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Beyond Accreditation: Issues in Healthcare Quality
Authors: Ikbal Feroz 
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACT
In the last few years, there is an increased interest among Indian Healthcare institutions to get accredited from bodies, such as national accreditation board for hospitals and healthcare providers (NABH), Joint Commission International (JCI), Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), and college of american pathologists Laboratory accreditation programme (CAP), etc. Hospital administrators, clinicians, academicians, promoters of the hospitals, policy makers and even government feel that accreditation is a panacea for all the problems associated with healthcare quality. But with the incidence of fire in one of the NABH accredited hospital in a metropolitan city, questions began to be asked on the correlation between quality and accreditation. Most of the hospitals use accreditation as a promotional tool, rather than a tool for continuous quality improvement. Often the entire focus of quality in a hospital is confined to the process of accreditation and re-accreditation. Time has come to think on the entire process of accreditation of hospitals in India, though it has a history of less than a decade. This paper intends to discuss various issues of quality in hospitals, outside the realms of accreditation. Need for strengthening and re-engineering the accreditation is also discussed. Accreditation essentially identifies the capability of the hospital to deliver quality care. It does not assure that hospitals delivers quality care. This aspect of accreditation has been often forgotten by the various stakeholders in healthcare. In this paper, an attempt is made to discuss other issues of quality, such as spurious drugs, quality of biomaterials, such as stents and biomedical equipments, quality of human resources, etc. which are often neglected by health institutions in its obsession to accreditation.

How to cite this article
Ikbal F. Beyond Accreditation: Issues in Healthcare Quality. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015;3(1):1-4.
Personal Protective Equipment used for Infection Control in Dental Practices
Authors: Pandit AP , Bhagatkar Neha , Ramachandran Mallika 
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACT
The potential size of India's dental market is vast and is expected to become one of the largest single country markets for overseas dental products and materials. The total market for the dental equipment and materials is estimated to be around US$ 90 million annually. There are more than 1, 80,000 dental professionals in India, 297 dental institutes and over 5,000 dental laboratories. Thus, there is a huge potential for the market of personal protective equipment (PPE) used for infection control in dentistry. India's market for dental products is extremely dynamic, with a current estimated growth rate of between 25 and 30%. Overall, the dental market is expected to grow by 20%.1
The personal protective equipment used in the practice of dentistry in India. Since dentistry is predominantly a surgical discipline, it leads to exposure to the pathogenic microorganisms harbored in blood, body fluids and other potentially infectious material. Thus, the use of adequate and good quality PPE is imperative for infection control in dental practice. With the growing potential of India's dental market, the growth of the market for PPE is inevitable. But, it is equally important to raise the awareness among dental community about good quality products adhering to required standards to prevent the usage of low-cost, uncertified and sub-standard products that decrease the safety levels of personnel.
The present study is conducted with a view to observe the personal protective equipment used for infection control in dental practices.

How to cite this article
Pandit AP, Bhagatkar N, Ramachandran M. Personal Protective Equipment used for Infection Control in Dental Practices. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015;3(1):10-12.
Planning and Designing an Isolation Facility in Hospitals: Need of the Hour
Authors: Gupta Shakti Kumar , Shweta K , Kant S 
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACT
Emerging infectious diseases represent an ongoing threat to the health and livelihoods of people globally. Over the past decade, numerous infectious diseases have shown up in the United States including SARS in 2003, H1N1 or 'swine flu’ in 2009, and now, the Ebola virus.
Isolation of a patient is essentially an escalation of the core healthcare process. Best practice demands that isolation rooms be provided where care for the underlying medical condition is optimal. As uncontroversial as infection control may seem, the infrastructure required (such as washbasins and isolation rooms) is often lacking in hospitals. And if isolation rooms are available, proper maintenance of pressure gradients is an issue. In normal circumstances no purpose is served by routine cleaning of ventilation ducts. During replacement, dust is shed from old filters. All extract grilles and some types of supply grilles accumulate dust. These represent an infection risk. The dust reflects the air-borne flora at the time of deposition with organism death taking place at a rate determined by microbial, environmental and other factors.
It is vital that regular monitoring and maintenance of the ventilation system is in place. The physical design of a hospital is an essential component of its infection control measures to minimize the risk of transmission of any infectious disease. Today, with a more progressive outlook, it is the fundamental requirement to adopt a holistic view of the design and management of hospitals. This document will not only help in making strategy for planning or renovating an isolation room and also helps in cleaning or maintenance of ventilation.

