Manifestation Features of the Measles Epidemic Process in Moscow in 1992 - 2014

The retrospective epidemiological analysis of measles in Moscow for the period from 1992 to 2014 shows the decisive role of mass vaccination for achievement of epidemiological well-being on measles. In 2007 Russia had reached the incidence rate less than one case per million population which is recommended by WHO for implementation of the program of measles elimination in the country. Nevertheless Moscow and Russian Federation show the rise of the infection since 2011. The paper analyses the dynamics of measles incidence among Moscow population, the age structure and disease focus, as well as outlines a possible range of causes that resulted in the complication of the epidemiological situation.

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Analysis of Measles Incidence in Russia and Problems of Measles Prevention at the Elimination Stage

BIOpreparations Prevention Diagnosis Treatment ◽

10.30895/2221-996x-2019-19-3-154-160 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 154-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T. N. Yunasova ◽

D. V. Gorenkov ◽

A. V. Rukavishnikov ◽

A. A. Movsesyants ◽

V. A. Merkulov

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

Social Factor ◽

Epidemiological Surveillance ◽

Epidemic Process ◽

Measles Elimination ◽

Measles Vaccination ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Measles Incidence ◽

The Impact ◽

Epidemiological Situation

The review analyses measles incidence in Russia at the elimination stage. Epidemiological studies have revealed changes in the measles epidemic process in Russia. It was shown that whereas the specificity of the epidemic process in the pre-vaccination period was mainly determined by the influence of the infectious agent, lately the impact of the social factor has increased. There was an increase in the impact of decreed groups on maintaining the circulation of the virus in the Russian Federation. The aim of the study was to analyse the specificity of the measles epidemic process in Russia, to identify the major current problems of measles vaccination, to reveal reasons that prevent measles elimination in the country given the present environment, and to formulate possible ways of solving them. The article demonstrates the role of migration processes within the country and infection importation from neighboring territories in the rise of disease outbreaks. The article discusses Russian regulatory documents that are devoted to combating the spread of measles, their consistent replacement and refinement bearing in mind the changing epidemiological situation and the current WHO criteria and guidelines for the infection elimination. High-level epidemiological surveillance of the infection is a key factor in choosing the optimal strategy of measles vaccination. The article lists indicators of epidemiological surveillance effectiveness. It also highlights the importance of molecular genetic monitoring of the measles pathogen. The authors outline measures that are necessary to achieve measles elimination in the Russian Federation given the current epidemiological situation.

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The Decisive Role of Intangible Assets in the Development of More Humane and Profitable Organizations in the Post-Pandemic Context

10.4018/978-1-7998-8925-0.ch012 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 205-219

Author(s):

Janiele Queiroz Mendes Caroba

Keyword(s):

Intangible Assets ◽

Decisive Role ◽

Organizational Management ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Crisis ◽

Management Models

This chapter aims to describe the role of intangible assets (trust, love, and well-being) in the development of organizations. After a first approach in which the authors point out distortions of the traditional organizational management models and politics in Brazil, they propose solutions adopted by several companies in construing of humanized models. Based on these successful experiences, they highlight several indicators that demonstrate the profitability of these organizations and their differentials in tackling the post-pandemic economic and social crisis.

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About assessment of the methodology of the epidemiological situation

Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases (Russian Journal) ◽

10.17816/eid40877 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 34-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. L Kolpakov ◽

A. A Yakovlev

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

Internal Control ◽

Objective Evaluation ◽

Morbidity Rate ◽

Confidence Limits ◽

Epidemiological Analysis ◽

The Subject ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Epidemiological Situation

Objective: the study of methods for the assessment of the prevalence and development of methodology for evaluation of the epidemiological situation in the RF subjects during the calendar year. The condition of an objective evaluation is the use of external criteria. Therefore, the assessment of one or another administrative territory is performing accordingly to the distribution of morbidity rate in separate subjects of the Russian Federation. As a criterion there is proposed to use the average prevalence of the subject of the Russian Federation - the median and its confidence limits with 95% significance. As a tool for grading of the scale there are considered as the total confidence interval, as possibilities of transition to centile method. There were elaborated methodical principles of the evaluation of the epidemiological situation. The base is the position that the objective, in territorial aspect may be the estimation only of the role of the stable factors. At the first stage the epidemiological situation should be to assessed on the theoretical prevalence of the year under consideration or on the forecast. Later, after the performing of the retrospective epidemiological analysis of morbidity in the subject and establishing the role of the determinants of the epidemic process in the index of considered year (internal control) it is possible to make adjustment and newly re-assess the epidemiological situation.

