cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Effective Treatment Technique for Producing A Highly Pozzolanic Clay in a Construction Work
Creators: name: A. Poowancum, P. Kotkhangphlu
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Pozzolanic materials
Kaolinite clay
Cooling treatment technique
Compressive strength
Construction

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 8-11
Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity Assisted with Numerical Analysis for Unsaturated Soil A Case Study
Creators: name: Md Rajibul Karim, David Hughes, And Md Mizanur Rahman
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Pore water pressure
Atmospheric boundary
Climate change
Effective stress
Shear strength
Slopes
Soil water characteristics curve

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 12-19
Development of a Stress-Strain Path Controlled Triaxial Apparatus to Understand the Behaviour of Silty Sand
Creators: name: A. T. M. Z. Rabbi, M. M. Rahman
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Stress-path
Triaxial apparatus
Critical state
Constant shear drained
Constant mean stress

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 20-28
Laboratory Investigations on the Shear Behaviour of Sand-Tyre Derived Aggregate Mixtures
Creators: name: J.S. Vinod, M. Neaz Sheikh
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Tyre derived aggregates
Sand
Triaxial testing
Direct shear testing

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 29-32
Stress-Strain and Deformation Characteristics of an Unsaturated Soil-Cement Interface under Different Overburden Stresses and Grouting Pressures
Creators: name: M. A. Hossain And J. H. Yin
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: CDG soil
Direct shear
Matric suction
Grouting pressure
Overburden stress
Cement grout
Interface

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 33-41
Thoughts on Afghanistan's Loya Jirga: A Myth?
Creators: name: Buchholz, Benjamin
Publisher: name: Asien
Year: 2021

description: "The Loya Jirga: Pain Therapy for Our Nation". This headline used by the daily newspaper Arman-i Milli (25 June 2002, p. 2, my translation) captioned an article on the loya jirga's role in Afghan history a few days after the 2002 loya jirga, or Grand Council, was held.
description: Asien, Nr. 104 (2007): ASIEN (Juli)
Influence of the Sample Preparation on the Mechanical Characteristics of Hostun Sand
Creators: name: Q. Gu, D. K?Nig
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Stiffness
Critical state line
Hostun sand
Triaxial device
Bender elements
Wave velocity

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 42-50
Zhabenko N, Zhabenko O (2012) Attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS among medical practitioners and nonmedical specialists in Ukraine.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Zhabenko, Olena
name: Zhabenko, Nataliya
name: Zhabenko, Olena
name: Zhabenko, Olena
name: Zhabenko, Nataliya
name: Zhabenko, Nataliya
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Medicine

description: Zhabenko N, Zhabenko O (2012) Attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS among medical practitioners and nonmedical specialists in Ukraine. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s31-s32 INTRODUCTION: AIDS is the disease that has been stigmatized since its development; stigmatization of people living with HIV is an important barrier to using HIV testing and treatment. It is well known, that stigma is associated with mental disorders including depression and anxiety. Ukraine is a country with one of the highest number of annual HIV infection cases. GOALS: The goal of this study was to evaluate medical practitioners’ (surgeons, psychiatrists, therapists and students) and nonmedical specialists’ attitude toward people with HIV/AIDS. METHODS: A total of 180 individuals participated in the study. Acceptance of people who have AIDS or are infected with HIV was assessed with the help of the “Attitudes toward people with HIV or AIDS”. Total scores range from 50 to 10, higher scores indicate high acceptance of persons with HIV/AIDS. RESULTS: Younger participants reported higher acceptance of persons with HIV or AIDS (p.05). Medical practitioners showed greater total score, compare to nonmedical specialists (38.0 ± 6.0 vs. 34.0 ± 5.5, respectively, p CONCLUSION: In this study we evaluated the level of attitudes toward people with HIV or AIDS in Ukraine. Young age and medical education were significantly associated with the positive attitudes toward people with HIV and AIDS. Our findings are important for the programs reducing the stigma and discrimination that should be addressed to the wide layers of the society.
Piled Raft on Sandy Soil An Observational Study
Creators: name: V. Balakumar, Min. J. Huang
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Piled raft
ANSYS
Compressible layer

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 51-65
Lateritic Soil Stabilization by Addition of Steel Slags
Creators: name: S. Chaiyaput And J. Ayawanna
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Steel slags
Soil stabilization
Construction
Mechanical properties
Improvement

