Cross Infection and the Laryngoscope

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 170-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pidduck
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Current Problem ◽  
Cross Infection ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Laryngoscope Blades ◽  
A Current

Laryngoscope blades and handles that have been inadequately decontaminated or are unsterile can be harmful to patients. The literature suggests that this may be a current problem in many operating departments. David Pidduck examines the risks to patients that could be posed by current practice, reviews the literature on the subject, and makes some recommendations for change. He encourages nurses and operating department practitioners (ODPs) to take a more proactive approach to highlighting these problems.

scholarly journals Bullying homofobikoari buruzko aurrezagutzak

Tantak ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-200
Author(s):  
Amets Zarraga ◽  
Eneko Tejada ◽  
Arantzazu López de la Serna ◽  
Naiara Bilbao
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Current Problem ◽  
Research Work ◽  
General Idea ◽  
Negative Behaviors ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Homophobic Bullying ◽  
The Subject ◽  
A Current

ABSTRACTBullying is a current problem that occurs in education and has recently become extremely important for society. However, homophobic bullying has not been given the importance it should have. This one, refers to the harassment that is suffered by sexual orientation or condition, sometimes being the reason for such negative behaviors. Therefore, with this research work, by quantitative study, it has been analyzed the knowledge that primary education teachers have on this matter. The inormation received shows that education professionals have a general idea of the subject, but exposes the lack of precision about homophobic bullying.KEYWORDS: bullying, homophobic bullying, preconceptions.LABURPENABullying-a eskolan errepikatua izan den eta azken aldian gizartearentzat garrantzia duen arazoa da. Eskola jazarpena duen aldaeretako bati, hots, bullying homofobikoari oraindik ez zaio behar besteko garrantzia eman. Azkeneko honek, ikasle batzuek bullying-a orientazio edo baldintza sexualarengatik sufritzen duten erasoei erreferentzia egiten dio, jokaera negatiboen arrazoia delarik. Hortaz, ikerketa lan honen bitartez, Lehen Hezkuntzako bost ikastetxeetako irakasleriak problematika honen inguruan duen ezagutza maila aztertu da. Ikerketan jasotako datuek, hezkuntzako profesionalek gaiaren inguruan ideia orokor bat dutela adierazi duten arren, bullying homofobiko kontzeptuaren inguruko zehaztapenak falta zaizkiela jaso da emaitzetan.GAKO-HITZAK: eskola jazarpena, bullying homofobikoa, aurreiritziak.

scholarly journals TRANSFORMING OBJECTS INTO ART WORKS BY METHOD ACCUMULATION IN ARTv

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (78) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Current Problem ◽  
Art World ◽  
The Past ◽  
Art Object ◽  
Art Practices ◽  
Art Works ◽  
Production Techniques ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Accumulation Method ◽  
A Current

In addition to the way of expressing art from the past to the present, diversity of different methods and techniques are seen. The art world underwent a great change under the influence of modernism in the 20th century and lost its “Art object” uniqueness. As a result, painting and sculpture moved away from classical art understanding. The art formations of the period not only changed the production techniques and theories in art, but also changed the work of art and the place where it is exhibited. With the mechanization, the increase in mass production and the desire to consume different products brought the concept of object and waste-garbage phenomenon. Although it may seem like a current problem, this waste-garbage problem has always been the biggest problem of humanity since the early civilization. With the development of technology, the number of objects that qualify as garbage has been removed and it has become the material of art. In this article, the position of waste objects that have lost their function in contemporary art practices is discussed. In addition, it was aimed to analyze the artists' processes of transforming these objects into artworks by using the accumulation method, their techniques and their plastic approach to the subject. Keywords: Art, accumulation, waste, garbage, art object

Program-Target Budgeting as a Tool for Investment Stimulation of Business

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Masterov
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Program Budgeting ◽  
Large Investment ◽  
Stimulation Of

The paper discusses the use of the program-targeted budgeting methodology in the investment stimulation of business in the most problem sectors of the economy. The subject of the study is the dynamics of business activity in key economic sectors adversely affected by factors of the economic and geopolitical nature. The purposes of the study were to identify the key factors that have a negative impact on economic growth and seek options for investment stimulation of business activities in the most problem sectors of the economy using state budget funds. It is concluded that the current practice of budget investment is associated with significant risks and poor justification of investment decisions. Therefore, the American practice of the program budgeting in the implementation of large investment infrastructure projects using budget funds seems to be advantageous. Based on the research findings, methods for increasing the effectiveness of program-target budgeting tools under the Russian conditions are proposed.

scholarly journals FRI0431 PROFILE OF INFECTIOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS ACCORDING TO THE SITE: UNIFOCAL VERSUS MULTIFOCAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 814.3-814
Author(s):  
A. Ben Tekaya ◽  
L. Ben Ammar ◽  
M. Ben Hammamia ◽  
O. Saidane ◽  
S. Bouden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Problem ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Posterior Arch ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Infectious Spondylodiscitis ◽  
Vertebral Biopsy ◽  
Inflammatory Syndrome ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
A Current

