cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Predictors of the usuage of contraceptive implants among women of reproductive age in Ondo State,Southwest Nigeria.
Creators: name: Ojo, Olufisayo O.
name: Ndikom, Chizoma
name: Alabi, Peter
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: ABSTRACT Background A major characteristic of all developing countries is rapid population growth which is due to high fertility, birth rates and poor utilization of contraceptive methods. This study therefore assessed the predictors of contraceptive implants utilization among women of reproductive age in Ondo State, Nigeria. Methods A descriptive cross sectional study design was used and a total of 230 women were selected by multi-stage sampling technique. Questionnaire administration was interviewer-based majority of the women could not read. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 23. Research questions and hypotheses were answered and tested with descriptive statistics (frequency, percentages), chi-square test of significance and binary logistic regression. Levels of significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results The prevalence of contraceptive utilization (any method) and contraceptive implant utilization were 92.2% and 31.1% respectively. Variables such as education (χ2 = 6.91, p = 0.03) and lack of counseling from providers (χ2 = 5.05, p = 0.03) were significantly associated with the utilization of contraceptive implant. These two variables were also the predictors of contraceptive implant utilization. Women with secondary and tertiary education have higher odds of utilizing contraceptive implants (OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.01 – 7.82, p = 0.04) and (OR = 2.53, 95% CI = 1.49 – 11.47, p = 0.03) compared to women who had primary or no education while those who claimed to be adequately counseled by providers are about two times more likely to use contraceptive implants (OR = 2.33, 95% CI = 1.08 – 5.51) Conclusion This study showed the important role of education and health workers in providing information about contraceptive implants. Therefore, health workers’ knowledge of family planning counseling and services should be constantly upgraded so as to improve their roles in educating, mobilizing, counseling the women regarding contraceptive implant insertion.
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Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and risky behaviors of undergraduate students in Tirana, Albania: comparison with Italian students
Creators: name: Ciccarese, Giulia
name: Drago, Francesco
name: Herzum, Astrid
name: Rebora, Alfredo
name: Cogorno, Ludovica
name: Zangrillo, Francesca
name: Parodi, Aurora
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

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Analysis of chromatin structure in mouse preimplantation embryos by fluorescent recovery after photobleaching
Creators: name: Ooga, Masatoshi
name: Fulka, Helena
name: Hashimoto, Satoshi
name: Suzuki, Masataka G.
name: Fugaku Aoki
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Zygotes are totipotent cells that have the ability to differentiate into all cell types. It is believed that this ability is lost gradually and differentiation occurs along with the progression of preimplantation development. Here, we hypothesized that the loose chromatin structure is involved in the totipotency of one-cell stage embryos and that the change from loose to tight chromatin structure is associated with the loss of totipotency. To address this hypothesis, we investigated the mobility of eGFP-tagged histone H2B (eGFP-H2B), which is an index for the looseness of chromatin, during preimplantation development based on fluorescent recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) analysis. The highest mobility of eGFP-H2B was observed in pronuclei in 1-cell stage embryos and mobility gradually decreased during preimplantation development. The decrease in mobility between the 1- and 2-cell stages depended on DNA synthesis in 2-cell stage embryos. In nuclear transferred embryos, chromatin in the pseudopronuclei loosened to a level comparable to the pronuclei in 1-cell stage embryos. These results indicated that the mobility of eGFP-H2B is negatively correlated with the degree of differentiation of preimplantation embryos. Therefore, we suggest that highly loosened chromatin is involved in totipotency of 1-cell embryos and the loss of looseness is associated with differentiation during preimplantation development.
