Exploratory and descriptive study on nutritional characteristics and quality of eggs from Chilean partridge (Nothoprocta perdicaria)

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease that can bring about the sufferer's self-stigma and also affect his quality of life. A number of studies report that living with TB has a negative influence on the quality of life of sufferers even with or without self-stigma. The purpose of this study was to identify the quality of life of TB patients who experienced self-stigma. This research is a descriptive study, sample were 31 pulmonary TB patients. Data was collected using a questionnaire. Data analyzed by using frequency distribution and percentage. The researcher first screened TB patients who experienced self-stigma. The results showed that 25 people (80.64%) respondents experienced mild self-stigma. A total of 9 respondents (36%) had a quality of life score in the good category and as many as 16 respondents (64%) had enough category with an average quality of life score is 56.57. While respondents who had moderate self-stigma were 6 people (19.36%) with a good quality of life score was 1 person (16.67%) and enough category quality of life score were 5 people (83.33%) with an average quality of life score is 49.92.

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Resilient Factors in Students with Disabilities

International Research Journal of Management IT and Social Sciences ◽

10.21744/irjmis.v5i2.602 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gustavo Rafael Escobar Delgado ◽

Anicia Katherine Tarazona Meza ◽

Andy Einstein García García

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Latin American ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

The Other ◽

Disabled Students ◽

Low Performance ◽

The Relationship ◽

Latin American Population

The research analyzes the relationship between factors of resilience and academic performance in disabled students studying at the Technical University of Manabí. It is a correlational descriptive study conducted with a population of 88 disabled students, of which two groups were selected, one with high academic performance and the other with low performance. A questionnaire was designed and applied to determine the level of quality of life and risk factors of adolescents. Resilience was measured with the SV-RES scale created for the Latin American population.

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POSTOPERATIVE DYSPHAGIA AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION AS A TREATMENT FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE

British Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1093/bjs/znab160.061 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 108 (Supplement_3) ◽

Author(s):

B Carrasco Aguilera ◽

S Amoza Pais ◽

T Diaz Vico ◽

E O Turienzo Santos ◽

M Moreno Gijon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ◽

Surgical Technique ◽

Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽

Hiatal Hernia ◽

Reflux Disease ◽

Laparoscopic Fundoplication ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Postoperative Dysphagia

Abstract INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic Fundoplication (LF) as a treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has positive clinical outcomes. However, postoperative dysphagia (PD) may appear as a side effect. Our objective is to analyze PD in patients operated on for LF in our center. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective and descriptive study of patients operated on for GERD from September 1997 to February 2019. RESULTS 248 patients (60.5% men), with a mean age of 49.7 (21-82), were operated. 66.1% of the patients presented associated comorbidities, highlighting obesity (19.8%). 75% manifested typical symptoms, 19% presenting with Barrett’s esophagus. Sliding hiatal, paraesophageal, mixed and complex hernia were diagnosed in 151 (60.9%), 23 (9.3%), 12 (4.8%), and 4 (1.6%) patients, respectively. The LF Nissen was the most frequent technique (91.5%), using a caliper in 46% of the cases. PD was the most frequent symptom, present in 57 (23%) patients. It was resolved with dilation in 9 patients, requiring 6 patients surgical reintervention. In those PD cases, a caliper was used in 28 (49.1%) patients, without finding significant differences between them (P = .586). Nor were there significant differences between PD and obesity (P = .510), type of hiatal hernia (P = .326), or surgical technique (P = .428). After a median follow-up of 50.5 months, quality of life was classified as Visick I-II, III, and IV in 76.6%, 6.9% and 1.2% of the cases, respectively. CONCLUSION No association between PD and the use of calipers, surgical technique or type of hiatal hernia was found in our series.

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Evaluation of Internship Assessment in Medical Colleges of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education ◽

10.3329/bjme.v8i1.32243 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 14-17

Author(s):

Farhana Noman ◽

AKM Asaduzzaman ◽

Humayun Kabir Talukder ◽

ASM Shamsul Arefin ◽

Shamima Rahman

Keyword(s):

Feedback System ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Current Status ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

Assessment Feedback ◽

Assessment Techniques ◽

Major Discipline ◽

Medical Colleges

This study aimed to evaluate the current status of the internship assessment in medical colleges of Bangladesh. Internship acts as the pathway from being a medical student to becoming a registered doctor. Hence, a rigorous and robust internship leads to producing better doctor and in turn better healthcare. Thus, proper assessment is necessary to ensure the quality of the future medical practitioners. Unfortunately, no study has been done in Bangladesh related to this context. A cross-sectional descriptive study with pre-tested self-administered questionnaires covering study place and population and factors relevant to intern assessment (assessment after each major discipline completion, assessment techniques, and feedback) was performed. The study was carried out in 8 medical colleges (4 public and 4 non-government; 4 inside Dhaka and 4 outside). 300 completed questionnaires (250 interns, 50 supervisors) were analyzed. All the collected data were analyzed and presented with SPSS v 19.0 software. Results revealed that there was no assessment present after completion of major placement rotation (about 54% interns and 24% teachers). Furthermore, only logbook was signed as the prevailing assessment technique (more than 66% interns and 72% doctors). Moreover, assessment feedback system was not fully functional (48.7% respondent views). Hence, the overall scenario is shabby and poses questions on our future doctors' skill set.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.8(1) 2017: 14-17

