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Comparison of pregnancy outcomes among adolescent pregnant women, young adult pregnant women, and adult pregnant women over ten years in our tertiary care clinic
Authors: ÜNAL Ömer 
Published: October 2023

Summary
Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the results of adolescent pregnancies, which we think is a big problem for our country, with young and adult pregnant women.
Material and Method: We included 15705 individuals in our retrospective cohort study. In our study, the adolescent pregnant group was 5235 people, the young adult group was 5235, and the adult group was 5235. We conducted the study at a tertiary center between January 2012 and April 2022. Before starting the study, we received the ethics committee approval of our institution, numbered KAEK/2022.04.109. We complied with the Declaration of Helsinki at all stages of the study. In the study, we compared the demographic data of the groups with the maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.
We performed a One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to compare group means. We used odds ratio calculation to determine risk ratios between groups. We used SPSS for Windows 24.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) for the analyses. We presented the data as mean, standard deviation, and ratio and considered them statistically significant when the P value was less than 0.05.
Result: Our study observed that the risk of having PROM in adolescent pregnant women increased approximately two times compared to adult pregnant women (aOR=01.987, 95%Cl=1.197-2454, p=0.001). When we researched the IUGR results, we found that the risk increased approximately two times in adolescent pregnant women (aOR=2.129, 95%Cl=1.754-2.947, p
Evaluation of Response to Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Survival Outcomes in Patients with Brain Metastases from Gastrointestinal Cancers
Authors: DELİKGÖZ SOYKUT Ela , ODABASİ Eylem , ŞENOL Serdar , YILMAZ Salih Buğra , TATAROĞLU Hatice , BARAN Ahmet 
Published: October 2023

Aim: Gastrointestinal cancers rarely metastasize to the brain and constitute 4-8% of all brain metastases (BM). Survival is generally poor for BM from gastrointestinal cancers and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is frequently used in its management. Since the data are still insufficient due to their rare presentation, we aim to analyze the clinical results of patients who underwent SRS for BM due to gastrointestinal cancers.
Material and Method: We retrospectively reviewed patients with BM from gastrointestinal cancers who received robotic SRS with CyberKnife at our institute from October 2013 to December 2022. Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes were recorded. Study endpoints were local control rates, distant brain control rates, and overall survival (OS).
Results: A total of 61 BM were detected in 42 patients. The median clinical follow-up time was 7 (0.5-36) months. Nine lesions progressed in the irradiated area, 14 new lesions were observed outside the irradiated area. The local control rate was 85.1% and the distant brain control rate was 77%. The median OS was 8 months; 12-month and 24-month OS were 31.6% and 10.5%, respectively. Patients with high performance status had better OS (p=0.016). The prognostic scoring scales RPA and GI-GPA were both associated with OS (p=0.049, p=0.002). Multivariate analysis found a significant association between GI-GPA classes and OS (p=0.011).
Conclusion: We obtained comparable results in terms of local control, distant brain control and OS in this challenging patient population. The use of GI-GPA prognostic scoring scales in routine practice will guide the selection of the most appropriate patient for SRS.
Tracheostomy Practices in Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Single Center Experience
Authors: HAVAN Merve , TUNÇ Ali , ERSOY Murat , ASLAN Mahmut , APİ Arman 
Published: October 2023

Background/Aims: Tracheostomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). While it used to be an emergency treatment method in patients with laryngeal obstruction, it is now mostly used in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation under elective conditions. In this study, we aimed to evaluate patients who underwent tracheostomy in our PICU, indications, and complications.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted from February 2018 through April 2022. Data was collected from the patient’s records and analyzed.
Results: Forty-three patients were included in the study. The median age of the patients was 5±4.99 (0-17 years) and 30 patients (69.8%) were male. During the four-year study period, the tracheostomy rate was 2.4% and the decannulation rate was 7%. All of the patients were discharged home with the home ventilator. The most common indication for tracheostomy was prolonged mechanical ventilation (88.3%). The median time of mechanical ventilation before tracheostomy was 111.6±57.22 (range 0-240) days. No surgical complications were observed during the PICU follow-up. All patients were discharged from PICU with a home-type mechanical ventilator. The median number of outpatient controls after discharge was 7.28±1.89 (range 3-10), and the median number of annual cannula replacements was 3.62±0.76 (range 1-5). 14 patients died after discharge from the PICU. None of the patients died due to tracheostomy complications. The median time of death was 30±13.97 (range 11-56) days after discharge from the PICU. When the surviving and deceased patients were compared according to age, mechanical ventilation time, and length of stay in the PICU, no significant difference was found (p=0.291, p=0.115, and p=0.291, respectively).
Conclusions: In our study, long mechanical ventilation time was the most common indication for tracheostomy, and our result is consistent with the literature. Although the timing of tracheostomy was long, no significant correlation was observed with mortality.
The Effect of Entecavir and Tenofovir Disoproxil on Bone Mineral Density in Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment
Authors: EMÜR GÜNAY Yasemin , COŞAR Arif Mansur 
Published: October 2023

