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{"title":"Educational Perspectives for Nursery","authors":"D. Lu, Yu-Zheng Chen, D. Lu","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/017","url":null,"abstract":"To promote the quality of nursery, continuing education is indispensable. Broadening and continuing education for nurses should be top priority. The different backgrounds and educational status of nurses could be all emphasized in the clinic. This editorial outline these topics of nursery disciplines worldwide.","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122241470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Plantago major leaf aqueous extracts against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from wound infections","authors":"A. Monawer","doi":"10.58489/2836-5038/016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-5038/016","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The use of herbal extracts is becoming more popular as a result of the rise in bacterial resistanceto conventional antibiotics. Plantago major is a commonherbal plant used in conventional medicine. It was well known to have a number of medicinal benefits. Aim: The currentstudy aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activityof aqueous extractof P. major leaves against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from burn infections. Materials and Methods: One hundred and thirty five of P. aeruginosa were collected from hospitalized patients in Emergency hospital in Duhok city. The isolates were identified by routine methods. P. major leaves antibacterial activity were performed by using aqueous extract in serial dilutions with the concentrations of (100, 75, 50, 25, and 10 %) by agar well diffusion assay, also antibiotics susceptibility test were done by the disc diffusion method using Muller-Hinton agar medium. Results: Varied aqueous extractof P. major leaves concentrations showed differentinhibitory zones of P. aeruginosa. The inhibitory zone measured by the efficacy of the aqueous extract of P. major leaves on P. aeruginosa ranges fro m [6.8-16.4] mm in diameter.The zone of inhibition grew as extract concentration increased; P. aeruginosa was most inhibited by an extract conc entration of [100%] ethanolic extract, which exhibited a [16.4 mm] inhibition zone. Additionaly, the bacteria display ed a high level of resistance to the utilized antibiotics. Conclusion: The results of this study show that the replacement of chemical drugs with herbal extract could be effective in the elimination of bacterial growth.","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127463797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Highs and Lows of Food Irradiation in Nigeria","authors":"Ode Samuel Omenka, B. T. Terngu","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/015","url":null,"abstract":"In Nigeria, one of the less developed countries, it was estimated that about 25% of the total food produced annually is lose due to wastage and spoilage between harvest and consumption (post-harvest/storage) especially for the highly perishable food substances such as vegetable, fish, fruits and dietary stables like cassava, yam, maize, millet etc. and sorghums. Amazingly, increasing food production receives more attention than exertions to salvage food losses. Population-Food imbalance crises caused by food wastage and spoilage are common in most developing nations of the world including Nigeria. One of the common objectives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization is to assist the efforts of member states throughout the world to provide safe and nutritious food supplies locally and globally. There are no exact data on how much of the world's food supply is spoiled, but losses are enormous, especially in developing countries where a warm climate favours the growth of spoilage organisms and hastens the deterioration of stored food. In such countries, the estimated storage loss of cereal grains and legumes is overwhelming high. This review brings in a lateral measure, assessment of impart of food irradiation, advancement and knocks, crises and windfalls with its practices in Nigeria, dissecting for the best global irradiation practices in Nigeria for food security and safety.","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134482570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health Indicators: A Review by Thermodynamic Assessment of Acetic Acid in The Presence of Selected Binary Immiscible Solvents","authors":"Dr Veronica Ogechi Onyeocha, Anthony Ikejiofor Onuchukwu","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/014","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This report reviews the thermodynamic assessment of Acetic Acid in binary immiscible solvents as an insidious health indicator that requires the confirmation of amount present and its treatment prior to discharge in effluents and sewage waste management. This measure upholds sustainability for the clean and green environment. Acetic acid is a potent harmful chemical compound. However, it is used in the chemical industry, medicine, household, and foods. Exposure to industrial compounds that contain Acetic acid is hazardous to health. Severe allergic reactions manifest from exposure to Acetic acid include rash, hives, difficulty in breathing, tightness in the chest, swelling of the mouth, face, lips or tongue, irritation, sensitivity, etc. The use of binary immiscible solvents in the analysis of Acetic acid gives the