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本稿の目的は、学校教育における地域と連携・協働した地域学習の体系を構築している京都府南丹市美山町の美 山小学校・美山中学校における「美山学」について、それが成立する前のへき地・小規模校における長年の取組の中で 育まれてきた実践を整理することである。美山小学校は 2016 年に美山町内の 5 小学校を再編して開校したが、その前から地域資源の活用が各小学校で行われていた。本研究では新聞記事や小学校再編時に作成された各校の閉校記念誌などを参照し、「美山学」成立の前段階における学校と地域との関係について検討した。地域が主体となって学校を支援 する例としては、育友会や読み聞かせ団体の活動があった。地域学習は各校で多岐にわたる活動が展開されたが、実際に地域の人と関わりながら進められた実践が多かった。また特別活動や行事などでも地域との交流が活発で、地域と合同で行事を開催するなど密接な連携が見られた。このように美山町では学校と地域との連携・協働が早くから活発であり、これらが土台となって「美山学」が成立したと考えられる。

The Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) study of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has achieved >80% follow-up for study subjects who were enrolled from 2002 to 2005; patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were reported at 2, 6, and 10 years through a carefully designed protocol that included surgeon involvement to encourage subjects to complete and return questionnaires. The process included emails and telephone calls from the central coordinating center, from research coordinators at each local institution, and lastly, from the subjects' surgeons for those who were less inclined to complete the follow-up. In order to quantify the effect of site and surgeon involvement, the enrollment year of 2005 was monitored for the 10-year follow-up (n = 516 subjects). In contact efforts made by the coordinating center, 73.8% (381) of study subjects were reached by the central site coordinator, contact information was verified, and questionnaires were subsequently sent, completed, and returned. An additional 54 subjects (10.5% of the overall study population) returned the questionnaire after local study site involvement, indicating the importance of individual surgeon and local site involvement to improve follow-up rates in multicenter studies in orthopaedic surgery. Follow-up rates were higher when a specific individual (the surgeon or the research coordinator) was given the task of final follow-up.

In this paper, we present the results of the development of thirty digital contents in “NONTA Classroom”, for deepening regional understanding. We propose the pedagogical foundations for implementing them in the curriculum of elementary school education. We conceived of an online local study for elementary school social studies, in which the Board of Education mediates between Educational Vison Research Institute (EVRI) of Hiroshima University and elementary schools in Higashi-Hiroshima City. Future research will examine how children’s citizenship and teachers’ curriculum design are improved in the context of actual practice.

Background: Cerebrovascular diseases (CVD), including stroke, are considered as a high burden heath issue around the world. Diabetes is a well-established risk factor for stroke that affects both severity and outcome. Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate cerebral stroke in diabetic patients and the impact of diabetes mellitus on the severity and outcome of all types of strokes. Patients and Methods: This study included 500 patients with the first attack stroke who were classified into two groups; Group A: 404 diabetic patients & Group B: 96 non-diabetic patients. All patients were diagnosed clinically and with base line CT (Computed Tomography) brain and stroke severity was evaluated by NIHSS within 24 hours of admission. Results: The mean NIHSS in the diabetic cases was 10.35 ± 2.51 which was statistically significant higher as compared with the non-diabetic cases (7.25 ± 1.02) (P

Distance education enables students to encounter others who are socially and culturally heterogeneous beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom space. However, the advantages of distance education have not been fully utilized in the past. Based on this awareness of the problem, the "Local Study to Encourage Wide Area Communication" in Higashihiroshima City was implemented. In this study, we examine how the children received the cross-border distance education. Specifically, we analyzed the questionnaires of the children (2,288 students in the 3rd and 4th grades) who participated in the study. Considering the results, the following three points were derived. (1) Distance education enables children to focus on and observe through a screen what they cannot see and hear in their daily lives. (2) Distance education enables children to create new knowledge through discussions with children who do not usually interact with each other. (3) Distance education enables children to learn about towns that they do not usually visit., 広島大学大学院人間社会科学研究科からは「令和３年度研究科裁量経費・東広島市連携・広域交流型オンライン社会科地域学習支援事業」を交付いただいた。

This article examines the role of one of the first arthouse cinemas in London, the Everyman in Hampstead. A detailed local study, it also explores the wider context of cinema in Britain in the 1930...

