scholarly journals COVID-19: sudden and dramatic upsurge in the number of cases in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 4086
Author(s):  
Ketul S. Barot ◽  
Saloni H. Naik ◽  
Mehrie H. Patel ◽  
Saptak P. Mankad ◽  
Akash A. Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Rapid Rate ◽  
Humanitarian Crisis ◽  
Hospital Beds ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Definite Treatment

The second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in India, which commenced in March’21, continues to create a major crisis of medications, hospital beds, oxygen, and Intensive Care Units at very rapid rate which has placed the country on the verge of a humanitarian crisis. While no definite treatment for SARS-CoV-2 has been found, different types of vaccines have been manufactured which have shown some effectiveness in preventing disease progression and severity. The objective of this manuscript is to review the available data from the pandemic and highlight the factors that have contributed to the development of second wave in India which has led to crisis. In this review, using available scientific literature on various indexes such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline and news articles- where appropriate, we dive into understanding newer virus variants, vaccines and their effectiveness against new strains, overwhelming burden on the Indian healthcare system and socio-politico-environmental factors responsible for upsurge. The sudden upsurge in the number of cases is multifactorial, which includes virus variants, complacency in following COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, burden over the health care system, various socio-politico-environmental factors. As the definitive treatment is yet to be discovered, vaccination remains at the top. 

scholarly journals IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF CONVERSION OF UNUSED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN LITHUANIA / NENAUDOJAMŲ GAMYBINIŲ IR PRAMONIŲ PASTATŲ KONVERSIJOS SVARBA IR PRANAŠUMAI LIETUVOJE

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslavas Pavlovskis ◽  
Jurgita Antuchevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Characteristic Features

The article analyzes the concept, goals, and problems of conversion of abandoned industrial buildings and areas, as well as the benefit of successful conversion to urban development. The review of scientific literature allows claiming that the old industrial buildings are very attractive for investment. The article distinguishes the main types of conversion, and their characteristic features. The research describes environmental factors influencing conversion and develops the set of indicators to evaluate conversion. Different types of conversion projects are assessed applying the multi-criteria method WASPAS-G. It is established that the best of the projects is converting a building into a lofttype housing, which could give a significant positive impact on the urban and architectural environment and be environmentally friendly both during the production and exploitation period. Straipsnyje nagrinėjama apleistų gamybos ir pramonės pastatų bei teritorijų konversijos samprata, tikslai, problemos, sėkmingos konversijos rezultatų nauda miesto plėtrai. Atlikta mokslinės literatūros analizė leidžia teigti, kad senieji pramoniniai pastatai yra itin patrauklūs investicijoms. Straipsnyje išskirti pagrindiniai konversijos tipai, jiems būdingi bruožai. Apibūdinti konversiją veikiantys aplinkos veiksniai ir parengta konversijos vertinimo rodiklių aibė. Taikant daugiakriterį sprendimų priėmimo metodą WASPAS-G, įvertinti skirtingų konversijos tipų projektai. Nustatyta, jog geriausias iš nagrinėtų projektų yra pastato konversija į lofto tipo būstą, kuris turi didelę teigiamą įtaką urbanistinei ir architektūrinei miesto aplinkai ir yra palankus aplinkai tiek gamybos metu, tiek ir pastatą eksploatuojant.

scholarly journals “At Least until the Second Wave Comes…”: A Twitter Analysis of the NHS and COVID-19 between March and June 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3943
Author(s):  
Kathy McKay ◽  
Sarah Wayland ◽  
David Ferguson ◽  
Jane Petty ◽  
Eilis Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Twitter Analysis ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Media Narratives ◽  
Second Wave

In the UK, tweets around COVID-19 and health care have primarily focused on the NHS. Recent research has identified that the psychological well-being of NHS staff has been adversely impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate narratives relating to the NHS and COVID-19 during the first lockdown (26 March–4 July 2020). A total of 123,880 tweets were collated and downloaded bound to the time period of the first lockdown in order to analyse the real-time discourse around COVID-19 and the NHS. Content analysis was undertaken and tweets were coded to positive and negative sentiments. Five main themes were identified: (1) the dichotomies of ‘clap for carers’; (2) problems with PPE and testing; (3) peaks of anger; (4) issues around hero worship; and (5) hints of a normality. Further research exploring and documenting social media narratives around COVID-19 and the NHS, in this and subsequent lockdowns, should help in tailoring suitable support for staff in the future and acknowledging the profound impact that the pandemic has had.