Background/Aim:Evaluation of the relationship between drugs and osteoporosis in patients receiving entecavir (ETV) or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) treatment for chronic hepatitis B infection (CHB).
Material and Method: The study included patients who received ETV or TDF treatment for at least 12 months between 2016 and 2021 and underwent bone mineral densitometry (BMD) measurement within 12 months after treatment. Demographic characteristics of the patients and the association of antiviral drug use with osteopenia/osteoporosis were retrospectively.
Results: The study included 170 patients, 92 (54.1%) of whom were male, with a mean age at diagnosis of 36.57 ± 14.88 years. Of the patients, 24 (14.1%) were on ETV and 146 (85.9%) were on TDF. The mean age at BMD measurement was 48.62 ± 13.4 years. The median time from diagnosis to BMD was 138.5 (15-373) months. Osteopenia/osteoporosis was found in 14 (15.2%) of male patients and 25 (32.1%) of female patients. The frequency of osteopenia/osteoporosis was significantly higher in women (p=0.011). There was no significant difference in the frequency of osteopenia/osteoporosis between ETV and TDF (p=0.112). Lumbar spine (LS) BMD was significantly higher in TDF users (p=0.043). While no patient had a BMD within 12 months of treatment initiation, 6 (3.5%) of the patients had a BMD within 24 months, 8 (4.7%) within 36 months and 25 (14.7%) within 60 months of treatment initiation.
Conclusion: There was no significant difference in the development of osteopenia/osteoporosis in patients using TDF and ETV. It was found that bone mineral measurements of patients with CHB were not performed regularly and appropriately.
Efeitos da Intangibilidade e da Gestão do Capital de Giro Sobre a Dificuldade Financeira Empresarial
Authors: Fernandes de Barcellos João , Cardoso Moreira Nadia , Neris Nossa Silvania 
Published: October 2023

Objetivo: Analisar se a intangibilidade, o capital de giro, e a gestão do capital de giro, influenciam o nível de dificuldade financeira das empresas.
Método: Utilizamos uma métrica de dificuldade financeira que separa as empresas entre 3 níveis de dificuldade financeira, diferindo de grande parte da literatura que só separa as empresas que estão ou não em dificuldade financeira. Para testar os efeitos da intangibilidade, capital de giro, e gestão do capital de giro sobre os diferentes níveis de dificuldade financeira, foi utilizado um modelo Probit Ordenado utilizando uma amostra de 1.968 observações de empresas listadas na B3 de 2010 a 2020.
Resultados: Indicam que empresas com maior capital de giro possuem maior probabilidade de estarem em menores níveis de dificuldade financeira. Além disso, encontramos evidências de que quanto pior a gestão do capital de giro maior a probabilidade de a empresa estar em maiores níveis de dificuldade financeira. Não encontramos evidências com relação à intangibilidade.
Contribuições: Os resultados encontrados contribuem para a literatura ao incrementar os modelos de dificuldade financeira utilizando uma nova métrica; e contribuem, também, às empresas para evitar, mitigar, ou melhor lidar, com uma situação financeira desfavorável ao tratar de decisões de gestão de financeira.
Contribuições dos Congressos ANPCONT para a Pesquisa em Contabilidade Aplicada ao Setor Público
Authors: De Vasconcelos Rosa Gabriel , Portulhak Henrique 
Published: October 2023

Objetivo: Investigou-se a contribuição do Congresso ANPCONT para a pesquisa em Contabilidade Aplicada ao Setor Público (CASP). Apresenta-se as características dos trabalhos discutidos nas áreas temáticas de CASP, identifica-se sua conversibilidade em publicações definitivas e indica as características destas publicações definitivas.
Método: Utilizou-se o método ProKnow-C para análise do material bibliográfico, especificamente as etapas de seleção de portfólio bibliográfico e de análise sistêmica. Na análise sistêmica, seis lentes de análise foram aplicadas, sendo: tema, paradigma, teoria, método, campo e conversão.
Resultados: Os trabalhos em CASP obtiveram uma conversibilidade inferior à conversibilidade geral identificada em estudos anteriores. Uma maior quantidade de trabalhos apresentados em determinado evento não resultou em maior conversão em periódicos. Nota-se uma dominância do paradigma New Public Management, da abordagem quantitativa e das estratégias documentais; um maior emprego de teorias econômicas, municípios como campo empírico preferencial e o protagonismo de temas como eficiência e gestão fiscal.
Contribuições: A baixa conversibilidade e a identificação das características dos trabalhos convertidos em publicações definitivas suscitam reflexões para pesquisadores, coordenadores de área e organizadores de eventos científicos. Entende-se que a abordagem a paradigmas pós-NPM pode conduzir a uma maior pluralidade de temas, teorias e métodos, proporcionando maior alinhamento às tendências internacionais.
Utilisation of physician reminders about smoking cessation improves patient outcome
Authors: Darr Mohammed Qasim , Sheik Sanaullah 
Published: October 2023