Background:Infectious spondylodiscitis is a therapeutic emergency and is a current problem. It can affect the different levels of the spine. Multifocal forms, touching several floors, however remain rare.Objectives:To compare the clinical, biological, radiological and therapeutic aspects of unifocal versus multifocal spondylodiscitis.Methods:This is a retrospective study of 113 patients admitted to our service over a period of 20 years [1998-2018]. The diagnosis of spondylodiscitis was made on the basis of clinical, biological, radiological and bacteriological data. We have divided our population into two groups: unifocal and multifocal spondylodiscitis.Results:Spondylodiscitis was more frequently unifocal (75.2%) than multifocal (24.8%). The average age of the patients was 55.8 years. There were 62 men and 51 women. There was no difference in age and sex between the two groups (p=0.5 and p=0.8, respectively).Diabetes was more frequent in the group of multifocal spondylodiscitis but with no statistically significant difference (p=0.4). No statistically significant difference between the two groups regarding the start mode (p=0.7), the schedule (p=0.3), the presence of neurological signs (p=0.7), fever (p = 0.2), impaired general condition (p=0.6) and biological inflammatory syndrome (p=0.6).Cervical and dorsal spine involvement was more common in multifocal spondylodiscitis (p = 0.02 and p = 0.01; respectively). There were 11 spondylodiscitis involving 2 floors (cervical and dorsal: 2 cases, cervical and lumbar: 3 cases, dorsal and lumbar: 6 cases) and 3 spondylodiscitis involving 3 floors.Radiologically, the presence of vertebral fracture and involvement of the posterior arch was more frequent during the multifocal form (p=0.03 and p=0.001; respectively). The frequency of para-vertebral abscesses, epiduritis and the presence of spinal cord compression were similar in the two groups (p=0.6; p=0.7 and p=0.2, respectively).Tuberculosis was more frequent during the multifocal form (p = 0.05) and brucellosis during the unifocal form (p = 0.03). Disco-vertebral biopsy was performed in 79 cases. It was more often contributory during multifocal spondylodiscitis (p = 0.03).The occurrence of immediate complications was more frequent in multifocal spondylodiscitis but with no statistically significant difference (p=0.2).Conclusion:Multifocal sppondylodiscitis is seen mainly in immunocompromised subjects. Our study found that diabetes is the most common factor in immunosuppression. Note also the predominance of involvement of the posterior elements, tuberculous origin and immediate complications.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals Innovative Method for Calculating the Break-Even for Multi-Assortment Production

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4213
Author(s):  
Dariusz Fuksa
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mines ◽  
New Method ◽  
Hard Coal ◽  
Customer Demand ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Economic Health ◽  
Production Plans ◽  
A Company ◽  
A Current

The subject of the article is a new method that I have developed for calculating a multi-asset break-even for multi-assortment production, extended by a percentage threshold and a current sales ratio (which was missing in previously published methods). The percentage threshold provides unambiguous information about the economic health of a company. As a result, it became possible to use it in practice to evaluate the activities of economic entities (mines) and to perform modelling and optimisation of production plans based on different variants of customer demand scenarios. The publication addresses the complexity of the problem of determining the break-even in multi-assortment production. Moreover, it discusses the practical limitations of previous methods and demonstrates the usefulness of the proposed method on the example of hard coal mines.

Health care Online

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-25
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Medical Opinion ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Subject

The BMJ has always been recognised as a leading medical journal for a wide range of subjects, and has always been useful for nurses to access for up to date and current medical opinion. Recently the BMJ has diversified to take on a more political nature, with its content reflecting a more proactive approach to influencing health care policy in the United Kingdom by the medical profession. As such the BMJ has become extremely useful for identifying opinions of current ‘hot topics’ for nurses that are headline news such as nurse consultants, hospital administration and central government policy. However, one problem remains, trying to find the original copy in the library will remain difficult. After spending the best part of an hour to suddenly realise that ‘how silly you are for not realising that BMJ March 1997 is filed in the British Journal of Nursing section 1998!!’ is often a frustrating and demoralising experience - particularly if after finding the article you find it has nothing to do with the subject that you are researching. This problem is to be banished forever with the BMJ website. The full BMJ is available free on line. The excellent search engine is particularly useful and is accurate when matching target articles. All articles are available for ‘full text’ downloads free of charge.

