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Reflections of Nursing Students following Hurricane Michael
Authors: Miller Barbara A. , Mason Shawna , Leigh Katherine Hope , Kelley Sabrina 
Published: August 2022

Background Students in the southeastern United States were affected by Hurricane Michael in 2018. The storm's devastation led to communication and education issues that transformed students’ paths to completing their nursing degree program. Climate change will cause increased natural disasters, and educators must be prepared. Method This qualitative study used a descriptive phenomenological design. A purposive sample of 10 graduate nursing students were recruited and interviewed. The data gathering ended when data saturation was achieved. Results Five themes were generated: devastation and no communication, survival mode, emotional impact, before and after, and forever changed. The rich data documented the resiliency of the students as they described events during and after the hurricane in relation to their personal and educational experiences. Conclusion Universities and students need to be prepared for natural disasters; understanding graduate nursing students’ prior experiences can benefit educators.
The Art of Discharge Planning: Teaching Nursing Students to Address Disparities through Simulation
Authors: Dunagan Amanda , Green Adrien , Hodges Tracey , McCormick Robin , Painter Leslie , Pierce Candace , Seibenhener Sherry , Wilburn Shunda , Young Diane 
Published: August 2022

Background Discharge planning is crucial to ensuring that patients’ care and recovery needs are addressed. A new nurse graduate must be prepared to enter a clinical practice environment in which hospitals face penalties for patient readmissions. Methods Student nurses were assigned simulated patients with a variety of health disparities and healthcare diagnoses to address. A qualitative research design evaluated student perceptions of discharge planning and cultural competency. Results Students found the simulation to be vital to their clinical experience. Students were able to develop discharge teaching that was culturally congruent for each simulated patient. Conclusions Incorporating discharge teaching simulation into the nursing curriculum can positively impact students’ ability to transition to clinical practice and build confidence in a skill that is rarely incorporated into nursing curricula.
METODE PEMBELAJARAN KOSAKATA BAHASA INGGRIS PADA ANAK USIA DINI
Authors: Pertiwi Ayu Bella , Rahmawati Anayanti , Hafidah Ruli 
Published: August 2022