The hepatitis C virus in the EMRO Region: health policy, historical, ethical aspects and future challenges
Creators: name: Behzadifar, Masoud
name: Azari, Samad
name: Gorji, Hasan Abolghasem
name: Martini, Mariano
name: Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Background: Hepatitis C infection (HCV) can have a harmful effect on the health of people and can impose relevant health care costs. The World Health Organization has eliminated Hepatitis C by 2030 as an important goal for all countries. This study aimed to identify the HCV-related policies in Iran. Methods: A qualitative approach was used for this study. Data was collected through a comprehensive search of documents and interviews with different stakeholders related to the HCV program. Data was analyzed and validated using content analysis based on the policy triangle framework. Results: Our findings highlighted that certain social and cultural issues related to stigma can impact on awareness-raising processes. It is also necessary to consider HCV directly in the context of government policies. All stakeholders must act in their own right. Continued talks need to be made between them for the participation of all stakeholders. Conclusion: The findings of this study can provide useful information for improving, supporting and developing policy processes. Healthcare providers must address all aspects of the disease by 2030 in order to achieve the goal of HCV elimination. Evidence-based planning, support for up-to-date policies and resource mobilization are needed to achieve this ambitious goal.
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The barriers to the application of strategic purchasing and the role of health policy- and decision-makers: past, current status, ethical aspects and future challenges
Creators: name: Behzadifar, Masoud
name: Behzadifar, Meysam
name: Bakhtiari, Ahad
name: Martini, Mariano
name: Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Healthcare systems are complex, multi-level, highly integrated organizations, comprising of different professional figures, institutions, and resources. Such breadth and complexity reflect the multi-dimensionality of the concept of health, which implies the adoption of a holistic approach. Health, rather than merely being the absence of disorders or infirmity, is a highly dynamic state, which represents the abilities of an individual to cope with adverse social, physical and emotional/psychological events and conditions, continuously adapting to them. Ensuring an adequate health state is one of the most important concerns, and the healthcare systems are called to renew themselves in order to meet with the new challenges and health needs. Throughout the last decades, due to demographic shifts and transitions, epidemiological and societal changes, technological achievements and scientific advancements, healthcare systems have undergone an extensive series of reform plans. Therefore, health policy- and decision-makers have made efforts to develop and implement initiatives for preserving the quality of the healthcare provisions. Strategic purchasing is an approach of purchasing that takes into account several health-related issues such as a proper, comprehensive planning of service delivery, the design and selection of the best packages of services and provisions, the appropriate selection of providers and the allocation of economical and financial incentives to provide better services and to motivate managers to adopt appropriate policies to implement strategic purchasing. Here, we intend to consider the various dimensions and aspects that can be effective in strategic purchasing, as well as the main barriers and obstacles that hinder its full implementation.
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The Rationale of the WHO Document on Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) readiness and response to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and of the Italian Decalogue for Prevention Departments
Creators: name: Costantino, Claudio
name: Fiacchini, Daniel
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Not applicable
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Nursing Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice to Influenza Vaccination at Suburban Hospital in West Java, Indonesia
Creators: name: Ramadhani, Bianda Putri
name: Soeroto, Arto Yuwono
name: Suryadinata, Hendarsyah
name: Rakhmilla, Lulu Eva
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Background: High epidemiology of influenza in the world and Indonesia causes some groups to have high risk for getting infected with influenza, one of which is healthcare workers. The low rates of influenza vaccination among healthcare workers, especially in nurses, cause the need for an educational strategy to prevent influenza. This study aimed to measure the level of knowledge, attitude and practice among nurses in suburban hospital in West Java. Method: This was a cross-sectional study with random sampling method which started on July-August 2018 at Annisa Medical Center General Hospital. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of research subjects were measured using questionnaire containing 37 questions. The questionnaire sheet is the result of adaptation of several questionnaires and validity test has been conducted. The data obtained was then analyzed descriptively by the proportion of the score of knowledge, attitude, and practice. Result: Of 104 respondents, there were 19% respondents had low level, 74% respondents had moderate level and 7% respondents had high level of knowledge toward influenza vaccination. For attitude, 67% respondents had positive attitude and 33% respondents had negative attitude. The study also showed 58% respondents had positive practice and 42% respondents had negative attitude. Conclusion: Nurses possess adequate knowledge and they showed positive attitude and practice toward influenza vaccination. Continuous educational strategy was needed to improve nurses’ knowledge, attitude and practice on influenza vaccination. Keywords: Attitude, influenza vaccination, knowledge, nurses, practice