The growth of supernumerary legs in the cockroach

Development ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Paul R. Truby
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Cell Division ◽  
Rapid Rate ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Anteroposterior Axis ◽  
Cell Divisions ◽  
Leucophaea Maderae ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Local Cell

When the anteroposterior axis of a cockroach leg is reversed at a graft by exchanging a left leg for a right leg at the mid-tibia level, regeneration occurs in the region of the graft/host junction. This results in the formation of a pair of lateral supernumerary legs. In these experiments the patterns of cell division which take place during supernumerary leg formation were observed in sections of regenerating legs of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. Early patterns of cell division resemble those seen in control grafts in which no axial reversal had been carried out during grafting. These cell divisions are associated with the process of wound healing. Later, a large area of the epidermis proximal to the graft/host junction becomes activated and shows a rapid rate of cell division. This area forms two outgrowths which grow by cell division throughout their epidermis to form the epidermis of the supernumerary legs. The results are more consistent with the view that the formation of supernumerary legs involves dedifferentiation of the epidermis in the region of the graft/host junction to form a blastema, rather than being due to local cell division at the point of maximum pattern discontinuity. This conclusion is used to offer an explanation for the range of different types of outcome of left-right grafts that has been observed.

Inequity in Child Health as a Global Issue

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 112 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 739-741
Author(s):  
Tony Waterston
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Dietary Energy ◽  
Refugee Status ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
The Social

The Issue. Poverty, violence, lack of education, abuse and exploitation, and refugee status are among the primary determinants of the health of children worldwide. There are 1.3 billion people living on less than US $1 per day. Half the world’s population, 3 billion people, live on less than US $1.30 per day. Of the 4.4 billion people who live in developing countries, 60% lack access to sanitation, 33% lack clean water, 20% have no health care, and 20% do not have enough dietary energy and protein.1 The world’s 225 richest people have a combined wealth equivalent to the annual income of the poorest 2.5 billion people, nearly half of the world’s population.1 This article describes a number of the social, political, and environmental factors impacting children in the developing (southern hemisphere) world and how these are affected by actions taken in the developed (northern hemisphere) world.

Psychiatrists’ views on different types of advance statements in mental health care in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 737-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Gieselmann ◽  
Alfred Simon ◽  
Jochen Vollmann ◽  
Bettina Schöne-Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Advance Statements

scholarly journals The Impact of Tracheotomy on the Eventual Outcome of Surgery for Benign Laryngotracheal Stenosis in a Tertiary Health Care Setup

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Laryngotracheal Stenosis ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Tertiary Healthcare ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Eventual Outcome ◽  
Outcome Of Surgery

ABSTRACT Introduction Acquired benign laryngotracheal stenosis is often preventable. A majority of such patients have a history of some airway intervention, ranging from a planned endotracheal intubation for the purpose of anesthesia, to an emergency tracheotomy in the setting of stridor. The primary aim of the first treating clinician is to secure the airway, and often these patients already have a tracheotomy at the time of initial presentation. Materials and methods We analyzed 80 patients that have been managed for varying grades and locations of acquired benign laryngotracheal stenosis presenting to a tertiary healthcare centre, and analyzed the impact of tracheotomy on the eventual outcome. Summary and conclusion Tracheotomies performed in patients suffering from stenosis in the airway pose technical challenges. If planned even in the most urgent situations, they can play a vital role in determining the eventual outcome of the definitive treatment. The site, technique and care of the tracheotomy are key factors in determining the eventual outcome. How to cite this article Hathiram BT, Khattar VS. The Impact of Tracheotomy on the Eventual Outcome of Surgery for Benign Laryngotracheal Stenosis in a Tertiary Health Care Setup. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2015;7(2):51-56.

scholarly journals Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Fangyuan Cheng ◽  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
Yue Liu ◽  
Yanan Zhang ◽  
Jiao Qu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Uv Irradiation ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Oxidative Degradation ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Important Process ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Media ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Harmful Effects