thermodynamic predictive parameter, namely: Partition coefficient (kD), which serves as an indicator that provides the amount of Acetic acid in the environment under suspect. Also, partition coefficient, kD highlights the efficiency of either the removal of Acetic acid from the environment or gives amount of Acetic acid extracted from effluents/sewage assessment by using the technique on the value(s) obtained from partition coefficients. Methods: Acetic acid was dissolved in three binary immiscible solvents, namely: Carbon Tetrachloride-Water, Diethyl Ether-Water and n-Hexane-Water, at 30℃ and an atmospheric pressure. Varying quantities of Acetic acid (the solute) were distributed into the respective binary immiscible solvents. The different volumes of AnalaR Grade reagent of Acetic acid were respectively poured into the separating funnel. The separating funnel was shaken vigorously and allowed to stand in order to establish equilibrium of diffusion of the solute in the system, as reported earlier by Onyeocha et. al. Titre-values were obtained for the concentrations of Acetic acid in the two phases of binary immiscible solutions that were formed. Results: The results in the three systems were analysed, Acetic acid had the partition coefficient, kD = 0.05838 in Diethyl Ether-Water, the dimerization constant, K = 0.0068 while ionization constant, = 0.03998 in the same system. Acetic acid had the kD = 0.05674, K = 2.0281 in magnitude and = 0.0013, in n-Hexane-Water and kD = 0.01643, K = 250.9771 and = 0.0196 in Carbon Tetrachloride-Water. Conclusion: This work shows that Carbon Tetrachloride-Water, Diethyl Ether-Water and n-Hexane-Water are efficient binary immiscible solvents for the analysis of Acetic acid proven waste treatment management for effluent and sewage disposal to ensure the sustainable clean and green environment devoid of any residual Acetic acid. Indeed, partition function, kD is a novel thermodynamic parameter recently introduced by Onyeocha et. al. for the quantitative evaluation and residual assessment of Acetic acid in the environment.","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122477644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Malpractice Cases In Wound Care","authors":"Lydia A. Corum","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116695994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback and Hypertension: Searching for A Correlated Stance","authors":"Clarence St.Hilaire, R. Smith, Aneila Alcin","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/013","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the role of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVBF), a mind-body medicine modality, essential for the comprehension, development, analysis of hypertension (HTN), and the management of chronic disorders. The topic is rooted in a quest for awareness of heart rate variability (HRV), HRV biofeedback (HRVBF), preventive approaches to hypertension (HTN), and efforts to decipher a correlated stance between HRVBF and hypertension. Biofeedback is a non-surgical therapeutic method with negligible side effects seeking to maintain a homeostatic balance in the human body, with the individual in control of positive life-changing therapeutic interventions such as heart rate, breathing, and mechanisms for blood pressure. This article considers a systematic review of sixty-three articles, from which fifty-two were read and analyzed, and eleven appraised. The reviews helped explore the various theories about HRV biofeedback (HRVBF) as an essential tool to assess cardiac autonomic function considering the onset of hypertension. The current evidence shows that HRVBF, HRV, and HTN warrant a significant look at how crucial it is in the involvement of the neuro-cardiovascular system. For a clear interpretation of the mechanisms involved, this article uses the lenses of HRVBF, HRV, HTN, and presents an outlook assessment of heart rate variability biofeedback efficacy, and challenging explanations of HRV. Three primary questions enunciated to ascertain if a correlation exists between HRVBF, and hypertension (HTN) are: Is HRV biofeedback (HRVBF) important in detecting individuals with a higher risk of hypertension? What is the association between HRV biofeedback (HRVBF) and hypertension? Do people with decreased HRV biofeedback have a higher propensity for hypertension?","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122717813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The first case of Richard Asher syndrome (Munchausen syndrome) in Iraq","authors":"Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/010","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Richard Asher syndrome was first described by Richard Asher in 1951, and he named it “Munchausen syndrome” after a fictionalized German character, Baron von Munchausen who was traveling and telling fantastic tales about his invented deeds. Richard Asher syndrome has not been reported from Iraq before. Patients and methods: The case of a patient complaining of recurrent bleeding per rectum over the previous seven years is described. Results: A male who was otherwise health was seen at about the age of 30 years because he was complaining of recurrent bleeding per rectum of about seven years. He didn’t have bleeding from another site or any systemic symptom. He said that the last episode of bleeding occurred before about one week. All of the previous investigations including ESR complete blood count, stool examinations, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal