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Case Report: Portable handheld ultrasound facilitates intra-articular injections in articular foot pathologies
Authors: Ghandour Samir , Taseh Atta , Sussman Walter , Guss Daniel , Ashkani-Esfahani Soheil , Gupta Ashim , Waryasz Gregory 
Published: February 2024

BackgroundIntra-articular injections are commonly used to manage joint pathologies, including osteoarthritis. While conventional ultrasound (US) guidance has generally improved intra-articular injection accuracy, forefoot and midfoot joint interventions are still often performed without imaging guidance. This pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy of office-based, portable ultrasound (P-US) guided intra-articular injections for forefoot and midfoot joint pain caused by various degenerative pathologies.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on a series of consecutive patients who underwent P-US guided intra-articular injections following a chief complaint of forefoot or midfoot joint pain. Patients reported their pain levels using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pre-injection and at 3 months follow-up. The procedure was performed by an experienced foot and ankle surgeon using a linear array transducer for guidance, and a 25-gauge needle was used to inject a combination of 2 cc 1% lidocaine and 12 cc of Kenalog (40 mg/ml). Complications and pain scores were analyzed using a paired t-test and p &lt; 0.05 was considered significant.ResultsWe included 16 patients, 31% male and 69% female with a mean age (±SD) of 61.31 (±12.04) years. None of the patients experienced immediate complications following the intervention. The mean pre-injection VAS score was significantly reduced from 5.21 (±2.04) to a mean of 0.50 (±1.32) at 3 months follow-up (P &lt; 0.001). Thirteen patients reported complete resolution of pain at the 3-month follow-up. No adverse events were reported throughout the duration of the study.ConclusionThis pilot study suggests P-US-guided intra-articular injections offer a safe and effective method for managing forefoot and midfoot joint pain caused by various arthritic pathologies. Further research is warranted to establish the long-term efficacy and comparative effectiveness of P-US-guided injections in larger patient cohorts as compared to non-image guided injections.
Lifestyle behaviors, social and economic disadvantages, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: results from the US National Health Interview Survey
Authors: Duarte Junior Miguel Angelo , Pintos Carrillo Salud , Martínez-Gómez David , Sotos Prieto Mercedes , Rodríguez-Artalejo Fernando , Cabanas Sánchez Verónica 
Published: February 2024

AimTo examine the independent relationships of lifestyle and social and economic factors with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in a large representative sample of the US adult population. Furthermore, the association between the combination of lifestyle and social and economic factors with mortality was analyzed in detail.MethodsThe sample included 103,314 participants with valid records and eligible for mortality follow-up, and information on lifestyle factors and social and economic disadvantages (NHIS waves 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015). An unhealthy lifestyle score was constructed using information on physical activity, alcohol consumption, diet, and smoking status. Social and economic disadvantages were assessed using information on education, receipt of dividends, employment, family's home, and access to private health. Information on mortality data was determined by the National Death Index records.ResultsCompared with favorable lifestyle, unfavorable lifestyle was associated with higher all-cause (HR 2.07; 95% CI 1.97–2.19) and CVD (HR 1.84; 95% CI 1.68–2.02) mortality. Higher social and economic disadvantages were also associated with higher all-cause (HR 2.44; 95% CI 2.30–2.59) and CVD mortality (HR 2.44; 95% CI 2.16–2.77), compared to low social and economic disadvantages. In joint associations, participants in the high social and economic disadvantage and unfavorable lifestyle showed a greater risk of all-cause (HR 4.06; 95% CI 3.69–4.47) and CVD mortality (HR 3.98; 95% CI 3.31–4.79).ConclusionLifestyle and social and economic disadvantages are associated with all-cause and CVD mortality. The risk of mortality increases as the number of social and economic disadvantages and unhealthy lifestyles increases.
The spread in time and space of COVID-19 pandemic waves: the Italian experience from mortality data analyses
Authors: del Re Daniele , Palla Luigi , Meridiani Paolo , Soffi Livia , Loiudice Michele Tancredi , Antinozzi Martina , Cattaruzza Maria Sofia 
Published: February 2024