<p>Metode pembelajaran merupakan suatu cara yang digunakan dalam menyampaikan materi untuk mencapai tujuan. Anak usia dini memiliki perbedaan penerimaan dengan orang dewasa ketika mempelajari bahasa, tak terkecuali dengan bahasa Inggris. Perlu adanya penggunaan berbagai metode pembelajaran yang menarik dan menyenangkan sehingga anak termotivasi untuk mengikuti proses kegiatan belajar mengajar. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendapat gambaran mengenai penerapan metode pembelajaran bahasa Inggris yang digunakan di taman kanak-kanak di gugus III Kecamatan Ploso Jombang. Pendekatan pada penelitian ini yaitu penelitian kualitatif dengan desain fenomenologi. Subjek penelitian ini adalah seluruh guru taman kanak-kanak yang melaksanakan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar dengan jumlah 8 guru. Sumber data dari penelitian ini adalah guru dan kepala sekolah. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Teknik uji validitas data menggunakan triangulasi sumber dan triangulasi metode. Teknik analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis data kualitatif menurut Cresswell berupa data mentah, menyusun dan mempersiapkan data, membaca seluruh data, memberi kode pada semua data untuk melakukan analisis lebih detail, menyajikan deskripsi dan tema dalam bentuk narasi, saling menghubungkan tema/deskripsi, dan mengintepretasi atau memaknai tema/deskripsi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode pembelajaran bahasa Inggris yang digunakan guru yaitu metode bernyanyi (62%), metode meniru/drilling (25%), dan metode permainan (13%). Dari ketiga metode yang digunakan perkembangan kosakata bahasa Inggris anak masih belum sesuai dengan capaian yang diinginkan.</p><p> </p>
Deformation and Damage Characteristics of Deep Rock Specimens Based on 3D-DIC and FBG
Authors: Liu Chang , Yao Duoxi , Zhang Pingsong , Ou Yuanchao , Lin Jiajian , Tian Yutong 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Specimen-scale testing of loaded rock parameters is an important research component of rock mechanics testing. In this paper, a method combining 3D-DIC and FBG (fiber Bragg grating) technology is proposed and applied to the study of deformation and damage characteristics of deep limestone and sandstone specimens under uniaxial loading conditions in the Panxie mine area of Huainan coalfield. The selection of optical fiber, the bonding method, and the process of rock specimen fabrication are introduced in detail. Two different fiber Bragg grating sensor arrays were constructed by using both multi-inclination type and orthogonal type deployment of fiber grating to dynamically monitor the strain response of rock specimens throughout the whole process. The results show that both 3D-DIC displacement monitoring and fiber Bragg grating strain captured the rock deformation and failure process well with identical outcomes. Under a continuous load of 0.3 kN/s, the local cracks of the rock specimen and the damage to the rock specimen resulted in different degrees of sudden changes in the fiber strain value. According to the differences in the degrees of brittleness and texture densities of the rock specimens, the local cracks evolution to transfixion of the limestone registered a certain time accumulation and produced more local cracks, while the sandstone at the same stage produced fewer local cracks within a shorter duration. The effective combination of regional noncontact testing and high-precision point contact can dynamically and accurately capture the rock deformation and damage characteristics at the specimen scale. In addition, the combined monitoring method of 3D-DIC and fiber grating can provide assistance in the prediction of rock crack expansion and potential fracture surfaces.
A prospective, longitudinal, case-control study protocol to evaluate the neurodevelopment of children from birth to adolescence exposed to COVID-19 in utero
Authors: Hill Rachel , Malhotra Atul , Sackett Vathana , Williams Katrina , Fahey Michael , Palmer Kirsten R , Hunt Rod , Darke Hayley , Lim Izaak , Newman-Morris Vesna , Cheong Jeanie LY , Whitehead Clare , Said Joanne , Bignardi Paulo , Muraguchi Evelin , Fernandes Luiz Carlos C , Oliveira Carlos , Sundram Suresh 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Background: The COVID 19 pandemic has created unprecedented acute global health challenges. However, it also presents a set of unquantified and poorly understood risks in the medium to long term, specifically, risks to children whose mothers were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during pregnancy. Methods: We have designed a prospective, case-controlled study to investigate the long-term impacts of SARS-CoV2 exposure on children exposed in utero. Women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy will be recruited from Monash Health, the Royal Women’s Hospital and Western Health (Melbourne, Australia) and Londrina Municipal Maternity Hospital Lucilla Ballalai and PUCPR Medical Clinical (Londrina, Brazil). A control group in a 2:1 ratio (2 non-exposed: 1 exposed mother infant dyad) comprising women who gave birth in the same month of delivery, are of similar age but did not contract SARS-CoV-2 during their pregnancy will also be recruited. We aim to recruit 150 exposed and 300 non-exposed mother-infant dyads. Clinical and socio-demographic data will be collected directly from the mother and medical records. Biospecimens and clinical and epidemiological data will be collected from the mothers and offspring at multiple time points from birth through to 15 years of age using standardised sample collection, and neurological and behavioural measures. Discussion: The mapped neurodevelopmental trajectories and comparisons between SARS-CoV2 exposed and control children will indicate the potential for an increase in atypical neurodevelopment. This has significant implications for strategic planning in the mental health and paediatrics sectors and long-term monitoring of children globally.
CRISPR/Cas12a-based assay for the rapid and high-sensitivity detection of Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in pregnant women with premature rupture of membrane
Authors: yu Donghong , Liang Bin , Xu Haipo , Chen Lu , Ye Zhoujie , Wu Zhihui , Wang Xinrui 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Background
Streptococcus agalactiae or group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading infectious cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. It is essential to establish a robust method for the rapid and ultra-sensitive detection of GBS in pregnant women with premature rupture of membrane (PROM).
