scholarly journals Regional Differentiation and Influencing Factor Analysis of Residents’ Psychological Status during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11995
Author(s):  
Yeqing Cheng ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Bing Xue ◽  
Jinping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Stress ◽  
South China ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Public Information ◽  
The Other ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Impact

A scientific understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on the psychological status of residents is important for improving medical services and responding to public health emergencies. With the help of some of the most popular network communication tools (including Wechat and Weiboand QQ), online questionnaires were completed by South China citizens during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic based on psychological stress theory and using a comprehensive sampling method. Through cooperation with experts from other institutions, the content of the questionnaire was designed to include interviewees’ spatial locations and individual information, identify whether negative emotions were generated, and determine the level of psychological stress and the degree of perception change, etc. According to the data type, mathematical statistics and multiple logistic regression methods were used to examine regional differentiation and influencing factors regarding the psychological stress of residents using 1668 valid questionnaires from 53 municipal administrative units in South China. The results firstly showed that over the whole area there was typical regional differentiation in South China, especially in relation to negative expression and psychological stress, with this feature reflecting the dual urban–rural structure. Secondly, regional differences were obvious. Residents of Hainan showed stronger change of psychological stress than those of the other two provinces. In contrast, Guangdong residents were the least psychological stress, and the concept of a harmonious relationship between human beings and nature was not accepted as well as in the other two provinces. Thirdly, in each province the capital city acted as the regional pole, with greater psychological status. This polarization effect decreased with greater distance, reflecting the theory of growth poles in human geography. Fourthly, gender, education level, occupation, informational correction, and the possibility of infection were notable factors that affected the psychological status of interviewees facing COVID-19. However, the functions were different and were decided by the dependent variable. Lastly, based on conclusions summarized from three perspectives, it was found that regional differentiation, public information, and social structure need to focused upon in order to handle sudden major health issues.

Cross-CTSA Evaluation of KL2 Scholars' Scholarly Productivity Using Bibliometrics and Federal Follow-on Funding (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelli Qua ◽  
Fei Yu ◽  
Tanha Patel ◽  
Gaurav Dave ◽  
Katherine Cornelius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Citation Rate ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Federal Funding ◽  
The Other ◽  
Scholarly Productivity ◽  
Training Success ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Time Point

BACKGROUND Evaluating outcomes of a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hub’s clinical and translational research (CTR) training (e.g., KL2 program) requires selecting reliable, accessible, and standardized measures. Since measures of scholarly success usually focus on publication output and extramural funding, CTSA hubs have started to use bibliometrics to evaluate the impact of their supported scholarly activities. However, the evaluation of KL2 programs across CTSAs is limited, and the use of bibliometrics and follow-on funding is minimal. OBJECTIVE This study sought to evaluate scholarly productivity, impact, and collaboration using bibliometrics and federal follow-on funding of KL2 scholars from three CTSA hubs and define and assess CTR training success indicators. METHODS The sample included KL2 scholars from three CTSA institutions (A-C). Bibliometric data for each scholar in the sample were collected from both SciVal and iCite, including scholarly productivity, citation impact, and research collaboration. Three federal follow-on funding measures (at the five-year, eight-year, and overall time point) were collected internally and confirmed by examining NIH RePORTER. Both descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were computed using SPSS to assess bibliometrics results and federal follow-on funding of KL2 scholars. RESULTS A total of 143 KL2 scholars were included in the sample with relatively equal groups across three CTSA institutions (A-C). The included KL2 scholars produced more publications and citation counts at the eight-year than the five-year time point (3.4 vs. 3.75 publications per year on average; 26.16 and 26.44 citations per year respectively). Overall, the KL2 publications from all three institutions were cited twice as much as others in their fields based on NIH Relative Citation Ratio. KL2 scholars published work with researchers from other US institutions over two times (five-year point) or three and a half times (eight-year point) more than others in their research fields. Within five-year and eight-year post-matriculation, 44% (n = 63) and 52% (n = 74) of KL2 scholars achieved federal funding respectively. Institution C's KL2-scholars had a significantly higher citation rate per publication than the other institutions (p < .001). Institution A had a significantly lower rate of nationally field-weighted collaboration compared to the other institutions (p < .001). Institution B Scholars were more likely to have received federal funding than scholars at Institution A or C (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS Multi-institutional data showed a high level of scholarly productivity, impact, collaboration, and federal follow-on funding achieved by KL2 scholars. This study provided insights on using bibliometric and federal follow-on funding data to evaluate CTR training success across institutions. CTSA KL2 programs and other CTR career training programs can benefit from these findings in terms of understanding metrics of career success and using that knowledge to develop highly targeted strategies to support early-stage CTR investigators' career development.