IntroductionItaly was the first European country affected by COVID-19. Thanks to governmental containment measures (9 March 2020), the spread of COVID-19 was limited. However, in this context, accurate data assessment is crucial and mortality is a more reliable indicator of the virus spread compared to the count of positive cases. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the impact of the pandemic in different areas of Italy using the time series analysis of official deaths and excess COVID-19 deaths.MethodsMortality data (23 February–30 April 2022) by Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) were analyzed, including four waves of COVID-19. Previous mortality data (January 2015–November 2019) were used to estimate a Poisson regression model of the pre-pandemic mortality pattern and derive the excess COVID-19 deaths as the difference between the actual deaths number and the extrapolation of the previous mortality pattern to the pandemic period, separately for Northern, Central, and Southern Italy, to compare the impact of mortality across time periods and geographical areas.ResultsEstimated excess compared with official COVID-19 mortality shows that, during the first wave, there was an underestimation of deaths. COVID-19 mortality rate almost doubled the official rate in the North (1.60‰ vs. 0.86‰) and nearly tripled it in the South (0.22‰ vs. 0.08‰). In late 2020-early 2021, official and estimated mortality curves are closer, displaying just a small gap at the start of the second wave. During the fourth wave (end of 2021-early 2022), Northern and Central Italy show reasonable agreement; the South presents a large relative underestimation of deaths (+90% increase), with a large increase in its excess deaths national quota, 9% in the first wave to 42% in the fourth.DiscussionThe results provide a measure of the COVID-19 excess deaths and an unbiased estimate of Italian mortality rates. In the first wave, the gap between official COVID-19 and excess mortality was particularly high and lockdown measures may have reduced the spread of the infection. In the fourth wave, the gap for the South increases again, probably because the healthcare system may not have coped with the prolonged pressure of the pandemic, or for a decreased compliance with the official paper-based mortality surveillance system that could be overcome in the future by digitalizing the process.
Comparison of simulation and predictive efficacy for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome incidence in mainland China based on five time series models
Authors: Wang ZhenDe , Yang ChunXiao , Li Bing , Wu HongTao , Xu Zhen , Feng ZiJian 
Published: February 2024

BackgroundHemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a zoonotic infectious disease commonly found in Asia and Europe, characterized by fever, hemorrhage, shock, and renal failure. China is the most severely affected region, necessitating an analysis of the temporal incidence patterns in the country.MethodsWe employed Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), Nonlinear AutoRegressive with eXogenous inputs (NARX), and a hybrid CNN-LSTM model to model and forecast time series data spanning from January 2009 to November 2023 in the mainland China. By comparing the simulated performance of these models on training and testing sets, we determined the most suitable model.ResultsOverall, the CNN-LSTM model demonstrated optimal fitting performance (with Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 93.77/270.66, 7.59%/38.96%, and 64.37/189.73 for the training and testing sets, respectively, lower than those of individual CNN or LSTM models).ConclusionThe hybrid CNN-LSTM model seamlessly integrates CNN’s data feature extraction and LSTM’s recurrent prediction capabilities, rendering it theoretically applicable for simulating diverse distributed time series data. We recommend that the CNN-LSTM model be considered as a valuable time series analysis tool for disease prediction by policy-makers.
Efficacy of neuroendoscopic-assisted surgery in the management of symptomatic sacral perineural (Tarlov) cysts: a technical report
Authors: Jiang Ying , Dong Lan , Pan Yi-Qi , Zhao Jun , Li Wen-Fang , Zhang Teng-Fei , Zhang Ting , Dai Da-Wei 
Published: February 2024