本稿では、COVID-19 (新型コロナウイルス感染症) の世界的・全国的拡大による学校教育への影響をふまえた、地域学習 (郷土学習) の在り方を検討する。2020年7月19日に、「新型コロナウイルス感染症 (COVID-19) とESD地域学習―『Withコロナ』の経験を共有し『Postコロナ』に活かそう―」をテーマに、Zoomを用いたオンラインシンポジウムを企画実施した。本稿ではまず、このシンポジウムの開催経緯と内容、実践報告を示す。そのうえで、シンポジウム内でおこなわれた議論および開催後の参加者アンケートをもとに、COVID-19の流行の経験をふまえた今後の地域学習の在り方を検討する。結果は3つに大別できる。第一に、地域をめぐるフィールドワークは、地域のリアルな状況を把握するうえで重要であり、関係者の理解を得たうえで積極的に実施する必要がある。第二に、オンライン環境の活用可能性が増していることは地域学習にとって好機になる。第三に、学びの対象としてのコロナ禍が加わった。ローカルな地域の様々な要素とグローバルな要素がリンクしていること、社会構造や政治が私たちの行く末を大きく左右することが実感できる。以上を組み合わせることで、地域学習を通じて、学習者は持続可能な社会の構築を自分事にできる可能性がある。

学校統廃合により学校区が広域化した十津川村の地域学習がどのように変化していったのかを、副読本の分析をもとに明らかにする。大きな変化は、説明文を中心とした読み物教材の形から、インタビュー内容の掲載や、子どもたちに自分たちで調べる、やってみることを促す記述の増えた教科書準拠型になったことである。また、内容の変化としては、歴史についての記述が減り、暮らしに関することや環境・災害に関する記述が増えた。さらに、学校統合前後でも、副読本の内容の変化が見られた。

تتجه العدید من بحوث الإسکان مؤخرا لدراسة العلاقة بین الإنسان والمجتمع والبیئة السکنیة، باعتبارها المحتوىالمادی والمعنوی لتلبیة احتیاجات الأسر والمجتمع. لذلک، ظهر الاهتمام بأنماط حیاة المجتمعات کمحرک رئیسی فیاستهداف تحقیق بیئة سکنیة مستدامة اجتماعیا بالتجمعات العمرانیة الجدیدة، وما یترتب علیها من تفضیلات الإسکان .یناقش البحث هذا الإطار من منطلق إشکالیة عدم الإشباع الکامل لتفضیلات واحتیاجات الأسرة بمشروعات الإسکانالحکومی وفقا لأنماط حیاتها بالمجتمع وقدراتها الشرائیة بسبب قلة مراعاة هذه المشروعات لخصائص البیئاتوالمجتمعات المختلفة وتطورها عبر الزمن وکذلک اشتراطات وتشریعات العمران. یتبع البحث المنهج الاستنباطی بدراسةالنظریات المتعلقة بتصنیف أنماط الحیاة وتصنیف السکان لمجموعا ت متجانسة، والتی یقترح البحث إعادة تصنیفها منمنطلق القدرة الشرائیة وتطور احتیاجات المسکن والمشارکة المجتمعیة. کما ناقشت الأدبیات کیفیة توقع تفضیلاتالإسکان . ویهدف البحث إلى دراسة العلاقة بین أنماط معیشة مجموعات أنماط الحیاة بالبیئة السکنیة وتطور الهرم السکانیلها عبر الزمن کدراسة محلیة تفید القائمین على مشروعات الإسکان الحکومی. ویقدم البحث تطبیقا باستکشاف مجموعاتأنماط الحیاة بمدینتی الشیخ زاید و 15 ما یو وارتباطها بتفضیلات البیئة السکنیة، ومقارنة هذه المجموعات بالدراس اتالمجتمعیة الرسمیة لتلک المدن. استخدمت الدراسة أدوات الاستبیانات، التحلیل ا لإحصائی والمقارن بین حالات الدراسة ،والصور الفوتوغرافیة. توصلت النتائج إلى أن أولویات القدرة الشرائیة غیر ثابتة، ومحددا تها هی نمط حیازة المسکن،نمط الانتقال والحرکة الآلیة، نوعیة المؤسسات التعلیمیة، بالإضافة لکیفیة استقراء مدى تطابق المخطط المستهدف لأنماطالإسکان م ع واقع مجموعات أنماط حیاة السکا ن . وتسهم هذه النتائج فی ضرورة تضمین المرونة التصمیمیة عبر الزمنبمشروعا ت الإسکان الحکومی بالإضافة لتوفیر أدوات ووسائل بحثیة وتحلیلیة لدراسة أنماط حیاة السکان تسهم فیتخصیص البیئة السکنیة وفقا للأنماط بصورة أد ق . Many studies recently are directed towards studying the interrelations among humankind, society, and built environment through which the physical and non-physical contexts should reply families and society needs. Therefore, the importance of studying societal lifestyles and the formation of residential preferences reveals as a new major determinant in achieving new living environments within new settlements. The research discusses problems of non-compliance in satisfying the needs of families related to their lifestyles and purchasing capabilities resulted from urban legislations. The research aims to study (through a deductive methodology) the interrelations between the way of living of stated lifestyle clusters, and the evolution of the population pyramid over time. The research presents a local study that could help to enhance public housing projects. The research focuses on analyzing social lifestyleclusters of two Egyptian new cities: Sheikh Zayed and 15th of May, to explore their residentialpreferences, then it compares these findings with the formal social studies. Questionnaires,statistical comparative analysis, as well as photographs were utilized. The research resulted insome tomes, such as the variables of financial capabilities are the pattern of tenure of thedwelling, transportation pattern, and the type of educational institutions. The study showshow to induce the relationships between targeted housing patterns and the reality of theresidents' lifestyle clusters. The results highlight the need to include design flexibility ingovernmental housing projects and to provide research and analytical tools to study theresidents’ lifestyles to customize the residential environment through the more accuratepatterns .

