scholarly journals Survey for a Vector of Zika Virus and Two Other Mosquito Species in Four Ecoregions of Missouri: An A Posteriori Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Claborn ◽  
Sapana Subedi Chowi ◽  
Matthew Flint ◽  
Clement Acheampong
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Species ◽  
The State ◽  
State University ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Senior Services ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Posteriori Analysis ◽  
Large Survey

In 2015, Zika emerged as a vector-borne disease in the Americas, causing a variety of health issues ranging from Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults to microcephaly in newborns. Following the documentation of mosquito-borne transmission of the disease in the southern United States, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services contracted with researchers at Missouri State University to complete a survey of possible mosquito vectors of the Zika in the state. The primary vector of the disease, Aedes aegypti, had been reported from Missouri in previous surveys from several decades ago, but a comprehensive survey of the state mosquitoes and never been completed. Researchers focused on mosquitoes that spend the immature stages in artificial containers because this is descriptive of the most important Zika vectors. The large survey over three years provided an opportunity for post hoc analysis of mosquito occurrence data across a variety of ecoregions inside the state, documenting changes in the vector populations as a result of invasive species. The survey also allowed an analysis of different trapping techniques for important species in the state. The results are reported in this chapter along with a discussion of the potential impact on human health of changes to the mosquito population.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-305
Keyword(s):  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
State Department ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
The State ◽  
State University ◽  
Louisiana State University ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Practicing Physicians

Postgraduate Education in Pediatrics in Louisiana: Louisiana State University School of Medicine and the Louisiana State Department of Health jointly have inaugurated a program of graduate instruction in pediatrics for the practicing physicians of the state. Dr. Sidney S. Chipman has joined the faculty of the School of Medicine as Director of the program. He has been appointed Associate Professor of Pediatrics and, at the same time, Associate in Pediatrics in the State Department of Health.

Living after colostomy: impact on quality of life

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1137
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Prates Fonseca ◽  
Lúcia Helena Rodrigues Costa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
State University ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Department Of Health

ABSTRACTObjectives: to investigate how the colostomy linked to the Support Coordination Health of Disabled People of the State Department of Health in Montes Claros/MG is perceived socially and evaluate their quality of life; to verify the location and number of deletions/day in their influence daily practices and to determine whether, in that it feels meets, the colostomy is socially reintegrated. Method: this is a descriptive and exploratory study from quantitative approach using WHOQOL-bref scale assessing overall quality of life and a questionnaire developed by the authors. Research universe: 40 colostomists Montes-Clarenses. Casuistical: 19 patients studied. Research Ethics Committee of the State University of Montes Claros: Protocol 802. Results: mean scores/high quality of life and general acceptance of physical appearance. Statistical significance for the variable meaning of life 'versus' use of life. Conclusions: colostomy as a positive factor for longevity and rehabilitation of patients in this study, however, with direct consequences on the quality of life, quality of life such as neutral by most subjects, revealed a statistical significance (p = 0.001) in meaning to life versus enjoyment of life, need to deepen the problem that involves the fact that colostomy and their situations, especially qualitatively. Descriptors: quality of life; colostomy; activities of daily living; health assessment; sickness impact profile.RESUMOObjetivos: verificar como o colostomizado vinculado à Coordenadoria de Apoio à Saúde do Portador de Deficiência da Secretaria Estadual de Saúde de Montes Claros/ MG se percebe socialmente e avalia sua qualidade de vida; verificar se a localização e número de eliminações/dia influem nas suas práticas cotidianas e observar se, na medida em que se sente adaptado, o colostomizado reintegra-se socialmente. Método: estudo descritivo exploratório, quantitativo utilizando-se da escala WHOQOL–bref avaliando a qualidade de vida geral e o questionário elaborado pelos autores. O universo de pesquisa foi 40 colostomizados Montes-Clarenses cuna casuística foi de 19 pacientes estudados após a aprovação pelo Comitê Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros com protocolo 802. Resultados: escores médios/altos de qualidade de vida geral e aceitação de aparência física. Significância estatística para a variável sentido para a vida ‘versus’ aproveitamento de vida. Conclusões: colostomia como fator positivo para longevidade e reabilitação dos pacientes em estudo, porém, com reflexos diretos sobre a qualidade de vida destes; qualidade de vida referida como neutra pela maioria dos sujeitos; evidenciou-se significância estatística (p= 0,001), em sentido para a vida versus aproveitamento da vida; necessidade de aprofundamento na problemática que envolve o fato de ser colostomizado e suas conjunturas, sobretudo qualitativamente. Descritores: qualidade de vida; colostomia; atividades de vida diária; avaliação em saúde; perfil de impacto da doença.RESUMENObjetivos: comprobar como el colostomizado vinculado a la Coordenadoría de Apoyo a la Salud del Portador de Deficiência de la Secretaría Estadual de Salud de Montes Claros/MG se percibe socialmente y valora su calidad de vida; comprobar se la localización y número de elimininaciones/ día influencian en las prácticas diárias y observar se, el costomizado se reintegra socialmente. Método: estudio descriptivo exploratorio, cuantitativo mediante el WHOQOL-bref evaluando calidad general de vida y cuestionario desarrollado por los autores. Total em investigación: 40 colostomizados Montes-Clarenses. Casuística: 19 pacientes investigados. Aprobación del Comité de Ética de Investigación de la Universidad Estatal de Montes Claros: protocolo 802. Resultados: puntuaciónes con medio/ alta calidad de vida y aceptación general de apariencia física. Significación estadística para la variable, significado para la vida “contra” el uso de la vida. Conclusiones: colostomía es factor positivo para la longevida y la rehabilitación de los investigados, sin embargo, com consecuencias directas sobre la calidad de vida; calidad de vida aludida como neutral por la mayoría de los sujetos; reveló estadística significativa (p= 0,001), para el significado de la vida contra el uso de la vida; necesidad de profundización en la problemática de la colostomización y sus situaciones, cualitativamente. Descriptores: calidad de vida; colostomía; actividades de la vida diária; evaluación en salud; perfil de impacto de la enfermedad.

