Not All Black Lives Matter: Officer-Involved Deaths and the Role of Victim Characteristics in Shaping Political Interest and Voter Turnout

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Traci Burch
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Police Violence ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
Threat Level

This article presents evidence that exposure to officer-involved deaths of low-threat Black victims increases political interest and voter turnout among Black respondents under age 40 to the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey. Victim race, threat level, and visibility affect the likelihood that an officer-involved death will mobilize political interest. Political interest and voter turnout are higher among the treatment group, which was exposed to high-visibility/low-threat Black victims only before participating in the CMPS, than in the control group, which was exposed to such victims only after taking the survey. Exposing young Black respondents to all victims without accounting for threat, visibility, or race does not affect political interest or voter turnout, suggesting the importance of these factors for mobilization. The findings clarify the role that Black Lives Matter activists, journalists, and watchdog groups can play in countering the police actions that shape the visibility and framing of Black victims of police violence.

scholarly journals The role of zinc sulphate and omega 3 in improving of albumin level on pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Paru Hospital Surabaya 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Fara Disa Durry ◽  
Bambang Wirjatmadi
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Zinc Sulphate ◽  
Albumin Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Before And After

The epidemiology of Tuberculosis (TB) showed that TB is a disease which is associated with malnutrition. Malnutrition and lacking of certain essential nutrients required by immune system might cause immune function deficiency resulting higher susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections. There is positive correlation between immune system and high nutrient contents, such as Vitamin C, zinc, and antioxidants that brings good effect on infections, including Tuberculosis. One of the efforts conducted to help promoting improving albumin level on pulmonary tuberculosis patients is through zinc and sulphate provision followed by Omega-3 supplementation. This study was conducted in 2015 aimed to analyze the role of Zinc Sulphate Omega-3 provision in improving albumin level on pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Paru Hospital, Surabaya.This study applied randomized study design using Pre-test and Post-test Control group design on patients suffering pulmonary tuberculosis. This study was conducted by administering Zinc Sulphate and Omega-3 on treatment group and placebo on the control group. The samples of this study consisted of 20 pulmonary tuberculosis patients divided into two groups: treatment group and control group. Each group consisted of 10 patients. Statistical analysis was conducted using paired T-test and independent t-test. The results is There were significant differences in albumin level (p = 0.001) in the treatment group before and after supplementation Zinc Sulphate And Omega 3. While in the control group between before and after supplementation Zinc Sulphate And Omega 3 showed no significant differences in body weight (p = 0.224). The conclusions is Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3 plays a role in increasing albumin level respondents. There are significant differences on albumin level before and after supplementation Zinc Sulphate And Omega 3.

scholarly journals Family Psychoeducation Increases the Role of Families in Caring for People with Mental Disorders

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
Desak Made Ari Dwi Jayanti ◽  
Ni Kadek Yuni Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Family Psychoeducation ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Post Test

<p><em>Family psychoeducation is a family therapy that combines clinical interventions to increase family understanding in order to improve the health of people with mental disorders. The purpose of this study<strong> </strong>was to determine the effect of family psychoeducation on the role of the family caring for people with mental disorders. This study used a Quasi Experiment design: pre-test and post-test Control Group Design. The sample was taken by using purposive sampling. The sample was 20 people in the control group and 20 people in the treatment group. The analysis test used was the Wilcoxon sign test (intra-group) and the Mann Whitney (inter-group) test. The  intra-group analysis test in the pre and post-test for the control group obtained p value = 0.517 which means there is no difference, while the treatment group obtained p value = 0.004 which means there is a difference. Inter-group analysis test of the treatment group and the control group obtained p value = 0.008, which means that there is an effect of family psychoeducation on the role of families in caring for people with mental disorders. Family psychoeducation can be applied to families with mentally disorders people.</em></p>

The role of external factors in realizing of the natural progress of the child’s motor development within the first year of life

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Galina S. Lupandina-Bolotova ◽  
Aliya A. Revina ◽  
Dmitry A. Ignatov
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Functional Disorders ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Stimulation Of