Este texto tem por objetivo contribuir à compreensão da escolha da carreira docente e formação de professoras aposentadas da rede de ensino pública do estado de São Paulo, nas escolas rurais e urbanas da região de Birigui/SP. Delimita-se 1944, ano de ingresso no curso normal da professora mais velha do grupo, a 1991, ano de aposentadoria da professora mais jovem. A análise ocorreu a partir de bibliografia especializada sobre o tema e corpus das entrevistas transcritas das quatro professoras que relataram a memória vivida. Trata-se de um estudo local, mas com possibilidades de compreensão dos cursos de formação de professores do estado de São Paulo e dos aspectos que contribuíam para que uma jovem se motivasse à escolha da carreira docente. Os resultados obtidos apontam para o fato de que dentre as professoras, três participaram da formação inicial em escolas primárias rurais; a partir do ginásio, todas estudaram em escolas urbanas e prosseguiram nos estudos até a finalização do curso normal. Uma delas apenas cursou a Pedagogia. Quanto à vocação/motivação, as narrativas permitem compreender que as experiências vivenciadas durante a vida escolar pelas professoras contribuíram para a formação de cada uma delas, que participaram da história da formação de professores do município de Birigui/SP.

Let f be a holomorphic self-map of the unit ball in dimension 2, which does not have an interior fixed point. Suppose that f has a Wolff point p with the boundary dilatation coefficient equal to 1 and the non-tangential differential dfp = id. The local behaviours of f near p are quite diverse, and we give a detailed study in many typical cases. As a byproduct, we give a dynamical interpretation of the Burns–Krantz rigidity theorem. Note also that similar results hold on two-dimensional contractible smoothly bounded strongly pseudoconvex domains.

The Atlantic sector of the Basque Country is characterised by a particular settlement pattern known as baserria, consisting of dispersed, individual farmsteads with autonomous landholdings. Over the last few decades, the architecture of these farmsteads has been studied from an archaeological point of view, resulting in detailed typo-chronological series on the evolution of aspects like constructive materials and techniques or the functional division of the domestic and productive spaces. In this paper, we propose widening this analytical framework by adopting a landscape-based approach that considers not only the architecture of domestic units, but also the material traces of past social practices in the surrounding agricultural areas (e.g., the creation of specific productive spaces or the imprints of specific management practices, like manuring or liming). To this scope, we propose an intensive local study based on the village of Zizurkil (Gipuzkoa, Basque Country). We have applied a transdisciplinary methodology based on the combined analysis of documentary and oral sources, architectural features present in the local landscape, and geoarchaeological core sampling. Sampled soil records have been analysed using different physical and chemical proxies (XRD, XRF, and LOI, along with radiocarbon dating) to define a high-resolution stratigraphic characterisation. Our results show three main phases in the evolution of the local rural landscape: 1) a moment of (re)configuration that originated the backbone of the ‘traditional’ landscape between the 14th and 16th centuries; 2) a significant intensification linked to the introduction of American crops, such as maize, between the 17th-19th centuries; and 3) a rapid degradation since the mid-20th century

Introduction: while some of scholars believe that combining adult and adolescent suicidal behavior findings can result in misleading conclusions, some of researchers have stated that suicidal behavior may be a different phenomenon in adolescents than in adults. Hence, in the present study, the clinical profile of suicidal behavior among adult and child & adolescent psychiatric inpatients, has been compared with each other, to assess their resemblances or variances, in a non-western, local patient population. Methods: five acute academic wards, which have been specified for admission of first episode adult psychiatric patients, and five acute non-academic wards, which have been specified for admission of recurrent episode adult psychiatric patients, had been selected for current study. In addition, child & adolescent section of Razi psychiatric hospital was the field of appraisal concerning its specific age-group. All inpatients with suicidal behavior (successful suicide and attempted suicide, in total), during the last five years (2013-2018), had been included in the present investigation. Besides, clinical diagnosis was based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition. Intra-group and between-group analyses had been performed by ‘comparison of proportions’. Statistical significance as well, had been defined as p value ≤0.05. Results: As said by results, during a sixty months period, sixty-three suicidal behaviors among adult patients, including one successful suicide and sixty-two suicide attempts, and fourteen suicide attempts among child & adolescent patients, without any successful one, had been recorded by the security board of the hospital. While among adults and child & adolescent patients no significant gender-based difference was evident, with respect to suicidal conduct, among adults, the most frequent mental illness was bipolar I disorder, which was significantly more prevalent in comparison with other mental disorders. The other disorders included schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, personality disorders (borderline & antisocial), substance abuse disorders, and adjustment disorder. Among child & adolescent subjects, the most frequent mental illness was, once more, bipolar I disorder, followed by conduct disorder, and substance abuse disorder. Moreover, no significant difference was evident between the first admission and recurrent admission cases in adults or child & adolescents. While self-mutilation, self poisoning and hanging were the preferred methods of suicide among both groups, self-mutilation was significantly more prevalent than the other ways. Conclusion: While the annual incidence of suicidal behavior in inpatient adults and child & adolescents was comparable, bipolar disorder was the most frequent serious mental illness among suicidal subjects of both groups. Moreover, self-mutilation was the preferred method of suicide in adult and child & adolescent psychiatric inpatients.