scholarly journals Defining the Pandemic at the State Level: Sequence-Based Epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason T Ladner ◽  
Brendan B Larsen ◽  
Jolene R Bowers ◽  
Crystal M Hepp ◽  
Evan Bolyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Viral Genomes ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In December of 2019, a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, emerged in the city of Wuhan, China causing severe morbidity and mortality. Since then, the virus has swept across the globe causing millions of confirmed infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths. To better understand the nature of the pandemic and the introduction and spread of the virus in Arizona, we sequenced viral genomes from clinical samples tested at the TGen North Clinical Laboratory, provided to us by the Arizona Department of Health Services, and at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, collected as part of community surveillance projects. Phylogenetic analysis of 79 genomes we generated from across Arizona revealed a minimum of 9 distinct introductions throughout February and March. We show that >80% of our sequences descend from clades that were initially circulating widely in Europe but have since dominated the outbreak in the United States. In addition, we show that the first reported case of community transmission in Arizona descended from the Washington state outbreak that was discovered in late February. Notably, none of the observed transmission clusters are epidemiologically linked to the original travel-related cases in the state, suggesting successful early isolation and quarantine. Finally, we use molecular clock analyses to demonstrate a lack of identifiable, widespread cryptic transmission in Arizona prior to the middle of February 2020.

Comparative characteristics of educational stress and mental health of senior medicine students at different universities (results of an interregional study)

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-46
Author(s):  
Victoria Ruzhenkova ◽  
Irina Sheremet’eva ◽  
Viktor Ruzhenkov
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
The State ◽  
Panic Attacks ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
State University ◽  
The Future ◽  
Training Stress ◽  
Medical University

Stress negatively affects the mental health of students, causes anxiety and depression, leads to poor academic performance, lowers level of professional training and success in the future. The purpose of the research is to study the state of mental health of medical students to develop recommendations for the prevention of maladaptation. Materials and methods. 252 5-year students aged 20–29 (22 ± 1,1) years, 168 (66,7 %) females and 84 (33,3 %) males (137 students of Belgorod State University and 115 of Altay State Medical University (ASMU)) were examined by medico-sociological and psychometric methods. Results. It was established that every fifth student of the Belgorod State University and every third of the ASMU did not enter the medical university on their own initiative. Less than half (43 %) of Belgorod State University students and 30.4 % of the ASMU ones are convinced that the choice of profession was correct, 35 and 37.4 % are, consequently, completely disappointed with it. Students of Belgorod State University dealt with training stress factors poorer and, as a result, have more pronounced mental symptoms of training stress, difficulties in organizing the daily regimen, irregular nutrition, and fear of the future. Regardless of the region of studying, the number of students not committed to the medical profession, after 5 years of study, is more than 3 times higher among those who enter the university not on their own initiative. Students of the ASMU hit substances, skipped classes, played computer games and took sedative drugs more often to overcome academic stress. The degree of anxiety before the exams in students of Belgorod State University was higher (9 points) than in their peers from the State Medical University (7 points). An extremely high (8–10 points) level of anxiety before exams was characteristic of 75,9 and 44,3 % of students, respectively. The former were more likely to experience clinically significant panic attacks: 27,7 and 6,1 %. Conclusion. Given the high incidence of social phobia (19,1–24,1 %), depression (22,6–32,2 %) and anxiety (21,9– 27,8 %) among medical students, the development and implementation of psycho-correctional programs aimed at the formation of adaptive ways to overcome stress, reduce anxiety and depression is required. This will prevent the development of psychosomatic disorders and addictions.