Introduction. The development of a child in the first year of life provides the basis for their further harmonious growth. Motor development occurs in parallel with the ongoing gradual development of the nervous system. The transition to a new motor milestone is associated with the emergence of new skills; therefore, stimulation of motor development should occur in accordance with the next milestone of the nervous system development. Intervention in the natural process of the skills gaining without considering the developmental nervous system milestone leads to a change in the trajectory of motor progress of the child. Aim of the study was to assess the significance of individual elements of motor development for the function of balance and walking, as well as to identify the role of non-physiologic (contradicting motor ontogenesis) stimulation of motor skills in the evolvement of non-optimal motor patterns and impaired balance and walking function. Materials and methods. In total, 43 children aged ≥ 12 months admitted to the «Consultative Diagnostic Department» of the Federal State Autonomous Institution «National Medical Research Center for Children’s Health» of the Ministry of Health of Russia were examined within the framework of dispensary observation in the period from December 2016 to June 2019. The assessment of motor development was carried out according to the tests and questionnaires developed. The children were divided into two groups: the treatment group, in which the intervention was carried out, and the control group. Results. The frequency of realization of physiological patterns in children in the treatment group was 65.5%, and in the control group was 89.6%. The occurrence of the functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system was as follows: pathological functional kyphosis in the lumbar spine in children in the treatment group occurred in 73.1%, and in the control group in 26.9%; sitting on the sacrum occurred in 73.1% in the treatment group, and 26.9 % in the control group; impaired coordination in the treatment group occurred in 53.9%, and in 46.1% in the control group; decreased balance function in the treatment group occurred in 61.5%, and in 38.5% in the control group. Conclusion. Correct interaction with a child in the first year of life, in combination with physiological stimulation corresponding to the developmental milestones of the nervous system, allows the child to implement their motor skills in a timely manner, without disrupting the natural sequence of motor development, and minimizes the risks of functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

scholarly journals Involvement of Hemopexin in the Pathogenesis of Proteinuria in Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 3160
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Pukajło-Marczyk ◽  
Danuta Zwolińska
Keyword(s):  
Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Group Versus ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Disease Course ◽  
Serum And Urine

Hemopexin (Hpx) is considered a factor in the pathogenesis of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). The aim of the study was to evaluate the serum and urine values of Hpx (sHpx and uHpx) in children with INS, analyze the role of Hpx, and assess its usefulness as a marker of the disease course. 51 children with INS and 18 age-matched controls were examined. Patients were divided into subgroups depending on the number of relapses (group IA—the first episode of INS, group IB—with relapses) and according to method of treatment (group IIA treated with gluco-corticosteroids (GCS), group IIB treated with GCS and other immunosuppressants). Hpx concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). sHpx and uHpx values in relapse were elevated in the whole INS group versus controls (p < 0.000). In remission their levels decreased, but still remained higher than in the control group (p < 0.000). In group IB uHpx levels were increased during remission as compared to group IA (p < 0.006). No significant impact of immuno-suppressants on sHpx was observed, but uHpx excretion in group IIA was higher in relapse (p < 0.026) and lower in remission (p < 0.0017) as compared to group IIB. The results suggest the role of Hpx in the pathogenesis of INS. Hpx may be a useful indicator for continuation of treatment, but it requires confirmation by further controlled studies.

scholarly journals PERAN BATATA (Ipomea batatas L) TERHADAP PENYEMBUHAN LUKA BAKAR

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Channesya Sampetoding ◽  
Taufiq F. Pasiak ◽  
George Tanudjaja
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Skin Inflammation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Burn Wound ◽  
Burn Wound Healing ◽  
Ipomea Batatas ◽  
And Control ◽  
Ipomea Batata

