SO Challenges facing local authorities in light of the Corona pandemic and its relationship with the central government in Palestine

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 225-237
Author(s):  
Shaher Obaid
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
Current State ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
The Face ◽  
State Of Affairs

The research seeks to give a detailed description of the current state of affairs within the local authorities in Palestine. Notably, the issues that are explicitly addressed are how the pandemic has affected the local authorities; capacity to offer essential services to the citizens. A cross-sectional study involving senior employees at Al-Bireh Municipality, the citizens from Al-Bireh Municipality and head of the Emergency Committee in Palestinian Cities and villages was applied to help gain a proper understanding of the extent to which the pandemic has negatively impacted the local authorities’ abilities to offer services to the citizens.  The results have shown that the pandemic has limited delivery of crucial roles such as environmental services, water services, and solid waste elimination, among others. Additionally, the challenges facing the local authorities in the face of this pandemic have been highlighted as shorted finance, human resources and necessary equipment. Finally, a recommendation section is included to address some of the measures that the local authorities can implement to prevent the effects associated with the occurrence of the pandemic.

Self perceived oro-facial behaviour and malocclusion among young adults in Hyderabad city

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dasari Tejaswini ◽  
Suhas Kulkarni ◽  
Dolar Doshi ◽  
Adepu Srilatha
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackgroundAesthetic alterations in the face can be self-perceived and can affect quality of life in young adults.ObjectiveTo assess the impact of malocclusion on self- perceived oro-facial behaviour among young adults.MethodsA Cross sectional study was conducted among 638 young adults (aged 18–21 years) of Hyderabad city. One college from each of the five zones of the Hyderabad city (five colleges) were selected by simple random sampling procedure. A 21-item Oro-facial investment scale (OFIS) questionnaire assessing self-perceived oral health knowledge, attitude, practice and Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) assessing the severity of malocclusion was used. Data were analysed with standard statistical software (SPSS, Statistical package for the social sciences, version 20.0). p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsMales had higher mean scores for knowledge (2.90 ± 0.49) than females (2.73 ± 0.82) and was statistically significant (p = 0.002*). No statistically significant gender differences were found in relation to attitude and practice. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that there was a significant difference in all the three scores (knowledge, attitude, practice) with respect to age, with significantly high score for knowledge and practice among 18 year old subjects (p = 0.0001*; p = 0.0003* respectively) and attitude among 21 year old subjects (p = 0.0049*). No statistically significant age, gender differences were found in relation to DAI scores. Upon correlation, DAI significantly and positively correlated with knowledge (p = 0.03*) and attitude (p = 0.0001*).ConclusionThis study has shown significant impact of malocclusion on the self-perceived oro-facial behaviour.

scholarly journals The Utilization of Protective Face Masks among Polish Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic: Do We Pass the Exam?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 841
Author(s):  
Radomir Reszke ◽  
Łukasz Matusiak ◽  
Piotr K. Krajewski ◽  
Marta Szepietowska ◽  
Rafał Białynicki-Birula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Who Criteria ◽  
The Face ◽  
Health Organization

Relevant personal protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic include face masks, possibly decreasing the risk of infection among the general population and healthcare workers (HCW) if utilized properly. The aim of the study was to assess whether different Polish HCW utilize face masks according to the 2020 World Health Organization guidance (WHO) criteria. This cross-sectional study included 1156 respondents who participated in an internet survey evaluating mask-related behaviors. All the WHO criteria were complied with by 1.4% of participants, regardless of medical profession, specialty or place of employment. HCW mostly adhered to criterion 1 (C1; strict covering of the face and mouth with the mask; 90.8%), C4 (washing/disinfecting the hands after touching/taking off the mask; 49%) and C3 (taking off the mask properly without touching the anterior surface; 43.4%), whereas C2 (avoidance of touching the mask with hands) was complied with least commonly (6.8%). HCW with mask-induced itch (31.6%) complied to C2 less often (odds ratio 0.53; p = 0.01). The study reveals that Polish HCW rarely adhere to all the 2020 WHO guidance criteria on the use of masks, whereas the adherence to particular criteria is variable and may be associated with the presence of skin-related conditions and other factors. Better compliance with the recommendations in the future is necessary to increase personal safety of HCW and prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Giving when it costs