How to cite this article
Shweta K, Gupta SK, Chandrashekhar R, Kant S. Planning and Designing an Isolation Facility in Hospitals: Need of the Hour. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015;3(1):48-56.
Employee Satisfaction and the Role of Motivation: A Study of a Super-specialty Hospital
Authors: Bajpai Jharna 
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACTEmployee satisfaction plays a role in motivation and ultimately, overall productivity and bottomline results. Employees who are more satisfied in their positions have more reasons to work hard and contribute to a shared work ethic that encourages others to do the same. Likewise, drops in productivity may stem from low levels of worker satisfaction. This paper throws light on the role of motivation and employee satisfaction in a super specialty hospital. A questionnaire pertaining to various motivations related questions was distributed to various employees. The sample size was 118 and a combination of descriptive and exploratory research methodology was used. Nominal scale and likert five points scaling was used for measuring the satisfaction level. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software program version-16 and conclusions were drawn. Approximately 53% of the employees were satisfied with the promotion policy. Sixty percent of respondents were satisfied with the working atmosphere of the organization and 32% were satisfied with the remuneration they are receiving. This paper discusses such more aspects which play a role in motivation and suggest solutions to make employees satisfied with their job.How to cite this articleBajpai J. Employee Satisfaction and the Role of Motivation: A Study of a Super-specialty Hospital. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015;3(2):65-68.
Local Health Traditions (LHTs)/Ethnomedical Practices (EMPs) for Sikkim
Authors: Shiddamallayya Nagayya , Bora Devanjal , Mandal Tushar Kanti , Anku Gyati , Borah Tapashi , Rath Chinmay , Susmitha Bonthu , Tripathi Ashish Kumar , Mangal Anupam Kumar , Srikanth Narayanam 
Published: September 2019

Aim:
Sikkim state is endowed with rich plant biodiversity. Most of the tribal and rural populations following organic techniques for their livelihood depend on traditional systems for treatment of human ailments. The present work has been carried out to understand the local health traditions and use of common plants for treatment by rural populace of Sikkim.

Materials and methods:
The medico-ethno botanical survey was conducted by documenting the local health traditions by interviewing traditional healers of tribal and rural population and by collecting medicinal herb specimens and digital photography of herbs and healers for further process.

Results:
The medico-ethno botanical survey team documented a total of 20 folk claims with 18 medicinal plants used by traditional healers for ailments like wounds, cuts, bleeding, cough, fever, tonsils, sinusitis, migraine, pneumonia, breathing problems, jaundice, indigestion, burning sensation of stomach, constipation, piles, retention of urine, crack bone, dislocated bones, toothache, and ringworm.

Conclusion:
The tribal and rural population of Sikkim lives in remote rural areas with low income, and since it is difficult to afford modern medical treatment, local traditional healers use commonly available medicinal plants from nearby forests for the treatment of different ailments. It is high time to think and use common available medicinal plants in new formulations for treatment and to overcome the problem of substitutes and adulterations and also to conserve rare, threatened, and endangered medicinal plants.
Validation of the Best Procurement Season of Arjuna Bark [Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.] by Comparative HPLC and Pharmacognostical Studies
Authors: Sharma Neelima , Cheemalapati Venkata N , Mangal Anupam K , Murthy Soma Narsimha , Pant Pramila , Srikanth Narayanam , Dhiman Kartar Singh , Rekha Prabhu , Raju Ilavarsan 
Published: September 2019

Aim:
The present study was undertaken to establish the best procurement time for Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.) by analyzing the seasonal variation in bioactive secondary metabolite in the bark with quantitative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) as well as comparative pharmacognosy by taking consideration of Ayurvedic literature. In Ayurveda, it is mentioned that for all the herbs, the best-suited procurement time is Sharad Ritu, especially for bark.1,2 Therefore, to validate the time of collection, the present study has been planned.