This article describes a local study that seeks to illuminate first-year college students’ prior experiences with research and information literacy (IL) during high school. A small, suburban university surveyed and conducted interviews with librarians at the university’s feeder schools. The high school librarians rated students’ levels of proficiency in IL skills and described their school’s IL programs. Overall, librarians rated students’ IL levels as less than proficient and described several challenges to helping students improve these competencies, including teacher resistance, assignment design, and students’ habits around information. Opportunities exist for academic and school librarians to collaborate to improve IL instruction as well as to emphasize IL in teacher education programs.

Urban green spaces offer vital ecosystem services such as regulating elevated temperatures in cities. Less information exists, however, on how urban green spaces influence outdoor thermal comfort (OTC), which is dependent on people's perceptions of the complex interactions amongst ambient humidity, wind and both air and radiant temperatures. In this study, we analysed an existing OTC dataset compiled within a large Singapore urban park and calibrated OTC thresholds for physiological equivalent temperatures (PET) by analysing PET against thermal perception survey responses from the park visitors (n = 1508). We examined OTC according to (i) neutral, (ii) acceptable and (iii) preferred temperatures, where respondents felt 'comfortable' outdoors in the park. We estimated that neutral temperature, when all respondents experience neither heat nor cold stress, is 26.2 °C; acceptable temperatures, when only slight heat or cold stress is experienced, range between 21.6 and 31.6 °C; and preferred ('ideal') temperature for all respondents is 24.2 °C. Respondents residing for more than 6 months in Singapore achieved thermal neutrality, suggesting that a greater degree of thermal adaptation likely developed during acclimatisation to local climate through a combination of physiological, behavioural and psychological circumstances. Comparisons with other OTC studies showed differences in synoptic climates are linked to variations in the magnitude and ranges of perceived PET. Lastly, respondents in this study perceived lower neutral and preferred temperatures compared to respondents surveyed over a variety of urban land use categories in another local study. The differences in neutral and preferred temperatures between studies suggest that lower park temperatures and different environmental attitudes influence perceived OTC.

Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate semi-rigid retrograde ureteroscopic pneumatic stone lithotripsy complications and to compare between the stone-related factors associated with the occurrence of these complications. Settings and Design: The Study design was a prospective study. Subjects and Methods: Two hundred and fifty-one patients (143 male and 108 female) who underwent (266) ureteroscopic procedures for their ureteral stones in Basra Teaching Hospital and also in communication with the other local centres at the south of Iraq extending from January 2015 to August 2017. Full medical and surgical history, routine laboratory investigations and imaging study were done preoperatively. After taking informed consent, pre-operative antibiotic was given, procedure done under general or regional anaesthesia using (8 or 9.5) ureteroscopy (URS) and lithotripsy, double j stent inserted when indicated. Stone-free status was reached when all the stones were destructed and extracted while gravels and fragments

How do the research practices and challenges of agriculture scholars at the University of Idaho (U of I) contrast with those of their peers at other land grant universities? To answer that question, this paper compares qualitative data from U of I researchers to findings from a nationwide study of agricultural research practices. Because the U of I did not participate in the nationwide study, this local study provides a framework for identifying issues that are unique to researchers within our local context. Furthermore, the paper demonstrates how a similar methodology can be used by library liaisons to better understand the challenges of researchers in any discipline and help determine which new and existing research support services best meet their needs.

Background:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by benign tumor growth in multiple organs, which may cause significant negative impact on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Since HRQoL studies in Asian TSC population are scarce, we aim to evaluate the HRQoL of our local TSC patients, who are mainly ethical Chinese, so as to provide a holistic view and information for better understanding of TSC patients in this part of the world. Methods:HUI-Ch is a validated Chinese multiple-choice questionnaire for scoring Health Utilities Index Mark 2 (HUI2) and Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3). It was used to assess HRQoL of TSC individuals in Hong Kong. Proxy-data on socio-demographics and common chronic health conditions for TSC patients were collected. Data analyses involved multiple imputation with two-sample t-test, Pearson correlation and multiple regression to predict variations in HRQoL in relation to different factors. Data was compared with existing data on HUI of other disease entities.Results:Of 27 patients in the study sample, mean HUI2 and HUI3 scores were 0.64 and 0.50 respectively (1 = perfect health, 0 = death). 81.5% and 77.8% of TSC patients belonged to the “severe” disability category on HUI2 and HUI3, which were higher than the proportion of Down syndrome patients (60.0% and 72.0%). Behavioral problems on HUI2 and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on HUI3 were statistically significant predictors (both p