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 722-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa C. Day ◽  
Emily A. Impett
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Daily Experience ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
The Face ◽  
Willingness To Sacrifice

Do some people exhibit a greater willingness to sacrifice in romantic relationships and derive more satisfaction from doing so, even in the face of high costs? In a cross-sectional study and a daily experience study, we show that people low in interdependent self-construal were less willing to sacrifice when the costs were relatively high, whereas people high in interdependent self-construal were equally willing to make high- and low-cost sacrifices. Further, when people low in interdependent self-construal chose to sacrifice, they felt less authentic when the costs were high, which in turn, detracted from their satisfaction with sacrifice. In contrast, people high in interdependent self-construal did not feel less authentic and were buffered against feeling less satisfied when making more costly sacrifices. The findings identify a set of individuals who are more willing to sacrifice, even in the face of high costs, and who feel more satisfied and authentic when doing so.

scholarly journals Associations between residual depressive symptoms, cognition, and functioning in patients with euthymic bipolar disorder: results from the FACE-BD cohort

2017 ◽  
Vol 211 (6) ◽  
pp. 381-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Roux ◽  
Aurélie Raust ◽  
Anne-Sophie Cannavo ◽  
Valérie Aubin ◽  
Bruno Aouizerate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Cognitive Components ◽  
The Face ◽  
Sources Of Variation ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundThe relationship between residual depressive symptoms, cognition and functioning in patients with euthymic bipolar disorder is a subject of debate.AimsTo assess whether cognition mediates the association between residual depressive symptoms and functioning in patients with bipolar disorder who were euthymic.MethodWe included 241 adults with euthymic bipolar disorder in a multicentre cross-sectional study. We used a battery of tests to assess six cognition domains. A path analysis was then used to perform a mediation analysis of the relationship between residual depressive symptoms, cognitive components and functioning.ResultsOnly verbal and working memory were significantly associated with better functioning. Residual depressive symptoms were associated with poorer functioning. No significant relationship was found between residual depressive symptoms and any cognitive component.ConclusionsCognition and residual depressive symptoms appear to be two independent sources of variation in the functioning of people with euthymic bipolar disorder.

scholarly journals Compreensão da prescrição de medicamentos em uma unidade básica de saúde: autorrelato do usuário e aferição pelo pesquisador

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 24934
Author(s):  
Cristiane Olinda Coradi ◽  
Jussara Dos Santos Cardoso ◽  
Ronara Camila de Souza Groia ◽  
Karina Cristina Lima Silva ◽  
Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Drug Prescriptions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
Kappa Test ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City ◽  
Selection Of

Aims: To evaluate the understanding of drug prescriptions by patients, comparing the user self-report with the researcher assessment.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2013 to February 2014 at a Basic Health Unit in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Users 18 years of age or older who sought medicines in the unit's pharmacy, for themselves or for minors under their care, were interviewed. The selection of the sample was non-probabilistic, for convenience. During the interview, the users informed if they had understood the following data of the prescriptions: drug name, dose and frequency of administration. Participants then repeated the data for researchers, being allowed to check the prescriptions at the same time. After the interviews, the answers to the questions were interpreted by the researchers, who evaluated the agreement between the information provided by the users and the actual instructions of the recipes, using the Kappa test.Results: Data were collected from 69 users of the unit's pharmacy (corresponding to 69 delivered prescriptions). Fifty-nine (85.5%) users reported having understood all the prescriptions data (self-report), while according to the measurement of the researchers, 23 (33.3%) were the respondents who simultaneously understood all data, relating to the name of the drug, number of daily doses and schedule. Kappa test indicated a degree of agreement between self-report and measurement of researchers of 0.138 (slight) considering all items of the prescription, and specifically on the number of doses the agreement was -0.055 (poor).Conclusions: Self-reported rate of patient's understanding of drug prescriptions was higher than the assessed by the researchers. This result suggests that self-report of patients with respect to the understanding of prescriptions has limitations and should be interpreted with caution both in research and in clinical practice. It is recommended to enhance the means of providing information to patients, in order to contribute to the proper understanding of drug prescriptions.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Challenges of Female Audience Participation in Iranian Stadiums