Methods
This study developed a CRISPR-GBS assay that combined the advantages of the recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) and CRISPR/Cas12a system for GBS detection. The clinical performance of the CRISPR-GBS assay was assessed using vaginal or cervical swabs that were collected from 179 pregnant women with PROM, compared in parallel to culture-based matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (culture-MS) method and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay.
Results
The CRISPR-GBS assay can be completed within 35 minutes and the limit of detection was as low as 5 copies µL− 1. Compared with the culture-MS, the CRISPR-GBS assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 96.64% (144/149, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 92.39–98.56%) and a specificity of 100% (30/30, 95% CI = 88.65–100%). It also had a high concordance rate of 98.88% with the qPCR assay.
Conclusions
The established CRISPR-GBS platform can detect GBS in a rapid, accurate, easy-to-operate, and cost-efficient manner. It offered a promising tool for the intrapartum screening of GBS colonization.
The impact of crisis and COVID 19 on Syrian children growth, health awareness and nutritional practices. A cross-sectional study
Authors: HARPHOUSH SEBA , Shahood Bashar , Harphoush Ihab , Li Zhong 
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Background:Despite the great steadfastness that Syria has achieved in the face of more than a decade of stifling crisis followed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the heavy impacts of these long rough years are certain and crucial on the health and nutrition levels, specially on vulnerable groups like women and children. Moreover, the lack of research and data on health and nutritional status of children within Syria makes it very difficult to draw conclusions and act effectively.the purpose of the current study was to evaluate growth development and give an insight about the public health awareness and nutritional practices among Syrian primary schools children.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among private and public primary schools students aged 6 to 9 years old in Homs governorate in January to April 2021, anthropometric measures were taken and data assessment of nutritional practices and health awareness was done by conducting two surveys answered by parents and students.Results:We defined the prevalence of obesity (5.3%, 8.2%), severely wasted (5.2%, 3.9%) and stunting (15.7%, 7.8%) for public and private schools respectively with a significant higher stunting prevalence among public schools student. Differences in nutritional practices and health awareness were recorded between public and private schools students under socioeconomic impact.Conclusions:This study contributes to evaluate the burden of crisis and COVID-19 pandemic on Syrian children growth and health practices in Syria. Improving health awareness and nutritional support among Syrian families to help children meet their growth needs is recommended. Moreover, additional research should be conducted to evaluate micro-nutrients deficiencies and provide appropriate medical support effectively.
High Resolution Cryo-TEM Structure of Fiber-like Micelles with a Crystalline Core
Authors: Tian Jia , Xie Songhai , Borucu Ufuk , Lei Shixing , Zhang Yifan , Manners Ian 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Seeded growth of crystallizable block copolymers and π-stacking molecular amphiphiles in solution using the living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) method is attracting growing interest as a route to uniform 1D and 2D core–shell micellar nanoparticles of controlled size with a range of potential applications. Although experimental evidence indicates that the process proceeds via an epitaxial growth mechanism and that the resulting crystalline core is highly ordered, direct observation of the crystal lattice has not been successful. Herein we report the results of high-resolution cryo-TEM studies that permit direct observation of both the solvated corona chains and the crystalline core from studies of frozen solution of nanofiber micelles prepared by living CDSA. Together with complementary characterization data, this provides key insight into the structure of the corona and the detailed arrangement of the polymer chains in the crystalline micellar nanofiber core.
Modelling the electricity generation dynamics of Ghana. A Structural VAR Approach
Authors: Atuahene Sampson Agyapong , Alemzero David 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
This study estimates endogenous parameters to ascertain the dynamics in the electricity generation sector in Ghana. An unrestricted VAR model is utilized to examine the empirical ramifications of the Ghanaian electricity energy sector and power consumption. The data period ranges between 2002 02021. Precisely, the results detected structural long run and short run headwinds to the unrestricted models. The findings depict that the reactions of GDP growth rate and electricity from fossil fuels react directly to headwinds based on their correlation. Also, there is feedback relationship between GDP growth rate rand electricity from fossil fuel sources since they are significant, from the granger causality analysis. Furthermore, the impulse function depicts GDP growth rate reacts to exogenous headwinds and the impacts are enduring to an extended period. Furthermore, the Variance decomposition results backed this analysis via having renewable energy without hydropower explaining less than 1% variance due to shocks and total global greenhouse emissions further explains about 85% variance due to headwinds in the time period. Electricity from fossil fuels sources explains more than 100% of the variance owing to headwinds hitting the system. Implying the nation’s overreliance on conventional energy source. Installed renewable energy will grow to over 2500MW by 2036, growing at 57.8% %.Ultimately, this calls for a rapid transformation of energy landscape in the country to a sustainable pathway. This will inform policy discourses regarding diversifying Ghana’s energy mix.
A Self-Monitoring Wellbeing Screening Methodology for Keyworkers, ‘My Personal Wellbeing’, using an Integrative Wellbeing Model
Authors: Elvin Garry , Kurt Zeyneb , Kennedy Angela , Sice Petia , Walton Lee , Patel Paras 
Published: August 2022