The cliff coastline of the central region of Asturias (N Spain) is severely affected by terrain instabilities, causing considerable damage to properties and infrastructures every year. In this study, we applied the A-DInSAR technique based on Sentinel-1 imagery to map and monitor active slopes in an emblematic rocky area of the Asturian coast: the Peñas Cape. The A-DInSAR dataset analysis has been focused at regional and local scales. For the local scale assessment, six areas were selected based on previous work and the landslide database of the Principality of Asturias region (BAPA-Base de datos de Argayos del Principado de Asturias), created by the University of Oviedo. The processing of the data has been performed using two independent sets of processing tools: the PSIG software tools, a professional tool and, the GEP service, an unsupervised platform. The dataset consisted of 113 SAR IW-SLC images acquired by the Sentinel-1 A/B satellites between January 2018 and February 2020. LOS mean deformation velocity maps (mm year−1) and deformation time series (mm) were obtained by PSIG and GEP software, allowing coastal areas with landslide incidence and other terrain movements to be distinguished. Deformation motion has been estimated from PSIG VLOS rates to be from −17.1 to 37.4 mm year−1 and GEP VLOS rates from −23.0–38.3 mm year−1. According to deformation time series (mm), the minimum and maximum accumulated displacements are −68.5–78.8 and −48.8–77.0 mm by means of PSIG and GEP, respectively. These ground motions could be associated with coastal instabilities related to marine activity and coastal retreat, both at regional and local study scales. The main contributions of this work are: (1) the demonstration of the potential of A-DInSAR techniques to evaluate coastal instabilities in a coastal retreat context and (2) the comparison of the results provided by the two sets of tools, which allowed the ground motion to be assessed by using an unsupervised approach vs. a contrasted one (robust software). This study increases the knowledge about coastal instabilities and other ground movements along the rocky coast and cliffs of Central Asturias. As a conclusion for the future, we believe that this work highlights the evaluated methods as significant tools to support the management of coastal territories with jagged and rocky coastlines, This research was funded by COSINES Project Ref. CGL2017-83909-R, Call 2017 for RETOS Projects funded by the Spanish Economy, Industry and Competitiveness Ministry-Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad (MINECO), the Spanish Research Agency-Agencial Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).

This research investigates the role of CASE tools in the software development process by considering importance of CASE in adopting a number of standards. A survey was conducted in six selected companies in Ankara in which semi-structured interviews are conducted with information system managers and developers as key informants. As results, CASE and UML are reported as being considerably used in Ankara with CASE tools being used for project members' communication and documentations. Furthermore, CASE tools have been used for some companies for documentation as parts of contracts and to follow standards such as ISO and CMMI. CASE tools are used to facilitate project developments, especially when enforced by the standards and methodologies required in the contracts.

Aims Sepsis is a significant medical condition. This service evaluation aimed to investigate the current level of knowledge, confidence and educational requirements regarding sepsis among dental professionals in Wales.\ud\udDesign A convenience-sampled, self-administered electronic questionnaire.\ud\udSetting All chairside dental professionals registered with Health Education and Improvement Wales, all Local Dental Committees, district general hospitals, Cardiff University Dental Hospital and Community Dental Services throughout Wales.\ud\udMaterials and methods A questionnaire was distributed electronically to an estimated 3,716 dental professionals working in Wales in late 2019. Responses were descriptively and statistically analysed.\ud\udResults In total, 357 responses were received (9.6%), which achieves a 95% confidence interval (CI) with a 5% margin of error. The majority of respondents reported lack of knowledge or confidence in sepsis recognition and management. Approximately two-fifths of respondents did not access equipment to measure oximetry, temperature or blood pressure. More than three-quarters of respondents had not been trained in sepsis recognition and management. The majority of respondents requested online/distance training (42%), local/national conferences (27%) and local study days (16%) as postgraduate educational format.\ud\udConclusion There is a clear need for postgraduate education for dental teams regarding the identification and management of individuals with potential sepsis in Wales.