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Mohammadsaeid Kian ◽  
◽  
leila Shahbazpour ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Audience Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Iranian Law ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Current State ◽  
Iranian History ◽  
Barriers And Challenges ◽  
Female Audience

Background and Aim: The purpose of this article is to examine the barriers and challenges for female spectators in Iranian stadiums and to provide facilitating strategies. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study with an overview of the prevailing conditions of society as well as reviewing Iranian law and referring to sports legal and legal texts. The researcher examines the fatwas of Shia authorities and the historical background of Iranian sports from 1970 to 2019, and the presence of women in stadiums in the past, and examines the conditions for collecting relevant material in this field. Results: Women were free to attend Iranian stadiums in the pre-revolutionary years, and Iranian women could freely watch national and club games, but in the post-revolutionary years, in line with the Islamic Republic's policies on the separation of women and men and the views of authorities. Shi'a imitation and religious rulings and religious issues were limited. As part of the country's overall policies on women, sport was also affected by these policies, and it seems that removing these barriers should be seen in a broader theoretical framework. Conclusion: By examining the current state of the country and examining Iranian law and referring to Iranian history from 1970 to 2019, the researcher has concluded that we do not have a law prohibiting women from entering the stadium, which is a public place. They are there to watch the matches and cheer on their favorite teamn

scholarly journals O conhecimento dos pais sobre como proceder diante de acidentes domésticos

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marinalva Ribeiro Pardinho Durães ◽  
Áurea Tamami Minagawa Toriyama ◽  
Luiz Faustino dos Santos Maia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nutritional Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Knowledge Assessment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Domestic Environment ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
The Face

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o conhecimento dos pais sobre como proceder diante de acidentes domésticos. Percebermos a necessidade de ações preventivas junto à criança, família e comunidade no sentido de alertar para os riscos e para a necessidade de adotar comportamentos seguros em relação ao ambiente doméstico e a fase de desenvolvimento da criança. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de corte transversal, com abordagem quantitativa acerca da avaliação do conhecimento de 50 pais, sobre acidentes domésticos. Quanto ao gênero dos participantes teve maior influencia o sexo feminino (82%). A idade variou entre 18 e 56 anos. O ensino superior teve maior relevância entre os entrevistados com 42%. Ao atender uma criança com acidente, 58% disse que sua primeira ação é pedir socorro. Diante desses resultados, comprovaram-se o conhecimento dos pais frente à prevenção dos acidentes domésticos, mas requer maiores informações de alerta para prevenir os acidentes em casa.Descritores: Acidentes Domésticos, Prevenção de Acidentes, Criança. The parents’ knowledge about how to proceed in the face of domestic accidentsAbstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of parents on how to proceed in the face of domestic accidents. Realize the need for preventive actions by the child, family and community to alert to the risks and the need to adopt safe behaviors in relation to the domestic environment and the child's stage of development. It is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach about the knowledge assessment of 50 parents, on domestic accidents. As for the gender of the participants had greater influences the female (82%). The age varied between 18 and 56 years. Higher education had greater relevance between respondents with 42%. To meet a child with accident, 58% said that their first action is to ask for help. On those results, proved himself the knowledge of parents vis-à-vis the prevention of household accidents, but requires more information from alert to prevent accidents at home.Descriptors: Sickle Cell Anemia, Nursing, Nutritional Support. El conocimiento de los padres sobre cómo proceder frente a accidentes domésticosResumen: El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el conocimiento de los padres sobre cómo proceder frente a accidentes domésticos. Conscientes de la necesidad de acciones preventivas por el niño, la familia y la comunidad para alertar a los riesgos y la necesidad de adoptar conductas seguras en relación con el entorno doméstico y etapa de desarrollo de los niños. Es un estudio descriptivo, transversal con enfoque cuantitativo sobre la evaluación del conocimiento de los 50 padres, sobre accidentes domésticos. En cuanto a género de los participantes tenía mayor influencia la hembra (82%). La edad varió entre 18 y 56 años. Educación superior tuvo mayor relevancia entre los encuestados con 42%. Para cumplir con un niño con accidente, 58% dijo que su primera acción es pedir ayuda. En esos resultados, demostrados el conocimiento de los padres respecto a la prevención de accidentes domésticos, sino que se requiere más información de alerta para prevenir accidentes en el hogar.Descriptores: Accidentes Domésticos, Prevención, de Accidentes, Niño.