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 52, 3, 66-69
Zenchenko Y, Semigina T, Zhogov I (2012) Policy on donation of blood and its components: the European dimension.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Semigina, Tetyana
name: Semigina, Tetyana
name: Zenchenko, Yulia
name: Zhogov, Igor
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Medicine

description: Zenchenko Y, Semigina T, Zhogov I (2012) Policy on donation of blood and its components: the European dimension. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s9-s10 policy, donation, blood safety, the EU directives
Between Two Worlds: Feelings of Belonging While in Exile and the Question of Return
Creators: name: Braakman, Marije
name: Schlenkhoff, Angela
Publisher: name: Asien
Year: 2021

description: For millions of people around the world, the condition of 'refugee-ness' is a daily reality. They do not live in a place of their own choice, and live there amid a web of complex relationships and processes. These encompass two different universes: firstly, their own socio-cultural? historical and political roots, which in themselves carry a highly conflictive potential, having forced the refugees into exile; and secondly, the often alien and hostile characteristics of the host society where, at the same time, new localities and senses of homes are created.
description: Asien, Nr. 104 (2007): ASIEN (Juli)
Estimate of manure present in compost dairy barn systems for sizing of manure storage
Creators: name: Damasceno, F.A.
name: Monge, J.L.
name: Nascimento, J.A.C.
name: Andrade, R.R.
name: Barbari, M.
name: Saraz, J.A.O.
name: Ferraz, G.A.S.
Publisher: name: Agronomy Research
Year: 2020
Subjects: animal facility
compost-bedded pack barn
dairy farming
manure
organic wastes
article

description: Milk production is increasingly modernized as a result of the growing demand for food around the world. Improvements in livestock facilities are observed, with a large increase in the use of feedlot systems such as the Compost Dairy Barn. Increasing milk production in confinement systems has also raised concerns such as the management of wastes (water, faeces and urine) from the system, which has become one of the most important issues in the intensive dairy farms. The aim of this work was to estimate the amount of manure present in compost dairy barn systems in order to size the manure storage. The study was conducted at four compost dairy barns in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. These compost barns had different bedding materials and dimensions. In each farm, data on milk yield and quality (daily production, fat and protein content), animal weight and amount of feed ingested by the animals were collected. Total-day manure delivered by the cows in the feeding alley and milking parlour was piled up together and weighed. Based on the results, it was observed that, in the compost dairy barns, only part of the total manure produced per day was delivered in the milking parlour (1.6 and 2.0%) and in the feed alley (27.6 to 49.3%). These results are very important for designers for the proper manure management system design of the dairy farms.
Vasylyeva T, Friedman SR, Smyrnov P (2012) “Project Protect” intervention. Testing a new approach for HIV prevention.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Vasylyeva, Tetyana
name: Friedman, Samuel R.
name: Smyrnov, Pavlo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Vasylyeva T, Friedman SR, Smyrnov P (2012) “Project Protect” intervention. Testing a new approach for HIV prevention. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s35-s36 BACKGROUND. “Project Protect” aims to find highly infectious individuals through screening for acute/recent infection cases and prevent HIV transmission in the risk networks of these cases through contact tracing of these networks` participants, distributing community alerts about risk of acute infection among them and accurate post-test counseling. METHODS. An ongoing pilot phase of the intervention began in Kriviy Rig and Lviv, Ukraine in November, 2011. Participants are recruited through: 1) screening for cases of acute/recent infection at voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) sites and in partner organizations (including AIDS-Centers) which conduct VCT; 2) visits to drug use venues, chain-referral and contact tracing. Genscreen ultra HIV Ag-Ab “special-tests” are used to detect cases of acute infection. Recent infection is defined as positive test result and preceding negative result within 6 months and/or age younger than 21 years old. RESULTS. In the two cities 173 respondents were recruited to the project, 118 special tests were done. No cases of acute infection and eleven cases of recent infection were found (8 injection drug users (IDUs) with preceding negative result within 6 months, 2 IDUs younger than 21 recruited by project team; one non-IDU with preceding negative result within 6 months referred from AIDS-Center). Six recent cases were recruited through screening at VCT sites, 5 others through contact tracing. Psychologists conducted 41 interviews with recent infection cases and their risk networks` members; 176 community alert flyers were distributed to members of risk networks during the interview by psychologist, at the venue by social worker and by participants themselves; 3 drug use venues were visited by project team with concomitant HIV-testing of people present at the venue. CONCLUSIONS. Network tracing seems to be feasible and to help find recently infected people. Further research is needed to tell whether this intervention reduces HIV transmission rates.
Comparison of airflow homogeneity in Compost Dairy Barns with different ventilation systems using the CFD model
Creators: name: Fagundes, B.
name: Damasceno, F.A.
name: Andrade, R.R.
name: Saraz, J.A.O.
name: Barbari, M.
name: Vega, F.A.O.
name: Nascimento, J.A.C.
Publisher: name: Agronomy Research
Year: 2020
Subjects: airflow
animal housing
compost-bedded pack barn
dairy cows
simulation
article