Materials and methods:
Arjuna bark from the same habitat in all six seasons described in Ayurveda, i.e., Shishir (January–February), Vasant (March–April), Grishma (May-June), Varsha (July–August), Sharad (September–October), and Hemant (November–December), has been collected. Authentication of the source of the collected plant material was done and the accession number was given by the herbarium of NVARI, Jhansi. Identification and comparative pharmacognosy in each season at the macroscopic and microscopic levels along with powder microscopy of the useful part of the plant per the standard procedures was done at NVARI Jhansi. The extraction of the economically important plant bark and the quantitative HPLC analysis of the extracted material in all six seasons and comparison of HPLC analysis of different seasons were carried out at Captain Srinivasa Murthy Research Institute of Ayurveda and Siddha Drug Development (CSMRIASDD), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Results:
The present study showed that internal microscopical features remained the same throughout the year. A selected marker compound, ellagic acid, was quantified in
each season by HPLC. The extractive value was found to be maximum, e.g., 1.7698 g of hydro-alcoholic extract in the Sharad Ritu sample. HPLC estimation showed that the abundance of ellagic acid is more in the Sharad Ritu sample, e.g., 0.0826 to 0.1103. Results indicated that a maximum concentration of bioactive secondary metabolite, i.e., ellagic acid, is in the Sharad Ritu sample.

Conclusion:
Findings suggest that if Arjuna [Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.] barks are collected in Sharad Ritu, then it will provide better therapeutic results.
Developing and Analyzing a Spanish Corpus for Forensic Purposes
Authors: Almela Ángela , Alcaraz-Mármol Gema , García-Pinar Arancha , Pallejá Clara 
Published: September 2019

In this paper, the methods for developing a database of Spanish writing that can be used for forensic linguistic research are presented, including our data collection procedures. Specifically, the main instrument used for data collection has been translated into Spanish and adapted from Chaski (2001). It consists of ten tasks, by means of which the subjects are asked to write formal and informal texts about different topics. To date, 93 undergraduates from Spanish universities have already participated in the study and prisoners convicted of gender-based abuse have participated. A twofold analysis has been performed, since the data collected have been approached from a semantic and a morphosyntactic perspective. Regarding the semantic analysis, psycholinguistic categories have been used, many of them taken from the LIWC dictionary (Pennebaker et al., 2001). In order to obtain a more comprehensive depiction of the linguistic data, some other ad-hoc categories have been created, based on the corpus itself, using a double-check method for their validation so as to ensure inter-rater reliability. Furthermore, as regards morphosyntactic analysis, the natural language processing tool ALIAS TATTLER is being developed for Spanish. Results shows that is it possible to differentiate non-abusers from abusers with strong accuracy based on linguistic features.
El archivo de vídeo ARES. Supuestos metodológicos de un proyecto de investigación en el ámbito universitario: archivar, cartografiar y afectar
Authors: Martínez-Collado Ana 
Published: September 2019

Proponemos un análisis del proyecto de investigació Archivo y estudio crítico de las prácticas artísticas audiovisuales (vídeo expandido) en el arte español. Identidad y nuevos medios, el cual pretende sumarse a los nuevos paradigmas de conocimiento, iniciativas epistemológicas y metodológicas que desde modelos deconstructivos buscan la constitución de otros espacios de vida y afecto. El proyecto consiste en la creación de un análisis crítico de los sistemas de representación en la producción audiovisual en España desde finales de la década de 1970 hasta nuestros días. Dicha producción es entendida como narración y memoria de nuestra experiencia en torno a las transformaciones de la identidad al constituir un testimonio que incita a la reflexión de los acontecimientos sociales vividos, marcando nuestro devenir. Los supuestos metodológicos que guían nuestra investigación –el archivo, la cartografía, el palimpsesto– dan lugar a itinerarios abiertos –entre las imágenes en movimiento, el proceso de archivar, la web, el relato escrito y su exposición pública– amplificando la interpretación discursiva.
Art and Identity: Secondary Students Discovering a “Sense of Self” Through Creating Artworks and Webpages
Authors: Munday Jennifer , Rowley Jennifer 
Published: September 2019

