Effect of Oxytetracycline-Hydrochloride on Phytoplasma Titer and Symptom Progression of the 16SrIV-D Phytoplasma in Cabbage Palms from Florida

Lethal bronzing (LB) is a phytoplasma disease of palms in Florida, U.S.A. Historically, the use of the antibiotic oxytetracycline-hydrochloride (OTC-HCl) was optimized to treat for LY, and currently label rates for OTC-HCl developed for LY are being used to treat palms preventatively against LB. Because of the economic impact of LB, assessing OTC-HCl against LB is essential for developing and optimizing management options for this disease. In this study, Sabal palmetto palms declining from LB were injected with OTC-HCl to assess efficacy on LB. Four groups of palms were selected that represented healthy palms, early symptomatic palms, palms with moderate symptoms, and palms with late-stage symptoms. Within each group, treatment palms injected with OTC-HCl and a control group with no antibiotics were tested weekly by quantitative PCR for 1 year. For asymptomatic palms, treated palms never developed symptoms or tested positive, whereas one of the control palms did. The early symptomatic palms that were treated had similar levels of phytoplasma to the control group but had much slower symptom development. Palms with moderate symptoms had no difference in titer between the treatment and the control group, but treated palms had much slower symptom development. Palms with late-stage symptoms showed no difference in phytoplasma titer or symptom progression between treated and control palms. These results suggest that label rates of OTC-HCl appear useful as a preventative against LB, but once symptoms develop, label rates cannot cure palms. In the meantime, removal of symptomatic palms is recommended.

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Perbandingan Efek Suplementasi Tablet Tambah Darah Dengan Dan Tanpa Vitamin C Terhadap Kadar Hemoglobin Pada Ibu Hamil Dengan Usiakehamilan 16-32 Minggu Di Desa Keniten Kecamatan Mojo Kabupaten Kediri

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.32831/jik.v3i1.49 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 76

Author(s):

Siti Asiyah ◽

Dwi Estuning Rahayu ◽

Wiranti Dwi Novita Isnaeni

Keyword(s):

Treatment Group ◽

Vitamin C ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Group Treatment ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Hemoglobin Level ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

Fetal Organ ◽

And Control

The needed of Iron Tablet in pregnancy was increase than mother who not pregnant. That cause of high metabolism at the pregnancy for formed of fetal organ and energy. One of effort for prevent anemia in mother pregnant with giving the Iron tablet and vitamin c. The reason of this research in 4 June – 11 July 2014 is for compare the effect of iron tablet suplementation with and without vitamin C toward Hemoglobin level in mother pregnant With Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks In Desa Keniten Kecamatan Mojo Kabupaten Kediri. This research method using comparative analytical. Research design type of Quasy Eksperiment that have treatment group and control group. Treatment group will giving by Iron tablet and 100 mg vitamin C, and control group just giving by iron tablet during 21 days. Population in this research are all of mother pregnant with Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks with Sampling technique is cluster random sampling is 29 mother pregnant. Comparison analysis of iron tablet suplementation effect with and without vitamin C toward Hemoglobin level in mother pregnant With Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks, data analysis using Mann Whitney U-test and the calculated U value (44,5) less than U-table (51). So there was difference of iron tablet suplementation effect with and without vitamin C toward Hemoglobin level in mother pregnant With Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks Therefore, the addition of vitamin C on iron intake is needed to increase the uptake of iron tablets. When the amount of iron uptake increases, the reserves of iron in the body will also increase, so as to prevent anemia in pregnant women; Keywords : Iron Tablet (Fe), Vitamin C, Hemoglobin level, Mother Pregnant

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Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Metode Brainstorming dan Video terhadap Pengetahuan tentang Demam Berdarah pada Keluarga di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Puger Kabupaten Jember (The effect of Health Education Brainstorming Method and Video to the Knowledge about

Pustaka Kesehatan ◽

10.19184/pk.v6i1.6869 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 141 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mukhammad Syafi`udin ◽

Wantiyah Wantiyah ◽

Kushariyadi Kushariyadi

Keyword(s):

Treatment Group ◽

Health Education ◽

Dengue Fever ◽

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Group Treatment ◽

Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

And Control

The increasing cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever disease in both children and adults can beinfluenced by several factors. One of that influences increasing of dengue fever is lack of communityknowledge about dengue hemorrhagic fever. Brainstorming is a form of discussion to gather theinformation from all participants. This research was to find out the effect of health educationbrainstorming method and video toward knowledge of dengue fever in the work area of Puger PublicHealth Center the distric of Jember. This was a quasy experiment research with two groups pretestposttesttreatment design. The population were 88 families with 30 respondents as sample,conducted by simple random sampling, and divided into two groups 15 respondents as treatmentgroup and 15 respondents as control group. Treatment group got health education brainstormingmethod combined with video and control group got health education brace method. Data wereanalyzed used t-test dependent and t-test independent with 95% CI (α: 0,05). The result showedthere were significant differences of knowledge before and after in both treatment group and controlgroup (p: 0,000) and there were significant differences between treatment group and control afterhealth education (p: 0,001). Overall, health education by brainstorming method and can improveknowledge of dengue hemorrhagic fever. It is recommended for nurses to do health educationpreventation and treatment about dengue hemorrhagic fever to improve knowledge people.Keywords: health education brainstorming method and video, knowledge, dengue hemorrhagicfever