Sloshing is an important topic for the integrity of LNG tanks and the overall stability of the vessel. In the past, the interaction between the free surface and its substructure have been studied, especially where high-speed fluid jets impinge on the interior surface of the tank, and sometimes cause damage. In this paper, a boundary element method (BEM) with a fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme is used to study the local phenomenon of nonlinear free-surface motion in a two-dimensional tank subject to roll motions. As the external excitations are nearly resonant with the fluid inside the tank, large free-surface deformations usually take place. The dynamic responses including the fluid velocity and pressure will grow drastically as the fluid is slamming on the walls. If no adequate conditions are applied, it is difficult to capture the peak physical quantities associated with strong nonlinear waves by most conventional Eulerian-Lagrangian methods. The numerical error will be accumulated and enlarged in just a few computational steps, which will eventually lead to unstable solutions. This paper will study the local phenomenon of a fast-moving jet forming on the wall of the tank, and its effect on the numerical stability and accuracy of the method overall. Some special numerical treatments are carried out for the local phenomenon approximation. The conservation of fluid mass is employed to obtain a reasonable geometry of the jet and its velocity along the wall. This provides a new set of rational boundary conditions applied on the walls, rather than using the artificial damping effect of other researchers. Results from the present method are compared with those from the volume of fluid (VOF) method implemented in ANSYS Fluent. The local free-surface shape in the vicinity of the jet and some local and global flow field patterns, including velocity and pressure, will be compared with and verified with experimental observations and measurements.

Background Fragility hip fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK. The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to restrictions on trauma services in several hospitals with potential operating delays and unintended negative outcomes. This local study describes the impact of operative pathway changes on clinical outcomes of patients undergoing fragility hip fracture surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A single centre, retrospective analysis was performed for all patients who presented with fragility hip fractures for operative management between the 23rd March and 29th April 2020. Results Thirty four patients met the inclusion criteria for analysis. The median patient age was 88 years old, with a median inpatient stay of 8 days. Three patients died prior to being operated on. Forty eight percent of patients were operated on within the national 36 hour target. The 30 day all-cause mortality from the date of presentation of injury was 20%. Discussion Our study demonstrates that the pandemic and changes to operating pathways has had a sizeable impact on the hip fracture service with delays in surgery and an increase in the 30 day mortality. These disruptions to surgical operating systems are likely to continue, with potential ongoing unintended negative consequences as demonstrated in this study. We believe that a focus on solving logistical issues including availability of sufficient operating theatre capacity, redeployment of staff, early multidisciplinary input and counselling patients on the increased outcome risks will help to mitigate risks posed to this vulnerable patient population during these periods.

Objective: to evaluate the affect zinc sulphate and folic acid handling on the seminal fluid factor in patients with idiopathic male infertility. Patients and methods: From February 2013 to February 2020, 700 patients with idiopathic primary infertility, presented to Al Yarmouk teaching hospital and Al Ramadi teaching hospital in addition to 3 private clinics were enrolled in this prospective study, their age ranged from 17 to 56 years, Semen evaluation done for all patients at the start of study (baseline) and after three months of treatment. The patients received folic acid 5 mg and zinc sulphate 60 mg prepared in special capsules once daily for 3 months. Results: Seven hundreds patients completed the treatment period for 3 months. The age of patients raged from 17 to 56 years, there was statistically significant difference in the sperm concentration after treatment compared to baseline and also statistically significant difference in the perm motility after 3 months treatment period (p value 0.05). Conclusion: Handling of idiopathic male infertility with combination of zinc sulphate and folic acid was safe and effective in improving seminal fluid parameters.

Purpose This study aims to develop local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for the most common computed tomography (CT) examinations carried out around Izmir, Turkey. Methods Five common CT examinations (head, neck, chest, abdomen–pelvis (AP), chest–abdomen–pelvis (CAP)) from four different radiology centres have been included in the study. CT dose index-volume (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP) values were recorded for 50 patients per exam in each centre. Third quartiles of CTDIvol and DLP values were determined as DRLs and compared with international findings. Results 51.3% of the patients were male and 48.7% were female, with a mean age of 57 (between 18 and 93). DRLs for CTDIvol were recorded as 70, 16, 15, 23 and 16 for head, neck, chest, AP and CAP examinations, respectively, while the corresponding DLPs were 1385, 604, 567, 998 and 1180 mGy.cm. Conclusion Results are mostly comparable to the latest international data, except for the head examinations, which were observed to slightly exceed the DRLs established by other countries.

Improving the provision of postnatal contraception (PNC) has been a topic of great attention recently, especially since the publication of the FSRH guideline Contraception After Pregnancy .1 Many Trusts across the UK are currently working hard to implement changes to improve uptake of effective PNC, including our service in Leeds. We would like to inform Journal readers about our pilot study that we ran in 2019. Leeds has two maternity hospitals: Leeds General Infirmary and Saint James’ University Hospital. Prior to this pilot study, no contraception was offered routinely before or at the time of postnatal discharge. A previous local study among postnatal women showed a theoretical demand for contraception provision prior to discharge.2 To address this, and to raise awareness among staff, Leeds …

We define the group analogue of birational sheets, a construction performed by Losev for reductive Lie algebras. For G semisimple simply connected, we describe birational sheets in terms of Lusztig-Spaltenstein induction and we prove that they form a partition of G, and that they are unibranch varieties with smooth normalization by means of a local study., Comment: 25 pages, to appear in Math. Z. A distinction between birational sheets and weakly birational sheets has been introduced. Key modifications/additions: Definition 3.8, Remark 4.4, Subsection 5.1, Remark 5.4, Example 5.5, Remark 5.17, Subsection 5.4, Theorem 6.8

Let Γ be a finite or infinite interval of \(\mathbb R\), p ∈ (1, ∞), and let w ∈ Ap( Γ) be a Muckenhoupt weight. Relations of the weighted singular integral operator \(wS_{\mathbb{R}_+}w^{-1}I\) on the space \(L^p(\mathbb{R}_{+})\) and Mellin pseudo-differential operators with non-regular symbols are studied. A localization of a class of Muckenhoupt weights to power weights at finite endpoints of Γ, which is related to the Allan-Douglas local principle, is obtained by using quasicontinuous functions and Mellin pseudo-differential operators with non-regular symbols.