UTILIZANDO O ROLE PLAYING GAME (RPG) COMO UM RECURSO DIDÁTICO NO ENSINO DE GEOGRAFIA FÍSICA

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 1289-1299
Author(s):  
Daniel Victor Martins de Araújo ◽  
Cleire Lima Da Costa Falcão
Keyword(s):  
Role Playing ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
The State ◽  
State University ◽  
Geography Teaching ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Cognitive Action ◽  
Role Playing Game ◽  
Didactic Material ◽  
Brazilian Northeast

A utilização de novas metodologias em sala de aula é um assunto recorrente dentro das discussões sobre o ensino de geografia. Possuindo isso em mente, como produto da disciplina de Oficina em Geografia II da Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) foi elaborado um material didático alternativo com objetivo de auxiliar os docentes na construção de um ensino contextualizado de Geografia. Essa pesquisa objetiva apresentar uma metodologia alternativa para o ensino de Geografia que visa praticar além da ação cognitiva de memorizar um conceito, trabalhando a interdisciplinaridade, a criatividade, o emocional e a cooperação. A proposta foi construir um RPG (Role Playing Game), que é um jogo que se utiliza da interpretação de personagens para criar e contar histórias coletivamente nas quais todos os agentes se tornam ativos dentro desse processo. Realizaram-se os seguintes procedimentos: revisão bibliográfica, seleção e adaptação do sistema de regras. Por fim, produziu-se a aventura de RPG intitulada “A busca pelo arco de Gelo”, que trabalha alguns aspectos físicos do nordeste brasileiro principalmente do estado do Ceará. Após a elaboração do material constatou-se a importância de trabalhar perspectivas para além do conteudismo. Sentiu-se a necessidade de aplicar no ensino básico para mensurar seu real impacto. Palavras-chave:  Recurso Didático. RPG. Geografia Física. ABSTRACTThe use of innovative methodologies in the classroom is a recurring subject in discussions about geography teaching. With that in mind, as a result of the discipline Workshop in Geography II from the State University of Ceará (UECE) was created, an alternative didactic material with the aid of teachers in the construction of a contextualized geography teaching. This research looks to show an alternative perspective for the teaching of geography that aims to practice beyond the cognitive action of memorizing the concept, but also working on interdisciplinary, creativity, the emotional and cooperation. The proposal was to build an RPG (Role Playing Game), which is a game that uses character interpretation to create and tell stories collectively in which all agents become active within that process. The following procedures were executed: bibliographic review, selection and adaptation of the rules system. At the end, it produced an adventure of RPG "The search for the arc of Ice" that works on physical aspects from the Brazilian northeast, focusing on the state of Ceará. After the material elaboration, it was clear the importance to work on perspectives beyond content. It felt the need to apply the didactic resource to measure its real impact. Keywords: Didactic Resource. RPG. Physical geography.     RESUMEN El uso de metodologías innovadoras en el aula es un tema recurrente en los debates sobre la enseñanza de la geografía. Con eso en mente, como resultado de la disciplina Taller de Geografía II de la Universidad Estatal de Ceará (UECE), se creó un material didáctico alternativo con la ayuda de los maestros en la construcción de una enseñanza de geografía contextualizada. Esta investigación busca mostrar una perspectiva alternativa para la enseñanza de la geografía que tiene como objetivo practicar más allá de la acción cognitiva de memorizar el concepto, pero también trabajando en la interdisciplinaria, la creatividad, lo emocional y la cooperación. La propuesta era construir un juego de rol (RPG), que es un juego que utiliza la interpretación de personajes para crear y contar historias colectivamente en las que todos los agentes se vuelven activos dentro de ese proceso. Se ejecutaron los siguientes procedimientos: revisión bibliografico, selección y adaptación del sistema de reglas.   Palabras clave: Recurso didáctico. RPG Geografía Física.  

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Recommender Systems and Their Applications in Cybersecurity

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5248
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Pawlicka ◽  
Marek Pawlicki ◽  
Rafał Kozik ◽  
Ryszard S. Choraś
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Recommender Systems ◽  
Recommender System ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Security Concerns ◽  
Valuable Role

This paper discusses the valuable role recommender systems may play in cybersecurity. First, a comprehensive presentation of recommender system types is presented, as well as their advantages and disadvantages, possible applications and security concerns. Then, the paper collects and presents the state of the art concerning the use of recommender systems in cybersecurity; both the existing solutions and future ideas are presented. The contribution of this paper is two-fold: to date, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no work collecting the applications of recommenders for cybersecurity. Moreover, this paper attempts to complete a comprehensive survey of recommender types, after noticing that other works usually mention two–three types at once and neglect the others.

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