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Prevalence Of Catastrophic Health Expenditure Due To Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Expenses Among Households With And Without Chronic Illness In An Urban Area Bangalore, India - A Longitudinal Study
Creators: name: N B, Swetha
name: S, Shobha
name: S, Sriram
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Background: India, one of the economic powerhouses of the world, is lacking in health development. And it is facing ‘Triple burden of disease’. Indians have one of highest proportion of out-of –pocket (OOP) health expenses. Salient reasons are poor quality public health care, costly private care and lack of health insurance. This has led to catastrophic health expenditure (CHE). Another contributor to this CHE is the chronic illness which require long-term follow-up. It is estimated that catastrophic health expenditure impoverishes 3.3% of Indians every year. This study was undertaken with an aim to estimate the prevalence of catastrophic health expenditure. Methods: A longitudinal study with one year follow-up period was conducted among 350 households of an urban area in Bangalore city. Simple random sampling method was used to select the study sample. Data collection done using pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire by interview method. Results: Chronic illness mean health expenditure was 1155.67 INR. 56.09% of the direct cost was spent on drugs. In acute illness, mean health expenditure was 567.45 INR. 59.54% of the direct cost was spent on drugs. 48 (14.86%) of the households experienced CHE in the one year. Statistically significant association was found between socio-economic status and catastrophic health expenditure. 85.42% of the households who experienced CHE had a member with chronic illness in it. Conclusion: Reducing the financial burden of high health care expenses is possible by improving the government health care system, free quality regular supply of medications to chronic disease patients and also to improve the beneficiaries under insurance schemes. Keywords:Government health care, financial burden, direct costs,
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The experience of Careggi Hospital (Florence) about Not Received Samples (NRS): a pilot study of Risk Management in Clinical Laboratory
Creators: name: Troiano, Gianmarco
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Not available. Letter to Editor.
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Diabetic Retinopathy Among Primary Health Care Physicians in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia
Creators: name: Alhejji, Ahmad Essa
name: Alsultan, Mohammed Abdullah
name: AlShareet, Mohammed Abdullah
name: Alkhamis, Fatimah Ali
name: AlJaafary, Maryam Abdullah
name: Alshaqaqiq, Ali Ibrahim
name: Nabouli, Mohamed Rached
name: Ali, Sayed Ibrahim
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) has been shown to be the third most observed cause of visual loss in Saudi Arabia. In the Al-Hasa region in particular, the prevalence of DR has been shown to be 30%. Primary health centre (PHC) physicians play a central role in the early detection and prevention of DR. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding DR of PHC physicians in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at PHCs in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was provided to every participant along with a consent form. Out of 71 centres in the region, 63 were included in this study. The questionnaire consisted of three sections and a total of 18 questions. Statistical analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21 software program (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Results: One hundred forty-one of 209 physicians completed the questionnaire for a response rate of 67%. The mean of overall knowledge score for all participants was 2.6 ± 1.16 points out of four points. Only 34 (24.1%) of the participants correctly referred their diabetic patients according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Additionally, only 52 (36.9%) physicians educated their patients regarding the early detection of diabetic complications. Conclusion: The present study concluded that there exist gaps in applying the correct guidelines. Physicians' attitudes toward patient education were overall satisfactory. Further medical symposiums and workshops are warranted to teach physicians about diabetic complications and screening schedules, including DR.
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Socio-economic inequality and risk of loneliness by Personality Traits in girl students
Creators: name: Direkvand-Moghadam, Ashraf
name: Hashemian, Ataollah
name: Direkvand-Moghadam, Azadeh
name: Veisani, Yousef
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Objective: Personality traits can affect humans’ mental health. In the present study, we aimed to assess the relation of loneliness to personality traits and also to inequality in socio-economic status in girl students. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, investigated the relations of personality traits to loneliness in girl students in Ilam from 2014 to 2015. A multistage cluster random sampling method was used to select the participants. The NEO-FFI and University of California, and Los Angeles questionnaires were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by IBM SPSS and Distributive Analysis Stata Package (DASP). Results: Among 400 recruited participants, 149 (37.2%) were categorized as having loneliness. The concentration index (CI) for loneliness was 0.19 (95 confidence interval [CI] 0.07, 0.27), which indicated that loneliness was observed more in persons with high socioeconomic status. The risk of loneliness was 38% lower in persons with higher scores in neuroticism (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =0.62, 95% CI: 0.48, 0.91). Conclusion: We found that socio-economic inequality was observed in relation to loneliness with girls of higher socioeconomic status reporting more loneliness. Therefore, more attention should be directed by policymakers to determining the main contributors to inequality contributors and loneliness in advantaged societies.