Abstract: Theoretically, batata, Ipomea batata L (Lam) theoritically can be used in wound healing since it acts as antiseptic, antibiotic, and anti-inflammatory agents. Batata ingredients can also stimulate epithelialization in wound bed. This study aimed to obtain the role of batata juice in burn wound healing noticed from the inflammatory response aspect. This was an experimental study conducted in the research laboratory of Faculty of Medicine Univeristy of Sam Ratulangi. Samples were six rabbits divided into 2 groups: treatment group with batata juice, and control group without treatment. The histological examination showed that the quality of inflammatory tissue of the treatment group was denser, settled, and associated with edema expansion compared to the control group with diminished inflammatory components, edema, and vasodilatation, meanwhile, there were angiogenesis, improvement of dermis, and regrowth of epidermis. Conclusion: Batata juice was not superior in healing burns than the natural responses.Keywords: batata (Ipomeas batata L), burns, skin, inflammation, wound healingAbstrak: Batata, Ipomea batata L (Lam) secara teoritik berfaedah untuk penyembuhan luka, yang bekerja sebagai antiseptik, antibiotik, dan anti inflamatorik. Batata berkhasiat dalam penyembuhan luka karena kandungannya yang secara bermakna merangsang pembentukan epitel jaringan luka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan peran batata terhadap penyembuhan luka bakar dilihat dari kualitas komponen radang pada jaringan luka. Sampel terdiri dari 6 ekor kelinci yang dibagi atas 2 kelompok: kelompok perlakuan dan kontrol. Kelompok perlakuan diberi jus batata pada luka bakar sedangkan kelompok kontrol tanpa perlakuan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Laboratorium Riset Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi dengan menggunakan metode eksperimental. Hasil identifikasi mikroskopik menunjukkan bahwa pada kelompok perlakuan kualitas komponen radang jaringan luka bakar lebih padat dan menetap disertai perluasan sembab kolagen dibandingkan kelompok kontrol dimana komponen radang dan sembab berkurang, dilatasi pembuluh darah berkurang, pertumbuhan kapiler baru, jaringan dermis yang membaik, dan epidermis yang mulai tumbuh kembali. Simpulan: Jus batata tidak memperlihatkan penyembuhan luka bakar yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan penyembuhan luka oleh tubuh sendiri.Kata kunci: batata (Ipomeas batata L), luka bakar, kulit, radang, penyembuhan luka

scholarly journals Parenteral Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Improves Outcome of Sepsis: A Real-World, Retrospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youlian Chen ◽  
HuaiSheng Chen ◽  
YiChun Jiang ◽  
XueMing Tang ◽  
YongHui Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Information System ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acid

Abstract Objectives: The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of sepsis is always on paradox. we tried to retrieve and download the patients’ data in a certain period through the hospital information system, used data sorting so as to screen out the patients with sepsis so as to find out the role of omega-3 fatty acids in sepsis. Methods: Through the hospital information system, retrieve and include the patients who were admitted to the Department of critical medicine of Shenzhen People's Hospital from December 2016 to June 2019, screen out patients diagnosed with sepsis according to a certain criterion. The patients were grouped by whether they were applicated with omega-3 fatty acid or not. Results: A total of 1733 cases included into analysis, among of whom 303 cases were applicated with omega-3 fatty acid. The amounts and baseline conditions between both groups were imbalance. Severity of omega-3 fatty acid group was higher than that of control group. Chi-square test found that the mortality rate of omega-3 fatty acid was higher than that of control group (p < 0.0001). But age, gender, whether there is abdominal infection, whether there is septicemia, shock, the need for mechanical ventilation, and the need for renal replacement therapy may all affect the prognosis of the patients. If these factors were used as covariates, multiple logistic regression analysis showed that there was no significant difference in mortality rate between the treatment group and the control group (P = 0.574). Survival analysis showed that the survival rate of treatment group was higher than that of the control group when at the end of total treatment duration (P = 0.035). Conclusion: For patients with more severe sepsis, doctors are more likely to use omega-3 fatty acids in the early stage. Omega-3 fatty acids may improve the long-term prognosis of sepsis, but the conclusion still needs to be accepted carefully.

scholarly journals Parenteral supplementation of omega-3 fatty acid on the prognosis of sepsis: a real world retrospective study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Youlian ◽  
Huaisheng Chen ◽  
XunFa Liu ◽  
YiChun Jiang ◽  
XueMing Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Information System ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acid

Abstract Objectives: The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of sepsis is always on paradox. we tried to retrieve and download the patients’ data in a certain period through the hospital information system, used data sorting so as to screen out the patients with sepsis so as to find out the role of omega-3 fatty acids in sepsis.Methods: Through the hospital information system, retrieve and include the patients who were admitted to the Department of critical medicine of Shenzhen People's Hospital from December 2016 to June 2019, screen out patients diagnosed with sepsis according to a certain criterion. The patients were grouped by whether they were applicated with omega-3 fatty acid or not.Results: A total of 1733 cases included into analysis, among of whom 303 cases were applicated with omega-3 fatty acid. The amounts and baseline conditions between both groups were imbalance. Severity of omega-3 fatty acid group was higher than that of control group. Chi-square test found that the mortality rate of omega-3 fatty acid was higher than that of control group (p < 0.0001). But age, gender, whether there is abdominal infection, whether there is septicemia, shock, the need for mechanical ventilation, and the need for renal replacement therapy may all affect the prognosis of the patients. If these factors were used as covariates, multiple logistic regression analysis showed that there was no significant difference in mortality rate between the treatment group and the control group (P = 0.574). Survival analysis showed that the survival rate of treatment group was higher than that of the control group when at the end of total treatment duration (P = 0.035).Conclusion: For patients with more severe sepsis, doctors are more likely to use omega-3 fatty acids in the early stage. Omega-3 fatty acids may improve the long-term prognosis of sepsis, but the conclusion still needs to be accepted carefully.