description: In the pursuit of high milk productivity, producers are using confinement systems in order to improve performance and animal welfare. Among the housing systems, the Compost bedded-pack barns (CBP) stand out. In these barns a bedding area is provided inside, where cows move freely. Generally this area is covered with carbon source material (such as sawdust or fine dry wood shavings) which together with manure, thanks a regular mechanically stirring, ensures the aerobic composting process. The ventilation in these facilities has the function of dehumidifying the air, improving the air quality, drying the bedding, improving the thermal comfort conditions of the confined animals. This work aimed at validating a computational model using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to determine the best homogeneity of airflows generated by different forced ventilation systems used in CBP barns. Two CBP barns were compared with different ventilation systems: high volume low speed (HVLS) and low volume high-speed (LVHS) fans. The results showed that the proposed model was satisfactory to predict the flows generated by both types of fans. It was concluded that the use of HVLS fans produced a more homogeneous airflow when compared to LVHS fans. The use of mechanical ventilation in tropical conditions is necessary for the proper functioning of the system. In this study, the systems used promoted the increase in air speed to levels close to adequate.
Vasylyeva T, Andreeva T, Smyrnov P (2012) Peer Driven Intervention (PDI) as an approach to reduce risky practices among injection drug users (IDUs) in Ukraine.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Smyrnov, Pavlo
name: Vasylyeva, Tetyana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Vasylyeva T, Andreeva T, Smyrnov P (2012) Peer Driven Intervention (PDI) as an approach to reduce risky practices among injection drug users (IDUs) in Ukraine. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s59-s60 BACKGROUND: Ukraine has the most severe HIV epidemic in Europe. There is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of the preventive measures to stop further spread of the epidemic. PDI was implemented as an alternative to traditional outreach work in educating IDUs and reducing their injection and sexual risky practices. METHODS: The first wave of the intervention was implemented in 8 cities of Ukraine in November 2008 - June 2009, the second – in 2 cities of Ukraine in December 2009 - June 2010. The follow-up of both waves was conducted in August 2010 - January 2011. Two interviews (during the first/second wave and follow-up) with questions regarding sociodemographic information, drug use, risk-related behavior, knowledge about safer drug injection, overdose, sexual behavior, questions related to health and HIV-testing, and financial questions were performed with participants. After the interview, participants were educated about safer drug use practices and HIV. SPSS analysis was conducted to see whether participants’ risky injection and sexual practices changed to safer. Cross-tabulation and McNemar statistics test were used as a primary way of data analysis. RESULTS: Total number of 3054 participants were covered by first/second wave and follow-up (72.9% men). Both injection and sexual risky practices showed significant change between first (first/second wave) and second (follow-up) interviews: participants reported less using other’s previously used syringe (decrease from 15,2% to 11,0%), always filling syringe from the shared container (30,6% to 28,4%), always buying drug in pre-filled syringe (10,3 to 9,2%), never using condoms during sexual intercourse in previous 30 days (31,9% to 27,7%). CONCLUSION: The first analysis shows that those who participated in PDI were likely to report safer behavior after the follow-up period than during the first interview. Further analysis will be focused on the stratification participants by different factors to define which groups were affected more.
Modelling of electrokinetic phenomena involving confined polymers: Applications to DNA separation and electroosmotic flow control
Creators: name: Tessier, Frederic
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Physics, Condensed Matter.