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Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000201 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (4) ◽

pp. 145-153 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jana Nikitin ◽

Alexandra M. Freund

Keyword(s):

Social Relationships ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Avoidance ◽

Social Approach ◽

Social Motives ◽

Developmental Transitions ◽

Avoidance Motivation ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Low Levels

Abstract. Establishing new social relationships is important for mastering developmental transitions in young adulthood. In a 2-year longitudinal study with four measurement occasions (T1: n = 245, T2: n = 96, T3: n = 103, T4: n = 85), we investigated the role of social motives in college students’ mastery of the transition of moving out of the parental home, using loneliness as an indicator of poor adjustment to the transition. Students with strong social approach motivation reported stable and low levels of loneliness. In contrast, students with strong social avoidance motivation reported high levels of loneliness. However, this effect dissipated relatively quickly as most of the young adults adapted to the transition over a period of several weeks. The present study also provides evidence for an interaction between social approach and social avoidance motives: Social approach motives buffered the negative effect on social well-being of social avoidance motives. These results illustrate the importance of social approach and social avoidance motives and their interplay during developmental transitions.

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Psychological Resilience Provides No Independent Protection From Suicidal Risk

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000364 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 130-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Danica W. Y. Liu ◽

A. Kate Fairweather-Schmidt ◽

Richard Burns ◽

Rachel M. Roberts ◽

Kaarin J. Anstey

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Well Being ◽

Current Status ◽

Psychological Resilience ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Life Project ◽

Resilience Factors ◽

First Time

Abstract. Background: Little is known about the role of resilience in the likelihood of suicidal ideation (SI) over time. Aims: We examined the association between resilience and SI in a young-adult cohort over 4 years. Our objectives were to determine whether resilience was associated with SI at follow-up or, conversely, whether SI was associated with lowered resilience at follow-up. Method: Participants were selected from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Project from Canberra and Queanbeyan, Australia, aged 28–32 years at the first time point and 32–36 at the second. Multinomial, linear, and binary regression analyses explored the association between resilience and SI over two time points. Models were adjusted for suicidality risk factors. Results: While unadjusted analyses identified associations between resilience and SI, these effects were fully explained by the inclusion of other suicidality risk factors. Conclusion: Despite strong cross-sectional associations, resilience and SI appear to be unrelated in a longitudinal context, once risk/resilience factors are controlled for. As independent indicators of psychological well-being, suicidality and resilience are essential if current status is to be captured. However, the addition of other factors (e.g., support, mastery) makes this association tenuous. Consequently, resilience per se may not be protective of SI.

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Prospective Memory Development Across the Lifespan

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000380 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 162-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sascha Zuber ◽

Matthias Kliegel

Keyword(s):

Prospective Memory ◽

Healthy Aging ◽

Present Model ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Well Being ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cognitive Factors ◽

Everyday Functioning ◽

Integrative Framework

Abstract. Prospective Memory (PM; i.e., the ability to remember to perform planned tasks) represents a key proxy of healthy aging, as it relates to older adults’ everyday functioning, autonomy, and personal well-being. The current review illustrates how PM performance develops across the lifespan and how multiple cognitive and non-cognitive factors influence this trajectory. Further, a new, integrative framework is presented, detailing how those processes interplay in retrieving and executing delayed intentions. Specifically, while most previous models have focused on memory processes, the present model focuses on the role of executive functioning in PM and its development across the lifespan. Finally, a practical outlook is presented, suggesting how the current knowledge can be applied in geriatrics and geropsychology to promote healthy aging by maintaining prospective abilities in the elderly.

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