Assessment of Distress Among Chemotherapy Patients: A Comparative Study of Gender

The aim of this study was to evaluate, analyze and understand distress levels experienced during chemotherapy treatment, comparing men and women. The sample was composed of 328 patients recruited from an Oncology center. Data collection included the application of the Distress Thermometer at three stages of chemotherapy: beginning, middle and end. Incidence of distress decreased in both genders over the course of assessments. Comparatively, the incidence was higher among women, who also reported the highest number of problems in the practical, family, emotional, spiritual and physical domains. The results corroborate the international literature on the subject. Clinical interest of systematic assessment of distress was confirmed to develop routines of therapeutic monitoring adapted to the specific needs of cancer patients.

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العربية المقاربة المقاصديّة في ردّ ابن فودي على القادح في جلستهم الدعويّة

Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law ◽

10.33102/mjsl.v6i3.81 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Alawiye Abdulmumin Abdurrazzaq ◽

Ahmad Wifaq Mokhtar ◽

Abdul Manan Ismail

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

West Africa ◽

Subject Matter ◽

Analytical Methods ◽

Men And Women ◽

The Subject

This article is aimed to examine the extent of the application of Islamic legal objectives by Sheikh Abdullah bn Fudi in his rejoinder against one of their contemporary scholars who accused them of being over-liberal about the religion. He claimed that there has been a careless intermingling of men and women in the preaching and counselling gathering they used to hold, under the leadership of Sheikh Uthman bn Fudi (the Islamic reformer of the nineteenth century in Nigeria and West Africa). Thus, in this study, the researchers seek to answer the following interrogations: who was Abdullah bn Fudi? who was their critic? what was the subject matter of the criticism? How did the rebutter get equipped with some guidelines of higher objectives of Sharĩʻah in his rejoinder to the critic? To this end, this study had tackled the questions afore-stated by using inductive, descriptive and analytical methods to identify the personalities involved, define and analyze some concepts and matters considered as the hub of the study.

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The Subject Matter of Intellectual Property

10.1093/oso/9780199688616.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Justine Pila

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

Subject Matter ◽

Final Stage ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Trade Mark ◽

Second Stage ◽

Essential Properties ◽

The Subject ◽

Three Stages ◽

The Relationship

This book offers a study of the subject matter protected by each of the main intellectual property (IP) regimes. With a focus on European and UK law particularly, it considers the meaning of the terms used to denote the objects to which IP rights attach, such as ‘invention’, ‘authorial work’, ‘trade mark’, and ‘design’, with reference to the practice of legal officials and the nature of those objects specifically. To that end it proceeds in three stages. At the first stage, in Chapter 2, the nature, aims, and values of IP rights and systems are considered. As historically and currently conceived, IP rights are limited (and generally transferable) exclusionary rights that attach to certain intellectual creations, broadly conceived, and that serve a range of instrumentalist and deontological ends. At the second stage, in Chapter 3, a theoretical framework for thinking about IP subject matter is proposed with the assistance of certain devices from philosophy. That framework supports a paradigmatic conception of the objects protected by IP rights as artifact types distinguished by their properties and categorized accordingly. From this framework, four questions are derived concerning: the nature of the (categories of) subject matter denoted by the terms ‘invention’, ‘authorial work’, ‘trade mark’, ‘design’ etc, including their essential properties; the means by which each subject matter is individuated within the relevant IP regime; the relationship between each subject matter and its concrete instances; and the manner in which the existence of a subject matter and its concrete instances is known. That leaves the book’s final stage, in Chapters 3 to 7. Here legal officials’ use of the terms above, and understanding of the objects that they denote, are studied, and the results presented as answers to the four questions identified previously.

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Challenges of health services related to the population displaced by violence in Mexico

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052017094 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 77 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

María Beatriz Duarte-Gómez ◽

Silvia Magali Cuadra-Hernández ◽

Myriam Ruiz-Rodríguez ◽

Armando Arredondo ◽

Jesús David Cortés-GilI

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Internal Displacement ◽

Integral Approach ◽

International Literature ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Political Will ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

The Subject

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impacts of the care to the population displaced by violence on the health system and the challenges that this entails. METHODS: This is a narrative review of the national and international literature in PubMed, SciELO, WHO/PAHO, and Bireme. Inclusion criteria were date of publication ( from 2000), relation with the subject, and language (Spanish or English). We found 292 documents, of which 91 met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS: The main challenges are the intersectoral, participatory, and integral approach (with emphasis on mental health and sexual and reproductive health), ensured accessibility to health services, the need for a reliable registration and information system of the population displaced by violence and its characteristics, and the addressing of the biopsychosocial problems of the different groups, especially women, persons with disabilities or infectious diseases, adolescents, children, ethnic minorities, older adults and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersexual population. CONCLUSIONS: The lack of political will to accept and see the internal displacement by violence and its importance as a humanitarian and public health problem is an obstacle to the adequate and timely care of the population displaced by violence in Mexico.