AbstractThis article reports on a Koorie art club for junior secondary students at a middle years college in regional Australia. The art club started in 2011 as a lunchtime refuge for Koorie students and was formalized into a time-tabled class in 2013 when it expanded to include non-Indigenous and primary students. Reflections on the evolution from art club to an art class demonstrate a learning process that exposed an opportunity for adolescents to use creative arts as a vehicle for the discovery of self and heritage. The learning model that evolved appeared to the researchers to provide a fertile environment for ePortfolios to be introduced. A pilot project was undertaken to analyze the model and consider the addition of ePortfolios for the students. Qualitative data in the form of interviews, observations, and student artwork and stories were collected and analyzed. The outcomes of the program uncover several issues of indigeneity in the current millennium, including the need to create opportunities for the discovery of heritage and the support for adolescents who possibly know they don't know all there is to know about themselves. The evolution of the art club is an exemplar of authentic learning where facilitators listen to the students and scaffold learning through community knowledge and support. The learning model is ongoing and has longevity, with the Koorie art club now acknowledged in the school's curriculum as a Koorie art class and current students using their accomplishments to consider their personal futures.
Before and After 1914: Suffrage and Feminism in The Writings of Cicely Hamilton
Authors: Sanders Lise Shapiro 
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACTCicely Hamilton (1872–1952) is best known for her pre-World War I suffrage activism and her contributions to the Edwardian stage. The scholarly focus on Hamilton as an actress, playwright, novelist, and author of suffrage propaganda has obscured the significance of periodical publication in shaping her self-conception as a writer and a feminist. Hamilton honed her voice in the suffrage periodical press and the mainstream dailies, as well as the feminist journal Time and Tide, for which she served as a codirector in the 1920s. Hamilton's journalism offers a rich resource for scholars of the feminist public sphere in the early twentieth century.
ANÁLISE QUALI-QUANTITATIVA DA ARBORIZAÇÃO DA AVENIDA GETÚLIO VARGAS EM FORMOSA DO RIO PRETO, BAHIA
Authors: Alves Emilly Rebeca de Almeida , Gavião Raiane Nogueira Machado , Oliveira Gabriela Lopes de , Nogueira Yuri Silva , Abreu Lizandro Pereira de 
Published: September 2019

A inserção de árvores no ambiente urbano é realizada objetivando atender a uma série de funções, podendo-se destacar a quebra da monotonia das cidades, necessitando harmonizar as relações naturais com os espaços pavimentados. O estudo teve como objetivo analisar a quantidade e qualidade das espécies arbóreas que compõem a avenida Getúlio Vargas no município de Formosa do Rio Preto-BA. Utilizou-se uma planilha de campo, com a qual fez-se o inventário de todos as árvores da área de estudo. Foram catalogadas 66 árvores e 3 arbustos, representando um total de cinco espécies arbóreas, sendo somente 2 delas nativas. Quanto aos conflitos, na iluminação pública foi perceptível que a maioria das árvores (62,2%) interferem na iluminação, deixando sombras a noite, problema ocasionado principalmente pela implantação inadequada da árvore no local. Em relação às condições fitossanitárias, a maioria das árvores apresentavam boa vitalidade, sem aspectos de doenças, mas, cerca de 44 indivíduos apresentaram infestação por formiga (Camponotus spp) e maria-fedida (Nezara spp). Quanto às injúrias mecânicas, foram identificados cortes severos, podas malfeitas e injúrias leves. Pode-se concluir que existe a necessidade de um planejamento arbóreo e políticas públicas, de modo a melhorar o patrimônio arbóreo do município.
A CRIAÇÃO DA DIOCESE DE CURITIBA E O PROCESSO DE DIOCESANIZAÇÃO PÓS-PADROADO
Authors: Lupion Marcia Regina de Oliveira 
Published: September 2019