El presente artículo se ha elaborado en el marco del proyecto “Un estudio local para el desarrollo: historia del departamento de Río San Juan y sus municipios”, que la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Managua (UNAN-Managua) ha liderado como parte de una tarea del Consejo Nacional de Universidades (CNU). El proyecto consiste en un intercambio multidisciplinar de estudiantes y docentes que realizaron trabajo de campo en los seis municipios de Río San Juan (Morrito, El Almendro, San Miguelito, San Carlos, El Castillo y San Juan de Nicaragua), obteniendo como resultado tres productos: un diagnóstico, una propuesta de plan de acompañamiento territorial y un libro de la historia de cada municipio. En este marco nace la motivación de compartir reflexiones sobre el desarrollo de la localidad del municipio El Almendro, un municipio con capacidad forestal, pero sin la vocación de sus habitantes, un municipio que ha surgido y se ha recuperado de situaciones complejas como el hecho de haber sido una zona de combate durante la revolución (1979 – 1990). Los diferentes momentos históricos del municipio muestran que la dimensión económica viene cobrando peso sobre otras dimensiones del desarrollo, donde la sostenibilidad, representada por el respeto y protección a la naturaleza como proveedora de bienes y salud, se aleja de la perspectiva de vida en la localidad.

Introduction.The structure of incidence of sexually transmitted infections is changing constantly. Information on such changes supports correct planning of clinical and diagnostic activities of institutions providing specialized medical care by qualified specialists.Objective:to investigate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections with pathogens clinically significant to the genitourinary system in Ukraine and at the local level.Materials and methods. Polymerase chain reaction was used to test the biological material obtained from the genitourinary clinical specimens from subjects with sexually transmitted infections, who underwent clinical and laboratory examinations in Oleksandrivsk Clinical Hospital (Kyiv, Ukraine) for Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Trichomonas vaginalis, Human papillomavirus, and Neisseria gonorrhoea. During 2017, 607 subjects of both genders, including 295 (48.6%) females and 312 (51.4%) males, were examined. Their mean age was 32±3.5.Findings. Chlamydia trachomatis was found in 159 (26.2%) of 607 examined subjects – 85 males and 74 females. Mycoplasma hominis was found in 122 of 585 (21.1%) examined subjects – 64 males and 58 females. Mycoplasma genitalium, respectively, in 17 (6.62%) of 258 subjects – 6 males and 11 females. Ureaplasma urealyticum was found in the largest number of subjects (305, i.e. in 48.77% of 601 examined subjects) – 157 males and 148 females. Trichomonas vaginalis was found in 28 (5.23%) of 535 subjects – 15 males and 13 females. Human papillomavirus was found in 158 of 297 (53.2%) examined subjects – 88 males and 70 females. Neisseria gonorrhea was found in 33 of 297 (8.45%) subjects – 8 males and 25 females.Conclusions. As suggested by the local study of the sexually transmitted infections incidence in Ukraine, the most clinically significant for the genitourinary system are Human papillomavirus (53.2%), Ureaplasma urealyticum (48.77%), Chlamydia trachomatis (26.2%) and Mycoplasma hominis (21.1%). Therefore, tests for these pathogens in the specified region is currently the most appropriate during diagnostic examinations and counselling of subjects with genitourinary infections.

Background: Most of the Nigerian studies on the determinants of diabetes self-management have focused on patient-related factors. There is no previous local study that examined the quality of diabe...

The study of field-names has undergone something of a resurgence in recent decades, with academic researchers and local study groups each playing their part in progressing this specialized but rewa...

