investigated an association between rs693421, rs2499601 and their haplotypes at chromosome 1q43 locus with POAG and its clinical phenotypes. Genotyping was performed with TaqMan® assays. Haplotypes and their interaction analysis were carried out by SHEsis and SNPStats online tools.
Results: The minor “T” allele frequency of rs693421 was 0.48 in controls and 0.52 in cases (odds ratio (OR)=1.15, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.85–1.54, p=0.368). Similarly, for rs2499601, the minor “C” allele frequency was 0.49 in controls as compared to 0.53 in cases (OR=1.19, 95% CI=0.89–1.60, p=0.236). Besides, genotype distribution for both these polymorphisms was also not significant in additive, dominant and recessive models. rs693421 and rs2499601, showed significant linkage disequilibrium (D’ statistics = 0.69, p<0.001) but haplotype association was non-significant (p=0.698). The significance did not vary after adjustment to age and sex. No significant genotype association was observed with intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio and number of anti-glaucoma medication in POAG group. Furthermore, age, sex and genotypes did not contribute any significant risk of POAG in regression analysis. We report no association between rs693421, rs2499601 and their haplotypes with POAG and related phenotypes.
Anxiety, perceived stress and coping strategies in nursing students: a cross-sectional correlational descriptive study
Authors: Onieva-Zafra María Dolores , Fernández-Muñoz Juan José , Fernández-Martínez Elia , García-Sánchez Francisco José , Abreu-Sánchez Ana , Parra-Fernández María Laura 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background: Although nursing students generally have lesser responsibility in the care of patients compared to professional nurses, clinical training is recognized as being a stressful experience for many students. The study objective was to investigate the relationship between anxiety, perceived stress and coping strategies used by nursing students during their clinical training.
Methods: A cross-sectional correlational descriptive study. The sample consisted of 190 nursing students enrolled in the Nursing Faculty of Ciudad Real University in Spain. Participants provided data on background characteristics and completed the following instruments: the Perceived Stress Scale; the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Coping Behavior Inventory. Relationships between scores were examined using Spearman’s rho.
Results: The mean age of participants was 20.71+ 3.89 years (range 18-46 years). Most students (47.92%) indicated a moderate level of stress with a mean PSS score of 22.78 (±8.54). Veteran nursing students perceived higher levels of stress than novice students. The results showed a significant correlation for perceived stress and state anxiety (r= 0.463, p<.000) and also for trait anxiety (r=0.718, p<.000). There was also a significant relationship between the total amount of perceived stress and the following domains of the Coping Behavior Inventory: problem solving, self-criticism, wishful thinking, social support, cognitive restructuring and social withdrawal. In the current study, the coping strategy most frequently used by students was problem-solving, followed by social support and cognitive restructuring.
Conclusions: Nursing teachers and clinical preceptors/mentors should be encouraged to develop programs that could help prepare nursing students to cope with the challenges they are about to face during their clinical placements.
Course Design of Nursing Clinical Thinking Training Based on STEM Education Concept
Authors: Yang Fen , Zhu Xinhong 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background: The STEM education philosophy aims to incorporate the core content of the STEM field into a real and attractive problem scenario, using problem-driven and student-centered teaching methods to support students' multidisciplinary content integration learning and help students master the practice skills which coincide with the training of nursing students' clinical thinking ability. The STEM education concept not only enables nursing students to translate their previous knowledge and skills into the real nursing situation, but also develops students' critical thinking skills, thereby improving the ability to solve clinical nursing problems.
Methods: Based on the STEM education concept, this paper constructs the design of nursing clinical thinking training course for nursing undergraduate nursing, including six teaching parts: writing teaching case, group discussion, teacher commentary, student mutual evaluation, heuristic guidance and case scenario simulation.
Results: Clinical thinking training teaching model based on STEM education concept may be able to cultivate critical thinking ability of nursing undergraduate students.
Conclusions: To construct nursing clinical thinking training teaching model based on STEM education concept, in order to cultivate critical thinking ability and realize knowledge transfer through STEM curriculum education.
Perceptions, attitudes and practices of information and communication technology use in health related research among the health sciences faculty members in medical universities in southern China
Authors: Liang Xia , Yang Jun , Abdullah Abu S , Huang Kaiyong , Chen Lulin , He Huimin , Quintiliani Lisa , Friedman Robert H , Urmi Dilshat S , Yang LI 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background

Information and communication technology (ICT) has been widely used in medical education as well as biomedical and population based research, however, the use of ICT in China is still insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the use, perceptions and attitudes of ICT use in biomedical and population based research among faculty members in medical universities in southern China.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among faculty members working in the health sciences discipline in 6 major universities in southern China. A self-completed online questionnaire was used for data collection.