Radical Tense-Indexical Historicality and the De Se

KronoScope ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-27
Author(s):  
Carl Humphries
Keyword(s):  
Alternative View ◽  
The Past ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
De Se ◽  
Temporal Expressions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Self Reference ◽  
A Current ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract “Being is said in many ways,” claimed Aristotle, initiating a discussion about existential commitment that continues today. Might there not be reasons to say something similar about “having been,” or “having happened,” where these expressions denote something’s being located in the past? Moreover, if history – construed not only as an object of inquiry (actual events, etc.) but also as a way of casting light on certain matters – is primarily concerned with “things past,” then the question just posed also seems relevant to the question of what historical understanding amounts to. While the idea that ‘being’ may mean different things in different contexts has indisputable importance, the implications of other, past-temporal expressions are elusive. In what might any differences of substantive meaning encountered there consist? One starting point for responding – the one that provides the subject matter explored here – is furnished by the question of whether or not a certain way of addressing matters relating to the past permits or precludes forms of intelligibility that could be said to be ‘radically historical.’ After arguing that the existing options for addressing this issue remain unsatisfactory, I set out an alternative view of what it could mean to endorse or reject such an idea. This involves drawing distinctions and analogies connected with notions of temporal situatedness, human practicality and historicality, which are then linked to a further contrast between two ways of understanding the referential significance of what is involved when we self-ascribe a relation to a current situation in a manner construable as implying that we take ourselves to occupy a unique, yet circumstantially defined, perspective on that situation. As regards the latter, on one reading, the specific kind of indexically referring language we use – commonly labelled “de se” – is something whose rationale is exhausted by its practical utility as a communicative tool. On the other, it is viewed as capturing something of substantive importance about how we can be thought of as standing in relation to reality. I claim that this second reading, together with the line of thinking about self-identification and self-reference it helps foreground, can shed light on what it would mean to affirm or deny the possibility of radically historical forms of intelligibility – and thus also on what it could mean to ascribe a plurality of meanings to talk concerning things being ‘in the past.’

scholarly journals Hermeneutic Inquiry: Paying Heed to History and Hermes An Ancestral, Substantive, and Methodological Tale

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Moules
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Living Tradition ◽  
Hermeneutic Inquiry ◽  
Interpretive Inquiry ◽  
The Right ◽  
A Current

Hermeneutic or interpretive inquiry is a living tradition of interpretation with a rich legacy of theory, philosophy, and practice. This paper is not intended to be a treatise on the right way to view and practice this tradition, but an exploration of the legacies that inform the philosophy of practice as the author has taken it up. In this explication, the author examines the ancestral, philosophical, and methodological histories that inform a current practice of hermeneutic inquiry.

scholarly journals Percepción del profesorado hacia las tendencias metodológicas actuales de Educación Musical TITLE: Teachers’ perception of current methodological trends in Musical Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Unai Martin Garro ◽  
Cristina Arriaga Sanz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Musical Education ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Depth Interviews

Este trabajo pretende desvelar cuál es la percepción del profesorado acerca de la práctica educativa musical, así como describir la metodología que se utiliza en el aula, con el objetivo de identificar los factores que influencian la puesta en práctica de tendencias metodológicas actuales. La información se ha obtenido a través de entrevistas en profundidad tanto al profesorado de Música como a tutores. Se ha realizado un análisis de contenido con la ayuda de un sistema categorial. Los resultados muestran que la asignatura de Música está infravalorada con respecto a las demás y que el profesorado tiene dificultades para implementar las metodológicas actuales. Como conclusión se subraya que existe la necesidad de una implicación de la administración para ofrecer cursos formativos relacionados con este tipo de tendencias, tanto musicales como generales.ABSTRACTThis paper intends to reveal the teachers' perception about the current practice in musical education, and to describe the teaching methodologies used in classroom, with the aim of identifying the factors that influence the implementation of current methodological trends. Information was obtained through in-depth interviews with music teachers and tutors. Data have been classified according to a categories’ system, and a content analysis of these data was performed. The results show that the subject of Music is undervalued compared to other subjects. Also, teachers find difficult to implement current methodological trends. The main conclusion is that there is a need for educational administration’s involvement providing training courses on current trends in teaching methodologies. 

scholarly journals Innovative tourism product as a factor in the development of the tourism industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
I. Kudinova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Current Problem ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Marketing Service ◽  
Favorable Conditions ◽  
Further Development ◽  
A Current ◽  
Trend Direction

The research of the conformation and development of innovative tourist products is a current problem today. The article summarized and systematized the innovative features of the tourist product in order to build the tourist industry and increase the competitiveness of the tourist industry. It stated that innovation is a necessary process in creating a new attractive tourist product, also in creating сonducive conditions for intensifying the activity of investors in the tourist sphere of the country. The following types of innovations in the tourist industry are listed, namely: product, technological, marketing, service, organizational and management innovations and innovations of logistics. The competitive strengths which should be the basis of formation of competitiveness of Ukraine in the field of tourist business, are highlighted, namely: unique healing climate, numerous territories with therapeutic opportunities, considerable historical and cultural potential, attractiveness of our country's tourist industry for foreign investment. Also defined are the problematic directions regarding the tourist attractiveness of Ukraine. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the state should support the development of tourist business in Ukraine in accordance with the following principles: to provide financing in accordance with the needs of the industry, to create favorable conditions for its further development, to determine and maintain priority directions of the development of the industry, to support and protect the Ukrainian and foreign tourists, tour operators and agents and their associations. The popular and new innovative directions of tourist, trends and technologies that are currently in demand with tourists are identified. Each tourist trend direction is described. The main requirements are listed and proposals are made to create an innovative tourist product.

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