description: Microfluidic and nanofluidic technology is revolutionizing experimental practices in analytical chemistry, molecular biology and medicine. Indeed, the development of systems of small dimensions for the processing of fluids heralds the miniaturization of traditional, cumbersome laboratory equipment onto robust, portable and efficient microchip devices (similar to the electronic microchips found in computers). Moreover, the conjunction of scale between the smallest man-made device and the largest macromolecules evolved by Nature is fertile ground for the blooming of our knowledge about the key processes of life. In fact, the conjunction is threefold, because modern computational resources also allow us to contemplate a rather explicit modelling of physical systems between the nanoscale and the microscale. In the five articles comprising this thesis, we present the results of computer simulations that address specific questions concerning the operation of two different model systems relevant to the development of small-scale fluidic devices for the manipulation and analysis of biomolecules. First, we use a Bond-Fluctuation Monte Carlo approach to study the electrophoretic drift of macromolecules across an entropic trap array built for the length separation of long, double-stranded DNA molecules. We show that the motion of the molecules is consistent with a simple balance between electric and entropic forces, in terms of a single characteristic parameter. We also extract detailed information on polymer deformation during migration, predict the separation of topoisomers, and investigate innovative ratchet driving regimes. Secondly, we present theoretical derivations, numerical calculations and Molecular Dynamics simulation results for an electrolyte confined in a capillary of nanoscopic dimensions. In particular, we study the effectiveness of neutral grafted polymer chains in reducing the magnitude of electroosmotic flow (fluid flow induced by an external electric field). Our results constitute the first independent, quantitative verification of theoretical scaling predictions for the coupling between grafted macromolecules and electroosmotic flow. Such simulations will contribute to the rationalization of the existing empirical knowledge about flow control with polymer coatings.
Vasylyeva T, Andreeva T (2012) Proportion of long-term injection drug users as an indicator to characterize the state and prognosis of HIV-epidemic within a certain territory.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Vasylyeva, Tetyana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Vasylyeva T, Andreeva T (2012) Proportion of long-term injection drug users as an indicator to characterize the state and prognosis of HIV-epidemic within a certain territory. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s62-s63 BACKGROUND: Epidemics of drug use and thus the spread of HIV have different duration in different regions, and, therefore, the prognosis of these epidemics may differ. We aimed to assess indicators measuring the peculiarities of injection drug use epidemics by region, informative for prevention activities among vulnerable to HIV groups. METHODS: Data from cross-sectional survey of 4026 injection drug users (IDUs) conducted in 2007 in Ukraine were analyzed. The outcome measure was a binary variable depicting whether a respondent injects drugs for 20 years and over. Binary Logistic Regression in SPSS software was used to test associations with socio-demographic characteristics. RESULTS: More respondents from Odessa, Mykolayiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkassy, Poltava, and Crimea regions inject over 20 years. Older respondents were more likely to belong to the group of long-term users. Men were more likely to inject over 20 years than women. Those respondents who were married, but did not live with their spouse or other sexual partner were more likely to inject longer than 20 years compared to those single or in a stable marriage. Those respondents who use opiates or combine them with stimulants were more likely to inject over 20 years and those who use only stimulants were more likely to inject less than 20 years. CONCLUSION: Injection drug use in Ukraine started earlier among men, on certain territories and was associated with opiate use. Percentage of IDUs who inject for more than 20 years was found to be a good indicator to distinguish territories with long-lasting epidemics.
Introduction to BC RSRnet and Evidence- Based Practice. How do I get the best information quickly? Step 1: How to ask the question and quickly access the most relevant literature
Creators: name: Hoens, Alison
name: Beck, Charlotte
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2006

