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{"title":"Challenges of Nursing Students in Relation to Academic Performance at the Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences","authors":"Silvana Gripshi, Etleva Rustami, A. Pula","doi":"10.26417/296lhu14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/296lhu14","url":null,"abstract":"Nursing students face various challenges during their years of study, which may hinder their academic performance. The success of nursing students is particularly important given that they must provide quality care to patients, family members and the community. Academic performance in nursing programs includes advances in theoretical subjects and the acquisition of practical skills in the clinic. A series of studies have shown that during the years of study, nursing students face many difficulties that affect their learning skills and consequently their academic performance. This study aims to identify and describe the difficulties experienced by nursing students of the Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences of Tirana in relation to academic performance. This goal was achieved by using a qualitative research method, such as focus group discussion. Data were collected through discussion with 51 Bachelor students, 17 of whom in the first year, 15 in the second year and 19 participants in the third year. For each year of the study 2 semi-structured discussions were held and the data were analyzed through thematic analysis. The findings of this study found that nursing students face these difficulties: Low level of students engagement in clinical practice; Low number of nursing courses; Passive teaching methods; Unfair and non-transparent evaluation; Large number of exams per season; Insufficient time to prepare for the season; Employment and finances; Physical environment in the faculty and public transport. Heads of Departments and Faculty can use the findings of this study to provide the necessary support that nursing students seek in reducing the difficulties they face in order to enhance their academic performance.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"2007 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82462468","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 Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised: Independent Validation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and a Control Group in Albania","authors":"A. Pilika","doi":"10.26417/304wax30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/304wax30","url":null,"abstract":"A key feature of autism is restricted repetitive behavior (RRB). Despite the significance of RRBs, little is known about their phenomenology, assessment, and treatment. The objective of this study is the vvalidation of the Albanian version of the RBS-R in an independent sample of ASD children. In order to validate the RBS-R in an independent sample, a survey was conducted in Albania at National Center of Childrens’ Rehabilitation including 30 children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and a control group of 30 children without ASD. Factor analyses produced a five-factor solution that was both clinically meaningful and statistically sound, namely: Ritualistic/Sameness Behavior, Stereotypic Behavior, Self-Injurious Behavior, Compulsive Behavior and Restricted Interests. Measures of internal consistency were good for this five-subscale solution. The effects of baseline characteristics (age and gender) were examined. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure internal consistency. The alpha values for the five subscales, ranged from 0.72 (Stereotypic) to 0.85 (Ritualistic/ Sameness Behavior). All values are within or above the acceptable range for research purposes. The Albanian version of RBS-R appears to have sound psychometric characteristics and can be used to differentiate various types of repetitive behaviors.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74632670","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":"Prophetic Medicine: Building an Epistemological Framework to Overcome the Conflict between Religion and Evidence-Based Medicine","authors":"Khalid B Orayj","doi":"10.26417/785qsr64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/785qsr64","url":null,"abstract":"Prophetic medicine (PM) is the body of medical advice given by the Prophet Muhammad (the Prophet of Islam). Although various theories have been advanced to explain the articulation of PM in Islamic history, the most coherent theory is that PM was articulated by Islamic scholars to reconcile the Prophet’s medical advice with Greek medicine. In a similar fashion, faced with the current-era domination of the medical scene by Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), some Muslim researchers have hastened to attempt combining EBM with PM by using EBM tools to validate PM. A literature review revealed four features shared by most of the current PM studies. First, they were conducted in Islamic countries. Second, their main purpose was to confirm the validity of PM. Third, they lacked a consistent epistemological framework. Fourth, they used deductive reasoning that treated PM as absolute truth in their introductory sections, restricting their purpose to proving the validity of PM and leaving no room for refutation. To draw more effectively on the PM heritage without contradicting current scientific method, it is instructive to extract and adapt the methods used by earlier Islamic scholars to combine PM with Greek medicine. After an extensive textual analysis of the books of the Prophet’s sayings (Hadiths) and scholars’ commentaries, the methods by which scholars combined PM and Greek medicine were extracted. The study concludes by proposing several models that combine PM with EBM. The closest model found to acknowledge the holiness of the Prophet’s Hadiths without contradicting the scientific nature of EBM is to limit the divine validity of the Prophet’s medical Hadiths to those to whom the Prophet prescribed the medicine, without including those who came after them in later times. This approach opens the door to benefiting from these Hadiths as indicating possible directions for modern scientific research without calling the Prophet’s prophecies or the validity of his words into question.