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Effect of Student's Empowerment Program on Brucellosis Prevention: an Application of Extended Health Belief Model
Creators: name: Latifi, Arman
name: Karimyan, Kamaladdin
name: Khezeli, Mehdi
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Background: To determine the effect of student's empowerment program using the extended health belief model on the brucellosis prevention in rural high school in Divandarreh, Kurdistan province, Iran. Methods: Quasi-experimental study with repeated measure (pre-test, post-test and at 2-month follow-up).In all 220 rural high school selected using a cluster sampling method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model (HBM). Five 1.5 hours sessions using lecture, group discussion, inquiry method, leaflet delivery, and the use of slides with Overhead projector and PowerPoints slide show, designed according to the Systematic Comprehensive Health Education and Promotion Model (SHEP), was presented for intervention group twice a week in schools. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18, using descriptive statistics as well as Chi-square, independent t-test and repeated measures at a significant level less than 0.05. Results: the total mean age of participants was 14.6±2.3. The intervention and control groups had no significant differences in terms of age, gender, and other demographic variables. There was no significant differences in the intervention and control groups before the intervention in terms of awareness, severity, benefits, barriers and self-efficacy. After educational program scores of awareness, severity, susceptibility, benefits, barriers and self-efficacy, and performance were higher in the intervention group compared to the control group. Discussion: Overall, implementation of the educational intervention based on theories and models had good effects on people that are in the risk of infection and zoonotic disease.
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The influence of socio-environmental determinants on hypertension. A spatial analysis in Athens metropolitan area, Greece.
Creators: name: Faka, Antigoni
name: Chalkias, Christos
name: Magriplis, Emmanuela
name: Georgousopoulou, Ekavi N
name: Tripitsidis, Anestis
name: Pitsavos, Christos
name: Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Introduction: While epidemiological and pathophysiological aspects of hypertension are still being investigated, there is an increased global interest between hypertension and social health determinants and environmental factors that this study aims to examine. Methods: The sample size used in this work included 2,445 individuals, from Athens metropolitan area, who were randomly enrolled in ATTICA study, during 2001 to 2002. Principal component analysis (PCA), Poisson regression modeling and geographical analysis, based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, were applied. Results: Geographical analysis and thematic mapping revealed that the West municipalities of Athens had the lowest socio-environmental status. Three components were derived from PCA: high, low and mixed socio-environmental status. Poisson regression analysis showed that high socio-environmental status, educational and economic level were negatively correlated with hypertension in some sectors of Athens (p<0.05, for all). Conclusions: Through the use of geospatial surveillance the underlying epidemiology of hypertension, and those at greater risk, can be more precisely determined. This study underlines the need to account for environmental factors when developing public health policies and programs for effective hypertension prevention or reduction.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 61 No. 1 (2020): 2020611
title: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 61 No. 1 (2020): 2020611
title: 2020611
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Journal Of Preventive Medicine And Hygiene
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: The Rationale of the WHO Document on Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) readiness and response to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and of the Italian Decalogue for Prevention Departments ...E1 Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and risky behaviors of undergraduate students in Tirana, Albania: comparison with Italian students...E3 The experience of Careggi Hospital (Florence) about Not Received Samples (NRS): a pilot study of Risk Management in Clinical Laboratory...E6 Comparison of knowledge, attitudes and hand hygiene behavioral intention in medical and nursing students....E9 Nursing Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice to Influenza Vaccination at Suburban Hospital in West Java, Indonesia...E15 Socio-economic inequality and risk of loneliness by Personality Traits in girl students...E21 Effect of Student's Empowerment Program on Brucellosis Prevention: an Application of Extended Health Belief Model...E25 Evaluation of Radon Exposure Risk and Lung Cancer Incidence/Mortality in South-Eastern Italy...E31 Predictors of the usuage of contraceptive implants