scholarly journals International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses

Parasite ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique A. Vuitton ◽  
Donald P. McManus ◽  
Michael T. Rogan ◽  
Thomas Romig ◽  
Bruno Gottstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alveolar Echinococcosis ◽  
Consensus Process ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Writing Group ◽  
World Association ◽  
The World ◽  
Restricted Use ◽  
Independent Rating ◽  
Surgical Operations

Echinococcoses require the involvement of specialists from nearly all disciplines; standardization of the terminology used in the field is thus crucial. To harmonize echinococcosis terminology on sound scientific and linguistic grounds, the World Association of Echinococcosis launched a Formal Consensus process. Under the coordination of a Steering and Writing Group (SWG), a Consultation and Rating Group (CRG) had the main missions of (1) providing input on the list of terms drafted by the SWG, taking into account the available literature and the participants’ experience; and (2) providing independent rating on all debated terms submitted to vote. The mission of the Reading and Review Group (RRG) was to give an opinion about the recommendation paper in terms of readability, acceptability and applicability. The main achievements of this process were: (1) an update of the current nomenclature of Echinococcus spp.; (2) an agreement on three names of diseases due to Echinococcus spp.: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), Alveolar Echinococcosis (AE) and Neotropical Echinococcosis (NE), and the exclusion of all other names; (3) an agreement on the restricted use of the adjective “hydatid” to refer to the cyst and fluid due to E. granulosus sensu lato; and (4) an agreement on a standardized description of the surgical operations for CE, according to the “Approach, cyst Opening, Resection, and Completeness” (AORC) framework. In addition, 95 “approved” and 60 “rejected” terms were listed. The recommendations provided in this paper will be applicable to scientific publications in English and communication with professionals. They will be used for translation into other languages spoken in endemic countries.

scholarly journals The new age of adolescence and the use of social networks in youths

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 878-883
Author(s):  
Massimo Ammaniti ◽  
Luca Cerniglia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Developmental Stage ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Infant Mental Health ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
World Association ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World

Prof. Massimo Ammaniti is considered one of the most eminent Italian psychoanalysts specialized in the area of human development. In addition to carrying out his activity as a university lecturer and carrying out his profession as a psychoanalyst, Massimo Ammaniti is also the author of more than 200 scientific publications. He is a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association and he is in the Board of the World Association of Infant Mental Health. His main interests focus on parents-children interactions, adolescence, neurobiology, and the changes in the family functioning in the modern society. In this interview, he shares his thoughts about the recent transformations in the developmental stage of adolescence and reflects on the use made by youths of today’s social networks.

scholarly journals Standardization of health informatics - results and challenges

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.O. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Health Informatics ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Consensus Process ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Healthcare Resources ◽  
Healthcare Information Systems ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
The World ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Implementation Guidelines

Abstract:A number of standardization initiatives have been in progress for more than ten years in several parts of the world with the aim to facilitate different aspects of the exchange of health information. Important results have been achieved, and in some fields and parts of the world, standards are widely used today. Unfortunately, we are still facing the fact that most healthcare information systems cannot exchange information with all systems for which this would be desired. Either the existing standards are not sufficiently implemented, or the required standards and necessary national implementation guidelines do not yet exist. This causes unacceptable risks to patients, inefficient use of healthcare resources, and sub-optimal development of medical knowledge. This article will review some of the difficulties surrounding standards, as well as highlight the achievements and main global actors, while focusing on the challenges facing the international consensus process.

scholarly journals Global Perspectives on Immunization Against SARS-CoV-2 During Pregnancy and Priorities for Future Research: An International Consensus Paper From the World Association of Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahaa Abu-Raya ◽  
Shabir A. Madhi ◽  
Saad B. Omer ◽  
Gayatri Amirthalingam ◽  
Michelle L. Giles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Global Perspectives ◽  
Consensus Paper ◽  
World Association ◽  
The World

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in pregnancy is associated with a higher risk for severe morbidity and mortality when compared with infection in non-pregnant women of childbearing age. An increasing number of countries recommend immunization against SARS-CoV-2 in pregnant women. Recent studies provide preliminary and supportive evidence on safety, immunogenicity and effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in pregnant women; however, important knowledge gaps remain which warrant further studies. This collaborative consensus paper provides a review of the current literature on COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women, identifies knowledge gaps and outlines priorities for future research to optimize protection against SARS-CoV-2 in the pregnant women and their infants.

scholarly journals WSES consensus conference guidelines: monitoring and management of severe adult traumatic brain injury patients with polytrauma in the first 24 hours

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edoardo Picetti ◽  
Sandra Rossi ◽  
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan ◽  
Luca Ansaloni ◽  
Rocco Armonda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
Consensus Process ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Delphi Approach ◽  
Complex Patients ◽  
The World ◽  
Polytrauma Patients

AbstractThe acute phase management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and polytrauma represents a major challenge. Guidelines for the care of these complex patients are lacking, and worldwide variability in clinical practice has been documented in recent studies. Consequently, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) decided to organize an international consensus conference regarding the monitoring and management of severe adult TBI polytrauma patients during the first 24 hours after injury. A modified Delphi approach was adopted, with an agreement cut-off of 70%. Forty experts in this field (emergency surgeons, neurosurgeons, and intensivists) participated in the online consensus process. Sixteen recommendations were generated, with the aim of promoting rational care in this difficult setting.