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Autonomous Mode of Systematic Dilemma Counseling

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1981.48.1.231 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 231-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Morton Wagman

Keyword(s):

Group Treatment ◽

Previous Experiment ◽

Complete System ◽

Future Research ◽

Control Group ◽

Treatment Groups ◽

Autonomous Mode ◽

Contact Control ◽

And Control

The autonomous dilemma counseling system is described and evaluated. The Dilemma Counseling Module teaches the dilemma problem-solving method. Solution components contain 75 representative life-choice problems and over 400 specific and general solutions. The Dilemma Therapeuter Component provides, on cassettes, supportive commentary from a counselor. 75 students with troublesome psychological dilemmas were randomly assigned to treatment groups or to a no-contact control group. One treatment condition consisted of the complete system while the other condition omitted the Dilemma Therapeuter. Treatment and control subjects responded to measures of problem improvement at a 1-wk. follow-up session. Each treatment group improved significantly more than the control group. Treatment groups did not differ. Findings are compared with those of a previous experiment in which the same design and dependent measures were used but in which treatment was given counselors using either the Dilemma Counseling ( n = 20) or an eclectic method ( n = 20). A combined analysis indicated no difference between the autonomous and counselors' treatments. It was concluded that the system can be independently applied. Future research is discussed.

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Early treatment with inhaled GM-CSF improves oxygenation and anti-viral immunity in COVID-19 induced lung injury – a randomized clinical trial

10.21203/rs.3.rs-959220/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bart Lambrecht ◽

Karel Van Damme ◽

Elisabeth De Leeuw ◽

Jozefien Declercq ◽

Bastiaan Maes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Group Treatment ◽

Standard Of Care ◽

Care Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Viral Immunity ◽

Open Label ◽

Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure ◽

Gm Csf ◽

Macrophage Colony ◽

And Control

Abstract Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) instructs monocytes to differentiate into alveolar macrophages (AM) that preserve lung homeostasis. By comparing AM development in mouse and human, we discovered that COVID-19 patients showed marked defects in GM-CSF-dependent AM instruction. The multi-center, open-label, randomized, controlled SARPAC-trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of 5 days of inhalation of rhu-GM-CSF (sargramostim, Leukine®) in 81 non-ventilated patients with COVID-19 and hypoxemic respiratory failure identified by PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 350mmHg. At day 6, more patients in the sargramostim group experienced at least 25% improvement in oxygenation compared with the standard of care group. Higher numbers of circulating class-switched B cells and effector virus-specific CD8 lymphocytes were found in the sargramostim group. Treatment adverse events, including signs of cytokine storm, were not different between active and control group. This proof-of-concept study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of inhaled GM-CSF in restoring alveolar gas exchange, while simultaneously boosting anti-COVID-19 immunity. ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04326920).

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The Effect of Murattal To Relieve Dysmenorrhea Pain in Female Students

Journal of Maternity Care and Reproductive Health ◽

10.36780/jmcrh.v1i1.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Qanita Chairun Nissa ◽

Neni Nuraeni ◽

Hani Handayani

Keyword(s):

Group Treatment ◽

Female Student ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Numeric Rating Scale ◽

Control Group ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

And Control ◽

Numeric Rating

Dysmenorrhea is menstruation pain that would interfere women’s activities. Murattal is a non-pharmacological technique that may relieve menstruation pain. The aim of this research was to find the effect of Murattal in relieving dysmenorrhea for female student of SMPN 12 Tasikmalaya. This research used quasi-experiment with pre-posttest and control group design. Respondents were selected using purposive sampling technique. This study involved 15 students in a group treatment and 15 students in a group control used technique purposive sampling. The instrument of this study was Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) Instrument. Respondents listened Murattal Surah Ar-Rahman. Data were analyzed using paired T-Test also used. The result found that there was an effect of Murattal to relieve dysmenorrhea pain for female student of SMPN 12 Tasikmalaya, with ρ value 0,000. The conclusion, Murattal is effective to relieve dysmenorrhea. There is a need of developing other non-pharmacology interventions to relive dysmenorrhea Keywords: Dysmenorrhea, Murottal, Pain

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Group Conversation Treatment on Monologic Discourse in Aphasia

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2021_jslhr-21-00023 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Elizabeth Hoover ◽