among women of reproductive age in Ondo State,Southwest Nigeria. ...E39 Risk perception of heat related disorders on the workplaces: a survey among health and safety representatives from the autonomous province of Trento, Northeastern Italy...E48 Attitudes and thoughts of medical practitioners towards their profession in the era of financial crisis in Greece...E60 Pertussis immunization in healthcare workers: knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of Occupational Physicians. Preliminary results from a web-based survey (2017)....E66 The influence of socio-environmental determinants on hypertension. A spatial analysis in Athens metropolitan area, Greece....E76 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Diabetic Retinopathy Among Primary Health Care Physicians in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia...E85 Prevalence Of Catastrophic Health Expenditure Due To Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Expenses Among Households With And Without Chronic Illness In An Urban Area Bangalore, India - A Longitudinal Study...E92 Strategies for elimination of rubella in pregnancy and of congenital rubella syndrome in high and upper-middle income countries...E98 The hepatitis C virus in the EMRO Region: health policy, historical, ethical aspects and future challenges...E109 The barriers to the application of strategic purchasing and the role of health policy- and decision-makers: past, current status, ethical aspects and future challenges...E119
Repression of Wnt/β-catenin response elements by p63 (TP63)
Creators: name: Iyoko Katoh
name: Fukunishi, Nahoko
name: Fujimuro, Masahiro
name: Hirotake Kasai
name: Moriishi, Kohji
name: Ryu-Ichiro Hata
name: Shun-Ichi Kurata
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Submitted: TP63 (p63), a member of the tumor suppressor TP53 (p53) gene family, is expressed in keratinocyte stem cells and well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas to maintain cellular potential for growth and differentiation. Controversially, activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling by p63 (Patturajan M. et al., 2002, Cancer Cells) and inhibition of the target gene expression (Drewelus I. et al., 2010, Cell Cycle) have been reported. Upon p63 RNA-silencing in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) lines, a few Wnt target gene expression substantially increased, while several target genes moderately decreased. Although ΔNp63α, the most abundant isoform of p63, appeared to interact with protein phosphatase PP2A, neither GSK-3β phosphorylation nor β-catenin nuclear localization was altered by the loss of p63. As reported earlier, ΔNp63α enhanced β-catenin-dependent luc gene expression from pGL3-OT having 3 artificial Wnt response elements (WREs). However, this activation was detectable only in HEK293 cells examined so far, and involved a p53 family-related sequence 5′ to the WREs. In Wnt3-expressing SAOS-2 cells, ΔNp63α rather strongly inhibited transcription of pGL3-OT. Importantly, ΔNp63α repressed WREs isolated from the regulatory regions of MMP7. ΔNp63α-TCF4 association occurred in their soluble forms in the nucleus. Furthermore, p63 and TCF4 coexisted at a WRE of MMP7 on the chromatin, where β-catenin recruitment was attenuated. The combined results indicate that ΔNp63α serves as a repressor that regulates β-catenin-mediated gene expression.
Comparison of knowledge, attitudes and hand hygiene behavioral intention in medical and nursing students.
Creators: name: Cambil-Martin, Jacobo
name: Fernandez-Prada, Maria Fernandez-Prada
name: Gonzalez-Cabrera, Joaquin
name: Rodriguez-Lopez, Cristobalina
name: Almaraz-Gomez, Ana
name: Lana-Perez, Alberto
name: Bueno-Cavanillas, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Introduction: Hand hygiene is crucial to prevent cross infection. Healthcare students are in a prime position to learn hand hygiene skills. The aim of this study was to analyze hand hygiene behavioral intentions of healthcare students before and after contact with the patient and to compare the knowledge of and attitude towards hand hygiene between medical and nursing students. Methods: In a descriptive survey research design, convenience selection of a sample of medical students (n=657) and nursing students (n=303) was done from modules taught by the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in both Medicine and Nursing undergraduate degrees in four Spanish universities. The hand hygiene Questionnaire, a validated instrument to evaluate behavior, knowledge, and attitudes, was used. Results: A significantly lower percentage of students reported always or almost always carrying out hand hygiene before contact with the patient or invasive procedures in comparison to the percentage complying after contact with secretions or with the patient. Although hand hygiene knowledge appears acceptable, its importance is not sufficiently valued.Conclusions: There are deficiencies in behavioral intention, knowledge, and attitudes related to hand hygiene in medical and nursing students. Better results are observed among nursing students, especially those who have received specific training.