description: Introduction to BC RSRnet and Evidence- Based Practice. How do I get the best information quickly? Step 1: How to ask the question and quickly access the most relevant literature. This is a workshop presented by BC RSRnet (BC Rehabilitation Sciences Research Network) for British Columbia physiotherapists and occupational therapists on November 9, 2006 and recorded by Eugene Barsky, Physiotherapy Outreach Librarian.
Tokar A, Andreeva T (2012) Estimate of the extent of opiate overdose in Ukraine.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Tokar, Anna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Tokar A, Andreeva T (2012) Estimate of the extent of opiate overdose in Ukraine. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s57-s58 BACKGROUND: Overdose is known to be among leading causes of death in injection drug users (IDUs). However, there is no official statistics in Ukraine with regard to both fatal and nonfatal overdose. We aimed to estimate the scope of the problem and level of provided help to those who have suffered overdose. METHODS: Data from bio-behavioral survey conducted among IDUs in 2007 (N=8575) with general questions about having experienced overdose and specialized survey among participants of overdose prevention and response program conducted in 2010 (N=2821) were considered. The specialized survey inquired personal experience of overdose and received help, witnessing overdose in others and providing help. Data triangulation was used to estimate the scope of the problem. RESULTS: Among the participants of the specialized survey, 1918 witnessed overdoses and 550 of them said that help was delivered late. Thus, up to 29% of overdoses could be fatal. According to the results of the bio-behavioral survey, 35-37% of self-prepared opiates users have ever experienced overdose, while among all IDUs current opiate users constitute 53% and 80% are ever users. Among the participants of the specialized survey, a larger proportion are current opiate users (73%), and 70% have ever suffered overdose with 19% within the last six months. Of 1201 opiate overdoses reported by the participants of the specialized survey, 179 have reported to have received specific treatment with naloxone which constitutes 15%. With estimated number of IDUs in Ukraine around 300 thousand, this makes 159 thousand opiate users, 57 thousand those who have ever suffered overdose and 15 thousand those who suffered overdose within last six months. Of these, 4 thousand could have died and 2 thousand could have received specific treatment with naloxone. CONCLUSION: We estimate that 30 thousand nonfatal and 8 thousand fatal overdoses may happen in Ukraine per year.
Shulga L (2012) HIV gender-based vulnerabilities of women using drugs in long-term heterosexual relationships: baseline results from a randomized trial in Ukraine.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Shulga, Liudmyla
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Shulga L (2012) HIV gender-based vulnerabilities of women using drugs in long-term heterosexual relationships: baseline results from a randomized trial in Ukraine. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s55-s56 BACKGROUND: Sexual way of HIV transmission in Ukraine outweighs parenteral route since 2007. In response to situation change couple’s counseling for IDUs was introduced and is currently tested within randomized trial. METHODS: Baseline data were collected in June-September 2011: 548 IDU couples in 10 cities were surveyed and screened for HIV and Hepatitis C. Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling method. RESULTS: The average age of participants varied between 30 – 33 years old with women being 3 years younger. On many aspects drug using couples in long-term relationships share the same values as non-drug using couples. However, drug use resulted into specific HIV/STIs risks for the couple. Common reasons of being with the current partner included mutual understanding (98%); similar life styles (90%); understanding life with addiction (88%); and love (87%). At the same time, looking at the quality time partners spend together, it was found that mostly, they are connected by their drug use, fear of social exclusion and economical reasons. Although these factors are important for both men and women, they have a bigger impact on women and put them into more vulnerable position: 25% have children who in 59% of cases mostly live with mother and her partner; 40% live in a partner’s house; 30% are financially supported by partners; 77% women get drugs from partners and only 20% are first one to be injected. Trust also seems to be an issue. Thus, 83% of respondents believe that they know the HIV/STI status of their partner and 90% of those believe it to be negative, while 20% of those surveyed appeared to be HIV positive and about 30% Hepatitis C positive. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding characteristics of sexual partners is crucial for HIV prevention programme design and implementation.
Tigova O, Krasovsky K, Andreeva T (2012) Alcohol taxation, economic recession, and mortality changes in five European countries.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Tigova, Olena
name: Krasovsky, Konstantin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine
subject: Law
subject: FOS: Law
subject: Economics

description: Tigova O, Krasovsky K, Andreeva T (2012) Alcohol taxation, economic recession, and mortality changes in five European countries. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s7-s8 BACKGROUND: Since 2008 some mortality decline is observed in several European countries including Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine. We hypothesized that this decline could be caused by decreased alcohol use facilitated by both economic recession and alcohol taxation. This study aimed to check this hypothesis. METHODS: Besides the abovementioned countries which suffered from the economic recession and have increased alcohol excise taxes, we considered data from the WHO-Euro mortality database for Poland which did not suffer from GDP decline and Ireland which decreased alcohol excise in 2009. Both per capita GDP growth change (from -18% in Latvia to +2% in Poland) and alcohol excise change (from -20% in Ireland to +60% in Ukraine) compared to 2008 rates were considered as independent variables. The outcome was percentage of real mortality decline compared to 2009 extrapolation of 2000-2008 trends, which were built using linear regression separately for major groups of death causes earlier shown to have changed in 2009. Population groups aged 30-59 were considered as those whose mortality declined most. RESULTS: Ten percent increase in alcohol excise taxes was associated with 9.4% decline in respiratory mortality from expected rate, 5.7% decline in causes of death related to nervous system, 4.9% decline in external causes of death, 4.8% decline in circulatory system deaths, 3.5% decline in infectious diseases as causes of death. Cardiovascular mortality decline was marginally associated with measurements of economic crisis (0.7% decline per 1% GDP fall). DISCUSSION: During the economic recession, the portion of all-causes mortality that has declined is most likely alcohol-related. Death causes that have mostly declined during the recession are more strongly associated with alcohol taxation than with GDP fall. Cardiovascular deaths decline related to the economic crisis could have been related to diet changes including smaller proportion of fatty and conserved products and decreased alcohol use.
The fate of evolutionary archaeology : survival or extinction?
Creators: name: Gabora, Liane
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018

description: It is important to be clear as to whether a theory such as evolutionary archaeology pertains to biological evolution, in which acquired change is obliterated at the end of each generation, or cultural change, in which acquired change is retained. In evolutionary archaeology, (1) the population is said to consist of artifacts, yet (2) artifacts are said to be phenotypic. Neither (1) nor (2) is necessarily problematic in and of itself, but the two are inconsistent, as the first pertains to cultural change whereas the second to the biological evolution of humans. A first step to avoiding this problem is to recognize that there is a need for a theory of change specific to human culture. Referring to ongoing work using a related approach to cultural change, it is suggested that the inconsistencies in evolutionary archaeology, though problematic, are not insurmountable.
Le suicide des jeunes au Québec et le cheminement scolaire: l'école est-elle toujours une source d'intégration sociale?
Creators: name: De Carufel, Simon
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Sociology, Theory and Methods.