X-ray, barium enema radiography and lower endoscopy showed normal findings. He said, previously a doctor diagnosed his illness as ulcerative colitis and prescribed him oral sulfasalazine to be taken during the episodes of bleeding, and another doctor suggested surgical removal of the colon. As it was not possible to identify any pathology, he was advised to wait for the next episode, and to do stool examination on the day of bleeding. However, after few weeks he came again and said that the last episode of bleeding occurred before about one week, and he didn’t do stool examination during the days of bleeding. Conclusion: As early as 1955, Tyndel rightly criticized naming the syndrome after Baron Munchausen, as this name is not representative of the syndrome, and considered to be misleading because Baron Munchausen was considered as a source of harmful fantastic humor. Therefore, the appropriate name is Richard Asher syndrome. The first case of Richard Asher syndrome from Iraq is reported in this paper.","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128757205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Little Science Distances You From God But A Lot Of Science Brings You Nearer To Him","authors":"DR Veronica Ogechi Onyeocha","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/009","url":null,"abstract":"This write-up follows the statement by Louis Pasteur, founder of Microbiology and Immunology, that “a little science distances you from God but a lot of science brings you nearer to him”. The discussion here focuses on: The description of science The appreciation of science in relation to quantum theories The impact of science on lives and human interactions Knowledge and its ability to explain nature The study of science through the established scientific method has positively affected life in the area of Technology, Medicine, Education, Cosmology, etc. Science has given the appreciation of life and nature. The physical laws that guide scientific approaches have produced cosmological models that have explained the structure and the evolution of the universe. In conclusion, the study of science gives knowledge and creates appreciation which serves as the driving force that pushes the scientist to further search and appreciation of the creation of Nature which leads to a greater love for the creator (God).","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131413974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cleft Lip and Palate in Adolescence Identifying Variables Relating to Psychosocial Concerns","authors":"N. Gautam","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/006","url":null,"abstract":"Background-It is postulated that individuals with cleft lip and palate may be at risk to experiencepsychosocial problem based upon their congenital malformation. Since cleft is one of the more common congenital malformations it is of importance to address this postulation. Purpose: To investigate if adolescents with cleft lip and palate have an altered self-concept, and to assess their degree of introversion. Materials and Methods: The cleft lip and/or palate group consisted of 55 adolescents (17 to 20 years) while the control group consisted of 31 adolescents (16 to 19 years). And Results: In this study, TSCS indicated the individuals with cleft did not experience low self- concept in comparison with the control group, in actuality the overall score indicated a significant higher self-esteem 356.60 +/- 30.22 (t (80) = 2.41; p<.05) as well in sub-scale; identity,behaviour and family self. When comparing the individuals with cleft lip and palate, cleft lip or cleft palate, they did not differ from one another (F (2,47) =1,79; p>.05). Conclusion: Adolescents with cleft seem to have a normal to high self-concept without an accentuated degree of introversion and also Academic achievement of adolescents with cleft is significantly reduced,particularly in the groupwith cleft palate.","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121990775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Why does vaccination not solve and will not be able to solve the problem of acute pneumonia?","authors":"I. Klepikov","doi":"10.58489/2836-2411/007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58489/2836-2411/007","url":null,"abstract":"Vaccination is one of the revolutionary discoveries in the history of medicine, which allowed saving millions of lives. The use of vaccines can prevent the development of diseases and thereby eliminate the further need for medical care. However, achieving the desired success after applying this technique, as well as after any other medical exposure, depends on certain initial conditions. To date, it is known that optimal results were achieved after vaccination against infectious diseases that can be transmitted through contact with an already sick person, and the most striking example of such success is a complete victory over such a centuries-old scourge of humanity as smallpox [1]. At the same time, it should be recalled and clarified that such infectious processes they are the result of the presence of only one specific pathogen and the introduction of the vaccine to an individual recipient provides him with either lifelong or long-term resistance to this disease.","PeriodicalId":104034,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internal Medicine and Health Affairs","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124580381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}