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Attitudes and thoughts of medical practitioners towards their profession in the era of financial crisis in Greece
Creators: name: Nena, Evangelia
name: Fasoulakis, Zacharias
name: Trypsianis, Grigorios
name: Constantinidis, Theodoros C
name: Kontomanolis, Emmanouil
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020

description: Introduction: The ongoing financial crisis occurring in Greece the last 8 years has affected the income of citizens in the country, their quality of life, as well as social and occupational relationships. Aim of this study assess attitudes towards working conditions and personal life and to explore quality of life, positive or negative attitudes, as well as disorders in sleep, mood, physical condition among doctors working or being trained in a tertiary hospital of NE Greece Methods: Included were 133 medical students and doctors of all ranks (61.7% males) practicing medicine in a University Tertiary Hospital in Greece. All of them answered a 31-item questionnaire regarding their working conditions, daytime activities and personal life, sleeping habits. Results: In general, the majority reported dissatisfaction with the work environment, the salary and they rated their quality of life worse than that of the general population. Weekly workload exceeded 60 hours for the majority. No difference between sexes was revealed, with the exception of use of energy drinks which was more prevalent in males (70.7% vs. 51%, p=0.022). Comparison between ranks revealed that medical students performed better in everyday activities and socialization, although prevalence of reported fatigue was higher in them. Finally, it was demonstrated that surgeons used more frequently medication to achieve sleep promotion (80.4% vs. 36%, p<0.001) and daily energy (78.4% vs. 44%, p<0.001). Conclusions: An overall dissatisfaction regarding workload, salary and quality of life is recorded among doctors of a tertiary hospital in Greece, with different coping strategies among subgroups.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 61 No. 1 (2020): 2020611
Spatial patterns of off-the-system traffic crashes in Miami–Dade County, Florida, during 2005–2010
Creators: name: Scott, Mackenzie Chance
name: Shouraseni Sen Roy
name: Shivangi Prasad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution of the vehicles involved in crashes in Miami–Dade County. In addition, we analyzed the role of time of day, day of the week, seasonality, drivers’ age in the distribution of traffic crashes. Method: Off-the-system crash data acquired from the Florida Department of Transportation during 2005–2010 were divided into subcategories according to the risk factors age, time of day, day of the week, and travel season. Various spatial statistics methods, including nearest neighbor analysis, Getis-Ord hot spot analysis, and kernel density analysis revealed substantial spatial variations, depending on the subcategory in question. Results: Downtown Miami and South Beach showed up consistently as hotspots of traffic crashes in all subcategories except fatal crashes. However, fatal crashes were concentrated in residential areas in inland areas. Conclusion: This understanding of patterns can help the county target high-risk areas and help to reduce crash fatalities to create a safer environment for motorists and pedestrians.
Polypharmacy and the use of medications in inpatients with acquired brain injury during post-acute rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Cosano, Giorgia
name: Giangreco, Manuela
name: Ussai, Silvia
name: Giorgini, Tullio
name: Biasutti, Emanuele
name: Barbone, Fabio
name: Pisa, Federica Edith
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Background: This study assessed the use of medications during inpatient post-acute rehabilitation for acquired brain injury (ABI). Materials and methods: All inpatients with ABI undergoing post-acute rehabilitation in centres identified through the roster of the Italian Society for Rehabilitation Medicine were included. A designated physician in each centre collected information through a structured questionnaire. This study calculated (a) prevalence of medication use, (b) logistic regression Odds Ratio (OR), with 95% confidence interval (95% CI), of polypharmacy (≥ 6 medications). Results: A total of 484 patients (median age = 52 years, 63.4% men, median time from acute event = 18.5 weeks) were included; 33.8% had Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning Scale (RLAS) score 1–2, 8.1% had a score of 7–8, of whom 92.0% received medications, 51.8% had a score of 6–10, of whom 83.9% had at least one psychotropic medication and 66.9% had two or more; 51.8% received anti-epileptics, 32.1% anti-depressants, 14.5% anti-psychotics, peaking in RLAS 4 (37.3%) and decreasing in RLAS 7–8. Polypharmacy was directly associated with age (55–64 years, OR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.1–4.1; ≥ 65 years, OR = 1.7; 95% CI = 0.9–3.3), inversely with RLAS score (1-2 vs 7–8, OR = 4.3; 95% CI = 1.9–9.8). Conclusion: Polypharmacy and concurrent use of psychotropic medications was common, raising concern about drug–drug interactions. Safety and effectiveness of medications should be monitored, particularly when used concurrently.