scholarly journals BASICS OF A PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-354
Author(s):  
O.V. Nikolaeva ◽  
◽  
T.A. Karavaeva ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Postoperative Rehabilitation ◽  
Clinical Stages ◽  
Personalized Approach ◽  
The Impact

The concept of a personalized approach is becoming more and more popular in modern medicine. Today it is often understood as a multidisciplinary approach designed to improve therapeutic options, as well as help diagnose diseases at an early stage. In a cardiac surgery clinic, such an approach can take into account not only biological, but also psychological risk factors for the disease, especially its history, clinical condition, mental and psychological status to create an individual route within the framework of medical and psychological support for the patient at the stages of treatment and rehabilitation. The aim of the work was to develop, based on the analysis of the literature and the authors' own work experience, the organizational and psychological foundations for the implementation of a personalized approach in medical and psychological support of cardiac patients. The fundamental principles of support in the work include the following: the principle of accessibility, the principle of openness, the principle of continuity, the principle of complexity, the principle of integrativity, the principle of differentiation, the principle of variability, the principle of participativeness, the principle of awareness, the principle of prevention. In the process of medical and psychological support of cardiac surgical patients within the framework of a personalized approach, the most optimal was the identification of the following clinical stages, different in duration and content, corresponding to the periods of outpatient and inpatient treatment and rehabilitation of patients: preoperative outpatient, preoperative inpatient, early postoperative, postoperative inpatient, postoperative rehabilitation and rehabilitation outpatient stages. For each of the clinical stages of medical and psychological support, a differentiation of goals, objectives, duration and expected results of the impact was carried out, which makes it possible to personalize the programs for accompanying a cardiac patient and individualize the route for each patient, taking into account the specificity and relevance of the influence of biologi cal, psychological and social factors.

scholarly journals The Impact of the 2008-2009 Global Crisis on Entrepreneurial Aspirations and Attitudes

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-126
Author(s):  
Halil Dincer Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
New Product ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
High Status ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWe examine the impact of the Global Crisis on entrepreneurial aspirations and entrepreneurial attitudes. We focus on three aspiration variables (Growth Expectation early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity, New Product early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity, and International Orientation early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity), and eight attitude variables (Entrepreneurial Intention, Entrepreneurship as Desirable Career Choice, Fear of Failure Rate, High Status Successful Entrepreneurship, Know Startup Entrepreneur Rate, Media Attention for Entrepreneurship, Perceived Capabilities, and Perceived Opportunities). Our results show that, two of the attitude variables have changed significantly three years after the crisis. Entrepreneurial Intention is significantly higher in 2011 (i.e. three years after the crisis started) when compared to 2008, and Know Startup Entrepreneur Rate is significantly lower in 2011 when compared to 2008. On the other hand, we find no significant change in any of the aspiration variables.

scholarly journals Land Subsidence monitoring 2016 - 2018 analysis using GNSS CORS UDIP and DinSAR in Semarang

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
BD Yuwono ◽  
M Awaluddin ◽  
Najib .
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Subsidence Rate ◽  
The North ◽  
Gps Observation ◽  
Subsidence Monitoring ◽  
The Impact