Background: Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is prevalent amongst 18-64-year-olds (31.9%) in Qatar. Disease prevention through health promotion remains the cornerstone of physicians workload in primary care. Physician reminders (PR) be it electronic or physical can prompt doctors to offer smoking cessation services, hopefully reducing disease burden. The objective was to improve the identification of smokers and provision of smoking cessation services using a PR system in primary care.
Methods: A prospective quality improvement project in a primary care health centre focusing on physician practices towards smokers. We analyzed physicians’ documentation post consultation looking for specific end points like use of the code “smoker” and referral rates to the smoking cessation clinic (SCC). Data was collected with and without use of a PR (used to identify smoker) and then compared for the difference in documentation and services offered.
Results: The use of a physician reminder vastly improved the identification of smokers. This led to an increase in the use of the code ‘smoker’ by physicians by 43.5%. Documentation of smoking status and the provision of smoking cessation counselling both improved by 32.8%. There was an increase in referral rates (18.8%) to the SCC due to use of the physician reminder. There was a 7.9% rise in smokers attending the SCC.
Conclusions: Using a physician reminder helped to improve the identification of smokers and patient provision of smoking cessation services such as referral to the SCC. Repeating the study using an electronic physician reminder incorporated within the EMR system would be beneficial given the findings from this study.
Effectiveness of self-instructional module on knowledge regarding emotional intelligence among nursing undergraduates
Authors: Dixit Priyanshi , Tiwari Surya Kant , Kumar Pankaj , Sepat Sushila , Bugalia Uttam 
Published: October 2023

Background: Nursing profession requires not only technical expertise but also holistic care, including emotional and social aspects. Nursing student must effectively manage their emotions in stressful situations. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the self-instructional module in enhancing knowledge regarding emotional intelligence among nursing undergraduates.
Methods: A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was utilized to collect data from 100 nursing students by using a non-probability convenient sampling technique. After the pre-test, a self-instructional module was administered over two sessions, with daily one-hour for three days. The post-test was administered seven days after the intervention.
Results: A significant mean difference was observed between the mean pre-test knowledge scores and the mean post-test knowledge scores. (10.81±2.82 vs 21.22±2.74, p<0.001) The study also revealed that socio-demographic parameters like gender, residence, monthly family income, and extracurricular activities influenced pre-test knowledge scores.
Conclusions: The self-instructional module effectively improved emotional intelligence among nursing students, enhancing their understanding of this crucial aspect.
Demographic and clinical features associated with dengue fever during an outbreak in North India
Authors: Nazir Sadat , Salgotra Sahil , Chowdri Iqra Nisar 
Published: October 2023

Background: Dengue is a viral mosquito borne disease that poses high medical burden in many regions of the world. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are critical in reducing the overall morbidity and mortality associated with dengue fever. So, this study was conducted to study the overview of dengue fever and its clinical manifestations during an outbreak in patients in a tertiary care hospital.
Methods: It was a cross sectional study which was conducted at a tertiary care hospital GMC Jammu. Nonprobability convenience sampling technique was used to enroll the study participants.
Results: The 222 dengue patients were included in this study with mean age of the patients 33.2±11.32 SD years. Among the dengue patients, 74 (33.3%) tested positive for antigen Ns1Ag. IgM antibodies was positive in 20 (9.0%), IgG antibodies was positive in 10 (4.5%) and 18 (8.1%) of the patients tested positive for both IgG and IgM antibodies. Overall prevalence of antibodies that are specific to dengue was 22%.
Conclusions: Dengue specific antigen was present in most of the patients. The major clinical and laboratory outcomes were fever, myalgia, headache/joint pain/body aches, diarrhea and vomiting. An overall prevalence of 22% of dengue specific antibodies was found in the patients.
Comparison of short‐course versus long‐course antibiotic treatment for community‐acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized control trials
Authors: Khowaja Rahil , Karimi Fazila 
Published: October 2023