A major part of this work was developed while J.R. Sendra was visiting, in the frame of GNSAGA—Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica, the University of Genova, and while M.C. Beltrametti and M. Torrente were visiting the University of Alcalá, in the frame of the project Giner de los Rios and of GNSAGA—Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica., We consider the problem of deciding whether or not a zero locus, X, of multivariate real analytic functions crosses a given r-norm ball in the real n-dimensional affine space. We perform a local study of the problem, and we provide both necessary and sufficient conditions to answer the question. Our conditions derive from the analysis of differential geometric properties of X at the center of the ball. An algorithm to evaluate r-norms distances is proposed., Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

Esse trabalho visa discutir as transformações nos mercados públicos, outrora principais equipamentos de abastecimento de alimentos das cidades, articulando-os às transformações que envolvem a alimentação. Busca analisar as mudanças nos antigos mercados os quais, tendencialmente, cedem lugar a novos e seletivos espaços (turísticos) de alimentação no espaço urbano. Metodologicamente, fez-se necessário uma revisão bibliográfica de diferentes temas: alimentação, mercados públicos, polos gastronômicos, cidade e turismo, gourmet e gourmetização, etc. Pesquisa em fontes virtuais, especialmente em sites, foi relevante, além de um estudo local usando diversas fontes, além de trabalho empírico. ABSTRACTThis work aims to discuss the transformations in the public markets, once the main food supply equipment of the cities, articulating them to the transformations that involve the feeding. It looks for to analyze the changes in the old markets which, tendentially, give place to new and selective spaces (tourist) of feeding in the urban space. Methodologically, a bibliographic review of different themes was necessary: food, public markets, gastronomic poles, city and tourism, gourmet and gourmetization, etc. Research on virtual sources, especially on websites, was relevant, as well as a local study using several sources, as well as empirical work. KEY WORDS: Public Market; Feed; City and Tourism.

Introduction: This case study examines students’ and instructors’ experiences with usability testing in technical communication service courses. Research questions: 1. What prior experience do students and instructors have with usability testing? 2. What are their challenges with implementing usability testing in technical communication courses? 3. What are their recommendations for improving their efforts? About the case: This study was conducted in 2012 at a small Midwestern university where students and instructors in four sections of technical communication service courses participated in the study. Situating the case: Most technical communication scholarship focuses on usability practices, methods, or tools, and rarely explicitly addresses its pedagogy, especially the practical challenges faced by our students and instructors . Methods/approach: Data were gathered through preliminary and post-project student surveys and instructor interviews. Thematic coding was used to analyze the data . Results/discussion: Students faced the usual practical challenges such as time and resource constraints and collaboration with users. They found strategies such as using in-class activities, readings, and examples, and working directly with users to be helpful in their usability efforts. Instructors expressed the need for better preparation. Conclusions: Instructors should not only be required to take a usability course that will prepare them to be more effective usability instructors, but they should also incorporate readings and examples that will help students collaborate effectively with users and clients. The study is limited to research participants at one institution. Future research should involve larger, ethnographic studies of diverse students and instructors to address more aspects of usability pedagogy.

Objective: The antenatal features of pregnancies affect the incidence of preterm births. This retrospective study from Trakya University of Northwestern Turkey, describes antenatal factors involved in preterm births at 26-32 weeks of pregnancy and compares with those involved in preterm births at 33-36 weeks.Study Design: The records of preterm births at 26-32 weeks (earlier preterm births, n=419) and at 33-36 weeks (later preterm births, n=158) during the years 2002-2010 were reviewed and the demographic, obstetric and medical features were evaluated retrospectively. The data was expressed as numbers and percentages and analyzed by SPSS 20.0. Results: Iron supplementation [OR 0.27 (0.16-0.45), p=

We show a version of the DT/PT correspondence relating local curve counting invariants, encoding the contribution of a fixed smooth curve in a Calabi-Yau threefold. We exploit a local study of the Hilbert-Chow morphism about the cycle of a smooth curve. We determine, via Quot schemes, the global Donaldson-Thomas theory of a general Abel-Jacobi curve of genus $3$., Minor changes, published version

Many earthquake empirical models were developed based on the statistics in the past. However, it is commonly seen that a non-local model was applied to a local study without any adjustment. In this paper, a new algorithm using maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) to adjust a non-local model for local applications was presented, including a case study assessing the probability of major earthquake occurrences in Taipei. Specifically, considering the fault length of 36 km and slip rate of 2 mm/yr, it suggests the Sanchiao (or Shanchiao) fault could induce a major earthquake with magnitude M w 7.14±0.17, based on a non-local model integrated with limited local data using the MLE algorithms.

By the late 1850s, clubs were formed in England with the sole purpose of playing football. Many began in the London area where, in the autumn of 1863 the Football Association held its first meeting...

A measurement system based on subminiature eddy-current transducers is developed for local study of defects in aluminum-magnesium alloy plates. A modified Delianna filter is made which can greatly enhance the signal-to-noise ratio. A dependence of the response of the eddy-current transducer on flaws in the form of hidden slits and apertures inside the slabs is derived for excitation coil frequencies of 300–700 Hz.

The University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries is one of 19 institutions that participated in an Ithaka S+R Research Support Services investigation of agricultural sciences. The authors conducted a qualitative analysis of research support services based on one-on-one semistructured interviews with 15 faculty of the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in 2016. A number of core themes emerged from the analysis of research practices in the local study at UF. Core themes included finding appropriate literature, data management issues and tools, repositories for sharing research products, and research dissemination. This report summarizes a subset of these results, focusing on themes related to academic library services that support agricultural scholars research needs.