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Sexual history taking in primary care

Practice Nursing ◽

10.12968/pnur.2021.32.8.308 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 32 (8) ◽

pp. 308-311

Author(s):

Sarah Kipps

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Health Professional ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Sexual History ◽

History Taking ◽

Medical Assessment ◽

Men And Women ◽

Sexual History Taking ◽

The Subject

Sexual history can be neglected in a routine nursing or medical assessment. Sarah Kipps gives tips to assist in making a sexual history taking session as comfortable as possible for both health professional and patient Practitioners in primary care are in a unique position to improve the sexual health of men and women. They can do this by introducing the topic of sexual health into their everyday consultations and thereby normalising the subject as part of routine health for the patient. There is evidence that health professionals find sexual history taking to be one of the more challenging aspects of a consultation. There are a number of different reasons for this: feeling not equipped to ask questions of such a sensitive nature; fear of opening a ‘can of worms’ which cannot be dealt with; and the general social embarrassment and difficulties experienced talking about sex in general. This article will give health professionals some tips and guides to assist in making a sexual history taking session as comfortable as possible for both health professional and patient.

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Mental Disorders Associated with Marriage Engagements

Journal of Mental Science ◽

10.1192/bjp.34.147.394 ◽

1888 ◽

Vol 34 (147) ◽

pp. 394-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Geo. H. Savage

Keyword(s):

Mental Disorders ◽

Medical Association ◽

Mental Disorder ◽

British Medical Association ◽

Men And Women ◽

The Subject

The frequency with which I am consulted about both men and women in whom an engagement of marriage has been associated with marked mental disorder, has induced me to bring the subject before this meeting of the Psychological Branch of the British Medical Association, especially as the subject naturally falls into a place in the larger subject suggested by Dr. A. Campbell Clark's papers on the perversions of the sexual and reproductive functions.

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Use of platelet-rich plasma in regenerative medicine: technical tools for correct quality control

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ◽

10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000442 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. e000442 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Hajer Graiet ◽

Anna Lokchine ◽

Pauline Francois ◽

Melanie Velier ◽

Fanny Grimaud ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Whole Blood ◽

Sports Medicine ◽

Platelet Rich Plasma ◽

Systematic Sampling ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Platelet Concentration ◽

Harvesting Method ◽

Clinical Interest ◽

The Subject

Background/aimsPlatelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are used in sports medicine and have been the subject of increased clinical interest. However, there have been very few reports of the composition of initial whole blood and the final PRP product. The objective of this study was to provide technical tools to perform a correct characterisation of platelets, leucocytes and red blood cells (RBCs) from whole blood and PRP.MethodsBlood and PRP were obtained from 26 healthy volunteers and prepared according to the varying parameters encountered within PRP process preparation and quantification (harvesting method, anticoagulant used, sampling method, counting method). Concentrations were measured at t=0, t=1, t=6 and t=24 hours.ResultsSampling of blood in Eppendorf tubes significantly decreased platelet concentration over time, whereas sampling in Microvette EDTA-coated tube kept platelet concentration stable until 24 hours. A non-significant difference was observed in platelet counts in PRP with impedance (median (IQR): 521.8 G/L (505.3–524.7)) and fluorescence (591.5 G/L (581.5–595.8)) methods. Other studied parameters did not influence platelet concentrations in blood or PRP samples. Leucocytes and RBC counts were similar whatever the anticoagulant, sampling, harvesting and counting methods used for both blood and PRP samples.ConclusionsSystematic sampling of blood and PRP in EDTA-coated tubes for quality control is recommended. The use of a validated counter for PRP sample should also be taken into account.

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Gamificação no ensino de astronomia

Revista Brasileira de Educação em Ciências e Educação Matemática ◽

10.33238/rebecem.2020.v.4.n.4.26158 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 623-639

Author(s):

Roger Broetto Rocha ◽

Lucio Martins Fassini Da Silva ◽

Cleiton Kenup Piumbini ◽

Luiz Otavio Buffon ◽

Marconi Frank Barros

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

First Year ◽

The Third ◽

Third Stage ◽

The Subject ◽

Three Stages ◽

The City

Resumo: Este trabalho tem por objetivo relatar uma atividade didática, realizada no Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID), envolvendo o ensino de Astronomia numa turma do primeiro ano do ensino médio de uma escola do município de Vitória, ES. A atividade foi planejada e executada pelo subprojeto do Curso de Licenciatura em Física do IFES – Campus Cariacica. A metodologia foi baseada na Gamificação aplicada ao ensino-aprendizagem. A intervenção ocorreu em três etapas, sendo a primeira realizada em dois encontros, através de apresentações dialogadas sobre Astronomia usando slides e gifs, a segunda consistiu na aplicação da Gamificação através de um jogo e finalizando com a terceira etapa, foi aplicado um pequeno questionário. Ao final houve um momento de avaliação e as análises constataram que o ensino de Astronomia através da atividade gamificada do jogo conseguiu motivar os alunos, despertar o interesse pelo assunto e produzir indícios de aprendizagem.Palavras-chave: Gamificação em sala de aula; Ensino de Astronomia; PIBID. Gamification in astronomy teachingAbstract: This work aims to report on a didactic activity, carried out in the Institutional Program for Teaching Initiation Scholarships (PIBID), involving the teaching of Astronomy in a class of the first year of high school at a school in the city of Vitória, ES. The activity was carried out by the subproject of the Physics Degree Course at IFES - Campus Cariacica. The intervention took place in three stages, the first being in two meetings, through dialogued presentations on Astronomy using slides and gifs, the second consisted of the application of Gamification through a game and ending with the third stage, a small questionnaire was applied. At the end there was a moment of evaluation and the analyzes found that the teaching of Astronomy through the gamified activity of the game managed to motivate students, arouse interest in the subject and produce evidence of learning.Keywords: Gamification activity in the classroom; Astronomy teaching; PIBID.