The duration of antibiotic treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been a topic of discussion in scientific communities because of the lack of evidence about the current regimen, i.e., 7 to 10 days of treatment. The present meta-analysis aims to compare the effectiveness of shorter-duration antibiotic treatment with longer-duration antibiotic treatment in patients with CAP. This meta-analysis was conducted and reported in accordance with the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement. Two authors carried out a scientific literature search on online databases, including EMBASE, PubMed and Cochrane Library. The following keywords or corresponding medical subject headings (MeSH) were used for the search of relevant articles: “community-acquired pneumonia”, “antibiotics”, “drug therapy”, “short course”, “long course”, and "duration". The primary outcomes assessed in this meta-analysis were clinical efficacy, microbiological efficacy and radiological resolution, other outcomes included mortality and drug related adverse events. Total 6 RCTs were included in the current meta-analysis. No significant differences were found between shorter-course and longer-course antibiotic treatment in terms of clinical efficacy, microbiological efficiency, radiological resolution, mortality and drug-related adverse events. The findings of the present meta-analysis showed that the treatment of CAP with a shorter course of antibiotic is as effective as a longer course of therapy.
President’s Column with Terry Palisch: Creating Our Energy Future (October 2023)
Authors: Palisch Terry 
Published: October 2023

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In this podcast episode and transcript, Terry Palisch shares his thoughts about how SPE and its members fit into the energy transition and what it means for our energy future.

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Welcome to the Society of Petroleum Engineers podcast with the 2024 SPE President Terry Palisch. I’m Paige McCown, senior manager of communication and energy education at SPE.
Today I will be talking with Terry about his thoughts on how SPE and its members fit into the energy transition and what it means for our energy future.
Before we dig into the topic today, I know SPE has a board meeting this month at the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in San Antonio. Can you tell us a bit more about the goals for this meeting?

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Let me start by talking about the format. The board meets officially meets four times a year, including once a year at ATCE. We meet twice a year at strategically planned locations chosen by the president and then we meet once virtually in January.
We look to support the region or the section and local companies. This spring we were in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and then Kuala Lumpur this summer. That was the first time we visited the Middle East and Asia Pacific in several years, so getting back to those regions and meeting with local leaders was important.
As far as the goals for the meetings, we typically have 2 full days of committee meetings. We have some minor committees as well as two primary committees: technical content, and membership and engagement. The goal is to work with senior staff to see how we are performing relative to our strategies, setting strategies, and understanding where we are headed.
When we met in Kuala Lumpur in July, our two primary committees spent at least half of the time discussing the new strategic plan and developing action items to help make sure that we continue to meet our members’ and our constituencies’ needs.
For example, and we’ll be talking about it again at the meeting at ATCE in San Antonio, the technical content committee’s primary questions are how do we continue to evolve our event formats and how do we stay up to date and implement new technologies so that we can continue to meet our attendees’, exhibitors’, and sponsors’ expectations and provide value. We have a workgroup in place to answer this, but overall, it’s a fairly intense 3 days of meetings along with meetings with local companies and local leaders.
Guest Editorial: Are We Really Ready for Digital?
Authors: Borras Maria Claudia 
Published: October 2023

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In my 30 years in the energy industry, I don’t think I’ve seen anything capture our collective imaginations quite as much as digital has—not only in our industry, but also in our personal lives.
We’re surprised—and often amazed—by the way digital has changed our lives with smart phones, streaming, and online connections. We’ve seen the medical industry transform patient well-being and retail supply chains become vibrant when they’re underpinned by strong digital tools.
Irrespective of what’s happening elsewhere, however, we must admit that the oil field is still in the early days of its digital journey. There are many reasons for our slow start, of course, and the intention of this editorial is not to belabor them; instead, I want to provide a good dose of pragmatism as we consider what’s next for digital in the oil field.
At this juncture in our journey, it’s time to give serious thought to the expectation-reality gap … the cultural differences between the way we’ve always done things in the oil field and the way that digital is changing us … and the pain points that may trip us up unless we’re careful.

Data, Digital, and Expectations
In oil and gas operations, we collect enormous amounts of data—and we should expect that this data contains insights to help us streamline operations; orchestrate activities across multiple stakeholders; deliver more efficient, consistent outcomes; and maximize recovery.
The challenge is that data doesn’t mean much by itself. I agree with mathematician Clive Humby, who referred to data as the “new oil.” Oil must be refined into products—such as gasoline or plastics—to create value. The same is true of data which, when refined, can be used to understand reservoir characteristics, calculate nonproductive time, and myriad other things.
But unlike oil, data is a renewable resource—which enables it to create additional value on new and different levels. We can use refined data to make decisions, refine it again to make different decisions, or even go back to the original data and reprocess it to gain new insights. We can apply data to models repeatedly as they evolve, improving clarity around particular challenges, or finding new ways to solve problems.
But, in the end, data is still only data. And that’s why we’re so focused on digital.
Digital gives us the tools to do something with the data.
There’s an interesting construct here. Just as data can’t do much by itself, digital is simply a box of tools—data analytics, visualization, the internet of things (IoT), machine learning, digital twins, cloud capabilities, and more. The relationship between data and digital is necessarily symbiotic—and we will do well to remember this when we set expectations for what digital can and cannot do.