IntroductionThe Tarlov cysts are pathological enlargements of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces between the endoneurium and perineurium, which can cause intolerable sciatic pain, motor impairment of lower limbs, and bladder/bowel dysfunction. Currently, the treatment results are unsatisfactory due to the low cure rates and extensive surgical trauma. Thus, there is an ongoing exploration of surgical techniques for Tarlov treatment. In the current study, we present a novel neuroendoscopic-assisted technique that combines the fenestration, leakage sealing, and tamponade of the Tarlov cyst.MethodsBetween January 2020 and December 2021, a total of 32 Tarlov patients were enrolled and received neuroendoscopic-assisted surgery. Their pre- and post-surgical Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores, major complaints, and MR imaging were recorded for comparison.Results27 of 32 patients (84.4%) patients demonstrated immediate pain relief as their VAS scores decreased from 5.6 ± 1.5 to 2.5 ± 1.1 (p &lt; 0.01) on the first day after surgery. At the 3-month follow-up, the patients' average VAS score continued to decrease (1.94 ± 0.8). Meanwhile, saddle paresthesia, urinary incontinence, and constipation were relieved in 6 (50%), 4 (80%), and 5 (41.7%), respectively, according to patients self-report. No surgical-related complication was observed in any of the cases.DiscussionWe conclude that neuroendoscopic-assisted surgery is an effective surgical method for symptomatic Tarlov cysts with minimized complications.
Strengthening Naval Diplomacy RI-US in Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance through Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2024
Authors: Aliyah Yurizki , Mahroza Jonni , Alam Tasdik Mustika , Sutanto Rudy , Patmi Sri , Prakoso Lukman Yudho 
Published: February 2024

This research discusses the joint exercise between the Indonesian Navy, the US Navy, and the US Marines (USMC), namely Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) to carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), littoral warfare, and coastal defence missions. This research uses descriptive qualitative related to Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is implemented bilaterally to enhance the maritime partnership between Indonesia and the US. For Indonesia, building a maritime partnership with the US should focus on bilateral interests as well as regional security. For the US, the CARAT programme in Indonesia can be seen as part of an effort to strengthen its influence in Southeast Asia, including facing China's dominance in the region. Based on the above background, the researcher formulates the problem, namely how to strengthen Indonesia's cooperative relationship with the United States in the face of China's dominance in the Southeast Asian region. Data collection is obtained from literature review by collecting various articles, books, journals, or other sources. The results of this study indicate that to strengthen Indonesia's cooperative relationship with the United States in the face of China's dominance in the Southeast Asian region, is to increase cooperation in the field of security and defence, through Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2024. This will help strengthen Indonesia's defence capacity and also send a signal to China that Indonesia is not easily intimidated. It is also important to continue to build relations with China in a critical but constructive manner, by promoting dialogue and diplomacy to seek points of agreement and achieve stability in the Southeast Asian region as a whole. CARAT activities are an effective strategy in enhancing security stability in the region through maritime defence cooperation. The programme benefits partner countries in building relationships of trust, enhancing defence capabilities and combating maritime threats. To increase the effectiveness of CARAT, it is recommended that partner countries continue to be committed to the programme and maintain good cooperation with the US navy and other countries in the region.
Suplementação nutricional na rotina policial militar: desafios específicos e considerações práticas
Authors: Stapassoli Raphael Alves , Da Silva Caroline Schmidt 
Published: February 2024

A obesidade é um dos problemas de saúde mais graves da atualidade. Mais preocupante quando consideramos o seu impacto dentre os policiais militares. Profissionais de grande relevância para sociedade, mas submetidos a um estresse e adversidades contínuas. Este artigo tem como objetivo trazer os aspectos práticos da suplementação nutricional como uma estratégia de promover saúde aos policiais. Metodologia: revisão bibliográfica de caráter integrativa, qualitativa e exploratória. Busca através dos bancos de dados Medline, Scielo e Lilacs com busca pelas palavras chaves: policial militar; suplementação dietética; atividade física, obesidade, busca por artigos dos últimos 10 anos ou amplamente difundidos nos guidelines internacionais. Desenvolvimento: as duras demandas impostas pela rotina a ser enfrentada pelo policial militar são frequentemente associadas a uma série de fatores que podem desencadear situações impactantes à saúde física e mental do militar. Essas dificultam os pilares de uma vida saudável como rotina dietética, bom funcionamento intestinal, prática de atividade física, qualidade de sono, gerenciamento do estresse. Os suplementos não substituem a alimentação balanceada e devem ser prescritos por profissional capacitado, mas podem contribuir com a recuperação muscular com a creatina, manutenção de massa magra e déficit calórico com suplementos proteicos, melhora da qualidade do sono com melatonina. Conclusão: a suplementação dietética é uma ótima estratégia para a um estilo de vida mais saudável dos policiais militares, mas deve ser adjuvante a mudança de hábitos do próprio indivíduo, a cultura institucional visando a promoção de saúde entre esses profissionais e do suporte de nutricionistas, médicos nutrólogos e preparadores físicos devidamente capacitados. Além disso, esse estudo demonstra a necessidade de mais estudos específicos para essa população em análise, bem como protocolos institucionais que tenham essa finalidade.
Design of multi-channel heterostructures for GaN devices
Authors: Tang Jinjin , Zou Wensong , Xiang Peng , Cheng Kai , Hua Mengyuan , Ma Jun 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
The emerging multi-channel GaN architecture offers great opportunities in high-performance devices, whose performance is fundamentally determined by the density and distribution of electrons among the parallel multi-channels. In this work, we present approaches to design multi-channel GaN heterostructures based on a proposed physical-based model and experimental results. The model presents excellent accuracy based on comparisons with TCAD and experimental results. Impacts of key designing parameters upon the two-dimensional electron gas density and the distribution of electrons were systematically investigated within undoped and doped multi-channels, presenting a criterion to determine the maximum channel thickness and evaluate the multi-channel design, and offering a design guideline to design and optimize a multi-channel-GaN heterostructure for a given targeted application.
Pianificatore e architetto a Fiesole 1979 -1989
Authors: Frangioni Aldo 
Published: February 2024