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Rethinking Language in Irigaray’s Mimesis Applied in David Mamet’s Oleanna

Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) Humanities and Social Sciences ◽

10.33258/birci.v3i3.1185 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 2357-2362

Author(s):

Shahrzad Mohammad Hossein ◽

Narges Raoufzadeh ◽

Fatemeh Sadat Basirizadeh

Keyword(s):

Women Characters ◽

Luce Irigaray ◽

Men And Women ◽

Keen Interest ◽

David Mamet ◽

The Subject

Throughout history, women have always sought their rights and place and this has long been the subject of much debate among writers and critics. So writers and critics, both men and women have reflected this issue in their works in different ways. From the very outset of her career, Luce Irigaray showed a keen interest in the exploration of the key role that language has in determining how women are evaluated in their society and the position they hold in it. In order to show resistance to masculine values imposed on them, women resort to strongholds such as mimesis in opposition. This paper aims to primarily, trace the backgrounds of this notion, secondly, to pursue the effect and use of it by women characters and to depict in what way it is employed as a means of resistance. Examples that will be provided shall be selected from the play “Oleanna”, a modern play written by David Mamet.

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The Importance Of Gender And Facial Information Science On Information Systems Design

Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) ◽

10.19030/jber.v7i8.2325 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Ralph Reilly ◽

Andrew Nyaboga ◽

Carl Guynes

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Facial Expression ◽

Facial Expressions ◽

Information Science ◽

Systems Design ◽

Font Size ◽

Men And Women ◽

Facial Information ◽

Computer Scientists ◽

The Subject

Facial Information Science is becoming a discipline in its own right, attracting not only computer scientists, but graphic animators and psychologists, all of whom require knowledge to understand how people make and interpret facial expressions. (Zeng, 2009). Computer advancements enhance the ability of researchers to study facial expression. Digitized computer-displayed faces can now be used in studies. Current advancements are facilitating not only the researcher’s ability to accurately display information, but recording the subject’s reaction automatically.   With increasing interest in Artificial Intelligence and man-machine communications, what importance does the gender of the user play in the design of today’s multi-million dollar applications? Does research suggest that men and women respond to the “gender” of computer displayed images differently? Can this knowledge be used effectively to design applications specifically for use by men or women? This research is an attempt to understand these questions while studying whether automatic, or pre-attentive, processing plays a part in the identification of the facial expressions.

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Structure of the Russian institute of mediation: present, past, and future

Юридические исследования ◽

10.25136/2409-7136.2020.9.34287 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 47-63

Author(s):

Olga Vecherina ◽

Irina Borisovna Putalova

Keyword(s):

Professional Community ◽

Federal Law ◽

Radical Reform ◽

Systemic Analysis ◽

Current State ◽

Traditional Structure ◽

The Subject ◽

Three Stages ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Further Development

This article is dedicated to examination of the traditional structure of the Russian institute of mediation and its possible transformations in light of the provisions of the new draft law “On Settlement of the Disputes Trough Mediation in the Russian Federation". Based on the principle of historicism and systemic analysis, the authors consider the established structure of the Institute, and highlight the three stages in development: latent, euphoria and stagnation. It is assumed that such peculiarities of development are substantiated by its implementation “from the top”. The current state of the institute of mediation, despite the fact that it remains at the “initial” level of development, can be characterizes as a years-long stagnation. Therefore, the draft of the new Federal Law on Mediation, developed by the Ministry of Justice, which in case of enactment significantly changes the structure and functional concept of mediation, became the subject of intense discussion within the professional community, since the intended radical reform is planned to be implemented “from the top”, without consideration of the opinion of professional community and interested stakeholders. Having analyzed separate elements of the institute of mediation and changes therein, the authors came to the following conclusions. One of the three key reasons for the established situation in the area of mediation is the low level of professional qualifications of mediators; incompetence of mediators impedes conducting mass mediation and further development of the institute of mediation. The second reason consists in incompetence and disunity of the professional community of mediators, absence of an authoritative body nationwide. The third reason lies in discrepancy of the development of two vectors of mediation — traditional and academic as a special trend in reconstructive approach. The presented analysis allows reassessing the current state and potential of the Russian Institute of mediation, as well as forecasting further ways of its development.

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