Gayle DeDe ◽

Edwin Maas

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Narrative Analysis ◽

Group Treatment ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Primary Outcome Measure ◽

Control Group ◽

Percent Correct ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact

Purpose Evidence has shown that group conversation treatment may improve communication and reduce social isolation for people with aphasia. However, little is known about the impact of conversation group treatment on measures of discourse. This project explored the impact of conversation treatment on measures of monologic discourse. Method In this randomized controlled trial, 48 participants with chronic aphasia were randomly assigned to dyadic, large group, or control conditions. Conversation group treatment was provided for 1 hr, twice per week, for 10 weeks. Discourse samples were collected and coded at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 6-week maintenance. There were three narrative tasks: (a) Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT) picture description, (b) Cat Rescue Picture, and (c) Cinderella retell. All narratives were coded using the percent correct information units (percent CIUs), the CAT standardized narrative analysis method, and the complete utterance (CU) method. Results No significant changes were observed on percent CIU, which was the primary outcome measure. The treated groups demonstrated improvement on aspects of the CU method following treatment, whereas the control group did not. Significant changes were observed for other CIU measures and the CAT standardized narrative analysis in both the treated and control groups. Conclusions The results suggest that the CU measures were more sensitive to the effects of conversation treatment in monologic discourse compared to CIU and CAT measures. Changes were more common in absolute rather than relative values, suggesting that conversation treatment impacts the overall amount of language produced rather than efficiency of production.

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IL-33/ST2 immune responses to respiratory bacteria in pediatric asthma

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/srep43426 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Isabell Hentschke ◽

Anna Graser ◽

Volker O. Melichar ◽

Alexander Kiefer ◽

Theodor Zimmermann ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Immune Responses ◽

Antibiotic Therapy ◽

Group Treatment ◽

Bacterial Colonization ◽

Control Group ◽

Nasopharyngeal Colonization ◽

Asthmatic Children ◽

And Control ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Eu

Abstract Here we investigated the relationship between local bacterial colonization and anti-bacterial immune responses in pre-school asthmatic and control children within the EU-wide study PreDicta. In this cohort of pre-school asthmatic children, nasopharyngeal colonization with Gram-negative bacteria such as Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis was found to be associated with the highest interferon beta (IFNβ) and IL-33 levels in the nasal pharyngeal fluids (NPF). IL33R-ST2 was found induced in the blood of asthmatic children with additional Gram + bacteria in the nasopharynx (Gr+/−). Furthermore, asthmatic children had more episodes of infection that required antibiotic therapy than the control group. Treatment with antibiotics associated with reduced ST2 in blood cells of both asthmatic and control children and reduced IL-33 levels in the airways of asthmatic children. In the absence of Staphylococcus (S.) aureus in NPF, antibiotic therapy associated with decreased IL-33 levels in the NPF and lower ST2 values in the blood of control children but not of asthmatic children. These data suggest that, in asthmatic children, Gram- bacteria, which persist after antibiotic therapy, contributes to IL-33 locally and associated with Gr + bacteria colonization in the airways, inhibited IFN-β and in the absence of Staphylococcus (S.) aureus, induced ST2 bearing cells in their blood.

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Management of pulmonary tuberculosis on the background of intestinal malabsorption syndrome

Infusion & Chemotherapy ◽

10.32902/2663-0338-2021-2-39-43 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 39-43

Author(s):

L.D. Todoriko ◽

O.V. Pidverbetska

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

Group Treatment ◽

Standard Treatment ◽

Group Versus ◽

Main Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Newly Diagnosed ◽

Intestinal Malabsorption ◽

Intensive Phase ◽

And Control

OBJECTIVE. To investigate the frequency of malabsorption in newly diagnosed sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and to establish the effectiveness of treatment correction in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS. In the first stage of the study, 73 patients with new drug-susceptible TB underwent lactulose-mannitol test. Individuals with intestinal permeability index <3 were selected and divided into main group which received injectable forms of isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and oral pyrazinamide and control group which received standard treatment orally. RESULTS. Bacterial excretion stopped in 88.2 % of patients in the main group and in only 61.5 % of patients in the control group. In 46.1 % of cases in the control group treatment failure was diagnosed. The frequency of positive radiological dynamics at the end of the intensive phase of treatment was 64.7 % in the main group versus 30.8 % in the control group. The total efficacy of treatment at the end of the main course of chemotherapy was 88.2 % in the main group against 53.9 % in the control group (p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS. Malabsorption, which requires correction of treatment, occurs in about one-fifth of patients with new TB. Usage of injectable anti-TB drugs in such patients increases the effectiveness of treatment by 34 % (p <0.05).

