scholarly journals Unexpected Low Covid-19 Mortalities Across Africa: What Could have Happened?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. ix-xii
Author(s):  
MA Onoja ◽  
JJ Oloche ◽  
GTA Jombo ◽  
TA Onoja
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
African Soil

COVID-19 mortalities have continued to be surprisingly low across Africa against all the earlier predictions. This has baffled the global scientific community and several hypotheses and theories have been propounded to explain the underlying factors for this unexpected occurrence. We found out that none of the theories is free of technical flaw, no matter how as plausible as it may appear it does not fully explain this phenomenon. Hence, we conclude that the mystery behind COVID-19 on African soil is yet to be unraveled. Meanwhile preventive measures already on ground should be sustained to keep the disease permanently low.

scholarly journals Activity of the chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine and mefloquine in front of the SARS-CoV-2

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
Elin Manrique Julio ◽  
Belkis Palacio Villalba ◽  
Elías Alberto Bedoya Marrugo ◽  
Marlene Duran Lengua
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Cardiac Toxicity ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Neurotoxic Effect ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Published Evidence ◽  
White Blood Cell Counts ◽  
Available Information

Introduction: Identifying the main advances in the pharmacological and clinical management of the pandemic COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, the most recent and currently taking lives worldwide, is to priority of the scientific community that to date have rehearsed and joined efforts in order to respond with effective treatments that stop the progression of the viral infection and manage to recover the patient. Objective: To document available information on the effects of the antimalarials chloroquine / hydroxychloroquine and mefloquine in severe acute respiratory syndrome, generated by SARS CoV-2, according to updates of the best scientific evidence, according to the evolution of the epidemic. Material and Methods: Descriptive documentary study consisting of the selection and review of scientific material whose subject is COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 based on published evidence from bibliographic sources seeking different therapeutic options to combat the disease at the same time ace necessary preventive measures plough implemented worldwide. The databases consulted were Scopus, Head office Pubmed and Scielo. Results: 132 articles related to the search were obtained in the first instance, of which they were filtered and prioritized by thematic relevance until 60 articles with to broad relationship were located. The largest number of articles was published between 2015 and 2020 (n = 26; 43.3%). It have been shown that the mechanism of today's SARS-CoV-2 is similar to that of SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, in the same way; they share the symptoms shown by patients with COVID-19 such ace: fever, non-productive cough, dyspnea, myalgia, fatigue, normal or decreased white blood cell counts. Conclusions: The activity of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in viruses is the same since the mechanism of action of these two molecules is identical. Given the pandemic, the use of these drugs is suggested in the management of patients with SARS CoV-2 / COVID-19 infection that have no contraindication for their use and the cardiac toxicity derived from these ace to cause of mortality should not be forgotten, due to what therapy must be individualized. The mefloquine is not recommended due to its neurotoxic effect and association with neuropsychiatric adverse reactions.

scholarly journals Сrime and Its Prevention at Rural Areas of the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Anton Vladimirovich Petrovsky
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Regional Features ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Illegal Activities

Russian criminal science is traditionally based on the assumption that crime is inherent primarily in cities, where various methods of ensuring public safety should be tested and preventive programs should be implemented. Crime in rural areas in gen-eral, and in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea in particular, is an understudied social phenomenon which is of interest to the scientific community, as well as to the practitioners of law enforcement agencies. The present research deals with criminological study of qualitative and quanti-tative indicators of crime in rural regions, its causes and conditions, as well as preventive activities of internal affairs bodies and assessment of the effec-tiveness of measures taken to eliminate or neutralize illegal activities. The analysis of the specified char-acteristics served the foundation for substantiating a number of preventive measures, taking into ac-count regional features as well as local cultural, eth-nic and religious ones.

Uncommon suicide methods in the detention regime in Milan (1993–2019): Forensic contribution on autopsy cases

2021 ◽  
pp. 002581722098671
Author(s):  
Guendalina Gentile ◽  
Stefano Tambuzzi ◽  
Michele Boracchi ◽  
Paolo Bailo ◽  
Domenico Di Candia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Anaphylactic Shock ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Alternative Mode ◽  
Suicide Methods ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
Plastic Bag Suffocation