Abstract

BackgroundThe detrimental impact of Covid-19 has led to an urgent need to support the wellbeing of UK National Health Service and care workers. This research develop an online diary to support the wellbeing of staff in public healthcare in real-time, allowing the exploration of population wellbeing and pro-active responses to issues identified. MethodsThe diary was co-produced by NHS and care stakeholders and university researchers. It was based on an integrative model of mental health and wellbeing. Diary users were encouraged to reflect on their experience confidentially, empowering them to monitor their wellbeing. The data collected was analysed using Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests to determine any significant wellbeing trends and issues. ResultsA statistically significant decline in wellbeing (P<2.2E-16), and a significant increase in symptoms (P=1.2E-14) was observed. For example, indicators of post-traumatic stress, including, flashbacks, dissociation, and bodily symptoms (Kruskal-Wallis P=0.00081, 0.0083, and 0.027, respectively) became significantly worse and users reported issues with sleeping (51%), levels of alertness (46%), and burnout (41%). ConclusionsThe wellbeing diary demonstrated the value of population-based wellbeing data driven by an integrative model of wellbeing. It successfully demonstrated the capability to distinguish trends and wellbeing problems. Thus, informing how staff wellbeing services can determine and respond to need with timely interventions. The results particularly emphasised the pressing need for interventions that help staff with burnout, self-compassion, and flashbacks.
Assessment of Farming Households’ Adaptation Strategies to Herders' attacks in Nigeria.
Authors: Samuel Sharon Damilola , Bamigboye Oluwaseun Tosin 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
The study investigated adaptation strategies employed by farming households to herders’ attacks in Southwest Nigeria. Fifty farming households were selected through a multi-staged sampling technique. Data were gathered through interview schedules, described with percentages and mean; and presented in tables and figures. Chi-square test of independence was used to check for statistical significance between dependent and independent variables. Results revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 41 years. Seventy six percent of sampled farming households often witnessed attacks by Fulani herdsmen. These incessant attacks majorly affected the health and economic assets of the respondents. There were less extension visits in communities affected by insecurity. Of the adaptation strategies, majority of the farming households erect high gates and fences to prevent further attacks. Based on the result from the Chi-square test, selected socio-economic characteristics of farmers had a positive influence on adaptation strategies used. It is therefore recommended that extension agents need to intensify the use of social media since physical contact seems challenging in the face of insecurity. There is the need to enact laws and regulations that strengthen community security and define boundaries of herders and farmers. Government and private organizations should set up and equip local security outfits in rural areas to stop frequent attacks by herdsmen.
Crocetin antagonizes parthanatos in ischemic stroke via inhibiting NOX2 and preserving mitochondrial hexokinase-I
Authors: Wu Hao , Li Ying , Zhang Qian , Wang Hanxun , Xiu Wenyu , xu Pu , Deng Yujing , Huang Wanxu , Wang Dan Ohtan 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Parthanatos is one of the major types of programmed cell death in ischemic stroke characterized by DNA damage, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP) activation, and poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR) formation. Here we demonstrate that crocetin, a natural potent antioxidant compound from Crocus sativus, antagonizes parthanatos in ischemic stroke. We reveal that mechanistically, crocetin inhibits NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) activation to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and PAR production at the early stage of parthanatos. Meanwhile we demonstrate that PARylated hexokinase-I (HK-I) is a novel substrate of E3 ligase RNF146 and that crocetin interact with HK-I to suppresses RNF146-mediated HK-I degradation at the late stage of parthanatos, preventing mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage that ultimately triggers the irreversible cell death. Our study supports further development of crocetin as a potential drug candidate for preventing and/or treating ischemic stroke.
Fabrication and performance analysis of graphene oxide-based composite membrane to separate microplastics from synthetic wastewater
Authors: Dey Thuhin K. , Jamal Mamun , Uddin Md. Elias 
Published: August 2022

Abstract

The pervasiveness of microplastics (MPs) are jeopardizing the entire environment and need to be eradicated immediately. With such an aim, this study is highlighting the fabrication of graphene oxide (GO) - polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based composite membrane to separate high-density polyethylene (HDPE)-based MPs from water. Here, the GO layers were stabled through the bonding with PVA by using glutaraldehyde followed by the deposition on cellulose membrane via vacuum filtration. The bonding between GO and PVA via acetalization was confirmed by FTIR while surface morphology of composite membrane was analyzed by SEM. However, during experimentation, further analysis with contact angle and zeta potential measurements were carried out to confirm the hydrophilicity and negative surface charge of membrane respectively. To control membrane thickness, optimum volume of GO-PVA composite solution was used to achieve high water flux as well as high rejection of MPs. Regarding the evaluation of membrane performance, dead-end filtration system was considered. Particularly, at pH 8, with 3.5 bar of transmembrane pressure, and 15s time duration 95% HDPE rejection was noticed while the highest permeability of fabricated membrane was 179 L m− 2 h− 1 bar − 1. The mechanisms for MP removal were electrostatic repulsion between membrane surface and MPs along with sieving capacity. So, these finding are highlighting the promising approaches of GO-based composite membrane to separate HDPE-based MPs from wastewater.
An Analysis of the Effect of Teacher's Behavior on Mathematics Anxiety and The Role of Intervention Programs
Authors: Xin Su , GUO ZHIMING 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Mathematics anxiety can lead to damaging impacts on the students, such as a decline in self-esteem as well as poor mathematics achievement. It is crucial for the teachers to address the mathematics anxiety during the middle school years. The purpose of this study was to analyze teachers' behavior on mathematics anxiety and the role of intervention programs. A survey was conducted with purposively selected 50 students belonging to the different schools in the United States. In addition, interview we performed with the selected teachers. The Data from the survey was entered in a computerized system and was analysed by SPSS (the statistical package of the social sciences) version 21. On the other hand, thematic analysis technique was applied to analyse the data from the interview. The findings of the study suggested that the behaviour of the teachers has a noteworthy role in alleviating or diminishing mathematics anxiety among the students. In addition, the teachers can implement various intervention strategies to minimize mathematics anxiety. More research should be conducted on the differences between the factor structures of math anxiety based on gender.