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PENGARUH METODE LATIHAN TEKNIK DISTRIBUSI TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN DRIBBLING ZIG – ZAG PERMAINAN FUTSAL

KINESTETIK ◽

10.33369/jk.v2i2.8739 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 173-178

Author(s):

Ekkry Siswandi ◽

Yarmani Yarmani ◽

Santun Sihombing ◽

Defliyanto Defliyanto

Keyword(s):

Group Treatment ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Test Analysis ◽

Post Test ◽

Calculation Results ◽

Practice Method ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Treatment Population

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh metode latihan teknik distribusi terhadap keterampilan dribbling zig – zag secara ilmiah. Dalam penelitian ini ada dua kelompok yaitu kelompok eksperimen (perlakuan) dan kontrol yang tidak diberikan perlakuan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa ektrakurikuler SMP Negeri 12 Kota Bengkulu pada tahun 2017. Analisis statistic yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Uji t. Adapun hasil analisis Uji t hasil perhitungan antara tes awal dan tes akhir pada kelompok eksperimen (perlakuan) terdapat pengaruh yang signitifikan. Hasil perhitungan menyatakan bahwa harga thitung = 8,95 ? ttabel = 2,160 dengan taraf ? = 0,05, maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima artinya terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara X (Metode latihan teknik distribusi) dengan Y (Keterampilan Dribbling Zig – zag). Kontribusi metode latihan teknik distribusi terhadap keterampilan driblling zig – zag yaitu K = r2 x 100% = 75,69%. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa adanya kontribusi antara metode latihan teknik distribusi terdahap keterampilan dribbling zig –zag yaitu sebesar 75,69%.Kata Kunci : Metode Latihan, Teknik Distribusi, Dribbling Zig – Zag.AbstrackThis research aims to find out the influence of distrubution technique practice method toward zig – zag dribbling skill scientifically. In this research, there were 2 groups of classes. They were experimental group (treatment) and control group that received no treatment. Population of this research was extracuricular students of SMP Negeri 12 Kota Bengkulu in 2017. Statistical analysis used in this research was T test. Based on the results of T test analysis, there was significant influence in calculation result beetween pre-test and post-test on experimental group. Calculation results showed that t count value = 8,95 ? t table = 2,160 with ? rate = 0,05, so that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. This fact showed that there was signitificant influence of X (distribution technique practice metdod) toward Y (zig-zag dribbling skill). Contribution of distribution technique practice method on zig – zag dribbling skill was K = r2 x 100% = 75,69%. Based on the calculation results it can be concluded that there was contribution of distribution technique practice method on zig – zag dribbling skill with percentage 75,69%.Keywords : prectice method, distribution technique, zig – zag dribbling

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Process research: compare and contrast the recovery-orientated strengths model of case management and usual community mental health care

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-021-03523-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Samson Tse ◽

Catalina S. M. Ng ◽

Winnie W. Y. Yuen ◽

Iris W. K. Lo ◽

Sadaaki Fukui ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Case Management ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Group Treatment ◽

Trial Registration ◽

Control Group ◽

Service Users ◽

Personal Recovery ◽

Mental Wellness ◽

And Control

Abstract Background The strengths model of case management (SMCM), which was developed by Rapp and Goscha through collaborative efforts at the University of Kansas, assists individuals with mental illness in their recovery by mobilizing individual and environmental resources. Increasing evidence has shown that the utilization of the SMCM improves outcomes, including increased employment/educational attainment, reduced hospitalization rates, higher self-efficacy, and hope. However, little is known about the processes through which the SMCM improves outcomes for mental health service users. This study explores the views of case workers and service users on their experience of providing or receiving the SMCM intervention. Methods A qualitative design was employed using individual interviews with service users and case workers drawn from two study conditions: the SMCM group and the control group (treatment as usual). For both study conditions, service users were recruited by either centres-in-charge or case workers from integrated community centres for mental wellness (ICCMWs) operated by three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in different districts of Hong Kong. Through purposeful sampling, 24 service users and 14 case workers from the SMCM and control groups joined the study. We used an inductive approach to analyse the qualitative data. Results We identified two overarching themes: service users’ and case workers’ (1) perceptions of the impacts of the interventions (SMCM and control group) and (2) experiences of the interventions, such as features of the interventions and the factors that facilitated the outcomes. The results showed that there were improvements in the functional recovery of the SMCM group in areas such as employment and family relationships, how self-identified goals were achieved, and how service users gained a better understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses. Regarding their experience of the interventions, participants in both the SMCM group and the control group reported that a good relationship between service users and case workers was vital. However, some concerns were raised about the use of SMCM tools, including the strengths assessment and the personal recovery plan (PRP) and the risk of case workers being subjective in the presentation of cases in group supervision sessions. Conclusion The results were promising in terms of supporting the use of the SMCM, with some refinements, in mental health services for Chinese clients. Trial registration The Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), ACTRN12617001435370, registered on 10/10/2017.

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