The influence of societal behaviours and trends on mental health based applications: An environmental scan

BACKGROUNDWithin a decade, the expeditious evolution of technology has catalyzed digital advancements employed even at one’s fingertips. Now a household item, smartphones host innumerable apps supporting users across the world. One of the rising market niches includes mental-health based applications, which further branch into topics of lifestyle, habit-building, and productivity.METHODSThis systematic review explores quantitative and qualitative studies discussing variables of influence on social behaviours and trends for mental-health based applications. Searched databases include Science Direct, ProQuest, and Scopus with further supplementation of grey literature from Science Daily, Common Sense Media, and Extreme Networks. Extracted data precluded meta-analysis given the significant heterogeneity in study design, outcomes, and measurements. Studies were screened with a piloted tool and screening & extraction was completed independently among two authors. Disagreements following reconciliation between the two authors were settled by a third author. RESULTSAppraised articles identified trends & behaviors associated with app functionality, accessibility, and data/privacy security. The decline or absence of these features correlated with low user engagement.CONCLUSIONPrevalent features were determined for enhanced functionality, accessibility, and database security, which may serve to bolster apps within mental-health and its niches.

Bedding into Bags: The material and temporal assemblages of upcycling

<p>This paper presents an upcycling creative project: bedding into bags. The premise of the project is straightforward; to take an unused everyday household item (a duvet cover) and upcycle this into new products (8 different types of bags). The project develops a growing body of geographical research on the embodied practices of making, wherein the researcher is maker rather than observer. Through close attention to the materiality of making this project reveals the intricate assemblages of  materials and time that upcycling requires. This project responds to calls for a practice-based approach to sustainability that can reveal the possibilities and limitations of ‘doing’ sustainability.</p>

Subacute combined degeneration of the cord secondary to nitrous oxide misuse: No laughing matter

Nitrous oxide (N2O) has several traditional uses as a surgical and dental anaesthetic, as well as in aerosol spray propellants. It is the combination of analgesic and euphoric qualities coupled with accessibility as an over-the-counter household item that lends N2O to recreational use. Despite increasing evidence that prolonged use of N2O both medically and as a drug of abuse can cause disabling neurological side-effects, it remains widely used. We present the case of an 18-year-old male who was diagnosed with subacute combined degeneration of the cord (SCDC) secondary to acute, heavy recreational use of N2O. The patient presented with progressive paraesthesia affecting his hands and feet associated with distal weakness. MRI of the cervical spine revealed symmetric bilateral high T2 signal within the dorsal columns extending from the level of C2 to T2 with the inverted ‘V’ sign on axial T2-weighted slices indicative of SCDC. Although vitamin B12 levels were within normal range, marked elevation of methylmalonic acid and homocysteine support the diagnosis of B12 inactivation and functional B12 deficiency, which fully resolved with treatment.

Hemolytic Anemia and Hypoxic Brain Injury following Mothball Ingestion in a G6PD Nondeficient Infant: A Case Report

Mothballs are a common household item used as repellents and deodorizers. They are potential hazards and rare agents of poisoning in children. They are composed mainly of naphthalene, camphor, and 1, 4-dichlorobenzene in varying amounts depending on the manufacturers. It is essential to rule out poisoning by naphthalene in children presenting with hemolysis by eliciting a proper history. Since mothballs are readily available at home, children are drawn to it because of its attractive color and its consumption is a likely possibility. This is a case of ingestional naphthalene poisoning in a 1-year-old glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase nondeficient male child who presented with altered sensorium and hemolytic anemia. The child developed methemoglobinemia and sustained hypoxic brain injury. He was successfully managed by oral ascorbic acid, blood transfusion, and requisite supportive treatments. We report a case of naphthalene toxicity with hemolytic anemia and hypoxic brain damage to highlight the possibility of naphthalene poisoning in young children presenting with hemolytic anemia.

ІКОНА ЯК ПРЕДМЕТ ЖИТЛОВОГО ІНТЕР’ЄРУ

To identify the things-meaning role of the icon in modern housing interior as an object of cult and religious purpose, a work of art, a cultural artifact. General scientific methods of research have been applied, including chronographic, historical-comparative as well as those relating to art studies – figurative-stylistic, semantic, iconographic. Theoretical and art terminological constructions have been used for determining the conceptual apparatus of design. There have been analysed the peculiarities of the location of the icon in the living interior as a cult object, a work of art,a symbolic object,a household object according to its purpose as: a) a subject of religious worship, b) a collector's item, c) a cultural object that embodies religious, national-historical , myth ‒ poetic, figurative ‒ artistic meanings and reveals the possibilities of their implementation in design practice;the icon as a cult object and a work of art embodies the property of an object as a phenomenon, process, action, state, practical or theoretical human activity. It was studied out that the use of the icon in the interior takes into account that the imagery of the icon as an "internal form" of art highlights the place of the image in the overall structure of artistic reproduction of spiritual content and material external form, the point of embodiment of one in another – materialization of spiritual and spiritualization of material. It is concluded that the use of the icon in the interior involves understanding its objective meaning as two aspects of existence – material and spiritual. The scientific novelty consists in determining the place and meaning of the icon as a household item in terms of content, compositional and aesthetic filling of the residential environment. The proposed materials expand the understanding of the possibility of forming a modern residential interior; the results can be used in residential design practice.