We analysed the recorded cases of suicides committed other than by hanging in prison in Milan. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 25,512 autopsies performed from 1993 to 2019, selecting all the suicides in prison but our attention was focused solely on cases where an alternative mode to hanging was used. From a total of 97 suicide events in prison, 15 were consistent with the established search criteria: 6 victims died from plastic bag suffocation, 4 by direct inhalation of butane gas, 2 associated plastic bag suffocation to inhalation of butane gas, one committed suicide with an edged weapon, one by self-burning and, finally, one by voluntary ingestion of a food to which he was allergic, with the intent of inducing an anaphylactic shock. Our analysis has shown that the landscape of prison suicides is diverse, not limited solely to hanging. Therefore, it is necessary for the forensic scientific community to raise awareness of potentially unusual suicide methods in prisons and, in the same way, for the Penitentiary Administration to put adequate preventive measures and strategies in place.

scholarly journals Determination of synthropy index for justification measures for early diagnosis and prevention of non-communicable diseases

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Functional Disorders ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Diagnostic Measures

Introduction. The spread of non-communicable diseases among pediatric population focuses attention of the scientific community on the search for effective mechanisms for early diagnostic of diseases and the introduction of appropriate preventive measures. According to the Center for Medical Statistics, the prevalence of diseases among adolescents is 2177.7 ‰ (in 2017), which may indicate the presence of several diseases in one adolescent and includes preventive measures to the category of immediate. The aim is to determine syntropic diseases and morpho-functional disorders among school-age children at the stages of medical preventive examinations. Materials and methods: M. von Pfaundler’s formula was used to calculate the index of syntropy (joint manifestation of diseases) on the basis of data from the evaluation of medical examinations of students during studying, at first to ninth grades. An index above 3.0 was chosen for analysis, which indicates a high syntropy of diseases. Syntropy indices are calculated for boys and girls. Results. The method of determining syntropic diseases is widely used by the Ukrainian scientific community [3, 4, 5]. The results of the study showed common syntropic combinations with a high index of syntropy throughout the period of study in primary and secondary school. Inherent for the boys were: functional disorders of the biliary tract, hypertrophy of the tonsils, posture disorders or functional weakness of the feet. For girls, common combinations were functional disorders of the biliary tract, hypertrophy of the tonsils and disorders of the neurological spectrum (neurasthenia, cerebrospinal fluid hypertension, vegetative - vascular dystonia). «Marker» diseases that require an expansion of the range of diagnostic and preventive measures for girls are FRBT, deviations of the nervous system. For boys with functional disorders of the biliary tract, puberty, or musculoskeletal disorders, additional diagnostic measures are required. Conclusions. The current Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on medical care for students of general secondary education (medical preventive examinations) provides only examination by a pediatrician, other specialists - according to the indications. Therefore, given the high syntropy of certain diseases, it is advisable to focus the attention of primary care professionals in conducting medical preventive examinations among children of primary school years and twelve to thirteen years to identify possible combined pathology and increase the level of knowledge of health professionals in the pre-medical stage of medical preventive examinations in order to identify diseases and morpho-functional abnormalities among school-age children and to introduce timely preventive measures.

Abstract #500: Osteoporosis Preventive Measures in Patients Receiving Glucocorticoids - are they Being Practiced?

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Nitika Malhotra ◽  
Reem Alnazawi ◽  
Ved Gossain ◽  
Matthew Hebdon
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures

Fatality of Suicide Attempts in Amsterdam 1996–2005

Crisis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evertjan Jansen ◽  
Marcel C.A. Buster ◽  
Annemarie L. Zuur ◽  
Cees Das
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Absolute Number ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Wish To Die ◽  
Municipal Health

Background: According to recent figures, Amsterdam is the municipality with the highest absolute number of suicides and the second highest suicide rate in the Netherlands. Aims: The aim of the study was to identify time trends and demographic differences in the occurrence of nonfatal suicide attempts versus suicides. Methods: We used registrations of forensic physicians and ambulance services of the Municipal Health Service of Amsterdam to study 1,004 suicides and 6,166 nonfatal attempts occurring in Amsterdam over the period 1996–2005. Results: The number of nonfatal attempts declined from 1996 to 2005, but the number of completed suicides remained relatively stable. Although case fatality was strongly associated with method used, we also found higher case fatalities for men and older people independent of method. Conclusions: The case fatality results suggest differences in motive among different demographic groups: possibly the wish to die is stronger among men and elderly. This finding had implications for the success to be expected from different preventive measures.

Bringing Psychoanalysis Into the Scientific Community

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-285
Author(s):  
Seymour Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community

On the general acceptance of confessions research: Opinions of the scientific community.

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saul M. Kassin ◽  
Allison D. Redlich ◽  
Fabiana Alceste ◽  
Timothy J. Luke
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
General Acceptance
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