description: Cette thèse est le résultat d'une analyse statistique inédite portant sur le lien entre le suicide des jeunes québécois et leur cheminement scolaire. Elle est également la rencontre de plusieurs champs d'études de la discipline sociologique : suicide, famille, éducation, relations de genres. Au cours de notre démarche, nous avons créé un nouveau cadre explicatif du suicide des jeunes, en lien avec les différents parcours qu'ils empruntent au sein de l'institution scolaire. Nous avons également travaille des données mettant en relation les taux de suicide des jeunes québécois et des données portant sur les parcours scolaires, données privilégiées provenant directement du ministère de l'Éducation. Nous cherchions à savoir s'il existait un lien entre ces deux éléments, jusqu'ici étudiés séparément en sociologie. Notre recherche repose sur un postulat de base : le suicide est causé par un déficit d'intégration sociale. Nos résultats ont montré clairement qu'il existe un lien puissant entre le suicide des jeunes et les parcours scolaires, mais uniquement pour les femmes. Les transformations récentes des structures familiales, de l'économie et l'évolution du système d'éducation québécois depuis soixante ans ont fait en sorte que l'école constitue une source d'intégration sociale importante pour les femmes. En effet, l'éducation constitue une des principales voies par laquelle elles peuvent atteindre leur indépendance et accéder aux emplois du secteur tertiaire, maintenant dominant dans l'économie. Le passage dans l'institution scolaire est donc un facteur d'intégration sociale très important pour les jeunes femmes québécoises. Plusieurs relations statistiques fortes sont ressorties entre le suicide des femmes et les données concernant le parcours scolaire. De son côte, le suicide des hommes était davantage influencé par des éléments sociodémographiques, notamment au niveau du revenu et des structures familiales. Il semble donc que le suicide des hommes et des femmes trouve sa source dans des facteurs d'intégration sociale bien différents.
Mythic migrations: Recreating migrant histories in Canadian fiction
Creators: name: Mullen, Amanda
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Literature, Canadian (English).

description: This thesis examines the work of five Canadian writers who use their fiction to recreate an immigrant past and to mythologize an originary moment in Canada: a migrant's arrival and settlement in a new land. Mordecai Richter's Solomon Gursky Was Here (1989), Sky Lee's Disappearing Moon Cafe (1990), Jane Urquhart's Away (1993), Lawrence Hill's Any Known Blood (1997), and Nino Ricci's trilogy, Lives of the Saints (1990), In a Glass House (1993), and Where She Has Gone (1997) each express a nostalgic longing for an authenticating mythology that will give a previously silenced ethno-cultural group a place in the national narrative. Nostalgia literally means a painful return home, and the narrators of these novels express a bittersweet longing for a Canadian past, for a Canadian home. While nostalgia has traditionally played a central role in ethnic literature, this longing has typically rested on a nostalgic desire to return to a distant homeland. Yet the narrators of this study express a nostalgia for a different kind of origins---for origins in a new land. Richter, Lee, Urquhart, Hill, and Ricci create detailed genealogies in their novels that show how their different groups---Jewish, Chinese, Irish, Black, and Italian---helped build the nation and what roles each of these groups played in Canada's past. This thesis thus reveals that the interrogation of Canada's master narratives is not complete and that, even for later generations of immigrants, there remains a desire to establish their identities as Canadian The five writers of this study are deliberately challenging the authority of Canada's dominant cultural paradigm by recreating the immigrant experiences of their ethno-cultural groups in order to refute the myth of two founding nations and to establish Canada as home for their own particular groups. With their mythologized versions of history, these writers are striving to include neglected and forgotten voices in the story of Canada.
L'"Église sacrement du salut" et les défis du monde rural africain Le cas de la "kindoki" (sorcellerie) chez les kwilois au diocèse de Kikwit (Congo)
Creators: name: Kibwenge, François M. El-Esu
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Theology.

