scholarly journals Moral Disengagement as an Explanatory Factor of the Polyivictimization of Bullying and Cyberbullying

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Fernández-Antelo ◽  
Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Other ◽  
Defence Mechanisms ◽  
Abusive Behavior ◽  
Different Types ◽  
On Line

Background: The present study’s objectives were to: (1) Identify and analyze the prevalence of poly-victims, and (2) determine how the levels of moral disengagement and the various defence mechanisms that victims use to explain abusive behavior might function as predictors of poly-bullying. Methods: The sample consisted of 1328 participants of from 9 to 14 years old. The instruments used were two questionnaires. One allows the prevalence of bullying and cyberbullying victims to be identified and analyzed. The other analyses the level of moral disengagement and the defence mechanisms to which the victims resort. Results: The results showed there to be a continuity of the role of victim in off-line and on-line contexts, turning those who are subject to these situations into poly-victims. The moral disengagement of these victims was found basically to be centered at two levels—a locus of behavior, and a locus of outcomes. Conclusions: Exposure to abuse that is continuous, of different types, and coming from different contexts must be perceived as a public health problem given the lack of effective tools to combat the situations of helplessness that the polyvictims experience.

scholarly journals Autism – an evolving concept

2000 ◽  
Vol 176 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Berney
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Viral Infection ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Endeavour

BackgroundThe rapid increase in research endeavour has not kept pace with the advent of well-publicised theories and treatments for autism.AimsTo explore some of the newer developments in biological research into autism.MethodA review of recent publications and presentations.ResultsThe concept is shifting from the narrow perception of aloof autism, described by Kanner, to a wider one that includes a spectrum extending to a broader, subclinical phenotype. The genetic basis has been established; now we need to discover the location and interaction of the relevant sites. There is considerable interest in the bowel as a pathogenetic agent, particularly in the effects of exogenous opioids and multiple viral infection (the latter posing a public health problem). Also of concern is the role of (potentially treatable) epilepsy, analogous to the Laudau-Kleffner syndrome.ConclusionsIn the absence of a cure, the implementation of ideas will continue to outstrip factual evidence. Clinicians are challenged by the availability of information (and misinformation), particularly on the internet.

scholarly journals Neutralization against B.1.351 and B.1.617.2 with sera of COVID-19 recovered cases and vaccinees of BBV152

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragya D Yadav ◽  
Gajanan Sapkal ◽  
Raches Ella ◽  
Rima R Sahay ◽  
Dimpal A Nyayanit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Other ◽  
World Health ◽  
Neutralization Titer ◽  
Protective Response ◽  
Neutralization Potential ◽  
Recent Emergence ◽  
Health Organization

Recently, multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants have been detected across the globe.The recent emergence of B.1.617 lineage has created serious public health problem in India. The high transmissibility was observed with this lineage which has led to daily increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Apparently, the sub-lineage B.1.617.2 has slowly dominated the other variants including B1617.1, B.617.3 and B.1.1.7. With this, World Health Organization has described B.1.617.2 as variant of concern. Besides this, variant of concern B.1.351 has been also reported from India, known to showreducedefficacyfor many approved vaccines. With the increasing threat of the SARS-CoV-2 variants, it is imperative to assess the efficacy of the currently available vaccines against these variants. Here, we have evaluated the neutralization potential of sera collected from COVID-19 recovered cases (n=20) and vaccinees with two doses of BBV152 (n=17) against B.1.351 and B.1.617.2 compared to the prototype B.1 (D614G) variant.The finding of the study demonstrated a reduction in neutralization titers with sera of COVID-19 recovered cases(3.3-fold and 4.6-fold) and BBV152 vaccinees (3. 0 and 2.7 fold) against B.1.351 and B.1.617.2 respectively. Although, there is reduction in neutralization titer, the whole-virion inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152) demonstrates protective response against VOC B.1351 and B.1.617.2.

scholarly journals Usurpation of the role of the plastic surgeon as a public health problem in Mexico: Reflections on a case

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-392
Author(s):  
Jaime Aron Garcia-Espinoza ◽  
Roberto Armando García-Manzano ◽  
Verónica Belem Aguilar-Aragón
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Plastic Surgeon

scholarly journals Intoxicação medicamentosa

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Claudiana Aguilar Gonçalves ◽  
Cleide Avilar Gonçalves ◽  
Valdeir Areia dos Santos Areia Dos Santos ◽  
Leandro Sarturi ◽  
André Tomaz Terra Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Information System ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Rational Use