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in environmental media, and their harmful effects on MPs on the ecosystem have attracted more and more attention. Once released into the environment, MPs can trigger oxidative degradation through ultraviolet (UV) to cause photoaging. Photoaging significantly affects the properties of MPs, which leads to changing their environmental behaviors and increasing environmental risks. In this review, the generation of MPs under UV irradiation and the influence of environmental factors on the photoaging of MPs were discussed. Photoaging of MPs is an important process affecting the migration, transformation and interaction of pollutants in water and soil. In order to fully predict the fate and environmental interaction of MPs, more researches are needed in the future to explore the photoaging behavior of different types of MPs under natural environmental conditions.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CYTOPLASM ON THE KERNEL ROW NUMBER OF MAIZE INBRED LINES

AGROFOR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Snežana JOVANOVIĆ ◽  
Goran TODOROVIĆ ◽  
Nikola GRČIĆ ◽  
Ratibor ŠTRBANOVIĆ ◽  
Rade STANISAVLJEVIĆ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Maize Inbred Lines ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Maize Inbreds ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Kernel Row Number

The aim of the present study was to determine effects of both, different types ofcytoplasm (cms-C, cms-S and fertile) and environmental factors on the kernel rownumber of 12 maize inbreds lines. The trial with inbred lines was set up in twolocations (Zemun Polje-Selection field and Zemun Polje-Školsko dobro) in 2013and 2014. Moreover, the three-replicate trials were set up according to therandomised complete block design within each type of cytoplasm. Each plot withinthe replicate consisted of four rows. Fertile versions of inbred lines were sown intwo border rows and they were pollinators for their sterile counterparts. Statisticbiometricdata processing was based on mean values per replicate and included theanalysis of variance. According to this analysis, significant differences in thekernel row number were established among inbred lines in dependence on the typeof cytoplasm, year and the location. The average kernel row number ranged from10.3 (L9) to 15.8 (L5 and L7). The variation of the kernel row number, related to thesource of cytoplasm, was very significant. Differences (Lsd0.01) in the kernel rownumber were not determined in inbred lines L5, L8, L10 and L12 in regard to the typeof cytoplasm: cms-C, cms-S and fertile. The average kernel row numbersignificantly (P1%) varied in regard to the year of investigation. A higher averagevalue (13.75) was established in 2014 than in 2013 (13.31). The kernel row numberper year very significantly varied (Lsd0.01) in all inbreds, but the differences werenot significant in the inbreds L2, L3, L8, L9 and L12. Gained results point out toeffects of different types of cytoplasm on the kernel row number.

scholarly journals Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by the Zafimaniry clan in Madagascar

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 483-494
Author(s):  
Andriamalala Rakotondrafara ◽  
◽  
Roland Rakotondrajaona ◽  
Marrino Rakotoarisoa ◽  
Michel Ratsimbason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Abdominal Colic ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Reported Data

During an ethnobotanical survey conducted among the Zafimaniry clan in the Amoron'i Mania region of Madagascar, 164 medicinal plants species from 138 genera and 73 families are recorded to be used by local people to treat 65 different types of human diseases. The most prescribed species belong to Asteraceae (30 species), Fabaceae (8 species), Rubiaceae (7 species) Poaceae (6 species) and Solanaceae (7 species) botanical families. Helichrysum was the most cited genus with 6 species. The main pathologies treated with medicinal plants are abdominal colic (10.5%) using 25 species, cough (7.2%, 23 species), intestinal parasites (6.3%, 20 species) and diarrhea (5.8%, 25 species). The vernacular names and the recipes of used plants are also reported. Data are collected by interviewing 191 informants aged between 16 and 100 using standardized questionnaires. The present study shows that the Zafimaniry people use a large number of medicinal plants for their primary health care. Some of the recorded plants are new in the Malagasy ethnopharmacopoeia

scholarly journals Analysis of organismic and population characteristics of the coenopopulations of Dracocephalum nutans L.

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 00003
Author(s):  
Gulnora Denisova ◽  
Alexey Astashenkov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Paper Analysis ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Selected Traits

On the study of the mechanisms of sustainable development of populations of the widespread species D. nutans presents the results in the paper. Analysis of organism and population traits showed that in unformed communities, the species has maximum values of all selected traits. As a result, the comparison of points has been found to be associated with environmental and censorship conditions. Depending on the environmental factors, different types of ontogenetic spectrums are formed (left-sided, centered, right- sided).

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