LINGUACULTURAL ASPECT OF TEMPORAL NOMINATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (30) ◽  
pp. 200-213
Author(s):  
Anna Shapoval
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Information Resource ◽  
Basic System ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Lunar Calendar ◽  
Temporal System ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come

Analysis of linguocultural aspect of temporal nominations is impossible without involving the problems of hrononymic lexics. Chrononyms is an important information resource of a certain linguaculture, some distinctive peculiarities of conceptual picture of the world. The aim of the experimental analysis is a complex examination of the linguacultural aspect of temporal nominations that function in Chinese and Turkish languages reflecting the concepts of the world. The research was based on the material of the novels “Imperial woman” by Pearl Buck and “Roxolana” by Pavlo Zagrebelniy. The analysis of recent scientific publications allowed us to come to the conclusion that the investigation of hrononymic lexics can involve different theoretical and practical principles. Being guided by the existing classifications of chrononyms (N. Podolskaya, M. Torchinsky, S. Remmer) the linguocultural features of the following types of temporal chrononymic lexical units were identified and studied in the research: georthonyms, dynastic chrononyms, tumultonyms, parsonyms and mensonyms. The results of the research demonstrate that not all lexical units of temporal denotation chosen from the above mentioned novels refer to the class of chrononyms. The group under investigation includes the following lexemes: nominations of the lunar calendar, nominations of the solar calendar, nominations of mixed calendar and temporal slots denoting day and night. The basic system of chronology in the linguiacultures under analysis is the dominance of the lunar calendar nominations (Chinese picture of the world — 51,0 %, Turkish — 40,4 %). In the analyzed works the nominations of the solar calendar are used less often in the Chinese picture of the world; the usage of this unit reaches 20 %, and this phenomenon is historically conditioned. Mixed calendar nominations (21 % of temporal units) are rather common, solar calendar nominations are refined by the monthly calendar; it can be explained by the fact that the Chinese mind is conservative towards the new temporal system. In the Turkish picture of the world 45 % of temporal vocabulary belongs to the solar calendar since in the sixteenth century only a lunar calendar operated in the Ottoman Empire. It should be mentioned that significant place in the temporal vocabulary of “Roxolana” is conditioned by the influence of the linguistic personality of the author, who was a Ukrainian.

Análisis de elaboración e implementación del método del caso en el ámbito de la educación superior

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Núñez-Tabales ◽  
Fernando J. Fuentes-García ◽  
Guzmán A. Muñoz-Fernández ◽  
Sandra M. Sánchez-Cañizares
Keyword(s):  
Case Method ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
World Association ◽  
The World

El presente trabajo se centra en el método del caso aplicado al ámbito universitario, en concreto a estudiantes de disciplinas relacionadas con la empresa. En primer lugar se efectúa una revisión de las principales aportaciones conceptuales a esta metodología desde sus orígenes en la escuela de negocios de Harvard. Los autores de esta investigación defienden la utilización de casos basados en empresas reales mediante la elaboración propia de los mismos, describiéndose el proceso de desarrollo de un caso de empresa, susceptible de utilización posterior en el aula, para ello es imprescindible observar las recomendaciones efectuadas por The World Association for Case Method Research and Application (WACRA), así como una serie de aspectos fruto de la experiencia de los autores. Seguidamente se exponen las fases en las que tiene lugar la implementación del caso para después resaltar las reflexiones finales en relación con lo anterior.

How is science to be carried forward, and its conclusions reported?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Briggs ◽  
Hans Halvorson ◽  
Andrew Steane
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Proof ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Component Part ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
The World

The chapter appraises science as an intellectual activity that is appropriately carried out on its own terms. Consequently, it is not appropriate to introduce references to God as a component part of a mathematical proof, nor of a system of forces in the natural world, nor of a sequence of impersonal processes in the biosphere. This does not mean that it is inappropriate to be thankful to God and to celebrate all these aspects of the world as gifts. They can be employed as opportunities to express appreciation through studying and understanding them better in their own right. Nevertheless, there may be processes, such as those which shape a person’s self-identity, in which it is appropriate to recognize God’s more direct role. Good practice concerning acknowledgements sections in scientific publications such as doctoral theses and journal articles is then discussed.

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