La recente scomparsa di Gian Franco mi ha profondamente addolorato, non avendo mai cessato di avere per lui grande stima e gratitudine per quanto ha fatto per Fiesole che, senza il suo lavoro, sarebbe oggi molto diversa e peggiore. Ricordo il suo carattere serafico e la sua sorniona ironia, oltre alla sua particolare simpatia per ogni interlocutore. Ho cercato di dettagliare l’attività di Gian Franco sia come pianificatore che come architetto.
EFEKTIVITAS SAFETY INDUCTION PT. ANGGRAINI PUTRI PRATAMA
Authors: Irawan Fajar Dwi , Yuliana Lina , Luqmantoro Luqmantoro , Ananta Erwin 
Published: February 2024

Safety induction adalah pengenalan dasar dasar keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja (K3) kepada karyawan baru atau Tamu dan dilakukan dengan karyawan setempat dengan jabatan setingkat Supervisory (dari divisi HSE) dan bisa juga dilakukan oleh yang paham tentang K3 dengan level minimum seperti tersebut diatas minimal Foreman dan supervisor up. PT. Anggraini Putri Pratama yang berpusat di kota Balikpapan, yang didirikan pada tahun 2015 merupakan perusahaan yang menjalankan roda usaha dalam bidang pengadaan barang dan jasa. Berdasarkan survei awal, hasil observasi visual, ditemukan berbagai macam kendala dari pekerja yang bekerja di PT. Anggraini Putri Pratama. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui keefektivan program Safety Induction terhadap pekerja PT. Anggraini Putri Pratama. Teknik pengukuran efektivitas evaluasi pelatihan ini menggunakan Teori Gomes (2000, h209). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Kuantitatif, dengan responden 30 orang, menggunakan data primer diperoleh dengan observasi dan kuesioner dan data sekunder diperoleh dengan data hasil test Safety Induction PT. Anggraini Putri Pratama. Variable penelitian ini terdapat 3 (tiga) yaitu Varible X1 (Feedback),Variable X2 (Test Soal (Pre-test & Post Test) ), dan Variable Y (Dampak). Kemudian penelitian ini menggunakan 3 (tiga) Uji yaitu: Uji validitas, Uji Reliabilitas, Uji Paired Sample T-Test. Hasil penelitian level 1 (satu) reaksi/feedback pelatihan menunjukan masih kurang nya efektif, Hasil Penelitian level 2 (dua) hasil test safety Induction mendapat kan 13% (tiga belas) masih dibawah dari nilai efektifitas 80%, Hasil level 3 perilaku menyimpulkan masih banyak perilaku Unsafe pekerja PT.Aggraini Putri Pratama. Hasil uji Paired Sample T-test diterima dimana terdapat perbedaan yang mencolok antara kedua test (Pre-test dan Post-test). Setelah responden mengikuti Safety Induction PT. Anggraini Putri Pratama terdapat peningkatan pemahaman yang siginifikan pada hasil Post-Test 2). Memperbaiki materi induksi dengan menambahkan gambar-gambar yang memperlancar pencapain tujuan dalam gambar dan mengurangai verbalisme.
Speech Act Analysis of Greeting Form Found in Peacemaker Movie Series
Authors: I Ketut Adi Lanang Iswara  , Komang Dian Puspita Candra  
Published: February 2024