Chiste nou y divertit: Digital Edition
Creators: name: Jacsont Pauline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool e-Scriptorium (ALTO-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2024), led byvprofessor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
Efficacy of MLC601 on functional recovery after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Creators: name: González-Fraile, Eduardo
name: Martín-Carrasco, Manuel
name: Ballesteros, Javier
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: Medicine
Science Policy

description: Background and purpose: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) MLC601 has shown promising results on functional recovery of patients after stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the pooled effect of its efficacy. Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing efficacy of MLC601 vs other TCM compounds or placebo. The pooled effect was the relative risk (RR) combined by random effects model. A prediction effect interval was estimated for new studies and a cumulative meta-analysis was performed. Results: Four studies comprising five RCTs were included. The pooled RR was 1.64 (95% CI = 1.05–2.57; p-value = 0.031) favouring MLC601, but heterogeneity was large (I2 = 80%; Q-test p-value = 0.0005). Therefore, the prediction interval was wide and consistent with a null effect (RR range = 0.36–7.45). The cumulative meta-analysis showed a decreasing pattern of effect size through time, with higher effects for trials comparing MLC601 vs other TCM and a systematic decrease of the pooled effect when including later trials comparing MLC601 vs placebo. Conclusions: Evidence on the efficacy of MLC601 has decreased over time and when the comparison arm is placebo instead of other TCM compound. Current evidence suggests MLC601 does not outperform placebo on functional recovery after stroke.
title: 03_0948
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
Chiste nou y divertit: Digital Edition
Creators: name: Jacsont Pauline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool e-Scriptorium (ALTO-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2024), led by the professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
Child restraint use and parental perceptions of comfort
Creators: name: Fong, Cameron K.
name: Bilston, Lynne
name: Brown, Julie
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Objective: Suboptimal child restraint use includes incorrect and/or inappropriate restraint use and increases the risk of injury. Comfort has been suggested as an important factor impacting on optimal use of restraints by children. This article aims to examine the relationships between parent reported comfort and restraint misuse and age-appropriate restraint choice. Methods: This is an analysis of data from a cross sectional observation study of child restraint use in New South Wales. Logistic regression was used to model the relationship between parent-reported comfort and restraint misuse and age-appropriate restraint choice. Results: There was no significant relationship between either parent-reported comfort and restraint misuse or parent-reported comfort and age-appropriate restraint choice. Conclusions: Parent perceptions of comfort of children in child restraints do not appear to be associated with incorrect child restraint use or age appropriate restraint choice. It is possible that the actual comfort of the child may be related to incorrect use but this remains to be tested. Further investigation of the relationship between parent-perceived comfort and the actual comfort of the child, as well as the impact of child comfort on optimal child restraint use is warranted.
Secure Interconnection of IT-OT networks in Industry 4.0
Creators: name: Alcaraz, Cristina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019

description: Increasingly, the society is witnessing how today’s industry is adapting the new technologies and communication protocols to offer more optimal and reliable services to end-users, with support for inter-domain communication belonging to diverse critical infrastructures. As a consequence of this technological revolution, interconnection mechanisms are required to offer transparency in the connections and protection in the different application domains, without this implying a significant degradation of the control requirements. Therefore, this book chapter presents a reference architecture for the new Industry 4.0 where the interconnection core is mainly concentrated in the Policy Decision Points (PDP), which can be deployed in high volume data processing and storage technologies such as cloud and fog servers. Each PDP authorizes actions in the field/plant according to a set of factors (entities, context and risks) computed through the existing access control measures, such as RBAC+ABAC+Risk-BAC (Role/Attribute/Risk-Based Access Control, respectively), to establish coordinated and constrained accesses in extreme situations. Part of these actions also includes proactive risk assessment measures to respond to anomalies or intrusive threats in time.