Land Subsidence is phenomena likey common and occurred due to natural cause, loading, and geological setting. In the coastal area land subsidence became worse, cause influence by sea-level rise, The impact land subsidence can lead to wider expansion (flooding area called rob), damage or cracking construction/building and large of maintenance cost. Semarang is the capital city in Central Jawa have experienced in land subsidence in several decades. The north of Semarang was reported a higher rate of land subsidence compared with the south. It was believed that the land subsidence areas were affected by young alluvium, ground extraction and a load of the building. To anticipate, land subsidence should be monitored and detected in an early stage. The most effective way of monitoring land subsidence using GPS, DInSAR to evaluate the characteristic of land subsidence. The GPS observation was conducted in 2016 – 2018 using CORS UDIP as a base station and Sentinel Data was conducted to analyzed the subsidence rate in Semarang. The result showed land subsidence rate in several areas was distributed both spatially and temporally.

scholarly journals Early-life Psychological Stress Leads to Impaired Spatial Learning and Memory and Alters Hippocampal Proteome in Adult Rats

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Han ◽  
Xiaofan Xiong ◽  
Meiyang Fan ◽  
Lingyu Zhang ◽  
Liying Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Learning And Memory ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The Other ◽  
Spatial Learning And Memory ◽  
Adult Rats

Abstract Early-life psychological stress (ELPS) can cause anxiety, pessimism, and a decrease of cognitive ability in adult individuals. In this study, a psychological stress model (a terrified sound stress) was applied to new-born Sprague-Dawley rats for 21 days. And then, we separately evaluated the impact of ELPS on their spatial learning and memory abilities and hippocampal proteome from early-stage to the adult-stage. The Morris Water Maze (MWM) test was employed to evaluate their spatial learning and memory abilities after ELPS till to the adult-stage. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) as well as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) were used to uncover the protein expression profile of the hippocampus from both ELPS-young and ELPS-adult as well as their control groups. We found that the rats had a dysfunction of spatial learning and memory after the ELPS till to the adult-stage. The proteomic analysis revealed that 51 proteins were significant differentially expression, and 25 of them were down-regulated, while the other 26 proteins were up-regulated in the hippocampus of the ELPS-young rats compared with the controls. In the ELPS-adult rats, there were 56 significant differentially expression proteins, and 42 of them were down-regulated, the other 14 proteins were up-regulated in the hippocampus compared with their controls. Thirteen of the most significant differentially expressed proteins in ELPS-adult hippocampus were identified as SPTAN1, MYH4, HSPA8, HS90A, DYN1, DLDH, ARP3, GLNA, SAHH, HBB1, ACLY, TBB2A and GBB1, that demonstrated the greatest stress-induced changes. Furthermore, western blotting analyses consistently showed that the reduced expression of SPTAN1 and MYH4 whereas the expression of HSPA8 was up-regulated in the hippocampus after ELPS till to the adult-stage. The current study showed the impaired spatial learning and memory and changed hippocampal gene expressions induced by ELPS from early-stage to adult-stage in rats. This study shows that ELPS plays an important role in behavioral cognition and hippocampal protein expression in adult rats.

Schopenhauer, Arthur (1788–1860)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Janaway
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
World Religions ◽  
Human Predicament ◽  
The World ◽  
Academic Philosophy ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Impact