The chosen movie series Peacemaker are the subject of the investigation, this study entitled “Speech Act Analysis of Greeting Form found in Peacemaker Movie Series” the study focused on greeting utterance produced by each characters in the Peacemaker movie series and concerns with the illocutionary acts that occur in the character’s utterance. It is aimed (1) to find out the types of illocutionary acts in the Peacemaker movie series, and (2) to analyze the function and meaning of the illocutionary act produced by the characters in the movie series. This study used descriptive qualitative method inanalyze the types and the function and meaning of illocutionary acts proposed by theory from Searle’s (1979). The result of this study showed that most of the data are expressive illocutionary act, second is followed with directive illocutionary act and the last is declarative illocutionary act that found in the Peacemaker movie series, in greeting utterance is hard to found greeting utterance that consist with assertive illocutionary act and commissive illocutionary act. The study conclude that the speaker has reason when they need someone to do the action through their greeting utterance. People are not only producing the greeting utterance to communicate but from the greeting utterance also has purpose they want to deliver to the hearer in purpose to understand the meaning of the greetings itself in directform or indirect form.
Keyword: greeting utterance, illocutionary act, movie series peacemaker
Map of Ukraine in a Visual Environment
Authors: Herashchenko Olesia 
Published: February 2024

This article discusses the phenomenon of appearance of the contour of Ukrainian map as of 1991 in visual environment in dynamic (2000-2023), as the image metamorphosed in social meaning from kitsch to iconic and seems to have a strong massification effect in Ukraine. In the conditions that the country finds itself now, being in the midst of global social, political, safety turmoil, to bolster interpretations of this process now appears to be important, as it has a potential to influence behavior patterns and events interpretation in the foggy future. As the author introduces the possible causes for this particular image to gain such meaning over last year(s), she tackles the matters of emergence of a collective identityand scrutinizes a dominant narrative behind the phenomena, while staying within the theoretic framework of three themes for reasoning: visual archive, autotherapy and nostalgia. Through the time, after the invasion in 2014, the map of Ukraine image appearance densed in a way that its contour became unavailable for “discussion”. Despite the harshest conditions, under which this attitude condensed, the map contour of Ukraine has become a landscape on the common cognitive map, which seems to define Ukrainians now and to preserve its topicality and impact for generations to come.
Filatelistyka wojny
Authors: Meniok Wiera 
Published: February 2024

Publikacja przedstawia skatalogowany opis ze zdjęciami wszystkich edycji znaczków pocztowych połączonych z kopertami i pocztówkami, wydanych przez Pocztę Ukraińską (Ukrpoczta) podczas pełnowymiarowej agresji federacji rosyjskiej na Ukrainę, rozpętanej nad ranem 24 lutego 2022 roku od ataków rakietowych i bombardowań pokojowych ukraińskich miast w różnych częściach Ukrainy. Bestialski agresor zabija niewinnych ludzi, morduje i gwałci dzieci i kobiety, niszczy pokojowe dzielnice mieszkaniowe, zabytki sztuki i kultury, przedszkola i uniwersytety, teatry i muzea, szpitale i hospicja dla osób niepełnosprawnych. W czasie wojny ukraiński znaczek pocztowy przestał być pasją tylko kolekcjonerów filatelistów i stał się kreatywną bronią przeciwko wrogowi. Specjalne wojenne edycje znaczków są namacalnym dowodem oporu Ukraińców wobec rosyjskiego najeźdźcy. Dzisiaj w Ukrainie z wielkim entuzjazmem nabywają znaczki nie tylko kolekcjonerzy, ale także zwykli ludzie, wspierając w ten sposób zarówno opór kulturowy, jak i ukraińskich żołnierzy na froncie, ponieważ przyczyniają się finansowo do przyspieszenia zwycięstwa. Na dzień dzisiejszy, 15 listopada 2023, Ukrpoczta opublikowała dwadzieścia osiem edycji znaczków o tematyce wojennej.