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Nutritional value of sorghum silages

Acta Scientiarum Animal Sciences ◽

10.4025/actascianimsci.v39i2.32677 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 137

Author(s):

Marielly Maria Almeida Moura ◽

Daniel Ananias de Assis Pires ◽

Renê Ferreira Costa ◽

Daniella Cangussú Tolentino ◽

João Paulo Sampaio Rigueira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Crude Protein ◽

Block Design ◽

Significance Level ◽

Dry Matter Digestibility ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Nutritional Characteristics ◽

High Participation ◽

Sorghum Genotypes

This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional characteristics and quality of silages of five sorghum genotypes, namely: Volumax, AG2005E, Qualimax, BRS610 and AG2501. The study was conducted at the Experimental Farm Unimontes, in the municipality of Janaúba, state of Minas Gerais. The treatments were distributed in a randomized block design with four replicates. Data were tested by analysis of variance andmeans were compared by Scott-Knott test at a significance level of 5%. The pH values ranged from 3.93 and 4.10. Genotypes differed in all studied nutritional characteristics (p < 0.05). For the acid detergent fiber, differences were detected between the genotypes, AG2501 (35.66%), Volumax (34.89%), AG2005E (34.53%), Qualimax (32.39%) and BRS610 (33.60%). The high participation of lignin was verifiedin all genotypes except for Volumax (4.14%). All silages were within the recommended range 50-65% for in vitro dry matter digestibility and classified as having good quality, however only the AG2005E genotype met nitrogen requirements for microbial fermentation, with 7.06% crude protein.

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The challenges of measuring quality-of-care indicators in rural emergency departments: a cross-sectional descriptive study

CMAJ Open ◽

10.9778/cmajo.20160007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. E398-E403 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Géraldine Layani ◽

Richard Fleet ◽

Renée Dallaire ◽

Fatoumata K. Tounkara ◽

Julien Poitras ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Care ◽

Emergency Departments ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Does contact dermatitis to fragrances influence the quality of life? A descriptive study measuring and comparing the quality of life and skin involvement in patients with contact dermatitis to fragrances

Flavour and Fragrance Journal ◽

10.1002/ffj.1925 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 151-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. Sanchez-Politta ◽

F. Pashe ◽

L. Naldi ◽

P. Piletta

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Contact Dermatitis ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Skin Involvement

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Hospitalizations leading causes for maternal disorders

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s0080-623420140000300003 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 401-408 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Thaise Castanho da Silva Veras ◽

Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Primary Diagnosis ◽

Obstetric Complications ◽

Healthcare Team ◽

Regional Health ◽

Hospital System ◽

Unified Health System ◽

Diagnosis Age

Presenting the rates of obstetric admissions of women living in Paraná in 2010.Method: A descriptive study in which the admission information of the hospital system of the Unified Health System was analyzed. Data from women aged between 10 to 49 years available on the DATASUS website were analyzed, using percentage and according to primary diagnosis, age and Regional Health area.Results: The Rate of Obstetric Complications (RtOC) was 38%, increasing with the age of women. Complications of labor and delivery (10.5%), and pregnancy with abortive outcome (9.1%) were the diagnoses with highest RtOC. The RtOC ranged between 8.4% in Telêmaco Borba, until 62.6% in Ponta Grossa.Conclusion: The healthcare team should monitor the rates of admissions for obstetric complications as these indicate the quality of health care of women, mainly focused on labor, delivery and women of older age. 

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How does the nature of forages and pasture diversity influence the sensory quality of dairy livestock products?

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s175275620001156x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2005 ◽

pp. 245-245

Author(s):

B. Martin ◽

I. Verdier-Metz ◽

S. Buchin ◽

C. Hurtaud ◽

J. B. Coulon

Keyword(s):

Dairy Products ◽

Sensory Quality ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

Production Factors ◽

Microbiological Characteristics ◽

Nutritional Characteristics ◽

Sensory Qualities ◽

Livestock Products ◽

Basic Link

The characteristics of dairy products depend on both the processing technology and the chemical and microbiological characteristics of milk. The milk properties depend themselves on a number of production factors linked to animals (genetic and physiology) or feeding. Some of these factors, the way animal are fed in particular, are increasingly becoming the focus of consumers’ concern. In particular, grass-based diets are sensitive because grass carries a positive image that can be attractive to some, because it may confer special nutritional characteristics to the products and also because grass feeding is part of the basic link between products and their original land which is important in the case of labelled products (Protected Denomination of Origin [PDO]). The aim of this text is to take stock of the recent studies (Coulon et al., 2004), which have studied the effect of grass on the sensory qualities of cheeses and butter. Other dimensions of quality. i.e., health and nutrition, are not investigated.

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