As intoxicações medicamentosas esta se tornando um problema alarmante de saúde publica segundo publicado pelo Sistema Nacional de Informações Tóxico-Farmacológicas (SINITOX) Os medicamentos ocupam o primeiro lugar nas intoxicações no Brasil. O propósito do presente artigo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão bibliográfica dos casos de intoxicações medicamentosas envolvendo todas faixas etárias e as causas determinantes. Fazendo necessária destacar o papel do Profissional farmacêutico, para dispensarão orientação alem de prestar Assistência farmacêutica quanto ao uso racional de medicamentos em todos os aspectos da farmacoterapia. ABSTRACT: Drug intoxications are becoming an alarming public health problem as published by the National Toxic-Pharmacological Information System (SINITOX). Medicines are the number one poisoning in Brazil. The purpose of this article is to carry out a bibliographical review of the cases of drug intoxications involving all age groups and the determining causes. Making it necessary to highlight the role of the pharmaceutical professional, for dispensing guidance as well as providing pharmaceutical assistance regarding the rational use of drugs in all aspects of pharmacotherapy. This study is a review of the literature covering drug intoxications, indiscriminate drug use and self-medication. The main causes of this problem are the abusive use of the drug due to lack of knowledge about its dosage and administration, prescription errors and self-medication.

The role of BCG in prevention of tuberculosis and the strategies to improve its immunogenicity

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Jolanta Mazurek
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Human Pathogen ◽  
Deadly Disease ◽  
A Current

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem and the main cause of death from the infectious diseases worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a causative agent of tuberculosis, is the oldest known human pathogen. The only available TB vaccine, BCG, was first administered in 1921 and since then remains the only protecting tool against TB. Yet, its efficacy is limited and there is an urgent need to design and produce a novel vaccine that will protect against this deadly disease in the era of emerging problems with antibiotic resistance. In this review a current, global TB situation is outlined and the characteristics of BCG are presented. Finally, the strategies leading to generation of BCG variants providing improved protecting efficacy are shortly described.

scholarly journals Vampire bat reservoir and main transmitter of rabies, a public health problem in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (15) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
E. Abigail Amador Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Desmodus Rotundus ◽  
Natural Reservoir ◽  
Livestock Species ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Vampire Bat

Rabies is considered a re-emerging disease due to increased contact with the reservoir. The vampire bat Desmodus rotundus is the reservoir and main transmitter of this disease. Alterations in the natural environment have caused imbalances of impact on the ecology, influencing the movement of the reservoir from natural areas to rural and urban environments, where there are human settlements and the presence of domestic animals. The objective of this work has been to present the most relevant aspects about the role of the vampire bat as a natural reservoir and main transmitter of rabies in the region in order to raise awareness in the population about the risk this is to public health. Attacks by vampire bat Desmodus rotundus on livestock species are becoming more frequent, even in regions that for decades had been considered free from rabies. This represents a public health problem, because these cases can generate contacts between infected animals and people.

The role of research in addressing the public health problem of gun violence

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick P Rivara ◽  
Richard Sattin ◽  
Andrea Gielen ◽  
Debra Houry
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
The Public

Evidence for Pre-Columbian Goiter in Guatemala

1957 ◽  
Vol 23 (2Part1) ◽  
pp. 174-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan F. Borhegyi ◽  
Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Endemic Goiter ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
The Other ◽  
The World

Detailed medical surveys recently concluded have shown Guatemala, and particularly the Guatemalan highlands, to have one of the highest incidence rates for endemic goiter in the world (Muñoz, Pérez, and Scrimshaw 1955a: 36–43; 1955b: 963–9). At the present time only the tropical and sparsely populated northern Department of Peten is without goiter as a serious public health problem. The incidence in the other departments varies from 21% to 68%.

Is the Obesity Epidemic a Public Health Problem? A Review of Zoltan J. Acs and Alan Lyles's Obesity, Business and Public Policy

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 974-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas J Philipson ◽  
Richard A Posner
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Obesity Epidemic

We review the recent but growing economic literature on the worldwide growth of obesity, relating the review to a recent anthology of articles—Obesity, Business and Public Policy. We discuss the competing explanations for the growth of obesity as well as the role of governments in attempting to limit it.

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