scholarly journals Analogy of Kaba Suram with COVID-19 Symptoms - A Siddha Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 616-621
Author(s):  
Susila Rathinam ◽  
Kannan Muthiah ◽  
Sathiyarajeswaran Parameswaran ◽  
Kavitha Tamilarasan ◽  
Esaivani Selvarajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Research Community ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Herbal Decoction ◽  
Current Scenario

Kaba Suram (phlegmatic fever) is one among the 64 types of Suram (Pyrexia/fever), its synonyms, causes, pathology and characteristics have been mentioned crystal clear in Siddha literature. Its clinical features have been mentioned in few literatures such as Theran karisal, Suravagadam, Yugi chinthamani etc., which are almost similar to each other. The present day pandemic disease COVID-19 which still lacks specific drug towards its management or prophylaxis has become the spectrum of research focus in current scenario. Upon keen understanding of the Siddha literature the signs and symptoms of Kaba Suram fall in line with COVID-19 and a few other flu like illnesses. Therefore, the herbal decoction Kaba Sura Kudineer (KSK) indicated for the management of Kaba Suram has been recommended by the Siddha research community towards an integrated approach in tackling this worldwide emergency. The current scientific community demands evidence based explanation to understand the concept of Siddha system of medicine and necessitates International standards to reassure the efficacy of Siddha medicine. In this aspect, this review is aimed at evaluating all the available informations on Kaba Suram in Siddha literature and pathophysiology of COVID-19 and to interpret the search results in terms of pathophysiology of Kaba Suram based on Mukkutram theory. This effort would therefore enable the Siddha research community to opt for effective Siddha medicines to manage the present pandemic situation.

scholarly journals Influence of Nature at the Time of the Pandemic: An Experience-Based Survey at the Time of SARS-CoV-2 to Demonstrate How Even a Short Break in Nature Can Reduce Stress for Healthcare Staff

2021 ◽  
pp. 193758672199111
Author(s):  
Marco Gola ◽  
Monica Botta ◽  
Anna Lisa D’Aniello ◽  
Stefano Capolongo
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Profile Of Mood States ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Multidisciplinary Working ◽  
The Moment

Aim: The current COVID-19 pandemic has been causing significant upheavals in the daily lives of citizens and consequently also their mood (stress, distraction, anxiety, etc.), especially during the lockdown phase. The aim of the investigation is to evaluate the benefits of 20–30 minutes in contact with nature. Background: The Scientific Community, also through the evidence-based design approach, has already demonstrated the importance of greenery and nature on the psychophysical well-being of people and, in a moment of emergency, contact with the nature can be therapeutic and quite influential on the mental health of staff subject to stress. Method: During the lockdown, an Italian multidisciplinary working group promoted an experience-based survey, based on the Profile of Mood States methodology, for measuring the psychophysical well-being of hospital staff. Results: The author collected 77 questionnaires. The benefits that users have obtained from the experience in nature have been investigated by comparing the type of stresses they were subjected to and highlighting various peculiarities in the data analysis associated with the type of green in which they carried out the survey, the healthcare areas in which they worked during the pandemic emergency, and the moment in which the survey was conducted. Conclusions: The study has highlighted that a short break in green spaces strongly influenced the mental and psychophysical well-being of hospital staff, emphasizing the importance of nearby green spaces in architectures for health. Even a brief break in nature can regenerate users, especially in times of a stressful health emergency.

Recognition and management of neonatal sepsis

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 410-415
Author(s):  
Luke William Crocker ◽  
Ayesha White ◽  
Paul Anthony Heaton ◽  
Débora Pascoal Horta ◽  
Siba Prosad Paul
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Sepsis ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Suspected Sepsis ◽  
Serious Illness ◽  
Prompt Treatment ◽  
Serious Infection ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Red Flag

Neonatal sepsis results from acute bacterial or viral infection occurring in the first 28 days of life. It causes significant morbidity and mortality, although the outcome can be improved by early recognition and prompt treatment by health professionals. This article describes the most common causes of sepsis, and explains why neonates are particularly vulnerable to infection. It highlights the non-specific way in which an infant with a serious infection may present, indicating the crucial features to elicit during history taking and examination, and emphasising the ‘red-flag’ signs and symptoms that should increase suspicion of a serious illness. The authors have adapted National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines to produce an evidence-based approach to the management of an infant with suspected sepsis, and describe the roles of nurses in ensuring effective treatment and best outcomes for these babies.

scholarly journals Integrated Approach for Wastewater Treatment and Biofuel Production in Microalgae Biorefineries

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2282
Author(s):  
Sanjeet Mehariya ◽  
Rahul Kumar Goswami ◽  
Pradeep Verma ◽  
Roberto Lavecchia ◽  
Antonio Zuorro
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
World Population ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Valuable Compounds