description: Nous nous proposons d'étudier dans cette thèse la question de la sorcellerie, plus précisement celle de la "kindoki", qui se pose avec acuité à l'environnement de l'évangélisation missionnaire de l'Église de Kikwit au Congo-Kinshasa. L'étiologie de la "kindoki" chez le peuple kwilois est complexe. Elle est le mcde d'interprétation le plus populaire de l'énigme de la souffrance humaine, qui intervient souvent fois lors de décès inopines et fréquents, lors de maladies et d'autres épreuves. Au dire de beaucoup d'acteurs socio-historiques, elle représente le défi majeur et incontournable sur le plan de l'évangélisation comme sur celui du développement humain. Longtemps abandonnée au domaine de l'éthnologie, de l'anthropologie et de la philosophie1, notre thèse l'aborde du point de vue de la réflexion théologique et missiologique. La nécessite d'une telle réflexion sur le plan théologique s'imposait à partir du moment où la "kindoki" s'avère comme une négation de l'amour et de la vie et, par conséquent, comme une perversion du plan de Dieu. De fait, quelle que soit la prise de position théorique sur l'existence ou non de la "kindoki", celle-ci constitue, d'une part, un véritable drame de souffrance humaine englobant tout ce qu'il y a de maléfique et de destructif aux plans psychologique, social et économique; d'autre part, elle lance aux Églises d'Afrique le défi de la question du salut. Comment expliquer la persistance et la resurgence de cette croyance en dépit des efforts et des progrès dus à l'évangélisation et à la civilisation occidentale? L'Église catholique a-t-elle suffisamment présenté l'Évangile comme une Bonne Nouvelle à vivre qui marque vraiment l'existence même des Kwilois et des Kwiloises? Et finalement Jésus-Christ est-il le Dieu vivant, sauveur et libérateur des Kwilois et des Kwiloises? Telles sont les questions qui nous ont guidé tout au long de cette étude. En vue de répondre à ces questions, il nous a semblé utile d'examiner à sa jute valeur la praxis de l'Église de Kikwit. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) 1Voir à ce sujet notre bibliographie générale. Signalons, entre autres, les travaux de Buakasa, de Massamba et de Diafwila par exemple.
Savchuk V, Barska J (2012) Determinants of risky sexual behavior among women in Ukraine: condom use at first sexual intercourse.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Barska, Julia
name: Savchuk, Valentyna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Savchuk V, Barska J (2012) Determinants of risky sexual behavior among women in Ukraine: condom use at first sexual intercourse. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s67-s68 BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections (STI) create a great hazard to public health. STIs occur mostly as a result of different types of risky sexual behavior, such as early sexual debut, unprotected sexual intercourses, alcohol use during sex, multiple partnership etc. Condoms are known to provide the best protection against negative consequences of risky sexual behavior. In this study we aimed to determine factors associated with condom use at first sexual intercourses by women in Ukraine. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data of the 2007 Ukraine Demographic and Health Survey was conducted. Responses of 883 sexually experienced women aged 15–24 were included in the analysis. Associations between condom use at first sex and independent variables were assessed using multivariate binary logistic regression. RESULTS: Light (less than 3,5 drinks per week) and heavy (3,5 drinks per week or more) drinkers were more likely to use condoms at first sexual intercourse compared to abstainers or occasional drinkers (OR 1,83 (CI 1,32-2,53) and 2,21 (CI 1,43-3,42), respectively). Besides that, women from households with above average income had 1,65 (CI 1,17-2,33) higher odds to use condoms at sexual debut in comparison to women from households with lower income. Women who read printed media at least once a week had twice (CI 1,36-2,94) as high odds of using condoms at first intercourse as women who read newspapers or magazines rare. Non-Western region of residence and sexual partner of about the same age were positively associated with condom use as well. CONCLUSIONS: Wealthy young adults from industrially developed regions are active users of condoms during sexual debut, which is to be accounted for in determining target groups for social policy in Ukraine.
Salo A, Yakovlev M (2012) State and prospects of introduction of family medicine in Ukraine.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Salo, Anastasiya
name: Yakovlev, Maksym
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Conference abstract State and prospects of introduction of family medicine in Ukraine
Salo, Anastasiya; Yakovlev, Maksym  BACKGROUND: In Ukraine, implementation of family practice is declared to be a priority. Development of primary health care on the basis of family practice is defined by legislative acts. Nevertheless, family clinical practice is neglected. Funds are spent on expensive inpatient treatment, while cheap primary health care is forgotten. Hospitals and outpatient clinics, ambulance cars are used to provide everyday medical care. Approximately one third of hospital patients should get out-patient treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the functioning of the national system of primary health care based on family medicine, to identify the main trends of its development and current problems.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is exploratory. Eight semi-structured interviews with family doctors from Kyiv city and Kyiv region were conducted with "snowball" sampling. The data was analyzed through qualitative content analysis of the content of the interviews.
RESULTS: All respondents expressed a positive attitude to the implementation of family medicine. They emphasized that the development of family medicine is economically feasible and socially effective. Most respondents pointed out that not enough time is devoted to the training of family doctors. None of the respondents provides gynecological care and manages pregnancies. Family doctors are not interested in independent treatment of patients, taking responsibility for them, and thus expanding their skills and enriching their experience. All respondents stated that the current system of family practice financing and remuneration is not up-to-date and must be changed.
CONCLUSION: The interviewed family practitioners believe that the implementation of family clinical practice in health care institutions is appropriate for improvements of the health care system. Meeting the task of family medicine development is possible, provided that the approach to financing of the sector, specialist training and incentives system is changed.
KEYWORDS: health care, general practice/family medicine, health care financing, payment for labour, family doctors, motivation. Abstract (pdf)
Salo A, Yakovlev M (2012) Regulatory framework of family medicine implementation in Ukraine.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine
subject: Law
subject: FOS: Law