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84122682","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":"Phyto Antitussive Medicines Affect the Cough Treatment for Covid-19’s Children’s Patients","authors":"Kleva Shpati","doi":"10.26417/130dta46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/130dta46","url":null,"abstract":"Introductions: Cough was one of the most troubling symptoms for Covid-19 s patients treated at home. Pandemic years of Covid-19 brought a novel approach to the use of medicinal plants. Cough is not only distressing to patients, but also increases the risk of community transmission by respiratory droplets. Stigmatization of patients with cough can occur, leading to social isolation, particularly during the infections with covid-19. Identifying ways to control Covid -19-associated cough could help to prevent community transmission and disease spread, as well as removing the stigma of this symptom. The aim of our survey was to know the cough treatments with Covid-19 children patients treated home with simple and moderate symptoms. The behaviors of pharmacist and doctors’ community for treating these symptoms with Phyto preparations. This is a survey study conducted in open big ten network pharmacy of Tirana and to the 3 main ambulatory clinics of during of Tirana during the pandemic year 2021 for the period October -December 2021. We collected information concerning the use of antitussive medicine s in this period from a questionnaire distributed to pharmacist and doctors which consisting open and closed questions. The biostatistical expert suggested to includes a combination of original question containing both the qualitative and quantitative data to the questionnaire. Data received from the questionnaire had two type of questions 1) multiple choice and 2) open questions. Results shown that antitussive medicinal plants were preferred compare with other alternatives. Mostly of the patients used in the wrong way in terms of frequency and durations. From the total 240 patients only 195 (81.25%) has given corrects to the pharmacists or have completed all the questions. From all the plants althea officinalis was the most used with 66% followed, by thymes vulgaris 29% the rest where different medicinal plants. In conclusions is necessary knowledge to orients pediatrician for the right use of Phyto medicine. Plants Althea officinalis, Thymus Vulgaris can demonstrate the same efficacy compare with synthetic antitussive medicine, but less side effects. They must be well known through educations program. Side effects of medicinal Herbs are lower, and they may be used with their proper efficacy that they have and can use longer than synthetic ones.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91007533","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":"Antioxidant and antibacterial potential of Ulva lactuca species from Romanian Black Sea Coast","authors":"Emin Cadâr, T. Negreanu-Pîrjol, B. Negreanu-Pirjol","doi":"10.26417/371nrl91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/371nrl91","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Green algae biomass represents an important natural resource found in marine environments which could offer new applications in the pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries. The paper aim was to characterize some fluid extracts of Ulva lactuca L. green macroalgae species, in the Ulvaceae family, from Romanian Black Sea Coast, through physical, chemical and biological methods. For biomedical applications it is important to study how the difference between the marine environment specific conditions, from which they are harvested, can influence the chemical composition of macroalgae. Another important aspect which could affect the bioactive green macroalgae extracts composition, is the influence of applied extraction method. In this way, the less distructive cold maceration method in different solvent concentrations was chosen, according with literature data. The extracts have been studied in order to determine total polyphenols content, total antioxidant capacity by photochemiluminescence method and antibacterial activity. The results emphasized an antioxidant and antibacterial activity of the studied macroalgae extracts, which can be improved in mixture with other bioactive natural substances, in order to obtain new pharmaceutical preparations for topical applications. The valuable obtained results offer the possibility to propose this natural resource for next studies as biomaterial in tissue engineering, wound dressing and drug delivery systems. We consider that Ulva lactuca L. green macroalgae species of Romanian Black Sea Coast, could be an important source of marine bioactive compounds with various uses in the biomedical field.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"409 1","pages":"27 - 39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75187624","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":"Valuable Bioactive Compounds Extracted from Ceramium rubrum on the Romanian Seaside with Medical Interest","authors":"A. Drăgan, R. Sîrbu, Emin Cadâr","doi":"10.26417/283lyu42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/283lyu42","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Recently in science, seaweeds are widely used because of their relevant compounds and potential origin of antimicrobial, antiviral and antioxidant activity. Seaweeds are rich in the trace elements and essential minerals that are hard to find in terrestrial plants. Ceramium rubrum is one of the red seaweeds that can be found in the Black Sea on the Romanian coast that has not been enough studied for their bioactive compounds. Identification and quantification of the biomolecules is carried out by specific methods. The compounds that have been found are cumarines, sterols, flavonoic aglicoles, triterpenes and polysaccharides. Is well known that this kind of biomolecules are very important in the pharmaceutical industry. Ozes and poliozes, reducing compounds and catehic tanin we’re also identified from the red algae.