The increasing world population generates huge amounts of wastewater as well as large energy demand. Additionally, fossil fuel’s combustion for energy production causes the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) and other pollutants. Therefore, there is a strong need to find alternative green approaches for wastewater treatment and energy production. Microalgae biorefineries could represent an effective strategy to mitigate the above problems. Microalgae biorefineries are a sustainable alternative to conventional wastewater treatment processes, as they potentially allow wastewater to be treated at lower costs and with lower energy consumption. Furthermore, they provide an effective means to recover valuable compounds for biofuel production or other applications. This review focuses on the current scenario and future prospects of microalgae biorefineries aimed at combining wastewater treatment with biofuel production. First, the different microalgal cultivation systems are examined, and their main characteristics and limitations are discussed. Then, the technologies available for converting the biomass produced during wastewater treatment into biofuel are critically analyzed. Finally, current challenges and research directions for biofuel production and wastewater treatment through this approach are outlined.

scholarly journals Medieval Bulgaria in the Context of Political Imagology

Slovene ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 527-537
Author(s):  
Irina Yu. Vashcheva ◽  
Dmitry A. Koryakov
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Scientific Level ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Scientific Dialogue ◽  
Long Term Studies

The article is a review of the book written by the famous Bulgarian medievalist P. Angelov. The work under review is a collection of articles published in different years and divided into four thematic blocks: Serbian-Bulgarian relations, medieval Bulgarian diplomacy, Bulgarians as seen by their neighbours, and other nations as seen by the medieval Bulgarians. The authors of this review think highly of the book. A significant part of its articles was published in the last five years, but even the earlier articles have still not lost their relevance. The long-term studies of P. Angelov recreate a fairly clear and bright picture of military and diplomatic contacts of Bulgaria and Serbia, Bulgaria and Byzantium, Bulgaria and other countries of the region in a rather broad historical perspective. Some of the debatable assumptions made by the author do not in the least detract from the significance of the work, but, on the contrary, contribute to a constructive scientific dialogue. In general, the new collection of works by P. Angelov, without a doubt, is scientifically relevant, makes a significant contribution to important fields of study, meets the modern international standards of scientific level and will certainly be in demand in the Russian and European scientific community.

scholarly journals Low-Cost, Accessible Fabrication Methods for Microfluidics Research in Low-Resource Settings

Micromachines ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang-Tuan Nguyen ◽  
Ha Thach ◽  
Emmanuel Roy ◽  
Khon Huynh ◽  
Cecile Perrault
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Microfluidic Devices ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Access To Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Low Resource

Microfluidics are expected to revolutionize the healthcare industry especially in developing countries since it would bring portable, easy-to-use, self-contained diagnostic devices to places with limited access to healthcare. To date, however, microfluidics has not yet been able to live up to these expectations. One non-negligible factor can be attributed to inaccessible prototyping methods for researchers in low-resource settings who are unable to afford expensive equipment and/or obtain critical reagents and, therefore, unable to engage and contribute to microfluidics research. In this paper, we present methods to create microfluidic devices that reduce initial costs from hundreds of thousands of dollars to about $6000 by using readily accessible consumables and inexpensive equipment. By including the scientific community most embedded and aware of the requirements of healthcare in developing countries, microfluidics will be able to increase its reach in the research community and be better informed to provide relevant solutions to global healthcare challenges.

Evidence-Based Research in Nursing Science: A Reproducible Framework

2020 ◽  
pp. 019394592097779
Author(s):  
Soyoung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Reproducible Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Minimum Standard ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Nursing Science

While current clinical research generally employs complex computational methods to analyze large amounts of data, reproducible research is a growing movement within the scientific community. This methodology paper consists of five sections discussing the definitions of replicability, reproducibility, and reproducible research, the current status of reproducible research in nursing science, the introduction of a reproducible framework, and the challenges and recommendations for reproducible research. To ensure the data preprocessing process and data analysis of an original study at the minimum standard, it is necessary for the study’s data investigative cycle to be transparent. Most arguments for reproducible research were driven by a critical review of journal articles and conference proceedings. The suggested methodological framework capturing how scientific research generates is expected to contribute to guiding nurse scientists to conduct reproducible research. To generate high-quality scientific evidence for evidence-based practice, the reproducible framework should be integrated into nursing research.

Assessment and therapeutic strategy for agitation, confusion, and delirium in the ICU

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele C. Balas ◽  
E. Wesley Ely
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Therapeutic Strategy ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Everyday Clinical Practice ◽  
Delirium Assessment ◽  
Effective Assessment

Agitation and delirium are conditions that are highly prevalent in the intensive care unit (ICU). Both are believed to be caused by a number of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, and present with a variety of signs and symptoms. Consequently, these conditions are notoriously difficult to detect and treat. Variations in sedative practices, misperceptions regarding delirium and its association with outcomes, and lack of knowledge regarding screening tools, may all impede effective assessment, and management of agitation and delirium. A further complication is that many of the medications used to treat critically-ill patients are now known to increase the risk of delirium. While studies conducted over the last decade have significantly contributed to our understanding of how best to diagnose, prevent, and manage these common conditions, this knowledge is not always successfully adopted into everyday clinical practice. This chapter provides readers with an evidence-based review of agitation and delirium assessment and therapeutic strategies applicable for use in the ICU setting.

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