Findings

Of 270 faculty members enrolled, 206 faculties (76%) used ICT in their work and 54% were female. Few faculty members took an online course or were trained on ICT use before. The ICT- using group was more experienced than the ICT-free group (P= 0.047). The most frequently used ICT tools were mobile phone, the Internet, non-mobile computer system, WeChat (similar to Facebook - a popular social communication tool in China) and QQ (a popular chat tool in China). The use of non-mobile computer systems, WeChat and QQ in ICT-using group was more frequent than in ICT-free group (P<0.05). The attitudes towards the use of ICT in professional work varied between two groups, mainly on the practicability of ICT; the best way to reach their universities with an ICT related training program was introducing the successful examples of ICT used by faculties.

Conclusions

This study suggests that faculty members from medical universities in southern China use ICT commonly, but they lack in-depth understanding of ICT use. The findings also demonstrate the shallow perception and positive attitude of ICT use among faculty members and highlight an urgent need for an ICT training course to promote the learning and teaching environment in most medical universities in China.
The analysis of evolution in eradicating mortalities caused by infectious diseases in East and Central African Countries coinciding with gross national income
Authors: Haijun Xiao , Namahoro Jean Pierre 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background: Infectious diseases are predominantly within poor population living in low-income countries, while are either treatable or preventable with existing medicines in the first occurring. The highlighted cause is some government choose to spend national budget on several projects do not coincide the basic needs and demands of the population. The objectives of this study were to 1) compare the performance between new cases and deaths caused by diseases; 2) show the effect of gross national income (GNI) in the mortalities reduction, and 3) assess potential evolution in eradicating mortalities in East African countries.
Method: WHO database contains data on several responses (new cases of Malaria, Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus, mortalities from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people and new cases of leprosy) recorded from 2004 to 2015. IMB SPSS modeler and Origin 8 were used especially, One-way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation to achieve the objectives of the study.
Results: The p-values for either Levene’ and Brown-Forsythe compared with 0.05 significant level for testing the performance between countries, correlation between GNI with leprosy is -0.5 to -1.0, in five countries, with TB is closer t0 -1.0 in four countries, with deaths from Malaria, is -0.5 to -1.0 in three countries, and new cases from Malaria and protected neonates is 0.5 to 1.0.
Conclusion: The relationship between GNI and new cases and deaths indicate the weak effect of GNI in the process of eradicating mortalities, therefore, the government should prioritize the healthcare and use a national budget to monitoring the all complications related to infectious diseases.