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"1992 1","pages":"64 - 74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82362780","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":"Method for Obtaining and Physico-Chemical Characterization of Collagenic Extract of Rhizostoma Pulmo from the Black Sea","authors":"Ana-Maria Pesterau, R. Sîrbu, Emin Cadâr","doi":"10.26417/769szy13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/769szy13","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Rhizostoma pulmo is a jellyfish from the Black Sea basin that can be a source of natural bioactive compounds with substantial beneficial implications. It is important to use under-exploited marine resources in areas such as pharmaceuticals industry, medicine, cosmetics and dermatology. Marine collagen can be obtained from various sources. Several studies have focused on marine collagen, namely its extraction from alternative sources: fish, invertebrate marine animals such as sea sponges or jellyfish. The novelty is the extraction of marine collagen obtained from jellyfish of the species Rhizostoma pulmo found in the Black Sea and along the coast, the physico-chemical characterization, comparison with other types of collagenic extracts from fish and finally the formulation of a pharmaceutical preparation with medical applications.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"2019 1","pages":"49 - 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73581558","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":"Emergency Care Unit and Patient Satisfaction, During Covid-19 Pandemic: Durres Hospital Case","authors":"Rezarta Kalaja","doi":"10.26417/895izz90","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/895izz90","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The outbreak of covid-19 is having a significant impact on both the physical and social environment. Over 108.2 million people still uncounted (1). Among the sectors of a hospital, the emergency service is one of the most challenging in relation to the promotion of care quality. Achieve good levels of satisfaction of patients of these services is a difficult task (2) due to weaknesses caused by overcrowding, lack of hospital beds, lack of human resources and inadequate physical infrastructure to meet all demand (3). The difficult situation created, during the pandemic outbreak, focused the entire influx of patients, in the emergency service, which encountered the initial difficulties, of facing a completely unknown and unimaginable crisis, deepening the above problems. Patient satisfaction, as a perception and an attitude that a consumer can have or view towards a total experience of health care, is a multidimensional aspect, which represents a vital key marker for the quality of health care delivery (4). The purpose of this study is to assess patient’s satisfaction with the emergency service in the regional hospital of Durres, during Covid-19 pandemic period, as well as to identify the main problems that led to patient’s dissatisfaction with the quality of service. In a for month period, 200 patients who received services at this hospital while affected by covid-19, were interviewed. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from participants. The collected data were processed by SPSS statistical software. The main result of the analysis, showed that 62% of the respondents were satisfied with the service received, and that the degree of dissatisfactions on the rest of the patients was mainly related to the large number of patients hospitalized ate the same time, which created uncertainty among patients, about the service received and the fear to neglect. Preparing staff to deal with such critical situations is a must, as a good proportion of patients often perceived the insecurity of physicians and nurses in providing first aid. The overall opinions about the satisfaction level of patients for the availability and empathy of doctors in the hospital were good. As a conclusion we can say that there is a strong positive relationship between patients satisfaction and the promptness in the service as well as the necessary spaces for the treatment of patients.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"59 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88046258","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":"Importance of Bioactive Compounds of Ganoderma lucidum Extract in Medical Field","authors":"Carolina Pascale, R. Sîrbu, Emin Cadâr","doi":"10.26417/549xqp57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/549xqp57","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Ganoderma lucidum is a well-known medicinal mushroom with a long history, used as an ancient remedy for promoting health and increasing longevity. This species of Ganoderma genus is important for our study because it has an interesting chemical composition and pharmacological benefits such as immune suppressor, hypocholesterolaemia, hypotensive, antitumoral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory agents, and more others. G. lucidum chemical composition has many compounds such as vitamins (mainly Vitamin E), polysaccharides, triterpenes and each one of them is offering a distinctive pharmacological effect. This species of Ganoderma medicinal mushroom is used extensively for its internal effect on improving immune system, hepatoprotective benefit and additionally, a large variety of people consume Ganoderma lucidum as tea infusion and coffee because its antioxidant and reducing stress effects.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"38 5","pages":"40 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91484774","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":"Spectral Studies of Analgesic, Antipyretic and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Used in Medical Therapy in Romania","authors":"S. Rodica, A. Ionescu, S. Jurja, C. Tomescu","doi":"10.26417/394xnz70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26417/394xnz70","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Human health decline is most commonly manifested by pain and sometimes fever in the initial phase of the disease. Analgesics, antipyretics and anti-inflammatories serve as drugs with various chemical structures which showcase in different proportions their main actions. They represent medicines that suppress pain and fight fever. The aim of the paper is studying the usual types of therapeutic indications using modern spectral analysis, based on the analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory actions. The following spectral analysis methods are used to control the chemical compositions of the studied drugs: UV-VIS analyses and IR analyses.","PeriodicalId":11935,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences","volume":"7 1","pages":"75 - 85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81467797","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}