scholarly journals Results from 2017 Virginia Text Message Experiment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Nigel Yan ◽  
Joshua Kalla
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
The Universe

In 2017, NextGen America conducted an experiment to evaluate whether peer-to-peer texting increases voter turnout in the Virginia gubernatorial primary. NGA randomly assigned 250,000 people to a treatment group and 125,000 people to a control group. People were contacted through Relay, a peer-to-peer texting program, during a four-day period starting on June 8th. The universe of people in the experiment are 40 or younger (average age of 30), and had an average partisanship score of 87.15 (SE=11). Overall, we found that 11.32% of the treatment group voted, while 10.73% of the control group voted. After controlling for pre-treatment covariates, we found that peer-to-peer texting increased turnout by .62 percentage points (p&lt;.0001; SE=.001).

scholarly journals Exploring the Role of Dialogic Teaching in Improving Learners’ Spoken English at Intermediate Level in District Bannu

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 90-95
Author(s):  
Ihsan Ullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
English Language ◽  
Oral Proficiency ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dialogic Teaching ◽  
Spoken English ◽  
Teaching Learning

The study aims to explore the role of dialogic teaching, derived from Bakhtin's 'Dialogism', at an intermediate level in the English language teaching-learning process in District Bannu. An experimental research design was used in the study. Pre and post-tests were used for data collection. A 12th Grade Class of a public sector college was selected for the conduction of the experimental study. In this design, two groups namely, the control group and treatment group were administered pre and post-tests. Only the treatment group was given the treatment. The pre-test was designed to assess the oral proficiency of the treatment group. A paired sample t-test was used for the analysis of data. After the analyses of the data results were drawn. Data revealed that monologic teaching was prevalent in most of the classrooms, with no or very little space for the students to interact in the English language. Dialogic pedagogy proved very effective in finding out a solution to a real-world problem. Being dialogic, the pedagogy improved the oral proficiency of the students of the treatment group considerably.

scholarly journals Protective Effect of Quercetin, a Flavonol against Benzo(a)pyrene-Induced Lung Injury via Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Angiogenesis and Cyclooxygenase-2 Signalling Molecule

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 8675
Author(s):  
Mohammad A. Alzohairy ◽  
Amjad Ali Khan ◽  
Mohammad Azam Ansari ◽  
Ali Yousif Babiker ◽  
Mohammed A. Alsahli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Inflammatory Cytokines ◽  
Cyclooxygenase 2 ◽  
Inflammatory Factors ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cox 2

Quercetin (Qu) is an important polyphenolic flavonoid which exhibits tremendous antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and other health promoting effects. The aim of the current study was to explore the therapeutic role of Qu on benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P]-induced lung injury in rats. B(a)P was given to the rats at dose of 50 mg/kg b.w. for continues 8 weeks through oral gavage. The rats were treated with Qu at dose of 50 mg/kg b.w prior 30 min before the oral administration of B(a)P. The effects of Qu were studied by measuring the level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), anti-oxidant enzymes, lipid peroxidation, inflammatory cytokines, lung tissues architecture and expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). The level of pro‑inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β (27.30 vs. 22.80 pg/mL), IL-6 (90.64 vs. 55.49 pg/mL) and TNF-α (56.64 vs. 40.49 pg/mL) increased significantly and antioxidant enzymes decreased significantly in benzopyrene-induced lung injury in comparison to the control group. The treatment with Qu potentially reversed the effects of B(a)P to a great extent, as it led to the enhancement of antioxidant enzymes and decreased proinflammatory cytokines level. A significant surge of VEGF level was noticed in the B(a)P group as compared to the control group, while the Qu treatment groups exhibited less angiogenesis as lower level of VEGF levels, compared with the B(a)P treatment group. The Qu treatment significantly decreased the degrees of histopathological changes and collagen deposition in B(a)P-induced lung injury. The B(a)P-treated group showed higher cytoplasmic expression of COX-2 protein, which significantly decreased in the Qu treatment group. These outcomes recommend an effective role of Qu in the protection of lung injury against B(a)P through the regulation of the inflammatory factors, oxidative stress and the maintenance lung tissue architecture.

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