Schopenhauer, one of the great prose-writers among German philosophers, worked outside the mainstream of academic philosophy. He wrote chiefly in the first half of the nineteenth century, publishing Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (The World as Will and Representation), Volume 1 in 1818 and Volume 2 in 1844, but his ideas became widely known only in the half-century from 1850 onwards. The impact of Schopenhauer’s philosophy may be seen in the work of many artists of this period, most prominently Wagner, and in some of the themes of psychoanalysis. The philosopher most influenced by him was Nietzsche, who originally accepted but later opposed many of his ideas. Schopenhauer considered himself a follower of Kant, and this influence shows in Schopenhauer’s defence of idealism and in many of his central concepts. However, he also departs radically from Kant. His dominant idea is that of the will: he claims that the whole world is will, a striving and mostly unconscious force with a multiplicity of manifestations. Schopenhauer advances this as a metaphysical account of the world as it is in itself, but believes it is also supported by empirical evidence. Humans, as part of the world, are fundamentally willing beings, their behaviour shaped by an unchosen will to life which manifests itself in all organisms. His account of the interplay between the will and the intellect has been seen as a prototype for later theories of the unconscious. Schopenhauer is a pessimist: he believes that our nature as willing beings inevitably leads to suffering, and that a life containing suffering is worse than nonexistence. These doctrines, conveyed in a literary style which is often profound and moving, are among his most influential. Equally important are his views on ‘salvation’ from the human predicament, which he finds in the denial of the will, or the will’s turning against itself. Although his philosophy is atheist, Schopenhauer looks to several of the world religions for examples of asceticism and self-renunciation. His thought was partially influenced by Hinduism at an early stage, and he later found Buddhism sympathetic. Aesthetic experience assumes great importance in Schopenhauer’s work. He suggests that it is a kind of will-less perception in which one suspends one’s attachments to objects in the world, attaining release from the torment of willing (desire and suffering), and understanding the nature of things more objectively. The artistic genius is the person abnormally gifted with the capacity for objective, will-free perception, who enables similar experiences in others. Here Schopenhauer adopts the Platonic notion of Ideas, which he conceives as eternally existing aspects of reality: the genius discerns these Ideas, and aesthetic experience in general may bring us to comprehend them. Music is given a special treatment: it directly manifests the nature of the will that underlies the whole world. In ethics Schopenhauer makes thorough criticisms of Kant’s theory. He bases his own ethical views on the notion of compassion or sympathy, which he considers a relatively rare quality, since human beings, as organic, willing beings, are egoistic by nature. Nevertheless, compassion, whose worldview minimizes the distinctness of what are considered separate individuals, is the only true moral impulse for Schopenhauer.

scholarly journals Īmān, Islām, taqwā, kufr, shirk, and nifāq: Definitions, examples and impacts on human life

IIUC Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Md Mahmudul Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shed Light

The Holy Qur‟an encompasses the comprehensive code for mankind to live a rewarding life in this world, to rescue from the Jahannam and to enter the Jannah in the Hereafter. Īmān, Islām, taqwā, kufr, shirk, and nifāq are, the six significant terms, used in the Noble Qur‟an frequently. All of them represent the characteristics of human beings. The possessors of these characters will go to their eternal destination; the Jannah or Jahannam. The Jannah is the aftermath of īmān, Islam and taqwā. On the other hand, kufr, shirk, and nifāq lead to the Jahannam. This study intends to present the definitions and examples of these six terms according to the Qur‟anic statement, and then shed light on the impact of each character on human life quoting the evidence from the Holy Qur‟an and the Traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The possessors of these six remarkable terms are entitled successively as mu'min, muslim, muttaqī to be rewarded Jannah and kafīr, mushrik, and munāfiq to be punished in Jahannam. IIUC Studies Vol.14(2) December 2017: 85-98

scholarly journals Developing a framework for business analysis of public eservice systems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Shivani Naicker
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Design Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business Analysis ◽  
The Impact