Este artigo objetiva apresentar a criação da diocese de Curitiba no ano de 1892 como um desdobramento do processo de diocesanização, ou seja, da criação extensiva de dioceses pela Igreja Católica pelo Brasil ocorrido no pós-Proclamação da República. O fenômeno da diocesanização é visto ainda como uma reação da Igreja Católica em se reorganizar sobre a autogestão a que foi submetida a partir sobretudo do Decreto 119-A de 1890, documento responsável pela extinção do Padroado que enfatiza o caráter laico do governo republicano. Vários obras e autores contribuíram para a elaboração da discussão aqui pretendida como o livro produzido pelo hoje Bispo Emérito de Curitiba Dom Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto, “História da Igreja no Paraná” de 2014; a obra da geógrafa Zeny Rosendahl “Primeiro a obrigação, depois a devoção” publicado em 2012 e a tese de Maurício de Aquino (2012) sobre a criação da diocese de Botucatu em 1908, trabalho em que o conceito de diocesanização foi cunhado. Em todos os sentidos a discussão presente nesse artigo visa contribuir para os estudos acerca da História da Igreja Católica no Paraná e das Religiões e religiosidades como um todo.
Isolation and evaluation of endophytic bacteria from root nodules of Glycine max L. (Merr.) and their potential use as biofertilizers
Authors: Vargas-Díaz Arely A. , Ferrera-Cerrato Ronald , Silva-Rojas Hilda V. , Alarcón Alejandro 
Published: September 2019

Aim of study: To isolate and characterize endophytic bacteria inhabiting soybean root nodules collected from two tropical cropping systems in Mexico, and to evaluate the bacterial effects in soybean plants under controlled conditions.Area of study: The study was carried out at two locations (San Antonio Cayal and Nuevo Progreso municipalities) of Campeche State, Mexico.Material and methods: Two experimental stages were performed: 1) isolation, morphological and biochemical characterization, and molecular identification of endophytic bacteria from root-nodules of four soybean varieties grown at field conditions; and 2) evaluation of the effects of endophytic isolates on soybean growth and nodule development, and the effects of bacterial co-inoculation on soybean plants, under controlled conditions.Main results: Twenty-three endophytic bacteria were isolated from root nodules, and identified as Agrobacterium, Bradyrhizobium, Rhizobium, Ensifer, Massilia, Chryseobacterium, Enterobacter, Microbacterium, Serratia, and Xanthomonas. Under controlled conditions, Rhizobium sp. CPO4.13C or Agrobacterium tumefaciens CPO4.15C significantly increased the plant height (46% and 41%, respectively), whereas Bradyrhizobium sp. CPO4.24C promoted the nodule formation (36 nodules/plant). The co-inoculation of B. japonicum USDA110 and Bradyrhizobium sp. CPO4.24C enhanced plant growth, height (33.87 cm), root nodulation (69 nodules/plant) and N-fixation (3.10 µmol C2H4 h-1 plant-1) in comparison to the negative control.Research highlights: Results suggest that the native Bradyrhizobium sp. CPO4.24C may be used as a biofertilizer directed to developing sustainable soybean cropping at tropical regions.
The Utility of Obtaining Postmobilization Imaging in Nonsurgical Pelvic Ring Injuries
Authors: Winston Benjamin A. , Sarker Minhazur , Putnam David , Gehling Paxton , Eagleton Connor , Friess Darin 
Published: September 2019

Introduction:
Pelvic fractures are diverse injuries with varying degrees of severity. Treatment recommendations are determined by the associated instability. For likely stable patterns, postmobilization imaging is used to assess for occult instability. This study assesses the utility of postmobilization images and determines how often they alter the recommendations for treatment.

Methods:
Records at a single level 1 trauma center from January 2007 through December 2014 were reviewed, and patients with Current Procedural Terminology codes and International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes for pelvic and acetabular fractures were identified. For those chosen for nonsurgical treatment at presentation, a detailed chart review was performed to identify patients who had postmobilization radiographs and to determine whether this imaging led to a change in treatment recommendations.

Results:
Inclusion criteria were met by 762 patients whose average age was 50 years. Of 331 patients planned for nonsurgical treatment at presentation, 168 (51%) had postmobilization images. The postmobilization radiographs did not alter treatment recommendations in any of these patients; however, three of these patients underwent surgical stabilization based on the patients' report of pain with attempted mobilization.

Discussion:
Routine postmobilization imaging has limited value for patients with pelvic injuries and a low likelihood for instability, such as those with incomplete sacral fractures. Eliminating this step would reduce cost and decrease radiation exposure. The need for change in treatment plan or further imaging should be based on the patient's clinical progress with weight bearing.

Level of Evidence:
Level 4