Gendered objects and gendered spaces: The invisibilities of ‘knife’ crime

The knife is a relatively mundane, domestic and easily accessible household item. At the same time, it is the most commonly used weapon in intimate partner homicide. Recently however the knife has become an object of fear and panic in England and Wales when used in public by mostly young men on other young men. This aim of this article is to offer some reflections on the conundrums posed by these two observations. Here the ‘knife’ is considered through the integrated lenses of space, gender and materiality. Situated in this way the contemporary preoccupation with ‘knife’ crime illustrates the ongoing and deeply held assumptions surrounding debates on public and private violence. Whilst criminology has much to say on gender and violence, the gendered, spatialized and material presence of the knife remains poorly understood. In prioritizing ‘knife’ crime as a ‘public’ problem over its manifestation as an ongoing ‘private’ one, its gendered and spatialized features remain hidden thus adding to the failure of policy to tackle ‘knife’ crime in the round.

Pauline Wengeroff’s Memoirs of a Grandmother: The Evolution of One Household Item and Its Metaphoric Value Through Generations

Memoirs of a Grandmother: Scenes from the Cultural History of the Jews of Russia in the Nineteenth Century byPauline Wengeroff (published in 1908–1910 in Berlin) is a unique example of a Jewish autobiography written by a woman that depicts the Jewish traditional, preassimilation mode of life as the Golden Age. Reminiscing on the bygone times, the author also muses over her own, rather complicated relationship with the traditional and the modern. For her, the conflict between the two signifies the battle of sexes that was lost by women. A knife, described in some contexts as a household object, in others assumes a metaphorical value symbolizing the idyllic Jewish past and the dramatic changes undergone by the Jewish people, by Jewish women and by the memoirist herself. A woman with a knife, featured in the first volume as a symbol and a defender of the Jewish tradition, later morphs into a tragic figure, both a sacrifice and a sacrificer.

Hemolytic Crisis following Naphthalene Mothball Ingestion in a 21-Month-Old Patient with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

Introduction. Naphthalene is an aromatic hydrocarbon that may be found in mothballs and deodorizers. Exposure can occur by ingestion or dermal absorption. We present a case of acute hemolysis requiring blood transfusion in a 21-month-old male with a history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency after ingestion of a naphthalene-containing mothball. Case Presentation. A 21-month-old male with G6PD deficiency presented to the emergency department three hours following an exploratory ingestion of a naphthalene-containing mothball. On arrival, the patient was tachycardic with normal blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation. Initial laboratory studies showed significant anemia with elevated reticulocyte count, blood urea nitrogen, total bilirubin, and lactate dehydrogenase. Haptoglobin level was low, and the methemoglobin level was unremarkable. The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit and underwent blood transfusion. Discussion. This case serves as a reminder that mothballs, a ubiquitous household item, can be hazardous when accessible to vulnerable children. Care should be taken to secure these products and prevent ingestion.

Prevalence of accidents and poisoning due to household hazardous materials in a rural area of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu

Background: Over the last few decades hazardous materials have become a common household item in many rural areas of the developing world. Due to their easy availability, commercialization, accessibility and lack of awareness it has become a significant health problem globally. The objective of the study is to estimate the prevalence of household hazardous material accidents and poisoning and the factors associated with household hazardous accidents and poisoning among the rural population.Methods: A cross sectional study was done among the households located in rural fields practice area tertiary care hospital, with the sample size of 244 households by probability proportion sampling method. House to house interview was conducted using a predesigned, pre-tested questionnaire and household hazardous accidents and poisoning was assessed.Results: The overall prevalence of household hazardous accidents was 2.1% among the population. Among them 70% were less than 10 years of age followed by 10 to 20 years. The prevalence of household hazardous accident and poisoning was found to be positively associated with the factors like age <10 years, easy accessibility and storage in the open self.Conclusions: Regular assessment for household hazardous accident and poisoning should be carried out at the community level to find the exact burden. Utilization of this information, especially by the stakeholders and policy makers in the regional health sectors, can avert the problematic health situation.