The emergence of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) digital era is relentlessly morphing habits of social interaction and conducting business. Organizations within the multitude of sectors which constitute a nation’s economic engine are forced to respond to this evolution. Governments the world over are under constant pressure to improve the efficiency and overall effectiveness of the means by which services are delivered to citizens. Public eservice is an interactive internet based service provided by Government to their citizens. Some of these services include viewing and payment of utility bills, application for new services such as, water and electricity, renewal of motor vehicle licences, supplier registrations, submission of tenders, reporting of faults and viewing of buildings plans. As Government gears up to heed the call for growing service delivery demands against the backdrop of 4IR, there has been a marked accelerated effort in the implementation of several information and communication technology (ICT) based constituent service delivery systems. In crafting and optimizing such systems, business analysis is a crucial early stage. Literature portrays largely ineffective business analysis as a major contributing factor to the alarming high failure rate of modern day public eservices systems. Compounding the above is a lack of widely accepted practice guidelines and a scarcity of robust academic literature supporting business analysis in the public eservices domain. This dissertation is driven by the primary aim of the development of a business analysis framework specifically for public eservice projects. Following a critical analysis of literature, a set of components are distilled to form a theoretical framework of practice guidelines. The components derive from knowledge areas deemed critical for business analysis and present essential tasks, tools and techniques for Business Analysts plying their expertise in public eservices projects. The Design Science methodological approach further hones the framework after an iterative process of feedback and adjustment. A handful of Business Analysts are purposively selected for focus group participation and serve as change agents in the Design Science cycle. The Design Science cycle evolved the business analysis framework to an eventual seven components namely, Project Committee, Business Analysis Plan, Requirements Analysis, Business Collaboration, Requirements Changes, Solution and BA Review. The ADVIAN classification method provides an analytical tool for identifying the relationships between these components and the components that are vital for the effectiveness of the framework. The impact of change to one component on the other components is highlighted and this analysis confirms the robustness of the inclusion of components in the eventual framework. Further, the results of the ADVIAN analysis provides foresight into the impact of changes made to the framework when tailoring to a specific project. This will be of value to project teams wanting to utilize the framework across eservice projects. The use of ADVIAN shows the impacts of changes to the components of the framework when components are altered. It shows the impact of each component on the other. By understanding the current challenges faced by public eservices, it is hoped that the developed framework will offer a contribution to the gap in the business analysis domain with particular focus on the public eservice systems.

scholarly journals PEMBUATAN MINUMAL HERBAL “TEH SECANG” UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KESEHATAN DAN PEREKONOMIAN MASYARAKAT DESA TANJUNG TAMBAKREJO BOJONEGORO

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Ari Abi Aufa
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

Covid 19 has changed various orders in social life. Human beings, who are actually social creatures, are prevented from interacting each other, which results in obstructing efforts to fulfill the basic needs of human life. People must adjust the way they interact with each other to avoid the possibility of contracting Covid 19. But on the other hand, people still have to work to make ends meet for themselves and their families. The community of Tanjung Tambakrejo Bojonegoro village cannot be separated from the impact of Covid 19. This social service uses the ABCD method, which is service that focuses on the use of assets owned by the village to improve their lives. The existing assets in these areas are sometimes neglected and not fully utilized by the local community due to their ignorance. Therefore, this method is taken to reintroduce existing assets in the community so that they can be used to improve their lives. Based on the survey conducted, it was found that various vegetable assets have not been maximally utilized, one of which is Caesalpinnia sappan L. Through various research conducted, it turns out that Caesalpinnia sappan L can be used as a warm drink that is both delicious and healthy. Based on this, the people of Tanjung village were then taught how to make herbal drink made from Caesalpinnia sappan L, and how to sel it online to improve their health and also their economy.    

The Guinea–Congo lowland rain forest: an overview

1996 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
The Other ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
The Impact

In a paper entitled ‘Africa – the odd man out’ Richards (1973) pointed out that of the three main regions of tropical rain forest he recognised, namely American, African and Indo–Malaysian, the African rain forest stands out as distinct from the others. He took this view largely on the comparative poverty of its flora, the wider distribution of African plants, and the poor representation of certain plant groups such as palms, orchids and trees of the family Lauraceae. In addition, Africa is relatively poorly endowed with some life forms such as lianes and epiphytes. He attributed the uniqueness of tropical Africa to a number of possible factors. In the first place, differences may be due to climate since the uniformly high rainfall, humidity, temperatures, and absence of a regular dry season that occur in parts of the other two tropical regions are evidently rare or lacking in Africa. A distinct dry season, often of over two months, is nearly always present, and even in the central Congo basin there is usually at least one month when rainfall is less than 100 mm. Secondly, the impact of human beings on vegetation has been longer and more sustained in Africa than elsewhere, so much so that the presence of any truly primeval or so-called virgin forest is very questionable. However, it is unlikely that present day climatic factors and human interference can wholly account for the unique position of African rain forest, and historical reasons must also be sought. Thus it seems probable that the vicissitudes of climate, recorded as arid and pluvial periods in African lake sediments, have been much greater than those in the other two regions in question.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document