description:
Conference abstract Regulatory framework of family medicine implementation in Ukraine
Salo, Anastasiya; Yakovlev, Maksym  BACKGROUND: Primary health care (PHC) is the most important element of health system. The development of PHC based on family medicine will allow to significantly improve the demographic situation, to achieve equitable distribution and efficient use of budget funds. However, implementation of general clinical practice/family medicine (GPFM) is constrained by lacking resources and imperfect system of training health professionals, incompleteness of legal and financial frameworks, information support, and mechanisms of interaction between general practice and other health services. The aim of this study was to analyze the legal aspects of the implementation of the family medical practice in Ukraine.
METHODS: Thirty four regulatory documents directly related to PHC in Ukraine on the basis of family medicine for the period from 1995 to 2007 were found and analyzed. Among these four decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and 30 orders of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine were found.
RESULTS: Regulatory framework for introduction of family medicine is being enhanced actively. However, it still lacks regulations of relationship between doctors of GPFM and other specialists defining their responsibilities; issues of differential allocation of funds across the levels of health care with the focus on the PHC financing; providing adequate financing, remuneration for labour and motivation to professionals working in "general practice/family medicine"; providing the necessary powers for private family doctors; facilitating the participation of NGOs in the processes of the sector administration; ensuring proper assessment and quality control of PHC based on family medicine.
CONCLUSION: Further development and improvement of the legal framework is needed to speed up the PHC reform based on family medicine and continued implementation of general practice/family medicine.
KEYWORDS: health care, primary health care (PHC), general practice/family medicine (GPFM), family doctor, regulatory framework, finance system, remuneration for labour to the family doctors, motivation. Abstract (pdf)
Raminashvili D, Zarnadze I, Zarnadze S, Lomtadze L, Kitovani D, Kajrishvili M (2012) Health Reforms and Public Health in Georgia
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Medicine

description: Conference abstract Health Reforms and Public Health in Georgia
Raminashvili D.; Zarnadze I.; Zarnadze Sh.; Lomtadze L.; Kitovani D.; Kajrishvili M.  BACKGROUND: Starting from 90‘th, the Government of Georgia made several attempts to transform Georgian health care system into one with improved efficiency, accessibility, and quality of the services. Mandatory social health insurance, which was introduced in the 1990s, was abolished and private health insurance has been promoted as its replacement. The main principle of health care reform since 2006 was the transition towards complete marketization of the health care sector: private provision, private purchasing, liberal regulation, and minimum supervision. This paper aims to analyze an impact of ongoing reforms on public health and population health status.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review of the available literature was conducted through national and international organization reports; key informant interviews were conducted with major stakeholders.
RESULTS: The country has attained critical achievements in relation to improved maternal and child health, national responses to HIV, TB and Malaria. Life expectancy has increased from 70.3 years in 1995 to 75.1 years in 2010. Under-5 mortality indicator has improved from 45.3 to 16.4 per 1000 live births in 2005-2010 meaning a 64% decrease. However, Georgia is still facing a number of critical challenges securing better health for the population. Cardiovascular diseases are the largest cause of mortality, respiratory diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and have doubled during last decade. Georgia has one of the highest rates of male smoking in the world (over 50%).
CONCLUSION: Governmental efforts in health promotion and disease prevention can have significant impact on health status by preventing chronic diseases and detecting health problems at a treatable stage. Government should consider increasing funding for public health and prevention programmes with the focus on prevention of the main risk factors affecting the population’s health: tobacco and drug use and unsafe sexual behaviour.
KEYWORDS: health care reform, public health Abstract (pdf)