Key wards: infectious diseases, eradicating mortalities, gross national income
Unilateral Inferior Oblique Anterior Transposition for Markedly Asymmetric Dissociated Vertical Deviation with Unilateral Inferior Oblique Over-action
Authors: Wu Shuang-Qing , Xu Qi-Bin , Sheng Wen-Yan , Zhu Li-Wei 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background: To evaluate the results of unilateral inferior oblique anterior transposition (IOAT) for markedly asymmetric dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) combined with inferior oblique over-action (IOOA).
Methods：Retrospective chart review of the records of all patients with asymmetric DVD combined with unilateral IOOA in the non-dominant eye who received unilateral IOAT on the non-dominant eye. No other muscles were operated on simultaneously. The amount of DVD and IOOA were measured before and after the operation and statistically analysed.
Results: Seventeen patients were included. The mean age at surgery was 23.5 ± 8.4 (range 12–38) years old. The mean postoperative follow-up period was 15.7 ± 7.2 (range 6–32) months. The primary position DVD was 19.6 ± 5.4 (range 14–36) PD preoperatively and decreased significantly to 2.9 ± 2.0 (range 0–8) PD postoperatively (P < 0.01). Preoperatively, there were 2, 7, and 8 patients with +1, +2, and +3 IOOA, respectively, and these were reduced from 2.4 ± 0.7 to 0.3 ± 0.4 postoperatively (P < 0.01). None of the patients were complicated obvious hypotropia, anti-elevation syndrome or IOOA in the contralateral eye.
Conclusions: Unilateral IOAT was recommended in patients with asymmetric DVD coexists with unilateral IOOA.
The prevalence of HIV among MSM in China: a large-scale systematic analysis
Authors: Dong Mengjie , Peng Bin , Liu Zhen-Feng , Ye Qian-ni , Liu Hao , Lu Xi-Li , Zhang Bo , Chen Jia-Jia 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Objectives：The prevalence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) has become a significant public health challenge. The aim was to comprehensively estimate the national prevalence of HIV among MSM and its time trends through a large-scale systematic analysis.
Methods：Systematic search of Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang Data databases without language restriction for studies on the prevalence of HIV among MSM published before March 2016. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they were published in the peer-reviewed literature and used validated assessment methods to assess the prevalence of HIV among MSM. Estimates were pooled using random-effects analysis.
Results：Data were extracted from 325 cross-sectional studies (482,977 individuals) covered 59 cities from 30 provinces and municipalities of China. The overall national prevalence of HIV among MSM from 2001 to 2014 was estimated to be 6.3% (95% CI: 6.1–6.6%), with high between-study heterogeneity (I2 = 92.3%, P < 0.001). The pooled estimates of HIV infections among MSM for years 2000–2004, 2005-2009, and 2010–2014 were 1.3% (95% CI: 0.9-2.0, N=14), 4.3 (95% CI: 3.8- 4.8, N=235), and 7.5 (95% CI: 7.0-8.2, N=241), respectively. HIV prevalence was the highest in those aged 50 years and older with HIV prevalence of 19.3%( 95%CI: 13.1-27.4%, N=13). HIV was more prevalent in the illiterate population (16.76%), than in those who had received an education. Although the internet was a major venue for Chinese MSM seeking male sex partners (41.7%, 95%CI: 39.5%-43.9%, N=100), seeking MSM in bathhouses/saunas had the highest associated prevalence of HIV (14.6%, 95%CI: 11.4%-18.5%, N=20). The HIV prevalence among MSM varied by location: compared with other regions in China, HIV was highly prevalent among MSM in the southwest (11.1%, 95%CI: 10.2%-12.0%, N=57). Compared to participants who sometimes or always used condoms, participants who had never used a condom in the past 6 months had a higher risk of HIV infection, with odds ratios of 0.1 (95%CI:0.08-0.14).
Conclusions：Our analysis provided reliable estimates of China’s HIV burden, which appears to present an increasing national public health challenge. Effective government responses are needed to address this challenge and include the implementation of HIV prevention.
What the eye does not see: visualizations strategies for the data collection of personal networks
Authors: Maya-Jariego Isidro , Cachia Romina 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
The graphic representation of relational data is one of the central elements of social network analysis. In this paper, the author describe the use of visualization in interview-based data collection procedures designed to obtain personal networks information, exploring four main contributions. First, the author shows a procedure by which the visualization is integrated with traditional name generators to facilitate obtaining information and reducing the burden of the interview process. Second, the author describes the reactions and qualitative interpretation of the interviewees when they are presented with an analytical visualization of their personal network. The most frequent strategies consist in identifying the key individuals, dividing the personal network in groups and classifying alters in concentric circles of relative importance. Next, the author explores how the visualization of groups in personal networks facilitates the enumeration of the communities in which individuals participate. This allows the author to reflect on the role of social circles in determining the structure of personal networks. Finally, the author compares the graphic representation obtained through spontaneous, hand-drawn sociograms with the analytical visualizations elicited through software tools. This allows the author to demonstrate that analytical procedures reveal aspects of the structure of personal networks that respondents are not aware of, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using both modes of data collection. For this, the author presents findings from a study of highly skilled migrants living in Spain (n = 95) through which the author illustrates the challenges, in terms of data reliability, validity and burden on both the researcher and the participants.
SHAPING PRODUCTIVE CULTURAL CONTENT FOR EFL MATERIALS IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN ELT PRACTICES
Authors: Mitchell Peter J. , Shilnov Andrei G. 
Published: June 2019

The article attempts to develop guidelines for the inclusion / non-inclusion of specific cultural content into EFL materials for contemporary ELT practices in Russia. Cultural circumstances surrounding the ELT practices in today’s Russia and their connection with the past are analyzed. Some approaches to the usage of materials are considered, with examples of specific published and online materials provided. An exemplar of a lesson plan on a thought-provoking topic with sample activities and materials is presented based on the approaches and principles described. A conclusion is made on the necessity of offering teacher training on shaping productive cultural content for EFL materials that are appropriate to the teaching context.
Keywords: English language teaching (ELT), English as a foreign language (EFL), textbook, cultural content.