Spatial Patterns of Off the System Traffic Crashes in Miami-Dade County, FL during 2005–2010
Creators: name: Scott, Mackenzie Chance
name: Shouraseni Sen Roy
name: Shivangi Prasad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution of the vehicles involved in crashes in Miami-Dade County. In addition, we also analyzed the role of time of the day, day of the week, seasonality, drivers' age have on the distribution of traffic crashes. Method: Off the system crash data acquired from the Florida Department of Transportation during 2005–2010 were divided into subcategories according to the risk factors of age, time of the day, day of the week, and by travel season. Various spatial statistics methods, including Nearest Neighbor Analysis, Getis-Ord hot spot analysis, and Kernell density analysis revealed substantial spatial variations, depending on the subcategory that was in question. Results: Downtown Miami and South Beach showed up consistently as hot spots of traffic crashes in all the of sub categories except fatal crashes. However, fatal crashes were concentrated in residential areas in inland areas. Conclusion: This understanding of patterns can help the county target high risk areas and help to reduce crash fatalities to create a safer environment for motorists and pedestrians.
Thematic Summary 7th Review Cycle of the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 2002 Preparatory Committee
Creators: name: Non-Aligned Movement
Publisher: name: Non-Aligned Movement
Year: 2002

description: Thematic Summary of the Working Papers Submitted by the Group of Non -Aligned
States Parties of the 7th Review Cycle of the Treaty on the Non -Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons,  2002  Preparatory Committee

Disarmament

Nuclear Weapon
Convention
(NPT/CONF.2005/PC.I/WP.2, Para 11)  In this regard, allow us to
reflect on some developments of concern to the Movement since the
2000 Review Conference: (a) We remain concerned at the slow
progress towards disarmament; (b) Although so
Predominance of alcohol and illicit drugs among traffic accidents fatalities in an urban area of Brazil
Creators: name: Fabrício Souza Pelição
name: Peres, Mariana Dadalto
name: Jauber Fornaciari Pissinate
name: Paula, Daniela Mendes Louzada De
name: Faria, Maria Das Graças Corrêa De
name: Nakamura-Palacios, Ester Miyuki
name: Martinis, Bruno Spinosa De
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use among victims of fatal traffic accidents in the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, Brazil, during the period 2011–2012. Methods: Blood samples were collected and analyzed for the presence of drugs from 391 deceased victims of traffic crashes that occurred in the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, Brazil. The victims included drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. Sociodemographic variables such as age, gender, day of the week, and period of the year in which the accidents occurred were recorded. The analyses were performed by a gas chromatography–flame ionization method for alcohol and by a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry for amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis. Results: The results showed that 44.8% (n = 175) of all cases were positive for alcohol and/or illicit drugs. The detection of alcohol and/or drugs was more frequent in young males, aged 17 to 34, whose samples were positive in 46.8% of cases. Small differences among drivers, passengers, and pedestrians were observed (drivers = 45.9%, passengers = 46.4%, and pedestrians = 45.6%). In general, the most prevalent drug was alcohol, with 141 positive cases (36.1%), followed by cocaine, with 47 positive cases (12%). Amphetamines and cannabis had positivity rates of 4.1 and 4.3%, with 16 and 17 positive cases, respectively. The combined use of alcohol and other drugs was found in 36 cases (9.2%). Crack cocaine use was observed in 27.7% of the positive cases for cocaine. Conclusions: For the effective reduction of traffic accidents related to driving under influence of drugs (DUID), we suggest the intensification of enforcement actions against the use of alcohol by drivers, the definition of which illicit drugs should be surveyed, as well the cutoff values, the promotion of changing legislation to oblige drivers to provide samples for toxicological testing, and the establishment of public information programs and specific actions aimed at young drivers to promote behavioral changes.