The preferred way of patient communicating with a cardiologist and declared objectives for future contacts (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Kalańska-Łukasik ◽  
Aleksandra Gładyś ◽  
Tomasz Jadczyk ◽  
Monika Gruz-Kwapisz ◽  
Wojciech Wojakowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Medical Visit ◽  
Remote Communication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Face ◽  
Willingness To Use

BACKGROUND Telemedicine solutions, especially in the face of a pandemic, have intensified their role in the patient-cardiologist contact. Entirely recognition of modern technology must be based on the patient's acceptance to be able to improve effective cooperation with the physician. However, the successful application of patient-centric telehealth services requires an in-depth analysis of users’ expectations. OBJECTIVE To evaluate factors determining readiness for telecommunications solutions in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). METHODS A cross-sectional study based on an investigator-designed validated questionnaire including 19 items (demographics, health status, medical history, previous healthcare experience, expected telehealth functionalities and preferred remote communication methods) was used. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to assess the relationship between readiness and their determinants. RESULTS Nearly 84% of respondents consent to the use of telemedicine solutions in the cardiologist-patient contact. Disacceptance to using telemedicine was two times frequent for rural dwellers, OR=2.411 (95%CI:1.003-5.796) and for patients without access to the Internet, OR=2.432 (95%CI:1.022-5.786). In comparison to studying participants living in rural areas, city dwellers demonstrated a higher willingness to use telemedicine solutions in particular function such as : issuing prescription (61,2%/83,2%), alarm at the deterioration of health (79,95%/61,5 %), arranging or cancelling a medical visit (53,8 %/75.5%). Contact by mobile phone was preferred by younger patients OR=2.256 (95%CI:1.058-4.814). Older people and patients who had no previous difficulties in contact with physicians prefer contact by line phone. CONCLUSIONS Patients with CVD are ready to accept the virtual solutions to contact a cardiologist. However, patients' expectations for telehealth services are associated with socio-demographical factors. Identifying needs in a group of patients with CVD may help to adjust telecommunication technologies for specific groups of patients

scholarly journals Which are the Nutritional Supplements Used by Beach-Volleyball Athletes? A Cross-Sectional Study at the Italian National Championship

Sports ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Amatori ◽  
Davide Sisti ◽  
Fabrizio Perroni ◽  
Samuel Impey ◽  
Michela Lantignotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Nutritional Supplements ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Face

Beach volleyball is an intermittent team sport played under high temperature and humidity. Given that some nutritional supplements can enhance sports performance, this study aimed to evaluate the quantity and the heterogeneity of the nutritional supplementation practices of amateur (n = 69) and professional (n = 19) beach volley athletes competing in the Italian National Championship; an online form was used to collect data about the supplementation habits. The latent class analysis was used to find sub-groups characterised by different habits regarding supplements consumption. The most frequently used supplements (more than once a week) are vitamins B and C (39.2% of athletes), protein (46.8%), and caffeine (36.9%). The latent class analysis revealed three different sub-groups of athletes: the first class (56.7%) included athletes who were used to take very few supplements, the second class (17.0%) was characterised by higher consumption of supplements and the third class (26.2%) was in the middle between the others two. Groups were characterised not only by the quantity but also by the category of supplements used. Our results highlighted a high heterogeneity in supplementation habits. A pragmatic approach to supplements and sports foods is needed in the face of the evidence that some products can usefully contribute to enhancing performance.

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